Peter J. Denning
Don’t Feel Bad If You Can’t Predict the Future
Wise experts and powerful machines are no match for chaotic events and human declarations. Beware of their predictions and be humble in your own.
The skill of making and recognizing grounded claims is essential for professional practice. Getting objective data to support your conclusions is not enough.
Masterful time management means not just tracking of messages in your personal environment, but managing your coordination network with others.
Considerable progress has been made toward the formation of a computing profession since we started tracking it in this column a decade ago.
Professionals overwhelmed with information glut can find hope from new insights about time management.
The Long Quest For -Universal Information Access
Digital object repositories are on the cusp of resolving the long-standing problem of universal information access in the Internet.
Cyber attack—the other side of cyber defense—deserves a more open discussion than it has been getting.
Shape the Future of Computing
ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.
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