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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
The Withdrawal of the A5/2 Encryption Algorithm
Interesting story of the withdrawal of the A5/2 encryption algorithm from GSM phones.
From Putting People First
The public square goes mobile
Allison Arieff writes in the New York Times Opinionator blog extensively on how citizens harness technology to offer up solutions to problems in their communities...
From Putting People First
Car or computer? How transport is becoming more connected
The amount of data that can now be collected about how drivers use their cars is unprecedented, reports the BBC, and the impact of so much information is potentially...
From Putting People First
The iPhone experience in Samsung
Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of Apple
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Does Learning Computer Science help anything else?
When something I think about a good deal turns up in two or more blogs written by other people my feeling is that this is a sign that I should blog about it. Blogging...
From The Noisy Channel
Giving Thanks as an Information Scientist
As a first-generation American who is married to a card-carrying Native American, I celebrate Thanksgiving the traditional way: a day of gluttony followed by yummy...
From The Eponymous Pickle
PRFilter Finds Press Releases
A correspondent sends along this note about the PRFilter service:" ... PRFilter (Patent Pending) from RealWire finds the press releases journalists and bloggers...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-11-25
Hudson java.net migration status update After an unpleasant wake-up call (caused, I am assured, by an administrative error) where their whole community resource...
From Schneier on Security
The DHS is Getting Rid of the Color-Coded Terrorism Alert System
Good. It was always a dumb idea: The color-coded threat levels were doomed to fail because "they don
From Putting People First
Experientia
Experientia partner Mark Vanderbeeken recently became one of Canvas8
From Wild WebMink
The case for
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” In translating my article...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Pew on Wealth and Internet Usage
An interesting survey and analysis by Pew Internet. As we might expect, wealthier people have access to more Internet hardware and software. Especially in an...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Design Page for Ponoko
My son pointed me to the clever design page of Kyle A. Koch: " ... an industrial design student at the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture...
From Schneier on Security
New ATM Skimming Attack
In Europe, although the article doesn't say where: Many banks have fitted ATMs with devices that are designed to thwart criminals from attaching skimmers to the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Barcode Hero 2.0 Launches
Luis Levy of the innovative Barcode Hero writes:Barcode Hero 2.0 is launching .... A next generation shopping app, Barcode Hero is far more valuable than just a...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Time for Reflection in Business
In HBR: Need for time for reflection in business. I agree, it is just not done enough, especially as the need to get things done continues to expand. " ... The...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Start December with an Update on Social Innovation
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. December starts with an opportunity to learn more about new developments in social innovation - digital tools that help connect people...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Coupons Continue to Prosper
Patrick Crisp of Coupons Inc writes: Udated data on digital coupons that we will release on Tuesday, November 23.- 57 percent year over year growth (thru Q3)-Full...
From Wild WebMink
Open Source Monetisation Essay
My essay asserting that open source projects aren’t about giving stuff away for free is now available from the Essays section.
From Schneier on Security