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medgadget.com - 1/7/2009
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The Pentagon is initiating a project to build a virtual parent, a software application that would be used by children with military parents out on deployment that don't have the time to communicate with their kids. As the Department of Defense is building simulated moms and dads, the Orwellian ...
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The Military Wants Virtual Parents For Children of Deployed Soldiers [Creepy]
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... parent." Like other DARPA-esque endeavors, this task is much easier said than done. And, to be honest, I don't know what to make of it. I understand that deployed parents might not have internet access at all times, but this solution seems preposterous and costly when compared to, say Skype. On the other hand, its kind of touching—like the military's awkward cloak-wearing, bony-fingered way of expressing compassion. [Information Week via Medgadget]
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