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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
Randy Pausch Design Lessons
Collaborative design lesson from Randy Pausch of Carnegie Mellon Particularly interested in the nature of collaborative design: " ... This week will mark the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Windows Monopoly
Economist MJ Perry on the diminishing monopoly of Microsoft Windows and its interaction with the market. I remember when IBM was criticized for its monopoly of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Beginners Guide to R
Have not looked at this yet, but seems to be a good starter piece. More people are asking me about R these days. Short, simple, non technical. " ... R is...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Time to Retire the Password
Hard to not get agreement on this, soon please:" ... A group of Silicon Valley tech companies is lobbying the industry to do away with one of the most ubiquitous...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Computer Science Finally Part of Critical Federal Bill
The House has officially passed HR 5, the Student Success Act, by a vote of 221-207. The bill would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Essentials of Business Analytics
Brought to my attention, a forthcoming book by a number of long time colleagues. This group, and a number of their colleagues at the University of Cincinanti,...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Presidential Commission on Election Administration Continues Listening Tour
The Presidential Commission on Election Administration, established by Executive Order earlier this year, has held two official meetings and been present at other...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Paul Burke Giant Squid Sculpture
The wood sculpture is part of an art exhibit at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver.
From My Biased Coin
Recent Random Musings
1) Last week a key came off my daughter's Apple Macbook keyboard. One of my keys on my machine had also come loose -- the "E" would pop out several times a day...
From Schneier on Security
TSA Considering Implementing Randomized Security
For a change, here's a good idea by the TSA: TSA has just issued a Request for Information (RFI) to prospective vendors who could develop and supply such randomizers...
From Putting People First
The implications of Agile for UX
Anthropologist Natalie Hanson has written a series of blog posts regarding Agile methods and the implications for user experience work. Recognizing Agile List of...
From Schneier on Security
Counterterrorism Mission Creep
One of the assurances I keep hearing about the U.S. government's spying on American citizens is that it's only used in cases of terrorism. Terrorism is, of course...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Brains on LEDs
An interesting experiment, that could have some implication for direct EEG visualization. Applications for neuromarketing? But see the Brainwashed book, for...
From Computational Complexity
A(nother) nice use of Gen Functions
In a prior post I tried to give a simple example of a proof that uses Gen Functions where there was no other way to do it. For better or worse, before I posted...
From Apophenia
Whistleblowing Is the New Civil Disobedience: Why Edward Snowden Matters
Like many other civil liberties advocates, I’ve been annoyed by how the media has spilled more ink talking about Edward Snowden than the issues that he’s trying...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Infrastructure Performance Management
Not a concept I had ever thought about, but as we continue to pump more data and device interactions across an Internet of Things, may become crucial. In CWworld...
From The Eponymous Pickle
P&G Improving Your Life
In Adage: " ... Can Your Toothpaste Change Your Life? P&G Thinks So'Everyday Effect' Campaign Aims to Show Just How P&G Touches And Improves Lives ... Procter...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS Educator Interview: Robert Medrano
Today we return to Texas to talk to Robert Medrano who teaches about as far south as you can get in the US. I met Robert at a TCEA conference a few years ago where...
From Putting People First
Interaction design: what we know and what we need to know
Recently Steve Whittaker, professor of human-computer interaction at the University of California at Santa Cruz, sat on a national committee to evaluate HCI research...
From Putting People First