Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
July 2015
From insideHPC
ALCC Challenge Awards 1.7 Billion Core Hours to Science Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy’s ALCC challenge has awarded 24 projects a total of 1.7 billion core-hours at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility.
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CoolIT Systems Lands New Patents for Liquid Cooling
Today CoolIT Systems announced that the U.S Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company three new patents in the space of liquid cooling.
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Internet of Things, an Oral History
Kevin Ashton and I were interviewed for an oral history of the Internet of Things this last week by Danny Vinik of Politico. I gave many, many talks to visitors to our innovation centers on the topic as it evolved from simple…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Thoughts on #ISTE2015 Wednesday–Poster Sessions
I spent a lot of time in playgrounds and poster sessions. There is really not a lot of difference between a poster session and a playground session. The big difference is that a playground has a lot of posters on the same theme…
From insideHPC
Great Speakers Lined Up for PBS Works User Group
Today Altair published the agenda for their PBS Works User Group Meeting, which takes place Sept. 14-17 in Silicon Valley. At the event, engineers, IT administrators, cluster managers, and users of HPC systems will have the opportunity…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Chips That Never Forget
And as memory sales increase, In IEEE Spectrum ... " ... The Computer Chip That Never Forgets ... Melding spin-based logic and memory could lead to low-power, instant-on electronics ... " . A big advance for applications of…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Storage Sales Expand Rapidly
An indication of how quickly data is being stored and indexed. An indicator of future needs for Big Data and analytics capabilities. Increased risk of data losses? Increased need for better standards and organization andIn…
From Schneier on Security
Office of Personnel Management Data Hack
I don't have much to say about the recent hack of the US Office of Personnel Management, which has been attributed to China (and seems to be getting worse all the time). We know that government networks aren't any more secure…
From insideHPC
Job of the Week: HPC Solutions Architect at Amazon
Amazon is seeking an HPC Solutions Architect in our Job of the Week.
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From Putting People First
[Book] Drawing Energy
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Drawing Energy: Exploring perceptions of the invisible Authors: Flora Bowden, Dan Lockton, Rama Gheerawo and Clare Brass. Editor: Rama Gheerawo. Royal College of Art, London, 2015 Free download – Free printed copy Abstract Drawing…