The 61-year-old American, who has predicted new technologies arriving before, says our understanding of genes and computer technology is accelerating at an incredible rate. He says theoretically, at the rate our understanding is increasing, nanotechnologies capable of replacing many of our vital organs could be available in 20 years time.
Archive for September, 2009
Scientist Claims Immortality is Only 20 Years Away
Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Science | TechnologyTags: cyborg, immortal, scientist
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First Details of Microsoft’s Secret Tablet
Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Science | TechnologyTags: Courier, Microsoft
It feels like the whole world is holding its breath for the Apple tablet. But maybe we’ve all been dreaming about the wrong device. This is Courier, Microsoft’s astonishing take on the tablet. Courier is a real device, and we’ve heard that it’s in the “late prototype” stage of development. It’s not a tablet, it’s [...]
Teenagers Go Fishing and Catch $87,000 in Cash
Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly EnoughTwo Australian teenagers who found almost 100,000 Australian dollars ($87,000) in cash during a fishing trip have handed it over to police — after spending some time thinking about it. The pair discovered the money earlier this month near the New South Wales town of Nimbin — a center of hippie culture where members of [...]
The Babes of The 2009 U.S. Open
Posted: 23rd September 2009 by The Dude in Hot Chicks, SportsTags: babes, beautiful, Hot Chicks, tennis, US Open
1 Elena Dementieva WTA Ranking: 04 US Opens Played: 10 Age: 27 Home Country:Russia If you like to mix money and women, place your bets on this ravishing Russian winning the whole damn thing. She earned her first international title at age 13; went pro in ‘98, top 100 in ‘99. In 2008, Elena won [...]
Man Goes to Church to Thank God for Saving His Life – Then gets Crushed by a Stone Altar
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Sad NewsTags: Catholic, church
Gunther Link, a devout Catholic, prayed to be saved after he was trapped in a elevator lift. His prayers were answered as some people saved him a few hours later – He immediately went to the church to thank God for his blessing – but was killed when he went to church to give thanks [...]
Cops Play Wii Bowling During Drug Raid
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, FifsTags: drug raid, police, wii
In March, police stormed the Lakeland home of convicted drug dealer Michael Difalco with guns drawn and flashlights at the ready. But searching for drugs is hard work and what the crack squad of officers thought they really needed was an invigorating game of bowling. Fortunately Difalco had a Nintendo Wii and a big screen [...]
Worker Discovers New Hire is His Long Lost Brother
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Happy News, Oddly EnoughSeven years into his tenure as a furniture mover for a local bedding retailer, Gary Nisbet was joined by a new colleague, Randy Joubert, who looked so much like him that customers asked whether they were brothers. “We thought they were just trying to razz us,” Joubert said. Turns out the customers were on to [...]
The Glory Years of the Airline Stewardess
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by The Dude in Hot ChicksTags: airplane, beauty pageant, stewardess
For those who have traveled in the last several years, you’ll have noticed that most of the glitz and glam of flying has been all but lost — especially for those not traveling first class. For example, meals are seldom complementary, and extra baggage rates can be extortionist. But was it always this way? The [...]
Animals Love Photographers
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by The Dude in Mother NatureTags: animals, photographer
On the one hand, being a wildlife photographer sounds like the greatest job in the world. Travelling to far-flung destinations in search of amazing fauna, then getting all outdoorsy as you prepare to take the perfect animal shot.
Ever Heard of the Kopp-Etchells Effect?
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by The Dude in Oddly EnoughTags: afghanistan, blades, halo, helicopter
The Kopp-Etchells effect is a new name for the phenomenon resulting when dust (sand) strikes helicopter blades as they take off or land at night, causing a bright “halo” effect around the spinning rotor disk. It was named after two soldiers who died in Afghanistan in July 2009. So, if it happens at night, you [...]
Music Stars Battle over File-Sharing
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Simo Häyhä in EntertainmentTags: copyright, download, illegal, internet, napster
Pop stars including Lily Allen, Gary Barlow and James Blunt have declared war on illegal file-sharing – and on another group of big-name musicians in the process. Their number one enemies are the people who download music without paying for it. Forty billion music files were downloaded without payment in 2008, global music industry body [...]