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MIT Charm School Teaches Social Skills, Street Smarts: Not Sure if This is the Hardest or Easiest Course for MIT Students
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MIT is famous for attracting and nurturing some of the brightest minds in the world. But you know what they say, nobody’s perfect. You may be able to code a social network, but find it hard to talk to people in real life. But whether the nerd stereotype holds true… |
March 9th, 2012
iPad Used as Passport to Cross US Border
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While the TSA and INS aren’t supposed to let you into the US without a real passport, that didn’t stop a Canadian man from using his iPad as a substitute for his passport, which he had forgotten at home. Border crossings require passports these days, but thanks to a bit… |
January 4th, 2012
Robot Programmed to Pick Up Poop: It’s Sh*t Like This That Will Bring Skynet on Our Asses
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The nerds at the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Laboratory seem to be fond of acronyms. As you may have guessed, GRASP itself is an acronym for General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception. These are the guys that doomed all of humanity by programming a robot to pick up poop, and… |
October 18th, 2011
Condor PS3 Supercomputer Goes Online for Air Force: Shall We Play a Game?
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There’s a reason why video game consoles like the Sony PS3 are restricted to some countries. It’s because if you have enough of them, you can build your own supercomputer. The Condor Project is a supercomputer made out of 1,716 PS3 networked together for the US Air Force. I wonder… |
March 26th, 2011
Researchers Developing Software That Matches Mug Shots with Police Sketches, Can’t Help Witnesses with Bad Memory
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A group of Michigan State University researchers led by Computer Science and Engineering professor Anil Jain and doctoral student Brendan Klare are working on a program that can match mug shots of known criminals to police sketches. Since sketches are not always reliable, instead of striving to match images pixel-by-pixel,… |
March 14th, 2011
Nooka Zub Zayu: the Truly Ambidextrous Watch
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Stylish watches aren’t just made in Japan. That’s what Nooka has proven time and time again. Their latest watch is called the Zub Zayu and I have to say that it looks pretty unique. This new watch features the largest LCD display in Nooka’s Zub collection. Even if this watch… |
November 3rd, 2010
California Police on the Lookout for Nonexistent Pedobear
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If you frequent the Internet, you must have encountered at least one image photobombed by the Pedobear. Actually photobombed isn’t the right word. His presence in pictures is more of a warning sign, because the original usage of Pedobear was to mock and call out pedophiles on 4chan, an imageboard… |
September 15th, 2010
Electricity-Grabbing Hook: Bender Would Want One
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Developed by Air Force engineers in Ohio, the RAPS (Remote Auxiliary Power System) was designed to provide electricity to field operatives by taking power directly from power lines. The hook has a sharp blade that can pierce the insulation of power lines. The exposed wire will then make contact with… |
July 1st, 2010
LEGO Reenactment of the Usa Vs England World Cup Match
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The world is presently going bonkers over the World Cup, which happens every four years. The US did really well in a recent match, which was promptly reenacted with LEGOs to commemorate the momentous occasion. I don’t know what’s more amazing, this little stop-motion reenactment or the fact that the… |
June 26th, 2010
The Most Awesome Claw Machine in the World
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Because everything is big in Texas: This machine must be surrounded by hopeful gamers every single day.… |
June 2nd, 2010
