Friday, May 26, 2006

Honda develops technology to control robot


-excerpt-
In a video demonstration in Tokyo, patterns of the changes in the brain taken by an MRI machine, like those used in hospitals, were relayed to a robotic hand.

A person in the MRI machine made a fist, spread his fingers and then made a V-sign. Several seconds later, the robotic hand made the same movements. Further research would be needed to decode more complex movements.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

A Perfect CIrcle is over.

the article is here.

and I'm glad. Maynard drifted toward a mistress when it seemed like a divorce was imminent (Tool could not play in concert or practice together for two years because of a lawsuit with their former label.) Well, Maynard had his fun, but he's come back home.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

optimus prime cgi test


check it out here. Thanks to Charlie for this one.
This unfortunately isn't for the official movie, but it's still pretty great. JJ of 3dblasphemy created it.

Official site for the movie.
Superherohype provides the latest info here.

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Sunday, May 14, 2006

O RLY?

After arriving home from hanging out with Il DR, I was walking to the door and an owl divebombed me....twice.
o rly?
yes, rly.

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Sunday, May 07, 2006

FIGHT!

IL DR sent this link of fighting robots

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Saturday, May 06, 2006

VACD







from the show...

dave and penneyjoleen and curtis

bill hart and theresadinora and bill hanges


Theresa brought along her friends, Mandy and Lance Swenson. A very nice couple who also have a band called Linea Triste, which you can check out on myspace.com here.

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Monday, May 01, 2006

OUCH! (BUT IT HURTS SO GOOD)

Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents Dinner is here. (borromakot, you need to read this if you haven't already.)

excerpts...
Wow. Wow, what an honor. The White House correspondents' dinner. To actually sit here, at the same table with my hero, George W. Bush, to be this close to the man. I feel like I'm dreaming. Somebody pinch me. You know what? I'm a pretty sound sleeper -- that may not be enough. Somebody shoot me in the face. Is he really not here tonight? Dammit. The one guy who could have helped.
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But the rest of you, what are you thinking, reporting on NSA wiretapping or secret prisons in eastern Europe? Those things are secret for a very important reason: they're super-depressing. And if that's your goal, well, misery accomplished. Over the last five years you people were so good -- over tax cuts, WMD intelligence, the effect of global warming. We Americans didn't want to know, and you had the courtesy not to try to find out. Those were good times, as far as we knew.
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But, listen, let's review the rules. Here's how it works: the president makes decisions. He's the decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Just put 'em through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make love to your wife. Write that novel you got kicking around in your head. You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know - fiction!
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I stand by this man. I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things. Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message, that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound -- with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world.
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Jesse Jackson is here, the Reverend. Haven't heard from the Reverend in a little while. I had him on the show. Very interesting and challenging interview. You can ask him anything, but he's going to say what he wants, at the pace that he wants. It's like boxing a glacier. Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren will have no idea what a glacier is.

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