Today’s high-end televisions are almost all equipped with “smart” PC-like features, including Internet connectivity, apps, microphones and cameras. Is your TV watching you?
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-03 03:00:522016-04-11 11:17:49Your TV Might be Watching You (+video)
A strange payment rolled up to two local law offices in Southern Illinois. A truck carrying $150,000 in quarters. It was part of a protest by Roger Herrin about a court ruling in a wrongful death case.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-02 00:41:122016-04-11 11:17:55Literally Tons of Quarters Used to Pay Court Order in Wrongful Death Case (+video)
68-year-old Pierre-Paul Thomas was born blind and would have continued to live without vision if he hadn’t fallen down his stairs two years ago.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-02 00:36:412016-04-11 11:17:56Blind No More: ‘It’s Like I’m a Child All Over Again’
The news from China about new research showing that new teeth can actually be grown is nothing short of astounding, and such a process could remake dentistry as we currently know it.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-01 03:00:202016-04-11 11:18:00Scientists Grow New Teeth Out of Urine
“This is not a silver bullet, this does not solve everything” Representative John Mizuno is quick to point out the limitations of the “Return to Home” program, and he’s one of its staunchest supporters.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-31 04:18:102016-04-11 11:18:04Hawaii Sets Aside $100,000 to Offer its 17,000 Homeless People One-Way Airfare Back to Their Home States (+video)
This frightening picture of two brothers with their hair on end was snapped just minutes before they were struck by lightning at Moro Rock, California, leaving the younger boy with third-degree burns and another man dead.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-31 04:12:522016-04-11 11:18:04How to Know if You’re About to be Struck by Lightning: Amazing Picture of Brothers with Hair on End Minutes Before they Were Hit
There’s an open source airplane being developed in Canada, and now its designers are looking to double down on the digital trends, turning to crowdsourced funding to finish the project.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-31 04:12:092016-04-11 11:18:04First Open Source Airplane Could Cost Just $15,000
A Maine man who was terrifyingly dragged from his tent and attacked by a polar bear while camping in Canada has serious injuries but is improving in a Montreal hospital, according to his wife.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-30 03:17:292016-04-11 11:18:08Man Dragged From Tent and Violently Attacked by Polar Bear Remains in Critical Condition with Broken Jaw and Serious Neck Injuries but Health is Improving
Earthquakes may contribute to global warming by releasing greenhouse gas from the ocean floor, a study suggests.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-29 01:37:212016-04-11 11:18:11Uh oh: Study Now Says Earthquakes are Causing Global Warming
It is a noise that only two per cent of people can hear, but this low droning sound would be enough to drive anyone mad.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-29 01:37:182016-04-11 11:18:12Can You Hear The Hum? How 1 in 50 Across the World are Affected by Low Droning Noise Which Scientists Can’t Explain (+video)
It’s the burger that will weigh in at 5oz, has cost £250,000 to produce and could create a slice of history. The world’s first stem cell burger, which has been grown in a laboratory, will be cooked and eaten in London next Monday in an experiment which could lead to artificial meat in supermarkets within 10 years.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-29 01:34:582016-04-11 11:18:12Five Ounce, $375,000 Artificial Hamburger to be Eaten in London Next Week
Drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide in men and women substantially, according to a new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-28 03:33:132016-04-11 11:18:14Coffee Drinking Tied to Substantially Lower Risk of Suicide
A swarm of about 30,000 bees attacked a North Texas couple as they exercised their miniature horses, stinging the animals so many times they died.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-28 03:25:372016-04-11 11:18:15Horror as Swarm of 30,000 Bees Attack Couple and Kill Two Horses and Five Hens in North Texas
Less than two months after the debut of the first almost entirely 3D-printed handgun, a Canadian gunsmith has created the first 3D printed rifle.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-27 03:57:432016-04-11 11:18:17World’s First Fully 3D Printed Rifle Shot for the First Time (+video)
Authorities in eastern Turkey have cleared a small bird detained on suspicions of spying for Israel. Seriously.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-27 03:45:552016-04-11 11:18:19Turkey Clears Bird of Spying for Israel
Eerie round, orange clouds were spotted over a Michigan town, making the sky appear “on fire” and leading residents to worry that wild weather was coming.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00newseditorhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngnewseditor2013-07-25 00:16:422016-04-11 11:18:26Apocalyptic, Fiery Clouds Gathering Over Midwest Captured in Video
The U.K.-based company already supplies similar software to security services to help identify terrorists and criminals. The ID technology works by analyzing footage of people’s faces as they walk through a door, taking measurements to create a numerical code known as a “face template,” and checking it against a database.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-22 01:45:462016-04-11 11:18:43High-End Stores Use Facial Recognition Tools To Spot VIPs
It’s Thursday, July 19, and nuclear Armageddon is upon us. Or at least you might be excused for thinking so when you glimpse on your colleague’s computer monitor a compelling simulation of a mushroom cloud rising over your home town.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-19 04:53:122016-04-11 11:18:54Nuclear Doomsday is Coming Today. You’ll Want to See This.
If you’re 65 and living in Hawaii, here’s some good news: Odds are you’ll live another 21 years. And for all but five of those years, you’ll likely be in pretty good health.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-19 04:38:322016-04-11 11:18:56Live In The South? Your Life Expectancy Is Shorter, Sicker Than The Rest Of The U.S.
Imagine taking off from a runway like a normal aeroplane but flying so high and so fast that when you unclip your seatbelt, you float around the cabin. It’s probably coming in the next few years.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-19 04:35:232016-04-11 11:18:56New Sabre Air-Breathing Rocket Engine to Dramatically Cut Flight Times, Drastically Reduce Costs of Space Payloads (+video)
A new company in Texas is selling a precision rifle with a unique technology that allows even an inexperienced shooter to hit a target 10 football fields away. The price tag is a staggering $27,500.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-18 02:44:442016-04-11 11:19:03$27,500 Gun Hits Targets at 1,000 Yards, and Further (+video)
Are today’s young men less fertile than their fathers were? It’s a controversy in the fertility field, with some experts raising the alarm over what some are calling a “sperm crisis” because they believe men’s sperm counts have been decreasing – substantially – for a decade or more.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-18 02:40:142016-04-11 11:19:03The Decline in Male Fertility (+video)
A woman has spoken of her terror at discovering that she harbored flesh-eating maggots inside her ear. See what happened to her here.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-07-17 02:34:162016-04-11 11:19:09Horrified British Woman Discovers that Headaches and Scratching Sounds Inside Her Head are FLESH-EATING MAGGOTS After Trip to Peru (+video)
Your TV Might be Watching You (+video)
/5 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Erica Fink and Laurie SegallToday’s high-end televisions are almost all equipped with “smart” PC-like features, including Internet connectivity, apps, microphones and cameras. Is your TV watching you?
Literally Tons of Quarters Used to Pay Court Order in Wrongful Death Case (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Sam SmithA strange payment rolled up to two local law offices in Southern Illinois. A truck carrying $150,000 in quarters. It was part of a protest by Roger Herrin about a court ruling in a wrongful death case.
Blind No More: ‘It’s Like I’m a Child All Over Again’
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by AARON DERFEL68-year-old Pierre-Paul Thomas was born blind and would have continued to live without vision if he hadn’t fallen down his stairs two years ago.
Scientists Grow New Teeth Out of Urine
/3 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Anne HurleyThe news from China about new research showing that new teeth can actually be grown is nothing short of astounding, and such a process could remake dentistry as we currently know it.
Hawaii Sets Aside $100,000 to Offer its 17,000 Homeless People One-Way Airfare Back to Their Home States (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Chris Tanaka“This is not a silver bullet, this does not solve everything” Representative John Mizuno is quick to point out the limitations of the “Return to Home” program, and he’s one of its staunchest supporters.
How to Know if You’re About to be Struck by Lightning: Amazing Picture of Brothers with Hair on End Minutes Before they Were Hit
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by News EditorThis frightening picture of two brothers with their hair on end was snapped just minutes before they were struck by lightning at Moro Rock, California, leaving the younger boy with third-degree burns and another man dead.
First Open Source Airplane Could Cost Just $15,000
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by JASON PAURThere’s an open source airplane being developed in Canada, and now its designers are looking to double down on the digital trends, turning to crowdsourced funding to finish the project.
Unmanned Aerial Drone to Search for Bigfoot
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Drew ZahnThe hunt for Bigfoot is getting serious now. Or at least the technology is…
Man Dragged From Tent and Violently Attacked by Polar Bear Remains in Critical Condition with Broken Jaw and Serious Neck Injuries but Health is Improving
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Daily Mail Reporter and Associated PressA Maine man who was terrifyingly dragged from his tent and attacked by a polar bear while camping in Canada has serious injuries but is improving in a Montreal hospital, according to his wife.
Uh oh: Study Now Says Earthquakes are Causing Global Warming
/6 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by HELEN LAWSONEarthquakes may contribute to global warming by releasing greenhouse gas from the ocean floor, a study suggests.
Can You Hear The Hum? How 1 in 50 Across the World are Affected by Low Droning Noise Which Scientists Can’t Explain (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by JAYMI MCCANNIt is a noise that only two per cent of people can hear, but this low droning sound would be enough to drive anyone mad.
Five Ounce, $375,000 Artificial Hamburger to be Eaten in London Next Week
/3 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by AgenciesIt’s the burger that will weigh in at 5oz, has cost £250,000 to produce and could create a slice of history. The world’s first stem cell burger, which has been grown in a laboratory, will be cooked and eaten in London next Monday in an experiment which could lead to artificial meat in supermarkets within 10 years.
Coffee Drinking Tied to Substantially Lower Risk of Suicide
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Marge DwyerDrinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide in men and women substantially, according to a new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).
Horror as Swarm of 30,000 Bees Attack Couple and Kill Two Horses and Five Hens in North Texas
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Daily Mail Reporter and Associated PressA swarm of about 30,000 bees attacked a North Texas couple as they exercised their miniature horses, stinging the animals so many times they died.
World’s First Fully 3D Printed Rifle Shot for the First Time (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Cyrus FarivarLess than two months after the debut of the first almost entirely 3D-printed handgun, a Canadian gunsmith has created the first 3D printed rifle.
Turkey Clears Bird of Spying for Israel
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Justin VelaAuthorities in eastern Turkey have cleared a small bird detained on suspicions of spying for Israel. Seriously.
Apocalyptic, Fiery Clouds Gathering Over Midwest Captured in Video
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by news.com.auEerie round, orange clouds were spotted over a Michigan town, making the sky appear “on fire” and leading residents to worry that wild weather was coming.
Cassini Takes First-Ever Pictures of Earth from Spacecraft Orbiting Saturn
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by MICHAEL ZENNIEThousands of astronomy fans looked to the heavens and posed for a unique picture on Friday afternoon – a shot of planet Earth from Saturn.
High-End Stores Use Facial Recognition Tools To Spot VIPs
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by BRENDA SALINASThe U.K.-based company already supplies similar software to security services to help identify terrorists and criminals. The ID technology works by analyzing footage of people’s faces as they walk through a door, taking measurements to create a numerical code known as a “face template,” and checking it against a database.
Nuclear Doomsday is Coming Today. You’ll Want to See This.
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Elaine M. Grossman, Global Security NewswireIt’s Thursday, July 19, and nuclear Armageddon is upon us. Or at least you might be excused for thinking so when you glimpse on your colleague’s computer monitor a compelling simulation of a mushroom cloud rising over your home town.
Live In The South? Your Life Expectancy Is Shorter, Sicker Than The Rest Of The U.S.
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by MIKE STOBBEIf you’re 65 and living in Hawaii, here’s some good news: Odds are you’ll live another 21 years. And for all but five of those years, you’ll likely be in pretty good health.
New Sabre Air-Breathing Rocket Engine to Dramatically Cut Flight Times, Drastically Reduce Costs of Space Payloads (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Stuart ClarkImagine taking off from a runway like a normal aeroplane but flying so high and so fast that when you unclip your seatbelt, you float around the cabin. It’s probably coming in the next few years.
$27,500 Gun Hits Targets at 1,000 Yards, and Further (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Aaron SmithA new company in Texas is selling a precision rifle with a unique technology that allows even an inexperienced shooter to hit a target 10 football fields away. The price tag is a staggering $27,500.
The Decline in Male Fertility (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by SHIRLEY S. WANGAre today’s young men less fertile than their fathers were? It’s a controversy in the fertility field, with some experts raising the alarm over what some are calling a “sperm crisis” because they believe men’s sperm counts have been decreasing – substantially – for a decade or more.
Horrified British Woman Discovers that Headaches and Scratching Sounds Inside Her Head are FLESH-EATING MAGGOTS After Trip to Peru (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by RACHEL REILLYA woman has spoken of her terror at discovering that she harbored flesh-eating maggots inside her ear. See what happened to her here.