“Osama bin Laden is Dead” by 50 Cent and Hot Rod
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Recon Scout Throwbot
“Throwbots”, which can be tossed through a window or door, are standard equipment for many US police forces. These small robots – invaluable in sieges and hostage situations – are designed to always land right side up before being driven around by remote control, beaming back video from inside a building.
Now a new version can climb up and over the side of a ship, and should be an asset for anti-pirate operations, according to makers ReconRobotics of Edina, Minnesota.
The robot is being developed under a cooperative agreement with the US navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, based in San Diego, California. It is a modified version of the company’s Recon Scout throwbot, but with magnetised wheels that allow it to scale a ship’s hull.
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Three-legged sheepdog crowned farm dog of the year
A three-legged sheepdog has been crowned farm dog of the year.
Ian and Ruth Rees, from Mid Wales, entered Jack into the competition after the National Farmers Union (NFU) challenged members to send in a picture and 150 words explaining why their dog should win the prize.
Three-legged Jack took the top accolade, throughout England and Wales, after his owners wrote about how he had suffered a serious leg injury last year.
Despite having an amputation he made a miraculous recovery and continues to work on the couple’s farm in Powys.
NFU Cymru president Ed Bailey said competition judges were impressed by Jack’s tenacity and battle against adversity.
I had a friend who worked on a dairy farm in Mineral Well who had a three-legged dog. They called him Tripod. Seriously.
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Bag of Randomness
- I told you the book would start selling like hotcakes – SEAL Team Six Book Sees Print Run Quadrupled in 24 Hours; Novel Series Under Way
- It sounded cool at the time – You know, I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often with today’s technology.
- Religious sites built from ammunition and firearms
- MTV has picked up a fourth season of Teen Mom, appropriately on the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Link
- A Texas man was wrongly convicted and was on death row, only to be declared innocent and set free. Under state law, he’s due to receive $80,000 a year for each year he was wrongly imprisoned. But he’s not seeing the cash because the order dismissing the capital murder charges did not contain the words “actual innocence”.
- Why do parachutists yell “Geronimo!” when jumping from an airplane?
- Share ownership of infrequently used items
- The Home Alone house is for sale.
- A good multi-tool for the next zombie outbreak.
- In Raid on bin Laden, Little-Known Geospatial Agency Played Vital Role
- Army to demonstrate new ‘green’ ammo
- This cop may have used excessive force.
- Sandless beach mat
- Holy drinking water contaminated with arsenic is being sold to Muslims
- DNA leads cops to bike-theft suspect
- Infographic: How Do Americans Feel About the Bin Laden Mission?
- A blogger’s last post.