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http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/robots-perform-synchronized-interpretive-dance-for-the-holidays/
UC-SD researchers got $1 million from NSF to develop a new type of ocean-probing instruments that use swarms of autonomous underwater robots:
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/11-09OceanDrilling.asp
The Navy wanted a large fleet of Littoral Combat Ships, where each was supposed to be affordable and have "plug-n-play" mission modules to allow it to be reconfigured into different configurations. The ships were supposed to take 2 years to build and cost $223 million each...but they ended up taking 4 years to build and over $700 million each. Twice the time and more than 3x the money!
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/11/navys-affordable-shoreline-ship-477-million-overbudget/
Google gave its first demo of its Chrome Operating System. It is interesting for an OS to work completely off the internet without any hard drive support. I like the fast booting and some of the aspects of the new OS, but they really need developer support to make this a viable option:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/11/google-gives-first-demonstation-of-its-chromium-operating-system.html
Commentary on why the Chrome OS will fail:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/why-chrome-os-will-fail-big-time-287?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2009-11-20
Deutsche Telekom is looking for an American partner to help them come up with the billions needed for them to get to 4G;
http://www.reuters.com/article/americasMergersNews/idUSLK60453020091120
13-year-old boy was arrested when he approached an undercover cop (who was pretending to be a prostitute) for sex:
http://blog.al.com/live/2009/11/13-year-old_boy_arrested_in_mo.html
"Massive error" in the wording of a 2005 Texas constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages might have accidentally invalidated *all* marriages in the state of Texas since 2005!
http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1770189.html