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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 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Why AP
Sometimes you miss something by reading a blog post too early. Such is the case with a recent post by Mark Guzdial - Python is the most popular intro language:Laura...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reaching the Customer in Real Time
To reach the right customer, in the right place and time, with the right offer—perhaps a chicken dinner—you need real-time actionable insight ... From IBM.Watch...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Visual Search in Apps
Accurate visual search for shopping was a particular are of interest. An example:" ... Slyce Inc Signs Agreement with Leading Grocery App Network PDN to Provide...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Improving Retail Employee Enthusiasm
A long time ago an enterprise I worked in was talking about acquiring a coffee emporium operation what was to become very successful. But the talk always went...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Rural Telemedicine
Lots of news out there on using video conferencing systems for Telemedicine. Some hospital systems are starting to use it broadly to extend their reach, especially...
From Computational Complexity
Complexity versus Algorithms: The FOCS Challenge
In recent years, I've heard complaints from my complexity colleagues that FOCS and STOC are mostly algorithms and from the algorithm buddies that STOC and FOCSFOCS...
From Schneier on Security
US Air Force is Focusing on Cyber Deception
The US Air Force is focusing on cyber deception next year: Background: Deception is a deliberate act to conceal activity on our networks, create uncertainty and...
From Schneier on Security
QUANTUM Technology Sold by Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturers
Last October, I broke the story about the NSA's top secret program to inject packets into the Internet backbone: QUANTUM. Specifically, I wrote about how QUANTUMINSERT...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
New Multi-Year Initiative from NSF on the Professional Formation of Engineers is Launched
The Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched a new multi-year initiative to create and support an “innovative and inclusive”...
From My Biased Coin
Back to Work
Harvard classes start up in a few weeks, and officially, my sabbatical is over. I'm back in my office, trying to get back into a Harvard routine.I notice thatAnalysis...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Computer Science and "Makered"
Are you a Maker? Do you even know what that is? And how, exactly, is this related to Computer Science? The exact lineage of the Maker Movement is debatable. The...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
How Small Changes in a Game's Story Can Make a Huge Difference
I recently wrote to the author of a book I love, Think Like a Programmer. I had wanted to ask some questions related to using the book for one of our first year...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics as Model for Customer Service
From the Cisco Blog: A good simplified, decision oriented view of solving data needs to provide personalized customer service. I like the close inclusion of the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
An Introductory Look at Marketing Mix
A simplified look by a student, at the marketing mix problem using SAS. Nicely presented. A classic problem solved by every company that needs to determine advertising...
From Schneier on Security
NSA/GCHQ/CESC Infecting Innocent Computers Worldwide
There's a new story on the c't magazin website about a 5-Eyes program to infect computers around the world for use as launching pads for attacks. These are not...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links–18 August 2014
Seems like I spent all my time last week doing last minute tasks before school starts. Getting cars inspected and reregistered for example. And a haircut that my...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Memorable and Useful Visualizations
Should data visualization be memorable? Or should it be the best starting point for interacting with data using analytics, or decision processes to improve? That...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Telepresence via Mobile Robotics
Story of the visit of a conference via a mobile robot. The idea is simple, practical to a certain degree. Has been mocked in TV ads. Not quite the same experience...
From The Eponymous Pickle
More Humor at Work
More from Andrew Tarvin on Humor at work. Why does humor matter?: The infographic. Again see his site for much more. Always liked the idea, but it is harder...
From The Eponymous Pickle