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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 Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Watch
I like watches with no numbers. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Has the Office Started to Look Like the Home?
The home office has not killed the office, But is mobile starting to kill the office? Further has the office started to look like the home? This article from...
From Schneier on Security
XKeyscore
The Guardian discusses a new secret NSA program: XKeyscore. It's the desktop system that allows NSA agents to spy on anyone over the Internet in real time. It...
From Schneier on Security
Cryptography Engineering Book Review
Good review of the strengths and weaknesses of Cryptography Engineering and Applied Cryptography. Best -- at least to me -- is the list of things missing, which...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Outlines Limitations Of Computing For Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) is an independent federal agency established based on recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. It’s responsible...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computers Really Are Everywhere
Last week I took a little drive. Something around 10 miles in something under 8 minutes I guess. That’s me behind the wheel of a NASCAR race car. I rode with a...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
A Picture of Me Dancing With Graphs
On Wednesday, I did my annual mentoring with Girls @ Virtual Ventures, the all-female section of the popular science and engineering camp held at Carleton. AsCS...
From The Eponymous Pickle
P&G's Changes in Spending
In AdAge: A good detailed piece on P&G's moves in ad spending. " ... P&G's marketing spend is about one-third digital, CEO says Procter & Gamble is directing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cars Generating Data
It is estimated that the self driving car wll generate a GB of data per second. More opportunity for a dense and volatile data stream for mining.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Changing the Retail Experience
In GigaOM: " ... Its Thanks to the mass market shift to e-commerce and the rise of maker-oriented sites, the way we shop is changing. Grommet a startup out of...
From Schneier on Security
False Positives and Ubiquitous Surveillance
Searching on Google for a pressure cooker and backpacks got one family investigated by the police. More stories and comments. This seems not to be the NSA eavesdropping...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Electroceuticals
In IEEE Spectrum: And once drugs have been changed to implants, there is no reason we can't also gather data with sensors at the same time. At first I thought...
From The Eponymous Pickle
RFID Temperature Sensors
A number of interesting developments. Including a temperature sensor with a probe that could be used for temperature controlled supply chain and on shelf retail...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Statement to the House Ways and Means Committee on Intellectual Property Provisions in Trade Agreements
The ACM U.S. Public Policy Council today submitted a statement to the House Ways and Means Committee as part of the record for the hearing on “President Obama’s...
From Schneier on Security
Economist Cyberwar Debate
Richard Bejtlich and Thomas Rid (author of the excellent book Cyber War Will Not Take Place) debate the cyberwar threat on the Economist website.
From Computational Complexity
Why is Multiplication Hard?
Quick. What is 879544 * 528045? Unless you used a calculator or was some sort of savant you it would take you a couple of minutes to figure out a solution. Of course...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Coming Soon to Your Classroom?
"Adaptive learning" has been in the edu-buzz lexicon for some time. A new application of the strategy has recently made notable gains at Career Education, Inc.....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smart Tooth Sensors
Might be interesting to toothpaste manufacturers. In Mashable: " ... The system places the mouth sensor inside an artificial tooth. A small accelerometer detects...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Encouraging the Internet of Things
Gartner Encourages early Adopters. Internet of things has long been developed. Now it is getting closer. " ... Gartner claims IT leaders that get to grips with...
From The Eponymous Pickle