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From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP

Make A Trillion Dollars

For every problem, there is one solution which is simple, neat, and wrong— H. L. Mencken 2019 announcement Lance Fortnow was a colleague of mine for a long time...

Cross Company AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cross Company AI

 Very interesting, another example.  Which leads us to the usual difficulty of adequately model different corporate goals.Intelligence Across Company BordersByCommunications...

IEEE Spectrum Looks at LIkely Emergent Milestones
From The Eponymous Pickle

IEEE Spectrum Looks at LIkely Emergent Milestones

12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022 An electric aircraft race, a new dark-matter detector, and a permanent Chinese space station await   By Michael...

The Real-World Dilemma of Security and Privacy by Design
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Real-World Dilemma of Security and Privacy by Design

Security remains hard.  Technical Perspective: The Real-World Dilemma of Security and Privacy by Design  By Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi     Communications of the ACM, October...

ShakeAlert Earthquake Warning System
From The Eponymous Pickle

ShakeAlert Earthquake Warning System

 Were loosely involved in the testing of this warning system. Up to 10 second pre alert noted.Home/News/Seconds Before Earthquake Rattled California, Phones... ...

Augmented versus Virtual Meta-Verses
From The Eponymous Pickle

Augmented versus Virtual Meta-Verses

 A space we also explored, in both senses.  Harder yes, but not sure the user cares if the value is provided.   And does not matter otherwise.  Why AR, not VR,Join...

D-Wave and Gate Model Quantum
From The Eponymous Pickle

D-Wave and Gate Model Quantum

Recall we talked to D-Wave regarding applications for Quantum computing, and now continue to follow them. Have often been mentioned here.   Here an update in Venturebeat...

Pitch Perception
From The Eponymous Pickle

Pitch Perception

 Perfecting Pitch PerceptionMIT News, Jennifer Michalowski, December 17, 2021Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a computational...

Implications of Google Visual Search: Bringing Eyeballs to Shopping
From The Eponymous Pickle

Implications of Google Visual Search: Bringing Eyeballs to Shopping

Been thinking of the implications of Google Lens for some time, will it now more generally emerge.Will visual search bring eyeballs to Google Shopping?DISCUSSION...

Robotic Process Automation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robotic Process Automation

Well put intro piece in Venturebeat  by Peter WaynerRobotic Process Automation in 2022In 2021, enterprise teams turned to robotic process automation (RPA) to simplify...

Explainable AI:  Machine Learning
From The Eponymous Pickle

Explainable AI: Machine Learning

Technical, primer for explainability methods  Explainable AI (XAI) Methods Part 1 — Partial Dependence Plot (PDP)Primer on Partial Dependence Plot, its advantages...

Paradox Olivia Recruiting
From The Eponymous Pickle

Paradox Olivia Recruiting

Pointed out to me:Paradox software firm hits unicorn status with new $200M capital raiseBy Andy Blye - Reporter,   December 27, 2021, 09:37am MSTParadox, a Scottsdale...

Directed Laser Light Attacks
From The Eponymous Pickle

Directed Laser Light Attacks

I have a connection at Karlsruhe, seeking to connect on this. IT Security: Computer Attacks With Laser LightBy Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyResearchers at Germany's...

Palm Oil Agriculture
From The Eponymous Pickle

Palm Oil Agriculture

 An example of complex and labor intensive agricultural  harvestingHome/News/'Intelligent' Cutters for Trees to Ease Malaysia Palm..ACM TECHNEWS, 'Intelligent''Intelligent'...

Insights into Brain Functions
From The Eponymous Pickle

Insights into Brain Functions

Insights into Brain FunctionsSTANN Reveals Insights Into How the Brain FunctionsBaylor College of Medicine, Ana Maria Rodriguez, December 21, 2021Baylor College...

3D Printed Home
From The Eponymous Pickle

3D Printed Home

 Virginia Family Gets Keys to Habitat for Humanity's First 3D-Printed Home in U.S.CNN, Sara Smart, December 26, 2021A Virginia family purchased Habitat for Humanity's...

Fusion: No Magnets
From The Eponymous Pickle

Fusion: No Magnets

New ways to efficient FusionMAGNETIC-CONFINEMENT FUSION WITHOUT THE MAGNETSZap Energy’s new Z-pinch fusion reactor promises a simpler approach to an elusive goal...

Exploring Emotions with VR
From The Eponymous Pickle

Exploring Emotions with VR

Emotional Engagement in VR.  Neuromarketing connection?Exploring Emotions with VRBy Max Planck Gessellschaft (Germany), December 22, 2021Researchers at Germany's...

Aging in Place
From The Eponymous Pickle

Aging in Place

Clever marketing play.   Is there enough in it?Lowe’s wants to help customers age in place, with expert commentsDec 23, 2021,  by Matthew SternLowe’s recently formed...

@HPCpodcast: 2021 – What a Year!
From insideHPC

@HPCpodcast: 2021 – What a Year!

It’s been a fascinating year for the HPC industry – but then, so is every year, right?  In this special year-end episode of the @HPCpodcast, we discuss the highs...
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