Good
afternoon, space fans! It’s been another
outstanding week in orbit! Here’s what
was up.
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| Grand Teton National Park, somehow even MORE beautiful from space. (Image courtesy NASA astronaut Jeff Williams.) |
Space Station Sunday: Hearts And Minds (And Eyeballs)
Putting The "Art" In "Artificial Intelligence": Robots Vs. Real Writers
***Wordsmiths Wanted: A Haiku***
Silicon Valley
needs poets, writers, empaths
to teach A.I….us.
Silicon Valley
needs poets, writers, empaths
to teach A.I….us.
| We didn't say the emotional input wouldn't be cheesy. (Image courtesy conversations.e-flux.com.) |
From Bytes To Buildings: New Robots Lay Bricks Super-Quick
Traditional science fiction would have us believe that some
robots want to watch the world burn, but reality shows us that there are plenty
of robots here to help it build! While
3-D printed buildings, from mud huts to museums, are rapidly becoming a hot
housing idea, there are several ‘bots that build in the most elementary (and
necessary) of manners: bricklaying.
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| Edgar Allen Poe could wall up some serious enemies with this baby. (Image courtesy techtimes.com.) |
Sharing Economy Is Caring Economy: New App Helps "Hack Hunger"
Yesterday we wrote about a less-pleasant (though useful) "Uber" type of "shared economy" app involving dog poop. Today, we'll brighten the mood and talk about the victories of a shared-economy app that has been aiding human sustenance!
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| Be a superhero, straight from your smartphone! (Image courtesy appdevelopmentmagazine.com.) |
Swoop Out With The Poop Out: New App Hires People To Remove Your Dog's Mess
There's shitty jobs, and then there's LITERALLY shitty jobs. In an age where manufacturing jobs are waning but posting pictures of your food on the internet can be a full-time business, the strange powers of commerce and instant gratification have combined into one nasty but necessary gig...
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| They'd use the app themselves, but they're too busy sending selfies to all the bitches. (Image courtesy 123rf.com.) |
Space Station Sunday: Progress & Dragon Deliver
Hello, space fans! It's been another wonderful week for the humans and spacecraft whipping around over the world. Here's what was up!
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| "Game Of Thrones" has nothing on this beast. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
Standby For Space Station Sunday!
Good afternoon, space fans! We have to swing a little bit outside our usual orbit today, but the latest news on the ISS resupply ships, the new DNA and heart muscle studies aboard, and the most interesting images from that lofty laboratory will be arriving later on today (possibly very early tomorrow, depending on your position on our planet.) Thanks for standing by...watch this space!
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| Dragon, draggin' up supplies! (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
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