The Capricans in Denver, Colorado should can consider themselves blessed by the Gods. An 8-inch tall Centurion was spotted near Coors Field park, prompting one citizen to notify the police. You probably know what happened next: adjacent 20th street was closed causing rush hour traffic to pile up, and two hours later, after being unable to determine at the time if it was safe, the bomb squad remotely detonated the little Centurion. Move along, nothing to see here. It’s not like they walk among us in human form or anything. Yet. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] 8-inch robot wreaks havoc on Denver commuters, Cylon war narrowly averted originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …A New York University arts professor might not have eyes on the back of his head, but he’s coming pretty close. Wafaa Bilal had a small digital camera implanted in the back of his head, all in the name of art. This video contains graphic content. (Dec. 2)
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Continue reading …We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Ozair, who is no longer down with forking out monthly for a subpar DVR experience. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com . “With the unveiling of (pricey) Google TV, what are the other, cheaper alternatives to setting up HDTV via a cable box rather than renting out Optimum / Cablevision’s outdated and laggy set-top box? TiVo? Any other standalone DVRs? Something I’m not considering?” For those of you who’ve purchased a standalone DVR + CableCARD setup (or possibly even an HTPC + CableCARD setup), how are you enjoying it? Let this fellow know your optimal arrangement down in comments below — make it quick, it’s not like he can afford to miss this year’s burning of the Yule Log in HD. Ask Engadget: best alternative to a cable company-issued set-top box? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Adam Dunn bags a four year deal with White Sox for a eye-popping 456 million dollar worth of contract, say two officials involved in the contract talks who were prohibited to publicly announced as the deal is not yet official. The said lucrative deal i8s anticipated to be publicly announced this Friday after Adam Dunn Adam Dunn Bags $56M Worth Of Contract With White Sox is a post from: Daily World Buzz
Continue reading …LONDON (AFP) – US and Afghan officials slammed British troops over their efforts in the restive Helmand province of Afghanistan, accusing them of making “a mess of things,” in cables revealed by WikiLeaks. The Guardian newspaper Friday published a raft of leaked memos in which senior officials, including Afghan President Hamid Karzai, criticised British troops for their inability to impose security in the southern province. In a memo sent in April 2007, General Dan McNeill, the then commander of NATO…
Continue reading …Click here to view this media Rep. Joe “You Lie” Wilson appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and after ignoring the concerns of a caller who pointed out how the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy is not working and responded by saying it did, he then defended as Think Progress pointed out, an anti-gay caller’s remarks. This man sounded like nothing but a broken John McCain talking points regurgitation machine during this interview, but with even less tact than McCain is capable of when defending his continually moving goalposts on DADT. Rep. Joe Wilson Thanks C-SPAN Caller For Anti-Gay Remarks : Wilson received a number of passionate calls on the issue, including one from a self-described “heterosexual 72-year-old Christan woman” who had been married for 49 years, who said she must “speak up” to Wilson, and offered a passionate defense of Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach and Lt. Dan Choi , who were both discharged under DADT. Wilson dismissed her pleas and moved onto the next caller, who went on an offensive anti-gay tirade, saying that no homosexuals are “great” and “all can be replaced in America.” Wilson did not rebuke the caller for the hateful comments, and actually thanked him: CALLER: Good Morning. Mr Wilson thank you. I try to hear your opening remarks on the floor every day, and I thank God we have someone that stood up to the establishment in Washington and called the lie a liar. Thank you. Now another thing. I can’t believe we’re talking about people — they’re not even one percent of our population, and we’re so worried about their sexual activities. Why are we talking — these people don’t even represent one percentage, not even one percent. And all can be replaced in America. None are great. None are number one. All can be replaced . Mr. Wilson, thank you from a third generation union member in Detroit, Michigan, where people do not want to get off unemployment. REP. WILSON: Well, thank you for your comments . I truly believe the system we have is working, but we need to have hearings. I’m happy to have hearings on any issue we’ve raised this morning. And that’s why I appreciate the incoming chairman Buck McKeon. Chairman McKeon will be having hearings this coming year, and we can go over this issue in a very calm way, but this should not be done in a lame duck session. Earlier in the show Wilson also defended his outburst during the president’s State of the Union address where he yelled out “you lie!” to President Obama and called his admonishment by the House for his political stunt… get this… a political stunt. This guy’s hypocrisy button is apparently severely broken. Click here to view this media
Continue reading …It took half a score to actually get real , but did you know that it takes but two minutes to construct a 2011 Chevrolet Volt ? Okay, we lied — one minute, fifty-five seconds. Hit play below to enter what Kenny Loggins would describe as “The Danger Zone.” Continue reading 2011 Chevrolet Volt: constructed from start to finish in two mind-melting minutes (video) 2011 Chevrolet Volt: constructed from start to finish in two mind-melting minutes (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Investigators confirmed that an oil leak was the most likely cause of the mid-air disintegration of a superjumbo engine last month, and said a potentially dangerous manufacturing defect may still exist in Rolls-Royce engines used by 20 A380s. (Dec. 2)
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