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kelemvor4 writes:
Reportedly the preliminary displayport 1.3 specs are in. With support for 8K video at 30fps, 4k video at 60fps it looks like things will be nice and crisp on displays of the not so distant future. That's a whopping 7680 × 4320 (33.1 megapixels) at 30fps!
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kelemvor4 writes:
It appears the groklaw website is closing due to concerns about their lack of ability to protect submitters. It's a sad time for freedom when the lack thereof causes a champion to give up. For some of us, at least — groklaw will be missed.
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kelemvor4 writes:
gnut.co.uk has launched a kickstarter campaign to fund an open source death star. Detailed plans have been posted, and the campaign has garnered nearly £200,000 in just three days.
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kelemvor4 writes:
Despite Microsoft's offices being presumably filled with the best MS tech on the planet, the thieves instead chose to steal only five Apple iPads that were in the office. As the paper notes, no Microsoft products were stolen.
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kelemvor4 writes:
Standard vehicle headlights improve driver visibility at night by illuminating the road and the surrounding environment. Unfortunately, they also illuminate raindrops and snowflakes making them appear as bright flickering streaks that are distracting to the driver. We propose a headlight capable of avoiding precipitation to improve driver visibility while adequately illuminating the road. This reduces driver stress and makes roads more safe during rain and snow storms. We have conducted simulations and built a prototype system to show that the approach is feasible and effective. Demonstration of the prototype system with an artificial rain drop generator is encouraging making the falling rain disappear in front of the observer.
A write-up on the subject is available here: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ILIM/publications/PDFs/DTBRKN-ICCP12.pdf
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kelemvor4 writes:
A study, based on millions of articles, charted deteriorating national sentiment ahead of the recent revolutions in Libya and Egypt.
While the analysis was carried out retrospectively, scientists say the same processes could be used to anticipate upcoming conflict.
The system also picked up early clues about Osama Bin Laden's location.
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kelemvor4 writes:
One of the most intrusive EULA agreements I've seen to date is that of EA's ORIGIN:
“We or third parties operating the advertisement serving technology may use demographic information such as age and gender as well as information logged from your hardware or device to ensure that appropriate advertising is presented within the site, online or mobile product or service and to calculate or control the number of unique and repeat views of a given ad, and/or deliver ads that relate to your interests and measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns. We or third parties may log data for this purpose including IP address (including for purposes of determining your approximate geographic location), unique device I.D., information about your software, applications and hardware, browser information (and/or information passed via your browser), hardware, machine or device make and model, advertisement(s) served, in game location, length of time an advertisement was visible, other Internet and website usage information, web pages and mobile internet sites which have been viewed by you (as well as date and time), domain type, size of the advertisement, advertisement response (if any), and angle of view. The foregoing data may be used and disclosed per this policy and the privacy policy of the company providing the ad serving technology and to other third parties in a form that does not personally identify you.”
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kelemvor4 writes:
Bitcoin is an electronic currency that can be traded directly on the internet, members don't even need to have a bank account.
Its value is fluctuating significantly, but creators claim it will do to the banking system what emails did to the postal service.