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From The Eponymous Pickle

The CKO in the Healthcare Data Explosion

Stan Dyck sends along this post from Healthcare IT News, very true: Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | October 12, 2011 at 03:55 PM

From Putting People First

The birth (and death) of market research: why design research will prevail

The market research industry is built for the 20th Century mass production model, which is rapidly disappearing, argues Sam Ladner. The Experientia
From Putting People First | October 12, 2011 at 03:32 PM

From Putting People First

Audio interview with design anthropologist Dori Tunstall

Debbie Millman of DesignObserver.com interviewed design anthropologist Dori Tunstall on the insights that anthropology brings to consumerism and branding, and about... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 12, 2011 at 03:24 PM

From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

Susan Graham to Receive Ken Kennedy Award

Susan L. Graham Erwin Gianchandani
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | October 12, 2011 at 02:42 PM

From Schneier on Security

New Attacks on CAPTCHAs

Nice research: Abstract: We report a novel attack on two CAPTCHAs that have been widely deployed on the Internet, one being Google's home design and the other... schneier
From Schneier on Security | October 12, 2011 at 11:57 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Teaching Kids to Read but not Write?

A tweet passed though my stream last night. Eugene Wallingford retweeted someone else Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 12, 2011 at 09:29 AM

From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of October 11

October 12 Hearing The Research and Science Education Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on education approaches... David B.
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | October 12, 2011 at 04:46 AM

From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

NSF/CISE Holds Webinar on Sustainability RFPs

Earlier this afternoon, the Erwin Gianchandani
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | October 11, 2011 at 09:13 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Sleep App

Skeptical of its value, but will mention to a sleep disorder doctor. Another example of sensor driven Apps, An App to Help You Sleep Better: By measuring your... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | October 11, 2011 at 07:42 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Navy Chooses InferX

A short time ago I started to look at InferX, a company that implements data mining and alerting techniques. A topic we explored extensively in the enterprise.... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | October 11, 2011 at 05:25 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

This Blog Promotes Analytics

One of the purposes of this blog is to promote the use of analytical methods in retail, manufacturing, research, marketing and beyond. Want to use my over thirty... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | October 11, 2011 at 05:13 PM

From Putting People First

Embodied interactions: in touch with the digital

Fabian Hemmert will be one of the keynote speakers at Interaction 12. In this article on Johnny Holland, he reflects on “recent developments in the research field... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 11, 2011 at 04:25 PM

From Putting People First

Flow in design

Dana Chisnell reports on the importance of flow in UX design. Flow comes from focused attention, deep engagement, a feeling of mastering a challenge. The outside... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 11, 2011 at 04:10 PM

From Putting People First

The existential challenges of human-robot interaction

How will we react when a loyal humanoid robot that has served us for years suddenly fails? Will we genuinely grieve for no-longer working bots that have accompanied... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 11, 2011 at 03:57 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

On Procrastination

In the HBR Blog: What it is and how to stop it. My experience is that everyone has it and is always looking for ways to do more of it. Today with devices aplenty... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | October 11, 2011 at 02:11 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Wal-Mart Uses Local Messaging

In ADAge: An interesting and potentially historical shift: " ... Walmart is launching a Facebook app that customizes marketing for each of its nearly 3,600 U... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | October 11, 2011 at 01:58 PM

From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

Five Healthcare Robotics Ideas to Appear in First RoboBowl

Later this week, Erwin Gianchandani
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | October 11, 2011 at 01:47 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo 2011

Last week I attended part of SIEGE 2011 (Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo) in Atlanta Georgia. Before the main part of the conference started the... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | October 11, 2011 at 10:39 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Package Scanning by Pepsi

Another good example of the use of QR codes on packaging:" ... New Pepsi cans and bottles for The X Factor campaign are now appearing in stores. Three-hundred million... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | October 11, 2011 at 02:42 AM

From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Why aren

Bankers will tell you that to get rich, you should rely on compound interests. Save up a little bit of everything you earn, and you will soon be wealthy. What they... Daniel Lemire
From Daniel Lemire's Blog | October 10, 2011 at 06:44 PM