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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 Wild WebMink
? ChromeBook, SunRay Reborn?
Some people seem to think Google’s ChromeBook is just a cheap laptop with Linux on it. But I think that’s short-sighted. This is yet another attempt at a network...
From Wild WebMink
? Bureaucracy Rebooted?
Rebooting Public Notices Public notices and inquiries should be moved from the newspapers and the bowels of the web online to where we are: networks like Facebook...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ads Moving to Online Video
In Clickz: Consumer package goods dollars are continuing to move to online video from TV. " ... Brand advertisers are continuing to divert ad spend away from broadcast...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Snap! by Lectora
Announced today, a $99 package Snap! by Lectora, a rapid development elearning environment that is an add-in to Powerpoint. I was particularly impressed by the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Elliott Masie Speaks
At the Trivantis Lectora 2011 Users conference today learning expert and futurist Elliott Masie spoke about the rapidly changing world of learning. First time I...
From Putting People First
Exploring mobile-only internet use in urban South Africa
Jonathan Donner of Microsoft Research India, together with Shikoh Gitau and Gary Marsden of the University of Cape Town, have published their ethnographic insights...
From Putting People First
Mobiles for Women. Part 1: The Good.
As mobile penetration increases across the developing world, the entry of mobile phones in the hands of women causes reactions. In many cases, mobile phone ownership...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The Role of Information Sciences and Engineering in Sustainabilty
As we’ve
From Putting People First
Macro design for nation building
In his paper “MacroDesign for Nation Building“, Uday Dandavate, founder and CEO of SonicRim Ltd., elaborates on the concept of MacroDesign, a public policy perspective...
From Putting People First
How Fidelity used design thinking to perfect its website
Frederick S. Leichter, chief customer experience officer at Fidelity Investments, reports in the Harvard Business Review on how design thinking practices have helped...
From Putting People First
Ethnography in UX
In his book The Human Factor, Kim Vicente presents the Human-Tech Ladder, which categorizes human and societal needs according to five factors: physical, psychological...
From Schneier on Security
RFID Tags Protecting Hotel Towels
The stealing of hotel towels isn't a big problem in the scheme of world problems, but it can be expensive for hotels. Sure, we have moral prohibitions againstmore...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
2011 Mini-Course: Post-Course Survey Results
Each year at the end of my mini-course, I give the girls a customized survey to try and find out what their attitudes are about computer science after experiencing...
From Computational Complexity
FCRC Early Registration May 16
One final reminder for the FCRC Conference. Early registration deadline is this Monday, May 16. There are a number of events at FCRC of interest to our readers...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science As Competitive Sport
I was reading Tracey Armstrong's blog this morning. He was writing about the end of the Texas CS Competition season. Yep, in Texas there is a Computer Science competition...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Buck Stopping in Business
In the HBR: Where and when does the buck stop in business? Scope of responsibility.
From Schneier on Security
"Resilience of the Internet Interconnection Ecosystem"
This blog post by Richard Clayton is worth reading. If you have more time, there's 238-page report and a 31-page executive summary.
From Wild WebMink