News tagged with joking computer
Computer program understands the 'that’s what she said' joke
(PhysOrg.com) -- While computers can do just about anything these days, having a sense of humor is not something they have been capable of, that is until now. Chloe Kiddon and Yuriy Brun, computer scientists from the University ...
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May 02, 2011 |
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Glasgow's joking computer
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Glasgow Science Centre in Scotland is exhibiting a computer that makes up jokes using its database of simple language rules and a large vocabulary.
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Dec 11, 2009 |
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MIT, Intel unveil new initiatives addressing 'big data'
MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what’s come to be called “big data” -- new techniques ...
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Connected security systems tether homes to owners' smartphones
When Debbie Klava's daughters come home from school in Elk Grove, Calif., she knows the minute they walk in the front door. Even though she's working in an office 90 minutes away, she gets an email or cellphone text when ...
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Unique approach to materials allows temperature-stable circuits
(Phys.org) -- Sandia National Laboratories researcher Steve Dai jokes that his approach to creating materials whose properties won’t degenerate during temperature swings is a lot like cooking — mixing ...
May 31, 2012 |
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LIVE: Facebook goes public
(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Stealth game steals info from Android sensors
(Phys.org) -- No joke. A proof-of-concept application for phones running Android pretends to be a fun challenge asking the user to identify identical icons from a bunch of images. All the while the app monitors ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know
(AP) -- Apple is on the verge of doing what few others have: change the English language. When you have a boo-boo, you reach for a Band-Aid not a bandage. When you need to blow your nose, you ask for Kleenex ...
Apr 08, 2012 |
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ARRA-enabled 'Barracuda' computing cluster allows scientists to team up on larger problems
Within the Department of Energy’s (DOE) EMSL, new high-performance computing breakthroughs often are the result of combining the best of two worlds. Experimental and computational tools are integrated; ...
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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Hail to the geeks
Basketball dominates the American sports landscape in March. So perhaps it’s fitting that the sixth annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, held Friday and Saturday in Boston, heavily showcased ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Internet service prevents cable tangle in presentations at conferences
To connect a laptop to an additional monitor, projector or even to a monitor wall, a special cable was required, until now. Researchers of the Saarland University's Intel Visual Computing Institute overcome ...
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Megaupload founder joked about his 'hacker' past
(AP) -- Two years ago, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom joked in emails with his new neighbors in New Zealand about his bad-boy reputation before telling them his criminal past was behind him and he was coming ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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