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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 Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Star Trek IV, now with Squid
Someone edited Star Trek IV, removing the whales and replacing them with giant squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robots Everywhere
In the HBR: " ... At RoboBusiness this week, a conference devoted to the business and technology of robots, the revelation for me was not just how far robotic...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Going Back to High School
Having just finished my first full year as a Computer Science (CS) major at the University of Regina, I was surprised to find that my summer job would take me back...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Teacher Trainer Professional Development Program
The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) program provides trainers the opportunity to deepen and expand their skills on integrating technology in their teacher training...
From My Biased Coin
Funny E-mail of the Day
I've having some issues getting straight answers over e-mail from an administrator in some Harvard office I'm dealing with. This morning, I found the following...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Clorox and Consumer Product Innovation
An interesting co-creation idea being used at Clorox. The example in Consumer package goods is interesting because it involves the consumer directly. I am sure...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
GEC12:
Nearly 300 researchers, entrepreneurs, infrastructure providers, city managers, and others from around the country are gathered in Kansas City, MO, this week for...
From Wild WebMink
? T-DOSE in Eindhoven
I’m just setting out for Eindhoven in The Netherlands, where I will be delivering the keynote at 10:00 tomorrow (Saturday November 5th) at T-DOSE. I’ll be considering...
From Schneier on Security
Weaponized UAV Drones in the Hands of Local Police
Why does anyone think this is a good idea? The police in Montgomery County
From Wild WebMink
News Roundup
I just posted an open source news roundup over on ComputerWorldUK, covering UK government procurement, Microsoft and Samba, LibreOffice and IBM’s MQTT.
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Real scientists never report fraud
Diederik Stapel has been a psychology professor at major universities for the last ten years. He published well over 100 research papers in prestigious journals...
From The Eponymous Pickle
GS1 Annual Report
See the extensive GS1 Annual Report. In particular their sections on B2C progress in the last year. It is a time when the consumer is increasingly empowered...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Beauty of Near Misses
Todd Henry in Accidental Creative on the Beauty of Near Misses. " ... how often do I curse my fate when things don
From The Eponymous Pickle
Share of Wallet Isn't Enough
Professor Byron Sharp, Director of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute sends along a link to his post on this subject. I also like his comment: "... One of the...
From Schneier on Security
Journal Article on Cyberwar
From the Journal of Strategic Studies: "Cyber War Will Not Take Place" (full article is behind a paywall): Abstract: For almost two decades, experts and defense...
From Putting People First
Digital product strategy, gamification, and the evolution of UX
Greg Laugero writes about two trends that have recently entered the realm of digital product development. First is the incorporation of gaming concepts into products...
From Computational Complexity
Journals
What is the purpose of an academic journal? To provide a permanent vetted record of a specific research endeavor. The ways we communicate scientific research...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics in Action: Office Depot Price and Promotion Optimization
An excellent example of the use of business analytics to improve business process. I gave a talk to a corporate client just yesterday on the integration of data...
From The Eponymous Pickle