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The Five-Minute Rule 20 Years Later
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The Five-Minute Rule 20 Years Later

Revisiting Gray and Putzolu's famous rule in the age of Flash.

blog@CACM | 07.05.2009
What's That You Say?

What's That You Say?

Science fiction has long told of a Universe thick with real-time speech-to-speech translation devices, and recent experiences in the land of the rising sun suggest that this reality may not be that far away.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY | 07.12.1949
Thomas Watson Jr

IBM's Watson believes electronics will replace moving parts

At an IBM sales meeting, Thomas J. Watson Jr. predicts that all moving parts in machines would be replaced by electronics within 10 years. Watson's visionary ideals of where the fledgling computer industry might go helped lead…

Viewpoints | 07.01.2009
Globalization of Knowledge-Intensive Professional Services

Globalization of Knowledge-Intensive Professional Services

Does the trend toward standardization and modularization of professional services make outsourcing inevitable?

News | 07.01.2009
Are We Losing Our Ability to Think Critically?

Are We Losing Our Ability to Think Critically?

Computer technology has enhanced lives in countless ways, but some experts believe it might be affecting people's ability to think deeply.

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