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WARNING: CONTAINS YODELING (AND SAUSAGE)

The cybernetic parrot sausage (Quicktime)
More Z Productions robotic devices here.

ZOMBIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Uh oh.
“He started making these zombie-like noises at the top of his lungs,” Peloquin said.
“He was groaning and grunting, but really really loud, so I hollered out to him, and he just kept making these noises. I figured he was under the influence of something. So, I hollered out to him again to get off […]

FACE-TO-FACE WITH RELATIVES OF YOUR MEAL

The World’s First All-glass Undersea Restaurant Opens
Finally got around to looking at these pictures, and well, wow.

DISTURBING ROBOT DANCE

Yes, this is old, but I hadn’t seen it before:
Sony QRIO robot demo video (Windows Media)

THE LAST SUPPER, WITH MERMAIDS

The Passion of the Tchotchke
Also see the Stations of the Kitsch and the Cavalcade of Bad Nativities!

MOVING RIGHT ALONG

If you nudge this robot, it steps forward and catches its balance�much like a human.
The machine called RABBIT, which resembles a high-tech Tin Man from “The Wizard of Oz,” minus the arms, was developed by University of Michigan and French scientists over six years. It’s the first known robot to walk and balance like a […]

“IT HELPS TO BUILD ITSELF.”

Scientists create self-replicating robot (Reuters)

MONKEY BRAINS ADAPT TO BIONIC ARMS

Monkeys that learn to use their brain signals to control a robotic arm are not just learning to manipulate an external device, Duke University Medical Center neurobiologists have found. Rather, their brain structures are adapting to treat the arm as if it were their own appendage.
The finding has profound implications both for understanding the extraordinary […]

NOBODY UNDERSTANDS EMPEROR NORTON

Joshua A. Norton (Wikipedia entry, includes image of ten-dollar note issued by the Imperial Government of Norton I)
San Francisco Virtual Museum page containing proclamations believed to have been issued by Norton himself
Relevant excerpt from Principia Discordia and bibliography
Virtual gravesite

BUSH’S COMPASSIONATE BUDGET

Republican Rich Steal Food, Forests, and Health Care from American Families (Scrutiny Hooligans)