Week in Missing Links
From Darth Vader's blog to mechanical jockeys, these are some of the below-the-radar stories from this week.
From Darth Vader's blog to mechanical jockeys, these are some of the below-the-radar stories from this week.
By John Borland
Yes, even the dark lord of the Empire has a blog now, and it turns out he's a sensitive soul who, like anybody, has to put up with foolish underlings and cybernetic body malfunctions.
By Jonathan Skillings
Earth Day doesn't scare the people at Hummer.
By Scott Ard
There's good news for those who want to send a congratulatory note to the new pope or to extend an offer to help launder money from a war-torn country: Benedict XVI has an e-mail address.
By Jonathan Skillings
On dog tracks, the canine competitors have long chased mechanical rabbits. Now, in camel races, robot racers are taking their place in the saddle.
By Scott Ard
Hold your bets, the white smoke has wafted over the Vatican.
By Stefanie Olsen
When it comes to matters of God, the human editors over at Wikipedia have bested the software sentinels of Google News.
By CNET News.com Staff
Want to time travel to ancient civilations? Lost manuscripts from Sophocles, Euripides and Hesiod might create the illusion.
By Declan McCullagh
Flying cars are starting to appear on our, ah, radar screens once again.