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GI Bill 2.0

August 3, 2009 – 9:04 pm

Remember when we told you that your yellow ribbon bumper magnets were worthless? Well, President Obama has officially unveiled a Yellow Ribbon that’s actually worth something — it’s not a magnet, though:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama celebrated the beginning of implementation of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. This bill, through its Yellow Ribbon Programs [...]

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Killer Robots With A Conscience

May 19, 2009 – 11:15 am

In what can only turn out to be another step toward future enslavement at the hands of Intel-powered overlords, here’s this:

Ronald Arkin, a professor of computer science at Georgia Tech, is in the first stages of developing an “ethical governor,” a package of software and hardware that tells robots when and what to fire. His [...]

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