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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
Marketing Engineering Revisited
I am reposting my review of this book below. First because I had a need to take another look at it. Second because it now has a second edition, which I have not...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Trick Questions Are A Bad Idea
Thanks to a post by Mark Guzdial I found What Makes Code Hard to Understand? This was a report of a study looking into what makes cade hard to understand even for...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Internet Policy Task Force Releases New Green Paper on Copyright Policy
The U.S. Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force today released a green paper titled “Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Walmart Reveals Economic and Customer Trends
From Consumer Goods Technology: Some quite remarkable findings from the retail giant. " ... A new report from retail behemoth Walmart Stores Inc. uses salesUneven...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Witness List for Thursday’s Hearing on “Innovation in America: The Role of Technology”
House Hearing on “Innovation in America: The Role of Technology” House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Thursday...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Demotion in Loyalty Systems
Loyalty systems big flaw. Our brains in particular do not like demotion. I remember my own particular example with Delta Airlines. After years of flying globally...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Neuromarketing for Dummies
I see that Sands Research has recommended the NeuroMarketing for Dummies by Genco, Pohlmann and Steidel, now available for preorder:" ... Yes, a "Dummies" Book(If...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Generating Infographics
Had reason to look at how to quickly generate simple infographics, and found this review and list of free options. The intent is to use it to create examples that...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Disney Captures Portrait Artist Strokes
More from Disney Research. We all love the work of the sketch artist; quickly and effectively capturing both engaging art and knowledge. Few of us can do it well...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google+ Basics
I have been a user of Google+ since the beginning, prompted to do that by a clients use of the social technology. Though now where near the traffic of Linkedin...
From Putting People First
Usman Haque: ‘Messiness will inevitably arise in spite of smart cities’
No matter what attempts are made to impose order and predictability on cities of the near future, a messiness will inevitably arise, argues Usman Haque. “Grub City...
From Putting People First
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
Rob Egerton and Jeanette Kaye of HRW write on why research needs to go beyond the individual’s perspective to get closer to the reality of behaviour. “Two important...
From Schneier on Security
Brian Krebs Harassed
This is what happens when you're a security writer and you piss off the wrong people: they conspire to have heroin mailed to you, and then to tip off the police...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Avoid the Soft Yes
In the HBR, Avoiding the soft yes. Requires free registration to read in full. Worth doing that.
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Something Old, Something New
I've been programming since 1972 (junior year of high school, long before programming in high school was considered a normal course of events). Over the years,...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Making Choices
The Axiom Of Choice, some history, some ideas Gregory Moore is a historian of mathematical logic. One connection he has to things dear to us is that he edited the...
From Schneier on Security
Neighborhood Security: Feeling vs. Reality
Research on why some neighborhoods feel safer: Salesses and collaborators Katja Schechtner and César A. Hidalgo built an online comparison tool using Google Street...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Kelloggs Loyalty Program
In AdAge: A considerably complete program for tracking loyalty. " ... Kellogg's loyalty program brings in data on 90% of its products ... Kellogg's Family...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Virtual Academy
Had not heard of this, but Microsoft Virtual Academy provides free MS package training. This appears to be mostly advanced technology oriented.
From Schneier on Security