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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 Schneier on Security
Marc Rotenberg on the NSA Supreme Court Suit
Marc Rotenberg of EPIC explains why he is suing the NSA in the Supreme Court. And USA Today has a back and forth on the topic.
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS Educator Interview: Mike Zamansky
Mike Zamansky (wearing the white shirt in the center of the picture) has created a very impressive computer science program at one of New York’s top entrance exam...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Congress to Consider Copyright This Week
Two U.S. House of Representatives committees will consider copyright issues at three hearings this week. Markup of H.R. 1123: The Unlocking Consumer Choice and...
From Schneier on Security
Prosecuting Snowden
I generally don't like stories about Snowden as a person, because they distract from the real story of the NSA surveillance programs, but this article on the costs...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Datification of Business
Datification is a new term for me, but a natural next step. In our own enterprise we drove the use of data for a long time. Many other companies are now discovering...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Stouffer Mobile Marketing
In iMediaConnect: An example of how a company links past behavior to promotion. Apparently a big success: " .... How do you reach customers right at the point...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 22
July 23 Hearing: The Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on cybersecurity and Asia. 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
When You Picture an Engineer, You Probably Don't Picture Me
Debbie Sterling has experienced life as someone who doesn't fit in. In her inspiring TEDx talk, she shares her story of how she discovered engineering, and makes...
From Apophenia
Choosing the “Right” Maternity Leave Plan
As I prepare to go on parental leave, I’ve been forced to contend with countless well-intended people telling me how to “do it right” (or tsk tsking me as though...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Boost Creativity not Just Sales
In Fastcompany: Do interesting things. An early goal of our innovation centers. Make a space that will boost innovaton for workers. Connect it with lots ofLesson...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Points Mean Something
They do. Book of interest brought to my attention: Data Points: Visualization That Means Something by Nathan Yau"Whether it's statistical charts, geographic maps...
From Schneier on Security
Violence as a Source of Trust in Criminal Societies
This is interesting: If I know that you have committed a violent act, and you know that I have committed a violent act, we each have information on each otherAbstract...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 22 July 2013
The big thing for me last week was the annual CSTA conference. A great professional development experience as always. Almost 300 computer science educators were...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Stat Methods
See Robert Kabacoff's web site: Statmethods. And his associated blog. These cover statistical methods delivered in R. Devoted to learning R quickly and providing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Preparation Mistakes
From Catlin Garrett via Vincent Granville. Good thoughts worth reviewing. Boils down to really understanding the source of your data elements, and how they were...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Retail Facial Recognition
Another example of using facial recognition for retail experience. Here apparently to detect VIPs. Had talked to people developing casino applications to detect...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unique Silicon Valley
I used to give informal tours of Silicon Valley starting at Stanford, and often got the question: Why here? I had a different perspective because I was usually...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Location Analytics from Placed
Location Analytics example from Placed. Dated but interesting with broad statistics: " ..... In the largest showrooming study to date, Placed identified Best Buy...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reliability of Big Data Predictions
In Knowledge Core: Intriguing piece. Philosophically oriented. A question we have asked of all analytics for many decades. With the usual cautions and prescriptions...
From The Eponymous Pickle