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Languages Racing to Extinction in 5 Global "Hotspots"
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/09/070918-languages-extinct.html, posted 2008 by peter in language news science
The research has revealed five hotspots where languages are vanishing most rapidly: eastern Siberia, northern Australia, central South America, Oklahoma, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
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Japanese robots enter daily life
www.usatoday.com/tech/news/robotics/2008-03-01-robots_N.htm, posted 2008 by peter in ai japan msm news robotics science
While robots are a long way from matching human emotional complexity, the country is perhaps the closest to a future — once the stuff of science fiction — where humans and intelligent robots routinely live side by side and interact socially.
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Doktorand i Medieteknik inom sociala medier
www.stepstone.se/offers/offer_detail.cfm?channel=stepstone, posted 2008 by peter in collaboration inswedish science social
Skolan för Datavetenskap och kommunikation söker en doktorand i Medieteknik inom området sociala medier.
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Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys
citp.princeton.edu/memory/, posted 2008 by peter in privacy science security storage
Contrary to popular assumption, DRAMs used in most modern computers retain their contents for seconds to minutes after power is lost, even at operating temperatures and even if removed from a motherboard.
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FireWire Memory Dump of a Windows XP Computer: A Forensic Approach
www.friendsglobal.com/papers/FireWire%20Memory%20Dump%20of%20Windows%20XP.pdf, posted 2008 by peter in privacy science security storage
A firewire device can read (and write) to a computer’s main memory by accessing a system’s DMA controller, while the operating system, be it Windows, Mac OS, Linux, a Multiple Independent Levels of Security kernel, etc., is oblivious to the event.
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Make3D: Convert your image into a 3D model
make3d.stanford.edu/, posted 2008 by peter in 3d ai graphics science
Make3D converts your single picture into a 3-D model. It takes a two-dimensional image and creates a three-dimensional "fly around" model, giving the viewers access to the scene's depth and a range of points of view.
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The Tiger Woods Effect
www.slate.com/id/2182671, posted 2008 by peter in business inspiration science statistics
Strong competitors are generally thought to bring out the best in everyone, but what if the competition is so strong it makes the top prize feel out of reach? Can strong competition actually undermine a reward structure? A new study by Jennifer Brown of B
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Open Mind Commons
commons.media.mit.edu:3000/, posted 2008 by peter in ai collaboration science
This is Open Mind Commons, a site where you can help an artificial intelligence learn about the world we live in.
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Arrow's impossibility theorem
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow's_Theorem, posted 2008 by peter in politics science
In social choice theory, Arrow’s impossibility theorem, or Arrow’s paradox, demonstrates that no voting system can convert the ranked preferences of individuals into a community-wide ranking while also meeting a certain set of reasonable criteria with
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Color Blindness
critiquewall.com/2007/12/10/blindness?printable, posted 2007 by peter in color design science usability
According to Wikipedia there are an estimated 10.5 million American men who are red green color blind. I am one of them. I discovered this many years ago and rarely think about it as to me it is normal. However, I have discovered that those around me are endlessly fascinated with it—especially designers. So, to you I provide this public service message on color blindness.
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