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Update on WolframAlpha
From The Eponymous Pickle

Update on WolframAlpha

Stephen Wolfram gives an update on the evolution of WolframAlpha. Played with it for a while and did see some interesting results at times, but too often it just...

Kroger, Unilever Partner for Digital Coupons
From The Eponymous Pickle

Kroger, Unilever Partner for Digital Coupons

Kroger is promoting a partnership with Unilever in which shoppers can browse an online catalog of exclusive coupons and download offers identified by their loyalty...

UIE Virtual Seminar on Faceted Search: A Great Experience!
From The Noisy Channel

UIE Virtual Seminar on Faceted Search: A Great Experience!


The 2009 International Olympiad in Informatics
From Computer Science Teachers Association

The 2009 International Olympiad in Informatics

I recently had the pleasure of attending the 21st International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from August 8th to 15th. The IOI brings...

Generational Privacy Views
From The Eponymous Pickle

Generational Privacy Views

In The Japan Times, privacy honcho Bruce Schneier talks about the generational gaps in the perception of privacy.

Google Search Appliance: Now Without HCIR!
From The Noisy Channel

Google Search Appliance: Now Without HCIR!


Some Thoughts on Technophilia
From Apophenia

Some Thoughts on Technophilia

The New Media Consortium is hosting a Symposium for the Future October 27-29. I was asked to write a few thoughts that might provoke conversation in preparation...

A Quick Note about Cloud Computing
From CERIAS Blog

A Quick Note about Cloud Computing

I was talking to several people at the Cyber Leap Year Summit about how we have decades of research in computing that too many current researchers fail to lookWikipedia...

On Network Influences
From The Eponymous Pickle

On Network Influences

In MyVenturePad, Good article on the subject: Influence research: what are the real influence networks within Twitter and social media? Via Stan Dyck. Pointers...

GIS Becomes Mainstream
From The Eponymous Pickle

GIS Becomes Mainstream

Good interview with the president of ESRI on the mainstreaming of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). I agree, much has changed and there is a bright future:...

Sneak Preview: Many Famous Coders at Work
From Return 42;

Sneak Preview: Many Famous Coders at Work

We all know: There are two types of books about programming. The first delivering direct knowledge about a specific topic or a specific programming language orC...

Web vs. Desktop Applications: The Neverending Debate
From Return 42;

Web vs. Desktop Applications: The Neverending Debate

We can read about it every single day. One person describes the advantages of web applications over their native counterparts. Another one dismisses every single...

A recipe for interesting Computer Science research papers
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

A recipe for interesting Computer Science research papers

In Are your research papers telling original stories?, I claimed that the main benefits of the typical research paper were that: the contribution to the state-of...

links for 2009-08-19
From Wild WebMink

links for 2009-08-19

Celtic Sampler Summer 2009: MP3 Downloads Truly delicious selection of Celtic tracks, full of variety and innovation while embracing...

Scientists and their emotions
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Scientists and their emotions

Science is not a matter of pure logic. Some of the best scientists lived through intense emotions

Shopper Path to Purchase
From The Eponymous Pickle

Shopper Path to Purchase

ARF Chief Research Officer Joel Rubinson posts about shopper path to purchase: ' ... Understanding

LinkedIn No Longer Allowing Invite Messages?
From The Noisy Channel

LinkedIn No Longer Allowing Invite Messages?


More on Coke Smarter Soda Machine
From The Eponymous Pickle

More on Coke Smarter Soda Machine

More details about Coke's smart Freestyle cola machine, now in test. ' ... The smart-machine collects extremely detailed information about drink choices (the dispenser...

Do hash tables work in constant time?
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Do hash tables work in constant time?

Theory in Computer Science—as in any other field—is based on models. These models make many hidden assumptions. This is one of the fundamental reason why pure theory...

Prediction Is Hard, Especially About The Future
From The Noisy Channel

Prediction Is Hard, Especially About The Future

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