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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 The Eponymous Pickle
Limits of Fingerprint Security
The reported inclusion of fingerprint authentication in new iPhones means we will see this approach being used commonly. It is very convenient, but has its limitations...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cerf On the Age of Context
Vint Cerf interview on the Age of context. His role as evangelist at at Google, and how the times are changing to adapt in a connected world. " ... “I think...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Harassment in the Computer Science Classroom
Two interesting and initially unrelated links came across my computer screen in the past couple of days. One was an image that said “Everyone talks about leaving...
From Schneier on Security
iPhone Fingerprint Authentication
When Apple bought AuthenTec for its biometrics technology -- reported as one of its most expensive purchases -- there was a lot of speculation about how the company...
From The Eponymous Pickle
L'Oreal and E-Commerce
In AdAge CMO Strategy What looks to be a rational way to think about e-commerce, as opposed to pure hype. Contains detail about what L'Oreal and competitors...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CSTA 2014 CALL FOR PROPOSALS
CSTA members (you are a member right?) should have seen this in their email. The CSTA annual conference is in my humble opinion the single best professional development...
From The Eponymous Pickle
McKinsey is Bullish on Digital
McKinsey provides a broad report from a survey and much statistics on the topic."Bullish on digital: McKinsey Global Survey resultsCEOs and other senior executives...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CISE Issues Mid-Scale Infrastructure Solicitation; Webinar Scheduled
The following is a special contribution to this blog by Keith Marzullo, division director for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Computer and Network...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Interview on Big Data and Analytics for MidMarket
Friend Paul Gillin runs a Big Data Google Plus Hangout on the use of Big Data methods for Midmarket and beyond. The 37 minute stream brings together current users...
From Schneier on Security
The TSA Is Legally Allowed to Lie to Us
The TSA does not have to tell the truth: Can the TSA (or local governments as directed by the TSA) lie in response to a FOIA request? Sure, no problem! Evenclassified...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Supermarket Dominance
Why does some retail dominate? A history of the dominance of a company that started in 1919. " ... "It became such a success story because it was aggressive at...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Blue Tooth on the Rise
From BBC Future: Makes sense that since we have more devices, letting them network among themselves is getting more popular. This article is a nice survey of...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Space Is Easier Than Time
We really understand the complexity theory of space Anil Ananthaswamy is the author of the book The Edge of Physics. He also consults for Britain’s New Scientist...
From CERIAS Blog
Just sayin
In the June 17, 2013 online interview with Edward Snowden, there was this exchange: Question: Mathius1 17 June 2013 ...
From Computational Complexity
T/F - No Explanation needed VS T/F-Explanation needed.
One of the comments on my blog on Types of question for exams A True/False math question where they have to prove their answer. A student who picks the wrongall...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Barriers to More CS Teaching and Learning in Schools
Many of us spend a lot of time trying to convince those around us (colleagues, school administrators, district leaders, politicians, etc.) of the importance ofa...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Free UC Online Innovation Class
Coming October 7! (Background and Video) Full Announcement in BrowserFREE University of Cincinnati Innovation ClassIn this FREE seven-week Massive Open“Innovation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Web Intelligence Driving Business Decisions
From a favorite direction, Recorded Future. An interview with Bob Gourley: "What is it about web intelligence that is such an important opportunity to you?WebThe...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Harvard and MIT Join to Address Intelligence
We were heavily involved in the last Artificial Intelligence hype peak in the late 80s. Despite some big successes we saw it languish, at least in direct practice...
From The Eponymous Pickle