The internet has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
OMG who will show up to accept the award? moot? HAHAHAHA
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OSLO—Candidates for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize include a Russian human rights group, a Chinese dissident and an inanimate object: the Internet, people who made the nominations said Tuesday.
As the submission deadline for the coveted award closed, the Nobel Committee maintained its tradition of giving no hints — the contenders are kept secret for 50 years. But some nominations were announced by those who made them.
Those with nomination rights include former peace laureates, members of national governments and legislatures, selected university professors and others.
Erna Solberg, the head of Norway’s Conservative Party, put forth Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina and Memorial, a prominent rights group she works with.
Gannushkina heads the Civic Assistance Committee, which works under the auspices of Memorial primarily for the rights of migrant workers. Memorial, a frequent critic of the Kremlin, says the high-profile murder of Memorial rights activist Natalya Estemirova in July 2009 and the December 2008 raid of its St. Petersburg office by Russian authorities are among the many injustices it’s faced because of its dogged activism.
“These are people who are at the forefront of human rights and are putting their lives at risk for their work,” Solberg told The Associated Press.
sauce: http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2010/02/02/internet_among_nobel_peace_prize_nominees/
Stab Victim didn’t feel blade
whoah, i bet next wtf news will be: Rape Victim didn’t feel penis.
SAUCE: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2835867/Stab-victim-didnt-feel-blade.html
Inventor unveils $7,000 talking sex robot
Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) — To some men, she might seem like the perfect woman: She’s a willowy 5 feet 7 and 120 pounds. She’ll chat with you endlessly about your interests. And she’ll have sex whenever you please — as long as her battery doesn’t run out.
Meet Roxxxy, who may be the world’s most sophisticated talking female sex robot. For $7,000, she’s all yours.
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A motor in her chest pumps heated air through a tube that winds through the robot’s body, which Hines says keeps her warm to the touch. Roxxxy also has sensors in her hands and genital areas — yes, she is anatomically correct — that will trigger vocal responses from her when touched. She even shudders to simulate orgasm.
more here: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/01/sex.robot/index.html?hpt=T2
she looks like Anne Coulter, isn’t she?
