Thursday’s links talk artistic conflicts, rewritten history and the language barrier. Art or Stalking? One woman discovered that an acquaintance had created a blog — one that featured nothing but surreptitious photos of her. What would you do? (The Awl) Tot Tube: Go on, let your kid watch SpongeBob. Here’s why doctors’ prohibitions on screen
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. It was on this day in 1976 that a panic swept through several remote villages in Sudan and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). After claiming hundreds of victims, the world’s deadliest disease, which had appeared earlier in Germany, was finally given a name. Since then, Ebola has been surrounded by myth and legends in the West, especially since it originated in the deepest parts of Africa. It is a pathogen, a virus that not only causes hemorrhaging from the eyes, nose, mouth and anus, but the entire body. There are two types of Ebola, each one extremely deadly as they produce blood poisoning, bizarre rashes, severe diarrhea, bloody…
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. It was on this day in 1976 that a panic swept through several remote villages in Sudan and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). After claiming hundreds of victims, the world’s deadliest disease, which had appeared earlier in Germany, was finally given a name. Since then, Ebola has been surrounded by myth and legends in the West, especially since it originated in the deepest parts of Africa. It is a pathogen, a virus that not only causes hemorrhaging from the eyes, nose, mouth and anus, but the entire body. There are two types of Ebola, each one extremely deadly as they produce blood poisoning, bizarre rashes, severe diarrhea, bloody…
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An explosion at a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday was captured by a street security camera. The blast killed at least three people and injured 13, officials said. It was likely caused by a gas leak. (Oct. 13)
Continue reading …Chinese researchers create ping-pong playing robots, trash talk still needs work
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Wu and Kong are the latest additions to a pantheon of robot athletes . Sure, their eye-mounted motion-tracking cameras may not make for the most emotive games you’ll ever see, but we can’t help but be impressed by all those precision shots. The robot twins were developed at China’s Zhejiang University and, we’ll admit, compared to getting hustled at pool or being struck out by a baseball robot , there’s something a bit friendlier about a game of table tennis with our future oppressors . You can marvel at the duo’s bionic backspin in action after the break. We’re massive Wu fans. Continue reading Chinese researchers create ping-pong playing robots, trash talk still needs work Chinese researchers create ping-pong playing robots, trash talk still needs work originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Chinese researchers create ping-pong playing robots, trash talk still needs work
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Wu and Kong are the latest additions to a pantheon of robot athletes . Sure, their eye-mounted motion-tracking cameras may not make for the most emotive games you’ll ever see, but we can’t help but be impressed by all those precision shots. The robot twins were developed at China’s Zhejiang University and, we’ll admit, compared to getting hustled at pool or being struck out by a baseball robot , there’s something a bit friendlier about a game of table tennis with our future oppressors . You can marvel at the duo’s bionic backspin in action after the break. We’re massive Wu fans. Continue reading Chinese researchers create ping-pong playing robots, trash talk still needs work Chinese researchers create ping-pong playing robots, trash talk still needs work originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Sprint explains iPhone 4S unlocking policy: phones will be unlocked, then locked, then unlocked again
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Yeah, that makes just as much sense to us as it does to you. Following yesterday’s PR debacle , the final word from Sprint appears to be as follows: “Sprint’s policy is to have the iPhone 4S SIM locked to our network domestically and internationally. At launch, the International SIM will be unlocked. We do expect a SIM lock to be pushed to the devices shortly after launch. We will then allow existing customers in good standing to unlock the SIM for international use if needed in the future.” So, if we’re reading that correctly, the iPhone you purchase and activate will be unlocked. Then, a SIM lock will be “pushed” to your device. But, if you’ve been a good, policy-abiding customer, your iPhone can then be unlocked manually by Sprint. Who knows what’ll happen if you buy your phone and flee to a non-extradition country before Sprint comes knocking at the door, shackles in hand. Will you be left to live in peace with your newly-acquired international Micro SIM? Will you need to plead your case before a tribunal of mobile carrier overlords? Only time will tell, we suppose, or perhaps further clarification from Sprint. Jump past the break for the complete announcement. Continue reading Sprint explains iPhone 4S unlocking policy: phones will be unlocked, then locked, then unlocked again Sprint explains iPhone 4S unlocking policy: phones will be unlocked, then locked, then unlocked again originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Sprint explains iPhone 4S unlocking policy: phones will be unlocked, then locked, then unlocked again
October 13, 2011 No Comment
Yeah, that makes just as much sense to us as it does to you. Following yesterday’s PR debacle , the final word from Sprint appears to be as follows: “Sprint’s policy is to have the iPhone 4S SIM locked to our network domestically and internationally. At launch, the International SIM will be unlocked. We do expect a SIM lock to be pushed to the devices shortly after launch. We will then allow existing customers in good standing to unlock the SIM for international use if needed in the future.” So, if we’re reading that correctly, the iPhone you purchase and activate will be unlocked. Then, a SIM lock will be “pushed” to your device. But, if you’ve been a good, policy-abiding customer, your iPhone can then be unlocked manually by Sprint. Who knows what’ll happen if you buy your phone and flee to a non-extradition country before Sprint comes knocking at the door, shackles in hand. Will you be left to live in peace with your newly-acquired international Micro SIM? Will you need to plead your case before a tribunal of mobile carrier overlords? Only time will tell, we suppose, or perhaps further clarification from Sprint. Jump past the break for the complete announcement. Continue reading Sprint explains iPhone 4S unlocking policy: phones will be unlocked, then locked, then unlocked again Sprint explains iPhone 4S unlocking policy: phones will be unlocked, then locked, then unlocked again originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Horror struck a Seal Beach, Calif. hair salon yesterday when the ex-husband of an employee opened fire, killing eight people inside. Seal Beach police identified the suspect as Scott Evans De Kraai, 42. They believe De Kraai, an former Marine, was motivated by a custody dispute with his ex-wife, Michelle Fournier. Fournier’s relatives told affiliate
Continue reading …Mexican soldiers apprehended the Zetas boss accused of ordering the horrific Casino Royale fire yesterday after a pitched gun battle across the city of Saltillo. Carlos Oliva Castillo, aka la Rana (the Frog), is the third-highest ranking member of the Zeta cartel, in charge of operations in three northeastern states,…
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