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Flying RC Penis!

Looks like someone got really crafty and managed to build a remote control flying penis! The video embedded below has to be one of the funniest scenes I’ve ever seen. What would you do if you saw a flying RC penis?

Lost and Heroes both in hiatus….

I am an avid fan of both the show Lost and Heroes, but as you may or may not know, none of the shows are running right now, they are both in hiatus which is very sad….

If you don’t know any of the shows here is a quick overview from IMDB.com

Heroes:

They thought they were like everyone else… until they woke with incredible abilities.

Lost:

After a mysterious and bloody airplane crash, 48 survivors are left stranded on a Pacific Island… miles off course. It soon becomes apparent that they will not have to cope only with the forces of nature, but with the island’s secrets, including the Dharma Initiative, the ‘Lost Numbers’, the “others” (or hostiles) and the strange black smoke- to name a few. There is also much more than meets the eye, as it becomes apparent that everyone is connected in some way and that everyone has a purpose to live on the island… and for some, to die.

First it was Heroes which just randomly stopped in the middle of the damn season, on episode 12 or something…. I mean, come on, at least finish the season, don’t keep us waiting that long. Then, after season 3 finished, the writers strike again and we can’t have our Lost and Heroes episodes, urgh….. Okay, so some waiting, and Season 4 of Lost starts, I’m super excited, and watch it every Friday. After 8 episodes I go to IMDB to check up on things, forums etc, and I see that the release date for the Lost Episode 09 is 24 April, which is like a month of difference, unlike the normal one week differential. I mean, it’s not even the middle of the season and they just randomly make a 1 month break. Come on, people that make Lost, get on with it, don’t keep us waiting, I really want to see what happens… Oh, and about Lost, get back on track or I’ll lose interest in the series…

Tags: heroes, lost, tv

Should Schools Fingerprint Your Kids?

Original Link - http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1665119,00.html

Schools in certain states in America want to introduce fingerprint scanners in cafeterias to increase the lunch period. Using a 6 digit number was troublesome for a lot, and it shortened the lunch break which in some schools is only 20 minutes long. The schools’ idea is that by using a fingerprint scanner lines would move more quickly and the students could enjoy a longer lunch break.

The information system here is biometric devices and their use. At the beginning of the year, all the children would have their fingerprints scanned and put into the school system. Then, when in a lunch line, what a child would have to do is just put their index finger on a small biometric reader. The picture of the person and other personal data would be pulled from the school server and would pop up on the cashier’s screen.

This development raises the ethical issue of privacy. Even though schools have a legal binding with the government that they can’t release any personal data, a lot of parents are infuriated by this new idea. One of them commented it as being Orwellian, and that he believes that this data might be compromised by 3rd parties. While the schools believe that this would be a great improvement, parents are scared about their children and no one should blame them. No one would want the personal data of their children seen by people who were never meant to see it.

A possible area of impact of this is the education system along with the children in it. If the system is not implemented, the children will have to stand more time in a line, have less free time during lunch which could possibly demoralize them for the next class. The impact on the school would be such that everything would be much more simplified, and no one would have to go through the trouble if they forgot their student ID. They would have their fingerprint with them for payment. Other stakeholders apart from the children and schools include the parents who are terribly nervous about their children’s privacy, and the biometrics companies, for which schools are slowly becoming good customer of.

Tags: , fingerprint, school