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Interesting Links 14 July 2014
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 14 July 2014

Another week another trip. Last one of the summer though. I am at the CSTA Annual Conference today and tomorrow. If you are as well look me up. I’ve wearing myCode...

From Computational Complexity

What to call the top and bottom part of (n choose k)

In my last post I asked for candidates for names for the top and bottom part of (n choose k) . Here are the candidates and my comments on them and ... the winner...

Marketing Clouds
From The Eponymous Pickle

Marketing Clouds

In GigaOM:  " ... All the big guys – Adobe, IBM, Salesforce, Oracle – have a suite of marketing tech platform tools they call marketing clouds. Social media marketing...

Capgemini on Big Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Capgemini on Big Data

We worked with Capgemini for some time, but it has been years since I connected.  I was informed of Capgemini's resources on Big Data Analytics.  Just starting...

Code Hunt Contest for CSTA 2014 Attendees
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Code Hunt Contest for CSTA 2014 Attendees

Looks like you have to be registered for the CSTA 2014 conference for this one. I am and I’d like a Surface Pro 2 which is the big prize. Code Hunt is a very cool...

Mass Customization in Manufacturing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mass Customization in Manufacturing

A long time interest.  Good piece on how it relates to innovation. It has considerable variation in different industries.  Have seen it from the research and the...

Google Glass in the Emergency Room
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Glass in the Emergency Room

We are seeing more applications of Google Glass in health care.  Here an article was sent to me about its use throughout the Beth Israel Emergency Room.   The details...

Rethinking Computer Design
From The Eponymous Pickle

Rethinking Computer Design

In CWorld: IBM spending over three billion dollars to change the fundamentals of computer design.  By removing silicon.

Tesco and Big Data Loyalty Plays
From The Eponymous Pickle

Tesco and Big Data Loyalty Plays

Using personalization with loyalty data to better engage the consumer. Tesco and Big Data for Loyalty  Similarities to P&G's 1 Consumer Place?  Relationship to"...

Continuous Surveillance: The Panopticon
From The Eponymous Pickle

Continuous Surveillance: The Panopticon

In the news, Ars Technica writes about it.  Using aircraft or drones to continuously record activity in a city.  Shades of Bentham's Panopticon.  But recall that...

Steps to Avoid Losing Your Credibility
From The Eponymous Pickle

Steps to Avoid Losing Your Credibility

Former P&G CIO Bob Herbold in his blog on credibility. Nice short piece on a recent CIA contract proposal by Amazon and IBM.   " .... Beware! Too many leaders get...

Friday Squid Blogging: This Unmanned Drone Footage Will Blow Your Mind
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: This Unmanned Drone Footage Will Blow Your Mind

Neat video shot from a remote-operated vehicle. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered...

"Tips For Crafting A Strong Password That Really Pops"
From Schneier on Security

"Tips For Crafting A Strong Password That Really Pops"

Funny, and the inspiration for this week's headlines. (Note that the image shows Password Safe on the screen.) And marginally related, here's an odd essay about...

Videos from the 15th Annual CERIAS Symposium
From CERIAS Blog

Videos from the 15th Annual CERIAS Symposium

We are now releasing videos of our sessions at this year’s CERIAS Symposium from late March. We had a fascinating session with David Medine, chair of the PCLOBhttps...

Videos from the 15th Annual CERIAS Symposium
From CERIAS Blog

Videos from the 15th Annual CERIAS Symposium

We are now releasing videos of our sessions at this year’s CERIAS Symposium from late March. We had a fascinating session with David Medine, chair of the PCLOBhttps...

Samsung Advanced Appliances
From The Eponymous Pickle

Samsung Advanced Appliances

Samsung Digital Showroom: Have always seen Samsung as a company that was destined to introduce the most advanced online appliances.  We tested early versions in...

Google Shopping Express and Retail Partnership Risk
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Shopping Express and Retail Partnership Risk

Was unaware of this in particular, interesting points are made.   " ... Whether it is Amazon or Google, the retailer who decides to partner with one of these services...

Creating User Journey Maps
From The Eponymous Pickle

Creating User Journey Maps

Did not know there was so much process behind this, but here a Step by Step Guide to Creating User Journey Maps.   Nice idea.  " ... User journey mapping is one...

CS Principles Virtual Summit
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

CS Principles Virtual Summit

Are you interested in the new CS Principals course that will be the new (additional) Advanced Placement Computer Science course? CSTA is helping to host a CS Principles...

This Leaked NSA Memo Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
From Schneier on Security

This Leaked NSA Memo Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Okay, it's a parody: The Russian Federation is more complex. At a political level there's a lot of grandstanding. Operationally though, we share intelligence with...
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