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• Intensified Israeli attacks on Gaza kill child footballers
  BREAKING: Four Palestinian children were killed while playing football yesterday as Israel lashed at the Gaza Strip with more than 10 air strikes. This comes a day after an Israeli airstrike killed a 6-month old baby.
  
  
  
• Which Company in America Sucks the Most? Be a Hater
  Was it bait and switch, did they overcharge you or just never show up at all? Voice your opinion on the worst company of 2008! Choice from over 100 nominees, but the "leaders" are: AT&T, Best Buy, Bank of America, Comcast, Countrywide, Fox news, Sprint, Walmart and Verizon.
  
  
  
• How To Disguise A Water Tower And Confuse The Public [PICS]
  walking towards the 'house in the clouds' in suffolk for the first time can be a confusing experience if you approach from the right angle as the otherwise normal-looking home appears to either float above the trees or perch on a non-existant hill behind the surrounding greenery.
  
  
  
• Alien Strip Club Ad
  I'm sorry, Gallager's 2000, but when I think of strippers, I normally don't think of alien space-crafts.
  
  
  
• Twelve Lunar Eclipses on Astronomy Picture of the Day!
  Welcome to the extra day in the Gregorian Calendar's leap year 2008! To celebrate, consider this grid of lunar eclipse pictures - starting in leap year 1996 and ending with February's eclipse - with the date in numerical year/month/day format beneath each image. Mostly based on visibility from a site in Turkey.
  
  
  
• Greatest Police Car Escape Ever Made By Gay Porn Star
  While handcuffed in the back of the moving car, Taleon smashed out the rear window by head-butting it. He then dove through the window and its steel frame, causing $1,800 in damage, Kunkel said. After landing on his face, Taleon rose to his feet still handcuffed, fled into a nearby pond, police said. "He swam across like Flipper".
  
  
  
• Evolution of Optimus Prime's Dance [VIDEO]
  Evolution of Dance tribute by Optimus Prime.
  
  
  
• New Line Cinema has been gobbled up by Warner Bros!
  You've heard the rumors, and it now looks to be true. New Line is dead. This afternoon Time Warner is expected to announce that New Line will become part of Warner Bros.
  
  
  
• AL whistleblower: Let Rove swear to Congress he never met me
  At the heart of the case of imprisoned former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman are charges that he was railroaded by Karl Rove and the Republican Party. MSNBC host Dan Abrams has become a passionate advocate for Siegelman's cause, and in an extended segment on Wednesday's program, he examined various aspects of this allegation.
  
  
  
• Another Full Iron Man Trailer Launches - Holy Sh*t!
  Just when you thought this incredible day was over, Iron Man decides to drop in and make one hell of an appearance! A brand new two-and-a-half minute trailer for Iron Man has just launched over at MySpace and it's epic.
  
  
  
• Top 5 Environmentally Friendly Presidents in U.S. History
  While today's presidential candidates might not have any great examples to follow from the past few years (though Clinton would certainly be a contender), there are several U.S. presidents that did a lot for the environment.
  
  
  
• The Ray Gun In Action
  Watch as David Martin gets zapped by a ray gun - a non-lethal weapon that could be used to disperse crowds and could save many lives in war zones.
  
  
  
• Why I Called Fox News "Propoganda" Live on Fox News
  I ripped into Fox "News" while on a Fox "News" morning show last week. I thought I'd answer a bunch of questions people had about the incident.
  
  
  
• Paternal Animal Love - Billy and the Kid
  A paternal dog has adopted an abandoned baby goat as his surrogate child. Billy the boxer has become the constant companion of the 12-day old kid called Lilly. He sleeps with the goat, licks her clean, and protects her from any dangers at Pennywell Farm wildlife centre at Buckfastleigh, near Totnes, Devon.
  
  
  
• The Language of Autism
  Are people with autism trapped in their own world? Or are the rest of us just trapped in ours?
  
  
  
• The 17 Greatest Horror Movie Weapons Ever
  For all you horror fans, here's a great compilation of grotesquely unique "weapons" used to kill people in horror movies. My favorite is #9, the basketball.
  
  
  
• BLF does the AT&T billboard hack( video)
  The Billboard Liberation Front today announced a major new advertising improvement campaign executed on behalf of clients AT&T and the National Security Agency. Focusing on billboards in the San Francisco area, this improvement action is designed to promote and celebrate the innovative collaboration of these two global communications giants.
  
  
  
• Spacecraft at Mars Prepare to Welcome New Kid on the Block
  Three Mars spacecraft are adjusting their orbits to be over the right place at the right time to listen to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander as it enters the Martian atmosphere on May 25.
  
  
  
• For Obama, a Taste of What a Long Battle Holds
  WASHINGTON — When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton goes after Senator Barack Obama these days, she presses him on the details of his health care plan, criticizes the wording of his campaign mailings and likens his promise of change to celestial choirs.
  
  
  
• 9 Smart Tips On How To Handle Nasty Neighbors
  Even the most beautiful home, in the most serene town can become a nightmare if you live next door to the wrong kind of people. And dealing with nasty neighbors can be enough to drive even the most peaceable person to distraction. If you find yourself in this situation or would like to do your very best to avoid it.
  
  
  
• Best CAPTCHA ever
  It was as if Digg was telling me, "Really dickweed, you're gonna put that up there?"
  
  
  
• Not lovin' it any more - McDonald's ad guru kills himself
  Ad exec Paul Tilley apparently jumped from an upper floor of the Fairmont Chicago Hotel Friday, and his death was ruled a suicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office. In his career, he led creative teams that came up with Dell's "Dude, You're Gettin' a Dell" campaign and advertising in McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" effort. RIP
  
  
  
• Vote to Help A Children's Hospital Recieve a "Fun Center"
  "Show the Love" by voting for children's hospital in your area. Winning hospital wins a $20,000 Fun Center, which features a flat screen monitor, DVD player and a Nintendo Wii.... that rolls right up to a child's bedside to provide hours of game play and movie watching. Hurry! Voting Ends February 29th
  
  
  
• What Happens when a Bull Terrier Meets a Horse ?
  The Bull Terrier is a warrior. Horses are peaceful by nature... What can happen ?
  
  
  
• Scare Tactics? FISA
  An aggressive campaign by the White House and its allies to win approval of a new electronic spying bill is escalating partisan tensions on Capitol Hill. The contentious debate over the measure could spill over into this fall's election campaign. Contact House Representatives and tell them to stand strong against this nonsense. Spread the word.
  
  
  
• "Too Hot To Fly" Girls Actually Removed for Extreme Rudeness
  Southwest Airlines spokesperson Beth Harbin says the police were called in to meet the flight in Los Angeles because "the girls were verbally abusive to another customer ... using profanities ... and getting in his face."
  
  
  
• First Peek Into Deepest Recesses Of Human Brain
  A team of scientists from Princeton University has devised a new experimental technique that produces some of the best functional images ever taken of the human brainstem, the most primitive area of the brain.
  
  
  
• Robin Williams Saves the Day at TED when Tech Fails
  When the Tech Fails at a Technical convention who better to point it out and make the best of it than Robin Williams.
  
  
  
• Apple, Buy Back This Stock
  Shareholders certainly have shared in Apple's success over the years. The stock topped out at $199.83 on Dec. 28, an almost 19-fold increase over five years. Yet the growth in the company's cash hoard is starting to make people wonder, What exactly will Apple do with all that money?
  
  
  
• I'm the Idiot Who Bought an HD-DVD Player
  Toshiba finally mercy-killed its HD-DVD format last week, ending a drawn-out fight with Sony's Blu-ray for high-definition disc supremacy. The format's demise has brought HD-DVD owners untold humiliation...
  
  
  
• Ending software patents: Has the time come?
  Attempting to ride a wave of corporate and judicial disenchantment with aspects of the current patent system, a new project was unveiled Thursday designed to, as its name bluntly indicates, End Software Patents.
  
  
  
• What happens when the woman proposes
  Today tradition permits women to pop the question to men. This custom has dubious origins....wedlock comes with financial obligation. The bottom line is: if you're married, she can have half your money. Maybe more....all this sniggering is really just to cover up the fact that, in truth, all proposals are made by women.
  
  
  
• How A Secret Pentagon Program Came To Abu Ghraib
  "The roots of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal lie not in the criminal inclinations of a few Army reservists but in a decision, approved last year [2003] by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, to expand a highly secret operation, which had been focussed on the hunt for Al Qaeda, to the interrogation of prisoners in Iraq."
  
  
  
• Another Gamer Screwed by Microsoft
  Someone sends their custom Xbox 360 to the repair center after being assured by Microsoft that it would be returned safe and sound. Except someone at the repair center "cleaned" the custom artwork and signatures right off the console. Unbelievable!
  
  
  
• 7 Reasons to Drink Green Tea
  The steady stream of good news about green tea is getting so hard to ignore that even java junkies are beginning to sip mugs of the deceptively delicate brew. You'd think the daily dose of disease-fighting, inflammation-squelching antioxidants--long linked with heart protection--would be enough incentive, but wait, there's more! Lots more...
  
  
  
• 'Google Bomb' an Enemy
  Google bombing involves manipulating search engines' contextual search methodologies to cause a certain search phrase to point to an unexpected page, usually for comedic or satirical purposes.
  
  
  
• 'Chemical Ali' execution OK'd in Iraq
  The backing by Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and two vice presidents is the final step for the approval of Ali Hassan al-Majid's death sentence, which must be carried out within 30 days of the decision.
  
  
  
• "The Daily Show" Reports From "Anti-Hillary HQ"
  Last night on "The Daily Show," Samantha Bee satirized the media's grand "plan" to destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. "We're at debate 20, and I think everyone here is a bit disappointed that it took Senator Clinton this long to catch on to our plan," Bee said, reporting from "the media's Anti-Hillary War Room in the Paula Jones Conf. Ctr.
  
  
  
• Google and EFF trade lawyerly blows: Day 2
  At issue is Google's chief privacy officer, Jane Horvath, who worked for evil before "do no evil" (Gonzalez Justice Department, then Google). EFF wants to see correspondence between DoJ-Horvath and Google during and after DoJ's unjustifiable '06 grab for Google search records. DoJ is stonewalling and Google's being coy in reply to an EFF lawsuit.
  
  
  
• How & Why the Feds Will Investigate Roger Clemens
  The FBI is expected to make the initial call on whether to open a criminal investigation into whether legendary pitcher Roger Clemens lied about his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs when he testified at a House Oversight Committee hearing earlier this month.
  
  
  

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• Wikipedia bans UK government department over editing issues
  Between August 2005 and August 2007, people at the Uk's Department of Health had made almost 1,500 edits, page creations and/or entries on Wikipedia. This resulted in Wikipedia banning the DoH's address from the site.
  
  
  
• Resident Evil Zero being ported to the Wii?
  The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed that Capcom could be planning on developing an updated version of Resident Evil Zero for the Wii. Its been called Biohazard 0 in Japan and will be released during the Summer, but no information was given for a release in Europe.
  
  
  
• Global Warming Causes Widescale Global Cooling Temperatures
  Twelve-month long drop in world temperatures wipes out a century of warming.Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover in 50 years
  
  
  
• Life's a Bitch
  The last tile, fifty-fifty chance, no way to tell which one to click. Sometimes life's a bitch.
  
  
  
• Woman Dies During Kinky Sex
  She went into cardiac arrest while engaging in "out of the ordinary" sexual practices using "very particular" accessories, said Longueuil police agent Martin Simard.
  
  
  
• Trojan targets Windows Mobile
  McAfee has unearthed a Windows Mobile PocketPC Trojan that disables security, installs via a memory card, can't be uninstalled and makes itself your home page.
  
  
  
• NASA Plans To Crash Moon
  NASA is gearing up to crash two probes into the moon's South Pole on purpose to look for hidden water. I bet they can pull off this one.
  
  
  
• Veoh aims to be one-stop shop for Net TV viewers
  The future of watching TV... "Quincy Smith, who runs CBS' new media division, says the size of the audiences on Veoh are getting close to what some shows are receiving on broadcast television. While he declined to cite specifics, he said the post-apocalyptic drama Jericho has a bigger online audience than it does on traditional TV."
  
  
  
• 'The Economist' Scores the Debate for Obama!
  IT HARDLY seems possible, but there have been no fewer than 20 televised debates in the long struggle to settle the Democratic nomination. The latest was in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday February 26th. For Hillary Clinton it represented a final chance to unsettle Barack Obama ahead of the next round of primaries, and she failed.
  
  
  
• Lightning plays in the sky
  Amazing lightnings from all world!Enjoy :)
  
  
  
• Comcast Class Action Filed For Blocking Internet Use
  The Complaint alleges that Comcast advertises and represents that it provides the "fastest Internet connection" and "unfettered access to all the content, services, and applications that the Internet has to offer." These representations allegedly are false because Comcast intentionally blocks or otherwise impedes its customers' access ...
  
  
  
• Five videogame characters who suck at their jobs
  Mario is the worst plumber ever. Max Payne isn't really a detective. Join us as we check out five videogame characters who absolutely, positively suck at their jobs.
  
  
  
• The teenage girl who is allergic to WATER
  Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water. Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash.
  
  
  
• Mario Kart Wii isn't an update, it's a breakthrough !
  You'll be able to race against up to 11 other players from around the world in massive online races or race against your friends. You can create rooms for friends to join and even text chat while you're waiting for other racers. Plus new racers (including Miis), new rides & 12-player racing via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
  
  
  
• Google to ISO: Say no to OOXML
  Google has called for ISO member bodies to reject Microsoft's Office Open XML document format during the upcoming voting period. According to Google, OOXML is unnecessary and suffers from technical flaws.
  
  
  
• The 10 best ways to see the real USA
  Rev your bike, strum a chord, hit that trail, says Sarah Barrell [..she should know!]. There's a whole other country out there.
  
  
  
• The Diary of an MMO Virgin: Volume 2
  I have been playing The Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar for a few weeks now, and I have had ample time to run across some very interesting people during my adventures in Middle-earth.
  
  
  
• How Warhawk Makes Home Really, Really Cool
  According to our sources, the Home lobby for the Incognito dogfighter will serve as a "war room" where up to eight players can meet to discuss their strategy for an upcoming match. Sure, you could do that with text or voice chat, but it sounds like the developers have gone the extra mile to make planning your battles even cooler.
  
  
  
• Another Rate Cut Coming?
  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress that the nation is in for a period of sluggish business growth and sent a fresh signal Wednesday that interest rates will again be lowered to steady the teetering economy.
  
  
  
• 10 Extraordinary Animal Tactics for Surviving the Cold
  Whether they hibernate, have thick fur coats or take shelter, animals are masters of surviving the cold weather. Here are a few extraordinary cases.
  
  
  
• Spielberg Says "No" to Indy in Digital Projection Format
  Have you seen a film projected digitally? Well, if you have and you happen to be anxiously awaiting the arrival of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, you will not be able to see Indy's latest adventure in said format as reported over at JoBlo.
  
  
  
• Double Flip Dunk Fails Horribly
  This is the coolest and most painful possible outcome to ever happen to a dunk involving a trampoline. This man is my hero.
  
  
  
• Mac vs. PC vs. Linux -- South Park Style
  Gabe Schwarzer, the video creator who brought us the original Mac vs. PC "South Park" style parody ad is back with a sequel. It lags for some part - but the ending is funny.
  
  
  
• Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63
  Famous Hot Rod tuner, star of American Hot Rod on TLC and all around rodding legend Boyd Coddington passed away this morning at 6:20 am.
  
  
  
• Digg Needs This Feature for Duplicate Stories
  Ok ok .... I was visiting some other social networking sites and discovered this really cool new feature at MIXX. We need this feature at Digg or something like it.
  
  
  
• What The MGS4 PS3 Bundle Box Art Should Have Looked Like
  This would have been the better choice for the box art -- who cares if soccer moms wouldn't have gotten it.
  
  
  
• Worst hard drive crash ever [pics]
  We pulled a bad drive apart at work this afternoon. It had a nasty rattle to it before we opened it, but we didn't expect this:
  
  
  
• Huge Leak: Database of 8,700+ stolen cooperate FTP accounts
  The stolen credentials belong to companies from around the world and include more than 2500 North American companies, some of which are the world's top 100 domains, according to security company Finjan. The ISP hosting the db has been notified but they still have not removed it. Finjan says companies can email them to check if their info was stolen
  
  
  
• Oregon State increases reliance on Macs
  Apple's popular 'Get a Mac' TV spots are also causing a stir, according to Dave Nevin, IT manager for college community network."The Mac vs. PC ads are very compelling marketing; and I think they've had sway," Nevin said.
  
  
  
• The Eagle Nebula in Hydrogen Oxygen, and Silicon
  The high amount of detail in the above image results from it being taken only in specific colors of light emitted by hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. The bright blue stars of M16 have been continually forming over the past 5 million years.
  
  
  
• America the beautiful has never been more hideous
  While the war in Iraq is an issue that will yield debate for decades and maybe centuries to come, FISA "modernization" is a matter that has not sunk in with the general public. We don't have to die by the FISA sword just yet.
  
  
  
• L Ron Hubbard Plagiarized Scientology
  "Evidence that L. Rob Hubbard plagiarized Scientology from a 1934 German book called "Scientologie." The text seems to map to various hoo-haw from the cult's official doctrine, too."
  
  
  
• 5 Books That Can Actually Make You Stupider
  If these books are your only options, no one will hold it against you if you watch reality television instead of reading.
  
  
  
• Fake seatbelt fools police... but not the Grim Reaper
  A 39-year-old New Zealand man who refused to wear a seatbelt and had been fined for not wearing one 32 times since February 2003, died in a head-on car crash. His home-made fake seatbelt failed to prevent his death, according to the local coroner.
  
  
  
• C'mon, Digg Faster (Pic)
  ...Yeah, they are getting nowhere...
  
  
  
• Toyota unveils sexy new hybrid sports car (FT-HS)
  The car manufacturer launched its Future Toyota Hybrid Sports (FT-HS) concept today, and said the vehicle would provide both ultra high performance and ultra low fuel use and emissions. Toyota's manager of product development Doug Soden said the new vehicle showed that hybrids could be made not only for the masses but from a sports perspective...
  
  
  
• Top 3 Indie Games to Watch Out For
  A year ago, nobody would have cared. But with Portal's rise from indie oddity to game of the year, everybody is suddenly interested in IGF's videogame competition, which runs during the Game Developers Conference each year.
  
  
  
• John McCain Says He Could Lose Over Iraq War
  "Let me not put it that stark," the likely GOP nominee told reporters on his campaign bus. "Let me just put it this way: Americans will judge my candidacy first and foremost on how they believe I can lead the county both from our economy and for national security. Obviously, Iraq will play a role in their judgment of my ability to handle security
  
  
  
• Nice View Kid.....
  L-L-L-Looook at those.....
  
  
  
• Is New Hampshire Lucky 13?
  New Hampshire has filed legislation to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of Marijuana
  
  
  

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• Top 5 Botched Marriage Proposals - Caught on [VIDEO]
  These videos are like watching a car crash. You know it's wrong, but you just can't look away.
  
  
  
• DualShock 3 Dated For US
  Just in time for GT5 Prologue!
  
  
  
• Garfield, minus Garfield
  Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let's laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and methamphetamine addiction in a quiet American suburb.
  
  
  
• iTunes now the No. 2 music retailer in the US
  In addition to new notebooks on Tuesday, Apple announced that the latest market research data from NPD indicates that the iTunes Store recently surpassed Best Buy to become the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart.
  
  
  
• Google Shocker: Paid Click Hits Wall
  Google shares are getting hit early Tuesday after comScore's report on a startlingly big decline in paid click growth. Google's January paid click growth was flat on a year-over-year basis, down 7% from December and down 12% from the fourth quarter. UBS cut its earnings estimate and price target in response.
  
  
  
• Starbucks closes to learn how to make coffee
  Americans will have to cope without blended Frappuccino and blueberry coffee cake for a few hours today as Starbucks shuts its 7,100 company-owned stores for a nationwide barista training session.
  
  
  
• Abandoned Frozen Ships near Kamchatka, Russia.
  a graveyard of vessels frozen into blocks of ice
  
  
  
• Metal Gear Solid 4 Finally Has A Release Date
  Word from Destination PlayStation, a retailers-only conference is that MGS4 finally has a summer date and a nifty hardware bundle.
  
  
  
• Can Airplanes Fly on Biofuel?
  The first biofuel flight by an airline. A fuel produced from plant matter instead of petroleum or other fossil fuels. "This is the first stage on a journey towards renewable fuel"
  
  
  
• Digg Firefox Extension
  The Digg Firefox extension allows you to interact with Digg and see information about the web page you are currently viewing while you use Firefox.
  
  
  
• iPod/iPhone firmware update 1.1.4 released
  Just connected my iPhone to iTunes. More details as they come in.
  
  
  
• McCain: "The War Will Be Over Soon"
  "My friends, the war will be over soon, the war for all intents and purposes although the insurgency will go on for years and years and years. But it will be handled by the Iraqis, not by us, and then we decide what kind of security arrangement we want to have with the Iraqis."
  
  
  
• 8 Things We Need to See in the Arrested Development Movie
  Just because they are making a movie of a kick-ass show, that doesn't mean it will be good. AD fans should hold out hope though, as many of the cast have already said that they are in for the movie. Here's what it needs to make sure it doesn't disappoint.
  
  
  
• RIAA fails again to get default judgment in uncontested case
  A judge has refused to issue a default judgment for the RIAA in a case where a P2P defendant never showed up in court. In denying the default judgment motion, the judge cited the RIAA's boilerplate complaint as well a number of defenses, the viability of which have yet to be "conclusively determined."
  
  
  
• Linux user in Vista land.
  5+ year Linux user (straight Linux, no Windows on the desktop) spends 4 months with Vista as his desktop. Read how he got comfy (Getting Konsole running, WinMover and booting out Outlook) and his disappointments.
  
  
  
• Wii Menu updates to 3.2
  Your Wii is glowing blue. It wants you to update. Perhaps this kills the "Twilight Hack" that all of the kids are into now?
  
  
  
• World's Largest Solar Power Plant Coming to Arizona
  The lucky sunny state of Arizona is about to become home to the world's largest Solar Plant! Thanks to a just-announced contract between Abengoa Solar and Arizona Public Service Company (APS), the enormous solar plant called Solana will power up to 70,000 homes, and will be the first example in the country of a major utility...
  
  
  
• Alabama whistleblower says Rove trying to smear her
  A whistleblower in the Don Siegelman case said Monday that the coordinated smear attack on her credibility by the state's GOP and the American Spectator publication are being pushed by Karl Rove – the former senior aide to President Bush – in retaliation for her revelations of his role in the investigation and conviction of Don Siegelman.
  
  
  
• Pakistan bans YouTube for these videos of Muhammed
  The Pakistani government caused a worldwide two-hour long YouTube outage on Sunday after it ordered Internet service providers to block the site.
  
  
  
• Internet Ad Revenue Exceeds $21B in 2007
  Online advertising revenues exceeded $21 billion for the first time in 2007, although preliminary data compiled by an industry trade group also suggest growth is slowing.
  
  
  
• Researchers Grow Heart
  Researchers have grown a beating heart in a laboratory from the cells of a newborn rat.
  
  
  
• Top 10 Super Bowl Champions
  WhatIfSports.com used its free NFL SimMatchup technology (you could do this too!) to simulate the 42 Super Bowl champions against one another -- 100 times each. This means that each team played 4,100 games and 86,100 games were played in total. At the end, we looked at all of the games and ranked teams by winning percentage to find the top 10.
  
  
  
• Why I'll never make Digg Popular
  Always a bridesmaid, never a bride...I'm doomed to forever be a digg failure.
  
  
  
• Venus Revealed: Probe Discovers Extraordinary Weather System
  Named after the Roman goddess of love & beauty, Venus is often called Earth's twin as the two planets are close in size, but that's where the similarity ends. The massive clouds that cover Venus create a greenhouse effect that keeps the planet at a sizzling 864°F. The bizarre weather patterns on Venus have given scientists new mysteries to solve.
  
  
  
• How it happened: The catastrophic flood that cooled the Eart
  How the great flood was unleashed has been a matter of debate.
  
  
  
• 7 Jobs That Nokia's Phone of the Future Will Be Good For
  hahaha...thats a good analysis by wired magazine...pretty good
  
  
  
• Pythons could squeeze lower third of USA
  As climate change warms the nation, giant Burmese pythons could colonize one-third of the USA, from San Francisco across the Southwest, Texas and the South and up north along the Virginia coast, according to U.S. Geological Survey maps released Wednesday....pythons can be 20 feet long and 250 pounds. They are highly adaptable to new environments
  
  
  
• South Africa to allow elephant cull
  South Africa says it will reverse a ban on elephant culls because the population now needs controlling.
  
  
  
• Adobe AIR 1.0 is out!
  The Adobe® AIR™ runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems.What type of developer are you?
  
  
  
• Study in Complexity: Hardest Mazes to Solve
  What makes a maze difficult to solve? The more we consider this question, the more elusive it becomes. It's certainly possible to begin defining mathematical measures of a maze's complexity, but complexity must depend on aspects of human perception as well.
  
  
  
• New MacBook Pro More Powerful, Has Multitouch Trackpad
  New versions of the MacBook Pro have been released today. They come loaded with up to 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, and the MacBook Air's trackpad which allows for multi-touch gestures. The low-end MacBook has also been upgraded. Full specs and prices after the jump.
  
  
  
• EXCLUSIVE: 'Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?' Poster
  Cinematical has just received this exclusive final poster (click on the image for a larger version) for Morgan Spurlock's new doc, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
  
  
  
• I Drink Your Milkshake
  Saturday Night Live (SNL) on February 23, 2008. Parody of Oscar nominated films: There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, and Juno.
  
  
  
• Map of Social Popularity Around the World
  
  
  
• How Mars and Venus are affected by carbon monoxide
  New atmospheric modelling on Mars and Venus could have implications for Earth.
  
  
  
• Plants use Twitter to tell you to water them
  The gang from Botanicalls used one of Adafruit's new open source hardware ethernet shields for Arduino (open hardware too) to make some plants talk - and now you can too! That's right, having your houseplants Twitter you when they need water and more! You can see what one of the plants is doing now...
  
  
  
• Before Google Maps or Google Earth, there was "The Atlas"...
  
  
  
• Scientists Predict When World Will End: Good News / Bad News
  Scientist have nailed down how and when Earth will cease to exist.The sun will expand into a red giant, pushing Earth farther out into space, but not far enough. Our planet will be snagged by the sun's outer atmosphere, plunging to its doom inside the fiery stellar furnace. The good news: This won't happen for another 7.6 billion years. Bad News:
  
  
  
• Another left-handed president? It's looking that way
  Four out of five of the last U.S. Presidents were left-handed, and the next one probably will be, too
  
  
  
• Top ten best post-apocalyptic survival vehicles
  We asked you what you think the best post-apocolyptic vehicle would be, assuming you could fuel it up. The response we received from commenters was phenomenal. We've culled the comments down to our ten top responses.
  
  
  

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• Clinton Gets Caught Again on NAFTA
  I want to remind folks who claim Hillary Clinton never praised NAFTA that, in fact, she did praise NAFTA - repeatedly.
  
  
  
• 30 of the Most Creative Bookshelves Designs [ Pics ]
  Freshome just made a beautiful collection with the 30 best bookshelfs designs. These designs are awesome ...I just can't figure out witch one I should choose.
  
  
  
• Introducing Ubuntu Mobile - full Internet, no compromise
  Ubuntu Mobile is an Ubuntu edition that targets an exciting new class of computers called Mobile Internet Devices.Ubuntu Mobile, based on the world's most popular Linux distribution, and MID hardware from OEMs and ODMs, are redefining what can be done in mobile computing.
  
  
  
• FCC Hearing: Comcast Uses Hacker Techniques
  Today is an important day for network neutrality, as the FCC's Broadband Network management hearing has been discussing Comcast's attempt to slow down BitTorrent traffic. One of the panelists said Comcast uses "hacker techniques" to manage their network.
  
  
  
• Rusty Worms in the Brain
  Iron banded worms drying out of blood could be linked to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
  
  
  
• Light Clock
  
  
  
• Star Wars Geeks outraged by Hollywood Big Shot's Antics
  STAR Wars fans haven't been this upset since Jar Jar Binks.
  
  
  
• Electron Filmed for First Time
  Scientists have filmed an electron in motion for the first time, using a new technique that will allow researchers to study the tiny particle's movements directly.
  
  
  
• Get a Custom MP3 Horn for your Car
  HornTones allows you to customize your car horn with a MP3 file. "Gotta Digg" anyone?
  
  
  
• Is a free global WiFi network possible?
  WeFi creates software that can be downloaded for free onto laptops or mobile devices that the company says will enhance WiFi connectivity and provide mobile devices with more powerful connection tools
  
  
  
• The End of America
  A must see
  
  
  
• Leaked Pineapple Express Trailer
  Judd Apatow, the director behind Knocked Up and 40 Year Old Virgin, came up with idea for a "weed action movie." Staring Seth Rogen and James Franco, this movie is gonna be dope.
  
  
  
• Clinton Campaign: Obama Divisive For Calling Us Out On Smear
  Seriously, WTF: The Clinton campaign puts out a response from Maggie Williams, which doesn't respond to the question of whether a staffer was circulating the photo of Obama in Somali garb, instead: "If Barack Obama's campaign wants to suggest that a photo of him wearing traditional Somali clothing is divisive, they should be ashamed."
  
  
  
• Ethnic Food in Space
  When South Korea's first astronaut Ko San boards the International Space Station this April he'll be bringing along a supply of kimchi, the national dish of his native country. But turning a fermented cabbage dish into a viable space food took a lot more work than you might think.
  
  
  
• Lawyers For Imposter P2P Software Threaten OpenSource Team
  A company trying to pass itself off as vendors of the open-source file-sharing software Shareaza, has set the legal dogs on the real Shareaza forum. Discordia Ltd, who earlier turned Bearshare and iMesh into pay services, demanded action after a member of the real Shareaza forum suggested a DOS attack on the site.
  
  
  
• BBC journalist got a glimpse at secret PS3 game
  "If the footage I was shown truly is "in game" then we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion."
  
  
  
• Linux runs natively on the Wii
  "And last but not least, we have finally run natively Linux on the Nintendo Wii through Team Tweezers' twilight-hack (http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Twilight_Hack). We have released a small usbgecko-enabled Proof of Concept mini-distro to prove it." It still needs drivers for the fancy Wii hardware...but regardless, it's Wii Linux is here.
  
  
  
• Sleep Jerk to Piss Shivers: 5 Body Mysteries Explained
  The human body is one of the most incredible organisms in the known universe, but all that awesomeness carries some pretty weird and hard to explain baggage. If you're lucky your questions will be answered here. If they aren't ... brain tumor.
  
  
  
• Ars takes on the Advancement of Science
  The American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting is anything but the typical scientific get-together. The meeting's presentations focused not only on the big issues of science, but also how those issues are perceived by the public and shape the global community.
  
  
  
• Digg Town Hall webcast live soon!
  The first Digg Town Hall meeting is starting soon. Check the blog for the link.
  
  
  
• 60 minutes Censors a broadcast in Alabama
  As 60 Minutes was putting its show together, the White House put pressure on CBS -- the parent company -- to kill the show. During the 60 Minutes broadcast and ONLY during the Don Siegelman portion -- the screen went black for Huntsville residents and Mobile residents.
  
  
  
• Top 10 PC Games We'd Like to See Remastered
  Playing through Tomb Raider Anniversary got me to wonder, what other games would I like to see get this treatment? I sifted through the crevices of my fondest gaming memories and came up with this list of personal favorites that I think would be great candidates for remakes.
  
  
  
• Coal states push 'next-generation' clean fuel
  By 'next-generation,' they mean "clean coal technology." Why can't they just accept other alternative, renewable energies?
  
  
  
• Teen critical following a senseless snowball fight shooting
  Just because a snowball hits your face,you shoot a kid??..a psycho certainly
  
  
  
• 11 Neighbors from Hell
  Thank god for zoning laws, covenants and deed restrictions.
  
  
  
• 1 Male Who is Feeling Anything but Enhanced
  "'Smiling Bob' Verdict: Guilty: CINCINNATI -- A federal court jury on Friday found the owner of a company that sells "male enhancement" tablets and other herbal supplements guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, bank fraud and money laundering." Remember those commercials with the big-smiling guy? Not so much anymore eh?
  
  
  
• Pentagon Confirms Satellite Shooting Success
  The Pentagon said its analysis of spy satellite debris shows that last week's shootdown was successful in hitting the spacecraft's fuel tank and destroying the hazardous chemical.
  
  
  
• Widgets and gadgets and bears, oh my!
  "We've just made a few updates to our Digg tools and widgets."Covers the new Google gadget, MySpace widget, and improved Netvibes widget.
  
  
  
• 2 Pretty Girls Thrown Off Southwest Airlines Flight
  Apparently they were causing a disruption on the plane because they couldn't get water when THEY wanted it and were knocking on the lavatory door while someone was inside. Their side of the story is that the flight attendants were rude and discriminatory to them, saying "I think they were just discriminating against because we were young decent ...
  
  
  
• Broken Xbox 360s Made My Baby Cry
  My kid was just as upset as I was when my 2nd 360 got the RRoD.
  
  
  
• 10 Weirdest iPod Accessories
  Yes, Apple iPods are cool. The same cannot be said for these accessories, including a music headband and hymn book case
  
  
  
• Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business
  Once a marketing gimmick, free has emerged as a full-fledged economy. Offering free music proved successful for Radiohead & Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The fastest-growing parts of the gaming industry are ad-supported casual games online and free-to-try massively multiplayer online games. Virtually everything Google does is free to consumers..
  
  
  
• Robed Obama picture ignites row
  The more desperate Clinton becomes the dirtier the race gets.
  
  
  
• Sony's Phil Harrison is Resigning
  Phil Harrison, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS) will resign on February 29th. Harrison has been with Sony since 1992, when he joined Sony Electronics Publishing
  
  
  
• MIT Fights for Clean Power With HolyGrail of Fusion in Reach
  MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) is about as Hollywood-worthy as science gets. The stakes, after all, could hardly be higher. If fusion can be perfected, it could mean a golden age for power production, with systems providing all of the benefits of nuclear reactors—but none of the drawbacks.
  
  
  
• Americans Change Faiths at Rising Rate, Report Finds
  More than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion or no religion, a new survey of religious affiliation says.
  
  
  
• Debunking Congressman Kingston's HBO attacks on Obama
  Congressman Jack Kingston appeared on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher and made several untrue statements about Senator Barack Obama that went unchecked on the show. Here's the video evidence to disprove each claim.
  
  
  
• Interactive Graph of Box Office Returns for the past 20 yrs
  The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986 - 2007
  
  
  
• iPhone, Wii guests on stage at this year's Oscars
  e keep on telling people that the iPhone and Wii are like totally going to be huge, but maybe they'll finally believe us now that Jon Stewart trotted both out on stage during the Oscars this year..
  
  
  
• Bring your WiFi enabled DESKTOP to Starbucks
  little prank about what happens if you bring your desktop instead of your laptop to starbucks.
  
  
  

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• Bank Of America Won't Let You Access Your Money
  Silly Bill. He thought Bank of America would let him spend $5,800 on a home theater system just because he had over $10,000 in the bank.
  
  
  
• Man dies in cake eating contest.
  An inquest is to be held on a man who died during a contest to see who could eat the most fairy cakes.
  
  
  
• Sad but true...
  One day, quantum entaglement may allow researchers to manipulate energy and matter from a remote location. Check the pic to see what follows.
  
  
  
• Teen gang rapes woman, posts vid on youtube, arrested in UK
  A gang of teens in South London which included 3 boys and 2 girls spiked a woman's champagne. The boys raped her in front of her little kids, posted vid on Youtube. The gang is arrested now.
  
  
  
• Digg Users Without Girlfriends - Do This For Yourself...
  So this is in response to the Sappy Love Boy who made one for his Girlfriend. (http://www.digg.com/people/Hey_Digg_User_Do_This_for_Your_Girlfriend) Well, I thought us Digg Users needed something more real to grasp. Yes. We Love Ourselves...
  
  
  
• 16-yo has Sex w/13-yo, now registered sex offender for life
  When Ricky was 16, he went to a teen club and met a girl named Amanda, who said she was the same age. They hit it off and were eventually having sex. Two years later, Ricky is a registered sex offender, and his life is destroyed. Amanda turned out to be 13. Ricky was arrested, tried as an adult, and pleaded guilty. Is Ricky really a sex offender?
  
  
  
• Toshiba + a 835 Million Deal w/ Sony's PS3 Deal Killed HDDVD
  Toshiba's flip-flop may have been in the cards for a while. Microsoft showed little remose as HD DVD took second place to Blu-ray; a move Toshiba must have recognized from its American ally. Now the solidified PS3 venture between Sony and Toshiba indicates that Toshiba now has switched to backing the PS3 almost exclusively
  
  
  
• WTF Happened In Janurary
  Just when you think you've seen it all... they suprise you again.
  
  
  
• Incredible [Pics] of a massive storm in Kansas
  A Nebraskan storm chaser snaps some incredible pics of a squall line pounding Kansas.
  
  
  
• I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take this anymore!
  "You believe the illusions we're spinning here! You think that the tube is reality and that your own lives are unreal. You do what the tube tells you. You dress like the tube. You eat like the tube. You raise your children like the tube. You even think like the tube.. This is mass madness, you maniacs! In God's name, you people are the real thing."
  
  
  
• Why is Ben Stiller is the man? [PIC]
  Because he gave me this famous Zoolander face during a NY Knicks game at MSG.
  
  
  
• Wrong. Trick question (comic)
  awwsome!
  
  
  
• Electronic Arts Bitchslapped
  Take-Two Interactive Software, the company that currently has Rockstar Games under its wing, has rejected Electronic Arts' offers to be bought out.
  
  
  
• YouTube hijacked by Pakistan, caused global outage!
  YouTube has been blocked by Pakistan's government because it contained "blasphemous content, videos and documents". Shortly after, Pakistan shutdown YouTube globally by (possibly accidentally) hijacking their IP space via BGP!
  
  
  
• The Exciting Adventures of Perspective Man [COMIC]
  Not a popular comic book hero by any long shot but damn, we sure do need him sometimes. I wish perspective man would accompany me to work with me every day...
  
  
  
• David Blaine Street Magic Part 4
  What the eff!
  
  
  
• How to Tip Like a Gentleman
  Proper tipping etiquette is a trait rarely found in modern men yet, when perfected, it can make you look classy.
  
  
  
• Sports Authority Fools Customers with 20% Coupon
  Sports Authority sends a 20% coupon to their customers. However, they can't use it on 68 of their named brands or any sports equipment! The only thing they could possibly buy is a pair of socks.
  
  
  
• My inner nerd almost made me drop 5.99 on this...
  Taking a picture with my phone, emailing it to myself so I can download the image and then re-host it with a diggable URL- that's a much less nerdy alternative.
  
  
  
• Wubi arrives: a look at Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 5
  The Ubuntu development community has announced that the fifth Ubuntu 8.04 prerelease is now available for testing. Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 5 adds additional polish and reliability as well as a few intriguing new features. The official release of Ubuntu 8.04, codenamed Hardy Heron, is scheduled for late April and feature freeze is already in effect.
  
  
  
• Video: Jonathan Coulton performing 'Still Alive' in Rock Ban
  Geek-rock troubadour Jonathan Coulton performing his song "Still Alive" in Rock Band at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. His backing band includes Veronica Belmont, Leo Laporte, and Merlin Mann.
  
  
  
• KDE 4.1: Visual Changelog (rev 777000)
  KDE 4.1 will be what everyone expected 4.0 to be — a fully functional revolutionary Linux desktop. I took a look at the revision 777000 of this desktop environment and what you get is a visual changelog describing the current progress in terms of look and feel and the features.
  
  
  
• A Great Shot Indeed...
  
  
  
• It's You Doing That.......
  you'll need javascript enabled, to view this illusion. It totally messes you up.
  
  
  
• Anti-Virus Company Says PeerGuardian is Malware
  Over the past week, some servers used for updating the anti-virus software NOD32 were labeled as anti-p2p by a popular list maker for PeerGuardian. In response, NOD32's company, ESET, has categorised PG2 as malware in some of its latest updates.
  
  
  
• EA proposes acquisition of Take-Two for $2 billion
  Not one to miss out on a gaming industry trend as hot as corporate synergy, Electronic Arts recently proposed an acquisition of Take-Two Interactive Software for $26 a share (nearly a 63 percent premium to their current stock value) -- for a grand total of approximately $2 billion.
  
  
  
• Hillary Clinton Mocks Barack Obama During Campaign Rally
  Folks...the wheels have officially come off the Clinton Presidency Wagon.
  
  
  
• More of us eating five a day says FSA
  Fruit and vegetable consumption is increasing but many people still do not eat the recommended five portions a day, research for an official watchdog has found.
  
  
  
• Pakistan blocks YouTube!
  Pakistan has blocked access to the popular YouTube website because of content deemed offensive to Islam. (sigh)
  
  
  
• Raul Castro becomes Cuba's leader
  " HAVANA — Nearly 50 years of rule by Fidel Castro ended in Cuba on Sunday as parliament chose his brother Raul to replace him — a transition that leaves the island's communist system unshaken."
  
  
  
• Invisible Secret Service Headset for Extreme Communications
  I really hate to put things even earbuds into my ears. Let me introduce a tiny device - the smallest of its kind. They call it "Secret Service Invisible 2-Way Micro Headset", the micro-sized earbud is smaller than a hearing aid which fits snugly and securely in the ear canal. But, i don't think we should call it 'INVISIBLE'.
  
  
  
• Smoking Gun Video of Lobbyists Buying Govt. Contracts
  This paying off of politicians is what the right wing proudly defends as free speech.
  
  
  
• GT-R Waiting Game About to End
  The Skyline GT-R is finally going to make it to the US in 2009. This long-awaited car is perhaps most known for its role in so many iconic racing games of recent years. Personally, I can't wait to hear that deep rumble rolling around US streets.
  
  
  
• Message To Guy Who Stole My 11 Year Old Piece of Junk Car
  Really funny, clever "open letter" by author to the unknown person who stole his car....
  
  
  
• The First-Ever iBand Rocks Out!
  Watch how the first-ever iBand create music with their best friends - their digital devices.
  
  
  
• NGC 4676: Colliding Galaxies
  These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart. Known as " The Mice" because they have such long tails, each spiral galaxy has likely already passed through the other. They will probably collide again and again until they coalesce.
  
  
  
• Nader Announces Presidential Bid
  Ralph Nader has announced plans to run again for the US presidency.
  
  
  
• Japanese Store Lets Customers Trade HDDVD players for BluRay
  The Japanese electronics retailer Edion is deeply ashamed it sold its customers HD DVD gear. So ashamed they that they're allowing buyers to swap in Toshiba HD DVD boxes for Blu-ray players. A little more investigation reveals that the trade must occur during March, and consumers only need pay the price difference.
  
  
  
• Marlins want fat men who can dance
  The Florida Marlins are looking for some footloose fat men. The National League team is creating an all-male, plus-size cheerleading squad to be dubbed the Manatees. Tryouts were scheduled for Sunday.
  
  
  
• The French Chernobyl ?
  Years of unchecked pollution in France's Rhone River have taken their toll with the recent discovery of PCB levels 10-12 times the safe limit in the river's fish.
  
  
  

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• Thanks Geek Squad!
  Geek Squad: For those too stupid to install 360 games by themselves.
  
  
  
• Obama: "Charges pretty hard to swallow."
  "We have been subject to constant attacks from the Clinton campaign -- except when we were down by 20 points." Obama's measured response to Clinton's histrionics. Sorry, no hand-waving or hissing in sight.
  
  
  
• PC Gaming Is Expensive and a Hassle, But I'm Lovin' It
  A comparison between PC and console gaming has created quite the firestorm. Here's another take...
  
  
  
• Will There Be A (Successful) iPhone-Only Social Network?
  think an iPhone-only social network, if it had the right features, would be a huge hit with these users. Actually, I think any mobile social network would be a big hit, if it had presence awareness and was able to tell you both where your friends are and what they are up to. And also let you meet new people around you who were open to it..
  
  
  
• Obama Responds to Clinton's Scolding - 2/23/08
  Foxnews.com article and video. Sen. Barack Obama defends mailers sent out to Ohio voters last week on Hillary Clinton's NAFTA and healthcare records, after Hillary Clinton scolded him (Shame on you, Barack Obama!) for distributing them.
  
  
  
• World's Biggest Dork?
  If you think you have trouble getting laid, you won't after watching this guy. My favorite part of this is when he references Japanese anime, then tells his prospective date that it's okay if they don't know about it, because if they date him, they'll learn plenty.
  
  
  
• Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space
  The International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Atlantis as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation.
  
  
  
• What the Candidates Have Raised and Spent (so far)
  Senators Obama & Clinton have each spent more than $100 Million on their campaigns so far. But Mr. Obama is in a much better financial position going into the remaining primaries because he more money in the bank.
  
  
  
• Most Destructive Weapon in FPS history!
  The BFRAG lays down unrelenting devastation upon your enemy. Just keep the batteries fresh.
  
  
  
• George W. Bush Is President Of Africa
  George W. Bush has been having so much fun in Africa that he took up the Africans' offer that he remain forever, as their President King.
  
  
  
• Clintons' Tax Returns Would Cast a Wider Light
  Clinton is resisting calls from Obama to follow him in releasing personal tax returns, arguing that large amounts of her personal financial information are already public.
  
  
  
• Are they walking on the wall?! (Cool optical illusion)
  It looks like they are leaning against a wall and sitting on a bench, but then you see the people walking behind them!
  
  
  
• Why Obama is not against video games.
  An explanation on why accusing Obama of being against video games is nothing but republican (or a stupid persons) slander,Here is why it is just not true and what he said is being taken out of context.
  
  
  
• Han Solo in Carbonite desk
  Tom Spina Designs created this Han Solo in Carbonite desk for a client. I would be incredibly productive with a desk like this. Just sayin'.
  
  
  
• Time for Bill O'Racist to Resign in Disgrace
  O'Reilly should be fired for using the word "lynching" in the context of a rant about Michelle Obama, despite his faux apology. ..Lynching: A variety of howling posses composed of fire-eyed redneck thugs -- terrorists, if you will -- skulking through the woods, hauling with them an African American to a cowardly, ritualistic, vigilante execution.
  
  
  
• Solar power will be a bright investment prospect
  In the short term, the sector will also have to contend with a shortage of silicon, a key ingredient for solar cells that turn sunlight into electricity, and possible changes in political support as elections take place.
  
  
  
• Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Officially Discontinued
  It was only a matter of time before Microsoft officially discontinued manufacturing the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, but it took them a few days longer than we expected. Their statement is finally out, and it signals Microsoft's official withdraw from HD DVD on the console front. Here's their statement.
  
  
  
• A Supercar Faster than a Lamborghini but Made of Wood
  This car features 600 HP, weighs just under 1150 kg, comes with a V-8 4.6 liter engine, has a top speed of 240 MPH, and oh yeah, is made of wood. This wooden supercar, known as the Splinter, can go from 0-60 is just over 3 seconds and is eco-friendly.
  
  
  
• School Bus Brawl
  A student on a school bus in Gilbert, Arizona gets into an argument with the driver when the driver won't let the student off the bus. The confrontation escalates, and the driver's daughter even gets into the action.
  
  
  
• Geek Squad Put To Test
  This News Team made a BIOS change and Put Geek Squad, Micro Center and Firedog to the test. One past, two failed and charged a whole lot of money.
  
  
  
• Michael Moore slams Hillary's health care plan
  Michael Moore says insurance industry would love Clinton's healthcare plan. "They're having nutty debates about who's going to mandate how many people," Moore said. "We're not cars," he quipped, referring to the argument that health insurance mandates are equivalent to state laws requiring drivers to carry automobile insurance.
  
  
  
• Patience Pays Off! (PIC)
  USA wins again.
  
  
  
• [Video] Windmill Destruction
  A run away windmil collapses during a storm in Denmark
  
  
  
• HBO Agrees To Air 'Taxi To The Dark Side'
  The Discovery Channel dropped plans to air the award-winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" because it was too "controversial." Now HBO has announced plans to air the film in September 2008.
  
  
  
• Move Over, Oil, There's Money in Texas Wind
  The wind turbines that recently went up on Louis Brooks's ranch are twice as high as the Statue of Liberty, with blades that span as wide as the wingspan of a jumbo jet. More important from his point of view, he is paid $500 a month to permit 78 of them on his land, with 76 more on the way.
  
  
  
• Clinton to Obama: "Shame on you"
  (CNN) -- A visibly angry Sen. Hillary Clinton lashed out Saturday at Sen. Barack Obama over campaign literature that she said he knows is "blatantly false." Clinton jabbed the air with her hands as she told a crowd in Cincinnati, Ohio, that two Obama mailings spread lies about her positions on universal health care and the North American Free Trade
  
  
  
• RIAA Reminds Me of The Mafia, says Musician
  Former Dead Kennedy's vocalist Jello Biafra has torn into the RIAA, likening them to the mafia, threatening to leave a horse's head in the beds of old women and children alike, whilst destroying the education of student file-sharers. Don't even get him started on the media: "Goebbels would be proud" he said.
  
  
  
• Canceled Cancer Patient Awarded $9 Million
  A woman who had her medical coverage canceled as she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer has been awarded more than $9 million in a case against one of California%u2018s largest health insurers.
  
  
  
• US-Mexico 'virtual fence' ready
  A high-technology system to control the US-Mexico border with cameras and radar instead of a physical fence has gained government approval, US officials say.
  
  
  
• Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan
  Japan launched a rocket Saturday carrying a satellite that will test new technology that promises to deliver "super high-speed Internet" service to homes and businesses around the world.
  
  
  
• Can Apple Patent the Pinch? Experts Say It's Possible
  "If Apple's patents are granted, the company could absolutely stop others from using similar technology,"... "They'd also be in an especially good position to stop others from including certain features. Apple could stop [their use] not only on mobile devices but also desktops."
  
  
  
• 6 Submissions Even Kevin Rose Couldn't Get On Front Page
  Even Digg Founder/Superman Kevin Rose comes up short sometimes.... What's the deal, yo?
  
  
  
• AP Survey: Superdelegates Jump to Support Obama
  The Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters—straight to Barack Obama. In just the past two weeks, more than two dozen of them have climbed aboard his presidential campaign, according to a survey by The Associated Press. At the same time, Hillary Rodham Clinton's are beginning to jump ship, abandoning her for Obama.
  
  
  
• Monty Python and Barack Obama
  Political cartoon perfectly summarizes this campaign. Ironically, Obama's not the black knight.
  
  
  
• Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 5 Released
  The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. Hardy Heron Alpha 5 is the fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features.
  
  
  
• Engadget's Video of the Optimus Maximus in action
  Video of the Optimus Maximus installation, setup, Configurator, etc.
  
  
  
• California: Legalize Pot In 2008
  The well known marijuana legalization activist Jack Herer is leading an initiative to get marijuana legalization on the 2008 November ballot in California.
  
  
  
• Seattle Announces a Denny's as Historic Landmark..Seriously?
  Seattle has voted to make a Denny's restaurant a historic landmark yet can't find a way to save the Sonics...Mercy its a sad state of affairs as a native Seattlite.
  
  
  
• Pension Funds Sue Yahoo for Rejecting Microsoft's Takeover
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