Communications of the ACM
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November 2014
From ACM News
Random Image Experiment Reveals The Building Blocks of Human Imagination
Here's a curious experiment.
From ACM TechNews
Poll Star: Rice Team Sets Sights on Better Voting Machine
A recent report says U.S. election officials face an "impending crisis" as they try to replace voting systems they bought after Florida's flawed 2000 election.
From ACM TechNews
The Internet Archive, Trying to Encompass All Creation
The Internet Archive recently held an event at its San Francisco headquarters to show off some of its latest projects.
From ACM TechNews
Experts Identify Easy Way to Improve Smartphone Security
Purdue University researchers recently led a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project investigating computer security.
From ACM Opinion
Ft Interview with Google Co-Founder and Ceo Larry Page
Wouldn't the world be a happier place if 90 per cent of the people with jobs put their feet up instead and left the robots to do the work?
From ACM Careers
New Players in the Nba: Big Data, ser-Controlled Jumbotrons
The NBA ushered in the new season this past week, and fans at the Staples Center for the Los Angeles Clippers' opening game had access to some new toys.
From ACM TechNews
Harnessing Error-Prone Chips
Chisel is a new system that lets programmers identify sections of their code that can tolerate small errors.
From ACM TechNews
States Ditch Electronic Voting Machines
Nearly 70 percent of voters are expected to cast paper ballots this week in the United States.
From ACM TechNews
Stanford System Combines Software With Human Intelligence to Improve Translation
Stanford University researchers say they have developed a system to help people translate text faster and more accurately than is currently possible.
From ACM Opinion
What Is It Like to Control a Robotic Arm with a Brain Implant?
Jan Scheuermann is not your average experimental subject.
From ACM News
Google Retools Its Flu Prediction Engine—after Getting It Wrong
It's flu season and Google has some news.
From ACM TechNews
Survey Indicates Four Out of Five Developers Now se Open Source
Four out of five programmers now use, or recently have used, open source development tools, says a new survey.
From ACM News
A Print Magazine For Hackers
On a Saturday afternoon earlier this summer, dozens of hackers, journalists, and activists sat on the floor in a darkened hallway of the Pennsylvania Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, watching a projection of an empty lectern.
From ACM News
Why the .s. Has Fallen Behind in Internet Speed and Affordability
A comparison of Internet access in American cities with access in Europe and Asia found some smaller American cities tied for speed with the biggest cities abroad.
From Communications of the ACM
Keeping Online Reviews Honest
As online reviews become increasingly important to e-commerce and social media sites, computer scientists work on ways to ensure their authenticity.
From Communications of the ACM
Computing What Fits
New apps and pods improve the virtual and actual retail experiences by ensuring clothing and cosmetics look good on you before you buy them.