Computer scientists at MIT have developed a program called Helium that can automatically revamp and fine-tune old code, without needing the original source, in a matter of hours or even minutes.
rockets fired from Gaza are probably plunging to the ground with intact explosives. The fact that they aren’t causing injuries or deaths in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other cities is mainly a matter of luck
Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of user keystrokes.
Mosh is a replacement for SSH. It's more robust and responsive, especially over Wi-Fi, cellular, and long-distance links.
Mosh is free software, available for GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X.
Researchers believe that comparing products, rather than rating them on an absolute scale, will lead to algorithms that better predict customers’ preferences. ----------------- http://horicky.blogspot.com/2011/09/recommendation-engine.html
The real-time city is now real! The increasing deployment of sensors and hand-held electronics in recent years is allowing a new approach to the study of the built environment.
- http://senseable.mit.edu/obama/data_analysis.html
- http://senseable.mit.edu/realtimerome/
- http://senseable.mit.edu/trashtrack/
- http://www.mamartino.com/
- http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ratti-smartest-cities-use-people-as-sensors Bilder:
- http://www.maind.supsi.ch/maindzine/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/fig-3.jpg
- http://flowingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/madonna-color-630x472.jpg
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Supercomputer predicts revolution:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14841018