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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 Female Perspective of Computer Science
Back to School (If You Ever Left)
Today is the first official day back to school, even though classes don't start until Thursday. I used to get very excited about this new beginning, but lately...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IPad Review by Small Biz Labs
The Small Business Labs blog looks at and and reviews the IPad from the perspective of the small business. In particular about its value as a means to consume rather...
From Computational Complexity
How to Write Up Major Results
First some conference news: FOCS conference and hotel registration available on line, early deadline is September 30. STOC 2011 website is up with the CFP, deadline...
From Schneier on Security
Consumerization and Corporate IT Security
If you're a typical wired American, you've got a bunch of tech tools you like and a bunch more you covet. You have a cell phone that can easily text. You've got...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-09-07
Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory…Ain't Good pointer here by Glyn to an action we can take to check the effects of pro-patent lobbying in Europe. He misses...
From The Noisy Channel
Slouching Toward Creepiness
One of the perks of blogging is that publishers sometimes send me review copies of new books. I couldn’t help but be curious about a book entitled “The Man Who...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Clean Water for a Billion People
Our enterprise did considerable work in clean water projects, and won an Amex competition on delivering clean water. I acted as an analyst for the World Bank on...
From Apophenia
How Censoring Craigslist Helps Pimps, Child Traffickers, and Other Abusive Scumbags
[Originally posted at Huffington Post] For the last 12 years, I’ve dedicated immense amounts of time, money, and energy to end violence against women and children...
From Wild WebMink
URGENT: Has Your MEP Signed The ACTA Written Declaration?
Here is a list of MEPs for UK constituencies. As of now, none of these MEPs has signed the Written Declaration on ACTA.It’s entirely possible one of them is representing...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Debating a Signaling Model of Education
In the enterprise we used to talk about how many people joined our company simply to 'get their ticket punched'. Based on my own conversations with some people...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
How reliable is science?
It is not difficult find instances of fraud in science: Ranjit Chandra faked medical research results. He pocketed the money meant for running the experiments....
From Computer Science Teachers Association
CS Lessons From Facebook
As teachers, we are continually faced with the chicken-egg dilemma. Beginning computer scientists need to start with small, manageable problems in order develop...
From Putting People First
Experientia to redesign United Nations website
Experientia, the international experience design consultancy based in Turin, Italy, will be designing the new website of the training arm of the United Nations’...
From Schneier on Security
Terrorism Entrapment
Back in 2007, I wrote an essay, "Portrait of the Modern Terrorist as an Idiot," where I said: The JFK Airport plotters seem to have been egged on by an informant...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-09-06
The VC-free startup The trend for VC-free startups is strong, and Dale's article makes for interesting reading. ForgeRock is another example of a VC-free startup...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Putting People First
A good blog on Futures and Design: Daily Insights on User Experience Design and People Centered Innovation. From Experientia, a global experience design consultancy...
From The Eponymous Pickle
GS1 Mobile Comm Resource
I have been recommending the GS1 Mobile Comm space and newsletter as an excellent source of information about mobile retail development for some time. We have been...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 6 September 2010
Happy Labor Day! Well here in the US anyway. Technically a public/work holiday and I do plan to spend most of it relaxing. Unless my wife has other plans that is...
From Putting People First