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New bio explores the Gary Gygax adventure - Lake Geneva Regional News

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 22:11

Lake Geneva Regional News

New bio explores the Gary Gygax adventure
Lake Geneva Regional News
On Oct. 6, Bloomsbury Publishing, New York, released the results of Witwer's in-depth research, “Empire of the Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons.” Over the past three years, Witwer tracked down the life and times of the late ...

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Agents of SHIELD "Among Us Hide..." Review: Well, That Was Predictable - TV.com

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 21:33

TV.com

Agents of SHIELD "Among Us Hide..." Review: Well, That Was Predictable
TV.com
Was it a research, let me say, out of curiosity, jealousy? Or because he is suspicious about the Simmons story. Kinda had the feeling, ... Chess club, astronomy club, physics club,? He described himself as "not very science-y". And he goes as the ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 19:44

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, ..... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...

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Local schools off Nov. 11 for Veterans Day - Belleville News-Democrat

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 18:29

Belleville News-Democrat

Local schools off Nov. 11 for Veterans Day
Belleville News-Democrat
In total, the students and staff raised $892.50 for cancer research. As a bonus incentive, Fulton ... 18: New Edline event; 7:30 a.m. Student Council meeting; 3-4 p.m. Chess Club; 3-4:30 p.m. Cheer practice; 3-5 p.m. Robotics in library. ▫ Thursday ...

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Martyn McLaughlin: Game on for virtual 'sport' - Scotsman

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 16:06

Scotsman

Martyn McLaughlin: Game on for virtual 'sport'
Scotsman
Analysts Superdata Research say the nascent industry is worth £486 million, with its value set to more than double by 2018 to £1.2bn, more than the Scottish golf industry. And Scotland, if it is smart enough, has its part to play in this phenomenon ...

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More events at Beloit Library - Beloit Daily News

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 16:01

More events at Beloit Library
Beloit Daily News
Presentation of a case study of genealogy research on the Revolutionary War period to prove Lineage Societies membership, and general genealogy searching techniques used by Katherine Kemnitz. Participants may use library computers or their own laptops ...

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Was math invented or discovered? - Chicago Daily Herald

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 15:20

Chicago Daily Herald

Was math invented or discovered?
Chicago Daily Herald
Read books by Martin Gardner, John Conway, Ian Stewart or even Lewis Caroll; play games such as Set, Go, Chess, or Blokus; do mathematical puzzles like Rubik's Cube or those topological puzzles where you have to remove a ring or separate two pieces ...

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'Call of Duty' creators buy 'Candy Crush' maker for $5.9B - Chicago Sun-Times

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 13:18

Chicago Sun-Times

'Call of Duty' creators buy 'Candy Crush' maker for $5.9B
Chicago Sun-Times
“We expect a heavy dose of skepticism from investors especially given the large deal size,” the analysts said in a research note. The acquisition isn't without risk, for while mobile games have proved popular with everyone from toddlers to senior ...

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Facebook wants to use artificial intelligence to crack the game no computer ... - Tech Insider (blog)

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 12:36

Tech Insider (blog)

Facebook wants to use artificial intelligence to crack the game no computer ...
Tech Insider (blog)
To be successful, you have to envision what kind of moves your opponent is trying to make, just like when playing Chess. This is why Facebook researchers are teaching their artificial intelligence system to recognize visual patterns. Facebook notes on ...
Facebook builds a mobile app that answers spoken questions about photos with AIVentureBeat
Facebook's AI can tell you what's in your photosSiliconANGLE (blog)
New Facebook software is smart enough to play games, describe your photosToxcy

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Towards a Foreign Imposed “Political Transition” in Syria? The Broader War, US ... - Center for Research on Globalization

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 10:37

Center for Research on Globalization

Towards a Foreign Imposed “Political Transition” in Syria? The Broader War, US ...
Center for Research on Globalization
That may not happen. Russia's leader is a first-class statesman, diplomat – and an excellent chess player. ... He writes regularly for Global Research, ICH, RT, Sputnik News, TeleSur, The Vineyard of The Saker Blog, and other internet sites. He is the ...

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ESSAY: You Can't Have Two Queens! (Or How I Became a Rocket Scientist) … Part Two - Pagosa Daily Post

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 08:57

ESSAY: You Can't Have Two Queens! (Or How I Became a Rocket Scientist) … Part Two
Pagosa Daily Post
Thibby told me that I should come up with some ideas for research towards the Materials Section's mission of finding ways to deal with the heating problems of re-entering missiles. I came ... David and I were in the habit of playing chess during the ...

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Facebook Aims Its AI at the Game No Computer Can Crack - WIRED

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 06:08

WIRED

Facebook Aims Its AI at the Game No Computer Can Crack
WIRED
Likewise, a machine can look ahead in a game of Go—the Eastern version of chess—but in this case, looking ahead is far more difficult. On a Go board—a 19-by-19 grid where ... Andrew Ng, the director of research at Chinese Internet giant Baidu, which ...

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Facebook builds a mobile app that answers spoken questions about photos with AI - VentureBeat

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 06:01

VentureBeat

Facebook builds a mobile app that answers spoken questions about photos with AI
VentureBeat
Facebook today showed off the latest progress in its artificial intelligence research. The most impressive achievement is a new ... Schroepfer wrote in a blog post on the news. Facebook isn't releasing this app to the public, but the company has ...

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Transcript: The Badger Herald sits down with Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Lori ... - UW Badger Herald

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 05:34

UW Badger Herald

Transcript: The Badger Herald sits down with Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Lori ...
UW Badger Herald
I'm not sure that most of the fundamental goals have changed, I mean the sense of what is it this university needs to do to move forward in terms of its education mission and to move forward in terms of its research mission. I don't think my sense of ...

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Ray Kurzweil: Why We Should Live Forever - ZME Science

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 05:33

ZME Science

Ray Kurzweil: Why We Should Live Forever
ZME Science
In 1990 he predicted that a computer would defeat a world chess champion by 1998. Then in 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov. In the same year he also predicted that by the early 2000s, exoskeletal limbs would let the disabled walk.

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How Connected Things Will Change the Future of Customer Experience - Forbes

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 02:08

How Connected Things Will Change the Future of Customer Experience
Forbes
At Xerox he has lead software development, solutions, product and research functions, and now heads innovation. He is a strong believer in -- and has published ... In his spare time, he enjoys sailing, cycling and playing chess. More posts from Tim Joyce:.

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Japan to honor 89 foreign nationals including Rumsfeld - Japan Today

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 00:38

Japan to honor 89 foreign nationals including Rumsfeld
Japan Today
In the realm of art and culture, traditional Yaeyama folk song performer Kosei Miyara, 75, and Japanese chess player Nobuyuki Ouchi, 74, were chosen to receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays. From the world of academia, Yoshiyuki ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Mon, 11/02/2015 - 20:14

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, .... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...

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Augmented reality the next big thing in entertainment - South China Morning Post (subscription)

Mon, 11/02/2015 - 18:01

South China Morning Post (subscription)

Augmented reality the next big thing in entertainment
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Imagine playing a game of chess with miniature robots as your pieces. In conventional board games you would roll a dice and physically move your pieces across the "battleground". .... But he also points to a statement by the American Academy of ...

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Apple Leaves A Bumbling Wall Street In The Stone Age - See It Market (blog)

Mon, 11/02/2015 - 15:52

See It Market (blog)

Apple Leaves A Bumbling Wall Street In The Stone Age
See It Market (blog)
Apple's spending in research and development (R&D) is up 73% in the last two-years. Hello? Here's that chart (not updated for the most recent quarter ... Friends, this is chess not checkers. Apple is ahead of us (all of us), not behind us. – Source ...

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