Nerds, Geeks, and Gamers

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  Jason Burn

  

  2 days ago

  The possibility of general AI

  VentureBeat - Byron Reese

  One of the challenges in following the news about developments in the field of artificial intelligence is that the term “AI” is often used indiscriminately to mean two unrelated things. The first use of the term AI is something more precisely called narrow AI. It is powerful technology, but it is …

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  Jason Burn

  

  12 hours ago

  'No Man's Sky' Players Are Reinventing Money

  VICE Asia - Gita Jackson

  “HubCoin has a set value that isn't able to be duped or otherwise glitched, can't be farmed, and won't ever be handed out on the nexus. This is the real value of Hub Coin.” When you reach the No Man’s Sky endgame, you might find yourself drowning in in-game currency without much to spend it on. …

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  Jason Burn

  

  1 day ago

  Why Bitcoin's Anonymity Could Soon Collapse Like A House of Cards

  discovermagazine.com - The Physics arXiv Blog

  As the digital currency collapses, the discovery of a unique structure to the Bitcoin network could cause user anonymity to fall like …

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  Jason Burn

  

  22 hours ago

  There's a Surprising Similarity Between The Brains of Humans And Octopuses

  ScienceAlert - David Nield

  Scientists have already established that octopuses are smarter than your average invertebrate, but a new discovery suggests one of the reasons why: a …

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  Jason Burn

  

  17 hours ago

  Why There’s a Chance We Heard From Aliens Back in 1977

  The Daily Beast - David Axe

  A loud, peculiar signal detected by scientists 45 years ago is getting a second look—and renewing hopes that we found extraterrestrial life. On Aug. …

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  Jason Burn

  

  2 days ago

  Loved Interstellar? Here are 8 mind-bending space films to watch next

  radiotimes.com - Daniel Furn

  The list of films that similarly combine scientifically possible space travel with philosophical discussions is therefore rather small - but there …