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February 21, 2009
Overnight Open Thread. Friday Night Slumber Party (genghis)
(Note: Thanks a lot Comcast...this post was ready to go 3 hours ago)
Like, you�re all invited! WickedPinto will be stopping by to braid all of our hair (he learned some new techniques when he was in juvi last fall). Here�s a couple of things some of my BFF�s sent today:
Item One: UCSD�s Einstein Robot Develops �Emotional Intelligence��
�The research team chose Albert Einstein as the model for their emotionally intelligent robot "because he's an icon of creativity, intelligence and science; he's emotionally accessible; he's lovable and visually recognizable very easily around the world," says Hanson.�
I can�t possibly think of a cuddlier spokesbot for when they take over the world. He�s very reassuring�like your favorite grandpa, but with Terminators backing him up.
Item Two: The Green-Eyed Monster That Lives in Your Brain. No, you drunken fools, it�s not about the influence of Cthulhu but that scientists have discovered the �Jealousy Lobe� in the brain.
�Now the area of the brain which controls jealousy has been found, scientists have announced. It is the same part which detects real physical pain � perhaps explaining why feeling envious of your lover�s philandering ways hurts so much. The spot which makes people delight in others� misfortune � called schaudenfreude � was also located by the team.�
�Envy is corrosive and ugly, and it can ruin your life,� Richard Smith, a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky told the New York Times. If you�re an envious person, you have a hard time appreciating a lot of the good things that are out there, because you�re too busy worrying about how they reflect on the self.�
�The scientific team also announced that they�d found a way to neutralize this �jealousy� node.�
�In related news, late Friday afternoon there was a flurry of activity at DNC headquarters as senior members of the party were called to an emergency meeting to discuss this scientific breakthrough and the party�s response. According to a source who wishes to remain anonymous �this could be a potential disaster for us as the entire basis for our party may be in jeopardy.�
It�s entirely possible I made those last two paragraphs up.
(thanks to �Special K� for the tip)
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