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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 Schneier on Security
Chinese Army Developed Online Wargame
This is a really weird story: After setting up its own cyber-warfare team, China's military has now developed its first online war game aimed at improving combat...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
As Quick as Fire
As thousands of firefighters battle huge wildfires in the Southwestern U.S this week, some are using a new tool in their kit:
From Wild WebMink
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Remember what the Fourth Amendment protects? No? Just as well. | United States |Axisoflogic.com The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...
From Computational Complexity
The Sputnik Moment
Earlier this month the New York Times had a story Computer Studies Made Cool, on Film and Now on Campus followed-up on a series of short essays on Computer Science's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Limits of Big Data
Predictive analytics does not predict exactly, no matter how big the data set is. It is an extension of statistical modeling in most cases, especially when human...
From The Eponymous Pickle
End of Wallet by 2015
Paypal, notable online payment facilitator, predicts the end of the old leather wallet by around 2015.
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Windows Phones for Students
OK so you are a student and you are wondering what to do over the summer. Perhaps you have a job but maybe it is not fulfilling. And besides wouldn
From The Eponymous Pickle
Zero Moment of Truth: ZMOT and a Free EBook
ZMOT was a concept we often discussed in the enterprise. Google also uses the concept, only slightly differently. See more in a post in their consumer package...
From My Biased Coin
UC Budget Woes
The new California budget call for $650 million in cuts to the UC systems -- I understand $500 million had already been planned, they added $150 million on topSan...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Ask Not What Your Professional Development Can Do For You
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a workshop (conveniently located) at Purdue University. The workshop was sponsored by an NSF project title CS4EDU (http...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Your Co-Worker is Your Computer
Artificial intelligence, the holy grail of computer science for decades, is becoming a reality — not Skynet nor Cylons, but as a versatile tool
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Search and Bing
Friend and Colleague Sundar Kadayam has an excellent post on Social Search and Bing.He and his team at Zakta and Searchteam really understand the complexity behind...
From Putting People First
Digital DIY
The Guardian reports on a study by an “exasperated academic” (Philip Ely, head of the business and community school at the University for the Creative Arts, and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cincinnati Wins World Social Media Title
This blog comes to you from social media command central just outside of Cincinnati every day. I was surprised to see that Mashable had given Cinci, my home for...
From Schneier on Security
Yet Another "People Plug in Strange USB Sticks" Story
I'm really getting tired of stories like this: Computer disks and USB sticks were dropped in parking lots of government buildings and private contractors, andcourse...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CISE AD Issues Letter to the Community on Robotics Initiative
NSF/CISE Assistant Director Farnam Jahanian has issued the following letter to the community, describing the National Robotics Initiative (NRI) launched last week...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Makes Another Play for the Social Web
Yes, Google + is another attempt. Buzz, the earlier approach has slowed down and I rarely even go there anymore. There are some good ideas in Google+, in particular...
From Putting People First
Europe split in happiness survey
In one of the biggest surveys of happiness carried out in the aftermath of the economic crisis, the vast majority of people in Britain, France and Italy have little...
From The Eponymous Pickle