12th January 2013 Archive

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• Robo-baby Diego-san shows creepy mimicry

  Baby Diego the first child of men?

  The first video has been released of Diego-san, a robot with the hardware and software to copy the learning behavior of a one-year-old human child. "Diego-san was developed to approximate the complexity of a human body, including the use of actuators that have similar dynamics to that of human muscles," its creator Dr. Javier …

  Science 12 Jan 01:02

• Facebook testing $100 fee to mail Mark Zuckerberg

  Private messages at 'extreme price point'

  Got something you'd like to say to Mark Zuckerberg? The Facebook CEO still maintains a profile on the social networking site he founded, but beginning on Friday, sending him a personal message could cost you. Mashable was the first to notice that some users who weren't otherwise on the Behoodied One's Friends list were being …

  Business 12 Jan 01:02

• Firefox for Android now runs on EVEN OLDER, slower kit

  15 million more mobes supported

  The latest beta release of the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox for Android browser has lower hardware requirements than earlier versions, adding millions of potential users. In a blog post announcing the new release on Friday, Mozilla said the mobile browser is now supported on devices with ARMv6 CPUs clocked as low as 600MHz, …

  Software 12 Jan 02:24

• Inside the new climate row as Mystic Met Office goes cool on warming

  Analysis Worst set of predictions ON RECORD?

  Britain's Met Office has come under fire for two pieces of crystal-ball gazing involving global temperature and British rainfall. On Christmas Eve, the Met's temperature prediction for the UK was quietly revised downwards, and only merited a press release this week after physics blog Tallbloke's Talkshop noticed the change. …

  Science 12 Jan 09:00

• White House rejects Death Star petition: '$850qn too pricey'

  'This isn't the petition response you're looking for'

  Remember that "We the People" petition begun last month that asked the Obama administration to build a Star Wars–style Death Star? Well, the White House has responded with a witty rejoinder that essentially boils down to "Fuggedaboutit." "The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense," …

  Bootnotes 12 Jan 18:12