.: Above The Aether :.

Have a good weekend folks.  It’s a hot one here in Houston.  Need too cool off.
- Dave

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From the nytimes.com:
Two monkeys with tiny sensors in their brains have learned to control a mechanical arm with just their thoughts, using it to reach for and grab food and even to adjust for the size and stickiness of morsels when necessary, scientists reported on Wednesday.
The report, released online by the journal Nature, [...]

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This is perhaps the greatest thing I have seen today.
- Dave

No, this is not a pill or a new type of underwear, it is a website that tracks the price of gas by county across the United States.  Green is good.  Red is bad.
Check out Gas Buddy here.
- Dave

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This reminds me of the old break dancing competitions in the 80’s. Pretty neat.
-Dave

35 women have held seats in the United States Senate since its inception.  The number of women in the Senate has more than doubled in the last 20 years.  I find it interesting that the majority of the women who have held seats in the Senate have been democrats (22 out of 35).
I’m not sure [...]

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What is his super power?