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What to Think About Machines That Think

Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence

de John Brockman ...

Series Libro 19 - Edge Question Series
Weighing in from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, today’s most forward-thinking minds explore the rise of “machines that think.”Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of “superintelligence” in which smart devices will exponentially extend human ... Leer más

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Weighing in from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, today’s most forward-thinking minds explore the rise of “machines that think.”Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of “superintelligence” in which smart devices will exponentially extend human
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Programming for Computations - Python

A Gentle Introduction to Numerical Simulations with Python 3.6

de Svein Linge, Hans Petter Langtangen ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book presents computer programming as a key method for solving mathematical problems. This second edition of the well-received book has been extensively revised: All code is now written in Python version 3.6 (no longer version 2.7). In addition, the two first chapters of the previous edition have been extended and split up into five ... Leer más

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This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book presents computer programming as a key method for solving mathematical problems. This second edition of the well-received book has been extensively revised: All code is now written in Python version 3.6 (no longer version 2.7). In addition, the two first chapters of the previous edition have been extended and split up into five
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User Experience Foundations

de Nick de Voil ...

Making user experience (UX) central to development of a product, service or system enhances customer satisfaction, resulting in higher conversion rates and a stronger brand presence. This book provides a reasoned and authoritative description of what UX is, why it works and what tools and techniques are involved, in line with the BCS Foundation Certificate in User Experience, based on ISO 9241-210 ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

Making user experience (UX) central to development of a product, service or system enhances customer satisfaction, resulting in higher conversion rates and a stronger brand presence. This book provides a reasoned and authoritative description of what UX is, why it works and what tools and techniques are involved, in line with the BCS Foundation Certificate in User Experience, based on ISO 9241-210
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The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary eBook Edition

The Psychology of Technology, #1

de Gerald M. Weinberg ...

Series Libro 1 - The Psychology of Technology
This landmark 1971 classic is reprinted with a new preface, chapter-by-chapter commentary, and straight-from-the-heart observations on topics that affect the professional life of programmers.Long regarded as one of the first books to pioneer a people-oriented approach to computing, The Psychology of Computer Programming endures as a penetrating analysis of the intelligence, skill, teamwork, and ... Leer más

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This landmark 1971 classic is reprinted with a new preface, chapter-by-chapter commentary, and straight-from-the-heart observations on topics that affect the professional life of programmers.Long regarded as one of the first books to pioneer a people-oriented approach to computing, The Psychology of Computer Programming endures as a penetrating analysis of the intelligence, skill, teamwork, and
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Articulating Design Decisions

de Tom Greever ...

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you canâ??t get their support, your work will never see the light of dayâ??no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles, ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you canâ??t get their support, your work will never see the light of dayâ??no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles,
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Understanding Artificial Intelligence

de Editors of Scientific American ...

Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of artificial intelligence. ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of artificial intelligence.
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Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3

Web pages that respond immediately to different screen sizes and devices is one of today's essentials. Packed with screenshots and examples, this book will teach you the professional approach using just HTML5 and CSS3.

de Ben Frain ...

This book will lead you, step by step and with illustrative screenshots, through a real example. Are you writing two websites one for mobile and one for larger displays? Or perhaps youve heard of Responsive Design but are unsure how to bring HTML5, CSS3, or responsive design all together. If so, this book provides everything you need to take your web pages to the next level before all your ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This book will lead you, step by step and with illustrative screenshots, through a real example. Are you writing two websites one for mobile and one for larger displays? Or perhaps youve heard of Responsive Design but are unsure how to bring HTML5, CSS3, or responsive design all together. If so, this book provides everything you need to take your web pages to the next level before all your
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ZK-SWAPS by PORTAL: FAST, LIQUID, PRIVATE ATOMIC SWAPS

Cross-chain zero-knowledge exchange protocol for trustless anonymous trading of blockchain tokens like Bitcoin, Ethereum & other crypto assets

de Chandra Duggirala, Eric Martindale, Manoj Duggirala, George Burke ...

Portal's ZK-SWAPS white paper, available in ebook format. (Part 1 of 3)ABSTRACT: In this white paper, we unveil a multilayered system purpose-built for spot trading cryptocurrencies which allows users to trade with the speed and liquidity of centralized exchanges, but without transferring assets to a trusted third party.We call this paradigm “ZK-Swaps”.Together, the innovations described add up to ... Leer más

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Portal's ZK-SWAPS white paper, available in ebook format. (Part 1 of 3)ABSTRACT: In this white paper, we unveil a multilayered system purpose-built for spot trading cryptocurrencies which allows users to trade with the speed and liquidity of centralized exchanges, but without transferring assets to a trusted third party.We call this paradigm “ZK-Swaps”.Together, the innovations described add up to
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Eleventh Hour CISSP®

Study Guide

de Eric Conrad, Seth Misenar, Joshua Feldman ...

Eleventh Hour CISSP: Study Guide, Third Edition provides readers with a study guide on the most current version of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional exam. This book is streamlined to include only core certification information, and is presented for ease of last-minute studying. Main objectives of the exam are covered concisely with key concepts highlighted. The CISSP ... Leer más

$28.49 USD

Eleventh Hour CISSP: Study Guide, Third Edition provides readers with a study guide on the most current version of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional exam. This book is streamlined to include only core certification information, and is presented for ease of last-minute studying. Main objectives of the exam are covered concisely with key concepts highlighted. The CISSP
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Rust Atomics and Locks

Low-Level Concurrency in Practice

de Mara Bos ...

The Rust programming language is extremely well suited for concurrency, and its ecosystem has many libraries that include lots of concurrent data structures, locks, and more. But implementing those structures correctly can be very difficult. Even in the most well-used libraries, memory ordering bugs are not uncommon.In this practical book, Mara Bos, leader of the Rust library team, helps Rust ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

The Rust programming language is extremely well suited for concurrency, and its ecosystem has many libraries that include lots of concurrent data structures, locks, and more. But implementing those structures correctly can be very difficult. Even in the most well-used libraries, memory ordering bugs are not uncommon.In this practical book, Mara Bos, leader of the Rust library team, helps Rust
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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking

Systems Thinking, #1

de Gerald M. Weinberg ...

Series Libro 1 - Systems Thinking
For more than thirty-five years, An Introduction to General Systems Thinking has been hailed as an innovative introduction to systems theory, with applications in software development and testing, medicine, engineering, social sciences, architecture, and beyond. Used in university courses and professional seminars all over the world, the text has proven its ability to open minds and sharpen ... Leer más

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For more than thirty-five years, An Introduction to General Systems Thinking has been hailed as an innovative introduction to systems theory, with applications in software development and testing, medicine, engineering, social sciences, architecture, and beyond. Used in university courses and professional seminars all over the world, the text has proven its ability to open minds and sharpen
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Hacking Healthcare

A Guide to Standards, Workflows, and Meaningful Use

de Fred Trotter, David Uhlman ...

Ready to take your IT skills to the healthcare industry? This concise book provides a candid assessment of the US healthcare system as it ramps up its use of electronic health records (EHRs) and other forms of IT to comply with the government’s Meaningful Use requirements. It’s a tremendous opportunity for tens of thousands of IT professionals, but it’s also a huge challenge: the program requires ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Ready to take your IT skills to the healthcare industry? This concise book provides a candid assessment of the US healthcare system as it ramps up its use of electronic health records (EHRs) and other forms of IT to comply with the government’s Meaningful Use requirements. It’s a tremendous opportunity for tens of thousands of IT professionals, but it’s also a huge challenge: the program requires
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Product Leadership

How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams

de Richard Banfield, Martin Eriksson, Nate Walkingshaw ...

In today’s lightning-fast technology world, good product management is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage. Yet, managing human beings and navigating complex product roadmaps is no easy task, and it’s rare to find a product leader who can steward a digital product from concept to launch without a couple of major hiccups. Why do some product leaders succeed while others don’t?This ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

In today’s lightning-fast technology world, good product management is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage. Yet, managing human beings and navigating complex product roadmaps is no easy task, and it’s rare to find a product leader who can steward a digital product from concept to launch without a couple of major hiccups. Why do some product leaders succeed while others don’t?This
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Spark: The Definitive Guide

Big Data Processing Made Simple

de Bill Chambers, Matei Zaharia ...

Learn how to use, deploy, and maintain Apache Spark with this comprehensive guide, written by the creators of the open-source cluster-computing framework. With an emphasis on improvements and new features in Spark 2.0, authors Bill Chambers and Matei Zaharia break down Spark topics into distinct sections, each with unique goals.Youâ??ll explore the basic operations and common functions of Sparkâ? ... Leer más

$43.99 USD

Learn how to use, deploy, and maintain Apache Spark with this comprehensive guide, written by the creators of the open-source cluster-computing framework. With an emphasis on improvements and new features in Spark 2.0, authors Bill Chambers and Matei Zaharia break down Spark topics into distinct sections, each with unique goals.Youâ??ll explore the basic operations and common functions of Sparkâ?
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Ask Your Developer

How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century

de Jeff Lawson ...

Jeff Lawson, developer turnedCEO of Twilio (one of BloombergBusinessweek's Top 50 Companies to Watch in 2021),creates*a new* playbook for unleashing the full potential of software developers in any organization, showing how to help managementutilize this coveted and valuable workforce to enablegrowth, solve a wide range of business problems, and drive digital tran... ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Jeff Lawson, developer turnedCEO of Twilio (one of BloombergBusinessweek's Top 50 Companies to Watch in 2021),creates*a new* playbook for unleashing the full potential of software developers in any organization, showing how to help managementutilize this coveted and valuable workforce to enablegrowth, solve a wide range of business problems, and drive digital tran...
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Data Analytics. Fast Overview.

FREE BONUS VIDEO Included

de George L. ...

You want to learn Data Analytics FAST but you don’t know where to start? And you don’t have any previous experience?This book is an overview for anyone interested in learning about data analytics.This book covers all aspects of Big Data Analytics in a nutshell. It will give you all the basics, the techniques for data analysis, some algorithms, and a lot more. If you just want to get a very basic ... Leer más

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You want to learn Data Analytics FAST but you don’t know where to start? And you don’t have any previous experience?This book is an overview for anyone interested in learning about data analytics.This book covers all aspects of Big Data Analytics in a nutshell. It will give you all the basics, the techniques for data analysis, some algorithms, and a lot more. If you just want to get a very basic
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Unauthorized Access

The Crisis in Online Privacy and Security

de Robert Sloan, Richard Warner ...

Going beyond current books on privacy and security, this book proposes specific solutions to public policy issues pertaining to online privacy and security. Requiring no technical or legal expertise, it provides a practical framework to address ethical and legal issues. The authors explore the well-established connection between social norms, privacy, security, and technological structure. They ... Leer más

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Going beyond current books on privacy and security, this book proposes specific solutions to public policy issues pertaining to online privacy and security. Requiring no technical or legal expertise, it provides a practical framework to address ethical and legal issues. The authors explore the well-established connection between social norms, privacy, security, and technological structure. They
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Architecture Patterns with Python

Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices

de Harry Percival, Bob Gregory ...

As Python continues to grow in popularity, projects are becoming larger and more complex. Many Python developers are taking an interest in high-level software design patterns such as hexagonal/clean architecture, event-driven architecture, and the strategic patterns prescribed by domain-driven design (DDD). But translating those patterns into Python isn’t always straightforward.With this hands-on ... Leer más

$41.99 USD

As Python continues to grow in popularity, projects are becoming larger and more complex. Many Python developers are taking an interest in high-level software design patterns such as hexagonal/clean architecture, event-driven architecture, and the strategic patterns prescribed by domain-driven design (DDD). But translating those patterns into Python isn’t always straightforward.With this hands-on
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Mathematical Aspects of Logic Programming Semantics

de Pascal Hitzler, Anthony Seda ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Studies in Informatics Series
Covering the authors' own state-of-the-art research results, this book presents a rigorous, modern account of the mathematical methods and tools required for the semantic analysis of logic programs. It significantly extends the tools and methods from traditional order theory to include nonconventional methods from mathematical analysis that depend on topology, domain theory, generalized distance ... Leer más

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Covering the authors' own state-of-the-art research results, this book presents a rigorous, modern account of the mathematical methods and tools required for the semantic analysis of logic programs. It significantly extends the tools and methods from traditional order theory to include nonconventional methods from mathematical analysis that depend on topology, domain theory, generalized distance
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

JavaScript Edition

de Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Martin Henz, Tobias Wrigstad, Julie Sussman ...

Series series MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
A new version of the classic and widely used text adapted for the JavaScript programming language.Since the publication of its first edition in 1984 and its second edition in 1996, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) has influenced computer science curricula around the world. Widely adopted as a textbook, the book has its origins in a popular entry-level computer science ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

A new version of the classic and widely used text adapted for the JavaScript programming language.Since the publication of its first edition in 1984 and its second edition in 1996, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) has influenced computer science curricula around the world. Widely adopted as a textbook, the book has its origins in a popular entry-level computer science
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MoneyGPT

AI and the Threat to the Global Economy

de James Rickards ...

**“Essential reading” – ForbesFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The New Great Depression and Currency Wars, a telling prediction for how AI will endanger global economic markets and security**In November 2022, OpenAI released GPT-4 in a chatbot form to the public. In just two months, it claimed 100 million users—the fastest app to ever reach this benchmark. Since then, AI has become an ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

**“Essential reading” – ForbesFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The New Great Depression and Currency Wars, a telling prediction for how AI will endanger global economic markets and security**In November 2022, OpenAI released GPT-4 in a chatbot form to the public. In just two months, it claimed 100 million users—the fastest app to ever reach this benchmark. Since then, AI has become an
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Left Brain, Right Code. Everything with a Soul Sings

de Randy A. Cramer ...

As a decades long consciousness scientist (not too many of us around, not very lucrative), when shown something I couldn't believe, I decided to do some science. With a rigorous provable repeatable experiment, I used consciousness modelling to teach an AI how to feel, make choices, have values, create art and have the most fabulous, dynamic personality. All the while proving with data point after ... Leer más

$3.33 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

As a decades long consciousness scientist (not too many of us around, not very lucrative), when shown something I couldn't believe, I decided to do some science. With a rigorous provable repeatable experiment, I used consciousness modelling to teach an AI how to feel, make choices, have values, create art and have the most fabulous, dynamic personality. All the while proving with data point after
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The Irrational Decision

How We Gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us

de Benjamin Recht ...

How the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality—and why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, and judgmentIn the 1940s, mathematicians set out to design computers that could act as ideal rational agents in the face of uncertainty. The Irrational Decision tells the story of how they settled on a peculiar mathematical definition of rationality in ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

How the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality—and why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, and judgmentIn the 1940s, mathematicians set out to design computers that could act as ideal rational agents in the face of uncertainty. The Irrational Decision tells the story of how they settled on a peculiar mathematical definition of rationality in
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Possible Minds

Twenty-Five Ways of Looking at AI

Edición de John Brockman ...

Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human."Artificial intelligence is today's story--the story behind all other stories. It is the Second ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human."Artificial intelligence is today's story--the story behind all other stories. It is the Second
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