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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 Putting People First
‘Open Data’ brings potential and perils for governments
Governments and public officials are rushing to embrace the concept of Open Data, throwing open the vast panoply of publicly collected information for the digitally...
From Putting People First
How GE uses data visualization to tell complex stories
GE, perhaps more than any other major company, is dedicated to the use of data visualization as a key part of its marketing and communications efforts. Stemming...
From Putting People First
Libraries: a canvas for creating meaningful UX
Amanda L. Goodman is the User Experience Librarian at Darien Library in Connecticut. In this article for UX Magazine, she writes about her experience as a librarian...
From The Eponymous Pickle
D-Wave and Quantum Computing
In the NYT: Mentioned it here a number of times that we have had some encounters with the folks from D-Wave. Seems they are getting some better press these days...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
My Beautiful GRAND Conference Poster
I'm a strong believer in creating conference posters that look good. If they have a striking resemblance to printed papers, in my opinion something has gone really...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Linkedin Contacts
I loaded up Linkedin's new Contacts App. A very simple idea. It combines streams from Linkedin, your phone contacts, mail contacts, calendars, Evernote, etc...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Top Ten Global Brands
An overview of global brand choices. Expected ones like Coke. Colgate, Nescafe and Pepsi. Less known in the US, but common brand globally Maggi. A brand from...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Optimizing Packaging
In CGT, an overview of the characteristics that make a difference in packaging. From Manufacturing to Supply Chain to Shelf. " ... With stores stocking innumerable...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Three Computer Scientists Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The CCC congratulates three computer scientists recently elected as members to the National Academy of Sciences: Naomi Halas, Juris Hartmanis, and Éva Tardos. Last...
From Computational Complexity
GPU Computing
Back around 1980, I used to write computer games for the Apple II. Plotting a point on the Apple II screen required dividing by 7, a lengthy process for the 6502...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smarter Productivity in the Modern Office
A very good Wharton article on the measurement of productivity in the current world of knowledge workers. I have lived through this age, and have many times seen...
From Schneier on Security
The Economist on Guantanamo
Maybe the tide is turning: America is in a hole. The last response of the blowhards and cowards who have put it there is always: "So what would you do: set them...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Brain and the New AI
In Wired: Neuro artificial intelligence? " ... The idea arises from experiments suggesting that the portion of your brain dedicated to processing sound from your...
From Geeking with Greg
Blogging is dead, but have we fixed anything?
Google Reader is shutting down, but most people moved on long ago. Blogging is dead. To the extent that it lives, it is dominated by professional journalists,...
From Schneier on Security
Reidentifying Anonymous Data
Latanya Sweeney has demonstrated how easy it can be to identify people from their birth date, gender, and zip code. The anonymous data she reidentified happened...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unilever Mobile in Retail
In Mobile Marketer: Quite an interesting experiment. Note the scanning of the QR code and the building of a mobile database for future use. Data mining is an...
From Putting People First
Interviewing Users book – Special offers for Putting People First readers
A few weeks ago, I announced Interviewing Users, the new book by Steve Portigal published by Rosenfeld Media. It is now available for purchase, both in print and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quantified Self
Stephen Wolfram talks about his approach to personal analytics. Based on the quantified self. Something I have also done over the years, but very selectively....
From The Eponymous Pickle
And Google at 15
Another surprising anniversary to me, Google at 15. I have remarked about those of Web Pages(20) and Linkedin (10). The small numbers still amaze me. I do remember...
From The Eponymous Pickle