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quantum-computers
2019-10-24 00:15
More wrong answers get quantum computers to find the right one
In quantum computers, generating more errors in a given operation may help reveal the right answer, according to new research. My comments: The idea is that adding noise to quantum computer operations
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data-visualization
2019-10-16 23:18
U.S. Tax Visualization
I'm writing about the tax visualization published at Not only is this an excellent example of data visualization, it is so because of the story it tells. Up until the Reagan tax cuts, the average tax rate
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blockchain
2019-10-08 23:00
Blockchain roundup
Links about a variety of recent blockchain applications. Source:
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psychology
2019-10-03 13:22
How We Can Avoid Escalating Arguments
Here's some useful advice based on a scientific study that I thought I'd share. "When we get escalate arguments, it's not usually based on strategy. Here's how slowing down can help us avoid making
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politics
2019-09-26 00:03
What is happening to Anglo-American democracy?
The US elected a criminal to office and now his mobster impression with regard to Ukraine is finally leading to the first steps to removing him from office. To him, the truth is whatever he wants it to
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artificial-intelligence
2019-09-19 23:51
Algorithmic bias and coverage error
I went to a lecture today about these. Let me begin with definitions, then show how they're related. Coverage error: The exclusion of people of people from a survey. Algorithmic bias: Algorithmic outcomes
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gridcoin
2019-09-11 10:23
Gridcoin 4.0.5.0 for Mac released!
Thanks again to Martin Schimandl and his aliases! Mac disk image can be found at
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gridcoin
2019-09-04 00:30
What happened to my Gricoin PoR reward?
My latest PoR reward had 50 GRC deducted. Was this a tax to fund development? Something more insidious? Below is my transaction record as shown in the client. You will see a 50 GRC debit, apparently payable
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artificial-intelligence
2019-08-28 11:06
5 Ways AI Is Changing Shipping and Logistics
In recent years, AI has been becoming increasingly involved with shipping and logistics. What's more, the reverse supply chain has also recognized the need to optimize their processes. The reverse supply
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blockchain
2019-08-21 00:51
HHS updates on blockchain application
The Department of Health and Human Services plans on a fall test of its Accelerate blockchain-based acquisition portal and a rollout by the beginning of the year, the agency's CIO said. Accelerate is the
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blockchain
2019-08-14 00:06
50+ Examples of How Blockchains are Taking Over the World
When talking about blockchains, we commonly think of its applications in the future. “Blockchain will solve this, blockchain will achieve that”. It’s easy to forget that blockchains are already deployed
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blockchain
2019-08-07 21:23
Blockchain: Taking a Cue from History
Blockchain technology isn’t shaking out how we thought it would. So, should we pack our bags and go home? For the last decade, blockchain technology has captured the imaginations of nearly every industry
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blockchain
2019-07-31 00:54
Ready or Not, Blockchain-Based Mobile Voting Is Getting Closer
Some voters in Provo and other Utah County cities will be able to cast ballots on a blockchain-powered mobile app in a pilot program for the August election. Source:
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libra
2019-07-23 23:48
Could Libra tip the scales? Assessing Facebook’s cryptocurrency
The arrival of Facebook in the world of cryptocurrencies could take these emerging financial technologies to the next level – and governments are only just starting to consider their response. Ian Hall
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data-science
2019-07-17 00:40
Introducing the Harvard Data Science Review
This journal is the first data science journal with such a broad scope. Its foci are foundational thinking research milestones educational innovations major applications HDSR is open access. It's articles
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artificial-intelligence
2019-07-10 00:24
New tech will ‘magnify’ data flaws, says UK watchdog
The UK government risks “magnifying” problems in the quality of its data through the application of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has
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austria
2019-07-03 00:48
The Brown Danube
All the years have come, and the years have gone, but the oft-told tale is not true, for of all the things the Danube is, the Danube is not blue. -Spike Jones Instead of my usual link to a boring article
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blockchain
2019-06-27 00:43
Canada pilots blockchain staff records
The Government of Canada (GC) is using blockchain technology to issue project-based employees with a kind of digital CV, providing “a permanent, self-owned and secure record of their skills and experiences.”
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artificial-intelligence
2019-06-12 11:07
Putting neural networks under the microscope
Researchers pinpoint the “neurons” in machine-learning systems that capture specific linguistic features during language-processing tasks. Source:
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artificial-intelligence
2019-06-12 10:59
New report calls for New Zealand AI watchdog
A new report has called for the creation of a regulatory body to oversee the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the New Zealand government. Source:
