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Blackout: Spies Penetrate US Electrical Grid
If your television goes out, you might want to hold off on calling your electric company. The situation could be out of their hands. In fact, the reason why your electricity just went out could be because of Chinese and Russian spies who have infiltrated the US electrical grid. Said spies planted malicious software inside the grid and had it gone undetected, we’d all be super fucked right about now. To get a look inside grid-warfare, check out the Wall... Continue reading
‘Real-Time’ 3D Image Rendering System
Japanese researchers have devised a prototype that renders 3D images by using pictures taken by 64 cameras placed on an 8 x 8 grid. The 3D display is comprised of a small assortment of shapes and colors. The images taken by the cameras look three-dimensional to the naked eye and researchers say it’s, “almost real time.” By taking 60 angled shots from 60 different directions using the camera grid, the rendering system is able to display images of objects and... Continue reading
