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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 The Eponymous Pickle
One Million PayPal App Downloads
Evan Schuman, of StorefrontBackTalk, overviews the PayPal IPhone App, now with over one million downloads. -
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cycles of Data Impoverishment
From well know visualization methods expert Stephen Few, the problem of data impoverishment, see his examples: ' ... It is not difficult to present data in clear...
From Putting People First
Interactions Magazine
The latest issue of Interactions Magazine is about a new intellectualism of design, write co-editors Richard Anderson and Jon Kolko: one that embraces discourse...
From Putting People First
Debunking the myths of online usability testing
Bill Albert, director of the Design and Usability Center at Bentley University, highlights five common myths related to online (unmoderated) usability testing,...
From Putting People First
Durability
In a three-part article series, Dina Mehta, founder and managing director of Mosoci India, argues that durability is losing its power as a consumer driver in some...
From Putting People First
Your life in 2020
Forbes Magazine, in collaboration with Frog Design, has been looking at what the future in 2020 might look like in a range of areas: computer, choice, classroom...
From Putting People First
Designing navigation systems for developing communities
How do people in developing communities give and take directions? The people from Raaya Design report. “During some research in these communities in India and Peru...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Alice, 3D and Seeking True Virtual Experiences
I recently saw Burton's Alice in IMax 3D, and have long loved the story itself. I was struck though my the limitation of the 3D experience. It provided some layers...
From Putting People First
Toolkit for influencing behaviour through design
UK researcher Dan Lockton announces that his new Design with Intent toolkit is ready: Officially titled Design with Intent: 101 Patterns for Influencing Behaviour...
From Putting People First
The triumph of the ordinary cellphone
What if, globally speaking, the iPad is not the next big thing? What if the next big thing is small, cheap and not American? A good reflection by Anand Giridharadas...
From Wild WebMink
? Happy Birthday Copyright
On the 300th anniversary of copyright law, it's time for reform
From My Biased Coin
Crimson Article on Women in Computer Science
From a few days ago: Computer Science at Harvard Sees Large Gender ImbalanceIt's listed as a news article, although I don't think this is news. It is something...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Luddites
I see that Nicholas Carr has been running something called Luddite Week on his blog, with lots of little historical snippets, cautions and minutiae. Just now reading...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Can EEG Activity be Analyzed in Real Time?
A Neuromarketing discussion started by Ron Wright Of Sands Research in Linkedin (You may need to join this discussion group to chime in).-
From Computer Science Teachers Association
CSTA Membership Survey Raffle Winners
Two CSTA members who completed the 2009-10 Membership Satisfaction Survey have been selected as the winners of our member survey raffle. Deboarah Gilliam of Alma...
From The Noisy Channel
HCIR 2010: An Update
I hope a number of you are planning to participate in the HCIR 2010 workshop! Here is a quick update: Program Committee chair Rob Capra has assembled a program...
From Wild WebMink
? Strategic Errors
Eight Strategic Mistakes with Memberships Very interesting list of advice that relates to two different activities in which I’m participating. (tags: Volunteer...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Knowledge Creating Company
Of interest: The Knowledge-Creating Company (Harvard Business Review Classics) (Paperback)by Ikujiro Nonaka
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson