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Submission + - Japan to develop fighter drones (reuters.com)

Submitted by It's the tripnaut! on Friday August 19, 2016 @08:17AM

It's the tripnaut! writes: Reuters reports that "Japan aims to develop a prototype drone fighter jet in two decades with private sector help in a technology strategy that focuses on weapons communications and lasers".

Submission + - Richard Branson Announces Virgin Oceanic Submarine (dailytech.com)

Submitted by It's the tripnaut! on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @03:12PM

It's the tripnaut! writes: Richard Branson has just revealed that he intends to build a vessel capable of exploring some of the deepest parts of the oceans around the world. The article further states: "The sub, which was designed by Graham Hawkes, weighs 8,000 lbs and is made of carbon fiber and titanium. It has an operating depth of 37,000 ft and can operate for 24 hours 'unaided.'"

Submission + - Aliens are likely to look and behave like us (telegraph.co.uk) 1

Submitted by It's the tripnaut! on Tuesday January 26, 2010 @04:03PM

It's the tripnaut! writes: The Daily Telegraph has posted an article stating that 'Professor Simon Conway Morris at Cambridge University will tell a conference on alien life that extraterrestrials will most likely have evolved just like "earthlings" and so resemble us to a degree with heads, limbs and bodies.' They also add a cautionary note that 'Unfortunately they will have also evolved our foibles and faults which could make them dangerous if they ever did visit us on Earth.'

Submission + - 'Stoned wallabies make crop circles' (bbc.co.uk) 1

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on Thursday June 25, 2009 @02:22PM

It's the tripnaut! writes: "The BBC reports that Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around 'as high as a kite', a government official has said. 'The one interesting bit that I found recently in one of my briefs on the poppy industry was that we have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles,' says Lara Giddings, the attorney general for the island state of Tasmania. 'Then they crash,' she added."

Submission + - Microsoft Discloses Windows 7 Pricing

Submitted by It's the tripnaut! on Thursday June 25, 2009 @11:06AM

It's the tripnaut! writes: Information Week has posted prices for Windows 7. From the article: 'The full version of Windows 7 Home Premium is priced at $199, with an upgrade from Vista or XP costing $119. The full version of Windows 7 Professional is $299, with upgrades going for $199. Windows 7 Ultimate is priced at $319, with the upgrade version at $219.' In a nod to the global economic downturn, it is interesting to note that prices are 10% lower than Vista.

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