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Fatal abstraction : why the managerial class loses control of software / by Campbell, Darryl,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-288) and index."Software was supposed to radically improve society. Outdated mechanical systems would be easily replaced; programs like PowerPoint would make information flow more freely; social media platforms like Facebook would bring people together; and generative AI would solve the world's greatest ills. Yet in practice, few of the systems we looked to with such high hopes have lived up to their fundamental mandate. In fact, in too many cases they've made things worse, exposing us to immense risk at the societal and the individual levels. How did we get to this point? In Fatal Abstraction, Darryl Campbell shows that the problem is 'managerial software': programs created and overseen not by engineers but by professional managers with only the most superficial knowledge of technology itself"--
Subjects: Computer software industry; Software failures.; Software engineering; Computer software; Organizational behavior; Information technology; Information technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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More than a glitch : confronting race, gender, and ability bias in tech / by Broussard, Meredith,author.(CARDINAL)865490;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding machine bias -- Recognizing bias in facial recognition -- Machine fairness and the justice system -- Real students, imaginary grades -- Ability and technology -- Gender rights and databases -- Diagnosing racism -- An AI told me I had cancer -- Creating public interest technology -- Potential reboot."Broussard argues that the structural inequalities reproduced in algorithmic systems are no glitch. They are part of the system design. This book shows how everyday technologies embody racist, sexist, and ableist ideas; how they produce discriminatory andharmful outcomes; and how this can be challenged and changed"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Technology; Electronic data processing; Artificial intelligence; Discrimination.; Software failures.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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When gadgets betray us : the dark side of our infatuation with new technologies / by Vamosi, Robert.(CARDINAL)414020;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Computer crimes.; Pocket computers; Pocket computers; Pocket computers; Software failures;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The alignment problem : machine learning and human values / by Christian, Brian,1984-author.(CARDINAL)558941;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-451) and index."A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems--and the movement to fix them. Today's "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we've invited them to see and hear for us--and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms decide bail and parole--and appear to assess black and white defendants differently. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. And autonomous vehicles on our streets can injure or kill. When systems we attempt to teach will not, in the end, do what we want or what we expect, ethical and potentially existential risks emerge. Researchers call this the alignment problem. In best-selling author Brian Christian's riveting account, we meet the alignment problem's "first-responders," and learn their ambitious plan to solve it before our hands are completely off the wheel"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Machine learning; Social values.; Software failures.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Bits to bitcoin : how our digital stuff works / by Day, Mark Stuart,author.; Jennings, C. A.,illustrator.;
Introduction -- I. Single process. Steps -- Processes -- Names -- Recursion -- Limits : imperfect programs -- Limits : perfect programs -- II. Interacting processes. Coordination -- State, change, and equality -- Controlled access -- Interrupts -- Virtualization -- Separation -- Packets -- Browsing -- III. Unstoppable processes. Failure -- Software failure -- Reliable networks -- Inside the cloud -- Browsing revisited -- IV. Defending processes. Attackers -- Thompson's hack -- Secrets -- Secure channel, key distribution, and certificates -- Bitcoin goals -- Bitcoin mechanisms -- Looking back.An accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and other topics for the general reader. Most of us feel at home in front of a computer; we own smartphones, tablets, and laptops; we look things up online and check social media to see what our friends are doing. But we may be a bit fuzzy about how any of this really works. In Bits to Bitcoin, Mark Stuart Day offers an accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and related topics for the general reader. He takes the reader from a single process to multiple processes that interact with each other; he explores processes that fail and processes that overcome failures; and he examines processes that attack each other or defend themselves against attacks. Day tells us that steps are digital but ramps are analog; that computation is about "doing something with stuff" and that both the "stuff" and the "doing" can be digital. He explains timesharing, deadlock, and thrashing; virtual memory and virtual machines; packets and networks; resources and servers; secret keys and public keys; Moore's law and Thompson's hack. He describes how building in redundancy guards against failure and how endpoints communicate across the Internet. He explains why programs crash or have other bugs, why they are attacked by viruses, and why those problems are hard to fix. Finally, after examining secrets, trust, and cheating, he explains the mechanisms that allow the Bitcoin system to record money transfers accurately while fending off attacks--
Subjects: Computer science; Digital communications;
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Corporate strategic analysis / by Bogue, Marcus C.(CARDINAL)186133; Buffa, Elwood S.(Elwood Spencer),1923-2005.(CARDINAL)140710;
Bibliography: pages 233-239.Objectives: why formulate strategy? -- Strategic analysis -- Industry and market structures -- Productivity/exchange-rate effects in global competition -- Product and activity structures -- Diversification and acquisitions -- Financial implications of strategic positions -- SCENSIM for strategic scenario analysis -- From analysis to plans and action.Examine recent corporate successes and failures. Analyze market structures comparing fragmented markets-characteristic of new industries such as computer software with consolidated markets such as mani. fold business forms.
Subjects: Strategic planning.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Small time operator : how to start your own business, keep your books, pay your taxes, and stay out of trouble / by Kamoroff, Bernard B.,1954-(CARDINAL)153116;
Preface : be your own boss -- 1. Getting started -- Basics -- Business terminology -- Business location -- Financing -- Legal structure -- Sole proprietor -- Choosing a business name -- Licenses and permits -- Sales tax -- Federal regulations -- Insurance -- The business plan -- 2. Keeping records -- Business bank accounts -- Understanding recordkeeping -- Recording income : your customer's income record -- Recording income : your income record -- Credit sales -- Recording expenditures -- Petty cash -- Financial management : using your financial records -- Cash flow -- Inventory control -- 3. Growing up -- Business growth -- Hiring help : how to save time and money by not becoming an employer -- Steps to becoming an employer -- Partnerships -- You, incorporated : corporation primer -- Limited Liability Company (LLC) -- 4. Taxes -- Tax calendar for businesses -- Business expenses -- Deducting business expenses -- Business assets -- Retirement deductions -- Estimated tax payments -- Barter -- Net operating losses (NOL) -- Year-end tax strategies -- Tax credits - Tax software -- Failure to file a tax return -- The Internal Revenue Service and you -- Federal excise tax -- State and local taxes -- 5. Home-based business -- Starting a home-based business -- Outgrowing the home -- 6. Online operations -- Web sites -- Selling online -- 7. The on-demand economy -- 8. T.C.B. : take care of business -- How to balance a bank account -- Balance sheets -- Professional help -- Accepting credit and debit cards -- Married couples -- Multiple businesses -- Importing and exporting -- Buying a business -- Franchise businesses -- "Business opportunities" -- Freelancers -- Pricing -- Trademarks, patents, and copyrights -- Contracts -- Filing your business records -- How to avoid crooks and how to collect what you're owed -- Employee-owned businesses, cooperatives, and collectives -- Managing your business -- The future of small business.Kamoroff details how to set up a small business. He addresses how to get permits and licenses, secure financing, find a location, create a business plan, establish a bookkeeping system, hire employees, file taxes, and do business on the Internet.
Subjects: New business enterprises.; New business enterprises; Small business.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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The Christmas train [sound recording] / by Baldacci, David.(CARDINAL)340258; Matheson, Tim,1947-(CARDINAL)372904;
Read by Tim Matheson.Banned from flying after an altercation with airport security, cash-strapped journalist Tom Langdon is forced to take the train to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his girlfriend, and experiences a heartwarming and hilarious journey during which he encounters mechanical failures, derailments, and colorful passengers.Compact discs.System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Christmas stories.; Journalists; MP3 (Audio coding standard); Railroad travel;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Applied machine learning and AI for engineers : solve business problems that can't be solved algorithmically / by Prosise, Jeffauthor.(CARDINAL)879138; Prosise, Adam,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. Machine learning with Schikit-learn. Machine learning -- Regression models -- Classification models -- Text classification -- Support vector machines -- Principal component analysis -- Operationalizing machine learning models -- Part 2. Deep learning with Keras and TensorFlow. Deep learning -- Neural networks -- Image classification with convolutional neural networks -- Face detection and recognition -- Object detection -- Natural language processing -- Azure cognitive services.While many introductory guides to AI are calculus books in disguise, this one mostly eschews the math. Instead, author Jeff Prosise helps engineers and software developers build an intuitive understanding of AI to solve business problems. Need to create a system to detect the sounds of illegal logging in the rainforest, analyze text for sentiment, or predict early failures in rotating machinery? This practical book teaches you the skills necessary to put AI and machine learning to work at your company.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Machine learning.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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DevOps / by Freeman, Emily,author.(CARDINAL)816442;
Introducing DevOps -- Designing your organization -- Identifying waste -- Persuading colleagues to try DevOps -- Measuring your organization -- Embracing the new development life cycle -- Planning ahead -- Designing features from a DevOps perspective -- Developing code -- Automatic tests prior to release -- Deploying a product -- Implementing rapid iteration -- Creating feedback loops around the customer -- DevOps isn't a team (except when it is) -- Empowering engineers -- Embracing failure successfully -- Preparing for incidents -- Conducting post-incident reviews -- Adopting new tools -- Managing distributed systems -- Migrating to the cloud -- Top ten (plus) reasons that DevOps matters -- Top ten DevOps pitfalls.With DevOps, you can accelerate the software delivery life cycle, once you understand the processes, tools, and mindset that drive DevOps culture. This book helps software engineers and tech executives transform their organizations to adopt a DevOps framework. Learn to create a more customer-centric, iterative style of development and delivery that increases collaboration, eliminates bottlenecks, and accelerates team productivity. -- From publisher's description.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Computer software; Information technology;
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