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The Googlization of Everything: And Why We Should Worry
by Siva VaidhyanathanIn the beginning, the World Wide Web was exciting and open to the point of anarchy, a vast and intimidating repository of unindexed confusion. Into this creative chaos came Google with its dazzling mission--"To organize the world's information and make it universally accessible"--and its much-quoted motto, "Don't be evil." In this provocative book, Siva Vaidhyanathan examines the ways we have used and embraced Google--and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. He exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search. He assesses Google's global impact, particularly in China, and explains the insidious effect of Googlization on the way we think. Finally, Vaidhyanathan proposes the construction of an Internet ecosystem designed to benefit the whole world and keep one brilliant and powerful company from falling into the "evil" it pledged to avoid.
The Gospel According to Larry
by Janet TashjianSeventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a website that is receiving national attention.
Gotowanie dla Geeków. Nauka stosowana, niez?e sztuczki i wy?erka
by Jeff PotterNie samym kodem informatyk ?yje!Cho? trudno to sobie wyobrazi?, w ?yciu ka?dego programisty, administratora, webmastera czy hakera przychodzi w ko?cu taka chwila, kiedy musi wyj?? zza ukochanego monitora… i najzwyczajniej w ?wiecie co? zje??! W ko?cu informatyk te? cz?owiek i nie tylko g?ód wiedzy zaglšda mu w oczy! Niestety nikt nie wymy?li? jeszcze sposobu na to, by ?cišgnš? z sieci aplikacj? z technikami kuchennymi i za?adowa? jš bezpo?rednio do komórek pami?ci. Je?li wi?c b?šd w programie w?šcza w Tobie automatyczny mechanizm rozwišzywania pasjonujšcej zagadki, a w kuchni ko?czy si? powa?nš awariš skutkujšcš zamówieniem pizzy - pora spojrze? na gotowanie jak na nowy, pasjonujšcy algorytm. Wbrew pozorom tutaj tak?e cišg jasno zdefiniowanych czynno?ci daje oczekiwany wynik, a nauka gotowania podobnie jak zg??bianie linijek kodu nierozerwalnie ?šczy si? z dociekliwo?ciš, zadawaniem pyta? i znajdowaniem ?róde? informacji. Chyba co? o tym wiesz, prawda? Trzymasz w r?kach co? wi?cej ni? zwyk?š ksiš?k? kucharskš. Oto pierwsza publikacja dla informatyków, która zamiast zagoni? Ci? do klawiatury, wyp?dzi Ci? zza niej i zainspiruje do smakowitych kulinarnych eksperymentów! Otrzymasz przy tym solidnš porcj? sycšcej umys? i ?o?šdek wiedzy, m.in. na temat niezb?dnych w kuchni narz?dzi, sk?adników, czasu i temperatury gotowania poszczególnych produktów czy fizjologii smaku i zapachu. Autor i pasjonat sztuki kulinarnej, Jeff Potter, udzieli Ci mnóstwa praktycznych wskazówek i zasypie ?wietnymi przepisami o ró?nym stopniu trudno?ci — od tych s?odkich i dziecinnie prostych po niezwykle wyrafinowane. Na kartach ksiš?ki znajdziesz tak?e mnóstwo podsycajšcych Twojš kreatywno?? wywiadów oraz rozmów z naukowcami, technologami ?ywienia, mistrzami kulinarnymi i autorami kuchennych blogów. Wszystko po to, aby szybko i przyjemnie przybli?y? Ci? do realizacji ambitnego zadania, przygotowania smacznego i zdrowego posi?ku!http://blogi.helion.pl/lyceum/gotowanie-dla-geekow">Poznaj przepisy Jeffa Pottera na blogu o gotowaniu! »A oto przedsmak tego, co znajdziesz na kolejnych kartach ksiš?ki:Przygotujesz swojš kuchni? do wielkich wyzwa? i dokonasz kalibracji narz?dzi, którymi dysponujesz.Dowiesz si?, dlaczego niektóre produkty piecze si? w temperaturze 175°C, a inne w 190°C, a tak?e jak szybko przygotowa? pizz?, je?li podkr?cisz piekarnik do 540°C.Poznasz najwa?niejsze reakcje, z jakimi b?dziesz mie? do czynienia podczas gotowania — denaturacj? bia?ek, reakcj? Maillarda, karmelizacj?. I dowiesz si?, jak wp?ywajš one na przyrzšdzane przez Ciebie dania.Poeksperymentujesz i zabawisz si? z potrawami, wykorzystujšc hydrokoloidy i technik? sous vide.Dowiesz si?, co majš do powiedzenia naukowcy, technolodzy ?ywienia, eksperci od no?y, mistrzowie kulinarni, autorzy i inne osoby tworzšce przebogaty ?wiat sztuki kulinarnej, zamieszkiwany przez takich samych zapale?ców, jak pasjonaci komputerów!Apetyt ro?nie w miar? czytania!Ksiš?k? Gotowanie dla geeków http://kuchniaplus.pl/kuchnia_wideo_886_tytul-na-widelcu-3-odc-4.html">poleca Kuchnia +!
Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
by Nathan SchneiderA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. When was the last time you participated in an election for an online group chat or sat on a jury for a dispute about a controversial post? Platforms nudge users to tolerate nearly all-powerful admins, moderators, and "benevolent dictators for life." In Governable Spaces, Nathan Schneider argues that the internet has been plagued by a phenomenon he calls "implicit feudalism": a bias, both cultural and technical, for building communities as fiefdoms. The consequences of this arrangement matter far beyond online spaces themselves, as feudal defaults train us to give up on our communities' democratic potential, inclining us to be more tolerant of autocratic tech CEOs and authoritarian tendencies among politicians. But online spaces could be sites of a creative, radical, and democratic renaissance. Using media archaeology, political theory, and participant observation, Schneider shows how the internet can learn from governance legacies of the past to become a more democratic medium, responsive and inventive unlike anything that has come before.
Governance and Internal Controls for Cutting Edge IT
by Karen F. WorstellTo remain competitive we rely on being early adopters of new technologies - but there are inherent risks. As we implement these technologies, how do we manage the risks without hindering the progress of the business? In Governance and Internal Controls for Cutting Edge IT, Karen Worstell explains strategies and techniques to guide IT managers as they implement cutting edge solutions for their business needs. Based on practical experience and real-life models, she covers key principles and processes for the introduction of new technologies and examines how to establish an appropriate standard of security and control, particularly in the context of the COBIT 5® framework and affiliated standards. This book will enable you to apply security and control methods that are suitable for your business, ensure that you make the most of the potential benefits, and are aware of the potential risks of your IT provision. It will show you how the application of appropriate standards can improve stakeholder relationships and enhance your service management and delivery, enabling you to maximize the opportunities that are presented by compliance legislation and regulations. You will learn how to manage your data storage, recovery and migration - particularly in the context of the Cloud, ensure business continuity in the face of an incident, and implement strategies to cover the risk of business interruption.
Governance der individuellen Datenverarbeitung
by Elizaveta KozlovaDie professionellen Anwendungen für die wichtigsten betriebswirtschaftlichen Aufgaben unterliegen während der Entwicklung und im Verlauf der Nutzung vielfältigen Kontrollen. Ein häufig unterschätztes Risiko existiert dagegen im Bereich der Erstellung und Nutzung von komplexen aufgabenspezifischen Anwendungen, die mithilfe von Endbenutzerwerkzeugen durch Anwender direkt am Arbeitsplatz entwickelt werden. Elizaveta Kozlova analysiert Chancen und Risiken der IDV-Anwendungen am Beispiel des Bankensektors und entwickelt ein Meta-Gestaltungskonzept fu r das IDV-Management in Kreditinstituten. Darüber hinaus ero rtert die Autorin die Konsequenzen fu r die Durchfu hrung der gesetzlich geforderten Wirtschaftspru fungen.
Governance in the Information Era: Theory and Practice of Policy Informatics
by Erik W. JohnstonPolicy informatics is addressing governance challenges and their consequences, which span the seeming inability of governments to solve complex problems and the disaffection of people from their governments. Policy informatics seeks approaches that enable our governance systems to address increasingly complex challenges and to meet the rising expectations of people to be full participants in their communities. This book approaches these challenges by applying a combination of the latest American and European approaches in applying complex systems modeling, crowdsourcing, participatory platforms and citizen science to explore complex governance challenges in domains that include education, environment, and health.
The Governance of Digital Policies: Towards a New Competence in the European Union
by Mirela MărcuţThis book examines the efforts of the European Union, both past and ongoing, to harness the socio-economic potential of the internet in public policy-making. In order to achieve this, the author delves into the interactions between actors in the process of EU decision-making, using an outlook which focuses on how both multi-level and experimentalist governance can provide solutions for digital policy governance. The book also addresses the involvement of local and regional authorities in digital policy-making, both in how they endorse decisions made at the EU level, and in how they contribute directly to digital policy-making in their own localities.
The Governance of Green IT
by George SpaffordThe economy and environment have combined to create quite a challenge. On one hand, there is a push to reduce capital investment and operating expenses. On the other, organizations are implementing green strategies to reduce the environmental impacts. Within this context, information technology is struggling to provide services that support the organization. Today's high-performance high-density computer systems are requiring power and cooling densities that hitherto were unheard of. As a result, not only are some data center facilities challenged to provide the power and cooling needed, but in some cases, the power utility can't even provide additional power without improving the power grid and/or developing additional generation facilities. If data center power and cooling issues aren't addressed, IT may find itself constrained and unable to add servers or use newer technology in new and revised services that enable the business. The Green IT process can help IT implement the necessary governance and processes to address these risks. This book provides an overview so IT can do just that.
The Governance of Telecom Markets: Economics, Law and Institutions in Europe (Palgrave Studies in Institutions, Economics and Law)
by Antonio Manganelli Antonio NicitaThis book provides a critical comprehensive summary of the coevolution of telecom markets, rules and public institutions over the last 25 years, focusing on the challenges that regulators and policy makers have been facing. Even if the perspective of the book is European (as the EU regulatory framework is examined), most of the economic and institutional issues addressed are common to all telecom markets in advanced economies. The book addresses some traditional fundamental topics in the telecom regulation literature, as well as some hot-button topics in the current policy debate, e.g., ultrafast broadband and 5G networks, the relationship between investments and competition, the sector digitalisation and the role of OTTs. All these are relevant to students, researchers, and policy makers interested to get a sound understanding of the sector, its many dimensions and coevolutionary patterns.
Governance, Regulations and Powers on the Internet
by Eric Brousseau Meryem Marzouki Cécile Méadel"Digital technologies have prompted the emergence of new modes of regulation and governance, since they allow for more decentralized processes of elaboration and implementation of norms. Moreover, the Internet has been raising a wide set of governance issues since it affects many domains, such as individual rights, public liberties, property rights, economic competition, market regulation, conflict management, security and the sovereignty of states. There is therefore a need to understand how technical, political, economic and social norms are articulated, as well as to understand who the main actors of this process of transformation are, how they interact and how these changes may influence international rulings. This book brings together an international team of scholars to explain and analyse how collective regulations evolve in the broader context of the development of post-modern societies, globalization, the reshaping of international relations and the profound transformations of nation-states"--
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Handbook for Oracle Applications
by Nigel King Adil KhanThe book is not organized by product, rather by the governance and risk assurance processes. A given product may be represented in multiple places within the book and a given process may contain multiple product references. To ensure that we keep ourselves grounded in real problems, the book is written as a journal of a fictional company establishing its governance processes. It will introduce managers and directors responsible for various aspects of the governance, risk and compliance problem and where that problem is exposed and how it is addressed in the technology and business applications. The audience for this book is the people that advise the board, the internal audit department and CIO office on controls, security and risk assurance. Consultants that are implementing Financials or GRC Applications who wish to gain an understanding of the Governance Risk and Compliance processes, and how they are represented in Oracle, should find it a useful primer. Risk Assurance professionals will find it a reliable companion.
Governing Digital Transformation: Guidance for Corporate Board Members (Management for Professionals)
by Steven De Haes Laura Caluwe Tim Huygh Anant JoshiThis title provides clear and readily applicable guidance to corporate board members on the involvement of boards of directors in information technology (IT) governance. Specifically, it demonstrates ways in which board members can execute IT duties effectively. Specific tools such as a roadmap towards digital transformation and a board-level dashboard for digital strategy and oversight are also offered. While organizations are increasingly dependent on IT for the creation of business value, the evidence seems to indicate that boards of directors are not as involved in IT-related strategic decision-making and control as they should be. Research shows that high levels of board-level IT governance, regardless of existing IT needs, will improve organizational performance. This book provides unique insights into the inner workings of a specific board of directors group, with a focus on its IT governance structures and processes.
Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots
by Ronald ArkinExpounding on the results of the author's work with the US Army Research Office, DARPA, the Office of Naval Research, and various defense industry contractors, Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots explores how to produce an "artificial conscience" in a new class of robots, humane-oids, which are robots that can potentially perform more et
Governing Social Virtual Reality: Preparing for the Content, Conduct and Design Challenges of Immersive Social Media
by Marcus Carter Joanne E. Gray Ben EglistonIn this ground-breaking book, we navigate the uncharted terrain of social virtual reality (VR), a technology that, while offering unprecedented immersive experiences, brings forth significant governance challenges. By merging theoretical insights with practical examples, the book examines the risks of harm in social VR environments, including both content and conduct issues. It charts a course for developing inclusive and safe social VR spaces that are respectful of diverse users’ rights and needs, laying out essential principles for policymakers, developers and regulators. The book is an urgent call to proactively shape the burgeoning field of VR for the betterment of all.
Governing Sourcing Relationships. A Collection of Studies at the Country, Sector and Firm Level
by Julia Kotlarsky Ilan Oshri Leslie P. WillcocksThis book contains 11 papers from the 8th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Val d'Isère, France, during March 23-26, 2014, which were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. They are based on a vast empirical base brought together by leading researchers in information systems, strategic management, and operations. This volume is intended for students, academics, and practitioners interested in research results and experiences in outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business processes. Topics discussed in this book combine theoretical and practical insights regarding challenges that industry leaders, policy makers, and professionals face; and they predominantly focus on how sourcing relationships are governed at the national, industry, and firm level. The contributions also examine current and future trends in outsourcing, paying particular attention to cloud services and their impact on the outsourcing sector.
Governing the Future: Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, Dataism (CRC Press Reference Books in Computer Science)
by Henning Glaser Pindar WongWe are living in times of deep and disruptive change. Perhaps the most powerful vector of this change can be described by three related catchphrases: digitalization, artificial intelligence, and dataism. Drawing on considerable expertise from a wide range of scholars and practitioners, this interdisciplinary collection addresses the challenges, impacts, opportunities and regulation of this civilizational transformation from a variety of angles, including technology, philosophy, cultural studies, international law, sociology and economics. This book will be of special interest to scholars, students, analysts, policy planners, and decision-makers in think tanks, international organizations, and state agencies studying and dealing with the development and governance of disruptive technologies.
Governing through Technology
by Jannis KallinikosInformation produced and disseminated by an interlocking ecology of computer-based systems and artifacts currently provides the essential means for planning organizational operations and controlling organizational performances. This book describes the vital importance that digital information acquires in restructuring organizations.
GOVERNMENT DATA CENTERS: Meeting Increasing Demands
by Committee on Coping Increasing Demands on Government Data CentersEnvironmental data centers have been successfully acquiring, disseminating, and archiving data for decades. However, the increasing volume and number of data sets, coupled with greater demands from more diverse users, are making it difficult for data centers to maintain the record of environmental change. This workshop report focuses on technological approaches that could enhance the ability of environmental data centers to deal with these challenges, and improve the ability of users to find and use information held in data centers. Among the major findings are that data centers should rely more on off-the-shelf technology -- including software and commonly available hardware -- and should shift from tape to disk as the primary storage medium. Such technological improvements will help solve many data management problems, although data centers and their host agencies will have to continue to invest in the scientific and human elements of data center operations.
Government Policy and Program Impacts on Technology Development, Transfer, and Commercialization: International Perspectives
by Kimball Marshall William PiperIn recent decades, government-funded technologies have produced radar, microwave ovens, modern cell phone systems, the Internet, new materials for aircraft and motor vehicles, and new medical instrumentation. This first-of-its-kind book examines how access to technology is affected by government policies and government-sponsored programs.Government Policy and Program Impacts on Technology Development, Transfer, and Commercialization: International Perspectives provides an easy-to-read overview of the field and several studies serving as examples to guide government policymakers and private sector decision makers. This forward-looking book also forecasts the potential impacts of government regulation upon the field and presents provocative discussions of the ethical implications of the cross-cultural and cross-national challenges facing technologically developed nations in the global economy.This book reviews this broad field by first providing an overview of the goals of government technology policies and programs as well as of generic types of government technology programs. Next, it presents carefully selected studies that illustrate the potential impacts of government decisions upon marketing constraints, industry acceptance of regulatory requirements, economic development, gross domestic product, and the choices firms make when it comes to location, competitiveness, product development, and other factors. The final chapters explore ethical considerations from a global perspective. These chapters also explore the implications of these considerations in relation to the success of governmental and private sector technology transfer and commercialization programs. The macromarketing perspective taken by the contributors serves to ground the impacts of government technology policies and programs in practical implications for economic development, business productivity, and quality of life. The contributors to this unique collection share their expertise on government sponsorship of technology research, the impact of government regulation upon technology marketing and economic development, the effects of government policies on business practices, intellectual property rights, and much more.Government Policy and Program Impacts on Technology Development, Transfer, and Commercialization shows how evolving technology and government policy changes have affected: the commercialization of music-new media, piracy problems, consumer choices and costs, and changes in the radio and concert promotion industries the adoption of new household technology licensure requirements for telemedicine-with an essential overview of telemedicine plus examinations of relevant governmental regulations and potential applications patents, copyrights, trademarks, licensing, and proprietary information scrap tire disposal-new alternatives for a chronic waste disposal problem food product development state-owned enterprises-with a case study illustrating how a stagnant state-owned company quickly evolved into China&’s leading firm in the textile machinery field
Governmental Automated Decision-Making and Human Rights: Reconciling Law and Intelligent Systems (Law, Governance and Technology Series #62)
by Stefan SchäferlingWith the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence, governments are integrating AI technologies into administrative and even judicial decision-making, aiding and in some cases even replacing human decision-makers. Predictive policing, automated benefits administration, and automated risk assessment in criminal sentencing are but a few prominent examples of a general trend. While the turn towards governmental automated decision-making promises to reduce the impact of human biases and produce efficiency gains, reducing the human element in governmental decision-making also entails significant risks. This book analyses these risks through a comparative constitutional law and human rights lens, examining US law, German law, and international human rights law. It also highlights the structural challenges that automation poses for legal systems built on the assumption of exclusively human decision-making. Special attention is paid to the question whether existing law can adequately address the lack of transparency in governmental automated decision-making, its discriminatory processes and outcomes, as well as its fundamental challenge to human agency. Building on that analysis, it proposes a path towards securing the values of human dignity and agency at the heart of democratic societies and the rule of law in an increasingly automated world. This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars focusing on the evolving relationship of law and technology as well as human rights scholars. Further, it represents a valuable contribution to the debate on the regulation of artificial intelligence and the role human rights can play in that process.
GPGPU Programming for Games and Science
by David H. EberlyAn In-Depth, Practical Guide to GPGPU Programming Using Direct3D 11GPGPU Programming for Games and Science demonstrates how to achieve the following requirements to tackle practical problems in computer science and software engineering:RobustnessAccuracySpeedQuality source code that is easily maintained, reusable, and readableThe book primarily add
GPS Tracking with Java EE Components: Challenges of Connected Cars
by Kristof BeiglböckGPS Tracking with Java EE Components: Challenges of Connected Cars highlights how the self-driving car is actually changing the automotive industry, from programing embedded software to hosting services and data crunching, in real time, with really big data. <P><P>The book analyzes how the challenges of the Self Driving Car (SDC) exceed the limits of a classical GPS Tracking System (GTS.) It provides a guidebook on setting up a tracking system by customizing its components. It also provides an overview of the prototyping and modeling process, and how the reader can modify this process for his or her own software. <P><P>Every component is introduced in detail and includes a number of design decisions for development. The book introduces Java EE (JEE) Modules, and shows how they can be combined to a customizable GTS, and used as seed components to enrich existing systems with live tracking. <P><P>The book also explores how to merge tracking and mapping to guide SDCs, and focuses on client server programming to provide useful information. It also discusses the challenges involved with the live coordination of moving cars. <P><P>This book is designed to aid GTS developers and engineers in the automotive industry. It can also help Java Developers, not only interested in GPS Tracking, but in modern software design from many individual modules. Source code and sample applications will be available on the book's website.
GPT-3
by Sandra Kublik Shubham SabooGPT-3: NLP with LLMs is a unique, pragmatic take on Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3, the famous AI language model launched by OpenAI in 2020. This model is capable of tackling a wide array of tasks, like conversation, text completion, and even coding with stunningly good performance. Since its launch, the API has powered a staggering number of applications that have now grown into full-fledged startups generating business value. This book will be a deep dive into what GPT-3 is, why it is important, what it can do, what has already been done with it, how to get access to it, and how one can build a GPT-3 powered product from scratch.This book is for anyone who wants to understand the scope and nature of GPT-3. The book will evaluate the GPT-3 API from multiple perspectives and discuss the various components of the new, burgeoning economy enabled by GPT-3. This book will look at the influence of GPT-3 on important AI trends like creator economy, no-code, and Artificial General Intelligence and will equip the readers to structure their imaginative ideas and convert them from mere concepts to reality.
GPT-3: The Ultimate Guide To Building NLP Products With OpenAI API
by Sandra Kublik Shubham SabooGPT-3: The Ultimate Guide To Building NLP Products With OpenAI API is a comprehensive book on the Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 AI language model, covering its significance, capabilities, and application in creating innovative NLP Products.Key FeaturesExploration of GPT-3: The book explores GPT-3, a powerful language model, and its capabilitiesBusiness applications: The book provides practical knowledge on using GPT-3 to create new business productsExamination of AI trends: The book examines the impact of GPT-3 on emerging creator economy and trends like no-code & AGIBook DescriptionGPT-3 has made creating AI apps simpler than ever. This book provides a comprehensive guide on how to utilize the OpenAI API with ease. It explores imaginative methods of utilizing this tool for your specific needs and showcases successful businesses that have been established through its use.The book is divided into two sections, with the first focusing on the fundamentals of the OpenAI API. The second part examines the dynamic and thriving environment that has arisen around GPT-3.Chapter 1 sets the stage with background information and defining key terms. Chapter 2 goes in-depth into the API, breaking it down into its essential components, explaining their functions and offering best practices. Chapter 3, you will build your first app with GPT-3.Chapter 4 features interviews with the founders of successful GPT-3-based products, who share challenges and insights gained. Chapter 5 examines the perspective of enterprises on GPT-3 and its potential for adoption. The problematic consequences of widespread GPT-3 adoption, such as misapplication and bias, are addressed along with efforts to resolve these issues in Chapter 6. Finally, Chapter 7 delves into the future by exploring the most exciting trends and possibilities as GPT-3 becomes increasingly integrated into the commercial ecosystem.What you will learnLearn the essential components of the OpenAI API along with the best practicesBuild and deploy your first GPT-3 powered applicationLearn from the journeys of industry leaders, startup founders who have built and deployed GPT-3 based products at scaleLook at how enterprises view GPT-3 and its potential for adoption for scalable solutionsNavigating the Consequences of GPT-3 adoption and efforts to resolve themExplore the exciting trends and possibilities of combining models with GPT-3 with No codeWho this book is forThis book caters to individuals from diverse backgrounds, not just technical experts. It should be useful to you if you are:A data expert seeking to improve your AI expertiseAn entrepreneur looking to revolutionize the AI industryA business leader seeking to enhance your AI knowledge and apply it to informed decision makingA content creator in the language domain looking to utilize GPT-3's language abilities for creative and imaginative projectsAnyone with an AI idea that was previously deemed technically unfeasible or too costly to execute