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NYTimes Year in Ideas

Posted by michael on from the when-ratbots-attack-a-fox-special dept.

jonbrewer writes "The New York Times is back again with their "Year in Ideas" and one that Slashdot missed this year was the RatBot. As featured in the BBC and Business 2.0 earlier this year, these critters are trained to navigate mazes based on remote stimuli. Ethical? Doubtful. Cool? Yes."

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  1. Registration at nytimes.com by AntiNorm · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If you want Slashdot to stop posting reg-required NY Times links, please respond to this comment with comments and suggestions. They could get a partnership with NYTimes, they could simply not post NYTimes links, etc. Keep in mind that the editors have stated that they have a policy of not linking to reg-required sites. So why then do they insist on posting all the NYTimes links?

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  2. I agree, I would like to not see such links by danny256 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    there is ALMOST ALWAYS another source for a news item. I suggest that they find it and sub that in. Fuck the new york times.

  3. Re:**** THE PROOF THAT Microsoft IS EVIL **** by Cyno01 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, and 2+2= *gasp* 4, holy shit!

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