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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 U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.9 (December 7, 2009)
CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] Computer Science Education Week Launches [3] Cybersecurity Receives Congressional Attention [4] Data Security Bills Approved...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2009-12-08
Walt Disney World to become twin town of Swindon Speechless. (tags: UK Tourism Disney)Photographers and anti-terrorism...
From Schneier on Security
Using Fake Documents to Get a Valid U.S. Passport
I missed this story: Since 2007, the U.S. State Department has been issuing high-tech "e-passports," which contain computer chips carrying biometric data to prevent...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Line Game at Design Tomorrow's World
This post was written originally for the Carleton University Women in Science and Engineering blog.I just got back from Design Tomorrow's World. The event is very...
From Putting People First
Fixing healthcare in New Zealand
There is a group of people that believe the New Zealand health care system could be designed better than it currently is. That group consists of those who have...
From Putting People First
Motorola research shows technology use is becoming age-neutral
The 2009 Media Engagement Barometer commissioned by Motorola
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bricklin Note Taker
Many of us that have been involved with personal computers since the beginning have a warm spot for Dan Bricklin. He invented the first PC spreadsheet package:More...
From The Eponymous Pickle
FCC and the Set Top Box
In Slashdot: Regulating the set-top box: The cable companies require the use of their set top boxes to access their content. Will the FCC decide the regulate the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Strategic Listening
Tom Peters weblog on strategic listening. I agree, but I have also seen the strong impulse in the enterprise to counsel new hires to speak rather than to listen...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Traditional vs Online Coupons
Good overview piece on the efficacy and return on online versus traditional paper coupons.
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of December 7
December 9 Meeting: The Technical Guidelines Development Committee of the Elections Assistance Commission will meet. (continues December 10) 8:30 a.m., 100 Bureau...
From Schneier on Security
Terrorists Targeting High-Profile Events
In an AP story on increased security at major football (the American variety) events, this sentence struck me: "High-profile events are something that terrorist...
From Computational Complexity
Complexity Vidcast 3
Quick announcement: If you are a student who wants to go to SODA but doesn't have the funds, click here. I had forgotten we did this. Here's a video of my daughter...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2009-12-07
Debate on Mandelson's job The House of Lords debate uncovered the lack of accountability that has been caused by concentratingUK...
From Putting People First
Adopt a kW
This contribution is Camilla Masala, an Experientia collaborator, and is part of our background research for the Low2No project on creating an urban development...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Brief History of Neuromarketing
A short paper on the history of neuromarketing, which attributes some of the early thoughts to Peter Drucker. Includes mention of P&G and Febreze brand.
From The Eponymous Pickle
RFID Passports
In CACM a privacy threat analysis of RFID enabled passports.-
From The Eponymous Pickle
Considering Invisibility
Long considered in the realm of science fiction. What you need to do is obvious. What is surprising to me is that we appear to slowly be approaching a solution....
From My Biased Coin
Faculty Ratios
Perhaps the most basic breakdown one can make of a college faculty is into the categories Natural Sciences / Social Sciences / Humanities. (Yes, one could naturally...
From The Eponymous Pickle