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The Life-or-Death Importance of Medical Device Security
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The Life-or-Death Importance of Medical Device Security

Cybersecurity was not always top of mind when these devices were being created.

Coaxing Performance from the Complexity of HPC
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Coaxing Performance from the Complexity of HPC

Network latency and HPC performance.

The Dissemination Game: Incentives of In-Person vs Virtual Participation
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The Dissemination Game: Incentives of In-Person vs Virtual Participation

Incentives are changing the effectiveness of computer science conferences, but perhaps better conference design can improve them.

Automatic Language Translation Still Unsatisfactory
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Automatic Language Translation Still Unsatisfactory

Google Translate and DeepL Translate still have trouble recognizing the second person singular and plural and the polite form, even in very simple sentences.

Artificial Intelligence Without Real Intelligence?
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Artificial Intelligence Without Real Intelligence?

Do the programs understand what they write?

Twiddler: Configurability for Me, but Not for Thee
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Twiddler: Configurability for Me, but Not for Thee

Online platform businesses have a distinctly more abusive and sinister character than brick-and-mortar retail chains.

Why Data Security Is An Issue For Business Phone Systems In 2023
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Why Data Security Is An Issue For Business Phone Systems In 2023

A discussion of the most common phone scams, how they work, and how to protect yourself from them.

ChatGPT in Computer Science Education
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ChatGPT in Computer Science Education

Asked "How will ChatGPT influence computer science education?" teachers barely addressed the threats it poses.

On the Evolution of Languages: Natural, Mathematical, and Computational
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On the Evolution of Languages: Natural, Mathematical, and Computational

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...

Can Transaction Costs Explain Scale-Free Networks Born by Preferential Attachment?
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Can Transaction Costs Explain Scale-Free Networks Born by Preferential Attachment?

Centralization leads to more efficient communication and control, which leads to lower transaction costs, which increases the useful work each node can spend on...

Will Free Open Access Publication Become a Mass Phenomenon?
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Will Free Open Access Publication Become a Mass Phenomenon?

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.

The Legacy of Peer-to-Peer Systems
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The Legacy of Peer-to-Peer Systems

What happened to peer-to-peer as a technological concept?      

Starlink's Critical Vulnerability, or Elon Musk is Not Worrying in Vain
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Starlink's Critical Vulnerability, or Elon Musk is Not Worrying in Vain

We analyze the operations of the Starlink Global Satellite System deployed by SpaceX, in terms of its security and resilience.

Lessons Learned Writing For BLOG@CACM
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Lessons Learned Writing For BLOG@CACM

...and how to become a better technical writer In the process.

Musk Buying Twitter Is Not About Freedom of Speech
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Musk Buying Twitter Is Not About Freedom of Speech

It's about freedom to control speech.

Anti-Sanctions: New Operating System for Mobile Devices
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Anti-Sanctions: New Operating System for Mobile Devices

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.

High-Performance Mobile System-on-Chip Clusters
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High-Performance Mobile System-on-Chip Clusters

Simply stating the problem is not enough; it is necessary to look for a quick way out of the situation, relying on available resources.

What Should be Done About Facebook?
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What Should be Done About Facebook?

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...

Tech Meetups In A Pandemic
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Tech Meetups In A Pandemic

By 2019, I generally thought there wasn't much that could surprise me about organizing meetups. Then Covid-19 hit. I was so wrong.

Protecting Enterprise Use of IoT
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Protecting Enterprise Use of IoT

How to strengthen the security of the Internet of Things in organizations.
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