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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 Putting People First
Four ways cities should be adapting to change
The report “State of the City: 5 Trends Impacting US Cities,” issued by Living Cities, not only provides guidance about what issues are trending but also how cities...
From Computational Complexity
Computability in Europe
Bill and I are both in Europe this week. I'm in Milan at Computability in Europe and Bill is 500 miles away in Budapest for the Paul Erdős Centenary. The US 4th...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-mart vs Amazon in Online Groceries
In Knowledge @ Wharton: Very good piece on which of these retail giants are ahead in online retail, and the implications for their future. " ... Retail behemoths...
From Schneier on Security
How the NSA Eavesdrops on Americans
Two weeks ago, the Guardian published two new Snowden documents. These outline how the NSA's data-collection procedures allow it to collect lots of data on Americans...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Visual.ly Addresses Data Visualization
I followed Visual.ly for some time, and saw them as primarily a provider of infographics, which I was less than interested in. They have opened a new set of capabilities...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Public Data Visualization Tools
A survey of data visualization tools aimed at public data. Towards the democratization of data visualization. " ... "Data visualization tool" usually means a...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tiny Robots Solving Problems
One more piece on the use of AI driven robotics to swarm to difficult or dangerous spaces. I repeat, also that there is is the potential to link these with sensors...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mastering the Art of Self Promotion
In FastCompany: A favorite topic. What works. We had a number of sessions on this topic in the enterprise and they were always well attended. Should it be shameless...
From Schneier on Security
SIMON and SPECK: New NSA Encryption Algorithms
The NSA has published some new symmetric algorithms: Abstract: In this paper we propose two families of block ciphers, SIMON and SPECK, each of which comes in...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 1 July 2013
I started a new series I am calling CS Educator Interviews last week. The first two interviews posted are with Kathleen Weaver and Garth Flint. Check them out when...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Exit Google Reader
Google Reader is shutting down tonight. I used it for years to gather information that ultimately showed up in this blog. I had the feeds from several hundred...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Browser Based R
Brought to my attention. A Browser based R system called StatAce. They warn it is an early Beta with some instabilities. Some comments in LinkedIn like it. ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Preparing for the Internet of Things
Microsoft Preparing for the Internet of Things. An intriguing development. First I have seen by a major operating system developer. " ... The Internet of Things...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IMDB Again
Have used the Internet Movie Database or IMDB since shortly after its creation in 1990, and through its acquisition by Amazon in 1998 ... My research orientation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Technology Impact on Supply Chain
Insightful piece (Complete article is behind a pay wall) about implications for the supply chain of new technologies. " ... This report examines the long-term strategic...
From The Eponymous Pickle
How SAS Does Agile
In SASCom: The concept of the Agile Scrum and how it is used at SAS. " ... Walk the halls in R&D and you’ll hear people speaking about their sprints and stories...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Eyetracking with Google Glass
In Mashable: On the basis of a patent, which we know may not mean much, but it is inevitable that we will see the capabilities integrated. " ... Google hasIn...
From The Eponymous Pickle
About 'Natural' Resources
An interesting look at natural resources. All are created by human effort. Some just require more effort than others.
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing