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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 Computer Science Teachers Association
Update from the NCWIT Meeting
I just attended the May meeting of the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT). NCWIT is now 5 years old. The organization has two main goals...
From The Noisy Channel
Wolfram Alpha is Live, But Struggling
Wolfram Alpha is live, though it is experiencing some strain under load. Lots of reactions on Techmeme, both commenting on the brief launch delay and expressing...
From The Noisy Channel
Wolfram Alpha is Live, But Struggling
Wolfram Alpha is live, though it is experiencing some strain under load. Lots of reactions on Techmeme, both commenting on the brief launch delay and expressing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Private Label Protection
Good short piece on private label 'protection' implications in retail from Nielsen.
From CSDiary
CIFellows Program for New Computing PhDs is Launched
An important opportunity for new computing-related PhDs has just been announced by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC). To apply, go to http://cifellows.org...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC, CRA Launch New
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and the Computing Research Association (CRA), with funding from the National Science Foundation, are pleased to announce...
From The Noisy Channel
Free Advice to the NYT: Monetize Community
I just read in The Observer that the New York Times is considering two plans to charge online users: One includes a “meter system,” in which the reader can roam...
From The Noisy Channel
Free Advice to the NYT: Monetize Community
I just read in The Observer that the New York Times is considering two plans to charge online users: One includes a “meter system,” in which the reader can roam...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2009-05-15
A Modest Proposal: Three-Strikes for Print "Yes, if banned from using print, some students will be unable to do their school work...
From The Noisy Channel
The Wolfram Cometh
If you’re curious about Wolfram Alpha but tired of reading second-hand reports and third-hand hysteria about it, then be assured that your wait for first-hand access...
From The Noisy Channel
The Wolfram Cometh
If you’re curious about Wolfram Alpha but tired of reading second-hand reports and third-hand hysteria about it, then be assured that your wait for first-hand access...
From insideHPC
Second week
Hey kids, we have another winner in the “Bribery is Fair Play” survey contest! A lucky reader in the UK was selected at random from the pool of people who have...
From insideHPC
Supercomputing behind
We’ve mentioned Wolfram Research’s new computational portal, Alpha, here before. A post at the company’s blog for the new product touches on some of the computational...
From insideHPC
New
SiCortex has announced two new entrants in their “Science to Science” webcast series. First, on May 26 Purdue University
From The Eponymous Pickle
WolframAlpha Query Example
I had the chance to use Wolfram Alpha for a simple query today. I needed to know the number of cellphones in use in a number of European countries. So I posed...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Publishing your Blog on the Kindle
You can now publish your blog for pay on the Kindle. More details on the Beta here. And more commentary on the idea.
From insideHPC
NEC Exiting Japan-Backed Supercomputer
NEC Corp announced today that it will withdraw from a Japanese government-backed supercomputer project.
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Future is Mobile
Excellent piece in Communities Dominate Brands on The 8 C's of Cellphones. The 8 C's the different dimensions of mobile and how they have evolved. ' ... the industry...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Your Brain on Architecture
In Fast Company. Or really its about constructing a space. A genius loci or spirit-of-the-place that influences us. Yes, it is different when one walks downAcademy...
From insideHPC