Thursday, 24 July 2008
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Friends Torment Their Cataplectic Friend! Hilarious!
According to wikipedia, "Cataplexy is a medical condition which often affects people who have narcolepsy". It's triggered by emotional responses, such as anger or stress or, in this case, laughter. When a person experiences these emotions, their bodies go limp and sometimes they fall asleep. In this video, this poor guy who suffers from Cataplexy has buddies that keep him laughing... and sleeping.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Saturday, 19 July 2008
20/20 Last Days On Earth
How smart are we as a civilization?
Smart enough to control our destiny and avoid the cataclysms that may end life as we know it?
For thousands of years, different religions have warned Earth about Armageddon and the final days.
We are now living in an age where scientists are adding their voices and their evidence in support of end-of-the-world possibilities.
"Last Days on Earth" is a program that could change the way you see your world and yourself.
The world's top scientists, including Stephen Hawking, considered the foremost living theoretical physicist, describe seven riveting scenarios detailing the deadliest threats to humanity.
Some can destroy the planet, others have the ability to render us extinct, and all have the power to destroy civilization.
How likely are they to occur, and what exactly would happen if they did, and could we survive?
"Last Days on Earth" goes beyond science fiction to science fact.
Using state-of-the-art visual effects, it will take viewers on a journey that is both breathtaking and terrifying, from the outer reaches of the universe to the inner world of DNA, with an around-the-globe tour in between.
"Of all the generations of humans that have walked the surface of the Earth -- for 100,000 years, going back when we first left Africa -- the generation now alive is the most important," said Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at City University of New York.
"The generation now alive, the generation that you see, looking around you, for the first time in history, is the generation that controls the destiny of the planet itself."
Smart enough to control our destiny and avoid the cataclysms that may end life as we know it?
For thousands of years, different religions have warned Earth about Armageddon and the final days.
We are now living in an age where scientists are adding their voices and their evidence in support of end-of-the-world possibilities.
"Last Days on Earth" is a program that could change the way you see your world and yourself.
The world's top scientists, including Stephen Hawking, considered the foremost living theoretical physicist, describe seven riveting scenarios detailing the deadliest threats to humanity.
Some can destroy the planet, others have the ability to render us extinct, and all have the power to destroy civilization.
How likely are they to occur, and what exactly would happen if they did, and could we survive?
"Last Days on Earth" goes beyond science fiction to science fact.
Using state-of-the-art visual effects, it will take viewers on a journey that is both breathtaking and terrifying, from the outer reaches of the universe to the inner world of DNA, with an around-the-globe tour in between.
"Of all the generations of humans that have walked the surface of the Earth -- for 100,000 years, going back when we first left Africa -- the generation now alive is the most important," said Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at City University of New York.
"The generation now alive, the generation that you see, looking around you, for the first time in history, is the generation that controls the destiny of the planet itself."
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Hackable DEFCON Badge
DEFCON is the worlds largest annual hacker convention, and to prove just how hardcore they are, they handed out Press Badges with micro controllers and WIFI and opened the floor to see who could make it do the coolest things possible.
Here, Meredith Patterson shows off her hack where she tapped into one of the board's Analog-to-Digital converters, made it accept an audio input, and turned the front LEDs into a spectrum analyzer! If you don't think this is hard/cool, keep in mind that none of the hardware was designed for this and it was all completed in about 48 hours!!
The rap song is actually a poem written by the Badge's designer about the cool DEFCON badges, and is appropriately named "Badges". Through the social power of World of Warcraft, it turned out they knew a rapper (The Brothers Grim) who just happened to be in the studio and recorded a rap version of the poem.
For more info and to download the song (free & legal) check out: http://www.osogato.com/hacks/
Here, Meredith Patterson shows off her hack where she tapped into one of the board's Analog-to-Digital converters, made it accept an audio input, and turned the front LEDs into a spectrum analyzer! If you don't think this is hard/cool, keep in mind that none of the hardware was designed for this and it was all completed in about 48 hours!!
The rap song is actually a poem written by the Badge's designer about the cool DEFCON badges, and is appropriately named "Badges". Through the social power of World of Warcraft, it turned out they knew a rapper (The Brothers Grim) who just happened to be in the studio and recorded a rap version of the poem.
For more info and to download the song (free & legal) check out: http://www.osogato.com/hacks/
Friday, 11 July 2008
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Porn Appears On Rugby Programme
New Zealand rugby fans watching a regular sports programme found themselves viewing hardcore pornography instead on Sunday afternoon.
Four minutes of pornography interrupted sports coverage on the Prime Television channel, after what a spokesman described as a distribution mix up.
The pornographic footage was meant for an adult pay-per-view channel.
Instead, it found its way onto a regular free-to-air programme called Grassroots Rugby.
Rival television channels reported that some viewers were angry about the broadcast, which may have been seen by children.
Four minutes of pornography interrupted sports coverage on the Prime Television channel, after what a spokesman described as a distribution mix up.
The pornographic footage was meant for an adult pay-per-view channel.
Instead, it found its way onto a regular free-to-air programme called Grassroots Rugby.
Rival television channels reported that some viewers were angry about the broadcast, which may have been seen by children.
Christian The Lion
Christian was a lion purchased in 1969 by two Australians living in London, John Rendall and Anthony 'Ace' Bourke (sometimes erroneously cited as Ace Berg) — from Harrods department store.
Rendall, his girlfriend Jennifer Mary, Bourke and Unity Jones cared for the lion as it grew too large to remain their pet. After meeting Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, who starred in the film Born Free, Rendall and Bourke agreed to have Christian sent to Kenya with the assistance of conservationist George Adamson — in order that Christian be rehabilitated into the wild at Kora National Reserve.
After Christian had been in Kenya a year, Rendall and Bourke returned and visited their former pet. The animal recognized them, reared up, grasped and nuzzled both Randell and Bourke. The following video of the event received widespread dissemination around 2007-2008, more than 35 years later.
Rendall, his girlfriend Jennifer Mary, Bourke and Unity Jones cared for the lion as it grew too large to remain their pet. After meeting Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, who starred in the film Born Free, Rendall and Bourke agreed to have Christian sent to Kenya with the assistance of conservationist George Adamson — in order that Christian be rehabilitated into the wild at Kora National Reserve.
After Christian had been in Kenya a year, Rendall and Bourke returned and visited their former pet. The animal recognized them, reared up, grasped and nuzzled both Randell and Bourke. The following video of the event received widespread dissemination around 2007-2008, more than 35 years later.
Monday, 7 July 2008
Sunday, 6 July 2008
Saturday, 5 July 2008
Checkers Store Bread In Men's Bathroom
Employees at the Checkers store apparently decided it was okay to store buns for their hamburgers inside a not-so-clean men's room.
Tuesday, it appeared they had changed the policy, but not before racking up a dozen health code violations.
"The bread was stacked sky high to the ceiling, plus it was only about 12 inches from the men's commode," said former customer Willie Jones.
Checker's goes through a lot of hamburger buns at its drive-thru restaurants. It's hard to even think about what might happen to those buns in a tiny, smelly and dirty bathroom. One customer told Eyewitness News he didn't like the manager's reaction to his complaint about the bread box-bathroom stall combination.
"'You got the bread in the men's restroom.' She got angry with me. She got T'd off and she locked the door," Jones said.
Health officials didn't settle for that solution, forcing the store to throw away all of it. Unfortunately, they don't know how long the Sanford Checkers kept both bread and cups in a bathroom that was quickly cleaned as Eyewitness News arrived Tuesday. An employee denied the bathroom-food storage system.
"Were you guys storing bread in there?" WFTV reporter Steve Barrett asked.
"No sir," the employee replied.
That employee and the bread delivery man seemed perplexed about where the bread should go Tuesday as an Eyewitness News crew looked on. They finally took it inside the kitchen.
"Do you ever see them put the bread you bring in the bathroom?" Barrett asked the delivery man.
"No comment," he said.
In all, the Checkers location was cited for a dozen violations, including nine "critical" violations. They were for things like storing food on the floor and having a faulty water treatment system.
The manager would not come out and talk Tuesday and no one called back from the corporate office for comment.
Tuesday, it appeared they had changed the policy, but not before racking up a dozen health code violations.
"The bread was stacked sky high to the ceiling, plus it was only about 12 inches from the men's commode," said former customer Willie Jones.
Checker's goes through a lot of hamburger buns at its drive-thru restaurants. It's hard to even think about what might happen to those buns in a tiny, smelly and dirty bathroom. One customer told Eyewitness News he didn't like the manager's reaction to his complaint about the bread box-bathroom stall combination.
"'You got the bread in the men's restroom.' She got angry with me. She got T'd off and she locked the door," Jones said.
Health officials didn't settle for that solution, forcing the store to throw away all of it. Unfortunately, they don't know how long the Sanford Checkers kept both bread and cups in a bathroom that was quickly cleaned as Eyewitness News arrived Tuesday. An employee denied the bathroom-food storage system.
"Were you guys storing bread in there?" WFTV reporter Steve Barrett asked.
"No sir," the employee replied.
That employee and the bread delivery man seemed perplexed about where the bread should go Tuesday as an Eyewitness News crew looked on. They finally took it inside the kitchen.
"Do you ever see them put the bread you bring in the bathroom?" Barrett asked the delivery man.
"No comment," he said.
In all, the Checkers location was cited for a dozen violations, including nine "critical" violations. They were for things like storing food on the floor and having a faulty water treatment system.
The manager would not come out and talk Tuesday and no one called back from the corporate office for comment.
Supermarket Of The Future
A German supermarket is encouraging customers to scan and ring up their shopping using mobile phones, and check out without the help of a cashier.
It is one of the number of innovations at the new "Future Store" - as Steve Rosenberg discovered when he went along to do his weekly shopping.
Source
It is one of the number of innovations at the new "Future Store" - as Steve Rosenberg discovered when he went along to do his weekly shopping.
Source
Friday, 4 July 2008
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Waterboarding
is a form of torture that consists of immobilizing a person on their back with the head inclined downward—known as the Trendelenburg position—and pouring water over the face and into the breathing passages. Through forced suffocation and inhalation of water, the subject experiences the process of drowning and is made to believe that death is imminent. In contrast to merely submerging the head face-forward, waterboarding almost immediately elicits the gag reflex. Although waterboarding does not always cause lasting physical damage, it carries the risks of extreme pain, damage to the lungs, brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation, injuries (including broken bones) due to struggling against restraints, and even death. The psychological effects on victims of waterboarding can last for years after the procedure.
Read more about waterboarding on Wikipedia
Read more about waterboarding on Wikipedia
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