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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
Social Customer Engagement Index Survey
The Society for New Communications Research is very pleased to be collaborating with the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals, SOCAP and Social Media Today's...
From Wild WebMink
? The Risky Cloud
It used to take a bailiff and a man with an axe for the door, but the cloud makes it so much easier. If I told you that your entire business infrastructure could...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Computer Science Education Week is Here!
We are now in the middle of Computer Science Education Week 2010 (December 5 to 11, 2010). What plans to you have to involve your school in this historic event?...
From Apophenia
Digital Self-Harm and Other Acts of Self-Harassment
Sometimes, things aren’t what they appear to be. And, in those cases, jumping to the wrong conclusion can be a disservice to everyone. After I first wrote about...
From The Eponymous Pickle
iPad as a Divergence Product
I know I have been somewhat skeptical of the iPad as a novel product. Here is an article in Adage which looks at it differently. Comparing it to the now long...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tesco Launches Mobile Site
My always observant UK retail correspondent reports that retailer Tesco has launched a mobile version of its remote site.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Enters eBook Market
A good overview of Google's entry into the ebook market, from an educational perspective. A very large number of texts are included.
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Who will need database administrators in 2020?
In response to my Why do we need database joins? post, many readers stressed the importance of strict database schemas to preserve data integrity. In short, we...
From Wild WebMink
? Meta-Wikileaks
Defend WikiLeaks or lose free speech Dan Gillmor on leaks and journalism: “By [Washington Post journalist] Krauthammer’s sick standards, the death squads should...
From Schneier on Security
Profiling Lone Terrorists
Masters Thesis from the Naval Postgraduate School: "Patterns of Radicalization: Identifying the Markers and Warning Signs of Domestic Lone Wolf Terrorists in Our...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
TEALS (Technology Education And Literacy in Schools)
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Gmail Alert Monitor Update
A Gmail alert monitor I had not heard of: Scott's Gmail Alert (SGA) has been a great desktop notifier for a long time. In the just-released version 5, however,predecessors...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Procter CIO is Chief of the Year
In InformationWeek:Former long-time colleague Filippo Passerini of P&G is named CIO of the year. " ... How does Filippo Passerini and his team hope to digitize...
From Schneier on Security
FTC Privacy Report
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission released its privacy report: "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change." From the press release: One method of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Spherical Tours
Rently brought to my attention: Spherical Images." .... A London-based virtual tour company, Spherical Images provide HD quality virtual tours by photographing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tagging Starter Kits
Motorola is offering some out-of-the-box RFID starter kits for companies that want to understand the technology and its application. Good idea. " ... Motorola...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Productive Obsessions
Intriguing Ideaconnection interview. The role of a kind of obsession in thinking. " .... IdeaConnection Interview with Eric Maisel, Co-author of Brainstorm, and...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-12-06
ICANN had no role in seizing torrent domains It was done directly by Verisign, over the registrars' heads: "VeriSign received sealed court orders directing certain...
From Schneier on Security
Cyberwar and the Future of Cyber Conflict
The world is gearing up for cyberwar. The U.S. Cyber Command became operational in November. NATO has enshrined cyber security among its new strategic priorities...
From Computational Complexity