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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 Computing Community Consortium Blog
GEC12:
Nearly 300 researchers, entrepreneurs, infrastructure providers, city managers, and others from around the country are gathered in Kansas City, MO, this week for...
From Wild WebMink
? T-DOSE in Eindhoven
I’m just setting out for Eindhoven in The Netherlands, where I will be delivering the keynote at 10:00 tomorrow (Saturday November 5th) at T-DOSE. I’ll be considering...
From Schneier on Security
Weaponized UAV Drones in the Hands of Local Police
Why does anyone think this is a good idea? The police in Montgomery County
From Wild WebMink
News Roundup
I just posted an open source news roundup over on ComputerWorldUK, covering UK government procurement, Microsoft and Samba, LibreOffice and IBM’s MQTT.
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Real scientists never report fraud
Diederik Stapel has been a psychology professor at major universities for the last ten years. He published well over 100 research papers in prestigious journals...
From The Eponymous Pickle
GS1 Annual Report
See the extensive GS1 Annual Report. In particular their sections on B2C progress in the last year. It is a time when the consumer is increasingly empowered...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Beauty of Near Misses
Todd Henry in Accidental Creative on the Beauty of Near Misses. " ... how often do I curse my fate when things don
From The Eponymous Pickle
Share of Wallet Isn't Enough
Professor Byron Sharp, Director of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute sends along a link to his post on this subject. I also like his comment: "... One of the...
From Schneier on Security
Journal Article on Cyberwar
From the Journal of Strategic Studies: "Cyber War Will Not Take Place" (full article is behind a paywall): Abstract: For almost two decades, experts and defense...
From Putting People First
Digital product strategy, gamification, and the evolution of UX
Greg Laugero writes about two trends that have recently entered the realm of digital product development. First is the incorporation of gaming concepts into products...
From Computational Complexity
Journals
What is the purpose of an academic journal? To provide a permanent vetted record of a specific research endeavor. The ways we communicate scientific research...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics in Action: Office Depot Price and Promotion Optimization
An excellent example of the use of business analytics to improve business process. I gave a talk to a corporate client just yesterday on the integration of data...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics Magazine
The latest Analytics Magazine from Informs. Full of useful articles including: The Value of Business Analytics, Strategic Data Management Yields Competitive Advantage...
From Putting People First
Jawbone releases UP, a wristband for tracking your wellness
Priced at $100, the device is a leap for Jawbone. And its aimed at nothing less than making its wearers happier and healthier. Fastco Design reports. “The UP wristband...
From Schneier on Security
Underage Children on Facebook
Interesting research on how parents help their children lie about their age to get onto Facebook. One reaction to our data might be that companies should not be...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Twenty Five Dollar Computer
A very minimalist, business card sized, computer. Aimed at technical education. The way I understand it monitor and keyboard are extra. I have been intrigued...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Jim Goodnight of SAS on Business Analytcs
Always interesting Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, spoke at the Kelly School of Business. Some of my past colleagues were on the included panel." ... Mark Zozulla said...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Museum Street Views
Streetview lets you look into some museums and look at the art. An interesting move forward in virtualizing real spaces.
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science