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DARPA Network Challenge Lasts All of 9 Hours

Posted by timothy on from the now-they-can-buy-more-warm-clothes dept.

stillnotelf writes "A team based at MIT has won the DARPA Network Challenge. DARPA notes: 'The Challenge has captured the imagination of people around the world, is rich with scientific intrigue, and, we hope, is part of a growing "renaissance of wonder" throughout the nation,' said DARPA's director, Dr. Regina E. Dugan. 'DARPA salutes the MIT team for successfully completing this complex task less than 9 hours after balloon launch.' PDF with (scant) details. Hit the first link above for a map with the locations. How many did your team find?"

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  1. How many did your team find? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We found them all within fifteen minutes but we sold the information about this secret DARPA project to China for $400,000. I'm posting anonymously for obvious reasons.

  2. Re:That was pretty fast... by MadFarmAnimalz · · Score: 5, Funny
    What's DARPA?

    Right. Get off slashdot. Now. Thank you.

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    Blearf. Blearf, I say.
  3. Re:That was pretty fast... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I sure do hope there's some irony in your post I'm not caching.

    Irony typically has a short TTL; you're better off not caching it.

  4. Re:That was pretty fast... by passion · · Score: 5, Funny

    sarchasm - the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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    - passion