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From Schneier on Security

The Democratization of Cyberattack

The thing about infrastructure is that everyone uses it. If it's secure, it's secure for everyone. And if it's insecure, it's insecure for everyone. This forces... Bruce Schneier
From Schneier on Security | March 2, 2015 at 07:59 AM

From insideHPC

Big Energy Breaks New Ground in Supercomputing

"Today, energy companies mark the world leaders in commercial supercomputing. Companies like Total are utilizing high performance computing (HPC) to deliver an... Rich Brueckner
From insideHPC | March 2, 2015 at 07:00 AM

From Putting People First

Ethnographic research increasingly informing business strategy

Corporate ethnography isn’t just for innovation anymore. It’s central to gaining a full understanding of your customers and the business itself, writes Ken Anderson... Experientia
From Putting People First | March 2, 2015 at 06:53 AM

From Putting People First

Ethnographic film and book on people living off the grid

Life Off Grid is a two-year journey exploring the lives of Canadians in every province and territory who have made the choice to disconnect. Life Off Grid is a... Experientia
From Putting People First | March 2, 2015 at 06:23 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 2 March 2015

Back in school today. It was nice to have a break but I am looking forward to time with my students today. I got no school work done at all during the week off.... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 2, 2015 at 06:23 AM

From Wild WebMink

New Role At WiPro

I’ve news. Starting today, I will be working full time in a new role. I’m now a Director at the global consulting firm WiPro in their Open Source practice, advising... Simon Phipps
From Wild WebMink | March 2, 2015 at 04:00 AM

From insideHPC

The Past, Present, and Future of OpenACC

In this video from the University of Houston CACDS HPC Workshop, Jeff Larkin from Nvidia presents: The Past, Present, and Future of OpenACC. "OpenACC is an open... Rich Brueckner
From insideHPC | March 1, 2015 at 02:41 PM

From insideHPC

Video: Fujitsu HPC Gateway to Desktop Supercomputing

In this video, Fujitsu CTO Pierre Lagier describes how the company enables customers to access high performance computing capabilities on desktop PCs with the Fujitsu... Rich Brueckner
From insideHPC | March 1, 2015 at 01:16 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

IKEA to Sell Furniture that Charges Devices

At least with Android devices. I am a long time follower of office design that embeds technology. Despite how that is seemingly becoming obsolete. Was unaware... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 1, 2015 at 10:29 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Keys to Presentation and Storytelling

In Presentation Zen: Have not visited for some time. Good thoughts. " ... The key to success with presentation—and storytelling in general—is to focus not on... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 1, 2015 at 10:10 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Zakta Search and Social Intelligence

I went back to look at Zakta, a company formed by a number of former colleagues. A few years ago I had cause to take a deeper dive. Now looking again. ... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 1, 2015 at 10:00 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Challenges of Synchronizing Marketing and Technology

MIT Tech Review: Some of the motivations and approaches behind cognitive approaches that address delivering intelligence. Thoughtful piece. Noticing these"... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 1, 2015 at 09:30 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Big Data Strategy

Teradata Magazine on Big Data Strategy. Nicely done, readily scannable information and graphics. Useful statistics and detail. A number of useful case studies... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | March 1, 2015 at 09:27 AM

From Putting People First

Towards multi-species ethnography

The well known anthropologist and sociologist Anne Galloway just announced the launch of the More-Than-Human Lab at Victoria University (New Zealand), which extends... Experientia
From Putting People First | March 1, 2015 at 05:19 AM

From Putting People First

Italian bank offers user-friendly home security kit

The Smart Care unit of the insurance arm of the Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has just launched an innovative home security offering. Branded “ACasaConMe” [AtHomeWithMe]... Experientia
From Putting People First | March 1, 2015 at 04:55 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

A Short History of Big Data

Overview by Bernard Marr. Really about data systems in general. Not enough about the actual distinctions between data Big or otherwise, because there are not that... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | February 28, 2015 at 02:21 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Palindrome Games at Bletchley Park

Brought to my attention in the Language Log, Which points to a much longer piece on Palindrome construction games played by the code breakers at Bletchley Park... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | February 28, 2015 at 01:55 PM

From insideHPC

Saul Perlmutter presents: Data, Computation, and the Fate of the Universe

"I think it’s a very interesting period for human cosmology because it’s a golden age in which every ten years we learn breathtaking new parts of the story. We... Rich Brueckner
From insideHPC | February 28, 2015 at 01:03 PM

From insideHPC

Job of the Week: HPC Systems Engineer at Radley James

Radley James in New York is seeking HPC Software and Systems Engineers in our Job of the Week. Rich Brueckner
From insideHPC | February 28, 2015 at 12:31 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Exploiting the non Randomness of People

Fascinating piece in the Wolfram blog on methods to exploit the inability of people to create random patterns, using the example of the 'Where's Waldo' search game... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | February 28, 2015 at 09:00 AM