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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
Risk-Based Authentication
I like this idea of giving each individual login attempt a risk score, based on the characteristics of the attempt: The risk score estimates the risk associated...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Data and Social Science
A number of interesting items in the Edge about the implications of new models, and most notable to me the implications of Big Data, for social science. Social...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wix as Easy Internet Presence
After mentioning the startup Waze, recently acquired by Google, I was sent a note to take a look at the startup Wix. I was intrigued by their description of it...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Technology and Dementia
Technology solutions for dementia care. Here from the CACM. An extensive view of technology current and future uses, and the barriers involved. I am peripherally...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
SIGCSE 2014 a Great Opportunity for Professional Development
I just got back from Atlanta where, while wearing one of my other hats, I helped to put together the program for the SIGCSE conference to be held March 5-8...
From Schneier on Security
Deception in Fruit Flies
The wings of the Goniurellia tridens fruit fly have images of an ant on them, to deceive predators: "When threatened, the fly flashes its wings to give the appearance...
From Putting People First
Experientia taking on the Nordic Built Challenge, Finland
Experientia team in final four, with community-minded concept “The fundamental idea of the entry – the ENGAGE community noticeboard concept – is worth special mention...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Future of Cloud Computing
Recorded Future looks at the future of cloud computing. " ... As businesses continue to modernize, technological innovation accelerates. Cloud computing is a relatively...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Convincing People Mobile Shopping is Safe
In Baseline Mag: Intrigued by the element of persuasion here. Not an argument about safety itself.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smartwatch for Corporate Productivity
Looking at the smartwatch format as improving corporate productivity. Seems a stretch beyond the mild improvement in convenience in carrying the things around....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Helpouts
Google now offers a method to seek and potentially sell online assistance via video, called Helpouts. Google takes a flat 20 percent transaction fee. More...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Numbers from the History of the World
In Tableau Public Gallery. Nicely done visualization of a large selection of key numbers over history. " ... Julia Gusman with this viz reminds us the work of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Certified Analytics Professional
Become a Certified Analytics Professional, a service provided by Informs. Not sure how widely this is accepted by companies. Checking into it further. "Next...
From Wild WebMink
Personal URL on Google+
I’m pleased that Google+ now offers personalised profile URLs – mine is https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SimonPhipps/ All I need now is for them to allow me to have...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Telling Your Story with Twitter
An approach to tell your life story via only your Twitter stream. Course that means you have to be using twitter all the time. Have seen similar approaches with...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Finding Big Data
Several recent projects have involved public big data, so have become used to the thought of seeking out such data and mashing it up with internal data. Geographic...
From Computational Complexity
My Pope Number is 2: The Smaller World Hypothesis
I proofread Piergiogrio Odilfreddi's book (which is on Lance's List of Favorite Complexity Books) for which I got a generous acknowledgment. I have also visited...
From Schneier on Security
The Story of the Bomb Squad at the Boston Marathon
This is interesting reading, but I'm left wanting more. What are the lessons here? How can we do this better next time? Clearly we won't be able to anticipate...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson