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Submission + - The next natural step - night vision capable smartphones. (digitaltrends.com)

Submitted by Press2ToContinue
Press2ToContinue writes: If Steve Jobs were here, this might have already happened — it's just one of those upgrades that seems blindingly obvious in hindsight. But thanks to Psy Corporation, maybe our tech can achieve at least one capability that the I-Everything visionary might have envisioned — night-vision-capable smartphones.

Launching a crowdsource funding campaign starting tomorrow on HWTrek.com, Psy Corporation is aiming to raise $60,000 to help bring the Snooperscope to fruition. Read on...

Submission + - Four-winged robot flies like a jellyfish (newscientist.com)

Submitted by Press2ToContinue
Press2ToContinue writes: A four-winged design causes this bot to float in the air like a jellyfish does in water, has no electronics, and is more stable in the air than insect-like machines.

The prototype consists of a carbon-fibre frame surrounded by two pairs of thin plastic wings that open and close when driven by a motor. Its shape allows it to fly upright with little effort, without requiring sensors or intelligence to adjust its wings like those used by insects.

Submission + - Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission (spacex.com)

Submitted by Press2ToContinue
Press2ToContinue writes: It's the first Falcon 9 launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Live webcast starts at 5 pm EST, launch window opens at 5:37. SpaceX is a-commin' to town.

Submission + - Jury: Newegg infringes Spangenberg patent, must pay $2.3 million (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Jah-Wren Ryel
Jah-Wren Ryel writes: Newegg, an online retailer that has made a name for itself fighting the non-practicing patent holders sometimes called "patent trolls," sits on the losing end of a lawsuit tonight. An eight-person jury came back shortly after 7:00pm and found that the company infringed all four asserted claims of a patent owned by TQP Development

Submission + - Devs plan open source hardware-software router to beat government snooping (scmagazine.com.au)

Submitted by mask.of.sanity
mask.of.sanity writes: Four security researchers have designed a router based on open source components they say will make security and privacy verifiable and more accessible to users.

The Open Router Project router would be built on open source hardware and software and run a custom Linux Yocto distribution with a Freescale QorIQ P1010 processor. A list of secure features planned is here.

The devs have opened a $200,000 crowdfunding goal they say will bring the router up to the first manufacturing run.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Why are tech job requirements so specific?

Submitted by hurwak-feg
hurwak-feg writes: I am in the market for a new IT (software development or systems administration) job for the first time and several years and noticed that many postings have very specific requirements (i.e. specific models of hardware, specific software versions). I don't understand this. I like working with people that have experience with technologies that I don't because what they are familiar with might be a better solution for a problem than what I am familiar with. Am I missing something or are employers making it more difficult for themselves and job seekers by rejecting otherwise qualified candidates that don't meet a very specific mold. Is there a good reason for being extremely specific in job requirements that I am just not seeing?

Comment Seek and Ye Shall Find (Score 5, Insightful) 152

by Press2ToContinue (#45510659) Attached to: CMU AI Learning Common Sense By Watching the Internet

We always find evidence to support whatever thing we are looking for, meaning, the results are always biased based on the observer and the intent of the observer. I've done this many times - when you attempt to find meaning in chaos, you find the meaning you expect to find whether it really exists or not. So the result of this will really only reveal whatever the developers were hoping to find. Hence, ultimately futile.

Submission + - Google's Tour of Middle Earth: LOTR From a Great Eagle's POV (thehobbit.com)

Submitted by Press2ToContinue
Press2ToContinue writes: Middle Earth is an amazing fictional world, but if you want to really get to know it, you've got to read a lot of words. So if you're in the mood for a little Tolkien fantasy without hunkering down for a serious reading session, Google's brand new tour of Middle Earth is a beautiful (and effortless) way to get your fix.

Submission + - Meet Atlas, the Pentagon's 6'2", 330-pound robot (wired.com)

Submitted by Press2ToContinue
Press2ToContinue writes: He was designed to save lives in disaster zones (like Fukushima). But while this Tin Man has a heart, he lacks a brain. In December, seven teams of scientists from top institutions, including MIT and Virginia Tech, will compete to code the bot for action.

Comment Rethink your concept of prison (Score 1) 145

by Press2ToContinue (#45484839) Attached to: Vint Cerf Thinks Privacy May Be an Anomaly

I held this opinion too until I realized the extent of government surveillance. All that you said is fine until you add in that element. Ubiquitous surveillance by a controlling authority changes everything, because we are all massed together by their dragnet, against our will. In prison, not every prisoner comes into contact with every other prisoner, but they are grouped together by the controlling authority which watches them all. That is the analogy I presented. Increase the size of the prison and you have the appearance of freedom, but the elements of it still correspond one-for-one.

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