The blog with a love/hate relationship with technology
You want evidence of the robot uprising? Look no further than the current issue of Columbus Alive!, the weekly arts and entertainment paper serving the capital of Ohio. The cover story is called “Robots Attack!” and comes complete with a whole section of robophile content.
A big chunk of the edition, though, is given over to [...]
For your lunar eclipse viewing pleasure, here’s a clip of the opening sequence to the 1970s TV series Space 1999. It was an incredibly cheesy sci-fi show from the mind of Gary Anderson (Thunderbirds) that supposed the moon has been blasted from its orbit by a nuclear disaster. For it’s time, though, the special effects [...]
In their never-ending quest to augment the human form with metal and hydraulics, researchers in Japan have developed a powered exoskeleton designed to help carpenters hang drywall. The wearable device provides lifting power and strength to assist in the arduous task of putting up ceiling panels and other heavy-lifting activities.
Having done some drywall work in [...]
If you’re trying to trick a tribe of aboriginal people, or maybe just fool your friends down at the pub, tomorrow night might be your best chance. Tell them to look up at the night sky about 10pm EST and “behold … the wrath of the Gods have turned the moon red with anger,” so [...]
Just when you thought it couldn’t get much worse for HD-DVD, it got worse: Wal-Mart announced today it is dumping the high definition format in favor of Blu-Ray. The bad news caps a week of bad news that included Netflix announcing it would exclusively carry Blu-Ray and a plan by Best Buy to showcase Blu-Ray [...]
Advanced robots, especially those that mimic human or animal traits, have a certain wow factor that immediately grabs attention, but the robot overlords scheming towards the robot uprising and total human enslavement know that they need to do more than amaze with technical wizardry. They know that to really get people to love and embrace [...]
Robots frighten me to the core but rats give me the willies. Put them together and what to you get? A good reason to head for the bunker. From io9:
A robot controlled by a simulated rat brain has proved itself to be a remarkable mimic of rodent behaviour in series of classic animal experiments. The [...]
Japan is testing a satellite that can turn solar power into microwaves and beam the energy back to receiving stations on Earth. Read all about the project here at Pink Tentacle.
On the surface that sounds like a great idea: Satellites in geosynchronous orbit beaming down power via microwaves or lasers. It could solve our energy [...]
Someone — or something — seriously doesn’t want the Middle East and parts of Asia to have access to the Internet or any other telecommunications services. An undersea cable connecting UEA and Iran was severed bringing to five the number of telecom connections that have been cut in the past week or so.
My first inclination, [...]
A few months ago, YouTuber StSanders created some hilarious videos poking fun at shredders like Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen. I’d love to post one of them here, but apparently YouTube has taken down all the videos and suspended StSanders’ account.
While posting copyright material on YouTube is strictly verboten, using copyright material for the purpose [...]
