DARPA Has $3.2M to Sniff You Out 223
quackking writes "The Army wants to sniff you out. This fedbizopps.gov link to a DARPA pre-RFRQ tells more. 'The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Technology Office (ATO), as part of the Odortype Detection Program, invites proposals to (1) determine whether genetically-determined odortypes can be used to identify specific individuals, and if so (2) to develop the science and enabling technology for detecting and identifying specific individuals by such odortypes. Total program funding for this effort will not exceed $3.2 million in FY 2003. Multiple awards are anticipated. Proposals are due by January 29, 2003.'"
IN SOVIET RUSSIA (Score:2, Funny)
oh shit.. wait a minute...
Its not hightech (Score:5, Funny)
I propose.. (Score:5, Funny)
I saw a guy on Howard Stern... (Score:1, Funny)
Hold on! (Score:5, Funny)
Two Letters: FO!
Oh, and by the way, All your funk belong to us!
Sniffing you out... (Score:1, Funny)
It's a PLOT (Score:5, Funny)
This is just another sneaky government plot, this one to get geeks to bathe!
Uh oh. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's a PLOT (Score:5, Funny)
You're wrong, and here's why: This is not a plot to get geeks to bathe it's a plot to encouorage geeks NOT to bathe.
Take into example, the government knows it can spot a geek rather easily on the streets (reference thinkgeek/linux/sci-fi attire, no real hairstyle, and complete lack of self-control), however an average bum holds these same qualities. If you were able to have one deciding factor to divide the geeks from the bums it would be the shower factor. So geeks, protect yourselves, damn the man, and DO NOT SHOWER.
Re:Intresting stuff (Score:5, Funny)
Because as we all know (Score:1, Funny)
IN SOVIET RUSSIA (Score:1, Funny)
Export restrictions on tic-tacs (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Its not hightech (Score:2, Funny)
High tech VS animals (Score:2, Funny)
Seriously, when I read their specification for a device to enhance soldier performance (Silent engine, can run for hours without refuelin/recharging, will let a soldier carry extra gear, run faster and longer, jump higher and longer), I thought "its called a horse!".
I bet their final product won't even go fetch...
Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA (Score:2, Funny)
why no "foot" icon? (Score:2, Funny)
Smells like... (Score:1, Funny)
Eureka! (Score:2, Funny)
Dr. Who fans, you're next.
Febreze sales skyrocket. (Score:4, Funny)
Let 'em try! (Score:3, Funny)
Smell my breath, you'll ID me as the Olde English, 0.20 percent. Bring it, suckas!
Re:Actuall IN SOVIET RUSSIA... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Sounds like a waste of 3.2m (Score:3, Funny)
"If that was easily answered DARPA wouldn't be tossing $3.2 million at the problem."
From my understanding DARPA will toss $3.2M at most any problem you can come up with as long as they haven't tossed $3.2M at it before... or at least if they have already tossed the $3.2M you need to talk to someone else to get it authorized.
Once just for kicks I sent an email to them speaking of an amazing new technology I could develop for a low level i/o interface iobs or descrambled "BIOS". That got me refered to another department, I sent the mail to that department (I can't remember what it was, that was about 3yrs ago, but another computer related department). The head of that department sent me a mail back saying he was very interested in this potential breakthrough technology but needed more information about possible uses and some more details of potential implementation. Yes that's right, I was doing nothing more than describing the general function of the BIOS on every IBM PC Clone out there... I didn't send him his more information and let it drop at this point but it was a real eye opener
Re:Eureka! (Score:0, Funny)
How much did you get for Nemesis?
oh wait! Sorry!