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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
The Smart Data Collective
Newly discovered: The Smart Data Collective: The data-driven enterprise community. A syndication of bloggers talking about the use of data and its profitable leverage...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Using GameMaker to Spark an Interest in CS
In my work with middle school students, I feel that it is my responsibility to expose my students to as many topics as possible. It is my hope that by exposing...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.7 (September 9, 2009), 2009)
CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] ACM Urges That Education Funding Include Computer Science [3] USACM Comments on Government Web Tracking Policies [4] USACM...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Internet Stats
Google has launched an Internet stats center. Nice idea, have always looked for this kinds of resource for talks and background. Categorized and search able in...
From Schneier on Security
File Deletion
File deletion is all about control. This used to not be an issue. Your data was on your computer, and you decided when and how to delete a file. You could use the...
From Putting People First
What
Frank Spillers, a usability consultant, looks at the hot topic of Augmented Reality from a user experience point of view, shows some examples, and highlights the...
From Putting People First
Understanding what drives profits for agents
In emerging markets, agents are the customer-facing element for mobile banking providers, “who rely on them to open accounts, do customer care, and (crucially)...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Is the Brain Shaping the Internet's Future?
Intriguing interview in Blogoscoped. On the thought interface, long imagined and implemented in still limited ways. The implications it might have for linkingsite...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Solar Power
Was unaware of this, but Google is looking via investment to develop mirrors for more economical solar power. Statistics are interesting, but pessimistic. Recall...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
New Podcast on Building a CS Program in Middle School
For the past year or so I've been visiting with interesting computer science educators and professionals in order to bring to you cool classroom strategies andCS...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sweetener Market
One of my of little side ventures. The growing of the sweetener Stevia. I grew my first crop this year. Article about its market potential.
From Schneier on Security
Demonstration of a Liquid Explosive
The BBC has a video demonstration of a 16-ounce bottle of liquid blowing a hole in the side of a plane. I know no more details other than what's in the video. ...
From Return 42;
Randomized Shellsort
Not too long ago, I wrote a little bit about the randomized Quicksort algorithm. Right in time for the 50th anniversary of Donald Shell's Shellsort algorithm, Michael...
From CERIAS Blog
ReAssure 1.20 Release
A new version of the ReAssure testbed software, 1.20, is now available on the project web site. This version features a rewritten reservation manager that is multi...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Business Blogging Blunders
Paul Gillin has posted several items on business blogging blunders. Here is the first, with links to the others. An exemplary read for anyone starting an external...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Flu Patients Blogging and Reporting
A good overview of infodemiology, or using information on the Internet to report and track disease outbreaks. Blogs are good, but faster and simpler social networks...
From Schneier on Security