Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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Dealing with the Venture Capital Crisis
The venture capital industry, like financial services in general, has fallen on hard times. Part of the problem is that large payoffs...
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Reflections on Conficker
Conficker's alarming growth rate in early 2009 along with the apparent mystery surrounding its ultimate purpose had raised concern among...
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Computing in the Depression Era
Since its beginning, the computer industry has been through several major recessions, each occurring approximately five years...
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Contagious Craziness, Spreading Sanity
Some examples of the upward or downward spiral of behaviors in the workplace.
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Is It Too Much To Expect Judges In Tech Related Cases To Understand Tech?
In another case where basic technology illiteracy leads a judge to make very questionable statements, a judge declared that because a specific phrase ("spoiled...
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The Case Against Literary (and Software) Patents
Imagine the outcry if the courts were to legalize patents on English prose. Suddenly, you could get a "literary patent" on novels employing a particular kind of...
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Actually, Obama Doesn't Want to Take Over The Internet
A number of people are up in arms about a new bill going through the U.S. Senate that allows President Obama to "take over private networks." Oh no! That would...
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Dhs Cybersecurity Chiefs Speak Out
As federal agencies continue to brainstorm ways to effectively oversee cybersecurity, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is increasing its foothold...
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An Interview with Maurice Wilkes
Maurice Wilkes, the designer and builder of the EDSAC, passed away on Nov. 29 at age 97. He reflects on his career in this 2009 interview.
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An Interview with Maurice Wilkes
Maurice Wilkes, the designer and builder of the EDSAC, passed away on Nov. 29 at age 97. He reflects on his career in this 2009 interview.
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The Long Road to Computer Science Education Reform
Viewing the factors impeding improvements to CS education from kindergarten through grade 12 from a policy perspective.
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How ICT Advances Might Help Developing Nations
Some predictions for technology developments, deployments, and the associated societal implications.
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Computing: The Fourth Great Domain of Science
Computing is as fundamental as the physical, life, and social sciences.
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Keeping Track of Telecommunications Surveillance
The creation of a statistical index of U.S. telecommunications surveillance activities and their results will benefit both civil liberties and law enforcement.
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How Wolfram Alpha Could Change Software
The upstart "computational knowledge engine" claims its results are original works, raising important questions about software and intellectual property.
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Viewpoint: Time For Computer Science to Grow Up
As the computer science field has evolved, so should the methods for disseminating computing research results.
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Privacy and Security: An Ethics Code For U.S. Intelligence Officers
Debating and arguing the points of a proposed code of behavior to provide guidance in making choices can produce the most effective ethics training.
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Education: Alice 3: Concrete to Abstract
The innovative Alice 3 programming environment, currently in beta testing, teaches students to program with Alice and Java software.
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