I have been thinking about the implications of the increasing number of programmable devices and appliances that surround us. For one thing, they all require software…
Vinton G. Cerf
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The inaugural Heidelberg Laureate Forum affected my thinking about computability and computation.
Revisiting the Tragedy of the Commons
While the commons created by the Internet need not be bounded, it is a shared environment that must be protected for the benefit of its users.
Freedom and the Social Contract
In today's world, threats to our safety and threats to national security come from many directions. It seems fair to say the expansion of the content and tools of the…
Computer Science Education – Revisited
ACM has been pursuing an initiative to make computer science acceptable as a core science along with mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry.
‘But Officer, I Was Only Programming at 100 Lines Per Hour!’
One wonders whether legislative bodies and perhaps insurance companies will reach conclusions that suggest software designers and implementers should have imposed upon…
It is June again and we gather once more in San Francisco to honor the best among us. It is fitting that we do this, not only to celebrate the successes of our colleagues…
ACM President’s Salary Increased By 300%!
I hope this headline got your attention! Of course, as with all voluntary positions at ACM, the salary is $0.00/year. However, you gain incalculably in satisfaction…
"Open access content" is a topic that has been widely discussed and, with the advent of the Internet and the Web along with "digital publishing," it …
I recently had the pleasure of visiting our colleagues in India at the ACM-India Council meeting. The ACM-India Council joins the ACM-China and ACM-Europe Councils, as…
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