In Amsterdam established statue dedicated to smartphone addiction (photos) The modern obsession with technology is getting out of control, according to the author of the sculpture. Upstairs In the capital of the Netherlands has installed a sculpture that depicts people completely absorbed in their phones. The author of a work called “Absorbed light” — British artist Gali Mae Lucas. She created a series of statues in collaboration with sculptor Caroline Hinz. The sculpture shows three people sitting nearby, but do not pay each other any attention, because buried in the screens of their phones. View this post in Instagram From the publication piet van der meer (@amsterdamsky123) 29 Nov 2018 11:10 PST During the download an error has occurred. According to Lucas, she wanted to emphasize the modern obsession with technology, which is getting out of control. The time we spend on smartphones, could be spent more usefully, such as
Day: December 12, 2018
How will the future war
How will the future war The British army carried out the largest in its history military exercises with the participation of Autonomous weapons. Have been tried in drones and military vehicles on the remote control. Upstairs But the robotization of weapons creates an ethical problem. Laws governing the use of Autonomous weapons do not exist. But many human rights activists and Nobel laureates call for his ban. During the download an error has occurred.
In Germany a ton of chocolate spilled out onto the street and froze
In Germany a ton of chocolate spilled out onto the street and froze MOSCOW, December 12 — RIA Novosti. A ton of chocolate flowed out into the street in the town of Werl in the West of Germany and froze, forming a tile area of approximately ten square meters, according to the fire Department of the city. Upstairs According to firefighters, the incident occurred on Monday evening. Almost a ton of chocolate flowed out into the street because of an accident at the factory. View this post in Instagram Publication of Passauer Neue Presse – PNP (@pnp.de) 11 Dec 2018 6:50 PST During the download an error has occurred. At the scene firefighters arrived. Within a few hours “with shovels and muscle strength” they cleaned the street. Weitere Hintergründe zum Einsatz zuckersüßen gestern Abend. Soester Anzeiger published on Tuesday, 11 December 2018,During the download an error has occurred. According to
The perpetrators of the explosion in Nazran eliminated
The perpetrators of the explosion in Nazran eliminated Moscow. 12 Dec. INTERFAX.RU IN the interior of the Republic of Ingushetia confirmed that when blasting grenades, two employees of the Department were injured. Upstairs Law enforcement officers of Ingushetia eliminated intruders who attacked seconded to the Republic police, said Wednesday the Agency “Interfax” in the press service of the Republican interior Ministry. “On Wednesday, about 18 hours in a shopping center on St. kartoeva in Nazran, during the detention the suspects, one of them threw a grenade at law enforcement officers,” — said the Agency interlocutor. The interior Ministry reported that the retaliatory fire neutralized the attackers. At the scene works investigative team. According to him, the explosion injured two employees of law enforcement bodies. They are delivered in the Ingush Republican clinical hospital. Informed source reported to Interfax that the two men staged a grenade explosion in Nazran, was eliminated.
The guitarist of Cannibal Corpse attacked the neighbor and police officer, while in his burning house exploded ammunition
The guitarist of Cannibal Corpse attacked the neighbor and police officer, while in his burning house exploded ammunition Florida guitarist of death metal group Cannibal Corpse Patrick O’brien was arrested and accused of assaulting a neighbor and a police officer. It is reported by NBC. Upstairs It tells the TV station, first in the house, which relieves O’brien, the fire started. The flames spread to the ammunition which the musician kept at home, because of what started the explosions. Firefighters took hours to put out the house guitarist. The cause of the fire has not yet been established, but it is known that O’brien kept two combat flamethrower. UPDATE: Cannibal Corpse guitarist Patrick O’brien was arrested Monday night after charging a deputy with a knife while his home burned. https://t.co/kjuY3ILXik pic.twitter.com/YpYzJhe3U5 — The Blast (@TheBlastNews) 11 Dec 2018 At the time of the fire, the local police received information about
In the state Duma introduced a bill banning the spread of fake news
In the state Duma introduced a bill banning the spread of fake news The head of the Federation Council Committee on the legislation Andrey Klishas submitted to the state Duma a package of bills prohibiting to publish in the media and on the Internet false information that endanger the lives of citizens or mass disruption. Upstairs “Prohibits the dissemination in the media and in information-telecommunication networks of false public interest information disseminated under the guise of reliable reports, which poses a threat to life and (or) health of citizens, mass violations of public order and (or) public security, the cessation of the functioning of critical infrastructure, transport or social infrastructure, the onset of other grave consequences,” — said in the text of the bill posted in the automated system of ensuring legislative activity (ASASD). Also in the state Duma a bill on amendments to the Code of administrative offences. For
Haley believes that the case Kalkaji should not get away with in Saudi Arabia
Haley believes that the case Kalkaji should not get away with in Saudi Arabia UN 12 Dec. /TASS/. The United States should discuss with Saudi Arabia in the case of murdered Turkish journalist Jamal Kalkaji and not to let it down with her hands. This opinion was expressed by US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley in an interview with the Today program on NBC. Upstairs “I think we need serious and hard talk with the Saudis to give them to understand that we are not going to justify it, not give it away and not let such things happen again”, said Hayley. At the same time, she noted that “Saudi Arabia is an important partner of the United States against Iran”. The US President Donald trump said earlier that the United States will remain a reliable partner for Saudi Arabia, despite the situation around Kalkaji. However, the head of
In the state Duma introduced a draft on the punishment for insulting the state in a network
In the state Duma introduced a draft on the punishment for insulting the state in a network MOSCOW, December 12 — RIA Novosti. In the state Duma introduced a draft law which introduces administrative liability for disseminating content on the Internet that offend the Constitution and the state. Upstairs The authors of the document became Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation Andrei Klishas, Senator Lyudmila Bokova and the Deputy Dmitry Vyatkin. As told RIA Novosti Klishas, now the law provides for administrative and criminal liability for such disrespect in public places, abuse of state symbols and insulting the authorities. “There is no doubt that the Internet is a public space, which also must follow the rules of acceptable behavior to ensure public order and respect for society and state institutions”, — said the Senator. In his opinion, that society has already formed an “understanding” that the Internet
Food out of thin air. The Finns offer to produce the products of water, electricity and carbon dioxide
Food out of thin air. The Finns offer to produce the products of water, electricity and carbon dioxide Is it possible to produce food out of thin air? A revolutionary idea Finnish scientists sounds so ambitious, it is more like a fiction writer or the tale of the cloth on the ground. However, from the point of view of science, nothing fantastic in this proposal no. Upstairs Moreover, relevant experiments have already been conducted and completed successfully, samples of food obtained, and in 2021 even planned the construction of the first plant for the production of “air food.” NewsFood from the same plate has helped people faster to negotiate For the ambitious project is backed by a team of researchers from Finland University in Finland (former Lappeenranta University of technology) and they created a startup Solar Foods. However, the researchers modestly say that only invented the technology, and the idea
Ant-Dracula has set a record for speed bite
Ant-Dracula has set a record for speed bite He moves mandibles with a speed of 320 km per hour. Upstairs Biologists have found that tiny tropical ant Adetomyrma venatrix, also known as ant-Dracula, has the fastest jaw on the Ground. Mandibles of an insect moving with a speed of 320 km per hour, when the insect catches and bites the victim. This is 5000 times faster than the blink of an eye. Dracula ant is named ‘world’s fastest animal’ for its 200mph mandibles https://t.co/suRuf5ZDCJ — mrscog (@mrscog58) 12 December 2018. Their findings the researchers published in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Lives Adetomyrma venatrix of Madagascar. He is on the verge of extinction and included in the various security lists. The appearance was opened in 1994. Ants reach 3-4 mm in length. Color brown males yellow and females are yellow-orange. Interestingly, worker ants have no eyes. View this post