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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 Schneier on Security
Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Againt SSL
Says Matt Blaze: A decade ago, I observed that commercial certificate authorities protect you from anyone from whom they are unwilling to take money. That turns...
From Putting People First
Mobile app developers tackle Africa
Mobile app developers are sprouting in Africa to help tackle that continent’s problems. Many create applications that can be used with phone text messages. The...
From Computational Complexity
Deriving sum of squares: How much to cheat?
In discrete math (or other courses) we teach AND DERIVE the formula for 1+2+3+...+n. We then look at the sum 12+22+...+n2. Here there are some options. State...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 12
April 15 Hearing: The Communications, Technology and the Internet subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the national...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
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I’m currently a tenured professor with research grants and graduate students.
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-04-12
The Wellington Declaration – PublicACTA I signed the Wellington Declaration on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and I think you shoulkd consider doing so...
From Schneier on Security
Makeup to Fool Face Recognition Software
An NYU student has been reverse-engineering facial recognition algorithms to devise makeup patterns to confuse face recognition software.
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 12 April 2010
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From The Eponymous Pickle
One Million PayPal App Downloads
Evan Schuman, of StorefrontBackTalk, overviews the PayPal IPhone App, now with over one million downloads. -
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cycles of Data Impoverishment
From well know visualization methods expert Stephen Few, the problem of data impoverishment, see his examples: ' ... It is not difficult to present data in clear...
From Putting People First
Interactions Magazine
The latest issue of Interactions Magazine is about a new intellectualism of design, write co-editors Richard Anderson and Jon Kolko: one that embraces discourse...
From Putting People First
Debunking the myths of online usability testing
Bill Albert, director of the Design and Usability Center at Bentley University, highlights five common myths related to online (unmoderated) usability testing,...
From Putting People First
Durability
In a three-part article series, Dina Mehta, founder and managing director of Mosoci India, argues that durability is losing its power as a consumer driver in some...
From Putting People First
Your life in 2020
Forbes Magazine, in collaboration with Frog Design, has been looking at what the future in 2020 might look like in a range of areas: computer, choice, classroom...
From Putting People First
Designing navigation systems for developing communities
How do people in developing communities give and take directions? The people from Raaya Design report. “During some research in these communities in India and Peru...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Alice, 3D and Seeking True Virtual Experiences
I recently saw Burton's Alice in IMax 3D, and have long loved the story itself. I was struck though my the limitation of the 3D experience. It provided some layers...
From Putting People First
Toolkit for influencing behaviour through design
UK researcher Dan Lockton announces that his new Design with Intent toolkit is ready: Officially titled Design with Intent: 101 Patterns for Influencing Behaviour...
From Putting People First