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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
Friday Squid Blogging: 30-Foot Giant Squid Washes Ashore
A 30-foot-long giant squid has washed ashore in Cantabria, Spain. It died at sea, with a broken tentacle. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mobile 3D Structure Sensor
A kickstarter project. First I have looked at in any detail. I was asked to give an opinion of its possible application in retail and manufacturing oriented systems...
From Schneier on Security
Stuff I Say
It's a Tumblr feed. Right now there are only six posts, all a year old. Presumably that will change soon. To clarify: I have nothing to do with the feed, and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tagging with Synthesized DNA
Tagging things with synthetic DNA. Event specific DNA that can be fogged onto a site during a crime, that will be found with subsequent participant analysis....
From Schneier on Security
New Low in Election Fraud
Azerbaijan achieves a new low in voter fraud. They government accidentally publishes the results of the election before the polls open. The mistake came whenanother...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Ph.D. Computer Scientist is a Can’t Miss Science Career
This week, ScienceCareers named “Three Can’t Miss Science Careers,” and Ph.D. computer scientist was on the list along with geoscientist, and physician scientist...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships in Big Data and Analytics
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is accepting applications for its Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program. Fellows are placed...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Future of Storytelling
Have been involved with a storytelling startup. New thoughts out there that I have been reading. Many technology angles. Like this in Readwrite:" ... Many of...
From Schneier on Security
Air Gaps
Since I started working with Snowden's documents, I have been using a number of tools to try to stay secure from the NSA. The advice I shared included using Tor...
From The Eponymous Pickle
P&G's Innovation Success Rate
I was reminded by a correspondent of these resources on innovation success rate: A video on the subject. and the 2011 HBR article: How P&G Tripled its Innovation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IDEO Design Apps
I had heard of this before and reported on it, but never experimented with it. This is a reminder to give it a try. We used IDEO for consumer creativity lab development...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Proving Cook’s Theorem
Another proof idea using finite automata Steve Cook proved three landmark theorems with 1971 dates. The first has been called a “surprising theorem”: that any deterministic...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Standardize Your (CS) World
Standardize Your (CS) World Anyone even remotely connected with K-12 education knows the pervasive emphasis on standards in the education world today. One huge...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Robotics Roadmap is now on the Road!
The National Robotics Initiative (NRI) Principal Investigator meeting showcased an amazing collection of new ideas and technologies developed by over 200 of the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Emotions of Shopper Behavior
It has been a known for a long time that emotions are powerful drivers of shopping behavior. Good piece. Supermarket News writes: " ... Shopper Intelligence...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Game About Type
An intriguing idea. A game that is about type fonts. Typography. For a small charge, have not tried it yet. " ... "Type:Rider" Is The Ultimate Video Game about...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Kellogg and Mobile Loyalty
A straightforward approach. A many product CPG assortment to address. But will this work or contribute to the yet another loyalty systems effect?" ... Kellogg's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reinvent the to Do List
In the HBR Blog: I have now used at least a dozen methods of simplifying reminding myself and others what we need to get done. Bottom line is that simple works...
From Schneier on Security