The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth January 10, 2007
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BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system.
Now with that noise and all I’d run like mad if anything like this ever aproached me! And if this is “The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth” as they so proudly claim, well it definately tells something about our stature as “creator-like” entities. Just take a look at all the rest quadruped beings that already walk this planet, they all seem way more advanced than this to me!
What if… this is real? October 23, 2006
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This video features a newly developed robotic cop patrolling the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa. Well, not really. Not yet anyway… This is actually a spec corporate video created by Neill Blomkamp of The Embassy Digital Effects Inc. for a fictional company named “Tetra Vaal” – dream or nightmare coming true? Watch and read on…
So it’s computer genarated (and great job of it too), but for the split second (or more) that you thought that could be true, what feelings went through you? …. creepy, unsettling, and amazing.
If you wish to follow the controversy here are some links of more or less different points of view :
http://analogik.com/mm_rev_tetra.asp
http://acnetwork.co.uk/docs/tech.htm
http://lemonodor.com/archives/000484.html
the fate of net neutrality laws… October 22, 2006
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… and the people that rule on them. Funny or scary? somehow probably both, watch it and decide.
What if the legislator who will likely determine the fate of net neutrality laws over the next 20 years actually does not know anything about the internet? Scary enough, it’s actually true.
Meet Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska.
Jon Stewart, host on the “Daily Show”, exposed the Alaska Senator for his lack of understanding about the vehicle of information that any six-year-old could tell you about.
Parts of the above text were taken from http://www.thebluestate.com
Trusted Computing – Sounds great…. is it? October 22, 2006
Posted by goss in Apprehensive, Creative, HAND-PICKED VIDEOS FROM THE WEB.add a comment
A great animation not only artistically but also for the cause it supports and thoughts it trigers. Created by Benjamen Stefan and Lutz Vogel (website). Watch , think and react.
Why so many people and small to medium companies see one of the biggest dangers of this century in TCPA/TCG? Learn more.
