'Objects In Space'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hamentaschen and a glass of milk make a balanced breakfast, right?
I'm avoiding looking at the weather report for today, because I have plans to spend most of the day outside, and I know that I didn't bring home a warm enough jacket. I'm going with the theory that, if I don't know what the temperature is, I won't feel cold.
Hee. Cute message from the dog walker last night:
Hi Brenda. I know your job is political - is Lucy's name a Roosevelt reference?
Not many people pick up on that. I knew I liked this guy.
Too bad the character's name is Seeley, though. That's just wrong.
What's the issue there?
For me it's that the word immediately sparks a mental "posturepedic" suffix when I hear it.
And of course none of you want to hear anything that makes you think of lying/sleeping on top of DB. I'm getting a doth protest too much vibe here.
Hey, I started by saying the name was my only issue.
Today is clearly not Saturday.
I got 7/10 on the latter, and C+ on the former.
See they should have used the letter grades on latter one, not the former, so you could have gotten a C++.
16/19 on the pedophile quiz (they gave me 15/19 and a B+ because I forgot to guess on one person, but I thought I'd guessed and if I'd actually clicked the "yes" button I'd've been right, so I'm giving myself 16, so there), 8/10 on the serial killer quiz.
Now I have to go rinse my brain with bleach and rubbing alcohol.
OK, the Saruman/Sheik Yassin picture on the pedo-quiz is a little WOAH.
Does pony-related news go in Minearverse? Robots should go in Tech, right? Well, this is robot-pony news, so I think I'll put it here....
In a departure from its smaller toys, Hasbro is introducing what it calls a "realistic, life-size" miniature pony, Butterscotch My FurReal Friends Pony, that will be sensitive to light and touch and will embody enough robotics to, among other things, turn its head to see who tickled its ears and shake its head after "eating" its carrot.
It will sniff and whinny and respond to soothing voices when it becomes frightened by the dark or by too much commotion around it, company spokesmen said. And it is made to bear the weight of young children and simulate galloping. Available in the fall, it is expected to cost $300.
Also,
Some strived to be friendly, like the coming I-Cat "interactive music companion" from Hasbro's Tiger Electronics brand, a follow-up on last year's I-Dog, a robotic dog speaker accessory for digital music players.
While both the I-Cat and the I-Dog are furless and highly stylized, Ms. John noted that both make use of colored L.E.D. lights that are diffused inside their smooth, seamless and translucent bodies. Scoty, whose core technologies were developed by Philips Home Dialogue Systems in Germany, uses the same approach. Its smooth, segmented body glows with different colors signifying that it is "listening" to and "understanding" requests.
eta: I wonder if the robo-pony could be hacked, allowing you to stage Butterscotch My FurReal Friends Pony cockfights....
Best evidence yet that quitting my job is a good idea: this morning, even sleep-deprived and suffering from a sinus infection, my bp was 122/80.