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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
Zombie Fungus
The security connection is pretty tenuous, so I figured I'd blog this on a Saturday. Once it infects an ant, the fungus uses as-yet-unidentified chemicals to control...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Interdisciplinary Computing Blog
Interdisciplinary Computing Blog. by Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk. Brought to my attention recently. In particular an article on earthquake preparation and response and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
High Memory Tags
It used to be a feature of RFID tags that they contained very small amounts of data, with the tag acting as a link to data sources. Yet there appears to bean increase...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Hacking into Cars
In Technology Review: Hacking into cars wirelessly. More holes in the infrastructure.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Telehealth
Good piece in Fast Company on Telehealth. Which seems to say that it is effective to use remote sensors and expertise to deliver health. I further think that...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
What is the Big Deal With Java?
What is the big deal with Java? I teach at a public school of excellence that can best be described as a magnet school for the state. We are currently in our...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Green Goose Sensors
In Engadget: A set of sensors that can monitor many aspects of your life, like exercise, then award you with experience points, compete with others, etc.
From Computational Complexity
Travel Support for Students going to STOC 2011
If you are a grad student and want to goto STOC 2011 there is travel support money that you can apply for. See here for details. We are particularly interested...
From Putting People First
User-led does not equal user-centered
“Companies should lead their users, not the other way around.” So say Jens Skibsted and Rasmus Hansen in their recent post, User-Led Innovation Can’t Create Breakthroughs...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2011-03-18
Skype security weaknesses could endanger 'vulnerable users' | Technology | guardian.co.uk This Privacy International report covers a few of the reasons citizens...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Whack Something Game for Windows Phone 7
The last several yeas the University of New Hampshire has put on a
From Wild WebMink
? The Threat Of Parallel Filing
When we consider software patents, it’s easy to believe they are something outside the open source communities. Mentally, many of us model them as a weapon belonging...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Corning's Glass House
We developed a 'Home of the Future' back in '00 .... and have always been interested how the home would evolve to integrate internet technologies. We saw Phillips...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bam Analytics
I have been looking for a good App to run site analytics on mobile. I found BAM Analytics, which the reviews claimed worked well for Running Google Analytics on...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Converging Disciplines in Analytics
In SASCom, a review of Tom Davenport's talk on converging analytics in analytics, from Analytics World. Largely obvious, but worth looking at.
From Computational Complexity
Update on 17x17 problem
Long time readers may recall that 17x17 problem that I posted on Nov 30, 2009 here. I am sometimes asked if the problem is still open. Alas it is. Is the bounty...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unilever Augments Reality in a London Train Station
An intriguing experiment with augmented reality ideas by consumer goods giant Unilever. Seems mostly stunt-like but probably got lots of local attention. This...
From Wild WebMink