U.S. Does Not Control the Internet
In his editor's letter "The End of The American Network" (Nov. 2013), Moshe Y. Vardi made a startling statement that is untrue on several levels.
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Nominees For Elections and Report of the ACM Nominating Committee
In accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the ACM, the Nominating Committee hereby submits the following slate of nominees for ACM's officers.
James Geller raised important questions in his letter to the editor "Beware BYOD" (Sept. 2013) but mixed learning and assessment with the practicalities of supporting multiple devices.
Microprocessor Architectures Follow Markets and Silicon
"The Value of Microprocessor Designs" (Feb. 2013) aimed to analyze the value of microarchitectures in isolation, as though they could be mixed-and-matched with various silicon implementation technologies over the years. This is a nonsensical proposition.
Deep Accountability, Beyond Even Liability
I am a Colorado licensed professional engineer whose area of practice is software and who found no cause for disagreement with the first half of Vinton G. Cerf's "From the President" editorial (July 2013). The second half was another matter.
For Privacy and Security, Use Public Keys Everywhere
Many ACM members concerned about the recent disclosures of massive worldwide surveillance of civilians wonder how to respond. My recommendation is to use public keys for all electronic communication and storage.
Peter J. Denning's "The Science in Computer Science" (May 2013) explored the ongoing dispute over scientific boundaries within computer science. However, the boundaries separating the sciences, and knowledge in general, have never been clear and definite.
Plenty More Hacker Motivations
Exploring the malicious hacker problem, Zheng-chuan Xu et al.'s "Why Computer Talents Become Computer Hackers" (Apr. 2013) overlooked many motivations for computer talents becoming computer hackers.
How to Claim Your Fair Share in Academic Publishing
In his editor's letter "To Boycott or Not to Boycott" (Mar. 2013), Moshe Y. Vardi said the traditional author partnership with commercial publishers has turned into an abusive relationship. It is time computer scientists broke off that relationship,
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