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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 Doghouse: Demiurge Consulting
They claim to be "one of the nation's only and most respected security and intelligence providers" -- I've never heard of them -- but their blog consists entirely...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smartphone Scanning: Beyond Barcodes
I have been following and testing uses of smartphones as sensors. The obvious connection is using the ubiquitous barcodes to identify things in their environments...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Brain Systems behind General Intelligence
In Science Daily, good overview of work at Caltech on the brain systems that affect general intelligence. The study shows that general intelligence is not localized...
From Computational Complexity
What is in MY automata theory course/What should be
In the last post I pondered what was more important: Automata Theory or Crypto. This raises the question of what should be in a course in automata theory. Rather...
From Schneier on Security
Mark Twain on Risk Analysis
From 1871: I hunted up statistics, and was amazed to find that after all the glaring newspaper headings concerning railroad disasters, less than three hundred...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-02-23
Time To Change (Or Ditch) The USTR Special 301 Process Special 301 is a nefarious mechanism that allows US corporations to request...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
ASCII Art For Fun and Projects
I guess I am on a nostalgia kick. Earlier this week I found a link to an Text Ascii Art Generator over on Doug Peterson
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
ARPA-E
Arun Majumdar, the Director of ARPA-E, spoke at the University of Washington on February 18th regarding the energy challenges facing our nation. While his talk...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Computer Science and America
Jeannette Wing, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation, addressed the CRA Computing Leadership...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Brands Using Facebook
In Adage, a good number of examples of major brands using Facebook. ' ... "What Facebook does is connect people into communities," said an official with P&G, which...
From Schneier on Security
TSA Logo Contest Winner
In January I announced a contest to redesign the TSA logo. Last week I announced the five finalists -- chosen by Patrick Smith from "Ask the Pilot" and myself...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Addictive Sounds
Fast Company article on addictive sounds. I agree with a number of commenters who say that these sounds are US sounds and not global. Some of the thoughts included...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Foursquare Signs Deal with Zagat
An interesting development which links the game like approach of Foursquare with restaurant rating service Zagat. I am still skeptical since there is no assurance...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Superbowl Neuromarketing Report
In their February newsletter Sands Research is offering their report on their yearly report of superbowl ads. ' .. Each year, the Sands Research team prepares.They...
From Computational Complexity
What is more importantt: Automata Theory or Crypto?
The way the requirements are set up at Univ of MD at College Park, without getting into details, has set up a competition between Crypto and Automata Theory That...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of February 22
February 23 Hearing: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. 2 p.m., 253 Russell...
From Schneier on Security
Another Debit Card Skimmer
This one is installed inside gas pumps. There's nothing the customer can detect.
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-02-22
WhoseTube? This is an interesting and useful article by a musician (from OK Go) whose work rose to great success through "viral"...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson