Have you ever seen something in the news that has made you think, “Hmmm… The Terminator movie is actually coming true”?

This story really did it for me.

A Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout UAV strayed into restricted airspace above Washington DC after departing Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland on August 2, the result of a software logic flaw that caused the operator to momentarily lose contact with the drone. Programmed to circle when communications are severed, the chopper failed to follow its failure protocol, instead heading twenty-three miles on a north/northwest trajectory — which could have had serious consequences had it been equipped with 70mm Hydra rocket pods or Hellfire Tankbuster missiles. Although this type of incident is rare, it is not unheard of: last September the Air Force had to take down an MQ-9 Reaper in Afghanistan when it failed to adhere to failure protocols after dropping communications with the ground. At least, that’s what we’d like to believe… the alternative scenario is too frightening to consider.

-Engadget

Its not suprising, therefore, that Lockheed Martin and Kaman’s unmanned helicopter won a US military contract recently, most likely because it didn’t stray towards the White House, and also because you can opt for a human pilot!

Words cannot explain the brilliance of this shot!

Every person should watch this before making a comment or presumption about the news of a Mosque being erected on the site of the World Trade Centre. Personally I didn’t have a problem with this anyway, but for those out there who did – here’s where the facts are straightened out for you.

I’ve never heard of Keith Olbermann before but he sounds like a very sensible man with an unbiased opinion, which is good for a change! I like how he is matter of fact, and saddened by the whole state of affairs.

I finish this post with a very poignant quote:

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

 

-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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I have adopted a new hobby lately. Well. I say hobby…

I trawl the ‘Recommended’ section of my Google Reader account looking for odd and quirky things. Its amazing what you can find!

For example, how amazing is this walk in bookcase?! Bet it smells fantastic.

The Ark, designed by Rintala Eggertsson Architects is a book lovers dream – the ultimate bookshelf, one that you can literally climb inside and spend the day in. Talk about getting lost in a good book!

Or how about this (expensive) Honeymoon suite?

Have you ever seen anything more amazing?! Conrad Maldives Rangali Island‘s unique underwater suite is actually the hotel’s restaurant "Ithaa," which can been converted into a boudoir below the Indian Ocean in honor of its fifth anniversary. One night comes complete with Champagne breakfast and aquatic swim-bys from blue-striped snapper, sting rays, parrot fish, and moray eels. The tab is pretty steep, and you need to request the room at least 14 days in advance, but it certainly gives new meaning to the term "sleeping with the fishes."

Cool or what?!

Read the following quote from BBC News USA/Canada and then answer the following question.

Three family members at a wedding in Turkey have been accidentally shot dead by the groom firing an AK-47 rifle in celebration.

Question: Why would you have an AK-47 at a wedding?!

The UK’s national debt is now £5 Trillion, 5 times worse than originally feared. That equates to £200,000 per household. I think it’s time to close the ports, cut ties with Europe and pull out of other peoples battles. If we can’t support ourselves, we shouldn’t be trying to support others. The greater good rules. Sod the rest. (Obviously we need to maintain trade links and natural resources.)

In memory of Uruguay and their fantastic game against Germany in the World Cup, I give you HOMER SIMPSON!

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There has been a hose pipe ban imposed on the NW of England and already I’m tired of people making stupid, idiotic accusations of the water companies.

The best is:

Q: There were massive floods and blizzards throughout the beginning of this year so how can there be a water shortage now?

Simple answer: A reservoir can only hold so much water. If it’s full, then it’s full. Just because water is swirling around your feet doesn’t mean it can be easily saved for when there is a shortage. Maybe the complaining people should start filling their buckets during floods and try cleaning the sewerage and pollution from it themselves before drinking it. Not willing? Thought not.

The next best complaint is: The water companies never seem to rush when there is a water leak but we’re expected to use less when there is a shortage.

Its all about quantities. I don’t think people realise how much water we all use on a daily basis. Compare that with the amount that is lost during a leak, I think it probably makes the leak as significant as a single rain drop in a thunder storm.

In short: QUIT WHINING AND STOP WATERING YOUR SODDING PLANTS OTHERWISE WE’LL BE THE ONES WILTING!

President Obama will be handed the power to shut down the Internet for at least four months without Congressional oversight if the Senate votes for the infamous Internet ‘kill switch’ bill, which was approved by a key Senate committee yesterday and now moves to the floor.

The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act, which is being pushed hard by Senator Joe Lieberman, would hand absolute power to the federal government to close down networks, and block incoming Internet traffic from certain countries under a declared national emergency.

This rather odd movie by Oliver Laric shows how most things we see in the media are not original and how we have become so used to seeing replication that we do not even notice it anymore.

Thought provoking but irresistable.

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