Stephen Hawking and a Russian Billionaire Want to Build an Interstellar Starship

Last year, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence got a major boost when Russian billionaire Yuri Milner unveiled a $100 million effort to scan the skies for radio and light signals emitted by aliens. Not content to simply sit tight and wait for ET to hail us, Milner now plans to build interstellar spacecraft. Yes, you heard that correctly.

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Illinois proposes per-mile driving tax

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Illinois motorists may soon be the victims of their own good behavior. Drivers in the Land of Lincoln have been improving their fuel efficiency and driving more hybrid and electric cars that lessen their reliance on gasoline. As a result, the state isn’t collecting as much money through its gasoline tax as it once did.

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Hacker tears open Tesla Autopilot module

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Jason Hughes, AKA wk057, has posted a teardown of the Autopilot camera module in the Tesla Model S.

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Hacker tears open Tesla Autopilot module originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 09 Apr 2016 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Man Builds Life-Size AT-ST, Is My New Best Friend

A hero by the name of Mr. Kernish has managed to assemble a full-size version of the Galactic Empire’s All-Terrain Scout Transport, or AT-ST for short, which you might have seen at the battle of Hoth or patrolling on Endor. It’s an impressive feat that gets so much more impressive when you see what it also does.

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