Back in 1924, futurists had designs for a radio-controlled robot police force. It’s odd to me that police robots were never pursued in any large capacity. Seems like a perfect use for a robot. A robo… cop. Give me a radio-controlled police tank or something, anything. They have autonomous killer [more…]
Something that got missed this week during Palin’s Going Rouge-mania and the premiere of some vampire movie for tweens… In a landmark bill, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, becomes the “most important anti-discrimination law passed in the last two decades.” The law will ban employers from administering genetic testing on their employees (in [more…]
If you’re anything like me, you’re completely consumed by all of the pirate talk. News stories have increased exponentially over the past few months documenting pirate adventures…err crimes. These are real honest to god pirates…Not some scene from The Life Aquatic.
Well take that pirates! This is America! I was absolutely [more…]
This is quite possibly the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.
You can’t make this stuff up. Apparently, the city of….. Batman, Turkey is suing Christoper Nolan and Warner Bros. over the use of the Batman name. They are alleging that the success of The Dark Knight is responsible for a series of [more…]
Here’s a good way to combat identity theft.
Have important documents but not the space to store them? Can’t afford a paper shredder? Do prowlers go through your trash at night? Rummaging through your table scraps and Q-tips? Try this handy tip next time you need to throw out those [more…]
I just read that the Supreme Court will review the “constitutionality” of the lethal injection as a form of capital punishment. Isn’t this a waste of time and money?
Ok fine, Lethal Injection don’t work? We’ll just find another way to kill our prisoners that’s more constitutional. No big woop.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=as_5RLBdxMlg&refer=home
I hate to be [more…]
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