2012 June: "Planetary Resources" -- an introduction to a new private sector space company.
Planetary Resources has a simple goal -- to build spacecraft and mine asteroids. They'll probably get it done, too.
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2012 May: "Home, Jeeves (part 3)" -- a comparison of natural vs. artificial intelligence.
Observations show dramatic differences between human and artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to driving cars. Oops!
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2012 April: "Home, Jeeves (part 2)" -- I didn't expect AI/robotic cars to be available so soon.
The AI controlled / robot-driven cars are about to become a reality. Imagine what another year could bring.
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2012 March: "Odds and Ends" -- A coda to a couple of prior topics.
Latest developments in the saga of orbital trash. Follow-up to the apparently faster than light neutrinos.
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2012 February: "More Trash Talk" -- Further discussion of orbital objects.
The problem with some objects is they don't reach or stay in orbit. It's a dangerous place for discarded parts of launch vehicles.
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