Not much to do with robots, unfortunately, but amazing nonetheless.
**Update** Apparently, this link is no longer working, and thanks to my very vague post here, I have no idea what this was about. Oh well...
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007
Fem-text-astic
This is what gets my feminist taste-buds working!
A nice little collection of feminist writing available in full-text on the internet! Yey!
Thought I would share.
**UPDATE: Crap, this link is dead too. Curse you, changeable internet, and your unlinking ways!
A nice little collection of feminist writing available in full-text on the internet! Yey!
Thought I would share.
**UPDATE: Crap, this link is dead too. Curse you, changeable internet, and your unlinking ways!
Friday, August 03, 2007
Foot Fetish Anyone?
The SiFeet Pussy Foot is a silicone foot with a "fully functional and totally fuck-able silicone vagina" on the underside of the foot. While I wonder what the "fully functional" aspects of the vagina are, the fact that it is obviously "fuck-able" isn't the only thing that disturbs me--the feet are disembodied (in a crude manner) and bound together by a rope, hanging like a piece of meat.
But why am I surprised? Foot fetishes are behind Chinese Foot Binding. The objectification and fragmentation of female bodies through sexualization is the main reason why women are still seen and treated as disposable and consumable material objects.
Stockroom.com describes "[t]his silicone sex toy is also a convenient practice tool for preparing to get hot and kinky with actual feet." Well, maybe their customers should practice with these feet--and get intimate with the destructive history men's foot fetish has had on women throughout the centuries.
But why am I surprised? Foot fetishes are behind Chinese Foot Binding. The objectification and fragmentation of female bodies through sexualization is the main reason why women are still seen and treated as disposable and consumable material objects.
Stockroom.com describes "[t]his silicone sex toy is also a convenient practice tool for preparing to get hot and kinky with actual feet." Well, maybe their customers should practice with these feet--and get intimate with the destructive history men's foot fetish has had on women throughout the centuries.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Mind Control
Follow this link for a few words and a very interesting video on the future of mind-controlled mechanical objects.
This, of course, is technological advancement at its height. It would make any geek wet his/her pants, but what are some of the implications of this new technology?
NeuroSky develops the gizmo that reads your emotions with different algorithms.
The idea of mappable emotions and the subsequent quantitative value that could be placed on them is one of my concerns. Turning something as organic as feelings into what may become our new analytic understanding of them may have some repercussions in the future of criminal investigations, perhaps. Maybe I'm wrong--or stretching this too far--but it was one of the first things that sprang into my mind as I watched the video. Can the technology they use to read and guage certain types of thoughts be applied to the rest of the vast array of human emotions? It may be possible to strap one of these nifty mind contraptions on someone and mathematically gauge someone's hatred or love of another person by showing them a picture of that person.
The idea of applying this technology for the physically impaired is wonderful, as Ologic would like to do in the future, but how will this technology limit exactly who can control certain objects? What if two people with the gizmo on their head, presumably, want to make the same object do two different things? Will one person's thoughts be more powerful than another?
And finally, my last thought about this new technology... The military may have vast applications for technology like this; but, in our gun-ho society it is also dangerous to apply, let's say, mind control capabilities on firearms. There would be no physical evidence left behind if something was fired in that manner.
I know that I'm pretty morbid and this technology is fairly new, but still, I think these things are worth thinking about.
This, of course, is technological advancement at its height. It would make any geek wet his/her pants, but what are some of the implications of this new technology?
NeuroSky develops the gizmo that reads your emotions with different algorithms.
The idea of mappable emotions and the subsequent quantitative value that could be placed on them is one of my concerns. Turning something as organic as feelings into what may become our new analytic understanding of them may have some repercussions in the future of criminal investigations, perhaps. Maybe I'm wrong--or stretching this too far--but it was one of the first things that sprang into my mind as I watched the video. Can the technology they use to read and guage certain types of thoughts be applied to the rest of the vast array of human emotions? It may be possible to strap one of these nifty mind contraptions on someone and mathematically gauge someone's hatred or love of another person by showing them a picture of that person.
The idea of applying this technology for the physically impaired is wonderful, as Ologic would like to do in the future, but how will this technology limit exactly who can control certain objects? What if two people with the gizmo on their head, presumably, want to make the same object do two different things? Will one person's thoughts be more powerful than another?
And finally, my last thought about this new technology... The military may have vast applications for technology like this; but, in our gun-ho society it is also dangerous to apply, let's say, mind control capabilities on firearms. There would be no physical evidence left behind if something was fired in that manner.
I know that I'm pretty morbid and this technology is fairly new, but still, I think these things are worth thinking about.
Monday, July 30, 2007
A New Twist on Oral Sex
Technological advances in speech recognition make it possible for the robot to interpret direction of sound.
Fem Bot
What's in a name...too bad I couldn't get that name from Blogger. Someone else has already registered it but has never used it or updated their blog. Oh well...bygones.
I'm going to use this blog to collect ideas, writings, pictures, and articles about robots and artificial intelligence.
I'm going to use this blog to collect ideas, writings, pictures, and articles about robots and artificial intelligence.
Hialeah Cop-Out
I've been noticing a lot of Hialeah police out lately. They are pulling people over left and right. I figure it's the end of the month and all--they need to fulfill their speeding/traffic ticket quota for the month.
But just a word of caution: Tony brought me some Starbuck's coffee this morning and as he was waiting in line at the Miami Springs SB's he noticed a posting on the bulletin board about police being out and about like vultures on a feeding frenzy. This is supposed to last until August 5th or so. I'm mentioning this because anything on a Starbuck's community bulletin board is worth noting.
Also, mentioned on the bulletin board, according to Tony, is the doubling of speeding and infraction fines. I'm not sure how valid this claim is, I'm just passing along the info.
So, come to complete stops at all stop signs, don't take yellow lights (in case they turn red before you've cleared the intersection--it's a ticketable offense) and make sure you're wearing your seatbelt. If you get pulled over for one thing and they see you have another minor infraction, they will ticket you for both.
Side note: for all those who travel south down 7th Ave instead of LeJeune/8th Ave to avoid morning traffic, there is usually a motorcycle cop giving speeding tickets somewhere around 5th street. He hides out under a big, shady tree. Try to slow down, avoid the area, and flash warning lights to oncoming traffic if you see him.
I got a ticket a few months ago and I live a few blocks away...
But just a word of caution: Tony brought me some Starbuck's coffee this morning and as he was waiting in line at the Miami Springs SB's he noticed a posting on the bulletin board about police being out and about like vultures on a feeding frenzy. This is supposed to last until August 5th or so. I'm mentioning this because anything on a Starbuck's community bulletin board is worth noting.
Also, mentioned on the bulletin board, according to Tony, is the doubling of speeding and infraction fines. I'm not sure how valid this claim is, I'm just passing along the info.
So, come to complete stops at all stop signs, don't take yellow lights (in case they turn red before you've cleared the intersection--it's a ticketable offense) and make sure you're wearing your seatbelt. If you get pulled over for one thing and they see you have another minor infraction, they will ticket you for both.
Side note: for all those who travel south down 7th Ave instead of LeJeune/8th Ave to avoid morning traffic, there is usually a motorcycle cop giving speeding tickets somewhere around 5th street. He hides out under a big, shady tree. Try to slow down, avoid the area, and flash warning lights to oncoming traffic if you see him.
I got a ticket a few months ago and I live a few blocks away...
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