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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 Computer Science Teachers Association
Learning about New Resources
Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day to get everything accomplished. It can be hard for me to balance my family, career, and personal life. So how...
From Return 42;
The other side of the table: Kent Beck
Time for the next issue of The other side of the table. Today we feature the open question of Kent Beck. We all know Kent is the creator of Extreme ProgrammingAgile...
From Wild WebMink
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Microsoft's Linux Kernel Code Drop Result of GPL Violation There had to be a reason beyond goodwill, and it seems that reason was...
From Return 42;
The other side of the table: Maurice Herlihy
This edition of The other side of the table took me a little longer. Basically because I have been busy the past two weeks, both with programming and finishingMaurice...
From Return 42;
A little bit more on Quicksort
My previous article On Randomized Algorithms has been the most popular one on this blog so far. It also started a quite an interesting discussion on Reddit. ItMIT...
From Return 42;
On randomized algorithms
I wrote this article consecutively to the previous one - The other side of the table: Simon Peyton-Jones. After I finished reading Simon's reply, I thought that...
From Return 42;
Software Transactional Memory: Yay, Ney or Someday?
Some time ago, a friend of mine and I were working on a little pet project. Nothing too exciting and certainly nothing that would change the world. I am talking...
From Return 42;
The other side of the table: Simon Peyton-Jones
This issue of The other side of the table comes a little bit earlier than usual. Basically due to the fact that it is paired with a follow-up post. Anyways, let's...
From Return 42;
Software Development and Philosophy
Yesterday, Andy Matuschak posted an article called Manifesto on his blog Square Signals. In this post he asks himself the question "What do you want to do when.I...
From Putting People First
From chasm to convergence
Johnathan Bonnell and Jason Theodor explain in a two part series on Experience Matters how technology is increasingly closing the gap between manufacturers and...
From The Noisy Channel
SIGIR 2009: Day 3, Industry Track: Vendor Panel
The last session of the SIGIR 2009 Industry Track was the enterprise search vendor panel. Originally, I’d hoped to have CTOs (or the equivalent) from Autonomy,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quickline in Grocery
Always wondered why the 'Quick line' used for a long time in banks and elsewhere, had not been tried in grocery. Now Hannford Bros is trying it out. The obvious...
From Putting People First
Book: The myth of digital democracy
The Myth of Digital Democracy by Matthew Hindman Princeton University Press, 2008 Paperback, 198 pages Abstract: Is the Internet democratizing American politics...
From Putting People First
Learning from games: a language for designing emotion
Joe Lamantia, an Amsterdam based experience architect, discussed the role of emotion in game design. In his article, Lamantia draws heavily on the work by Nicole...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of August 3
August 6 Meeting: The President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) will hold its initial meeting (PDF) of the Obama Administration (continues...
From Putting People First
Technology will allow us to become digital nomads
Technology pundit Mike Elgan says on Nokia’s IdeasProject that we’re evolving a new paradigm for the workplace as technology makes it easier for white collar workers...
From The Eponymous Pickle