Interesting Facts

According to Britain's MoD (Ministry of Defence) by 2024 armies will have been replaced by robots. (They are already commonly used in reconnaissance and bomb-disposal, but their use in combat (without any human control mechanism) raises tricky questions. The MoD argues that if a drone's control system takes appropriate account of the law on armed conflicts (basically military necessity, humanity, proportionality and the ability to distinguish between military targets and civilians), then an autonomous strike could meet legal norms.) What a shame they haven't read the 3 laws of robotics:- A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Isaac Asimov

The MOD (Ministry of Defence) has announced plans to scrap its RAF UFO hotline. (The reason for this decision is not because they don't believe in aliens, but because they get so many calls.  The problem is the calls aren't because there are little green men invading, but because of Chinese lanterns; people spot them flying around spookily and think they are UFOs, which I guess they are really, because UFO simply stands for Unidentified Flying Object, and so it stands to reason that if you see something flying around and you can't tell what it is, then it is de facto a UFO. Maybe Chinese lanterns are a cunning alien plot?)