Microcomputer Applications for Business and Economics
CGS 2100
Spring 2018
Links, links, links
Technology in History
Most histories of computing leave out the contributions of the American number theorists in the early 20th century who constructed specialized computing devices.
The most prominent of these were Derrick Norman Lehmer and Derrick Henry Lehmer.
Here are a few web pages with information about their computing devcies:
A recent talk given by Arjen Lenstra
Also, here's an interesting book review of a recently published book about the origins of the computing age: Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
Technology and Society
Artificial Intelligence (usually called "AI") has long been a fascination of computer scientists and the general public, and has been growing increasingly important recently.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Turing Test
The Trouble with the Turing Test
XKCD (of course); it's at http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/turing_test.png
Third-Party Web Tracking: Policy and Technology
Generations in the Computing Age
November, 1977 edition of BYTE magazine
Another printing technology: Dye sublimation printer
The Dawn of Quantum Computing Age?
Top 500 Supercomputers in the world
Other
Mike Shapiro Hidden Camera Cartoon
Computer and Information Ethics
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Privacy Information Center
GPL's list of Open Source Software Licenses
Japanese Patent Office webpage on Kyota Sugimoto, inventor of the first Japanese typewriter
English language webpage on the development of the Japanese typewriter
Japanese language webpage on the development of the Japanese typewriter
NSA official: Support of backdoored Dual_EC_DRBG was "regrettable"
Best CPUs for workstations 2017
Okay, Google, Get Out of My Face
10 gbps cable Internet uploads and downloads in DOCSIS 3.1 update
Big Data as Surveillance Capitalism
When it comes to Internet privacy, be very afraid, analyst suggests
Surveillance is the business model of the Internet
Why ProtonMail is more secure than Gmail
Robots Are Not as Smart as You Think
Western Digital Hard Codes Backdoor in NAS
FBI Director Calls Unbreakable Encryption 'Urgent Public Safety Issue'
Snowden Joins Outcry Against World's Biggest Biometric Database
MADIoT - The nightmare after XMAS (and Meltdown, and Spectre)
Lifelike Robots Made in Hong Kong Meant to Win over Humans
Turla's ability to target embassies and consulates has a new weapon: Flash installer malware.
Some Basic Rules for Securing Your IOT Stuff
The SEC's recent thoughts on "Initial Coin Offerings"
Iced Tea makes major name transformation
Welcome to the neighborhood — have you read the terms of service?
Chicago goes for "Array of (Internet) Things"
Nvidia asks retailers to limit sales of its graphics cards
Cryptocurrency backed by gold?
Robinhood adds zero-fee cryptocurrency trading and tracking
Secure 5G — Flipping the Script
To counter China, White House memo suggests a nationalized 5G network
Fitness Tracking App Gives Away Location of Secret Army Bases
Babies' personal data sold on the Dark Web/
India says 'no' to cryptocurrencies
Cybercrime Behemoth Shutdown Following Global Crackdown
Would you have spotted this skimmer?
The Turkish Coup and the Bylock Messenger
Computer Science Ethics Courses
CERT: Hidden COBRA - North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity
Fiat/Chrysler pushed a UConnect update that causes constant reboots
Google turns on default ad-blocker within Chrome
Humans not invited? (more edifying discussion at Motherboard)
New EU Privacy Law May Weaken Security
China's web censors go into overdrive as President Xi Jinping consolidates power
Huawei Mate 10 Pro becomes first AI-enabled phone to drive a car
Over 40% of online login attempts globally are made by attackers
Six tips to help avoid targeted marketing
California to allow testing of self-driving cards without a driver present
How to not run a Certificate Authority
Ars Technica article on the same situation
China Bans the letter "N" (briefly) from the Internet as Xi Jinping extends grip on power
France revamps cyber-defense policies
Autonomous vehicles: Are you ready for the new ride?
Stanford students challenge Apple IPhone addiction
Qarnot unveils a cryptocurrency heater for your home
Open educational resources drive teaching renaissance
Krebs: Look-alike domain names
Spoof, Jam, Destroy: Why We Need a Backup for GPS
Cyberattacks put Russian fingers on the switch at power plants, U.S. says
Russian Government Cyber Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors
Walmart launches small army of autonomous scanning robots
A series of tweets from Francois Chollet to consider
Inside the Chinese lab that plans to rewire the world with AI
Ghostminer: Cryptomining Malware Goes Fileless
Atlanta Held Hostage by Ransomware
Banks joining forces to provide a solid backup plan for one another
National responses to the growing importance of AI:
- France: Macron Speaks to Wired About AI
- China: China's AI Plans, China and AI, Xi Jinping Highlights AI, Xi Reads AI, Beijing to build $2 billion AI research park, China's AI Awakening
- US: United States Deputy CTO talks about the US directions in AI, China Is On a Whole-of-Nation Push for AI. The US Must Match It
Swedes turn against cashlessness
Aversion to programming language versioning
One of Estonia's First E-residents Explains Digital Citizenship
Should AI Researchers Kill People?
France: 3d-printed public housing
'The Business of War': Google Employees Protest Work for the Pentagon
The Download: The U.S. Military Desperately Wants to Weaponize AI
E-File system crashes on Tax Day 2018
Websites to watch
More XKCD:
