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Morality, the next frontier in human-computer interaction
From Putting People First

Morality, the next frontier in human-computer interaction

John Pavlus reflects in the MIT Technology Review on a short essay by Gary Marcus in the New Yorker about the ethical quandaries raised by Google’s driverless car...

How Ford makes its cars smarter
From Putting People First

How Ford makes its cars smarter

In the fast-evolving world of connected cars, CTO Paul Mascarenas is bringing Detroit and Silicon Valley together to chart Ford’s path into the future. Brian Cooley...

Intel’s UX research on touch interface usage and Ultrabooks
From Putting People First

Intel’s UX research on touch interface usage and Ultrabooks

One of the more innovative studies to come along at Intel in regards to user experience and the Ultrabook is Daria Loi’s global survey of touch interface usage....

Interesting Links 3 December 2012
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 3 December 2012

Last week was about getting some professional development time. I spent two days at the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference where I attended some good sessions...

Payment Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Payment Data

It is suggested that the data associated with payment is more valuable than the any payment fees  themselves.   More.   " .. Tomorrow: Payment Data Will Revolutionize...

Critics of Mobile Advertising
From The Eponymous Pickle

Critics of Mobile Advertising

In GigaOM:  Had not thought of all the issues brought up here.  Certainly they are all in play to some degree, but there are not enough statistics to understand...

“Tire Tracks” poster and brochure – “Continuing Innovation in Information Technology”
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

“Tire Tracks” poster and brochure – “Continuing Innovation in Information Technology”

In 1995, the Computer Science & Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council published the first “Tire Tracks Diagram” – illustrating the complex interplay...

Living on the Edge of Existence
From updated sporadically at best

Living on the Edge of Existence

Reading Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums made me wonder whether my life should be more exciting.  While exploring this, I had the following conversation. Martin: YouMe...

Hypervoice from Hypertext
From The Eponymous Pickle

Hypervoice from Hypertext

The next Internet Frontier? Wouldn't you like to have voice data searchable, findable and sharable, in any language?   Imagine podcasts, speeches and voice consumer...

2012 PCAST Review of NITRD – slides and webcast from public briefing
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

2012 PCAST Review of NITRD – slides and webcast from public briefing

In December 2010, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) conducted an extensive review of the Federal Networking and Information...

Quick links
From Geeking with Greg

Quick links

More of what caught my attention recently: Android now has 72.4% of the mobile market, up from 52.5% a year ago ([1]) Google's new Nexus 4 smartphone is in...

Less Computer
From The Eponymous Pickle

Less Computer

In Technology Review:  Turning any surface into a computer interface with an augmented light bulb.  I like the simplification.

Bringing Healthcare Home
From The Eponymous Pickle

Bringing Healthcare Home

A topic close to home recently.  I have now featured the technological aspects of this in several talks I have given.    An opportunity to use new tech and social...

Start Small for Big Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Start Small for Big Data

As in all efforts that deal with large and complex systems,it makes sense to start with simple problems. This HBR article does a good job in making the case.  Obvious...

Staples Prints 3D
From The Eponymous Pickle

Staples Prints 3D

In CIO:  Word that the office services store will start to print 3D items.  A method promoting remote manufacture.  This development could lead to the increasing...

Friday Squid Blogging: Possible Squid Eyeball Found in Florida
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Possible Squid Eyeball Found in Florida

It's the size of a softball. No sign of the squid it came from. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that...

Big Data in Ohio
From The Eponymous Pickle

Big Data in Ohio

In Adage:  More on the IBM Big Data and analytics center in Ohio.

DemandTec/IBM  Shopper Insights
From The Eponymous Pickle

DemandTec/IBM Shopper Insights

Our own enterprise was devoted to the art and science of being shopper centric.   Decades of research allowed us to leverage that capability against the needs of...

Microsoft’s Imagine Cup
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Microsoft’s Imagine Cup

One of the really interesting events that Microsoft runs is a set of competitions called the Imagine Cup.  These competitions are international events that challenge...

GitHub and Open Source Licenses
From Wild WebMink

GitHub and Open Source Licenses

Are you ar risk if you use code from GitHub? There’s a lot of code shared on GitHub. But surprisingly, much of it is “all rights reserved”, meaning despite being...
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