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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI

From Schneier on Security Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration … B. Schneier | February 29, 2024

From Computational Complexity

Are these journals real?

Consider the following email I got: Dear Professor, 1. Antarctica Journal of Mathematics 2. ArchimedesJournal of Mathematics 3. BesselJournal of Mathematics... GASARCH
From Computational Complexity | November 16, 2011 at 03:41 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Google and Temporal Data

Have been taking a look at a number aspects of time-based data in search, and also in the semantic elements of search results. Here an article that looks at... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 16, 2011 at 03:38 PM

From Schneier on Security

Sam Harris on Self-Defense

I thought this was very interesting. His three principles are: Avoid dangerous people and dangerous places. Do not defend your property. Respond immediately and... schneier
From Schneier on Security | November 16, 2011 at 03:17 PM

From Computer Science Teachers Association

Computers Shouldn't Make Sandwiches

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the CSTA/Anita Borg K-12 Equity Teacher Workshop at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference...
From Computer Science Teachers Association | November 16, 2011 at 03:14 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Distributed Data Analytics Platform

I have been examining a number of advanced data mining solutions. And InferX has come up again. In particular distributing the platform:" ... The InferX Distributed... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 16, 2011 at 02:55 PM

From Wild WebMink

The Problem With Free

UK government procurement is still crippled by the dazzling power of the word “free”, which drowns out appreciation of the true strengths of open source. Read about... Simon Phipps
From Wild WebMink | November 16, 2011 at 10:08 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Open Philanthropy

Stan Dyck sent me this post on open philanthropy. on Open foundations and how they should work. " ... Lucy Bernholz wants the giant organizations that dole out... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 16, 2011 at 01:14 AM

From The Female Perspective of Computer Science

She Topped All the Men in Math and Kept Her Life in Balance

In an age where to be female was to be weak, there was one woman who would finally show the world that the fairer sex could beat the very best men academically,... Gail Carmichael
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science | November 15, 2011 at 09:00 PM

From Geeking with Greg

Even more quick links

Even more of what has caught my attention recently:Spooky but cool research: "Electrical pulses to the brain and muscles ... activate and deactivate the insect's... Greg Linden
From Geeking with Greg | November 15, 2011 at 08:11 PM

From My Biased Coin

Yes, We Are Hiring (2012)

Harvard CS will be hiring this year.One tenure-track position is geared toward systems, very broadly defined.A second tenure-track position is in Applied Math,link... Michael Mitzenmacher
From My Biased Coin | November 15, 2011 at 07:30 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

New Book on P&G

Via my alumni group. The Financial Times Press has announced a new book about Procter & Gamble: When Core Values are Strategic: How the Basic Values of Procter... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 15, 2011 at 06:04 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Cause Marketing on Facebook

In Forbes: Tips and trends on cause marketing in Facebook. " ... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 15, 2011 at 04:45 PM

From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

An feature Erwin Gianchandani
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | November 15, 2011 at 03:21 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Launches Price Check App

This seems like a very simple and easy idea. Do an automatic price comparison check after an item scan on a Smartphone. Includes all categories of items. Most... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 15, 2011 at 03:14 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

DemandTec and Big Data

I am in the middle of exploring big data analytic applications in retail and manufacturing and this post came up:" ... Target is following a growing trend in retail... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 15, 2011 at 11:49 AM

From Schneier on Security

Identity Theft Call Center

There's a group who charges to make social engineering calls to obtain missing personal information for identity theft. This doesn't surprise me at all. Fraud... schneier
From Schneier on Security | November 15, 2011 at 11:26 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Leading With Kinect

Yesterday I had the pleasure of hosting a group of students from the Boston Preparatory Charter Public School. I even wore a tie because these students wear ties... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 15, 2011 at 10:25 AM

From The Noisy Channel

CIKM 2011 Industry Event: John Giannandrea on Freebase

This post is part of a series summarizing the presentations at Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | November 15, 2011 at 08:26 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Efficient Project Staffing with Social Networks

A quite good piece in the HBR Blog on some of the issues behind using social technologies for staffing and collaboration. In particular I like the statement of... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 15, 2011 at 03:19 AM

From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Encourages Deficit Reduction Committee to Remember the Value of Computing

The Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction is the formal name of the “Supercommittee” that is supposed to recommend at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over... David B.
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | November 14, 2011 at 10:03 PM

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