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...bomb!!"), but one theme has been consistent this year: eventual devolution into sloppy dancing. As for non-alcohol-based modes of community-building, Dunster ensures those warm, fuzzy feelings during the seasons, particularly around Christmas time when a giant evergreen graces a corner of the dining hall and residents write thank you cards to each other and hugs abound. Someone grab me some Kleenex...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: The Housing Crisis: Dunster House | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

...sanguine about the capabilities of "autonomous" robots than the Pentagon. Says Daniel Goure, vice president of the Lexington Institute, a public-policy think tank: "It is tough enough for us to train human soldiers to distinguish between combatants and noncombatants on the battlefield. It is much more difficult to write software that does that." Goure adds, "How does a robot distinguish between a friendly ally, a local civilian or a hostile fighter? The distinguishing characteristics are for the most part very small. What are the distinguishing characteristics between an enemy column and a parade of religious pilgrims going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army Robots: Will Humans Still Be in Control? | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

Wait, so ... you have an album coming out? 
Yes. It's tentatively titled Guitarded and won't be out until next year. I'm currently in the writing process. I'm learning how to play music and write songs, but they're comedy songs. Because I can't write music or play very well - actually, I have quite a bit of musical aptitude when it comes to the guitar, but I don't know how to write music - I'm collaborating with different artists who are giving me the music while I provide the lyrics. Two of the people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedian and SXSW Musician Margaret Cho | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

Have you known them long? I met Patty through this album. I love her music so much and have been a fan for many years. I even traveled to Austin, where she lives, to write with her. And Amanda Palmer I've been friends with for years. We've been on tour together a few times, so she's sort of an obvious choice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedian and SXSW Musician Margaret Cho | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

...Madonna playing the guitar and I was like, "I want to do that!" I mean, if she can do it, I can do it, right? But it's really hard. So I came up with the idea of collaborating. But every time I meet with somebody to write a song, they give me a music lesson. Basically, I have some of the best musicians in the world teaching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedian and SXSW Musician Margaret Cho | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

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