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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
? Your Rights Or Their Copyrights?
What crime do you have to commit where you live to be forbidden to walk on the streets? Removal of basic rights is a matter of criminal not civil law so moves to...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Where in the World (of Career Clusters) is Computer Science?
Since I have spent most of the last twelve months of my work life aligning the proposed revision to our standard course of study to the career clusters, I seem...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-12-28
The first truly honest privacy policy Whenever you see any claim to be respecting your privacy, this is what they actually mean. (tags: privacy, policy, satire,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Revolution
I was involved in the development of AI applications for a large company. A dozen people developed applications for five years. A few applications were veryAn...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Snowflakes in 3D
Snowflakes under an electron microscope. No 3D glasses required, only the old eye-crossing and relaxing trick. Phenomenal to see the details of structure there...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Algorithms on Wall Street
In Wired: The increasing use of artificial intelligence on Wall Street. I remember going to a number of presentations on this once before, at the Santa Fe Institute...
From Schneier on Security
An Honest Privacy Policy
Funny: The data we collect is strictly anonymous, unless you've been kind enough to give us your name, email address, or other identifying information. And even...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smart Swarms Book Reviewed
Just read: The Smart Swarm: How Understanding Flocks, Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making, and Getting Things Done. by Peter...
From Schneier on Security
This Suspicious Photography Stuff Is Confusing
See: Last week, Metro Transit Police received a report from a rider about suspicious behavior at the L'Enfant Plaza station and on an Orange Line train to Vienna...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 27 December 2010
If you are like me and like most teachers you are still on vacation. You have had enough of celebrations and eating large meals and finally have some time to think...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IPhone Apps Resources
A good post on Apps and other resources for the IPhone. Worth a look.
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-12-26
WPHNA World Public Health Nutrition Association Very interesting article (series of articles really) that asserts that the whole concept of using a "food pyramid"...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Recorded Future Visualizes Foreign Relations via VIP Travels
I have mentioned the Recorded Future company here a number of times. Their innovative methods allows you you analyze specific time dimension relationships among...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
An old-fashioned ASCII Art image to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo ...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Make your own programmable digital thermometer in an hour
I make my own yogourt because I cannot stand commercial yogourt. You can make your own yogourt in less than 30 mintues: heat milk to 112F (34C), mix in a small...
From Wild WebMink