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What Does Digitization Mean, and When Did It Begin?
Digitization is on everyone's lips. What does digitization mean and when did it begin?
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Data Loss Prevention vs. Data-Centric Audit and Protection: What Is the Difference?
A look at the typical tasks solved by DCAP systems, and how they differ from those solved by DLP systems.
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Which Were the Most Influential Early Computers?
Considering early machines that had the greatest influence on the development of program-controlled computers.
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A History of One Brute-Force Attack
A classic brute-force attack boils down to guessing credentials. In my scenario, though, the perpetrators acted somewhat differently.
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Mitigating the Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science Education
How can machine learning educators help learners cope with the base rate neglect cognitive bias?
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On the Ethics of Writing With AIs
AI-generated text, even if accepted from an ethical standpoint, raises questions about the provenance of the generated text.
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AI as (an Ersatz) Natural Science?
The emergence of large learned models is changing the nature of artificial intelligence research in fundamental ways.
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Enterprise Metrics and Optimization
Metrics are critical; without them, you are flying blind. But be careful what you try to optimize, because you might just get it.
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InnovateFPGA: Wrong Strategy Drives One of the Best FPGA Development Contests into Crisis
In my opinion, the main problem of the InnovateFPGA contest is the lack of a permanent team to lead.
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5 Often Overlooked Coding Mistakes New Web Developers Need to Avoid
Avoiding these common, easily preventable blunders will help you maximize success in your career journey.
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Biases in Author Recognition
When reading papers, we make simplifications and have assumptions about author roles and relative contributions.
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How Scripting Misses the Mark
Scripting languages promise easy automation but prove difficult to learn. Let's stop focusing on simplified syntax and instead focus on understandability and learnability...
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Students Speak to Ethical Issues
What are the concerns of students after study of computer ethics?
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Anti-Sanctions: New Operating System for Mobile Devices
There comes a time not only of crisis, but also of great opportunities. And here, it is important to take advantage of these new opportunities.
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Data Anonymization Using the Random Sum Method
The purpose of this blog post is to present an anonymization method that can be applied to the digital attributes of personal data.
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Blockchain For What, Exactly?
Considering the real-world consequences of blockchain hype.
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R&D or r&d: What's the Difference?
Research produces generalized knowledge; Development produces generalized functionality. Not all efforts that use research skills or that use development skills...
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Cryptocurs Don't Asportate
Cryptocurrency on a blockchain cannot be stolen -- it's true.
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Log4j and the Thankless High-Risk Task of Managing Software Component Upgrades
Managing included versions of third-party software components too often puts developers in no-win situations.
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