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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
A successful 21st century brand has to help create meaningful lives
An enormous study of how consumers around the world interact with brands finds that only the companies that make life better for consumers create impactful connections...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Tomorrow’s House Hearing on the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act
Tomorrow morning, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing to consider whether to repeal, reauthorize, or revise the Satellite Television Extension...
From Schneier on Security
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
Interesting. Crazy as these theories are, those propagating them are not -- they’re quite normal, in fact. But recent scientific research tells us this much: if...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gamification and Loyalty
Rajat Paharia writes from Bunchball: " ... Next week, our book "Loyalty 3.0: How to Revolutionize Customer and Employee Engagement with Big Data and Gamification"...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Triads and Dyads
Not dryads and naiads… src Charles Peirce, who is regarded among the greatest logicians and philosophers, wrote a paper in 1897 titled “The Logic of Relatives.”...
From Computational Complexity
STOC: Some NON-radical ideas
At the STOC business meeting Joan Feigenbaum (PC chair) raised some very good points. There was no real discussion (or perhaps the burning car was the discussion)...
From The Eponymous Pickle
CYC Corp
Been a long time since I looked there, or visited them, Doug Lenat's CYC group. I was reminded by a mention in a book ... worth a reexamination. Early pioneer...
From Schneier on Security
Trust in IT
Ignore the sensationalist headline. This article is a good summary of the need for trust in IT, and provides some ideas for how to enable more of it. Virtually...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
TouchDevelop Demo: Simple Turtle Graphics
My latest TouchDevelop video demo. In this one we use a simple turtle graphics program to demonstrate: Turtle graphics, a basic loop, and some TouchDevelop editing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart Labs Buys Analytics
Have not heard much from WM labs of late, but these acquisitions are interesting. " ... Walmart, via its Silicon Valley innovation lab @WalmartLabs, has made another...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Apple IOS7 Redesign
Images Shown in this report show a flatter, simpler, fewer color design. I know that this is 'in' now, but my initial reaction that this mostly looks 'cheaper'....
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 10
June 11 Hearing: The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on improving federal information technology practices. 10:30...
From Apophenia
where “nothing to hide” fails as logic
Every April, I try to wade through mounds of paperwork to file my taxes. Like most Americans, I’m trying to follow the law and pay all of the taxes that I owe without...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Does Prism Kill the Cloud?
In CWorld: Not sure I agree with the premise, but it is worth thinking about. Do concepts like the Cloud concentrate information and thus make it easier for governments...
From The Eponymous Pickle
What is Shopper Marketing?
In Shopperception: Part 1 of what looks like a good introduction to the topic." ... If products are not purchased, nothing else matters. The best marketing and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gamification for Employees
In CIO, more about using game dynamics to engage employees. We took a look at this with a number of potential applications, and found it was more difficult than...
From My Biased Coin
Valiant's Book Out: Probably Approximately Correct
Les Valiant has a new book out: Probably Approximately Correct: Nature's Algorithms for Learning and Prospering in a Complex WorldI was sent a free copy last week...
From Schneier on Security
Government Secrets and the Need for Whistle-blowers
Yesterday, we learned that the NSA received all calling records from Verizon customers for a three-month period starting in April. That's everything except themetadata...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson