Parents Let Kid Drop Out Of School To Focus On Guitar Hero (6)
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Let's try to keep the bad parenting bait to a minimum for this one, folks, but holy crow, I can't not show you this story. A 16-year-old in Raleigh, N.C., whose parents have let him drop out of school so that he can focus on a professional gaming career via Guitar Hero
Snake-Like Rescue Robot Will Scare the Sh*t Out Of You, Then Pull You From the Rubble [Robots] (6)
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If I was trapped in a pile of earthquake rubble, I'd do just about anything to get the hell out as soon as possible. But if this cilia-covered rescue snakebot squirmed it's way up my leg, I think the chances of heart failure might need to be factored in. It's called the Active Scope Camera, and it was conceived by researchers at Japan's Tohoku University, all of whom are clearly fans of War of the ...
Watch 125 Smart Cars rally down Lombard Street (Russian Hill) (1)
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[ Sunday, August 17; 8:00 am to 10:00 am. ] Watch about 125 Smart Cars (you know those funny little euro-cars that can barely fit two people and no luggage other than your wallet) rally down the windy bit of Lombard Street early on Saturday morning. The purpose of this meet is to rally together all of the smart cars in Northern California and have [...]
McCain's quick Georgia response crafted by Georgia lobbyist (1)
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"The question is, who is the client? Is the adviser loyal to income from a foreign client, or is he loyal to the candidate he is working for now?" said James Thurber, a lobbying expert at American University. "It's dangerous if you're getting advice from people who are very close to countries on one side or another of a conflict."
Rat-Brained Robots Take Their First Steps (6)
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missb writes "Brain tissue cultured from rats has controlled a wheeled robot around a lab, according to New Scientist this week. Researchers in the UK have harnessed signals from thousands of disembodied rat neurons, and manipulated them to get a robot to respond to instructions. The team at the University of Reading in the UK hope their research will help provide treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's and epilepsy."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Speaker cube (3)
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From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Macetech writes - Some speakers from the TechShop junk shelves held together with zip ties. I should actually wire this up and put LEDs inside too! :) - I'm fairly sure adding LEDs would make that a full-on 'party cube'. - Speaker Cube on Flickr From the pages of MAKE: MAKE:11, p.141 Ball of Sound - Subscribers—read this article now in your digital edition! Read more | Permalink | ...
The First-Timer’s Guide to Participating at Burning Man (1)
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As my fellow burner Merv Swankerton always says, trying to explain Burning Man to someone who has never been, is like trying to explain color to a blind person.
John McCain Says He Needs More Sleep (1)
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Doesn't he realize that the Presidency is a grueling job? If he can't hold up on the campaign trail, how can he handle the Presidency?
Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50 (1)
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William Spencer: If Criss Angel Had Taken Up Skateboarding (3)
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This is some of the most creative and ballsy skating I have ever seen.
Cheney likely ordered 9/11 forgery, CIA official admits (5)
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A forged letter linking Saddam Hussein to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was ordered on White House stationery and probably came from the office of Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a new transcript of a conversation with the Central Intelligence Agency's former Deputy Chief of Clandestine Operations Robert Richer posted Friday.
Lightweight Batterly-Powered ElectricFlyer C Mini-Plane Takes Off On The Cheap [Electric Planes] (1)
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The ElectraFlyer C is a carbon fiber-shelled mini plane that runs on electricity, and it also looks like a lot of fun. It's a mash-up of a commercially available glider body and a lightweight battery and motor/propeller assembly. It can fly for 90 to 120 minutes at up to 90MPH, and you can recharge it in about six hours from a regular 110 volt outlet for about 60 cents. Oh, and it's received its airworthiness ...
Freedom Stick Brings Bigger Browsing to Beijing [Olympics] (3)
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If you're reading this, odds are against your attendance at the Beijing Olympic Games, but we wanted to make sure that you knew about the Freedom Stick just in case—a USB dongle preloaded with all of the traffic routing software you'll need to browse the internet unencumbered (specifically, The Onion Router). It's available now until the end of the Olympics for $30, and please don't send us tips about the freaky shit you're using it ...
Earth like planets should be quite common in the universe (3)
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A new study by Northwestern University astronomers, using recent data from the 300 planets discovered orbiting other stars, turns that view on its head.The study illustrates that if early conditions had been just slightly different, very unpleasant things could have happened - like planets being thrown into the sun or jettisoned into deep space.
