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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
Google Killing Labs?
I have been impressed with what has come out of Google Labs. True that only 10% is useful to the average user, but that is not a bad percentage. And I am sure...
From Computational Complexity
Delay for a Postdoc
Suppose you have a tenure track offer at the University of Southern North Dakota and a postdoc offer at MIT. Tenure track jobs are hard to get so you want to accept...
From Schneier on Security
Is There a Hacking Epidemic?
Freakonomics asks: "Why has there been such a spike in hacking recently? Or is it merely a function of us paying closer attention and of institutions being more...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Why are all programming languages in English?
Last week I was at the CSTA Computer Science & Information Technology conference in New York City. One of the great thing about events like this is the hallwayDave...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Replacement for Paper
Technology Review reports on a true replacement for paper. Very cheap and disposable too?
From The Eponymous Pickle
Practical Game Design
An overview of practical game design teaching at Drexel University. Not the kind of game I am particularly interested in, which is not so much the view ... but...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Food Private Label Continues Rise
Inevitable I think: From Food Processing:" ... The writing is on the wall
From The Eponymous Pickle
Affective Senses Emotion
We have followed some of the work on measuring emotion from facial expression, here from MIT spin off Affectiva. We tested their methods pioneered at the Media...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Story in Board Games: Betrayal at House on the Hill
Imagine finding yourself in the front foyer of what is probably a haunted mansion with a few of your closest friends. There's no way out, since the front door is...
From Computational Complexity
Looking for people to review books for my column
I am looking for reviewers for the following books for my SIGACT NEWS book review column. I will try to edit this post to keep the list up to date; however, ifthis...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
A Who
A few weeks ago, we began highlighting a few of the 107 Computing Innovation Fellows (CIFellows) we’ve had the pleasure of funding.
From Putting People First
Detroit copies Torino
(English translation of article published yesterday in La Stampa newspaper – author Andrea Rossi): Michigan delegation between the cabbages and the red peppers...
From Schneier on Security
Google Detects Malware in its Search Data
This is interesting: As we work to protect our users and their information, we sometimes discover unusual patterns of activity. Recently, we found some unusual...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Are your students entered in the Windows Phone app contest
This Summer, build Windows Phone 7 apps and you could earn exciting prizes to catch a movie, eat ice – cream, buy camping gear and more!! This special competition...
From Geeking with Greg
Quick links
Some of what has caught my attention recently:Netflix may have been forced to change its pricing by the movie studios. It appears the studios may have made streaming...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Microsoft Research Announces 2011 Faculty Fellows
Every year at this time, Microsoft Research recognizes
From Schneier on Security
Members of "Anonymous" Hacker Group Arrested
The police arrested sixteen suspected members of the Anonymous hacker group. Whatever you may think of their politics, the group committed crimes and their members...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Media for Customer Service. Infographic Impression
ReadwriteWeb on the topic via an Infographic. The topic itself is interesting.The infographic use is confusing. At first I thought it was an ad. Then noticed...
From The Eponymous Pickle