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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 Wild WebMink
? Open Source Xmas
LibreOffice Xmas, originally uploaded by elianedomingos. A very happy Christmas to everyone who reads Wild Webmink. May you find software freedom waiting for you...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Goldman Sachs and the Vampire Squid Metaphor
It's a metaphor that will not die. 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 Eponymous Pickle
On Mobile Payments
Good overall piece in GigaOM on the state of mobile smartphone payments. Have followed the idea for years, and it has been a long road. Finally in 2012? 2013...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Time to Change the Conversation from Consuming to Creating
At a recent family gathering, my father-in-law delighted in the accomplishments of his four year old granddaughter who effortlessly navigated her mother's iPad....
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The CCC Blog in 2011: Our Top Posts from the Year Revisited
As we celebrate the holidays and get set to close the books on 2011 — a banner year for the CCC Blog, with more than twice as many page views as in any previous...
From The Eponymous Pickle
An Examination of RFID ROI
In the apparel industry where RFID item level tagging has been generally successful. We commissioned a similar study years ago with MIT and the University of Arkansas...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Saffron Technologies
I have mentioned Saffron Technologies a number of times here, since visiting them five plus years ago. Just now re-examining their associative memory techniques...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Vending Machine 2.0
A look at a technologically impressive new vending machine. Will this concept machine engage, sell? Japan Gets Vending Machine 2.0 With See-Through Full HD Display...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Applications Open for Google
Google is calling for applications to its 2012 Google Policy Fellowships, which offer
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Kinect Educators
One of the great things in my job is the chance to make connections between people doing interesting things. Lately a lot has been happening in the world of educational...
From My Biased Coin
MIC and MINE, a short description
I thought I should give a brief description of MIC and MINE, the topic of our Science paper. Although you're probably better off, if you're interested, looking...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Sign Deployments
In Digital Signage Today: A video of cool out of home digital signage deployments from 2011. By Keith Kelsen. I am currently reading his 2010 book: Unleashing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Apple Trumps Wal-Mart Online Sales in November
Fairly remarkable result. Technology purchases continue to move forward. Will we all be virtual in the Cloud soon?
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Microsoft
Seeking to motivate the development of novel solutions to serious computer security threats, Microsoft Corp. has launched an inaugural BlueHat Prize contest, offering...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Winter "BREAK": A Time to Relax and Reenergize
Most of us look forward to our winter breaks. After all, a break in routine is almost always a good thing. Most of us are conditioned to getting up at a certain...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
One Compile A Day
A recent blog post by Ian Bogost (The Virtues of Long Compiles) has me thinking once again about the trouble with fast compiles. How would you program differently...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Welcome Molly, Future Girl Geek!
Andrew and I are delighted to announce the birth of our first child, Molly! She was born on December 16 at 5:47pm and weighed 7 lbs 3 oz. We're all doing wellView...
From The Eponymous Pickle
What Makes a Brand Experience Great
Brian Collins on the delightful Hershey store. A great brand experience worth a visit. He provides some reasons why it works.
From The Eponymous Pickle