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Imitate Fake Hollywood Terminal Hacking Melodrama with This Amazing App for Ubuntu
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 19th of December 2014 07:10:43 PM Filed under
We all know that Hollywood movies are the worst place to see some accurate depiction of anything from real life and that includes computer terminals. Well, there is a solution for that now and we can only hope that some misguided producer will see the new "hollywood" package made for this exact purpose.
Hollywood movie producers invest a lot of time and money in custom interfaces and GUIs that don't really do anything, but they think they’re nice and interesting on film. Most of the time, someone is hacking away by typing frenetically while windows with crazy stuff open and close. This is why this kind of image is now seared into the public's consciousness and hacking looks more exciting than in real life. It isn't.
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NASA’s R2 bot to receive legs via SpaceX
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Saturday 15th of March 2014 01:51:59 AM Filed underThe 330-pound Robonaut 2 measures 3 feet, 4 inches tall from the waist, and is equipped with more than 350 sensors. Its stomach-located brain runs Linux on 38 PowerPC-based processors. The robot is operated remotely by humans, using the Robonaut Tele-operation System (RTS). This telerobotics system requires a ground- or space-based user to wear a 3D visor, vest, and pressure-sensitive gloves. (For more on the R2, see our original coverage.)
According to the OSRF, the R2 team also uses the open source Gazebo simulator to simulate R2 for development and testing. NASA and ROS.org released their Gazebo models of the R2 and the ISS as open source.
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Top 10 tech tricks we're sick of seeing in movies
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 26th of October 2010 08:29:22 PM Filed under
cnet.com: Think how awesome it was the first time you saw a lightsaber in action. Or how your mind was officially shredded when Neo mastered the Matrix. Technology in movies is cool. But for every thrilling example of cool-ass tech, Hollywood seems to produce a tired, dated cliche.
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Michael Crichton, million-selling science-fiction author, dies at 66
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 5th of November 2008 07:42:42 PM Filed under
latimes.com: Best-selling author Michael Crichton, who wrote such novels as "The Andromeda Strain" and "Jurassic Park," and created the popular TV drama "ER," has died at 66, his family said today.
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George Lucas Talks More 'Star Wars' TV
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 24th of September 2007 12:40:34 AM Filed undercinematical.com: In a two-part interview with TV Guide, George Lucas talked some more about those two Star Wars TV series he currently has in the works.
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BBC confirms Doctor Who series five
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 3rd of September 2007 05:17:03 PM Filed underthe register: The BBC has announced there will be a fifth series of Doctor Who, although it won't be until 2010 and David Tennant is doubtful to reprise his role as the Time Lord.
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Star Trek auction boldly goes to $7 million take
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sunday 8th of October 2006 06:40:06 PM Filed underThe first auction of official "Star Trek" memorabilia hit warp speed on Saturday when a determined bidder paid $576,000 for a model of the legendary science fiction franchise's starship Enterprise, helping drive the total for the three-day sale above $7 million.
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Original "Star Trek" series carries on via the Web
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 2nd of August 2006 09:53:17 PM Filed under"Star Trek: New Voyages" picks up where the original series left off prior to cancellation, with a slew of new episodes made available online.
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'Star Wars' creator Lucas opens new HQ
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sunday 26th of June 2005 03:38:16 AM Filed underLucasfilm Ltd. on Saturday celebrated the move of the company - and most of its work force - to the Letterman Digital Arts Center.
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War of the Worlds premiere
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sunday 5th of June 2005 03:42:00 AM Filed underSteven Spielberg's War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise will be having its world premiere in Tokyo, Japan on Monday 13 June, Stewart Till, Chairman and CEO of UIP confirmed today in London.
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