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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 Computational Complexity
Theorems that are less interesting because they are more interesting
(This post was inspired by Joe Kruskal's passing. Kruskal's tree theorem, trees under minor are a well quasi order, relates to example 2 below.) There are some...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Pay with Your Smartphone
An Engadget report. We saw experimental examples done in this space over two years ago, it is surprising that we are still not seeing the right hardware in smartphones...
From Schneier on Security
Details Removed from Book at Request of U.S. Department of Defense
From the AFP: A publisher has agreed to remove US intelligence details from a memoir by a former army officer in Afghanistan after the Pentagon raised last-minute...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-09-23
BSA's Piracy Numbers: Less than They Seem Glyn's research here is very useful. The BSA use of statistics is very regrettable, as is their use of inuendo and framing...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Imagine Cup
There are many indications that today
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Science of Retailing
A book I had missed when it came out earlier this year: The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Media Measurement
Accurate measurement is important:Why Measurement Is Still Screwing Up the Online Ad Business " ... Digital media measurement is a mess, and we're all responsible...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Human Centric Analysis
Well known visualization guru Stephen Few on human centric analysis." ... All of the traditional BI software vendors and most of the industry
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Storm in mHealth
Mark Montgomery of KYield continues his insightful writing about issues in mHealth. Make sure to read the whole thing: " ... Imagine the gasp from the family physician...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Keeping Retiree Knowledge in the Game
Keeping knowledge in the company is an increasingly difficult task. It is a key part of the whole process called knowledge management. Where is the knowledge...
From Schneier on Security
The Stuxnet Worm
It's impressive: The Stuxnet worm is a "groundbreaking" piece of malware so devious in its use of unpatched vulnerabilities, so sophisticated in its multipronged...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Capturing the Biometrics of Motion
In the RFID Journal, a development with a number of interesting applications. Michigan Researchers Develop RFID-based Sensors to Measure Physical ActivityThe system...
From The Eponymous Pickle
More on IBM and Netezza
O'Reilly has more on the acquisition of Netezza by IBM. In particular about the implications of its use for big data. " ... t's not just the marketers that are...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Pretty Code
Way back in the old days when programmers coded using simple text editors and command line editors there was a utility called Pretty Print (or some variation)....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Procter Unveils New Drinking Water Effort
Announcement below, see also the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program site:"Procter & Gamble unveils global drinking water effortProcter & Gamble Co. is expanding...
From Schneier on Security
Prepaid Electricity Meter Fraud
New attack: Criminals across the UK have hacked the new keycard system used to top up pre-payment energy meters and are going door-to-door, dressed as power company...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Localization and Globalization
Colleague Donna Sturgess in Am Marketing Assoc Journal, Via Melissa Hobley at Buyology Inc: " .... a great article attached in the new Amerian Marketing Association...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bunchball Nitro: A Gamification example
In my recent Gamification post I received a comment from Rajat Paharia, the founder of Bunchball. He recently gave a talk on Gamification and Behavioral Economics...
From Schneier on Security