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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 27 January 2014
New semester starts for me today. Brand me (to me) batch of students in two sections of Explorations in Computer Science and one section of Honors Programming.Why...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Buyers Journey as a Funnel
A view I had not head of, but intriguing: " ... Does a Buyer’s Journey Take Shape as a Funnel? ... Posted by Chris Spears on Nov 14, 2013 in Agency, Content, Marketing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Personalizing Data Interactions
In Supermarket News (required free registration): New opportunities for richer data sources. " ... Supermarkets are using customer data and digital devices to...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Comparing Electronic Capability Costs: 1991 vs Today
MJ Perry does an excellent job comparing the cost, functionality and power of electronic functions in 1991 vs Today: 1991 Radio Shack ad: 13 electronic products...
From The Eponymous Pickle
High Performance Computing, Everywhere
In the CACM: High performance computing (HPC) An overview. From a November conference. HPC is in broad use today, we all gets its benefits everyday. " ....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Itelligence Group Blog
Recently brought to my attention iTelligence, which has offices nearby. See their blog. Which I am now following for analytics. " ... Outsourcing ... Take advantage...
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Mobilizing Management for Big Data
Mckinsey on mobilizing your C Suite for big data. Insightful, detailed piece from a management perspective. . " .... Leadership-capacity constraints are undermining...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Zack’s Mom Knows
A puzzle with a story Dick Karp needs no introduction. So I will give him none. Okay I will say that it has been an honor to know him for many years—we meet right...
From The Eponymous Pickle
High Cost of Multitasking
In GigaOM: A look at some surveys on the effects of multitasking. We all do it today, but to what extent. A closer look at the value of focus is important "...
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Robots Reading your Mind for Behavior
From the University of Cincinnati. Work on robots controlled by thought. " ... Brain-computer interface uses electroencephalography (a measure of the brain'sShikha...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Examples for Leveraging Hadoop
Good piece with examples. Via Gib Bassett of Teradata. What are companies doing with Hadoop? In my experience most people don't even know what it is. Here...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On the Fear of Google Glass
Evan Schuman writes in CWorld about the fear of Google Glass. " ... Google Glass is just the latest technological advance to elicit fear and dread in some quarters...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
What Do Comedy and Coding Have in Common?
Timing. OK maybe not the most funny joke in the world but I’ve been dealing with timing window problems in student programs all week long. A lot of my students...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Innovation Spaces
Have been a long time user and contributor to the design of innovation spaces, this article about office design that contributes to innovation was of interest....
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Caught by Japanese Fisherman
It's big: 13 feet long. The fisherman was stunned to discover the giant squid trapped in his net, having been caught at a depth of around 70m, about two-thirds...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Sir John Daniel on Open and Distance Education
Sir John Daniel, world authority on open, distance and online learning, came to Carleton for a special briefing on the future of online learning, covering topics...
From Schneier on Security
PHOTOANGLO: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: PHOTOANGLO (TS//SI//REL TO USA,FVEY) PHOTOANGLO is a joint NSA/GCHQ project...
From Schneier on Security
Applied Cryptography Available Online
I'm sure this is a pirated copy. Looking at it, it's amazing how long ago twenty years was.
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Participate in an IdeasLab on Undergraduate Education
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on “Preparing Applications to Participate in Phase I Ideas Labs on Undergraduate...
From The Eponymous Pickle