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Register for US Ignite’s Application Summit
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

Register for US Ignite’s Application Summit

US Ignite’s Application Summit, June 24-26, in Chicago, IL is the premier event designed for developers, industry, communities, government, foundations and universities...

A criticism of computer science: models or modèles?
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

A criticism of computer science: models or modèles?

I was recently on a review committee for a PhD proposal. The student was brilliant. His proposal sounded deep and engaging. The methodology looked scientific: build...

Google I/O Review
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google I/O Review

A good overview of the 2013 Google I/O developer presentations that gives you a better understanding where Google, with its massive collection of data, is going...

Analytics are the Supply Chain's Next Big Thing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Analytics are the Supply Chain's Next Big Thing

Well yes, and have been since at least the 1960s.  Good to be reminded, but this is very old news.

From Computational Complexity

The MOOCs Degree

Earlier this week Georgia Tech announced the Online Masters of Science in Computer Science, a MOOCs-based degree with a total tuition of about $7000. This degree...

Why Web Apps?
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Why Web Apps?

I have a bias in favor of applications that run locally and take full advantage of the hardware and OS of the base platform. These days it seems like everything...

IBM, GM Cultivate Data Scientists
From The Eponymous Pickle

IBM, GM Cultivate Data Scientists

In Adage:  Not unexpected that large companies would want to work with schools and vendors to increase the population of needed skills for dealing with the data...

Intelligent Machine Design
From The Eponymous Pickle

Intelligent Machine Design

An upcoming Webinar on Machine Design on May 23.  Requires registration. An area we looked into during our AI phase to better apply manufacturing methods in flexible...

Who Likes Change?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Who Likes Change?

In the HBR: No one, really, but how can they be involved in determining real change?  Good overview piece, but I would add that a good simulation of the decision...

Bluetooth-Controlled Door Lock
From Schneier on Security

Bluetooth-Controlled Door Lock

Here is a new lock that you can control via Bluetooth and an iPhone app. That's pretty cool, and I can imagine all sorts of reasons to get one of those. But I'm...

I-Corps Sites Program Proposals Due July 1
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

I-Corps Sites Program Proposals Due July 1

Transitioning Research into the Marketplace: NSF Funding Opportunity for Academic Institutions Engaged in Entrepreneurship The National Science Foundation has developed...

National Science Foundation says No
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

National Science Foundation says No

Science’s Jeffrey Mervis is reporting that The National Science Foundation (NSF) is saying No to the Chair of the House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology...

SAP’s UX strategy
From Putting People First

SAP’s UX strategy

SAP customers are increasingly telling the company that user experience (UX) is the differentiator, not features and functions, starts the introduction to SAP’s...

From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP

Graduate Student Traps

Can we help avoid parallel repetition of mistakes? Irit Dinur has recently again shown a wonderful skill at re-conceptualizing an area that had seemingly been well...

New in Google Plus
From The Eponymous Pickle

New in Google Plus

Google's social network lets Google+ get smarter.  In Technology Review.  I have used it only sparingly for a few years, but I know many groups that are enthusiastic...

Future Packaging
From The Eponymous Pickle

Future Packaging

IDEO produces some interesting package designs of the future.  " ... To a large extent, packaging mediates our experience with the world, probably more than any...

Surprise in Innovation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Surprise in Innovation

Correspondent Michael Schrage in the  HBR Blog.  He talks reactive and proactive surprise.  Ans how the difference can pay big dividends.  With the example of DARPA...

Random Hacks a Great Success for Students
From Computer Science Teachers Association

Random Hacks a Great Success for Students

Great experience! Provided teamwork for all of us! It made us work super hard! Really Fun!” exclaimed Isabel, age 11. Fun and hard work are just the words teachers...

According to Graph Search: 36 Hours in Portland, Oregon
From updated sporadically at best

According to Graph Search: 36 Hours in Portland, Oregon

Photo credits, clockwise from top left: The Portland Japanese Garden Facebook page; Powell's Books Facebook page; Ray's Ragtime Facebook page; LaurelThirst Public...

Marketing, Advertising and Big Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Marketing, Advertising and Big Data

Big Data and Marketing:  " ... Luminar, PubMatic and Lotame Solutions Inc. are living proof that marketing and advertising are two of the killer applications for...
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