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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
Partners in Learning 2012 US Forum
I know I keep blogging about this event but it really is a great event and I really hope many of you apply for this wonderful opportunity to showcase your work ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Brainfuence
Just getting to read Roger Dooley's book Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing. Nice so far, an easy non-technical read...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Paco Underhill on the Shopping List
Not too much unexpected here. Reminder of what the store is designed to do. Much of what shows up in the shopping basket is not in the shopping list. Though...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Software as a Service for Data Scientists
In the CACM: Experience at Globus Online. Applicable in business too .." ... As big data emerges as a force in science so, too, do new, onerous tasks for researchers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unilever to Halve Environmental Impact
A commitment for 2020. " ... Unilever Vice President Eelco Camminga said the company will be twice the size in 2020, with half the environmental impact. "We...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Simple Storytelling in The Legend of Zelda
I love the Legend of Zelda games. They are similar enough to make me feel nostalgic, yet always offer something new. We've been playing the latest, Skyward Sword...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Big Data at the AAAS Annual Meeting
Early last Saturday morning, I had the privilege and pleasure of organizing and moderating a
From Schneier on Security
"1234" and Birthdays Are the Most Common PINs
Research paper: "A birthday present every eleven wallets? The security of customer-chosen banking PINs," by Joseph Bonneau, Sören Preibusch, and Ross Anderson:...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
ACM/IEEE-CS Computer Science Curricula 2013 - Strawman draft
Over the weekend, the ACM/IEEE-CS Computer Science Curricula 2013 committee (of which I am a member) released the first public from this effort. (The announcement...
From Putting People First
Principles of Social Interaction Design: An Essay
Adrian Chan, social media expert and social interaction theorist at Gravity7, has written a long essay to collect his thoughts on social interaction design. “Imperfect...
From Putting People First
User experience design is dead; Long live user experience
With Apple, Inc. having the largest market capitalization of any company in the world, and an endless stream of CEOs and pundits talking about the importance of...
From Putting People First
Four new articles from UX matters
UX matters posted yesterday four new articles: The world of services user experience By Baruch Sachs In a services organization, you are not only the UX expert,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Fix For E-Mail: Fluent
I agree that EMail is becoming increasingly hard to deal with. Too much, too messy, and hard to deal with as an efficient means to store knowledge. These former...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Supply Chain Analytics is Important
A survey of CIO's indicates that " ... Analytics/business intelligence was the top-ranked technology for 2012 as CIOs are combining analytics with other technologies...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tailoring Analytical Insights at the Point of Decision
DemandTec is now an IBM Company, but I am continuing to make my way through their solution briefs for retail. This week I took a look at one that I had not reviewed...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Does CS "Rock" for your students?
One of the more interesting pieces of non-solicited email that I received this morning offered to help me teach like a rock star. I have to admit, the promotional...
From Wild WebMink
LibreOffice Matures
Now finally and firmly established as an independent entity, The Document Foundation and LibreOffice are a refreshing story of community triumphing over adversity...
From The Eponymous Pickle
SpaceCurve and Complex Location Data
In GigaOM: Metadata linked to location.SpaceCurve, a Seattle-based startup pushing a database designed for location data, has raised $2.7 million on the promise...
From The Eponymous Pickle