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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
Books and Websites
Books should be as easy to produce as websites. In O'Reilly Radar. On publishing platforms. " ... There are countless author and book production platforms...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
White House, Labor Dept. Announce Summer Jobs+ Code Sprint
Calling all developers! Late this afternoon, the White House and Department of Labor announced the Summer Jobs+ Code Sprint,
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Offers Recommendations On Data Privacy Codes of Conduct
Part of the Obama Administration’s proposed online privacy initiative involves consumer data privacy codes of conduct. These codes would be developed through a...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Visualization Landscape
Short thoughtful piece in Forbes on the landscape of data visualization. Note the mention of storytelling.
From The Eponymous Pickle
So What is Best Price?
What is the right price? It is always a tough question in retail. Prices map to profits, and also strongly influence how consumers regard the retailer, both...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On the Weight of Data
Jim Harris writes about the weight of data. Thoughtful metaphor to use with management. " ... weight is a gravitational force acting on data, and perhaps a...
From Schneier on Security
Buying Exploits on the Grey Market
This article talks about legitimate companies buying zero-day exploits, including the fact that "an undisclosed U.S. government contractor recently paid $250,000...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 2 April 2012
I spent part of last week Getting Ready For Windows 8. Sad to admit but it took me until last week to install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview over the developerVisual...
From Writing
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: Scala, Day 3
After some functional programming on day two, it's time for the third and final day of Scala in Seven Languages in Seven Weeks.Scala, Day 3: Thoughts After twoDay...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Blending in Tableau
An academic perspective about data blending. Aimed at the non-expert in the use of data and modeling.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Psych of Casino Design in Retail
A while back we examined some of the work that had been done designing casino spaces for maximum efficiency and return. We were attempting to see how these same...
From Computational Complexity
Trick question or Stupid question?
April fool days Blogs or Columns may present an open problem as closed, present a closed problems as open, make us wonder if it's a joke or not, (Lance...
From The Noisy Channel
Video of Strata 2012 Talk on Humans, Machines, and the Dimensions of Microwork
The video of the presentation that Claire Hunsaker and I delivered on “Humans, Machines, and the Dimensions of Microwork” at Strata 2012 is now available as part...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Motivating Student Interest with Job Information
Need a little extra motivation to encourage young women (or anyone for that matter) into your CS courses? Take a look at the 25 Best-paying Jobs for Women reported...
From The Eponymous Pickle
What If Modeling in Tableau
What-if modeling, essentially a simple form of simulation, is a powerful concept in business analytics. I was reminded today that you can do this kind of parameter...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Video from Thursday
As we’ve covered extensively, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), together with six Federal agencies, rolled out the Big Data R&D Initiative...
From The Eponymous Pickle