A self-guiding bullet that can steer itself towards its target is being developed for use by the US military.
The bullet uses tiny fins to correct the course of its flight allowing it to hit laser-illuminated targets.
It is designed to be capable of hitting objects at distances of about 2km (1.24 miles). Work on a prototype suggests that accuracy is best at longer ranges.
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Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice - Yahoo! News
While this tickles part of me, it’s not ironclad until it’s in the textbooks.
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The Dutch Supreme Court upheld the theft conviction of a youth who stole another boy’s possessions in the popular online fantasy game, ordering the offender to perform 144 hours of community service.
Only a handful of such cases have been heard in the world, and they have reached varying conclusions about the legal status of “virtual goods” - and whether stealing them is real-world theft.
The suspect’s lawyer had argued the amulet and mask “were neither tangible nor material and, unlike for example electricity, had no economic value.”
But the Netherlands’ highest court said the virtual objects had an intrinsic value to the 13-year-old gamer because of “the time and energy he invested” in winning them while playing the game.
The court did not release the offender’s name, only his year of birth - 1992. It said he and another youth beat and kicked the boy and threatened him with a knife until he logged into RuneScape and dropped the objects in 2007.
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Source: worsethandetroit“From establishing cyberwar limitation treaties to banning the ‘first use’ of cyberweapons, experts offer ways to head off a future major conflict in cyberspace.”
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The Tree, Before and After by Papy and Milouz
The TSF Crew painted this gorgeous mural last October in France, but like all good things in life, it had to be destroyed to make room for something else. Check out a time-lapse video of the guys chopping the tree down the street art way:
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Cenotes, Chichén-Itzá, Mexico Photograph by Jack Paulus, My Shot (via National Geographic Photo of the Day)
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“It’s a strange world.” “Let’s keep it that way.” Planetary, Artist John Cassaday.
I’m pretty sure I’ve posted this last year but this time it’s a wide shot. Also, I fucking love this exchange.
It’s a strange world, lets keep it that way.
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