Stephen E. Arnold: Ushahidi Internet Solution for Remote Areas — the Autonomous Internet Begins!

Noted with great regard. From the Ushahidi team, an internet solution for remote areas BRCK is built in Africa for Africa but just like Ushahidi, can be scaled across continents. The wireless modem allows up to 20 users connect to the internet by optimizing on available networks. “BRCK has mobility in mind, insert a 3G …

Stephen E. Arnold: Salon Says Google Makes Us Stupid… PBI: We Think We Make Google Stupid!

Overreliance on Search Engines? The Salon.com article titled Google Makes Us All Dumber: The Neuroscience of Search Engines probes the ever-increasing reliance on search engines and finds that the way we use them is problematic. This is due to the way our brains respond to this simplified question and answer process. The article stipulates that …

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Being Sued for Search Malfeasance

Google Not Accurate in Search Results I read “Is Google Responsible for Delivering Accurate – And Truthful – Search Results?” The main idea of the write up is that at least one person perceives Google’s search results as “riddled with lies, deception, even criminal intent.” Google? My goodness. A locksmith is taking Google to court …

Stephen E. Arnold: Connotate on Data Supply Chain — Could Commerce Be Ready for “Real” Intelligence Cycle?

Connotate on the Importance of a Data Supply Chain Here’s a new spin on scraping and parsing from Connotate’s blog, Web Data Insider. The recent emphasis on predictive analytics has writer Laura Teller discussing “The Data Supply Chain… and Why You Should Get One.” She reminds us that businesses now do much more with data …

Stephen E. Arnold: Big Data & Artificial Intelligence — Worse Than Gambling

Looking for an AI Silver Bullet to Make Software Smart? Keep Looking Here in Harrod’s Creek, Kentucky there is not too much chatter about machine learning. It is hunting season. Time to get out the Barrett Automatic Rifle and go hunting for varmints. Sundown yesterday when calm returned to the hollow, I read “Machine-Learning Maestro …