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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 Geeking with Greg
The game Stick Portal
I want to share more of the ideas I've been exploring. First, let me start with this, an early version of a game I'm calling Stick Portal. Click on the imageCoffescript...
From Putting People First
For productivity apps, PCs still rule (for now)
Gartner research suggests that there is an inverse correlation between portable devices and PC usage, reports the Financial Times. “Is the PC era really over? The...
From Putting People First
Interview with and lecture by Daniel Kahnemann
Debunking the Myth of Intuition Can doctors and investment advisers be trusted? And do we live more for experiences or memories? In a SPIEGEL interview, Nobel Prize...
From Putting People First
Be Everyday
On Be Everyday, the site of a Brussels-based project, you can follow the stories of inspiring people that live in European cities and who have found their own creative...
From Putting People First
Mobile: A Serious Contender to the Desktop Computer
With the introduction of mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and various other smart phones and tablets, the demand for websites to be
From Putting People First
Obama White House unveils plan to bring US Federal Government into the mobile age
The White House has unveiled plans to bring US governance into the mobile-centric twenty-first century. Dubbed the
From Putting People First
Journal of Business Anthropology
The Journal of Business Anthropology is an Open Access journal which publishes the results of anthropological and related research in business organizations and...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Turning the Body Into a Wireless Controller
New Scientist
From The Eponymous Pickle
Game Dynamics of Customer Loyalty
Good piece on the topic. Gaming principles applied to customer acquisition using virality and examples in a number of current systems. Good to answer client questions...
From Schneier on Security
The Explosive from the Latest Foiled Al Qaeda Underwear Bomb Plot
Interesting: Although the plot was disrupted before a particular airline was targeted and tickets were purchased, al Qaeda's continued attempts to attack the U...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Kinect for Windows: SDK and Runtime version 1.5 Released
If you are using the Kinect sensor for projects, especially if you have the new Kinect for Widows version, you will want to get the latest software developmentKinect...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Crowd Modeling and Simulation
Crowd Modeling and Simulation. A favorite topic as we examined in store behavior. This takes it much further, but the elements of simulation are useful.
From Wild WebMink
Does the verdict neuter WORA?
The stunning win by Google this week in their defence against Oracle over Java patents in Android may well meal that Write One Run Anywhere is no longer enforceable...
From Computational Complexity
STOC 2012- workshop and honored talks
I went to an enjoyed STOC this year. Today I talk about the workshops and the papers that either won awards or seem to be in the running. I may blog on other...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mindshare and Unilever
Mindshare retains Unilevers 1.38 billion US advertising business.
From Schneier on Security
The Ubiquity of Cyber-Fears
A new study concludes that more people are worried about cyber threats than terrorism. ...the three highest priorities for Americans when it comes to security...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
A Retrospective on Alan Turing
Ahead of the Alan Turing Centenary next month,
From Putting People First
RSA Animate: The Power of Networks
In this new RSA Animate, Manuel Lima, senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing, explores the power of network visualisation to help navigate our complex modern world...
From Schneier on Security