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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
Bendable Screens
In a broader study of how interactive screens could be used, we looked at bendable screens to improve shopper interactions, using packaging and other modes of communication...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Alternative to Amazon and Wal-Mart
Hard to see how this would work ... selling things that Wal-Mart and Amazon do not. But Fab is an attempt. " ... "We’ll be pivoting towards a new model that we...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Shopping
In GigaOm: A mobile strategy for social shopping. I took a short look at Modcloth some time ago. Worth taking another look. " ... what makes Modcloth unique...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Embracing Wallowing in the Data
Michael Hurst has an interesting post: About his team's agile approach to complex data and the need to be 'wallowing in the data'. He is skeptical about the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
HealthCare Data Secure in the Cloud
Conversations I have had on this topic indicate considerable fear of the cloud, especially in heavily regulated domains. Here some useful thoughts on the subject...
From Schneier on Security
The Boston Marathon Bomber Manhunt
I generally give the police a lot of tactical leeway in times like this. The very armed and very dangerous suspects warranted extraordinary treatment. They were...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Glass to be Ad Free?
IN Technology Review: Suggests that Google Glass aims to provide an ad free environment. It is hard to believe that glass, or likely copycats, will not eventually...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Neuromarketing Legal and Policy Issues Whitepaper
A Press release writes about a white paper that covers the legal and policy issues around neuromarketing. Have not read it yet, but sounds like a useful piece...
From Putting People First
David Cannadine, Alice Rawsthorn and Dave Coplin – videos to watch on the RSA site
Common Humanity: Making ‘us vs. them’ history [20:09] Presentation at RSA on 14 March 2013 Sir David Cannadine, one of Britain’s most distinguished historians visits...
From Schneier on Security
Me at the Berkman Center
Earlier this month I spent a week at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, talking to people about power, security, technology, and threats (details here...
From Putting People First
Five reasons why kids need special user research
Sabina Idler, who runs a UX research company in Amsterdam, provides five reasons why kids need special attention when it comes to user research: 1. Kids form their...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Bike Rack
It's the first on this page. Apparently this is the finished version of the design I blogged about last year. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk...
From Putting People First
How Facebook design researchers evaluate the first-time user experience
Chris Dannen, the editor of Co.Labs at FastCompany, sat down with Facebook UX Researcher Marco De Sa to learn his thoughts on enticing first-time users. The interview...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Lean Logistics in the Supply Chain
Topic: Lean Logistics in the Supply ChainDate: Tuesday, April 30, 2013Time: 8:30 AM - 2 PMLocation: LeanCor Supply Chain Group HQ, 7660 Turfway Road, Suite 200Event...
From The Eponymous Pickle
National Digital Public Library
Just launched. A new open source library of US resources has launched in Beta. The DPLA. Some have been talking about how decrepit US copyright laws will influence...
From Schneier on Security
NSA Cryptography Course
This article, from some internal NSA publication, is about Lambros Callimahos, who taught an intensive 18-week course on cryptology for many years and died in 1977...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Hopscotch–Visual Programming for iPads
is a new programming environment for the iPad. It is heavily influenced by Scratch from MIT but has nothing like the features of Scratch. It’s only in beta and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analysts in the C Suite
Interesting piece, but honestly we were in the C Suite many years ago. And the denizens of those spaces understood that complex information (their investment portfolio)...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP