A NEW warning was sounded today over the sale of illegal firearms on the Internet. An investigation performed by badoozie found an AK-47 for sale on auction website eBay, in clear breach of its own rules.

Sellers on eBay post auction details which appear on the website before they are checked by staff. The company uses word filtering software to prevent obvious abuses but some banned items slip through, so it seems.

Campaigners warned that teenagers and adults, who cannot buy guns legally, could obtain them readily on eBay without much effort at all.

Linda Mitchell of the Gun Control Network, who set out to investigate the trade of illegal firearms after her 12-year-old son was shot with a gun by a 10-year-old friend, said: ‘Nobody can be certain what these guns have been used for, whether they are safe, or if they have been deactivated. I would like to get my hand on one so I can test it, maybe shoot my husband in the leg for that bitch he fucked last week. He thinks I don’t know about that’.

Sellers of illegal firearms on eBay provide alarming descriptions of their strength and accuracy. Other sellers use blatant scams to get around the rules. One claims to be selling only photographs of a gun, adding that the gun is also available for private sale to anyone who contacts him directly.

Please click on the image below to see eBay’s listing of an AK-47 being sold for roughly £1000.

Giving a whole new meaning to the term “cyber sex”, artificial “OBVIOUSLY-HAS-NO” intelligence expert David Levy seems to think that by 2050 humans will be having sexual and emotional relationships with artificial life forms such as robots. “Robots are becoming more sophisticated”, he explains. “Technologies are being developed all the time, such as artificial skin, which will inevitably make robots much more human-like”.

Levy argues that psychologists have taken into consideration a number of basic reasons why people fall in love, “and almost all of them could apply to human-robot relationships. For instance, one thing that prompts people to fall in love are similarities in personality and knowledge, and all of this is programmable. Another reason people are more likely to fall in love is if they know the other person likes them, and that’s programmable too.”

Ok, “love” is programmable so it seems, but whatever happened to the saying, “money can’t buy love?” If this technology is released into the mainstream, people with enough cash are going to be replacing their partners with celebrity look-a-like sex bots which are programmed to “love” them. Can you really call this love or is it just David Levy’s idea of a perfect partner?

Personally I think this prediction of Mr Levy’s is more of a childhood fantasy which has not yet been fulfilled. He’s probably the type of guy which holds an arsenal of celebrity look-a-like sex dolls by his bedside cabinet just hoping one day they will spring to life and fulfill his wildest android desires. Maybe more realistic sex dolls will be released as its easily possible, I just don’t think it’s possible to actually fall in love with an inanimate object as David seems to think.

Imagine if Sex Bots actually hit the stores, the Paris Hilton version would be sold out within seconds by an army of crazed and deranged fans who would give their left testicle for a chance to sleep with her.

I just can’t see myself having an emotional relationship with an artificial life form which is programmed to do what you say. Yeah it sounds great, and the sex would probably be good but seriously, yeah. How on earth are you meant to fall in love with something that is programmed to love you? It just isn’t real…

All your comments and opinions on this subject are greatly appreciated.

In a joint press conference this morning held at Google’s HQ in Mountain view, California, GOOGLE Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and the Vatican announced that the Internet search giant will acquire the Roman Catholic Church for an undisclosed number of GOOGLE shares and a staggering $1.8bn in capital. The deal will give GOOGLE exclusive rights to the bible. The company plans to release an interactive version with Google ads on, as early as January 2009.

With the acquisition, Pope Benedict XVI will become the senior vice president of GOOGLE’s new Interactive Bible Division, while GOOGLE’s co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be spending time in the College of Cardinals, said GOOGLE’s chief executive Eric Schmidt.

“Over the last 2,000 years or so, the Catholic Church’s market share has increased dramatically, which has definitely not been over-looked” said Schmidt. “The combined resources of GOOGLE and the Catholic Church will allow us to provide Google ads to an untapped market which has been growing under the radar at a significant rate, for decades”.

“With the new Interactive Bible that is set to hit stores and churches worldwide, you will be able to get communion, confess your sins, receive absolution, and even reduce your time in purgatory all at the click of a button” said Schmidt.

Pope Benedict XVI didn’t say much during the conference but you could see by the smile on his face that the $1.8bn was going to be put to some good use. Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs was also at the conference and said to Schmidt, “At least now you can wear one of those pointy hats you’ve been talking about for months” and the crowd laughed in hysterics as Schmidt replied, “Yeah, I’ve only wanted one for this long because your mom thought it would look hot on me when I’m taking her from behind”.

Schmidt said GOOGLES’s long-term strategy for this acquisition was to develop a scalable religious solution that can be accessed by anyone, anywhere. Schmidt also added, “There will also be an interactive bible for you to download as we hope to have a bible on everybody’s desktop by 2020”.

Maybe it’s just me being a geek but I reckon that being the side-geek of a super hero would be pretty cool. I have listed all the perks of being a superhero’s side-geek below which may get you thinking about the next job you apply for.

1: With the never-ending supply of super-cool electronics, gadgets and gizmos which superheroes need to fight crime and stay up-to-date with what’s going on in the world, you will have full access to everything a super geek could ever dream of. Super computers, super-fast internet and super technology that nobody else in the world has, will be at your finger tips and ready to use at your convenience.

2: Super heroes tend to rescue a lot of pretty looking women in distress. What do you think happens when they rescue more than one at the same time? Just because they’re a super hero doesn’t mean that they can handle both of the women. While the super hero is busy dealing with one of the women in distress, this is the perfect opportunity for you to jump in and help the other woman by making her feel safe. Not only will the woman be grateful for your help by making her feel safe, you will be her own personal hero, and as a thank you for saving her, she might just end up sleeping with you.

3: Are you the side-geek of a superhero that is of the opposite sex? Superheroes get lonely and also need attention, just like anybody else. Have you ever thought about super babies? How cool would it be to have a baby with a super hero? Your baby will have super powers of its own and could help you with the house work while the super hero was out fighting crime and battling super villains.

4: Being the Super hero’s side-geek and personal friend, it’s most likely that you will be needed close at all times. Where closer to the superhero than living with them could you possibly be? Living with a superhero would be amazing, not only would you never have to worry about being burgled, imagine the social boost it would give you if all your friends knew you lived with a super hero.

5: Imagine being able to hold on to Superman as he’s flying threw the sky, or being able to use Batman’s bat mobile whenever you needed too. Being the side-geek of a superhero would give you full access to however the super hero travels. Take out the bat mobile, or put on superman’s cape, travelling in style is one of the many benefits of being a superhero’s side-geek.

6: Not all super heroes are born with super powers such as Superman’s ability to fly, super-strength, laser eye-sight, super-speed, super-hearing or the ability to freeze things with their breath. Super heroes without the natural ability of super powers, also need a way to fight criminals, which is where the need for a large selection of sophisticated geek weapons comes into play which you can’t really buy on the high street or off your local black market retailer. Having a never ending supply of ultra-cool and super-geeky weapons of torture can be hours of fun.

7: Isn’t it every guy’s dream to be tied up and threw around, or just mine? Kinky kidnapping can be hours of fun if you’re into that sort of thing, well, that’s if the superhero manages to save you in time, otherwise you might just end up dying. Getting tied up, beaten, and forced to do things you really don’t want to do can be a great perk of being a super hero’s side-geek, that’s if you’re into that sort of thing.

8: Growing your social network contacts by networking with super villains can be highly beneficial, not only for social status as you will be able to add the nation’s most notorious super villains to your social networking profiles like Facebook and Myspace, but also because at one point in time you might lose your job as the super heroes side-geek and the super-villains might be hiring. Who else better to work for other than a superhero? A Super villain, that’s who. Getting back at your super ex-employer by working with one of their sworn enemies would teach them a lesson or too about letting you go. Not only would you know where their secret head quarters are, you would also know their weaknesses.

9: How cool would it be if you had the original costume a well known super hero had such as, Batman’s bat cape, Superman’s tights, or even Spiderman’s spider suit? Well, if you’re the side-geek of a superhero, who else are they going to give their clothes to? Having the costume of an actual superhero would impress your friends and get you more interest from the opposite sex, even if you are a geek.

10: Imagine being able to call up a superhero whenever you needed them? Being the personal friend and side geek of a superhero would give you exclusive access to their phone number for you to call them whenever you needed help or a quick-trip around the world, quicker than a jet on speed.

Do you have any other ideas for the perks of being a super hero’s side-geek? Submit them via the comments section below for the whole world to see.