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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 Wild WebMink
links for 2010-04-24
Final version of Procurement and Open Source Software Guideline published The European Commission's specialist open source unit, OSOR, has finally produced an official...
From Putting People First
User experience in eGovernment
Stepan Doubrava and Jakub Franc of ExperienceU (Czech Republic), argues on the Global User Research blog for the proper use of user-centred design principles in...
From Putting People First
Challenging the limits of open society
Anand Giridharadas is one of my favourite writers at the New York Times and this time his reflection on the merits of open societies is particularly thought provoking...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Simplicity in Packaging
A look at why complex times need simpler packaging.-
From Putting People First
IDEO on mobile and human-centered design
The Mobile Behavior blog interviewed Robert Suarez, a senior portfolio lead in the Consumer Experience design (CXd) group at IDEO. With a background in User experience...
From Putting People First
The BBC
The BBC UX&D team has published a global experience language for the BBC’s digital service: The GVL 3.0 guidelines are a reference point for all designers creating...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Opening Night US Imagine Cup Finals
The competitors have arrived in Washington DC (OK technically Chevy Chase MD) for the US Imagine Cup finals. Tonight started with a light dinner, some social time...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cognitive Neuroscience Tapes
A number of interviews with neuroscientists as show on the Charlie Rose show are now online, an overview is posted at the Mindhacks Site. I have happened to see...
From Wild WebMink
? Explaining Freedom
Is satire a better tool than explanation for getting digital liberty issues onto the nation's political agenda?
From Schneier on Security
Video Interviews with Me
Mike Mimoso interviewed me at the RSA Conference last month.
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Preparing Future Elementary Teachers to Teach Computing
This term, I am teaching an Education course to University of Oregon undergraduates entitled, Teachers as Cyborgs. Most of my students are juniors who intend to...
From Computational Complexity
A Post on the Post Post
On Monday Richard Lipton wrote a nice piece on the work of Emil Post, a famous logician who had great results and even greater questions in the early days of recursion...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Tesco as a New Measurement
In the BBC: UK retailer positions the Tesco as a new unit of measurement.-
From The Eponymous Pickle
How Google and Facebook are Using R
The techniques described are not new, but very much worthwhile for anyone hoping to do predictive analytics.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Autonomous Display Concept
What seems like an outrageous new concept: What's next after a flat display? Something completely different:" ... Designer Julia Tsao presented a seemingly outlandish...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Delta: An Unworkable Consumer Model
Doug Lautzenheiser posts about a recent experience he had with up-charges by Delta Airlines. I have now flown out of Cincinnati for thirty-three years. Traveling...
From The Eponymous Pickle