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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
Glass App Store
In Mashable: A Google Glass App store is planned by next year. This will be very useful indication of exactly how serious developers for this new computing format...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Small Data Becoming Big Data
In SmartData Collective, By Mark van Rijmenam" ... small data can become big data by cleverly combining various data sets with different data formats; Combine weather...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robotic Cleaning
In IEEE Spectrum: As might be expected we avidly explored the future of cleaning. In particular we examined robotic approaches. Watching development and commercialization...
From Schneier on Security
Business Opportunities in Cloud Security
Bessemer Venture Partners partner David Cowan has an interesting article on the opportunities for cloud security companies. Richard Stiennnon, an industry analyst...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Crowdsourcing Grading
I remember being part of a group that did this long before it was called crowd sourcing, unofficially and informally checking assignments and providing help within...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Submits Comments to the FCC on Accessibility Waiver Request for E-Readers
USACM today submitted comments to the FCC on a request by the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers to exempt e-readers from the accessibility requirements under...
From Geeking with Greg
More quick links
More of what I found interesting lately: The apparent philosophy of the design of biological processes: "Never refactor if you can incrementally add another[1]...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Science of Human Nature and Behavior: A Master Class
I was reminded of this conference by a correspondent, held in 2011:In The Edge:" ... Princeton psychologist Daniel Kahneman on the marvels and the flaws of intuitive...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Probing the Hive Mind
To what degree does the Wikipedia act as a single brain? In Sciencenews: What implied rules underlie its operation as a useful resource? I can see this as thelinks...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Virtual Reality Gaming
I followed VR for years, looking at the potential for using reality spaces to solve problems in abstract spaces. Spaces that could could be used as analogs tosome...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Jeff Bezos and the WaPo
One of our little businesses uses Jeff Bezo's infrastructure. So I am always interested in his directions. He plans a 'Golden Age', perhaps linking newspapers...
From Schneier on Security
Syrian Electronic Army Cyberattacks
The Syrian Electronic Army attacked again this week, compromising the websites of the New York Times, Twitter, the Huffington Post, and others. Political hacking...
From The Eponymous Pickle
More Devices on Order:Tablet, Glass, Watch?
In a spirited conversation with a colleague today. On the eve of the delivery of the 'smart watch' device. I was inspired by a current project that will look...
From The Eponymous Pickle
GE is About What is Next
GE with who I have worked with locally and globally, has always impressed me as forward looking. From promoting innovation to the use of leading edge technologies...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Life as a Negotiaton
Life as a Series of Negotiations. And the most important ones: " ... Actually, the most important negotiations we have — the ones that determine the quality...
From Computational Complexity
Types of questions for exams
QUESTION: Give as many types of exam questions you can, give examples, and comment on if this is a good type of question. My answer below. A problem that some...
From Putting People First
Book: Putting Citizens First
Putting Citizens First Engagement in Policy and Service Delivery for the 21st Century Evert A. Lindquist, Sam Vincent and John Wanna Australian National University...
From Putting People First
Book: Interactive Visualization
Interactive Visualization: Insight through Inquiry By Bill Ferster The MIT Press, 2012 ISBN-10: 0262018152, ISBN-13: 978-0262018159 (Amazon link) Abstract Interactive...
From Schneier on Security
Our Newfound Fear of Risk
We're afraid of risk. It's a normal part of life, but we're increasingly unwilling to accept it at any level. So we turn to technology to protect us. The problem...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson