Who Says Robots Can't Bluff?
...mers to tackle. In contrast to a game of perfect information, like chess, a poker player is never sure of the state of the game, since his opponent's cards are hidden.
While that's a hurdle, it doesn't make programming a decent poker player an impossibility. University of Alberta professor Jonathan ......more...An Introduction to E-Voting
An Introduction to E-Voting
More Americans are casting votes using computerized systems that store results on memory chips and cards. But critics say the systems can't be trusted unless they provide a paper trail. Here's a synopsis of what's at stake. By Kim Zetter.
By Kim Zetter
2:00 a.m. July 7, 2...more... Porn Law Draws Adult Sites' Ire
...ents.
Under the proposed changes, some forms of ID now commonly used for age verification will no longer be accepted -- among them, Selective Service cards and college IDs.
Records for every model or actor would have to be indexed alphabetically by legal name (or numerically where appropriate), and ......more... Tech Gifts a Luddite Will Love
... with any music files that she doesn't know how to use.
To nudge the relatives who are interested in digital music, a number of music sites sell gift cards or certificates. The iTunes Music Store offers both gift certificates and allowances for music downloads. Napster and MusicNow sell gift cards f......more... Time to Recall E-Vote Machines?
...he training session revealed the following:
Officials leave voting machines at polling stations days before the election. The machines contain memory cards with ballots already loaded on them. This means before the election, someone could alter the ballot file in such a way that voters would cast vo......more... Gaming the Safeway Club Card
...system.
He signed up for a new Club Card and began offering Cockeyed.com visitors stickers with his card's bar code. By placing the stickers on their cards, would-be Rob Cockerhams can band together, creating a single shopper with massive buying power. More importantly, they are monkeying with Safew......more... Holiday E-Cards: Handle With Care
Holiday E-Cards: Handle With Care
Online greetings were once considered a free and relatively harmless alternative to paper cards. Now companies are charging users to send them, and recipients have to worry about fake e-cards that carry viruses. By Kendra Mayfield.
By Kendra Mayfield
2:00 a.m. Dec. ...more... Shopping by Cell Phone? No Thanks
...le can scan their arms to buy goods, she said.
In Hollywood, Calif., Jan Frierson, owner of Le Bleu Zen jewelry store, still swipes customers' credit cards. But she then has them sign a Palm VIIx PDA to verify the purchase.
The handheld, powered by eProcessing Network, helps her take inventory of al......more... A Vote for Less Tech at the Polls
...ed about fixing potential bugs before states spend billions more on touch-screen systems to automate the election process.
While paper ballots, punch cards and lever machines have their problems, a worry among some computer scientists is that the risks presented by touch-screen systems are more insi......more... |