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China Building Mysterious Giant Structures in the Middle of the Desert
Does China know something we don’t? Arial photos have captured some really weird stuff out in the Chinese desert. Continue reading
Google Publishes ‘Takedown’ Requests from US Government
Google has just published their “Transparency Report”, which includes worldwide ‘takedown requests’ that they’ve received. What do you think US government officials have asked to be taken down? Continue reading
It’s Happening — 1 Million Human Workers to be Replaced by Robots
Over the next three years, an electronic manufacturing company plans to replace 1 million of its 1.2 million human workers with robots. Continue reading
Chinese Man Has Been Drinking Gasoline for 42 Years
Chen Dejun is 71 years old, and has drank about 1.5 tons of gasoline over the past 42 years. Somehow, he’s still alive. Continue reading
China Hates Internet, Blocks Google+ (Already)
Even though Google+ hasn’t been officially released to the public yet, China has already banned it from their country. Will Google retaliate? Continue reading
Asia is Out of IPv4 Addresses
Asia, of all areas, is fresh out of IPv4 addresses. That is to say that there are no more available. Ever. They’ve all been used. Continue reading
China Bans Time Travel. Seriously.
China has banned time travel from every being used as a plot device in any form of entertainment. Continue reading
China Researchers Develop Concept for Tractor Beam
Researchers at China’s Fudan University have come up with a theory that could very well lead to the advent of a Star Trek-like tractor beam. Continue reading
China Moves Closer to Developing True Cloaking Technology
Researchers at China’s Southeast University of Nanjing have moved closer to cloaking technology by being able to alter an object’s appearance on radar scopes. Continue reading
The woman in the moon
It’s a lunar crater—in this case, a rather striking one found in the Bay of Rainbow’s in the moon’s northern hemisphere. But as the blazon of Chinese characters indicates, there’s something different about this image. The probe Chang’e 2—named for the Chinese goddess who lives on the moon with her companion, the herbalist Jade Rabbit—is scouting sites for a planned Chinese robotic moon landing in 2013. The budget for Chang’e 2 is reportedly a mere $134 million. Continue reading
