2012-08-17, 13:43 | Link #1101 |
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The Air Force Museum in Ohio has a massive number of X-planes. I think most are divided between them and the Smithsonian. Of course they have the surviving XB-70 as well. Thing is massive.
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2012-08-17, 14:10 | Link #1102 | |
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With regards to hypersonic planes, didn't they have something like the Auroua Project back then?
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2012-08-17, 16:01 | Link #1104 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Samsung isn't guilty of anything other than "making a typewriter that uses keys for input like that guys down the street". This is more of the US patent system is fatally broken examples.
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2012-08-18, 15:31 | Link #1106 |
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Coordinators, everyone ?
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2012-08-18, 16:04 | Link #1107 | ||
I disagree with you all.
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(For those who didn't catch the reference, the link's about designer babies. Just a small blurb from an ethical point of view.)
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At least in combination with other traits, psychopathy seems to be an advantage for the individual (they're over-represented in positions of power). For society, not so much (they're over-represented in positions of power. Also, they're psychopaths.). |
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2012-08-18, 16:25 | Link #1108 |
Le fou, c'est moi
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Savulescu is fun. He argues for some very fun things. Indeed, being an expert in practical ethics is possibly one of the most fun job descriptions to apply to someone, alongside revolutionary philosopher, crowd-sourcing PR expert, and maniacal sociopathic dictator. However I'm not sure if he reads many sci-fi classics, or he'll have realized his fun opinion is also very fun and interesting to many sci-fi luminaries who explored such scenarios before.
As for me, I'm not a very fun person, so I have a very low opinion of my fellow humans and an unfortunately highly entertaining expectation of what they will do if such tools are available to them. For example, 1. Cure Down's syndrome. 2. Make babies look like Justin Bieber. 3. Create a masterclass of self-empowered fucks out of children of the super rich that will ruin it not only for rest of the re-enslaved peasants, but also unfortunate aliens across the galaxy that this race of violent scums will meet. In the meantime, genetic drones perfected from the offsprings of "chavs," "communists," "minorities" and "liberals" are very good and cheap biological workforce for the factories. At some point they stop bothering with the offsprings part and figured out cloning is probably even cheaper, which means procreation among the lower classes will be outlawed. ... XX. Profit. |
2012-08-18, 18:01 | Link #1109 |
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Hackers backdoor the human brain, successfully extract sensitive data:
"With a chilling hint of the not-so-distant future, researchers at the Usenix Security conference have demonstrated a zero-day vulnerability in your brain. Using a commercial off-the-shelf brain-computer interface, the researchers have shown that it’s possible to hack your brain, forcing you to reveal information that you’d rather keep secret." See: http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/1...sensitive-data The end of waterboarding, and the beginning of.... Section 9*? * "Ghost In The Shell" reference. |
2012-08-19, 12:43 | Link #1112 | ||
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Modern biologists jest that whoever made that original joke was an optimist. Quote:
But I agree that many of the patents that are at the center of lawsuits are ridiculous. I wonder when we'll get patent reform?
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2012-08-19, 19:02 | Link #1113 |
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New form of carbon observed:
"A team of scientists led by Carnegie's Lin Wang has observed a new form of very hard carbon clusters, which are unusual in their mix of crystalline and disordered structure. The material is capable of indenting diamond. This finding has potential applications for a range of mechanical, electronic, and electrochemical uses. The work is published in Science on Aug. 17." See: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ne...erved_999.html |
2012-08-20, 17:26 | Link #1114 |
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New Hover Vehicle Recalls 'Star Wars' Bike:
"A resurrected hover vehicle won't fly through dense forests as effortlessly as the "Star Wars" speeder bikes from "Return of the Jedi," but its intuitive controls could someday allow anyone to fly it without pilot training. The aerial vehicle resembles a science fiction flying bike with two ducted rotors instead of wheels, but originates from a design abandoned in the 1960s because of stability and rollover problems. Aerofex, a California-based firm, fixed the stability issue by creating a mechanical system — controlled by two control bars at knee-level — that allows the vehicle to respond to a human pilot's leaning movements and natural sense of balance." See: http://news.yahoo.com/hover-vehicle-...171401941.html |
2012-08-21, 00:18 | Link #1118 | |
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2012-08-21, 01:40 | Link #1119 | |
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