Archiv der Kategorie: posts in English

Google, Facebook and the search for truth

  There is no doubt that false information and fake news sites on the Internet hugely influenced the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. There is no more appropriate figurehead for what the Economist in a recent title story called … Weiterlesen

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Driving the Digital Dumpster

Secret treasure troves lie buried in every organization, and Daniel Fallmann is here to salvage them. “The problem is that everybody has lots of digital data they can’t use because nobody can find the relevant pieces when they need them. … Weiterlesen

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How to Make Data Smarter

Hardly anyone still remembers the Dotcom Bust of 2001, but with Michael Mohr, the memories still rankle. Flush with cash from going public with his successful startup DCI, a company specializing in trade databases, he suffered, like many others, when … Weiterlesen

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Shedding Tears For a Dead Robot

Back in 1942, science-fiction author Isaac Asimov set down his famous Three Laws of Robotics as an organizing principle and unifying theme for his series of robot-related books and stories. The idea that human inventors should be compelled to program … Weiterlesen

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Great, but not grand

Actually there were three reasons I wanted to visit this typical tiny pub in a remote suburb on the outskirts of Dublin. First is the name, „The Gravediggers“, which locals have tacked on to the place because it is located … Weiterlesen

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The do’s and don’ts of toilette brushing

On a recent trip to Ireland we stayed at a very nice hotel. My only comlaint was that there was no toilette brush in the bathroom. I asked the cleaning lady, and she said: „We don’t do those here“. This … Weiterlesen

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Good is good enough!

Yesterday my wife and I finally decided to take a taxi all the way out to the suburb of Oranmore (about a 20 minute ride) even though central Galway boasts more good places to eat per capita than most other … Weiterlesen

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Big Data is Dead – Long Live Predictive Analysis

Businesses are collecting more and more data these days, but are they making the right use of what they are gathering? The signs indicate that they aren’t, and that in fact all they are creating is more and more complexity. … Weiterlesen

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In Praise of Plagiarism

Is intellectual property theft? Listening to the high-pitched arguments about digital piracy one could almost assume that copyright or commercial legal protection of intellectual property are a law of nature; something we always enjoyed and that’s been around forever. Not … Weiterlesen

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The boob-tube’s version of reality

In 2014, exactly 298 people in Germany became victims of murder (see graph). On an average evening, the two German public TV programs feature at least 4 or 5 murders during prime time, which adds up to around 1,500 a … Weiterlesen

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