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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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I've done my part to prop up the consumer-electronics industry in recent years: a flat-panel TV downstairs and one upstairs, his and hers smartphones, not-too...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 8, 2011
University industrial design programs are usually cloistered in schools of art or architecture, and students in such programs are rarely required to study science...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | April 6, 2011
For many Americans, March Madness has been a time to worry about office pools, busted brackets, and buzzer beaters. For American businesses, though, the N.C.A...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | April 5, 2011
In the 10 years since the last time Larry Page was Google's chief executive, the company has changed a bit. It has gone from an ambitious startup to a publicly...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | April 4, 2011
Growing up, physicist Michio Kaku had two heroes. The first, predictably enough for the man who co-founded a branch of string theory, was Albert Einstein. "Second...CNN From ACM Opinion | April 4, 2011
Strategic theorists frequently lament that military planners are very effective at preparing for the last war, not the next one. Planners today must cope with...Strategic Studies Quarterly From ACM Opinion | April 1, 2011
We generally assume that technological advances save time, boost efficiency, increase productivity, and so on. Once we get used to the latest conveniences, we...Slate From ACM Opinion | March 31, 2011
The Yahoo! Labs scientist and author explains why the "law of the few" is bunk, why history is full of failed hedgehogs, and why we can't make good predictions...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | March 30, 2011
For a company with the audacity to make "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible" its mission statement, it takes a lot to take...Slate From ACM Opinion | March 24, 2011
Few Westerners have ever seen the forging of a Japanese samurai sword. It's considered a sacred practice in Japan; one of the few traditional arts that has yet...Daily Mail From ACM News | March 24, 2011
I've been teaching college freshmen to write the five-paragraph essay and its bully of a cousin, the research paper, for years. But these forms invite font-size...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | March 21, 2011
Reflections on recruiting and training programmers during the early period of computing.Nathan Ensmenger From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2011
The inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has warned internet service providers (ISPs) that plans for a "two-speed" Internet go against the principles...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | March 18, 2011
What does Japan's earthquake mean for GPS? Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake was so powerful that it actually widened Japan. While parts of the country barely...Slate From ACM News | March 17, 2011
I got my first cell phone a little more than a decade ago, just as I was finishing college and looking for my first job. I didn't need a mobile phone; none of...Slate From ACM Opinion | March 17, 2011
Nearly three decades into his quest to rid the world of proprietary software, Richard Stallman sees a new threat to user freedom: smartphones.Network World From ACM Opinion | March 15, 2011
Years ago, when I was an ROTC instructor, the first unit of instruction for rising juniors dealt with communication skills. Near the beginning of the unit, I...Strategic Studies Quarterly From ACM Opinion | March 15, 2011
Sen. Al Franken claimed Monday that big corporations are "hoping to destroy" the Internet and issued a call to arms to several hundred tech-savvy South by Southwest...Politico From ACM Opinion | March 14, 2011
Jeff Jaffe's job requires both patience and impatience. Patience, because the World Wide Web Consortium—of which he's been chief executive for nearly a year—is...CNET From ACM Opinion | March 14, 2011