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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
Visible Supply Chain
The topic of how to make a supply chain visible as possible has been examined many times. As far back as the 70s we experimented with the topic using call-in reporting...
From Schneier on Security
Bomb Threats As a Denial-of-Service Attack
The University of Pittsburgh has been the recipient of 50 bomb threats in the past two months (over 30 during the last week). Each time, the university evacuates...
From Geeking with Greg
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More of what has caught my attention recently:$1B for Instagram was silly and caused by fear ([1] [2] [3] [4]), but it is impressive the scale Instagram built with...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Regina Dugan
Recently-departed Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director Regina Dugan gave a “breathtaking” TEDTalk at the 2012 TED Conference
From Computational Complexity
Unique Golf Winners
In the Masters Golf Tournament held last weekend there were 55 players who had a final score between 10 under par and 9 above. By the pigeonhole principle one would...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Marketing in a Gaming World
Gaming continues to be a hot topic. It can get people's attention like a good ad can. But I have seen it better applied to applications where it is meant to...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
AFOSR Seeking
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has announced a new basic research initiative seeking
From Schneier on Security
Brian Snow on Cybersecurity
Interesting video of Brian Snow speaking from last November. (Brian used to be the Technical Director of NSA's Information Assurance Directorate.) About a year...
From Wild WebMink
Rediscovering History
Reblogged from The Global Mink: Spending as much time travelling as I do, one of the things that strikes me is how differently we all view history. For example,...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Recognizing Teachers Who Recruit Women and Girls into STEM
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology has opened nominations for the A. Richard Newton Educator Award to recognize educators who engage in new, innovative...
From Putting People First
Designing for touch
Fingers and thumbs turn desktop conventions on their head. Interaction designer Josh Clark explains what you need to keep in mind when designing for mobile touchscreens...
From Putting People First
Boston Citizens Connect
With its Citizens Connect app, Boston is showing how to use technology to empower citizens and involve them in the inner workings of the city. Hana Schank reports...
From Schneier on Security
"Raise the Crime Rate"
I read this a couple of months ago, and I'm still not sure what I think about it. It's definitely of the most thought-provoking essays I've read this year. According...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Scan Now Ship Later
A new way to shop. In particular, how will this change how images and displays are constructed and positioned? Not new, but rapidly growing.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wireless Expense Management: Bill Police
I have been asked to look at the wireless expense management company Bill Police. So far this looks to be a good solution to the problem of increasing communications...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Thwarting Showrooming
In the WSJ: I have been asked to look at 'showrooming', where a shopper uses a retailer to touch and view items and then buys them online or elsewhere for lower...
From Schneier on Security
A Heathrow Airport Story about Trousers
Usually I don't bother posting random stories about dumb or inconsistent airport security measures. But this one is particularly interesting: "Sir, your trousers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Online University
A startup seeks to deliver an elite online University. Project Minerva. " ... "The only way we're going to find out what works is to do it, rather than sitNelson...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog