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Comment I seem to recall (Score 3, Interesting) 175

by thesk8ingtoad on Sunday January 02, 2011 @05:16AM (#34735934) Attached to: Microsoft Research Takes On <em>Go</em>

Reading a research paper a few years ago that presented the idea that the best way to approach the game was through catastrophe avoidance. The idea was to identify the moves that would lead to a massive loss, then to take another move at random. I wonder how their AI would fare in comparison.

Submission + - \Windows 7 reintroduces remote BSoD (seclists.org) 8

Submitted by

David Gerard

on Tuesday September 08, 2009 @06:02AM

David Gerard writes: "Remember the good old days of the 1990s, when you could teardrop attack any Windows user who'd annoyed you and bluescreen them? Microsoft reintroduces this popular feature in Windows 7, courtesy the rewritten TCP/IP and SMB2 stacks. Well done, guys! Another one for the Windows 7 Drinking Game."

Submission + - Passport RFID security

Submitted by Styopa on Monday August 24, 2009 @10:32AM

Styopa writes: So I've gotten the shiny new RFID passport issued by the US gov't. The government insists it's secure. Hypothesizing that perhaps the government might not be right in this case, is there any homebuilt method of shielding it? Would carrying it wrapped in a layer of alu-foil do anything except make me look like a paranoid at the airport (not that I mind, but I don't want to do that if it's not really going to improve security significantly)? Would the gauge of foil matter? My understanding is that the passport books already include this in their covers/spine, and examining the edge, it DOES seem that there are front/back cover plates laminated in there, but I don't see anything at the spine. I'd rather not have to go buy a Faraday-case of dubious efficacy from a commercial source. Thanks for any advice /. can offer.

Submission + - Hybrid robot controlled by a moth's living brain.

Submitted by

EvilMachine

on Sunday December 09, 2007 @08:22PM

EvilMachine writes: "Charles M. Higgins, an associate professor at the University of Arizona, has created a robot that is controlled by the living brain and the eyes of a moth.

The robot's motion is guided by a tiny electrode implanted in the moth's brain, Higgins said, specifically to a single neuron that is responsible for keeping the moth's vision steady during flight. The neuron transmits electrical signals which are then amplified in the robot's base and through a mathematical formula, a computer translates the signals into action, making the robot move.
Higgins thinks that in 10 to 15 years, such combinations of will be fairly common.

And maybe some day... in an old book... someone will read about this as genesis 1:27 "So god created the Borg...""

Submission + - The UN IPCC bans dissenting scientists 3

Submitted by LynnwoodRooster on Sunday December 09, 2007 @12:23AM

LynnwoodRooster writes: The UN's Bali meeting about Climate Change has refused to let any scientists associated with the ICSC to participate in the meeting. Not a very open, scientific and non-political way to handle climate concerns...

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