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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 Computational Complexity
Heading South
Starting in July, I'll be chair of the School of Computer Science in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Annie Ant
From Computer Science Teachers Association
What's the State of (CS Ed in) Your State?
The March issue of the CSTA Voice (see p. 4-5) includes a look at some state-by-state results from the 2011 National Secondary Computer Science Survey . AsCertification...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Lexus RFID Enabled Print Ad
An NFC enabled print ad for Lexus in Wired Magazine. Readable from NFC enabled phones or other devices. Why this versus a QR code? I have not tried the phone...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The New iPad and Business
From ComputerWorld a post on the applicability of the new iPad to business. Personnally I do not plan to upgrade from the '2' unless I need to utilize or test...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
From counting citations to measuring usage (help needed!)
We sometimes measure the caliber of a researcher by how many research papers he wrote. This is silly. While there is some correlation between quantity and quality...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gamifying Your Life
Can your life processes be gamified? Can you adjust your more mundane tasks by using game dynamics> This article looks at Apps that claim to do this. Had only...
From Schneier on Security
Hacking Critical Infrastructure
A otherwise uninteresting article on Internet threats to public infrastructure contains this paragraph: At a closed-door briefing, the senators were shown howtake...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Pitfalls in Business Process Management
Informs Magazine has published a short piece on the pitfalls of using Business Process Management (BPM). Good, common sense consideration for any BPM project....
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Update:
Back in January, we described a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program focused on innovative research proposals “in support of the development...
From Putting People First
Behavior Driven Design 101
Design is becoming an applied behavioral science, and your art school background is no longer sufficient, says Jason Hreha, behavior designer and UX advisor. “Fields...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Windows Phone Software Development Kit
I know I have mentioned the Windows Phone SDK (software development kit) a lot in the past but usually only as a reference along with other things. It really deserves...
From The Eponymous Pickle
SAP Business Objects on Demand
Just brought to my attention, reviewing. Powered by SAP HANA. Free trial version available. " .... SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio On-Demand Solutions: SAP...
From Wild WebMink
? New OSI Directors
The OSI Board held a meeting on Friday to fill three vacancies on the Board. This was the first time we have had Affiliate Members, so we decided to ask them to...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 19
March 21 Hearing: The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the REAL ID Act’s standards...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart as an Experience Platform
In AdWeek: " ... Walmart to Marketers: 'We Are an Experience Platform' Dominating Retailer-as-Media Landscape, Behemoth Offers Brands Options Via Online, In-store...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Improv and Innovation
Long ago I attended a session at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) on using improv techniques to drive innovation. Also again later with a group in San...
From Schneier on Security
Avi Rubin on Computer Security
Avi Rubin has a TEDx talk on hacking various computer devices: medical devices, automobiles, police radios, smart phones, etc.
From Apophenia
Reflecting on Dharun Ravi
On Friday, Dharun Ravi – the Rutgers student whose roommate Tyler Clementi killed himself – was found guilty of privacy invasion, tampering with evidence, and bias...
From The Eponymous Pickle