It's not a replacement for a CT scanner, it *IS* a CT scanner. The synopsis, as well as the article itself, is very vague and misleading. This isn't some brand new technology, it's technology that is and has been continually advancing since the 70's. I work with a 16 slice scanner in a hospital and it can do all of the 3d reconstructions like in this article, just takes longer to acquire the data from the patient.
I'm not sure I get this... they say that there's no legit use for these programs, but they only send messages out to people who are "breaking the law." Not sure about this, but if they have to single out those people, doesn't that prove that there are legal and legit uses for these products?
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It's not a replacement for a CT scanner, it *IS* a CT scanner. The synopsis, as well as the article itself, is very vague and misleading. This isn't some brand new technology, it's technology that is and has been continually advancing since the 70's. I work with a 16 slice scanner in a hospital and it can do all of the 3d reconstructions like in this article, just takes longer to acquire the data from the patient.
These are actually Hindu numerals... the Arabs got them from further east...
People used to pay a lot less attention to this stuff.
No... they're made from people from Hamburg.
I'm not sure I get this... they say that there's no legit use for these programs, but they only send messages out to people who are "breaking the law." Not sure about this, but if they have to single out those people, doesn't that prove that there are legal and legit uses for these products?
I don't think I have a sig.