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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
Behavior and Decisions in Organizations
A very nice piece in Bain&Company, Why we Behave and Decide the way we do. Lots of information out there on why individuals act the way they do. Even aspects...
From Schneier on Security
FinSpy
Twenty five countries are using the FinSpy surveillance software package (also called FinFisher) to spy on their own citizens: The list of countries with servers...
From Computational Complexity
Will they use EasyPope to pick the Pope in 2050?
AP press 2050: The new pope was elected in just 2 hours using EasyPope, the software based on EasyChair, software designed to deciding which papers get into a conference...
From Wild WebMink
Python Trademark Safe In Europe
Seems all that community pressure worked. The Python Software Foundation confirmed that the UK hoster that was threatening their name has withdrawn its trademark...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Considering the Cloud
Good Thoughtful podcast piece on the topicManaging TechnologyUp in the Cloud: Hype and High Expectations for Cloud ComputingCloud computing is creating waves in...
From My Biased Coin
Cambridge Area Economics and Computation Day 2013
I was asked to advertise the upcoming Second Cambridge Area Economics and Computation Day (CAEC'13);information is available at http://caec.seas.harvard.edu/It's...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Apply to be a Pilot Sites for the AP CS Principles Course
As you may know a new Advanced Placement Computer Science, usually called AP CS Principles, is being developed by/for the College Board. The College Board is now...
From The Eponymous Pickle
World Peace via Vending Machines
A curious project from Coke using vending machines to promote world peace. Would they then need a vending App too?
From My Biased Coin
Update: Andrew Auernheimer Watch
Well, this is going to give me nightmares for a while. TechNewsWorld:"Andrew Auernheimer, a hacker known as "Weev," was sentenced Monday to 41 months in prison...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Framing Devices With an Interactive Twist
You may recall that I recommended inklewriter as one tool for testing story ideas. I recently found an interesting piece of interactive fiction made with it and...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
The Changing Face of Education and Computer Science
Any person involved with education today can tell you that it is an ever changing field. What was common place just a few short years ago has been replaced by something...
From Schneier on Security
A 1962 Speculative Essay on Computers and Intelligence
From the CIA archives: Orrin Clotworthy, "Some Far-out Thoughts on Computers," Studies in Intelligence v. 6 (1962).
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Pioneers of the Internet and World Wide Web Receive Inaugural QE Prize for Engineering
Vinton Cerf, Robert Kahn, Sir Tim Berners Lee, Marc Andreessen, and Louis Pouzin were awarded the inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering today at the Royal...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 18
March 19 Hearing: The Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Electronic...
From Wild WebMink
Royal Charter or Star Chamber For Stars?
Alec Muffett points out that the new Royal Charter being rushed through the UK Parliament includes some drafting that appears to drag blogs, Twitter and other social...
From Schneier on Security
Prison Escape
Audacious daytime prison escape by helicopter. The escapees have since been recaptured.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sands Partners with NVISO
Just announced. A natural interaction for neuromarketing work. Surprised it it not more often done. Directly linking facial imaging with neuroscience technology...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Visualization and BI Tools
Useful comments on the selection process. Again, I look for methods that do the most common things easily and directly. Ignore all the flash, all the visualization...
From The Eponymous Pickle