Mean Machine Computers

Robust decision making: coping with uncertainty: predicting the future and then acting on our predictions leaves us vulnerable to surprises. So we need decisions that will work in a variety of potential situations.(Report)
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 2100 words; ...range of futures. The computer then challenges these...iterative process, the computer retains the full range...range of contingencies. Computer-supported RDM at its...capabilities of humans and machines. Humans have unparalleled...formalisms. Working without computers, humans can often ...

Efficiency out of disorder: contested ownership in incomplete contracts.
RAND Journal of Economics; 12/22/2009; 7092 words; ...Production involves the use of physical assets such as machines, computers, software, and so forth. GHM show that the ownership...players' respective investment, and a higher valuation means that players will spend a higher contest effort, should...

Sun Upgrades VirtualBox.
Linux Gram; 12/22/2009; 792 words; ...VirtualBox lets users create virtual machines for their operating systems of choice...applications on a single laptop or desktop computer. It's supposed to be the first major...family, a k a Amber Road, a feature that means easier management and sharing of virtual...

How could Santa know if you've been good or bad?
M2 Presswire; 12/21/2009; 707 words; ...uses a technique called machine learning. After being...look for and what it means, each observation taken...is used to refine the computer's technique so it...or nice, we show the computer what expressions are...or nice, we show the computer what expressions are...people using video and ...

Assassin's creed
The Independent - London; 12/21/2009; 1122 words; ...the average viewer, the word 'ninja' means 'assassin' by definition. In the 50...the ninja legend except new levels of computer-enhanced violence. In this movie...throwing stars, but shredded as if by machine-gun fire. Director James McTeigue has...