1. Korean War is the longest cease-fire in world history. It is still ongoing. Neither side won. Neither side lost.
2. The Iraq Wars, whether considered the same war or different wars, were handily won by the USA. I don't recall our leader being hung in the end. Theirs was.
3. Afghanistan was a loss? Now you're just trolling.
I'm 37 and robots still can't perform the simple things I wanted them to do when I was 4
A robotic arm that can attach to drywall and is light enough to not need drywall anchors or drill into a stud. It is mounted above and/or behind the door. With the push of a remote, it opens/closes the door. I shouldn't have to replace the whole damn door. The robotic arm should adapt to a traditional door.
Robot, find my keys. No, the keys do not have an RFID tag. I know you don't know where they are right now. Systematically search for them without trampling pets or trashing my shit.
Shave me. Don't poke new holes in my face. No, I didn't need to shave when I was 4. Was just thinking about the future.
Scan every girl in the club. Breakdown the odds each girl could get pregnant tonight. Weed out those menstruating. OK, yeah, I definitely did not think about that when I was in 4. The tricorder fantasies came later.
Can we just call them $^@&ing planets and moons and not resort to EXOPLANETS and EXOMOONS?! Seriously? If we find a gas giant with large spherical rocks revolving around them, yet be within its atmosphere, we can call those f--kers ENDOMOONS. You didn't call the humongous bright thing an EXOSUN or EXOSTAR, so let's have some consistency here.
What next? "A long, long EXOTIME ago on an EXOPLANET far, far away"
... collect the iris and fingerprint records on a voluntary basis of every one of India's 1.2 billion men, women and children.
It's voluntary yet records every one of 1.2B people? Either India is the most sheep-like country ever (unlikely), or this system isn't really voluntary. Is this like voluntary income tax in USA?
The project would be a bold deployment for Australia, but for the second-most populous country in the world
Australia, whaaa? F- this article!
I don't know about flies, but some insects, like roaches, have air current sensors near their back legs. If they feel an air current rushing towards them, a signal is sent to their legs to start running forward. This detect/react cycle bypasses the longer trek to the brain and then back down to the legs. With flies and mosquitoes, if you slowly creep up on them with a hand, swatter, tissue box, shoe, etc., and THEN quickly strike, your kill chances are greater. The time difference between them detecting an air current and being smooshed is a lot less. You'd think they'd detect/react to a HUGE object gaining proximity and blocking more light, but nope, they don't.
A fly-swatter is a double-whammy for a fly. The holes means less air resistance, so we can swing faster. Holes also mean less air current rushed at the fly, so they are less likely to detect/react to it. You can also "snap" your wrist so the swatter travels over a wide arc. Not only will you get a fulcrum effect for faster speed, but less of the air current is directed at the fly, so they don't react as well.
'Professionals who are paid entirely to teach, in fact, make for better teachers. Makes sense, right?'
No. No it does not. The researchers are much more heavily incentivized to win grant money for the school than to teach, which is entirely secondary. Pure teachers merely aren't distracted by all this research, so they stand out by contrast.
The solution is to have all non-graduate classes taught by pure teachers, but occasionally invite the research professor as a guest lecturer on something he's passionate about.
Happiness is twin floppies.
