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A human's guide to machine intelligence : how algorithms are shaping our lives and how we can stay in control / by Hosanagar, Kartik,author.(CARDINAL)804999;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index.Part one. The rogue code. Free will in an algorithmic world ; The law of unanticipated consequences -- Part two. Algorithmic thinking. Omelet recipes for computers : how algorithms are programmed ; Algorithms become intelligent : a brief history of AI ; Machine learning and the predictability-resilience paradox ; The psychology of algorithms -- Part three. Taming the code. In algorithms we trust ; Which is to be master : algorithm or user? ; Inside the black box ; An algorithmic bill of rights -- Conclusion: The games algorithms play."Through the technology embedded in almost every major tech platform and every web-enabled device, algorithms and the artificial intelligence that underlies them make a staggering number of everyday decisions for us, from what products we buy, to where we decide to eat, to how we consume our news, to whom we date, and how we find a job. We've even delegated life-and-death decisions to algorithms--decisions once made by doctors, pilots, and judges. In [his new book], Kartik Hosanagar surveys the brave new world of algorithmic decision-making and reveals the potentially dangerous biases they can give rise to as they increasingly run our lives. He makes the compelling case that we need to arm ourselves with a better, deeper, more nuanced understanding of the phenomenon of algorithmic thinking. And he gives us a route in, pointing out that algorithms often think a lot like their creators--that is, like you and me. Hosanagar draws on his own experiences designing algorithms professionally, as well as on examples from history, computer science, and psychology, to explore how algorithms work and why they occasionally go rogue, what drives our trust in them, and the many ramifications of algorithmic decision making. He examines episodes like the fatal accidents of self-driving cars; Microsoft's chat-bot Tay, which was designed to converse on social media like a teenage girl, but instead turned sexist and racist; and even our own common, and often frustrating, experiences on services like Netflix and Amazon. A Human's Guide to Machine Intelligence is an entertaining and provocative look at one of the most important developments of our time and is a practical user's guide to this first wave of practical artificial intelligence."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Algorithms; Expert systems (Computer science); Artificial intelligence;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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NOAA KLM user's guide [electronic resource] : (with imagery and digital data). by National Climatic Data Center (U.S.)(CARDINAL)169937;
A document that describes the orbital and spacecraft characteristics, instruments, data formats, etc. of the NOAA-K through NOAA-M polar orbiter series of satellites.System requirements: Windows 3.1 or Windows 9x; CD-ROM drive; World Wide Web browser capable of supporting embedded graphics and the HTML v3.2 draft specification (software for a browser included on CD-ROM).
Subjects: Meteorological satellites; Satellite meteorology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Literary theory for robots : how computers learned to write / by Tenen, Dennis,author.(CARDINAL)884705;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index."Reveals the hidden history of modern machine intelligence, taking readers on a spellbinding journey from medieval Arabic philosophy to visions of a universal language, past Hollywood fiction factories and missile defense systems trained on Russian folktales. In this reflection on the shared pasts of literature and computer science, engineer and professor of comparative literature Dennis Yi Tenen provides crucial context for recent developments in AI, which holds important lessons for the future of humans living with smart technology. Intelligence expressed through technology should not be mistaken for a magical genie, capable of self-directed thought or action. Rather, in original and witty prose, Yi Tenen asks us to read past the artifice-to better perceive the mechanics of collaborative work. Something as simple as a spell-checker or a grammar-correction tool, embedded in every word-processor, represents the culmination of a shared human effort, spanning centuries. Smart tools, like dictionaries and grammar books, have always accompanied the act of writing, thinking, and communicating. That these paper machines are now automated does not bring them to life. Nor can we cede agency over the creative process. With its masterful blend of history, technology, and philosophy, Yi Tenen's work ultimately urges us to view AI as a matter of labor history, celebrating the long-standing cooperation between authors and engineers."--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Robotics; Automation; Machine learning.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Technical documentation with imagery and digital data [electronic resource] : NOAA polar orbiter data user's guide (August 1997) and NOAA global vegetation index user's guide (July 1997) / by National Climatic Data Center (U.S.)(CARDINAL)169937; Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite Program (U.S.)(CARDINAL)308430;
Contains description of instruments on NOAA POES series from TIROS-N through NOAA-14, level 1b data format that NOAA uses to distribute raw data to users, and derived data products including TOVS soundings, sea surface temperature (SST), mapped GAC, and radiation budget; it also describes the various products derived from NOAA POES data to monitor global vegetation growth and distribution.System requirements: Windows 3.1 or Windows 95; CD-ROM drive; World Wide Web browser capable of supporting embedded graphics and the HTML v3.2 draft specification (browser software included on CD-ROM).
Subjects: Databases.; Artificial satellites in earth sciences.; Global radiation; Meteorology; Oceanography; Vegetation dynamics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The total inventor's manual / by Ragan, Sean Michael,author.(CARDINAL)430677;
MAKING ONE: ON THE CARE AND FEEDING OF IDEAS. Give yourself permission ; Clear space in your head ; Write it down right away ; Protect your ideas with a notebook ; Peruse the patents ; Honor mother necessity ; Start close to home ; Work with what you've got ; Go on a "junket" ; Find your tribe ; Take a cue from the CueCat ; Determine if you idea is a good one ; Discover brainstorming ; Brainstorm with a group ; Hone your drawing skills to develop your ideas ; Pick the best view for your sketch ; Draw a concept sketch of your invention ; Try your hand at classic drawing exercises ; Meet Dr. Nakamats ; Hear inventor's thoughts on ideation ; Dive into computer-aided design (CAD) ; Get the full benefit of CAD ; Learn how computers think about solids ; Make your first 3D CAD model -- THE PROTOTYPING CYCLE. Ride the prototyping spiral ; Work toward major milestones ; Check out famous prototypes ; Make it quick and dirty ; Save time with off-the-shelf building systems ; Tap the power of your paper printer ; Set your prototype aside ; Come back to it ; Try and try again ; Ask the big questions ; Start learning how to make stuff ; Match material, method, and scale ; Crank up some mechanisms ; Know what you're getting into ; Assemble an inventor's tool kit ; Meet the laser cutter ; Find one in the wild ; Make your first laser-cut parts ; Don't shoot your eye out ; Meet Steve Sasson ; Get the big-picture view of electronics ; Imagine water flowing ; Learn electrical terms ; Get comfortable with components ; Build your first circuit ; Rev up the actuators ; Meet Limor Fried ; Make your invention move ; Bone up on basic mechanical design ; Build a lazier Susan ; Improvise a power source ; Get prototyping tips from the masters -- THE TESTING PROCESS. Test in the real world ; Pay for hard science ; Conduct qualitative testing ; Host a focus group ; Find some good testees ; Master the questionnaire ; Craft your user stories ; Dissect a competing product ; Don't get caught in the iridium trap ; Meet the 3D printer ; Pick the best printing method ; Buy or borrow a 3D printer ; Print you first 3D model ; Hunt for 3D models online ; Meet Meg Crane ; Start out in software ; Get to know embedded systems ; Try out a development board ; Speak your computer's language ; Decode different programming languages ; Program your first board ; Don't reinvent the wheelSELLING ONE: FINDING FUNDING. Join the crowdfunding craze ; Take it to the bank ; Check out the top kickstarters ; Get an angel on your shoulder ; Play the venture capital game ; Call Uncle Sam ; Decipher financial statements ; Start your business plan ; Avoid crashing and burning like the Zano ; Pick a crowdfunding platform ; Run a winning crowdfunding campaign ; Make a killer kickstarter video ; Just add cats ; Meet Helen Greiner ; Get industry advice on getting funded ; Meet Peter Homer -- SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS. Listen to the grapevine ; Protect your brand ; Protect your hardware ; Protect your software ; Protect your posterior ; Discover the first patent laws ; Start a company (in Delaware) ; Pick the best type of business for you ; Protect your people ; Drill for profits better than the Drake Oil Well ; Meet Julio Palmaz ; Understand what's patentable ; Know your patent types ; Stall with a provisional patent application ; Enforce your patent ; Apply for a utility patent ; Nail your patent specifications ; Meet Bre Pettis -- MAKING IT PRETTY. Show some ID ; Understand the importance of styling ; Get inspired by classic designs ; Remember usability ; Opt for functionalism ; Get to the Holy Grail: The works-like-looks-like prototype ; Practice human-centered design ; Enhance your ergonomics ; Consider CMF ; Discover the Pantone System ; Go old school with foam modeling ; Explore different modeling materials ; Sculpt a mockup in foam ; Craft details like a scale modeler ; Meet Ayah Bdeir ; Get inspired by leaders in design -- MAKING MANY: DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE. Treat industrial and manufacturing design as one step ; Learn from the locals ; Watch how it's made ; Consider kitting ; Find a factory ; Make things easy to make ; Take a trip down the assembly line ; Master manufacturing processes ; Stamp parts with a four-slide machine ; Geek out on specialized machines ; Go local or overseas ; Assess life cycle ; Practice design for disassembly ; Embrace the tenets of ecodesign ; Get to know PCB fabrication ; Learn what lives inside a PCB ; Find facts on datasheets ; Design your own printed circuit board ; Wield a soldering iron like a pro ; Meet Samantha Rose ; Say hello to the CNC Mill ; Meet papa, mama, and baby bear ; Play it safe when CNC milling ; Mill you printed circuit board ; Buy or borrow a PCB mill ; Get manufacturing tips form pros who knowWORKING WITH A MANUFACTURER. Insist on a pilot build ; Be smart about quality control ; Drop a BOM (bill of materials) ; Run a final design review ; Pay a visit to the plant ; Get the backstory on injection molding ; Avoid Nike's ethical manufacturing woes ; Seek certifications ; Prevent highway robbery ; Meet the injection-molding machine ; Mold it right ; Check out the world of plastic parts ; Cast a themoset facsimile part ; Meed Ashok Gadgil -- SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT. Choose parts with an eye to supply ; Outsource outsource outsource ; Put a bar code on it ; Count parts with a counting scale ; Run a tight ship ; Manage your inventory with software ; Take a lesson form LEGO ; Pack a pallet ; Avoid Apple's Power Mac problems ; Manage your warehouse space ; Pick a warehouse floor plan ; Pack a kit -- SELLING MANY: MAKE IT TO MARKET. Sell the right product ; Set the right price ; Grok basic marketing dos and don'ts ; Be seen in the right places ; Sell your product as seen on TV ; Promote online ; See the flaws in the jewel case ; Pitch you product to influencers ; Understand package design basics ; Discover different packaging types ; Ace your product's packaging ; Get marketing tips form the pros ; Meet Massimo Banzi -- CUSTOMER SUPPORT. Don't be that guy ; Help those who help themselves ; Help those who ask for help ; Humanize and empower support staff ; Set up a call center ; Heed the ten commandments of customer support ; Exceed expectations on social media ; Let software help manage customers ; Don't confuse service with sales like Comcast ; Plan a killer instruction manual ; Show don't tell ; Write simply and clearly ; Make an instruction manual ; Balance online and in-the-box help ; Meet Eric Stackpole -- SELL OUT...OR SELL ON. Pick your moment ; Look for a hired gun ; Prep before selling ; Perform a SWOT analysis ; Set the best value ; Find the right buyers ; Negotiate like a pro ; Study up on massive IPOs ; Decide if you should stay or go ; Cash out with an IPO ; Give licensing a go ; Be savvy about selling ; Study up on mergers and acquisitions ; Sell you company ; Ask for an NDA upfront ; Meet Lonnie Johnson.Contrary to popular wisdom, you don't have to be an ace electrician, a coding prodigy, or a mechanical master to come up with a game-changing invention! You just need curiosity, a strong desire to fix a problem that you see in the world, and the determination to see your ideas become reality - and this book, which will teach you everything you need to go from zero to inventor. Everyone wants to be the next Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but there's never been a clear road map to becoming a wildly successful innovator - until now. In The Total Inventor's Manual, you'll learn to MAKE ONE: Get that great idea out of your brain and into the real world with a crash course in ideation, prototyping, and testing. Includes clever, can-do lessons in CAD, 3D-printing, laser-cutting, electronics, robotics, coding, and more; SELL ONE: Whether you're riding the Kickstarter wave or hitting the venture capital beat, get your idea funded--and protect it with a proper patent. Then learn to refine your prototype's look and feel to give it a boost in the market; MAKE MANY: Bring your invention to the masses with tips on manufacturing processes and best practices, plus solid advice for beginners on running a supply chain; SELL MANY: You've built it - time to make them come. Discover how to effectively position your product in the marketplace, deal with consumer feedback, and run--or sell--your newly successful company.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Inventions; Inventions;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Means of control : how the hidden alliance of tech and government is creating a new American surveillance state / by Tau, Byron,author.(CARDINAL)888831;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-349) and index."A sweeping exposé of the U.S. government's alliance with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers, and how their efforts are reshaping surveillance and privacy as we know it. Our modern world is awash in surveillance. Most of us are dimly aware of this-ever get the sense that an ad is "following" you around the internet?-but we don't understand the extent to which the technology embedded in our phones, computers, cars, and homes is part of a vast ecosystem of data collection. Our public spaces are blanketed by cameras put up in the name of security. And pretty much everything that emits a wireless signal of any kind-routers, televisions, Bluetooth devices, chip-enabled credit cards, even the tires of every car manufactured since the mid-2000s-can be and often is covertly monitored. All of this surveillance has produced an extraordinary amount of data about every citizen-and the biggest customer is the U.S. government. Reporter Byron Tau has been digging deep inside the growing alliance between business, tech, and government for years, piecing together a secret story: how the whole of the internet and every digital device in the world have become a mechanism of intelligence, surveillance, and monitoring. Tau traces the unlikely tale of how the government came to view commercial data as a principal asset of national security in the years after 9/11, working with scores of anonymous companies, many scattered across bland Northern Virginia suburbs, to build a foreign and domestic surveillance capacity of such breathtaking scope that it could peer into the lives of nearly everyone on the planet. The result is a cottage industry of data brokers and government bureaucrats with one directive-"get everything you can"-and, as Tau observes, a darkly humorous world in which defense contractors have marketing subsidiaries, and marketing companies have defense contractor subsidiaries. Sobering and revelatory, Means of Control is our era's defining story of the dangerous grand bargain we've made: ubiquitous, often cheap technology, but at what price to our privacy?"--
Subjects: Electronic surveillance; Electronic surveillance; Security systems; Undercover operations; Social control;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Enchanted objects : design, human desire, and the Internet of things / by Rose, David,1967-author.(CARDINAL)619224;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-285) and index.Prologue: My nightmare -- Part I: Four futures. Terminal world : the domination of glass slabs ; Prosthetics : the new bionic you ; Animism : living with social robots ; Enchanting everyday objects -- Part II: Six human drives. The dialectic interplay: fiction and invention ; Drive #1: Omniscience: to know all ; Drive #2: Telepathy: human-to-human connections ; Drive #3: Safekeeping: protection from all harm ; Drive #4: Immortality: a long and quantified life ; Drive #5: Teleportation: friction-free travel ; Drive #6: Expression: the desire to create -- Part III: The design of enchantment. The extraordinary capability of human senses ; Technology sensors and enchanted bricolage ; The seven abilities of enchantment. Glanceability ; Gestureability ; Affordability ; Wearability ; Indestructibility ; Usability ; Loveability ; Five steps on the ladder of enchantment -- Part IV : Enchanted systems. Transformer homes ; Collaborative workplaces ; Human-centered cities ; Six future fantasies ; A metaphor and a macro trend.We are now standing at the precipice of the next transformative development: the Internet of Things. Soon, connected technology will be embedded in hundreds of everyday objects we already use: our cars, wallets, watches, umbrellas, even our trash cans. These objects will respond to our needs, come to know us, and learn to think on our behalf. David Rose calls these devices--which are just beginning to creep into the marketplace--Enchanted Objects. Some believe the future will look like more of the same--more smartphones, tablets, screens embedded in every conceivable surface. Rose has a different vision: technology that atomizes, combining itself with the objects that make up the very fabric of daily living. Such technology will be woven into the background of our environment, enhancing human relationships and channeling desires for omniscience, long life, and creative expression. The enchanted objects of fairy tales and science fiction will enter real life. Groundbreaking, timely, and provocative, Enchanted Objects is a blueprint for a better future, where efficient solutions come hand in hand with technology that delights our senses.
Subjects: Embedded Internet devices.; Information technology; Internet of things.; Technological innovations; Ubiquitous computing.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Is the algorithm plotting against us? : a layperson's guide to the concepts, math, and pitfalls of AI / by Wenger, Kenneth,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.List of illustrations -- Introduction: Living with lions - - Polarization and its consequences -- Hello, Panda! -- Answering an age-old question -- Intelligent discourse -- Conclusion: From chat rooms to chatbots."Artificial intelligence is all around us. Embedded in Alexa devices and Google Home products, it operates in our houses. It enhances our phones and our cars. AI makes decisions about what shows we should watch, what articles we should read, and what items we should buy. Before long, it will be combing through our medical history and making decisions about our health care. In some parts of the world, AI is being employed in court systems and in law enforcement. Though AI is everywhere, most of us don't understand it. We hardly know what it is, let alone how it affects us. As a result, fears of self-aware machines taking over the world obscure more pressing concerns we should address about the role AI already has in our lives. In *Is the Algorithm Plotting Against Us?*, AI expert Kenneth Wenger deftly explains the complexity at the heart of artificial intelligence. He celebrates the elegance and ingenuity of AI algorithms-and you don't need a computer science degree to follow along. No mere intellectual exercise, though, Wenger exposes AI's underpinnings so we may appreciate both its sophistication and shortfalls. The growing use of AI warrants all of us to consider certain questions and assume certain responsibilities. What does an AI-driven future look like? Will self-driving cars ever surpass human performance? Should AI be allowed in courthouses? What are the implications of AI's application in advertising? Wenger empowers readers to answer these questions for themselves, an essential step we all must take at a time when AI's hold on tech, society, and our imagination is only getting stronger"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Cognitive science; Computer algorithms.; Technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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WordPress all-in-one / by Sabin-Wilson, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)554807;
Understanding WordPress basics. Exploring basic WordPress concepts ; Exploring the world of open-source software ; Understanding development and release cycles ; Meeting the WordPress community ; Discovering different versions of WordPress -- Setting up the WordPress software. Understanding the system requirements ; Using secure file transfer protocol ; Installing WordPress on your web server ; Configuring WordPress for optimum security ; Updating WordPress ; Backing up, packing up, and moving to a new host -- Exploring the WordPress dashboard. Logging in and taking a look around ; Exploring tools and settings ; Managing users and multiple authors ; Dealing with comments and spam ; Creating categories and tags -- Publishing your site with WordPress. Exploring the WordPress block editor ; Writing your first post ; Creating a static page ; Managing media ; Embedding video, audio, and other media -- Examining social media and SEO. Understanding analytics ; Monitoring your brand on the WordPress dashboard ; Maximizing your site with search engine optimization ; Exploring popular SEO plugins -- Customizing the look of your site. Finding and installing WordPress themes ; Exploring the site editor and block themes ; Using and creating block patterns -- Using and developing plugins. Introducing WordPress plugins ; Installing and managing plugins ; Configuring and using plugins -- Running multiple sites with WordPress. Using the multisite feature ; Setting up and configuring network features ; Becoming a network admin ; Managing users and controlling acess ; Using network plugins and themes ; Using multiple domains within your network.Fully updated with the latest releases, this 8-books-in-1 guide covers every aspect of building a blog or website using WordPress, providing you with all the know-how for making this state-of-the-art go-to platform work for you.
Subjects: WordPress (Electronic resource); Blogs; Web sites; Web site development.; Blogs.;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 14
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Going Chromebook : learning to master Google sheets / by Schell, Brian,author.(CARDINAL)833875;
In the first book, "Going Chromebook: Living in the Cloud," we looked at Chromebooks and the various software options available for them, and we decided whether or not the cloud lifestyle was for you. If you've gotten this far, then the answer was a confident "Yes!" Now it's time to look into specific apps and how to use them. In this book, we look at Google's spreadsheet system, Google Sheets. Sheets competes directly with Microsoft Excel, and it is constantly being added to and improved month after month. If you need to do any calculations, record-keeping, list-making, outlining, or anything else where a spreadsheet “grid” is your tool of choice, then you need to at least consider Google Sheets. This book begins by introducing you to the differences between Google Sheets and the competing online office suites. We'll also look into Google's free and paid tiers for Google Apps/G Suite, and which one works out best for your needs.Next, there's a short review chapter on how to manipulate, delete, copy, and do various file operations within the Google Drive file manager.After that, we'll go through every single command and menu, every toolbar, and all the hidden options of Google Sheets. This is the bulk of the material, and no stone (or menu) is left unturned. This includes picot tables, conditional formatting, data validation, Slicers, embedding Google Docs and Slides, and all the other special things Sheets can do for you. Lastly, for the things that Google Sheets still just can't do natively, we will look at some of the very best third-party add-ons for Sheets, allowing you to do all sorts of wild tasks. You already know the benefits of working in the cloud-- Now it's time to learn how to get the most out of it!Note: There is a section concerning keyboard commands which applies only to Chromebooks, but the majority of the content within the book applies to Windows, Mac, and most other computers as well. If you’re considering switching to Sheets, but don’t have a Chromebook, you’ll still find plenty here to interest you.
Subjects: Google Chrome.; Google Docs.; Chromebook (Computer);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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