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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
Supermarkets Taking to Tablets
Phil Lempert on how, Supermarket blogger who often has interesting insights, on how retailers are taking to tablets. I have only seen a tablet used once in physical...
From Wild WebMink
Easter Message
Who said this? “The Church in its own bubble has become, at best the guardian of the value system of the nation
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ultra Precise Location, Indoors and Outdoors
Location capabilities are a long time interest of mine, based on work in retail innovation centers and with several startups with differing accuracy needs and goals...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Modeling Mistakes
A slide show. I post about this here because the slide show images have no relationship to the content. They add no insight. Another example of the infographic...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Conversable Economist
Newly pointed to by M. Perry's Carpe Diem.: The blog: The Conversable Economist. In particular a post about changes in prices of simple commodities over very...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Teacher Complaints Against iBooks
Common teacher complaints against iBooks. And more generally against tablets. Better content rather than more is emphasized.
From Wild WebMink
Jailbird
Reblogged from The Global Mink: Jailbird, a photo by webmink on Flickr. Walking through the Sydney Botanical Gardens (a great place to relax) I was passing the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Atlas Category Placement Tool
I have mentioned Herb Sorenesen's Atlas Category placement simulation tool a number of times. It has now moved to a new location. More about it here, and more...
From Wild WebMink
? Gondola Yard
Squero di San Trovaso. I was in Italy on business this week and as I was flying in and out of Venice airport had the chance to spend a half-day in Venice. It was...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Know Where Your Data Comes From
In Adage: It is absolutely fundamental to know where your data comes from and how it was manipulated in route. I have seen this kind of mis-use many times.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Hurdles for Google Glasses
Good piece on what augmented reality experts are saying about Google Glasses. The idea continues to intrigue me and my clients because it could produce a major...
From The Eponymous Pickle
E-Book on Strategic Planning
Stengthening Brand America offers an ebook on strategic planning. It relates to an interesting regional topic, Ed Burghard writes: " ... Occasionally, thereI...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Learn The Cloud. Make A Difference. @home with Windows Azure
How does learning about cloud computing while contributing to scientific research sound to you? Join us for @home with Windows Azure to get a solid understanding...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Articles about Analytics and Data Science
From Data Science Central: A good selection of articles about Analytics and Data Science from major publications. Largely non-technical.
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Art
Happy Easter. 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 Female Perspective of Computer Science
Quick Tips for Teaching Mini-Courses
I've been running my 'Computer Science and Games: Just for Girls!' course for Carleton's annual Enrichment Mini-Course Program for five years now. And so at this...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
What is Your Greatest Accomplishments in the Teaching Profession?
I recently was surprised at a faculty meeting by receiving an award for teaching from my colleagues. After receiving the award I was given a writing assignment...
From Schneier on Security
A Systems Framework for Catastrophic Disaster Response
The National Academies Press has published Crisis Standards of Care: A Systems Framework for Catastrophic Disaster Response. When a nation or region prepares...
From The Eponymous Pickle