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Submission + - You can't run from the cop car of the future (msn.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Police cars of the very near future will be scary smart. Equipped with eight cameras, voice commands, incredibly intelligent software, and LTE radios, perps won't get away with anything.

Motorola Solutions isn't working on building the latest and greatest Droid — that's Motorola Mobility. These guys have their fingers more in corporate and governmental pots. Engineers have done hundreds of ride-alongs, surveys, and simulations, and have applied all of their wireless knowledge into designing a police car that is so advanced it's actually very unsettling.

Comment Re:clearly (Score 1) 189

by Kelzar (#36007962) Attached to: Better Brain Wiring Linked To Family Genes
Not trying to weigh in one way or the other, but I think this question mirrors the arguments surrounding Galen Strawson's position on free will. Just saying that if you're interested in this question, a lot of really smart people spilled ink on a very similar question. It seems rather thorny to me, and I think the question ultimately reveals the presence of problematic assumptions, but I don't see any better alternatives. Anyway, I apologize in advance to anyone who looks into Strawson's position and finds it unhelpful. Doing my best. Just thought I saw a pattern.

Comment Re:The final step. (Score 1) 248

by Kelzar (#34524824) Attached to: Venezuelan Gov't Seeks Internet Content Bill
'Democratic' doesn't necessarily mean liberal. Maybe the average Jose is more interested in stability, social justice, or some other such thing. Not saying that Venezuelans are or are not getting those things from the Chavez admin, just saying that "the people" rarely place liberal ideals on the top of the list, especially in the developing world. Look at Russia (and lots of other places). Lots of people there are more interested in prosperity and order than in liberalism.
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Submission + - New NASA Model Refutes Global Warming Alarmists (theregister.co.uk)

Submitted by Dialecticus
Dialecticus writes: According to an article by Lewis Page at The Register, NASA says that most theoretical models of global warming fail to take into account the cooling effects of how plant life would react to higher CO2 levels in the atmosphere. NASA's new model reportedly indicates that even something as extreme as a doubling of current CO2 levels would only result in a 1.64 degree Celsius increase in overall global temperatures, with temperature increases over land being even less than that. The article does not specifically mention whether increased photosynthesis would have a natural regulating effect on CO2 levels due to the commensurate increase in the rate of naturally occurring carbon sequestration.

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