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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
End of the Public Phone Network
In IEEE Spectrum: Will this system end by 2018? The 134 year old public phone network is dying. What are the implications of changes to the network and how...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Predicting A Supply Chain Network of Fast Data
I don't normally like yearly predictions. But I found these to be thought provoking. They all deal with the long proposed suggestion that increasingly transparent...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Decepticons
Research at Ga Tech is using 'deception' methods used in nature to enhance behavioral models. Have always been interested in biological models. They have often...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The Future Belongs To The Creators
A lot of people are thinking about the future this time of year. I’ve got a few ideas myself. This is the year I’ve done a lot with apps on phones and tablets....
From Schneier on Security
Breaking Hard-Disk Encryption
The newly announced ElcomSoft Forensic Disk Decryptor can decrypt BitLocker, PGP, and TrueCrypt. And it's only $300. How does it work? Elcomsoft Forensic Disk...
From Computational Complexity
2012 Complexity Year in Review
As we turn our thoughts from Turing to Erdős, a look back at the complexity year that was. Written with help from co-blogger Bill Gasarch. The complexity result...
From Schneier on Security
Public Shaming as a Security Measure
In Liars and Outliers, I talk a lot about the more social forms of security. One of them is reputational. This post is about that squishy sociological security...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Changing Perceptions of Big Data
From Inside Analysis. Here I disagree in one sense and agree in another. . It is true that it has never entirely been about the size of the data. What we have...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On News Aggregation: Added Value Facts
In CACM: News aggregation is a common thing in the internet. Many sites and blogs find news in their specialty areas, and the results are redistributed to different...
From The Eponymous Pickle
$99 Tablet
Akin to the $99 laptop, the $99 tablet, which I wrote about in the enterprise some long time ago with the hope of getting some support to drive it world-wide. Is...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Reinventing American Manufacturing – The Role of Innovation
An excellent article by MIT’s Bill Bonvillian, just out in the MIT Press journal Innovations. Bill’s prescription: The U.S. must develop an integrated strategy...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reorganizing the Web to Get Stuff Done
A big part of this is reorganizing search, a big component of our use of the Web. This article talks about that from the search engine Bing's perspective. Isee...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
The Importance of Mentoring
My school celebrated CS Ed Week with a visit from alumni who are working in CS-related careers. One alumnus spoke to my students over skype about his career in...
From The Eponymous Pickle
War Gaming Innovation Strategy
Battle testing an innovation strategy. In the McKinsey Quarterly. This does remind me of defense department approaches, that were reimplemented in big enterprise...
From Schneier on Security
Cryptography Engineering Available as an eBook
Finally, Cryptography Engineering is available as an ebook. Even better, it's today's deal of the day at O'Reilly: $27.50 (50% off) and no copy protection. (The...
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A Belated Brief on Barcelona
Notes from a more decadent time...Itinerary: Barcelona with Kate, April 2012. Photos here.Day 1. Arrive in Barcelona by plane close to midnight on a Friday evening...
From Schneier on Security
Hackers Use Backdoor to Break System
Industrial control system comes with a backdoor: Although the system was password protected in general, the backdoor through the IP address apparently required...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Holiday Shopping Behavior
Mintel releases some holiday shopping behavior statistics in Progressive Grocer.
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Merry Christmas 2012
Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year to all my readers and friends. Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo...
From The Eponymous Pickle