Class, Say Hello To Your New Teacher, Todd The T1000.

Yikes! My sister taught English for a time in South Korea. I wonder what she would think of the idea that they’ve started getting robots to teach the kids. The robots are remotely controled by teachers of English in the Philippines, because it’s cheaper to hire those teachers. But oh no, we’re not replacing English …

I Suspect He Won’t Be Just A Suspect For Long

If you’re on surveillance footage robbing a store while your partner shoots the clerk dead, it’s probably not a good idea to come back to the store and tell a TV reporter how mad you are for being branded a suspect. You might as well just turn yourself in, because if the reporter’s any good, …

Stay The Hell Off His Lawn. It’s Safer That Way

Remember the case of Joshua Funches getting shot because his tarrier peed on a guy’s lawn? Well, all the shooter got was four years of probation. Oh, because he’d had no prior contact with the law. So even if his first entry in his criminal record was murder, he still gets leniency? So there are …

She Blinded Me With…Orgasm!

I was just checking out SeroTalk podcast 57, and amid all the articles about phones, accessibility and other technology, there was this. Yes, you can go blind after sex. It’s only temporary blindness caused by constricted blood vessels after orgasm, but it’s true. Can you imagine how scary that would be? And they never say …

Make Some Noise, It’s The Law!

Woohoo! I have mentioned possible bills to make sure hybrid cars make some noise. Now, one has passed in the states. Regulators have 18 months to determine what the minimum sound requirements are, and after that, cars have to make that level of sound, and drivers won’t be allowed to turn it off. Aside from …

Maybe I Should Get One Of These For My Brother.

I’m shocked I’ve never seen this before. I’ve seen a zillion toys that move around a room on their own and change course if they bump a wall. Now, your alarm clock can too! Seriously, you have to get up out of bed and chase down your alarm clock, which jumps off your bedside table …