Tags archives: the-computer
Rise of the Machines
MIT released a report in which they observed that a computer got better at playing the video game Civilization by reading the manual. After comprehending the actual language of the written advice meant for human players, the computer’s rate of victory jumped from 46% to 79%. the system was able to reproduce 80 percent of the steps that a human reading the same instructions would execute
Free Speech Gets a Rise Out of Library-Goers
Double entendre headlines are the reason I get out of bed in the morning. Lecherous browsers rejoice! Anything goes at New York Public Libraries, and that includes looking for pr0n on the internet! The New York Post reports: The electronic smut falls under the heading of free speech and the protection of the First Amendment, library officials say.
Yes, That is White Out
From the submitter: This was a photo from my work, where apparently someone had been using a program they weren’t meant to, so the boss simply put white-out on the computer screen to prevent him using the program. Submitted by: Charlottosaur