Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Category: Current Affairs
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Just the Facts, Ma’am: Reasoning is Not Dead, Jim
Establishing actual facts (a neologism, for sure) is the essential prerequisite for fact-based reasoning.
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Reluctant Revolutionaries, the Trolley Paradox, and Ender’s Game
Suddenly we were playing Ender’s Game, making software decisions that controlled life and death.
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The Hopes of Parents and the Dreams of Children
Education pays bountiful dividends. The nurtured dreams of our children are our most precious asset.
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Technical Potpourri
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: big data, extreme computing, energy efficiency, and autonomous vehicles.
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Now Batting …
A few memories of childhood baseball fantasies and the ignominy of batting triple zero.
