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NASA: New Mars Rover By 2020 79

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @01:16AM from the but-i-want-it-now dept.

coondoggie writes "Looking to build on the great success and popularity of its current Mars Science Laboratory mission, NASA today announced plans to explore the red planet further, including launching another sophisticated robot rover by 2020 and widely expanding other Mars scientific projects. The plan to design and build a new Mars robotic science rover — which will mirror the technology employed with the current Curiosity rover — will advance the science priorities of the National Research Council's 2011 Planetary Science Decadal Survey (the report from the community and team of scientists that help NASA prioritize space missions) and further the research needed to send humans to the planet sometime around 2030, NASA said."

Submission + - Congress report warns: drones will track faces from the sky (theregister.co.uk)

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inotrollyou

on Friday September 14, 2012 @09:21AM

inotrollyou writes: "Drones are getting more sophisticated, and will soon carry "soft" biometrics and facial recognition software. In other news, sales of hats, tinfoil, and laser pointers go up 150%. Obviously there are major privacy concerns and not everyone is down for this."

Comment Synology (Score 1) 227

by anomalie on Sunday July 22, 2012 @10:58AM (#40729751) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Stepping Down From an Office Server To NAS-Only?

I've been using a Synology DS1010+ for a few years. They are affordable, easy to setup, and come with a good number of features. There is a VPN server, but there are also a few simpler methods for remote access on the Synology. If you mainly need remote access to data on the Synology, the Cloud Station software is simple and you can work with files offline. They also provide easy to use mobile apps for remote access. Its a good device to keep files on your client machines backed up. If you were comfortable with your dabbling in networking, you'll do fine with a Synology.

Comment Re:I'm panicking! (Score 1) 1223

by anomalie on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @10:16AM (#36733420) Attached to: Google+ Already At 10 Million Users

If you would be so kind - anomalie(gmail). Thanks!

Comment Re:Is there a classic mode? (Score 1) 291

by anomalie on Wednesday May 05, 2010 @09:40AM (#32097214) Attached to: Microsoft Office 2010, Dissected

Classic Menu for Office - http://www.addintools.com/index.html It's not free though.

Why Everyone Loves Apple 770

Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday March 31, 2006 @08:37AM from the or-at-least-apple-users dept.

realtorperson writes "Why, at least the Apple users, love Apple? According to a recent article, the pure and simple reason is customer service and overall experience. The author writes, 'When Apple competitors are focused on cost reduction to increase profitability, Apple is investing resources to enhance its relationship with its customers. To me, that's impressive. Unfortunately, there are too many companies in the market that could care less about their customers, but Apple is determined and committed in delivering the experience and not just the product. It's regrettably amusing that Apple competitors are working hastily to develop iPod clones to reap in success, but what many of them fail to comprehend is that it's not necessarily the iPod that makes Apple successful, but rather its customer service.'"

Comment Re:It's who you know, and what you know (Score 1) 892

by anomalie on Monday April 26, 2004 @11:34PM (#8979779) Attached to: Moving Up the IT Ladder in a Poor Economy?

It would be a good idea to determine what kind of skills are in demand where you live, or figure out where you are willing to relocate. I got my RHCE a month ago, and there just doesn't seem to be any demand for that in my area (to be fair I have been casually looking around for only a few weeks). And I am outnumbered in my small IT dept. by MCSEs & MCSDs (2 of each to my 1 RHCE). I'm sure it will be beneficial to me at some point, but I may have to relocate and will definitely have to find new employment to maximize the gain from it.

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