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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
The Problem with Using the Cold War Metaphor to Describe Cyberspace Risks
Nice essay on the problems with talking about cyberspace risks using "Cold War" metaphors: The problem with threat inflation and misapplied history is that there...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On High Performance Analytics
SAS Voice on high performance analytics. " ... The promise of high-performance analytics, as I understand it, is this: Regardless of how you store your data or...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Encouraging Entrepreneurial Spirit
Hubspot as a case study in getting people excited about their jobs. " ... Everyone talks about wanting entrepreneurial employees. At HubSpot, a marketing software...
From Wild WebMink
? Classifications
Court Ruling Opens The Door To Rejecting Many Software Patents As Being Mere ‘Mental Processes’ The incremental adjustment of software patent law in the USA continues...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Cognitive Computing
Still skeptical about how close this is, but have recently seen some hints of it approaching: In the CACM: Cognitive Computing: Unite neuroscience, supercomputing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Technology Frustration
We all experience multi-device frustrations. Everything is somewhat different, does not work exactly as we expect, work together with other devices, and over time...
From Schneier on Security
Terrorism in the U.S. Since 9/11
John Mueller and his students analyze the 33 cases of attempted terrorism in the U.S. since 9/11. So few of them are actually real, and so many of them were created...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
2011 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing
Calling all digital divas, web chix & coder girls! It’s time to start thinking about the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. This is a great program which...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Search that Includes What You Know
I recall this idea brought up often in the enterprise. A person, or an enterprise, already knows many things. The problem is that 'it' does not know what it...
From Schneier on Security
Funniest Joke at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Nick Helm won an award for the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Nick Helm: "I needed a password with eight characters so I picked Snow White and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Using Facial Recognition to Tailor Advertising
The basic idea has been around for some time. Recognize people's faces via a camera facing outward on a sign and then adapt the promotional interaction basedNow...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Nike Data Visualization Ad
An intriguing Nike visualization ad I had not seen before. " ... A new ad created by Nike might lead the way in marketers using their data in entirely an entirely...
From The Eponymous Pickle
When and if Algorithms Rule the World
I like the fact that algorithms, a mysterious term to many, is being brought up more today. Here is another example in a BBC article. Like all tools they need...
From Schneier on Security
Moving 211 Tons of Gold
The security problems associated with moving $12B in gold from London to Venezuela. It seems to me that Ch
From Computer Science Teachers Association
What Does Auto-completion Say About You?
Word completion is a common feature in browsers and other text entry tools. When you begin the entry of a frequently-used word, the computer automatically completes...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Toothpaste, Data and People at Procter & Gamble
An interesting and detailed article in Forbes on P&G's use of advanced data technology. Note this work relates to another post I did about early attempts to deliver...
From Computational Complexity
The Not-So-Simple Path
This post was inspired by the simple functions discussion on Bill's post and this question on unique paths. A path is just a way from getting from point A to point...
From Schneier on Security
The Security Risks of Not Teaching Malware
Essay by George Ledin on the security risks of not teaching students malware.
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computational Thinking Leadership Toolkit
Computational thinking is, in my opinion at least, a lot more than the latest buzz word or fad in education. It is really at the core of what we need for success...
From The Eponymous Pickle