links for 2008-09-05

Heart Lash Out At McCain Campaign’s Use of “Barracuda”

“More Than a Feeling” Writer Says Mike Huckabee Has Caused Him “Damage”
(tags: huckabee boston)

You Ask, We Investigate: Furniture Fraud? | NBC 26 WGBA-TV – Green Bay/Appleton, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, Community Events | Local News
(tags: business)

Union Mission executive director diagnosed with cancer
(tags: ted bashford union mission)

Cindy McCain's [...]

‘Autonomous’ Helicopters Teach Themselves To Fly

clipped from www.sciencedaily.com

Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers.

The result is an autonomous helicopter than can perform a complete airshow of complex tricks on its own.

The stunts are “by far the most [...]