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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 U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
FCC Invites Public Comments on the Accessibility of User Interfaces for Video Programming
The FCC invites public comments related to the usability and accessibility of user display settings for closed captioning of video, on-screen text menus for video...
From Schneier on Security
The Failure of Privacy Notices and Consumer Choice
Paper from First Monday: "Transaction costs, privacy, and trust: The laudable goals and ultimate failure of notice and choice to respect privacy." Abstract:...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Optimizing Marketing in Real-Time
In Mashable: The article looks closely at the common approach of A/B testing, but not really how this can be done in near real-time. Increasingly important in...
From Schneier on Security
Twitter Users: Please Make Sure You're Following the Right Feed
I have an official Twitter feed of my blog; it's @schneierblog. There's also an unofficial feed at @Bruce_Schneier. I have nothing to do with that one. I wouldn't...
From The Eponymous Pickle
iBeacon Lands with InMarket
In Digital Trends: (Includes a video):" ... Apple’s location-sensing iBeacon technology appears to be of growing interest to retailers and app developers, withInitially...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Then A Miracle Occurs
I was reading an interview with Lucy Sanders from NCWIT earlier today and this famous cartoon came to mind. Specifically Lucy said: “Some people think that girls...
From Schneier on Security
GOURMETTROUGH: NSA Exploit of the Day
Continuing our walk through the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: GOURMETTROUGH (TS//SI//REL) GOURMETTROUGH is a user configurable...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ahold and eCommerce
Ahold has always been an innovator. We worked with them on a number of supply chain and in-store applications. Here on e-Commerce." ... Ahold USA had 120 pickup...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Why are there so many science PhDs?
McArdle, an economist, recently wrote that a substantial fraction of PhD programs really shouldn’t exist. McGowan goes further by pointing out that there is little...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Upcoming IBM Watson Event
I intend to listen in on this and report on it here. The movement of Watson to drive the AI promise of the late 1980s continues to march on. Hi Franz,You haveThursday...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Prospects for Household Robotics
IEEE Spectrum on the prospects for household robotics. With a number of examples that approach the needs, with good images of the robots. " ... There has beenAt...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
CSTA2014 Conference - Looking Great!
I was in the Chicago area this past weekend as part of the Conference Committee. While I can't tell you everything you may want to know about our summer conference...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Game Made by AI for Creativity
Linking creativity, design and games. Not sure how this directly applies, but have recently looked at how design can be augmented with games." .... If there...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
FCC Invites Public Comments on Closed Captioning of IP-Delivered Video Clips
The FCC invites public comments on applying closed captioning rules to IP-delivered video clips. The deadline for public comments is January 27, 2013. In its IP...
From updated sporadically at best
Careful Where You Click
The other day, a friend and I were talking about how fun it was to check Google Analytics. When I asked her if she knew most of her readers, she said...
From Schneier on Security
Matt Blaze on TAO's Methods
Matt Blaze makes a point that I have been saying for a while now: Don't get me wrong, as a security specialist, the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) scare...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Scooba Improves its Power for Mopping
Have been long interested in how to create autonomous robotics to do the mundane household tasks. At least while we wait patiently for humanoid avatar butlers...
From CERIAS Blog
We’re Out of Balance
I’ve had several items cross my social media feeds, along with email, in the last few ays that prompt me to write this. It’s gotten a bit longer than I intended...
From CERIAS Blog
We’re Out of Balance
I’ve had several items cross my social media feeds, along with email, in the last few days that prompt me to write this. It’s gotten a bit longer than I intended...
From CERIAS Blog