Uncle Rummy writes "A central traffic control computer in Montgomery County, Maryland failed early Wednesday morning, leading to widespread gridlock across the entire county. The computer, which dates to the 1970s, is the single point of unified control... ...full story at slashdot
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Maryland To Tax Custom Programming and Computer Services » slashdot mcwop writes "Early this morning Maryland passed legislation to apply a new 6% sales tax to 'custom computer programming' and other computer- and hardware-related services. Computer industry groups lobbied hard against the measure to no avail. Purchasers... |
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EA free petrol stunt triggers north London gridlock » the register (uk) Shoot-em-up promo creates real life car chaos Another great moment in the annals of computer game PR stunts today - Electronic Arts caused gridlock this morning by offering £40 of free petrol to punters in Finsbury Park, north London.… |
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The Human Tongue as Computer Control Pad » digg The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad.Georgia Tech researchers believe a magnetic,... |
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Moody's computer 'bug' caused over-optimistic credit ratings » the register (uk) Computer says yes! Moody's saw its shares slide on opening this morning, after reports that the institutional rating firm had blamed bugs in its computer model for leading it to grade several debt parcels as almost without risk for investors.… |
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NIA Brain-Computer Interface, Mind-Control Gaming » slashdot MojoKid writes "Sunnyvale-based manufacturer OCZ Technology has laid claim to being the first to bring a 'brain-computer' interface to the retail market and they have aimed it squarely at the gamer. The device is called the NIA, which is an acronym that... |
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