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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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How Brands Grow: The Book
Correspondent Byron Sharp. Professor at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, University of South Australia, has a new book out: How Brands Grow: What Marketers Don't...
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Ham Radio Still Growing
To my surprise, in Slashdot, report on the growth of Ham radio. It doesn't require connectivity and in disasters, providing there is a power source, will still...
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Simplicity in Packaging
A look at why complex times need simpler packaging.-
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Cognitive Neuroscience Tapes
A number of interviews with neuroscientists as show on the Charlie Rose show are now online, an overview is posted at the Mindhacks Site. I have happened to see...
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The Tesco as a New Measurement
In the BBC: UK retailer positions the Tesco as a new unit of measurement.-
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How Google and Facebook are Using R
The techniques described are not new, but very much worthwhile for anyone hoping to do predictive analytics.
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Autonomous Display Concept
What seems like an outrageous new concept: What's next after a flat display? Something completely different:" ... Designer Julia Tsao presented a seemingly outlandish...
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Delta: An Unworkable Consumer Model
Doug Lautzenheiser posts about a recent experience he had with up-charges by Delta Airlines. I have now flown out of Cincinnati for thirty-three years. Traveling...
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The Thought Bank
Just brought to my attention via Steve King: The Thought Bank:' ... Our mission is to help companies become more effective thought leaders and increase their visibility...
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More to Networking than Social Networking
Social networking has taken off in many forms over the past few years. It works in the sense that connections that were difficult in the past can now be made and...
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Hyper Realism
Intriguing Wired report on a new faster graphics methodology that directly utilizes voxels, the 3D equivalent of pixels. Look forward to the possibilities for their...
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Visa to Buy Cybersource
In StorefrontBacktalk: Visa buys more than a security company for 2 billion. Comments on its being more than just a security company play. See also Cybersource's...
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Total Engagement via Games
Although published late last year, this book was recently brought to my attention: Total Engagement: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work...
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Do Your Knowledge Workers Have a Bitsmith?
In HBR: The concept of a bitsmith for knowledge workers. An area of particular interest to me of late: " ... Along with my colleagues Jeff Hesse and Terry Holliday...
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Ensuring Clean, Consistent Data
A TDWI / SAS Paper on ensuring clean, consistent data. I have just been involved in a project where this could have saved us much money and time. Read it.
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Seeking the Brain's True Capacity
A short article in New Scientist. In computing we have precise measures of how much storage exists. In the brain, neither the method of storage nor how much room...
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The Brain Lies Also
Very good video of a talk by Neuroeconomics researcher Drazen Prelec at MIT. ' ... A pioneer in a
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The Arrow of Time
Ever wonder what the meaning of time is? A wonderful set of Ted lectures by Sean Carroll on the arrow of time. Mind-bending. Via Delaine Hampton.-
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Librarians in the Information Age
A few days back I posted about the US Library of Congress saving all Tweets. I just came upon a book: This Book is Overdue ... by Marilyn Johnson. Which covers...
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