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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
Ebook Fraud
Interesting post -- and discussion -- on Making Light about ebook fraud. Currently there are two types of fraud. The first is content farming, discussed in these...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 4
April 6 Hearing: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Building The Subcommittee...
From Wild WebMink
? Closed-Attacked-Open
Nokia says about Symbian: “We’re Open”. The New License Shows Otherwise. This looks bad. Not only has Nokia closed the source code to Symbian, it is pretending...
From The Eponymous Pickle
M-Commerce Opportunities
In E-Commerce Times: Excellent post on the opportunities that exist in our always connected times with mobile commerce. Notably for my interests: " ... In-Store...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 4 April 2011
I always worry about posting things on April 1st. So I didn
From Wild WebMink
? Balancing Transparency and Privacy
One of the keys to a successful open source community is appropriate transparency. A community with strong values around transparency will also be likely to respect...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Practical Robots for Nuclear Accidents
iRobot, maker of the home task Roomba robot, gets considerable buzz in a Washington Post article. Their military/police/emergency robots seem to have value for. ...
From Wild WebMink
? Disintermediated
@jackschofieldJack Schofield Sign in window of soon-to-close Borders store in Chicago. Someone's a little bitter http://t.co/rwmHPOD (pic) via @swansonian @bookofsand...
From The Eponymous Pickle
30th Anniversary of the Portable Computer
In Engadget: A reminder that this has been going on for some while. It also reminds me that not shortly after this date I was starting to lift these 'portables' ...
From Putting People First
Customer
Dr. Ralph-Christian Ohr, a Swiss product manager, reflects thoughtfully on the recent strong discussion on user-led innovation. “There has been quite a lot of discussion...
From Putting People First
Ethnographic research inspired Xerox
Simplifying the workplace so customers can allocate more time and resources to their core business is fundamental to the innovation incubating today in Xerox
From The Eponymous Pickle
Major Brands Customer Data Breached
A number of major brands, including Kroger, had their data breached. The article describes the extent of the break, but also the implications regarding the types...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Measures of Data
A Focus Infographic on measures of data that is worth a look.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Broken Links in the Supply Chain
Have been involved in a major supply chain analysis lately. It was an area I worked in early in my career. This Economist article discusses the effect of the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google and Recipes
In Roughtype: As a foodie much interested in how we interact with information about food and recipes online I found this quite interesting. How recipes are searched...
From My Biased Coin
More on Academic Communications
UW Madison has responded to the Open Records Request regarding Professor Cronon (which I mentioned here). Here's a link to the Chancellor's message as well asUW...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Letting Your Friends Tailor Your Search
In Technology Review: About Google's +1, searching and social networks. Letting your friends help prioritize search results. Like the old idea of letting friends...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Statistical Significance
The Number Guy blogs about statistical significance. A frequently asked question: Is it significant? And it turns out often a troublesome concept. Don't let...
From The Eponymous Pickle