Links

A bit heavy on the Politics this week, I’m afraid. Seems it’s politics season in the US, though, so it should wind down in about a month. Lots of good links in here, of course, but The Elements Of Style: UNIX As Literature is particularly notable (if a bit dated). Some interesting points, at least, to think about.

Computer Science:

• Artificial intelligence goes mobile    27 September 2010, 12:07 am
• Google uses AI to make search smarter    27 September 2010, 12:07 am
• New 3.2 Million-Euro Project Aims to Build Computers That Can Learn From Us    22 September 2010, 8:53 am
• Intel Will Teach Gadgets to Learn About You    20 September 2010, 10:21 am

Education:

• Black Computer Scientists in Academe: An Endangered Species?    24 September 2010, 9:03 am
• Report: Poor Science Education Impairs U.S. Economy    24 September 2010, 9:03 am
• School meals study provides food for thought    23 September 2010, 1:43 pm
• Less pain for learning gain: Research offers a strategy to increase learning with less effort    23 September 2010, 11:00 am
• Lead by Women in Graduate Degrees Doesn’t Extend to IT    20 September 2010, 10:14 am
• Kids show up for online classes at high school    19 September 2010, 11:33 pm

Environment:

• Hybrid Panthers Helping Rare Cat Rebound in Florida    24 September 2010, 12:14 pm
• Drug-filled Mice Airdropped Over Guam to Kill Snakes    24 September 2010, 11:49 am
• State air board OKs 33% renewable energy rule    24 September 2010, 10:40 am
• Flooding Farms on Purpose—For the Birds    23 September 2010, 2:03 pm
• Sea Snot Explosion Caused by Gulf Oil Spill?    23 September 2010, 1:56 pm
• Wind Not Weapons: An Ailing Shipyard Finds New Life with Renewable Energies    23 September 2010, 5:45 am
• Europe Calls for Global Internet Treaty    22 September 2010, 8:52 am
• S.F. transit agency’s plan put cars in backseat    22 September 2010, 5:23 am
• New Biotopes in the North Sea: Wind Turbines Create Artificial Reef    22 September 2010, 2:30 am
• Pictures: Toxic Foam Chokes Brazil River    21 September 2010, 12:42 pm
• Tiny MAVs May Someday Explore and Detect Environmental Hazards    19 September 2010, 9:29 am

Medical Technology:

• Overheard cell-phone conversations are not only annoying but reduce our attention    21 September 2010, 11:00 am

Miscellany:

• GMAC sanctioned in ’06 for ‘false’ affidavits    24 September 2010, 1:49 pm
• Pig Parts are in Bullets, Artificial Hearts, and Cigarettes    22 September 2010, 9:31 am
• King Herod’s theater box unearthed in Israel    22 September 2010, 12:45 am
• Cross-Dressing Girls in Afghanistan: Social Rules and Accomodations    21 September 2010, 12:40 pm
• The Stasi Sue Ellen: Spies Meet Romance in East German ‘Dallas’    21 September 2010, 7:07 am

Politics:

• Top 1% of earners get 20% of the money    26 September 2010, 12:45 am
• Pornography in hospitals    24 September 2010, 4:01 pm
• A Dream Job with a Cash Guarantee: For Former European Commissioners, the Money Keeps on Coming    24 September 2010, 9:12 am
• The World from Berlin: ‘Development Aid Achieves the Opposite of Its Goals’    24 September 2010, 6:02 am
• Initial claims for unemployment aid rise to 465K    23 September 2010, 2:23 pm
• Online report card shows S.F. health disparities    23 September 2010, 9:42 am
• The Settlements of Hebron: A Stumbling Block for Middle East Peace Talks    23 September 2010, 9:02 am
• Medical tourism: Deal-seekers flock to Mexico for health care    23 September 2010, 3:44 am
• Torture in Iraq Continues, Unabated    22 September 2010, 8:35 am
• Republicans block bill to lift military gay ban    22 September 2010, 7:46 am
• Exotic Birds in a Cage: Criticism Grows of Afghanistan’s Bloated NGO Industry    22 September 2010, 6:44 am
• San Francisco supes OK expanded tobacco sales ban    21 September 2010, 3:33 pm
• The Solvable Problem of Energy Poverty    21 September 2010, 2:54 pm
• Unemployment rises in 27 states last month    21 September 2010, 12:29 pm
• Why Not Feeling Rich is Not Being Poor, and Other Things Financial    21 September 2010, 10:45 am
• Italian police seize $30 mln from Vatican in probe    21 September 2010, 10:29 am
• Lady Guttenberg vs. Lady Gaga: Why Germany’s Conservatives Can’t Be Cool    21 September 2010, 9:59 am
• 2 Belgian bishops want debate on priest celibacy    20 September 2010, 11:41 am
• Obama: People still hurting despite recession end    20 September 2010, 9:35 am
• Economic Talks on Hold: Netanyahu Gets The Cold Shoulder From Brussels    20 September 2010, 8:52 am
• The Loneliness of Nicolas Sarkozy: Roma Campaign Isolates Leader in Europe and France    20 September 2010, 7:06 am
• Roma in Germany: Politicians Say Deportations Will Remain Exception    19 September 2010, 3:00 pm
• France, Germany in spat over illegal Gypsy camps    17 September 2010, 9:48 am

Privacy / Law:

• Abusive Social Networking Can Yield IP Infringement    27 September 2010, 4:07 am
• Skyhook casts Google as evildoer in lawsuit    25 September 2010, 12:07 am
• Google, Apple among firms ending recruiting ban    24 September 2010, 9:40 pm
• Tech companies settle DOJ hiring inquiry    24 September 2010, 4:21 pm
• Tech firms seek privacy law on cloud computing    24 September 2010, 12:07 am
• Patent Office Agrees With EFF’s Arguments on C2 VoIP Patent    22 September 2010, 4:45 pm
• Code That Tracks Users’ Browsing Prompts Lawsuits    22 September 2010, 8:52 am
• Public Records Requests Add Up for Counties    22 September 2010, 2:27 am
• evercookie – virtually irrevocable persistent cookies    22 September 2010, 1:59 am
• Censorship of the Internet Takes Center Stage in “Online Infringement” Bill    21 September 2010, 3:08 pm
• Low Visibility Ahead?: More than 100,000 Germans Ask Google to Blur their Homes    20 September 2010, 7:02 am
• N.J. High Court to Review if Web Posters Can Invoke Shield Law    19 September 2010, 9:12 am
• California Ban on Violent Videogames Violates First Amendment    17 September 2010, 1:43 pm

Robotics:

• Robots could improve everyday life at home or work    26 September 2010, 11:00 am
• Robotic arm’s big flaw: Patients in wheelchairs say it’s ‘too easy’    24 September 2010, 8:00 am
• Dancing Robot Swan Triggers Emotions    22 September 2010, 8:53 am
• Emotional Robot Pets    20 September 2010, 10:13 am

Security:

• Recruited by West Germany: Former Stasi Cryptographers Now Develop Technology for NATO    27 September 2010, 2:23 am
• Developers Can Now Access Locations of 250 Million Phones Across U.S. Carriers    22 September 2010, 2:51 am
• Brazil makes most demands to pull Google content    22 September 2010, 12:44 am
• Google adds extra security step to e-mail, apps    20 September 2010, 1:32 pm
• Password Reuse    12 September 2010, 9:00 pm

Social Networking:

• Twitter knew about worm bug a month ago    22 September 2010, 9:32 am
• Facebook: 7 Highly Effective Habits    22 September 2010, 2:21 am
• Using Social Network Evidence in Family Court    21 September 2010, 3:02 am
• The Face of Facebook    20 September 2010, 10:03 am
• How Important is Facebook?    19 September 2010, 8:37 am
• Diaspora posts source code for user-run social website    18 September 2010, 12:07 am

Technology:

• Technology coverage either praise or warning    27 September 2010, 12:07 am
• Google’s Flaw    22 September 2010, 4:33 pm
• E-Chic: Smart and Mini Unveil Electric Concept Scooters    22 September 2010, 3:46 am
• Dog poop has bright side: Powering Mass. park lamp    22 September 2010, 3:33 am
• New Supercomputer ‘Sees’ Well Enough to Drive a Car Someday    21 September 2010, 3:25 am
• The Elements Of Style: UNIX As Literature    17 September 2010, 1:32 pm

-D