The bouba-kiki effect. I think I can guess the people it doesn't work on.

Didn't work on me... or maybe I'm just too tired.

European robot is the scariest housekeeper you'll ever hire

As humanoid robots move closer to mainstream appliance it's becoming clear that if your robot isn't from Japan, no matter how useful, it will probably look a bit sinister.

Developed by Spain's PAL Robotics, the ghost-faced REEM-H2 service robot has an autonomous navigation system, voice and face recognition, a chest-mounted touchscreen menu and the ability to carry large objects such as packages or luggage. The company hopes to soon commercialize the robot for use in venues such as hotels, museums, trade shows, shopping malls, airports, and hospitals. But they might want to work on the face. Just imagine giving it an order and looking into that face if it malfunctions and says "No." The only smart thing to do at that point would be to run.

Prototype cloaking device removes you from spacetime

I think I'd avoid pressing a "Stop Time" button, unless I knew for sure I wouldn't stop as well.

I have already spent 10 minutes on this site and found a bagmaker I've never heard of that has like 15 cheap bags I really dig. I could see someone like Jilli having a very successful boutique here. [link]

In a deliberate collision between nerds and fashion mavens, Google has created a new e-commerce site that significantly improves how fashion is presented and sold online. The site, Boutiques.com, which is expected to go up Wednesday morning, may also change how people shop for clothes.

Ryan Reynolds sexiest man alive.

Why, yes. Yes, he is.

I will sit through Waiting over and over again for that man.

Perkins, I hope you got your port and didn't have to resort to bacon.

Speaking of which, I had a bacon cheeseburger for lunch. Yum. Bacon AND cheese. Can't go wrong there.

Ryan Reynolds sexiest man alive

butbutbut...couldn't they have chosen an actual sexy picture of him? preferrably shirtless?

That's an interesting site, bon. Of course, I'd have to decide whose style I actually like *and* would fit with my body/wardrobe.

I have just realised that of course the construction is going to be going on for a while and the smell isn't exactly going to be gone tomorrow. I am so fucked. I would like to at least go home and work from there today, but what about the rest of whenever?

I have to give a thumbs up for Grown-Up soda. They are totally not too sweet. Drinking the cranberry lime right now. Had a migraine-induced craving for sour fizz. I need to look into getting this not at Coffee Bean.

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couldn't they have chosen an actual sexy picture of him? preferrably shirtless?

Did you cheat and get that from Jezebel?

Have I mentioned yet how much I love Wisconsin?

Have I mentioned yet how much I love Wisconsin?

Heh.

He felt Palin was not a good dancer.

Did you know lots of conservative blogs are asking people to go and place lots of votes for Palin? (There's a flaw in the voting software that allows this.) They're doing this because it "enrages liberals." I think it's kinda' funny - from what I've read, she's obviously not a great dancer, but people still keep voting for her.

They're doing this because it "enrages liberals."

I imagine that this is a very small set compared to the number of liberals who don't give a sh*t.