Facebook, Robots, Oil and Mortgages
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008I’ve just heard from a source that Facebook is “one hundred percent” buying Plaxo. This follows up on at least one previous rumor saying the same thing. While there are reasons to be skeptical, here’s why it could make sense.
Monkey Controls Robot Using Only its Mind
Recently, neuroscientists at Duke University announced that a monkey in North Carolina had managed to make a robot all the way in Japan walk using only the power of its mind.
Forget oil, the new global crisis is food
A new crisis is emerging, a global food catastrophe that will reach further and be more crippling than anything the world has ever seen.
Mortgage Lenders Do Not Deserve to Be Rescued By Tax-Payers
The U.S. government is working to develop several different programs meant to stave off foreclosures. Although policymakers claim that these programs are for struggling mortgage borrowers, it is obvious that the real goal is to bail out mortgage lenders. The question is: do reckless lenders deserve to be rescued?
Black Holes Spin Near Speed of Light
Super-massive black holes — isn’t that a song by Muse? Anyway, super-massive black holes may spin at speeds approaching that od the speed of light.
