Cornell Builds Autonomous UAV

tshak writes "From Microsoft Research, 'Faculty and students at Cornell University have built an unmanned airplane with its own on-board, embedded control system. The large-scale model plane flies by accessing coordinates from an off-the-shelf GPS unit.' Not only does the plane run XP embedded, but the software is written in C# on the .NET Compact Framework. This is all powered by an 800mhz Crusoe processor with 1GB of total system storage."

Comments

It needs 1 GB ? wow...

[JustNiz]

Those bloated MS APIs strike again.
They should have used linux.

Re:And I'm supposed to be impressed?

[El_Smack]

"The most disappointing thing is the rest of the /. community doesn't correct such blatant assclownisms, but eggs them on."

Assclownisms. dave420, I owe you a dollar.

Re:And I'm supposed to be impressed?

[moorley]

I'm adding weight to your "BIAS" with every word.

So be it.

I acknowledge my bias. I revel in my bias. If I don't, I'm lying to you.

The base truth is this:
There's is no OBJECTIVE, only SUBJECTIVE.

So in the end, who is being more logical, you or me? I'm just expanding the scope of the discussion, you are limiting it to make your point.

My point is this:
Linux is not just software. If you donot acknowledge this you are simply speaking to your bias and to your point. Karma points for you. RAH!

But that's my "attempt" at a point. Linux is a word coined by Linus Torvalds. It is a kernel. It became an OS. It exists because people, who you decide to characterize "negatively" because they don't share the same technical judgements you do, continue to use it and support it because of who they are. You can't seperate the people and the OS with "technical" discussion. You are splitting the issue simply to make your point.

You can not have one without the other. Linux exists because people use it. People use it because it exists. Recursion forever, amen. Enjoy.

Granted, my point is subtle and abstract. But I speak it, because if you don't choose to "see it" then you will never understand to use Linux or add to the Linux community. If you don't seek the deeper context then you are rolling statistical dice, or just following a majority that may or may not be correct.

You will only adopt it when the vendor your company chooses mandates Linux. And then, why did your vendor "mandate" Linux?

So in that scenario, you just chose to have someone else make the decision on non-technical issues, then participating in the discussion... How sad.

That's my point and attempt at discussion. The quandry is that Linux has been "technically" viable for years but it continually it is not adopted.

That to me, is the discussion.

But it's off topic... So I cease...