James Cameron & Google Founders to Launch Deep Space Mining Ship “Red Dwarf”
I awoke to a fully stocked mango juice bar, and the news that James Cameron and others were going to be launching a real life asteroid mining company.
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Category: Blinded by Science
Scientists At Dundee University Create Real Sonic Screwdriver
Researchers at Dundee University, inspired by Doctor Who’s famous ‘Sonic Screwdriver’ have figured out how to make an ultrasound-powered machine which can lift, spin and manipulate objects using sound alone.
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LulzSec’s Ryan Cleary Back In Jail – For Contacting Sabu
Ryan Cleary, the British teenager arrested last year for his involvement with the notorious LulzSec “hacktivist” hacking gang, is back behind bars after breaching his bail conditions.
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Dr. Peter Jensen Debuts Open Source Tricorder
Tricorders are devices used, among other things, to determine what ails a patient. Yeah, it is a pretty wild notion that one single device can do such a thing. There have even been applications previously on the market resembling a tricorder on your very own smart phone! Though once an organization by the name of CBS, found out it was not associated to Star Trek itself, it was discontinued on the Android market. There are still a couple of applications mimicking it for the iPhone and other such devices today, but they prove to not be as functional.
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ECA Action Alert: Help Fight The ‘Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2012’
The Entertainment Consumer Association (ECA) has issued an action alert, a call to arms for gamers everywhere to let their elected officials know that The Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2012 wasn’t acceptable in 2009 and is not acceptable now. Rep. Joe Baca (D CA-43) has teamed up with Rep. Frank Wolf (R VA-10) to reintroduce a bill that is very familiar to gamers. If passed, the bill would require that ALL Video Games except those rated “Early Childhood” (EC) be labeled with a dramatic warning for parents:
“WARNING: Exposure to violent video games has been linked to aggressive behavior.”
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