Posts Tagged: Robots!
Robots!
Posted by on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 in - 16 comments
This video has been linked all over the place, but it is worth it. • It appears to be a demo for a visual effects company. The video is a commercial for an imaginary robotic police officer. It is one of the best produced visual effects shorts I’ve ever seen. The entire video has the feel of …
In Bed with the Red Planet
Posted by on Sunday, January 4, 2004 in - 9 comments
Tonight I watched live streaming video of mission control at Nasa of the Mars rover landing. I was watching while in bed with my wireless laptop, also chatting with friends in multiple times zones. • From Mars, to Nasa, to the internet, to my house, to my wifi AP, to my laptop in bed. We live in …
Swimming in Spam Stats
Posted by on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 in - 14 comments
Since I started using the excellent SpamBayes Outlook Addin spam filter three-and-a-half months ago, I’ve gotten an average of 64 junk email per day. That’s a total of 4993 junk email (I’m sure I’ll have gotten #5000 by the time you’ve read this). In the last week I’ve gotten an average of 150 … read more »
The Ffoeg Illustrations: Day 5
Posted by on Friday, May 9, 2003 in - 2 comments
The last in a series of Illustrations by Geoff Gibson: • Robot Dance Crew • by Geoff Gibson • « Day 4
The Ffoeg Illustrations: A Web Exhibition - Day 1
Posted by on Monday, May 5, 2003 in
A friend of mind since before I was cool, Geoff Gibson (a.k.a. ffoeg) has always been a talented fellow. This week, he graciously shares a series of his illustrations with Acts of Volition. Each day this week (Monday through Friday), a new illustration will be posted. • This first of 5 …
Writing semantic markup: Robots to the rescue!
Posted by on Sunday, January 26, 2003 in - 13 comments
Some very smart people think that the next big leap in web technology will be on the foundation of the Semantic Web. However, some other very smart people are raising concerns that this semantic utopia may be unattainable. • Matthew Thomas is an interface designer from New Zealand. Yesterday on …
Crusaders for health
Posted by on Saturday, December 28, 2002 in - 15 comments
A recent article from SFWeekly argues in favour of a ban by the San Francisco city council of the Segway from sidewalks and bike paths with the argument that people need more exercise. This has been one of the most common criticisms of the Segway; that it will allow lazy people to avoid even more …
Real robots
Posted by on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 in - 19 comments
I've been informally documenting the robot take-over of the world on this site for the last few years, and it took a big step forward this week. A U.S. pilotless drone fired a missile, killing six people in Yemen. I don't want to make a joke of this - people were killed - but holy crap, a … read more »
An exchange with a vending machine
Posted by on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 in - 15 comments
Human: Puts $2 coin1 in machine - requests item that costs $1.25. • Machine: "EXACT CHANGE ONLY" • Human: With no $1 coin on hand, puts in a quarter. • Machine: "EXACT CHANGE ONLY" • Machine: Stares silently. • Human: Presses the button to return change. • Machine: Returns $2.25 in the …
Is that a geiger counter in your pocket?
Posted by on Thursday, September 12, 2002 in - 12 comments
From News.com: Anti-radiation pants • “"Clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss is gearing up to launch a pair of trousers with an "anti-radiation" cell phone pocket, prompted by customers' concerns about the possible health risks of mobile phone use."” • Now we just need pocket microwave ovens.