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Submission + - Nvidia Removed Linux Driver Feature Due to Windows

Submitted by RemyBR on Friday October 04, 2013 @04:49PM

RemyBR writes: Softpedia points to a Nvidia Developer Zone forum post revealing that the company has removed a specific Linux feature as of the v310 drivers due to the Windows platform. A BaseMosaic user on Ubuntu 12.04 noticed a change in the number of displays that can be used simultaneously after upgrading from the v295 drivers to v310.
Another user, apparently working for Nvidia, gave a very troubling answer: "For feature parity between Windows and Linux we set BaseMosaic to 3 screens".

Submission + - AI Is Funny - A Generative Joke Model (i-programmer.info) 1

Submitted by RemyBR on Thursday August 08, 2013 @03:03PM

RemyBR writes: Can computers tell a good joke? Is comedy just a matter of statistics or is there something only a human can bring to creating a joke? A joke generator created at the University of Edinburgh suggests that AI can be funny.
Some AI generated jokes: "I like my relationships like I like my source, open", "I like my coffee like I like my war, cold", "I like my boys like I like my sectors, bad". Full paper here.

Submission + - Microsoft censors The Pirate Bay links on Windows Live Messenger (theregister.co.uk)

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RemyBR

on Monday March 26, 2012 @07:33PM

RemyBR writes: "Microsoft has confirmed that users of its instant messaging app will not be able to send each other links to popular torrent site The Pirate Bay, citing malware fears.
"We block instant messages if they contain malicious or spam URLs based on intelligence algorithms, third-party sources, and/or user complaints. Pirate Bay URLs were flagged by one or more of these and were consequently blocked," Redmond told The Register in an emailed statement."

Submission + - Japan's cyborg research enters the skull (pinktentacle.com)

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RemyBR

on Thursday April 17, 2008 @12:18PM

RemyBR writes: "Researchers at Osaka University are stepping up efforts to develop robotic body parts controlled by thought, by placing electrode sheets directly on the surface of the brain. Led by Osaka University Medical School neurosurgery professor Toshiki Yoshimine, the research marks Japan's first foray into invasive (i.e. requiring open-skull surgery) brain-machine interface research on human test subjects. The aim of the research is to develop real-time mind-controlled robotic limbs for the disabled, according to an announcement made at an April 16 symposium in Aichi prefecture. Original story available in japanese."

Submission + - Japan's whale experiments bizarre report (smh.com.au) 1

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RemyBR

on Thursday March 13, 2008 @09:37AM

RemyBR writes: "A review of the controversial scientific research conducted by Japan and its whalers has uncovered a list of "bizarre" and useless experiments, including how to cross breed cows with whales. Scientists have analysed 43 research papers produced by Japan over 18 years, finding most were useless or esoteric. The scientific research included injecting minke whale sperm into cows eggs, and attempts to produce test-tube whale babies, News Limited newspapers report."

Submission + - Cyber-goggles record and identify object you see (pinktentacle.com)

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RemyBR

on Monday March 03, 2008 @03:58PM

RemyBR writes: "Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a smart video goggle system that records everything the wearer looks at, recognizes and assigns names to objects that appear in the video, and creates an easily searchable database of the recorded footage. Designed to function as a high-tech memory aid, these "Cyber Goggles" promise to make the act of losing your keys a thing of the past, according to head researcher professor Tatsuya Harada. Original articles (in japanese) available at Sankei and Asahi Shinbum."

Submission + - Japan seeking to govern top news Web sites (iht.com)

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RemyBR

on Friday February 29, 2008 @12:16PM

RemyBR writes: "A Japanese government panel is proposing to govern "influential, widely read news-related sites as newspapers and broadcasting are now regulated." The panel, set up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, said Internet service providers (ISPs) should be answerable for breaches of vaguer "minimum regulations" to guard against "illegal and harmful content." The conservative government, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, is seeking to have the new laws passed by Parliament in 2010."

Submission + - Wiimote turns TV into touchless MS Surface (gizmodo.com)

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RemyBR

on Wednesday January 23, 2008 @10:16AM

RemyBR writes: "User interface project allows you to control objects on a display using gestures, working like Microsoft's Surface but without touching the screen at all. Inspired by Johnny Chung Lee's work, the system requires you to wear Minority Report-style gloves equipped with infrared emitters on your fingertips. A Wiimote on top of the display keeps track of these IR LEDs, while the software can read the motion down to two-finger pinching gestures for image zooming. Hopefuly, using it won't convert you into a sofa-jumping, grinning-crazy, Scientology-member maniac.

http://gizmodo.com/347479/wiimote-hack-converts-tv-into-touchless-microsoft-surface"

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