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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
Traditional vs Online Coupons
Good overview piece on the efficacy and return on online versus traditional paper coupons.
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of December 7
December 9 Meeting: The Technical Guidelines Development Committee of the Elections Assistance Commission will meet. (continues December 10) 8:30 a.m., 100 Bureau...
From Schneier on Security
Terrorists Targeting High-Profile Events
In an AP story on increased security at major football (the American variety) events, this sentence struck me: "High-profile events are something that terrorist...
From Computational Complexity
Complexity Vidcast 3
Quick announcement: If you are a student who wants to go to SODA but doesn't have the funds, click here. I had forgotten we did this. Here's a video of my daughter...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2009-12-07
Debate on Mandelson's job The House of Lords debate uncovered the lack of accountability that has been caused by concentratingUK...
From Putting People First
Adopt a kW
This contribution is Camilla Masala, an Experientia collaborator, and is part of our background research for the Low2No project on creating an urban development...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Brief History of Neuromarketing
A short paper on the history of neuromarketing, which attributes some of the early thoughts to Peter Drucker. Includes mention of P&G and Febreze brand.
From The Eponymous Pickle
RFID Passports
In CACM a privacy threat analysis of RFID enabled passports.-
From The Eponymous Pickle
Considering Invisibility
Long considered in the realm of science fiction. What you need to do is obvious. What is surprising to me is that we appear to slowly be approaching a solution....
From My Biased Coin
Faculty Ratios
Perhaps the most basic breakdown one can make of a college faculty is into the categories Natural Sciences / Social Sciences / Humanities. (Yes, one could naturally...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smartphone Kills the Clock Radio
I have noticed this dynamic as well. I no longer use the clock radios in hotel rooms, just too messy to figure out each new one encountered. Can't trust them. So...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Multi-Language Dictionary
Largely un-publicized, the Google multi- language dictionary and word translation service. Includes basic definitions and the uses of words on the web. Very nicely...
From Putting People First
The dignity and courage of Donald Norman
There is true dignity in the continuous engagement of Donald Norman, the Nestor of the user experience community, as well as courage is his willingness to question...
From Putting People First
Bill Buxton, Martin Raymond & Anna Kirah presentations
Bill Buxton, Martin Raymond and Anna Kirah were some of the speakers at Imagine09, a conference organised by Microsoft Advertising on 28 October in London. Living...
From Wild WebMink
links for 2009-12-05
The Software Freedom Law Center Submits an Opinion on the Oracle/Sun Merger to the EC The detailed letter linked from this news...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Fedex and SenseAware
The internet of things is a decade old concept that suggests all things can ultimately be tracked, understood and analyzed in their physical and temporal spaces...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Anchoring Irrational Decisions
On influencing subsequent decisions:Professor Ariely describes some experiments which demonstrated something he calls
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM