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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 Schneier on Security
Security Risks of Too Much Security
All of the anti-counterfeiting features of the new Canadian $100 bill are resulting in people not bothering to verify them. The fanfare about the security features...
From Putting People First
Ericsson studies on people’s behaviors and values
Ericsson’s ConsumerLab studies people’s behaviors and values, including the way they act and think about ICT products and services. Here are some of their recent...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 20 May 2013
In case you missed the announcement last week the CSTA Election results are announced. Thank you very much to those of you who voted for me. I’ve really looking...
From Putting People First
The secret life of data in the year 2020
Brian David Johnson, Intel futurist, shows how geotags, sensor outputs, and big data are changing the future. He argues that we need a better understanding of our...
From Putting People First
The too-smart city
We’re already building the metropolis of the future—green, wired, even helpful. Now critics are starting to ask whether we’ll really want to live there. Courtney...
From The Eponymous Pickle
So What is Tumblr?
About to be sold to Yahoo. I was asked to look at it as a microblogging tool a few years ago. A microblog is an easy to use way to write blog postsTumblr adds...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Modern Marketer
Former colleague Dave Knox, writes in his Hard Knox Life blog about the modern marketer, where he includes a whimsical infographic illustrating how the modern marketer...
From The Eponymous Pickle
BIg Data and Market Rsearch
In Innovation Excellence: It is natural to think about how data measuring aggregate human behavior is gathered. Its done all the time. That data is large, varied...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Why Big Customers want Quantum Computing
In the BBC: Notably the Pentagon and Google. This article does a good job of saying why this will ultimately be important. Once again D-Wave is complimented...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Uploading Brains
We don't yet understand the nature of consciousness, or the precise nature of how things are stored in our brains. Yet many are suggesting we can do a download...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Decreasing Time to Insight
In Information Management: I agree that decreasing time in coming to a conclusion matters. In particular if you are selecting a promotion for mobile delivery....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Der Spiegel on Numbers
Der Spiegel, German news magazine, has a readable piece, in English, on big data and its use for forward looking predictive analytics. Read it here. Fairly good...
From Putting People First
Big Data knows what your future holds
Living by the Numbers [original title: "Leben nach Zahlen"] is the title of the cover story of the German magazine Der Spiegel, available for free in English translation...
From Putting People First
Industrial designers in the 21st Century: masters of the experience
Ferned Van Engelen of Artefact writes about how adding hardware design to a UX practice can create opportunities for a more holistic user experience. “We shared...
From Putting People First
Customers remember experiences, not content
To solve the issue with content marketing, we need to start looking at content as part of a broader ecosystem, argues Ben Barone-Nugent, a senior digital writer...
From Putting People First
Chatting in code on walkie-talkies in Pakistan’s tribal areas
Reboot principal Panthea Lee discusses on The Atlantic how people communicate in one of the most dangerous places on earth. “Barbers, for example, are seen as well...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Placebo App on Smartphone
In Mashable: The placebo effect has been known for a long time. Is there a way to use interaction with a smartphone to produce a similar effect? And can that...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Striped Pyjama Squid Pet Sculpture
Technically, it's a cuttlefish and not a squid. But it's still nice art. I posted a photo of a real striped pyjama squid way back in 2006. As usual, you can...
From The Eponymous Pickle
App Aids Vision Impaired Photographers
An interesting App in development. Seems like this mostly operational: " ... University of California, Santa Cruz researchers are developing a smartphone application...
From Schneier on Security