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Two military spy telescopes, just as big and powerful as Hubble, donated to NASA

The telescopes were built by private contractors for the National Reconnaissance Office, one of 16 U.S. intelligence agencies. Each have 2.4-meter (7.9-foot) mirrors, just like the Hubble, but they have 100 times the field of view.

the telescopes, built in the late 1990s and early 2000s, are now technologically outdated, at least for intelligence operations, despite being just as powerful as Hubble. Now that something that’s worth taking into consideration. Moreover, these telescopes worth hundreds of millions of dollars have never seen operation! Instead they’ve been shelved in a warehouse somewhere, of course, classified. And they might find themselves, yet again, blocked in a warehouse, since NASA, on a string budget, doesn’t have the necessary cash to fit them.

What is My N3RD? My N3RD (Pronounced Nerd) turns your smartphone into a remote control for every gadget, vehicle and appliance you own. It works with the My N3RD app to upgrade ANY switch into a wireless controlled, programmable, and automatic smart switch, updating all of your devices into intelligent connected ones. Connect and control devices directly. No internet connection or router required.   Works with DC and mobile applications such as Cars, RVs, and boats. With My N3RD, you aren’t just limited to home appliances. Connects to any switch, enabling you to upgrade virtually anything— not just simple appliances like fans and lights. Simple setup. You only need to configure functions in the App once, and you can reuse them again and again. My N3RD is equipped with two relays and two inputs that can be used with external switches and physical switches to create a wide variety of uses. My N3RD is smart. You can program My N3RD to act without your intervention. Use the app to set timers for appliances and electronics. Although My N3RD has direct connect capability, it can also be connected through your home WiFi so you can control your devices from anywhere. Upgrade anything to an Internet of Things device.

Pourquoi nous ne vendons pas de pub

À nous deux, Brian et moi avons passé 20 ans chez Yahoo, travaillant dur au bon fonctionnement du site. Et aussi oui, travaillant dur à vendre de la pub, parce que c’était ce que Yahoo faisait : recueillir des données, la publication de pages et la vendre de la publicité.

Nous avons été témoins du déclin de Yahoo tandis que continuaient à grandir la taille et l’audience de Google, vendeur d’espaces publicitaires plus efficace et plus rentable. Google savait ce que les utilisateurs recherchaient, pouvant ainsi recueillir plus efficacement des données sur ces derniers et afficher de meilleures publicités.

«Nous exposons notre cerveau à cet environnement et nous lui demandons de faire des choses qui ne font peut-être pas partie d'une évolution normale, résumait il y a quelques semaines le neurologue américain Adam Gazzaley, de l'Université de Californie, dans les pages du New York Times.

le mythe de l'humain multitâche et hautement productif avec son iPhone en main qui lui permet de suivre les cours de la Bourse, de programmer sa télévision à distance, de gérer sa bibliothèque musicale, de tenir à jour son agenda, d'informer ses amis de ses déplacements tout en téléchargeant des livres d'histoires à lire à ses enfants le soir avant de se coucher.

La technologie tend à reconfigurer les connexions du cerveau, mais elle est aussi contre-productive lorsqu'utilisée avec excès, estiment les chercheurs, et le fléau touche certainement la majorité des ménages dans les sociétés hautement numériques

make thoses phone events visible somewhere else, on your wearable, in your living room, on your robot, in your office or where ever you want it to occur? Or would you like to use your smartphone sensors, like the accelerometer, light sensor, compass or your touchscreen to control other devices? 'android meets arduino' is a toolkit, basically consisting of an Android application and an Arduino library which will help you to interface with your phone in a new dimension. You can build your own interfaces almost without any programming experience.