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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
Stolen Phone Database
This article talks about a database of stolen cell phone IDs that will be used to deny service. While I think this is a good idea, I don't know how much it would...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Better Learning Through Movement
And fun as well. Recently a co-worker sent me a link to some videos that were done by the Houston Independent School District about the pilot program they are running...
From Putting People First
Applying behavioral economics and cognitive psychology to the design process
Artefact is, like Experientia, a UX design consultancy that is strongly inspired by cognitive and behavioral modeling, and uses all kinds of inputs from cognitive...
From Putting People First
Tricia Wang on the geography of trust in social networks (video)
Tricia Wang is a cultural sociologist interested in understanding how people use digital tools in their day to day lives. In her talk at the Lift 12 conference,...
From Putting People First
The future of connected cars: what Audi is driving towards
Richard MacManus writes on ReadWriteWeb that the next generation of in-car apps will be about providing “smart” services, such as taking some of the cognitive load...
From Putting People First
Do walled gardens offer a better user experience?
In an extensive article by Charles Arthur, technology editor of The Guardian, on the rise of walled gardens (apps, social networks) on the net, we read this quote...
From Putting People First
Nest Thermostat: User-centered design is the best marketing
I enjoyed the final paragraph of the Fast.CoDesign article on the second generation Nest Thermostat: “Here
From Putting People First
The future of money in a mobile age
Within the next decade, smart-device swiping will have gained mainstream acceptance as a method of payment and could largely replace cash and credit cards for most...
From Putting People First
The Smart City starts with you
Wired UK has published a guest post by Usman Haque, founder of Pachube.com and director at Haque Design + Research and CEO of Connected Environments, where he argues...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robotics Challenge for Disaster Response
A very detailed DARPA challenge for robotics in the area of disaster response. In IEEE spectrum. I have been surprised that more has not been done in this context...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Computers and Society
See correspondent Lisa Kaczmarczyk's book:Computers and Society: Computing for Good contains in-depth case studies with extensive, thought provoking end of chapter...
From Putting People First
Wearable devices: the next battleground for the platform wars
Wearable devices, or
From The Eponymous Pickle
Delivering Analytics
In E-Commerce Times: Some useful thoughts about the process and the needs for expertise. Its never all about the tools:" ... Considering the large number of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Electronic Laboratory Notebook Management
Rescentris just brought to my attention. We worked on Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) systems that could be signed and witnessed some time ago. Most recently...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Aimia Loyalty Analytics
I have been following the Aimia group for a while now. More news. " ... Self Serve, a proprietary program through Sobeys' partnership with analytics firm Aimia...
From Schneier on Security
Forever-Day Bugs
That's a nice turn of phrase: Forever day is a play on "zero day," a phrase used to classify vulnerabilities that come under attack before the responsible manufacturer...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Plagiarism v. Learning
The SIGCSE mailing list has been having a very active discussion of plagiarism in computer science classes of late. These discussions seem to recur with disappointing...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Finals Later This Month
Later this month, the best and brightest cyber defense students from 10 universities throughout the country will descend on San Antonio, TX, for the 8th annual...
From Schneier on Security
Outliers in Intelligence Analysis
From the CIA journal Studies in Intelligence: "Capturing the Potential of Outlier Ideas in the Intelligence Community." In war you will generally find that the...
From Computer Science Teachers Association