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U.C. Davis Pepper Spray Cop Becomes A Meme [GALLERY]
On November 18th, several students in a peaceful Occupy Wall Street protest at University of California-Davis was pepper sprayed [video]. The students refused to get out of the way so two police officers sprayed the protestors at point-blank range in the eyes and mouth. Now these police officers have become a viral sensation. People have been Photoshopping the police into other random pictures. The meme is called “Casually Pepper Spray Everything Cop.” You will notice in the gallery that the Casually Pepper Spray cop is spraying the Constitution, Mount Rushmore, etc.
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Oliver Kreylos Hacks A Kinect So He Can Have A Virtual Light Saber Battle [VIDEO]
Oliver Kreylos of University of California-Davis has been actively hacking away at the Microsoft Kinect to come up with some cool stuff. In this demonstration, Oliver used the output from two Kinects in a remote office to beam a 3D representation of another person. He then navigates around using a Wiimote. In the video above, you can see how Oliver put his Kinect hack to good use: a virtual light saber battle. [Engadget]
Professor: Tiger Woods Cost Shareholders Of Sponsors About $12 Billion [VIDEO]
Professor Christopher Knittel of University of California-Davis estimated the shifting of the company stock prices that moved relative to the broader market and a set of competitors during the time of the Tiger Woods scandal. It turns out that during the time from Tiger Woods’ accident to about the time of his indefinite leave of golf, there has been roughly a $12 billion cost to companies. Some of these companies include Nike, Accenture, Procter & Gamble, and Pepsi.
Below is a video of Knittel’s interview. What are your thoughts on these estimates? Leave a comment.