Comedienne and actress Tina Fey on Tuesday thanked former Alaska governor Sarah Palin as she accepted this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. According to the Washington Post, she then mocked conservative women “first to nervous laughter and then to not much laughter at all”: read more
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When they’re not too busy building creepy little humanoids or lizard-like sand swimmers , researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology like to concern themselves with helping make healthcare easier. To that end, they’ve constructed the Cody robot you see above, which has recently been demonstrated successfully wiping away “debris” from a human subject. The goal is simple enough to understand — aiding the elderly and infirm in keeping up their personal hygiene — but we’d still struggle to hand over responsibility for granny’s care to an autonomous machine equipped with a camera and laser in the place where a head might, or ought to, be. See Cody cleaning up its designer’s extremities after the break. Continue reading Robo-nurse gives gentle bed baths, keeps its laser eye on you (video) Robo-nurse gives gentle bed baths, keeps its laser eye on you (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image source: Livedoorbiz Ever since Archigram presented the Suitaloon in 1968, (shown below fold), ideas have been put forward for minimalist shelters that one can carry on their back. This looks like just about the simplest one yet- a poncho designed to turn into a tent, from a Japanese source via Geekologie . … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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South Korean labour and civic groups joined with international activists on Thursday to stage protests against the ongoing G-20 summit in Seoul. (Seoul, 11 Nov)
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Miranda Lambert leads the way at the CMA Awards; Bruce Willis celebrates Veterans Day on the USS Intrepid; Latin Grammy concert honors Placido Domingo. (Nov. 11)
Continue reading …Hulu Plus now available to all PS3 owners in the US, Europe lets out a wistful sigh
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Yes indeed, the expected wide availability of Hulu Plus on the PlayStation 3 has just been enacted, allowing any US PlayStation Network member to get streaming with Hulu’s premium offering. Until now, you needed to be a paying member of Sony’s PlayStation Plus club to qualify, but that requirement has now finally been dropped. Check out our experience with Hulu Plus on the PS3 if you still need help deciding whether the $9.99 TV streaming service is worth your hard-earned greenbacks. Those of us unlucky enough to be living on another continent will just go drown our sorrows with another round of Black Ops mayhem. [Thanks, Robert] Hulu Plus now available to all PS3 owners in the US, Europe lets out a wistful sigh originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Lexus and the CFDA Award Eco Fashion Challenge Winners $75,000 (Photos)
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Lexus/CFDA Eco Fashion Challenge Winner Monique Pean. Photo: Emma Grady The eco-fashionable–and just plain fashionable–flocked to Skylight West in New York City on Wednesday night to hear the winners of the Lexus Hybrid Living and the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s ( CFDA ) Eco Fashion Challenge–and the chance to see DJ sets by Fabrizio Moretti , the drummer of
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By Moshe Adler Taxes are the best weapon against the kind of self-perpetuating Ivy League elitism so despised by the tea party. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Republicans Repeal Health Care at Their Peril November 11, 2010 Do Only Conservative Victories Count?
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President Obama laid a wreath at a Korean War memorial and addressed US troops in South Korea before meeting with South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak about a free trade agreement. (Nov. 11)
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