Comment earlumes (Score 2) 130
No, we should not say "earlumes". Please, no.
The Science of Human-Robot Love
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An anonymous reader writes "By harnessing a new sphere of science called 'lovotics', Hooman Samani, an artificial intelligence researcher at the Social Robotics Lab at the National University of Singapore, believes it is possible to engineer love between humans and robots. Samani's robots have artificial psychological and biological systems that mimic the human brain and endocrine systems, and use movements, sounds, and lights to show their mood and level of affection for a human."
Submission + - Chinese boy sells kidney for iPad2 (minyanville.com)
aquabat writes: According to Shanghai Daily, the fanboy from the Anhui Province desperately wanted to buy Apple's flagship tablet but didn't have enough cash. Rather than waiting to save up the money for the Apple product when it invariably gets marked down, the lad decided to sell one of his kidneys for 22,000 yuan (roughly $3,400) so he could afford one. But, surprisingly, the scenario in which the organ was harvested wasn't in the best of conditions, and the boy isn't feeling very well.
Comment easy (Score 1) 932
Toll booths on all major routes.
Comment Re:This comment approved by 4 out of 5 squirrels (Score 1) 97
No seriously, what book is that? I think I'd like to read it too. Sounds similar to A.C. Clarke's Venus Prime, written by Paul Preuss.
Comment damn (Score 2, Funny) 155
missed first roast!
Comment Re:what about (Score 2, Insightful) 295
aw, that takes all the fun out of it!
Comment Re:I'm running at 100 Percent (Score 1) 547
I guess if Cox were bigger, then one would be enough.
Comment Re:what about (Score 2, Funny) 295
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Comment Re:I'm running at 100 Percent (Score 1) 547
So, are you saying you like Cox?
Comment Re:So just what am I paying for? (Score 1) 547
Sometimes the "lying" goes both ways. My connection was advertised as up to 2Mbps. During peak times I'm lucky to get 200k, but offpeak I've seen it running at 9Mbps.
Fuck that! When I ordered my internet service, they promised me "Up to 5Mbps". I'd better not fucking get any more than that, or there's going to be hell to pay! I want what I was promised, and if they break their promise, I'll sue their asses!
Comment Re:It's things like this (Score 1) 201
It is more like paying to watch other people driving.
Actually, porn is paying to watch other people driving.
Comment Re:Natural Progression (Score 1) 489
Perhaps, but by then there will likely be something else to replace them. The only test I find valid is whether or not the imformation coming out of them right now is accurate.
Comment Re:Okay but... (Score 1) 52
Yes, but what I want to know is, will it integrate with Pentaho?
Comment Re:${NONSENSEWORD} ${VERSION} Data Integration (Score 1) 103
Last Monday's xkcd comic (xkcd.com/753/) conveys a similar concept, in the mouseover text.
