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NASA's Cool Robot of the Week

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mini-me dept.

S.Bartfarst writes "NASA's Cool Robot of the Week (which apparently is about a month long) has produced a huge spike of activity on our web page from .gov and .mil domains. Most interesting are a long series of hits from uspto.gov. Maybe looking for "prior art?" I wonder how much of this Dean Kamen already has tied up?"

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  1. w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...It's summer!

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  2. High level scheduling (FP+) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ON A SYMETRICAL MULTIPROCESOR WH3NEVAR DA PROC3S RUNNG ON ANY PARTICULAR CPU RALINQUISH3S TARMINAETS WATES OR IS PREMPTAD TAHT CPU RUNS CODA 2 D3QUAUE A PROC3S FROM TEH READY QUEUE AND RUN TAHT PROCES11!1! OMG LOL THUS TEH SCHEDULAR IS NOT A SNGLE PROGRM RUNNG ON A SNGL3 CPU BUT RATHER TEH SCHEDULNG FUNCTION IS DISTRIBUT3D OVER AL OF TEH CPUS IN TEH SYSTEM!1!!!!! WTF LOL FORM TAHT MATER TEH LOW-LEVEL SCHEDULAR AS A R COMPONANT IS VERY DIFICULT 2 EXTRACT FROM DA RAMANED3R OF DA PROCES MANAEGR1111! WTF LOL TEH ENQUAU3 AND DEQU3UE ROUTIENS FOR DA RAADY-QUEUE D3T3RMIEN DA SCHEDULNG POLICY BUT THEY R NOT DA SCHEDUL3R!11!1 LOL TEH COD3 FOR RELINQUISH BOTH 3NQUEUES ON3 PROC3S AND DEQUEUES TEH PROCES TAHT WIL B SCH3DULAD NAXT BUT IT IS NOT TEH SCHEDULER!!!!! DA SM3 CAN B SADE FOR TEH CODE FOR AACH OF TEH FUNDMANTAL PROCES MANAEGMANT SARVIECS1!!1 OMG LOL IN FACT IF U WANT 2 POISON AN OPERATNG SYST3M DEVALOPMENT PROC3S P3RHAPS ON3 OF DA BST THNGS U CUD DO IS 2 TRY 2 MAEK TEH SCHADULER IN2 A SNGLA R COMPONENT DISTINCT FROM AND EQUAL IN STATURE 2 TEH PROCES MANAEGR1!1!1!1 WTF A VERY SIMILAR OBSERVATION CAN B MAED ABOUT INPUT/OUTPUT SCHEDULNG!!1!11 LOL

  3. Nice one! by akpcep · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ha ha.

    Almost had me that time!

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  4. Oh for Christ's Sakes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    do we really need another robot article? Can't we have an interview with Goatse Man? Oh by the way, I heard he died, is it true? Do you know?

    1. Re:Oh for Christ's Sakes... by larry+bagina · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      do we really need another robot article? Can't we have an interview with Goatse Man? Oh by the way, I heard he died, is it true? Do you know?

      There's an interview with him here (as well as a couple more pictures, so don't click if you're at work, unless you're a gay porn star). A slashdot interview would be nice, if only to see how the moderators handled it.

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      These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

    2. Re:Oh for Christ's Sakes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      According to Samantha Lovecox of extremehole.com, his name is Kirk Johnson. They have a lot more pics of his ass, including him shoving things in it.

  5. MOD PARENT UP!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    (S)He may be an AC, but (s)he makes some good points about robots, and the fact that they are robotic, and stuff like that. (S)He also uses a lot of words, so (s)he is probably very smart.

  6. Re:More about those robots... by deadsaijinx* · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    lol, i would soooo mod you up if i could. Those i'm not sure whether you are more insightful or funny.

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  7. Maybe he could... by moofdaddy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maybe El Presidente Bush could ride this thing without tipping it...

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  8. Re:yo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I love you.

  9. Re:I, Feces by Khakionion · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    If the robot cannot defecate and urinate on command it's not worth the time
    I'd like to direct your attention to this robot who regularly defecates and urinates whenever he gets bored.
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  10. Re:More about those robots... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Erm... "

    Gee, wonder which poster YOU are. There is only one who uses that annoying phrase.

  11. "You will taste man flesh!" from FOTR movie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Robotic tiger urinates on Putin, Putin cries and throws himself to the floor and boils form on his back and out pop putin gremlins ready to continue the cycle by urinating on each other and reading xillary klinton's book of fiction.