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Bad Reasons to Reject Good Papers, and Vice Versa
(or, am I Reviewer #2? Should I be?)
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Logical Beats Sequential
Often, "we do this and then we do that" is just a lazy way of stating "to do that, we must have achieved this."
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Why Is It Hard to Define Data Science?
Data science can be described as a science, as a research paradigm, as a research method, as a discipline, as a workflow, and as a profession.
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What Does Meta AI's Diplomacy-Winning Cicero Mean for AI?
Hint: It's not all about scaling.
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Data Backup and VM Modernization: How-to Guide
A guide to VM modernization when dealing with data backups.
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Stack Ranking: Organizational Cancer
If only the best are hired, why isn't everybody great?
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Starlink's Critical Vulnerability, or Elon Musk is Not Worrying in Vain
We analyze the operations of the Starlink Global Satellite System deployed by SpaceX, in terms of its security and resilience.
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Data Loss Prevention vs. Data-Centric Audit and Protection: What Is the Difference?
A look at the typical tasks solved by DCAP systems, and how they differ from those solved by DLP systems.
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Three Risks Facing Higher Education
The implications of COVID-19 for risk management in higher education.
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Reflections on the AI Bill of Rights Blueprint
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a "Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights." I reflect on this milestone document in the context...
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In Pursuit of an International Computation Center in Europe
The story of the UNESCO International Computation Center.
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Four Conversations About Human-Centric AI
I discuss the different conversations, their limits, and what we really need to be talking about.
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New Research Vindicates Fodor and Pylyshyn: No Explainable AI Without 'Structured Semantics'
In this short article, we generalize recent research results that clearly make the point that "there can be no explanation without semantics."
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Heinz Rutishauser, a Forgotten Swiss Pioneer
A look at the little-known Rutishauser, who created "automatic programming" and was one of the "authoritative fathers" of the Algol programming language.
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Opportunities of Data Science Education
Considering the six new and exciting opportunities that data science presents.
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Which Were the Most Influential Early Computers?
Considering early machines that had the greatest influence on the development of program-controlled computers.
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A Challenge of Membership
How can we solve ACM membership fee payment problems for Russians and Belarussians?
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A History of One Brute-Force Attack
A classic brute-force attack boils down to guessing credentials. In my scenario, though, the perpetrators acted somewhat differently.
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Was Ada Lovelace Actually the First Programmer?
Historical arguments for and against.
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