Former CIA “Master of Disguise” at Work: Photos
Robert Barron is a master of disguises, specifically, prosthetics and make-up. These days he uses his artistry to create realistic …
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Robert Barron is a master of disguises, specifically, prosthetics and make-up. These days he uses his artistry to create realistic …
Continue reading Former CIA “Master of Disguise” at Work: Photos
From Elizabeth Svoboda, Psychology Today Loners often hear from well-meaning peers that they need to be more social, but the …
Continue reading Field Guide to the Loner: The Real Insiders
There’s some thinking in the book about machine intelligence, and a character (at least one) who’s a chat bot. If …
Continue reading Two chat bots, Alice and Jabberwacky, converse with each other
Ten years ago today, a computer beat the world chess champion in a six-game match. Since then, human champs have …
Continue reading Why Humans Are Losing To Computers In Chess
From Jeremy Scahill, for The Nation “As this Committee is well aware, we are now in the midst of the …
The Department of Homeland Security will move forward with plans to implement the REAL ID Act despite widespread opposition from …
Continue reading DHS: You’ll take a national ID and you’ll like it
Mark Klein, a retired AT&T technician, sits quietly at the center of a high-profile legal storm hitting the nation’s largest …
Continue reading Spying in the Death Star: The AT&T Whistle-Blower Tells His Story
The Alabama Department of Homeland Security has recently constructed a website that defines Domestic Terrorists as those who oppose a …
Continue reading Libertarians Are Terrorists, Says the State of Alabama
Well said, in my opinion, by Jesse Walker on Reason.com: May 8, 2007, 9:48pm …But I’m also glad to see …
The Ulam Spiral is a simple method of graphing prime numbers that reveals a pattern which has never been fully …
Continue reading Bored Mathematician Discovers An Unusual Numerical Pattern While Doodling
“Scientists are eyeing the jet stream, an energy source that rages night and day, 365 days a year, just a …
Continue reading Huge Kites to Harness the Jet Stream for Power
A fascinating story from John Noble Wilford, for the New York Times. Yet the suspension bridges were familiar and …