School Cop Investigated for Porn Link on Friend’s MySpace Profile

Just a reminder of how ignorance, or blindly rabid prosecutors with a name to make, can misuse technology when it is out of our control.  The officer involved in this situation has absolutely no control over what his MySpace links are doing unless he constantly polices (pun intended) their pages.  A reason to be very careful in this day and age, as perception can often override the techno-magic so many don’t understand.

‘Wii warm-up’ good for surgeons via Gizmodo

Specific games, requiring fine motor skills, were found to benefit surgeons’ skills when operating in a simulator.  The belief is that the dexterity requirements “warm up” the surgeons and better prepare them for surgical work.  Further proof that some bad things are good for you.

South Korea to build city dedicated to robots

I wish there was more detail provided, but searches only show a post from 2007.  Looks like a campus/city dedicated to robotic development.  Yet, I get the impression robots will be implemented into every aspect of the city.  A large-scale roll out of technologies into a real-world scenario.