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Parsing the Turing Test: Philosophical and Methodological Issues in the Quest for the Thinking Computer

Springer, 2008

Parsing the Turing Test is a landmark exploration of both the philosophical and methodological issues surrounding the search for true artificial intelligence. Will computers and robots ever think and communicate the way humans do? When a computer crosses the threshold into self-consciousness, will it immediately jump into the Internet and create a...

Antenna Toolkit, Second Edition

Newnes, 2001

"'It has never been easier to transmit and received radio signals than by using this book, which is aimed at beginners and advanced users alike.' Elektor Electronics"

Joe Carr has provided radio amateurs and short-wave listeners with the definitive design guide for sending and receiving radio signals with Antenna...

Cloud Application Architectures: Building Applications and Infrastructure in the Cloud

O'Reilly, 2009

If you're involved in planning IT infrastructure as a network or system architect, system administrator, or developer, this book will help you adapt your skills to work with these highly scalable, highly redundant infrastructure services.

While analysts hotly debate the advantages and risks of cloud...

Regulation and the Evolution of the Global Telecommunications Industry

Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010

After decades of liberalization of the telecommunications industry around the world and technological convergence that allows for increasing competition, sector-specific regulation of telecommunications has been on the decline. As a result, the telecommunications industry stands in the middle of a debate that calls for either a total...

Understanding Consciousness: Second Edition

Routledge, 2009

Consciousness is personal. Indeed it is so close to the core of our being that it has puzzled thinkers from the beginnings of recorded history. What is it? What does it do? How does it relate to the physical world and to the workings of our bodies and brains? At the dawn of the new millennium answers to these questions are beginning to emerge....

Free Will: An Introduction (Palgrave Philosophy Today)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Can we ever act freely if everything we do is determined by our genes, our upbringing and our environment? On the other hand, if everything we do isn't determined, is it just a matter of luck what we do? What are the requirements on acting freely: are they easily satisfied by ordinary people so long as they aren't coerced or manipulated...

Organization Development at Work: Conversations on the Values, Applications, and Future of OD

Pfeiffer, 2003

SHARE IN THE POWER, PURPOSE, AND PRACTICE OF OD

Organization Development at Work–a title in The Practicing OD Series–is a collection of conversations among leaders, practitioners, and educators in the organization development (OD) field. Throughout the book experienced professionals share their best thinking about principles,...

Abusing the Internet of Things: Blackouts, Freakouts, and Stakeouts

O'Reilly, 2015

This book is a marvellous thing: an important intervention in the policy debate about information security and a practical text for people trying to improve the situation.

A future with billions of connected "things" includes monumental security concerns. This practical book explores how malicious attackers...

SWT/JFace in Action: GUI Design with Eclipse 3.0

Manning Publications, 2004

Covering Eclipse's new capability for building graphical user interfaces with version 3.0, the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) and JFace, this guide demonstrates how these award-winning tools have received broad support for creating desktop applications. Theory and practical examples reveal how to build GUIs that combine the look and feel of...

Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security

Yale University Press, 2011

"If you've got nothing to hide," many people say, "you shouldn't worry about government surveillance." Others argue that we must sacrifice privacy for security. But as Daniel J. Solove argues in this important book, these arguments and many others are flawed. They are based on mistaken views about what it means to...

Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2017

“An extraordinary feat of journalism . . . full of emotion and color.”âKarl Marlantes, Wall Street Journal

The first battle book from Mark Bowden since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down, Hue 1968 is the story of the centerpiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning...

The Definitive Guide to symfony

Apress, 2007

Developing a new web application should not mean reinventing the wheel. Thats why a framework is an essential item in your development toolbox. It helps you respect coding standards; write bulletproof, maintainable code; and focus on business rules rather than waste time on repetitive tasks. This book introduces you to symfony, the leading...

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