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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: 18-September 06 Member No.: 9,412  |
just some new tech news for anyone interested.
fist: http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns...line-news_rss20 second: http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns...line-news_rss20 third: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/...61128121916.htm fourth: http://www.glumbert.com/media/tonguetwister ok, the last one doesn't count, but it is still something everyone should witness for themselves... |
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Nov 29 2006, 06:45 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,526 Joined: 9-April 06 From: McGuire AFB, NJ Member No.: 8,445 |
O_o >.< -_- X_x
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Nov 29 2006, 03:38 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
zomg my balls hurt
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Nov 29 2006, 04:03 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...First uhh....no. All a terrorist group will need is a really good a hacker. No need to smuggle contraband (or snakes) on a plane. Remember the scene from Airplane II where the kid sits down at the shuttle control console? And god help us if Microsquish gets the contract for the software. I can see it now "Illegal operation - Please restart system" (while the plane is at 12,000m).
...Second Finally, I can get that clunky old keyboard and mouse off my desk. Now all I need is the holo display so I can dump the monitor. ...Third The only thing is, will my HMO cover it? ...Fourth uhhh...could you say that slower please and enunciate? |
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Nov 29 2006, 05:29 PM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
Well its primarily aimed at mil. tech, so I wouldn't be worried about my 727 getting hacked. However the upsides of being able to have a handful of UAVs flying along with your ground attack fighter are legion. Coordinated strikes, greatly increased payload, better fuel economy, lower mortality rates among others that Im sure I cant think of.
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Nov 29 2006, 08:23 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 834 Joined: 30-June 03 Member No.: 4,832 |
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Nov 29 2006, 08:55 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
That joke was done to death when the Navy decided that its new ships were going to run Windows. |
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Nov 29 2006, 09:22 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...now your talking The M2i takes care of both the monitor and the mouse. Now all I have to do is win tonight's Megabucks drawing.... |
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Nov 29 2006, 11:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 21-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 7,988 |
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/8193/
A virtual keyboard has been on sale at ThinkGeek for a good while now. Probably doesn't work with sonar like number 2, but I think it probably emulates the function just fine. |
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Nov 30 2006, 01:52 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...actually seen this before, pretty neat and compact.
Would be cool for use at gaming sessions. Just have the VK and a wireless flat screen at the table while your notebook is tucked safely away in a far corner of the room. Had a wine spill kill my previous notebook (a good Merlot too) during our last session. Fortunately it was an old pIII I picked up used. The HD is still OK (currently running in an old desktop for now) so not a big hit in the cresdstick and no important files were lost. |
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Dec 4 2006, 02:13 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
Maybe it's old hat here but on "Mailcall" the other day they showed an army toy that is, well, a combat drone.
Called a SWORDS (Special Weapons Or Recon Development Systems) some bright boy in Iraq took one of the bomb defusing drones and after removing the bomb stuff were able to rig it with weapons. It basically has one firm point that can handle a .50 barret, M240, M-60 or 40mm grenade launcher. They only showed the M-60 being used and pointedly said they were not showing the camera crew the targeting system. It was controlled by a brief case kit. It had a range of 500 yards in Urban settings and 1000 yards in country. |
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Dec 4 2006, 03:52 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...hmmm, rig up a bunch of these, put the operators in a secure location & maybe this whole thing might end sooner.
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Dec 12 2006, 01:00 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 2-December 06 Member No.: 10,142 |
Can't combat guerillas effectively with drones I'm afraid, unless you already know where they are at.
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Dec 12 2006, 07:09 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 9-October 04 Member No.: 6,740 |
I think i will stick with my keyboard. Imagine how hard it would be if you couldnt feel the keys as you typed. I would be making mistakes left and right, heh. plus i would have to slow down and look at what i am typing.
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Dec 13 2006, 12:35 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 1-December 06 Member No.: 10,116 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc
There's another semi shadowrun tech type thing right there. It's pretty neat. Basically take that, add AR and remove the actual objects (or heck, even not). |
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Dec 13 2006, 02:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 3-May 06 From: On the Run Member No.: 8,521 |
Now that is frickin cool. Ty for the link. |
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Dec 13 2006, 03:53 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...no diff to me. Have used touch "keypads" before, this just eliminates the physical device. Besides, that is what spell checkers are for. |
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Dec 13 2006, 03:54 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...agreed. |
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Dec 13 2006, 04:02 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
dp,ryo,rd yjsy epm'y nr rmpihj/ !K |
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Dec 13 2006, 08:13 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
XieexruibL epm;y LO |
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Dec 13 2006, 09:47 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...XieewxruibL Xieewxruib.
[you forgot the "e"] |
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Dec 13 2006, 09:47 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...[Bloody Double Post Error!]
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Dec 13 2006, 11:16 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
You know, KK .. it isn't really a problem until you start answering yourself.
edit: And now you go and spoil my joke! :P |
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Dec 13 2006, 11:18 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...be glad I'm not your GM... :vegm: edit: had to stop the derailment it became catastrophic and many lives and millions of :nuyen: were lost... |
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