Friday, November 28, 2008

Carl Icahn Raises His Stake in Yahoo (Washington Post)

NEW YORK -- In a move likely to fuel speculation over Yahoo Inc.'s search for a new chief executive, activist investor Carl Icahn has bought up close to 7 million additional shares of the Internet company, according to regulatory filings. read more...

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Farmer Builds <b>Robot</b> Army

46-year-old Wu Yulu has only a basic school education but has managed to build himself 26 robots from scrap materials over the past 30 years. read more...

Monday, November 24, 2008

<b>ROBOTS DREAMS: <b>Robot</b> Servo Serial Mode Comparision</b>

Many &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; servo manufacturers sell servos that can be controlled serially, but unfortunately their implementations aren't typically well documented which makes it difficult to make design choices. However, the Aichi Institute of &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; read more...

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Seo Taiji “Robot”

Video for the song “&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;Robot&lt;/strong&gt;,” by Seo Taiji. Duration : 0:6:44 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://yadayadamarketing.com&quot;&gt;Yada Yada Marketing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fyadayadamarketing.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 2 links from 1 site&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/217838435.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8veWFkYXlhZGFtYXJrZXRpbmcuY29tLzIwMDgvMTEvc2VvLXRhaWppLXJvYm90LyZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9LSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9LSZhYmNsYXNzPS0mYWJzd2l0Y2g9LSZtZW1iZXI9LQ==&quot;/&gt; read more...

Retro Futurism: Long Before Westworld, Another <b>Robot Gunslinger <b>...</b></b>

From the recently posted Life magazine archives comes photographic evidence of a pistol-packing &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; that predated Michael Crichton s Westworld. read more...

AI

It was a very eventful week... a lot went wrong happened... Firstly, the travel plans were absolutely disgusting.... I hate it.. ... about it now.&quot; ... I know what I need... I need vicky in i-&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt;... and then vicky will seek to overthrow me cos&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://fallena.vox.com&quot;&gt;FallenA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ffallena.vox.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 1 link from 1 site&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/189684015.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vZmFsbGVuYS52b3guY29tL2xpYnJhcnkvcG9zdC9haS5odG1sJnZpc2l0b3JpZD0tJnVzZXJpZD0tJnNlc3Npb25pZD0tJnVzZXJjbGFzcz0tJmFiY2xhc3M9LSZhYnN3aXRjaD0tJm1lbWJlcj0t&quot;/&gt; read more...

Why can't Yahoo control its image like Angelina Jolie? (CNET)

Much of Yahoo's troubles stem from an inability to project the right image to the outside world. read more...

Friday, November 21, 2008

Manchester Travel lodge deals?

Manchester Travel lodge deals? Other - Destinations [ travel lodge] ... that isn’t just a &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt;. Sphere: Related Content &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://halltravel.com&quot;&gt;Hall Travel Travel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fhalltravel.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 0 links from 0 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/657329416.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vaGFsbHRyYXZlbC5jb20vMjAwOC8xMS8yMS9tYW5jaGVzdGVyLXRyYXZlbC1sb2RnZS1kZWFscy8mdmlzaXRvcmlkPS0mdXNlcmlkPS0mc2Vzc2lvbmlkPS0mdXNlcmNsYXNzPS0mYWJjbGFzcz0tJmFic3dpdGNoPS0mbWVtYmVyPS0=&quot;/&gt; read more...

Attorney General Mukasey Collapses During Speech - Wall Street Journal

&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;font-size:100%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;padding-left:6px;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/21/AR2008112100304.html&amp;cid=1272763410&amp;ei=m9kmSaK1MpjcMd3C6Uo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHM1UEpyiPu6QP-LiZZzRm4OuBAKA&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=IjnkmmWCjCkJ&amp;imgurl=media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/11/21/PH2008112100305.jpg&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;67&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Washington Post&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122723833326447287.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;cid=1272763410&amp;ei=m9kmSaK1MpjcMd3C6Uo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHmcF_MP2N2gx9X1QAMbOdkXnrLBw&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Attorney General Mukasey Collapses During Speech&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Wall Street Journal&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; 1 hour ago&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;By EVAN PEREZ WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech on national security to a prominent conservative lawyers' organization.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dv0hwSldpllc&amp;cid=1272763410&amp;ei=m9kmSaK1MpjcMd3C6Uo&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtrCkS-F4Iy7UzzEwJ2dXnVC1RWQ&quot;&gt;Video: Mukasey Collapses During Speech&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; AssociatedPress&lt;/font&gt;&lt;iframe class=&quot;embeddedvideo&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/v0hwSldpllc&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;448&quot; height=&quot;356&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-2&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/21/AR2008112100905.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews&amp;cid=1272763410&amp;ei=m9kmSaK1MpjcMd3C6Uo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhGdc38HlOckDOg9m_O_NktVSeKA&quot;&gt;Mukasey Collapses During Address in Washington; Hospitalized Overnight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; Washington Post&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-3&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ieFZLlYwWDIwBVwiXiLkbJr74avQD94JCNP81&amp;cid=1272763410&amp;ei=m9kmSaK1MpjcMd3C6Uo&amp;usg=AFQjCNEOm6hMgUDtSVIYcrz3qX37pteITw&quot;&gt; The Associated Press&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-4&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2127362320081121&amp;cid=1272763410&amp;ei=m9kmSaK1MpjcMd3C6Uo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhIa7yf-cEKiYC__us95Rri-QRYg&quot;&gt; Reuters&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-5&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3DaqipahkUI8rY%26refer%3Dhome&amp;cid=1272763410&amp;ei=m9kmSaK1MpjcMd3C6Uo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHrv1M3NzCrWuR4XPPuqBqJQK4Txw&quot;&gt; Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-6&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.necn.com/Boston/Nation/2008/11/21/No-indication-Mukasey-suffered/1227278165.html&amp;cid=1272763410&amp;ei=m9kmSaK1MpjcMd3C6Uo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmSncSLX0kt-kH9CI-E1LJsCfDiQ&quot;&gt; NECN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;p&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf8&amp;ie=robot&amp;hl=en&amp;ncl=1272763410&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 1,774 news articles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt; read more...

<b>ROBOTS DREAMS: Great <b>Robot</b> Artwork</b>

We ran across some great &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; illustrations on Flickr created by pooh80bohyun, and absolutely had to share them. Needless to say, we've already written to see if any of the originals are for sale, say - for Christmas presents &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; read more...

Thursday, November 20, 2008

T-Mobile USA teams up with Yahoo (CNET via Yahoo News)

T-Mobile USA, which is currently rolling out its 3G wireless network across the country, is turning to Yahoo to power its search and mobile Web portal in an effort to boost data usage. read more...

YouChoose: A mobile treadmill, primitive tennis and Jules the <b>robot</b>

Version 2 adds a roof and engine | Wimbledon of the future? No | Welcome, human underlings! read more...

Reports: Obama to Tap Arizona Gov. as Homeland Security Chief - FOXNews

&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;font-size:100%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;padding-left:6px;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7739267.stm&amp;cid=1272431314&amp;ei=1lQlSfnbEJnoMMHT5cIB&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzlhIuICSef-6eu3vkkMEDDtwKhQ&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=fJgVt1Sdgy0J&amp;imgurl=newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45223000/jpg/_45223480_b9cc6789-bf25-41e7-ba0c-ede69f937c8c.jpg&quot; width=&quot;64&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;BBC News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,455045,00.html&amp;cid=1272431314&amp;ei=1lQlSfnbEJnoMMHT5cIB&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGEDGgQRhHLAXHcZiHkj9zaCFj3w&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reports: Obama to Tap Arizona Gov. as Homeland Security Chief&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;FOXNews&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; 1 hour ago&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the US Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, according to several media reports, citing unnamed Democratic officials.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7739267.stm&amp;cid=1272431314&amp;ei=1lQlSfnbEJnoMMHT5cIB&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzlhIuICSef-6eu3vkkMEDDtwKhQ&quot;&gt;Obama 'to choose security chief'&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; BBC News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-2&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/20/politics/main4619714.shtml&amp;cid=1272431314&amp;ei=1lQlSfnbEJnoMMHT5cIB&amp;usg=AFQjCNHq8nkT-He_PmGJcxjXek3g0TwYyA&quot;&gt;Napolitano Eyed For Homeland Security Role&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; CBS News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-3&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/20/AR2008112000050.html&amp;cid=1272431314&amp;ei=1lQlSfnbEJnoMMHT5cIB&amp;usg=AFQjCNFL1nnW83YZ8eamTtfg-3IdJMD4_A&quot;&gt; Washington Post&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-4&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jbROqUCvtCORghLOG4iA-iNTed4A&amp;cid=1272431314&amp;ei=1lQlSfnbEJnoMMHT5cIB&amp;usg=AFQjCNFTDWV0KLkFemEmV2ZduWZ5YO38Qg&quot;&gt; AFP&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-5&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013121415&amp;cid=1272431314&amp;ei=1lQlSfnbEJnoMMHT5cIB&amp;usg=AFQjCNHBEWmBxRuIy5xWtxAD_dvzvn1sXg&quot;&gt; AHN&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-6&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/11/20/20081120napolitano1120.html&amp;cid=1272431314&amp;ei=1lQlSfnbEJnoMMHT5cIB&amp;usg=AFQjCNECTglqTI6tMUekmOzpfWd1jajh8g&quot;&gt; Arizona Republic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;p&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf8&amp;ie=robot&amp;hl=en&amp;ncl=1272431314&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 174 news articles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt; read more...

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Humanoid Robot To Be Ready For Prime Time In...

Nao_&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; Aldebaran Robotics' Nao &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; has been a hit among &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; enthusiasts who participate in the Robocup challenge, ... its popularity among a select crowd of enthusiasts. But the &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; still has a way to go before most general users can get near it. The fully programmable &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; is packed with features. With its humanoid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://blog.wired.com/gadgets&quot;&gt;Wired Blogs: Gadget Lab&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fblog.wired.com%2Fgadgets&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 11,797 links from 5,520 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/62305433.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vYmxvZy53aXJlZC5jb20vZ2FkZ2V0cy8yMDA4LzExL2h1bWFub2lkLXJvYm90Lmh0bWwmdmlzaXRvcmlkPS0mdXNlcmlkPS0mc2Vzc2lvbmlkPS0mdXNlcmNsYXNzPS0mYWJjbGFzcz0tJmFic3dpdGNoPS0mbWVtYmVyPS0=&quot;/&gt; read more...

It’s Tuesday night, so the house is silent.

I get a lot of questions about Destiny. People want to know how she’s doing, and apparently “she’s retarded” isn’t the answer they’re looking for. So, here’s your friendly cat update: Destiny is doing better than we expected she’d be doing. She is no longer crapping outside of the litter box, which is a nice, unexpected bonus&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.elvenlore.com&quot;&gt; The Jas Says. . .&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elvenlore.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 1 link from 1 site&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/866729849.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LmVsdmVubG9yZS5jb20vP3A9OTMzJnZpc2l0b3JpZD0tJnVzZXJpZD0tJnNlc3Npb25pZD0tJnVzZXJjbGFzcz0tJmFiY2xhc3M9LSZhYnN3aXRjaD0tJm1lbWJlcj0t&quot;/&gt; read more...

Monday, November 17, 2008

Astronauts hitch giant crate to space station - Statesman Journal

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. â€" Astronauts hitched a giant shipping crate full of home improvement “goodies” to the international space station today, a critical step for boosting the population in orbit. It was the first major job for the crews of the ... read more...

EEE PC 901GO WITH FASTER SSD AND A BIGGER...

Filed under: Laptops The Eee PC 901 has ever been the instruction blot help in ASUS’s ABC soup of a netbook line, ... of &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt;-aided seating Silicon Mountain’s Allio: 42-inch telecasting with built-in PC / Blu-ray player &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://spotgadgets.com&quot;&gt;Spotgadgets.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fspotgadgets.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 3 links from 3 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/246334053.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNwb3RnYWRnZXRzLmNvbS9lZWUtcGMtOTAxZ28td2l0aC1mYXN0ZXItc3NkLWFuZC1hLWJpZ2dlci1iYXR0ZXJ5LXN1cmZhY2VzLWluLWZyYW5jZS0yLyZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9LSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9LSZhYmNsYXNzPS0mYWJzd2l0Y2g9LSZtZW1iZXI9LQ==&quot;/&gt; read more...

Astronauts hitch giant crate to space station - Statesman Journal

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. â€" Astronauts hitched a giant shipping crate full of home improvement “goodies” to the international space station today, a critical step for boosting the population in orbit. It was the first major job for the crews of the ... read more...

DivX sues Yahoo over ad deal (Reuters via Yahoo News)

Video compression software maker DivX Inc said on Monday it filed a lawsuit against Yahoo Inc for planning to end a two-year advertising services agreement. read more...

Ferriss Moto Man: the Retro Robot You Didn’t K...

[ It's A Ferriss Moto-Man!]Let me just dust things off here for a moment… yep, that’s dust. I’ll put it… there ... version of Ferriss Moto-Man’s Big Lug &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt;. He’s a handsome and very durable heavy-duty &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; who’ ... . Like me, that is, and probably like you too. Technorati Tags: t shirts, retropolis, retro &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt;, safe when used&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.webomator.com&quot;&gt;Webomator - Applying Modern &amp;amp; Streamlined Processes... &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webomator.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 8 links from 7 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/629504259.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LndlYm9tYXRvci5jb20vMjAwOC8xMS8xNy9mZXJyaXNzLW1vdG8tbWFuLXRoZS1yZXRyby1yb2JvdC15b3UtZGlkbnQta25vdy15b3UtbmVlZGVkLyZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9LSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9LSZhYmNsYXNzPS0mYWJzd2l0Y2g9LSZtZW1iZXI9LQ==&quot;/&gt; read more...

Topless <b>Robot - Bruce Wayne Calls a Time Out</b>

The USA Today confirms Bruce is taking a wee vacation. read more...

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Carl Icahn-ic: Shareholder Activist Talks About His Quest to Improve Boardrooms (Are You Listening, Yahoo?) (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo Finance)

What does Carl Icahn, the billionaire activist shareholder who waged war on Yahoo and now sits on its board, really think? &quot;...I really think current boards and managements are killing the country,&quot; he said in an interview published Friday in The Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal. read more...

Aliens - Deleted Scenes - '<b>Robot</b> Sentry Guns' (Xvid) avi

Aliens - Deleted Scenes - '&lt;b&gt;Robot&lt;/b&gt; Sentry Guns' (Xvid) avi... read more...

Holycool.net: <b>Robot Toothbrush Holder</b>

daily updated shopping blog featuring the coolest gadgets available online. read more...

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Weird DIY Fly Drawing Robot

Here’s a really weird fly drawing &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; that draws based on flies’ movements. This installation produces drawings based on the subtle movements of houseflies. When flies enter a small chamber&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://declubz.com/blog&quot;&gt;DeClubz - The Weird and Bizarre Blog &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fdeclubz.com%2Fblog&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 4,391 links from 22 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/281760078.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vZGVjbHViei5jb20vYmxvZy8yMDA4LzExLzE1L3dlaXJkLWRpeS1mbHktZHJhd2luZy1yb2JvdC8mdmlzaXRvcmlkPS0mdXNlcmlkPS0mc2Vzc2lvbmlkPS0mdXNlcmNsYXNzPS0mYWJjbGFzcz0tJmFic3dpdGNoPS0mbWVtYmVyPS0=&quot;/&gt; read more...

NASA rover low on power from Martian dust storm - Associated Press

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- NASA's Spirit rover, which is nearing its fifth year on Mars, is struggling to survive after a dust storm sapped its power, mission scientists said Tuesday. The solar-powered Spirit produced only 89 watt-hours of energy last ... read more...

Yahoo Plans Over 1,000 Layoffs : 10% of Workforce (Search Engine Journal)

Yesterday, after the news of Sun Microsystems hit the newswires, Yahoo also confirmed that it would be again slicing the size of its workforce, this time by 10%, as Yahoo plans to layoff about 1,500 employees on December 10th. As the faulty economy is starting to hit the Valley in the same way it has hit [...] read more...

Scott Adams Blog: <b>Robot God 11/14/2008</b>

The Official Dilbert Website featuring Scott Adams Dilbert strips, animation, mashups and more starring Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally, The Pointy Haired Boss, Alice, Asok, Dogbert's New Ruling Class and more. read more...

Friday, November 14, 2008

Google $300, Yahoo $10 (The Motley Fool)

Google, Yahoo!, and even Microsoft sink to new lows. read more...

NASA rover low on power from Martian dust storm - Associated Press

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- NASA's Spirit rover, which is nearing its fifth year on Mars, is struggling to survive after a dust storm sapped its power, mission scientists said Tuesday. The solar-powered Spirit produced only 89 watt-hours of energy last ... read more...

Wildfire Destroys Homes in California - New York Times

&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;font-size:100%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;padding-left:6px;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.welt.de/english-news/article2722874/Wildfire-devastates-celebrity-enclave-near-L-A.html&amp;cid=1270149277&amp;ei=W7AdSbX5M5CoNpj10NID&amp;usg=AFQjCNEos-xjT2wDky41UUq4wLmKORgqMw&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=1UsAwPXhj3IJ&amp;imgurl=www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/00701/eng_fire_GB_BM_Baye_701539g.jpg&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;53&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;WELT ONLINE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/us/15fire.html&amp;cid=1270149277&amp;ei=W7AdSbX5M5CoNpj10NID&amp;usg=AFQjCNG8RlQzD9jf3451LppZPpq4f1PwOw&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wildfire Destroys Homes in California&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;New York Times&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; 30 minutes ago&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Afton Almaraz/AP By LIZ ROBBINS A fast-moving wildfire raced overnight and into the morning through the California hill town of Montecito, a popular hideaway for celebrities near Santa Barbara.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dw2dXzTbsb6c&amp;cid=1270149277&amp;ei=W7AdSbX5M5CoNpj10NID&amp;usg=AFQjCNFhzL6iOtdu3Ew9mHW-J6g6Sfl-fA&quot;&gt;Video: Fire Destroys 100 Homes, Injures 4 in SoCal Town&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; AssociatedPress&lt;/font&gt;&lt;iframe class=&quot;embeddedvideo&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/w2dXzTbsb6c&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;448&quot; height=&quot;356&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-2&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Travel/story%3Fid%3D6253130%26page%3D1&amp;cid=1270149277&amp;ei=W7AdSbX5M5CoNpj10NID&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2gqSfNuKJH15SjNPUBpzQCTToFA&quot;&gt;Thousands Flee Tony California Town as Blaze Rages&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; ABC News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-3&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sbfire15-2008nov15,0,3157160.story&amp;cid=1270149277&amp;ei=W7AdSbX5M5CoNpj10NID&amp;usg=AFQjCNHuCRagEb0Gafm1DIifo2dlSinyXw&quot;&gt; Los Angeles Times&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-4&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gwSSrT7-LciDlr1tYmyE9e19oX9QD94EQ3TO4&amp;cid=1270149277&amp;ei=W7AdSbX5M5CoNpj10NID&amp;usg=AFQjCNHQrVQrT30qAqU2RB1BTd7w0DAjkw&quot;&gt; The Associated Press&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-5&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3DauX9Mg2lsOyU%26refer%3Dhome&amp;cid=1270149277&amp;ei=W7AdSbX5M5CoNpj10NID&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUBx2AwVBNtOxGbqiS_aXAFcLU2A&quot;&gt; Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-6&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/usa/news/article_1443038.php/Fire_destroys_more_than_100_luxury_homes_near_Santa_Barbara_&amp;cid=1270149277&amp;ei=W7AdSbX5M5CoNpj10NID&amp;usg=AFQjCNELCJrX56cikS6vpHlC8pPEmzo2TQ&quot;&gt; Monsters and Critics.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;p&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf8&amp;ie=robot&amp;hl=en&amp;ncl=1270149277&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 1,774 news articles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt; read more...

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Dancing Robot Hexapod

Lou Bega should be proud this Dancing &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;Robot&lt;/strong&gt; Hexapod moved to his music. Created by students from the Upper Austria University of Applied Science for the Hexapod &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;Robot&lt;/strong&gt; competition that happens yearly, this dancing &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; strutted its six legs, costumed with hat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.walyou.com/blog&quot;&gt;New Gadgets and Cool Hi Tech News [Walyou]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walyou.com%2Fblog&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 367 links from 247 sites&lt;/a&gt;) by &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;byline&quot; title=&quot;View Walyou's profile&quot;&gt;Walyou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/350728038.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LndhbHlvdS5jb20vYmxvZy8yMDA4LzExLzE0L2RhbmNpbmctcm9ib3QtaGV4YXBvZC8mdmlzaXRvcmlkPS0mdXNlcmlkPS0mc2Vzc2lvbmlkPS0mdXNlcmNsYXNzPS0mYWJjbGFzcz0tJmFic3dpdGNoPS0mbWVtYmVyPS0=&quot;/&gt; read more...

Microsoft Beats Yahoo and Google to Social Inbox 2.0 (New York Times)

Exactly one year ago, I wrote about the race between Yahoo and Google to turn their e-mail and instant message systems into something closer to social networks. Both companies figured it was futile to take on Facebook and MySpace directly. read more...

Keiko the <b>robot patient helps train a new generation of <b>robot</b> doctors</b>

, right?) has teamed up with the Mizuno Technical Institute in Japan to develop Keiko -- an interactive humanoid &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; that mimics a number of neurological disorders, responding to the doctor's touch and even holding rudimentary conversations. The &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; gives students read more...

Keiko the <b>robot patient helps train a new generation of <b>robot</b> doctors</b>

, right?) has teamed up with the Mizuno Technical Institute in Japan to develop Keiko -- an interactive humanoid &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; that mimics a number of neurological disorders, responding to the doctor's touch and even holding rudimentary conversations. The &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; gives students read more...

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Contest: Win 3 duplicates of Mirror’s Edge or F...

Contest: Win 3 duplicates of Mirror’s Edge or Fallout 3, also last week&amp;amp;amp;#8 Posted by: admin in PC Game News [ ... Win 3 copies of Mirror's Edge or Fallout 3, also last week's winners screenshot I’m more than a tiny fashionably late on this announcement but nevertheless I’m rolling up in here like &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;Robot&lt;/strong&gt; Santa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.techchill.com&quot;&gt;Techchill.com technology and gaming headlines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techchill.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 4 links from 3 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/912274616.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LnRlY2hjaGlsbC5jb20vMjAwOC8xMS8xMi9jb250ZXN0LXdpbi0zLWNvcGllcy1vZi1taXJyb3JzLWVkZ2Utb3ItZmFsbG91dC0zLWFsc28tbGFzdC13ZWVrcy13aW5uZXJzLyZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9LSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9LSZhYmNsYXNzPS0mYWJzd2l0Y2g9LSZtZW1iZXI9LQ==&quot;/&gt; read more...

Treasury backs away from plan to buy bad assets - Reuters

&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;font-size:100%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;padding-left:6px;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://voanews.com/english/2008-11-12-voa48.cfm&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNEoz5vhG9AvyyaKmeyyY8gr9mvpoQ&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=oJXNVYgYLawJ&amp;imgurl=voanews.com/english/images/AP-US-treasury-sec-Henry-Paulson-190.jpg&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;77&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Voice of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE4AB7P820081112&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNG_ZT3gvps5EyPPTcAv3rehPdA0qw&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Treasury backs away from plan to buy bad assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Reuters&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; 3 hours ago&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Wednesday publicly backed away from using a $700 billion bailout fund to buy toxic mortgage assets as originally intended, and said it will focus instead on shoring up financial &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/11/12/briefing-afternoon-paulson-markets-econ-cx_ss_1112markets31.html&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNHMIdP3CfXhHsFgN3z63U7hJH2DDw&quot;&gt;Not-So-Sharp TARP&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; Forbes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-2&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2008/db20081112_936116.htm%3Fchan%3Dtop%2Bnews_top%2Bnews%2Bindex%2B-%2Btemp_top%2Bstory&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNEm1Et2yRGTLW8iQz2PDe-v8kbDUA&quot;&gt;The Bailout Plan: A Shift from Paulson&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; BusinessWeek&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-3&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/paulson-flips-script-financial-rescue-plan/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B2809B670-5F1F-4407-8079-836A5A05E8E5%257D&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVnTWRNAaIoCgO7htF_YvC--PHkw&quot;&gt; MarketWatch&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-4&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3DaVgfVZDnnFh4%26refer%3Dus&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNEbjvFtg9E31kKGf7-vCvXMQGNgBA&quot;&gt; Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-5&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://news.briefing.com/GeneralContent/Investor/Active/ArticlePopup/ArticlePopup.aspx%3FArticleId%3DSI20081112162822&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNEsTR4u_f2_IoQGup86uZy-v6lhHQ&quot;&gt; Briefing.com&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-6&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/11/10/daily35.html&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwtwPwyey-1wJk5MRzd99nFPY6vQ&quot;&gt; Bizjournals.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;p&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf8&amp;ie=robot&amp;hl=en&amp;ncl=1269482384&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 1,561 news articles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt; read more...

Yahoo Slowly Deploying New Home Page (PC Magazine via Yahoo News)

Change is scary when you run a Web site. People don't like change, and when you give it to them, they might stop coming by. As for Yahoo, it's an especially risky proposition: The company's homepage is its flagship property, and it's the most frequented home page on the Internet. read more...

Treasury backs away from plan to buy bad assets - Reuters

&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;font-size:100%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;padding-left:6px;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://voanews.com/english/2008-11-12-voa48.cfm&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNEoz5vhG9AvyyaKmeyyY8gr9mvpoQ&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=oJXNVYgYLawJ&amp;imgurl=voanews.com/english/images/AP-US-treasury-sec-Henry-Paulson-190.jpg&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;77&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Voice of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE4AB7P820081112&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNG_ZT3gvps5EyPPTcAv3rehPdA0qw&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Treasury backs away from plan to buy bad assets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Reuters&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; 3 hours ago&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Wednesday publicly backed away from using a $700 billion bailout fund to buy toxic mortgage assets as originally intended, and said it will focus instead on shoring up financial &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/11/12/briefing-afternoon-paulson-markets-econ-cx_ss_1112markets31.html&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNHMIdP3CfXhHsFgN3z63U7hJH2DDw&quot;&gt;Not-So-Sharp TARP&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; Forbes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-2&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2008/db20081112_936116.htm%3Fchan%3Dtop%2Bnews_top%2Bnews%2Bindex%2B-%2Btemp_top%2Bstory&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNEm1Et2yRGTLW8iQz2PDe-v8kbDUA&quot;&gt;The Bailout Plan: A Shift from Paulson&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; BusinessWeek&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-3&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/paulson-flips-script-financial-rescue-plan/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B2809B670-5F1F-4407-8079-836A5A05E8E5%257D&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVnTWRNAaIoCgO7htF_YvC--PHkw&quot;&gt; MarketWatch&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-4&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3DaVgfVZDnnFh4%26refer%3Dus&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNEbjvFtg9E31kKGf7-vCvXMQGNgBA&quot;&gt; Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-5&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://news.briefing.com/GeneralContent/Investor/Active/ArticlePopup/ArticlePopup.aspx%3FArticleId%3DSI20081112162822&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNEsTR4u_f2_IoQGup86uZy-v6lhHQ&quot;&gt; Briefing.com&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-6&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/11/10/daily35.html&amp;cid=1269482384&amp;ei=aFsbScOZO5iQM6u12M0D&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwtwPwyey-1wJk5MRzd99nFPY6vQ&quot;&gt; Bizjournals.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;p&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf8&amp;ie=robot&amp;hl=en&amp;ncl=1269482384&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 1,561 news articles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt; read more...

Takara Transformers MP 08 Masterpiece Grimlock ...

Takara Transformers MP-08 Masterpiece Grimlock - Be Still My Geeky Heart Posted by: ... Masterpiece Grimlock VIA Topless &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;Robot&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#92;n &amp;#92;n &amp;#92;n Via Ohgizmo &amp;#92;n Popularity: unranked&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://techeroes.info&quot;&gt;Techeroes.info : Heroes of technology industry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftecheroes.info&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 1 link from 1 site&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/52453608.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vdGVjaGVyb2VzLmluZm8vMjAwOC8xMS8xMi90YWthcmEtdHJhbnNmb3JtZXJzLW1wLTA4LW1hc3RlcnBpZWNlLWdyaW1sb2NrLWJlLXN0aWxsLW15LWdlZWt5LWhlYXJ0LyZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9LSZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9LSZhYmNsYXNzPS0mYWJzd2l0Y2g9LSZtZW1iZXI9LQ==&quot;/&gt; read more...

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

10 Ways to Pray for Barack Obama

This is from Lee Grady, editor of Charisma Magazine ... . The endless &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; phone calls have stopped ringing. The debates, and the annoying post-debate comments from “&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.blogsmonroe.com/christian&quot;&gt;Discovering the Real Jesus in Monroe &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogsmonroe.com%2Fchristian&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 27 links from 3 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/1320234883.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LmJsb2dzbW9ucm9lLmNvbS9jaHJpc3RpYW4vMjAwOC8xMS8xMC13YXlzLXRvLXByYXktZm9yLWJhcmFjay1vYmFtYS8mdmlzaXRvcmlkPS0mdXNlcmlkPS0mc2Vzc2lvbmlkPS0mdXNlcmNsYXNzPS0mYWJjbGFzcz0tJmFic3dpdGNoPS0mbWVtYmVyPS0=&quot;/&gt; read more...

NASA Loses Contact With Phoenix Lander On - Statesman

New York, Nov 11: The US space agency, NASA, has lost contact with its space probe on Mars Phoenix Mars Lander, five months after it landed on the red planet's surface. NASA said yesterday that seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot’s arctic ... read more...

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Meet Sparky, the DIY Mac mini telepresence <b>robot</b>

When &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; builders try to put a human face on their creations, the results usually range between mildly creepy and downright disturbing. Sparky, the Self Portrait Artifact Roving Chassis, dodges that problem entirely by displaying the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; read more...

Twenty die in Russian nuclear sub accident - Washington Post

&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;font-size:100%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;padding-left:6px;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/09/AR2008110900566.html&amp;cid=1268345531&amp;ei=99kWSceiA4SKgAP05sCQAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHic1k_PlZkprlzkdpe3ChICHrdoA&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Twenty die in Russian nuclear sub accident&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Washington Post&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; 2 hours ago&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Twenty people died and more than 20 were injured in an accident aboard a Russian nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean, the navy said Sunday, in the worst submarine disaster since the Kursk sank eight years ago.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DWTbOwhJKjLU&amp;cid=1268345531&amp;ei=99kWSceiA4SKgAP05sCQAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHitkWp95jFIbnsZrfIIaZLSucm2g&quot;&gt;Video: 20 dead in accident on Russian nuclear sub&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; RussiaToday&lt;/font&gt;&lt;iframe class=&quot;embeddedvideo&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/WTbOwhJKjLU&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;448&quot; height=&quot;356&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-2&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jfn6BiK-75B0F4qtfZgNe12N18jw&amp;cid=1268345531&amp;ei=99kWSceiA4SKgAP05sCQAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHLZLAeEEK5PtirHrvLUse0r7tMSw&quot;&gt;More than 20 dead in Russian nuclear sub accident&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; AFP&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-3&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081109/118209107.html&amp;cid=1268345531&amp;ei=99kWSceiA4SKgAP05sCQAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGFf2iCy3mhosk6XaXY1YlG-_oZSQ&quot;&gt; RIA Novosti&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-4&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3kNPOn62KBcB4-4G9VnNlTG2KgwD94BBAV80&amp;cid=1268345531&amp;ei=99kWSceiA4SKgAP05sCQAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI5nSLLoqAN21jg8flokpIQX7-Ww&quot;&gt; The Associated Press&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-5&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.gantdaily.com/news/36/ARTICLE/36048/2008-11-09.html&amp;cid=1268345531&amp;ei=99kWSceiA4SKgAP05sCQAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfSI8b41dn5O9HMqLeY12nDJhD8g&quot;&gt; Gant Daily&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-6&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D9317906&amp;cid=1268345531&amp;ei=99kWSceiA4SKgAP05sCQAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFvd91CUw7zHsEux27US5cuy_f11A&quot;&gt; WKBT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;p&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf8&amp;ie=robot&amp;hl=en&amp;ncl=1268345531&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 1,140 news articles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt; read more...

Saturday, November 8, 2008

WIRED WIT: Robot makes Lowell High part of its show-business circuit - TradingMarkets.com

The 900 or so groggy freshmen who filled the stands in the Abraham Gymnasium at Lowell High School came to life as Millennia, a 6-foot tall, interactive robot held center court for the next 45 minutes. &quot;I am your replacement. You may leave now ... read more...

Honda unveils supplemental <b>robot legs for humans</b>

Gallery: Honda Walking Assist Device. [Source: Honda]. Continue reading Honda unveils supplemental &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; legs for humans. Honda unveils supplemental &lt;b&gt;robot&lt;/b&gt; legs for humans originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:57:00 EST. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; read more...

Sarah Palin snaps back at 'sources' - New York Daily News

&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;font-size:100%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;padding-left:6px;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story%3Fid%3D6189621%26page%3D1&amp;cid=1267918518&amp;ei=o4MVSdKUBZnU9QS2y_CZAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUCv7FWv12WgkwXrYh5-RCdjyfwA&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=MC3-b4ktVJUJ&amp;imgurl=a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/rt_palin_concession_081105_mn.jpg&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;60&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;ABC News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/11/08/2008-11-08_sarah_palin_snaps_back_at_sources-1.html&amp;cid=1267918518&amp;ei=o4MVSdKUBZnU9QS2y_CZAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNEwKyB84-a7_jBV5jxmeXZkKaHYuw&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sarah Palin snaps back at 'sources'&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;New York Daily News&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; 2 hours ago&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;BY OREN YANIV Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell a hug after she arrived at her office in Anchorage on Friday. Gov.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DGLU0reIFdcc&amp;cid=1267918518&amp;ei=o4MVSdKUBZnU9QS2y_CZAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4ZNxZ8x2_Rshd53GxKzRpxzMiOg&quot;&gt;Video: Palin Denounces Her Critics As Cowardly&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; AssociatedPress&lt;/font&gt;&lt;iframe class=&quot;embeddedvideo&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/GLU0reIFdcc&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;448&quot; height=&quot;356&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-2&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h21ZbzgPbTVRftcJPT5vkHkonY5QD94AM7AO0&amp;cid=1267918518&amp;ei=o4MVSdKUBZnU9QS2y_CZAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHyLj-0xow_B4nsFfegL4_QpsJppw&quot;&gt;Palin denounces anonymous critics as 'cowardly'&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; The Associated Press&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-3&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-palin8-2008nov08,0,2688299.story&amp;cid=1267918518&amp;ei=o4MVSdKUBZnU9QS2y_CZAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHIrOAWbVx-T0rqlFRkGxeay5n1lA&quot;&gt; Los Angeles Times&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-4&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/us/politics/08palin.html%3Fem&amp;cid=1267918518&amp;ei=o4MVSdKUBZnU9QS2y_CZAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNEeq_R_RLspCuFaUNuCOBOnTMALzw&quot;&gt; New York Times&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-5&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008366102_palin08.html&amp;cid=1267918518&amp;ei=o4MVSdKUBZnU9QS2y_CZAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEuGTNdLkqEyMjReXDJZRP1Gh7NQ&quot;&gt; Seattle Times&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-6&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory%3Fid%3D6210816&amp;cid=1267918518&amp;ei=o4MVSdKUBZnU9QS2y_CZAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHO0KHAMkkN4uCoGMi4q4EgcqimKA&quot;&gt; ABC News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;p&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf8&amp;ie=robot&amp;hl=en&amp;ncl=1267918518&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 802 news articles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt; read more...

Fight Email Form Spam with some CSS Trickery

Fight Email Form Spam with some CSS Trickery Heres a great little post on how to setup your online email form validation to stop &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; spammers from sending you tons of unwanted messages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.wipeout44.com&quot;&gt;Wipeout44 Photoshop tutorials, Flash tutorials,... &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wipeout44.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 66 links from 36 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/454772444.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LndpcGVvdXQ0NC5jb20vdHV0b3JpYWwvd2ViZGVzaWduLzEyNV9jc3NfdHJpY2tzX2Zvcm1fdmFsaWRhdGlvbl9hbnRpX3NwYW0uYXNwJnZpc2l0b3JpZD0tJnVzZXJpZD0tJnNlc3Npb25pZD0tJnVzZXJjbGFzcz0tJmFiY2xhc3M9LSZhYnN3aXRjaD0tJm1lbWJlcj0t&quot;/&gt; read more...

Friday, November 7, 2008

Tom Neville feat. Henry Benett - <b>Robot</b> Restroom

...in post Take Me To A &lt;b&gt;Robot&lt;/b&gt; Restroom from Fuck You On Friday. read more...

"Walkling assist robot" to support bodyweight - International Business Times

A researcher displays Honda Motor Co.'s experimental walking assist device with bodyweight support system as the device is unveiled in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. A researcher displays Honda Motor Co.`s experimental walking assist device with ... read more...

iPhone <b>robot is ambulatory, still wants physical keyboard</b>

&lt;b&gt;Robots&lt;/b&gt; are awesome, we can all probably agree on that. &lt;b&gt;Robots&lt;/b&gt; made from iPhones are basically an extension of that awesomeness, crossed with an element of unimaginable, ludicrous fun, which is why we're pleasantly surprised to see that &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; read more...

Thursday, November 6, 2008

welcome to now

by amber Mike Arauz twittered this Sprint site, and I clicked, and then my head sort of exploded. Not really, but this thing, whatever it’s for ( ... Make sure you turn your sound on, because there is a &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;robot&lt;/strong&gt; lady voice, and those wooshy rollover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.houseofnaked.com&quot;&gt;House of Naked: The Home of Naked Communications NYC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.houseofnaked.com&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 64 links from 31 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/512091517.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9cm9ib3QmbGFuZ3VhZ2U9ZW4ma2V5PWJmMjI0OWY1YTk0ZjM2NTJmYzY3NDgwY2VhMWI4NDI0JmZvcm1hdD1yc3N8MXxodHRwOi8vd3d3LmhvdXNlb2ZuYWtlZC5jb20vMjAwOC8xMS8wNi93ZWxjb21lLXRvLW5vdy8mdmlzaXRvcmlkPS0mdXNlcmlkPS0mc2Vzc2lvbmlkPS0mdXNlcmNsYXNzPS0mYWJjbGFzcz0tJmFic3dpdGNoPS0mbWVtYmVyPS0=&quot;/&gt; read more...