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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 Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Sponsoring Computational Sustainability Track at AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-13)
The following entry is a special contribution to this blog from Douglas H. Fisher, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. This year Doug...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Future of Humans
In the Atlantic: The Future of humans in the approaching era of artificial intelligence. Its is coming, but I am still skeptical of the timing predicted, but...
From Schneier on Security
F2P Monetization Tricks
This is a really interesting article about something I never even thought about before: how games ("F2P" means "free to play") trick players into paying for stuff...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS Educator Interview: Laura Blankenship
Laura Blankenship teaches at the all-girls Baldwin School.and is also one of my favorite CS education bloggers. In this interview she talks about some of the issues...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Loyalty and Gamification
We worked with several applications using game dynamics in our enterprise. So I have been been involved in the concept for years. I have given several talksRajat...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Japan-US Network Opportunity: R&D for “Beyond Trillions of Objects”
The NSF has recently issued a new program solicitation- Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS: JUNO), Japan-US Network Opportunity: R&D for “Beyond Trillions...
From Computational Complexity
Combinatorics use to not get any respect. But because of Erdos...
(This blog is based on things I heard at the Erdos 100th Bday Conference) I have spend the last week at the Erdos 100th bday conference. One point that was made...
From Putting People First
Microsoft’s CityNext initiative ‘puts people first’ (uh oh)
So who else is putting people first? Microsoft‘s new smart cities initiative! “Cities play a vital role in our lives – both now and in the future. Microsoft’s CityNext...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Big-O notation and real-world performance
Classical Newtonian mechanics is always mathematically consistent. However, Newtonian mechanics assumes that bodies move without friction and that we stay far from...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Matchbox Computing
Very small computers Complete computing systems the size of credit cards. or smaller. Was looked at for possible sensor duty. But once you could communicateRaspberry...
From The Eponymous Pickle
GE Makes Short Films On Big Data
In AdAge: An unusual approach to make the case: " ... GE Makes Short Films In Tiny Town About Big Data ... Company Looks to Illustrate the Industrial Internet...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Macy's RFID Rollout Plans
A long running project for improving inventory control at Macy's with RFID tagging. An update on their progress: " ... That inventory accuracy will indeed beHarrison...
From Schneier on Security
More NSA Code Names
We don't know what they mean, but there are a bunch of NSA code names on LinkedIn profiles. ANCHORY, AMHS, NUCLEON, TRAFFICTHIEF, ARCMAP, SIGNAV, COASTLINE, DISHFIRE...
From Putting People First
How is ‘experience’ valued in the sharing economy?
How do you buy or sell something so abstract as an “experience”? And what is it worth? That’s not an idle question for companies in the sharing economy. The experience...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Rough Problems
Some problems on which we cannot even get in the zone Rough on Ruff source Lindy Ruff was recently named coach of the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tagtal Touchscreen Copying Stylus
Happened on a capability on the IdeaConnection site. Tagtal is a stylus that lets you copy from one touch surface to another, " ... "digital dropper", isA...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smart Diapers
In the NYT: A Digital Diaper that tracks infants health. Reminds me of the 'smart toilet' idea pioneered in Japan. Had not heard this specifically talked about...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Creative Mobile Ad Strategies
In Venturebeat:" ... Engaging mobile brand fans through social channels such as Instagram or by offering mobile games are some of the strategies brands are using...
From Schneier on Security
The NSA's Project SHAMROCK
Nice history of Project SHAMROCK, the NSA's illegal domestic surveillance program from the 1970s. It targeted telegrams.
From The Eponymous Pickle