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Perceptrons :an introduction to computational geometry
"Reissue of the 1988 Expanded Edition with a new foreword by L?eon Bottou."The first systematic study of parallelism in computation by two pioneers in the field.Reissue of the 1988 Expanded Edition with a new foreword by Leon BottouIn 1969, ten years after the discovery of the perceptron--which showed that a machine could be taught to perform certain tasks using examples--Marvin Minsky and Seym…
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- [2017 edition].
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- 9780262343930
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- 1 online resource (xxiii, 292 pages) :illustrations
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Reassembling rubbish :worlding electronic waste
An examination of the global trade and traffic in discarded electronics that reframes the question of the "right" thing to do with e-waste. The prevailing storyline about the problem of electronic waste frames e-waste as generated by consumers in developed countries and dumped on people and places in developing countries. In Reassembling Rubbish , Josh Lepawsky offers a different view. In an in…
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- 9780262346375
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Spam :a Shadow History of the Internet
The vast majority of all email sent every day is spam, a variety of idiosyncratically spelled requests to provide account information, invitations to spend money on dubious products, and pleas to send cash overseas. Most of it is caught by filters before ever reaching an in-box. Where does it come from? As Finn Brunton explains in Spam, it is produced and shaped by many different populations ar…
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Humour the computer
You don't have to have a degree in computer science to enjoy this unique collection of funny stories, parodies, laughable true-life incidents, comic song lyrics, and jokey poems from the world of computing. Humour the Computer brings together a selection of some of the best computer-related, humorous material culled from a variety of sources: news groups and FTP sites on the Internet, The New Y…
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- 9780262291101
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- 1 online resource (xvi, 226 pages) : illustrations
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Art + DIY electronics
"The first rigorous and systematic theory of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) electronic culture"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Multicomputer networks :message-based parallel processing
"High-performance message-based supercomputers have only recently emerged from the research laboratory. The commercial manufacturing of such products as the Intel iPSC, the Ametek s/14, the NCUBE/ten, and the FPS T Series - all based on multicomputer network technology - has sparked lively interest in high-performance computation, and particularly in the message-passing paradigm for parallel co…
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- 9780262256841
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- 1 online resource (380 pages) :illustrations.
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Understanding the art of sound organization / the Art of Sound Organization
The first work to propose a comprehensive musicological framework to study sound-based music, a rapidly developing body of work that includes electroacoustic art music, turntable composition, and acoustic and digital sound installations.
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Software studies : A Lexicon
This collection of short expository, critical and speculative texts offers a field guide to the cultural, political, social and aesthetic impact of software. Experts from a range of disciplines each take a key topic in software and the understanding of software, such as algorithms and logical structures.
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Scholarship in the digital age: Information, Infrastructure, and the Internet
Scholars in all fields now have access to an unprecedented wealth of online information, tools, and services. The Internet lies at the core of an information infrastructure for distributed, data-intensive, and collaborative research. Although much attention has been paid to the new technologies making this possible, from digitized books to sensor networks, it is the underlying social and policy…
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Using Computers: The Human Factors of Information Systems
A Bradford book.""Industry veteran Raymond Nickerson provides an extensive introduction to the information technology revolution that is transforming industrial society. He focuses particularly on the study of person-computer interaction, noting how computers are affecting their users and society as a whole, and describes a variety of ways in which information technology is expected to develop …
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 434 pages) :illustrations
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