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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 Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
When Less Is More
Claiming less may be a good idea Robert Browning was an English poet of world renown in the Victorian age. His fame rests mostly on his dramatic monologues, in...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bar Code Inventor Dies
I worked with identification technology technologies for years. Bar codes were a simple solution to a simple problem with wide ranging, complex applications .....
From The Eponymous Pickle
App Economy
Some fascinating statistics regarding the 'App Economy' and how it varies regionally. Working with startups it is frequently the complaint that we could better...
From Wild WebMink
Dawn Tree
Dawn Tree, originally uploaded by webmink. One of the advantages of the irregular sleep patterns I’ve been experiencing lately post-travel is I get to see the early...
From The Eponymous Pickle
SAP CFO on the Evolving Role of the CFO
At the recent CFO Dimensions conference in Chicago I was invited to interview a number of CFO participants for the CFO Intellectual Exchange Network (IXN). There...
From The Eponymous Pickle
DunnHumby and BzzAgent Pulse
In AdAge: Kroger and Unilever are among the pleased users. Some good detail here: " ... Pulse draws data not just from the million BzzAgents, but also from...
From Putting People First
Understanding electric utility customers
A few weeks back, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) issued “Understanding Electric Utility Customers—Summary Report: What We Know and What We Need to...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NSF Seeking Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters (HazardSEES)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a new solicitation – Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters, or HazardSEES – that aims to foster the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics Magazine
Always useful and practical bimonthly Analytics Magazine. The Nov/Dec Issue. Sample articles:Successfully Operationalizing Analytics by James TaylorA repeatable...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Maps is Back for iOS
I have been a user of Google Maps since its Beta Days, where tested it for geo data environmental and marketing applications. Now as an iOS phone and tablet user...
From Computational Complexity
The Fiscal Cliff
Unless the republicans and democrats get a deal before year's end, the country will head over the so-called "Fiscal Cliff" including a budget sequestration that...
From Putting People First
The man looking to turn Samsung into a Silicon Valley trendsetter
Samsung is doubling down on technology investments in Apple’s backyard, including two new R&D buildings in Silicon Valley that will house 2,000 staff and a recently...
From Schneier on Security
QR Code Scams
There's a rise in QR codes that point to fraudulent sites. One of the warning signs seems to be a sticker with the code, rather than a code embedded in an advertising...
From Putting People First
Charles Leadbeater on scaling and system innovation in public services
On 26 November MindLab, the Danish citizen-centric governmental innovation unit, invited Charles Leadbeater for its morning lecture series. Leadbeater, a leading...
From Putting People First
Mark Rettig’s vent on the Connecting movie
Yesterday I plugged Connecting, a short film that explores trends in UI, Interaction & Experience Design. When Mark Rettig watched the video too, he said he would...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Hackety Hack for Learning Ruby Programming
This being CSEdWeek (Computer Science Education Week) the social media has been flooded with links to articles, information, great programs for promoting CS education...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Idea Connection
I was reminded of IdeaConnection recently. A site that connects innovative ideas and their uses. I had the opportunity to chat with them for the enterprise a...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Business Model Visualization
David Sibbit discusses business model visualization. A topic I love and that he instructed us on during the 1980s. Lots of collaborations, books and even a...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog