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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 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 26 September 2011
Autumn has technically arrived in New Hampshire. The leafs are starting to turn but the weather has stayed a bit unseasonably warm. Even still school is in full...
From Schneier on Security
Tor Arms Race
Iran blocks Tor, and Tor releases a workaround on the same day. How did the filter work technically? Tor tries to make its traffic look like a web browser talking...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Accent Monitoring
Some interesting disparate takes on accent neutralization efforts. Having been involved in several content analysis projects, this strikes very true. Different...
From The Eponymous Pickle
When a Market Fails
Useful thoughts here: Behavioral economist Dan Ariely discusses in a video chapter 8 from his excellent book: Upside of Irrationality. When a Market Fails: An...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Super Wi-Fi
In Technology Review: Will it live up to the expectations of increased range and capacity?
From The Eponymous Pickle
Being Relaxed Makes You Spend More
Relaxation and spending. " ... Why does relaxation turn us into spendthrifts? When we feel safe, we are better able to fully focus on the potential rewards at...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unleashing the Power of Digital Signage
A book by Keith Kelsen I just discovered: Unleashing the Power of Digital Signage. This was a big topic of the retail innovation center. How do you successfully...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Data is Scaling Analytics
It is clear that every enterprise is scaling up their gathering of data, and especially getting closer to real time acquisition. New sensors in everyone's pocket...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A History of the Emoticon
A Brief History of the Emoticon. The transferal of emotional hints remains an important and unsolved issue in electronic communications. I think it needs a further...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bookworm
A Bookworm interface for an open library. " ... Bookworm demonstrates a new way of interacting with the millions of recently digitized library books. The Harvard...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Sex Life of Deep-Sea Squid
There's evidence of indiscriminate fertilization in deep-sea squid. They mate with any other squid the encounter, male or female. This unusual behaviour, they...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Computer Science Education Act Introduced in Both Houses
Yesterday, Senator Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) and Representative Jared Polis (D-Colorado) introduced legislation to strengthen computer science education in the...
From Schneier on Security
Man-in-the-Middle Attack Against SSL 3.0/TLS 1.0
It's the Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS Tool, or BEAST: The tool is based on a blockwise-adaptive chosen-plaintext attack, a man-in-the-middle approach that injects...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Comparing Neuromarketing and Traditional Market Research
Traditional market research or neuromarketing methods? I have always believed that it is worth thinking of neuromarketing methods as an augmentation of traditional...
From The Eponymous Pickle
ThinkVine Gets Forrester Nod
Local company ThinkVine, who I have have talked to now for a number of years, has been a leader in marketing mix and promotion analysis work,using unique simulation...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Research Snapshot for Fall 2011
For those of you wondering what the heck I've been up to lately research-wise, wonder no longer! Here's a snapshot of what I've been working on lately and planCognitive...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Marketing Automation
In E-Commerce Times: A good look at what is called marketing automation. Is it science or not? Or just a way to push for attention.
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Education Act
One of the big issues with computer science education is that it is not an integral part of the curriculum It is almost always an elective and doesn
From The Eponymous Pickle
Practical Quantum Computing
Getting closer to practical computing. " ... Physicists find quantum versions of both feedback control and classical computer architecture ... "
From Computational Complexity