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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
Georgia Tech MOOC
A good example of how universities are starting to integrate online courses with other offerings. What is its implication more broadly to the University system...
From The Eponymous Pickle
3D Mapping Interiors
In Wired: A camera that can map an interior space and digitize it. An impressive ability that I can think of some retail uses for. " ... This fall, MatterPort...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Deriving Visual Structure
Every line in the Novel: The Great Gatsby, as an infographic. The future of writing? Or a better understanding of structure in unstructured data? Here mostly...
From Schneier on Security
Poached Eggs
The story of people who poach and collect rare eggs, and the people who hunt them down. Securing wildlife against poachers is a difficult problem, especially when...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS Educator Interview: David Burkhart
Today’s interview is David Burkhart from rural Ohio. Dave is another teacher who has been very active in the CSTA and is a former board member. As you read though...
From Putting People First
Evgeny Morozov, solutionism and the politics of usability
Luke Fernandez, Manager of Program and Technology Development at Weber State University, has published a review of Evgeny Morozov’s To Save Everything Click Here...
From Putting People First
Don Norman on the paradox of wearable technologies
Can wearable devices augment our activities without distracting us from the real world, asks Don Norman in an article just published in the MIT Technology Review...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart to Speed its Site
Wal-Mart labs has acquired a startup to speed its web site operation. More serious site improvements are being integrated by Wal-Mart, emphasizing mobile platforms...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wolfram Creative Community
Of Interest ... Wolfram announces a crowdsourced community for their users:" ... Wolfram Community is the go-to place to discuss questions and issues relatingWolfram...
From Schneier on Security
Michael Hayden on the Effects of Snowden's Whistleblowing
Former NSA director Michael Hayden lists three effects of the Snowden documents: "...the undeniable operational effect of informing adversaries of American intelligence's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Predictive Analytics Watch Outs
In the article they say these are 'screw ups', and I agree. I think they are more broadly applicable than just to what is called 'predictive analytics' today...
From The Eponymous Pickle
CFOs Thinking Fast
Brought to my attention by a collaborator. I am a believer in quantitative analytic thinking and a critic of intuitive flash thinking, so obviously agree, ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Expectation Gaps Between IT and Business Leaders
In the Forrester Blog by Dan Bieler. More in the article: " ... new Forrester survey data indicates several gaps in opinion about network infrastructure aspects...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tablet Market
A look at the current tablet market. Tablets continue to replace laptops for personal computing and information access power. Apples share drops among other...
From Schneier on Security
NSA Implements Two-Man Control for Sysadmins
In an effort to lock the barn door after the horse has escaped, the NSA is implementing two-man control for sysadmins: NSA chief Keith Alexander said his agency...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
5 Programming Mistakes To Warn Students About
I like posts like 5 Programming Mistakes You Should Stop Making by Rahul Singh because they help me focus my thoughts. Through the summer I am working on planning...
From Putting People First
Ph.D thesis: Design with Intent
Brunel University London has posted the Ph.D dissertation of Daniel Lockton, entitled “Design with Intent – A design pattern toolkit for environmental & social...
From Putting People First
User-centred design on Gov.uk
The Design Manual of Gov.uk, the UK Government services and information portal, has a section on user-centred design, whereas the service manual home page describes...
From Computational Complexity
I gave a poster session at Erdos 100- so how did it go?
In a a prior post I suggested that STOC perhaps have people give posters instead of talks. While I doubt this will ever happen I think its worth thinking about,...
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