Breakfast Links: Robots v. Pirates, Rotten Neighbor & Pizdaus
In the eternal battle of Robots v. Pirates, who will win? I don’t know, but the Robots just got a big boost with the introduction of The Protector (no, not a short, Thai badass) and Sentry. This Protector is kinda big, but the Sentry’s just jetski sized!
In another eternal battle, that between good and bad neighboors, a blow has been struck for the forces of good. Rotten Neighbors has launched in Beta and tries to serve as a warning for where the bad neighbors are. A google maps mashup, you type in an address and can read the markers that people have left for where the bad guys are or you can click anywhere on the map to leave your own. It’s a little sparse right now, but could get interesting if enough folks get into it.
Lastly there’s Pizdaus - a place where people can post their pics and have them voted up or down, digg style (via). Some are nsfw, but it’s mostly a repository for odd, cool and beautiful pictures. Well worth a look. I mean, where else could you see a picture of two girls surrounded by tiny little skunks?
November 1st, 2007 at 2:10 pm
I really never understood the big deal with these remotely operated vehicles. There has to be some kind of government bottleneck on this type of technology because I was building very advanced RC cars and trucks (with cameras on them) when I was 12. How mujch are they investing in the small predator airplanes that take pictures? How many billion? Shit man, give me 500 grand and I will goto toys are us and radio shack and build you something awesome. Soon to be Terminator land.