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Intelligent Agents And Robotic Telescopes

Posted by timothy on from the spider-rose dept.

dpp writes "Astronomers working on the eSTAR Project have used software "Intelligent Agents" to control the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope and observe a dwarf nova. One of the astronomers says "The Agents can detect and respond to the rapidly changing universe faster than any human... [they] can be used to assist human observers, instead of replacing them entirely - augmenting their abilities to do science quicker, faster, and more reliably." Next up: getting results sent automatically to your 2.5G/3G mobile phone (with images!), and deploying on more telescopes including the Liverpool Telescope and the Faulkes Telescopes. The full story is at the Joint Astronomy Centre."

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  1. Halo for the PC is so damn slow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I mean damn... It's slow. It gets like 3 frames per second. I downloaded it the first day it was on ShareReactor and I've been trying to play it since then and I'm still not even past the Microsoft Studios animation.

    I mean seriously, what the fuck? The Xbox is like what, a 286? And it runs Halo like the Dickens. As a matter of fact, my boyfriend kept trying to get his dickin while I was playing the game, and it was really a pain in the ass to be fucked over by him and Microsoft at the same time, but that's a subject for another post.

    I mean, maybe I could just say the hell with it and buy an Xbox... But damn, I really wanted to play Halo without giving any money to evil Microsoft. Holy shit is this game slow.

  2. Hi I spend too much time on slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I for one welcome our new Agent Overlords.

    Also, in related news,

    In Soviet Russia, agents are available for 1/2 price on the black market.

  3. Are you a girl? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As a matter of fact, my boyfriend kept trying to get his dickin while I was playing the game

    Are you a girl or a gay male? If you are a girl please post naked pictures of yourself on your website and post links to the pictures. If at all possible, take some pictures of you with hot grits in your pants. Thankyou.