One example that was missed here is the work being done by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) to develop robots that can respond to disasters and emergencies that would endanger human first responders. ...
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I used to think my writing work was pretty well protected since it was creative, but since that kid release Summly and it made me realise even writing can get interferred with by autonomous procedures.
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In case you're wondering how NOT to write a caption, you can you can take comfort from the likes of comedian Zach Galifianakis and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who have repeatedly tried and failed to win the New...
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The fact that NSA is tracking targets with Google cookies says volumes about the extent to which BigTech firms and marketing organizations today are as, if not more invasive, in tracking the public than what the NSA is doing. ...
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"OK, he passes the hand scan. But what's his password."
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I've been following this story about Google's forray into robotics and Andy Rubin leading this group with great interest. As someone in the computer software industry, 30 + years, I have waiting for robotics to catch up....
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Sure, deployments will serve as references for other deployments. The question is whether you measure penetration by number of deployments, by size of deployment, or some combination. SDN is most easily deployed in green...
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Autonomous vehicles -- car, plane, sailing devices -- worry me. Seems like there's a higher risk for error and disaster. But I can get behind robots that make monotonous jobs easier. I'm awaiting one that will do my laun...
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Other people have probably seen this, but I live out in the sticks, so it was new to me. The truck that picks up our garbage recently was upgraded to one with giant arms that reach out and dump the trash cans into the back....
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Some of these jobs, unfortunately, really are better served by robots. Others like pilot, journalist, and pharmacist will become a hybrid -- some automation but mostly human. But the ones that can outright replace humans...
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As an archivist who formerly worked for a state government, I'm not the slightest bit surprised that 75% of the total number of documents generated in the conflict turned out to be redundant and/or inconsequential. Usually...
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Wow, @mbushong, you are quick on the uptake! Don't you think if there are some deployments, even if they are single vendor and very controlled, that will give some confidence to other potential customers? Companies can experience...
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This development is a big milestone for the cloud and OpenStack communities. I would not have guessed Oracle would choose this path this quickly. Readers, are you surprised that Oracle made this move? And how does this change...
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I stayed in a hotel in NY this year that had a robot system for storing and retrieving guest luggage. That kind of experience makes you think about what other service jobs will disappear. What is the most unusual robot you...
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The problem is not with existing methodologies. The problem is no one actually follows it. There are enough books on Software Development and some of the best one's are in Cross Talk, a DoD publication. It is the leaders...
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The biggest gainer in current and planned use in our 2013 survey was Microsoft, up 6 points from the previous year's survey, while SAP BusinessObjects was the biggest loser, down 7 points. Tableau was up 1 point, Actuate...
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Unforunately, it's a standard tactic from computer and electronics makers these days: keep the supply very tight to create a "gotta get it now" dynamic. Apple, Sony, Samsung, Google...they all do it with their hot new de...
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This shows that a lot of devices can be moved if the price is right. If Microsoft wants more mobile market share then make the 99$ deal permanent. I'd buy one at that price, even with Win8 on it, but not for 199 or even...
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