#jumping
#Cat accused of wiping US #Veteran Affairs server info after #jumping on #keyboard
source: https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/05/hospital_cat_incident/
On a mid-September call, one of the participants explained that while a technician was reviewing the #configuration of a #server cluster, their cat jumped on the keyboard and deleted it.
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Kurt DelBene, assistant secretary for information and #technology and CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is said to have responded on the call with words to the effect that: "This is why I have a #dog."
UCSB and Disney Find Out How High a Robot Can Possibly Jump
Over the last decade or so, we’ve seen an enormous variety of jumping robots. With a few exceptions, these robots look to biology to inspire their design and functionality. This makes sense, because the natural world is full of jumping animals that are absolutely incredible, and matching their capabilities with robots seems like a reasonable thing to aspire to—with creatures such as ants, frogs, birds, and galagos, robots have tried (and occasionally succeeded in some specific ways) to mimic their motions.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/record-breaking-jumping-robot
#ucsb, #disney, #robots, #jumping
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This is a #funny #photoshopped #educational #animatedgif to explain the #dangers of #jumping out of a #train while it's still #moving. Be prepared to be blown away: