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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 Schneier on Security
Today I Briefed Congress on the NSA
This morning I spent an hour in a closed room with six Members of Congress: Rep. Logfren, Rep. Sensenbrenner, Rep. Scott, Rep. Goodlate, Rep Thompson, and Rep....
From The Eponymous Pickle
CW Guide to R Resources
In ComputerWorld: What looks to be a very good set of documents and links for using the data analytics language R. Continuing to establish itself as the language...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Augmented Reality Museum Tour
From Metaio. Here using the example of a museum tour. An excellent example of the use of augmented reality. Combining physical and artificial spaces to provide...
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An Electronic Nose to Detect State of Health
Looking at the Electronic nose again. We were primarily interested in detecting engaging aromas in coffee. Now In Knowledge @ Wharton: " ... Samuel M. Khamis,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Essentials of Business Analytics
Continue to make my way through this new text. Which seeks to position the three kinds of analytics: Descriptive, Predictive and Prescriptive. As I have preached...
From Computational Complexity
Favorite Theorems: Introduction
I was invited to give a talk at the FST&TCS conference held in December 1994 in Madras (now Chennai). As I searched for a topic, I realized I was just finishing...
From Schneier on Security
Cell Phone Tracking by Non-State Actors
This is interesting: Adding credence to the theory that Brooklyn landlord Menachem Stark was kidnapped and murdered by professionals, a law enforcement source ...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Bounds On Binomial Coefficents
A simple but useful bound on binomial coefficients Andreas von Ettingshausen was a German mathematician and physicist who lived in the early part of the 19 century...
From Schneier on Security
SCHOOLMONTANA: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's implant from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: SCHOOLMONTANA (TS//SI//REL) SCHOOLMONTANA provides persistence for DNThere...
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Behavioral Research in System 1 vs System 2
If you have been following some recent advances in thinking about cognition: " ... Charles Young examines what we can learn about measuring ad effectiveness byvia...
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January/February Analytics Magazine
The latest issue of the always useful Analytics Magazine is now available. Cover articles include analytics careers and consulting. Good spread of detail and"...
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Google Nests in the Smart Home
We actively experimented with smart home systems, solutions and configuration. Google's investment in the Nest thermostat indicates a big investment in a key part...
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Bias in Strategy Decisions
Bias, or what we often saw: 'confirmation bias' is a key danger in any kind of research or decision process. This is particularly important in less defined strategy...
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Fate of the PC
Scoping the fate of the PC. They seem to be morphing into the tablet. What aspects of devices are true requirements?![[Paper] Designing customer-centric branchless banking offerings](/system/assets/0000/1953/030209_Vanderbeeken_Mark_250.small_square.jpg?1476779420&1260281963)
From Putting People First
[Paper] Designing customer-centric branchless banking offerings
Designing Customer-Centric Branchless Banking Offerings Claudia McKay, Yanina Seltzer The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) 20 December 2013 pdf, iBook...
From Schneier on Security
The Changing Cost of Surveillance
From Ashkan Soltani's blog post: The Yale Law Journal Online (YLJO) just published an article that I co-authored with Kevin Bankston (first workshopped at the ...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Nominations for the CSTA Board of Directors 2014 Election
Are you an active member of the Computer Science Teachers Association and looking to get more involved? The CSTA Board is a working board that develops policy for...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Run For the CSTA Board of Directors
Are you an educator or adminstrator with skills and drive? Have you considered putting those skills and drive to work for your CSTA? There are six vacancies...
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