Entry 36767 (Berkeley CSUA MOTD)

[Tue Aug 16 22:44:26 2022] index.cgi: CGI::param called in list context from /home/kevin/sites/csua.com/PRODUCTION/index.cgi line 78, this can lead to vulnerabilities. See the warning in "Fetching the value or values of a single named parameter" at /usr/share/perl5/CGI.pm line 415. Entry 36767 (Berkeley CSUA MOTD)

Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 36767

WIKI \| FAQ \| Tech FAQ
`http://csua.com/feed/`

2022/08/16 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular

8/16

2005/3/19-21 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/Japan, Reference/History/WW2/Japan] UID:36767 Activity:kinda low

3/19    Primitive man-bot deputs in Japan, can walk 1 mile per hour. What is
        it with the Japanese people and their obsession with robots (Honda's
        Asimo, Robotech, and now this)?
        http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000957036737
        \_ Debuted a month ago. Beats the hell out of a Segway.
           Cf. http://www.hitachi.co.jp/New/cnews/month/2005/03/0315.html
           (Hitachi's EMIEW.)
        \_ Cost-cutting.  It's cheaper than Japanese people.  -John
        \_ It's necessary R&D before they can develop the tentacle-bot.
        \_ First step towards miniaturization of people in a city of minature
           manufacturing centers where tall people are excluded and cut up
           for parts.
        \_ Half the Japanese population will be too old to work soon. They
           need robots since importing slaves is not permitted anymore.

2022/08/16 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular

8/16

You may also be interested in these entries...

2012/7/25-10/17 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/Japan, Reference/History/WW2/Japan] UID:54444 Activity:nil

7/25    http://www.quora.com/Japan/What-facts-about-Japan-do-foreigners-not-believe-until-they-come-to-Japan
        Japan rules!
        \_ Fifteen years ago I worked there for seven months.  I miss Japan!
           (I'm Chinese immigrant.)  More facts:
           - Besides cold drinks, vending machines also carry hot drinks like
             hot tea and corn soup.  And they are actually hot instead of warm.
	...

2010/8/29-9/30 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Immigration] UID:53942 Activity:kinda low

8/29    OC turning liberal, maybe there is hope for CA afterall:
        http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/us/politics/30orange.html
        \_ and the state is slowly turning conservative. Meg 2010!
           \_ We will see. Seems unlikely.
        \_ Yeah, because CA sure has a problem with not enough dems in power!
           If only dems had been running the state for the last 40 years!
	...

2010/7/20-8/11 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq] UID:53889 Activity:low

7/20    Is jblack still on? What about the rest of the pro-war cheerleaders?
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_iraq_inquiry
        \_ War is fought for the glory of generals and the economics of the
           war machine.  Looking for "justifications" for it is like looking
           for sense in the necronomicon.  Just accept it and move on.
        \_ When we fight with Red China, what nation will we use as a proxy?
	...

2009/12/7-2010/1/3 [Politics/Foreign/Europe, Health/Women] UID:53577 Activity:low

12/5    Miss France is very good looking:
        http://curiousphotos.blogspot.com/2009/12/miss-france-2010-pictures-13-picsvideo.html
        \_ she has a hook nose and face is a bit too V shaped.  Body is ok.
           I mean lets look at the sample pool of 20 something EU:
           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPI8m5GhnA
        \_ French women in general are good looking, so Miss France is probably
	...

Cache (4241 bytes)

www.engadget.com/entry/1234000957036737met, and others will grace our eyeballs for the first time, like Toyotas i-foot robot, at right. The human-controlled walking eggshell lets people on or off b y bending its legs. At 774 feet tall and 441 pounds, this gigantic Hump ty Dumpty can walk a little under a single mile per hour, so dont expec t it to replace the shinkansen anytime soon. com/gadgets/robots/toyoto-ifoot-and-iunit 6 Posted Mar 19, 2005, 8:19 AM ET by Exbzurg If this thing is as hackable as my other robots.... let's see, improve the walking speed, enlar ge it by 5 times, add a gyroscope stabilizer in the "cockpit", add to tu rbolaser arms, cover up the cock-pit with armor-plate-fiber-glass windsh ield, and we have the 1st gen robotechs/macross bots stomping around ear th! First, let's rig a mini nuclear fussion/fission power generator into that thingie so that it can run for hundred of years on end! I hope they will be makin g them with XL seats too, else my fat ass won't fit. When Segway-type of intuitive travel devices has shown it's p otential. Their concept Centaur (si t-down vehicle) can go around 20 mph. Toyota seems to be trying to literally re-invent th e wheel. These vehicles are great, but if cities don't plan for or desig n around these types of single-person transportation methods, the techno logy will never go anywhere. From what I hear, you can't even use Segway s on the sidewalk or streets of NYC. Posted Mar 19, 2005, 12:17 PM ET by OMAC #9, Think miitary and industrial applications. And if you walked into a bank that had an ED209 sitt ing in its lobby you would think twice about robbing it :) YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO LOWER YOUR WEAPON.... Posted Mar 19, 2005, 12:31 PM ET by Jacob Varghese OMAC #10, Wheeled transport would be more efficient for both industrial and militar y applications. Chk out the Segway Centaur - add a satellite controlled gun-rack and you're set. Think about it - you can always bike faster tha n you can run. With gas prices at these sky-high levels and with the US govt moving forw ard with drilling for oil in the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge , we need to think more about how we can conserve resources instead of m aking the energy companies rich. If I could get a Segway today that coul d go 25mph and protect me from the weather, then I would do it in a hear tbeat. Posted Mar 19, 2005, 1:04 PM ET by Screw the city dwellers This is of no use in a city (top speed 1mph). You can use it to cut down and plant trees, some search and rescue missions, and even firefighting with a fireproof vers ion. Fat people should be disadvantaged so they lif t their lazy asses and fix themselves up. For all the health risks and t he over-consumption they do, fat people should be taxed just like smoker s and drinkers. Posted Mar 19, 2005, 1:41 PM ET by ikkedus @8 Yep, in The Netherlands the fatty snacks were supposed to get taxed. Also , parents who send their overweight kids to school without breakfast wer e supposed to get a fine. In fact I believe the segway has to thank it's life to reinventing the wheel in the first place. One of the first trials they've made was a wheel that could tran sform itself into a shape that could quite literally walk stairs. A little rope and it's like an ATAT (I know, ATST, shut up). Like Dell tech support, Grocery bagging at #8 's store of choice, and clearcutting (nice suggestion #13). Having worked in construction, I can tell you this would have been mighty handy... Posted Mar 19, 2005, 3:49 PM ET by DrNo Capcom should take a cue from Apple, be trendy, and start suing! That i-foot is a blatant rip off of the robot from Bionic Commando. Add your comments Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry: inappropriate or p urely promotional comments may be removed. Email addresses are never dis played, but they are required to confirm your comments. To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we w ill make it a live link for you. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted no need to use <p> or <br> tags. Your name (required): Your email address (required, will not be shown to the public): Your sites URL (optional): Do you want us to remember your personal information for next time?

Cache (52 bytes)