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Kessler Syndrome Scheduled
Elon Musk and his aerospace company have requested to build a network that's 100 times the number of satellites that are currently in orbit. On Friday, SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a million satellites meant to create an "orbital data center."
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled the CORLEO, a hydrogen-powered robot horse concept, at the Osaka Kai Expo on April 5, 2025. This ambitious creation is designed to mimic the agility and movement of a real horse, offering a glimpse into the future of robotics. Although currently existing only as a CGI concept, the CORLEO has captured global attention by showcasing how robotics could redefine mobility and navigate challenging terrains with precision.
If Kawasaki brings this to fruition, it will be a game changer that would rise to the hype of the Segway.Link to Original Source
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There are occasional articles that tell about some AI professional leaving their employer due to AI safety concerns not being addressed sufficiently. The board shakeup at OpenAI seemed to be mostly about this subject. When people with impressive credentials state that AI is a threat and it's when not if that singularity is coming, it tends to make you think and question. That's healthy of course. What's not healthy is to dismiss out of hand what such respected leaders in the field say is possible.
A recent AI conference in Italy, ADAIS, a group of leaders in the field of AI says AI escape is (relatively) near. The word imminent was even used. Maybe this should be a significant factor in the upcoming election. ( I have no idea where the candidates stand on the issue at this moment but I will be researching it soon.)
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Over 2K pagers were modified to explode upon receiving a special message. The low tech attack looks to be pretty indiscriminate.
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Jack Wallen at ZD Net says establishing an "official" version of Linux may (or may not) help Linux on the desktop increase the number of users, mostly as someplace to point new users. It makes sense to me. What does Slashdot think and what would be the challenges, -other than- acceptance of a particular flavor?
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The world has been trying to master this limitless clean energy source since the 1930s. We’re now closer than ever
Atomic experts rarely like to estimate when fusion energy may be widely available, often joking that, no matter when you ask, it’s always 30 years away.
But for the first time in history, that may actually be true.
This article on CNN has some nice photography. It really makes it hit home on the incredible amount of design and planning work that is required.
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As part of its Artemis program to return humans to the Moon this decade, NASA has a minimum requirement that its "human landing system" must be able to deliver 865 kg to the lunar surface. This is based on the mass of two crew members and their equipment needed for a short stay.
However, in selecting SpaceX's Starship vehicle to serve as its human lander, NASA has chosen a system with a lot more capability. Starship will, in fact, be able to deliver 100 metric tons to the surface of the Moon—more than 100 times NASA's baseline goal.
"Starship can land 100 tons on the lunar surface," said Aarti Matthews, Starship Human Landing System program manager for SpaceX. "And it’s really hard to think about what that means in a tangible way. One hundred tons is four fire trucks. It’s 100 Moon rovers. My favorite way to explain this to my kids is that it's the weight of more than 11 elephants."
The engineer says NASA is not thinking big enough. I think it's pretty obvious what the payload should be, a nuclear powered boring machine. With flame thrower weapons just in case!
Leave a comment for my resume. Maybe I'll call.
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MIT researchers have found a way to give synthetic hydro gels human muscle characteristics. Human muscles are strong, soft, full of water and resistant to fatigue. By taking the hyrdogels "to the gym" the gels causes nanofibers to align. The gym workout basically consisted of repeatedly stretching the material while in a water bath. The research may lead to new materials that can be used for heart valves, cartilage replacement and spinal disks. And for soft robots.
I don't understand why we seem to be driven to creating "soft" robots. It seems almost all advances in biomaterials, the announcement includes a reference to "soft" robots like the desire to do so is always there in the background.
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In season 1, episode 23 of Star Trek, the Enterprise visits two worlds that are at continuous war. The war is ran via computers and people that are victims in a "hit", report to a facility to be terminated. Kirk tells the worlds leaders that there can be no peace if there is no cost to the war. We avoid war because of it's cost and ugliness. Remove that and you remove the reason to stop.
It looks like we need the Captain to intervene here on planet earth. We seem hellbent on automating our militaries. Boeing is developing an autonomous fighter jet.
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Google's DeepMind can predict wind patterns one day in advance. According to Engadget , this makes the energy generated by it's wind turbines more valuable (by 20%).
Is this a blow to Big Blue who purchased The Weather Channel's Weather,com to showcase Watson or is it news just because it's Google?
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One by one, thresholds are being crossed where the collection and storage of personal data is accepted as routine. Being recorded by cameras at business locations, in public transportation, in schools, churches, and every other place imaginable. Recent headlines include Singapore Airlines having cameras built into the seat back of personal entertainment systems and Arizona considering a bill to force some public workers to give up DNA samples (and even pay for it), It seems to be a daily occurrence where we have crossed another line in how far we will go to accept massive surveillance as normal.
Do we even have a line the sand that we would defend? Do we even see anything wrong with it?
Absolute power corrupts absolutely and we continue to give knowledge of our personal lives (power) to others. If we continue down the same path, I suppose we deserve what we get? I want to shout "Stop the train, I want off!" but I fear my plea would be ignored.
So who out there is more optimistic than I and can recommend some reading that will give me hope?
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Now that BP has bought Google and Yahoo key words "oil spill", can we get the message across by searching for "Eat Shit BP" "oil spill" ?
