2010-11-20, 06:04 | Link #4121 |
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Stuxnet may be part of Iran atom woes
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNew...6AJ0OC20101120 Currious than the Iranian aren't making a fuss about that.
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2010-11-22, 12:14 | Link #4124 |
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Top transport official says U.S. looking for ‘less invasive’ screening methods
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1808354/ He said ''less invasive'', not ''less abusive'' or ''less humilliating'' .
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2010-11-22, 19:18 | Link #4125 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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1) they view it all from security goggles rather than big-picture goggles. 2) their security goggles are broken. 3) They don't *think* and they don't design, they just layer on more duct tape. Idiocracy for the lose....
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2010-11-23, 04:20 | Link #4126 |
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Ottawa gives Bill Clinton foundation special designation
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1809416/ The question is: why his foundation and not any other?
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Are you smarter than your turkey?
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2010-11-23, 23:48 | Link #4129 |
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5 Creepy Ways Humans Are Plunging Into the Uncanny Valley
"Way back in 1970, a Japanese roboticist named Masahiro Mori came up with the
term "uncanny valley", the theory that as robots get more human like, people will respond positively to them, but only up to the point where they still definitely look like robots. Once they cross that point, or the uncanny valley, real humans will be disgusted by their robot counterparts, because they'll look almost like people, but not quite. And there is nothing we find more disturbing than that. But what we're finding today is that it's not robots we have to worry about; the uncanny valley is all around you. Just consider ..." See: http://www.cracked.com/article_18867...ny-valley.html Check out #4: People Who Want to Be Anime Characters -- Animegao Kigurumi and #3 |
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Imposter undermines Afghan talks but NATO chief touts progress on ground
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1811073/ Quote:
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2010-11-24, 13:56 | Link #4131 |
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Teacher Bans Students From Bringing Pencils to School
Obviously, this is quite sensible because pencils can be a deadly weapon. I'm still looking forward to the day when everything is made out of nerf foam, so we can't hurt each other ever again! |
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Seriously though that is just beyond absurd...
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2010-11-26, 05:43 | Link #4138 |
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Teens adrift in Pacific for 50 days survived on seagull, rainwater
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1814442/
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2010-11-27, 05:13 | Link #4139 |
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Husband of Belleville police chief gets 30 days for beating her in jealous rage
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1815202/
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2010-11-30, 13:36 | Link #4140 |
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How a man named Nobody became the battered face of G20 protests
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1818432/
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