Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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  • Improve Your 'Hunched over the PC' Posture
    One of the most neglected aspects of our health is our posture. Amongst all the guidelines on healthy eating and workout methods, this essential facet of our well-being is often overlooked. Here we take a look at six core stretches that will increase your flexibility from head to toe.


  • Trench Warfare (PIC)
    Hiding in plain sight! Brilliant!


  • Smile for Cancer 1 Click & Pic Will Donate $1 to Cancer Fund
    http://url.amuso.com/smile $1 will be donated to cancer research for each smile so click the link & enter your picture. Show your support because we are all in this battle together. All proceeds donated to Brigham and Women's Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Please spread the word!


  • Recipe: Homemade Girl Scout Cookies
    "Samoas, also known as Caramel de-Lites, have always been my favorite girl scout cookie (although I do enjoy Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs and Thin Mints)..."


  • Surprise! Garmin's GPS Phone Is Awesome
    They very obviously copied the iPhone UI and are going to get the pants sued off of them, but full GPS and 3.5G? I don't know, seems pretty damn good.


  • NY POST endorses Barack Obama
    January 30, 2008 -- Democrats in 22 states across America go to the polls next Tuesday to pick between two presidential prospects: Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.We urge them to choose Obama - an untried candidate, to be sure, but preferable to the junior senator from New York.Obama represents a fresh start.


  • Star Trek Orgasms
    Exactly what it sounds like. Whoever made this video is a stone cold genius.


  • A tour of Google's new Experimental Search. Verdict: awesome
    There's more information than ever on the web, and Google is testing some new ways to visualize it all. Ars evaluates Google's Experimental Search features which feature alternate views for search results and more.


  • An Example of Light Pollution
    Light pollution, also known as photopollution or luminous pollution, is excess or obtrusive light created by humans. Among other effects, it disrupts ecosystems, can cause adverse health effects, obscures the stars for city dwellers, and interferes with astronomical observatories. Light pollution is a side effect of industrial civilization.


  • 5 Questions Lost Writers Must Answer (And Why They Wont)
    Anyone else starting to get the feeling that not even the writers have answers to the mysteries we want solved most?


  • Hillary and Florida
    A former Clinton advisor and supporter; "But there is a line in politics where tough and determined becomes craven and narcissistic, where advocacy becomes spin, and where integrity and principle is lost."


  • Internet superstar out!
    Martin Sargent's new show is out.


  • 12 Signs that You May Be a Social Media Addict
    There are many social media addicts in this world. You see it every day on Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon. What you may or may not know is whether or not you are one of them. One of the symptoms: Within 0.03 seconds, you can look at a cute picture of an animal and know whether or not it was photoshopped.


  • Top Five Reasons to not Like Dane Cook
    Like you even need five.


  • This is how Internet can help make a better world! Want in?
    By watching a video online right here and now, you're effectively helping a homeless guy in Paris - with documented proof! How is that for a butterfly effect?


  • Indian Lake with the Longest Name in the United States
    Lake Chaubunagungamaug, also known as "Webster Lake", is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States. It is located near the Connecticut border and has a surface area of 1,442 acres. It's 45-letter alternative name is often cited as the longest place name in the United States and one of the longest in the world.


  • All we can do now is pick up the pieces. [c&h]
    In case you don't check explosm everyday.


  • ABC: Every Soldier I talked to is for Obama
    Martha Raddatz of ABC news on Charlie Rose said that every soldier she spoke to is for Obama. They all feel that Obama will give America the strongest foreign standing because of his leadership ability. Former Bush adviser also confirm that his son in military also are supporting Obama. Watch the 2 min video yourself.


  • ASUS preps $500 'iMac killer' Eee PC all-in-one desktop
    ASUS is expanding its Eee PC line to include not one but multiple extra models, including the E-Monitor: a 19- to 21-inch all-in-one desktop with a low-cost Intel CPU, Linux, a TV tuner... and a $500 price tag.


  • Forbidden Set Shows Darkest Side of LEGO
    I thought I got all the coolest LEGO sets in history, but a reader pointed out what's probably the most shocking, darkest non-secret in its 50 years: a minifig wearing black tanga briefs. And when I say "briefs," I mean BRIEF. All I can ask is why?


  • Clinton's Lead Erodes, Obama Pulls More Edwards Support
    On the Democratic side, Clinton leads Obama 43 percent to 34 percent, with John Edwards - who is expected to drop out today – at 14 percent. Clinton's lead is down 17 points since Jan. 24. Again, if past history provides any clue, polling during the campaign in some states indicated that Obama was the second choice of many Edwards supporters.


  • Top 10 BitTorrent Tools and Tricks
    BitTorrent is the go-to resource for downloading everything, but as its popularity continues to grow, so do the number of tools available for making the most of it. Some are must-haves, while others are a waste of time. Climb aboard for a look at 10 of the best BitTorrent utilities, tools, and resources for finding and managing your downloads


  • Cheerleaders of the 2008 NFL Playoffs
    The 2007-2008 NFL season will conclude this Sunday with Super Bowl XLII between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. To commemorate the event in style COED Presents: The Cheerleaders of the 2008 NFL Playoffs.


  • Firefox share up over 20% in Europe, mostly at expense of IE
    The open source Firefox web browser continues to gain market share in Europe at Internet Explorer's expense. It's the browser of choice for over one-quarter of European web surfers, according to French metrics firm XiTi.


  • Bush asks for $6 billion to fight the terrorists online
    Here's a hint: Don't run a nuclear plant on Microsoft Windows


  • First Proof Apple Making Zero on AppleTV (And $$$ on iTunes)
    We went to teardown masters iSuppli for a fresh estimate to see how much of that $70 price chop on Apple TV was paid for by falling component costs over the last year. Surprising answer: Not that much. Apple really is subsidizing Apple TV, a significant shift in strategy.


  • Gigantic Mech Animals are Seriously Stylish
    Les Machines de l'ile de Nantes are gigantic mechanical animal vehicles currently on display in the French city of Nantes. While they just look like giant models, these things are fully functioning vehicles that people can ride in.


  • Computer Scientist Nets Academy Award For Fluid Simulation
    The science behind Hollywood blockbusters' splashy thrills will be recognized Feb. 9 with an Academy Award for Ron Fedkiw, associate professor of computer science at Stanford, and two collaborators at the special effects firm Industrial Light and Magic (ILM).


  • Diagrams for Wacky Wii remote Peripherals
    Nintendo's Wii remote patent application reveals attachments for ... skateboards and teddy bears?


  • Avoid Air Travel, Forget Face-to-Face and Go Green
    We live in a sea of communications options. So why do people still hop on cross-country flights for two-hour face-to-face meetings instead of using rich collaboration technologies like video conferencing, VOIP and virtual worlds? Save your money and the environment!


  • GATA to Federal Reserve... "Where's the Gold in Ft. Knox?"
    "The gold reserves of the United States have not been independently audited for half a century," GATA charges in a new advertisement set to appear in the Wall Street Journal.


  • AppleTV update delayed, but MacBook Air Shipping Now
    According to Apple, the Air is officially shipping and the Apple TV update due two weeks from Macworld's Keynote (yesterday) has a week or two left in the oven. Release after the jump.


  • If You Only Had a Brain...
    Stupid people making stupid mistakes!


  • New Indy IV LEGO Sets Offer Exclusive Peek Into New Movie
    We got leaked official high resolution shots, prices and descriptions on the new LEGO diorama sets for Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which offer an exclusive look into the most-awaited movie of all time (at least for me.) WARNING: new Indy IV movie spoilers ahead.


  • Vaccine for drug addiction could offer hope to users
    CHICAGO (AFP) - In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high.


  • Driver drops bid to sue family of boy he killed
    Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy's parents to pay him €20,000 ($29,400) on the grounds that the collision that killed their teenage son also damaged his Audi A-8.


  • Editorial: Beware the Child-Man?
    Kay Hymowitz recently stated on NPR that 20-30 year-old men should stop playing video games and become productive members of society. Why can't we do both, and what makes games the problem?


  • E.coli a future source of energy?
    By genetically modifying the bacteria, Thomas Wood, a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, has "tweaked" a strain of E. coli so that it produces substantial amounts of hydrogen.


  • RIAA sees a 99.6% capitulation rate from students at UT
    How well is the RIAA doing when it comes to extracting settlements from college students in its "college deterrence campaign?" Quite well, at least at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. That doesn't make it a success, though.


  • The Bud Bowl: A Definitive History
    From 1989-1997, the self-anointed "King of Beers" won six of Anheuser-Busch's eight Bud Bowls, the yearly clash between animated bottles of Bud and Bud Light that was featured in a series of commercials during the Super Bowl. Here is a complete history of everything you ever wanted to know about the Bud Bowls.


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  1. Платежная карта и средство идентификации в одном устройстве
  2. Идеи для виртуальных подарков
  3. Как работает McDonald's - компания с лучшей организацией работы персонала в мире
  4. Идея: Контора по поиску контактов
  5. 10 правил успеха любого стартапа



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  • 10 Things You Can Do to Cheer Yourself Up
    Whether you have the winter blues, you're suffering from a disappointment, or you're just feeling a little down, we all have times when we could use a little lift. Here are 10 ideas to get you back on the upswing.


  • 'Pan's Labyrinth' Director Del Toro on Board for 'Hobbit'
    With Peter Jackson making himself unavailable to direct the preamble to 'Lord of the Rings,' 'Pan's Labyrinth' director Guillermo del Toro has stepped in to fill the role behind the camera on Jackson's upcoming two-part 'Hobbit' series.


  • The Cloverfield Casebook
    A new social trivia game - State/federal Detective finds tape, reports on it. Look at the Cloverfield film as a crime scene, with additional clues and links to trivia at the end, with speculation/reporting about part two of thefilm.


  • 11 Power Tips for Gmail
    I saw a few requests that can already be done today. Considering that real Gmail users didn't know about these options, I'm going to call them power tips.


  • 2007 Mod of the Year Winners
    The 2007 Mod of the Year Awards Players Choice winners have been announced, capping off a great year in gaming. This year titles which were influenced by the War in Iraq fared well, with Half-Life 2, Battlefield 2 and the GPL'd ID Tech 3 engine polling strongly in the indie games and released mods categories.


  • Obama could have just thrown me under the bus.
    I looked at Obama. I was just horrified. And Obama whispered, 'Katrina. Katrina.' The question was on Katrina! So I said, 'On Katrina, my policy . . .' Obama could have just thrown me under the bus. So I said, 'Obama, that was good of you to do that.'"


  • Al Gore, Your Country Needs You...Endorse Barack Obama. Now!
    It's time. Now. Before February 5th. If you wait, it'll be too late. You've won the popular vote, an Oscar and a Nobel Prize, and now it's time for you to give something back


  • Dumbing Us Down: The American Tragedy
    ...


  • The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Diets
    People will do almost anything to lose weight. While the most logical, sustainable means of doing so hasn't really changed—eat less and exercise—every day it seems there are a host of new and outlandish methods to lose those love handles. Here are a few of my favorites


  • Apple seen introducing cheaper, more innovative Wi-Fi iPods
    With market data clearly showing a deceleration in growth of the standalone MP3 player market, Apple Inc. will reportedly strive to maintain growth in its iPod business by introducing a range of cheaper, more innovative models that incorporate touch-screens and multi-touch technology.


  • How-to get Windows XP past the June 30th cutoff (or not)
    Well with the June 30th cutoff fast approaching, PC World decided to take a look at your options for procuring an XP license after that date, but unfortunately, the picture isn't too pretty.


  • Norwegian Broadcasting publishes popular TV-series via P2P
    NRK - Norwegian Broadcasting has decided to publish the very popular Norwegian series "Nordkalotten 365" with adventurer Lars Monsen for free on the web. No DRM, full quality - MPEG4 H.264, 1024×576 25fps, 3 Mbit/s. No DRM. All eight episodes will be published, and NRK hopes to publish more programs via P2P if this is popular.


  • Best Karate Punch Ever
    This dude truly is a master. Wink Wink.


  • One Pill Makes You Autistic -- And One Pill Changes You Back
    Need to finish that work project, and wish you had the mental intensity to do it? Just take a synapse-regulating inhibitor, induce temporary autism, and you'll want to ignore your friends and do nothing but number-crunching for days.


  • Army guy crosses his fingers in photo op with Hillary
    Haircut: $8 BDUs: $100 Knowing You Just Mocked 'The Smartest Woman On Earth' Right Under Her Fat Elitist Nose: Priceless.


  • Obama Wins Endorsement from Kansas Governor
    Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday endorsed Barack Obama for president, a Super Tuesday boost in a GOP-leaning state where Democrats hope to reclaim in the White House campaign. "I think he represents the kind of leader that we need for the future of the country," Sebelius told The Associated Press.


  • Young Rodney Mullen in Japan: Incredible Old School Moves!
    I'm a huge sucker for old school flat land skateboarding and Rodney has always been the undisputed champ in my book. It's crazy to see how technical/well balanced he was at such a young age.


  • WTF? Ronald McDonald teaches DDR
    We've never really been what you could describe as Dance Dance Revolution experts. Now though ... now we're starting to think its because we never had Ronald McDonald to show us the way.


  • Cartoon Characters Skeletons
    Skeletons of the famous cartoons characters, very impressive.


  • The Minimalist's Guide to Simple Housework
    I constantly experiment with ways to simplify my house-cleaning routine, and what follows are some options I've experimented with or am trying out now. Not all methods will appeal to everyone, but I'm hoping that at least a few of the ideas will have some use to you, and perhaps inspire a simpler routine in your life.


  • Prediction: Fox News is in for a very rough 2008 !
    This article from Media Matter analyzes the recent history of biased reporting and corporate blunders of Newscorp's memo-driven Fox News. It provides an itemized list of reasons why FoxNews will bomb in 2008- including their reckless and irrational pimping of their 9/11 comrade Rudolph Ghouliani, and their deliberate exclusion of Ron Paul.


  • P2P users blast Comcast in FCC proceeding
    Users participating in the FCC's public comment period on Comcast's alleged P2P blocking have harsh words for the cable giant, and accuse it of blocking more than just P2P. They wonder, why is it so hard to tell the truth?


  • Dad Uses Stun Gun to Make Toddler 'Tough'
    A 24-year-old man is sentenced to 4 years in jail for using a high-voltage stun gun on his 18-month-old son.


  • "Bionic" Contact Lens May Create Tiny Personal Displays
    A new contact lens embedded with electronic circuits could be the seed for "bionic eyes" that can see displays overlaid on a person's field of view, researchers say.


  • Lots o' Details - Smash Bros. Brawl
    So, wanna see the list of full playable characters (including one random one I haven't seen mentioned before)? Joystiq has the story plus screens and a video clip.


  • Sales of New Homes Fell by 26% in 2007
    The housing industry, caught in a maelstrom of sinking demand, rising foreclosures, and bulging inventories, is in its worst slump in decades, a growing body of economic evidence shows.


  • The big secret about secret societies
    Step right up, folks, and read the one true guide to Western and Eastern esoteric societies from the Freemasons to the Rosicrucians. Relics, totems and secret handshakes revealed!


  • 'To Catch a Predator' Actress Dani Miura Interview
    What is it like to play 11-year-old bait to sketchy pedophiles? Dani Miura of NBC's 'To Catch a Predator' comes clean with her opinions of the show and what she really wants to be doing with her talents.


  • So I guess I Got Kicked Off Another My Little Pony Forum
    Indeed, the title truly says it all.


  • Sexy New Russian Military Uniform
    Newly redesigned Russian military uniform was presented today at Russia's Defense Ministry. The new uniform is by a famous Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin.


  • See Video & Pictures of the Mach 20 Paper Airplane Prototype
    Actual video of the Mach 20 paper airplane (to be released from the space station) in a sonic wind tunnel ... withstanding the effects of mach 7. Image gallery showing photos. Anyone else question its ability to reenter the atmosphere???


  • Digg Joins the DataPortability Project
    "Digg has joined the DataPortability Project, a group of websites cooperating to help you securely use your data however you want. Why? Because you own your data. It's that simple. From the start, Digg has supported the idea that you own your own data."


  • DIY $1 Image Stabilizer For Any Camera
    Ditch the tripod-- This DIY stabilizer makes it easy to quickly pan and stabilize action shots, and when you're done, you can quickly fold it up & put it in your pocket!


  • The Best LEGO Sets in History
    "To end the celebration of the 50 years of the LEGO brick, here are the best sets in history. Handpicked from Lugnet—the biggest LEGO database—based on their popularity, these 229 sets belong to the most iconic lines". Amazing selection. I had some of these and seeing them is an emotional ride. Nostalgia at its best.


  • A Novel Idea! (PIC)
    Won't spoil it, just take a look....


  • Interview with Romney, reporter decides who to vote for
    This reporter has had enough with the lies of Candidate, and decides after an interview in which Romney laughed at his opponents just who to vote for.


  • Thanks Digg Users!
    A video of Thanks to the Digg users who made my video of the wonderful homeless Artist, Diego, successful. Because of you, I was able to help him in a small way… Thank you !


  • Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - April 17th / $40
    It's official - SCEA announced today the April 17 North American ship date for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, available exclusively for PS3. Developed by famed Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be available for $39.99 on Blu-ray Disc (BD) and as a download via the PLAYSTATION Store.


  • ABC defends show against outcry by pediatricians
    The ABC network said on Monday it will go ahead with plans to air an episode of its new legal drama ''Eli Stone'' despite objections from pediatricians who say the show may discourage parents from having their children immunized.


  • 11 Personalities Guaranteed to Ruin Your Super Bowl Party
    Many folks agonize over throwing or attending the perfect party, but agony is futile because, really, all Super Bowl parties feature the same things: lots of nachos, lots of beer and the following infuriating cast of characters.


Читайте в блогах:
  1. Этикет в Интернет-пейджерах (ICQ и менее известные)
  2. 10 «за» и «против» употребления кофе
  3. Новая концепция путешествий: созерцание с высоты птичьего полета
  4. Добыча энергии по-соседски
  5. Картина Летний день. Клод фон Юргенсбург.



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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

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  1. Великая британская экономия электроэнергии
  2. В Южной Корее создали USB-кредитку
  3. Как захватить власть в компании или хотя бы в отделе
  4. Способы заработка в Рунете
  5. Добыча энергии по-соседски



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Monday, January 28, 2008

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  • 'The Dark Knight' director remembers Heath Ledger
    Christopher Nolan, director of the upcoming 'Batman Begins' sequel, reflects on working with Heath Ledger. "There aren't many actors who can make you feel ashamed of how often you complain about doing the best job in the world."


  • Facebook Apps On Any Website: Clever Move
    Facebook announced Friday a new JavaScript client library that will allow Facebook apps to be displayed on any website.I'm not sure anyone saw this move coming, but Facebook may have just changed the game again


  • 7 Abandoned Wonders of the Former Soviet Union [w/ pics]
    There are abandonments all over the world, but the former Soviet Union has some of the most interesting, unique and strange abandoned buildings. The complex political, military and social history of the country has led to everything from almost-finished buildings abandoned before actual use and entire abandoned cities to chilling gulags.


  • Gartner: Blu-ray to win in 2008, HD DVD resistance "useless"
    Gartner, the fat lady of research firms, is singing HD DVD's swan song this morning. Hiroyuki Shimizu, Principal Research Analyst in Japan, says in Gartner's Semiconductor DQ Monday Report that, "Gartner believes that Toshiba's price-cutting may prolong HD DVD's life a little, but the limited line-up of film titles will inflict fatal damage...


  • Jack Thompson Defends Mass Effect
    Famous anti-gaming crusader Jack Thompson calls the Fox News vs Mass Effect story contrived and self-help author Cooper Lawrence. In other news Hell freezes over.


  • Unlocking The Genetic Mysteries Of E.Coli
    The remnants of a Naval ammunition depot are now an animal research center where government scientists are working to unlock secrets contained in the genetic makeup of the cattle. Their focus: the E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria.


  • Evil Robot Overlord Posts Video Response, Hates All Of You.
    Hi there. I made the "puppy vs. robot" video that's been on Digg today. Its popularity over on YouTube has been a sobering reminder of what absolute dipshits YouTube commenters are. So, Evil Robot Overlord has posted a video response weighing in with his thoughts on the matter. He's not pleased.


  • Anti Smog Architecture: A Catalyst for Cleaner Air in Paris
    Architect Vincent Callebaut's latest project balances public galleries, meeting rooms and gathering spaces over canals and abandoned railroad tracks in the 19th Parisian district. The prototype uses green technologies and techniques but is more than just an example of sustainable design.


  • The great fiscal stimulus package ... of 1929
    Herbert Hoover -- only nine months into his presidency -- assembled leaders from the public and private sectors to create an economic-stimulus package. Among the measures, Time magazine reported at the time, was a promise from Congress to offer bipartisan support for a tax-cut package.


  • The 12 Most Ridiculous Auctions on EBay
    Look long enough on eBay and you'll find an item that the mere knowledge of its existence brings shock and dismay. Then, you must cope with the fact that the seller thought we would be willing to pay good money for it, and then come to terms with the fact that usually they're right.


  • Breath Taking, Breath Making:


  • The List: The World's Biggest Military Buildups
    Since the end of the Cold War, most of the world's militaries have downsized. But in recent years, a few countries have been bulking up. In this week's List, FP takes a look at the countries that are going large while everyone else is slimming down.


  • Google Maps.. Gone Wrong


  • Sweden to charge Pirate Bay in copyright case
    Sweden plans this week to charge the people running Pirate Bay, one of the world's most visited Web sites, with being accessories in breaking copyright law.


  • What would life be like on planet Gliese 581 C?
    It has been news in the first half of 2007 that a "somewhat earthlike" planet appears to exist in orbit around the star Gliese 581c, at a distance from that star that may favor temperatures suitable for liquid water and life.


  • BMW Travels At High Speed Down a Private Airport Runway...
    And "the car ran off the 85-foot-high embankment at the end of the runway", "was airborne for 200 feet", and when it smashed into "the large tree, the car split in half, scattering wreckage over an area of 200 square feet." All five young men inside the BMW were killed.


  • Camera In A Pill Offers Cheaper, Easier view of Insides
    A "camera in a pill" that can be swallowed whole to check for warning signs of cancer is being tested by American doctors.


  • People don't read books - says Steve Jobs
    When Mr. Jobs was asked at the Macworld Expo what he thought of Amazon's Kindle, he heaped scorn on the book industry. "It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is; the fact is that people don't read anymore," he said. I presume he won't read this news article then.


  • Dev Team's 1.1.3 jailbreak for iPhone/iPod available
    f you've got a certain brand loyalty to the official iPhone Dev Team then take note, they just released their own special flavor of the 1.1.3 jailbreak for iPhone / iPod touch.


  • The Fibonacci Sequence in Tool's Lateralus
    This video sheds some light on the meaning behind Tool's song called Lateralus which uses the Fibonacci sequence in its composition. Even if you're not much of a Tool fan I'm sure you'll find this video very intriguing. You don't see many bands putting such thought behind their music nowadays.


  • Scientists find plant gene that affects stress resistance
    The study—published this month in the top-ranked plant journal The Plant Cell—could pave the way for development of agricultural and forestry crops that are more tolerant to environmental stresses such as ultra-violet light and other types of radiation.


  • The town that measures life in 15-second intervals
    Life here is measured in intervals of 15 seconds. It is how long the people of Sderot have between the sounding of the sirens and the inevitable explosion.Hardly anyone walks outdoors unless they have to. There is fear in Sderot - fear of Hamas' rockets and fear for the psychological damage to the next generation. Reality check, Sderot 2008.


  • From today, feel free to download all the music in the world
    After a decade fighting to stop illegal file-sharing, the music industry will give fans today what they have always wanted: an unlimited supply of free and legal songs.


  • Octopi hung out to dry
    Calamari anyone?


  • Will Ferrell crashes a news reading
    Will Ferrell crashes in on the news show "Power Lunch" much to the dismay of the male anchor.


  • Pink Floyd: The Wall Screenplay
    You can download this historic Floydian document. Created in 1981 for 'The Wall' movie. This is the screenplay that was written by Roger Waters & illustrated by Gerald Scarfe.


  • Tiki Bar's Johnny Johnny (Kevin Gamble) Saves Woman's Life
    Today Kevin Gamble, also known as Tiki Bar TV's "Johnny Johnny," in an incredible act of heroism, saved a woman from an oncoming train in a New York subway. "The train is about 60 seconds away, so I immediately leap over the edge...So I haul her up on my shoulder, at which point she comes too, and I quickly get her back to the edge..."


  • Could you pass the US citizenship test?
    Here are 14 questions among 100 currently used in a US citizenship test.


  • Britain will need 12,500 wind farms to satisfy EU targets
    A rapid and vast expansion of renewable energy is on the way in Britain to help with the fight against climate change, it was revealed yesterday.


  • McCain Warns: "There Will Be Other Wars"
    The remarks underscore a growing effort on McCain's behalf to keep the political discussion centered on foreign affairs (his strong suit) and not the economy (an admitted weakness). They also reflect a take of America's military policy that is heavily weighted towards combat.


  • The Problem with Nail Guns
    Beware of things made in October.


  • PS3 and 360 Versions of GTA IV Are Identical
    With the extra time from the original October 2007 release date to the recently announced April 29th, 2008 ship date, they've really pulled it through and now go as far as to say as they are identical (sans the 360 exclusive DLC).


  • Oh god I am bad with computer. How did this get here?
    ^___^


  • Inside L. Ron Hubbard's Cult
    The disturbing truth about the cult that is sweeping the nation; started by science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard.


  • Honk If You Hate Scientology!
    Anon pwn Scientology in Orlando raid.


  • Who are the traitors that voted in favor of REAL ID?
    House Resolution 1268 contained the appropriations for REAL ID. Here is the official vote in the senate. Please contact your Senator expressing your disgust.


  • How the biohazard symbol was designed
    Charles Baldwin, a retired environmental-health engineer, explains his role in developing the biohazard symbol, which is now showing up everywhere.


  • Researchers in Maryland Unleash Synthetic DNA
    The researchers chemically created DNA fragments in the lab then used homologous recombination (a process that cells use to repair damage to their chromosomes) in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to rapidly build the entire bacterial chromosome from large subassemblies...


  • Top Ten Reasons People Use to Get Pain Meds Early
    I would say close to 90 percent of the patients take their medications correctly without abuse, but of course, there is always that 10 percent who will do what ever it takes to get more of their pain meds filled early one way or another.


  • Senator Mike Gravel on the Oppressive Nature of Religion.
    One question that seems to embarrass all Presidential candidates is the question on Evolution. Some refuse to recognize its existence as a legitimate theory and prefer to let religious beliefs dictate their political message. Others refuse to discuss or advocate for the views of atheists, merely because they represent a minority of votes


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  • The Creepiest Picture of Cats I've Seen
    A spooky picture of black cats with glowing eyes. What do they have planned?


  • Sony Shrinking Blu-Ray Player - Possible PS3 Cost Reduction?
    While this is good news for those looking for a new laptop at a lower cost due to the smaller Blu-ray player, gamers who have yet to purchase a PS3 may be able to get in on this as well.


  • Don't treat the old and unhealthy, say UK doctors
    Smokers, heavy drinkers, the obese and the elderly should be barred from receiving some operations, according to doctors, with most saying the health service cannot afford to provide free care to everyone.


  • New Antarctic ice core to provide clearest climate record ye
    After enduring months on the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth, researchers today closed out the inaugural season on an unprecedented, multi-year effort to retrieve the most detailed record of greenhouse gases in Earths atmosphere over the last 100,000 years.


  • Planet Earth: The F-Bomb Edition [NSFW Language]
    It's like we can finally understand what these majestic creatures are saying.


  • Obama Online Donations: $500,000/hour After SC Win
    The Obama campaign measures online donations every 15 minutes, and the source said that online money was pouring in at the rate of more than $500,000 per hour.


  • Have humans created a new geological age?
    The suggestion that the overtaking of planet Earth by one species – humans – kicked off a new geological age was first made by Paul Crutzen in 2002. Crutzen, a Nobel prize-winning chemist, said we should now consider that we are living in the Anthropocene, an age dominated by human activities.


  • Blasphemy: a ticket to Hell has never been funnier


  • The *Best* Arrest Photo Ever
    Keep in mind folks-- this suspect is 21.


  • Amazing young Organ Player Rocks Out
    Young girl Rocks out "Carry on" by Kansas on the church organ Amazing!


  • A Global Map of Skin Color
    The twin role played by the skin – protection from excessive UV radiation and absorption of enough sunlight to trigger the production of vitamin D – means that people living in the lower latitudes, close to the Equator, with intense UV radiation, have developed darker skin to protect them from the damaging effects of UV radiation.


  • Senator Kennedy, Lion of the Senate, Endorses Barack Obama
    Senator Edward M. Kennedy will endorse Barack Obama for president tomorrow, breaking his year-long neutrality to send a powerful signal of where the legendary Massachusetts Democrat sees the party going -- and who he thinks is best to lead it.


  • REAL ID KILLED IN 17 STATES! JOIN US!!
    REAL ID killed in 17 states. 33 more to go! No2RealID.org


  • Chavez Urges Withdrawals From U.S. Banks
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his Latin American allies on Saturday to begin withdrawing billions of dollars in international reserves from U.S. banks, warning of a looming U.S. economic crisis.


  • A President Like My Father
    We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960. We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Barack Obama.


  • Puppy Vs. Robot! Epic Battle For Territorial Domination!
    Cute video of an autonomous Roboquad battling a puppy, with Mario NES sound effects.


  • I've found a way to save the world from flatulent cows
    Methane is about 22 times more potent than carbon dioxide at capturing atmospheric heat. The Takahashi formula, discovered by chance during an investigation of mass cattle poisoning, involves a blend of nitrates and the amino acid cysteine. The combination acts as a powerful suppressant of methane production inside the cow's stomach


  • UK farmer hides DIY castle behind hay for years
    A British farmer built an entire mock castle behind a screen of hay bales and lived there concealed for four years to evade planning regulations.


  • Craigslist Was Used In A Murder-For-Hire
    Craigslist is probably one of the best channels for connecting people with others to accomplish various goals. However, one woman abused its power to find a murderer to kill her lovers wife.


  • Men Aren't Washing Their Hands After The Restroom
    This changed my life. This whole time I thought that you were supposed to wash your hands BEFORE using the restroom. I figured that I do not have a dirty d*ck, and I wanted to keep it clean. Women keep up the good work, you always smell so pretty.


  • Microchips Everywhere: a Future Vision
    A vision of the not-so-distant future.....


  • iJailbreak updated; Jailbreaks 1.1.3 iPhones & iPod Touches
    Announcing the immediate availability of iJailBreak 0.4 for iPod Touch and iPhone, which supports the new 1.1.3 firmware.


  • Go to any Best Buy tomorrow and just TRY to buy these DVDS!
    Silly Jason. He thought a Best Buy sign reading "2 for $25" meant he could buy two DVDs for $25. He obviously didn't read the part of the sign that requires customers to buy Saw IV.Oh, that's not part of the sign? Then why did the manager of the Best Buy in Beaumont, TX refuse to honor the in-store advertisement? Read Jason's story.


  • How A Real Flying Car Works
    Learn how a real flying car is moving from theimagination to into reality.


  • The Super Bowl Economy : Big Bucks For All Involved
    The race for Super Bowl profits is on. While the New England Patriots attempt to become the first team in the National Football League to reach a perfect 19-0 record, businesses across the country are banking on this game to be a bigger economic driver than any single sporting event in history.


  • To Read This Booklet, You Need to Bake it In an Oven (PICS)
    Croatian creative agency Bruketa & Zinić have designed an annual report for food company Podravka that has to be baked in an oven before it can be read. Called Well Done, the report features blank pages printed with thermo-reactive ink that, after being wrapped in foil and cooked for 25 minutes, reveal text and images.


  • The 10 worst disasters of the last 101 years
    From the San-Fran Quake to Hurricane Katrina, American has been challenged by natural disasters.


  • Before You Run to The Polls: Grab Paper and Pencil
    South Carolina's Republican presidential primary last weekend raised new concerns. In Horry County, which includes Myrtle Beach, election workers were unable to get about 80 percent of the touch-screen machines running on time. Many voters had to use emergency paper ballots. And some were told to come back later when the paper ballots ran out.


  • A Violent History of Time
    From mother Earth, the night sky can look peaceful and unchanging, but the universe as seen in gamma-rays is a place of sudden and chaotic violence. Using gamma-ray telescopes, astronomers witness short but tremendously intense explosions, and there is nothing more powerful. No one's quite sure what causes them.


  • Chicago Tribune Endorses Barack Obama
    The professional judgment and personal decency with which he has managed himself and his ambition distinguish Barack Obama. We endorse him convinced that he could lead America in directions that the other Democrats could not.


  • Never Trust Old People
    They are just human.


  • Got a Website You Love to Hate?! DESTROY IT!
    This is just friggin brilliant. There are some spam, scam and other sucky websites I've been itching to destroy.


  • Think Illegal Downloading is Free?
    Think Illegal Downloading is Free? Click on...


  • Iraq veterans say that war crimes are encouraged by command.
    "The killing of innocent civilians is policy," veteran Mike Blake said. "It's unit policy and it's Army policy. It's not official policy, but it's what's happens on the ground everyday. It's what unit commanders individually encourage." "These decisions are coming from the top down," veteran Matt Howard said.


  • 16 year-old builds electric pickup truck
    "Andrew Angelloti converted his very own 1988 Mazda pickup to run on electricity last year, using $6,000 he had saved up from his part time job as a life guard. He built his truck using 20 flooded lead acid batteries to create 120 volts, which he couples to a 60 HP 9" electric motor."


  • Study: Global Warming May Reduce Atlantic Hurricanes
    Researcher thinks warmer water will increase wind shear, killing more hurricanes at birth.


  • Caroline Kennedy's Endorsement of Barack Obama
    OVER the years, I've been deeply moved by the people who've told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries, Barack Obama.


  • BREAKING: OMG We're Going To Die!
    US spy satellite is unpowered and uncontrollable. Unknown at this time where it will crash into the Earth. Hopefully onto Giulliani.


  • Marhathon Runner Hit by train
    Kenyan marathon runner James Kipkenboy hit by a tram in Athens.... Doink!


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  • Nude buttocks may cost ABC $1.4 million
    The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $1.4 million fine against 52 ABC Television Network stations over a 2003 broadcast of cop drama NYPD Blue.


  • The Pirate Bay Now Tracks 1 Million Torrents, 10 Million Pee
    Today, The Pirate Bay reached another milestone, as they broke the 1 million torrents and 10 million peers barrier. The largest BitTorrent tracker just keeps growing and growing, and there is no sign that this will be put to a halt soon.


  • Obama's South Carolina Victory Speech


  • Reuters: Hillary really will do ANYTHING to win.
    Sen. Hillary Clinton, in an about-face, said on Friday she wants the Democratic Party delegates in two states that were barred by the national party to be reinstated and counted in the race to determine the party's U.S. presidential nominee.


  • HILLARY IS TRYING TO STEAL THE ELECTION
    Clinton said Friday — just four days before Florida's primary — that she wants the convention delegates from Florida and Michigan reinstated. The National Democratic Party eliminated all the delegates from those states because they broke party rules by holding their primaries before Feb. 5. Democrats agreed not to campaign there.


  • SSBB's singleplayer storyline penned by writer behind FFVII
    '"At that point, I decided to ask Kazushige Nojima-san to help us since he had composed the scenarios for titles like Final Fantasy VII," Sakurai tells Iwata. In typical Iwata fashion, he replies, "Wow, asking the person who crafted scenarios for Final Fantasy to write one for Smash Bros. is a pretty big deal."'


  • The United States of Fat: A Map of Obesity in the USA
    Fit Nation, a special report at CNN has a map showing how the United States is becoming fatter and fatter over the past twenty years. Notice how good ol' Mississippi leads the way in obesity (30% of Mississippians are found to be obese!)


  • Stewart slams media for provoking campaign drama
    Host Jon Stewart slammed the media for provoking campaign drama on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" this Friday.


  • High School Hockey Player Nearly Killed When Puck Hits Chest
    Hit right on the heart, and collapsed on the Ice


  • Barack Obama wins South Carolina Democratic primary
    Barack Obama won a vital contest in South Carolina on Saturday in his quest for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, showing strength among southern blacks who make up half the state's Democratic voters.


  • Driver Who Killed Teen Sues for Damaged Vehicle
    A speeding motorist who killed a teenage cyclist is suing the boy's parents over damage to his luxury car, the government says.


  • The naked truth about women in Russian politics
    Heated debates in Russia's State Duma could be about to get even hotter. Among the brand new deputies to win seats are four female ex athletes who have a history of letting it all hang out - for the cameras. All eyes are now on the Duma, to see whether these beautiful ladies bring a new kind of passion to political discussions.


  • The Terrible Secret Behind the Worlds Greatest Card Trick
    Nobody ever said magic was easy.


  • How to Reverse a Car Out of a Moving Plane
    Just in case you join Chuck Norris, or the call of duty calls out to you, or whatever.. here's how to do it. Caution: Getting a plane for this stunt is tougher than reversing out of it.


  • SC Primary coverage: Live, interactive, and commercial-free
    Live viewer polls, comments and streaming election returns. Plus the smartest guests from Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars, Alternet, the Huffington Post, Personal Democracy Forum, Pam's House Blend. Hosted by Cenk Uygur from the Young Turks radio show, and Robert Greenwald, founder of Brave New Films.


  • Ann Arbor Lighting Up With 100% LEDs!
    Last year Ann Arbor joined forces with LED manufacturer Cree, Inc, on an ever-expanding citywide LED initiative to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With a recent retrofit contract signed with Lumecon, Ann Arbor is on its way to being the first U.S. city to light up its downtown with 100% LED technology!


  • Digg Users Send Message To Elite Whiners
    Here's a Yahoo Pipe that filters all stories submitted by the crybabies who whined about the algorithm change, asking pretentious questions like: "What happens if the most powerful users in the community decide to leave? Will others join? Is Digg anything without us?" You may have decided to stay, but we don't need you here--this Pipe shows why.


  • Hookers for Jesus: Ex Sex-Workers Save Souls
    Las Vegas used to be a lucrative haunt for Annie Lobert, a $500-a-day escort girl, and Heather Veitch, a highly-remunerated stripper. Now the vivacious double act patrol the city's neon-lit streets with a dramatically different mission - to save souls rather than sell their bodies.


  • New Jersey Douche Bags!
    The dumbest MF's out there!


  • The First Taser (1935)
    More punch than can be found in a boxing-glove is contained in a new electric glove invented for use by police while handling rough characters or in quelling riots. Persons contacted by an officer wearing the glove receive a 1,500-volt shock, sufficient to remove all traces of fight.


  • The Ocean's Biological Deserts Are Expanding
    Researchers are reporting that the ocean's biological deserts have been expanding, and they are growing much faster than global warming models predict. All of the biological deserts had grown, except the South Indian Ocean's. The total expansion was 6.6 million sq. kilometers or 15%, and it happened as the shallow waters of the gyres were warming


  • One Way to Say It
    Whether you love President Bush, hate him, or are somewhere in between, you have to appreciate the, shall we say, effectiveness of this particular placard.


  • Sharapova Wins Australian Open
    Add the Australian Open to Maria Sharapova's Grand Slam resume. The Russian beat Serbian Ana Ivanovic in straight sets Saturday. A 17-year-old Sharapova won at Wimbledon in 2004 and the U.S. Open two years later.


  • Barack Obama Delivers Letterman's Top 10 List
    Sen. Barack Obama is making some campaign promises we can be pretty sure he won't keep. Appearing Thursday on the "Late Show With David Letterman," the Democratic presidential candidate delivered a tongue-in-cheek list of his top 10 campaign promises, including a pledge to rename the tenth month of the year "Barack-tober."


  • Microsoft's Net Rises 79% On Strong Vista, Office Sales
    Microsoft Corp. posted a 79% jump in quarterly net income from a year ago, when results were lowered by deferred sales of Windows Vista and Office. Quarterly revenue jumped 30% amid a surge in sales for the Windows operating system and holiday sales of the Xbox 360 videogame console.


  • The Holographic Principle and M-theory
    To many people, the Holographic Principle seems strange and counterintuitive: How could all of the physics which takes place in a given room be equivalent to some physics defined on the walls of the room? Could all of the information contained in your body actually be represented by your `shadow'


  • But how? The only clues were the pictures on the camera
    At dusk on New Year's Eve, Erika Gunderson got into a taxi in New York City and entered a digital-age mystery.


  • George Orwell's 5 Rules for Effective Writing
    This is hardly a recent problem, and as George Orwell wrote in his 1946 essay, Politics and the English Language, the condition is curable. By following Orwell's 5 rules for effective writing, you'll distinguish yourself from competitors and clearly communicate your ideas.


  • EA vs Fox: Lawrence Recants Mass Effect Judgement
    Self help author Cooper Lawrence, along with Fox News came under heavy fire from gamers last week when they mindlessly branded Mass Effect as pornography. While Fox News hasn't come forth with an apology, Lawrence has admitted her mistakes in an interview with the New York Times yesterday after angry gaming fans trashed her book on Amazon.


  • First High-res Resistance 2 Screenshots
    Sony has just forwarded the first high-resolution screenshots of Resistance 2. These are not magazine scans. Looks pretty amazing and detailed!


  • Scariest airport EVER [PIC]
    The landing strip in Courchevel, France is so short that you have to land on an inclined strip to slow down and take off on a decline to pick up enough speed. Who even needs to ski after a landing like that?


  • Now we've got a mysterious SHEEP circle
    There were strange goings on at the farm today when a flock of sheep made their own version of a crop circle. About 100 of the woolly creatures formed an orderly ring - baffling the farmer and passers-by.


  • Seth Macfarlane Written Short re: Writers Strike Negotiation
    Well played, Seth! Hilarious and makes a great point. I'm going to miss all this quality Internet stuff when the writers/actors go back to making televised junk.


  • 10 Examples of the iPhone Making People Crazy
    The iPhone is a popular gadget, there is no doubt about it. As with all popular gadgets, people tend to get a little overenthusiastic. This enthusiasm can take multiple forms—like waiting in line for days to get the product, dressing up like the gadget for Halloween, or selling cheap knockoffs or completely ridiculous accessories.


  • URGENT: Oppose Telecom Immunity and Contact Your Senator
    As early as Monday, the Administration and its allies are trying to end Senate debate on FISA and telecom immunity and force a vote on the Senate Intelligence Committee's bill-a bill that would broadly expand the executive branch's spying powers while granting immunity to telecoms that broke the law and assisted in the NSA's illegal domestic spying


  • Scientists Build First Man-Made Genome
    Craig Ventner has created the first Genome from scratch - essentially accomplishing the inverse of the human genome project - by taking an almost 600,000 long base pair sequence from a computer and turning it into a DNA strand. This allows scientists to create living "robots" from scratch, and could lead to man-made biofuel producing cells.


  • The Internet Was a Real Pile of Shit in 1996
    Pepsi's website might be the best source of evidence to this claim.


  • CIA Says Hackers in Control, Threatening to Cut Off Power?!
    WASHINGTON - Hackers literally turned out the lights in multiple cities after breaking into electrical utilities and demanding extortion payments before disrupting the power, a senior CIA analyst told utility engineers at a trade conference.


  • Evolution in 5 minutes
    It's cute and catchy, but it's also got a very awkward sudden jump from the mammal-like reptiles to the primate.....


  • How to Tell If You Are Addicted to Technology
    They're not called "Crackberries" for nothing. Some people may be as addicted to Blackberries and other personal electronics as junkies are to drugs, according to John O'Neill, director of addictions services for the Menninger Clinic in Houston.





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    LucasArts showcases the triple-play of Havok physics, Pixelux's Digital Molecular Matter, and NaturalMotion's Euphoria, showing how the three technologies are combining to make Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the PS3 and Xbox 360 the ultimate Jedi game.


  • DNA Molecules Display Telepathy-like Quality
    DNA molecules can display what almost seems like telepathy, research now reveals.


  • 24 Ways to Achieve a Deep, Uninterrupted Sleep
    *#23* Spend 10 minutes journaling the day's events or feelings after tucking yourself into bed. This "data dump" will help turn off the repeating tape of our day that often plays in our minds, keeping us from falling asleep.


  • Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas is ON FIRE, Literally.
    The Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas Nevada is on fire. For unknown reasons, story developing.


  • The Wonderful World of Early Computing
    The history of computing spans thousands of years - from the primitive notched bones found in Africa, to the invention of abacus in 2400 BC, to Charles Babbage's Difference Engine in 1883, to the rise of the popularity of Personal Computers (PCs) in the 1970s.


  • The SNES is the greatest console of all time
    While the decision was a difficult one, it seemed almost too simple I declare the SNES the greatest console of all time.


  • Nanotechnology can be used for oil and gas recovery
    Could nanotechnology help squeeze more oil and gas out of the ground?


  • Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life
    A mother from the U.K. died just weeks after refusing cancer treatment so that she could save the life of her unborn baby, the Daily Mail reports.


  • Wine 0.9.54 Released
    Wine 0.9.54 was released today, with the following main changes: * Photoshop CS/CS2 should now work, please help us testing it. * A number of RPC fixes. * Various improvements to the debugger support. * Lots of bug fixes.


  • 13 NBA Players in Need of a New Team
    #2 - Ben Wallace (Chicago Bulls) - When Wallace signed a four-year, $60 million deal in 2006, he was supposed to tamp down any offensive uprisings, not start them. Yet, in not even two seasons, he has done little more than set small fires in the team's locker room....


  • Estonia fines Russian for DoS 'cyber war'
    20 year old ethnic Russian man is the first person to be convicted for taking part in a "cyber war" against Estonia.Dmitri Galushkevich was fined 17,500 kroons (£830) for an attack which blocked the website of the Reform Party of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip.


  • Double amputee walks again due to Bluetooth
    Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip and a 6-inch screw holding his pelvis together.


  • Spider Eats Scorpion
    A big scorpion becomes dinner for a much bigger spider...


  • Awesome Visualization: Making Sense of Global Warming
    Since the 1970s, climate change has doubled the growing season in some places. Since 1950, the overall state temperature has risen by 3.5°F, while wintertime temperatures have risen by 6°F, says Juday, a professor at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Drought is stressing and killing spruce, aspen and birch trees.


  • 6 Tips on How to Escape Down an Airplane Slide
    Emergency airplane evacuations happen more often than most people think: about once every 11 days in the U.S., according to a 2000 report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Some situations are more dire than others, of course, as when the plane is on fire, but in many cases, the biggest challenge of an evacuation can be the airplane slide


  • The Xbox Finally Turns A Profit
    In the last six years, there's been one constant when discussing Microsoft's foray into the strange and seductive world of video game console manufacturing: they had yet to turn a profit on any of it. No more, with today's announcement of Microsoft's second quarter earnings which showed a relatively impressive six-month income of $524 million.


  • MSNBC says 'audio issues' behind mysterious Romney whisperer
    "We had some audio issues and Gov. Romney's mike wasn't working momentarily. Simple as that," MSNBC VP for Communications Jeremy Gaines told RAW STORY in a one-line e-mail.Gaines did not explain the source of the "raised taxes" whisper before Romney's response, nor why MSNBC scrubbed a reference to the whisper from its Web site.


  • Show Some Love: Zero Punctuation
    What are the video game reviews of one obscure, foul-mouthed Brit worth nowadays? How does several million views and a four hundred percent jump in traffic sound?


  • Garnett, Kobe, Iverson Headline All-Star Starters Roster
    Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James led all players in voting and Houston Rockets center Yao Ming led the Western Conference, as the starters for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game were announced on Thursday.


  • You suck at photoshop part 4
    This episode brought to you again by Donnie, is about paths and masks. Have fun and learn a thing or two.


  • Tourist Spaceship Has Been Unveiled
    Within a few years a handful of rich tourists may be blasting into space in a craft that combines the aesthetics of the space shuttle and a corporate jet. About 200 prospective passengers from 30 countries have made reservations, shelling out $200,000 (U.S.) apiece


  • What is That on Your Ass?
    Malingering writes about ass writing.


  • North Wales: The Church of Jedi
    A Jedi "church" has been born in a galaxy far far away - North Wales.


  • Toy Story 1 & 2 Returning to Theaters in 3D!
    It was announced today that the first two films in Pixar's sole and signature franchise, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, are headed back to movie screens October 2nd, 2009 and February 12th, 2010, respectively, with a complete digital 3D makeover, called Disney Digital 3D to be exact.


  • Walmart Is Still Selling Nazi T-Shirts 62 Weeks Later
    Just when you thought all of the Walmart tshirts bearing the exact replica of an infamous Nazi symbol were recalled, or sold to a discount store and burned, a Walmart in Palmdale, California has them on sale for $3.00 a pop.


  • Anon delivers scans of scientology staff training manual
    For great justice.


  • New Hampshire Primary - Breakdown of chain of custody
    They decided NOT to put the ballots in the vault and the "Seal" does NOT seal the box. Smoke and mirrors in New Hampshire recount.Our tax dollars pay these people to gaurd them don't they?


  • RockBand Gets Standalone Instruments !!!
    MTV Games, Harmonix And EA Confirm Plans To Ship Standalone Rock BandTM Instruments To U.S. Retail Stores


  • World of Warcraft and the Virginia Tech Suicide
    Last month, a Virginia Tech student was found dead in the Target parking lot of the Christiansburg, Virginia store with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. His name was Daniel Kim, a 21-year old senior at the university.


  • Linux kernel 2.6.24 released
    The latest stable version of the Linux kernel 2.6.24 has just been released.


  • Colbert's writers disturb congress
    The green protester vs the pink one!


  • WHO FED ROMNEY THE ANSWER?? LISTEN AGAIN
    Someone whispers "he raised taxes" to Romney before he began to answer the social security question.


  • CNN on Michelle Obama:


  • The Coldest Places on Earth
    A few days ago, I woke to find my pipes frozen. The outdoor temperature was in the single digits, and the house temperature hovered in the 50s all day. The next day was warmer, but an ice storm soon followed. I made myself feel better by looking up the coldest places in the world.


  • A List of Regional Pizza Styles
    Slice goes through a loooong list of pizza styles. It's interesting to see how the styles spread and change from region to region


  • The Insane Histories of the Worlds 6 Tiniest Nations
    Ever get the urge to start your own country, with your own damned rules? Well, some people actually do it. All it takes is a small, uninhabited piece of land, though it helps to be completely insane and have balls the size of watermelons.


  • Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1 a Gallon.
    A biofuel startup in Illinois can make ethanol from just about anything organic for less than $1 per gallon, and it wouldn't interfere with food supplies, company officials said.


  • Digg CEO Jay Adelson's Take on the So-Called "Revolt"
    There are a few things Digg CEO Jay Adelson would like to get off his chest. First of all, the so-called "Digg revolt" that took place last night? It wasn't really a revolt, he says.I hope that the next time a small group of users voice their concerns, it's not represented as a 'mass movement' or a 'revolt.'"


  • Top 3 Cheesiest Realtor Business Cards
    So my original blog "Top 10 Worst Realtor Headshots" drew quite a bit of attention. Most readers thought it was funny, but it drew some criticism, as well. The negative attention was so heated that the word "lawsuit" was thrown around quite a bit (more on that another day.)In order to avoid suit, I had to pull the original post . . .


  • The 10 Most Disturbing Smurfs
    List of the 10 most disturbing Smurfs of all time.





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  • Kenworth plans cleaner truck power
    Kenworth Truck Co. plans to begin large-scale production of heavy-duty trucks powered by liquefied natural gas at its Renton plant next year.


  • Whispering of "Raise Taxes" to Romney During MSNBC Debate
    During the MSNBC Florida Debate on January 25th, there was an audible whisper directed at Romney, presumably to aid Romney in his response to a question posed by Tim Russert.


  • LOLzcats go after Scientology, too.
    Even our furry friends from the Internet are going after Scientology.


  • Internet group declares war on Scientology - news.com.au
    Lololololol, more news coverage.


  • WSJ's Walt Mossberg Reviews the MacBook Air
    Apple's MacBook Air is a beautiful, amazingly thin computer, but one whose unusual trade-offs may turn off some frequent travelers.


  • After 16 Deaths, Advocates Call For Enhanced Botox Labels
    Many users aren't aware of the potentially lethal side effects, and fail to seek treatment after early warning signs. Meanwhile, on the same day as the petition to the FDA, the NYT has an article essentially encouraging Botox.


  • Rummy Resurfaces, Calls for U.S. Propaganda Agency
    Now, the former defense secretary has a bigger vision: he is advocating a "21st century agency for global communications.There are multiple channels for information The Internet is there, pods are there, talk radio is there, e-mails are there. There are all kinds of opportunities. We need someone in the United States government, some entity,


  • Sessler's Soapbox: Mass Stupidity
    Well, everyone else is weighing in, so now it's Adam Sessler's turn. This week, Adam's ranting about Kevin McCullough, the blogger over at TownHall.com that wrote a baseless rant against Mass Effect. Apparently, bashing Mass Effect is that key to recognizing idiocy so far in 2008.


  • Burton European Open 2008 - Snowboarding Slopestyle Final
    Watch some cool Snowboarding action from the 2008 BEO


  • ANON STENCIL
    spread teh word


  • Steve Jobs lost $219 million since Macworld.
    Owning 5.4 million shares of Apple stock is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you have a huge fortune. On the other, you can lose a $219 million in a week. This is just one of the reasons I have chosen not to own 5.4 million shares of Apple stock.


  • Cabling As Art
    The most beautifully cabled servers.


  • Install OS X on Your Hackintosh PC, No Hacking Required!
    Two months ago I walked through how to build a Hackintosh Mac on the cheap using PC parts. Since that post, the OSx86 scene has changed rapidly, and now you can install Leopard on your computer about as easily as installing Leopard on a Mac—no command line hacking required.


  • Scientology heads worked for the CIA
    This is a copy of the page http://cryptome.org/cia-2619.htm to document the fact, that David Miscavige and Heber Jentzsch (here written as Heber Jentsch) are CIA Sources


  • Have humans created a new geological age?
    What does it take to bring on a new geological age? According to members of the Stratigraphy Commission of the Geological Society of London, one way of going about it would be to:


  • Anonymous Propaganda


  • How Evolution Happens
    Watch evolution unfold before you in this amazing video featuring fish, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, mammals, and primates.


  • Teach Your Brain To Stretch Time
    "MIKE HALL has taught himself to stretch time. He uses his powers to make him a better squash player. "It's hard to describe, but it's a feeling of stillness, like I'm not trapped in sequential time any more..."


  • 8 Things To Do At The Ballpark (Besides Watch The Game)
    If you're a sports fan, nothing beats the thrill of going to a game. If you're not a sports fan, nothing is quite as interminable as being dragged to a game. Simply eating a $12 plastic container of bland nachos isn't going to kill three hours, so you'll have to go out scouting for adventure. You might want to consider one of these fantasti


  • Dos and Donts with Babies (PICS)
    Here's a handy collection of funny infographics to help new parents with caring for their baby. (Neatorama blog link, 'cause source site is blocked from Digg)


  • XKCD: Pod Bay Doors
    As they're both unplugged, they do a lovely Daisy Daisy/Still Alive duet.


  • ANON leaks whole tom cruise movie (45minz)
    Anon PWNS , Spread t3h word, we are legion.


  • Dugg Analytics: See What's Popular on Digg Now
    Dugg Analyzer is a free tool that analyzes traffic and postings on the popular Digg Web site, providing new transparency in determining how Web content is popularized and what sources feed the site.


  • Top 25 SNES Games
    I decided to make it a little longer so I could fit a few more of my favorites in. And, although I like the N64, Playstation, PS2, etc., I definitely won't be making a top list for those systems (not only because they're not retro, but they just aren't as special to me as the NES and SNES).


  • 'I Decided to Die Like a Man'
    A millionaire yesterday told how he fought off three armed burglars who were holding a knife to his daughter's throat, saying he "would rather die like a man than a dog". Bernard Dwyer, 51, was convinced he and his family were about to be killed so he chose to take on the men - hours after they had allegedly killed a restaurant owner.


  • Crazy Marketing Effects in Tokyo for Water Horse Movie
    In Tokyo, they use water fountains and lasers to project the huge Lochness monster from the new movie "The Water Horse"


  • Devil May Cry 4 Demo Up on Xbox Live
    Major Nelson reports long-awaited demo now available.


  • Female Figure on Mars Just a Rock
    Recently released photos of the surface of Mars (taken by the NASA robot Spirit) apparently showing a human-like figure, turns out to have just been a rock.


  • Apple I Need My Wireless Access
    Adding insult to injury: USB 3G modems won't fit in the MacBook Air


  • The French Fraud King - $7.14 billion fraud by one man
    French bank Societe Generale said Thursday it has uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud -- one of history's biggest -- by a single futures trader who fooled investors and overstepped his authority. The trader, who was not named, used his knowledge of the group's security systems to conceal his fraudulent positions, a statement from the bank said.


  • VIA's Centaur Builds a CPU Before Lunchtime!
    Before VIA showed off their latest processor architecture this week, they gave us the "grand tour" of the Centaur offices in Texas. There is a lot more to this place than a bunch of engineers sitting around playing with their slide rules.


  • FDA downplays long-term impact of 600 Cloned Animals
    (Reuters) - The 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely have not produced offspring, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the agency downplayed the long-term impact...


  • The First Ever Home Video Game Console to be Created
    Although the first computer games appeared in the 50s, they used vector displays, not video. It was not until 1972 that Magnavox released the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, invented by Ralph H. Baer. The Odyssey was initially only moderately successful.


  • Iceland complains to US about treatment of tourist in NY
    Iceland's government has asked the U.S. ambassador to explain the treatment of an Icelandic tourist who says she was held in shackles before being deported from the United States.


  • How to Stay Awake at Work or School
    Whether you were partying too hard the night before, up late feeding a newborn baby, or some other energy draining activity, you've got an emergency that needs to be addressed pronto!Here are some steps you can take to make it through the day.


  • Stephen Colbert impersonates Tom Cruise
    In a scientological way, of course.


  • Kids Take Teabagging Into Real Life
    Kotaku takes a look at some New Jersey children who have taken teabagging out of Halo and applied it to real life bullying tactics.


  • Fighting with your spouse can make you live longer: study
    Fighting with your spouse can actually be good for your health with people who bottle it all up found to die earlier, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and its Psychology...


  • Angry Employee Deletes All of Company's Data
    Woman thinks she's about to be fired, goes into office over weekend and destroys past 7 years' worth of archives.


  • iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak now for Mac, that was quick
    iPhone jailbreak was just released for Mac and iPhone 1.1.3.





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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

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  • Jeff Gerstmann is back!!!
    On IGN


  • Spend A Friday Night With A Nerd


  • Two Diggs One Cup
    An analysis of Digg, the recent change in popularity requirements, and my reaction to it. How do you feel? How long will it take for this to get buried? Should be interesting....


  • Eliminate Income Tax and Govt has Same Revenue as 10 yrs Ago
    Do today's tax collections, minus the income tax, really equal the tax collections of 10 years ago? We dug into IRS statistics ourselves and ITS TRUE!! IRS collected $880-billion in individual income tax in 2005. Subtract that from total taxes and you get $1.12-trillion. By comparison, total tax collections in 1995 were about $1.27-trillion.


  • Speeders, Your Pocket Is a Bad Place for Your Cellphone
    Here's a frightening but real proposition: if you are caught breaking certain traffic laws, not only do police have the right to search you—they can go through all your smartphone's electronic data as well—your text messages, call histories, browsing history, downloaded emails and photos.


  • WordPress.com Creator Raises $29.5M
    "While we were chatting, he let it slip that Automattic had raised a whopping $29.5 million in a Series B Round of funding, including a strategic investment from The New York Times Co. True Ventures led the round, which includes previous investors Polaris Ventures and Radar Ventures."


  • Paper aeroplane to be dropped from Space Station to Earth
    For most people, it's enough to see their paper plane fly for a few feet. The Japanese, however, want to send one 240 miles. . .through space.


  • War Breaks Out Between Hackers and Scientology
    Wired's take on the brewing war against Scientology. Take a guess as to which side they're on...


  • The Ring Pistol [PICS]
    Badass ring gun that may actually work. Love the solid craftsmanship.


  • Gamers Strike Back Against Cooper Lawrence On Amazon
    After hearing the offensive and biased attack against Mass Effect on Fox News, I decided to check out some links on Cooper Lawrence, the psychologist who took part in the biased strike on the game. I came across her book on Amazon.com titled 'The Cult of Perfection: Making Peace with Your Inner Overachiever'.


  • Laser Cut Portal Companion Cubes
    A dude is making laser cut portal tchtotkes complete with fake documentation pure geekporn.


  • Why you can't get the channel you want
    The cable industry's argument why you can't have an a la cart option.


  • While you're waiting, don't save in OOXML format
    Saving your documents in OOXML format right now is probably about the riskiest thing you can do if you are concerned with long term interoperability.


  • 18 Undiscovered Websites Every Gamer Should Know
    The gaming niche is characterized by its haves and have-nots. You've seen Kotaku, IGN, GameSpot, Joystiq, 1UP and the others, but what about the great, lesser-known gaming sites? Here are 18 great gaming sites you might not have seen before.


  • Rambo's Solutions to 5 Everyday Office Problems
    Throw away your copy of Sun Tzu and the Art of Business and take a lesson from a true master of war.


  • 7 things to say (and 7 things not to say) to your kids
    A parent, or anyone else who interacts regularly with kids, knows that communicating effectively with them can be difficult. Common words and phrases, no matter how well intended, can do emotional and psychological harm. Kids can't be expected to process words, context and nuance (sarcasm, for instance) the same way that an adult's brain does.


  • ANON release Scientology secret DOX
    Dear Sci peepsANON delivers!WE ARE ANONYMOUSWE DO NOT FORGIVEWE DO NOT FORGETWE ARE LEGION


  • McCain admits he "doesn't really understand economics"
    and then pointed to his adviser and former Senate colleague, Phil Gramm.


  • EA Demands Fox News Channel Correction
    In a letter to a producer at Fox News, Electronic Arts calls their Mass Effect story insulting and error riddled.


  • Keighley Sets Mass Effect Record Straight… Or Tries To
    In the first two minutes the anchor says that Mass Effect has full nudity and sex and a psychologist "expert" talks about statistics show that games are played by young boys and that Mass Effect is all about objectifying women. Oh wait, you can play as a woman too, Keighley points out and the full on nudity? About half a boob for 30s of a 30h game.


  • Spin Documentary shows how media lies to us about issues.
    Pat Robertson banters about "homos," Al Gore learns how to avoid abortion questions, George Bush talks to Larry King about halcyon -- all presuming they're off camera. Composed of 100% unauthorized satellite footage, Spin is a surreal expose of media-constructed reality.


  • The Digg Algorithm has Changed
    Here are some things that seem to have changed since the site was brought down for maintenance today.


  • 42 Reasons We Won't Miss President Bush [QUOTES and PICS]
    Would you believe it's possible to narrow the reasons we won't miss Bush down to 42? No, but it's a start. We all know the penalty for forgetting history - after all, we've been through two Bushes! Here's to the next four years of anything but Bush:


  • aXXo's Pirated Movies Used to Promote the iMac
    The DVD ripper aXXo is without a doubt one of the most popular DVD-rippers. Even though he hasn't been active since November 2007, his rips are still widely used, even by commercial outlets such as the John Lewis store. They must have thought, "Why use a real DVD if we can use a pirated movie for free?"


  • Study Shows 900+ Bush Crime Family LIES to start WAR
    Duh! you already knew it, but the Center for Public Integrity did a tally and it's more than 1, the number needed to require Impeachment.


  • Bill Clinton announces run for President!
    "All I am asking of the American people is four more years," Clinton said at a fundraiser Tuesday where tens of thousands of South Carolinians gathered to stare in gape-jawed wonderment at the former president. "Well, maybe eight. Actually, you know what, definitely eight. Eight more years."


  • SC Newspaper "The State" Endorses Barack Obama
    He would be a groundbreaking nominee. More to the point, he makes a solid case that he is ready to lead the whole country. We see Sen. Barack Obama as the best choice in Saturday's Democratic primary.


  • Elisa 0.3.3 turns Linux into a movie theater
    "The developers at Fluendo have been working on an open source, cross-platform media center application called Elisa. Version 0.3.3, which was released last week, includes a complete user interface overhaul that dramatically improves usability."


  • A Pandemic That Wasn't but Might Be
    Last year, for the first time since avian flu emerged as a global threat, the number of human cases was down from the year before. As the illness receded, the scary headlines — with their warnings of a pandemic that could kill 150 million people — all but vanished.


  • Gizmondo Is Dead, Dead, Dead. DEAD and Not Coming Back
    We have received half a dozen tips earlier today from our Svenska readers talking about infamous "Gizmondo coming back." A bit of fact checking, with the help of a few Swedish journalist friends and whois, reveals that the rumors of a Gizmondo reappearance may have been greatly exaggerated.


  • Red Green Builds An All Wheel Drive Vehicle
    Priceless


  • Rumor: Wikipedia's Redesign?
    Could this (screenshot) be the new version of Wikipedia? It's certainly not listed on the "Skin" page inside of the user preferences but it is live in the system. I sure hope it's not as it's pretty ugly and has lost all of the Wikipedia branding. Perhaps it's a lighter mobile version for the iPhone?


  • Bugs Bunny for $2,000
    A Bugs Bunny sculpted in ice was awarded with $2,000. One of the guys who created it made $10,000 from ice sculpturing so far.


  • The reason for RIAA hatred of College Students? Easy targets
    The main reason the RIAA and MPAA can't stand college students is actually quite simple -- they're the easiest target. How many times have you heard organizations blame so many of the world's problems on the 18-25 crowd? A quick history lesson on what happened in the seventies should be enough to satisfy that assertion.


  • Did You Find Who You Were Looking For?
    MySpace's search must be broken!


  • Drumming to Super Mario 2
    The Italian drummer just plays his beats on top of the 8-bit Mario songs, but we love it. Vadrucci is clearly very talented. If there's anything we've learned from games like Rock Band, it's that drumming isn't as easy as it looks.


  • How Photography Saved Sherry From Her Drug Addiction
    So due to continual drug usage, I had been a sleepwalking dead person for years. When my friend introduced me to photography, it intensified this supernatural feeling. I truly found the magic unraveled in the speed of light. After all, photography is simply capturing Light and Light is Spirit.


  • 16 Sensational Poster Designs
    "16 of my favorite poster designs for various bands. I tried to show a wide variety of poster design styles in this collection and I hope you find them as inspirational as I do."


  • Two Part Timers Beat Engadget and Gizmodo's Keynote Coverage
    This year, MacRumors' coverage of the Macworld San Francisco 2008 keynote address knocked it out of the park. Reviews were universally positive, and it makes me really proud of what we've accomplished.


  • Planning ahead...DO IT! [PIC]
    Sometimes it pays to be cautious.





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  • Mice Legs Longer With Batty Gene Regulation
    When a gene responsible for controlling limb development in rodents is switched on more in mice, they take a step toward bathood--on longer legs. Karen Hopkin reports.


  • Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
    Hello, Everyone. My name is Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Beginning today, I would like to deliver an interview that explains the vision and the development process behind the creation of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. But before we begin, I would like to offer an apology.


  • Whole Foods to end plastic bags by Earth Day
    Whole Foods will be ending its use of disposable plastic grocery bags in all of its 270 stores by Earth Day, April 22.


  • WP plugin "Socialize Me!" connects you with your visitors
    Imagine one of your articles has been submitted to StumbleUpon. You're getting a steady stream of visitors to your blog. With this Wordpress plugin those visitors will see a simple message when they arrive: "Hi, thanks for the visit! Wayne's on StumbleUpon, too!" with a link to your profile. It also works with Facebook, Digg, Pownce, Twitter, etc


  • Uh-oh, Optimus -- United Keys build keyboard w/OLED Buttons
    Man, it looks like all these display keyboards are finally going from vapor to reality -- United Keys, which has been pimping various versions of its Display Keys product since 2005, has just announced that it's signed a deal with FoxConn to build a gaming keyboard with several OLED function buttons


  • Senator Edwards, We Need You To Lead
    "John Edwards should challenge his rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to go back to Washington, DC and fight against retroactive immunity for the telecoms.Glenn Greenwald:'It will be increasingly difficult to listen to Edwards, Obama and Clinton tout their supreme leadership attributes and their commitment to' changing the Washington[...]"


  • ABC News Calls Out Clintons for Consistent Lies about Obama
    The ease with which a former President and former First Lady of the United States of America lie to the American people should disturb us. An ABC News reporter reviews the lies the Clintons have told voters recently about Senator Barack Obama.


  • iPhone 1.1.3 is READY for SDK apps
    An analysis of the iPhone 1.1.3 firmware reveals that it's 100% ready to accept application packages and install them - Apple secretly released all of the needed capabilities in the 1.1.3 firmware behind all of the official new features.


  • The Day the Solar Wind Disappeared in 1999 [barely reported]
    For two days in May, 1999, the solar wind that blows constantly from the Sun virtually disappeared -- the most drastic and longest-lasting decrease ever observed.


  • World of Warcraft Hits 10 Million Subscribers
    Blizzard Entertainment, owners of World of Warcraft, announced this morning that the game now has more than 10 million paying subscribers around the world. Blizzard said today that those 10 million paying subscribers include 5.5 million players in Asia, 2.5 million in the US and 2 million in Europe.


  • Blu-ray players grab 93 percent of market after Warner went
    Granted, it's hard to put too much stock in just a week or two of data, but if this and the recent media sales numbers (85 percent) becomes a trend, maybe this won't be such a slow death for HD DVD after all.


  • The Parody Video Tom Cruise WANTS you to see!
    Jerry O'Connell gives valuable insight on acting, the writer's strike, and um . . .


  • 16 Incredibly Unconventional Hotel Rooms [PICS]
    Ever wonder what it would be like to live upside-down, sleep like a vampire or break out of prison? More and more hotels are breaking out of the tradition of cookie-cutter rooms and are moving toward unique one-of-a-kind artist-driven room designs. Here are sixteen such rooms that span the spectrum from clever and kitchy to sexy and surreal.


  • 7-foot-7 Kenny George of UNC-Asheville has some huge issues
    He's 22 years old, but Kenny George doesn't own a driver's license – and it's not because he can't merge onto a freeway or parallel park. At 7-foot-7 and 360 pounds, George is too big to fit behind the wheel of a car....


  • Color By Hand: The American Sign Language Spectrum
    Of all the ways to talk about color, sign language must be the most expressive. If you don't already speak sign language, color words are a fun place to start. You'll learn that it doesn't take a palate to discuss a palette.


  • Awesome Mashup: Celebrity Heads on Money
    There's a new craze going in United Kingdom - people take pictures of themselves partially covered with folded banknotes (mostly with queen Elizabeth) in the foreground. The result is a merged faces of people and queen Elizabeth on the banknotes. The mix looks surprisingly natural for some.


  • January 30th is International Delete Your MySpace Day
    PLease no more myspace. . . . We were just recently alerted here at Mashable that January 30th, just a few scant days away, is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day. Cory Geller sent us to a blog post by Simon Owens describing his growing disgust with the constant friend requests from the fembots


  • Goth who walks girlfriend on leash is told "No Dogs Allowed"
    This goth guy was told he couldn't travel on the bus because they "don't allow dogs". There is a hi-res pic of him "walking" his girlfriend in the article.


  • Apple 1Q 2008 Results: Record $1.58 Billion Profit
    Apple posted revenue of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.58 billion, or $1.76 per diluted share during the 1Q 2008 (ending December 29th). Michael Dell cries.


  • Heath Ledger is Dead
    TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY.


  • College textbook prices up 186% since 1986; enter revolution
    The U.S. Department of Education released a study that states since 1986, textbook prices have risen almost 186 percent, or 6 percent a year. This is four times the amount of inflation. With college bookstores not doing much to fix problems, entrepreneurs and Web 2.0 companies are trying to revolutionize the textbook industry with easy solutions.


  • Is Life on Mars? Amazing photo of strange figure on surface
    A photo taken by one of the Mars rovers appears to show a strange figure walking on the surface. Is this just a rock, or is there more to it?


  • Fred Thompson Quits GOP Presidential Primary Race!
    "Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people."


  • The MegaPenny Project: How Many Pennies Can You Visualize?
    People regularly talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion" really is. The MegaPenny Project aims to help by taking one small everyday item, the U.S. penny, and building on that to answer the question: "What would a billion (or a trillion) pennies look like?"


  • The Top 10 Movies That Really Didn't Need Video Games
    Unfortunately, video game companies aren't always able to identify what movies viewers would want to insert themselves into. While super hero and action movies lend themselves nicely to the gaming world, let's not forget the movies that really didn't need games, but for one reason or another got them anyway.


  • Scientology issue $5,000 award on brave anons
    Scientology issue a DEAD or ALIVE on recent anon raiders.


  • Cloverfield Mythos Explored: Monsters + Marketing = Millions
    A spoiler-filled look at this weekend's box office hit, Cloverfield, and all there is to know about the monster flick and the viral marketing campaign that has made J.J. Abrams Hollywood's new golden boy.


  • 10 Ridiculous Examples of Life Imitating Art
    We live in a reflexive society, our culture is eating itself. Practically, this translates into at least two key arenas: one is that every other new movie or TV show is either a sequel or a remake. The other is that idiots constantly steal the remaining ideas for haphazard application to their own sadly hilarious lives.


  • Cloverfield Graphic Novel + Last Shot Of Movie = Wink, Wink
    Spoiler warning


  • Crazy Amarok lead developer gets logo tattooed on his arm!
    OMG he really did it! Amarok lead developer Mark Kretschmann got the Amarok logo tattooed on his arm! The latest issue of the 'Amarok Insider' features photos of his tattoo stunt as well as new info about Amarok2.


  • How to Completely Ruin Your New Year's Resolutions
    Spend more time with your family... or fake a bachelor party in Vegas? Lose weight... or try Competitive Eating? Drink Less... or start a daily beer journal? Here are seven awesome ways to kill those pesky New Year's resolutions.


  • The Climate Challenge. Same as it Ever Was?
    Facts on the climate change and global warming. We should start to care more about our planet. Very interesting to read


  • First MacBook Air Unboxing, Compared to VAIO (loads of pics)
    The packaging is almost as sexy as the MacBook Air. The VAIO is not the thinnest model, but seeing the Air next to one of its nemesis gives you an amazing idea of the scale. This computer is frikkin paper thin.


  • Barack Obama Speaks at Dr. King's Church
    On the day before the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Senator Barack Obama delivers a speech to the congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.


  • Invisibility: Science Sensei 11
    Can scientists turn Harry Potter's invisibility cloak into reality? Science Sensei reports on the progress so far.


  • Shut up, Bill
    Dear Bill,We loved Bill Clinton as president.I know you want your wife to win. A lot of us want a Democrat in 2008. But you're getting mean Bill. That twinkle in your eye is starting to look more like crazy eye.You're making accusations that Karl Rove & Co. will eat up and spit back out at us come time for the general election...


  • Trent Reznor Does NOT support an ISP tax
    "I left the conversation thinking I'd cleared up the misconception that I thought the entire release of "niggytardust" was a failure. Well, it appears the story was written before I was involved, and I woke up the next day to find out I'm a supporter of an ISP tax. Thanks, CNET."


  • Freudian Analysis: Boba Fett v Han Solo (Return of the Jedi)
    At face value, the fight between Han and Boba might seem like mindless entertainment – a bit of comic relief, and a way to unceremoniously kill off a tertiary character. Dig deeper, however, and you'll find that this fight actually has a lot to say about sex, heroism, and MANLINESS. Which means a lot of penis symbolism


  • Eddie Murphy predicts the future!!!!
    Watch and be amazed...


  • Flipping the Linux switch: Misplace a file? Find it quick!
    Coming from a Windows environment, you might be familiar with the graphical Search Files/Folder application. Linux also has graphical search applications, however, they arent the quickest, or easiest, way to find your files. This is definitely one of those times it's more productive for both old pro and new Linux users to use the command line.





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  • Sculptures Made Entirely of Sharpened Pencils (PICS)
    The sculptures are made by drilling holes in one inch long sections of pencils, and sewing them together using a sculptural beading technique called 'peyote' stitch. Includes an interview with the artist.


  • Delivering Massive Solar Power Gains
    Phoenix-based Stirling Energy Systems plans to begin construction in 2009 on two $1 billion solar power farms on federal land in California's Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles and in the Imperial Valley east of San Diego, reports USA Today.


  • 9 Reasons Why "The Digg Story" Sells
    Why does the Digg story sell so well? Here's a look at 9 elements that make a good story - one that people embrace and propagate through their networks - and how Digg has taken those principles to heart.


  • Is Volcano, Not Global Warming, Melting Antarctic Glacier?
    Still, it's unlikely the effect explains what's happening across the whole continent.


  • 1 in 5 soldiers returning from Iraq with brain injuries
    On The Chris Matthews show, Richard Stengel, the managing editor of TIME gives us a chilling new report that the Pentagon is releasing about the serious head injuries our troops are sustaining in Iraq.


  • Fox's Legal iTunes DVD Rip Works Great, Wastes Plastic
    Amid all of the MacBook Air hullabaloo, you might have forgotten about the Apple announcement that Fox would begin providing "free" iTunes versions of programs via DVD. The first release was "Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest", a Star Wars parody. Being the brave product testers that we are, we tried it out. It was, well, kinda weird.


  • Can You Tell a Fake Smile From a Real One?
    Courtesy of the BBC, this experiment is designed to test whether you can spot the difference between a fake smile and a real one. Watch these 20 smiles (on video), and see if you can spot the fakes. You can only play each smile once.


  • Hydrogen Power Coming Soon to Your Cell Phone
    From cars to prefabs and some slightly greener gadgets, CES gave us plenty of things to marvel at this year. One of the most impressive in terms of future-forward innovation was the Motoslvr cell phone outfitted with Angstrom Power's fuel cell. All this without sacrificing aesthetic or function. Fuel-cell cell phones?


  • UFOs in Texas: The environmental implications of aliens
    But the real question is: what does the mean for our planet? If aliens can fly all the way here in super-sleek, impossible-to-detect intergalactic orbs, surely they have the technology to power their lives without spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere -- right?


  • Congress ties college funding to RIAA support
    The Electronic Frontier Foundation warns us that H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, is still steaming ahead with its "Campus-based Digital Theft Prevention"


  • Jack Bauer released from jail..."24" Still Nowhere in Sight
    Kiefer Sutherland has been released from jail after serving 48 days on a drunken driving charge, according to a police official. Sutherland -- the star of Fox television's drama, "24" -- has spent his sentence cleaning sheets, pillowcases and blankets on laundry duty. "He was very humble, never complained."


  • Duck Hunt Painting
    Added to an old painting to make it like duck hunt


  • 7 Super-Sized (And Somewhat Insane) Soviet Projects
    The Soviet Union decided the best way to show up the West was to build the biggest version of any given object. The following are just seven of the largest examples.


  • The iRing for The Apple Fan
    You know that feeling when you gaze into the eyes of your iPod or iPhone and imagine spending the rest of your life with that device? Who wouldn't want to lock into a endless bond with a gadget from this man? Soon it may be a possibility with the iRing, a conceptual design that symbolizes and eternal bond and includes quite a bit of functionality.


  • 7 Futuristic Sky Cities to Change the Way We Live (PICS)
    As the world's population continues to boom, there is a corresponding increase in density in the world as an influx of people move to the cities in search of the promise of a better life. This leaves the world's major cities with a conundrum: how do you accommodate more people in the same space? Here are some futuristic sky cities solutions


  • Microsoft relents: Vista consumer virtualization ban lifted
    Microsoft has finally relented and approved the use of Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium Edition in virtualized environments, for both consumers and business users. Apple, your turn is next.


  • Could The Universe Be Tied Up With Cosmic String?
    A team of physicists and astronomers from the University of Sussex and Imperial College London have uncovered hints that there may be cosmic strings - lines of pure mass-energy - stretching across the entire Universe.


  • B-ball player bigger than Shaq and can dunk without jumping
    I think his name is kenny george...currently plays for the University of North Carolina, those guys around him look hilarious.


  • Canadian Privacy Commissioner: Just say no to intrusive DRM
    As Canada braces for a new copyright law, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has issued a warning against granting anticircumvention protection to any DRM that collects personal information. Does her letter mention the infamous Sony BMG rootkit? You betcha.


  • Internet Superstar Promo with Martin Sargent
    I know that many of you are still grieving Infected. I've got a message for our little CEO, and wanted to stick it up here on the company blog while he's off having some fancy lunch. Take a look before he gets back and whines until someone in IT takes it down…


  • 75 y.o. Arrested At McDonald's DriveThru For Not Pulling up
    Jean Merola, a grandmother of eight, was arrested for disorderly conduct after she refused an officer's orders to move her car while she waited for the coffee and fries she ordered at the drive-through window. Merola said the McDonald's employees told her to wait there for her food....thats what happens when you get between a cop and a big mac


  • Nuclear War: Russia will strike first. Video!
    Pre-emptive nuclear strikes may be used to defend Russia, according to the country's Chief of Armed Forces General Staff, Yury Baluevsky. His comments come as tensions remain high between Russia and the U.S. over American plans for a missile defense shield in Europe


  • Amazing Backflip Wrestling Move
    The quality of the video isnt the greatest but this is an absolute amazing wrestling move which led to a pin.


  • The Coldest Place in the Universe
    Where's the coldest spot in the universe? Not on the moon, where the temperature plunges to a mere minus 378 Fahrenheit. Not even in deepest outer space, which has an estimated background temperature of about minus 455°F. As far as scientists can tell, the lowest temperatures ever attained were recently observed right here on earth.


  • Wedding Hilarity Part II ­- New Photo Contest Winners
    Definitely not your average pics.


  • GameSpot's Sad State of Affairs
    Sam Kennedy explores the Gerstmann scandal: "If you ask me, the biggest news from the videogame world in 2007 wasn't about a game or a game maker -- it had to do with a certain game reviewer, and an opinion that got him fired from his job."


  • Girl's Reaction to George Bush Leaning Over Her on MLK Day
    US President George W. Bush (C) leans over to talk with a girl (R) after Bush participated in a lesson for young children on the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day...


  • E-mails missing from day WH was told to preserve leak docs
    Among the sixteen days for which e-mails are missing from Vice President Cheney's office is Sept. 30, 2003. That day, the day the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced they were investigating who outed former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson.


  • EDITOR'S VIEW: The PlayStation 3 Rebirth
    It has endured a horrible introduction to the world, but PlayStation 3 has survived. Now it's set to prosper.


  • Bill Clinton has a dream during MLK speech
    During an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, the former president seemed to get a little sleepy.


  • Next-gen Apple MacBook Pros to gain multi-touch trackpad
    Just one of many improvements on the new MacBook Pro.


  • WOW: Guitar Hero makes a billion
    While we're not sure how big a slice of the Guitar Hero pie the Wii version has taken, the franchise has generated some serious revenue. In North America alone, the series of games has earned over $1 billion. In fact, the third title even did so well as to be the top title in 2007.


  • Beijing Olympic Campus Looks Like CGI
    Construction is nearly complete on the Beijing Olympic Stadium, shaped like a massive steel bird's nest, and the swimming-pool-filled Water Cube, which looks like a piece of glowing alien machinery. This is an actual photo of the buildings at night. We've also got some less-surreal glimpses of them too.


  • Oliver Stone to Direct George W. Bush Biopic
    Oliver Stone had hinted at making a feature on the life of the current American president in the past, but who knew it'd come together this quick? Filming could begin as soon as April for the George W. Bush biopic, brilliantly entitled Bush, which could mean a theatrical release right in time for the next election or inauguration.


  • MacBook Air Unboxing Photos and Wireless Booting
    The first unboxing photos for the MacBook Air come from what appears to be a remote Macworld Expo presentation in Japan. The pictures show that they received their demonstration MacBook Air in the retail packaging.


  • Busted! Clinton's misleading NV caucus handbook
    11:30 am: Deadline for standing in line to register to participate in the Caucus. Party rules say 12:00. In camparing candidates, notice how she misrepresents Edwards, Obama and Richardson to tear each other.


  • Bust Burnouts: 5 Exercises You Probably Aren't Doing
    Staying committed to an exercise program is no easy task. Work, friends, loved ones, illness, holidays and the weather can all work against you. Here are some suggestions to keep your routine fresh, fun and effective. These tips range from traditional exercises to Yoga and Pilates postures.


  • The Pirate Bay, Guilty Before Trial!
    The Pirate Bay recently featured in an exhibition about online crime, run by the Swedish police - even before their trial has begun. Pirate Bay's Brokep has had enough of being the punch bag of the Swedish authorities: "It's slander," he says "Authorities are not allowed to engage in political opinionation."


  • On A Scale Of 1 To 10 Eva Mendes Is A 12 - French TV Video
    I've always thought that Eva Mendes was a beautiful, sexy woman filled with curves and a genuinely sweet demeanor and personality. Then I saw these pictures of Eva on some French TV show and bam my jaw instantly dropped. Those Frenchies know a lot about beautiful women ... they are the country that has Melissa Theireau as a news anchor


  • 1Password announces first iPhone form filler [PIC]
    In the demo that Agile Web Solutions' Dave Teare gave me, this feature worked really well for filling forms on the iPhone. Like 1Password itself, it made me ask "why didn't Apple do this itself?" The bookmarklet was snappy, and filling forms seemed about as instant as it could be.





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  • Commodore SX-64 vs MacBook Air
    A feature comparison between a Commodore SX-64 and the new MacBook AIr


  • Artificial Intelligence being explains the Singularity
    Listen, I'm not saying I believe this is real. Just that its extremely elaborate for a joke. And regardless, its a pretty good mind-f*ck about what the Singularity would mean.


  • Ancient Antarctic eruption noted
    Scientists have found what they say is the first evidence of a volcanic eruption under the Antarctic ice sheet.


  • PC piracy levels are "astounding" says COD4 developer
    Infinity Ward's community manager muses, "they wonder why people don't make PC games any more."


  • User does not believe Linux can run without Windows
    In a forum post on zdnet, a user explains why Linux cannot run on a computer without Windows. Very funny to read.


  • Its Amazing How Powerful A Hug Is (this will make you happy)
    Free Hugs Campaign FTW!


  • Diebold disparities appear in NH recount
    In Hillsborough County, Clinton gained 675 votes – a jump of more than 2 percent. The media isn't reporting anything, or else claiming no problems were found. And the official Web page for the recount seems to be having ongoing technical difficulties. Hooray for democracy.


  • British Media Confirms FBI Nuke Cover-up
    The Sunday Times has obtained a document that confirms that a file, which the FBI denied existed, could contain information about American officials stealing nuclear secrets for Turkish and Israeli spies, who would then sell the secrets to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.


  • Macbook Air and the Usual Suspects
    We already gave you a spec-wise comparison of the Macbook Air and its prominent competitors, but The Usual Suspects—the Lenovo X300 (recently leaked), Sony TZ and Dell XPS m1330—are all back for a photo shoot. Jump for the fantastic line-up of the laptop bad boys bearing it all.


  • Nevada Election Math: Clinton Beat Obama, Obama Beat Clinton
    "The calculations of national convention delegates being circulated are based upon an assumption that delegate preferences will remain the same between now and April 2008," said Jill Derby, the chairwoman of the state party. "We look forward to our county and state conventions where we will choose the delegates for the nominee that Nevadans..."


  • What happens to your poop when you go on a cruise ship?
    Some topics make us queasy. And for that reason, we try not to think about them. Like: what happens to all of the waste that a cruise ship generates?


  • Wal-Mart Axes The New Yorker, The Economist, 1000 Other Mags
    Wal-Mart is responsible for 20% of retail magazine sales, and is purging 1,000 titles, also including Forbes, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Better Homes and Gardens and even Log Cabin Living and Boar Hunter.


  • CompUSA Refuses To Accept Cash
    A CompUSA cashier summoned her manager and a security guard when Bud tried to pay for his purchases with cash. The promise of 40% discounts drew Bud to the Boisie, Idaho store, but he settled for a 10% discount on an iMac and several accessories.


  • For Male Virgins: Basic Things No One Told Me About Sex
    I lost my virginity later than the average guy. Before I got laid for the first time I had read a fair amount about sex. Then I started having it and I kept discovering all these basic things that had somehow passed me by. So here's my list of basic sexual stuff that I only found out about when I came across it myself.


  • This Birthday Cake Is A LIE!
    My sister's 24th birthday cake with a Portal reference. Luckily, it did not lead to a death trap and was in fact delicious and moist.


  • Could this be the best self-shot ever? (PIC)
    It's truly out of this world.


  • FBI 'covers up' file of nuclear-secrets theft
    THE FBI has been accused of covering up a key case file detailing evidence against corrupt government officials and their dealings with a network stealing nuclear secrets. The assertion follows allegations made in The Sunday Times two weeks ago by Sibel Edmonds, an FBI whistleblower, who worked on the agency's investigation of the network.


  • Giants Upset Packers for trip to the Super Bowl!
    The underdog Giants beat the Packers in the third coldest game in NFL history to win a trip to the Super Bowl.


  • Inflation - And How It Happens
    If you have ever wondered what exactly inflation is, and how it's created, then this informative video, by Edward Griffin, done back in 1969 will explain it to you. "Attempts by governments to manipulate the amount of money in circulation have always been disastrous."


  • Awesome New History Channel Show: Life After People
    What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest?


  • U.S. Abandons Endangered Species to Build Border Fence
    The US has abandoned plans to create a recovery program for the endangered jaguar, allegedly due to concerns that it would create a roadblock to their construction of a fence along the Mexican border.


  • man took almost $500,000 in pay for job he never had
    For five years, a New Jersey company has been depositing thousands of dollars in paychecks to a Palatine man's bank account.


  • DONT CALL IT A CULT - SCIENTOLOGY AND ME
    scientology spies on and fair game's john sweeney bbc reporter.EXPOSE THE TRUTH FOR GREAT JUSTICE.


  • Majority of human genome developed 500m years ago
    "An entire tree of life, from microbe to worm, to fish and mammal, is embedded inside of us," according to Neil Shubin, author of "Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5 billion-year History of the Human Body".


  • Threat to medicines from plant extinctions
    Millions of lives could be at risk because the plants which provide the basis of more than half of all prescription drugs face extinction, a new report warns.


  • Wounded Troops Sent Back To Iraq
    Seventy-nine injured soldiers were pressed into war duty last month as the U.S. Army struggled to fill its ranks. "My personal opinion is that as the war goes on, you'll see more and more soldiers with (limitations)," said Maj. Gen. Mark Graham.


  • Refrigerator Scare Prank
    Some dude hides in a refrigerator and scares the hell out of his buddy. Maybe nobody broke any bathtub tiles on this one but the one dude ended up getting a free lunch out of it.


  • Music Industry Gets An Injunction Against Rapidshare
    In March 2007, a court ruled that Rapidshare could be held responsible for copyright violations committed by users who uploaded copyrighted material to their servers. Now, a body that administers many copyrights for the music industry has obtained an injunction against Rapidshare.com and Rapidshare.de.


  • Still Perfect! Patriots 18-0 win Trip to the Super Bowl
    The Patriots beat the Chargers 21-12 to remain perfect and win a trip to try and complete their perfect season in the Super Bowl.


  • USC Application For Admission
    Have you read a book this year? If "yes," why?


  • Lesbian Cuisine [c&h]/SFW
    Surprisingly safe for work


  • The 5 Wimpiest Pro Sports Injuries of All-Time
    Unfortunately for professional athletes, their contracts say they have to tell the truth about why they're not working today. And hence we get honest accounts of wimpdom such as:


  • Waves Freeze as They Crashed On the Beach in Newfoundland
    This strange weather phenomenon happened in Newfoundland where the waves were actually frozen as they crashed on the beach. Wouldn This strange weather phenomenon happened in Newfoundland where the waves were actually frozen as they crashed on the beach. Wouldn't want to go surfing that day.


  • Star Wars Coming to America
    Someone has brilliantly mashed up Star Wars and the Eddie Murphy movie Coming To America, which also stars James Earl Jones. If youve seen both movies youll like this A HA!


  • Obama wins Nevada -- for real.
    While Clinton did edge out Obama in the popular vote by 6%, she only did so by capturing the populous Las Vegas area. Obama won broader support statewide, especially in the more rural areas that Democrats usually flounder in, and thus earned more state delegates than Clinton. Obama is now two delegates ahead of Clinton, and closest to nomination.


  • iPod Nano Gets Retro Big Screen (Suck it AppleTV)
    An iPod nano gets stuck in a classic 35mm slide viewer, 1970s style.


  • Wii Fit US release scheduled for Q2 2008
    Perhaps a sign that America is finally getting its obesity scare under control, Nintendo has cautiously scheduled Wii Fit for a Q2 2008 release. Despite last week's rumor, today's announcement is the first official word from Nintendo that its latest balancing act is being prepped for the US.


  • Tiny Genetic Differences Have Huge Consequences
    A study led by McGill University researchers has demonstrated that small differences between individuals at the DNA level can lead to dramatic differences in the way genes produce proteins.


  • Scientology and Me by BBC's Panorama
    First of three parts, other two are in the related videos. It's an interesting documentary about Scientology in the UK.


  • President BUSH PARDON's HIMSELF against POTENTIAL WARCRIMES
    wow





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  • Touch our Monkey
    Digg was nominated in three categories in company with some amazing sites. Your votes led to us winning the Best User-Generated Content category and a cool monkey to swank up the Digg offices. Digg on, Kevin


  • New Street Fighter Goes Online, Mouse-Only, Very Ugly
    It's a good thing that Capcom finally got around to announcing Street Fighter IV, because if they hadn't, today's revelation of Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation may have sent some fighting fans over the edge, never to return. It's played entirely with mouse controls, with left-clicks for punches, right-clicks for kicks and special attacks...


  • Cops Make Fun Of A Dying Man
    Police in Bedford, New York allegedly made fun of a dying man that they found on the side of the road. A cop from the neighboring town is accused of dealing the man a deadly blow after he drove him to Bedford and dropped him off on the side of a deserted road.


  • The Secret Ingredient in Yellowstone's Travertine
    Researcher presents first evidence that microbes are key to Hot Springs mineralization.


  • Unmanned air vehicles the size of a cigarette
    Researchers at Oklahoma State University are working with DARPA to deliver a sophisticated, unmanned aircraft small enough to fit into a soldier's pocket, reports the Daily O'Collegian.A state-of-the-art propulsion system, one that uses plasma thrusters with no moving parts


  • How Pirates Will Change The Entertainment Industry
    The Internet is in its infancy. Electronic information still travels along copper wires left over from the industrial revolution, but the information age is about to hit puberty. Fiber optic cables are sprouting in unexpected places. The piracy and chaos we are collectively experiencing is growing pains.


  • Goatse in Zelda... WHAT?!?
    I may be stretching this, but I'm quite sure at what I'm seeing here.


  • CRYSIS Shark Attack!
    Seriously, this stuff is so realistic feeling when you play. The first time I saw a shark I was SHOCKED because I didn't even know they were in the game. My heart started pounding...that's how immersive this game is... In this video, I would say 3/4 of the experience is lost, if not more, due to the poor quality. Oh well...


  • The Fraud of Bushenomics: They're Looting the Country
    The voodoo economics the Bushies have sold America obscure their systematic fleecing of the nation's public wealth.


  • Trophy: the Latest in Defense Technology
    The force field Trophy, the latest innovation in warfare defense technology against kinetic energy projectiles.


  • FlyBack: a "Time Machine" backup utility for Linux
    how to install and configureflyback


  • Stop Smoking...[PIC]
    Come on...the storm drain can't handle the smoke. Think about what you're doing to your HUMAN body. Last time I checked concrete is tougher than flesh and tissue.


  • Inside Source Reveal the Truth About Xbox 360
    A redmond based Xbox insider spills the beans on why the Xbox 360 keeps dying.


  • Activision exposes thousands of Guitar Hero III owners
    In just one of the e-mails that was forwarded to us, an impressive 860 recipient e-mail addresses were listed in the mail's 'To' field, ensuring that all who received updates on their replacement discs for the Wii version of Guitar Hero III had access to the e-mail addresses of the rest.


  • Scientology Orentation Video
    The real authentic one of a kind orentation video for the Church of Scientology. This is the real deal, folks.Download it, watch it, share it, spread the word, Scientology is a dangerous cult that must be stopped. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=...


  • Fox gives "fair and balanced" interview with Ron Paul.
    Excellent interview with Ron Paul. Jan 18/08. First story about this video has vanished so i figured we should just put it up again.


  • Leopard's Stacks done right!
    This guy apparently re-programmed Stacks (in its own application) and made them scrollable and browsable. Can't wait til this is released.


  • Tree Growing in Abandoned Books (Detroit, U.S.A)
    Tree growing in rotting paper, Detroit Public Schools book depository. This is a building where a deeply-troubled public school system once stored its supplies, and then one day apparently walked away from it all, allowing everything to go to waste. The interior has been ravaged by fires and the unburnt supplies have been subjected to the weather.


  • Hedonism 101: Men, be tactful, consider placement
    Texas State University-San Marcos 'University Star' newspaper column scan: "Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but a pearl necklace may be the next best thing, or at least a cheap subsitute".


  • -56,800,209,148,329,600,000,000.00
    I guess that stocks not so hot.


  • Canada removes U.S., Israel from torture watchlist
    By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's foreign ministry, responding to pressure from close allies, said on Saturday it would remove the United States and Israel from a watch list of countries where prisoners risk being tortured. Both...


  • Huge 'Ice Cathedral' grotto found under Norwegian glacier
    Glacier experts have described the ice grotto as "fantastic," with "extremely blue" colors and large icicles hanging from its ceiling. Researchers have been worrying about the melting of Norway's glaciers for years. Now they've found what some call an "exclusive" side-effect of the melting activity.


  • Gordon Freeman of Half-Life calls up Coast to Coast AM
    Well, maybe he does exist?


  • How The Chinese Olympic Logo Was Created [Pic]
    If that was creepy and simply like this, well I believe that you are happy that you wasn't the lead actor into this project.


  • Supreme Court Denies Kucinich Bid to Get on Texas Ballot
    Kucinich and singer-supporter Willie Nelson objected to the party oath that a presidential candidate must "fully support" the party's eventual nominee. Kucinich crossed out the oath when he filed for a spot on the primary ballot.


  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution Endorses Barack Obama
    Different moments in history require different types of leaders, and part of the art of picking a president is matching the person to the challenge and to the time. So while both Clinton and Obama would make very good presidents, Obama is the person; this is his time.


  • Russia warns of nuclear defence
    Russia's military chief of staff has said Moscow is ready to use force, including pre-emptively and with nuclear weapons, to defend itself.


  • Jobs' response to an angry letter about latest video card
    Despite an upgrade-kit becoming available on the Apple Store, Apple quickly contacted those who ordered the video cards to clarify that the 8800GT would only work on the most recently released Penryn Mac Pros. This led one user to jot off an angry letter to Steve Jobs who reportedly responded:


  • o hai. welkum to mythbusters.
    the resemblance is uncanny.


  • 5 Embarrassing Grammatical Mistakes
    As hard as it was to watch him smile and answer my questions, the salad to-go didn't cost him the job. The grammatical errors on his Web site--a spelling error and a missing comma--were another story, though. As gross as the spinach was, I could look away from it. Typos, on the other hand, I could not ignore, and as nice as he was, I had to turn


  • The Three Philosophies of Butter [PIC]
    Faith. Reason. Hope.


  • Barack Obama WINS Nevada caucuses!
    The Obama Campaign is now pushing hard to promote their delegate victory. The campaign is convening a post-caucus conference call for reporters -- something that only winning campaigns usually do -- and circulating numerous Clinton quotes about how delegates are "the only thing that matter."


  • European Politicians Launch Pro-Filesharing Campaign
    Greens EFA, a coalition of two political parties that currently have 42 seats in the European parliament, launched a pro-filesharing campaign named "I Wouldn't Steal". Their goal is to counter the anti-piracy propaganda put forward by the entertainment industry, and encourage people to download and share.


  • Bill Maher: Rationalists No Longer A Minority Over Religion
    Hilarious yet wise clip from Bill Maher on the growing majority of people who choose reason over religion.


  • When Attacked, Obama's Now Hitting Back
    The hundreds of people who turned out at the University of Nevada on Friday heard Sen. Barack Obama deliver a lofty stump speech about bridging the nation's divides and creating a groundswell for change. But they also witnessed him engage in the more mundane task of rebutting attacks from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.


  • EeePC with Every Hack Possible (GPS, Bluetooth, 802.11N,...)
    We've seen a lot of EeePC hacks, but this one takes the cake (currently). Featuring GPS (with antenna), Bluetooth, internal card reader, additional internal flash drive, 802.11N, FM transmitter and modem. Here is a run down of all the components and their costs...


  • 48hr Team Tries to Beat Twilight Princess in 11hrs
    In an attempt to win $40 for Child's Play, Cameron and friends will try to beat Twilight Princess in 11 hrs, starting at 5pm CST.


  • Getting Us Out Of Iraq Can Get Us Out Of The Recession
    How much money would we save and what could we do with it. Compelling set of facts.


  • The country is bankrupt
    In a remarkable paper posted by the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, and authored by a Boston University teacher named Prof Kotlikoff, it is revealed in blunt, powerful language that the era of borrowing and spending without consequence may soon come to a close. The paper, entitled, Is the United States Bankrupt?, may not remain posted for very long..


  • MSNBC Projects Ron Paul 2nd Place in Nevada!
    With 14% of the vote with 0% of precincts reporting.





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  • Intel Releases LatencyTop 0.1
    "The Intel Open Source Technology Center is pleased to announce the release of version 0.1 of LatencyTOP, a tool for developers to visualize system latencies. Slow servers, skipping audio, jerky video - everyone knows the symptoms of latency. But to know what's really going on in the system, what's causing the latency, and how to fix it...


  • Nobody Remains A Virgin [PIC]
    Life fucks everyone.


  • Faux News: Whose election is it anyway?


  • 10 bizarre behaviors of parasites
    This parasitic crustacean feasts on the blood of the spotted rose snapper fish by attaching to its tongue. After several days the tongue atrophies and falls off. Instead of leaving the poor fishy tongue-less the parasite attaches itself to the muscular base of the tongue and serves as a replacement


  • The Unfunny Truth about Scientology
    Why Scientology should be stopped. Alert the media if you have to, we have to stop this madness.


  • My Daughter's Life [25 PICS]
    When my daughter Alison was born, in the tradition of a new parent, I began to photograph her, initially in a separate and private body of work. However, in the process of documenting Alison's growth, I developed a passionate interest in human relationships and capturing intimate moments in the lives of family and friends.


  • Scientists Develop Blackest Material Known to Man [w/PIC]
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers said on Tuesday they have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 percent of light.


  • 75 Tips to Keep Your Car in Top-Notch Condition
    ((4)) 'Don't fill up if you see the tanker' - If you happen to see a gasoline tanker filling the tanks at your local gas station, come back another day or go to a different station. As the station's underground tanks are being filled, the turbulence can stir up sediment. Sediment in your gas can clog fuel filters and fuel injectors...


  • Brilliant Apple Leopard Ad on NYTimes Site
    This new ad that takes up a good portion of the nytimes.com home page, is one of the best rich media banner ads in a while. [via nickpapageorgia.blogspot.com]


  • Trolltech to adopt GPL 3 for Qt
    Trolltech, the company behind the cross-platform open source widget toolkit used by the KDE desktop environment, has announced that it will be adopting GPL 3.


  • Vinyl Toys: Invasion of the Color Snatchers
    People that have been in love with toys have likely been in love with them for a long time. That is the heart of many of today's premier vinyl designers, which may be the reason for the bold statements they make in both design and color....


  • Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened?
    On the morning of June 12, 1990, Chris McKinstry went looking for a gun. At 11 am, he walked into Nick's Sport Shop on a busy street in downtown Toronto and approached the saleswoman behind the counter. "I'll take a Winchester Defender," he said, referring to a 12-gauge shotgun in the display.


  • Belly Dancer Hilarious Accident
    This Belly Dancer is practicing her moves in her bedroom. She tries to lean back on a dresser while holding on to a scarf that is tied to one of the cabinets.


  • Former JAG lawyer: Only America 'parses' torture
    "When they go into a diplomatic meeting ... it's the first thing on the agenda," Swift said. "It starts to jeopardizes cooperation in intelligence gathering, police work, and ultimately potentially extradition and other issues."


  • [Easy as Pie] Working with a MySQL Database
    "...This post is the third in a continuing series of DIY tutorials, which aims to make things as simple as possible...""...The [Easy as Pie] series focuses on tasks that most people consider too challenging and presents it in a way that is easy (as pie!) to understand. ..."Very thorough post on how to create a random quote generator.


  • Huckabee gave speech to white supremacists
    well before he was a nationally known political star, Huckabee nurtured a relationship with America's largest white supremacist group, the Council of Conservative Citizens. The extent of Huckabee's interaction with the racist group is unclear, but this much is known: he accepted an invitation to speak at the group's annual conference in 1993.


  • Mr. Miscavige, why are your followers dead?
    The TRUTH about Scientology.


  • Recovering from a mass extinction
    The full recovery of ecological systems, following the most devastating extinction event of all time, took at least 30 million years, according to new research from the University of Bristol.


  • iPhone 1.1.2 OTB UNLOCKED
    "First of all, HUGE thanks to TA_Mobile and IMTH for getting us the secpack from 1.1.3 Also, thanks to psp_sully for giving me a 1.1.2 OTB phone to play with. Without them there would be no unlock, and no blog post." - Awesome


  • Google to Host Terabytes of Open-Source Science Data
    (Google people) are providing a 3TB drive array (Linux RAID5). The array is provided in "suitcase" and shipped to anyone who wants to send they data to Google. Anyone interested gives Google the file tree, and they SLURP the data off the drive. I believe they can extend this to a larger array (my memory says 20TB).


  • The Ubuntu bug reporting culture.
    "I'd like to contribute 10 things to avoid and 10 things you can do if you want to increase the chances of getting good results from bug reporting (meaning a fix or solution)" - Ubuntu support analyst.


  • Scientology: Defined
    Unless you're a member of the cult of Scientology, understanding the lingo Tom uses in the video to describe the cult is impossible. The Derobers have put together an abridged version of the cult's video complete with steaming definitions of Cruise's Scientologese. You will find this video nowhere else. Enjoy Scientology: Defined.


  • 1.1.3 iPhone Frameworks Docs go live
    No, the 1.1.3 iPhone hasn't been jailbroken but for whatever reason, the frameworks documentation for the new version is up and readable over at a familiar site. We're ready for that February SDK, now!


  • Why We Flirt
    And before you claim, whether single or married, that you never flirt, bear in mind that it's not just talk we're dealing with here. It's gestures, stance, eye movement. We're biologically and culturally programmed to flirt.


  • How noble are the motives behind awarding of the Nobel Prize
    The dance around the golden Nobel medallion began over a 100 years ago, and is still going strong. As icon, myth and ritual, the Nobel Prize is well secured. But what do we actually know about the Nobel Prize?


  • Monkey Brains In U.S. Make Robot Walk In Japan
    Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have used a monkey's brain activity to control a robot on the other side of the globe. In what researchers tout as a first-of-its-kind experiment, monkeys' thoughts controlled the walking patterns of a robot in Japan.


  • Insiders and the Hysteroidal Cycle
    If the knowledge remains concentrated in the hands of the few, it has the same consequences as the concentration of money, resources, or business ownership in the hands of a few. It becomes a lever of power and oppression, not freedom and justice


  • Time Warner Cable's plan to kill Apple TV
    Time Warner wants to charge customers by bandwidth, meaning it could cost up to $30 download an HD movie over Apple TV.


  • Researchers Challenge Water-Flow Model
    Decades ago, when geologists were developing ideas about how water typically flows across land, many of them studied the streams of the Mid-Atlantic States, concluding that they naturally move in ribbonlike channels cut through silty banks.


  • Dubai Skyscraper with Rotating Floors
    Dubai Skyscraper with Rotating Floors...amazing wonder of future architechure!


  • Design Your Own Desktop with KDE 4
    What KDE 4 does best is give users the ability to almost completely re-design their desktops, putting their programs, icons and useful widgets wherever they see fit, on as many desktops as they want, to create their ideal workspace. I spent some time exploring the features of the less-than-week-old system, the results of which are after the jump


  • FANCY PANTS ADVENTURE WORLD 2 FINALLY OUT!!!
    Fancy Pants adventure World 2... what everyones been waiting for.


  • LineAge murder in real life scares gamers.
    A young Russian man has been charged with murder after an internet game jumped off the screen onto the street. It's alleged he killed an internet gaming rival after they met face to face in the city of Ufa.


  • The Best Bait Of The World
    How to make minnow plug - great bait


  • Beautiful Goal by Rick Nash
    Rick Nash moves around a couple of pylons and delivers the goods.


  • School destroys video of students being shocked
    After being ordered not to destroy video footage of school officials shocking students, the school destroyed them anyways.


  • The world's most controversial boardgames
    How different would Christmas day be if, after dinner, your dad gathered the family around the table and opened a game like 'war on terror' or 'serial killer: the board game'?Amazingly, this may have happened for some as all of the board games below have been / are still available to buy.


  • The Five Hottest G.I. Joe Babes
    While a debate about which G.I. Joe toy was the coolest/most bad-ass/easiest to shoot from a slingshot is a complicated discussion that is likely to spark much debate, there's one Joe-related discussion most of us can agree on–which of the (very few) female G.I. Joe characters were the hottest. Here is the definitive list of the five hottest


  • Joy of Tech on Macbook Air
    Just a few instances where having the World's thinnest laptop could save the day...


  • io9 Talks To Cloverfield Director Matt Reeves
    Cloverfield opens today, ending months of internet speculation and Slusho tie-in controversies. We spoke to the man behind the movie, Matt Reeves. He took time out of his busy day, where he's poised to count bags of incoming cash and laugh maniacally, to talk to us about Gojira, David Schwimmer, and the big secret at the end of the movie.





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Friday, January 18, 2008

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  • [COMIC] The Cloverfield Monster is Sexually Agressive
    So that's why the Statue of Liberty loses her head...


  • Top 5 Folky Covers of Rap & Hip-Hop Songs (W/Videos)
    It's officially a trend: acoustic, folk, and bluegrass bands can't stop covering rap and hip-hop songs. Here are five of the best examples making the rounds on YouTube.


  • Provide us with the email address we should not contact
    huh?


  • The Conan-Colbert feud is ON.
    For weeks, Colbert's called Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee a friend of The Colbert Report, who was only seriously considered after appearing on the show. But then Conan claimed that his Walker, Texas Ranger shtick re-energized Chuck Norris's career; thus Norris's endorsement of Huckabee is all thanks to him. So who's right?


  • What About John Edwards?
    Media acts as though Obama & Clinton are the only contenders.


  • Uh Oh! Microsoft Already Supports OpenDocument Format?
    Microsoft shoots itself in the foot by admitting that ODF support is doable and implicitly suggesting that OOXML is therefore redundant


  • Scaring Mom Leads To Concussion
    With the help of his son this guy scares the crap out of his wife. Its all fun until someone gets a concussion!


  • MySpace Bug Leaks 'Private' Teen Photos to Voyeurs
    A backdoor in MySpace's architecture allows anyone who's interested to see the photographs of some users with private profiles -- including those under 16 -- despite assurances from MySpace that those pictures can only be seen by people on a user's friends list.


  • Monsanto's Lobbying Defeated, Truth in Labeling Wins
    Pennsylvania will allow its farmers to continue labeling hormone-free milk, after rejecting the synthetic hormone maker's state-by-state effort to keep that information from consumers.


  • The Science of Sleep (why scientists are still in the dark)
    We spend a third of our lives asleep, yet no one really knows why. We do know that people simply don't perform as well when they don't sleep enough...


  • 473 days of White House email missing
    There are 16 days of no archived e-mails from Sept. 12, 2003, to May 23, 2005, for the office of Vice President Dick Cheney, according to Waxman's letter announcing the hearing. There are a dozen days of no archived e-mails for the White House Office inside the EOP, starting Dec. 17, 2003, and ending on Feb. 8, 2004, Waxman's letter added.


  • New Star Trek XI Teaser Trailer
    New Teaser For Star Trek XI From The Beginning Of Cloverfield


  • The Richest American You Have Never Heard About
    Sheldon Adelson, 74, holds $19 billion worth of stock in the Las Vegas Sands, which operates the Venetian here and also a pair of giant casinos in Macao, the Chinese territory near Hong Kong that has surpassed the Las Vegas Strip as the world's top gambling market.


  • U.S. Abortions at Lowest Rate Since 1974
    The number of abortions in the United States fell to 1.2 million in 2005, down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990 and dropping the abortion rate to its lowest level since 1974, according to report issued Thursday.


  • Bush's Legacy Must Not be Passed to the Next U.S President
    President Bush is discussing a new agreement with Baghdad that would govern the deployment of American troops in Iraq. With so many Americans adamant about bringing our forces home as soon as possible, Bush must not be allowed to tie the hands of his successor and ensure the country's continued involvement in an open-ended war.


  • Huckabee equates homosexuality with bestiality.
    I think the radical view is to say that we're going to change the definition of marriage so that it can mean two men, two women, a man and three women, a man and a child, a man and animal.


  • Bush considering $800 tax rebate to boost US economy
    President George W. Bush's administration is considering an individual tax rebate of up to 800 dollars as a short term measure to help boost the sagging US economy, a media report said Friday.


  • PackageKit re-invents package management
    PackageKit aims to be a cross-distribution solution for installing software, using each distributions native package management tools - i.e. Yum in Fedora and Apt in Ubuntu. It uses technologies like PolicyKit and DBus to make the whole process suck less and is being developed rapidly! Screenshots and a developer interview in this article.


  • Super Mario Fusion: A Happy Marriage of Halo and Mario
    This is the best Super Mario mod I've ever seen.


  • Arguing With a Believer Is Like Playing Chess (COMIC)
    Nice metaphor for religion and how impossibly difficult it is to influence the actions or beliefs of some people with deep seated faith.


  • Nintendo tops '07 sales numbers in industry's best year ever
    2007 saw Nintendo once again slide comfortably into the number one position in the gaming industry, but sales for everyone were up as the gaming industry saw a 43 percent increase in sales over 2006.


  • Revision3 Launches New Website
    Sweet new site has gone live, this time it actually works!


  • Ethical storm as scientist becomes first man to clone himsel
    Critics fear the technique could be exploited by mavericks to make cloned babies and accused the scientists of reducing the miracle of human life to nothing more than a factory of spare parts.


  • The Sixth Extinction Is Underway
    More than a decade ago, scientists claimed that humans were demonstrating a capacity to force a global catastrophe that would lead to a shift in climate, an intolerable destruction of natural habitats, and an extinction event that could eliminate 50% of all living species by the middle of the 21st century. Now those predictions are coming true.


  • Evolution Explained From Waking Life Movie Clip
    Excellent scene from the movie Waking Life that attempts to explain evolution and its future.


  • New Blu-ray 2.0 spec makes PS3 the most future-proof player
    With the sudden and unexpected announcement from Warner that the studio would be abandoning HD DVD titles in favor of Blu-ray, it seemed to many observers that the high-def format war was all over, bar the shouting.


  • Shank Found Inside Mattel Polly Pocket Toy
    Here's a story that makes you wonder what sort of tools the workers at Mattel's factories use. A "shank" (a blade wrapped in electrical tape, to be exact) was found inside a sealed Polly Pocket toy purchased at Walmart.


  • $70,000 Industrial Robot Modded to Fire Flameballs
    There's only one thing better than robots that can destruct things: robots that can destruct things and terrify people by firing flameballs, bowling balls, watermelons and bloody pig entrails at high speed. Like the Robopult, a gigantic $70,000 industrial robotic arm fine tuned to throw all these things like a Terminator version of Roger Clemens.


  • KDE 4.0, A call for perspective
    KDE 4.0's release has been met with a lot of criticism and heat. LTD's editorial addresses some of these points and asks for perspective. Do you think the criticism is warranted, or do people just need to go a little easier and wait for 4.1?


  • Texters rejoice! iPhone can store more text messages
    The iPhone's text-message storage capacity has been increased from 1,000 to 75,000.


  • Reporter Gets Into Fight With Mitt Romney Over Lobbyist Ties
    Romney and an AP reporter had words over the candidate's statement that lobbyists aren't running his campaign at an event in Columbia, S.C. The reporter interupted to point out that Ron Kaufman, a senior advisor, is a lobbyist.


  • Olbermann slams O'Reilly for downplaying homeless veterans
    The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that about 195,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. But this official statistic is not good enough for Bill O'Reilly, who recently mocked presidential candidate John Edwards for making it an issue in his campaign, saying, ""We're still looking for all the veterans sleeping under the bridges."


  • A really cool, addicting ..... design thing?


  • 7 Offeat (and Sweet) Approaches to Mapping the World [+PICS]
    Ever wonder what the world really looks like through someone else's eyes? Representations of the planet have changed with the times as have the people who made them. These are just a few strange, innovative and/or humorous examples past, present and future with links to a bunch more. Enjoy!


  • Anti-spammer fined $60K for DNS lookup 'hack'
    David Ritz, the veteran American spam-fighter, has been hit by $60,000 in fines plus lawyers fees after losing a civil suit that accused him of illegal hacking.


  • A Really Thirsty Monkey
    This thirsty monkey is having the time of his life pissing in it's own mouth...


  • Amid troubling report, lawmaker calls for paper ballots
    An emergency bill to help states audit their elections was introduced Thursday. On the same day, Maryland voters learned the security of their electronic voting machines would be entrusted to a high-profile Republican operative, and activists were documenting irregularities in last week's New Hampshire primary.


  • Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison
    While the Air is undoubtedly a singular machine, is it really worth the $1799 price tag when you can get much of the same functionality with Asus's $400 Eee?


  • Directors, Hollywood Studios Reach a Deal Dude
    Hollywood directors have reached a tentative contract deal with studios after five days of negotiations, the directors union said Thursday. Writers are still on strike though...


  • Make a choice...[PIC]
    Mmmmm...Nothing like the taste of e-propaganda in the morning.





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Thursday, January 17, 2008

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  • 10 Reasons Why Cloverfield Lives Up To The Hype
    Did it live up to the hype? Damn right it did. Here are the ten reasons.


  • Coffee Shop Patron Goes OFF
    Politics, race, religion, this psychotic woman hits them all in her out tirade. My favorite part is near the end where she throws a plant at the guy recording the whole thing.


  • US intel chief wants carte blanche to peep all 'Net traffic
    In a new New Yorker profile, top spy Mike McConnell says he needs broad new powers to save our data. "He's got the whole 'Net, in his hands..."


  • PlayOnLinux
    PlayOnLinux (POL) is a python-based frontend (with bash install scripts) to install windows programs in Wine. Originally, the program's purpose was to let new linux users install their favorite windows games with ease. the program has evolved to include office-based windows programs (such as MSOffice 2003), and DOS based programs with DosBox.


  • Sony's Thoughts On the MacBook Air: They did it First/Better
    During the Keynote, Jobs compared the Macbook Air to Sony's TZ ultraportable, implying it had a small keyboard and screen, was too thick, and was not that good. Here's what Sony thinks of the Apple MacBook Air:


  • New House Bill Calls for Paper Ballots and an audit trail
    A New Jersey congressman hopes to introduce a bill in the House that would offer $600 million to voting districts across the nation that convert to paper ballots or put in audit systems in time for the November presidential election.The Confidence in Voting Act of 2008, hopes to provide a paper audit trail for 2008 US Elections.


  • 10 Incredible Old Computer Ads
    300 Mbytes for under $20,000 oh those were the days!


  • Get to Know the Optimus Maximus Keyboard
    Check out the latest innovations presented at the annual CES 2008, like this Optimus Maximus keyboard!


  • Bringing American Idol to the visually impaired
    A new filter algorithm developed by scientists enhances the ability of macular degeneration patients to view TV images.


  • Will iTunes rentals play on a 5G iPod? Nope.
    The long-rumored iTunes rental service is finally up and running. For many users, the most attractive part of the service (and certainly the only part that really sets it apart from any of the other online rental options) is the ability to transfer your rental to an iPod, iPhone/iTouch, or third-generation Nano for playback on the go.


  • Gaming gains political clout as ESA pulls out pocketbook
    To make sure that the gaming industry is represented fairly, Michael Gallagher of the Entertainment Software Association has announced that the ESA will create a political action committee to become involved in election politics by handing out money and voters.


  • Survey Finds Apple Users Have Sense of Superiority
    A personality profiling conducted on 7,500 people at Apple's biggest tub-thumping event of the year, Macworld, yielded results that would suggest Apple users "are more liberal, less modest, and more assured of their own superiority than the population at large."


  • A Wiki Turning Legal Language Into Plain English
    When was the last time you tried to read a law? The actual, raw text of a piece of legislation? Just take a look at the Patriot Act and you'll soon understand what this site is about: Most Bills have complex language that few people can understand. This is space so we can help each other out.


  • Obama's accomplishments more substantial than Clinton's
    He has a longer record in elected office than she does, as a 2nd term NY senator. Obama was elected to the Illinois state Senate in 1996, when Democrats were in the minority. He proposed hundreds of new laws, including universal health care, tougher gun control and expanded welfare, but saw most of them spiked by Republican leadership.


  • NH Democratic Primary recount has officially begun
    Secretary of State William Gardner says his office has received $27,000 from Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich to pay for the start of the re-count. He said observers from campaigns and fair elections groups have the right to see and approve every ballot.


  • Elephants and Giraffes Key To Ant-plant Teamwork
    Researchers report that elephants, giraffes and other large plant-eaters spur Acacias to "hire" and support ants as bodyguards, and without the mammals, the trees slash their investment in ants, opening both to other attackers. One irony of the findings is that the trees have developed their mutualistic relationship with the ants to protect


  • Top 10 Signs You'll Get Lucky
    Looking to score? Commit to memory the top 10 signs that you might get lucky, and you'll never strike out again.


  • What you can (and can't do) with iTunes and Apple TV rentals
    Oh dear lord is there a lot of confusion about iTunes movie rentals, and how they differ from movie and TV purchases -- and how the Apple TV and iTunes computer-driven downloads aren't the same either. Check out our handy, aptly confusing chart to know exactly what's in store.


  • Exonerated RIAA defendant scores double victory in court
    A federal judge has reaffirmed an award of attorneys' fees to exonerated RIAA defendant Tanya Andersen, while clearing the way for her malicious prosecution lawsuit to go forward.


  • Randy Moss denies battery claim brought by woman
    Rachelle Washington, 35, who claimed she has had an intimate relationship with Moss since 1997, received a temporary restraining order in the Broward County Court against the Patriots wide receiver. In her petition, Washington alleged Moss caused her serious injury in the Jan. 6 incident and denied her medical attention. He denies it.


  • AirMail: the manila folder MacBook Air sleeve gets real!!
    Someone has actually created a real MacBook Air sleeve in the form of a manila office folder. Brilliant! And yes, you can buy it -- $29.95


  • Has AT&T Lost Its Mind?
    Chances are that as you read this article, it is passing over part of AT&T's network. That matters, because last week AT&T announced that it is seriously considering plans to examine all the traffic it carries for potential violations of U.S. intellectual property laws.


  • Internet Party: What Happens If Google's Parents Leave Town
    So Digg, eBay and Facebook walk into a room ...


  • Surprise! Scientology sue for showing Tom Cruise video
    But Gawker is having none of it: "Here, below, the request to remove clips posted to Gawker and Defamer as part of our coverage of the Tom Cruise biography; and, after that, Gawker's refusal to comply."


  • Will Ferrell Tries Viral Contest. Offers a Shark For Prize.
    Is it going to be signed by him? Maybe. Is it going to be signed by the cast of the Golden Girls? Who knows.


  • U.S. to Study Bizarre Medical Condition
    It sounds like a freakish ailment from a horror movie: Sores erupt on your skin, mysterious threads pop out of them, and you feel like tiny bugs are crawling all over you.


  • Production 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 fully uncovered
    Spy photographers caught the beautiful 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT-8, the high performance version, doing paces around Detroit completely uncovered.


  • Coca-Cola Urged to Close an Indian Plant to Save Water
    An environmental group says a Coca-Cola bottling plant in the drought-stricken state of Rajasthan is depleting scarce water supplies.


  • Confirmed: You Can Keep Your iTunes Movie Rentals Forever
    Movie rentals from iTunes 7.6? Awesome. That pesky 24-hour viewing window once you've started the film? Not so much. What if you need just a little bit more time? Or maybe a whole lot more time? We'd heard you could extend the doomsday clock by toying around with your system's date/time. We tested it and it's true.


  • The Southwest Airlines Stripper Plane
    Every Friday evening, some time before most people have clocked out of work and begin heading home for the weekend, a special plane takes off from LAX.


  • For bloggers, the hottest computer at Macworld isn't a Mac
    We went to the Blogger Lounge at the Microsoft booth on the Macworld floor. While we were there though, we found M&M's graced with the Microsoft Office, Word and Excel logos, comfy leather couches. And a computer that everyone in the lounge was very interested in -- but not the one you'd suspect.


  • The Final Salute
    The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer ...


  • Crazy Traffic Deadlock at a Road Junction
    Neither car is able to turn and make progress because the cars traveling in the opposite direction are blocking the intersection (which are themselves blocked behind the turning cars). This is a good reason why people should not block intersections (or driveways), because it's not just a matter of courtesy.


  • The Ten Greatest New York Monsters (OK, One is From Jersey)
    With NYC about to get ripped to shreds in the giant monster flick Cloverfield this Friday, the city's love affair with deadly, inhuman beasts is on our minds. HP Lovecraft wrote back in the 1920s that the Red Hook neighborhood was built over a vast, subterranean chamber where demons worshiped ancient monsters...


  • If Internet Fads were Adapted into Video Games...
    Why are films the only art form that get adapted into video games? Here are seven of everyone's favorite viral internet phenomena and how they'd work out in video game form.


  • 5 things you didn't know about the NFL
    The NFL is always held under a microscope for its actions, and here are 5 things you didn't know about the league.


  • House prepares to file contempt charges against Bush aides
    Democratic aides tell RAW STORY that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to bring the contempt citations passed by the Judiciary Committee to the full House for a vote. Pelosi has not determined a date for a vote but is "pretty certain" to push forward the contempt charges against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolton and former counsel Harrie


  • Hilary's "Experience" Lie
    If that's her selling point, put me down for Obama.


  • EA plans Mac version of Spore, from Sims creator
    Electronic Arts (EA) has announced plans to release Spore for the Mac later this year. The game is the latest work in progress of legendary game designer Will Wright, maker of SimCity and The Sims


  • Bad News For Clowns: Kids Universally Hate You. But Why?
    Recent survey of 250 kids in hospital found all 250 (of various ages) disliked clowns. Article makes effort to explain, give some "clown" history. [Related articles give more details on surveys, etc.] 1 clear message: If you're a hospital & you've got sick kids & you want them to feel comfortable & not freak out...lose the clowns!





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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

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  • The Library of Congress Shares Over 3,000 Photos on Flickr
    Out of some 14 million prints, photographs and other visual materials at the Library of Congress, more than 3,000 photos from two of our most popular collections are being made available on our new Flickr page, to include only images for which no copyright restrictions are known to exist.


  • Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones Tells All
    Stripped of her medals and facing six months in prison, Marion Jones told Oprah she admitted her steroid use because she could no longer live with her lies.


  • Saturn Sounds (WEIRDER THAN JUPITER) Signal at 1:33 Creepy
    After seeing the Jupiter video I was inspired to snoop around. Turns out the ringed planet's orbiter picked up some sounds as well, the uploader of the video says it is alien speech, but I just say it is damn cool. The signal begins at 1:33 though the beginning of the video offers explanation for those wishing to understand how it was recorded.


  • Glenn Beck: FDR 'was one evil son of a b*tch.'
    Today on his CNN Headline News show, Glenn Beck went on a rant against former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, blaming him for making the Great Depression "go on and on and on for a decade." He then said, "I love my grandfather, but I just want to slap himself across the face for liking FDR. I think that was one evil son of a bitch."


  • Digg: Your Feedback on the New Comments System
    We'd like to hear what you think of the proposed changes to comments. Check out the video and let us know what you think by posting, digging up, or burying the comments in this thread.


  • Hands-on with iTunes movie rentals
    Perhaps overshadowed by yesterday's MacBook Air announcement is Apple's big move into movie rentals. The fact that all the majors have joined the on-line offering makes it a compelling service to say the least. That is, if it's as easy to use as they say. Is it? Read on for the first hands-on.


  • S₁C₃R₁A₁B₃U₁L₁O₁U₁S₁ S₁U₁E₁D₂
    Facebook has been asked to remove the Scrabulous game from its website by the makers of Scrabble. Lawyers for toy makers Hasbro and Mattel say Scrabulous infringes their copyright on the board-based word game.


  • MacBook AIR: Apple Fails to Understand Needs of Laptop Users
    Let's be rational. It's not even remotely affordable, especially at the high end—the high end being defined by the option of a 64GB SSD. There aren't a lot of subnotebooks in that category but, if you are contemplating buying a MacBook Air, you still owe it to your credit card limit to do some research.


  • The Rarest and Most Valuable N64 Games
    Do you have a bunch of old game sitting in your closet that you'd like to trade in for a stack of cash? Or are you on the hunt for the most desirable games for your collection? This new series will round up the rarest and most valuable games for a given console or handheld so you'll know what to look for whether you are buying or selling.


  • Ten Tips for KDE 4.0 Beginners
    This is a list of ten tips that may help you out in getting started with KDE 4.0. All of these I discovered since installing KDE 4.0 in Ubuntu.


  • Steve Jobs Macworld 2008 Keynote in 60 Seconds
    Mahalo Daily cuts out the fluff.


  • Wexler: Cheney impeachment 'stronger than Watergate.'
    Last night, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) took to the House floor to urge the House Judiciary Committee to begin impeachment hearings into Vice President Cheney for "high crimes and misdemeanors." Wexler, who has already acquired nearly 190,000 supporters through his website, explained his next steps:


  • First Reaction to Cloverfield: They Have Created a Classic
    J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves have created a new classic monster movie. It is everything you expect and it's also nothing you expect. This movie feels so real that it's not even a movie, it's an entire incredible experience.


  • The Hottest Female Arrestee You'll See Today (PICS)
    We've all seen those mug shot arrays showing the sad progression of an arrestee caught in the throes of drug abuse. Well, here's the flip side. The Florida woman seen in the photos below has had her mug shot snapped five times over the past 14 months and each picture is suitable for framing. She's a pretty hot bartender and dancer.


  • Ball Bearings Breakthrough Makes Music For Drumers [Video]
    Engadget: Rest assured, we've seen a fair amount of totally sexy music makers in our day, but Peter Bennett's Beat-Bearing has instantly become one of our favorites. As with most musical things, this truly is better appreciated through video, so do yourself a favor and click on through to see it in action. Both image and video. Very cool.


  • Can You Eat Your Way Out Of This?
    Below are a few places where you can get your meal for free – if you're up to the challenge of horking down ten percent of your body weight in half an hour.


  • A Comprehensive Look At The Japanese Console Wars In 2007
    Pretty charts and graphs illustrate how Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony fared in 2007 overseas. A statistical bloodbath between the PS3, Wii, DS, PSP and Xbox 360.


  • Revolutionary: Controller Showdown, Round 1
    Comparing the PS3's SIXAXIS to the Wii's Wiimote.


  • The Pirate Bay: Demonoid is Welcome in Sweden
    After two months of downtime, it is still uncertain whether Demonoid will ever return. However, if it is up to The Pirate Bay, it will. The Pirate Bay has recently offered 2 servers to the Demonoid team, in Sweden of course.


  • Is MacBook Air Worth the Money? Five Slim Laptops Face Off
    We can all agree that the MacBook Air is a slick-looking little laptop. It's so thin! You can't argue with that! But if you're in the market for a small, high-performance laptop, is it the best option? I pored over specs for four similarly positioned and more-or-less similarly priced laptops to see if you'll get your $1,800 worth out of the Air.


  • White House 'recycled' email tapes -- purge?
    The White House has acknowledged recycling its backup computer tapes of e-mail before October 2003, raising the possibility that many electronic messages — including those pertaining to the CIA leak case — have been taped over and are gone forever.


  • Mystery: Huge Death Valley Rocks Slide/Move On Own
    Scientists baffled by rocks (some 100s of pounds) apparently moving, sliding on own across "almost perfectly flat" & dry desert area called, Racetrack Playa. No one has seen movement but long visible trails left behind. Number of theories, based on unique nature of desert surface, wind, etc. [Piece includes photos.]


  • Smash Bros Brawl gets 40/40 in Famitsu!!
    Only a handful of games have ever managed a perfect score from the Japanese gaming bible.


  • Michigan's Ominous Message for Hillary Clinton
    Analysis of Hillary's inability to convincingly win a state where she had no opposition.


  • Marvel Heroes As Seen By Bohemian Artists [100+ PICS]
    Gorgeous depictions of Marvel superheroes as visualized by Bohemian artists.


  • Wal-Mart to open stores that use less energy
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said on Tuesday it will open four stores that use 25 percent less energy than its supercenters that were in operation in 2005.


  • Meet the Disintegrator: 24 barrels of rubber band minigun!
    The 24-barrel, tripod-mountable monster you see above, lovingly known as the Disintegrator, was rather amazingly hand-carved and assembled by Anthony Smith of the UK, who spent four months on the ambitious build. Unlike your dinky little six-shooter, this model boasts a 288-band capacity and 40-round-per-second firing capability.


  • What Happens When Rappers Get Ahold of Powerpoint
    What happens when Rappers put down the blunts and 40s and learn how to use Powerpoint?


  • The Most Clever Beer Advertisements
    As if I needed any help in the matter, these brilliant beer marketing campaigns just make me want to sit back, relax and put my feet up...way up...above my head while I do a handstand atop the keg and have the nozzle shoved into my mouth


  • Dreamhost Uses Homer Simpson To Deliver Apology
    The company overbilled nearly every customer, by a total $7.5 million dollars. The mea culpa came in the form of a blog post that featured Homer Simpson and featured such quips as "The joke is on you!" along with an apology and explanation.


  • The 6 Most Unsettling Medication Side Effects
    We're going to take a stand here: We're in favor of medicine. Modern medicine ranks with internet porn and the George Foreman grill as one of the greatest achievements of mankind. But there are drawbacks in the form of side effects, some of which are far more off-putting than the inability to operate heavy machinery.


  • Will the Supreme Court Abandon Voters?
    Are Americans in danger of losing their voting rights?


  • Pentagon spokesman fabricated Iran boat incident
    .....Bush Administration in 2006 alleges that the latest Pentagon encounter between Iranian ships and a Navy vessel was a deliberate fabrication.....


  • Democracy Now Re-Hosts NBC debate to Include Kucinich
    Kucinich was missing from the stage at last night's Democratic debate hosted by MSNBC. Democracy Now decided to break the sound barrier and give Kucinich a chance to take part. In an exclusive broadcast, with excerpts of the debate, the Ohio Congressman answers the questions he might have faced if he hadn't been been silenced.


  • Line Golfer: A cross between Line Rider and a mini golf game
    This is one of those games that seems simple, but you just can't stop playing it. It uses similar tools to the classic Line Rider game, but adds the ability to play, post and share your creations.


  • 48 Hour Zelda Team Makes $1200 for Child's Play, Plans More
    The team of college students that played Zelda for 48 hours straight last weekend missed their target of beating 4 games, but to the team and those who watched online, the event was about more than just video games. In 2 days the team was able to raise $1200 for Penny-Arcade's Child's Play charity and they just announced plans to continue next week


  • Porn on Blu-ray: Did Sony Sell Out?
    There have been reports that Sony relaxed its position on Blu-ray porn. Sony never banned adult content on Blu-ray, but they weren't going out of their way to facilitate it, why would they?


  • The Pirates Can't Be Stopped
    Ethan and I had first started talking over an untraceable prepaid phone...He eventually agrees to speak in person...He hands me a flash drive containing documents...He also pulls out a...sheet of paper bearing my name, the first five digits of my Social Security number, a few pictures...and addresses going back 10 years. "I had to check," he said.


  • Macworld Keynote in 60 seconds
    So you probably heard that Macworld was today: here's that same keynote in 60 seconds.


  • Las Vegas Review Journal To Endorse Barack Obama
    It's only a small blurb on the paper's website, but it's an important one: The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada's biggest newspaper, will endorse Obama in tomorrow's edition, the paper announced tonight.





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  • Swedish prosecutors dump 4,000 legal docs on The Pirate Bay
    Swedish prosecutors are reportedly close to bringing formal charges against the admins of BitTorrent portal The Pirate Bay. Admin Peter Sunde tells Ars that he's not concerned.


  • Columbus Carried Syphilis From New World to Europe
    A new analysis of the genetics of syphilis provides support for the theory that the disease hitched a ride with Christopher Columbus from the New World back to the Old World. But in a new wrinkle, the research suggests the disease may not have been transmitted through sex until it adapted to the environment in Europe.


  • Michigan voters aren't allowed to vote for Obama or Edwards
    Michigan's primary is a joke because 2 of the main democratic candidates aren't even on the ballot, and the state party members seem OK with throwing away those votes. Makes me want to live somewhere where I can have a say... Here's a good breakdown of how it happened.


  • MacBook Air Hands-On (Huge PICS gallery)
    Here's our take on the MacBook Air. It's super light, super fragile, and super small. Verdict? Ultra light, ultra awesome.


  • FBI wants instant access to British identity data
    Senior British police officials are talking to the FBI about an international database to hunt for major criminals and terrorists. The US-initiated programme, "Server in the Sky", would take cooperation between the police forces way beyond the current faxing of fingerprints across the Atlantic. Allies in the "war against terror" - the US, UK,...


  • Huckabee: Amend Constitution to be in 'God's standards'
    The United States Constitution never uses the word "God" or makes mention of any religion, but Mike Huckabee thinks it's time to put an end to that. "I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god, " Huckabee told a Michigan audience on Monday.


  • MacBook Air doesn't have a user-replaceable battery
    We sort of understood it with iPods, and we grudgingly accepted it with the iPhone, but the MacBook Air has a sealed, non-user-replaceable battery, and that means we're suddenly a lot less in love. We're digging for details on how much it'll cost to swap out -- and what Apple expects road warriors to do when their slick new ultraportable dies...


  • Judge Grants Kucinich Entry to NV Debate
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge said Monday that Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich must be included in Tuesday's candidates' debate in Nevada.


  • Scientists Create Darkest Material
    A scientist at a Houston university has created the darkest known material -- about four times darker than the previous record holder (100 times darker than a black-painted Corvette).


  • 80x24 is how Real Men program


  • U.S Supreme Court Refuses to Expand Experimental-Drug Access
    The justices, without comment, rebuffed a patient-advocacy group that said the Food and Drug Administration is placing unconstitutional obstacles in the way of people who have exhausted their approved treatment options.


  • Future conceptual computer
    We have already seen many conceptual computers. Some of them were nearer to reality, others not very much. This conceptual computer relates to the second category that makes it more interesting.


  • Bioshock team looking for PS3 developers
    Something has us thinking that the 2K Boston team is making a PS3 game. Just call it a hunch. Of course, this is in stark contrast to previous rumors that they were avoiding PS3 altogether. Could the sequel to Bioshock be coming to PS3? Considering 2K's acquisition of the team, we say it's very likely.


  • Diane Keaton Drops The F-Word Live On 'Good Morning America'
    This morning on Good Morning America, actress Diane Keaton uttered an oft-used, but FCC-unfriendly obscenity while talking to Diane Sawyer about physical appearances vs. "big" personalities. Of course, since the show airs live, there was little or no time to bleep anything.


  • New Apple MacBook Air Is World's Thinnest
    It's real and I want to buy one and lick it. The fabled MacBook Air actually exists. It's ultra-thin, has a solid state drive and, except for a couple ports, it's all about wireless connectivity.


  • Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs?
    A bizarre scenario takes theories of modern cosmology to the limit. If true, it would mean that you yourself reading this article are more likely to be some momentary fluctuation in a field of matter and energy out in space than a person with a real past born through billions of years of evolution in an orderly star-spangled cosmos.


  • Apple Adds Five Apps To The iPod Touch -- For A Price
    It's not all love for the iPhone today -- Apple just announced that Mail, Maps, Stocks, Notes and Weather are all coming to the iPod touch. New touch owners get 'em all for free, but all of you early adopters will have to cough up: the bundle is going to set you back a whopping $20.


  • NBC News fights judge's order to include Kucinich in debate
    NBC News said Monday it will appeal a judge's ruling rather than include Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich in a candidates' debate in Nevada...


  • Apple unveils the Apple TV Take 2! Admits first try failed..
    Apple just admitted that the first Apple TV didn't quite work out -- so it's back with a new model that can access iTunes directly -- and streams movies in both DVD quality and HD with 5.1 surround.


  • DJ Set Tutorial: Mixing 6 Turntables (awesome!!!!)
    http://www.djtutor.com/mymixesThe Tunes don't really go well together, but the idea is to match the beats.Well you did ask, errm, someone asked for 5 so i thought i would bung another in for good luck!THANKS


  • Apple Announces Time Capsule Home Server for Macs
    At Macworld 2008, Apple just announced Time Capsule, a full Airport Extreme base station with 802.11n wireless and four ethernet ports, plus server grade hard drives to back up all of the Leopard Macs in the house. Details and pics to come, but for now we're celebrating the pricing: 500GB for $300; 1TB for $500.


  • Toddler Swung In Sleeping Bag Dies
    An 18-month-old boy has died from a severe head injury he suffered when his baby sitter swung him around in a sleeping bag for fun and it accidentally hit a wall, Hartford police said.


  • eSATA to shed the power plug
    eSATA is an external version of the Serial ATA technology used to hook up internal PCs, but today external eSATA drives need their own power supply. But recently, the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) announced it's working on a version that will let external drives draw power over the cable that connects the drive to a computer.


  • America's Nastiest Toxic Waste Dumps
    Superfund is both an actual fund and a shorthand term for the list of America's nastiest toxic waste sites. 1 in 2 Americans lives within 10 miles of a Superfund site. Currently, there are about 1,300 sites on the list, although it fluctuates. New Jersey has the most toxix sites, with over a 100. Here's a closer look at some of the notable ones


  • 5 Kick-Ass Sci-Fi Apocalypses (That Could Actually Happen)
    Hollywood has come up with countless end-of-the-world scenarios. Here are the ones you should be rooting for.


  • 12 Scientifically-Proven Fitness Tricks to Up 'Burn Rate'
    If you're tired of plugging away at the gym without seeing the pounds disappear, check these simple tricks that will transform your usual regimen into the ultimate fat and calorie-blasting routine.


  • The Real Reason Warner Went Blu-ray
    Warner actually wanted to go HD DVD. They gave Toshiba the chance to bring a studio into the HD DVD camp before they departed for Blu. Fox had told the HD DVD camp it was going to switch, which would've turned Warner exclusively HD DVD. At the last possible minute, Fox nixed the deal.


  • Engadget's Live Macworld 2008 Coverage
    Live from Macworld 2008: Steve Jobs keynote, starts at 9:00AM Pacific, 12:00PM Eastern.


  • How to Find the Weirdest Stuff on the Internet
    There's no shortage of weird stuff on the internet, but how can you find the weirdest? The following is a demonstration of how you can use a handful of different applications together to automate the discovery of the content that's most worth your time in any niche - whether you're looking for weird stuff or anything else.


  • Dreamhost mistakenly bills customers for multiple years
    Dreamhost has had a billing glitch and has billed hundreds of customers for as much as 2 years in advance, with debits/charges up to $400 in some cases.


  • Subliminal Political Messages: Science Sensei #10
    Subliminal camPaign ads? New reseArch shows that sUbliminaL messages can change political views and behavior.


  • Mt. Awesome: The Floating Blue Mountain
    Brilliant image of a blue mountain which appears to float above ground in the distance. From the tags on the photo, I think its located somewhere in Utah.


  • Why Did They Wimpify Sarah Connor?
    "Sarah Connor Chronicles" has all the ingredients for an awesome ride. We won't know for a while if the show can sustain this level of excitement every week. For now, though, we're psyched -and we've done a comparison for you between the unaired pilot and the one that did air. You'll discover that Sarah Connor's character was seriously wimpified


  • Mac sales up over 40 percent year-over-year
    Apple later this month is expected to announce fiscal first quarter revenues of nearly $10 billion for the three-month period ending December, fueled largely by the ongoing resurgence of the company's personal computer business, according one Wall Street analyst.


  • Kite Jumping: Another Extreme Sport for Adrenaline Junkies
    Kite jumping is a sport that is extremely dangerous and is one of the forms of power kiting that should not be attempted without taking the necessary safety precautions. I guess the best safety precaution is "Don't Do It!". But if you must kitejump, wear a helmet, knee and elbow pads, do it over soft sand or grass.


  • FCC officially opens proceeding on Comcast's P2P throttling
    The FCC has officially launched a rule-making proceeding to determine if Comcast has violated its principles on "reasonable network management" with its "delaying" of P2P traffic.


  • How to Pull Awesome Front Wheel Drive Tricks
    Don't try this at home! (Just kidding)


  • Super Smash Brothers Delayed until March
    Brawl officially delayed.


  • Spacecraft Speeds by Mercury
    It was the first visit by a spacecraft to Mercury in three decades. The closest approach occurred a little after 2 p.m.; it took about 10 minutes for the radio signals to reach flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins University


  • Guitar Hero III replacement registration online
    If you didn't want to talk to someone at Activision to register for the replacement disc for Guitar Hero III for the Wii, the form is now online for you to get your replacement pack when it's available. Still no word on when that will be other than 1Q08.





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  • Where Can Find A Good Pot Dealer?
    Make sure you phrase your questions correctly!


  • 33 megapixel Super Hi-Vision (Ultra HDTV) for 2015
    1080p and QuadHD / 4K can take a step back, the Japanese government has announced plans to bring Super Hi-Vision (a.k.a. Ultra High Definition) to life as a broadcast standard by 2015. Damn those Japanese!


  • New-Hampshire primaries scandal: independent probe. Video!
    New Hampshire officials have agreed to do a manual recount. 80 per cent of the votes there were counted by machines, the remaining 20 per cent by hand. In the machine count, Hillary Clinton defeated Obama by about five per cent, but in the hand count the result was the opposite – Obama was the winner with the same margin.


  • Commercializing Solar Power with Molten Salt
    Solar power might be the most up-and-coming renewable energy source, but one of the biggest drawbacks to solar power plants is their inability to generate electricity at night or during cloudy days. But now, a new venture called SolarReserve hopes to change all that using salt! Their program would save and store captured solar...


  • THIS is one mean dog...(PICS)
    I bet this dog would make a Pitbull lose control of its bowels in a dog fight.


  • Photographs Of America's Best-Kept Secrets
    Taryn Simon photographs some of the most top-secret, highly restricted areas in the world. Her latest book, An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, took four years to assemble as the photographer gained access to research facilities and government offices hidden from the public.


  • Top 10 Hunter S. Thompson Quotes (Read Them!)
    "Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of 'the rat race' is not yet final."


  • Apple Store "MacBook Air" screenshot debunked
    There's not even a product yet, but already the rumored "MacBook Air" has a blog. Its authors claim to have taken a screenshot of a page from the Apple Store website with customization options for a new "MacBook Air." We think it's bogus, because the tech specs make no sense. Here's why.


  • 10 Great Flash and Lighting Hacks for Digital Photographers
    In this post I've found 10 DIY Flash and Lighting Hacks that put some of these lighting techniques within the grasp of the rest of us. Some are more involved than others but all are fun and will provide you with some new lighting gear to experiment with.


  • Nintendo at fault for canceling Goldeneye on XBLA
    The now canceled XBLA Goldeneye game, was canned because Nintendo refused to let in be on a competitors system, even thou Microsoft offered a deal.


  • "iPod Tax" smacked down in Canada
    An attempt to push through significant levies on digital music players (up to CAN$75 per device) has been quashed by Canada's Federal Court of Appeal. Innovators and consumers rejoice.


  • Revision3's own Web Drifter on CNN
    Martin on CNN's News to Me. Web Drifter would have been wasted on Comedy Central. Marty's too good for cable tv!


  • What The F**k is This Chinese Board Game ?! (Hilarious AD)
    An ad for a Chinese board game. Of course, I don't think this is an actual game but it is funny as hell !


  • Singleton Wants Woody Harrelson in 'The A-Team' Movie
    Director John Singleton said "I don't know who is in the cast yet...but I do know that the only person I want right now is, that I really, really want is Woody Harrelson to play Murdock – the guy who is crazy but he's kind of real smart, a jack of all trades. That's the only person I really, really want."


  • MSNBC Uninvites Kucinich To Vegas Debate
    The original criteria for the debate called for the inclusion of the top four democratic candidates in national polling. When Bill Richardson dropping out of the race last week, that moved Kucinich to fourth place in polls. NBC decided to change the criteria to feature only the top three Dem. candidates: Clinton, Edwards, and Obama.


  • Beware! Atomic baby!


  • 20 Pieces of Ingenious 'Flat Pack' Urban Furniture [PICS]
    Flat pack furniture is exactly what it sounds like: furniture that starts out entirely as sheets of wood, metal or even cardboard. In addition to being clever and simply aesthetically awesome, flat pack furniture is also eco-friendly and highly creative. Check out these 20 awesome examples!


  • Microsoft Doesn't Owe You Anything for Xbox Live Issues
    Gaming Today writer Chris says his prayers and takes a deeper look into the Xbox Live Issue. In his research, he seems to have found something interesting in the Terms of Service of the Xbox Live contract everyone agrees to when they sign up for the service. It seems Microsoft doesn't own anyone anything. Why? Only one way to find out...


  • Matchgun!
    Simple way to make a powerful match launcher.Burned-out fuseplug and a spring from pen! Cool little widget.


  • Coin Trick - Revealed
    A really simple coin trick that will amaze most people. Simple preparation and easy performance.


  • Hilarious Craigslist Post -- Cement Blocks
    This is why craigslist is awesome. COME GET THE BLOCKS AND DON'T @#$% WITH ME!


  • Steve Jobs 2007 | 1st rough on Flickr
    Steve Jobs' portrait for a very important american magazine. This is one of the first roughs.


  • The RIAA speaks -- and it gets worse
    The RIAA has quickly become one of the most disliked organizations in the world. And now, they'll be liked even less.


  • US drafting plan to allow government access to any email
    National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell is drawing up plans for cyberspace spying that would make the current debate on warrantless wiretaps look like a "walk in the park," according to an interview published in the New Yorker's print edition today.


  • Netflix Subscribers: Watch As Many Videos As You Want
    It's official. Netflix has lifted its monthly time limits for online video viewing.


  • Dark AleX's PSP 3.80 M33 CFW released!
    After much anticipation (and PSP scene drama, mind you), Dark AleX and Team M33 finally release CFW PSP 3.80 M33 - biggest change is that you can use the Network Update function to directly download new CFW updates from DAX himself!


  • Top 50 Quotes on Atheism
    A hefty selection of quotes on religion and atheism by Einstein, Nietzsche, Gandhi, Mark Twain, Voltaire, Stephen Hawking, and other notable thinkers.


  • Ferrari 430 Spider Bio Fuel Concept
    Biofuel Ferrari? Labeled as the 430 Spider Bio Fuel, the roadster runs on the familiar mix of 85% natural ethanol and 15% gasoline, which reports suggest yield a modest 2% increase in power. That's enough to bring the 4.3-liter V8's output up to 500 from the standard 490 with torque rising 4% and fuel economy improving by 5%.


  • Turn a Camera Lens into a Close-Up Lens with Binoculars
    Do-it-yourselfer Chris Knight explains that the innards of cheap binoculars can double as a macro lens for digital SLR cameras and camcorders and can prove especially useful in situations when a macro lens is unavailable.


  • Romney: It's not torture unless you admit it
    Geneva Convention be damned! GOP hopeful and former Massachusetts governor reserves his right to leave all options on the table when it comes to what US agents are allowed to do to detainees behind closed doors.


  • 100 Gallons Of Heating Oil For Free From Hugo Chavez
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants to give you 100 gallons of free heating oil to help survive the cold cruel capitalist winter. The hogshead of liquid warmth is available to anyone enduring a financial hardship who fills out a handy online form.


  • Jeb Bush: 'The truth is useless'
    "You have to understand this right now. You can't deposit the truth in a bank. You can't buy groceries with the truth. You can't pay rent with the truth. The truth is a useless commodity that will hang around your neck like an albatross all the way to the homeless shelter. And if you think that the million or so.....


  • Airline Industry trying to kill new Passenger Rights law
    Airline passengers going through New York now have something other put-upon travelers around the country don't have: a bill of rights. The airline industry wants to kill this first-in-the-nation law. It has only itself to blame for being in this position.


  • What the pundits don't get about Apple
    Why Macworld '08 won't shock the world, and why it doesn't matter


  • How to Recreate the Battle of Omaha Beach on a Small Budget
    How 3 graphic designers created D-Day on a shoe string budget for the Timewatch program "Bloody Omaha"


  • 7 of the Best CSS Resources on the Web
    Design professionals once ignored CSS, chalking it up to nothing more than a fad that would eventually fade into the background. Over time, its ease of use and wealth of design applications have made it the new favorite of media designers everywhere. If you haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet, what are you waiting for?


  • How to open a Beer Bottle with a Chainsaw
    Watch as this guy uses a chainsaw to open a beer bottle.


  • After being silenced by the media, Kucinich goes viral
    Dennis Kucinich, in the wake of being banned from presidential debates on major networks, has decided to take his campaign viral (so to speak) by hiring a TV engineers to deliver his broadcasts to TV stations around the country.


  • The 7 Most Bizarre Celebrity Blogs
    Celebrities are people just like us. They eat just like us, they sleep just like us and they put their $700 jeans on one leg at a time just like us. So, it should come as no surprise that some of them start batshit insane blogs like some non-famous people do, too. None are batshittier than these.


  • Hummer denies Halo influence on HX concept
    Hummer says its futuristic compact SUV takes its design cues from ATVs, not Master Chief's Warthog - with video!





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  • Bill Clinton on Obama: He might win. He is an impressive man
    Bill Clinton said Friday that Barack Obama's campaign was very impressive, and the Democratic presidential candidate "might win."


  • Do You Want A Sequel To Portal
    This was a triumph, but can a sequel.


  • Unmuzzling High School Journalists
    What happened at the Supreme Court 20 years ago tomorrow has been long forgotten by most Americans -- if they ever heard about it at all. Unlike the better-known decisions of the last century, the ruling handed down on Jan. 13, 1988, had nothing to do with race or abortion rights. It didn't become fodder for presidential candidates and hasn't...


  • Sony and Nintendo pegged with a lawsuit
    Copper Innovations Group has a bone to pick with Sony and Nintendo, and has filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania seeking after some monies and an injunction against further infringement.The patent in question?


  • The 2007 Darwin Award Winners Announced
    Enjoy the stories of the winners... and be glad you're not one!


  • Use your iPhone as a webcam
    Mac developer Ecamm has posted a sneak peak of iPhoneCam, an application that uses your iPhone's camera as a wireless Mac webcam. You can stream video from your iPhone over its WiFi to any Mac video application, including iChat, Photo Booth, or Skype.


  • Draft Reinstatement Proposed by Congress in 2007
    Romney's call for 100,000 more troops would make any future presentations of such a bill passable!"The Universal National Service Act of 2007 was introduced to the United States House of Representatives on January 10, 2007 by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.). It proposed the requirement that all residents in the United States aged between 18"


  • Top Ten Most Ridiculous Diets
    While these diets are ridiculous, unsustainable, and often times dangerous...extreme caloric restriction, per the Three Day or Russian Air Force diet, seems to be a tried and true method of dropping pounds. And they'll stay off—at least until you come to your senses.


  • firefighters don't want to ride with Giuliani
    Rudy Giuliani's plan to ride in a Metro-Dade fire truck in Sunday's Three Kings parade has outraged some firefighters who say the presidential candidate has ''lied'' about his 9/11 record because he did too little to equip and protect emergency workers.


  • The Politics of American Debt
    This chart shows every American how the Republicans are bankrupting America (while cutting every program they can get away with) and passing their debts to your children and grandchildren, and their children and grandchildren. It is based on data from the Bureau of Public Debt up to September 29, 2006, the last day of fiscal 2006.


  • NBA calls for a rare do-over in Hawks-Heat game
    For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back to the court for a do-over. The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out, the league said Friday. The Hawks won 117-111 at home in overtime Dec.


  • HD DVD Price Drops while Blu-ray Screws Early Adopters
    "Amazon now has an HD DVD player with seven movies for only $147. Blu-ray players, of course, are still well above $300... and Blu-ray players on the market are designed without "future-compatibility capabilities." This means that bonus features on titles released starting in October will not be playable on current Blu-ray players."


  • 1up Compiles The Best 101 Free Games of 2007
    I just downloaded fear combat, sumotari dreams, and crayon physics. Awesome list.


  • Russian Couple Reunited By Chance After 60 years Apart
    More than half a century later, they were reunited, an extraordinary coincidence leading them both to return to their home village on the very same day. Now 80 years old, Boris had returned to visit his parents' grave. As he got out of the car, he saw Anna standing by her old house, where they had lived for only a few days after the wedding...


  • Detroit Auto Show: 600+ HP Corvette ZR1 live reveal!
    It's got 600+ horses under the hood -- it's the 2009 Corvette ZR1 and it was just revealed live at the GM Style event...with Kid Rock?


  • Microsoft and The US Army Team Up To Offer Halo 3 Tournament
    , The Army has teamed up with Microsoft to offer all you scum suckin' maggots a chance to prove you aren't a worthless lump of dog excrement – by putting together a Halo 3 Tournament, exclusively on Xbox Live.


  • The Average American Owes Average Chinese $4000
    This is the real meaning of the vast trade surplus—$1.4 trillion and counting, going up by about $1 billion/day—that the Chinese government has mostly parked in U.S. Treasury notes. In effect, every person in the (rich) United States has over the past 10 years or so borrowed about $4,000 from someone in the (poor) People's Republic of China.


  • Audit: 308,000 barrels missing from Petroleum Reserve
    How do you not notice when 308,000 barrels of oil go missing? That's the question government auditors were asking after they looked into the Department of Energy's management of oil received for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.


  • Why Ubuntu 8.04 needs better marketing
    Ubuntu's goal is to be the most popular desktop OS for humans. But Ubuntu, like most Linux distros, is still marketed towards Linux geeks. They're concerned with technology, trumpeting version numbers and drowning out the actual things you can do with their software. Let's look at the 7.10 announcement, and see how we can fix it next time.


  • Elijah Wood Confirms Dual Hobbit Movie Details
    "I haven't spoken to [Peter Jackson] directly about it [but] I've e-mailed him, and as far as I know the two films that they're doing, one will be 'The Hobbit' and another will take place between the 60 years that happened between 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings,'"


  • Newsflash: Time May Not Exist
    Physicists are confounded about how time actually fits into the universe. One theory is that "time may be an approximate concept that emerges at large scales—a bit like the concept of 'surface of the water,' which makes sense macroscopically but which loses a precise sense at the level of the atoms."


  • Reason to Skip SuperBowl Halftime - Paula Abdul's Performing
    The Grammy-winning artist turned 'American Idol' judge is in talks to perform at the Super Bowl XLII this February. Joining the 'Forever Your Girl' singer for the football festivities is Tom Petty, who will headline the halftime show.


  • Bush Quipped He Might Stay in Power Much Like Putin
    At a press briefing that touched on issues like the White House's extrajudicial wiretapping program and torture policies, the president was asked a question about Vladimir Putin's plan to hold on to power when his term as Russian president runs out. Said Bush: I've been planning that myself.


  • Photos From Early Mt Everest Expeditions. [Nat Geo]
    Photos starting with 1924 expedition. A few of Sir Edmund Hillary. Great pic of 1924 climbers shortly before ascent -- 2 would die (including team leader, Mallory); their clothing looks more suitable to an easy spring hike. Post also includes related galleries with striking pics of other expeditions & Everest.


  • 2009 Mercedes GLK unveiled
    Revealed at a 1920's brass band extravaganza at the Detroit Auto Show, the GLK is Mercedes' new mini SUV. It's already a favorit of Kim Catrall, who drives on in the Sex and the City movie.


  • Xbox 360, DRM, and Why I Can't Play What I Paid For
    Microsoft STILL has yet to fix their awful DRM licensing issues for Xbox Live Marketplace downloads, locking many people out of the content they've paid for. So when your 360 gets the RRoD, they will fix it, but in the process break everything you've downloaded from XBLM, leaving it to you to spend months on the phone with XBL Support.


  • NASA Satellites Capture Start of New Solar Cycle
    On January 4, a reversed-polarity sunspot appeared, signalling the start of Solar Cycle 24. Solar activity waxes and wanes in 11-year cycles and the previous solar cycle, Solar Cycle 23, peaked in 2000-2002 with many furious solar storms.


  • Iraq/Afghan veterans have killed 121 after coming home
    The NY Times found 121 cases in which veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan committed a killing in this country, or were charged with one, after their return from war. In many of those cases, combat trauma and the stress of deployment along with alcohol abuse, family discord and other attendant problems — appear to have set the stage for a tragedy


  • People Aged 1 to 100 Banging a Drum (in Order)
    People in Order's Age is part of a series of short films that assembles the people of Britain in a given order. In just 3 minutes, we meet 100 different people who are arranged according to their age, starting from age 1.


  • AZ Gov Janet Napolitano Endorses Barack Obama
    Saying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama represents the best chance to break through partisan gridlock in Washington, Gov. Janet Napolitano endorsed his campaign Friday and immediately hit the campaign trail in his behalf.


  • Waterboarding would be torture if it were me, Mike McConnell
    US national intelligence chief Mike McConnell has said the interrogation technique of water-boarding "would be torture" if he was subjected to it.


  • Secrets In Websites II
    Funny comments in famous websites! You'll laugh :)


  • Wil Wheaton ("Wesley Crusher") Comes Back To Star Trek
    Wil Wheaton made a visit to a familiar set to film a new Star Trek segment. He appears in his cleaned and pressed Starfleet uniform as the USS Titan's Assistant Chief Engineer with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. The Titan is the Federation Starship commanded by Captain William Riker of "Star Trek: The Next Generation."


  • Scotland Yard: You'll Never Guess Who Killed Benazir Bhutto
    They might have washed the scene after it was blown up but the boys in blue have only gone and worked it out!!! Go on, guess who. Experts have already begun to distance themselves from the Yard's findings which they describe as being based "for strategic reasons" and nothing to do with the reality on the ground.


  • Sick of T.G.I.Fridays? Try I.F.H.Mondays! [nick swardson]
    A commercial for the newest chain restaurant in town!


  • Fedora Project Hires New Leader
    The Fedora Project has hired a new leader from the community. Having not worked at Red Hat hiring Paul Frields shows, once again, how committed Red Hat is to fostering community and Open Source.


  • How to Survive a Sinking Car
    When you are in a car sinking below waterquickly, you only have a few minutes to freeyourself and get above water. Watch thesesurvival techniques - they may save your life!


  • Computer Chronicles, Retro Tech-TV Available on BitTorrent
    Software piracy in the 80s, the early days of the Internet, the war between Netscape Communicator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0, it was all covered by the Computer Chronicles. Invaluable, and most of the time hilarious historical documents, are now available for free on BitTorrent.


  • 80 Arrested Outside Supreme Court
    Eighty people were arrested at the Supreme Court in a protest calling for the shutdown of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.


  • Blackwater Destroys Critical Evidence
    WASHINGTON - Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, according to people familiar with the government's investigation of the incident.





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  • At Least He's Trying (PIC)
    See for yourself, don't want to spoil it.


  • Clinton Advisor Arrested for Aggravated DWI
    After accusations of racially-insensitive comments made by Hillary, it seems the bad news won't go away. Blumenthal, an unpaid senior adviser to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, was arrested in Nashua on the eve of the New Hampshire primary and charged with aggravated DWI, according two members of the Nashua police force.


  • Study shows marijuana increases brain cell growth
    Supporters of marijuana may finally have an excuse to smoke weed every day. A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that smoking pot can make the brain grow.


  • The secret life of galaxies
    Looking up at the night sky you could be forgiven for believing that the sedate progress of the stars across the firmament belies the serene nature of galaxies. But a closer look at our celestial neighbours reveals that the reality is very different.


  • John McCain's racist remarks
    John McCain's racist remarks. Watch him smile and blink as he proudly mocks and ridicules the entire civilization of Islam.


  • Sega Game Gear 101: A Beginner's Guide
    Everything you need to know to start a nostalgic Sega Game Gear collection.


  • Oh, what are they doing!
    crazy children!


  • Comet Seen Between Fireworks and Lightning
    People from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught.


  • 'The Princess of Paleontology'
    During the first half of the 19th century, geology was referred to as "underground science" -- a subversive activity. The Book of Genesis was considered the true account of historical events. And then, in 1812, a 12-year-old girl in England began to find fossils that no one could explain.


  • Cloverfield Displays Headless Statue of Liberty as Promo
    /Film reader Ryan S sent in this photo of the beheaded Statue of Liberty from the Paramount lot. I'm being told that the statue is part of the promotion for the Cloverfield premiere, which will be held on the lot next week. Very cool


  • Rudy Giuliani's Campaign Almost Broke Before Super Tuesday
    "Rudolph W. Giuliani, once the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, said Friday that some of his staffers had started forgoing their salaries to ease the strain on the campaign's budget."


  • NEWSWEEK.COM: "Mind Reading Is Now Possible" (78% accurate.)
    (Using MRI technology.)"If what your brain does when it thinks about an igloo is almost identical to what mine does, that suggests the possibility of a universal mind-reading dictionary, in which brain-activity pattern x means thought y in most people. It is not clear if that will be true for things more complicated that pliers and igloos, however.


  • Snow Falls in Baghdad For First Time in 100 Years
    After weathering nearly five years of war, Baghdad residents thought they'd pretty much seen it all. But Friday morning, as muezzins were calling the faithful to prayer, the people here awoke to something certifiably new. For the first time in memory, snow fell across Baghdad.


  • SteveNote Expo game: only you can get Jobs prepped for Macworld keynote
    With CES in the books, banners flying up and rumors running rampant, only one thing could be on the horizon: Steve's Macworld 2008 keynote. Unfortunately, it seems he's a bit short on time, and needs you to access a totally awesome web-based game to help round up garb, VIPs and top-secret gear before taking the stage.


  • Older Arctic Sea Ice Is Giving Way To Young, Thin Ice
    A new indicates older, multiyear sea ice in the Arctic is giving way to younger, thinner ice, making it more susceptible to record summer sea-ice lows like the one that occurred in 2007.


  • New Smart Bomb Available to the Military.
    There is a new Smart bomb that weighs approximated 200 pounds that is the most accurate and causes the least collateral damage or death to civilians. Now the military is developing the next generation of the same bomb to be available to hit moving targets.


  • Your Cat Wants a Full Suit of Armor (PICS)
    Why humans invented armour... so they could dress their cats. Suit up cats with tournament gear and get em ready for battle.


  • Charge Your Cell Phone With Body Heat
    Scientists believe to have discovered a much more efficient way to use silicon to convert heat into electricity – for use in a variety of products ranging from cars to portable electronics.


  • Ascii Animated Cat
    Talk about old school


  • Diebold To Change Its Name
    "The company said that after failing to find a buyer for its voting machine business, it was changing the name of the division..."


  • 5 Things You Didn't Know About Victoria's Secret
    You might know that Victoria's Secret employs the most smokin' models, but here are 5 other things Victoria's been keeping a secret from you...


  • Flash game: Filler
    Grow balls to fill up the screen, but don't let renegade bouncing balls interrupt the process. [Insert balls joke here.]


  • NASA Scientists Predict Black Hole Light Echo Show
    It's well known that black holes can slow time to a crawl and tidally stretch large objects into spaghetti-like strands. But according to new theoretical research from two NASA astrophysicists, the wrenching gravity just outside the outer boundary of a black hole can produce yet another bizarre effect: light echoes.


  • 37 Simple Stress Management Tips
    #6: "Do Some Math" Using a scale of one to 10, with one being the equivalent of a minor hassle and 10 being a true catastrophe, assign a number to whatever it is that's making you feel anxious. You'll find that most problems we encounter rate somewhere in the two to five range -- in other words, they're really not such a big deal...


  • Gallery of Fans' Pimped-Out Star Wars, Battlestar Cars
    Great pictures of cars people have modded to look like spaceships and shuttles.


  • PS2 memory card modchip to play games from USB hard drives
    An upcoming firmware update for Memor32 – the PS2 modchip on a memory card – promises to allow your non-chipped PS2 to play your entire collection of games from the comforts of a roomy, capacious USB hard drive.


  • Enormous Helicopter Lifting Enormous Helicopter
    All that and a bonus enormous helicopter in the comments. Because massive helicopters are badass.


  • Texas Teacher in Trouble for Vomitous Student Milk Chugging
    "He said, 'Mom, come look at what they did in this class.'"


  • Worst Contextual Ad Mess Up of All-Time!
    This one defies description. You've got to see it to believe it.


  • PETA Killed 97 Percent of 'Companion Animals' in 2006
    An official report from PETA shows that the animal rights group put to death more than 97 percent of the dogs, cats, and other pets it took in for adoption in 2006. The average euthanasia rate for humane societies in the state was just 34.7 percent.


  • Macworld Expo Celebrity Checklist w/ Fake Steve & Kevin Rose
    A humorous Joy of Tech comic illustrating the various "celebrities" to be seen at Macworld.


  • Hydrogen beast is closing in on the Milky Way
    It's large, it's fast, and it's heading toward the Milky Way. Less than 40 million years from now, a giant cloud of hydrogen gas, clocked at 250 kilometers per second, will smash into our home galaxy, likely setting off a huge burst of star formation.


  • Why Did GoldenEye XBLA Stall?
    The rumors of the N64 classic making its way to Xbox 360's XBLA hold some truth according to EGM. Too bad the project is all but abandoned now. Why? Like almost everything in the game industry, it came down to money. But, if gamers are vocal enough, there's a chance it could still happen.


  • UK education agency says no to Vista, Office 2007
    UK education agency Becta has released its final report on Vista and Office 2007 adoption. The takeaway: schools should largely avoid Microsoft's two flagship products, with some caveats.


  • It Takes 7 Hrs and 51 Mins to Get From "Here" to "There"
    Only Google would know that


  • Top 10 Ugly Cars
    The beauty of some cars has inspired men to write songs, fiercely defend them or generally sell their souls for their rides. Other cars don't have it so lucky; they're of the ugly, fugly and pug-fugly nature. My Favorite Ugly ...Citroën 2CV...sacre bleu, it's an ugly car, Putting postwar France on rugged, cheap, reliable wheels was the goal.


  • Design a Logo - The Ultimate Guide
    Logo design is arguably one of the most important and valued areas of design. A quality logo design combined with the branding of an organization or company can become one of the most powerful forces in today's society. If you love logo design as much as I do, then I am sure you will enjoy these logo design tips and resources.


  • Another GameSpot Reviewer Decides To Leave
    Long time video game reviewer Alex Navarro, a frequent contributor to GameSpot's podcast The HotSpot and go-to video review narrator, will be leaving the site, according to the site's Editorial Director Ricardo Torres.


  • Fox News - Media Control over election process
    Good thing we still have PBS.... Fox News Corp... (more) Added: January 05, 2008 Good thing we still have PBS.... Fox News Corp - this may be the best explaination as to why Ron Paul was excluded from their debate, even after beating Rudy in Iowa and having 17 million more in campaign funds than Rudy... hummmmmm??? Oh ya Rudy is bud


  • Guantanamo detainees are not human beings - US judges
    A United States judge threw out lawsuit brought by four former British detainees against Donald Rumsfeld and senior military officers for ordering torture and religious abuse, ruling that th the detainees are not "Persons" under U.S. Law, which according to another judge, means that they are less than "human beings".





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  • Inhofes 400 Global Warming Deniers Debunked
    Like any conspiracy theory, the sheer magnitude of the effort lends it a first-blush air of credibility. And, like any conspiracy theory, it just doesn't hold up under scrutiny.


  • James Bond Loves Pokemon [gif]
    My pokemons. Let me show you them.


  • Judge halts Bible distribution in school
    A federal judge has ruled that it's unconstitutional for a school district to allow the distribution of Bibles to grade school students.


  • Watch this quick before News Corp Fox News yanks it
    Originally dugg as "Cut from re-air! What Fox News doesn't want you too see."This video has been removed due to terms of use violation. from youtubeThe only video of the debate removed from youtubeFox news leave no doubt they are going after Ron Paul


  • The Forgotten Format War: Toshiba's DVD-Audio vs Sony's SACD
    Not many people realize that the current format war was not the first "high-definition" war between Toshiba and Sony. The battle for high-definition audio supremacy has actually been going on for some time now, long before we ever caught word of these new-fangled HD video formats.


  • Aroused 'Jesus' statue outrage
    A CONTROVERSIAL piece of artwork has been blasted by a Christian group - because it depicts Jesus with an erect penis.


  • How to recognise a good programmer
    good programmar


  • UFO's Sited Over San Diego on New Years Eve?
    A fascinating documented UFO sighting over San Diego.


  • Gizmodo officially banned from CES
    The Gizmodo staffer violated the terms of CES media credentials and caused harm to CES exhibitors. This Gizmodo staffer has been identified and will be barred from attending any future CES events. Additional sanctions against Gizmodo and Gawker Media are under discussion.


  • Beat Four 3D Zelda Games in Only 48 Hours
    That's what 4 college kids are trying to do this weekend. Starting at 5PM CST, these guys will try to beat Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, an Twilight Princess consecutively in less than 48 hours.Not only are they playing, but they are also webcasting and live blogging the whole thing. Nerdy? Yes. Crazy? Maybe. Legendary? Definitely.


  • Rove Obama attack close to 'outright racist'
    Keith Olbermann began a segment on the presidential primary campaign with a disclaimer about the irrelevance of endorsements, saying the last time one may have made a decisive difference was when William Jennings Bryan backed Woodrow Wilson in 1912.


  • Hide Facebook Apps: Official Tool Coming Soon
    Sick of Facebook application overload? Feeling like you're on Myspace all over again? The Facebook team has heard your cries and announced tonight that they will soon release a new service that allows users to move all but their favorite apps to an "extended profile" section.


  • New Hampshire to Recount Ballots in Light of Controversy
    Both Republican and Democratic candidates have asked the state of New Hampshire to conduct a hand recount of all primary ballots statewide, citing internet rumors about vote discrepancies and voting machine fraud in the primary results.


  • Goldeneye XBLA cancelled 2 months away from completion
    Due to a disagreement between Microsoft and Nintendo on how to split the proceeds the port of N64's "Goldeneye" to Xbox Live Arcade has been cancelled.


  • Gamerooms and workstations of the game industry's finest
    Kotaku has a great feature on the desks/workstations/gaming areas of people working in the gaming industry.


  • OLPC CTO founds own company, aims at $75 laptop
    Former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen has founded a new company to commercialize the innovative multimode display technology she developed for the OLPC XO laptop... and to build a $75 laptop.


  • Can Apple save WiMax?
    Sources tell us that Apple may include WiMax, the high-speed, long-range wireless broadband technology, in an ultraportable 13" notebook computer, and possibly across the entire MacBook Pro line.


  • Watch out if this truck is turning! [PIC]
    As seen on the road to Austin...


  • Hi-5: Five Hottest Zombie Movie Chicks
    Whether they're killing zombies or getting killed by them, there's just something obscurely attractive about a pretty woman dealing with the undead. But maybe that's just us.


  • As Diebold Goes, So Goes the Nation?
    Today, the blogosphere is certifiably hopping with claims that Sen. Hillary Clinton received a boost in "Diebold Districts," or voting centers that utilized the machines. Some are claiming fraud, while others are breaking out the stats to show a clear Diebold Advantage for Clinton.


  • Complete Uncut Gizmodo Bill Gates Interview
    We wanted you to have access to the full 20 minutes so you can catch every little nugget from the conversation, and see how the chat evolved to the point where Bill could be frank and open about all things Microsoft.


  • GMail Adds Group Mailing List Functions
    The uzi fire rapid rate of GMail feature releases has slowed a bit, but it hasn't quite stopped. Today, Robby Stein one of Google's Product Marketing Managers, announced the ability to create personal mailing lists with the GMail contact manager.


  • KDE4 final has been released! Grab a Live CD here to test it
    Beautiful.


  • 12 Lessons from Business Masters
    Here is an wonderful collection of 12 simple but vital business lessons from the world's great business success stories, including Warren Buffet, Richard Branson, John D Rockefeller, Jack Welch, Steve Jobs and many more.


  • Neglected Horses Turn to Cannibalism
    A British man was arrested yesterday after leaving more than 100 horses and donkeys to die in a field at his horse farm.


  • 71 People Arrested at Supreme Court
    More than 70 people were arrested at the Supreme Court Friday in a protest calling for the shutdown of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


  • WTF? Prostitutes to help beat trafficking
    By Bappa Majumdar KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Authorities in eastern India have teamed up with prostitutes as the officials accelerate a drive against the trafficking of girls into the trade. It is a rare display of official approval for the efforts...


  • New TF2 Maps, Achievements and 'Large Scale' Gameplay Shift
    Two new maps for Valve's Team Fortress 2 will hopefully arrive within the next two months, the studio has informed Shacknews. That other content includes the forthcoming Medic achievement pack, which will add several new achievements for the Medic as well as a significant gameplay tweak for the class.


  • We told you so! [PIC]
    Beware of large, red lightning bolts...


  • Explosive Laser Sighted Double Barrel Dart Gun
    Easily the coolest home made weapon I've seen.


  • Blogger Beaten to Death in China for Filming Argument
    Authorities have fired an official in central China after city inspectors beat to death a man who filmed their confrontation with villagers. The killing has sparked outrage in China, with thousands expressing outrage in Chinese Internet chat rooms, often the only outlet for public criticism of the government.


  • Universal Won't Support HD DVD Exclusively
    The end of the war is near: Hollywood insider Daily Variety has confirmed that Universal will not longer exclusively support HD DVD. Following Warner defection to Blu-ray and reports on the clause that allows Paramount to publish Blu-ray titles too, the end of Universal's exclusivity deal may be one blow too many for HD DVD.


  • Ubuntu wireless-adapter glitch resolved
    Now you can use your wireless adapter with Ubuntu!


  • CRAZY: Boy Injures Dozens by Playing Trains w/City Trams
    A POLISH schoolboy who turned a city's tram network into a giant toy by maneuvering rolling stock using a TV-style remote control has been arrested after he caused chaos on the public transport system.


  • Where to find LIVE coverage of the Macworld 2008 Keynote
    There are several blogs big and small covering the Steve Jobs Macworld 2008 Keynote - here is a growing list of where you can find the most comprehensive Macworld Keynote coverage.


  • The Linux Girlfriend Project - Two Months In The Trenches
    About 2 months ago, I convinced my girlfriend to try out Linux for a month after a really nasty bit of spyware infected her computer.


  • Wine 0.9.53 released
    This is release 0.9.53 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix.What's new in this release: - RunOnce and Run entries now executed on startup. - Beginnings of support for emulated disk devices. - Many Richedit improvements. - Nicer looking color dialog. - Lots of bug fixes.


  • XKCD: Dangers
    Zero results: 'snake charming' and 'haberdashery'. (Things like 'car' and 'boating' and such are of course the highest, by a huge margin.)


  • 33 Yr Old Woman Spends Months as 13 Year Old Boy
    A 33-year-old Czech woman managed to spend several months posing as a 13-year-old boy named "Adam," fooling teachers and child care workers in Norway, police said Thursday.


  • Big Dick's Halfway Inn
    The title says it all





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  • FBI Wiretaps Canceled for Non-Payment
    Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay their phone bills on time.


  • Four Stars Found in Amazingly Tight Bunch
    Four stars discovered swirling in region equal to Jupiter's orbit.


  • Sony drops 20GB, 60GB PS3 models in Japan
    Sony has tweaked the PlayStation 3 hardware and pricing since launch, and today brings news of the cancellation of the 20GB and 60GB models in Japan.


  • The 15 Most Badass Bald Guys
    When you're sick and tired of dealing with hair, you either shave it all off or get so angry and old that it falls out on its own volition. These are the men we salute


  • Official KDE 4.0.0 Release Announcement
    The KDE Community is thrilled to announce the immediate availability of KDE 4.0. This significant release marks both the end of the long and intensive development cycle leading up to KDE 4.0 and the beginning of the KDE 4 era. Be sure to also check out the KDE 4.0 Visual Guide.


  • How did R2-D2 get his name??
    /film has found out from George Lucas how one of the most famous of androids got his name.


  • Use of Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions
    In a 2005 incident, Blackwater employees dropped CS gas on Iraqi civilians -- and on US soldiers operating a checkpoint. "This was decidedly uncool and very, very dangerous," said an Army Captain.


  • Specs for Shuttle's $199 Linux PC
    "It'll have an Intel Celeron processor, a 945GC chipset, 512MB of memory and either a 60GB or 80GB hard drive. What it won't have: an optical drive or a PCI Express slot."


  • Ubuntu Hardy Heron Alpha 3 released
    Alpha 3 includes several new features that are ready for large-scaletesting. Note: This is still an alpha release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released in April 2008.


  • CentOS 4.6 Server Setup: LAMP, Email, DNS, FTP, ISPConfig..
    This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 4.6 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.


  • US Medical System: The Worst in 19 Industrialized Nations
    France, Japan and Australia rated best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday. U.S sees 100,000 extra deaths per year. That's roughly one every five minutes, around the clock, 24/7/365 -- every year.


  • The 50 Greatest Arcade Cabinet Designs in Video Game History
    From After Burner to Tron, this in-depth list covers over 3 decades of arcade games and ranks them based on the artwork and overall quality of the cabinets themselves rather than the actual games. See if your favorite arcade cabinet designs made the cut.


  • American Psycho as a Romantic Comedy
    hilarious!


  • 60 Weirdest Phobias People You Know May Have
    A phobia is an intense fear of something that poses no actual danger. While awareness that the fears are irrational, phobics often find that facing, or even thinking about facing the feared situation brings on a panic attack or severe anxiety.


  • The Victorian Holocaust: how come no one knows about it?
    The Victorian Holocaust: Hitler and Stalin were rank amateurs compared to the British Empire. So how come no one knows about it?As the peasants began to starve, officials were ordered "to discourage relief works in every possible way". The Anti-Charitable Contributions Act of 1877 prohibited "at the pain of imprisonment private relief donations


  • Digging Up A Serial Killer's Century-old Secrets
    Did Belle Gunness – perhaps the world's most prolific female serial killer – actually die in a 1908 house fire, or did she fake her death to evade the law and kill again?


  • Swedish Politicians Strike Blows at Copyright Lobby
    Last week, seven Swedish MPs wrote to a prominent Swedish tabloid newspaper 'Expressen' to express their dissatisfaction with proposals for dealing with copyright infringers. Now, that number has increased to 13, and the issue seems to keep growing.


  • Starbucks iPhone Ordering Concept Design
    Multimedia designer, Phil Lu, has created some mockups of an iPhone application that he calls "QuickOrder". The series of images show how such a system might work.


  • Inside Russian nuclear sub
    You normally have to be an enlisted seaman with unquestionable loyalty to see what this video shows. Take a look at the interior of a real-deal Russian nuclear submarine one of those that had to start havoc in the U.S. in case of a war against the Soviet Union.


  • 10 Fail Proof Tips for Delivering a Powerful Speech
    We've all heard the statistic that says people fear public speaking more than just about anything else. The good news is if you can focus on these 10 tips you'll be on your way to breaking past the fear and onto delivering a powerful speech that engages your audience.


  • OMG It's Jesus!
    Potato chips, wood, trees, sandwiches - now this?


  • DNA Deletion Linked to Autism
    A specific structural variation on chromosome 16 dramatically boosts the risk of autism, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.


  • What Makes A Good Beer?
    How does one properly review a beer? What else is involved besides mindlessly sitting chugging the bottle or pint which sweats and warms on the cardboard coaster? For the average beer lover or beer novice, here are necessary guidelines for one to begin to formulate opinions on brew and also sound intelligent enough to discuss those views.


  • Semantic Web: What Is The Killer App?
    Regardless of how the Semantic Web will come about, for it to flourish it needs to hit the mainstream. There is no way that consumers will appreciate the elegance and mathematical soundness of RDF and OWL. People don't care about math, they care about utility and even more, about fun. What the Semantic Web needs, then, is a killer app.


  • This is Just Plain Wrong!


  • Vast Cloud of Antimatter Traced to Binary Stars
    Four years of observations from the European Space Agency's Integral (INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) satellite may have cleared up one of the most vexing mysteries in our Milky Way: the origin of a giant cloud of antimatter surrounding the galactic centre.


  • 10 People who Look Like Video Game Characters
    Frickin' hilarious pairing of game characters and their real world look-alikes. My favorite is Carrot Top.


  • Official Movie Guide:Summer of 2008
    As of this moment, this upcoming summer (kicking off on May 2nd with Iron Man) looks quite promising. There aren't as many sequels as 2007, which is good (and also bad), but there are quite a few movies that look absolutely incredible - The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones 4, and Wall-E, to name a few.


  • Not Your Grandma's License Plates... (Pics)
    License plate numbers for cars provide you with the best introduction line ever...


  • Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88
    Sir Edmund Hillary has died aged 88.He passed away at Auckland City Hospital at 9am this morning. Sir Edmund shot to international stardom as the first man to scale Mt Everest in 1953.Prime Minister Helen Clark today described Sir Edmund as the best-known New Zealander to have ever lived…


  • ABC News: All Ice Gone from Arctic Ocean in Four More Years
    Ominous Arctic meltdown worries experts this week. After reviewing his own new data, NASA climate scientist Jay Zwally said: "At this rate, the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free at the end of summer by 2012, much faster than previous predictions." Four more years? Really? I consider myself an environmentalist, but this seems a bit alarmist.


  • Blackwater dropped blinding tear gas on Iraqis, US soldiers
    "The copter dropped CS gas, a riot-control substance the American military in Iraq can use only under the strictest conditions and with the approval of top military commanders," James Risen writes. "An armored vehicle on the ground also released the gas, temporarily blinding drivers, passers-by and at least 10 American soldiers...."


  • 1 Billion Downloads in 2007, Podcasting Far from Dead
    The company claimed 85 million downloads for the month of May, which put it on a pace to hit 1 billion in a year. In their year-end calculation they determined that the Wizzard servers were receiving an average of 2.75 million requests for podcast episodes per day in 2007, up 300% from demand in 2006.


  • Cool Stuff: Under The Influence - A Tribute to Stan Lee
    Gallery 1988 (7020 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038) is running an art show through February 1st which features art inspired by the comic creations of Stan Lee. My friend Steve was in attendance and snapped photos of most of the art covered walls. Check out my ten favorites below.


  • 2504 Steps to Closing Your Facebook Account
    Yes, it's true! I finally managed to close my Facebook account. It was a long, arduous road - the hardest part was slaying the Gorgon on level 16 - and I'm glad it's finally over.


  • HOWTO: Actually WIN a Fist Fight
    First, you need to know a few things: 1. You are going to get hit. 2. When you get hit, it does not feel good. Knowing and accepting those two things as fact will free your mind up enough to begin thinking about much more important stuff, like strategy and technique...


  • Sony BMG Officially Drops DRM, Selling MP3s Through Amazon
    Less than a week after it came out Sony BMG was planning to sell music not loaded down with copyright, they're officially selling DRM-free MP3s through Amazon's MP3 store later this month, making it the first to carry DRM-free music from all four major labels.


  • Sign Of The Times: Web 2.0 Outsourcing Humor
    Something that you don't often see a lot written about in new media is the strong trend by startups to outsource a lot of their work. Digg for example was originally designed by Kevin Rose outsourcing the job on elance... "doubtsourcing" is a webcomic exploring the lighter side of "Outsourcing 2.0"


  • Why Isn't Antarctica Melting Like the Arctic?
    Antarctic sea ice hasn't shown the same obvious melting patterns in recent decades as the Arctic, fueling the global warming denialist crowd. Though the data isn't as consistent as in the North, where the extent of sea ice this summer hit a stunning record low, southern sea ice has been expanding.


  • Rock Band: Harmonix's Top Tips For Drummers
    Drumming in Rock Band got you down? Having trouble making the move from Medium to Hard? Check out Wired's guide to improving your drum game, straight from the expert drummers and game designers at Harmonix.





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  • Februari EGM editorial : Banned
    "This is a reprint of my editorial that appears in the February issue of EGM. A lot of people are talking about it thanks to Video Game Media Watch, Kotaku, Joystiq, etc. -- so I thought I'd put the original text here for people to read."


  • Tantek Celik Talks about Digg's Data Portability
    In an interview from Open Media Web, Tantek Çelik, the man behind Microformats and a host of other great ideas, touts the Digg content model as a way of circumventing content ownership issues. Interesting commentary in the accompanying Wired article as well.


  • Trent Reznor favors an ISP 'tax on music'
    Very early in a discussion with Trent Reznor, the front man for the band Nine Inch Nails, it's obvious how highly he prizes his collaboration with musician Saul Williams on the album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust. Saul Williams and Trent Reznor(Credit: Atticus Ross)Reznor produced and helped bankroll


  • How Frozen Peas Started An Online Cancer-Awareness Movement
    Applying a bag of frozen peas directly to her breast shortly after undergoing a needle biopsy that day in December made perfect sense to Susan Reynolds. And just like that, a mini-movement was born, an online community of people sharing their experiences with cancer..


  • Linux Kernel Source Code Screensaver
    How to make your Linux screensaver show random parts of the Linux kernel source code. Really cool if you're a geek, or if you just want to learn more about Linux or programming!


  • Microsoft tries to get gaming writer fired
    Gaming writer tries to get Microsoft to allow him pay for his Xbox Live account in US dollars instead of UK pounds. Microsoft refuses. Writer complains. Microsoft tries to get him kicked off his writing gig?


  • Universal HD DVD exclusivity contract has expired
    Daily Variety has confirmed that Universal's agreement to stick with HD DVD has ended and has not been renewed. Additionally, Paramount has an escape clause in its contract that can be exercised following Warner's departure from the (now dwindling) HD DVD ranks.


  • The fugliest laptop you'll see all day
    The picture says it all!


  • Being a Douche 101: Inflatable Car Capsule
    It keeps all of those grubby hands off your vehicle, but still allows you to show off that 10-hour wax job you did for the guy from Okinawa with the weird gardens in the back yard.


  • Halo 3 Championship Tournament on Xbox Live
    Today, Microsoft, Bungie and the US Army (huh?!) announced their plans to recruit the best Halo 3 gamers with the launch of the first ever Halo 3 Championship Tournament this April, exclusively on Xbox Live. This is the same tournament that slipped out of the PR team's lips a bit early last month, but now it's official and ready to go.


  • Glenn Beck - The Real Story, Touching the Third Rail
    Glenn Beck's Real Story from January 9, 2008 - Touching the third rail and interview Dave Walker.


  • WTF Was the Designer of This Ride Thinking?
    The title says it all


  • MOST UNFORTUNATE NAME EVER - Hilarious Pic
    Try getting through an english-speaking highschool with THAT one.


  • Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
    "CES has no shortage of displays. And when MAKE offered us some TV-B-Gone clickers to bring to the show, we pretty much couldn't help ourselves. We shut off a TV. And then another. And then a wall of TVs. And we just couldn't stop. (And Panasonic, you're so lucky that 150-incher didn't have an active IR port.)"


  • Pixel Art: Super Mario World with LEGO bricks
    This guy is rebuilding the Super Mario World (Super Nintendo) sprites using Lego bricks.


  • NetNewsWire For OSX is now free!
    NewsGator announced on Wednesday the release of NetNewsWire 3.1. More importantly for many users, the company will be making the RSS reader available to all customers for free.


  • Sex Scandal In School - 11 Year Old Girl Caught With 2 Boys
    A teacher found three students from William Dandy Middle, a special education school, engaging in what officials would only classify as "inappropriate behavior" in the parking lot. However, the inappropriate behavior was actually all three kids, with their pants down, having intercourse. Mom is demanding answer!


  • Israeli PM Olmert tells Bush: "No Peace Without Gaza"
    In the run up to the talks Israeli academics campaigned for it, Palestinians campaigned to, so did humanitraian groups and international bodies; steadfastly those that planned the peace talks in Annapolis refused to invite Gaza's democratically elected party to the process. Now Olmert admits it - "there are not 2 parties that need to agree but 3"


  • Steal this WiFi
    Whenever I talk or write about my own security setup, the one thing that surprises people -- and attracts the most criticism -- is the fact that I run an open wireless network at home. There's no password. There's no encryption. Anyone with wireless capability who can see my network can use it to access the internet.


  • NEW VOLTAIC 'GENERATOR' Solar Bag Charges Laptops!
    We are thrilled to announce that Voltaic, our favorite solar bag company, has just debuted a sleek new laptop bag that actually charges laptops!


  • Culinary Workers' Union Endorse Barack Obama
    The union, which boasts a membership of more than 60,000, is seen as a key endorsement in Nevada, a state where there are less than 500,000 registered Democrats in the whole state and certainly not all come out for caucuses.


  • The Deadliest Display of Nuclear Power
    The largest nuclear bomb, the Czar, was built by the Russians as a part of the Cold War race for arms.


  • USB 3.0 in the flesh [
    Get ready, speed freaks. USB 3.0, the oft-rumored, much-discussed, rarely seen new standard heading our way has been spotted, sliced, chopped, and diced at CES 2008.


  • Jon Stewart reacts to press coverage of Hillary crying
    Jon Stewart reacted to the media circus surrounding Hillary's "emotional breakdown." "That's it? That's the emotional breakdown that blows the election for her? I'm glad no one here ever sees me get a flu shot,"


  • Teen Strangles Father with Gamepad Cable
    A 18-year-old was arrested this week after trying to kill his father strangling him with the cable of his videoconsole gamepad.


  • 7 Unusually Geeky Street Graffiti Projects [PICS]
    What makes great graffiti into geek graffiti? It can be the approach,using incredibly cool computer equipment to generate graffiti for example. It can also be the content, as in the case of pixelated, projected or or even physically 'hyperlinked' street art. The followoing examples span the spectrum but share elements only a geek can truly love.


  • 25 UC Berkeley Courses Available via Free Video
    Open Courses Offered Online By UC Berkeley that are 100% Free to Anyone.


  • Dr. Phil Combats Racists On Xbox Live (Not Physically)
    Dr. Phil has "valuable" advice on dealing with racist cyber-bullies. As a black gamer on Xbox Live, Terry endures heaps of racist verbal abuse, and on Tuesday's show, Dr. Phil filled Terry with joyous psychobabble and helped heal his wounded gamer heart.


  • Will laser TVs be the next big thing?
    Frank DeMartin, general manager of Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, was nice enough to talk a little laser TV with us just before the unveiling of the new laser TV -- we're not exaggerating about the "little" part.


  • Juggernaut China Wreaks Environmental Havoc in Small Nations
    China says that as a poor nation of 1.3-billion people, it is entitled to pollute and spew greenhouse emissions to alleviate poverty. But with its middle class projected to leap from less than 100 million to 700 million by 2020, and with sales of Porsches, Ferraris and Maseratis flourishing in Beijing, that argument is rapidly losing its edge.


  • Guy gets tasered by the new mp3 playing taser
    Check it out. He collapses mid-way through the interview when he gets tasered. Specifically, it was a leopard print taser, though it also comes in pink.


  • Photo Gallery: Man Undergoes Surgery to Remove Facial Tumors
    Thirty-two year old Huang Chuncai is finally removing 22lb of tumors off his face in a life-altering surgery. These photos are not for the faint of heart.


  • Election can be stolen in "under a minute" with Diebold
    Researchers at Princeton University announced Wednesday that common electronic voting machines can be subverted by installing software which undetectably alters vote totals and, as a computer virus, spreads itself from one voting machine to the next.


  • Ad Standards Agency Smacks Down Palm Oil
    The ASA has labeled the Malaysian Palm Oil Council's claims that it's product is environmentally friendly as misleading.The ad featured an amusing list of greenwashing claims by the council.


  • A Disturbing/Depressing Musical Tribute to Married Life
    It's also kinda funny I guess. One of these guys looks a lot like Buster from Arrested Development


  • Shepherd's Pie - How to Make the Best Damn Meal Ever
    So I know the food & drink category is mostly about the drinking side of things... but every guy should know how to make this meal. Mashed Potatoes = Good. Meat = Real Good. Peas = Good... Shepherd's Pie = Soo Good.


  • 8 Kids Movies That Lied to Us
    Production companies have made millions giving children exactly what they want: whether it's to be an adult, get rich, or meet David Bowie, indulging childhood fantasies is a hallmark of family films.


  • Tribune Media: MSM Fail to Note Hackable Diebold Red Flag
    Syndicated Columnist Robert Koehler Writes for Tomorrow's Papers: 'Possibility of Tainted Results, a Prospect Most of Media Can't Bear'


  • The Expensive Myth of Clean Coal
    "Clean coal" is a term that is getting a lot of coverage these days but the moniker makes as much sense as calling Paris Hilton "pedantic". As a fuel source, coal is as filthy as they come – emitting about 67% more CO2 per unit of energy than natural gas.


  • 'Iron My Shirt' protesters were pro-Hillary plants
    Nick Gemelli, born at least a decade after "iron my shirts" was an anti-women's rights slogan, was later spotted with a Hillary for President sticker on his laptop's carrying case. Gonzales, the other "sexist," was later spotted wearing a Hillary For President button. The "sexist" outburst is partly credited with swaying women to Hillary in NH.





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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

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  • The Internet's Black Holes
    15 countries are black holes in the world wide web.


  • This Year, Vote For Change!
    Folks it's in your hands. This year, make the difference. Vote for change!


  • Pinky finger raised to mouth: $3,014,170,389,176,410
    One Katrina victim is suing the US government for more than 3 quadrillion dollars. One quadrillion pennies would reach Saturn.


  • Paul Begala: Fox News: We Report Even if We Know It's False
    Paul is shocked that Fox News doesn't tell the truth. After years of discredited stories, allegations and documented biases a professional pundit is shocked. This assumption that your colleagues are "trustworthy" and should not be questioned explains why the traditional media is held in such low regard. Guess what Paul CNN ain't a whole lot better


  • Sources say Universal and Paramount are both going Blu
    Rumors just won't stop about the future of HD DVD, and while we try not to post all of them, some seem too believable to pass up. Our friend Bill Hunt, at the Digital Bits, -- still waiting on those permalinks, Bill -- is reporting that his "second to none" sources informed him that both Universal and Paramount are in the process of going blu.


  • Digg: We're Fixing The Annoying Ads
    "Just wanted to let you all know that we're working hard to remove the obtrusive ads on Digg. We're not cool with auto-playing audio ads, as you found on the site today..."


  • History of the Harlem Globetrotters
    They surpass every other team in the history of sports for number of games played. Today they are best known for their wildly-entertaining comedic routines and ball-handling skills on the court, and of course that famous song, "Sweet Georgia Brown." In 1951, the Globetrotters were called upon by the US State Department to help


  • Cloverfield: Title's Origin Comes Out in Exclusive Interview
    Director Matt Reeves spills the beans on where the name Cloverfield came from, his reaction to all the rumors floating around the internet and how he met J.J. Abrams through the original YouTube of the 1970s, the Z Channel in Los Angeles.


  • Google Processing Over 20 Petabytes of Data Per Day
    Google currently processes over 20 petabytes of data per day through an average of 100,000 MapReduce jobs spread across its massive computing clusters.


  • What's the nerdiest thing you've ever done?
    Clearly they have an especial affinity for geeks and nerds at the floss. Almost every blogger on this site, has written about geeks and nerds at one point or another. Some highlights include:


  • I Got What America Needs Right Here
    Jimmy Carter rips the current campaign a new one


  • Ten Landmark Moments in CGI
    Like it or not, computer-generated imagery is the wave of the future. It has single-handedly changed the way we create special effects, and, in a close second, the way we tell stories. It is with this in mind that we compiled a chronologically-ordered list counting ten important moments in the advancement's history.


  • Reversal Of Alzheimer's Symptoms Within Minutes In Study
    An extraordinary new scientific study, which for the first time documents marked improvement in Alzheimer's disease within minutes of administration of a therapeutic molecule, has just been published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation.


  • Through the Hollywood Looking Lens
    WGA Gone Wild? DGA negotiates with producers while the WGA tries to (wtf) get location permits pulled from 4 movies in production in Los Angeles!!! United Artists breaks through the strike deadlock... so what does that mean for the rest of the industry? Jessica, Lindsey, Britney, David Lynch... Oh My God now what?!


  • Top 10 Things to do with your new Panasonic 150" Plasma TV
    Panasonic showcased their 150 inch plasma at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, trumping their puny 103 inch model from last year. Currently they use this sucker for stadiums as a jumbo tron, but pretty soon you can buy one for your living room. Check out the top ten things to do after you buy one of these.


  • Errors Transposing Votes and Diebold Machines Issues
    Allegations of vote fraud in New Hampshire's primary are growing. The data from Diebold electronic voting machines is up to 5% points different than the hand-written ballots that were cast. Sutton Town has now reported an error in transposing votes and an employee of LHS Associates, whom counted 81% of the vote, has a criminal record.


  • The World's Funniest Bathrooms
    A compilation of pictures of some urinals and toilets that I have added to my list of places to pee before I die… enjoy


  • Why to never trust pirates
    I want to see this movie.


  • Wii dominated sales in 2007 for Japan
    Recently announced by Enterbrain, Nintendo dominated the competition in sales figures for 2007. They were able to gain tremendous amounts from not only their hardware, but software as well.They sold 7.1 million Nintendo DS units and 3.6 million Wii sales. The PSP came in third selling 3 million and the PS3 in forth with 1.2 million....


  • Top 5 Shows The General Public Couldn't Understand
    The fact that shows like these are either gone or are about to be canceled makes me vomit when I think about it.


  • Star Wars in Soul Calibur IV!
    First ever look at the Star Wars characters in Soul Calibur IV!


  • DIY covert spy sunglasses for $40
    Kipkay develops a great way to make a pair of $40 spy sunglasses. This looks like a great project you can do with the kids (minus the recording at the beach.... daddy should do that on his own time.)


  • Worlds sickest food borne illnesses
    Celebrity foods put together a wicked list of illnesses found in food. I googled a few of the illnesses and found some horrible images of the people afflicted by these. Dont DO IT!!!


  • AT&T openly says it may filter Internet content
    According to Brad Stone over at The New York Times, AT&T openly stated at CES that they may start filtering Internet content. This is a very big announcement because most ISPs (even Comcast) have up until this point claimed to be net neutral. So much for being a wide-open pathway to the Information Superhighway


  • Understanding Search Engine Penalties
    Why is your celebrity blog being penalized? Find out here...


  • Images of the iPod Shuffle Inside a Frozen Popsicle
    Remember that Unilever promotion that is giving away 10,000 iPod shuffles frozen inside $1 fruit popsicles? Here are the pictures of how it actually looks inside. Fruitilicious plastic!


  • Late Nite FDL: Why Were The Polls So Wrong?
    Why were all the New Hampshire polls so utterly wrong? How did Clinton overcome such a huge deficit in the polls in one day? Women still went for Obama but Hillary took Edwards' women away. Discuss.


  • 11 Science Fiction Movies based on Philip K. Dick's Writing
    Think that Blade Runner and Total Recall are the only sci-fi movies adapted from the writing of Philip K. Dick? Here's a list of 11 movies in total, complete with video clips and poster images (where available), including 2 new movies in development.


  • Celebrity Sightings: Mr. T & Huge Gun in a Pickup Truck
    An anonymous tipster claims that yes, the large burly man in the bed of the F-Series pickup is in fact Mr. T. Also, it's a photo shoot for an upcoming Snickers commercial.


  • Car Drags Woman In The Snow (Holy %&)@#$)


  • Rockets humorously attatched to randon things.
    Sammy Hagar was half-right; no one can go 55 mph. Check out a collection of rocket boosted contraptions ranging from bicycles to toilets to a mechanical arm.


  • Clinton Crony Makes Creepy Reference To JFK Assassination
    "Some people compare one of the other candidates to John F. Kennedy. But he was assassinated ..." The comment, an apparent reference to Senator Barack Obama, is particularly striking given documented fears among blacks that Mr. Obama will be assassinated if elected. How to describe this? Desperate? Weird? Uhm...


  • AT&T and Other ISPs May Be Getting Ready to Filter
    An AT&T executive says the company is considering the use of anti-piracy filtering technologies on the network level.


  • Top 25 MXC Most Painful Eliminations


  • Holy Crap: Did Bill Gates Just Say Windows Sucks? [VIDEO]
    We asked a simple question: what Microsoft product could have used a little more polish before release? The answer astounded us. We would just like to thank Bill Gates for his honesty and his openness.


  • Warcraft Player Trying To Level Without Killing Anyone
    A college student is attempting to level two "pacifist" characters up to the top of World of Warcraft's character progression, characters he's playing without attacking anything. It's partly to try out the philosophy of pacifism in the violent virtual world, and partly to see if he can do it


  • 90 Artists Remix Stan Lee's Best Characters
    90 Images paying tribute Stan "The Man" Lee through reinterpretations of some of his most famous characters. From Gallery 1988 and Golden Apple Comics last night in Los Angeles, includes artists Ruben Rude, Travis Lampe, Brandon Bird, Patrick Gannon, Misha, Angry Woebots, Jeff McMillan, Sarah Coleman and Daniel Danger


  • New Hampshire Primary Vote Miscount Takes Win From Obama
    In new news, a watchdog group asserts that a miscount of NH Primary votes by Diebold Electronic Voting cost Senator Barack Obama the New Hamshire Primary. He actually won 38.617% vs. 34.908% For Clinton


  • xkcd - Bass
    A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.


  • Ten Reasons We're Doomed: CES Edition
    CES is a disgusting, bloated beast oozing everything that makes this industry horrible. Nay, everything that makes our culture horrible. It's a vile clusterfuck of nerds, sluts and suits; a deadly combo. Let me give you some reasons why CES signals the downfall of our society, if you can stand it.





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