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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
Nate Silver on the Risks of Airplane Terrorism
Over at fivethirtyeight.com, Nate Silver crunches the numbers and concludes that, at least as far as terrorism is concerned, air travel is safer than it's eververy...
From Schneier on Security
Another Contest: Fixing Airport Security
Slate is hosting an airport security suggestions contest: ideas "for making airport security more effective, more efficient, or more pleasant." Deadline is midday...
From Schneier on Security
David Brooks on Resilience in the Face of Security Imperfection
David Brooks makes some very good points in this New York Times op ed from last week: All this money and technology seems to have reduced the risk of future attack...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Eyetracking Web Useability: Review
A good review of the book, which is on my list, read the full, useful review: ' ... Eyetracking Web Usability is the outcome of the largest eyetracking study ever...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Legality of Remote Temperature Sensing
A look, from a perspective of legality, about using remote sensing. Some interesting technology mentioned and some of the privacy issues involved.
From Schneier on Security
TSA Logo Contest
Over at "Ask the Pilot," Patrick Smith has a great idea: Calling all artists: One thing TSA needs, I think, is a better logo and a snappy motto. Perhaps there's...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Intel Schools of Distinction 2010
An announcement arrived in my inbox about applications being open for this year’s Intel Schools of Distinction awards. Microsoft is one of the sponsors BTW. This...
From Schneier on Security
Breaching the Secure Area in Airports
An unidentified man breached airport security at Newark Airport on Sunday, walking into the secured area through the exit, prompting an evacuation of a terminal...
From My Biased Coin
New Paper: Information Asymmetries in Pay-Per-Bid Auctions
I'm happy to announce a new paper that answers, among other questions, how I spent a huge chunk of my winter holiday break. The paper is by me, John Byers, and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
New 3D Displays
Increasing examples of large 3D displays that don't need glasses. The display revolution continues.
From The Eponymous Pickle
TeleHealth in 2010
From Computerworld: Will IT change how doctors treat you in 2010?. Telehealth tech could allow patients to be monitored wirelessly in real time ...
From Schneier on Security
Me on Airport Security Profiling
Yesterday I participated in a "Room for Debate" discussion on airport security profiling. Nothing I haven't said before.
From Schneier on Security
Matt Blaze on the New "Unpredictable" TSA Screening Measures
Interesting: "Unpredictable" security as applied to air passenger screening means that sometimes (perhaps most of the time), certain checks that might detect terrorist...
From Computational Complexity
Axioms: What should we believe?
Some misc thoughts on set theory inspired by yesterdays comments and other things. Geometry: Use Euclidean Geometry when appropriate, for example if you are So...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics Magazine
I have always found these very useful and practical: The January/February issue of Analytics is now available. You may access this new issue and all previous issues...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
New Ambassador from India: Gayatri Buragohain
Welcome to our newest ACM-W Ambassador, Gayatri Buragohain of India. We are excited about Gayatri's coming on board since she is has lots of experience encouraging...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Attractive Things Work Better
I've always liked Don Norman. Well, I should say I've always liked his work, because I've never met him (though he seems nice enough). Learning material from ...
From Schneier on Security
Adopting the Israeli Airport Security Model
I've been reading a lot recently -- like this one on the Israeli airport security model, and how we should adopt more of the Israeli security model here in theThis...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson