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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 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Kinect for Windows: SDK and Runtime version 1.5 Released
If you are using the Kinect sensor for projects, especially if you have the new Kinect for Widows version, you will want to get the latest software developmentKinect...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Crowd Modeling and Simulation
Crowd Modeling and Simulation. A favorite topic as we examined in store behavior. This takes it much further, but the elements of simulation are useful.
From Wild WebMink
Does the verdict neuter WORA?
The stunning win by Google this week in their defence against Oracle over Java patents in Android may well meal that Write One Run Anywhere is no longer enforceable...
From Computational Complexity
STOC 2012- workshop and honored talks
I went to an enjoyed STOC this year. Today I talk about the workshops and the papers that either won awards or seem to be in the running. I may blog on other...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mindshare and Unilever
Mindshare retains Unilevers 1.38 billion US advertising business.
From Schneier on Security
The Ubiquity of Cyber-Fears
A new study concludes that more people are worried about cyber threats than terrorism. ...the three highest priorities for Americans when it comes to security...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
A Retrospective on Alan Turing
Ahead of the Alan Turing Centenary next month,
From Putting People First
RSA Animate: The Power of Networks
In this new RSA Animate, Manuel Lima, senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing, explores the power of network visualisation to help navigate our complex modern world...
From Schneier on Security
The Banality of Surveillance Photos
Interesting essay on a trove on surveillance photos from Cold War-era Prague. Cops, even secret cops, are for the most part ordinary people. Working stiffs concerned...
From Putting People First
Design for the next billion 2012: What
In a blog post, Niti Bhan, the head of Experientia’s Emerging Market Business Unit, writes about her realization that there is a huge gap in design for the next...
From Putting People First
Aljazeera
Aljazeera’s The Stream reports on how people declare economic independence by establishing alternative currencies. “People and businesses are establishing micro...
From Putting People First
Ericsson User Experience Lab blog
Cristian Norlin, master researcher at the Ericsson Research User Experience Lab, alerted me via Twitter to the Lab’s new blog. The User Experience Lab at Ericsson...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Shouldn
Back in the day when I went to a college with A computer room with A computer it was cool enough that there was a computer there and that it was available to students...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Knowledge Graph
In ReadWwriteWeb: A look at how Google is reoriented search to include more semantic knowledge. And provides a connection to related knowledge.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wolfram System Modeler
Newly announced a System and equation modeling tool based on Mathematica.Have not looked deeper yet, but this appears to be quite impressive. The post linked to...
From Schneier on Security
Lessons in Trust from Web Hoaxes
Interesting discussion of trust in this article on web hoaxes. Kelly's students, like all good con artists, built their stories out of small, compelling details...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Microsoft Research Names 2012 Faculty Fellows
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From The Eponymous Pickle
NFC Use Expands
In Computerworld. NFC is a wireless transmission method, operating over a few centimeters, that is typically used for payment from smartphones. It is now being...
From Schneier on Security