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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
The Troubles with Tutorials
The first thing I ran into with regards to programming tutorials last week was this tweet and accompanying image. 99% of #programming tutorials on the web pic...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quid
Quid. Just pointed to. An augmented way for people to interact with information?
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
New Look for CRA Unveiled at the 2014 CRA Conference at Snowbird
We are proud to announce the launch of a new brand for CRA and its committees. As the impact of CRA’s activities are becoming more widely recognized and valued...
From The Eponymous Pickle
CGT Execs Admit Lack of Digital Knowledge
Based on a survey in CGT . Not universally, but I would generally agree. In particularly regarding digital innovation. " ... The Consumer Goods Forum and KPMG...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC at the 2014 CRA Conference at Snowbird
The biennial CRA Conference at Snowbird took place last week for Chairs, Department Heads, and Lab Directors from across North America. Nearly 300 people gathered...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Need for an Open Source Internet of Things
About an open source IOT. In CWorld. what we said all along in the RFID world, its careful establishment of standards." ... The only limit to the Internet ofWithout...
From Schneier on Security
The Costs of NSA Surveillance
New America Foundation has a new paper on the costs of NSA surveillance: economic costs to US business, costs to US foreign policy, and costs to security. News...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Machine Learning Mastery
Jason B has a blog on machine learning. Good introductory piece: Why Machine Learning Matters.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mass Marketing Days are Limited
A look at the future of mass marketing. " ... Mass marketing no longer resonates with today's consumer and it must be replaced by one-on-one marketing with dedicated...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Visualizing Dynamic Networks
In IEEE Transactions, an example showing dynamic changes in networks:Dynamic Network Visualization with Extended Massive Sequence ViewsNetworks are present in many...
From Schneier on Security
Conference on Deception
There was a conference on deception earlier this month. Sophie Van Der Zee has a summary of the sessions....
From Computer Science Teachers Association
What’s Changed and What’s Stayed the Same
As I drove home from the 2014 CSTA Annual Conference last week, I reflected on how things have changed in my 33 years of teaching computer science. CSTA is beginning...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Collecting Just the Right Data
In the MIT News: Has come up in two recent client engagements. What current data and ancillary metadata will be needed to make current and future decisions? ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Simple Encryption App
In Wired: A strong, easy to use encryption App, they say. I have played with the alternative PGP, and I agree it is not an easy to use alternative for the typical...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Virtual Reality in Advertising
In Adage: Next new thing to impress and engage consumers? Compare it to augmented reality often discussed here, which today uses less hardware. And its connection...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Airwheel for Personal Transport
We tested the Segway to some extent, even used it in retail aisles. Mostly safe. You could learn it to safety in an hour or so. Now there is theAirwheel . ...
From Schneier on Security
Russia Paying for a Tor Break
Russia has put out a tender on its official government procurement website for anyone who can identify Tor users. The reward of $114,000 seems pretty cheap for...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 28 July 2014
The highlight of last week was a two-hour workshop on TouchDevelop which I presented to teachers who are part of the New York City Department of Education Software...
From Putting People First
On the importance of forgetting
The ongoing debate about Europe’s so-called ‘right to be forgotten‘ ruling on search engines has shone a light onto a key pressure point between technology and...
From Computational Complexity