A 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed by a “computer” that he had used to remotely control a thermostat at his apartment, according to police.According to a news release from the Columbus Police Department, officers responded to the home at about 3:30 p.m.Monday after a woman reported a man using the thermostats in the apartment to…
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How to Make a Computer in One Week
A few months ago, I got my first laptop, and I was so happy with it.After I got it home, I started to play with it and I wanted to make some changes.But, I didn’t want to make the changes that would make it more reliable.So, I decided to do it myself, using a Raspberry…
How to turn a laptop into a terminal computer system
A recent article in the Indian magazine Lyla describes how to turn an ordinary laptop into an automated terminal computer.Lylanjani Jyoti, a researcher at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), explains that the device, which is based on an existing Linux operating system, is not so different from a traditional terminal.“A terminal runs…
Computer system that keeps your mobile phone awake on hold and calls police has been stolen
Computer systems that keep your mobile phones awake on demand, and also call the police, have been stolen in the past year, a senior police official said.According to a statement issued by the Mumbai Police Commissioner, the thief took a laptop computer that was being used to monitor traffic and passwords from the police station.The…
‘I am a robot’: How to make your life more productive
A robot has made a lot of people feel like a robot, and that’s good.The fact that a human could see a robot in action makes it easier to understand why the technology works.But it’s also not that simple.In fact, we’re already seeing some of the biggest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence in the world happen…
