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Only in Korea
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 30/11/2023
» When the temperature dropped below 20C recently, South Korea was in its full autumn foliage season, which gives rise to visually stunning natural scenes. As our bus set out to Museum San, which is located in the town of Gyeonggi, I noticed that the trees had started to drop their leaves in preparation for winter, resulting in vibrantly yellow, red and orange hues on both sides of the winding hilly roads.
Human override here to stay
Life, James Hein, Published on 10/04/2019
» Computers are useful tools and they will emotionlessly churn through thousands of operations in the blink of an eye to produce whatever results they were programmed to do. Most of the time the results are welcomed. When it comes to malware the results generate a different reaction, and then there are those spaces in the middle. The situation surrounding the Boeing 737 Max MCAS aircraft and the recent crash is an excellent example. The latest analysis would seem to indicate that the computer engineers made some choices that have had unintended consequences. In this case overriding the wishes of the pilots by assuming the plane was crashing, when it wasn't, and not allowing the human pilots to correct the computer's decisions.
SET gains as global bourses fret about Greece
Business, Published on 29/06/2015
» Recap: The Greek debt crisis cast a cloud over global stock markets last week but Thailand staged a modest rally. Chinese stocks plummeted 8% on Friday as investors rushed to cash out amid signs that an eight-month bull run was ending.
Super cheap tablet: Amazon's Kindle Fire
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2011
» Priced at half the price of an iPad, Amazon hopes to draw customers to purchase at its website with a new 7-inch screen tablet.