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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
So What is Best Price?
What is the right price? It is always a tough question in retail. Prices map to profits, and also strongly influence how consumers regard the retailer, both...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On the Weight of Data
Jim Harris writes about the weight of data. Thoughtful metaphor to use with management. " ... weight is a gravitational force acting on data, and perhaps a...
From Schneier on Security
Buying Exploits on the Grey Market
This article talks about legitimate companies buying zero-day exploits, including the fact that "an undisclosed U.S. government contractor recently paid $250,000...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 2 April 2012
I spent part of last week Getting Ready For Windows 8. Sad to admit but it took me until last week to install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview over the developerVisual...
From Writing
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: Scala, Day 3
After some functional programming on day two, it's time for the third and final day of Scala in Seven Languages in Seven Weeks.Scala, Day 3: Thoughts After twoDay...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Blending in Tableau
An academic perspective about data blending. Aimed at the non-expert in the use of data and modeling.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Psych of Casino Design in Retail
A while back we examined some of the work that had been done designing casino spaces for maximum efficiency and return. We were attempting to see how these same...
From Computational Complexity
Trick question or Stupid question?
April fool days Blogs or Columns may present an open problem as closed, present a closed problems as open, make us wonder if it's a joke or not, (Lance...
From The Noisy Channel
Video of Strata 2012 Talk on Humans, Machines, and the Dimensions of Microwork
The video of the presentation that Claire Hunsaker and I delivered on “Humans, Machines, and the Dimensions of Microwork” at Strata 2012 is now available as part...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Motivating Student Interest with Job Information
Need a little extra motivation to encourage young women (or anyone for that matter) into your CS courses? Take a look at the 25 Best-paying Jobs for Women reported...
From The Eponymous Pickle
What If Modeling in Tableau
What-if modeling, essentially a simple form of simulation, is a powerful concept in business analytics. I was reminded today that you can do this kind of parameter...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Video from Thursday
As we’ve covered extensively, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), together with six Federal agencies, rolled out the Big Data R&D Initiative...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Special Skills Needed for Predictive Analytics
In Information Management: I agree that specific skills are needed. But even beyond what is said, the ability to understand and map the business processes involved...
From The Eponymous Pickle
About Learning
Learning is a favorite topic of mine. I supported a language laboratory study of sleep learning a long time ago and still follow this area. Here in Wired " ...
From Wild WebMink
Digital Rights Are Just Human Rights, Online
(with thanks to SMBC, who are so generous with their images they even generate the HTML to embed them on your blog)
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: How Squid Hear
Interesting research: The squid use two closely spaced organs called statocysts to sense sound. "I think of a statocyst as an inside-out tennis ball," explains...
From The Eponymous Pickle