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| What are you gonna do, play with your prick for another 30 years? ... George Carlin |
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The abandoned monkey who has found love with a pigeon | the Daily Mail |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
1:41 pm EDT, Oct 11, 2007 |
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<blockquote>They're an odd couple in every sense but a monkey and a pigeon have become inseparable at an animal sanctuary in China. The 12-week-old macaque - who was abandoned by his mother - was close to death when it was rescued on Neilingding Island, in Goangdong Province.</blockquote> The abandoned monkey who has found love with a pigeon | the Daily Mail |
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Dragonfly or Insect Spy? Scientists at Work on Robobugs. - washingtonpost.com |
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| Topic: Society |
10:32 am EDT, Oct 10, 2007 |
Vanessa Alarcon saw them while working at an antiwar rally in Lafayette Square last month. "I heard someone say, 'Oh my god, look at those,' " the college senior from New York recalled. "I look up and I'm like, 'What the hell is that?' They looked kind of like dragonflies or little helicopters. But I mean, those are not insects."
I wonder if they had a warrant to Bug. Dragonfly or Insect Spy? Scientists at Work on Robobugs. - washingtonpost.com |
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BBC NEWS | UK | Boy in court on terror charges |
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| Topic: War on Terrorism |
2:03 pm EDT, Oct 9, 2007 |
A British teenager who is accused of possessing material for terrorist purposes has appeared in court. The 17-year-old, who was arrested in the Dewsbury area of West Yorkshire on Monday, was given bail after a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court. It is alleged he had a copy of the "Anarchists' Cookbook", containing instructions on how to make home-made explosives.
BBC NEWS | UK | Boy in court on terror charges |
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Next-gen killbots boast enhanced friendly fire avoidance - Engadget |
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12:49 pm EDT, Oct 9, 2007 |
 While it's always bittersweet to report on the latest advancements in autonomous military killbots, the one upside to Foster-Miller's most recent heavily-armed robotic platform is that it possesses enhanced safeguards to minimize incidences of friendly fire or civilian casualties. That being said, QinetiQ's SWORDS-smith is still touting the improved "lethality" of its new MAARS chassis (Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System), a 350-pound PackBot-type unit that, unlike its predecessor, was built from the ground up with murder in its heart. Its M240B Medium Machine Gun is more powerful than SWORDS' M249, although redesigned software and a mechanical range fan are said to bolster safety by delineating live fire zones and keeping barrels pointed away from allied positions, respectively. A final precaution precludes the bots from firing directly at their control units -- a feature that will provide little solace to the MAARS controller whose charge has just pulled a 180 after being hacked by enemy forces. For a short video of the new bot still under friendly control, keep reading after the break...
Next-gen killbots boast enhanced friendly fire avoidance - Engadget |
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NPR : Sounds of Concrete Crickets fill the Big Apple |
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11:19 am EDT, Oct 8, 2007 |
New Yorkers are hearing things these days — and it is coming from the bushes. It is the sound of concrete crickets, little devices created by artist Michael Dory that play bits of music and make cricket-like sounds. Dory hides small sound devices in containers around the city, similar to the way graffiti artists spray paint their art on walls without asking anyone's consent.
NPR : Sounds of Concrete Crickets fill the Big Apple |
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