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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No Limits to Watching?
Considering the ethical questions raised by technologies that are moving from knowing what we are doing (and where) to knowing who we are.
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Is Software Patentable?
Assessing the shifting perspectives on patentability standards for software.
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What Regulators Can Do to Advance Privacy Through Design
Seeking to address the challenges of privacy by design through regulatory process and formal law.
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Why I Am napologetic About Paywalls or Promotion
Late last week I posted a short essay on LinkedIn, where I am an Influencer, called "The best case study you'll ever read."
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Playing War: How the Military ses Video Games
According to popular discourse, video games are either the divine instrument of education’s future or the software of Satan himself, provoking young men to carry...
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The Evil Genius of Fantasy Football
Watching football means watching young men damage their brains.
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The Godfather of Apple Design Spots 4 Looming Tech Trends
Before there was Jony Ive, there was Hartmut Esslinger.
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A Second Look at the 'second Screen'
Social-media enthusiasts, especially those on Twitter, tend to think their hobby is more popular than it really is. If you're on Twitter a lot, and the people you...
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Google in Jeopardy: What If IBM's Watson Dethroned the King of Search?
Remember Watson, IBM's Jeopardy! champion?
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How Tom Clancy Changed Video Games
The widespread mourning of Tom Clancy's death last week is clear testament to a man who managed to have a significant impact across a range of media.
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Students Are 'hacking' Their School-Issued Ipads: Good For Them
Almost immediately after receiving their new school-issued iPads this fall, students in Indiana and in California (and probably elsewhere) managed to bypass the...
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Frax App Brings Fractal-Exploration Glory to iOS
In 1983, intrigued by an article on fractals, I wrote a program to display the Mandelbrot set on my family's TRS-80 Color Computer.
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Lost to the Ages
You are standing on a dock beside the jutting masts and crow's nest of a sunken ship, water lapping calmly under your feet.
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Apple: The 64-Bit Question
There's been an interesting sideshow in tech land since Apple unveiled the iPhone 5S last week: Does having the first 64-bitmicroprocessor in a phone mean anything...
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Why Today's Inventors Need to Read More Science Fiction
How will police use a gun that immobilizes its target but does not kill? What would people do with a device that could provide them with any mood they desire? What...
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