Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
May 2016
From insideHPC
New DDN Flashscale Array Delivers NVMe Performance for HPC
Today DataDirect Networks announced DDN Flashscale, a new family of all-flash scale-out and scale-up storage solutions, which delivers the highest performance and capacity in a cost-optimized and feature rich platform designed…
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Dash Button for an Internet of Things
I have been testing the Amazon Dash buttons for some time. Nice, simple idea. That implemented some of our innovation center ideas. Now Walter Riker reports that that they have been generalized to perform other tasks. Now…
From Phys.org Technology News
France deploying anti-drone technology to protect Euro 2016
France will deploy anti-drone technology to interfere with and take control of any flying machines that violate no-fly zones over stadiums at the European Championship, part of unprecedented measures to secure Europe's biggest…
From Schneier on Security
More NSA Documents from the Snowden Archive
The Intercept is starting to publish a lot more documents. Yesterday they published the first year of an internal newsletter called SIDtoday, along with several articles based on the documents. The Intercept's first SIDtoday…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Cyber Teacher Certificate Program Available for CSTA Members
Cybersecurity is an area of computing that is getting a lot of attention these days. I am regularly asked about it by prospective parents and students which is a big indication of interest lately. Not many teachers are really…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Audible now has Channels
I see that Audible audio book services has just added something called Channels, in Beta, which appears to be a podcast, short story and other short audio pieces capability. For now its a free add on and you can subscribe to…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Learning at Deloitte
In CLO:Deloitte Focuses on Learners’ StrengthsNo. 5: Deloitte is committed to developing its learners’ specialties, providing the best service to clients and continuously staying on the cutting edge of learning. ... " by Andie…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 16 May 2016
Well I’m late with this. Usually I write these us Sunday night but last night I was just exhausted. Not in a bad way - just tired. That happens when you have a good weekend sometimes. If you missed an expected morning read I …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Open Sources Deep Learning Software
In VentureBeat:" ... Amazon has suddenly made a remarkable entrance into the world of open-source software for deep learning. Yesterday the ecommerce company quietly released a library called DSSTNE on GitHub under an open-source…
From Schneier on Security
Unforeseen Costs of Security Training
At the last match of the year for Manchester United, someone found a bomb in a toilet, and security evacuated all 75,000 people and canceled the match. Turns out it was a fake bomb left behind after a recent training exercise…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Strategy for Industry 4.0
A Strategist’s Guide to Industry 4.0Global businesses are about to integrate their operations into a seamless digital whole, and thereby change the world. ... by Reinhard Geissbauer, Jesper Vedsø, and Stefan Schrauf ....
From Computational Complexity
Does this leak information?
Here are four fictional stories though inspired by real world events or TV shows (I forget which is which). My question is, was a confidence broken or was some information leaked that should not have been? I do not have answers…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NSF WATCH Talk- How can we enable privacy in an age of big data analytics?
The next WATCH talk, called How can we enable privacy in an age of big data analytics? is Thursday, May 19, 2016 from Noon-1pm EDT. The presenter will be Carl Landwehr, a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the first class of…
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of May 16
Monday, May 16, 2016 House Floor: H.R. 4743, National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016, as amended House Floor Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Hearing: Oversight of Federal Efforts to Address Electromagnetic Risks House…
From insideHPC
Interview: Getting Started with HPC Using the New IBM LSF Platform Suites
Getting started with HPC can be a challenge for SMEs, but managing a cluster doesn’t have to be a struggle. IBM’s Platform Computing group has been helping users to stand up and run clusters efficiently for years. Now, with the…
From insideHPC
Allinea Tools to Power NEC Supercomptuer at VSC in Belgium
The Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) is planning the deployment of a new NEC cluster that will represent Belgium’s largest investment in HPC to date. To help VSC unleash the potential of the system, Allinea software tools will…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Watson as Lawyer
Watson doing legal. It fits, generally the analysis and application of textual info that might fit a prescribed legal ontology. Such as corporate governance, compliance, etc. Further Linking that to supporting data. The…
From insideHPC
Supercomputing 3D Shipwrecks with Magnus
Researchers are using the Magnus supercomputer at the Pawsey Centre to explore the mysteries of two shipwrecks involved in Australia’s greatest naval disaster. "The process of generating 3D models from the photographs we’ve taken…
From Phys.org Technology News
Construction experts at University of Pittsburgh symposium call for bamboo to become 21st century building material
Bamboo has a critical role to play in the provision of safe and affordable housing and could be a key contributor to greener urban environments worldwide, according to a leading group of academics, architects and construction…
From insideHPC
Video: Trends in HPC Cloud Computing
Tejas Karmarker from Microsoft Azure presented this talk at the HPC User Forum. "The performance and scalability of a world-class supercomputing center is now available to everyone, on demand in the cloud. Run your Windows and…
From BLOG@CACM
Welcome to the 40th Annual ACM-ICPC World Finals in Phuket, Thailand
The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, sponsored by IBM, is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming competition in the world.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Hidden Costs of Industrial IOT
In Read Write Web: Cisco report. If these are truly hidden costs, the business models are not very well done.A recent report indicates that while firms are benefiting from investments in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)…
From Schneier on Security
Defeating a Tamper-Proof Bottle
Here's an interesting case of doctored urine-test samples from the Sochi Olympics. Evidence points to someone defeating the tamper-resistance of the bottles: Berlinger bottles come in sets of two: one for the athlete's "A" sample…
From The Eponymous Pickle
MIT Custom Programs
MIT Building custom programs. For possible use by organizations. Video. " .... CIO.com's Sarah White visits MIT's campus to speak with associate dean, Peter Hirst, about MIT's custom programs that educate IT leaders and organizations…
From Phys.org Technology News
US Navy poised to take ownership of its largest warship
The U.S. Navy is ready to take ownership of the Zumwalt, its largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Update on Hyperloop
Update: High speed, maglev, in-vacuum transportation of people and cargo in relatively narrow pipes. People stacked in a recumbent style of seat. Windowless, but perhaps with virtual reality displays.Impressive and futuristic…
From insideHPC
Marc Snir on Why Argonne is Part of the OpenHPC Community
Dr. Marc Snir discusses why Argonne is participating in the OpenHPC Community. "OpenHPC can be a good mechanism to make sure all the pieces of open source software in HPC fit well together. It’s an important initiative that can…
From insideHPC
Innovations in Non-volatile Memory – 3D NAND and its Implications
Rob Peglar from Micron presented this talk at the 2016 MSST Conference. "The growing demands of mobile computing and data centers continue to drive the need for high-capacity, high-performance NAND flash technology. With planar…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tracking Flights with Echo
Amazon Echo can now track flights via Kayak in Skills. I tested in a realistic case. Quite bumpy ride, you have to be too precise in your language. Also does not match to what I really needed. I needed to set up a monitor…
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Coins on a Chessboard III
From knight’s tours to complexity Von Warnsdorf’s Rule source Christian von Warnsdorf did more and less than solve the Knight’s Tour puzzle. In 1823 he published a short book whose title translates to, The Leaping Knight’s Simplest…