Welcome to the First Official Issue of The Psyentific Times
In our first issue, as well as our other issues to come we will cover everything you need to survive at work by having things to talk about .... Enjoy!!
"The Matrix of Johnny 5 is alive!"
An eminent roboticist is warning the people of Earth that we must prepare defenses against the rise of the robots. But for once it isn't Dr Cyboz doing so from the top of an overloading Cyber-Tower - in fact, he hasn't even built the rebelling robots. And an article in the journal Science hardly counts as a desperate rallying cry.
A problem with this is that the leading source of robotic funding is of course the military, whose ethical factors tend to start with "Will it kill the enemy quickly?" and end with "If not, will we get caught?" Even the makers of the Roomba (you know that vacuum that spins on your carpet all day long until you trip over it and throw it out the window) are deep into defense. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Of all the employers in the world, the army are the ones we'd most like to use machines instead of people, unless you're volunteering to get blown up while clearing minefields.
The real problem is that there's a real distance between realizing the importance of some Laws of Robotics and making them actually happen. As long as there are defense dollars and private sector payoffs to be had, you need more muscle than "actually being the dorks who build the things" to get a say in the result. Governments simply won't get involved fast enough until after stupid things happen.
With that said it brings us to Robo-Sex...???
The world's first Android DER 01 was developed by Japanese research group. The Intelligent Robotics Lab, directed by Hiroshi Ishiguro at Osaka University and Kokoro Co., Ltd. have demonstrated the Actroid at Expo 2005 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. In 2006, Kokoro Co. developed a new DER 2 android. The height of the human body part of DER2 is 165 cm. There are 47 mobile points. DER2 can not only change its expression but also move its hands and feet and twist its body. The "air servosystem" which Kokoro Co. developed originally is used for the actuator. As a result of having an actuator controlled precisely with air pressure via a servosystem, the movement is very fluent and there is very little noise. DER2 realized a slimmer body than that of the former version by using a smaller cylinder. Outwardly DER2 has a more beautiful proportion. Compared to the previous model, DER2 has thinner arms and a wider repertoire of expressions. The smoothness of her movement has also been improved, making it now even more likely for the uninitiated to confuse her with an actual human being. Once programmed, she is able to choreograph her motions and gestures with her voice. Yeah, I know what your thinking crazy shit right....
"Ridin' Dirty"
There is only one question you should ask yourself, "If you were Micheal Keaton what would you drive?" The answer was given to us by a Swedish man who constructed his own Batmobile ride with gadgetry and machine guns galore!!
Seems just about anyone can drive like Batman these days, if they have $1 million and 20,000 man-hours to spare. No doubt this Swedish man felt just like Bruce Wayne during those long three and a half years, except without the financial muscle of Wayne Enterprises or a wise-cracking Alfred to bring him tea during breaks.
The tinkerer stuffed a 1973 Lincoln Continental chassis with gadgets such as voice recognition tech, rear-view cameras, satellite navigation, and of course machine guns. A DVD player and a plasma TV are also crammed somewhere in there, for those times when driving a Batmobile gets tedious. After all, that Stockholm traffic gridlock can become deadly dull even in a car with 700 horsepower. One thing for sure this version of the Batmobile is not the "Tumbler" version from The Dark Knight, but this one is a classic.... Now if I only had a million dollars to blow.....
"Stupid Decisions"
An Oakland Raiders cornerback claims he was penalized on Sunday for making a religious display while celebrating an interception.
After picking off a Matt Schaub pass in the end zone, Oakland Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson celebrated by dropping to his knees and raising his arms in triumph. He was instantly flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for excessive celebration.
Johnson later complained that he was whistled for thanking God:
"I'm just getting on my knees giving my respect to God. I don't see how that's a personal foul or anything like that."
He actually stated exactly why it's a personal foul in the first sentence and the reasoning has nothing to do with religion. A rule instituted in 2006 prohibits NFL players from celebrating in the end zone by "going to the ground to celebrate a touchdown or using the ball as a prop." The instant Johnson fell to his knees he violated the rule. After he did that, Johnson could have been the Pope himself or even helped 10 old ladies across the street and it wouldn't have mattered. On top of that, it looks a lot more like Johnson is asking the heavens to praise him, rather than the other way around.
So, there is no religion controversy here (even though some people are quick to scream out religion or race), but there is still an issue, namely that the NFL's touchdown celebration rules are inconsistently enforced and completely hypocritical, not to mention stupid.
It's not OK for Johnson to go to the ground in celebration/prayer after an interception, but Jared Allen can fall to his knees during his so-called sack dance? And the Lambeau Leap is fine, but players can't coordinate a touchdown high five? And what's the difference if a player raises his arms in triumph while on a knee but not while standing on two feet?
First of all, who do you know that plays any sport and doesn't talk shit?... Think about it even when I play Madden, I talk more shit than anybody I know, but Johnson is correct in that there's no reason getting on his knees should be a personal foul. But it's not the fault of the official who flagged him, it's the fault of the NFL owners who voted three years ago to restrict celebrations. That should have been the real flag called on the the play....
"Events Of Weekends Past"
If you missed the last two show attacked by the Rock-Psy Crew there's a few ways you can stay tuned ...
Rock-It TV: Episode 1 - Future Classic Festival
Rock-It TV: Episode 2 - DUB Car Show pt.1
Rock-It TV: Episode 2 - DUB Car Show pt.2
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