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From The Eponymous Pickle

Revenue Management with Negotiation

University of Cincinnati's research seminars organized by the Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems (OBAIS) department at the Carl H. Lindner... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 20, 2013 at 07:59 PM

From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

Call for White Papers on Mid-Scale Infrastructure Investments for Computing Research

The Computing Community Consortium is seeking community input to better understand the potential needs and payoff for additional investments in mid-scale infrastructure... Ed Lazowska
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | March 20, 2013 at 07:28 PM

From Computer Science Teachers Association

Using the Code.org Video for Grassroots Advocacy

The code.org video has started a lot of conversations, but it takes you to bring that conversation home to your school district. Here is a 5-minute advocacy idea...
From Computer Science Teachers Association | March 20, 2013 at 06:53 PM

From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP

The Thousand Percent Solution

Boeing Dreamliner’s battery of problems Ray LaHood was until recently the top FAA administrator, the head of the U.S. agency that oversees air safety for the United... rjlipton
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP | March 20, 2013 at 06:23 PM

From Putting People First

Book: A History of Future Cities

A History of Future Cities by Daniel Brook W. W. Norton & Company 2013 – 480 pages [Amazon link] The new book A History of Future Cities looks at the attempts of... Experientia
From Putting People First | March 20, 2013 at 05:53 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Collaborative Next Gen Analytics

A Webex recorded seminar by Robin Bloor in the Briefing Room. Good overview of the topic. Requires some registration. " ... Experienced analysts know there is... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 20, 2013 at 05:39 PM

From Schneier on Security

Lessons From the FBI's Insider Threat Program

This article is worth reading. One bit: For a time the FBI put its back into coming up with predictive analytics to help predict insider behavior prior to malicious... schneier
From Schneier on Security | March 20, 2013 at 04:51 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Imagine Cup Kodu Challenge 2013

I wasn’t sure if this sort of event would happen again but it has. I saw the announcement yesterday. If you have students looking for a challenge and they are... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 20, 2013 at 10:03 AM

From Wild WebMink

Demand A Proper Consultation

The UK’s Home Office continues to push for maximum surveillance powers with minimum accountability in the latest adjustments to the Communications Data Bill. I... Simon Phipps
From Wild WebMink | March 20, 2013 at 09:05 AM

From Putting People First

Ethnography: Ellen Isaacs at TEDxBroadway

Ellen Isaacs (personal site), a user experience designer and ethnographer at PARC, spoke on January 28 at TEDx Broadway about the power of ethnography and how it... Experientia
From Putting People First | March 20, 2013 at 09:03 AM

From Putting People First

Smart homes: our next digital privacy nightmare

The hyper-connected smart home of the future promises to change the way we live. More efficient energy usage, Internet-connected appliances that communicate with... Experientia
From Putting People First | March 20, 2013 at 08:42 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Buzz and Lift

In AdAge: Buzz online creates little or any product lift in the short term for Coke. Article provides some interesting statistics, with uncertainties. The comments... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 20, 2013 at 01:57 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Behavior and Decisions in Organizations

A very nice piece in Bain&Company, Why we Behave and Decide the way we do. Lots of information out there on why individuals act the way they do. Even aspects... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 19, 2013 at 08:56 PM

From Schneier on Security

FinSpy

Twenty five countries are using the FinSpy surveillance software package (also called FinFisher) to spy on their own citizens: The list of countries with servers... schneier
From Schneier on Security | March 19, 2013 at 06:34 PM

From Computational Complexity

Will they use EasyPope to pick the Pope in 2050?

AP press 2050: The new pope was elected in just 2 hours using EasyPope, the software based on EasyChair, software designed to deciding which papers get into a conference... GASARCH
From Computational Complexity | March 19, 2013 at 06:33 PM

From Wild WebMink

Python Trademark Safe In Europe

Seems all that community pressure worked. The Python Software Foundation confirmed that the UK hoster that was threatening their name has withdrawn its trademark... Simon Phipps
From Wild WebMink | March 19, 2013 at 04:53 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Considering the Cloud

Good Thoughtful podcast piece on the topicManaging TechnologyUp in the Cloud: Hype and High Expectations for Cloud ComputingCloud computing is creating waves in... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 19, 2013 at 03:56 PM

From My Biased Coin

Cambridge Area Economics and Computation Day 2013

I was asked to advertise the upcoming Second Cambridge Area Economics and Computation Day (CAEC'13);information is available at http://caec.seas.harvard.edu/It's... Michael Mitzenmacher
From My Biased Coin | March 19, 2013 at 03:32 PM

From Schneier on Security

Gauss

Nice summary article on the state-sponsored Gauss malware. schneier
From Schneier on Security | March 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Apply to be a Pilot Sites for the AP CS Principles Course

As you may know a new Advanced Placement Computer Science, usually called AP CS Principles, is being developed by/for the College Board. The College Board is now... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 19, 2013 at 10:12 AM