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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 My Biased Coin
Odd SODA Rules, and Other Conference Paper Complaints
Suresh points out we have some strange new SODA submission rules this year: Full submissions should begin with the title of the paper, each author's name, affiliation...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid as an Emblem for Ocean Conservation
It's a proposal.
From Schneier on Security
TDSS Rootkit
There's a new version: The latest TDL-4 version of the rootkit, which is used as a persistent backdoor to install other types of malware, infected 4.52 million...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Multiple Person Interaction for Design
Images Changing your Behavior. It has been done in the form of advertising for a long time. How does this work when there are multiple people interacting? WeMicrosoft's...
From Wild WebMink
FUD Barriers For Open Source Non-Profits?
In a post to a private mailing list I follow, Software Conservancy chief Bradley Kuhn has confirmed that an unexpected problem highlighted recently by CASH Music...
From Schneier on Security
Menwith Hill
Article on the NSA's Menwith Hill listening station in the UK.
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Google: Green Tech Innovation as a Way Forward
Earlier this week, Google released a new report on energy innovation, in which it imagined a number of different
From The Eponymous Pickle
Anonymizing Data Protecting Privacy
Does Anonymizing Data Help Protect Customers' Privacy? When we looked at this we also suspected not, so were even often more careful by statistically generating...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2011-07-01
Google Takeout Google seems committed to what I've long called "the freedom to leave", and that's giving me a lot of confidence trying out Plus. (tags: google security...
From Putting People First
Experientia teams with Innovhub, to make its services available to Milan SMEs at 50% of the cost
Innovhub, the innovation agency of the Milan Chamber of Commerce, has selected the international user experience design consultancy Experientia to help Milan-based...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Infographical Data Journalism
Data is the new journalism? I am always skeptical of the term infographics. Information should be precise, clear, objective and of value. Anything that emphasises...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
That Time in Grad School You Feel a Little Lost
Until you know exactly what your thesis project is going to be, it's easy to feel a little lost. Even if you know the kinds of things you want to do, but not exactly...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Trend Hunt on The Periphery
In the HBR Voices: Thoughtful statement. " ... One of the challenges facing market leaders is that transformational trends are only obvious when it is too late...
From Wild WebMink
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I’ve been a fan of the music made by Lamb for a long time, but I’d assumed that when they broke up we’d not be hearing any more from them. Indeed, Lou Rhodes new...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Who Are the CIFellows?
We’re still in the midst of reviewing applications for the 2011-12 Computing Innovation Fellows Project, but I thought I would take a moment today to begin highlighting...
From The Eponymous Pickle
P&G Wins at Social Gaming
A good case study of social gaming: P&G's Bounty Picks up Fans From Social GamingGames Grow as Ad Medium; Brands Play Starring Role.Procter & Gamble's Bounty is...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robot Love
The Japanese have always been interested in companion and help-mate robotics. Their aging population gives an urgency to that context. Here an article on some...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Blooms In-Store 3GTV
Another example of in-store TV networks to leverage the location of shoppers to their brand choices. This area, which we studied in depth, continues to evolveCPG...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Documentary about P&G on July 7
Just Received this, of interest to those intrigued by the historical survival of large comapnies:We wanted to let you know that on July 7th, CNBC will air an original...
From Schneier on Security