News Bits: Waterboards, Grover, Robots & Hackers
- A Straight Dope message board member attempted to waterboard himself, then shared all the details. It's as close to feeling tortured as most of us will ever experience.
- A hundred years after Freud, one man may have figured out why we dream. You'll never think the same way about nightmares again.
- Exhaustive Sesame Street video archive makes searching for your favorite old clips easier than ever. Oh, and maybe your kid will be into it.
- Thirty Kenyans including many children have been burned to death in a church, after seeking refuge from the mounting violence over last week's elections.
- Teens and Social Media: teens are much more protective of the content they post online than adults are.
- Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) held "The Robot Award 2007" (Robot of the Year Award) ceremony to honor superior robotics developed this year December 20, 2007.
- The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expected to turn around anytime soon.
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