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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
Decreasing Time to Insight
In Information Management: I agree that decreasing time in coming to a conclusion matters. In particular if you are selecting a promotion for mobile delivery....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Der Spiegel on Numbers
Der Spiegel, German news magazine, has a readable piece, in English, on big data and its use for forward looking predictive analytics. Read it here. Fairly good...
From Putting People First
Big Data knows what your future holds
Living by the Numbers [original title: "Leben nach Zahlen"] is the title of the cover story of the German magazine Der Spiegel, available for free in English translation...
From Putting People First
Industrial designers in the 21st Century: masters of the experience
Ferned Van Engelen of Artefact writes about how adding hardware design to a UX practice can create opportunities for a more holistic user experience. “We shared...
From Putting People First
Customers remember experiences, not content
To solve the issue with content marketing, we need to start looking at content as part of a broader ecosystem, argues Ben Barone-Nugent, a senior digital writer...
From Putting People First
Chatting in code on walkie-talkies in Pakistan’s tribal areas
Reboot principal Panthea Lee discusses on The Atlantic how people communicate in one of the most dangerous places on earth. “Barbers, for example, are seen as well...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Placebo App on Smartphone
In Mashable: The placebo effect has been known for a long time. Is there a way to use interaction with a smartphone to produce a similar effect? And can that...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Striped Pyjama Squid Pet Sculpture
Technically, it's a cuttlefish and not a squid. But it's still nice art. I posted a photo of a real striped pyjama squid way back in 2006. As usual, you can...
From The Eponymous Pickle
App Aids Vision Impaired Photographers
An interesting App in development. Seems like this mostly operational: " ... University of California, Santa Cruz researchers are developing a smartphone application...
From Schneier on Security
Applied Cryptography on Elementary
In the episode that aired on May 9th, about eight or nine minutes in, there's a scene with a copy of Applied Cryptography prominently displayed on the coffee table...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Register for US Ignite’s Application Summit
US Ignite’s Application Summit, June 24-26, in Chicago, IL is the premier event designed for developers, industry, communities, government, foundations and universities...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
A criticism of computer science: models or modèles?
I was recently on a review committee for a PhD proposal. The student was brilliant. His proposal sounded deep and engaging. The methodology looked scientific: build...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google I/O Review
A good overview of the 2013 Google I/O developer presentations that gives you a better understanding where Google, with its massive collection of data, is going...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics are the Supply Chain's Next Big Thing
Well yes, and have been since at least the 1960s. Good to be reminded, but this is very old news.
From Computational Complexity
The MOOCs Degree
Earlier this week Georgia Tech announced the Online Masters of Science in Computer Science, a MOOCs-based degree with a total tuition of about $7000. This degree...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Why Web Apps?
I have a bias in favor of applications that run locally and take full advantage of the hardware and OS of the base platform. These days it seems like everything...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM, GM Cultivate Data Scientists
In Adage: Not unexpected that large companies would want to work with schools and vendors to increase the population of needed skills for dealing with the data...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Intelligent Machine Design
An upcoming Webinar on Machine Design on May 23. Requires registration. An area we looked into during our AI phase to better apply manufacturing methods in flexible...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Who Likes Change?
In the HBR: No one, really, but how can they be involved in determining real change? Good overview piece, but I would add that a good simulation of the decision...
From Schneier on Security