Jeff Hyde
How to win Rock-paper-scissors every time. I admit it.
When I first heard there are actual tournaments for Rock-paper-scissors, sanctioned by the World Rock Paper Scissors Society, I laughed. I mean seriously, $50k to the winner of a game that requires no skill whatsoever? Absurd. Boy was I wrong. Rock-paper-scissors isn't just a silly game kids play or a way to decide who has to be the designated driver at parties. Males have a tendency to throw rock on their first try, inexperienced RPS players will subconsciously deliver the item that won previously, and paper is thrown least often, so use it as a surprise. Anonymous punishes Florida Family Association for promoting bigotry, hatred - National Anonymous.
The Florida Family Association, a conservative Christian group, is being punished by the international Internet hacktivist collective known as Anonymous after pressuring Lowe’s and 65 other companies into pulling advertisements from a television program about American Muslims.
On Monday, a hacktivist identified as ih@zcAnNONz and working under the flag of Anonymous and LulzSec issued a Pastebin release with email and IP addresses of Florida Family Association members receiving newsletters, as well as a sample of members credit card information offered as proof of the hack. In addition, on Monday afternoon the Florida Family Association website was not available for some time, presumably it was the victim of a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack conducted by sympathetic Anonymous enthusiasts. The following is an excerpt from that Anonymous Pastebin release: Florida Family Association... Like a BUS! Video. Hurricanes. Homemade cheez-it crackers. TANGRAM - The oldest chinese puzzle. 48742_0_1208x1005.jpg (JPEG Image, 1208x1005 pixels)
Fun fun fun fun - clikr. Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius (35 Pics) Bridgestone's New Air-Free Tires are 100% Recyclable. Highway blowouts and Fix-A-Flat could soon be things of the past.
Following the trend started by Michelin with the Tweel, Bridgestone recently unveiled an airless tire of its own at the Tokyo Motor Show. Bridgestone’s air-free concept is supported by a mesh of spokes that are made of thermoplastic resin. The material is flexible and durable, and best of all, it’s 100-percent recyclable! Because air-free tires eliminate the risk of punctures, they’re both safer and less wasteful than conventional pneumatic tires. And Bridgestone says that the thermoplastic resin can be recycled back into new tires, eliminating waste from the equation altogether. The airless tire concept that Bridgestone rolled out at the Tokyo Motor Show is nine inches in diameter, and each wheel is strong enough to support about 150kg, according to the company. Via Engadget and Gizmag. Universal robotic gripper. Robert Barker/University Photography The human hand is an amazing machine that can pick up, move and place objects easily, but for a robot, this "gripping" mechanism is a vexing challenge.
Opting for simple elegance, researchers from Cornell, the University of Chicago and iRobot Corp. have created a versatile gripper using everyday ground coffee and a latex party balloon, bypassing traditional designs based on the human hand and fingers. They call it a universal gripper, as it conforms to the object it's grabbing, rather than being designed for particular objects, said Hod Lipson, Cornell associate professor of mechanical engineering and computer science. The research is a collaboration between the groups of Lipson, Heinrich Jaeger at the University of Chicago, and Chris Jones at iRobot.
It is published online Oct. 25 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. John Amend The robotic gripper conforms to the shape of the item it is lifting. Awesome Products that Make You Wish You Thought of Them First. Feeding the inner geekness… Loading… A Big Make Attack Bed… Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce cheese, pickles onions on a sesame seed bed. A Bubble Wrap Calendar… This is one calendar I would consider fun. Keyboard imprint on sole of shoe. I just wouldn’t want them to get dirty. Make Me a Sandwich Ring. Save on Cigarettes, it was always a social thing anyways. An Entire Room in a box. Hipster iPhone Case… that is all. (via: aaanything ) A warm & fuzzy cup of nostalgia for my fellow 90s kids.