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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
Billion Prices Project
Just brought to my attention the Billion Prices Project at MIT, designed to track and analyze inflation rates worldwide.
From Wild WebMink
? Tune In
@webminkSimon Phipps Just confirmed I'll co-host this Wed on FLOSS Weekly: David Wheeler – Open Source Software at the US Dept of Defence, http://twit.tv/floss...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
A Role for Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Design
The following is a special contribution to this blog from Doug Fisher (Vanderbilt University) and Mary Lou Maher (University of Maryland, College Park), who recently...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Do You Have a "Split Personality" in Your CS Classroom
Sometimes it feels like you are up against a brick wall. Your own principal threatens to cancel your AP CS course due to low enrollment and budgetary restrictions...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Retailer: Supply Chain's Last Mile
Upcoming, I plan to attend:The Department of Operations & Business Analytics at the University of Cincinnati
From The Eponymous Pickle
Facial EMG
A short descriptive piece by Roger Dooley on FMG (Facial Myography) for neuromarketing applications.
From Putting People First
The fall and rise of user experience
UX designer Cennydd Bowles has posted the transcript of his closing plenary at the IA Summit 2011 in Denver, Colorado. “Although there’s still a substantial gap...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Becoming Customer Centric
Good piece in SASCom on Becoming a customer centric company - the new imperative. Excellent blog in general, give it a follow.
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