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Automatic Language Translation Still Unsatisfactory
Google Translate and DeepL Translate still have trouble recognizing the second person singular and plural and the polite form…
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How Much Software Testing Is Enough?
Investing in a large amount of software testing can be difficult to justify, particularly for a startup company. How much software testing is enough?
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Computing and the Common Core
Computer science education gets a boost from an historic document released by governors and education leaders in the United States and you can show your support...
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A Personal View of the Future of Personal Computing
The future of computers will be created by a conjunction of several key aspects of technology.
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SIGCSE 2010: Keywords, Final Thoughts
The keywords for SIGCSE 2010 include computational thinking, parallel programming, compilers, introductory CS courses, and Initial Learning Environments like Alice...
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SIGCSE 2010: Carl E. Wieman Keynote
Physicist Carl E. Wieman’s keynote speech at SIGCSE 2010, "Science Education for the 21st Century: Using the Insights of Science to Teach/Learn Science," focused...
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SIGCSE 2010: Sally Fincher v. Barbie
Sally Fincher’s keynote focused on the importance of representation, such as how computer scientists represent their work, how they represent their work to each...
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SIGCSE 2010: Day One
A CS conference is only as good as its selection of keynote speeches, and SIGCSE 2010 offers a formidable cast of keynotes, including a Nobel Prize winner.
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Learning from the DARPA Network Challenge
Part 3: Lessons Learned. This is the story of the Georgia Tech team's experiences in the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition designed to see how online social...
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Has the Spam War Been Won?
A decade ago, e-mail spam was a severe problem. Now, e-mail spam is barely noticeable. After years of battles between spam filters and spammers creating new tricks...
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How Do You Assess Computational Thinking?
There is a big buzz in the field about computational thinking just now. But what is it really? How do you assess it? I offer an initial assessment for a subset...
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Presentations, Humor, and Memes
I have been reflecting on the nature of technical presentations. Public speaking can be great fun. When done well, it is a form of performance art. Enjoy it, and...
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200 Years of Independence and Internet-Available Information
A quick summary of Web sites about the celebration of 200 years of independence in Latin America.
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Finding DARPA's 10 Red Balloons
Part 2: Launch Day. This is the story of the Georgia Tech team's experiences in the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition designed to see how online social networks...
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Preparing For the DARPA Network Challenge
In late 2009 DARPA held its Network Challenge, a competition designed to see how online social networks could locate 10 red weather balloons moored throughout the...
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Top 100 Software Tools For Learning
A brief article about a compiled list of software tools to support learning.
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Mimi Ito on Amateur Media: Incremental, Experimental
When late night comedy can't retain an audience but a man lipsynching in his chair nets more than 700 million views, we know that something is up. What makes...
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CSCW Day 3: Homelessness & Technology
As I looked out the window of my plane at the sun setting on the horizon, turning the clouds a deep red, I began piecing my thoughts together for this final blog...
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Thinking Globally, Thinking Locally: Infrastructures For Collaboration
What does it take for people to collaborate in spite of geographical, disciplinary and cultural differences? This article looks at the work of two researchers...
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Investigating Old Problems in a New Light at CSCW, Day 2
This post will give a summary of one paper each from sessions on Groupware Technologies, the experimental CSCW Horizons, and Everyday Healthcare.
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