A huge sinkhole in Guatemala City, Guatemala, crashed into being on Sunday, reportedly swallowing a three-story building—and echoing a similar, 2007 sinkhole in Guatemala. The sinkhole has likely been weeks or even years in the making—floodwaters from tropical storm Agatha caused the sinkhole to finally collapse, scientists say. The sinkhole appears to be about 60 feet (18 meters) [...]
May 26, 2010
Computers are getting better at understanding human languages, thanks partly to algorithms that can analyse sentences for positive or negative sentiments, says Ari Rappoport of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. But picking up on sarcasm is still a problem. “In many cases, sarcasm is difficult even for people to recognise”, never mind computers, he [...]
May 21, 2010
Sustainability is important, but so is fashion. Hoping to bridge the gap between these two opposites is Japanese bra-producer Triumph. Having previously produced a solar-panel bra and a sushi-set bra, Triump is now selling a ‘rice bra’ designed for flashing your boobs while growing your own rice—and therefore making the world a better place in which [...]
May 19, 2010
“Please lift the bride’s veil,” said I-Fairy, a four-foot tall seated robot with flashing eyes and plastic pigtails, wearing a wreath of flowers, in a tinny voice, waving its arms in the air as the newlyweds kissed in front of about 50 guests. I-Fairy directed a wedding ceremony for groom Tomohiro Shibata 42, and bride [...]
May 17, 2010
PENNSYLVANIA — An American rights group is suing the police in Pennsylvania for issuing tickets, which carry a jail sentence, to people for swearing. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which filed the lawsuits earlier, argues that the right to use profanity is protected by the U.S. Constitution. “Unfortunately, many police departments in the commonwealth [...]
March 24, 2010
The day after the bill passed, right-wingers took to the airwaves to make outrageous, wildly offensive comparisons to 9/11 and Nazis. Some called for violence. The Monday after Congress passed historic health care legislation was a dark day for the right wing. Wouldn’t you be upset if you were doomed to live in a communist [...]
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