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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 Computing Community Consortium Blog
Developments in Large Scale Online Education
The New York Times recently reported on how colleges may soon begin to allow massive open online courses (MOOCs) to be eligible for transfer credits, and used...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
What Computer Science Means to Students
I've been thinking a lot about computer science education recently. Specifically, as it applies to my students. As the K-8 CSTA board representative and a member...
From Putting People First
The Informal Economy Symposium (videos)
The first Informal Economy Symposium took place on October 12 in Barcelona. The goal was to abandon the conventional idea that the informal economy is the other...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
The learning pill
Shirky predicts that the bulk of higher education is being disrupted the same way the music industry was disrupted by MP3 files. Should we believe him? Let us run...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Retail Compliance Checking
I have mentioned the application of retail activity compliance intelligence gathering with a company called Storeflix. Aimed at letting store employees use smartphone...
From Putting People First
The Design for Usability book
The Design for Usability project, that researched how best to contribute to the development of usable products, published a book that provides the product development...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wearable Computing
A slide show on the next generation of wearable computing. Lots new that is underway. Applications for work, play, retail and social interaction.
From Schneier on Security
Stealing VM Keys from the Hardware Cache
Research into one VM stealing crypto keys from another VM running on the same hardware. ABSTRACT: This paper details the construction of an access-driven side...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Predicting the Future of Computing
This is something a little different. Hopefully a conversation starter. In 1994, after about 18 years in the computer industry working with mini-computers, I found...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft More Innovative Than Apple?
I have been playing with my newly acquired iPhone 5, and am disappointed with the overall innovation in view. Normally I have been replacing my iOS phone every...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Capital Economic Research
This site was recently brought to my attention. The economist Ronald Mariutto's approach to solving enterprise problems. " ... Founded by a PhD trained economist...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analyzing Customer Behavior
A 30 plus page PDF on analyzing customer behavior by Greenplum: " ... Consumers are no longer what they used to be. Before they buy, they look around. A lot. And...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Technology Should Augment Humans
A view of how to construct good technology, and what that really means, one of a series of articles.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Target Experience with IBM DemandTec
I was pointed to a video interview with Shelly Hyytinen,VP of Merchandising Process and Systems Development at Target Stores. An excellent view of how TargetCombined...
From Computational Complexity
A Simple PSPACE-Complete Problem
Back in the typecast last month I promised a simple PSPACE-complete game in a future post. Here it is: The SET GAME Given: A collection of finite sets S1,...,Sk...
From Putting People First
The Talking Circles conference format
The Designing Design Education for India (DDEI) Conference, which will take place in March 2013 in Pune, India, has an unusual, but engaging format: “This will...
From Schneier on Security
The Terrorist Risk of Food Trucks
This is idiotic: Public Intelligence recently posted a Powerpoint presentation from the NYC fire department (FDNY) discussing the unique safety issues mobile food...
From Putting People First
Upcoming workshop on designing innovative toys for people with special needs
“Toy Design and Inclusive Play” Designing Innovative Toys for People with Special Needs Invitation to join International Creativity Workshop in Bavaria, Germany...
From Putting People First