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On the Efficient Determination of Most Near Neighbors

Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, Web Search and Other Situations When Close Is Close Enough, Second Edition

by Mark S. Manasse ...

Series series Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services
The time-worn aphorism "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades" is clearly inadequate. Close also counts in golf, shuffleboard, archery, darts, curling, and other games of accuracy in which hitting the precise center of the target isn't to be expected every time, or in which we can expect to be driven from the target by skilled opponents. This book is not devoted to sports discussions, ... Read more

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The time-worn aphorism "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades" is clearly inadequate. Close also counts in golf, shuffleboard, archery, darts, curling, and other games of accuracy in which hitting the precise center of the target isn't to be expected every time, or in which we can expect to be driven from the target by skilled opponents. This book is not devoted to sports discussions,
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You Are Not a Gadget

by Jaron Lanier ...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLERA programmer, musician, and father of virtual reality technology, Jaron Lanier was a pioneer in digital media, and among the first to predict the revolutionary changes it would bring to our commerce and culture. Now, with the Web influencing virtually every aspect of our lives, he offers this provocative critique of how digital design is shaping society, for better and for ... Read more

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A NATIONAL BESTSELLERA programmer, musician, and father of virtual reality technology, Jaron Lanier was a pioneer in digital media, and among the first to predict the revolutionary changes it would bring to our commerce and culture. Now, with the Web influencing virtually every aspect of our lives, he offers this provocative critique of how digital design is shaping society, for better and for
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The Bleeding Edge

Why Technology Turns Toxic in an Unequal World

by Bob Hughes ...

Capitalism likes us to believe in the steady, inevitable march of progress, from the abacus to the iPad. But the historical record tells of innumerable roads not taken, all of which could have led to better, more equal worlds, and still can.Academic and activist Bob Hughes puts flesh on the bones of the idea that 'another world is possible', using as evidence the technology that capitalism claims ... Read more

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Capitalism likes us to believe in the steady, inevitable march of progress, from the abacus to the iPad. But the historical record tells of innumerable roads not taken, all of which could have led to better, more equal worlds, and still can.Academic and activist Bob Hughes puts flesh on the bones of the idea that 'another world is possible', using as evidence the technology that capitalism claims
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Passive and Active Measurement

19th International Conference, PAM 2018, Berlin, Germany, March 26–27, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Robert Beverly, Georgios Smaragdakis, Anja Feldmann ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2018, held in Berlin, Germany, in March 2018.The 20 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers demonstrate the import and extent to which measurements pervade systems – from protocols to performance to security. They are ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2018, held in Berlin, Germany, in March 2018.The 20 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers demonstrate the import and extent to which measurements pervade systems – from protocols to performance to security. They are
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

by Shoshana Zuboff ...

**An exposé of the unprecedented form of power called “surveillance capitalism,” and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior“Groundbreaking, magisterial, alarming.” – Financial Times**The heady optimism of the Internet’s early days has turned dark. Surveillance capitalism has deepened inequality, sown societal chaos, and undermined democracy.The fight for a human ... Read more

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**An exposé of the unprecedented form of power called “surveillance capitalism,” and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior“Groundbreaking, magisterial, alarming.” – Financial Times**The heady optimism of the Internet’s early days has turned dark. Surveillance capitalism has deepened inequality, sown societal chaos, and undermined democracy.The fight for a human
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Electronic Participation

9th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2017, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 4-7, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Peter Parycek, Yannis Charalabidis, Andrei V. Chugunov, Panos Panagiotopoulos, Theresa A. Pardo, Øystein Sæbø, Efthimios Tambouris ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2017, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in September 2017.The 11 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 14 submissions. The papers reflect completed multi-disciplinary research ranging from policy analysis and conceptual modeling to ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2017, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in September 2017.The 11 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 14 submissions. The papers reflect completed multi-disciplinary research ranging from policy analysis and conceptual modeling to
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Understanding Information

From the Big Bang to Big Data

Edited by Alfons Josef Schuster ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The motivation of this edited book is to generate an understanding about information, related concepts and the roles they play in the modern, technology permeated world. In order to achieve our goal, we observe how information is understood in domains, such as cosmology, physics, biology, neuroscience, computer science, artificial intelligence, the Internet, big data, information society, or ... Read more

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The motivation of this edited book is to generate an understanding about information, related concepts and the roles they play in the modern, technology permeated world. In order to achieve our goal, we observe how information is understood in domains, such as cosmology, physics, biology, neuroscience, computer science, artificial intelligence, the Internet, big data, information society, or
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Advanced Digital Preservation

by David Giaretta ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
There is growing recognition of the need to address the fragility of digital information, on which our society heavily depends for smooth operation in all aspects of daily life. This has been discussed in many books and articles on digital preservation, so why is there a need for yet one more? Because, for the most part, those other publications focus on documents, images and webpages – objects ... Read more

$107.09 USD

There is growing recognition of the need to address the fragility of digital information, on which our society heavily depends for smooth operation in all aspects of daily life. This has been discussed in many books and articles on digital preservation, so why is there a need for yet one more? Because, for the most part, those other publications focus on documents, images and webpages – objects
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Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction

First IFIP TC 5, WG 8.4, 8.9, 12.9 International Cross-Domain Conference, CD-MAKE 2017, Reggio, Italy, August 29 – September 1, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Andreas Holzinger, Peter Kieseberg, A Min Tjoa, Edgar Weippl ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP TC 5, WG 8.4, 8.9, 12.9 International Cross-Domain Conference for Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, CD-MAKE 2017, held in Reggio, Italy, in August/September 2017.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. The papers deal with fundamental questions and theoretical aspects ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP TC 5, WG 8.4, 8.9, 12.9 International Cross-Domain Conference for Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, CD-MAKE 2017, held in Reggio, Italy, in August/September 2017.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. The papers deal with fundamental questions and theoretical aspects
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Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective

6th International Conference, EGOVIS 2017, Lyon, France, August 28-31, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Andrea Kő, Enrico Francesconi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, EGOVIS 2017, held in Lyon, France, in August 2017.The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. The papers areorganized in the following topical sections: digitalization and transparency; open data ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, EGOVIS 2017, held in Lyon, France, in August 2017.The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. The papers areorganized in the following topical sections: digitalization and transparency; open data
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Electronic Government

16th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2017, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 4-7, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Marijn Janssen, Karin Axelsson, Olivier Glassey, Bram Klievink, Robert Krimmer, Ida Lindgren, Peter Parycek, Hans J. Scholl, Dmitrii Trutnev ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2017, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in September 2017, in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on eParticipation, ePart 2017.The 34 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The papers are clustered under the following ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2017, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in September 2017, in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on eParticipation, ePart 2017.The 34 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The papers are clustered under the following
... Read more
Health Information Science

6th International Conference, HIS 2017, Moscow, Russia, October 7-9, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Siuly Siuly, Zhisheng Huang, Uwe Aickelin, Rui Zhou, Hua Wang, Yanchun Zhang, Stanislav Klimenko ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Health Information Science, HIS 2017, held in Moscow, Russia, in October 2017.The 11 full papers and 7 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions.The papers feature multidisciplinary research results in health information science and systems that support health information ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Health Information Science, HIS 2017, held in Moscow, Russia, in October 2017.The 11 full papers and 7 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions.The papers feature multidisciplinary research results in health information science and systems that support health information
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