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From The Eponymous Pickle

A True Transformation of Logistics?

Another excellent piece by Irving Wladawsky on work on the future of logistics, with lots of pointers in the original at the link below. Retail Analytics for... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 12, 2021 at 12:52 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft Better Tighten Up

Good, they have gotten to some real issues far too late. Being the premier general computational systems provider, they need to fix threats better and faster, ... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 12, 2021 at 12:18 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Entanglement

More on entanglement its meaning and implications. How things at very great distances communicate, influence?Untangling Quantum EntanglementTwo quantum particles... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 12, 2021 at 10:15 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Algorithm Could Help Enable Next-Generation Deep Brain Stimulation

New means to stimulate brains. As I read it, this may require quite a bit of regulation. Algorithm Could Help Enable Next-Generation Deep Brain Stimulation Devices... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 12, 2021 at 10:05 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Avoiding Tour De Force Sample Code

Sample code is a wonderful way to teach and learn coding. The problem with a lot of sample code is that it is just too complicated and to fancy. I call it tour... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | July 12, 2021 at 07:16 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Spy Agencies look to Science

When there are no direct solutions, look to emerging tech. But do they have the same goals? Same limitations? Spy Agencies Turn to Scientists as They Wrestle... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 12, 2021 at 01:46 AM

From Computational Complexity

Would you take this bet (Part 2) ?

Recall from my last post (here)I offer you the following bet: I will flip a coin.If HEADS you get 1 dollar and we end there.If TAILS I flip againIf HEADS you... gasarch
From Computational Complexity | July 11, 2021 at 08:53 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Bio Neurons versus Computational

When we first learned of the use of the patterns of brain neurons to potentially use as reasoning devices, we took a course from actual neuroscientists. We very... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 11, 2021 at 02:53 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Evolving Bio Intelligence

Can this kind of generalized AI take us towards more generalized AI? A new shift in direction? Potcast: Bio Eats World: Evolving Embodied Intelligence byBy... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 11, 2021 at 10:22 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

China Rise in Smart-Cities

Are we too regulated, too cautious of uses of automation? Interesting smart city stats. A Global Smart-City Competition Highlights China's Rise in AI,By Wired,... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 11, 2021 at 10:02 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Document Data Model

Good overview .... and reminder of usefulness.WHITE PAPERWhy the Document Data ModelBuilt around JSON-like documents, document databases are both natural and flexible... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 11, 2021 at 09:35 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Digital Twins

Useful piece on Digital Twins and their definition and use. Adds to my current examination and use cases.The Multiple Faces of Digital Twins By Alex Woodie ... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 10, 2021 at 12:34 PM

From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Science and Technology links (July 10th 2021)

We use CRISPR, a state-of-the-art gene editing technique, to edit the genes of live human patients in a clinical trials. A clinical trial has begun concerning an... Daniel Lemire
From Daniel Lemire's Blog | July 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

McKinsey: Trends in Tech

Well done overview:The top trends in techWhich technologies have the most momentum in an accelerating world? We identified the trends that matter mostThe top trends... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 10, 2021 at 05:12 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Data Security for Payment Processing

A space I worked in for a while. There is a lot of security that is required. Data Security Rules Instituted for U.S. Payment Processing System By ZDNet July... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 9, 2021 at 04:36 PM

From insideHPC

HPC Integral to DoD’s Post-JEDI Cloud Strategy; Early Co-favorites: AWS and Azure

The Pentagon’s cancellation of the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract won in 2019 by Microsoft – the biggest tech story of the week and surely one of the... Doug Black
From insideHPC | July 9, 2021 at 03:29 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Need of Advances for Electric Trucks

On the use of electric trucks, and what they will need to make them broadly viable.Electric trucks can go the (short) distanceTo electrify the entire industry,... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 9, 2021 at 03:15 PM

From insideHPC

Let’s Talk Exascale Code Development: WDMAPP—XGC, GENE, GEM

This is episode 82 of the Let’s Talk Exascale podcast, provided by the Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project, exploring the expected impacts of exascale... staff
From insideHPC | July 9, 2021 at 11:33 AM

From insideHPC

Announcing the Winners of the 2021 ISC Student Cluster Competition

The 2021 ISC Student Cluster Competition (SCC) has wrapped up, and now it’s time to honor the students who participated from around the world, as well as provide... staff
From insideHPC | July 9, 2021 at 08:21 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Building a Better Wallet

Digital wallets in the past have been insecure on some systems, and they are the primary user interface into cryptocurrency. Square is building a hardware crypto... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 9, 2021 at 07:07 AM