Archive for May, 2016
Budweiser Renames Its Beer “America”
May 11th, 2016Via: USA Today: Nothing says ‘America’ like an ice-cold can of mass-produced beer. Anheuser-Busch announced Tuesday that the company is replacing the Budweiser logo with “America” on its 12-oz. cans and bottles this summer. The cans of patriotic nectar will be available May 23 through the November election and aim “to inspire drinkers to celebrate […]
Nimble-Fingered Robot Outperforms the Best Human Surgeons
May 10th, 2016Via: MIT Technology Review: A robot surgeon has been taught to perform a delicate procedure—stitching soft tissue together with a needle and thread—more precisely and reliably than even the best human doctor. The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), developed by researchers at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C., uses an advanced 3-D imaging system […]
The Coming Wide-Spread Use of Drones in Agriculture
May 10th, 2016Via: Hackaday: Let’s cover what drones can offer and what growers can use, then dig into what is out there and happening over some fields right now. These Things are Important to Farmers, but are Limited or Troublesome Confirmation: Verifying that plants are growing where and when they should, and checking this as early and […]
Software Update Destroys $286 Million Japanese Satellite
May 10th, 2016Via: Hackaday: The Japanese X-ray telescope Hitomi has been declared lost after it disintegrated in orbit, torn apart when spinning out of control. The cause is still under investigation but early analysis points to bad data in a software package pushed shortly after an instrument probe was extended from the rear of the satellite. JAXA, […]
‘Emails From Hillary Clinton’s IT Director at State Department Appear to Be Missing’
May 9th, 2016This is absurd to the point that I’m rocking back and forth in my chair and speaking in tongues. I’m going to push back from my desk and go feed the chickens… Assuming I don’t have a grand mal seizure first. Via: ABC: The State Department said today it can’t find Bryan Pagliano’s emails from […]
Another Girl Dies After HPV Shot
May 9th, 2016Here’s another one for your already hemorrhaging coincidence file folder. Via: Manchester Evening News: A teenage girl died just five days after having a cervical cancer jab. Shazel Zaman, 13, was suffering with a severe headache, vomiting and dizziness after having the jab. Her symptoms became so severe that her family took her to Bury’s […]
UPS Using Drone Delivery for Medical Supplies in Rwanda
May 9th, 2016Via: MarketWatch: United Parcel Service Inc. has for decades been the company that delivers packages to your doorstep with its signature brown trucks, but the company has quietly begun expanding into drone delivery. The UPS Foundation announced Monday it has entered into a partnership with drone startup Zipline and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver […]
Parents’ Smartphones Harming Children’s Ability to Hold Conversation, Say Teachers
May 9th, 2016I know! Sit them in front of screens in school as well! Increased Use of Computers in Classrooms: “More Likely to be Associated with Lower Results” Oh. Via: Telegraph: Parents’ immersion in smartphones has left some neglected children starting primary school unable to hold conversations, new research warns. Almost a third of children starting school […]
Professor Suspected of Being a Terrorist Because of a Math Equation
May 8th, 2016Via: USA Today: A math equation landed an Ivy League professor on an American Airlines flight in questioning Thursday under suspicion of being a terrorist. Guido Menzio, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania, was working on a differential equation while waiting for the Syracuse-bound plane to take off from Philadelphia, the Washington Post reported. […]
U.S.-Funded Somali Intelligence Agency Has Been Using Kids as Spies
May 7th, 2016Via: Washington Post: For years they were children at war, boys given rifles and training by al-Qaeda-backed militants and sent to the front lines of this country’s bloody conflict. Many had been kidnapped from schools and soccer fields and forced to fight. The United Nations pleaded for them to be removed from the battlefield. The […]
