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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 …
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links for 2010-06-10
Copyright: The Elephant in the Middle of the Glee Club Well worth reading this article. The TV programme 'Glee' features a singing club as the backdrop for a situational...
From Schneier on Security
Hiring Hackers
Any essay on hiring hackers quickly gets bogged down in definitions. What is a hacker, and how is he different from a cracker? I have my own definitions, but I'd...
From My Biased Coin
Branding Your Research (and Yourself)
In honor of being at EC, a post on branding. In theory, your research will be judged and appreciated based on its intrinsic quality, and your scientific reputation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Second Life Downsizes
Second Life, the well known virtual world that attracted large investments in time and money from companies like IBM, Kraft and Circuit City, announced a 30% downsizing...
From My Biased Coin
EC Day 1
EC is an interesting mix of theory/AI/economics and many other things as well (data mining, social computing, user interfaces....) Definitely a bit of a hodgepodge...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Kraft, Procter and J&J Talk Marketing
Great article fronm CGT overviewing the Marketing Summit this week: " ... Kraft, P&G, J&J Unite to Share Sales & Marketing Insights June 9, 2010 - More than 200...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Technology is Not a Replacement for Face-to-Face Instruction
A couple of days ago, the Chronicle of Higher Education had an interesting article about Salman Khan, a fellow who quit his job as a financial analyst to startRethinking...
From Schneier on Security
DARPA Research into Clean-Slate Network Security Redesign
This looks like a good research direction: Is it possible that given a clean slate and likely millions of dollars, engineers could come up with the ultimate in...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Projects That Mean Something
Very often is seems as though teacher tend to assign projects that mean little if anything to any one. It is as if we feel that learning is medicine that only works...
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Media Actionable? A Good Idea.
Some useful ideas in really undertanding new media. Although I thought we always did this, I do have examples where it did not work out that way. ' ... While...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Models of the Imagination
Some implications for advertising? Mindhacks on the power of fictional plots and stories.Psychologist Paul Bloom considers why imaginary characters and fictional...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Clarity and Charity in Reviewing
On May 4 I posted a short message titled “Fratricide and the Ecology of Proposal Reviews.”
From Wild WebMink
? BCS Rebels Finally Get A Voice
Rajan Anketell, one of the signatories calling the BCS EGM, said in a broadcast e-mail: “You will already be aware of the EGM call, of which I am a signatory. You...
From Schneier on Security
Terrorists Placing Fake Bombs in Public Places
Supposedly, the latest terrorist tactic is to place fake bombs -- suspicious looking bags, backpacks, boxes, and coolers -- in public places in an effort to paralyze...
From The Noisy Channel
Why Can
Prediction markets were all the rage a few years ago, two of the most notable being the Iowa Electronic Market forecasting electoral results and the now defunct...
From Wild WebMink
? BCS Leadership Targets Member Rights
On Monday I wrote about the crisis facing the British Computer Society (BCS) as its current leadership tries to jettison the old name. I found out about the move...
From The Eponymous Pickle