A couple years back, in 2014, Ward Cunningham wrote a piece on wiki called “Internet of Broken Things”. After dealing with the failure of a home sensor network he wrote: This is how the… Source: Internet of Broken Things This…
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University students, you are being watched
You are being watched and tracked “to help understand learning processes” – really???? And if I wanted to do this for a research project, rather than for business purposes (student “engagement” is about student retention, which means students continuing to be…
Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopilot mode
Oops! Poor person .. The autopilot sensors on the Model S failed to distinguish a white tractor-trailer crossing the highway against a bright sky Source: Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopilot mode The first paragraph notes…
The Increasing Problem With the Misinformed
The public is no longer uninformed. They are misinformed, and that requires an entirely different editorial focus. When writing for the uninformed, your focus is to report the news, which is what every newspaper is doing today. But when focusing…
The man who studies the spread of ignorance
How do people or companies with vested interests spread ignorance and obfuscate knowledge? Georgina Kenyon finds there is a term which defines this phenomenon. Source: The man who studies the spread of ignorance (via Stephen Downes) Apparently there is whole area…
Are self-driving warships and ‘smart trucks’ the future?
Autonomous vehicles are on the rise, with the US military christening an experimental self-driving warship and a smart truck platooning trial ending successfully this week. Source: Are self-driving warships and ‘smart trucks’ the future?
Five mini book reviews: – Daniel Willingham
http://www.amazon.com/review/R115YBHMM18J48/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0300166311&nodeID=283155&store=books via Five mini book reviews: – Daniel Willingham. Note the somewhat unenthusiastic response to dana boyd, and there is also a link in the comments to this review and comments on this review. I didn’t see that boyd’s work…
Can you spot a psychopath?
Can you spot a psychopath?. At heart, Hare’s test is simple: a list of 20 criteria, each given a score of 0 (if it doesn’t apply to the person), 1 (if it partially applies) or 2 (if it fully applies).…
Publishing gibberish …
Publishing gibberish (via Nature.com) Depressing article on how hundreds of papers have been withdrawn from peer-reviewed conference proceedings because they were generated by a software program that strings together random phrases of scientific sounding stuff.
Google faces
Googling for faces in maps of the earth (via Stephen Downes) The way we perceive our environment is a complex procedure. By the help of our vision we are able to recognize friends within a huge crowd, approximate the speed…