Clarity Research

Robo-Facilitator

Scott Friderich — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:38:54 +0000

I was recently reading an article on the development of chat bots and AI when I learned about the ELIZA computer program. Between 1964 and 1966, Joseph Weizenbaum of MIT wrote this program that would run a simulation of a session with a Rogerian psychotherapist. This type of simulation works well because a Rogerian [...]

Gantt Project Review

Scott Friderich — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:03:10 +0000

When browsing through project and position opportunities on the web I often come across the job skill requirement, “must be proficient in MS Project”. My experience of MS Project is that those who used it would spend a lot of time secluded in their offices trying to make the software functionally useful while the rest of us [...]

Chicken Soup with Bertrand Russell

Scott Friderich — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:47:27 +0000

On a farm, there was a flock of chickens. One chicken started talking with another, remarking “How good our farmer has been to us. I think he is an awfully nice man, because he comes every morning to feed us.” The other chicken nodded in agreement, adding “and he has been feeding each and everyone [...]