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btw, the problem with the turning tests is basically the "good" bots just kinda repeat what you say and aren't really intelligent at all. we've proven time and again that making computers insanely good at specific tasks is pretty trivial if you've got cash and man hours to throw at it (Deep blue, the jeopardy thing, turning tests etc).

as far as that article - reaperbot has been around since quake 1 and has been amazingly good since 1997. the guy got hired by epic (unreal team) and has pretty much perfected shooter AI bots. it finds all the powerups and ranks importance, then runs around between them with nearly perfect spawn timing. to make it more "human" all you need to do is insert randomness in movement and aim.

the thing already mapped levels on the fly, assigned waypoints to item spawns and used a "sound" variable to determine targets/target locations (Can i hear a gun around the corner? i should aim at the opening and wait a couple seconds). bot AI really hasn't jumped that massively since late 96/early 97 in all honesty.

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[url=http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/]Live Broadcast | Red Bull Stratos[/url]

The live stream of the world record of free fall jump from space. over 102,000 feet...lol He'll be breaking the sound barrier.

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[quote=NC_Skins;951880][url=http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/]Live Broadcast | Red Bull Stratos[/url]

The live stream of the world record of free fall jump from space. over 102,000 feet...lol He'll be breaking the sound barrier.[/quote]holy crap. 125,000 feet up now in a balloon, and he's going down the old fashioned way. great link.

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[quote=NC_Skins;951880][url=http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/]Live Broadcast | Red Bull Stratos[/url]

The live stream of the world record of free fall jump from space. over 102,000 feet...lol He'll be breaking the sound barrier.[/quote]

Jumped from about 128,000 feet.

I've been watching the whole thing. Pretty incredible.

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Pretty amazing he made it.

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Watched it for about a whole hour.
I thought my daughter was going to cry she was so wrapped up in it.
Totally amazing....congrats to Felix.
The private sectors space program is coming along nicely.

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[url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49688342/ns/technology_and_science-science/]Scientist seeks to search for Bigfoot with blimp - Technology & science - Science | NBC News[/url]

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Speaking of intelligent life:

[URL="http://www.disinfo.com/2012/11/how-slime-molds-redefines-intelligence/"]Slime[/URL]

[I]Something scientists have come to understand is that slime molds are much smarter than they look. One species in particular, the SpongeBob SquarePants–yellow Physarum polycephalum, can solve mazes, mimic the layout of man-made transportation networks and choose the healthiest food from a diverse menu—and all this without a brain or nervous system. “Slime molds are redefining what you need to have to qualify as intelligent,” Reid says.[/I]

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[url=http://news.discovery.com/space/habitable-zone-exoplanet-super-earth-121107.html]Super-Earth Discovered in Star's Habitable Zone : Discovery News[/url]

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[quote=Mattyk;962731][URL="http://news.discovery.com/space/habitable-zone-exoplanet-super-earth-121107.html"]Super-Earth Discovered in Star's Habitable Zone : Discovery News[/URL][/quote]

Matty, a 200 day year is going to mess with the NFL schedule. Can we just asset strip the planet?

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[quote=RedskinRat;962747]Matty, a 200 day year is going to mess with the NFL schedule. Can we just asset strip the planet?[/quote]

No we'll need it for when the Cylons attack.

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Total solar eclipse. Watch it live.


[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/total-solar-eclipse-2012-live-video-photos_n_2122596.html]Total Solar Eclipse 2012: Live Stream Of Celestial Event (PHOTOS, LIVE VIDEO, LIVE UPDATES)[/url]

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[YT]dpC81-SJcvo[/YT]

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Want one:

[URL="http://www.tgdaily.com/trendwatch-features/67438-researchers-build-perfect-invisibility-cloak"]Invisibility Cloak[/URL]

Purely for good, not evil.

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More awesome:

[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/nov/13/brain-damaged-man-aware?INTCMP=SRCH]Brain-damaged man 'aware' of scientists' questions | Science | guardian.co.uk[/url]
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A crash victim thought to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade has used the power of thought to tell scientists he is not in pain.


Canadian Scott Routley, from London, Ontario, communicated with researchers via a brain scan, proving that he is conscious and aware. It is the first time such a severely brain-damaged patient has been able to provide clinically relevant information to doctors.


British neuroscientist Professor Adrian Owen, who leads the research team at the Brain and Mind Institute of Western Ontario, said: "Scott has been able to show he has a conscious, thinking mind. We have scanned him several times and his pattern of brain activity shows he is clearly choosing to answer our questions. We believe he knows who and where he is."[/I]