You are the sarcastic-spark Or, the heartless fleeting-river Of this saddest century. You travel the world wearing other’s Eyes, sick-posts or delusional-paradigms, To know my thoughts, heart and its revolts.
Day: February 26, 2017
This Discovery Could Give NASA a Good Reason to Boldly Go Where It’s Never Gone Before
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, NASA just announced that its Spitzer Space Telescope has detected a heretofore unheard-of number of seemingly rocky, Earth-size exoplanets circling a star 39 light years from Earth. To date, space telescopes utilizing the “transit technique” have identified nearly 3,500 planets lying in systems outside our own.
3 Stocks That Are Ridiculously Cheap Right Now
With our stock market trading near all-time highs today, it might seem crazy to put new investing dollars to work right now. But for value-oriented investors who know where to look, there are always enticing deals to be found.
The Edge card consolidates all of your credit, debit, and loyalty cards in one
Carrying around a handful of credit and debit cards is majorly annoying. The Edge card consolidates all of those in one.
Nokia has confidence its VR cameras, smartphones, 5G tech will drive growth
Nokia’s back. At the Finnish company’s analyst and press event at Mobile World Congress on Sunday, it announced a road map that places particular emphasis on high-speed wireless, consumer smartphones, and professional-grade virtual reality equipment.
Picture perfection? Qualcomm says we’ll soon have phones with 6K, 8K displays
If you’re a VR enthusiast, you know how frustrating low resolution can be for your experience. But soon, Qualcomm believes, you’ll be experiencing 6K and 8K resolutions on your phone.
Tunisian entrepreneurs get powerful ally in D.C. startup
When President Trump issued the refugee and travel ban last month, Amanullah and his cofounders at Affinis Labs felt a new sense of urgency to scale Minbar. Minbar is a platform aimed at helping entrepreneurs in underserved markets with everything from formulating startup ideas to raising capital.
Intel is officially scared of ryzen10
Anyone who still thinks ryzen is just smoke and mirrors. I suggest looking at the kaby lake/Skylake prices at microcenter right now.
Verizon Droid Turbo 2 Nougat Update Released
Droid Turbo 2 owners on Verizon should clear up some time this weekend because their handset is receiving an update which brings the latest iteration of Google ‘s mobile platform. The Verizon Droid Turbo 2 Nougat update release is finally taking place.
What labor shortage? Robot apple pickers on the way – Sun, 26 Feb 2017 PST
Worry over ag labor shortages could be a thing of the past if two engineering firms hit goals to market robotic fruit-picking machines by 2019. The two competing companies – Abundant Robotics Inc. in California and Israel-based FFRobotics – have plans to manufacture and market commercial robotic harvesters sometime in the next 18 to 24 months, representatives told a global audience of fruit growers here Thursday.
Hands On With Motorola’s New G5 and G5 Plus
With revamped builds, new processors, and better cameras, the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus set a new standard for what constitutes a budget phone. BARCELONA – When we reviewed Motorola’s Moto G4 and G4 Plus phablets, we liked the combination of hardware and price, but we still felt build quality and camera performance left something to be desired.
Closing in on launch: NASA’s gold-mirrored, $8 billion Webb Space Telescope
The world’s most expensive telescope is parked for the moment in Greenbelt, Maryland, shrouded in a protective tent at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. In just two years, this long-delayed, $8 billion, cosmos-penetrating instrument is supposed to be nearly a million miles from Earth.
Goal-oriented robot navigation learning using a multi-scale space representation
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. There has been extensive research in recent years on the multi-scale nature of hippocampal place cells and entorhinal grid cells encoding which led to many speculations on their role in spatial cognition.
What Is Retirement Anyway?
Or is it better considered as Erik Erikson’s 8th stage in which the task is to accept one’s life and affirm it – mistakes, failures, and all – with wisdom. We can look to myths for help with major life passages in sources as varied as Yoda from Star Wars, Iron John from the Brothers Grimm, and Warren Buffett.
MWC 2017: ZTE Showcases 5G and Cloud Network Innovations for Digital Transformation
“The Internet of Everything is becoming a reality as humans, businesses, machines and sensors are being connected by smart heterogeneous networks, running increasingly powerful applications developed on open platforms and ecosystems,” Xu Ming, President of Strategy and Marketing at ZTE, told journalists and analysts at an event in Barcelona, ahead of MWC 2017. “To compete effectively, businesses and organizations need to accelerate digital transformation by deploying virtualized technology infrastructure, and use the power of artificial intelligence to optimize their operations,” Xu said.
Meet the HUAWEI P10, a Stunning Combinat …
To kick off Mobile World Congress 2017, Huawei Consumer Business Group today launched the HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus. The much-anticipated devices are a combination of beautiful hardware and the latest advances in software, showcasing striking colors and finishes and introducing new Leica front and back cameras Additionally, Huawei unveiled its second-edition smartwatch, the HUAWEI WATCH 2 and Porsche Design HUAWEI Smartwatch.
Create Better Packaging Displays Using Virtual Reality
It’s increasingly difficult to defend packaging and store displays that result in underwhelming sales. Technology and access to consumer data are better than ever, ensuring that as consumer shopping continues to grow, sales should as well.
DP Ruto says gov’t will ensure peaceful polls
Deputy President William Ruto has pledged the government will leave nothing to chance in ensuring a peaceful election in the August Poll. The DP who toured Kericho barely 24 hours after NASA held its first official rally in Eldoret, committed to ensure a free, fair and transparent poll.
Chatbots Explored
One of the areas of AI that is already having an impact on a day-to-day basis is that of the chatbot. More and more often often when you ask questions on a shopping or reservation booking site it’s a bot that answers rather than a human.
drf-schema-adapter 0.9.20
Register accepts an optional keyword argument for the from drf_auto_endpoint.router import router from my_app.models import MyModel, OtherModel router.register router.register urlpatterns = [ url ), ] If you’d like to contibute to *DRF-schema-adapter**, you are more than welcome to do so. In order to make contributing to this project a rich experience for everyone, please follow these guide-lines: First, fork the project with your own github account, build your code on your own repository and submit a pull-request once your contribution is ready Before contributing a bug-fix or new feature, create an issue explaining what the problem/need is first.
Cleveland’s ‘Hidden Figures’ of NASA Glenn aim to inspire generations
The film “Hidden Figures,” up for Best Picture tonight at the Oscars , shines a light on the black women who were known as “human computers” at NASA during the genesis of the space program and the height of the space race against Russia. Until the film, many people had no idea about the contributions these women made and the struggles they endured.
No Kids Allowed-Only Kids at Heart as the World’s Largest…
Grownups joined in to take Tai Chi lessons, dance in the silent dino disco, and tested their acrobatic skills in the museum’s newest exhibit, Circus Starring YOU! Museum by Moonlight sold out at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis . On Feb. 25, 2017, from 8 p.m. until the Water Clock struck midnight, American Funds from Capital Group and the world’s largest children’s museum threw a party for kids at heart.
Verizon Launches Exponent Services for Global Carriers
Verizon unveiled Exponent, its new business and technology venture offering a portfolio of software and internet platforms designed to enable carriers around the world to quickly deploy and launch next-generation solutions. Exponent leverages Verizon’s innovation and experience in building its own network to provide the same foundation for other carriers to fuel their digital transformation and expanding their Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things , Media Services and Internet Services Delivery platforms.
NASA takes a look back at Supernova 1987a
Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. The titanic supernova, called Supernova 1987A , blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months following its discovery on February 23rd, 1987.
Common sense on AI
SR: There are three timescales and three versions of this question, and the answers are “Not if I can help it”, “Quite possibly, but hopefully in a good way” and “We would be crazy to be complacent on this issue”. In the near term, autonomous weapons in the hands of unpleasant humans are a real threat, the UN is working towards a treaty banning them, and our council has been active in building support for a treaty within the profession and in the media.
Record-breaking PSLV mission has a downside: Ex-ISRO chief
Bengaluru, Feb 26 – Buried in the flood of congratulatory messages that the Indian Space Research Organisation received after its recent space feat is one discordant note raising some concern. It is from none other than G. Madhavan Nair, the former chairman of the country’s premier space body.
‘Development in Israel of terrorist-killing robots is no state secret’
Cabinet minister without portfolio Ayoub Kara explained late Saturday night that Israel’s development of robots that could identify and exterminate Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is no secret and the fact that such efforts are being made by civilian companies demonstrates that. Kara was commenting on reactions to his remarks at a culture event Saturday morning.
Smart guns in police holsters
Gun violence is one of our nation’s most significant and vexing public health problems. Wherever one stands on the political spectrum of the gun debate, all are saddened and sickened that almost 34,000 Americans die from firearms annually.
An interesting email doing the rounds – Whitehouse vs Google
My first thought was to dfump this as a scam, especiallially considering the sites being mentioned but all the links do go back to whitehouse.gov and .gov sites are tightly controled. Ironically if it was truely sent via the whitehouse then they are trying to ban googles right to put or remove whatever media they want to on their own site and is itself a violation of the USA constitution.
Son of Apollo
Dave Scott, who visited the moon in 1971, thinks the next generation of lunar pilots will have it much easier than he did. He likens his Apollo 15 landing to “the old barnstorming days, when guys used to take these old World War I airplanes and land in a farm field, in the grass, with no lights, and trees all around.”
Barclays apologises for systems crash which took out cards, cash machines and phone banking
Thousands of Barclays customers were left unable to make payments using their bank cards after its digital services experienced “technical difficulties” on Saturday. Cash machines were affected, while people also reported problems using cards in shops.
Wireless Charging Tech in iPhone 8?
Conventional wisdom indicates that Apple will be launching the iPhone 8 later this year, which marks the 10th anniversary of the iconic smartphone, and that the new model will likely feature some form of wireless charging technology. But beyond that, opinions are divided as to what exactly users can expect from the tech giant.
Custom Menu With Right Click Using Bootstrap
We add a line of code to previously added jquery to modifify css to display and position right below click. I am a software developer .I mainly work on asp.net webform and SQLServer.But I have also done few projects using PHP , Mysql.
Nova Lifestyle: A Sell The News Opportunity
On February 23rd , Nova Lifestyle , a furniture retailer and now quite remarkably the purveyor of a ‘Blockchain technology-based site’, announced that over 1,000 customers had signed up to its new platform in February alone. On the surface, this PR much like what emanates in the micro-cap world may appear to be the usual fluff PR of a smaller company touting a modest achievement.
Smokers say graphic warnings on cigaret…
Sung Jong-tae, 35, a heavy smoker for the past 15 years, has tried almost everything there is to quit smoking, but his efforts have been in vain. “I am well aware, more than anybody else, of the detrimental effects of smoking, having a 3-year-old daughter at home.
Silicone rubber robots could vastly improve mobility for the infirm, say researchers
Flexible, soft robots containing muscle-like actuators could revolutionise rehabilitation for the infirm, say researchers at Switzerland’s EPFL. Jim Drury reports.
ECSC expects to treble revenue as top firms fight cyber threats
Cyber security firm ECSC is on track to more than treble revenues over the next two years as it continues to capitalise on the growing digital threat to blue-chip firms. Cyber security firm ECSC is on track to more than treble revenues over the next two years as it continues to capitalise on the growing digital threat to blue-chip firms.
Sony Xperia (2017) smartphones detailed in leaked press renders ahead of MWC 2017 launch
Even as Sony is gearing up to launch a slew of new products at the MWC 2017 tomorrow, there is no stopping to the last minute leaks and rumors. The latest one comes from the famous leakster, Evan Blass who tweeted a picture of new Sony smartphones with the caption “Sony Xperia 2017.”
Universities to get A 17 million to develop robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence and robotics which can “transform how we live, work, travel and learn” are in line for a boost in the Government’s digital strategy. Universities will get A 17 million to help them develop pioneering robotics and AI as part of the plans to support the “booming” sector, which is behind smartphone voice and touch recognition technology and digital assistants such as the iPhone’s Siri.
New Game: Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen Collector's Edition
Unravel the mystery of your father’s death and brother’s bizarre disappearance in Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen! Your father was a famous movie director who liked to invent elaborate locks and devices. A mysterious villain demands you track down the pieces to his greatest – and perhaps most deadly – invention of all time! If you don’t, your brother will suffer the same fate as your father.