Links for 03-09-2006
Rating dumb concept-weapons, ‘unusual behaviour’ algorithms…
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“…I’m just saying that it would be great if there were some way to guess ahead of time which ideas are really bad, and which are just a little silly.” An amusing but to-the-point piece at Defense Tech.
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2 – I, Sir, Disagree“Every year the Hugo gives me something to shake my fist about. But rarely is it this systematic.” Will Gillis at Human Iterations speaks his mind.
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“[Australian] scientists are developing advanced surveillance technologies including software algorithms to track “inappropriate behavior” in public places.” What a great idea; after all, facial recognition works really well, doesn’t it?
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“NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has snapped its first high-resolution photo, an image of distant stars that shows the probe’s high-resolution camera works.” Exciting news, but a boring photo.
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