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Premature Optimization is (Still) the Root of All Evil
A lesson that we software engineers learn early in our careers is that “premature optimization is the root of all evil.” This…
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Boston Limited Joins Panasas Channel Partner Program
Today Panasas announced that Boston Limited has signed up to be a key distributor and integrator for the Panasas ActiveStor Ultra product line, providing installation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Making the Road Easier
Seems this kind of assistance would be of value in many domains.Life on the Road Easier as Truckers Adopt Digital Tech The Wall Street JournalAngus LotenTrucking...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
How To Make A Polynomial Map Nicer
Stability theory and polynomials [ Essen ] Arno van den Essen is the author of the book on the Jacobian Conjecture. Today I want to highlight one of the ideas he...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cutting Out of Stocks: Reality and Perception
A favorite topic. Availability is essential to support marketing, else whats a shelf placement for? Thus too while online works well.Stores have cut out-of-stocks...
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Brains and Maps
Freeman Dyson, a favorite source, talks brains and maps ......The Brain Is Full of Maps in The EdgeA Talk By Freeman Dyson [6.11.19] I was talking about maps and...
From Computational Complexity
Compressing in Moscow
This week finds me in Moscow for a pair of workshops, the Russian Workshop on Complexity and Model Theory and a workshop on Randomness, Information and Complexity...
From insideHPC
Agenda Posted: September HPC User Forum at Argonne
Hyperion Research has posted the Speaker Agenda for the HPC User Forum at Argonne. Registration is now open for the event, which takes place September 9-11 in Greater...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
2019 Scholarship winners
In 2019, ACM-W scholarship winners, including undergraduate students and Ph.D. students, attended conference such as CHI in Glasgow, UK, WSDM in Melbourne, Australia...
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Kids Echo
Now, with a 2+ old granddaughter, who has learned to interact vocally with an Echo, an interesting development. Is it child abuse, as some have suggested? How...
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Video: Readying Quantum Chromodynamics for Exascale
In this video, Fermilab scientist Andreas Kronfeld discusses the LatticeQCD project for Quantum Chromodynamics. As part of the Exascale Computing Project, LatticeQCD...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Itunes Shutting Down, History and implications.
A favorite prof at Wharton discusses ITunes. Long been interested in how the music industry has been changed by tech.Game-changer to Digital Dustbin: Why iTunes...
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First Kroger - Ocado Fulfillment Center
Continued high tech improvements by Kroger. Adds a number of jobs here.Kroger breaking ground on $55M Butler County facility that will bring more than 400 jobs...
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AI Chips Surge on the Edge
Methods and needed software innovations still being hashed out.New Artificial Intelligence Chips Lean Toward the Edge in NAnalyzeWhat a difference a year makes....
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Teams from Across the Globe to face off in the SC19 Student Cluster Competition
SC19 has published the roster for their upcoming Student Cluster Competition. In this non-stop, 48-hour showdown, student teams race to complete real scientific...
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IBM Celebrates Women Leaders In AI
Today IBM announced a global listing of Women Leaders in AI. The list recognizes and celebrates women across a variety of industries and geographies for pioneering...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Different Kinds of Professional Development for Computer Science Teachers
What to teach and how to teach are different questions. The first is all about content knowledge and the second is about pedagogy. For the most part it feels like...
From Schneier on Security
Rock-Paper-Scissors Robot
How in the world did I not know about this for three years? Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a robot that always wins at rock-paper-scissors...
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New Paper: Practical Annealing-Based Quantum Computing
Researchers at D-Wave Systems have published a new paper on Practical Annealing-Based Quantum Computing. "According to the paper, quantum annealing is the viable...
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Univa Powers Intel Select Solutions for HPC & AI Converged Clusters
Today Univa announced that the company is participating in the Intel Select Solution for HPC and AI Converged Clusters. "By giving our customers a path to takeUniva...
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