Yuki-taro autonomous snowplow robot

The harsh winter in Niigata, Japan brings heavy snow, which can pose problems for residents — particularly the elderly — who are faced with the laborious task of clearing it from driveways and entrances. To the rescue comes Yuki-taro, an autonomous snowplow robot developed by a team of researchers ...

The Infinite Variety of Movie Posters

Currently the top two movies on the US box office are Stomp the Yard and Night at the Museum:

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Death sought for mom accused of microwaving kid

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Worst things found in fast food

Filed under: Food Oddities, Lists, Fast FoodIf you are looking for ways to beat your lunchtime fast food cravings (and stories about E. coli aren't enough), take a look at Court TV's list of the ten worst things found in fast food meals. Since it's Court TV, you can guess that they're not talking about ...

Bob Ross Game Still On, Folks

The dream is alive! Previously, we reported that the Bob Ross game was peril. Happy peril, but peril nonetheless. MTV's Stephen Totilo brings word that the game is still on. While things didn't work out with the title's previous developer, AGFRAG Entertainment Group, Bob Ross Inc. hasn't thrown in the ...

Court Reviews Race as Factor in School Plans

There seemed little prospect that plans to maintain racial integration at two urban school systems would survive the Supreme Court’s scrutiny.

E. Coli Sickens 39 in New Jersey and New York

Traced to the Taco Bell chain, it was the most serious E. coli outbreak since contaminated spinach killed three people in September.

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Daily Soup Cookbook, Cookbook of the Day

Filed under: Books, Cookbook of the DayWhile I could eat soup on just about any day of the year, I have to admit that when the weather is cold, I have a bias for soups over other dishes. There are so many different types of soups to make and they usually require minimal hands-on time, so they are incredibly ...

Bacon and eggs heal all wounds

Filed under: Breakfast, Food Oddities, Food GadgetsWhile bacon might be a part of a plan to achieve world peace, bacon and egg bandages will probably not be able to heal all wounds. They will, however, they will keep them clean and sterile until they do heal. The semi-realistic bandaids are shaped just ...

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Fashion Gangs Roam Congo.

Fashion-gangs, who call themselves "sape" for the French slang for clothes, roam the ghettos of Congo. They even have their own version of turf wars: They don’t carry guns and rarely brawl, but occasionally they invade one another’s turf, dressed to the nines, of course, in what they ...

Dark Matter Exists

olclops writes "It's a big day for astrophysics. After much speculation, scientists now have conclusive proof of dark matter. This result doesn't rule out alternate gravity theories like MOND, but it does mean those theories will have to account for exotic forms of dark matter."

Car Owners to be Notified of Blackboxes in Vehicle

smooth wombat writes "As a follow-up to this long ago posting, the National Highway Traffic Safety Asministration has passed a resolution requiring car manufacturers to inform buyers if their cars are equipped with Event Data Recorders (EDRs). The new regulation also standardizes what information is ...

Edward Tufte Talks information Design

BoredStiff writes "The Weekend Edition of NPR ran a story on Edward Tufte — the outspoken critic of PowerPoint presentations — he has been described by The New York Times as "The Leonardo da Vinci of Data." Since 1993, thousands have attended his day-long seminars on Information Design. Tufte's ...