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Move Over, Drones – Here Come Disposable Satellites -… [feedly]

 
 

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Move Over, Drones – Here Come Disposable Satellites – Forbes

While most of the country has been focused on the growing number of drones in this country – both military and civilian – Raytheon has already moved on to the next generation of surveillance. Last month, the company announced that it is developing tiny, near-disposable satellites for use in getting battlefield surveillance quickly.

The satellites, dubbed ‘SeeMe’ would be launched from a jet into orbit, and within a few minutes would be able to provide soldiers on the ground with a zoomed-in, birds-eye view of the battlefield. Those image would be transmitted to current communications devices, and the company is working to develop a way to transmit them to smartphones, as well.

“We’re putting near-real time data where the warfighter needs it – directly into their hands – and providing them with vital, tactical intelligence they can control,” said Raytheon’s Tom Bussing in a press release.

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“Detectives spend hours, day and night, monitoring the Facebook pages and Twitter accounts of teenagers in the program, known as the Juvenile Robbery Intervention Program, or J-RIP, and of their criminal associates. To do so, detectives create a dummy Facebook page — perhaps employing a fake profile of an attractive teenage girl — and send out “friend requests” as bait to get beyond the social network’s privacy settings.”

For Troubled Teenagers in New York City, a New Tack – Forced Outreach – NYTimes.com

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In what is sure to be only the beginning of human vs. robot confrontations, a surveillance robot belonging to the police was recently shot after a six-hour standoff with a 62-year-old heavily inebriated man.

As reported by the Ohio-based Chillicothe Gazette, officers in the town of Waverly responded to a complaint that shots were fired inside a bedroom in a home and that the homeowner had more guns and was threatening others. Police knocked on the door, called on the phone, and even brought in a trained negotiator, but the man refused to speak to anyone for several hours. So the officers contacted the Pike County Sheriff’s Department and the Highway Patrol’s Strategic Response Team for assistance.

What officers got was two search robots.

First, a camera-equipped robot entered the home to locate the man and the guns. A second larger bot was then sent in, but when the owner spotted it, he opened fire with a small caliber pistol damaging it. Shortly afterward, police finally entered the home and used an electronic stun device to subdue him. After being issued a search warrant, authorities found a number of firearms within the residence, including two AK47 rifles and a 75-round ammunition drum, which is illegal in Ohio.

Ohio Man Charged With Shooting Robot | Singularity Hub)

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Remarkable face-painting from NZ’s Daizy Design [feedly]

 
 

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Remarkable face-painting from NZ’s Daizy Design


Wellington, NZ’s Daizy Design is a face-painting studio that does astounding work, as the images here can attest. They also paint pregnant bellies, do custom work for photo shoots, and so on. The rates look pretty reasonable, considering the standard of work on display.

Gallery – Daizy Design (via Geeks Are Sexy)

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Chicago Lights: Flash Street Photography by Satoki Nagata

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Chicago Lights: Flash Street Photography by Satoki Nagata

Chicago Lights: Flash Street Photography by Satoki Nagata snow light Chicago black and white

Chicago Lights: Flash Street Photography by Satoki Nagata snow light Chicago black and white

Chicago Lights: Flash Street Photography by Satoki Nagata snow light Chicago black and white

Chicago Lights: Flash Street Photography by Satoki Nagata snow light Chicago black and white

Chicago Lights: Flash Street Photography by Satoki Nagata snow light Chicago black and white

Chicago Lights: Flash Street Photography by Satoki Nagata snow light Chicago black and white

This winter Chicago-based photographer Satoki Nagata produced a series of abstract, black and white street portraits of people caught in the frigid elements. Nagata says that he lights his figures from behind with a flash using a slow shutter speed and doesn’t rely on double exposures or glass reflections as it may appear. The results are some pretty striking photographs of people that look nearly transparent yet appear to be almost perfectly surrounded by a crisp halo of light. Nagata’s primary work centers around documentary photography which is also well worth a look.

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Personality trait and predictive Likes, according to the study High IQ The Godfather Lord of the…

 
 

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Personality trait and predictive Likes, according to the study High IQ The Godfather Lord of the…

Personality trait and predictive Likes, according to the study

High IQ

The Godfather

Lord of the Rings

The Daily Show

Low IQ

Harley Davidson

I Love Being A Mom

Tyler Perry

Emotional stability – neurotic

Emo

Dot Dot Curve

So So Happy

Emotional stability – calm and relaxed

Business administration

Climbing

Getting Money

Homosexual males

Wicked the Musical

No H8 Campaign

Human Rights Campaign

Homosexual Females

Not Being Pregnant

The L Word

Sometimes I Just Lay In Bed and Think About Life

Parents separated at 21

I’m Sorry I Love You

Never Apologize For What You Feel

It’s Like Saying Sorry For Being Real

When Ur Single, All U See Is Happy Couples N Wen Ur In A Relationship All U See Is Happy Singles

Parents did not separate at 21

Apples To Apples: The Helen Keller Card

Gene Wilder

Making Dirty Innuendos Out Of Perfectly Innocent Things

“Facebook users are unwittingly revealing intimate secrets – including their sexual orientation, drug use and political beliefs – using only public “like” updates, according to a study of online privacy. The research into 58,000 Facebook users in the US found that sensitive personal characteristics about people can be accurately inferred from information in the public domain.”

Facebook users unwittingly revealing intimate secrets, study finds | Technology | The Guardian via Jo M.

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“We were trying to adapt something that worked in the West to India,” Rahul says, describing his efforts with Onze Technologies. But transplanting mapping software to Indian cities is not a simple feat. “It doesn’t quite work out,” he says.  

For one, the landscape is entirely different. Very few urban pockets are laid out in a grid. They’re filled with winding, narrow roads prone to sudden turns and stops. Addresses are often out of order or sight. Streets pop up, change names and add new commercial inhabitants all the time.

Another obstacle is cultural. “People are not used to maps,” Rahul explains. Giving directions in India is an idiomatic art, well-rehearsed and rarely done following formal strictures. He goes on: “I can guarantee you nobody will say, ‘head south.'” Rather than cardinal directions, people will navigate the lost using a series of routes and familiar landmarks.

For a newcomer, the directions (“straight, straight, left”) can be fruitless. And, I soon discovered, they can be just as ineffective for people who share a mother tongue.

Why It’s Nearly Impossible to Make GPS Work for India – Mark Bergen – The Atlantic Cities)

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bookriot: This subway library has posters of books and…

[Not, you know, an actual *library, but still cool. -egg] – –
 
 

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bookriot: This subway library has posters of books and…

bookriot:

This subway library has posters of books and scannable barcodes—zap ’em with your phone to get a 10-page preview while you ride!

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Killing Field, Mosaic Shotgun Shell Portrait Made of Tiny…

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Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” 53″wide x 38″tall x 2″deep, 12,500 hand cast animal pieces


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail


Kevin Champeny “Killing Field” Detail

Killing Field, Mosaic Shotgun Shell Portrait Made of Tiny Animal Objects

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A Hovering Magnetic Cloud and Other Kinetic Sculptures by Laurent Debraux

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A Hovering Magnetic Cloud and Other Kinetic Sculptures by Laurent Debraux sculpture magnets kinetic sculpture

A Hovering Magnetic Cloud and Other Kinetic Sculptures by Laurent Debraux sculpture magnets kinetic sculpture

A Hovering Magnetic Cloud and Other Kinetic Sculptures by Laurent Debraux sculpture magnets kinetic sculpture

I’m really enjoying these kinetic sculptures by artist Laurent Debraux who works primarily with magnets, metallic objects and ferrofluid. The artist was just exhibiting at the Kinetica Art Fair in London and if you missed it head over to YouTube channel where you can catch over 30 videos of his work.

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