2/7 必読記事・論考(IT)

ITトレンド

NYT 2/7/05 A New Direction at Google
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/technology/07ecom.html
Inside Google 2/7/05 Google Paying Less And Less To AdSense Publishers
http://google.blognewschannel.com/index.php/archives/2005/02/07/google-paying-less-and-less-to-adsense-publishers/
Business Week 2/7/05 Where Sun Sees Brighter Days, CEO Scott McNealy argues that the move into by-the-hour "utility computing" and "thin client" networks marks a whole new day
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2005/tc2005027_0156_tc121.htm
Roger McNamee 2/4/05 The Consumer Rules
http://thenewnormal.com/index.php/newnormal/the_consumer_rules/

Today, most of the best new technology is directed at consumers. iPods, RAZRs, PSPs, digital cameras, flat panel TVs, TiVOs—you name it --the cool stuff is for consumers. There has been great electronic technology for consumers for more than thirty years, but most of it was based on products originally targeted at the needs of business, the government, or the military.

I believe that consumers will continue to enjoy most of the innovation in the technology world for the next decade and perhaps much longer. There are lots of factors at play. First, technology is now part of the social fabric. After a twenty year struggle to master PCs, VCRs, and cell phones, consumers are comfortable with technology products.
They can distinguish between good and bad ones before they buy. And they are willing to buy lots of goods ones. Second, Moore’s Law has driven the prices of electronic components to levels that enable a wide range of innovative products to launch at mass market prices. Gone are the days when new products had to focus on a tiny group of early adopters.
Today you go for the brass ring on day one. Third, there seem to be an unlimited number of new consumer opportunities. Technologists have figured out the prime directive: time is precious. There is a huge market for gadgets that help people make the most of scarce time, and no end in sight to the innovations around that concept. We’re just getting started.

WSJ 2/7/05 Priming for a Fight, Amazon's Flat-Rate Shipping Plan Has Our Columnists Disagreeing
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB110745998154545251,00.html?mod=technology%5Ffeatured%5Fstories%5Fhs

コンピュータ将棋、アマ竜王戦へ

将棋

読売新聞 2/7/05 コンピューター将棋ソフト、アマ竜王戦全国大会に出場
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/news/20050207i411.htm

今年６月に東京都内で行われる第１８回アマチュア竜王戦（日本将棋連盟、読売新聞社主催）の全国大会に、コンピューター将棋ソフトが出場することが決まった。(略)
対局形式は、人間の選手が将棋盤に向かってふだん通り駒を動かすと、その指し手を開発者がコンピューターに入力。ソフトが考え出し、ディスプレー上に現れた指し手を開発者が実際の将棋盤の駒を使って動かす。対局中、開発者がソフトの思考に手を加えないようコンピュータ将棋協会の審判員がチェックし、対局終了後、その読み筋に関するデータを可能な限り公開する。
アマ竜王戦は、全国大会の上位２人がプロ竜王戦に出場できるが、「今回のソフト参加はあくまで特例」（日本将棋連盟普及事業部）で、仮にソフトが優勝してもプロ竜王戦で戦うことはできない。出場するソフトは、５月に千葉県木更津市で行われる「世界コンピュータ将棋選手権」の結果を参考に決定する。

特例でなく制度化し、優勝すればプロ竜王戦でも戦えるようにすべし。

田口壮インタビュー

メジャーリーグ

日経 2/7/05

日米の違いを最も感じる点は。
　「野球人口、そして国民性かな。米国はプレーも気持ちも攻撃的というか守るのは苦手。日本は相手の弱点をついたりするけれど、米国は自分のベストを出してどこまで通じるか、に主眼を置いている」
日本の優れている点もある。
　「選手の頭の回転は速いし、複雑で細かい技術は日本。体の動きも正確だ。生活習慣の違いもあるのか、基本的に米国人はしゃがめないので驚いた」
日本に戻る気持ちは？
　「今はない。もうお金はどうでもいい。野球ができれば幸せ。年齢？　日本は周囲が年のことを言うけれど、米国では、プレーがいいか悪いかだけ。年齢を全く考えなくなった」

Bill James

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The Bill James Handbook: 2005

The Bill James Handbook: 2005

The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/bbd-bj1.html

Voros McCracken and DIPS(Defense Independent Pitching Statistics)

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Defense Independent Pitching Stats By Voros McCracken
http://www.futilityinfielder.com/dips.html
DEFENSE INDEPENDENT PITCHING STATS Part Two: DIPS and its correlation with ERA for the following year.
http://www.futilityinfielder.com/dips2.html
Pitching and Defense How Much Control Do Hurlers Have? by Voros McCracken (1/23/01)
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=878
Counterpoint: Pitching and Defense, Another Look at Pitchers Preventing Hits by Keith Woolner (1/29/01)
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=883
Special Edition: Pitching and Defense by Voros McCracken and Keith Woolner (2/6/01)
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=890
Defense Independent Pitching Stats, Version 2.0 Formula (1/17/02)
http://www.futilityinfielder.com/dipsexpl.html
Baseball Skeptic: DIPS Version 2.0 by Voros McCracken (1/25/02)
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/main/article/mccracken_2002-01-25_0/
Can pitchers prevent hits on balls in play? by Tom Tippett (7/21/03)
http://www.diamond-mind.com/articles/ipavg2.htm
DIPS Revisited by Mitchel Lichtman (2/29/04)
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/main/article/lichtman_2004-02-29_0/
Defense Independent Pitching Statistics for 2004
http://www.futilityinfielder.com/dips04.html
The Great Debate By Alan Schwarz (1/7/05)
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/features/050107debate.html
Voros McCrackenアーカイブ
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/author/vorosmccracken/
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/mccracken/