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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 …
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British Library App
An interesting British Library App. Capabilities continue to move to mobile. Even things you might expect to be there.
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E-Mail Use Changes
In Computerworld: E-mail use advances on mobile devices, declines on laptops. Fundamental change.
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Wallet Apps
In Technology Review: Apps that could change your smartphone into a wallet. Overview of the state of the technology.
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Wolfram on Jeopardy
Fascinating piece in Stephen Wolfram's blog on the IBM assault on the Jeopardy game. Includes some intriguing comparisons about how other online knowledge search...
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Personalizing the Message
A case study of personalizing the message with Technology: " .... Digitized window displays, motion-gesture navigation signs and custom e-mail messages are some...
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Neuroscience Boot Camp
Third annual Neuroscience boot camp at the University of Pennsylvania this summer, have not been, but looks to be good or those seeking to understand the space.
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Pay by IPhone
More on the motivations of Apple to include near field communications and Wallet software in the IPhone. A long expected direction ... Phone as Wallet.
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Robust Robotic Hands
In IEEE: Building a super robust Anthropomorphic robotic hand. An example where the robotic can exceed the human.
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Visualizing Your Professional Network
A clever visualization of your Linkedin Network. Miy network is on the right." ... It's often hard to visualize the connections between your plethora of contacts...
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Amazon Delivers
Mashable reports that Amazon is about to start a grocery delivery service. Convenient but pricey.
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The Passive vs Active in English
I don't usually cover language details here in this blog. When I took writing courses in the enterprise I was taught to carefully avoid the 'passive voice', and...
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Industrial Engineering of Business Services
The term ' Industrial Engineering' struck me in an Ecommerce Times article. IE is part of my background, and I have seen it applied in many areas, even services...
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Recorded Future Applications
Curious about investment and other applications using recorded future? They link to a blog and podcast on the subject that is informative.
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Foodspotting What You Eat
FoodSpotting: Intriguing idea for Foodies like me. You take a picture of a plate of food on an IPhone App where you are and add a capsule review. I have known...
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Kitchen Cooking Autonomously?
Well, sort of. Gorenje's IChef is another example of a kitchen of the future idea we experimented with and examined many examples of. It fails the same way...
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Technology Isolating People
In the Guardian. There is lots of writing lately on how how technologies can increasingly isolate people. It can bring far apart people together, but also isolate...
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Reality is Broken
Just brought to my attention: Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World: by Jane McGonigal. Saw some interesting things she...
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Wolfram Alpha API
Interesting, technical discussion of Wolfram Alpha's API. Dealing in particular with its openness.
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