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Oli Ochoa

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Oli Ochoa is a freelance journalist out of Salt Lake City, Utah. She works for several sites, including ChattahBox, and is an occasional contributor on Flaimahmey (Fly-Mommy). She also has her own site, Obvious Zombie, where she feeds her fetish for all things geek, including new gadgets, viral videos, and as the name implies, zombies. She has two young daughters, loves the arts, and is a political aficionado, making her unpopular at most dinner parties.
About:

Oli Ochoa

Website
http://www.obviouszombie.com
Profile
Oli Ochoa is a freelance journalist out of Salt Lake City, Utah. She works for several sites, including ChattahBox, and is an occasional contributor on Flaimahmey (Fly-Mommy). She also has her own site, Obvious Zombie, where she feeds her fetish for all things geek, including new gadgets, viral videos, and as the name implies, zombies. She has two young daughters, loves the arts, and is a political aficionado, making her unpopular at most dinner parties.

From the Labs – Robot’s with Skin That is Sensitive to Touch

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The next major step in creating robots with significant, every day applications has been taken: scientists have created an artificial skin that can “feel”.

Usability of robots has always been a rather heavily debated topic, as the current applications are limited. The many conveniences shown in science fiction is a far-off dream, → Read More

Nevada Tea Party Favorite Sharron Angle Tries To Woo Hispanics

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Sharron Angle is fighting hard to gain the Senatorial seat currently occupied by House Majority Leader Harry Reid for Nevada, and her ultra-Conservative policies have made her a favorite to win by the extreme Tea Party. But now she is trying to woo Hispanic voters, and is finding it a difficult task.

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Pastor Backs Down on Planned Quran Burning

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The Florida pastor, Terry Jones,  who had organized a controversial and widely condemned burning of the Qur’an has called it off, Reuters reports.

Reverend Terry Jones heads a small fundamentalist church that was planning the burning, which caught the eye of the entire world, led to death threats, and a call from → Read More

‘Here You Have’ Virus Email – Latest Virus Threat

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Internet security agencies are warning against the latest virus to hit the web. Sent through an email to corporate email addresses, the subject like is “Here You Have”, and when you open it it pretends to be from someone within the company looking for a document they say you have.

When you → Read More

US Marines Overthrow Somali Pirates and Take Back the “Magellan Star”

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For the first time, the U.S. Marines has boarded a commercial vessel that had been taken over by pirates and had living hostages on board, CNN has reported.

The ship, a German commercial vessel known as the M/V Magellan Star, was overtaken by the Somali pirates yesterday in an attempt to save → Read More

President Obama Calls Quran Burning ‘Recruitment Bonanza’ For Al-Qaida

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President Barack Obama made a statement on Good Morning America that called the planned Quran burning by a criticized Florida pastor a “recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida.”

The statement comes amidst an outcry of protest from various groups throughout the world, but especially in the United States. Rev. Terry Jones has been accused → Read More

Two Asteroids Pass Close To Earth In One Day

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Today two asteroids passed within distance of the moon, first one and then the other later in the day, causing some concern from those at NASA who say we should be taking a closer look at what is happening in near-space, especially in the case of things that could pose a risk.

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Google Announces Instant Search

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Today came the exciting news that Google Instant is being launched, a new way of conducting services in a more preemptive way. Because what else could Google do beyond what they have already offered in a search engine? Allowing you to search before you type.

The beta is pretty cool, and → Read More