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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
Freedom of Press vs Freedom of the Presses as a Technology
Recent rulings on technologies, say making a statement in a newspaper, versus a statement made in a blog. Volokh and his thoughts about the distinction. " ......
From My Biased Coin
Those who Hire vs.
If you haven't yet, I encourage you to read the Inside Higher Ed article about a department that, when a candidate they had made an offer to attempted to negotiate...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Owl Ontologies
OWL Ontology language, an early view. We experimented with this method for corporate understanding projects. I recall the method did not have sufficient granularity...
From Wild WebMink
2014: Year of the Linux Desktop
Originally posted on Meshed Insights & Knowledge:For those thinking that the supremacy of the Linux desktop is closely tied to the success of GNU/Linux distributions...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Web and its Tools, 25 Years Later
A remarkable comparison from economist Mark J Perry. With advertising flyers! " ... The web is now 25 years old and the equipment we use to surf the Internet...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Why Would K-12 CS Teachers Want to Attend SIGCSE?
These were my thoughts several years ago as I was headed to my first SIGCSE. It seemed on the surface a little intimidating when the majority of attendees and sessions...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CSTA 2014 Board of Directors Candidates
The elections and nominations committee has announced the candidates for the Computer Science Teachers Association board of directors. You can read about the openings...
From The Eponymous Pickle
It is the 25th Anniversary of the Web
Today is the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. It is celebrated here and elsewhere. I always take care to mention that the WWW is not the same thing as...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Price Comparison Startup
A example of using a large scale database. A startup uses data to make comparison of grocery prices. Interesting example.I have been asked about the smattering...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NIH Big Data to Knowledge Initiative Releases RFA
The NIH Big Data to Knowledge initiative (BD2K, http://bd2k.nih.gov/) has announced the release of an RFA for software and methods development in biomedical Big...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Nestle Works with Startups
Former colleague Pete Blackshaw gives some details in Adage about how Nestle is working with startups. " .... Nestle, which employs 339,000 people in more than...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Owning the Data
Who owns the data? A question that is increasingly arising as we start to use more complete and valuable data to scout next steps and drive analytical methods.
From Computational Complexity
Cosmos from Generation to Generation
During high school, well before the world-wide web with its bloggers and YouTube, out came a series Cosmos that I watched religiously. Back then you had to watch...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On the Web of Things
In Computing Now: A good description and in particular view of its scope." .... The Internet of Things (IoT) is an extension to the current Internet that enables...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Defining Datability
A term new to me: " ... Datability is the synthesis of big data and security, accountability and reliability. ... " And it is the focus topic of CeBIT 2014 (in...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
White House Seeking Input For Its Big Data Review
Following on the announcement in January that the White House would be reviewing Big Data and its influence on privacy and the economy, the Office of Science and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Don't Bury Business Rules Management
Back in 2012 I wrote a post on Business Rules Management. This is related to work we had done with expert systems in the enterprise. Based on conversations...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Watch Talk – Increasing Trust in the E-Health Environment: Privacy Mechanisms and Policy Problems
On March 20 at noon EST, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will host it’s next Washington Area Trustworthy Computing Hour (WATCH) talk. Maya Bernstein, from...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Risk Appetites and Management
A interesting item found lately. Currently working on a project that deals with risk portfolio in compliance related strategies. Knowledge@Wharton discusses related...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science