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NASA's Sensor Web

Posted by michael on from the finding-the-martians dept.

ddtstudio writes "PC Mag has a story about the Sensor Web: 'a cutting-edge application of networked sensor technology currently on the fast track at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).' Not only a new way to test tech, but also perhaps a pervasive and inexpensive way to explore remote places such as Antarctica -- or Mars."

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  5. Sentance fragment, eds! by egg+troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Not only a new way to test tech, but also perhaps a pervasive and inexpensive way to explore remote places such as Antarctica -- or Mars."


    This begins with a sentance fragment. It should begin with "This is...". The way its written it not only sounds wrong, but according to proper rules of grammar, it is wrong.

    --

    C - A language that combines the speed of assembly with the ease of use of assembly.
    1. Re:Sentance fragment, eds! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:Whats really sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    4. Re:Whats really sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  7. You misspelled "sentence" you twat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:You misspelled "sentence" you twat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
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    2. Re:You misspelled "sentence" you twat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
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  8. Why sensors and cpus when we have a free market? by jerryasher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    NASA is a bunch of idiots and going about this all wrong. Sensors? Distributed Computing? Modeling? Algorithms? Fooey.

    As everyone knows, a free efficient market will factor in all knowledge and forecase everything within seconds.

    This is a terrible waste of taxpayer money so long as we can trade Orange Juice, Pork Belly, and Osama Bin Laden Futures.

  9. morons sensing unprecedented evile by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nasa's 'best' equipment now seems to be it's ?pr? censors. yuk.

    what if they 'sense' alaska isn't there anymore? like my olds. the sensors seem to pretend that things aren't working. have to see it to believe it?

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