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Top 10 2008 Hybrids
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:58pm
Hybrid rankings have often been simplistic: Most are little more than lists of the highest-mileage models on the market. Here, we ranked hybrids based on how much fuel savings they get when compared to their non-hybrid version, as well as how much all that saved gas is going to cost you. -
Hardly Working: You'll Never Guess
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:54pm
Hardly Working: You'll Never Guess -
IP hypocrisy: US likes WTO rulings only when it wins
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:52pm
The US likes to call out other countries for not being tough enough with intellectual property rules, and it tosses countries like Russia, China, and even Israel onto "watch lists" and "priority watch lists" in an attempt to force changes. -
Clothing Of The Future as seen in 1930s
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:45pm
They were quite right about the men's costume being fitted with a telephone. -
Let's Talk about Prostitution. Why is it Illegal? [COMIC]
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:36pm
The criminalization of prostitution is usually the product of a moralizing impulse in politics. Why should prostitution be considered any kind of crime? -
John C. Dvorak: The iPhone Is No Desktop
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:35pm
People are willing to make a device that you can drop in the toilet or leave in a taxi cab the next desktop computing platform. Ridiculous. -
Is too much innovation a bad thing?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:33pm
Innovation expert Scott Anthony in the excellent post Innovation Gone Overboard. His point: Companies often try to freshen their existing products with too much innovation; the 37th button on the remote. But their mistake is your opportunity. Automakers, for example, are... -
Monkey's Thoughts Move Robot on Other Side of the Planet
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:21pm
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. "They can walk in complete synchronization," said Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, who also is -
The ultimate identity theft: "house stealing"
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:20pm
The FBI issued a warning today about "a totally new kind of crime: house stealing." It combines the twin dangers of identity theft and mortgage fraud. Incredibly, some people are being victimized while still occupying their homes. -
People with Cotard's Syndrome think they're dead or decaying
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:20pm
Fortunately, this disorder is pretty rare; can you imagine going through "life" convinced that your body was putrefying? Other symptoms can include the belief that vital organs are missing or that (conversely) they're immortal. -
300 million dead
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:20pm
An important and stirring article by P.Z. Myers. It's about the American peoples' apathy toward the Iraq War. -
Sam Stein: Pastor Of Clinton's Former Church Defends Wright
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:20pm
The pastor at the church that Clinton did once attend has recently expressed public support for Wright. He's even proclaimed it a "grave injustice" to make a judgment on Wright based off of "two or three sound bites," and criticized those who would "use a few of [Wright's] quotes to polarize." -
Human spit contains 1,116 unique proteins
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 2:04pm
U.S. researchers have identified all 1,116 unique proteins found in human saliva glands, a discovery they said on Tuesday could usher in a wave of convenient, spit-based diagnostic tests that could be done without the need for a single drop of blood. -
See The World's Lightest Cell Phone
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 2:04pm
The Guinness World Records named the Modu phone as the lightest cell phone in the world. At just 1.5 ounces and 2.8 by 1.4 by 0.3 inches, the Modu is a full ounce lighter than the already miniature Pantech C300. Without a doubt, it's the tiniest cell phone I've seen outside of Zoolander. -
Futuristic Floor Glows With Each Footstep
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:35pm
Now this is cool!! A glowing rug could replace nightlights and keep you from stubbing a toe. -
Is Barack Obama "American" Enough to Win the Presidency?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:35pm
Having resisted for so long being typecast as the black candidate, Obama could no longer hold off plunging into the debate that still divides so much of America. The consensus was that Obama might have stanched the bleeding among Democratic primary voters, but that the race-issue will continue to dog him. -
Deep Throat as you've never seen it before (SFW)
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:20pm
The entire Deep Throat at one frame per second and arranged in a dense grid. This grid is ordered not by the narrative, but by the overall luminosity, as the films are rearranged and represented in their entirety.BTW, the "details" link from that page is NSFW -
International Dance Party in a Box = Infinite Party Loop
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:19pm
The International Dance Party looks like an unassuming flight box. But as soon as its radar detects people dancing, its motorized face drops to reveal lights, fog, ground effects, a disco ball, and two speakers running 600 watts of the world's best unfiltered Eurohouse and other assorted Electro Boogie. -
10 Must-See History-Making Sights
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:55pm
Spanning five continents, the following are 10 must-see monuments. Heralded for their architectural or historical significance, such sites, says Lisa Ackerman of the World Monuments Fund, are "examples of where civilization has left its mark." -
I wanna be the next Digg - Stop Lying to Yourself - Video
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:53pm
Stop lying to yourself and people will start believingPeople are tricking themselves, I think if everyone starts looking inside of themselves they will find that they can find happiness and more importantly TRUE Happiness and success. People stop lying to yourself. -
Beautiful (Disturbing) Pics of "Pollution" From Soviet Era
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:52pm
Beautiful, moving, often horrifying photos documenting effects of decades of Soviet pollution & environmental indifference. Photog, Gerd Ludwig, is 1 of leading contemporary photogs; has spent years studying/documenting Soviet Union & elements of its legacy. -
9 People Who Did It Anyway
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:30pm
When you tell someone they can’t do something, it often serves as a motivation to prove you’re wrong, and disabled people are no exception. Of course, that’s not the only reason they do exactly what they are supposedly not able to do. Inspiring read! -
The Sad Death of a Digg Comments Thread [cartoon]
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:25pm
Too often true. -
A Statement on Wright from the Clinton's Presidential Pastor
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:20pm
"Those of us who are white Americans would do well to listen carefully to Dr. Wright rather than to use a few of his quotes to polarize. This is a critical time in America's history as we seek to repent of our racism. No matter which candidates prevail, let us use this time to listen again to one another and not to distort one another's truth." -
Microsoft top brass 'burned' by Vista problems
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:10pm
One executive, Mike Nash, complained he was "burned" so badly by compatibility issues he was left with "a $2100 email machine". -
Alt Text: Perils of Joining the iPod Nation
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:09pm
'I feel a little odd about buying anything labeled classic, though. In marketing, classic is a way of making timidity and obstinacy sound cutting-edge. You're on the avant-garde forefront of resisting change! You hated anything new before hating anything new was trendy!' -
Just like I always wanted! My own little bunny rabbit.
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 11:48am
I will hug him, and stroke him, and cuddle him, and sing to him, and call him George. -
STOP DARTH WEINSTEIN VIDEO nsfw non bleep version
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 11:34am
... A few days ago in the Weinstein Company Main Office -
Digg and Revision3's Kevin Rose on Blip.tv
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 11:14am
Revision3, the edgy MTV-style "TV network for the Web" owned by the founders of Digg, will soon have its shows syndicated on Blip.tv. -
A Nudge (or Is it a Shove?) to the Unwise
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:59am
How much of a nudge do we need to do the right thing? -
New Meteorite Crater found using Google Earth
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:58am
Next time you're virtually roaming Google Earth, make sure you take a close look at any unusual landforms. -
Lion Photographs
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:58am
Lion Photographs -
U.S. Mistakenly Sent Nuclear Missile Fuses To Taiwan
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:45am
The U.S. military mistakenly shipped four fuses for nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006 and never caught the error, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, acknowledging an incident likely to rile China. -
Bats Are Dying in Large Numbers and No One Knows Why
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:43am
In what is one of the worst calamities to hit bat populations in the United States, on average 90 percent of the hibernating bats in four caves and mines in New York have died since last winter. Bat experts fear that what they call White Nose Syndrome may spell doom for several species that keep insect pests under control. -
PhotoRealistic Papercraft Heads - [Awesome]
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:07am
Artist Bert Simons makes realistic papercraft heads. -
Real Electric Car Featured in Star Trek Movie
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:00am
The Aptera electric car is so futuristic-looking, it's been seen on the set of the new Star Trek movie. -
Clinton takes the low road, goes after Obama on Wright
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:50am
When the controversy surrounding some of Jeremiah Wright’s sermons first erupted a couple of weeks ago, the Clinton campaign went out of its way to say absolutely nothing about the story publicly.That was five whole days ago. The desperation factor has apparently grown more intense. -
The Web's best free stuff
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:38am
Free: It's the magic word for an ever-expanding wealth of downloadable software and online services. Free doesn't necessarily mean good, however, and hunting for freebies can mean sifting through a lot of junk. -
Is the USA Patriot Act haunting Gmail and Google Apps?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:37am
Lakehead University in Canada was one of the first to adopt Google's software model of the future. An administrator boasts the move was the right thing, saving the school hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual operating costs. But he notes one trade-off: The faculty was told not to transmit any private data over the system, including grades. -
Bad-Ass YouTube Tribute to Quentin Tarantino
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:36am
Homage to the five feature films of Quentin Tarantino Films -
Vista SP1: Threat or Menace?
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:34am
But given how customers who have upgraded from XP have struggled with driver and application incompatibilities, it's no surprise that many are gun-shy of the latest update. -
Activism : Help Clinton Produce her TAX RETURNS
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 8:50am
Easy step by step instructions, to help you help Senator Clinton understand how EASY it is. -
World Beard Championships
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 8:40am
Its the World Beard Championships. Enough said. -
SlySoft on Blu-ray BD+ crack: next time it will be easier
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 7:51am
Blu-ray's BD+ was supposed to take "10 years" to crack, but it didn't take 10 months. Yet, even though the scheme can be dynamically updated, SlySoft is extremely confident that they'll crack whatever the BDA sends our way. (Updated.) -
Canseco Now Says He Introduced A-Rod to Steroids
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 7:31am
He says Canseco claimed he didn't inject Rodriguez but "introduced Alex to a known supplier of steroids." Lavin also says "Canseco claims that A-Rod was trying to sleep with Canseco's wife." -
Innocent man pinched by RIAA asks SCOTUS for attorney's fees
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 7:21am
With US appeals courts giving different answers, a Texas man is taking his case to the Supreme Court to ask why he has a stack of legal bills after the RIAA bailed out. -
Include Images in Craigslist Search Results
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:48am
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension Craigslist Image Preview adds a thumbnail of the image(s) within a listing on Craigslist without requiring you to click through to the actual page. Since most Craigslist ads live or die by the included image of what's actually being sold, this extension saves a ton of time and is a must-have -
Gasoline Sticker Shock in California: $5.40 A Gallon
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:30am
If you think you're paying a hefty price at the pump, wait until you see the gas station in the city of Gorda, south of San Francisco. That's where a gas station is charging what just might be the most expensive gas in the country. -
Tony Hawk Invites Skaters to Take His Loop for a Spin
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:20am
Who needs to go to the theme park when you have one of these in your backyard? -
Prison Vocabulary
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:20am
Humorous and unusual vocab words from inside the American Justice system. Fe-Fe, Keister Bunny, and The Bootie Flu are just a few. -
TIME: Hillary: First time in 12 years she Misspoke? Nope.
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:00am
Hillary said today she "misspoke" last week about her Bosnia trip. Really? Below are four instances where Hillary Clinton misremembers sniper fire upon her arrival in Bosnia. (With some video of her reading her remarks.) How many times does it take for a "misspeak" to become a lie? You decide. -
Now Hillary says she was "told" about the Bosnian snipers
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 5:40am
A full CNN article about Hillary's "misspoken" statements on Bosnia. "I say a lot of things -- millions of words a day -- so if I misspoke, that was just a misstatement," she said. ... Clinton has mentioned the sniper fire at least twice earlier in the campaign, including in December in Dubuque, Iowa, before the caucuses in that state. -
One Bad-Ass Motorhome (PIC)
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 5:30pm
If you're gonna carry around a camper trailer, you might as well do it in style. -
The Internet? Bah! (looking back to 1995)
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 5:10pm
Baloney. Do our computer pundits lack all common sense? The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works. -
When Barry Became Barack
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:39pm
It's clear that he was trying to fit in somehow, but not in the way of his father's generation. He wanted to be taken seriously, perhaps to rebel against the compromises blacks and others were expected to make in a white-dominated society. But more generally, he was also looking for a community that would accept him as he was, inside and out. -
Room temperature superconductors NOT created!
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:30pm
After reading the stories and seeing some discrepancies, i managed to got a hold of the scientist in charge of the research and ask him questions directly. Turns out he was misquoted in one news piece which lead to the other news articles getting it wrong. Hope you help me get this up to correct this mistake. -
Bad Vista "Reviews" from Apple Ad Not Actually Reviews
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:16pm
CNET's blurb about Vista being one of tech's "biggest blunders" is actually from an op-ed that Microsoft should dump the OS entirely, while the PC Mag snippet is the title of a column from January that proffers ways for Microsoft to start-over. -
How to save Sonic the Hedgehog
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:00pm
He needs to be saved. I think he can be saved. I have to believe he can be saved, damn it! I'm going to try and help. While some of these points will be fairly obvious, hopefully I can also make a few that haven't been discussed much. Regardless, Sonic Team needs to know them. This is my humble guide to the salvation of our beloved hedgehog. -
Sentient World Simulation - War Games on the Grandest Scale
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:59pm
US Department of Defense (DOD) may already be creating a copy of you in an alternate reality to see how long you can go without food or water, or how you will respond to televised propaganda.The DOD is developing a parallel to Planet Earth, with billions of individual "nodes" to reflect every man, woman, and child on earth. -
Clinton keeps evading the tax returns issue
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:50pm
"I'm a little busy right now; I hardly have time to sleep. But I will certainly work toward releasing [my tax returns], and we will get that done and in the public domain." --Hillary Clinton, MSNBC debate, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 26, 2008.What is Hillary Clinton hiding? -
First Black President, and his Mexican Vice President
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:38pm
Dave Chappelle stand up act that because of current events makes it even funnier. -
Hunter mistakes man for Turkey, Shoots and Kills him.
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:23pm
A camouflaged hunter sitting in a tree was accidentally shot and killed Friday by another hunter trying to shoot a turkey, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. -
Like the gap between the rich and the poor - life expectancy
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:21pm
Life expectancy for the nation as a whole has increased, but the affluent have made greater gains, researchers said. -
The 50 most kid-friendly small towns and suburbs in the U.S.
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:18pm
Family-oriented neighborhoods with the most affordable homes and the best schools may be hiding in places you've never heard of -
The American People Should Decide if the Nation Goes to War
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:15pm
I have defended Vice President Cheney, a man I've known for decades and with whom I served and made common cause in Congress. No longer. When the vice president dismisses public opposition to war with a simple "So?" he violates the single most important element in the American system of government: Here, the people rule. -
Man hit by police Taser: "That's all you got?"
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 2:45pm
Syracuse police shot a man with a Taser early this morning after he challenged them to a fight, but the 250-pound suspect pulled the device's electric darts out of his abdomen, laughed and said, "That's all you got?" -
It Was A Very Good Year-By Frank Sinatra
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 2:26pm
The song recounts the type of girls the singer had relationships with at various years in his life. When he was 17, small-town girls on the village green; 21, city girls who lived up the stair; 35, blue-blooded girls of independent means. Each of these he calls a "very good year." But he older now, and thinks of his life a "vintage wine." -
Top 5 World War II games
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 2:01pm
There are almost as many different kinds of gamers as there as are games, but the one thing most of us have in common is our love of killing Nazis. The war to keep the world free may have been fought by the Greatest Generation, but it has been won many times over by the Gamer Generation. -
What Does a Plant Sound Like?
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:37pm
Researchers have developed a computer algorithm that can identify some plant species according to their unique sonar echoes. The experiments were meant to help biologists understand how bats find their favorite fruits or insects -
10 Important Differences Between Brains and Computers
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:32pm
Although the brain-computer metaphor has served cognitive psychology well, research in cognitive neuroscience has revealed many important differences between brains and computers. Appreciating these differences may be crucial to understanding the mechanisms of neural information processing, and ultimately for the creation of artificial intelligence -
Toad Babies Emerging from Mother’s Back
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:31pm
The larvae develop through the tadpole stage inside pockets embedded in the skin, eventually emerging from the mother’s back as fully developed toads. Creepy. -
Songs in the Key of Craigslist Music Videos
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:31pm
Craigslists personal ads reveal our most bizarre, most perverse fetishes—here are a few set to music and animated as videos. "To the Guy I Caught Masturbating" is my favorite.... -
'Hypnotist' thief hunted in Italy
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 12:39pm
Police in Italy have issued footage of a man who is suspected of hypnotising supermarket checkout staff to hand over money from their cash registers. -
Overstock.com CEO: Wikipedia an Instrument Of Mind Control
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 12:10pm
Fed up, Wikipedia banned all Overstock. IP addresses from editing Wikipedia pages. Since then, Byrne has used his "Take 5 with Patrick" postings to disseminate articles such as "Social Media - Hijacking the Discourse," "How to Handle a Corrupt Reporter," "A Small Thing Called, the First Amendment," and "Our Corrupt Federal Regulator the SEC." -
Daddy Put In Bye-Bye Box
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 11:45am
After weeks of being sleepy all the time and never finishing his din-din at night, area daddy Howard Lewis was put in a bye-bye box early Monday morning so that he could go on a vacation with the birds and clouds in the sky. According to sources, Daddy can't play Chutes & Ladders tonight, but he loved Ryan and his little sister, Rebecca, very much. -
Will my boomerang come back in space?
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 11:35am
In an unprecedented experiment, Japanese astronaut Takao Doi has thrown a boomerang-like object in space... -
Macintosh Developers Video
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 11:32am
More Vintage Apple Video from the Vaults. -
Dolly Parton releases album on own label
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 11:16am
Parton, whose business portfolio includes a theme park and an entertainment production company, says she's spending a lot of her own money trying to get back on country radio with her new CD, "Backwoods Barbie." -
Surfing the Amazon River
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 11:02am
Pororoca. The longest wave on Earth. -
With $50 and a plane ticket to Haiti you can buy a slave
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 10:46am
With $50 and a plane ticket to Haiti you can buy a slave Benjamin Skinner learned researching A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery. Skinner met with slaves and traffickers in 12 different countries, discovering a startling fact: there are more slaves on the planet today than at any time in human history. -
Pope baptizes famous Muslim convert
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 10:33am
Pope Benedict led the world's Catholics into Easter on Saturday at a Vatican service where he baptized a Muslim-born convert who is one of Italy's most famous and controversial journalists. -
Why Internet Censorship in China is So Incredibly Effective
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 10:20am
Think again of the real importance of the Great Firewall of China. Does the Chinese government really care if a citizen can look up the Tiananmen Square entry on Wikipedia? Of course not. What the government cares about is making the quest for information just enough of a nuisance that people generally won’t bother. -
Students Make Disappearing Nail Polish to Beat School Rules
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:49am
A nail varnish that "vanishes" has been developed by a group of school pupils - offering girls the chance to beat bans on makeup. -
The Bare Necessities
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:41am
A GenerationTries to Imagine Life Without iPods -
Could Aging Mirror Scare You Straight?
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:36am
A new technology is allowing people a glimpse into the future, and it often isn't pretty. Although people know that cigarettes, alcohol, overeating and sunbathing can be bad for their health, that knowledge isn't always enough to make them give up their bad habits. -
Google Joins MIT in Search for "Earth-like" Planets
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:35am
Google has joined MIT scientists who are designing a satellite-based observatory that they say could for the first time provide a sensitive survey of the entire sky to search for earth-like planets outside the solar system. Google will fund development of the wide-field digital cameras needed for the satellite. -
The Greatest Police Sketch Artist in the World
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 8:46am
She said he was driving fast. That's an efficient way to convey that information. -
Iraq U.S. Death Toll Only 4 Away from 4000
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 8:28am
The latest deaths brought to 3,996 the number of U.S. service members and Pentagon civilians who have died since the war began on March 20, 2003, according to an Associated Press count. -
Gallup: Obama recaptures edge over Clinton
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 8:00am
Barack Obama has quickly made up the deficit he faced with Hillary Clinton earlier this week, with the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update on Democratic presidential nomination preferences showing 48% of Democratic voters favoring Obama and 45% Clinton. -
Chinese media: 'Crush' Tibetan protests
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 7:44am
The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party called Saturday for efforts to "resolutely crush" anti-government demonstrations by Tibetans, while Beijing urged people to turn in those on a "Most Wanted" list of 21 protesters. -
MIT | The Tech - How to Lose a Movie Set in Vegas
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 7:28am
by SENIOR EDITOR Jillian A. Berry - A few weeks ago, I sat down with the charming Jim Sturgess, the up and coming 26 year old British actor best know for his role as Jude in the Beatles musical, “Across the Univers.” and Ben Campbell in the upcoming film “21,” -
Biggest Unix Cheat Sheet
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 7:15am
A collection of Unix/Linux/BSD commands and tasks which are useful for IT work or for advanced users. -
The Difference In Gas Prices All Over the World
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 6:45am
This will open your eyes. Be sure to scroll down and see the last pic! -
Stare at the Center of This Picture for 30 Seconds...
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 6:42am
and then look away and blink rapidly.... who do you see? -
WOW, You’re a MORON!
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 6:15am
This kid robbed my house, this is the story so far. -
U.S. Attacks on Al Qaeda In Pakistan Quietly Spike
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 5:53am
The United States has stepped up its use of pilotless planes to strike at Qaeda targets along Pakistan's rugged border area, a measure that in the past drew protests from President Pervez Musharraf but now has his government's tacit approval. -
50 Great Things you Never Knew you Could do with Tennis Ball
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 5:26am
Since they wear out and lose their bounce quickly, most tennis balls simply end up in the garbage when they stop being useful on the court. If you can’t stand to throw them away, they tend to pile up quickly - so what can you do with them? -
Rubik's cube picture
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 5:10am
Ingenious use of the Rubik's cube (not that it isn't a fun puzzle. An image of a woman is made through precise orderings of cubes! -
Mario Kart Wii Japenese Intro
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:44am
Mario Kart Wii Japenese Intro -
Scientist explains: Global warming stopped a decade ago
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:23am
. . . actually, there has been cooling, if you take 1998 as your point of reference. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued. This is not what you'd expect if carbon dioxide is driving temperature because carbon dioxide levels have been increasing but temperatures have actually been coming down. -
People mysteriously disappear in front of other people’s
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:40am
On the Kenyan Rudolf Lake there is Envaitenet Island, which translates as "no-return" from the language of the local tribe. The island is just several kilometers wide and long. Local people do not live on the island, because they consider it a cursed place. -
Should Microsoft Throw Away Vista?
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:10am
Give it a dignified resting place, as a stepping-stone OS, and come up with a replacement that's more sensible for enterprise IT. -
Crunch Time - Time for John Edwards to step up for Obama
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 2:40am
Barack Obama distinguished himself as a pivotal figure in American history with his historic speech on the 18th. It would be in the best interest of the Democratic party for John Edwards to step forward with his endorsement of Obama now, before the Pennsylvania primary. -
First Vid of Dean Kamen's miracle water distiller on Colbert
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 2:40am
Segway Inventor Dean Kamen presented his Vapor Compression Distiller on last night's Colbert Report. Kamen has reportedly worked on the Water Purification Machine for five years and with enough world wide adoption, Kamen says we could "wipe out 50% of human disease." -
White House destroys computer hard drives - documents lost
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 12:00am
Older White House computer hard drives have been destroyed, resulting in millions of possibly missing e-mails from 2003 to 2005. They don't think they can get them back. Things that make you go... hhmmmmmm.... -
BitTorrent Sites Show Explosive Growth
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 11:33pm
BitTorrent’s popularity is growing every day. Despite efforts from anti-piracy outfits such as the MPAA and IFPI, torrent sites continue to grow traffic wise, and there is no sign that this trend will be brought to a halt anytime soon. -
Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 11:04pm
It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse. -
Sony Retracts Bloatware Removal Fee
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 10:50pm
Sony has withdrawn its $50 'crapware' removal charge after customers respond with an uproar. -
Disabled Pregnant Woman Used As Target Practice
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 10:09pm
Horrifying! -
How to Use Toilet Paper
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 9:20pm
Certain aspects of human life are simultaneously private and universal — everyone experiences the same stuff privately and almost no one talks about it. I was amazed to discover that serious thought has gone into the challenges presented by toilet paper. Here are a few examples. -
Badastronomy - NAZIs and Evolution and the Expelled "movie"
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 8:28pm
Expelled movie is connects NAZIs, Hitler and Evolution and the mass slaughter of Jews during the holocaust. -
Sizzle's Way
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 8:10pm
Sizzle shows men how maximize their anger output! Get angry now! NSFW language! -
Top 5 Botched PC Game Launches
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 7:30pm
So let's laugh, cry, and get annoyed all over again at five of the all-time worst PC game launches. We promise, reading this list will not automatically reformat your hard drive! -
Cat's Eye Hubble Remix
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 7:13pm
Staring across interstellar space, the alluring Cat's Eye Nebula lies three thousand light-years from Earth. -
Microsoft Makes Things Right with Nathaniel
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 7:00pm
Three weeks ago I told the tragic tale of Nathaniel, a passionate gamer whose custom Xbox 360 got “cleaned” during an extended stay at the Microsoft repair center. Today brings the final chapter to his story, the part that many people doubted would ever happen. -
New CBS Poll: Most See Barack's Speech on Race as a Success
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 6:13pm
New Poll Shows Obama Speech Effective: "Most voters following the events regarding Senator Barack Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright think Obama's speech was a success. Most agree with his thoughts on race, and think he did a good job explaining his relationship with Rev. Wright..." 1/4 of Dems say they are now MORE likey to vote for Barack. -
Top 10 Things We Want from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 6:00pm
The new contender in the video game world is Lucasarts' upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a multi-next-gen console game that Star Wars fans and gamers alike have been waiting for. Although this is coming too late in the game's development cycle, here's a wishful Top 10 of what some fans would like to see in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. -
WINNERS: Photo Color Inspiration Contest [Awesome Pics]
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 5:44pm
So many were creative, interesting and works of art themselves... -
MacBook Touch Concept BasedTransparent Displays Patent
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 5:39pm
This concept, based on one of Apple's latest patents, which uses a transparent touch screen that can work as control surfaces on two sides, while the device is open and close. -
Top 10 Jackie Chan Stunts
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 5:36pm
Jackie's extraordinary athleticism and inventive stunt-work. -
US Army toyed with telepathic ray gun
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 4:56pm
A recently declassified US Army report on the biological effects of non-lethal weapons reveals outlandish plans for "ray gun" devices, which would cause artificial fevers or beam voices into people's heads. -
TIME Magazine - 14 reasons Hillary Clinton should quit
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 4:40pm
Mark Halperin of TIME lists the 14 reasons why Hillary Clinton should quit.It is impossible for Hillary to beat Obama in the number of delegates or the popular vote, and her "kitchen sink" strategy is angering top Democrats and superdelegates like Nancy Pelosi. -
Top 10 most inaccurate movies.
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 4:38pm
Top 10 list of the most inaccurate movies including Gladiatior, Braveheart, 300, and more. -
FRONTLINE | "Bush's War" | Preview of Night 1 | PBS
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 4:21pm
On the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion, FRONTLINE presents the definitive documentary analysis of "Bush's War" airing Monday, March 24, from 9 to 11:30 P.M. and Tuesday, March 25, 2008, from 9 to 11 P.M. ET on PBS -
Three Powerful Safari Features That Few People Use
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 4:10pm
Safari is an excellent browser for many reasons; its speed, clean aesthetics and ease of use are attractive from the outset. But there are a few extremely attractive and lesser known features that people should be taking advantage of as well. -
Spring Break Means Stripping Down at UCLA Undie Run
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 4:02pm
Finals week was not even over before thousands of UCLA students stripped down to their undies for the tri-annual Undie Run. Hey, it's Spring Break, why not make it big!?! -
Super Mario explains parallel universes
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:53pm
Quantum mechanics got you down? Let Mario guide you through one of physics' most tantalizing theories: parallel universes. In this video, you'll find a fairly succinct explanation of the many-worlds hypothesis, as illustrated by a modified version of that classic Nintendo game. -
In the Wireless War, Google Can't Lose for Losing
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:47pm
If anything, Thursday's news that Verizon Wireless had won the government-run auction for a pivotal swath of spectrum may even have been the ideal outcome for Google. That's because investors no longer have to fret about Google straying from its main business of Internet search to spend more than $10 billion buying and building a wireless network. -
Video of a sphere turning inside out without creasing
Posted: March 22nd