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I was reached this evening by the news of the passing of a dear friend, Enrico Stomeo. Enrico was an architect by profession, but for me he was rather defined by his activity as an amateur astronomer - in fact, if I had to define what a serious amateur astronomer is, I would more or less consciously be describing>

Espresso is a coffee extraction process where hot water is forced through finely ground coffee at a barometric pressure of nine - which means nine times the usual pressure you feel at sea level, which translates to about 130 pounds per square inch, about 400 percent of your car tires.Some people drink it diluted with>

At a major Artificial Intelligence competition at the University of Reading on 12 October, machines have come close to imitating human communication.
As part of the 18th Loebner Prize, all of the artificial conversational entities (ACEs) competing to pass the Turing Test have managed to fool at least one of their>

Calliope integration and testing is on hold until Spring break, possibly until Summer. This is driven by two factors: my new job has me short on time, and InterOrbital's deadlines have removed a strong time pressure. It's a good situation-- it's always better to have more time.One aspect of my new job>

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as earthshine. Sally Langford from the University of Melbourne's School>

