You Don’t Know Jack about Bandwidth
Fixes to IP networking help ISPs and other companies make better use of their bandwidth.
Between the Booms: AI in Winter
AI became more pluralistic as a loss of faith in formerly dominant approaches created space for new ideas.
Gamification in apps, services, and the workplace can make a task more fun and boost engagement. But it can have negative consequences as well.
What Is Theoretical Computer Science?
As computer scientists, we should look for inspiration from physics rather than from mathematics.
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Between the two extreme visions of AI as a servant and AI as a sentient fighter-lover, resides an important and practical alternative: AI as a provocateur.
Advances in AI and HCI can power intelligent, interactive, and accessible reading interfaces to improve scholarly reading.
Introducing the distinction between a programmer and a coder made the idea of automatic coding more appealing.
Life Lessons from the First Half-Century of My Career
Reflection captures 16 people-focused and career-focused life lessons.
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