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 -> Can a chatting robot out-smart humans?
A computer program designed to talk like a human is preparing for its biggest test in its bid to be truly "intelligent".
787 views | 23 Sep 2003
 -> Historical anarchist texts
A collection of texts that are historically important to anarchism, or which discuss important aspects of anarchism, but are no longer in print elsewhere.
638 views | 23 Sep 2003
 -> Can we nuke tropical cyclones?
Can tropical cyclones be destroyed by nuclear bombs?
633 views | 23 Sep 2003
 -> Programmer or serial killer?
Can you tell the difference between the two?
4,079 views | 14 Sep 2003
 -> Piloting a plane using a handheld?
This whitepaper from Intrinsyc describes how engineers at IBM Pervasive Computing Advanced Technology Laboratory created an embedded Linux based intelligent, high-level remote control system for a model airplane.
199,335 views | 14 Sep 2003
 -> On an escalator to the stars..
In two days of discussions, the scientists aim to turn into a reality an ambition that has been around for at least a century: the creation of a space elevator that would deliver satellites, spacecraft and even people thousands of kilometres into space al
996 views | 14 Sep 2003
 -> No need to touch your trash can anymore..
Technology in the must neglected but important field of garbage disposal..
1,068 views | 06 Sep 2003
 -> Whats the probability of a Whale jumping on to your yatch?
A whale jumping out of the water and on to your yacht seems like a billion-to-one shot, but it happened last week.
529 views | 05 Sep 2003
 -> This stinks a little
There is no more farting amongst the staff in the Swedish national bank. " We do not have a specific fart ban, but we have ethical guidelines and naturally, farting is simply not done here", said Staffan Folke at the banks work environment office.
444 views | 05 Sep 2003
 -> Bumper nuts?
What will they think of next? :)
729 views | 31 Aug 2003
 -> No "GI JANE"s in reality?
Nearly 12 percent of the women who graduated from the United States Air Force Academy this year were the victims of rape or attempted rape in their four years at the academy in Colorado Springs.
816 views | 30 Aug 2003
 -> French heatwave!
The heatwave that roasted France this summer killed 11,435 people in the first two weeks of August alone, making it, in human terms, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of France.
663 views | 30 Aug 2003
 -> Mars comes this close...
Earth made its closest approach to Mars yesterday when the centers of the two planets were "only" 34,646,418 miles apart.
517 views | 28 Aug 2003
 -> I am the Yes-man you are looking for!
How is this for a resume in this down economy?
420 views | 28 Aug 2003
 -> The Roman sense of style
Despite conquering the known world, it seems the Romans had a very different idea of what constituted style (or lack of it?)
582 views | 27 Aug 2003
 -> Flash 2004 announced
Macromedia has announced the next version of flash. Entitled "Flash MX 2004", the product comes in two flavours now: regular and pro. The pro edition is geared towards advanced application developers and high end video producers.
524 views | 25 Aug 2003
 -> The "fat cats" in White House?
The top 5 richest Senators are, indeed, democrats. Further, 10 of the top 15 richest Senators are also democrats.
871 views | 24 Aug 2003
 -> Your Guide to Looking Busy at Work
We now live in a world of hyper-strict firewalls, regular scanning of employee files and thrice hourly PHB walk-bys. What is a dedicated time-waster to do?
9,032 views | 23 Aug 2003
 -> Dont lock your baggage
US gets tight on security. "TSA suggests that you help prevent the need to break your locks by keeping your bags unlocked. In some cases screeners will have to open your baggage as part of the screening process."
10,780 views | 21 Aug 2003
 -> Now, SoBig
A new variant of W32/Sobig is a High Risk mass-mailing worm. It arrives as an email attachment with a .pif or .scr extension. When run, it infects the host computer, then emails itself (using its own SMTP engine) to harvested email addresses.
11,416 views | 21 Aug 2003
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