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Comic: Child gets hurt, Dugg

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 09:10 PM CDT

DIgg is featured on today's Married To The Sea comic; sums up the internet.

Cinder Block Wall Crushes Dudes Leg

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 09:00 PM CDT

This dude tells his friends he can kick through a cinder block wall. With a few kicks he proves his strength and also demonstrates his stupidity.

Murdoch of Fox News Admits Manipulating the News for Agenda

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 08:50 PM CDT

Rupert Murdoch of News Corp / Fox News Admits Manipulating the News for Agenda - Admits he supported the Bush Agenda in Iraq - He is part of the Bilderberg group - This is why Fox News has an agenda against Ron Paul in the 2008 Presidential Election

'Spider-Man: Web of Shadows' Preview [Screenshots]

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 08:40 PM CDT

New Spidey game developer Shaba Games believes that their fall-launching Spider-Man: Web of Shadows will be that break. The team's solution to the game series' stagnation largely consists of implementing tricks they've learned in the company's previous 11 years of development.

Guy Survival Chemistry - Mix Your Own Cleaners

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 08:20 PM CDT

Using only three main ingredients: water, baking soda and white vinegar, you can cook up some homemade cleaners that'll get your place in date-shape before your girlfriend shows up. And for a helluva lot less than the cleaners you buy in the store.

Possible New Approach To Purifying Drinking Water

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 08:12 PM CDT

RNA Interference: using snippets of genetic material.....pathogens, whether bacterial or viral, represent one of the major threats to drinking water in developed and undeveloped countries,"..Prototype filters would likely involve "seeded" RNAi that would eliminate pathogens as the water passed through it.

Kids Roll Parents Volvo At 40mph

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 07:51 PM CDT

Inside view of a kid cruising at 40mph when he loses control and flips his parents Volvo.

MobileMe announced

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 07:40 PM CDT

The rumors were true, Apple just announced their new MobileMe service. Push mail, contacts and calendars all in the cloud and synced back to your iPhone over the air.

Video Proof That Aliens Exist or CNN Has Hit Rock Bottom

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 07:40 PM CDT

Larry King interviewing some dude who claims he captured video footage of an alien. Seriously.

Fox Anchor Calls Obamas’ Fist Pound a "Terrorist Fist Jab"

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 07:40 PM CDT

Last week, when Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination, he and his wife Michelle exchanged a fist pound greeting before he gave his speech. Teasing an upcoming "body language expert" segment on Friday, Fox News host E.D. Hill referred to the exchange as a possible "terrorist fist jab"

iPhone 3G hands-on

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 07:30 PM CDT

Engadget has it with a more detailed specifications and comparisons

WineLibrary TV joins Revision3!

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 07:20 PM CDT

During the intro to this week's PopSiren, it was revealed that Gary Vaynerchuk and his show WineLibraryTV, will be coming to Revision3! Bringing the thunder!

Baseball's Other Drug Problem - Ritalin & Adderall

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 07:10 PM CDT

Are players using an ADD diagnosis to evade the amphetamine ban?

Linux is greener than Windows, test shows

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 06:51 PM CDT

For this test, the reviewers examined power consumption as a way to judge whether Windows Server 2008 or Linux is, in fact, the 'greener' operating system. The test points to Linux as the winner of the green flag by margins that topped out at 12%.

Turbine Engine: No Pistons, No Lube, 30% Better Fuel Economy

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 06:40 PM CDT

There are more than 5,000,000 heavy duty trucks running up and down US highways each day. Every one of those trucks gets an average of 7 mpg, and spews out potentially harmful emissions. The company Turbine Truck Engines has developed an engine for heavy duty trucks called the Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine that has 30%+ fewer emissions.

Forbes: How Airports Profit From Your Wait

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 06:31 PM CDT

In 2007, travelers lost 320 million hours to flight delays. This means the airlines are paying extra for crew, fuel and maintenance. Passengers are missing connecting flights, business meetings, dinner and hotel reservations. A May report from Congress' Joint Economic Committee put the total losses at $40 billion annually.

To Create Its Hits, a Company Takes Its Toys on Tour

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 06:21 PM CDT

Bakugan Battle Brawlers, one of the hottest games in toy stores this year, owes its success to a marketing campaign straight from the Eisenhower era.

Exploring the neurochemistry of fairness

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 06:11 PM CDT

Researchers find that people's response to a basic test of their sense of fairness can be manipulated by changing the level of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

99.9% Complete

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:59 PM CDT

We've all been there.

A go-kart that runs on air

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:49 PM CDT

With fuel prices soaring, there is a need to look for alternatives to petrol, gas and diesel, and the answer to the problem lies in 'air' - literally so - as scientists have now developed cars that actually need air as a fuel, promising to run at great speeds. Inspired by air-powered car concepts in Europe...

Gov. Mistake Could Cost Taxpayers Billions in Oil Money

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:40 PM CDT

The General Accountability Office released a report on June 5, 2008 that computed that the US Treasury may have to forgo oil royalty payments in excess of $53 Billion over the next 25 years because of an error made by the Interior Department. Here is what happened...

Amazon.com sputtering again on Monday

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:30 PM CDT

In the wake of Friday's downtime debacle, reports are emerging this afternoon of fresh Web site trouble for Amazon.com.

Sling On iPhone: Video Hands On

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:20 PM CDT

After much speculation, Sling showed they have indeed been working on a native app for the iPhone, and gave a quick hands-on with the proof-of-concept. The demo, which also runs on the iPod touch, offers the ability to connect to your Slingbox and control it using the iPhone's touchscreen.

2 Small Countries Thinking Big And Green

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:15 PM CDT

Two small nations on opposite sides of the globe are building world class renewable energy proejcts.

Men: "The Women" Will Destroy You and All You Hold Dear

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:59 PM CDT

Not the concept of women in general, mind you, but the upcoming film titled "The Women," starring Meg Ryan and a cast seemingly made up entirely of females. It is the ultimate chick flick. It will be our undoing.

Law Creates Underclass of Child Criminals

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:49 PM CDT

Britain has been condemned as a bleak place for children, where thousands are needlessly criminalised for misdemeanours and where the gap between the education and health of the rich and poor is growing.

Barack Obama's Record on Women's Rights

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:40 PM CDT

A comprehensive listing of Barack Obama's legislative women's rights record

The BEST iPhone Live Blog: Cult of Mac Geek @ Jobs Keynote

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:40 PM CDT

Forget MacRumors and Engadget. Pete Mortensen knows every last detail and rumor there is to know about the new 3G iPhone. And he's posting every 60 seconds from Moscone for Popular Mechanics--without the B.S. load times!

Carlos Zambrano Goes Ballistic on a Pair of Water Coolers

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:26 PM CDT

The Year of the iPhone, Again

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:10 PM CDT

Think about it. It has been less than a year, and the iPhone is in the minds of everyone, getting almost-sickening front page treatment in every newspaper, magazine, and blog all around the world. Even if it's not the best selling phone or the one with the most features, the impact has been so big that it has permeated popular culture and language

Zimbabwe: Mugabe is forced to cede power to generals

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:09 PM CDT

The campaign of terror sweeping Zimbabwe is being directly organised by a junta that took over the running of the country after Robert Mugabe's shock election defeat in March. Details of the organised violence are contained in a report released today by Human Rights Watch, corroborated by senior Western diplomats...

25 Worthwhile Documentaries About Ambitious Outsiders

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 03:58 PM CDT

An excellent collection of documentaries about fascinating people on the fringe of society: artists, musicians, impersonators and humanitarians. Includes Youtube trailers so you can sample the film mentioned.

15 Show-Stealing TV Sidekicks

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 03:27 PM CDT

I'll be the first to admit—TV sidekicks out-nerd (Chloe, the power behind Jack Bauer), out-funny (Cosmo Kramer), and just plain out-do (hello, Dwight Schrute) most predictable main characters.

Man Charged for Leaving Baby in Car 10 Minutes

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 03:18 PM CDT

A father of four was arrested Sunday afternoon and jailed on a felony charge of child neglect after he left a 15-month-old toddler asleep in a hot car while he and his other children went into Chuck E. Cheese's, an Orange County sheriff's spokesman said. The toddler, who was not identified by name, was not seriously injured.

$2.9B in Folgers Stock Secretly Replaced With Smuckers Stock

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 03:09 PM CDT

The hostile takeover was a surprise to Folgers executives, who only found out about the sale after an English gentleman told them that he had secretly replaced the fine Procter & Gamble stock they usually hold with J.M. Smucker's stock."Let's see if anyone can tell the difference!" he added.

Nanotool Market Projected to Explode Over Next Five Years

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 03:00 PM CDT

Nanotools accounted for 12.8% of the market in 2007. Nanotools, which include the nanolithographic tools used to produce the next generation of semiconductors, are projected to grow at a much faster rate than nanomaterials.

Awesome Office Spaces - How Does Yours Compare?

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 02:50 PM CDT

Say good-bye to boring offices with portholes, team mascots, sofas, pool tables and more!

Wind Power Marvel in Dubai

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 02:40 PM CDT

This self-sufficient, sun and wind powered design is making headlines once again as the Italian-Israeli architect has just unveiled the latest design for his twirling tower, and construction is set to begin this month!

Oil seen hitting $150 this summer: Goldman analyst

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 02:30 PM CDT

Oil prices are likely to hit $150 a barrel this summer season, the global head of commodities research at Goldman Sachs said on Monday, as tighter supplies outweigh weakening demand.

Next Version of OSX To Be Named "Snow Leopard"

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 02:20 PM CDT

Straight from the mouth of Steve at WWDC 08!

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