In a TV slip caught by Al Jazeera, yet another Zero Hedge prediction has been confirmed: namely that it was only a matter of time before NATO “boots on the ground” would promptly replace the CIA’s “sandals on the ground” in a fully Western-backed land invastion of Libya. Since it is too early to predict the nationality of the armed invaders, we will assume they are British as Al Jazeera speculates,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : zero hedge Discovery Date : 30/05/2011 22:00 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …Robot Ruby solves Rubik’s Cube in 10.69 seconds, still can’t beat humans (video)
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There are a few robots smart enough to solve a Rubik’s Cube in seconds flat , but a group of students at Swinburne University of Technology think theirs may be the fastest on Earth. Their bot, named Ruby, recently mastered the puzzle in just 10.69 seconds, including the time spent analyzing the cube. To achieve this feat, the device scanned the toy with a webcam before its software processed the images to crank out a solution. According to the university, Ruby’s 10-second mark smashes the current world robot record of 18.2 seconds, unofficially making it the fastest cube-solving machine on the planet. But Ruby still has a long way to go before it catches Feliks Zemdegs — a 16-year-old Australian who solved a Rubik’s Cube in 6.24 seconds and continues to carry the torch for all of humanity. Twist and turn your way past the break for the full PR and a video of Ruby in action, as well as a clip of Zemdegs showing us how the pros do it. Continue reading Robot Ruby solves Rubik’s Cube in 10.69 seconds, still can’t beat humans (video) Robot Ruby solves Rubik’s Cube in 10.69 seconds, still can’t beat humans (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 20:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Have you ever thought to yourself, “my CNC mill is pretty cool, but I really want to make it more awesomer”? Well, first, “awesomer” totally isn’t word, and second, have we got a hack for you! A reader wrote in to the DIY hub Adafruit to show off his CNC being operated by a PS3 Sixaxis controller — mimicking features found on high-end machines that allow you to trigger jobs from a distance and manually control the mill. Best of all, it’s a pretty simple mod that uses a program called QtsixA to map the gamepad as a keyboard and mouse, allowing you to interact with a Linux box running EMC2, which is used for controlling the mill, lathe, plasma torch, or a number of other fun and dangerous tools. Check out the video after the break. Continue reading CNC mill and Sixaxis controller make beautiful DIY music together (video) CNC mill and Sixaxis controller make beautiful DIY music together (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 21:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Before Dan Wheldon’s stunning victory at the Indianapolis 500, crowds witnessed another spectacular stunt. As part of a promotion for Hot Wheels, Top Gear star and stunt driver Tanner Faust set a world record, jumping 332 feet on a track designed to look like the toy-car brand. The previous record jump was 301 feet. (LIST:
Continue reading …Bike boys, pregnant ladies and stall vendors — what’s going on behind all those headphones? 24-year-old Tyler Cullen took to the streets to ask New Yorkers what they’re listening to. (LIST: YouTube’s 50 Best Videos) Check out the video above to hear firsthand. But in case you didn’t catch what they said, here’s the full
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Continue reading …Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can’t retroactively save Lil’ Wayne’s SNL solo
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Antares ain’t the first company to provide individual control to each string on a guitar (hello, Roland!), but the outfit’s new ATG-6 technology takes things one step closer to being acceptable by the mainstream. Rather than forcing users to process separate string signals via an external device, this here rendition aims to tuck everything within the body. In the demo just past the break, a Seymour Duncan HEX pickup is used, and while it’s connected via a MIDI cable, it’s most certainly not a MIDI guitar — that’s strictly used for control. It’s also worth pointing out a key quote from Antares product manager Max Mobley — he’s using a $99 guitar “with about $40,000 worth of technology inside of it,” giving us the impression that this is nowhere near mass commercialization. Rather than using auto-tune to utterly destroy the genuineness of music (and produce one of the most hilarious Bud Light commercials to date), these axes are hoping to provide legitimate guitarists with added functionality; things like flawless intonation and bolstered tonal flexibility. The system is reportedly capable of constantly monitoring the pitch of each individual string to ensure that every riff and lick is in tune, but it’s smart enough to back off when you want to manually manipulate things. We’re told to hang tight for more details, but for now, we’d invite you to have a glance at the company’s current progress (and a brutal flashback from 2008) below. Continue reading Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can’t retroactively save Lil’ Wayne’s SNL solo Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can’t retroactively save Lil’ Wayne’s SNL solo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 11:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Television broadcasters in India were ordered to change “overtly sexual” deodorant ads featuring scantily clad men and women in racy storylines — or take them off the air within five days. If India’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry has its way, ads like the one above would be on their way out. On Thursday, the ministry
Continue reading …Modder turns candy canisters into gaming console, retro Pong paddles (video)
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This is the second time this week we’ve covered a modder getting an old-school game to run with the help of some unexpected hardware. And arguably, it’s the simpler of the two tales. A fellow named John Graham-Cumming fashioned a game console out of little more than a pair of metal canisters, an Arduino Pro board, and a potentiometer — all so he could play Pong on his TV. The rig (cutely dubbed the Cansole) actually consists of two controllers, with the secondary one housing just a potentiometer. The first has one, too, but also houses the Arduino Pro , along with a battery, A/V controls, and a button for selecting and firing in the game. Et voil
Continue reading …Sarah Palin And The ‘Fire In Her Belly’ Is About Installing Theocratic Government In America
May 30, 2011 No CommentSarah Jones at PoliticusUSA points out that Sarah Palin uses terms that sound vaguely religious but have very specific meanings to the dangerous cult of Dominionists (her use of the term “Restoration” for her bus tour is a good example): I’ve been saying for a while now that the mainstream media doesn’t “get” Sarah Palin. Last week, when the astute Lawrence O’Donnell equated her with Trump, I understood his reasoning, but disagreed with the premise. Sarah Palin isn’t Donald Trump, and when she speaks of a “fire in her belly” she’s not using that term politically, but religiously. She means she has a fire of God in her belly to lead the country to Jesus. She means she is anointed to lead us. She has a fire in her belly alright, but it’s not the fire of politics as the pundits know it. Leah Burton, of “ God’s Own Party ” made the following Fire in the Belly video: And it’s not just Sarah Palin. As Leah explains, “She is joined by many who share her biblical “call to service in the name of Jesus Christ” such as Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Michelle Bachmann, and a whole host of frightening – albeit not as recognizable – theocratic politicians who are aggressively working to re-write our Constitution and anchor it in Old Testament Mosaic Law.” The Dominionist politicians might use words that remind you of your own church, or your friends’ churches, but these are not mainline Christians. They seek Dominion over the government, and indeed over what they term the “seven mountains” of culture. Their goal is to return it to the earth to Jesus, and the US to biblical law. Welcome to the new game of politics, where religion plays the role the founders sought to protect us from, a state sponsored religion or an official state religion. The next time you laugh at Sarah Palin because you think she’s dumb, remember that it isn’t that she doesn’t believe in science, it’s that she doesn’t CARE about science. It is irrelevant to her, because the sooner the planet explodes, the sooner Jesus comes back. And when you’re done laughing at her, realize that there are many more, less charismatic Sarah Palins out there, like Governor Scott Walker, whose ability to inflict harm via his beliefs is quite real. And some of them will run for President as moderate Republicans. Haven’t we seen this show before?
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