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 -> Linux for Robots?
Japan's preoccupation with consumer robots is largely driven by economic imperatives: an aging population, declining birthrates and a looming labor shortage, which means that the development of a standard robot platform may not be far ahead..
762 views | 08 Dec 2003
 -> Largest prime number is found
The new number is 6,320,430 digits long. It took just over two years to find using a distributed network of more than 200,000 computers.
874 views | 07 Dec 2003
 -> Alleged cannibal tried for murder
A German computer technician accused of killing, dismembering and eating the flesh of a man who agreed to the deal over the Internet has gone on trial for murder.
975 views | 07 Dec 2003
 -> Interviewing with the NSA
PDF A humorous and entertaining account of one man's recent experience seeking employment with the National Security Agency (NSA) of US.
752 views | 11 Dec 2003
 -> 5% of Top Executives Would Say No to CEO Position
Burson-Marsteller's new CEO reputation study found that large numbers of CEOs and top executives have soured on the chief executive position.
9,454 views | 04 Dec 2003
 -> Playing Erin Brockovich at IBM
What really went on in IBM's clean rooms?
9,295 views | 03 Dec 2003
 -> Mars beckons!
With the first of a pair of American robotic rovers scheduled to land on Mars in a month, NASA officials and project leaders said Tuesday they are hopeful of success but mindful of past failures at Mars..
818 views | 02 Dec 2003
 -> COOL Play pacman in Excel!
Download the Excel file and the associated sound bytes. Make sure your IE options have settings to LOW-MEDIUM (you can change it later for security) and in your Excel, TOOLS --> MACROS --> Security --> Low (Change it back later to higher). Must-do stuff!
466 views | 03 Dec 2003
 -> Test your senses!
Flash based test from BBC: Test your senses, and read the accompanying explanation.
451 views | 03 Dec 2003
 -> 6 better suited to us than 10?
Learn why base sixteen is more compatible with nature and technology than base ten, and discover how the ergonomic advantages of hexadecimal would benefit you.
48,699 views | 02 Dec 2003
 -> Naked Ambition
A man attempting to walk the length of Britain naked to promote the right to go without clothes in public was arrested Saturday, hours after being released from jail.
466 views | 02 Dec 2003
 -> The lit cigarette in the mouth trick
Is it possible to swallow a lit cigarette, then take it out and resume smoking?
922 views | 02 Dec 2003
 -> Science research - the next battleground for open source
An upstart "Public Library of Science: Biology" packed a strong punch with its first issue, with a report of monkeys getting brain implants to control robot arms.
838 views | 02 Dec 2003
 -> Technology removes need for human pilots?
Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, are taking to the skies as military and civilian organizations turn to remote-operated planes or helicopters to perform tasks considered dull, dirty or dangerous.
414 views | 01 Dec 2003
 -> Thanksgiving = Business Opportunity?
"The liquid's ominous, murky brown colour accurately warns consumers about the taste sensation," the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
57,265 views | 01 Dec 2003
 -> Old Japanese data points to massive quakes in US
Check especially the online animation from the Geological Survey of Japan, showing what would happen if there was a major earthquake along the Cascadian fault in North America. The fault has led to big quakes every 500 years or so.
923 views | 30 Nov 2003
 -> How Bush Won!
Some stats on what really went on when Al Gore lost by 537 votes. Must watch Flash movie, and keep your speakers on.
20,799 views | 30 Nov 2003
 -> 'Bloodvertising' to hit UK streets
Advertisements in bus shelters for a new video game called "Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance," will seep blood. The company behind the so-called Bloodvertising say the adverts will be put up around the country in two weeks time.
438 views | 30 Nov 2003
 -> Mobile tracking meets online maps..
..and now you can tell precisely where people are!
508 views | 30 Nov 2003
 -> Japan destroys own spy satellites
While China gets more space savvy, Japan's space program suffered yet another a setback Saturday after a rocket carrying two spy satellites meant to keep an eye on North Korea malfunctioned following liftoff and had to be destroyed.
4,357 views | 26 Nov 2003
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