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"Open Source Medical Devices: When code can kill or cure"

Mon, 2012-09-03 09:10 — dgreis
I thought this piece from The Economist did a good job of tying two of our readings together from the last lecture. The article explains that as medical devices have grown more capable, they have also grown more complex. With increasing complexity comes an increased potential for something to go wrong. However, the "resources" these devices manage aren't stuffed animals in a natural history museum--they are biometric data where a software bug in a device that accidentally delivers an overdose of chemotherapy can result in the death of a patient.

Wolfram's New Facebook Report

Sun, 2012-09-02 19:53 — kohta

Everyone talks about the possibilities of exploiting the goldmine of personal information that Facebook has collected over the years. Many mobile and web apps dig into the pool of their users' information, but Wolfram Alpha's new Facebook Report function, as briefly explained in CNN Tech's article.

Nursing homes' problems revealed in new online tool

Sun, 2012-09-02 19:08 — iaperez

The elderly people pass through a stage in life that is considered the last, where the life’s projects are finished, but where it is possible to enjoy this phase in peace. However, considering that many seniors are retired (with decreasing incomes in the best case), the health problems related with age, and the significant aging of all populations, the aging of people raises new challenges to all members of all societies, and of course to families, around the world.

What others could do with your virtual possesions after you die?

Sun, 2012-09-02 18:49 — katehsiao
Some beleive there's a world after death, and some don't. However, we left a bunch of stuff to those who are still alive after our own death. It is easy to burn ex's loveletters and throwing away the lovely teddybear we had since childhood, we simply write those down in a will if we remember to write one, but what happens when it comes to our virtual possesions is often ignored. Nowadays people have email address, facebook account, online banking account, and even a password for locked albums on their mobile devices.
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UI design in online app markets affects the users

Sun, 2012-09-02 18:47 — katehsiao
The way we organize and display information could have a strong impact on how users will retrieve it, including searching display on Google, and how to decide which kind of vegetables should be placed on the top shelves. Nowadays mobile devices have been an essential part of our lives, online app market is expanding, and the rules and the categories are organized and displayed becomes a hot topic since it affects the revenue directly.
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Will My Daughter Get It After Me: Inheritance of Digital Properties

Sun, 2012-09-02 18:04 — sayantan

Just two months back evergreen Princess Diana struck front page once more with her sons. This time it was about the inheritance of her huge estate and trust which are named after her two sons since the unfortunate death of the charming Princess according to her will.

Is Facebook Yesterday's News in the Presidential Race?

Sun, 2012-09-02 18:01 — ptt.nguyen
In our second lecture, Professor Glushko mentioned that modern information systems have evolved a great deal from the days of stone slabs and cuneiform. He added that the social nature of today's web services enables "continuous aggregation of information, crowd sourcing, and community generated content." In my quest to find out how these new web services are actually used, I stumbled upon an article in the National Journal called, "Is Facebook Yesterday's News in the Presidential Race?" (http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/can-facebook-get-out-the-vote--2012...)
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Kinect@home makes massive 3d object library to make smarter robots

Sun, 2012-09-02 17:10 — Morgan Wallace
Robots need organizing systems too. In the FastCompany.com article, "This Week In Bots: Scanning The World in 3-D, To Make Life Better For You And Your Robots" Sweedish researchers at Kinect@Home project show how they have begun an effort to crowdsource the collection of digital 3d objects from anyone at home with a Microsoft Kinect. 

Marketing startup SceneTap uses video surveillance to categorize patrons in bars and clubs

Sun, 2012-09-02 16:40 — krushton

The term “surveillance society” was coined in 1985 by sociologist Gary Marx, who defined it as “all-encompassing use of computer surveillance technology in modern society for total social control”. Given that there are now security cameras in every store, office, bus, train, intersection, and ATM, it is clear that the first half of his definition is now reality. As city dwellers, we are captured on dozens, maybe even hundreds, of security cameras per day… and we don’t care.

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