More on modern pirates from Boing Boing.

“MY PLASTIC HEART CAN NOT LOVE” | Awwww! :(

FYI: Monkey Party balloon!

“RoboDump is a robot. Sort of. And it poops. Sort of. Forever. A horrible, never-ending bowel movement complete with straining grunts, horrific gas, splashes, and pee sounds.”

Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | If Pirates Ruled | “Yarrrr!!! So ye think ye be a buccaneer? Think ye know the life of a pirate? Prove it matey. In honor of Worth1000’s resident swashbuckler, hbomb, we bring you this contest. In it, your task is to show is what the world would be like if it were ruled by pirates. In other words, depict mundane ordinary people and things - doctors, grandparents, videogames, etc… if the world were run by pirates (and everyone was one).”

“On behalf of Robotics Trends and IDG World Expo, we would like to personally thank everyone who made RoboNexus such a success — sponsors, speakers, members of the press and attendees. We will be returning next fall to Silicon Valley with an expanded speaker lineup and even more robots! Until then you can relive the RoboNexus experience through photos, videos and articles.”

The New York Times: Martian Robots, Taking Orders From a Manhattan Walk-Up.

America! Every robot, pirate and monkey I know asks you to vote today! | Here’s some extra info, courtesy of a.wholelottanothing.org: Find your polling place, What to do if you run into trouble voting, States where your employer legally must give you time off to vote.