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Robot Polar Bears - You Don't Have To Feed Them And They Won't Eat You

Robot Polar Bears: Less Dangerous Than Real Bears, For Now - Animals - Gizmodo. And, in the technology going too far department, a zoo has replaced its real, but deceased, polar bears, with robots. Yes, you read that right. They figured, I suppose, that a Disney exhibit beat a great view of empty rocks. Didn't any of these guys see Westworld?

Apple Is Mad All Right - And Tone Deaf Too

Apple relents on Mad artist's caricature app | Digital Media - CNET News. I admit it. If I see one more article about Apple's tight control of what apps get allowed to be on the iPhone and iPod Touch, I will scream. I have even read some pundits say that an open OS is not on their wish list. I have long suspected some Apple loyalists of drinking some sort of Kool Aid; but, being in favor of a closed operating system that requires application developers to get permission to create apps, seems like Stockholm syndrome to me. Rise up, freedom loving computerists! Just say no to Apple and the corporate lackeys! We want more Mad Artists creating caricatures of our favorite politicians! When did irreverent, and wacky, and anti-establishment become uncool? When I was growing up, the cool people were the ones who were opposed to large corporations and governments controlling everything. Apple has turned society on its head. Now, the cool people are in favor of a closed corporate mentality that is arrogant and insular? Give me a break. Android now. Android everywhere. Power to the people!

Here's A Modest Proposal - Let's Require A License To Twitter!

Judge Says No Twittering From The Courtroom | Techdirt.  It makes sense that Judges don't want twittering and blogging going on in courtrooms during trial. One lawyer's client has already been disciplined for coaching a witness with twitter while the witness was testifying. There are too many opportunities for such communication to bypass the rules of evidence, and trials need to be conducted totally on the record and in the clear. However, the real problem, it seems to me, is that unqualified whackos are doing a lot of useless twittering, and we need to regulate them. We require a license to do many things in life that can be dangerous; not the least of which is to practice law. So, why not require a license, and a battery of psychological tests, for anyone who wants a twitter account? Perhaps we could require a year of therapy, and the certification of a psychiatrist that the person who wishes to twitter is not a twit. While we are at it, if I get one more twitter message from someone who says I need help marketing my law practice, I will scream. Just another day in the neighborhood.

You Can Survive The End Of the World - iPhone Users Won't

Scientists not cancelling Christmas plans for 2012. If the planet Nbiru hits the earth in 2012, as predicted by some lady who talked to the Sumerians, and the world ends, Sony has a website for that. The website, called the Institute For Human Continuity, allegedly will allow you to get to special sub-terranean places to survive the big bang. Sony may be promoting its movie, 2012, but they are looking out for us. Of course, you need the Flash plug-in to use the site, so iPhone and iPod Touch users need not apply, unless they are willing to jail break their Apple products, and risk Apple's ire. Of course, if it is a matter of human survival, I think I wouldn't mind making Apple angry. How about you? Hey, Apple. NOW will you allow a flash plug-in for the iPhone?

There's One In Every Bar

Or, We Could Grill Next To A Picnic Table On The Shore, Then Go Swimming, And Save $24,000

iREV, the Bumper Boat With a Built-In Grill - Irev - Gizmodo. I have seen some useless recreational items in my day; however, the bumper boat grill takes the cake. Especially when it costs $24,000. What if the grill sparks and catches the boat on fire? Get a bumper boat with an umbrella, if you must; but, leave the grill on the shore, please. On second thought, this thing is probably a litigation breeder. More work for lawyers. Hurrah!

But Would It Eat An IPod Touch?

Bear ambushes hiker, attacks her iPhone instead | Crave - CNET. The iPhone and iPod Touch can do a lot of things. Now, bear protection has been added to the list. This lady hiker threw her iPhone at a bear that was following her, and the bear promptly started clawing and chewing on the iPhone. She escaped, and, when she returned with a baseball bat (apparently a better weapon), she discovered her chewed up iPhone. It didn't work anymore; but, perhaps, it had served a higher purpose. Now, I will carry my iPod Touch with greater care. Unless, a bear decides that, without cell phone capability, it doesn't bear attention.

Palm Pre - Takes A Licking, Keeps On Ticking

What will people do to avoid being Sprint subscribers? Apparently, they will trash a phone for which they paid several hundred dollars.

WiFi Bathroom Scale? I Don't Think So!

Now, even your bathroom scale has Wi-Fi. Okay, now they've finally created technology that I will never use. Putting WiFi into the bathroom scale, and sending your weight and other measurements to a website is so NOT in the FutureLawyer's future. If I need a reminder that I am getting bigger as I grow older, all I have to do is try to put on a pair of slacks. At long last, sir, have you no decency? Next thing you know, one of your slim, energetic friends (you know, the one who does yoga and runs 10 miles a day) will be posting their daily measurements on Facebook. And you wonder why I monitor my friends list so carefully.