DSC Weekly 22 Nov 2022: Destruction of the Commons
I’ve remarked more than once that the life cycle of social media platforms shares more than a passing resemblance to the evolution of stars.
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Kurt Cagle
Kurt Cagle has been the contributing editor for Data Science Central for two years, and will likely be the person you will interact with if you want to submit an article. Kurt is a published author with more than twenty books to his credit, and has been working as a technology editor for years, writing for Forbes, O'Reilly Media, IDC and others. He has also been a consulting information architect and ontologist with more than twenty years experience working with Fortune 100 companies and US and European agencies, and is a frequent speaker at conferences on data technologies.
DSC Weekly 15 Nov 2022 – The Dynamics of Ranked Voting
A Ranked Choice Voting system takes a different approach. In a Ranked Choice, candidates from any party (or no party) can stand for election. Voters rank their preferences, and the top three candidates then go onto a second election, where the top vote receiver wins the election. A referendum passed in this latest election cycle makes Nevada a Ranked Choice state, joining Alaska and Maine. Significantly, these states all have had a history of independent candidates.
DSC Weekly 8 Nov 2022 – Layoffs in the Work From Home Era
This week saw the news that two major automotive companies, Ford and VW, were walking away from a multi-billion dollar investment into Argo AI, a venture intended to build self-driving vehicles. Instead, the companies hope to roll at least some of that effort back into augmenting drivers’ abilities to drive safely and efficiently.
DSC Weekly 1 Nov 2022 – Why the Future Seldom Matches Expectations
This week saw the news that two major automotive companies, Ford and VW, were walking away from a multi-billion dollar investment into Argo AI, a venture intended to build self-driving vehicles. Instead, the companies hope to roll at least some of that effort back into augmenting drivers’ abilities to drive safely and efficiently.
DSC Weekly 25 October 2022 – Re: Your Brains
Announcements In 2023, organizations will battle a more complex threatscape than ever as web application breaches continue to rise, credential theft and credential stuffing remain… Read More »DSC Weekly 25 October 2022 – Re: Your Brains
DSC Weekly 18 October 2022 – How the Pandemic Created a Time Warp
Recessions, it has been said, are typically only visible in a rear-view mirror. In theory, we are in a recession when the economy shrinks over two quarters. In practice, however, not all recessions are the same.
DSC Weekly 11 Oct 2022 – Writing for DSC
The DSC Weekly newsletter normally covers trends or practices in the data science and AI field. Still, every couple of months, the editorial team will also write a newsletter issue such as this one specifically for writers. If you write regularly, these may contain new or changing information, while if you aren’t a writer yet, but you’d like to be, this is a good reference to check.
The Four Principles of Semantic Parsing
If a parser exists for identifying components within a block of text (a sequence of characters), then that text is structured.
DSC Weekly 4 October 2022 – Resiliency
Last week, Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers, Florida, skirting the edge of Category 5 Hurricane classification. By the time it exited the other side of the Peninsula (going on to hit the Carolinas as a severe tropical storm), Ian had brought 18′ storm surges that leveled buildings, killed at least seventy-five people, and left several million people without power. The storm was nearly as large as the state when it made landfall.
The Studio Model Revisited
On the other hand, studios produced a different kind of product – entertainment. Superficially, the studio model looks more agile than either the factory floor or the corporate floor, with a certain degree of experimentation and iteration, especially early on in the process. Yet there are critical differences as well.