mexico
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The US/Mexico Border Is Infested With Underground Machines
The very fact that underground robots being used to patrol the US/Mexico border — a program now moving into its second decade — can be greeted with what amounts to a disinterested shrug is a good indication of how sci-fi our everyday lives have gotten. There are underground robots patrolling the edge of the country.
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An Army Of The Deaf Watches Surveillance Cameras In Mexico
Security camera footage makes some pretty boring TV. There’s no sound, so you don’t know what people are saying, and it’s tough to read body language out of context. But that’s exactly what makes deaf people the perfect workforce for interpreting the footage.
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Archaeologists Unlock 1900-Year-Old Burial Chamber’s Secrets With Drones
Teotihuacan, an ancient, abandoned city about an hour north of Mexico City, was once one of the largest cities in the world. It collapsed in the centuries ago (thanks either to an internal uprising or foreign invaders, depending on who you ask), but it’s never been completely deserted, since the ruins have always been a…
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Mexican Commandos Took Down This Secret Drug Cartel Radio Grid
Mexico is fighting a war. A brutal, inexhaustible war against rich, powerful, merciless drug cartels. The rich part is key, as they’re able to afford nice toys like a completely private communications network — until government commandos destroyed it.