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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
Friday Squid Blogging: Why It's Hard to Track the Squid Population
Counting squid is not easy. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting...
From Schneier on Security
An Assassin's Teapot
This teapot has two chambers. Liquid is released from one or the other depending on whether an air hole is covered. I want one....
From insideHPC
Video: Increasing Efficiency of Sparse Matrix-Matrix Multiplication
"Given the importance of the precise sparsity pattern, and even the actual matrix data, which decides the effective fill-in upon multiplication, the tests are performed...
From Wild WebMink
Permissive and Copyleft Are Not Antonyms
Using the term “permissive” as an antonym to “copyleft” – or “restrictive” as its synonym – are unhelpful framing. Describe license reciprocity instead. Some...
From insideHPC
Automotive Simulation Center Stuttgart teams with Rescale
Today Rescale announced that it has become a full member of the Automotive Simulation Center Stuttgart, or asc(s. The asc(s is a non-profit organization promoting...
From insideHPC
Supercomputing DNA Packing in Nuclei at TACC
Aaron Dubrow writes that researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch are exploring DNA folding and cellular packing with supercomputing power from TACC...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (July 7th, 2017)
People magazine recently named Julia Roberts, who is 49, as the World’s Most Beautiful Woman. Volvo plans to commercialize self-driving cars in 2020, and all electric...
From insideHPC
Mateo Valero on how the MareNostrum 4 Supercomputer will Advance Science
In this video from ISC 2017, Mateo Valero from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center describes the innovations behind MareNostrum 4, the #13 supercomputer on theMateo...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Are your strings immutable?
A value is immutable if it cannot change. Immutability is a distinct notion than that of a constant. The speed of light in a vacuum is believed to be a universal...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Revolution in Science
Well done and non-technical explanation of this in Science Mag. Not about the automation of these capabilities, but the techniques that can be used to work with...
From insideHPC
Mellanox Unveils Spectrum-2 400 Gigabit Open Ethernet Switch
"Spectrum-2 Open Ethernet switch enables our customers and partners to meet the voracious demands of data speed, data processing and real time data analytics, and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Driverless AI
The term was new to me, but not the concept. Makes sense, if it is really AI then it should manage itself. Easier/cheaper than having room fulls of scientists...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Apples Talking in the IOT
Uday Prabhu, General Manager, Internet of ThingsRobert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions Pvt Ltd writes: Talking Apples! The Conversation with Things in Linkedin...
From Schneier on Security
DNI Wants Research into Secure Multiparty Computation
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is soliciting proposals for research projects in secure multiparty computation: Specifically of interest...
From My Biased Coin
Mitzenmacher and Upfal, 2nd Edition
The word is that the 2nd edition of our book is now (finally) available/in stock at Amazon. You can tell it's the 2nd edition, because the "Alice cover" is now...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Intelligent Video Analytics
Recently asked to look at this… for applications beyond security:What it can do for your businessIBM Intelligent Video Analytics helps security and public safety...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Teacher or Teacher of Computer Science
In some respects we have an identity problem in computer science education. Some of us think of ourselves as computer science teachers. Generally that means we...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Intel Chief Talks Augmented vs Artificial
Always interesting to hear opinions on rapidly emerging technologies from the big players. Ultimately they must make the investments that need to be made.Artificial...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Chasing Focus
Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus By Srini PillayThe ability to focus is an important driver of excellence. Focused techniques such as to-do lists, timetables...
From The Eponymous Pickle