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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
CSTA 2014 Day Two
CSTA like so many great conferences is as much about learning from face to face informal conversations as it is about formal sessions. I’ve been able to talk with...
From Schneier on Security
Risks of Keyloggers on Public Computers
Brian Krebs is reporting that: The U.S. Secret Service is advising the hospitality industry to inspect computers made available to guests in hotel business centers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Thermoelectric Materials
In Tech Review: Turning waste heat into energy. With an abundantly available material. " ... California-based Alphabet Energy plans to begin selling a new type...
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Compounds from Microbe Interaction
Synthetic biology (WP Overview) is of interest for product development, some readers of this blog have indicated an interest in how this domain could link to analytic...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
My Big Learning at CSTA 2014 Day 1–Not From A Session
Usually I’m good about writing up the events of a conference at the end of the day and putting up a blog post. Not this time. I blame it on Peli de Halleux from...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Capabilities Reincarnated: Compatibility and Better Memory Protection
The following is a special contribution to this blog by by CCC Executive Council Member Mark D. Hill of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Background: Senior...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Major Urban Data Observatory
Interesting concept, in Venturebeat: A means to observe and compare data about major cities. And I hope visualizing related analytics. Sounds akin to work that...
From Schneier on Security
Legal Attacks Against Tor
Last week, we learned that the NSA targets people who look for information about Tor. A few days later, the operator of a Tor exit node in Austria has been found...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Apple's Swift Langauge
In Wired: Have heard of it, but never even looked at the code. Will it remake computer programming? I like new ways of thinking about the process of logical control...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Why Hire More People?
How to know if you should hire more people?Organizational psychologist and leadership specialist David Javitch said there are several signs employers should look...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Computing Now: The Web at 25
The World Wide Web is now only 25 years old. It seems much longer. IEEE Computing Now discusses the birthday, and the future of the Web. It will be here for some...
From The Eponymous Pickle
D-Wave Gets more Funding
Have followed D-Wave Quantum computing since its inception. The WSJ reports on new funding it has received. I talked to them about potential applications in...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Data in Sports
In Linkedin: How Germany Beat Brazil. And how Big Data Helped. Via my colleague : Ali Rebaie: Big Data Analyst and Consultant , Top Big Data Influencer, Public...
From Schneier on Security
GCHQ Catalog of Exploit Tools
The latest Snowden story is a catalog of exploit tools from JTRIG (Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group), a unit of the British GCHQ, for both surveillance...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tiny Watson
You would not think size would be a big issue, given what can be done in a smartphone. But the goal is a good one: In CWorld:" ... The company ... will show a...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
WATCH – Reflections on Decades of Defending Imperfect Software
The next WATCH Talk is scheduled for July 17 at noon EDT. Crispin Cowan will reflect on decades of defending imperfect software. Dr. Cowan works for Microsoft adding...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Minds and Brands, Taking Off.
Piece on how a number of brands are using neuromarketing. Nontechnical. Some examples I had not heard of. Nielson pitches its own acquisitions" ... To be sure...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 14
July 15 Hearing: The Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on botnets and associated criminal networks. 2:30 p.m...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IKEA and Instagram
IKEA using Instagram. " .... IKEA Creates an Entire Website Inside Instagram ... Russian Agency Instinct Uses Tagging Feature in a New Way ... "
From Schneier on Security