Monday, February 28, 2011

Thoughts on a Monday...

A few things notable today:

  • A new blog post. Its true, they're now rare enough to mention within itself. Like an MC Escher drawing....
  • Anyone remember my old post on DARPA's "Big Dog" project? It was a robotic dog/pack mule thing that you couldn't kick over. It was pretty terrifying. Well, guess what? Now they've modified it to stop carrying human's luggage and start chasing them down and killing them. Okay maybe its not programmed to kill.... yet. But it does see you as prey, and this metal machine can run faster than you. Meet "Cheetah-bot." Coming to a park near you!
  • Another humorous post from The Oatmeal. This one ranks how much Oatmeal likes the Angry Birds, based on their in-game performances.
  • A triumphant return to Pablos, my favorite skywalk eatery. Also planned for this afternoon - my triumphant return to the restroom.

2 comments:

middleson said...

hooooooweeee!!!
good post! mc escher reference. ha.

where are you finding that darpa news? did you friend them on fb or something? i didn't even know what darpa was. that pack mule is crazy. but forget sneaking up on anything with that sweet gas motor buzzing along. a robotic cheetah that hunts humans...now THAT is tax dollars at work. how long til they deploy it on the mexican border?

that angry birds thing is hilarious.

Nic said...

"my triumphant return to the restroom", lol, nice touch :)