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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 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Pex for Fun
Can you read code in C#, F# or Visual Basic? Do you like programming puzzles we (well the Pex Team, part of the Research in Software Engineering (RiSE) groupMicrosoft...
From Putting People First
Context-aware devices that become our natural extensions
Much coverage on the presentation by Justin Rattner, Intel’s CTO at the Intel Developer Forum, where he discussed a future with so-called context-aware computers...
From Putting People First
The relationship revolution
The Internet may seem like a 21st-century nightmare version of the worst excesses of the marketplace, writes Melinda Blau in the Psychotherapy Networker. But it’s...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Myths and Truths About Innovation
Mark Montgomery of Kyield posts on Myths and Truths about Innovation. Something he has been working on for some time. " ... In my daily filtering of news and intelligence...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mapping Remarkable Relationships
Colleague Julie Anixter video on her new Youtube presence:On Mapping Remarkable Relationships: Four Seasons The essence of every great customer experience is a...
From Wild WebMink
? Copyright Aggregation Essay
My essay on copyright aggregation in open source projects has finally moved to the Essays section of the web site; future updates and edits will happen there.
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Computer Science and Reading Literacy
Recently, my school received their results from the high stakes testing in our state. While my school maintained the Excellent rating for the fifth year in a row...
From Computational Complexity
Should You Mentor High School Students?
I have mentored many high school students on projects (21 in the past, 6 right now). Is this a good use of ones time? I note my experiences and advice- if you have...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Media Campaigns
In Mashable, a good set of case studies of social media campaigns. " ... A great social marketing campaign can be hard to describe; sometimes it's better just...
From Schneier on Security
DHS Still Worried About Terrorists Using Internet Surveillance
Profound analysis from the Department of Homeland Security: Detailed video obtained through live Web-based camera feeds combined with street-level and direct overhead...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Mining in Financial Industry
Banks using data mining to answer marketing questions. Very large quantities of data are becoming available and mining methods are obvious approaches to synthesize...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wolfram Alpha Includes US Sales Data
I see that Wolfram Alpha has now included some US retail sales data. I admit it has been some time since I have played with WA. I much like the interface, which...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Flow Game
I was reminded of the Flow game in Daniel H. Pink's recent book: Drive: The Surprising Truth about what Motivates Us. (P. 118) by Jenova Chen and based on Csikszentmihalyi's...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Being Careful About Examples
Yesterday I posted some very simple sample code. I have to admit that I spent a lot of time on some of the details but may not have spent enough on some of the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Data
Infoworld on the value of what is being called big data. Good piece for the enterprise to understand the implications of such data stores: " ... several pharmaceutical...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sound and Taste
We did research on a number of sensory interactions in retail. In an interesting study, Unilever looks at the interaction of taste and sound. Have not seen a study...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Disruptive Innovations in Retail Sector
From Sammy Haroon's innovation blog:Dis-ruptive Innovations - Technology in Retail Investment Sector The Financial Times published a well thought through analysis...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Is MapReduce obsolete?
Last week, the Register announced that Google moved “away from MapReduce.”
From Schneier on Security