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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
Explaining Hadoop: (More about How)
In Forbes: Hadoop came some time after I had the role, but I was often called upon to provide a minimally technical explanation of new Tech. Here is a good one...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Are You Looking Forward to Hour of Code?
After my last blog piece, I got to work on my Hour of Code activity. I was trying to decide where to hold an Hour of Code activity and who to invite. After much...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Uptalking for Affirmation is Spreading
When we seek affirmation we have our spoken sentences rise in frequency towards their conclusion. We experimented with the idea for analyzing 800 line callsIn ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Teradata Blogs
Recently had cause to take a look at Teradata. I revisited their set of blogs, which cover database, big data and analytics topics. Paying good attention to innovation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Coffee too Cheap?
In Der Spiegel: Pricing analysis with neuromarketing. I agree with some of the commenters that the study seems to come from a warped hypothesis. But I have...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wearables to Exceed $8 Billion
A considerable move forward. What will the implications be for business, for the average consumer? Considering them as companion devices is also useful. And...
From The Eponymous Pickle
RFID Solutions for Retailers
Am still tracking RFID solutions for retailers. This still have the most traction in apparel applications. Here an end to end solution. Addressing the usual"...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Apple's iBeacon in Apple Stores
In CWworld: Apple is using them in their own stores. " ... Apple is taking a closer look at shoppers in its retail stores, under a new program that will push...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Hoax Squid-Like Creature
The weird squid-like creature floating around Bristol Harbour is a hoax. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Judging A Book By Its Coverage
Flaws in constitution Cropped from book page. Rebecca Goldstein is the author of the book Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel. She obtained her...
From Schneier on Security
New Book: Carry On
I have a new book. It's Carry On: Sound Advice from Schneier on Security, and it's my second collection of essays. This book covers my writings from March 2008...
From Schneier on Security
Bruce Schneier Facts T-Shirts
0-Day Clothing has taken 25 Bruce Schneier Facts and turned them into T-shirts just in time for Christmas.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Seeking Best Social Networks for Brands
What appears to be an interesting study:Study: Brands' best bet for social media is Instagram Instagram beat out Facebook, Twitter and Google+ in a study comparing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Genetically Tailored Beverages
More examples of personalization:Coca-Cola CTO sees genetically-tailored beverages in the future"It's not going to be that far out that we will talk about personalized...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Will Personalization Kill Discovery?
In Marketing Ying and Yang: Will personalization kill discovery, choice and diversity of thought? blogs Yvette London. She makes some useful points. I worried...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Are you learning fast enough?
Erik Meijer is one of the awesome people I get to meet while I worked at Microsoft. Earlier today he tweeting something that really made me think. If you don't...
From Putting People First
The psychology behind information dashboards
With its interactive and intuitive interface and its ability to visualize data in a single screen, the information dashboard is becoming a critical tool in the...
From Schneier on Security
Telepathwords: A New Password Strength Estimator
Telepathwords is a pretty clever research project that tries to evaluate password strength. It's different from normal strength meters, and I think better. Telepathwords...
From Putting People First
The UX explorers at Ford: an interview with Parrish Hanna and Chris Thibodeau
In response to the recent explosion in UX, Ford Motor Company has hired folks like Parrish Hanna and Chris Thibodeau — Global Director of Human-Machine Interface...
From Putting People First