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London, the original robot battlefield

Did you know that London was the original robot battlefield, using radar unit produced by the Radiation Lab at MIT, creating automated anti-aircraft fire to bring down German V-1 flying bombs? Terminator must have spoke cockney, originally, albeit designed by American Hendrik Wade Bode?

Posted 29 September 2008 † Stuart Hall § History § IT ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

How to read your opponent to win in poker & battle

I read an interesting piece on today on how the very best poker players are always learning: “The line that separates a good poker player from a winning Poker player is the willingness to constantly learn, observe, and adapt.” What I also found interesting was the contradiction between perception and self-control: “Successful poker players survive [...]

Posted 24 August 2008 † Stuart Hall § Business § Games § Psychology ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: , , ,