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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
Data Mining Techniques that Create Business Value
Nice summary of common techniques. For a good start, review your business and decide which of these discoveries would give the most value. Their definition: ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Where is the Internet Going?
In the NYT: So where is all this going? Thoughtful piece including an interview with Vinton Cerf, now with Google and DARPA, Internet Pioneer. We worked with...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Software Engineering (Draft)
This may well be of interest to people who like software engineering. A draft of "Software Engineering 2013: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degreehttp...
From Schneier on Security
Cost/Benefit Analysis of NSA's 215 Metadata Collection Program
It has amazed me that the NSA doesn't seem to do any cost/benefit analyses on any of its surveillance programs. This seems particularly important for bulk surveillance...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Choosing Your Regression Variables
A nice simple topic that often comes up. How exactly to you choose which variables to use when seeking to find a relationship using regression? Such models are...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Simple Language for a Creative Culture
Three simple words: "How Might we? " Positive words for creativity. Good, very simple thgought, " ... Use Language to Shape a Creative Culture - Tom Kelley...
From Geeking with Greg
Quick links
What caught my attention lately: Windows 8 has caused a big drop in PC sales to businesses, most of which has been picked up by Google Chromebooks (not by Apple)...
From Schneier on Security
NSA Exploit of the Day: DEITYBOUNCE
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog is DEITYBOUNCE: DEITYBOUNCE (TS//SI//REL) DEITYBOUNCE provides software application...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Life is sweeter than you think in 2014…
Jokingly, Rao pointed out that Americans are starting 2014 with an optimistic outlook: (…) it’s tough, but let’s just write off polar bears and groundwater pollution...
From Computational Complexity
Two cheers for the Pardon ot Turing. But not three.
As I am sure readers of this blog know Alan Turing was prosecuted for homosexuality in 1952, forced into hormone treatment, and committed suicide in 1954 (I had...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Virtual Reality Shopping
A long time experimental area in our enterprise. Starting with Blackberry phone alerts, then on shelf displays, then cart mounted tablets. The insertion of online...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Adaptive Reasoning and Human Problem Solving
Brought to my attention. Solicitation by IARPA still open. Below the synopsis. Agree strongly that this is a big topic. Its about the data, AND finding new"...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Linking Wearables and Augmented Reality
The vendor Metaio is speaking and displaying at the upcoming Consumer Electronics show. The link between wearables and AR is obvious. Particularly interesting...
From Putting People First
Using ethnography to build internet freedom tools for real people
In our new dystopian world of pervasive surveillance, most people are at a loss what to do. The tools that allows us to maintain a semblance of privacy are really...
From The Eponymous Pickle
EEG from an iPhone
Doing an electro encephalogram reading on your smartphone. The number of mobile smartphone sensor applications is growing. The picture shown in the article"...
From Putting People First
[Book] Hooked
Hooked: A Guide to Building Habit-Forming Technology By Nir Eyal Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Released: December 2013 Pages: 154 [Amazon...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Predictions on the Future of Databases
In GigaOM: Very informative view:Michael Stonebraker has helped create a lot of database systems and has lots of thoughts about where the industry is headed. Oracle...
From Schneier on Security
"Military Style" Raid on California Power Station
I don't know what to think about this: Around 1:00 AM on April 16, at least one individual (possibly two) entered two different manholes at the PG&E Metcalf power...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Girls Who Code - Expanding in 2014
Girls Who Code is a wonderful summer immersion program for girls interested in computing. In its first year, Girls Who Code worked with young women from New York...
From Putting People First