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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The Broadband Price Is Not Right
Developing an effective pricing index is essential to understanding the value of broadband connectivity.
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Are Business Methods Patentable?
How the U.S. Supreme Court's forthcoming decision in the Bilski v. Doll case is expected to affect existing and future software patents.
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Usable Security: How to Get It
Why does your computer bother you so much about security, but still isn't secure? It's because users don't have a model for security, or a simple way to keep important...
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Reverse Brain Drain to India and China
America is a great place to start a company. Reports state that 52 percent of all Silicon Valley companies were started by immigrants. The problem is, it is now...
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China Racing Ahead in It Revolution
China is striving to build first-rate research capabilities that can transform its economy from manufacturing based to technology based. In one of the efforts to...
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Nobel Prizes Remind S Why Immigration Matters
If you're looking for reasons to puff out your chest and take pride in being American, then take note that all six Nobel Prize winners announced so far this week...
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Should Operating Systems Be Intuitive?
Should computers be intuitive, requiring little to no learning or thinking? Is it even possible for them to be so? “Nothing is intuitive,” said Slashdot blogger...
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Q&A: The Networker
Jon Kleinberg talks about algorithms, information flow, and the connections between Web search and social networks.
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A Conversation with David E. Shaw
Stanford professor Pat Hanrahan sits down with the noted hedge fund founder, computational biochemist, and (above all) computer scientist.
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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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Aligning Computer Science with Mathematics By Felleisen and Krishnamurthi
The July 2009 Communications of the ACM has an interesting article by Matthias Felleisen and Shriram Krishnamurthi "Why Computer Science Doesn't Matter" with the...
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The Grill: Aaron Walsh
Boston College professor Aaron E. Walsh has a vision of making state-of-the-art education freely available to anyone with a computer and Internet connectivity through...
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The Grill: Aaron Walsh
Boston College professor Aaron E. Walsh has a vision of making state-of-the-art education freely available to anyone with a computer and Internet connectivity through...
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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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