Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
Arm Added to Big Dog Robot
March 1st, 2013ð¯ Via: YouTube / Boston Dynamics:
PBS NOVA Rise of the Drones
February 24th, 2013Via: PBS: Related: Drone ‘Nightmare Scenario’ Now Has A Name: ARGUS
The Drones Come Home
February 20th, 2013Via: National Geographic: What Jay Stanley of the ACLU calls his ânightmare scenarioâ begins with drones supporting âmostly unobjectionableâ police raids and chases. Soon, however, networks of linked drones and computers âgain the ability to automatically track multiple vehicles and bodies as they move around a city,â much as the cell phone network hands calls […]
The First Bionic Hand that Can Feel
February 18th, 2013Via: Independent: The first bionic hand that allows an amputee to feel what they are touching will be transplanted later this year in a pioneering operation that could introduce a new generation of artificial limbs with sensory perception. The patient is an unnamed man in his 20s living in Rome who lost the lower part […]
Drones Are Taking to the Skies in the U.S.
February 18th, 2013Via: Los Angeles Times: While a national debate has erupted over the Obama administration’s lethal drone strikes overseas, federal authorities have stepped up efforts to license surveillance drones for law enforcement and other uses in U.S. airspace, spurring growing concern about violations of privacy. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it had issued 1,428 permits […]
Germany: ‘Game’ to Destroy CCTV Cameras
February 6th, 2013Hide your face but then upload video of your crimes to a website? *chortle* I’d be astonished if this wasn’t a counterintelligence operation. As I was reading the piece, I was wondering if there were any upcoming protests in Berlin, because this activity would be a good way to come up with a list of […]
‘Between 60 and 80 percent of people’s time on the Internet at work has nothing to do with work.’
February 6th, 2013Not for long: Year after year, the software that runs computers and an array of other machines and devices becomes more sophisticated and powerful and capable of doing more efficiently tasks that humans have always done. Via: Kansas State University: Businesses must deal with weary-eyed office workers who are sitting behind computer screens and watching […]
City in Virginia Becomes First to Pass Anti-Drone Legislation
February 6th, 2013Via: U.S. News: Charlottesville, Va., has become the first city in the United States to formally pass an anti-drone resolution. The resolution, passed Monday, “calls on the United States Congress and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia to adopt legislation prohibiting information obtained from the domestic use of drones from being introduced into […]
White House Memo on Assassinating Americans
February 6th, 2013Via: NBC: Legal experts expressed grave reservations Tuesday about an Obama administration memo concluding that the United States can order the killing of American citizens believed to be affiliated with al-Qaida â with one saying the White House was acting as âjudge, jury and executioner.â The experts said that the memo, first obtained by NBC […]
British Army Uses Tiny Drones in Afghanistan; Just 10cm Long and Weighing 16 Grams
February 4th, 2013Via: Sky: British troops are using a nano drone just 10cm long and weighing 16 grams on the front line in Afghanistan to provide vital information on the ground. They are the first to use the state-of-the-art handheld tiny surveillance helicopters, which relay reliable full motion video and still images back to the devices’ handlers […]
