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This is a baby rat in a minuscule harness somewhere in Tanzania. He’s got his nose in the air, but he’s not looking for cheese. He’s actually sniffing out deadly landmines. More »
At an artillery school in England, army troops are being taught shooting tactics on iPads so they’re better prepared when they’re shipped out to Afghanistan. Zombieville, this ain’t. (Hopefully). More »
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In this Bloomberg report, we get a brief look at McDonald’s own DS employee training software that’s used in Japan. It’s like Cooking Mama, just a lot more depressing when you “win”. [Kotaku]
“He gets behind the steering wheel console of his PC, puts on his real game face – without the helmet – and pays attention.” More »
There’s been plenty of speculation as to when Verizon will begin offering the Palm Pre or the Pixi, but some leaked internal training slides would suggest that it’ll be sooner rather than later. More »
The Warsash Maritime Academy in the UK uses these $US245,000 miniature oil tankers to train its pilots—they’re incredibly difficult to drive, and simulate all kinds of different emergency situations, all while looking like a coin-operated children’s ride. More »
The US Naval Air Warfare Centre is currently developing a suicide bomber simulation vest in an attempt to prepare soldiers for encounters with possibly rigged combatants, according to patent filings.
Master buys dog training software. Dog finds training software. Dog decides he needs no bloody training. Dog acts accordingly, destroys it, then goes after master and bites his or her ass.
