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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
DunnHumby and BzzAgent Pulse
In AdAge: Kroger and Unilever are among the pleased users. Some good detail here: " ... Pulse draws data not just from the million BzzAgents, but also from...
From Putting People First
Understanding electric utility customers
A few weeks back, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) issued “Understanding Electric Utility Customers—Summary Report: What We Know and What We Need to...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NSF Seeking Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters (HazardSEES)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a new solicitation – Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters, or HazardSEES – that aims to foster the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics Magazine
Always useful and practical bimonthly Analytics Magazine. The Nov/Dec Issue. Sample articles:Successfully Operationalizing Analytics by James TaylorA repeatable...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Maps is Back for iOS
I have been a user of Google Maps since its Beta Days, where tested it for geo data environmental and marketing applications. Now as an iOS phone and tablet user...
From Computational Complexity
The Fiscal Cliff
Unless the republicans and democrats get a deal before year's end, the country will head over the so-called "Fiscal Cliff" including a budget sequestration that...
From Putting People First
The man looking to turn Samsung into a Silicon Valley trendsetter
Samsung is doubling down on technology investments in Apple’s backyard, including two new R&D buildings in Silicon Valley that will house 2,000 staff and a recently...
From Schneier on Security
QR Code Scams
There's a rise in QR codes that point to fraudulent sites. One of the warning signs seems to be a sticker with the code, rather than a code embedded in an advertising...
From Putting People First
Charles Leadbeater on scaling and system innovation in public services
On 26 November MindLab, the Danish citizen-centric governmental innovation unit, invited Charles Leadbeater for its morning lecture series. Leadbeater, a leading...
From Putting People First
Mark Rettig’s vent on the Connecting movie
Yesterday I plugged Connecting, a short film that explores trends in UI, Interaction & Experience Design. When Mark Rettig watched the video too, he said he would...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Hackety Hack for Learning Ruby Programming
This being CSEdWeek (Computer Science Education Week) the social media has been flooded with links to articles, information, great programs for promoting CS education...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Idea Connection
I was reminded of IdeaConnection recently. A site that connects innovative ideas and their uses. I had the opportunity to chat with them for the enterprise a...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Business Model Visualization
David Sibbit discusses business model visualization. A topic I love and that he instructed us on during the 1980s. Lots of collaborations, books and even a...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NBC News Segment on Massively Open Online Courses
Earlier this week, NBC aired a video segment highlighting how Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are transforming education. Professors at universities like...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Demand Planning Secrets of P&G
A recent video and talk by former colleagues. Hardly secrets, which is what the CGT title boasts, but worth looking at for all practitioners of the science and...
From Schneier on Security
Detecting Edited Audio
Interesting development in forensic analysis: Comparing the unique pattern of the frequencies on an audio recording with a database that has been logging these...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Super Networking
Been reading in recent Inc Mag articles recently and found this one by Scott Gerber that was on point. Answering the question: How to I become a value added networker...
From Wild WebMink
Samba 4 As Anti-Trust Remedy
Has Microsoft got a problem? The extensive new features in Samba 4 make it a viable, license-free, security-certified alternative to Active Directory, and make...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tracking You
I have seen this many times, you shop or search for something online and you start to get lots of offers for more information. In the WSJ: How they Know What you...
From The Eponymous Pickle