Archive for January, 2007
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Good post from Jon Udell on the wizardry required to synchronize different calendars. As with Whitten and Tygar's classic "Why Johnny Can't Encrypt", the problem is the accidental complexity that designed-by-geeks-for-geeks software puts in the way of people who have other, more important, things to worry about.
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
The guy in the office two doors down from mine has the ACM Code of Ethics on his door. Most students probably don't know it exists; those who have read it probably think it's a little bit cheesy, just as I did when I was their age. But this ...
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
It's that time of the year once again --- I have a crop of bright undergraduates who are looking for full-time jobs starting at the end of April. If you want smart, hard-working developers who believe in good tools and good process, please let me know --- I'd be happy ...
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
A Neural Network That Learns to See
The University Professor Lecture Series at the University of Toronto
Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Place
Geoffrey Hinton is a professor of computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence. His research involves investigating ways of ...
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
Interesting article in The Scientist about the headaches people are having with universities' tech transfer offices. I sympathize, and add that many incubators (like Toronto's MaRS) are no better.
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
The testing group at Google (which includes Toronto's own Michelle Levesque) has started a blog called "Testing on the Toilet". Recommended.
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Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Title says it all: the next DemoCamp will be February 5, and is moving back to No Regrets (the pub near TUCOWS). Interesting lineup, including updates from previous presenters.
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Thursday, January 25th, 2007
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Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Next Wednesday, Jan 31, some of the undergraduate students who have done research projects in the department will be showing off their stuff. If you're not racing to finish your CSC407 assignment, please drop by --- it should be a lot of fun.
And the next day, Feb 1, the ...
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Cem Kaner, author of several excellent books on real-world quality assurance, has put videos of his lectures on testing up on the web. Gold-star material, very much worth watching.
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