Cornell has pushed the envelope when it comes to designing machines to efficiently move themselves around. A walking robot, intended to show walking energy-efficiency rather than self-reliance, has walked 5.6 miles on one battery charge, which from the size of the robot seems impressive. Check out the link for the news release.
Category Archives: News
Fuck that Shit! CNN and Misrepresentational Journalism
I hate journalists sometimes. For example, something that caught my eye: “Gosh Darn! Cussing Banned in California Town” The headline purports that some sort of legal act was passed to assign punishment to swearing. That is the generally accepted definition of the word “ban” when it comes to governments. I read the article because I …
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Barak vs. Hillary
I confess that I was looking at the Texas primary from an extremely shallow point of view. My thought was, “Which would Texas Dems want least in the White House? A Black, or a Woman?” I figured that they would prefer a black man over a woman of any stripe, but obviously I was wrong. …
Avoid the Police; Cut off your Fingertips
Warning, this is a gross story. Criminals are trying to alter their fingertips to avoid prosecution.
Robo Cop in Atlanta
Read this. Hmmmm… I question the legality of using a remote controlled robot to spray people with water who might be violating the law.
Religious Uncleanliness
I’m all for religious tolerance, at least as long as the religion in question isn’t trying to impose it’s crazy beliefs on others, but there are limits. Say, the proscription from becoming sterile before operating on an open torso. Women training in several hospitals in England have raised objections to removing their arm coverings in …
Lord of the Rings News
I know I’ve been ignoring all of my normal blog sites when I have to get news like this through AP. Tolkien Estate Sues New Line Cinema. My geek card just lost a corner, I think.
Things that make you go HOLY SHIT!
A person in the Atlanta Flickr Group posted this. Normally around here I’m dodging ladders in the interstate, not marble rocks.
Mean Mom Sells Kid's Car
J over at Blah, Blah, Blog has pointed me toward an article about a mother who sold her teenage son’s car because she found alcohol inside. The ad reads: “OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously don’t love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for three weeks before snoopy mom who needs to …
UFO In Texas
I haven’t been trolling lurking my usual stream of blogs this week because of general busy-ness, therefore this AP news item, concerning a UFO sighting reported by dozens has taken my by surprise. The normal comments are made: While federal officials insist there’s a logical explanation, locals swear that it was larger, quieter, faster and …