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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
Teach Kid's Ruby
Another example of a teaching language. Here it is Kid's Ruby program development. A quick look makes it appear to be fairly easy to use. The more complex details...
From Schneier on Security
Hacking Subway's POS System
The story of how Subway's point-of-sale system was hacked for $3 million.
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 26 December 2011
Well I spent more time on the computer in general and blogging last week then I intended. I may have a problem. I managed to ignore a lot of email and didn
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Top Most Read Posts of 2011
It may be a little early but not much. At this point it would be a big surprise if some other post made it into this list. These fifteen posts were far and away...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Customer Lifetime Value Equation
Is it of value to Tech? From Wharton. It is always useful to think about, but may not be the key measurement for all innovations. The Kindle Fire is brought...
From Schneier on Security
Merry Christmas from the TSA
Cupcakes deemed security threat: Rebecca Hains says she was going through security at the airport in Las Vegas when a TSA agent pulled her aside and said the cupcake...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ipsos Neuroscience and Emotion
I like adding the emotion part. News release:" ... In the US, EmSense
From The Eponymous Pickle
Rules of Thumb
Good WSJ piece on Heuristics. Not random hunches, but rules of thumb that work. Not always perfectly, or optimally, but are very useful to get to a real conclusion...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Alternative Digital Recipe Libraries
As a long time cook this is a challenge. Some alternatives. But no, not impossible. As simple as a file folder. Or as complex as an associative memory.
From Wild WebMink
? Open Source Xmas
LibreOffice Xmas, originally uploaded by elianedomingos. A very happy Christmas to everyone who reads Wild Webmink. May you find software freedom waiting for you...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Goldman Sachs and the Vampire Squid Metaphor
It's a metaphor that will not die. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Mobile Payments
Good overall piece in GigaOM on the state of mobile smartphone payments. Have followed the idea for years, and it has been a long road. Finally in 2012? 2013...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Time to Change the Conversation from Consuming to Creating
At a recent family gathering, my father-in-law delighted in the accomplishments of his four year old granddaughter who effortlessly navigated her mother's iPad....
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The CCC Blog in 2011: Our Top Posts from the Year Revisited
As we celebrate the holidays and get set to close the books on 2011 — a banner year for the CCC Blog, with more than twice as many page views as in any previous...
From The Eponymous Pickle
An Examination of RFID ROI
In the apparel industry where RFID item level tagging has been generally successful. We commissioned a similar study years ago with MIT and the University of Arkansas...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Saffron Technologies
I have mentioned Saffron Technologies a number of times here, since visiting them five plus years ago. Just now re-examining their associative memory techniques...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Vending Machine 2.0
A look at a technologically impressive new vending machine. Will this concept machine engage, sell? Japan Gets Vending Machine 2.0 With See-Through Full HD Display...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Applications Open for Google
Google is calling for applications to its 2012 Google Policy Fellowships, which offer
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson