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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
Consumers Want More Information
In POPAI: Also a discussion of standards, which ultimately gets you to comparable information. Accessing an extended package, like using a barcode reader, or image...
From Computational Complexity
What if they gave an exam and nobody came?
A professor tells the class that he will use the highest grade to set the curve. The students all conspire to NOT take the exam, so the highest score is 0, so they...
From Schneier on Security
Cisco IP Phone Hack
Nice work: All current Cisco IP phones, including the ones seen on desks in the White House and aboard Air Force One, have a vulnerability that allows hackers...
From My Biased Coin
A Second Life for our Groupon Paper
Groupon has been in the news lately -- something about their CEO leaving, I hear. And Giorgos Zervas has been out giving talks. (He's a great speaker. You should...
From My Biased Coin
The Press
Harvard's name, obviously, still sells newspapers. The "e-mailgate" scandal of the past few days has been appearing everywhere. I was contacted multiple times...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NSF CISE Directorate Launches Search Committee for CCF Division Director
The following was submitted by Farnam Jahanian, NSF Assistant Director for CISE. Dear Colleagues, CISE is pleased to announce the formation of a search committee...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Forget the Tech
Its to easy too just see the technology. You still have to implement good ideas with it. Marc Pritchard, P&G's Global Brand Building Officer speaks about...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Algorithms and Humans in Big Data Decisions
A good overview. Certainly you want to make automatic anything you can. Algorithms are rules for doing that. It can be cheaper and faster than using a human...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Real Time Sales Support and Data
The idea of real time sales support has emerged in recent conversations. E-Commerce Times article on the subject. What kind of sales support is key to a particular...
From Schneier on Security
"The Logic of Surveillance"
Interesting essay: Surveillance is part of the system of control. "The more surveillance, the more control" is the majority belief amongst the ruling elites....![Book: Instruments de Design Management [French]](/system/assets/0000/1953/030209_Vanderbeeken_Mark_250.small_square.jpg?1476779420&1260281963)
From Putting People First
Book: Instruments de Design Management [French]
For French readers: Instruments de design management – Théories et cas pratiques Cabirio Cautela, Francesco Zurlo, Kamel Ben Youssef, Stéphane Magne Préface : Gilles...
From Putting People First
Book: Service Design – From Insight to Implementation
Service Design – From Insight to Implementation by Andy Polaine, Lavrans Løvlie & Ben Reason Rosenfeld Media – March 2013 (book will be published tomorrow) We have...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
2013 CSTA National Survey on High School Computer Science
The Computer Science Teachers Association is conducting their annual computer science survey right now. CSTA members should have received notice in our email. I...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Coherent Emergent Stories
My thesis project is moving forward, which I'm thrilled about. Here's a high-level abstract that summarizes the system I am working on.Crafting satisfying narratives...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
House Hearings on Litigation Abuses
Two Congressional hearings relevant to patent reforms, which were canceled last week due to “snowquester,” are scheduled for this week. House Hearing on “Examination...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Blogs Outrank Other Social Media in Influence
This is good to hear. While the number of blogs seems to be decreasing in favor of easier to do media like Twitter, they still influence customers.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Innovation Ecosystems
In Mediapost. Good thoughts, rephrasing: All innovation exists within a context, makes sure you and your customers understand it. " ... Certain innovations, such...
From Schneier on Security
Dead Drop from the 1870s
Hats: De Blowitz was staying at the Kaiserhof. Each day his confederate went there for lunch and dinner. The two never acknowledged one another, but they hung...
From Putting People First
Re-designing (or redefining) UXD
Putting People First rarely plugs conferences (before they happen) but this one seems intriguing: RE:DESIGN/UX Design will take place in Silicon Valley on April...
From My Biased Coin