Fricative Computing.

The author reflects on frictionless computing, or the elimination of delay in computer-based communication, stating that some small amount of friction is necessary in computer science. He notes that high-frequency stock trading, conducted by algorithms and software, was cited as a stock market crash...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 5 - 6
Autor principal: Vardi, Moshe Y.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery May2013
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Sumario:The author reflects on frictionless computing, or the elimination of delay in computer-based communication, stating that some small amount of friction is necessary in computer science. He notes that high-frequency stock trading, conducted by algorithms and software, was cited as a stock market crash on May 6, 2010 and suggests this demonstrates the need for friction. In addition, he argues that too many emails are sent daily, decreasing their value.