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December 5th, 2009, 14:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_DARPA-Baloon.jpgRemember that DARPA balloon challenge (http://gizmodo.com/5393457/darpa-network-challenge-win-40000-by-finding-10-red-weather-balloons), where the first team to find eight weather balloons wins $40,000? Well, the balloons are now officially at large. If you don't have a team yet, here are some places to report a sighting.
What's cool is how most of the balloon hunting communities I've found are working towards selfless goals. Both DARPABalloon.com (http://www.darpaballoon.com/) and this MIT group (http://balloon.media.mit.edu/speigg/) are proposing to gather a huge number of participants, and rather than give each contributor a measly cut, the forty grand will be donated to charity.
Good luck to everyone involved. If you happen to stumble across one this weekend, consider reporting it to a group that's playing for charity. $40,000 can do a lot of good in the world. Just make sure it's not one some kid let go of first. [DARPA (https://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/default.aspx) via WSJ (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/12/04/spot-10-balloons-win-40000/) via AllThingsD (http://voices.allthingsd.com/20091204/spot-10-balloons-win-40000/)]
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What's cool is how most of the balloon hunting communities I've found are working towards selfless goals. Both DARPABalloon.com (http://www.darpaballoon.com/) and this MIT group (http://balloon.media.mit.edu/speigg/) are proposing to gather a huge number of participants, and rather than give each contributor a measly cut, the forty grand will be donated to charity.
Good luck to everyone involved. If you happen to stumble across one this weekend, consider reporting it to a group that's playing for charity. $40,000 can do a lot of good in the world. Just make sure it's not one some kid let go of first. [DARPA (https://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/default.aspx) via WSJ (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/12/04/spot-10-balloons-win-40000/) via AllThingsD (http://voices.allthingsd.com/20091204/spot-10-balloons-win-40000/)]
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