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Today's Topics:
1. Re: RATE YOUR, BEST DVD/CD BURNING SOFTWARE (Dennis Kioko)
2. Re: Artificial Intelligence and reading about Alan Turing
Test............ (ndungu stephen)
3. Re: Test (Eva Kimathi)
4. Re: local scene : LG launch 3D TV (Dennis Kioko)
5. Re: Who else wants USD 10,000 or more? (ndungu stephen)
6. Re: Artificial Intelligence and reading about Alan Turing
Test............ (aki)
7. Re: Artificial Intelligence and reading about Alan Turing
Test............ (ndungu stephen)
8. Is anyone here good at setting up an SMS Server - Gateway (Taj)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:29:10 +0300
From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] RATE YOUR, BEST DVD/CD BURNING SOFTWARE
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K3b rocks
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:31:38 +0300
From: ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Artificial Intelligence and reading about
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ok, moving object detected and is
stationary. What next?
A video camera can be used. An open source program like this can be used :
http://dorgem.sourceforge.net/
Focal point of lens can be used for depth perception (perspective)
Then you can code the screen pixels such that the extreme left top is (x,y)
0'0 and Z being a variable - etc
a) Calculate position X,Y,Z ( grid based )
b) approach target
c) redetect target - or update target
d) approach target (by avoiding obstacles)
e) redetect target
f) approach target (its a loop)
e) identify target
f) determine cause of action
Its a dumb system, because if the target becomes stationary ; then the code
will deem it as part of background...
Unless one has a memory bank that 'remembers' bearing and shape of the
scanned object - even if the pursuing object changes direction to avoid
obstacles...
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:56 +0300
From: Eva Kimathi <evakimathi@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Test
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Thou didst forget thy evil laughter and the clash of thunder young man!!!
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:24 PM, [watchman] <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thou shalt not SIN against the MAINFRAME!
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> On 7/23/10 3:21 PM, Eva Kimathi wrote:
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> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 9:44 AM, [watchman] <skunkingrahim@gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Testified!
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>> Praise the motherboard!
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:37:25 +0300
From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] local scene : LG launch 3D TV
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For some crazy reason , I am thinking that there will be a technology that
will come up with a complex screen that gives the illusion that what you are
viewing is outside the screen, and in 3D.
In Biology, there are hopes that in a few ages, man will adapt to no longer
need 3D glasses...
As for my lecturers, one of my lecturers once told a whole Computer Science
class where 1/4 of the class was busy on Facebook that "A round trip is the
time that it takes for the Sun to *go round * the earth, or something. I am
not sure.." The poor class continued attending the class since the lecturer
took roll calls. Half the class got graded 'E' and sat for retakes and this
continued over several units happily ever after
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:47:31 +0300
From: ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Who else wants USD 10,000 or more?
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So, anyone with ideas on what constitutes "local digital content?"
I can only think of "you tube" like portals - do websites, webisodes,
webcomics - constitute "local digital content" ?
Like this:
http://www.youtube.com/thexyzshow#p/u/3/SC7HOQj5uk8
w/r
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:54:37 +0300
From: aki <aki275@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Artificial Intelligence and reading about
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The camera and lens removes many coding lines. But there is still a
problem. If its an AI vehicle, even if it calculated the parameters
necessary to move within micro-seconds, the terrian would add many
problems thus the vehicle can only move a few rolls at time. Remember
the Mars rover? Now if it was a Walking Robot, that would be crazy!
The first thing would be to stabilize the movements, possibly having a
X-Y-Z level meter in its belly...which will limit to a few movements
per second. Still too slow. :-)
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:31 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com> wrote:
> ok, moving object detected and is
> stationary. What next?
>
> A video camera can be used. An open source program like this can be used :
> http://dorgem.sourceforge.net/
>
> Focal point of lens can be used for depth perception (perspective)
>
> Then you can code the screen pixels such that the extreme left top is? (x,y)
> 0'0? and Z being a variable - etc
>
>
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:08:21 +0300
From: ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Artificial Intelligence and reading about
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Thats why japan still has a clumsy walking robot...
Wheels are usually the best...
At the beginning of this year - I visited "Fablab" of University of Nairobi
- these guys and other colleges have an annual robot intelligence
competition that give the robots specific tasks every year - and these
little critters can do amazing things... (no external control)
Most guys use "infrared" and "ultra sonic" detectors for vision - but a
visual spectrum camera can also be a possibility...
So its possible (but wheels are the preferred mode of movement)
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