Bionic Contact Lenses

One step closer to our cyborg future:

For the first time Scientists have developed Bionic Contact lenses with imprinted electronic circuits which could be used to zoom in on distant objects and display useful information and other things right infront of the eye. Remember the Terminator and Bionic women yeah just like that. Engineers at the Washington University for the first time have been able to use microscopic manufacturing techniques to produce biologically safe contact lens with imprinted electronic circuits and lights.

“Looking through a completed lens, you would see what the display is generating superimposed on the world outside,” said Babak Parviz, a UW assistant professor of electrical engineering. “This is a very small step toward that goal, but I think it’s extremely promising.”

I don't wear glasses or need contact lenses but I'm looking forward to having a pair of these to accompany my implanted cell phone. Of course, I'll probably wait until Canon comes out with the sweet WiFi enabled Coolvue 2020's pictured above (click image to enlarge). They're already passing laws against cell phone use while driving but how are you going to regulate people surfing an Internet that only they can see from behind the wheel? The technology is on the way...

Something Duplicitous Someone Else Said

"Thomas Jefferson understood that these rights do not belong to Americans alone. They belong to all mankind. And he looked to the day when all people could secure them. On the 50th anniversary of America's independence, Thomas Jefferson passed away. But before leaving this world, he explained that the principles of the Declaration of Independence were universal. In one of the final letters of his life, he wrote, 'May it be to the world, what I believe it will be -- to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all -- the Signal of arousing men to burst the chains, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government.'" -George W. Bush, at Jefferson's estate of Monticello in a Fourth of July address

"May it be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all,) the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government." -Thomas Jefferson, in a letter he wrote to Roger Weightman reflecting on the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (which, it turns out, was the day both he and John Adams died) and also the section that Bush's speech writers edited out to make Jefferson appear more a Christian; 197 days left.

Universe Sandbox

Beautiful on both macro and micro levels:

Vote With Your Dollars

Lately, it seems like doing the right thing in this world has gotten a lot harder:

Sprinting As Art

I loved the Tate when I visited but they wouldn't let me run:

A Graph That's Not Funny

Remind me, what part of George W. Bush's administration was conservative?

Segway Security

It's good to know that our Olympic athletes have the best possible security China can provide; did anyone see Munich? Our guys are toast...

Toddler Tiger

His swing was smoother than mine even then:

(hat tip: Shannon)

Something I'm Glad I didn't Say

"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. . . . It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfire and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more." -John Adams, in a letter to his wife Abigail after the Resolution for Independence was passed in the Continental Congress two days before the Declaration

So close...

Know Your Cops

Maybe you've had a bad experience with law enforcement in the past; maybe they've done well by you. Either way, now you have the chance to write a review of those civil servants at RateMyCop.com. Only in America.