Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Roomba Pac-Man

These students created a real-life Pac-Man game using a few Roombas and some custom made guidance software. Nerd-tastic!

Create a fake Facebook conversation

You know those disturbing Facebook conversations that have been popping up around the 'net? Well, this is how you make one yourself.

New zoo exhibit makes guest soil themselves

The Werribee Open Range Zoo in Melbourne has introduced a new exhibit that essentially simulates a lion attack:


The Jeep is cut in half by a giant glass window, giving the illusion of being on safari. I don't know if this is more disturbing for the people in the Jeep or the poor lion who think's he's getting a snack.

Email scandal at Cornell


Have you ever sent a very embarrasing private email to an entire college campus by mistake? Click the link below to find out what email could have generated this apology from Cornell University:


From: (Redacted) >
Date: November 7, 2009 12:53:52 AM GMT+01:00
To: ~~EVERYBODY >Subject: Note to Community regarding inappropriate email

To the Johnson School Community,
Some of you received an inappropriate email this afternoon that was accidentally sent to one of our listserves. On behalf of the School, I would like to apologize for this error and ask you to discard this email.
Some of you may be understandably upset about the content of the email and the context in which it was sent. If you need to talk to someone, please don’t hesitate to contact (redacted)
Sincerely,
(Redacted)

Human Resources ManagerThe Johnson School at Cornell University