Archive for February, 2007

Why do pilots say "roger" on the radio?

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Posted: February 28th, 2007
at 11:23am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: fo' real?,real life news

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"BBC Reported Building 7 Had Collapsed 20 Minutes Before It Fell"

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Posted: February 28th, 2007
at 10:29am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: too good to be true

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"Photo du Jour: BnF - FranA§ois Mitterrand"

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Posted: February 28th, 2007
at 10:17am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: photo

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A Eurocentric cycle perspective

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Posted: February 28th, 2007
at 10:16am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: business

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MCA exposed

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Posted: February 28th, 2007
at 10:15am by Koookiecrumbles


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coffee art


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Posted: February 27th, 2007
at 11:49am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: myninjaplease,art

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robot pigeon

JINAN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists said they have succeeded in an experiment to remotely control the flight of a pigeon with electronic technology.

Scientists with the Robot Engineering Technology Research Center of east China’s Shandong University of Science and Technology say they implanted micro electrodes in the brain of a pigeon so they can command it to fly right or left or up or down.

The implants stimulated different areas of the pigeon’s brain according to signals sent by the scientists via computer, and forced the bird to comply with their commands.

It’s the first such successful experiment on a pigeon in the world, said the chief scientist Su Xuecheng.

The electronic signals resemble the signals generated by the brain which control body movement, said Su.

Su and his colleagues are improving the devices used in the experiment and hope that the technology can be put into practical use in future.

Su conducted a similar successful experiment on mice in 2005.

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Posted: February 27th, 2007
at 11:05am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: myninjaplease,robots

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"What was it really like in the Middle Ages?"

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Posted: February 27th, 2007
at 11:05am by Koookiecrumbles


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The Second Life Liberation Army (SLLA)

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Posted: February 27th, 2007
at 11:05am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: myninjaplease,computers,web,games

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