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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.

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. 

recovers.org: "Design space" thinking in a disaster management tool

Sun, 2012-09-02 16:38 — colin

Immediately following a natural disaster, government representatives and Red Cross volunteers arrive on the scene en-masse. They bring not only supplies, shelters and expertise, but also information systems that facilitate disaster recovery. But when they disappear 3-5 days later, communities are left with no long-term systems to aid disaster recovery.

Recipes on demand.

Sun, 2012-09-02 11:03 — derek



A day in the life of D:

me:  What’s for
dinner?

me:  um… I don’t know.  What’s in the fridge?

me:  Eh, I’ll just have cereal… : (

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