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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
Deep Brain Stimulation for Memory
In Technology Review: Quite a considerable claim. Now figure out how this can be controlled and measured? " ... Work Begins on Brain Stimulator to Correct Memory...
From insideHPC
Supercomputing Global Ocean Temperatures with ACME
Over at Live Science, Shannon Hall writes that new global map of the world's oceans is so visually stunning that it could be mistaken for art. Computed on LANLSupercomputing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Comparing Analytic Methods
Good examination of jargon, in an often confusing space.Deep Learning vs Machine Learning vs Pattern Recognition by Tomasz Malisiewicz Lets take a close look...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Wrangling the Ecosystem
Nice part two CW article which lays out the existing ecosystem. Wrangling is a good word for it. This is nice to have because of the complexity of and number...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Checkouts are Tougher
Than rocket science, the discussion says. OK, in a way. An area we monitored. The user has changed. It is a good example where the communications with and training...
From insideHPC
Video: Software Tools for Intel Xeon Co-processors
In this video, Vadim Karpusenko from Colfax International describes the software tools for developing applications for Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors. The sessionVideo...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Design Using Games with Playful Dynamics
An approach we examined. (See Gamification link below for much more) Worth taking a close look at. Key is to define a readily usable evaluative measure. ...
From insideHPC
Job of the Week: HPC Linux Systems Administrator at University of Vermont
The University of Vermont is seeking an HPC Linux Systems Administrator in our Job of the Week.The post Job of the Week: HPC Linux Systems Administrator at University...
From Wild WebMink
Blocking The Fields
Why mandating the impossible, even with the best of intentions, always leads to ruin if you follow through.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Coke Vending Goes Apple Pay
Have been seeing Apple Pay being used quite a bit lately, and now adding the Watch? Vending is an obvious next step. And the new possibilities for point of sale...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quantum Computing Acellerates Machine Learning
In PhysOrg. This came up in some of our discussions about the value of quantum computing to industry. Awaiting a specific example. The ML example mentioned...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tweets Predict Engagement
Hmmm ... this sounds very obvious. IF tweets are the way that I express things online and if I am likely to express those likes, then when I tweet I like that...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Balancing Shopper Desire for Personalization
In Supermarket News: FMI CEO: Balancing shopper demand for personalizationFood retailers can fulfill consumer demand for more personalized service without becoming...
From insideHPC
Video: CloudBroker – Bringing HPC to the Cloud
"Cloud computing provides pay-per-use access to scalable compute resources. However, IaaS and HPC-on-demand offerings are still often complex. Instead, the CloudBroker...
From My Biased Coin
Women in Math (and Computer Science)
Wednesday afternoon I went to a panel organized by the Harvard Undergraduate Mathematics Association for a "Gender Gap on Math Discussion". I went both to hear...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Video
Giant squid caught on video. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: The Longfin Inshore Squid Regularly Rewrites Its Own DNA
Wow. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....
From Putting People First
Design prototypes for Nairobi, Kenya
In 2014, Ericsson and UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) entered a three-year partnership with the intention to collaborate around Information...
From Putting People First
Opportunities for UX innovation in wearables
Until developers of wearable devices get the user experience down pat, the technology will struggle to gain adoption, writes Steve McPhilliamy on Medical Device...
From Putting People First