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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
Proactive Defense Papers
I just printed this out: "Proactive Defense for Evolving Cyber Threats," a Sandia Report by Richard Colbaugh and Kristin Glass. It's a collection of academic...
From Putting People First
Designing for the human brain
Sarah Rotman Epps of Forrester thinks the challenge ahead for wearables is in designing for the human brain. “No, I’m not talking about sensors implanted in your...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
XNA is Dead (or will be soon)
I’ve really loved using XNA Game Studio for game development. I think its been a great tool for hobbyists, students and even serious casual game developers. It...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Wally Addresses Computer Literacy
As a teacher, I love it when real-world events seem to come together and influence my teaching. Just the last week, I ran across a great Dilbert comic in which...
From Schneier on Security
Security Seals
I don't see a lot written about security seals, despite how common they are. This article is a very basic overview of the technologies.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Stream Browsers Introduce Time Dimension
Yale prof David Gelernter on the 'Stream Browser'. " ... Gelernter recently predicted the end of current Web and search technology as the focus shifts from a space...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Article on Postdocs by Anita Jones
In “The Explosive Growth of Postdocs in Computer Science,” a VIEWPOINT article in Communications of the ACM, CCC Council member Anita Jones analyzes trends that...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Data and Operational Intelligence
In Inside Analysis: The end game of all analytics, Big Data or otherwise, should be the way that it plugs into decision making. If you don't know how you make...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Superbowl Ads
Ad Age links to all the 2013 super bowl ads in one spot. Convenient for review purposes.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Router Details you Don't Need
Mashable on how a Router Works. Its fun to see the internal details of things we use every day and take for granted. And in this case there is history too, about...
From Schneier on Security
Using Imagery to Avoid Censorship
Interesting: "It's really hard for the government to censor things when they don't understand the made-up words or meaning behind the imagery," said Kevin Lee,...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 4 February 2013
I was flat out all last week teaching full-time. It was a good week even though a bit stressful. Starting teaching new courses, especially after a long hiatus,SAS...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Company Emerges from Stanford Math
In BusinessWeek:With today’s powerful data analysis systems, users gather a ton of information—a breakdown of Wal-Mart Stores’ (WMT) sales in the U.S. or things...
From My Biased Coin
Ad Board Update
We've finally got an update on the Government 1310 situation. As reported by the Crimson, FAS Dean Mike Smith sent out an email Friday, where he wrote that“somewhat...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Biological Simulation
In CACM: New progress in sources of data, and simulation analytics, and better and more complete models of biological systems are leading to better simulated systems...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Questions about Conversations with a System
My thoughts and questions prompted by an article today In the NYT: As alert systems and devices start having extended conversations with us, can we expect them...
From Putting People First
Talking, walking objects
The future is rich with sensor-based, animated devices to give us affirmation, coach us and just plain keep us company. Smart Design’s Carla Diana gives a good...
From Putting People First
Nicholas Carr on taking Clay Shirky’s ‘cognitive surplus’ idea to its logical, fascistic extreme
Max Levchin [one of the Silicon Valley elite—computer scientist, cofounder of PayPal, buddy of Peter Thiel, Yahoo director, restless entrepreneur, big thinker,...
From Putting People First
Redesigning public services so they can actually help people
Although I don’t agree with the implicit meaning of this Fast Company title (i.e. that public services currently do not help people – whereas the real issue is...
From Putting People First