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Microsoft Surface To Coordinate SuperBowl Security
suraj.sun writes to tell us that in preparation for nearly a quarter of a million people descending on Tampa for the Super Bowl, the Tampa authorities are deploying new tech for security communications and response. All of the incidents and communications will be plotted and tracked on a new implementation of Microsoft's Surface. Hopefully it wont have to reboot after every new incident report. "The Microsoft Surface device will display a Microsoft Virtual Earth map of the entire region tracking events, incidents, resources and tasks in real-time using its unique large display, multi-user, multi-touch and interactive capabilities, also allowing it to communicate with remote devices and PCs. With a quick hand-gesture, the map can zoom in and display a 3D image of the city, including detailed views of buildings and streets and real time resource tracking."
minority report!
btw, there's double meaning in that. "minority report" as in the movie, and literarly the reporting of minorities doing crimes. since that's were most of the police effort seems to go. especially in the south
It's like minority report with maps and such.
only literary too, because there's nothing more a cop likes to do then target minorities to meet his quota.
Surely there's a couple of them pesky 'heuristics' in Microsoft's code. Or is Apple only interested in crushing the little guys?