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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: -1, Redundant

    All of them, and we had just about closed the deal to sell the information on this secret DARPA project to China when those bastards at MIT went public and ruined everything. I'm posting anonynously for obvious reasons.