2012-03-04, 03:47 | Link #543 |
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The whole "limited spectrum" nonsense disappears... boo hoo. Actually the only ones really screwed would be the government suddenly holding a bag of spectrum no one cares about anymore (and the corporations who have already shelled out for frequencies).
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2012-03-04, 04:14 | Link #544 | |
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Unless of course, we get Google and Microsoft to side with us. I can't wait to shortsell telecom companies.
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2012-03-04, 13:34 | Link #545 | |
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2012-03-04, 14:13 | Link #546 | |
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edit: so far I've only found a bit of a critique which notes the technique may only work for line-of-sight transmissions.
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2012-03-05, 04:09 | Link #547 |
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http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html That's fairly cool, the auroras and the storms looks awesome.
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2012-03-05, 14:08 | Link #548 |
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Video: Darpa’s Robotic Cheetah Sets Racing Record
"The Pentagon’s far-out research agency, Darpa, has just released a new video
of its Cheetah ‘bot — designed to mimic the rapid movements of cheetahs, the speediest animals in nature — absolutely killing it on a laboratory treadmill. In fact, the ‘bot is running so fast (reaching 18 miles an hour at its peak) that Cheetah actually set a new land speed record, Darpa boasts, for robotic running. The previous record, set in 1989, was a measly 13.1 miles per hour." See: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/darpa-cheetah/ |
2012-03-05, 15:38 | Link #549 |
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Well great. That's just great! Now not only can it run twice as fast as you, it can use its impetus to impale you in the back with it's pointy legs while you're trying to run away.
Endless "Robotic overlords" Soul
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2012-03-05, 18:33 | Link #552 |
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That's pretty cool. However, I wonder how they will perform outside, and with unexpected things getting in the way. Endless "Galaga" Soul
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2012-03-05, 23:52 | Link #555 | |
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EDIT : Why Videogames May Be Good for You And they are using Starcraft 2 as a research platform, so actually it may only be SC2 that is helping brains grow.
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2012-03-06, 17:34 | Link #557 |
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Shrouded at Sea: Scientists Give Ships Invisibility Cloaks
"Someone tell the U.S. Navy that rough waters might become a thing of the past.
Scientists think they’ve figured out how to fool the stormy seas. The breakthrough, courtesy of researchers at the University of California at Berkeley, is the latest in a series of developments in invisibility research — many of them Pentagon-funded. Too bad this one won’t actually address what’s arguably the military’s biggest on-the-water worry: Hiding ships from the watchful eyes of potentially dangerous foes. Instead, these scientists think they’ve figured out how to trick the water itself." See: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012...ibility-water/ |
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Followed the link. Oh. It's just them again. Now get back to developing Petman so we can welcome our new overlords soon. As for the video gaming for education... Who here has played Tropico 4? That game is ideal at grasping economics and realizing changes of demands, the cost of raising the bar of quality of living, and managing various different economies. Although it may also create young dictators and socialists. I love that game.
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2012-03-07, 05:11 | Link #559 | |
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2012-03-07, 09:38 | Link #560 |
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The Pentagon’s robotic cheetah is the fastest mechanical mammal ever built
Soon, robot-cheetahs will dominate the battlefield.
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