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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
Effectiveness of Distributed Teams
This is something we wrestled with a number of times. Experience did seem to show that a team should be co located to achieve the best effectiveness. Though the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Literary Allusion and Google
In Roughtype, a good piece on literary allusion and the effect of things like Google Search on communicating. We live in a world where fewer and fewer of the classics...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cellular Automata
New book on a favorite topic, Cellular Automata, by Thomas M. Li The paradigm was used in the enterprise. Too expensive to assure that I will acquire this,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Private Data Analysis
In the CACM: A Firm Foundation for Private Data Analysis. What does it mean to preserve privacy? There is lots to do here.
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Deep-Sea Squid Video
"Anthology of Deep-Sea Squids," from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Sneaking Computer Science Into Physics
I have been trying to convince local participants in the Let's Talk Science program that I can connect almost any of their course material to computer science. ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sell to Your Customer's Buying Process
Another book added to the stack: Slow Down, Sell Faster!: Understand Your Customer's Buying Process and Maximize Your Sales, by Kevin Davis. We always tried...
From Schneier on Security
Me on Airport Security
Last week, I spoke at an airport security conference hosted by EPIC: The Stripping of Freedom: A Careful Scan of TSA Security Procedures. Here's the video of my...
From Schneier on Security
Loaded Gun Slips Past TSA
I'm not really worried about mistakes like this. Sure, a gun slips through occasionally, and a knife slips through even more often. (I'm sure the TSA doesn't catch...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Why of Buy, How of Buy
IMedia Connections interviews Donna Sturgess of Buyology Inc. about what her company does to understand the non conscious interactions of consumer to media and...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
What's Our "Brand"? Do We Need a New Promotional Plan?
Almost every day I receive electronic newsletters with articles discussing STEM and robotics competitions, but I rarely see a mention of Computer Science. So,ACTE...
From Schneier on Security
Surviving a Terrorist's Nuclear Attack
Interesting reading, mostly for the probable effects of a terrorist-sized nuclear bomb. A terrorist bomb is likely to be relatively small -- possibly only a fraction...
From Wild WebMink
? Indemnity
A Walled Wide Web for Nervous Autocrats I have been making the core point that this good WSJ article makes in my discussions with governments all over the world...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Global Economy in 2011
A good piece in Knowledge at Wharton about key aspects and directions of of the global economy in countries such as India and China. Particularly useful for...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Watson Outpaces Jeopardy Wizards in Sneak Preview
“What is Jericho?” Those were the first words from “Watson,” the IBM supercomputer system that’s taking on Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter — the two winningest players...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Media Field Guide
I see that former colleague Krista Neher's new book: The Social Media Field Guide, is now out. Much more here and ordering information. Also see her excellent...
From Schneier on Security
Stealing SIM Cards from Traffic Lights
Johannesburg installed hundreds of networked traffic lights on its streets. The lights use a cellular modem and a SIM card to communicate. Those lights introduced...
From Computational Complexity