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US Army To Push X-Files Tech Development
An anonymous reader writes "The US Army is ramping up the development of technology right out of the X-Files; 'making science fiction into reality' as Dr. John Parmentola — Director of their Research and Laboratory Management — puts it. The list of things currently in the works is amazing: regenerating body parts on 'nano-scaffolding,' telepathy through electronic impulses in the scalp, and self-aware virtual photorealistic soldiers that can be deployed in the battlefield through 'quantum ghost imaging.' To test these they want to use them into a massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft or Eve online."
I would like a footlong - pecker - to go please.
I'll only believe it when I see it.
*whistles the X-Files theme*
I for one, would like to welcome our new Quantum Ghost Imaging Overlords...
"The first time I got drunk, I got married. The second time I bought a chimpanzee, after that I stayed sober" Arian Seid
X-Files is dead, it's Fringe now. Get up to speed or turn the cite over to someone up a current nerd and geek culture~
Also
Dr. John Parmentola is a total villain~ just look at him:
http://www.nano-dds.com/Pics/Parmentola-Bio.pdf
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
Step 1: Read theoretical physics journal
Step 2: Claim principles could be adapted to military uses in unrealistic time frames
Step 3: Profit!
No ??? even needed.
Doesn't that violate the TOS?
I'm sure Blizzard would love to have a higher level of AI for its npcs. It would give the players something to aspire to.
Blizzard don't negotiate with terrorists :D
...before we have enough troops to deal with the situation in Afghanistan. Now, if we can only get the Taliban to watch CNN.
"Be interesting to see what happens after January."
It's called February.
Sig this!
I always thought it was CPMs, until someone reminded me that Americans can't pronounce "Z" correctly. Then it made sense...
How will developing flashlights which constantly have smoke or dust in the path of the beam help the army?
What if Tetris was invented by Nazis?
Please. *Every* episode featured an oversize penis.
I think his name was David Duchovny.
As a Linux user, I appreciate the Army wanting to push X-files tech development. I know Xorg.conf could use some cleanup, Xsession.options, Xresources, Xsession and Xsession.d, Xinit and Xkb have been around for quite some time, and anything the Army can do to make them 'uber' would be great. Oh wait...
How can a virtual photorealistic soldier also be self-aware?
Please state the nature of your battlefield emergency.
Soldier 1: :::Enemy behind the wall on the left by the palm tree.:::
Soldier 2: :::Enemy behind the wall on the left by the palm tree.:::
Soldier 3: :::Enemy behind the wall on the left by the palm tree.:::
Soldier 4: :::Enemy behind the wall on the left by the palm tree. Hey, wait a minute! That reminds me, the mailman and my wife were pretty friendly last time I was home...:::
Soldier 5: :::Enemy behing the wall on the left by the palm tree:::
Soldiers 1, 2, 3: :::WTF?! Enemy behind the wall on the left by the palm tree!:::
Soldier 5: :::I'll bet he's got a package for her!:::
Soldier 4: :::What's THAT supposed to mean?:::
Soldier 6: :::Dude, your wife's bangin the mailman!:::
Soldier 5: :::HE'S GOT AN RPG!!!:::
Soldier 4: :::Dude, that's not funny!:::
Soldier 5: :::NO! THE GUY BEHIND TH-.....
Fwishhhh! BOOOOOM!
Soldiers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6: :::Oh... *That* guy.....:::
Knowing Google's lust for data collection, the Soviet Union is still alive and well inside the psyche of Sergey Brin....
Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead.