http://behind-the-enemy-lines.blogspot.com/2009/09/different-attitudes-of-computer.html interesting article (and comments, yes, read comments) about what data models actually mean
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/51-l/docs/rogers-commission/Appendix-F.txt famous and somewhat forgotten so called “minority report” by Richard Feynman on the aftermath of Challenger Shuttle disaster in 1986 that determent that management culture of NASA to responsible for the disaster, and not some particular technical failures. Starting quote:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1041965&cid=25891777 interesting post on slahsdot that explains the difference between ethics and morals. (the difference is not obvious )
http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2008/01/0801DewarSchonberg.html A talk or sort of open letter complaining about decline of quality of CS education in USA, and in particular “java school” approaches
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=362251&cid=21373411 interesting summary and discussion on a recent paper by Garret Lisi: an attempt to explain elementary practicle grouping by a complex geometrical model
http://www.databasecolumn.com/2007/11/databases-for-big-science.html nice article and comments
http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/ this shouldn’t need any notes
http://karmatics.com/docs/evolution-and-wisdom-of-crowds.html excellent essay! “algorithm of evolution” describes predictive-markets and statistical prediction
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/06/the_high_frontier_redux.html an explanation (with discussion) on what it would take to fly to a closest star