From Schneier on Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration
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In 2011, the National Science Foundation (NSF) created the Washington Area Trustworthy Computing Hour (WATCH), a series of thought-provoking talks by innovative...Ann Drobnis From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | September 25, 2013 at 09:06 AM
Kim Zetter has written the definitive story -- at least so far -- of the possible backdoor in the Dual_EC_DRBG random number generator that's part of the NIST SP800...schneier From Schneier on Security | September 25, 2013 at 08:17 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
This was posted to the AP Computer Science mailing list. I thought it was worth posting here for people not on that list. Looks interesting. Introducing the Second...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 25, 2013 at 08:06 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
I was helping a student today and realized that he’d been “lost” for a while. I was going pretty quickly and everyone seemed to be keeping up just fine. Not this...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 24, 2013 at 06:26 PM
The Library of Congress announced today that its Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) system is going mobile with an app for Apple devices now available for...Renee Dopplick From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | September 24, 2013 at 05:35 PM
The TV show Numb3rs had as a premise that a GENIUS mathematician
could help solve crimes. Is this true? I rather doubt you need a GENIUS-
though of course some...GASARCH From Computational Complexity | September 24, 2013 at 04:56 PM
This summer, with NSA scandal after NSA scandal, the public has (thankfully) started to wake up to issues of privacy, surveillance, and monitoring. We are living...zephoria From Apophenia | September 24, 2013 at 04:03 PM
As I sit down to work on the November 2013 issue of the Voice newsletter, it occurs to me what a significant transformation this issue represents. The CSTA Voice... From Computer Science Teachers Association | September 24, 2013 at 02:35 PM
Last month, Google announced the recipients of its Summer 2013 Research Awards, and two former Computing Innovation Fellows (CIFellows) were among the winners:...Shar Steed From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | September 24, 2013 at 01:17 PM
European universities start to embrace online teaching and MOOC. " ... Several MOOC platforms have launched this year in Europe, and a consortium of open universities...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | September 24, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Procter & Gamble launches an app with Oral-B that promotes oral health. A novel use of the iPhone as sensor through its mic. Available on the iPhone store now...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | September 24, 2013 at 12:35 PM
As part of the Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative, it released a National Action Plan in September 2011. Based in part on its progress on the first...David B. From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | September 24, 2013 at 12:30 PM
While “Big Data” is causing excitement in the IT and business sector, the practice and concept of data analysis is not unfamiliar to those coming from a UX research...Experientia From Putting People First | September 24, 2013 at 10:43 AM
Nice hack from the Chaos Computer Club:
The method follows the steps outlined in this how-to with materials that can be found in almost every household: First,...schneier From Schneier on Security | September 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM
See Chris Herbert's Intellectual XChange Network, been a while since I have mentioned them. I am a member. As a a journalist and expert I have covered conferences...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | September 24, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Can information and technology improve the quality of life in cities? That seems a pretty fundamental question for the Smarter Cities movement to address. There...Experientia From Putting People First | September 24, 2013 at 09:36 AM
Reported in the BBC: A remarkable new step, World class retailer Tesco enters the Tablet market. They have been a long time leader in retail technology, but this...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | September 24, 2013 at 09:28 AM
Late to this one, but thought I would close the books on my coverage of the in retail-buying system Aislebuyer, developed by my former colleague Andrew Paradise...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | September 23, 2013 at 09:55 PM
In the WSJ: Learning from the use of smart meters. Very good overview of what they are and the opportunity of their inclusion in the grid system. We participated...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | September 23, 2013 at 03:18 PM
Makes much sense. Was just thinking about this effect. Good discussion to start. While I use Facebook primarily for family and friend communications, many...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | September 23, 2013 at 02:37 PM