The Lausanne university in Switserland has moved from the software to the reality: they’ve managed to get robots to evolve and learn behaviours, as well as the behaviour to decieve and cooperate through communication (flashing lights) and movement. It’ s a very interesting experiment, showing that robots are getting smarter every day and are now Read more about Evolving swarm intelligence in robots[…]
As an example, Peterson pointed to changes made along a section of Interstate 496 outside of Lansing, which accounted for 40 percent of reported incidents of aggressive driving in that area. When the speed limit was raised from 55 mph to 70 mph, incidents of aggressive driving dropped to zero. “The low speed limit frustrated Read more about Raise the speed limit![…]
Which goes to show – it’s the Ipod / Iphone which is floating the Apple. Nope, Macs just suck and their fanboy users are a teeny tiny minority. And the rest of the I-Have-A-Mac smug bastards are hypocrites. You wouldn’t need a PC if your Mac was so perfect, now would you, mister I’m a Read more about 85% of Mac users own a PC[…]
NATO is looking towards the citizens of the alliance to contribute to a new understanding of NATO’s role and methodology. The new strategic concept is yet to be written and comments posted on their forum are fed to a panel of experts, who will have a hand in writing the new concept. NATO’s Strategic Concept Read more about NATO’s Strategic Concept[…]
Yet another study showing how often and easily we lie, specifically to our kids. Parents lie to kids more often than they realize – Behavior- msnbc.com.
This is an interesting article about someone who wore a North Paw (available as kit or with DIY instructions here for a while. The North Paw is an ankle bracelet that continuously signals where North is by vibrating in that direction. Apparently this leads to some interesting results. via My New Sense Organ | h+ Read more about Know about North[…]
As an organised activity: websites tell you which lines are particularly good for groping fellow passengers on. Travellers warned of Tokyo train gropers | Travel News | News.com.au.
This one is so obvious, it’s incredible it hasn’t been done before: take the fat from a woman’s arse and insert into tits. Voila! Completely natural bigger breasts! The Press Association: Unwanted fat for breast enlargement.
Thankfully the effect is only temporary! Men lose their minds speaking to pretty women – Telegraph.
That’s nothing new, but it turns out they’re especially good a lying about affairs. And they’re having a lot of them. Especially now that they have more opportunities to have affairs. Think men are the unfaithful sex? A study shows WOMEN are the biggest cheats – they’re just better at lying about it | Mail Read more about Women lie better than men[…]
This site has a list of all emergencies in Holland called n to police, fire department and ambulances and links the locations to Google Maps. WWW.112MELDINGEN.NL Online 112 meldingen / P2000 alarmeringen van de hulpdiensten volgen..
Choosting a dentist is more difficult than you think – there is a huge list of things that indicate whether or not he’ll be any good and is up to snuff. Secrets your dentist doesn’t want you to know — DailyFinance
This is the most awesome collection of paedophile, racist, anti-semitic, mysogenistic jokes ever. Basically, if you’re PC, don’t go. It’s fucking funny though. Sick Joke Wiki – Sickipedia.
Unbelievably, the man convicted of being responsible for the greatest disaster in Scotland, is possibly being released on ‘compassionate grounds’ of all things! BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Lockerbie bomber ‘to be released’.
This book (available in PDF or Excel format) contains all the details people need to know when you die – what your assets are, your passwords, where your will is, letters you want sent, etc etc. There are 37 pages of information (each with their own theme) for you to fill in, it looks pretty Read more about Big Book of Everything[…]
Stand up as straight as you can, with your back vertical and your arms at your sides, relaxed. Then, have a friend take a strip of duct tape and run a three inch strip down your back. The top of it should be on the center of one of your shoulder blades and end three Read more about Improve Your Posture with Duct Tape[…]
Who knew there was such a cult around wet shaving? I’ve been wet shaving all my life, but have to admit to using Wilkinson’s Sword or Gilette plastic blades. I’ve got a straight razor, but don’t know how to use it. Well, there’s more. Much more. Double bladed razors are a kind of in-between thing: Read more about Wet Shaving[…]
After having looked at 100 cases of supposed drink spiking in the past 12 hours, it turns out that there were no drugs in the women, just alcohol. Drink spiking a myth: WA study : thewest.com.au.
An example of how to do it right! In order to get street racers off the streets, Florida’s cops will race you at $25,- a pop on a track where it’s safe and legal. Unsurprisingly, this is turning out to be very popular: not just with the racers, but with a whole crowd of other Read more about Florida Officers Battle Drivers in Legal Street Races[…]
Coincidentally, I was listening to Lilly Allen’s Fuck You very much when I read this: Amazon has taken down all references to gay, lesbian and transgender literature from their search engines with some “it’s bad for children” bullshit excuse. What are they going to take off their searches next? Anything written by black people? Fuck Read more about Amazon hates gays[…]
I’ve raised this issue a few times before: Park attendants being told to question people in parks (especially men) if they have no children or men in the US refusing to get near children in need due their being afraid of being branded a child molestor whilst in the UK everyone is banned from coming Read more about Are we too afraid of touch?[…]
Those totally humourless Australians have branded a man a child pornographer for having cartoons of the Simpsons engaging in sex. That stretches is a bit for me!
AFter 5 minutes of caring, women have had enough when their man is sick. They won’t try to care for him, they won’t take time off for him, whereas men tend to care for their women. Yes. Women are cold hearted, egotistical bitches.
It turns out that static stretching – holding a stretch for 20 + seconds – causes you to lose around 30% of your muscle power. It also doesn’t help limber you up and thereby help prevent injuries. Dynamic stretching – stretching your muscles whilst keeping them moving – is much much better: you don’t lose Read more about Static Stretching[…]
Swim between the crocs in Australia in a clear acrylic cage. Sounds like fun to me!