This ain't your grandfather's wooden leg...

The barrier between human and computer gets a little fuzzier with a recent study in which researchers have successfully demonstrated a tetraplegic man's ability to control several prosthetic devices using nothing more than his brain.

Matt Nagle is a 25-year-old who suffered a knife injury in 2001. The ( Read more... )

The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action ( Read more... )

LOL, this is a song for the ladies.

http://www.tenaciousd.com/video/fhg/FuckHerGentlyfullvideo.wmv

LMAO! Jack Black is the man.

No Nyarlathotep, know peace.

Know Nyarlathotep, no peace.

While this is a blog of sorts I don’t expect to generate much discussion. The concept of ‘sharing ideas’ in the popular sense is not so much to broaden one’s horizons but more in fact to just be heard. I do believe in comparing ideas though. Let’s be frank at the start and understand that I believe the only reason to ‘share’ your ideas with ( Read more... )

The Da Vinci affair - both the book and the movie - has become a major cultural hubub that reflects, on one hand, the ignorance of millions of people and, on the other, the morbid delight the media take in promoting an entire product line that has nothing to do with the truth ( Read more... )

It's funny where movies blurbs can take you. A nugget of truth can be found just about anywhere if you look hard enough ( Read more... )

Physicists Nicolae Nicorovici from the University of Sydney, Australia, and Graeme Milton, from the University of Utah, have proposed that devices called superlenses could be used to create a type of cloaking device. Using a principle called "anomalous localized resonance," superlenses placed very close to a small object could mask its reflected ( Read more... )

For those with a gaming nose - In a roundabout way, an article in the Buffalo-based Amherst Times seems to be confirming the development of two new titles based on some of LucasArts’ juiciest properties. We all know that a new Star Wars game is pretty much a given, but it seems the new game will revolve around Vader during the gap between Episode ( Read more... )

The outsourcing revolution has come to an unlikely place: the drive-through window at your local McDonald's quick-service restuarant (that's "fast food joint" in English). No longer just a way for companies to cut costs on their helpline or offer inexpensive tutoring over the Web, outsourcing is now seen as way to make the drive-through experience ( Read more... )