Comment Re:Doesn't get it (Score 1) 306
This is why we have substandard software .. programming is easy .. my 12 year old can do it!
Team Aims To Build Robot Toddler In Nine Months 114
Zothecula writes "If robots are going to be part of our everyday lives, they'll need to fit into our homes rather than the factory floor. Few people would be comfortable living with a metal spider on tank treads, so the University of Zurich's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is building a robot toddler called 'Roboy.' Using 'soft robotics' technology that mimics the human body, the 1.2 meter (3 ft, 11 in) tall humanoid robot is part of an effort to make robots that people are more comfortable with in day-to-day situations."
Hounded By Recruiters, Coders Put Themselves Up For Auction 233
An anonymous reader writes "When Pete London posted a resume on LinkedIn in December 2009, the JavaScript specialist stumbled into a trap of sorts. Shortly after creating a profile he received a message from a recruiter at Google. Just days later, another from Mozilla. Facebook reached out the next month and over the course of the next two years, nearly every big name in tech – attempt to lure him to a new employer. He received 530 messages in all, or one every 40 hours ... the only problem? Pete London didn't exist."
Comment What if he had tried to report it? (Score 1) 515
I'm wondering what would have happened if the supposed "terrorist" had tried to report the planned attach to the FBI. Being that the people he was consorting with were FBI agents how would that have been handled? Also, what if the "terrorist' had practiced some vigilantism as in killed his conspirators because he thought they were actual terrorists .. now he's just killed some FBI agents. I think that would be an interesting case to watch.
The Real 'Stuff White People Like' 286
Here's an interesting and funny look at 526,000 OkCupid users, divided into groups by race and gender and all the the things each groups says it likes or is interested in. While it is far from being definitive, the groupings give a glimpse of what makes each culture unique. According to the results, white men like nothing better than Tom Clancy, Van Halen, and golfing.
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