Man builds his own robot girlfriend

Written by: iTechotic on: Dec 23 2008 Published in: Robots

Le Trung, a 33 year old Canadian inventer, who claims he has never had time to find a human girlfriend has created his own perfect robot woman.

He said his new robo girl, Aiko, can do the cleaning, mix his favorite drink and read him newspaper headlines.

A letter to President Obama from Pam Spaulding

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Dec 23 2008 Published in: Politics

Writer Pam Spaulding wrote an open letter to president elect Barack Obama for PEBO.

Dear President Obama,

You have made history with your election; our country, left in tatters after abuse by the last administration, is awaiting positive change. Millions of Americans gave to your campaign and dedicated countless hours of their time and energy to support you and other Democrats around the country. Many of these generous people are part of the LGBT community.

4-year-old boy breaks into store to play with toys

Written by: iTechotic on: Dec 23 2008 Published in: Funny Stuffs

Texan police responded to a Family Dollar store’s burglar alarm and when they got to the crime place, the criminal inside was only 4 year old.

Detective Randy Stevens says the child apparently unlocked a door at his nearby home, got out, then crossed a street to reach the discount store.

Laser cut tiny Mammoth

Written by: iTechotic on: Dec 23 2008 Published in: Gadgets

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Etsy has this miniature woolly mammoth skeleton, called The Wolly Tiny. It stands about 3/4 an inch tall, an inch long and is cut out of oak tag on a 35 watt laser.

The buyer will get one set of parts of a Woolly Tiny, which they can assemble using tweezers and a little bit of glue.

Should employers discriminate against WoW players?

Written by: iTechotic on: Dec 23 2008 Published in: Gaming

On F13.net, which is a gamer forum, there was a discussion about whether it’s right for employers to tell recruiters not to hire World of Warcraft players, on the ground that WoW players never give 100% and are never fully out of the game, their focus is always else where.

Doctor finds foot in baby’s brain

Written by: iTechotic on: Dec 22 2008 Published in: Science

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Dr. Paul Grabb, a pediatric brain surgeon from Colorado Springs, discovered a small foot growing inside the brain of 3-day-old Sam Esquibel.

Sam was delivered on Oct. 1, within hours of an ultrasound that showed what appeared to be a tumor developing in the brain of the fetus. Three days later, Grabb performed the surgery to remove it.

In the future, everybody will be famous for 15 megabytes

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Dec 22 2008 Published in: Social News

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David Pescovitz wrote an essay about the possible psychological dark sides of Twitter, Flickr, and lifecasting that may go beyond amplified narcissism.

Santa says no guns allowed in the shop

Written by: iTechotic on: Dec 22 2008 Published in: Funny Stuffs

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A photo of  a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania shop window where Santa says that no guns are allowed inside.