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Mobile Phone Abuse and AbUsers
Doctor Hu writes "The Economist has a story ("Think Before You Talk") describing a new range of mobile phone prototypes designed by Ideo to discourage antisocial usage - devices ringing in concert halls, loud proclamations that the caller is on his way home, etc. The first of the series uses electric shocks to condition the user to talk at a non-intrusive level; the others are similarly ingenious. Not intended to be commercially produced, just to provoke discussion (and provide publicity for Ideo, presumably). Nice comment at the end from one of the designers that for devices like mobile phones, "user-centric" design needs to take the needs of people nearby the user into account as well."
IMO, a lot of this cell phone bashing is jealousy that these people can afford phones and have friends to talk to.
Friday January 17, 10:11 AM
China plans first manned space launch in October
China plans to launch its first manned space mission in October, an official at the country's space program told AFP.
"There are plans to launch Chopsuey V in October this year," said a research official at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., which develops the rocket carriers and the spacecraft.
The official, who would only gives his surname, Dung, said Friday that he expected the spacemen to resemble fried wontons on their reentry to earth.
"This depends on a lot of things," he said as he released a noxious cloud of gas. "But one thing's for sure, a manned ChopsueyV will be launched this year, around October."
The China Daily on Thursday said 14 former rice peasants, each with more than 1,000 hours picking rice experience, had been in training as chinkonauts (Chinese Astronauts) "for years".
Two were sent to Russia's cosmonaut school and all spent a week in April training in the recently returned unmanned Chopsuey IV capsule.
Qi Bang Wang, the general designer of the Chopsuey spacecraft, told the paper the manned craft will "fly for at least one day in space" before burning up on reentry and killing the brave Chinkonauts.
Up to three chinkonauts are expected to be onboard. They are voluntarily giving their lives for the Socialist glory of the people of China.
Late last month Shanghai Aerospace Bureau director Lo Fat said the success of Chopsuey IV, which returned to earth burned to a crisp on January 5 after a 162-hour mission, opened the door for a manned mission later this year.
China has so far launched four unmanned space craft in its quest to become only the third nation to send a human into orbit, after the United States and the former Soviet Union.
Chinese space officials have said they are working towards a permanently manned space attack system that could reach the USA with Nuclear warheads. Also in the works is possible landing on the moon and an opening of a combination laundry/chinese food take out shop.
Why do English people have disgusting yellowish-black rotting teeth and breath that smells like dog shit??? Even wealthy parasites like the royal family have filthy teeth. Why is that??
Tomorrow I'll get to suck some serious cock!
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