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Trump-appointed NASA head just declared Pluto a planet again

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by on August 27, 2019 at 11:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, distract, Opinion, Space


NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine – a politician who’s probably seen one or two episodes of “Cosmos” – has officially declared Pluto a planet again. His reasoning: that’s the way he learned it in high school. My favorite soundbyte of the day that probably won’t make it to TV. It came from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. As a Pluto Supporter, I really appreciated this. #9wx #PlutoLoversRejoice @JimBridenstine pic.twitter.com/NdfQWW5PSZ — Cory Reppenhagen (@CReppWx) August 23, 2019 Bridenstine’s not just the head of NASA, mind you, he’s also a good friend of President Donald Trump’s. That friendship represents his only qualification for the…

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Nissan developed a golf ball that can’t miss the hole (and I want it)

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by on August 27, 2019 at 11:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Nissan has developed a golf ball that could turn anyone into Tiger Woods. The ball, shown today in a promotional video, allows anyone to sink jaw-dropping putts with little more than the ability to strike the ball. Nissan, if you were wondering, isn’t getting into the sporting goods business. The ball is a proof of concept for its upgraded driver assistance technology, called ProPilot, that makes its debut in the Nissan Skyline next month — but only in Japan. In the video, a toddler steps onto the green, takes a quick glance at the cup, and then sinks a putt…

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Nissan developed a golf ball that can’t miss the hole (and I want it)

Aug27
by on August 27, 2019 at 11:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Nissan has developed a golf ball that could turn anyone into Tiger Woods. The ball, shown today in a promotional video, allows anyone to sink jaw-dropping putts with little more than the ability to strike the ball. Nissan, if you were wondering, isn’t getting into the sporting goods business. The ball is a proof of concept for its upgraded driver assistance technology, called ProPilot, that makes its debut in the Nissan Skyline next month — but only in Japan. In the video, a toddler steps onto the green, takes a quick glance at the cup, and then sinks a putt…

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Women in gaming open up on Twitter about sexual assault in the industry

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by on August 27, 2019 at 10:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Ever since the MeToo movement started, more and more women from across various professions and walks of life have come forward with their own stories of sexual assault and harassment. Now it appears it might just be the video game industry’s turn in the spotlight. The floodgates opened when indie developer Nathalie Lawhead posted on her blog outing her alleged rapist — video game composer Jeremy Soule — and describing how her professional relationships were damaged after meeting him. While it’s a fairly lengthy read, I encourage everyone to read her post detailing how her livelihood suffered in the wake…

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Developer who started a church to worship AI indicted for stealing AI

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by on August 27, 2019 at 9:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Google, Insights


Anthony Levandowski, a former employee at Google sister company Waymo, today was charged with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets after he allegedly stole more than 14,000 sensitive documents that eventually ended up in Uber‘s clutches. You might recognize the case from a year-long civil battle over the same theft that resulted in Waymo being awarded nearly a quarter-billion dollars worth of Uber stocks (Google’s lawyers must be amazing!). And, of course, you might recognize Levandowski as the AI engineer who started a church, The Way of The Future, that worships AI. Yep. That guy. His big…

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