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Submission + - Einstein letter calling Bible "pretty childish" to be auctioned on eBay (theatlantic.com)

Submitted by cheesecake23
cheesecake23 writes: In an admirably concise piece in The Atlantic, Rebecca J. Rosen summarizes Einstein's subtle views on religion and profound respect for the inexplicable, along with the news that a letter handwritten by the legendary scientist that describes the Bible as a 'collection of honorable, but still primitive legends' and 'pretty childish' will be auctioned off on eBay over the next two weeks. Bidding will begin at $3 million.
Security

Submission + - Where’s Jimmy? Just Google His Bar Code (foxnews.com)

Submitted by Velcroman1
Velcroman1 writes: Scientists tag animals to monitor their behavior and keep track of endangered species. Now some are asking whether all of mankind should be tagged too. Looking for a loved one? Just Google his microchip. Taiwanese researchers postulate that the tags could help save lives in the aftermath of a major earthquake. And IBM advocated chips for humans in a speech earlier this week. The ACLU disagrees. “Many people find the idea creepy," spokesman Jay Stanley told FoxNews.com.

Comment Re:Interesting. (Score 1) 114

by EdhelDil (#31669224) Attached to: Research Lets You Type Words By Thought Alone
It could even be very efficient, if coupled with something like "Dasher" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasher). By choosing just a few 'patterns' you could very easily direct the Dasher program to type for you (using for example just something for "start" "up" "down" "reverse" "finished". And maybe "slower" "faster".)
Networking

Submission + - Internet Empowers Everyone to "Spy" (wsj.com)

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reporter
reporter writes: "According to a startling report by the "Wall Street Journal", the Internet has empowered ordinary people and Slashdotters to be part-time intelligence officers uncovering secrets — like military facilities and prison camps — about the landscape of North Korea. The report states, "[Curtis] Melvin is at the center of a dozen or so citizen snoops who have spent the past two years filling in the blanks on the map of one of the world's most secretive countries. Seeking clues in photos, news reports and eyewitness accounts, they affix labels to North Korean structures and landscapes captured by Google Earth, an online service that stitches satellite pictures into a virtual globe. The result is an annotated North Korea of rocket-launch sites, prison camps and elite palaces on white-sand beaches.

'It's democratized intelligence,' says Mr. Melvin.

More than 35,000 people have downloaded Mr. Melvin's file, North Korea Uncovered. It has grown to include thousands of tags in categories such as 'nuclear issues' (alleged reactors, missile storage), dams (more than 1,200 countrywide) and restaurants (47). Its Wikipedia approach to spying shows how Soviet-style secrecy is facing a new challenge from the Internet's power to unite a disparate community of busybodies.""
Robotics

Submission + - Creating Artificial Consciousness (discovermagazine.com)

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jzoom555
jzoom555 writes: "In an interview with Discover Mag, Gerald Edelman, Nobel laureate and founder/director of The Neurosciences Institute, discusses the quality of consciousness and progress in building brain-based-devices (BBD's). His lab recently published details on a brain-model that is self-sustaining and 'has beta waves and gamma waves just like the regular cortex'."

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