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22-23 May 2013 University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Lab-Conference

The University of Maryland’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab’s 30th Annual Symposium: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Thursday, May 23, 2013 www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/soh HCIL’s 30th Annual Symposium will consider the future of social media, networks, medical informatics, information visualization, interaction design, children, games, education, HCI design methods, tangible computing, accessibility, and MORE! Learn more about the HCIL’s research at …

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Stephen E. Arnold: A Fresh Look at Big Data & Big Data (-) Human Factor (+) Transformation (+) RECAP

A Fresh Look at Big Data May 8, 2013 Next week I am doing an invited talk in London. My subject is search and Big Data. I will be digging into this notion in this month’s Honk newsletter and adding some business intelligence related comments at an Information Today conference in New York later this …

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Stephen E. Arnold: From Journalism to Churnalism

From Journalism to Churnalism May 7, 2013 The Sunlight Foundation and Media Standards Trust have collaborated on a joint project to address plagiarism in the media. Their creation? A web tool and browser extension, Churnalism US. We took a look at The Sunlight Foundation’s recent article on it: “Churnalism: Discover When News Copies from Other …

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David Wood: Obama Drone War ‘Kill Chain’ Imposes Heavy Burden At Home

Obama Drone War ‘Kill Chain’ Imposes Heavy Burden At Home Huffington Post, 5 May 2013 EXTRACT: In Afghanistan, the military struck at targets 494 times last year with armed drones, according to data that has since been removed from the Air Forces Central Command website. Information on the number of Afghan civilians killed in these …

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Review (Guest): Light at the End of the Tunnel: A Survival Plan for the Human Species

Paul Hellyer 5.0 out of 5 stars Beams of Light from a Well-Respected Statesman September 18, 2010 By Gerald MacLennon Unlike our Asian counterparts, the West often fails to accord our wise elders the honor they deserve – the status they have earned by devoting their lives to love of, and service to humankind. Paul …

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Berto Jongman: Kurzweil on Global Networks Must be Redesigned

Missing from all this is the OSC/M4IS2 solution. Global networks must be redesigned May 2, 2013 Our global networks have generated many benefits and new opportunities. However, they have also established highways for failure propagation, which can ultimately result in man-made disasters. For example, today’s quick spreading of emerging epidemics is largely a result of …

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Berto Jongman: Boston (False Flag) Bombing Of, By, and For Neocons to Justify Attack on Iran

Not the best source, but worth factoring into the over-all picture. Iran says bombing will be used as excuse to attack Reza Kahlili WND, 2 May 2013 New reports reveal Iran believes the United States will use the Boston bombings as a pretext for attacking the Islamic regime. . . . . . . . …

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