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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 The Eponymous Pickle
Drones Scaring Birds
Makes sense, fairly obvious .... Effective?Drones Could Scare Birds Off Agricultural FieldsWashington State University, Scott Weybright, June 1, 2022An autonomous...
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Digital Privacy Looking Grimmer
From ACM: So to what degree do we accept it? And how? While protecting everyone else?In a Post-Roe World, the Future of Digital Privacy Looks Even Grimmer ...
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First Formal Computer Art
Was reminded of this, from long ago ... Art is? Remember plotting some art myself. ACM OPINION InterviewCode Breaker: Meet the Man Who Virtually Invented Computer...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
A Summary Look Back at #CSTA2022
CSTA 2022 was energizing! After three years of not seeing people in person it was awesome to reconnect with people. And to meet new people. The energy level was...
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Dotmatics Launches Chemistry Solution for Small Molecule Drug Discovery
Boston, July 18, 2022 – Dotmatics, an R&D scientific software company connecting science, data and decision-making, today announced the release of its Chemistry...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Complexity 2022
Weaving patterns of proof and the accepted papers for this week’s conference her bio page Karen Donde is the Chair of Complexity 2022, which is being held this...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
My Day Four at #CSTA2022
It’s a short day today but with plenty to learn. Last night was a great party at the Museum of Science and Technology. I left early (age?) but I know that a lot...
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Robots Reshaping Warehouses
Towards improved supply chains.Robots Aren't Done Reshaping WarehousesBy The New York Times, July 13, 2022When Digit spends an afternoon unloading boxes from aThe...
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A Helping Hand for Robotic Manipulator Design
A Helping Hand for Robotic Manipulator DesignMassachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have created an integrated design pipeline that enables a user with...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
My Day Three at #CSTA2022
I got an early (for me ) start this morning. I attended a briefing session for session proctors (after missing yesterday’s) so that was good. A hot up of tea and...
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Honda Says No to Fixing Security Bug
Apparently Honda has disavowed fault regarding this easily addressed security problem, and say they won't fix it. Schneier reports with further comment: Security...
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Computer Scientist Who Parlays Failures Into Breakthroughs
Fun examples of thinking about thinking computer science. Mordechai Rorvig, Staff WriterThe Computer Scientist Who Parlays Failures Into Breakthroughs in QuantaMag...
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IOS Lockdown Mode for Security
Interesting approach by Apple to make IOS more secure, at a cost. Useful for some users that are particularly susceptible to external threats. Here an intro...
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Sticky Mini Robots at Work?
Intriguing approachRobot made of sticky tape and metal powder could crawl on your organsTiny robots made of metallic powder stuck to plastic tape and controlled...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
My Day Two at #CSTA2022
Day two started off great as I connected with several people from my home CSTA Chapter –CSTA New Hampshire. The CS community in New Hampshire is growing and the...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft at #CSTA2022
I blog about what interests me or stirs my curiosity. One thing that fits that is what are the really big tech companies doing to support CS education. So I amAmazon...
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D-Wave 500 Qubit Quantum Machine on the Cloud
Recall out interaction with D-Wave now dome time ago. often mentioned here. Qubit count is now impressive. They continue to advance with their specialty machines...
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With 4X Boost, Cumulus-2 HPC Cluster Goes into Climate Research Action at Oak Ridge Atmospheric Facility
Oak Ridge, TN — Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a new, more powerful computer system to support climate data research conducted by the DOE’s Atmospheric...
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ACM Opens Doors to its Archives
As a long time member, user, blogger, reader and promoter ... love the idea. Will try to find new ways to make this more useful. Thoughts? Join me?ACM NEWS...
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