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From Putting People First

[Book] War, Peace, and Human Nature

War, Peace, and Human Nature: The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views Douglas P. Fry Oxford University Press April 2013 [Amazon link] Abstract Have humans... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 12, 2014 at 04:24 AM

From Putting People First

Discover the world’s best mobile UX

To help you build better mobile experiences, UX Archive finds and presents mobile’s most interesting user flows so you can “compare them, build your point of view... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 12, 2014 at 04:16 AM

From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Why is the NSA grabbing all your private data?

Snowden revealed to the world that the NSA was systematically spying on all of us. Maybe more critically, we have learned that the NSA is spying on all American... Daniel Lemire
From Daniel Lemire's Blog | January 11, 2014 at 03:52 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Promotion Crazy Consumers

We have all seen it, in ourselves and others. The rational economic model can quickly fall apart. A discussion of how to promote to promotion crazy consumer in... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 11, 2014 at 02:28 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Technology Influences Storytelling

Internet influence on storytelling. Not really about technology, but how it influences how we write. In the NYT. Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 11, 2014 at 02:15 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Desktop as a Service

In the Cisco Blog. Virtualizing the desktop. Desktop as a service, DaaS. Interesting idea I had not thought much about. My desktop has become increasingly complex... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 11, 2014 at 11:29 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

McCormick Flavorprint

In Consumer Goods Technology:Exclusive Video: Learn How McCormick Leveraged Marketing/IT Collaboration to Develop FlavorPrintAs marketers look to leverage digital... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 11, 2014 at 12:49 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Audi Self Driving Car Brain

In MIT Technology Review: Out of the CES conference. About Audi's compact brain for a self driving car. A car driving in a physical world and driving an information... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 11, 2014 at 12:24 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Robotics Future is Quickly Approaching

Communications of the ACM, quoting a WSJ article: " ... The technology itself may not be as challenging as the emerging social, ethical, and economic issues, says... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 10, 2014 at 11:40 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Retinal Displays

An idea that has been around for some time, but have yet to see it implemented usefully, is this the future? Is this wearable, or too intrusive." ... Avegant... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 10, 2014 at 10:52 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Implicit Memory

Thoughts on emotion and decision making... Is memory implicit?" ... The relatively new field of neuromarketing and the role emotions play in the decision-making... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 10, 2014 at 05:41 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Apply Now For Computer Science Principles Summit

The Computer Science Teachers Association just announced the Computer Science Principles Education Summit and applications are now open for the 50 available spots... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | January 10, 2014 at 05:31 PM

From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid New Year

Happy squid new year. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. schneier
From Schneier on Security | January 10, 2014 at 05:27 PM

From Computer Science Teachers Association

Apply Now For Computer Science Principles Summit

CSTA invites teachers and administrators to apply to attend a special summit aimed at broadening understanding and creating capacity for the wide-scale adoption...
From Computer Science Teachers Association | January 10, 2014 at 03:44 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Tableau Newsletter

Good newsletter from Tableau Software. Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 10, 2014 at 10:34 AM

From Schneier on Security

1971 FBI Burglary

Interesting story: ...burglars took a lock pick and a crowbar and broke into a Federal Bureau of Investigation office in a suburb of Philadelphia, making off with... schneier
From Schneier on Security | January 10, 2014 at 07:45 AM

From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP

A Shameless Plug

Our new book is finally out Cropped from EuroGP’08 src. Ronan Nugent is our editor at the publisher Springer DE. He is a combination of an acquisitions editor—or... Pip
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP | January 9, 2014 at 05:43 PM

From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Congress Invites Public Comments on Updating the Communications Act

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is seeking public comments on a white paper released yesterday on “Modernizing the Communications Act.” The public comments... Renee Dopplick
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | January 9, 2014 at 03:28 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Presence Zones

Smarter and more personalized promotions in what are being called 'presence zones' in retail. In Forbes. Will this transform the in-store experience? Or clutter... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 9, 2014 at 02:27 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

How People Limit their Social Networks

In the early days of social media I remember this discussion about how broad one should cast their social network. A number like 40 people in their network was... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | January 9, 2014 at 02:18 PM