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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
Honda as a World Class Innovator
Bob Herbold uses a recent book to show how Honda is a world class innovator. Well and simply put.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Partnerships Between Unlikely Brands
In ClickZ. Becoming more common. Makes the case that the future is creating opportunities for new connections. " ... So what's fueling these partnerships? Empowered...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Business Process Management
Looking at Business process modeling. It seems this technique is less mentioned these days, although it can be a key way to connect business decision process and...
From Computational Complexity
Favorite Theorems: Quantum Interactive Proofs
Practical quantum computing still has many hurdles to jump through, but the quantum computing model does generate great complexity questions and often surprising...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reciprocity Advantage: Innovation and Organization
New book by my two former colleagues: The Reciprocity Advantage." ... Bob Johansen, best-selling author and Distinguished Fellow at IFTF, has partnered with innovation...
From Geeking with Greg
More quick links
More of what caught my attention lately: The overwhelming majority of smartphone users set up their phone once, then barely ever download a new app again ([1]...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
FCC Roundtables on Open Internet
The FCC will hold a series of Open Internet Roundtables in September and October, including a roundtable on the technological aspects on September 19. These staff...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Seeing the Invisible
Seeing through walls with Wifi. With concern, " .... Wi-Fi makes all kinds of things possible. We can send and receive messages, make phone calls, browse the...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
ASCENT Program’s Kickoff Event is September 4, 2014!
Participate in the launch of NYC ASCENT, a professional development and career services consortium for Computer Science and Engineering postdocs at Columbia, Cornell...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wolfram Cloud Changes
I see there have been a number of changes to the Wolfram Cloud, in particular the 'free' beta release. Worth a close look, link below:" ... Wolfram Programming...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Maps as Science Fiction Delivered
Google reports on a most impressive legacy, the provision of maps online and mobile, over the last ten years. We now take it for granted that we have constant,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Vortex of Liking
In Wired: How Facebook alters its interaction based on your Likes. I don't like any interface that does not provide a predictable result. I guess you could argue...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Transemployment: creating jobs out of thin air
Back in the eighties, half of the 16-year-old teenagers were licensed drivers in the US. Evidently, things have changed. Driving is still important, but other activities...
From Schneier on Security
JackPair Encrypted Phone Add-On
JackPair is a clever device encrypts your voice between your headset and the audio jack. The crypto looks competent, and the design looks well-thought-out. I'd...![[Book] Ethnographic Fieldwork and Digital Culture – A Beginner’s Guide](/system/assets/0000/1953/030209_Vanderbeeken_Mark_250.small_square.jpg?1476779420&1260281963)
From Putting People First
[Book] Ethnographic Fieldwork and Digital Culture – A Beginner’s Guide
Ethnographic Fieldwork and Digital Culture – A Beginner’s Guide By Piia Varis Routledge February 2015 Abstract Ethnography, as a holistic approach to societies...
From Putting People First
[Book] Digitized Lives
Digitized Lives: Culture, Power, and Social Change in the Internet Era By T.V. Reed Routledge June 2014 Abstract In a remarkably short period of time the Internet...
From Putting People First
How do consumers use and respond to energy monitors?
Feeding back about eco-feedback: How do consumers use and respond to energy monitors? Kathryn Buchanan (a), Riccardo Russo (a) and Ben Anderson (b) a Department...
From Putting People First
[Book] An Ethnography of Wikipedia
Common Knowledge? An Ethnography of Wikipedia By Dariusz Jemielniak Stanford University Press 2014, 312 pages Abstract With an emphasis on peer–produced content...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Strategy for Strategies
So what do we do next? Although I can see the danger of being too strategic here, the thoughts are good. In CWorld.
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