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Comment Re:"Mere Moments" (Score 1) 72

by Purple Peril on Thursday June 30, 2011 @10:01PM (#36629992) Attached to: Future Actions Predicted From Brain Activity

But imagine a parolee forced to wear a device that incapacitates him if he intends to fire a gun, or a patient on suicide watch.

Or, imagine a remote-sensing device the police could use to sense whether a hostage-taker intends to pull the trigger.

Own Your Own Fighter Jet 222

Posted by samzenpus on Saturday January 16, 2010 @03:02PM from the only-one-on-the-block dept.

gimmebeer writes "The Russian Sukhoi SU-27 has a top speed of Mach 1.8 (more than 1,300 mph) and has a thrust to weight ratio greater than 1 to 1. That means it can accelerate while climbing straight up. It was designed to fight against the best the US had to offer, and now it can be yours for the price of a mediocre used business jet."

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