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Robots
Specter Of Deadly A.I. Looms In Wake Of Invite-Only Asilomar Conf
4:00AM Jack Loftus | Science fiction is great fun, but should we really be quaking in our boots over dangerous A.I. anytime soon? A growing number of scientists say yes, and the results of their February discussion at Asilomar are finally being made public. More »
Gadgets
Cleaning Lady Scalped By Giant Meat Blending Machine
3:20AM Sean Fallon | Did you ever read Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle? Yeah, things haven’t changed as much as we would like to think. More »
Gadgets
This Is Why You Need To Know When To Say When
3:40AM Sean Fallon | Hey, I’m all for a night out drinking now and then, but not to the point where I’m crawling into industrial garbage bins to sleep one off. You might not wake up when it’s crunch time. More »
Random Stuff
Man Dies Horrible Death In The Teeth Of A Cardboard Shredder
8:00AM Sean Fallon | An unidentified man working with a cardboard shredder in Lincoln Heights, LA was killed in what must have been a horrifying fashion after getting tangled in the device. More »
Phones
Blackberry Saves Man From Falling 200 Metres (And Dying)
7:40AM Mark Wilson | David Fitzherbert was skiing down a glacier in Switzerland when the snow gave out and he dropped 21 metres before being trapped somewhat securely between two rocks…thanks to his Blackberry. More »
Robots
Sweet Dreams, Deadly Machines
6:00AM Wilson Rothman | Terminator Salvation may have been a letdown, but our week of celebrating the violence within every gadget—armed and sentient or ordinary and household, they’re all bloodthirsty—was a hit. Here’s a recap of the finer moments:
Robots
…And Then The Robots Will Learn Compassion
10:00AM Wilson Rothman | In the robot wars, much blood and oil will be shed because of our differences, and lack of understanding. But one day, perhaps amid the fighting, a robot will learn the human value of compassion, and humans will respond—well, like humans. [Broken Robot Nozomi via JapanProbe] More »
Entertainment
The Transforminators Will Be This Summer’s Biggest Disappointment
8:30AM Mark Wilson | “It was bad enough when we were fighting the Terminators. But then the Transformers came. Now we just call them the Transforminators.” – John Connor More »
QOTD
Wall-E vs. Johnny 5: Who Would Win In a Deathmatch?
7:30AM Sean Fallon | The question of which machine is deadliest of all-time has already been answered—but it’s the bonus round that will prove to be the most exciting matchup. Who would win in a battle between Wall-E and Johnny 5? More »
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