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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
Browser Based R
Brought to my attention. A Browser based R system called StatAce. They warn it is an early Beta with some instabilities. Some comments in LinkedIn like it. ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Preparing for the Internet of Things
Microsoft Preparing for the Internet of Things. An intriguing development. First I have seen by a major operating system developer. " ... The Internet of Things...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IMDB Again
Have used the Internet Movie Database or IMDB since shortly after its creation in 1990, and through its acquisition by Amazon in 1998 ... My research orientation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Technology Impact on Supply Chain
Insightful piece (Complete article is behind a pay wall) about implications for the supply chain of new technologies. " ... This report examines the long-term strategic...
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How SAS Does Agile
In SASCom: The concept of the Agile Scrum and how it is used at SAS. " ... Walk the halls in R&D and you’ll hear people speaking about their sprints and stories...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Eyetracking with Google Glass
In Mashable: On the basis of a patent, which we know may not mean much, but it is inevitable that we will see the capabilities integrated. " ... Google hasIn...
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About 'Natural' Resources
An interesting look at natural resources. All are created by human effort. Some just require more effort than others.
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Mission Statement
ACM-W supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide range of programs...
From My Biased Coin
And Thanks for All the Fish, Altavista Version
All sorts of news about the plug finally being pulled on Altavista, which I still have an attachment to, being partially the product myself of DEC. Here'snice. ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
To Save Everything, Click Here
Brought to my attention by Stephen Few, a new book: To Save Everything Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism, by Evgeny Morozov His very positive...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Seizing Big Data Opportunity
A balanced view from E-Commerce Times about the topic. What it is and is definitely not. Recently have been asked for a concise definition of Big Data, and though...
From Putting People First
Designing for services beyond the screen
The producer-consumer model is so ingrained in our society that we tend to treat everything like a product—a one-and-done offering that can be pushed to the market...
From Putting People First
Design in Service: Crafting the Citizen Experience
Many agree that a combination of factors – a demand for better user experience, the rise of ubiquitous technologies and more readily accessible datasets – present...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
New AP Computer Science Principles Exam
The College Board announced this month a new Advanced Placement course and exam – Computer Science Principles (AP CSP). The course will introduce high school students...
From My Biased Coin
And Thanks For All the Fish
As my Area Administrator Tristen reminded me, "...today is officially your last day as my boss..." Monday is July 1, which officially ends my term as Area Dean...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Man Pulled Under by Squids
Video story on Animal Planet. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Predictive Assistants that Take the Initiative
We worked with and visited the nonprofit research group SRI a number of times. They originally had been spun out of Stanford University. They were involved in...
From Schneier on Security
Me on EconTalk
Another audio interview; this one is mostly about security and power.
From Schneier on Security
My Talk at Google
Last week, I gave a talk at Google. It's another talk about power and security, my continually evolving topic-of-the-moment that could very well become my next...
From The Eponymous Pickle