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  • Casual Friday: Pentagon Ran another UFO Program Costing $22-Million in Funding

    Catwell
    Catwell
    (Image credit: Public Domain Pictures) How do we get this kind of job? I’d search for extraterrestials all day! According to a story from the New York Times, government research into unidentified flying objects didn’t end with the cancelati...
    • 22 Dec 2017
  • CDC Gets List of Seven Words Forbidden to Mention in Official Documents, or did they?

    Catwell
    Catwell
    CDC’s Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia. (Image credit: James Gathany via Wikipedia)  Not to be confused with George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” the CDC were supposedly given their own seven-word/phrase list from the ...
    • 22 Dec 2017
  • With the Repeal of Net Neutrality Motherboard and Vice are Building their own Internet

    Catwell
    Catwell
     In a 3-2 vote last week, the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality rules enacted in 2015 to keep big telecoms from capping internet usage, throttling bandwidth and charging more for services such a streaming media. Most tech companies and the pub...
    • 20 Dec 2017
  • France Awards 18 "Make Our Planet Great Again" Grants to Climate Scientists

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Thirteen of those climate scientists are from the US, where budget cuts have stifled projects after the US pulled out of the Paris Global Warming Accords. (Image credit: Joint Chiefs of Staff)  It’s no secret that the Trump administration doesn’...
    • 19 Dec 2017
  • Last chance to save Net Neutrality, here's why and how

    Catwell
    Catwell
     We’re down to the wire now. The repeal of “net neutrality” is imminent, which the FCC will vote on this Thursday (December 14) and is expected to pass. That being said, there’s been a tremendous outcry of those who want to keep net neutrality r...
    • 13 Dec 2017
  • Girl Scouts and Raytheon Launch Program to Encourage Computer Science Careers

    Catwell
    Catwell
    (Source: Girl Scouts) The Girl Scouts (GSUSA) pride themselves on being able to accomplish anything through learning and instruction. Like the Boy Scouts, these young ladies gain merit badges and awards for performing or being proficient in spec...
    • 7 Dec 2017
  • FCC Reveals Final Draft of ‘Restoring Internet Freedom,' Outs Title II Regulations

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The proposal will reclassify internet service as information service, rendering the Title II regulations obsolete. The faces of its demise. (Image credit FCC)  The FCC has released its final draft on the net neutrality issue under the title “Res...
    • 23 Nov 2017
  • Digital Currency will Phase out Traditional Currency and That Could be a Problem

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Digital currency is on the fast track to phase out physical money, which poses several problems that will be costly in the long run. (Image credit Flickr)  One word comes to mind when thinking about digital currency ─ convenience. It’s easy to c...
    • 21 Nov 2017
  • PONF Project : Camera Shutter Preliminary

    balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics
    Shutter Controller for Testing Control Prototype Assembly Software Design Commands The MotorControl Class The Arduino Sketch Previous article Next article www.youtube.com/watch According to the PONF Project design, the digital ...
    • 9 Nov 2017
  • PONF Project: Sony 24Mp Sensor Vs Raspberry PI Compute Module 3

    balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics
    Programming Application Notes Software Sources Videocore IV Data Acquisition How the Camera Sensor Works 24Mp Image Sensor Approach References and Available Documentation Changes and Upgrades Software Driver Sensor Control Software ...
    • 9 Nov 2017
  • Board Meetings go VR with Oculus for Business

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The $900 bundle includes the Rift, a pair of Touch controllers, three sensors and three facial interfaces. (Image credit Oculus) Oculus announced earlier this month that the VR company was releasing a bundle package aimed at businesses in an eff...
    • 6 Nov 2017
  • Model-Based Design has become a state-of-the-art method

    yoSoyTono
    yoSoyTono
    Model-Based Design (MBD) is a mathematical and visual model-centric approach for designing and developing control, signal processing, communications, and other complex dynamic systems. MBD is an engineering paradigm shift that focuses on high-level e...
    • 26 Oct 2017
  • Move over Phoenix University; here comes Woz U

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launches Woz U, an online university dedicated to providing skills needed to work in the tech world. Woz U wants to encourage people to learn the skills they need without worrying about debt. (Photo from Woz U) App...
    • 20 Oct 2017
  • Google prepares you for the automation takeover with Grow with Google

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Grow with Google is a new initiative dedicated to teaching people new skills and preparing them for high tech jobs. Google is here to help you when machines take over your job. (Photo from Google) We’ve been hearing about robots replacing humans...
    • 19 Oct 2017
  • Self-driving technologies can avoid traffic incidents

    yoSoyTono
    yoSoyTono
    The past year was one of the deadliest in American roads: car crashes caused 4.6 million seriously injured people and took nearly 40 thousand lives, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). The "Tri-Level Study of the Causes of Traffic Acciden...
    • 18 Oct 2017
  • Proterra’s electric bus travels 1,102.2 miles on a single charge

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Proterra put its Catalyst E2 Max to the test in Indiana and it passed with flying colors; it completed its route on a single charge. These buses could be on city streets sooner than you think. (Photo from Proterra) Company made a battery the siz...
    • 17 Oct 2017
  • Solar Becomes Most Popular Renewable Energy Alternative around the Globe

    Catwell
    Catwell
    165 gigawatts (GW) of power came online in 2016, and the numbers continue to rise. (Image credit Pexels) I'm not a big fan of wind-energy, So I was looking into recent developments in solar. I like what I am seeing.  According to a recent p...
    • 10 Oct 2017
  • The Senate Approves Bill S. 1885 for Autonomous Vehicle Safety Exemptions

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Nissan Autonomous Drive. (Image credit Norbert Aepli via Wiki Commons)  I asked, is Artificial Intelligence really a threat? Well... The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to pass Bill S. 1885- The American Visi...
    • 6 Oct 2017
  • Is Artificial Intelligence Really a Threat?

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The reality of Artificial Intelligence (AI) today differs wildly from the man-hunting machines we envisioned 20 years ago. What is AI today? And is it really anything to be afraid of?  Some 20 years ago, talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI) c...
    • 5 Oct 2017
  • Tumaker: A Mass-Market Approach to 3D Printing

    jlucas
    jlucas
    One of the first dedicated 3D Printer Manufacturers to establish themselves in Spain, Tumaker has found rapid success on the B2B market. Now,Jon Bengoetxea hopes to help bring 3D printing to the masses, with a new range of consumer-focused devices th...
    • 2 Oct 2017
  • Trump’s STEM initiative - Tech companies show support

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Earlier this week, Donald Trump signed an initiative to put $200 million towards STEM education; tech companies offer donations. Could Trump’s latest initiative be the push STEM programs need in schools? (Photo from: Shuttershock) STEM efforts n...
    • 27 Sep 2017
  • Tesla and AMD working together? Not officially

    Catwell
    Catwell
    CNBC reported the two companies are working together on a chip for an autonomous car. Later reports suggest it’s not happening after all. Is Tesla closer to creating the autonomous car of their dreams? (Photo from Tesla) The latest news from Tes...
    • 25 Sep 2017
  • STEM programs are on the rise in schools. So, why are kids still testing poorly?

    Catwell
    Catwell
    What’s really to blame for kids’ poor test scores? Teachers, tests, or STEM itself? More kids are stressing over standardized tests while other countries succeed. (Photo by Getty Images) Now more than ever kids and teens are gearing towards engi...
    • 22 Sep 2017
  • Putin Predicts Whoever Leads in AI will Rule the World

    Catwell
    Catwell
    (Image credit Maria Joner via Wikipedia)  I’ve been trying to avoid writing any political articles, but some just can’t be ignored. Earlier this month, Russian president Vladimir Putin addressed a group of students, giving them an open les...
    • 21 Sep 2017
  • London pop-up doesn’t ask for money; asks for personal data instead

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Kaspersky Labs and artist Ben Eine teamed to open a pop-up shop where you pay in personal data to raise online privacy awareness. Your money’s no good at this shop. (Photo via Kaspersky Labs) When you sit and think how much personal data is give...
    • 18 Sep 2017
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