Month: May 2018
Two and a half weeks later
Amazing what some warm weather can do. The Assiniboine River in Winnipeg.
The Boys Wanted Some Beer
May 9, 2018
Winnipeg Police Service Media Release
For Immediate Release
Commercial Robbery – Arrests: C18-94997
On May 8, 2018, at approximately 8:45 p.m., members of the Winnipeg Police Service responded to the report of a robbery at a beer vendor in the 1100 block of St. Mary’s Road.
A young male had entered the vendor while another young male waited outside. The male inside the vendor grabbed a case of beer and fled after being asked for ID.
A manager, who had observed the suspicious behaviour, approached the two males and was threatened at knifepoint by each suspect before they fled with the alcohol. The employee then contacted police and helped direct police resources to the area where the suspects had last been seen.
With the assistance of AIR 1 and the Tactical Support Team, two males were placed under arrest in the first 100 block of Arden Place. Officers recovered the stolen beer, a knife and clothing that had been discarded.
A 12-year-old male of Winnipeg was arrested for:
– Robbery
– Possession of a Weapon
– Disguise with Intent
He has been released on a Promise to Appear.
A 13-year-old male of Winnipeg has been charged with:
– Robbery
– Possession of a Weapon
– Fail to Comply Condition Undertaking by Judge/Justice (x2)
He was detained in custody.
Crazy Horse
Photo: Benyamin Cohen
Take a look at the above photo. It’s a sculpture of a Trojan horse. Now look a little closer. What do you see?
Old computer keyboards and screens make up part of this art project. (Photo: Benyamin Cohen)
The statue is made out of thousands of computer and cell phone components that were once working just fine, but later became infected with various viruses and malware. Nicknamed the “Cyber Horse,” the sculpture was on display this week on the sprawling campus of Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Old cell phones that were infected with malware make up part of the horse’s hoof. (Photo: Benyamin Cohen)
The horse was the brainchild of Gideon Amichay, an Israeli designer and communication artist, who began his career by drawing sardonic cartoons for the New Yorker magazine.
The horse display welcomed greeters at this week’s Cyber Week conference in the coastal city of Tel Aviv. The confab, which ends on Friday, attracted computer experts from around the world.
The horse stood tall as thousands of convention attendees strolled by. (Photo: Benyamin Cohen)
Humanoid Robot Having A Workout
Boston Dynamics has posted new video of its advanced humanoid robot, Atlas, performing several tasks with uncannily human-like movements. In the footage, Atlas can be seen running outside in a park-like setting, over uneven terrain, and jumping a log obstructing its path. Atlas and another Boston Dynamics project, SpotMini robo-dog, inspire both admiration and fear among some who see the robots as a step closer to the bleak futures envisioned in Black Mirror and The Terminator.
Somewhat creepy.
2001: A Space Odyssey. The Comic Book.
2001: A Space Odyssey is the name of an oversized American comic book adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name as well as a ten–issue monthly series which expanded upon the concepts presented in the Stanley Kubrick film and the novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Jack Kirby wrote and penciled both the adaptation and the series, which were published by Marvel Comics beginning in 1976. The adaptation was part of the agreement of Kirby’s return to Marvel.
Shortly after the publication of the treasury edition, Kirby continued to explore the concepts of 2001 in a monthly comic book series of the same name, the first issue of which was cover dated December 1976. In this issue, Kirby followed the pattern established in the film. Once again the reader encounters a prehistoric man (“Beast-Killer”) who gains new insight upon encountering a monolith as did Moon-Watcher in the film. The scene then shifts, where a descendant of Beast-Killer is part of a space mission to explore yet another monolith. When he finds it, this monolith begins to transform the astronaut into a star child, called in the comic a “New Seed”.
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