Wednesday 26 December 2012

LS3: The Future?

The US Marines and DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) have been quietly developing the innocuous sounding LS3 a truly scary robotic dog that can follow you around and carry all your kit.

Is this the future of war fighting?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hNUeSUXOc-w

Tuesday 11 December 2012

Owner wants 'Ikea monkey' back

The owner should remember what William Blake wrote in Songs..

A robin red breast in a cage puts all Heaven in a rage:

 

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The owner of a monkey confiscated by the authorities after it escaped and ran around the car park of a Canadian Ikea wants her pet back.

How is it we still allow this “punishment of a cruel and unusual kind”?

Owner wants 'Ikea monkey' back
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:56:47 GMT