An Anonymous Coward writes:Sander Huijen has an interesting couple of posts detailing how he solved the dilemma of whether he closed the garage door when he left using an ESP32 and a Raspberry-Pi.
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Anonymous_Coward:Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials: Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company's quarterly sales:
RandomFactor writes:In a telemedicine case that would have been handled routinely on Earth, but a first for space medicine, an astronaut two months into a six month stint on the International Space Station was diagnosed and treated for a blood clot in the jugular vein.According to Dr. Maja Zaric, a cardiologist familiar with the case, "The size and proximity of the...clot to the heart could have easily put [the crew member] into harm's way."
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Anonymous_Coward:First identified comet to visit our solar system from another star: Interstellar comet 2I -- Borisov swings past sun:
RandomFactor writes:The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India's national space agency, has announced plans for a Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon. One of at least 25 missions ISRO plans for 2020.
An Anonymous Coward writes:Mirrors have been an integral part of motor vehicles for over a century. The low tech solution has solved the major visibility issues involved with driving and now car makers think they can do one better using cameras instead of mirrors. This may be an improvement in large trucks where visibility using mirrors can be poor to the point that obstacles directly in front and behind the vehicle cannot be seen but for cars it may prove to be a theft opportunity.Best not to mount a mirror, or indeed a camera, directly in the line of fire of a neighboring car door in the parking lot. Maybe someone should tell them about the practicalities of life?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
szopin writes:People got used to pre-determined games where you had an easy-to-discern win condition; this is no longer the case. AI is all the rage now and you can play with your machine forever and ever on your phone:
RandomFactor writes:University of Cambridge researchers are hoping to launch technology that blocks online "hate speech" similar to how an antivirus program stops malicious code.