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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
Sorting Isn’t Always Simple
Like a lot of people I have been following the Olympics lately. For all the talk about sport and individual and team achievement there is always a lot of attention...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Three From CCC
Comments on three papers from the Conference on Computational Complexity Michael Saks is Chair of the Program Committee of this year’s Conference on Computational...
From Schneier on Security
PICASSO: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: PICASSO (S//SI//REL) Modified GSM (target) handset that collects user data...
From The Eponymous Pickle
STEM, Thinking Logically, Starting at Kahn
Brought to my attention. From the Kahn Academy. A short tutorial on thinking logically. A reminder of early training and implementation we did using first order...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Thinking Under Biases. Fast and Slow
A friend sends a link from the WSJ: Why the Grass Seem's Greener. " ... We are of Two Minds - One deliberative and rational, the other quick and intuitive. ...
From Schneier on Security
US Infosec Researchers Against NSA Surveillance
I signed an open letter from US researchers in cryptography and information security on NSA surveillance. It has received a lot of media coverage.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Philips Intelligent Store Lighting
In GigaOM: Remember seeing this at a Philips visit. A retail approach we looked at. The integrating into existing retail infrastructure is key. " .... The Dutch...
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Brain Recording Methods
In the Algamest: " .... Method of recording brain activity could lead to mind-reading devices, Stanford scientists say ... " What do we do with it and what protections...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Computer Science for Non-Majors
The following is a special contribution to this blog by Ran Libeskind-Hadas, R. Michael Shanahan Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Harvey Mudd...
From Computational Complexity
Maryland looking for a Lecturer/Who teachers your intro courses?
My chairman, Samir Khuller, asked me to post our job posting for a lecturer to my blog, so I and doing it right now. I think he overestimates the power of this...
From Schneier on Security
Who Should Store NSA Surveillance Data
One of the recommendations by the president's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies on reforming the National Security Agency—No. 5, if you're...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 17 February 2014
We’re having quite the winter here in New England this year. People in warm climates keep telling me about how warm it is there as if that would get me going. But...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Use of Alternative Business Intelligence Solutions
Correspondent Doug Lautzenheiser looks at alternative solutions for business intelligence and data visualization. The article includes a visualization of how a...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Strategies for Businesses Using Data Visualization
Specifically the article covers Small and Medium Sized Businesses. (SMBs) But the recommendations are good for any new and emerging technology. And a large business...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On the Re-Dawn of AI
Atlantic takes a look at a new dawn of AI. See this blog for lots more on the topic. Always of interest here. Our enterprise was an early industrial pioneerWalter...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gladwell on Power
In Knowledge @ Wharton: Malcolm Gladwell interviewed on the advantages of disadvantages. " .... looks at what happens when ordinary people confront powerful...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Keynote Speakers for CSTA Conference 2014
Well we now know who the keynote speakers will be for this summer’s Annual CSTA Conference. I have heard Michael Kölling before and he is a really good speaker...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Upending the Pharmacy Model
In Wired: Design thinking it says. More like back to the economics of labor costs. Drug companies may like it because will increase compliance in taking the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
MIT Heads up Display Technology
Delivered through a transparent film. Could be used on eyeglasses. Competing with Google Glass? Includes a video. " ... Other heads-up display technologies...
From Putting People First