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Boston Dynamics keeps working on their BigDog quadruped robot, which will probably grow to be the future AT-AT of the Pentagon. Its evolution since the last time we saw it is nothing sort of mindblowing, and a bit spooky.

It looks like an actual biological quadruped. Seeing it climb through rubble, snow, jumping over obstacles like a wild goat, and saving a near-fall on iced ground at the last second (fast forward to the middle of the video) defies belief. It feels so “animal” that I almost feel bad when they hit it to demonstrate how it regains balance on its own.

The new version of the robot can now carry 340 pounds, which is almost triple the previous weight. It looks to me that that $10 million funding they got from Darpa has been put to good use.

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Seems that Vista can be totally cracked to pass the genuine advantage test…LOOK!

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Apparently, this web-page can fix dead pixels… o_O It works by rapidly changing the colour of a pixel over an hour, hopefully forcing it back to life.

I have no idea if it works, as my screen at work doesn’t have any, but I’m gonna test it when I get home.

Fix dead pixels?

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People, unsecure your wireless network and have some f-u-n**†

**Nerd Fun

†one could be quite nasty

…don’t forget to check out the cartoon at the bottom.

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