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Achaeological Artifact Visualization
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Achaeological Artifact Visualization

Thinking of some other uses of creation and identification. DIY Digital Archaeology: Methods for Visualizing Small Objects, ArtifactsMax Planck Institute for the...

UK Blames Russia For Satellite Hack
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UK Blames Russia For Satellite Hack

In the BBC, more examples of tech warfare and implications.UK blames Russia for satellite internet hack at start of war   By Chris Vallance,  BBCTechnology Reporter...

IBM's Plan for Quntum
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IBM's Plan for Quntum

Reasonable?  See links in the article to former quantum roadmaps.  IBM wants its quantum supercomputers running at 4,000-plus qubits by 2025  By A. Tarantola in...

Ricardian Contracts vs Smart Contracts
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Ricardian Contracts vs Smart Contracts

 Brought to my attention, unsure as yet how broadly the definition is used at this time, can see the need for the understanding of such an agreement by human and...

Government Authority Falls Due to Algorithm
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Government Authority Falls Due to Algorithm

Regulation 0f algorithms causes Dutch Tax Authority to fail.  An unusual event.  Fairness and impacts. The Dutch Tax Authority Was Felled by AI—What Comes Next?...

Reducing COVID-19 Patient Breathing Effort
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Reducing COVID-19 Patient Breathing Effort

 Respitatory Support for COVID Patients with computational modelingReducing COVID-19 Patients' Breathing Efforts Could Be Key to Success of Non-Invasive Respiratory...

Swarms of Drones for Forestry
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Swarms of Drones for Forestry

 Recal my previous mentioning the use of drones in Forestry, with the potential of advanced sensors and cooperation with mapping and multitasking activity.  WeChinese...

Beyond Interpretability, Towards Language
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Beyond Interpretability, Towards Language

Yes, with training in the questions we need to ask to shape the results we need for a given context. Not always easy. Beyond Interpretability: Developing a Language...

Building Decision Trees by Hand without Code
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Building Decision Trees by Hand without Code

 Cool little piece that is instructional and even inspirational.   Math and process seen together to produce real value.Random Forest and Decision Trees by hand...

Yes to a Passkey Standard
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Yes to a Passkey Standard

Yes, need easy to use, clear, very secure and broadly available. Have now worked some of the methods from the major players.  Work well, but not well enough together...

IFIF Design Futures Class
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IFIF Design Futures Class

 I worked with IFTF for years as part of their connection to our big enterprise,   connecting with our  top corporate level.    Were always very thought provoking...

The Simulated Kiss in VR
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The Simulated Kiss in VR

 New Experiences in VR VR Researchers Have Basically Figured Out How to Simulate the Feel of KissesA modified VR headset can create the sensation of touch, either...

Better Mouse?
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Better Mouse?

 New Logitech Mouse. Better?   We did many explorations of data and process entry in varying contexts. l mouse that’s easier to graspA trimmer build and left-handed...

A Look at Ransomware
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A Look at Ransomware

 No End in sight?Researchers Share In-Depth Analysis of PYSA Ransomware GroupApril 18, 2022Ravie Lakshmanan in ThehackerNewsAn 18-month-long analysis of the PYSA...

Pentagon Needs More Nerds
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Pentagon Needs More Nerds

 (In another time,  between some other wars, I was a nerd at the Pentagon.  Even now with much smarter devices, we need more hard and software, even beyond thefrom...

Europe's Future Beyond Energy
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Europe's Future Beyond Energy

For example in tech ...McKinsey Global InstituteSecuring Europe’s future beyond energy: Addressing its corporate and technology gap  May 4, 2022 | ArticleBy Sven...

War and Technology
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War and Technology

 Good piece on the topic and related implications. War and Tech (and ACM)By Moshe Y. Vardi  Communications of the ACM, May 2022, Vol. 65 No. 5, Page 9  10.1145/3528570...

Behavior Generation Method
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Behavior Generation Method

I see that BJ Fogg, who we worked with at Stanford, always full of good ideas,  is giving a free training session on his wanding behavioral method,  I plan to attend...

Grabbing With Feeling
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Grabbing With Feeling

 Deeper sensors for haptic interaction.A Flexible Way to Grab Items with FeelingMIT News, Rachel Gordon, April 15, 2022The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's...

AI and Synthetic Biology
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AI and Synthetic Biology

Excellent topic we explored.  Here a very good,  largely non technical intro paper in the current ACM.  I see this as a very direction in the years to come.  Artificial...
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