Archive for December, 2009
Oregon profs plan giant robotic space cockroach warriors (The Register)
‘Humans can run, but frankly [it is futile to do so]‘ Human traitors in Oregon are planning the construction of fearsome robot cockroaches physically superior to mankind.’¦ Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work
Read More..>>The world in 2020: Thrift, hard work ‘“ and no smoking
By 2020 the people of Britain had grown accustomed to the “nanny state” telling them what to do. Smoking had been totally unacceptable for several years, after the smoking ban had been extended to outdoor public spaces such as parks, beaches and …
Read More..>>Circa 1995: Millennium approaching
This Sunday Magazine story with an eye toward the future was originally published in August of 1995. Get out your crystal balls and fasten your seat belts. We’re about to ride a wave of predictions into the 21st century. Why now? Because it’s 1995 …
Read More..>>More New Year’s Eve events
ABK: 8 p.m. The Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac. 248-858-9333. www.thecrofoot.com . $10. Chenille Sisters: 10 p.m. The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. 734-761-1451. www.theark.org . $35, $42. Invocation 2010: With Jimmy Edgar, Dr. Disko Dust, Guys on …
Read More..>>Man dies during stand-off
During the stand-off, the Bloomington Police Department bomb squad brought a robot to check for explosives and an Anoka County Sheriff’s dog was killed. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension crime scene analysis team is investigating the …
Read More..>>NASA’s Mars Rover Has Uncertain Future as Sixth Anniversary Nears
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NASA’s Mars rover Spirit will mark six years of unprecedented science exploration and inspiration for the American public on Sunday. However, the upcoming Martian winter could end the roving career …
Read More..>>December 2009 Archives
NPR : During the holiday season we see images of lots of geometrically incorrect snowflakes. Chemist Thomas Koop thinks ice crystals are masterpieces of natural beauty. Unfortunately, he says, “This beauty is sometimes corrupted.” Koop, who is a …
Read More..>>Good riddance, 2009, and welcome back ‘Lost’: The Morning After
Mario Perez/ABC Jorge Garcia, left, Josh Holloway and Evangeline Lily in a scene from “Lost.” Is anyone else as happy to be leaving the 2000s as I am? I’ve lost more loved ones, friends, money, and good nights’ sleep than I ever thought possible in a …
Read More..>>Times Square Security: New Year’s Eve Preview Of 911 Trials?
… unmarked mobile units on adjacent streets and briefed surrounding hotel and business owners days ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebrations. They’ve also readied concrete barriers, radiation detection equipment, air testing for chemicals, rapid …
Read More..>>A’s bring back Duchscherer
In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, Oakland Athletics pitcher Justin Duchscherer throws off the mound during spring training baseball in Phoenix. The right hander agreed to terms on an incentive laden one-year contract on Wednesday, Dec. 30 …
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