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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 Wild WebMink
? Crowdsourced is not Open Source
I’ve heard quite a few conversations that treat open source interchangeably with crowdsourcing. Despite sounding the same they are very different, most importantly...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tobii Prototype Eye Controlled Laptop
The well known eye-tracking company Tobii is a likely origin to this kind of innovation. I would like to understand how stable the control of a laptop can beTobii...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Disarming Internet Trolls
A cognitive therapy method to disarming Internet Trolls. A method that differs from the old approach of not feeding them.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ted Nelson and Content Syndication
We followed the activities and writing of Ted Nelson since the early days of hyperlinks. Met him at a meeting at the Insititute for the Future. More on his latest...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Too Much Information, A Brain activity study
Some interesting questions to ask, from an article in Newsweek:I Can
From The Eponymous Pickle
Literally True
A lovely look at the meaning and uses of the term 'literally' in the Language Log. As usual, the LL is not pedantic as you might think, looking at language as...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Dream. Build. Play. is back for 2011
Honestly if you are a student you REALLY want to enter the Imagine Cup game development competition. Really you do. But if you missed some of the deadlines (tsk...
From Wild WebMink
? The Fire Falls
My favourite photographer is the late Galen Rowell, whose books (especially The Inner Game of Outdoor Photography, sadly out of print for UK readers) were my inspiration...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Shortened Links Slowing the Web
Via ACM. Are a number of link-shortening capabilities slowing the web? A strange case of unexpected side-effects of a popular capability.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Echo Nest
There are 30 million songs stored at the Echo Nest. So what are they good for? Intriguing article at Fast Company.
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Burden on Retail Infrastructure
A good e-Commerce Times article brings up the issue of how retail infrastructures can be weighted down by any number of new transactions that may be required by...
From Wild WebMink
? Unexpected Goodness
Microsoft Says Please, Please Stop Using Internet Explorer 6 Friends don
From The Eponymous Pickle
Message Minus Meaning
Nick Carr discusses Message Minus Meaning in his review of James Gleick's new book: The Information. We now gather, update, use and mis-use and store more information...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Dealing with Presentation Nerves
In the Presentation Zen Blog. With some emphasis on Steve Jobs as an example of a casual, conversational approach.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bing Aggregates Coupons
Microsoft builds a coupon aggregator into their search engine Bing. ' ... "This is a savvy move on Microsoft's part," said Azita Arvani, principal of the Arvani...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Washes Ashore
A giant squid washed ashore in New South Wales.
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Data as a Driver for Scientific Innovation
If you haven’t seen it already, the February 11 issue of Science magazine is worth a look.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Conducting a Virtual Choir
The following is pretty remarkable. A virtual choir. Play the video. Now if we could only do the same thing with a conductor/manager performing in front of a...
From CERIAS Blog
A Recent Interview, and other info
I have not been blogging here for a while because of some health and workload issues. I hope to resume regular posts before too much longer. Recently, I was interviewed...
From Wild WebMink