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| Notice: GeekPress is back up and running, thanks to Paul! It's still a not-so-serious tech news blog, but the format is significantly looser. Diana, having given up programming for philosophy, has her own philosophical blog NoodleFood. More of her work can be found at DianaHsieh.com. |
| Computerized lifeguard |
| 2:11:16 am mst / 22 March 2001 found by paul / filed in inventions / source New Scientist 24 hits / 0 comments / 0 e-mails |
| British researchers have developed a sophisticated artificial intelligence system that monitors the trajectories of all the swimmers in a pool and notifies the human lifeguard if it detects a motion pattern consistent with someone in danger of imminent drowning. |
| Yeah, but does the computer look any good in a bikini? |
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| I have no QWERTY and I must scream |
| 4:16:23 am mst / 22 March 2001 found by paul / filed in hardware / source kuro5hin 143 hits / 0 comments / 0 e-mails |
| Great story on kuro5hin: "About two weeks ago, I underwent a savage self-inflicted change that crippled my computing capabilities. Did I gouge my eyes out? Did I re-install Windows? No; I rearranged my keyboard to the Dvorak layout." |
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| Profile of "inside attackers" |
| 10:09:39 am mst / 22 March 2001 found by paul / filed in security / source Computerworld 17 hits / 0 comments / 0 e-mails |
| Psychologists have worked out a profile of the representative employee insider who decides to attack his or her employers' computer systems. As one would expect, inside attacks are far more difficult to detect and prevent than the more-publicized outside attacks. (Link via Security News Network.) |
| Unfortunately, the description fits too many people that I know... |
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| Robot counselors? |
| 12:42:38 pm mst / 22 March 2001 found by paul / filed in robotics / source The Times 0 hits / 0 comments / 0 e-mails |
| The NEC company claims that its PaReRo (Partner-type Personal Robot) can "smooth things out when families are no longer on speaking terms". |
| I remain skeptical. Given the annoyingly cute appearance of the robots, I expect their primary function during a domestic dispute will be as objects to be thrown against the walls... |
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| Mir Hits Taco Bell, Kills Four |
| 3:03:22 pm mst / 22 March 2001 found by paul / filed in humor / source BBspot 0 hits / 0 comments / 0 e-mails |
| From the (parody) article: "In a stunning display of irony last Friday, the Mir Space Station came crashing down upon an Australian Taco Bell killing four people and putting 19 people out of work." |
| Very funny "article"! |
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