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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
Glass to Create Huge Data?
Via Gib Bassett: Will Glass make Big Data into Huge Data? Yes, definitely if it becomes popular, and something like it will, we will be collecting increasing amounts...
From CERIAS Blog
Schrodinger’s Catnip: A Review of the NSA Phone Surveillance Program (Guest Blog)
By Mark Rasch† and Sophia Hannah‡ The NSA programs to retrieve and analyze telephone metadata and internet communications and files (the former we will call the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Monetizing Mobile
In the midst if a mobile application. But the value will be in efficiency, connectivity and supporting decisions from anywhere. Not advertising dollars from consumers...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
The Mathematics Of Dieting
Yes there are math issues in this activity William Banting may have created the first very popular diet. In 1863 he published the Letter on Corpulence, Addressed...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
AP CS Principles Course Moves One Step Closer
This morning the College Board announced that the National Science Foundation has committed $5.2 million in funding to support the continued development of theBroadening...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Sperm Consumption in the Southern Bottletail Squid
It's a novel behavior. 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
Brainwashed Review
In the WSJ: A balanced review of correspondent Sally Satel and Scott Lilienfeld's book: Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Neuroscience and Marketing
In Mediapost, Elissa Moses posts a good introduction about a number of non conscious methods and their use in marketing analysis. For a largely contrary critical...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Technical + Creative
It's amazing how many people fail to realize that computing can be a creative field. In fact, in many cases, it has to be! For example, it makes no sense for me...
From Schneier on Security
Sixth Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest Semifinalists
On April 1, I announced the Sixth Annual Movie Plot Threat Contest: I want a cyberwar movie-plot threat. (For those who don't know, a movie-plot threat is a scare...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Free Computers For ISTE Attendees
Wow! Free computers. Hard to ignore that one. If you are heading out to San Antonia for ISTE 2013 Microsoft has a deal for you. They are giving away free Microsoft...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mini Windows Stores at Best Buy
I mentioned some time ago visiting a new Microsoft Store in the local mall. Located very close to the Apple store, which had been around for a couple of years....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Retail Data Synchronization
Kroger and GS1 are beginning a three year Project Mercury effort to synchronize data. A key element of running any large, complex retail operation. " ... Under...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Moving to the Cloud Saves Energy
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Northwestern University have conducted a study and found that moving common applications to the cloud can...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unemployed Geniuses
An intriguing article on the employment of genius. By their carefully limiting definition. Seen this effect relatively often. Genius does not always combine...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Telepresence Robotics in the Office
In IEEE Spectrum: Cisco and iRobot working to produce a telepresence robot. Conceptually an appealing idea, but I wonder about the practicality before robotic...
From Schneier on Security
Ricin as a Terrorist Tool
This paper (full paper behind paywall) -- from Environment International (2009) -- does a good job of separating fact from fiction: Abstract: In recent yearsThis...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mitigating Risk in the Supply Chain
In Industry Week:" ... Supply chain managers adopt new strategies to mitigate risks Research has shown that major interruptions in the supply chain can sap a company's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tesco Supply Chain Big Data
From Tableau Software: Major global retailer on the use of visualization: " ... Tesco uses Teradata to warehouse their supply and inventory data. They've got...
From Schneier on Security