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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
eBay buys RedLaser
Barcode reading has been on my mind lately, see recent posts. And just as that occurs eBay buys RedLaser, with more than just code-reading on their mind. RedLaser...
From Apophenia
Sexting: Youth Practices and Legal Implications
Dena Sacco and her team have put together a fantastic document that maps out the legal and socio-legal issues surrounding sexting: Sexting: Youth Practices and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tremor CEO Interview
A CGT interview with Steve Knox, CEO of P&G's Tremor. " ... Have you ever wondered why consumers talk? Thought-leader Steve Knox shares tricks for building consumer...
From Schneier on Security
Popsicle Makers a Security Threat
Chicago chef Rick Bayless photographed this security sign, posted before airport security as people were returning home from the Aspen Food & Wine Festival: No...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Checklist Manifesto
Interesting piece on the power of the checklist and our aversion to it: " Checking Everything Off -- Except the Resistance to Changefrom Knowledge@WhartonErrors...
From Wild WebMink
? Why Do Open Source Advocates Attack Each Other?
Maybe it’s a trend, or maybe I just noticed because I was looking, but following my article last week about the strange parallels between Life of Brian and the...
From Computational Complexity
The Future of STOC
I set up a new blog, Future of STOC to discuss role of our main conference and how to achieve it. At STOC this year we had a relatively large attendance of 350...
From Schneier on Security
How Much Counterterrorism Can We Afford?
In an article on using terahertz rays (is that different from terahertz radar?) to detect biological agents, we find this quote: "High-tech, low-tech, we can't...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bing App does Barcodes
I noticed in updates for the Bing IPhone App today that they were now allowing you to read barcodes and other images using a smartphone's camera. Then search for...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
How Many Types of Programmers are there?
Paul Vick wrote a post called
From The Eponymous Pickle
Successful Software Platforms
In CACM: Successful Software Platforms are the Byproducts of Successful Businesses, by Ruben Ortega Most startup business plans I have encountered over the past...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Richer Bar Codes
Towards richer bar codes ... This is an evolution that has been going on for years, now we are in the midst of making it useful ..." ... A shopper in a self-scan...
From CERIAS Blog
Centers of ... Adequacy, Revisited
Almost two years ago I wrote in this blog about how CERIAS (and Purdue) was not going to resubmit for the NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence program. Some of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
DemandTec and Target
We saw DemandTec during their early days as a revenue management system. An impressive and sophisticated approach. Gigaom posts a good article on their work with...
From Schneier on Security
The Real Risk: Traffic Deaths
The New York Times Room for Debate blog did the topic: "Do We Tolerate Too Many Traffic Deaths?"
From Putting People First
Intel transforming lives of senior citizens in 2050
This month Chip Chick, the site that focuses on technology for women, was invited by Intel to its annual Upgrade Your Life Event where the company presented what...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science