All work and no play

Said by George 43 in one of his latest speeches. Word of the day!

Somebody had to make this — an American political campaign simulator. It is developed by Stardock, called The Political Machine and described like this:

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According to an article in Wired.com, the Pentagon is looking for more effective weapons. These weapons, that instead of killing people, only temporarily incapacitate them, will create a less lethal battlefield. So called direct-energy weapons hold the most promise:

Aside from paralyzing potential attackers or noncombatants like a long-range stun gun, directed-energy weapons could fry the electronics of missiles and roadside bombs, developers say, or even disable a vehicle in a high-speed chase.

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According to an article in Business 2.0, China, defending its one-party repressive regime against the power of free information exchange, is now trying hard to regulate and ban some types of text messaging.

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Check out Brain Waves: neurons, bits & genes. It’s a blog covering the great advances in brain sciences focusin on neurotechnology – using modern technology to tap into the brain in order to understand our mind and behavior.

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MIT, one of the most recognized educational institutions of the world, especially in high-tech related sciences is yet again coming up with a revolutionary idea: They’re making all their classes available to anyone through the Internet. The project is called OpenCourseWare (OCW).

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