31 Friday Dec 2010
Posted in Newsletters, Statistics and Mathematics
The current issue of the Information Retrieval Newsletter is out! Due to the Holiday Season, it is a short issue.
The article section is dedicated to Fisher’s Z Transformation, its origins, advantages, and limitations.
We have included a less known visualization of it. Using a geometrical interpretation helps one to understand how the transformation works.
Enjoy it and Happy New Year!
23 Thursday Dec 2010
Posted in Hacking
This is interesting: How to launch a DOS attack without ever having to infect a single PC machine. This is done through URL shorteners:
Doz.me Can Launch DDoS Attacks Using Shortened URLs
URL Shortener Is Also A DDOS Tool
Beware of clicking on links with URLs shortened.
Ho, Ho, Ho.
20 Monday Dec 2010
Posted in Newsletters
I’m putting together a 4-part series on meta-analysis in information retrieval, with feedback from several researchers. It will be an interesting series to follow. Several myths will be dispelled for good and once for all. The current issue of IRW provides a sneak preview. The newsletter and the first article of the series will be probably out this or next week.
Happy Holidays.
