Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
December 2013
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 2 December 2013
It was a short work week for me last week. Well as far as school was concerned. Only two days. I spent no time the rest of the week on school work. Not a completely smart thing as I have grading to catch up on. Oh well. I was…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Consumer Drones are Coming
This evening on 60 Minutes ... CEO Jeff Bezos said that Amazon quadro copter autonomous robot delivery drones will be here in about five years. GigaOm says consumer drones are coming and they will change everything. Are we ready…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Uncanny Valleys of Human Interaction
The 'uncanny valley' describes the uneasy reaction people have to robotics that look very similar to human beings, but they know are artificial. A lengthy piece on the topic. Of course a valley has a rise on the other side,…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Fun With Meme Generator
Some things are hard to stop once you start. I’ve been having some fun with a site called memegenerator.net A couple of my attempts are below. I first used it for a blog post last week. (How is Computer Science NOT a 21st Century…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Seeking Compliance Everywhere
Have now had a number of connections that deal with aspects of what is called 'compliance', or how entities like companies are in compliance with contracts they sign, government regulations and even consumer expectations.YouRippe…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Continued Evolution of E-Mail
ReadWrite article on uses of email. Its not dead yet, still in heavy use, but less it seems for personal use, replaced by texting and social media. Also the interaction of fire sharing in the cloud while using email. Over…