Monday, June 16, 2003

Forget the dog, get a vacuum... The New Pet Craze: Robovacs. Humans are hard-wired to love their pets, even robot dogs like Sony's Aibo. It appears robot vacuums tap into the same instincts and people are falling in love. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] This is what one looks like: Source 8:17:43 PM    Talk to me! []

DMZ Twist: U.S. Retreat Unsettles North Korea. In the military chess game on the Korean Peninsula, by moving American troops out of range of North Korea's border artillery, the U.S. gains a strategic advantage. By James Brooke. [New York Times: Politics] I think I said this would happen right after they announced the withdraw.  Of course, I knew this, 'cause I listen to NPR.  Very good Station. 6:51:51 PM    Talk to me! []

So easy anyone can ride, except Bush of course TEETERING ON THE BRINK. (photo courtesy REUTERS/Jim Bourg) [SEMI TRUTHS]   "should be able to master its use. The apparent sole exception, as these pictures attest, is The Most Powerful Man On The Planet..."     4:59:43 PM    Talk to me! []

Changing of the guard... Young Iranians Are Chafing Under Aging Clerics' Edicts [New York Times: International News] 1:16:42 AM    Talk to me! []

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