Incentives are changing the effectiveness of computer science conferences, but perhaps better conference design can improve them.
Jason Harline From BLOG@CACM | July 26, 2023 at 12:11 PM
Google Translate and DeepL Translate still have trouble recognizing the second person singular and plural and the polite form, even in very simple sentences.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | March 27, 2023 at 03:55 PM
Online platform businesses have a distinctly more abusive and sinister character than brick-and-mortar retail chains.
Cory Doctorow From BLOG@CACM | March 8, 2023 at 12:30 PM
A discussion of the most common phone scams, how they work, and how to protect yourself from them.
Alex Tray From BLOG@CACM | January 24, 2023 at 03:24 PM
Asked "How will ChatGPT influence computer science education?" teachers barely addressed the threats it poses.
Orit Hazzan From BLOG@CACM | January 23, 2023 at 01:38 PM
Comparing the evolution of natural languages, which are used by people all over the world, with two artificial languages: the language of mathematics and programing...Uri Leron and Orit Hazzan From BLOG@CACM | December 19, 2022 at 02:41 PM
Centralization leads to more efficient communication and control, which leads to lower transaction costs, which increases the useful work each node can spend on...Sorin Adam Matei From BLOG@CACM | December 19, 2022 at 11:32 AM
In this blog post, I would like to go over the value of different publication platforms from the point of view of an ordinary scientific researcher.
Andrei Sukhov From BLOG@CACM | December 12, 2022 at 10:02 AM
We analyze the operations of the Starlink Global Satellite System deployed by SpaceX, in terms of its security and resilience.
Andrei Sukhov, Evgeny Sagatov, and Dmitry Filimonov From BLOG@CACM | October 27, 2022 at 04:53 PM
There comes a time not only of crisis, but also of great opportunities. And here, it is important to take advantage of these new opportunities.
Andrei Sukhov and Aleksandr Romanov From BLOG@CACM | March 10, 2022 at 01:38 PM
Simply stating the problem is not enough; it is necessary to look for a quick way out of the situation, relying on available resources.
Andrei Sukhov and Aleksandr Romanov From BLOG@CACM | March 4, 2022 at 09:20 AM
The recent release of the Facebook papers by a whistleblower has confirmed that leaders at the company have long known about problems facilitated by their social...Jason Hong From BLOG@CACM | November 12, 2021 at 12:35 PM
By 2019, I generally thought there wasn't much that could surprise me about organizing meetups. Then Covid-19 hit. I was so wrong.
Doug Meil From BLOG@CACM | September 17, 2021 at 12:07 PM