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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
Google Business Photo Tours
Google giving business tours. Stepping inside from just giving the street view. I like the general idea.
From The Eponymous Pickle
More on Procter & Gamble Virtual Retail
I mentioned in a previous post P&G building virtual retail spaces and using this idea to better understand the shopping consumer. Now an article about how they...
From Schneier on Security
Full Disclosure in Biology
The debate over full disclosure in computer security has been going on for the better part of two decades now. The stakes are much higher in biology: The virus...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Applied Concept Mapping
I recently met with Brian Moon of Perigean Technology, practitioner of the what is called 'Concept Mapping', an advanced form of what is also called mind mapping...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
DEBUT, Gig City
Two relevant challenges announced recently that are placing emphasis on prize-based innovation: DEBUT Challenge (for undergraduate students): The National Institute...
From Schneier on Security
Bad CIA Operational Security
I have no idea if this story about CIA spies in Lebanon is true, and it will almost certainly never be confirmed or denied: But others inside the American intelligence...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The Perfect Educational Computer Lab
I had the following question via Twitter the other day
From Apophenia
NOTICE: Email sabbatical will start December 15
It’s that time of the year again. If you don
From Schneier on Security
Security Systems as a Marker for High-Value Targets
If something is protected by heavy security, it's obviously worth stealing. Here's an example from the insect world: Maize plants, like many others, protect themselves...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
DARPA May Pursue Crowdsourced Software Testing
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA)
From The Eponymous Pickle
Neuromarketing Grows in China
Steve Sands of SandsResearch reports on neuromarketing activity in China. The link below constains considerable detail: It's the fastest growing market and neuromarketing's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Visualizing Lots of Data Artfully
I like doing things artfully, but I always prioritize being able to objectively understand and interact with data first beyond sheer 'Form'. Nevertheless the following...
From Wild WebMink
Koha Shows We Need Foundations
Apache has been criticised for preventing new Incubator projects using Git. In its defence, some have claimed this is a criticism of the idea of the Foundation....
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Gamifying College
Gamification is certainly a hot topic these days. Jesse Schell opened Pandora's Box with his Visions of the Gamepocalypse talk. Sebastian Deterding discussedpromises...
From Schneier on Security
Shopper Surveillance Using Cell Phones
Electronic surveillance is becoming so easy that even marketers can do it: The cellphone tracking technology, called Footpath, is made by Path Intelligence Ltd...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Know What Your Customers Want
The power of knowing what your customers want before they do.
From Putting People First
On the Value of Social Proof (Informal Social Influence)
Aileen Lee, partner at venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, believes that the best way to cost-effectively attract valuable users is harnessing a concept...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
12th Annual Computer Science & Information Technology Conference.
The Computer Science Teachers Association runs what I consider the single best and most important professional development events of the year for computer science...
From The Eponymous Pickle