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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 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Introducing the Microsoft US Academic Bloggers
I'm part of a group of people at Microsoft who work with academics all across the country. A number of them have active blogs and I thought this might be a good...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Benoit Mandelbrot, Dead at 85
In the ACM: Mandelbrot was a major inspiration for me in the 1980s. Met in a conference at IBM at about that time. In particular his work with financial analysis...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Scientific Feuds
Mind Hacks mentions an HG Wells piece on scientific feuds. Was was pointed out to me years ago. A good reminder about how researchers are people, and science...
From The Eponymous Pickle
WiFi in Flight
I briefly encountered the ability to get WiFi wireless on a flight today. I said no. This CW article outlines the fact that though this convenience is getting...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Heart Rate Sensor for IPhone
Have been exploring a number of sensor options and developments for Smartphones. Here is a relatively new one which does heart rate tracking. Sent to me by Mapmyfitness...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Google Announces Google Code-In
I'd like to introduce myself - my name is Carol Smith and I'm the Google Summer of Code program administrator. I recently helped announce the launch of a new program...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Goggles: Image Recognition on Mobile
Have been involved in a number of image recognition projects, and the general problem is still hard. Google Goggles is now available on the Iphone as part of the...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing
Just in case I wasn't attending enough Women in Computing events (see posts on this year's Grace Hopper), I registered for the Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing...
From Computational Complexity
Beno
Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.
From Wild WebMink
? Monday Links
Split JCP: a compromise proposal Stephen Colebourne articulates what I am sure has been on many people’s minds – that it’s time for an independent JCP, and that...
From Schneier on Security
Fingerprinting Telephone Calls
This is clever: The tool is called PinDr0p, and works by analysing the various characteristic noise artifacts left in audio by the different types of voice network...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 18 October 2010
Well things are heating up with the Imagine Cup. Last week was the round one entry for the fall round of the game and Software Development invitational. Lots of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smart Grid as Wikinomics
The Smart Grid is Wikinomics on a Macro Scale from Voices - HarvardBusiness.org by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. WilliamsAlexander Graham Bell would not recognize...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Exploring Computer Science Website Arrives!
Exploring Computer Science is a K-12/University partnership committed to democratizing computer science. Our mission is to increase and enhance the computer science...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reusable Baggage Tags
Baggage tags were a long time potential application for RFID .. here is a new example.Reusable Electronic Baggage Tag Powered by RFIDVanguard ID Systems' View Tag...
From Wild WebMink
? Monopolies and patents
EU to push patent-free eGovernment The European Interoperability Framework (EIF) is still in play, and despite attempts by companies like Microsoft to "own" interoperability...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
FIRST Women in Science and Technology Forum (WIST) - November 5, 2010
FIRST, the people who bring us a whole range of robotics competitions and more, are once again hosting their annual FIRST Women in Science & Technology Forum. The...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-10-16
New Breed of Patent Claim Bedevils Product Makers A gold-rush for weekend vexatious litigants, and another example of why patent law needs reform (although not...
From Putting People First
Bill Moggridge audio interview
In this audio interview with Design Observer, Bill Moggridge, industrial and interaction designer, co-founder of design firm IDEO, and director of the Smithsonian...
From Putting People First