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Archive for January, 2008

Meet the Spartans

By Alpha • Jan 11th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

It was bound to happen some time; I just did not expect it to happen this soon. Meet the Spartans is a new movie coming out January 25th. It is a parody of the well known 2006 action movie 300 telling the heroic story of the Leonidas and his 300 Spartans who faced Xerxes’ [...]



Car pool today

By Beowulf • Jan 11th, 2008 • Category: Environment

There are many factors that are destroying the environment. One of the biggest is the emissions from automobiles. Every time that you drive your car, you are releasing harmful substances into the air. For this reason, it only makes sense that everybody should attempt to cut back on the amount of time that they drive. [...]



The changing landscape of US politics

By Beowulf • Jan 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics

More and more people are noticing that US politics are on not the same as they once were. This holds true on both a local and national level. While this may come as a surprise to many, it only makes sense. After all, with so much going on in the world today, politics are sure [...]



Your style equals your personality

By Beowulf • Jan 9th, 2008 • Category: Style

Did you know that your clothing style says a lot about your personality? This may not always be the case, but it holds true a lot of the time. Even if it is not true, many women think that this is the case. In other words, they believe that they can tell a lot about [...]



Companion robot iRobi

By Alpha • Jan 8th, 2008 • Category: Technology

Check out this cute Korean robot from Yujin Robotics called iRobi. The robot is designed to function as an entertainment center on wheels including remote control, dancing, recipe database, news station, alarm clock and guard functionality; it can also work as a remote health monitoring station for elderly or any sick person. And it can [...]



God inspires cannibal

By Alpha • Jan 8th, 2008 • Category: Atheism

When your most sacred book tells the story of a father who tried to sacrifice his own son in order to please his God, then one should not be surprised that a man in Texas murdered, sliced and cooked his girlfriend under the idea that this was an instruction from God. The gruesome story details [...]



Stock market investing with a professional broker

By Beowulf • Jan 8th, 2008 • Category: Stock Markets

Do you want to invest a lot of money in the stock market? Are you afraid that you are going to lose money if you invest on your own? If you answered yes to either one of these questions, you may want to consider investing in the stock market with the help of a professional [...]



Femisapien: a female robot toy

By Alpha • Jan 7th, 2008 • Category: Technology

The Artificial Intelligence and Robotics blog is reporting on a new female robot toy from WowWee designed to appeal to girls. The robot is called Femisapien and it is an upgrade of the popular Robosapien series of WowWee robots. Femisapien is a two-legged robot (see photo at the end of the post) designed to have [...]



Stock market investing on your own

By Beowulf • Jan 7th, 2008 • Category: Stock Markets

There are two general ways that you can invest in the stock market. You can start by doing this on your own, or you can call on the assistance of a professional such as broker. As you can imagine, there are benefits to both ways. If you know that you want to invest in the [...]



Acceptance of evolution theory in western countries

By Alpha • Jan 6th, 2008 • Category: Atheism

National Geographic has published the following graph showing the acceptance of Darwin’s theory of evolution in western countries. The graph was generated using data from 2005. Sadly, the United States which is one of the most powerful (if not the most powerful) nation on this planet rates second last barely above Turkey. In the US, [...]