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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
Shop Saavy Scanning App Update
I just took a quick look at the ShopSavvy barcode scanning app on my IPhone 4. I had reviewed it previously versus RedLaser. The new update and user interface...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Self-Scanning at Carrefour
Carrefour in Belgium is offering a self-scan personal scanner device for shoppers in Beligium. First I have seen Caffefour do this. I still think that the future...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Where Augmented Reality is Going
An interesting and informative piece on the direction of augmented reality ideas. I do see this as a kind of application, especially in retail, that we will see...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Passion and Problem Solving
There's a new theme over at Comp Sci Woman about what we love, and I wrote the first post for it: There are two things I love the most about computer science:rest...
From Schneier on Security
Did the FBI Invent the D.C. Bomb Plot?
Last week the police arrested Farooque Ahmed for plotting a terrorist attack on the D.C. Metro system. However, it's not clear how much of the plot was his idea...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-11-03
FSF position on GPLv2 and current App Store terms "To summarize: * The App Store terms apply to GPLed software in the App Store. * Those terms force strict Usage...
From Putting People First
Computational objects with information shadows
Mike Kuniavsky, writer, designer, researcher and entrepreneur and co-founder of both ThingM, an electronic hardware design, development and manufacturing company...
From Wild WebMink
DRM Essay
My essay explaining why DRM (Digital Restriction Measures) are toxic to culture is now available in the Essays section.
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Buying Brain
The Buying Brain: Secrets for Selling to the Subconscious Mind, by A. K. Pradeep, Pradeep is the CEO of probably the best known neuromarketing companyNeurofocus...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Paul Debevec wins Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
Congratulations to Paul Debevec — Research Associate Professor & Associate Director of Graphics Research at the University of Southern California’s Institute for...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Making a Robot Dance
In the IEEE Spectrum. An insightful article about how to make a humanoid robot dance. I am not sure the goal of any robot should be to make a robot more human...
From Putting People First
IDEA 2010, an information architecture conference
Last month the Information Architecture Institute, a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to advancing and promoting information architecture, held its yearly...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Video Gamer: A Piece of the K-12 Pipeline
I traveled up the coast of North Carolina to a town called New Bern and had an opportunity to attend the North Carolina Art Education Association Professional Development...
From Wild WebMink
? Community Escrow
I’ve written previously about the freedom to leave, but there’s another value delivered by the liberties open source provides, one which it would even be worth...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
How do search engines handle special characters? Should you care?
Matt Cutts is Google’s search engine optimization expert. He runs a great YouTube channel called Google Webmaster Central.
From Computational Complexity
The revolution will be DVRed
(There are TWO theory day events in NY this semester: Thu Nov 11. and Fri Nov 12.) BILL: Will you be going to the RALLY TO RESTORE SANITY AND/OR FEAR? (Seehere...
From Schneier on Security
Dan Geer on "Cybersecurity and National Policy"
Worth reading: Those with either an engineering or management background are aware that one cannot optimize everything at once
From Putting People First
Lost the remote? Another reason to use an app
TV viewing habits are changing as more Internet and on-demand content
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson