Topic: WAR - on June 2, 2008 at 4:56:13 PM CEST
Pentagon’s ray gun tested on mock protesters - video
CBS News’ David Martin reports that the Pentagon’s Active Denial System is basically a ray gun that’s perfect for crowd control. This non-lethal weapon could help eliminate the deaths incurred while trying to control crowds, especially in Iraq. But it’s not in Iraq yet.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 2, 2008 at 3:09:11 PM CEST
Telstra's 3D hologram party trick
Forget conference calls or video crosses - beaming your hologram interstate for a live chat is closer to becoming a reality.
In what Telstra says is a national first, the telco today beamed a mobile three dimensional image of its chief technology officer, Hugh Bradlow, from Melbourne to Adelaide to give a live business presentation.
"In Melbourne, we have a high definition video camera which is filming me as I stand here," Dr Bradlow told journalists.
"That signal is being taped across the network and the far end is using a very smart optical projection system to create a holograph, or my virtual presence, in Adelaide."
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 2, 2008 at 10:34:25 AM CEST
Scott McClellan on Bush and coke
Ex-White House press secretary Scott McClellan has turned the tables on his former boss Pres. George W. Bush in his controversial book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception.
McClellan & Bush About Bush's drug use, he writes: "How can someone simply not remember whether or not they used an illegal substance like cocaine?... I felt I was witnessing Bush convincing himself to believe something that probably was not true and that, deep down, he knew was not true... In the years to come, as I worked closely with President Bush, I would come to believe that sometimes he convinces himself to believe what suits his needs at the moment."
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 2, 2008 at 10:31:07 AM CEST
Top 10 Strange Phenomena of the Mind
The mind is a wonderful thing - there is so much about it which remains a mystery to this day. Science is able to describe strange phenomena, but can not account for their origins. While most of us are familiar with one or two on this list, many others are mostly unknown outside of the psychological realm. This is a list of the top ten strange mental phenomena.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 2, 2008 at 10:28:39 AM CEST
Young Hillary Clinton
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