by Leroy Hurt | Nov 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Mashable: The Looj uses a rubber augur and scrappers to lift debris from the gutters and throw it on the ground. Just place it in the gutter and hit the “Auto Clean” button. You can drive it from a wireless remote from the ground and bag the debris as it drops it....
by Leroy Hurt | Nov 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Army Times: The number of UAV attacks in Afghanistan has increased every year under the Obama administration, according to data released by the Air Force on Nov. 7. UAV strikes have increased annually since 2009 – Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq...
by Leroy Hurt | Nov 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Boing Boing: It won’t spoil the story when I tell you, because it’s revealed on page 22: “six months and eleven days from today… a 6.5-kilometer-diameter ball of carbon and silicates will collide with Earth.” That explains why most...
by Leroy Hurt | Nov 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Real Clear Science: Partially because of this increasing complexity, however, the scientific literature is littered with papers that cannot be replicated, either because of the good faith efforts of scientists who fail in their attempts to be jacks-of-all-trades...
by Leroy Hurt | Nov 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via The Voice: As I talked with Anderson about the robotics teams, I was impressed by the general sense of excitement and team work that was taking place all around me. There were kids working together at a large table full of Lego bricks while another group of kids...