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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 The Eponymous Pickle
Apple Store designed by Apple Designer
In Nextweb: First Apple retail store designed by Jony Ive shows a future retail direction. This looks a bit stark and colorless. Is this the future of physical...
From insideHPC
Sign up to Mentor a Student at SC15
The SC15 conference has asked us to reach out to our readers and encourage you to sign up for this year's Mentor-Protégé Program. It's as easy as checking a box...
From insideHPC
CoolIT Systems Named as one of Canada’s fastest-Growing Companies on the 2015 PROFIT 500
CoolIT Systems made the 2015 PROFIT 500 list with five-year revenue growth of 578% and ranked 20th overall in the Information Technology sector. The post CoolIT...
From Schneier on Security
Smart Watch that Monitors Typing
Here's a watch that monitors the movements of your hand and can guess what you're typing. Using the watch's built-in motion sensors, more specifically data from...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Service Learning in AP CS A
Yet another interesting curriculum program. This one a pilot program by the College Board. Versions of a service oriented curriculum for six AP courses including...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mapmaking Tool
Maps are a favorite obsession. A new way to make and play with them. You can start free. Mapbox is nicely described in Wired. " .... New web-based software...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Interruption Still Works
In Adage:Forget Disruption, Just Get Better at Interruption" ... 'Pull' advertising is fine and all, but if you want to actually sell something, get better at your...
From The Eponymous Pickle
More Amazon Dash
Is Amazon Dash a part of the IOT? Just one small connection between ordering people and the system. A sensor to determine lack of a product. But consider also...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Managing Improvement Knowledge with Concept Maps
Colleague Brian Moon reports an update in Perigean Technologies capabilities statement. They use concept mapping among other methods, to accelerate improvement...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Submit your proposal to NIH for a Hackathon related to Biomedical Big Data Science
The Big Data to Knowledge Coordination Center (BD2KCC) is announcing a call for hackathon event proposals related to biomedical big data science. The BD2KCC is...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM Policy Award Nominations Due November 30
ACM is accepting nominations for the inaugural ACM Policy Award to honor the contributions of an individual, or a small group, who has had a significant impact...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
NTIA to Host First Cybersecurity Multistakeholder Forum on Vulnerability Research Disclosure on September 29
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold the kickoff meeting for the new cybersecurity multistakeholder process on vulnerability...
From Schneier on Security
Two Security Companies Battling It Out over Disclosures
Okay, this is weird. FireEye has gone to court to prevent ERNW from disclosing vulnerabilities in FireEye products. FireEye should know better. Here's FireEye's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smarter Roomba for the Home
We followed iRobot's work for years, since we were fundamentally interested in how consumers did housework, and if we could participate in that journey. Could...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
So Much Computer Science–So Little Time
I went into the other computer lab today to get some paper for my lab’s printer. The Advanced Placement Computer Science class was in there at the time. Most of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Machine Learning to Automate Clinical Pathways
Professor David Sontag from NYU, presented "Using Machine Learning to Automate Clinical Pathways." Very interesting and seemingly very practical effort. ...
From insideHPC
Intel’s Diane Bryant Describes Pathways to Exascale
Last week, SC15 announced that Diane Bryant, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Data Center Group, has been selected as the HPC Matters plenary...
From insideHPC
LLNL & Rensselaer Polytechnic to Promote Industrial HPC
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will combine decades of expertise to help American industry and businesses...
From insideHPC
TSUBAME2: How to Manage a Large GPU-Based Heterogeneous Supercomputer
Satoshi Matsuoka gave this talk at the PBS Works User Group this week. "The Tokyo Tech. TSUBAME2 supercomputer is one of the world’s leading supercomputer, ranked...
From insideHPC