eugene Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 over the past forty years, much of the gains made up to the middle of the 20th century in living standards for the population at large have been eroded, the fuck ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 If only we still had slavery, then no one would have to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Why compson my dear, i do declare, that that idea surely does give me the vapours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Hassani explains that for the past 60 years, mine removal techniques have stayed largely the same. “Local people are often the ones doing it,” he tells Co.Design over the phone. “Those who need the money. A lot of people end up getting hurt.” Typically, the professional removal of a single mine costs around $1,200, and can take days. In contrast, Mine Kafon will cost around $40 when it’s put into production, and can sustain up to four explosions before needing to be replaced. The system has undergone two years of testing, mainly at the hands of the Dutch government, who put Mine Kafon through a series of strength tests. Eventually, a full-scale mockup was tested in the deserts around Morocco (a documentary about the trip is forthcoming). This week, the team exhibited Mine Kafon at the Dutch Design Week, and Hassani says he plans to launch a Kickstarter in a few weeks. The proceeds will fund the next round of testing, and hopefully, a finalized design ready for implementation. He’s also prototyping a similar device that can be controlled by a remote sensor, plus a cylindrical version of Mine Kafon that is modular, making it possible to create a long, rolling sweeper. Though he hopes to deploy the first Mine Kafon in his home country, he says the team is also looking to implement the device in North Africa, as well as Angola, which is riddled with more undetonated mines than Afghanistan. vs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 thats deep man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Frankie5fingers Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 thats so cool. prosthetics really are coming a long way. i saw something really cool on the science channel where they hooked up a computer to a quadriplegic's brain and he could control fake limbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murve33 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 In regards to the Augmented reality, it would be so awesome if they made a Pokemon game utilizing it. Just a remake of Pokemon Yellow, so I get to see my Pikachu follow everywhere. IN "REAL" LIFE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 That Terminator Arm is dope. I also remember watching double amputee Oscar Pistorius of South Africa competing in the London Olympics this year:It'll be interesting to see how prosthetic technology will develop from here on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 (Leap is due out in February or March) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 wow awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 yeah, leap is fucking cool, and rather inexpensive too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 i for one am exaited for the day that white people only can use the most cutting edge technology, sort of like a white skin activation sensor like the prawn weapons in district 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Edit: Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 ?? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Watson goes vulgar, IBM removes Urban Dictionary from his memory The biggest difficulty for Brown, as tutor to a machine, hasn't been making Watson know more but making it understand subtlety, especially slang. "As humans, we don't realize just how ambiguous our communication is," he says.Case in point: Two years ago, Brown attempted to teach Watson the Urban Dictionary. The popular website contains definitions for terms ranging from Internet abbreviations like OMG, short for "Oh, my God," to slang such as "hot mess."But Watson couldn't distinguish between polite language and profanity -- which the Urban Dictionary is full of. Watson picked up some bad habits from reading Wikipedia as well. In tests it even used the word "bullshit" in an answer to a researcher's query.Ultimately, Brown's 35-person team developed a filter to keep Watson from swearing and scraped the Urban Dictionary from its memory. http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/07/ibm-watson-slang/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 that seems like bull. Shouldn't it be easy to just code some very clear, extreme circumstances where watson could access the UD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skotosa Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 http://www.oculusvr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Peel-and-Stick solar panel fabrication technique developed at Stanford I'm studying microfabrication techniques atm and actually just started working on a new silicon wafer this afternoon in the clean room before reading this... now I want to get my instructors to let me try one of these. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 also flol @ watson, that's great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Peel-and-Stick solar panel fabrication technique developed at Stanford I'm studying microfabrication techniques atm and actually just started working on a new silicon wafer this afternoon in the clean room before reading this... now I want to get my instructors to let me try one of these. :D awesome, sounds promising! how do you think this will be used most? all around light/telephone posts and stuff maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'm not sure what form the technology would hit the market in, but I think it could be used to cover entire buildings, cars, phones or other devices, your bike helmet, your bike, whatever. I'm pretty excited about the future of solar energy. It's the quintessential "sustainable" energy, and we're finally getting good enough to turn our machines into digi-autotrophs. exciting times imo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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