News - machine-made
Khristi Zimmeth: Japanese sword is status symbol post-WWII
25 May 2012, 1:46 am
'It's been in the basement for many years," Jerry Przywara of Dearborn told David McCarron of Enservio Select as the two examined the Japanese sword Przywara recently brought in to the Antiques Centre of Troy for appraisal. "It belonged to my wife's uncle."
High hopes for rubbish with $25,000 hopper
24 May 2012, 8:06 pm
Sorting through the town’s recycling is set to be a little easier for Victoria Street landfill staff with the installation of a new hopper and feed belt.
Picture of the Day: Deep Blue Defeats Kasparov
11 May 2012, 6:35 am
On May 11, 1997, world chess champion Garry Kasparov played his sixth and final game against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. The machine made chess history when it defeated its human opponent in 19 moves. ...
A walk on the Oriental side
10 May 2012, 4:38 pm
Bukharan, Afghan, Baluch and Turkish rugs, Israeli kilims and the piece de resistance - Persian rugs. What one should know before buying a handmade Oriental rug
Marbles worth more than money
7 May 2012, 5:01 am
Many of us remember with great fondness toting marble bags to and from school, and the excitement of feeling that bag grow heavier as the days grew longer, Julie Robinson Robards writes.
Introducing Crab Computing
26 April 2012, 11:30 am
If youre tired of artificial,
machine-made computers, then check out this new, all-natural computer, designed by computer scientists in Japan...