This week the Poles saw the silhouette of Pope John Paul II in a bonfire while celebrating their hometown hero but was this really a miracle or a foreboding display of fire and brimstone. Besides being much more devilish than the famous Mother Teresa appearance on cinnamon bun (pictured right), the silhouette while accurate is ... [Read More]

This week Youtube launched its automated video ID system in an effort to filter copyrighted content. And it's a dud. The system relies on content owners submitting full copies of their content as a reference, which opponents argue is unnecessary and unfairly places the burden on them. Moreover, the system is hit and miss. It ... [Read More]

Remember those old spy movies where the sexy agent whips out her makeup compact and blows on it to reveal the deadly laser beams? American soldiers do it one better. They've come up with a new use for silly string--IED detection. Soldiers are spraying the Iraqs silly to spot the trip wires of IEDs. And God bless their ... [Read More]

In the seemingly prophetic Simpsons episode G.I. D'oh (video right) recruiters shamelessly push Army propaganda on school kids offering them the chance to pre-enlist. Sure we all laughed, but who's laughing now? On October 15th, Chicago commissioned the nation's 1st public high school run by the U.S. Marine Corps. And while ... [Read More]

Dr. David Levy forecasts that within just 50 years man and machine will be walking hand in grappler down the aisle. Dr. Levy cites: the Roomba, Sony's robot dog Aibo, and Tickle Me Elmo as examples of technology's move toward anthropomorphization. Henrik Christensen, founder of the European Robotics Research Network, predicts ... [Read More]

This December in the pages of THE ALL-NEW BOOSTER GOLD #5 Booster Gold discovers that one of comics' most dramatic and life altering stories ever, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, in which the Joker shot and paralyzed Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl and subsequently led to Batgirl's transformation into the super-hacker Oracle, never ... [Read More]

Wonton Food, the country's largest producer of fortune cookies, is putting dire warnings like “Today is a disastrous day. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” and “It’s over your head now. Time to get some professional help,” into circulation. Before you blow off these predictions as a nonsensical jumble of words, ... [Read More]