From Schneier on Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration
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B. Schneier| February 29, 2024
In Techdirt. Interesting piece on the survival of newspapers. Including the use of acts of congress to remove collusion penalties and the use of payment walls....Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | August 25, 2009 at 03:00 PM
David L. Ulin, book editor of the Los Angeles Times, argues that the relentless cacophony that is life in the 21st century can make settling in with a book difficult...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 11:02 AM
The New Media Consortium is hosting a Symposium for the Future October 27-29 that will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 10:32 AM
The idea continues to creep forward. I had an accidental introduction to it recently at the beach doing some star watching. An application called Star Walk lets...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | August 25, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Although it is more of a technical discussion, this article by The Economist is a worthwhile read as it describes quite well how a new way to deliver information...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 09:48 AM
Abdul Bayes, professor of economics at Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh, has written a nice article in the Daily Star newspaper where he condenses some recent...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 09:32 AM
Author and journalist Michael Erard has published a short manifesto on the future of attention:
“Now we have a wide-ranging discussion about what is and what can’t...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 09:06 AM
Business Week explores how artists and designers are turning to data visualization to interpret the deluge of information around us.
“For artists and designers...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 08:58 AM
The UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering recently published a discussion document (pdf) on the social, legal and ethical issues surrounding the development and use...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 08:34 AM
John Barratt, president and CEO of Teague, reflects in a guest post on Fast Company on the fact that critical thinking in design is largely absent.
“For reasons...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 08:14 AM
BBC News reports on the inaugural meeting of the London Futurist and Transhumanist Group.
“While futurism involves trying to predict how technology will evolve...Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 08:06 AM
Alice Rawsthorn, the design critic of the International Herald Tribune/New York Times, approached the topic of co-design last week:
“We can now Experientia From Putting People First | August 25, 2009 at 07:59 AM
Recently had a delightful week at the beach. As I have a number of times I took along James Trefil's book: A Scientist at the Seashore. Its a fun book if you want...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | August 25, 2009 at 03:16 AM
A colleague sends along a link to the Dutch department store HEMA. A fun bit of flash. Wait for it to develop.Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | August 25, 2009 at 02:46 AM
An area that I always thought made lots of sense, yet I have yet to see an example of where it works effectively. Using Virtual worlds for training, a case study...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | August 25, 2009 at 02:21 AM
Montparnasse, a UX boutique firm, tries to imagine what empowering the user experience of the customer really means:
“When people consider buying anything, whether...Experientia From Putting People First | August 24, 2009 at 09:35 PM
Johannah Cornblatt argues on Newsweek that despite our inter-connectedness, we’re now more alone than ever.
“Between 1985 and 2004, the number of people who said...Experientia From Putting People First | August 24, 2009 at 09:26 PM