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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
On Global Value Chains
In Knowledge @ Wharton: A turning point in the maturation of global value chains. A good overview. I note that Morris Cohen is quoted, who we did work with in...
From Putting People First
‘An Overview of Service Design for the Private and Public Sectors’ report
Service design is an approach to innovating both private and public sector services that places the user at the heart of the development process. Service design...
From Putting People First
Is UX design the next big thing?
UX design explained for advertisers: “Here is where the world of communication and the world of computing starts to merge in intent. Systems are to be used. Products...
From Putting People First
Four myths about UX and how to bust them
Brian Pagán describes four common UX myths and how to “bust” them: UX is too soft; it’s not based on anything Anyone can do UX UX is too expensive UX is just interaction...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Would a TV Show Fix the CS Recruitment Program?
A recent article in the New York Times called “I am Woman, Watch me Hack” brought up an idea I hear expressed pretty regularly. The idea is that the right TV show...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Supports Quantum AI
Again a favorite topic. Quantum Computing. The interaction between modern physics and computing. So what it all about? How about an example of instructional...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Linkedin Moves Mobile
I have followed the flurry of updates to Linkedin mobile Apps. I do find myself using it on mobile more often, as more of my work moves there. It still hasMashable...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Golden Age of Television Online
In Knowledge @ Wharton: Will the Next ‘Golden Age of Television’ Take Place Online? Good forward looking piece: As Netflix, Amazon and others transition from...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Status of Text Analytics
An Update: We used it in the enterprise calling it 'content analysis'. It has evolved into something that is much easier to use and integrate with text sensors...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Where to Build Your Startup
Lots of interesting data about startups outside the usual places. The broad premise is that you should build your startup in Silicon Valley. Have been involved...
From The Eponymous Pickle
More on Store Surveillance
The idea of doing 'visual analytics', has been growing, a new effort: " ... Video analytics startup Prism Skylabs announced today that it has raised $15 million...
From Schneier on Security
Code Names for NSA Exploit Tools
This is from a Snowden document released by Le Monde: General Term Descriptions: HIGHLANDS: Collection from Implants VAGRANT: Collection of Computer Screens MAGNETIC...
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Dual Booting Ubuntu and Windows 8
This blog post commemorates the better part of a work day I spent installing a dual boot of Ubuntu Linux 13.10 and Windows 8 on my Lenovo X230 Thinkpad. I did not...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CISE AD Issues Letter to the Community on Resuming Operations at NSF
The Federal Government reopened on October 17, 2013. Farnam Jahanian, Assistant Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Computer and Information...
From Schneier on Security
Dry Ice Bombs at LAX
The news story about the guy who left dry ice bombs in restricted areas of LAX is really weird. I can't get worked up over it, though. Dry ice bombs are a harmless...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Stores Tracking Phones
In Forbes: Ways to opt of being tracked in a store using your Smartphone. The obvious way is to turn off your Bluetooth and Wifi. The tracking approach is getting...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Population Pattern Viewer
From RTI International: More interesting public data visualizations of economic drivers.Web-Based Map Allows Users to See Intricate Patterns in U.S. Population...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Internet of Things Kit
We worked with similar systems that tested RFID approaches. Kits, with all the required components, are very useful in understanding a technology space that includes...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Workshop on Opportunities in Robotics, Automation, and Computer Science
Manufacturing currently comprises about 12% of the US GDP — roughly 1.8 trillion USD. Although there is a perception (and some truth) to the fact that manufacturing...
From The Eponymous Pickle