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The Best T-Shirts at Bonnaroo

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 09:03 PM CDT

There's nothing like a four-day music festival to bring out the best today's T-shirts have to offer. A round-up of the notable shirts we saw over the weekend at Bonnaroo.

Political Affairs: Love, Sex, and Power

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 08:48 PM CDT

Are politics and sex forever doomed to be joined at the hip? If these 9 most notable political affairs in recent history provide any indication, the answer is yes.

China Alone Increased Worldwide CO2 Pollution 2% Last Year

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 08:33 PM CDT

China Officially Overtakes U.S. As Top Polluter. Now What?

Flood warning after Chinese rains

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 08:16 PM CDT

China has warned that one of its longest waterways, the Yellow River, is in danger of bursting its banks.The warning follows heavy rain in the north of China. The south has also been hit by bad weather. Dozens of people are dead after heavy storms, and more than a million have had to leave their homes.

Governments step up blogger arrests

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 08:00 PM CDT

More bloggers than ever are being arrested around the world, highlighting the dangers of citizen journalism, according to a new report from the University of Washington.

iPhone Economy: Application developers swarm to iPhone

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 07:43 PM CDT

Can someone explain how so many developers are going to make money exactly? Or is this a typical herd effect that won't benefit anyone but Apple?

15 Browser Add Ons. No One Knows Them All!

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 07:30 PM CDT

There are lots many add-ons for FireFox and you can fall in love with most of them, however these are such extensions, which take the simple & cool browser to a whole new level and shouldn't be missed by anyone.

The Wide Divide (Graph of CEO pay vs Average Worker)

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 07:15 PM CDT

Picture speaks for itself.

Here’s Our New Policy On A.P. stories:They’re Banned

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 07:00 PM CDT

The Associated Press went after Drudge Retort for having the audacity to link to their stories along with short quotations via reader submisisons. Drudge Report is doing nothing different than what Digg, TechMeme, Mixx and dozens of other sites do, and frankly the fact that they are being linked to should be considered a favor.

Nude Censor Art Dance Video [NSFW?]

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 06:40 PM CDT

APOD: Inside the Coma Cluster of Galaxies

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 06:27 PM CDT

Almost every object in the above photograph is a galaxy. The Coma Cluster of Galaxies pictured above is one of the densest clusters known - it contains thousands of galaxies

Why women quit technology careers

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 06:14 PM CDT

More than half of the women in science, engineering and IT leave the field at mid­career. Here's the reason.

Lakers only delay the inevitable

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 06:00 PM CDT

Even in defeat, Celtics appear to be the better team.

Senator Attacks Solar Energy Industry

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 05:50 PM CDT

In a blistering attack, Nevada's Republican senator John Ensign has launched an offensive against solar energy lobbyists, ahead of a crucial vote on renewable energy tax credits.

White House Wins in Email Case, No Record To Be Released!

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 05:40 PM CDT

A federal judge says a White House office that has records about millions of possibly missing e-mails does not have to make them public.

2nd Gen Tesla: More Memory, Bandwidth, Processing Power

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 05:33 PM CDT

Nvidia today announced its second generation of Tesla floating point accelerators based on the GT200 series of graphics processors. It is the first big upgrade for the company's supercomputing product portfolio – streamlining the offering and introducing double precision support.

Huge Kite-Tubing Faceplant

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 05:20 PM CDT

Pow! Right in the kisser! Pow! Right in the kisser! Pow! Right in the kisser! Pow! Right in the kisser!

Of vast intellect: hands on with Spore Creature Creator

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 05:11 PM CDT

Playing with Spore's Creature Creator this weekend was a little surreal. We've seen the feature demonstrated many times before, but actually getting some quality time to play at home was a welcome experience. Maxis and EA arranged for a variety of press and celebrities to take the creator for a spin this weekend, and we got our chance to submit a c

Battlestar Galactica Goes Planet of the Apes

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 05:02 PM CDT

Friday's episode of Battlestar Galactica — the last we'll be seeing of the humans-&-cyborgs psychodrama until next year — was called Revelations. The episode lived up to its name, which was a relief after an entire season holding our breaths waiting for certain dark robo-secrets to come to light. Oftentimes when a show gives us the big reveal . . .

SUV

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 04:52 PM CDT

New Xkcd comic

How the Steam Engine Changed the World

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 04:41 PM CDT

It is fitting that the first person to devise a working steam engine would be a man named Hero.Sixteen hundred years after the ancient Greek scientist first made mention of the untapped power of steam, the technology would become the hero and the engine that drove the Industrial Revolution.

Tiger Woods Wins US Open in Sudden Death

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 04:40 PM CDT

On the 91st hole at Torrey Pines, Woods stood strong on his wobbly left knee in putting away a determined Rocco Mediate in sudden death to win his 14th major title.

4 ATI GPUs = 25,000 Pentium Pro CPUs

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 04:20 PM CDT

Ok, now this one is highly theoretical. But it is simple stunning how much performance is stuck within graphics cards these days. AMD says its new ATI GPUs have a number crunching capability of almost 5 TFlops - which is the equivalent delivered by about 25,000 Pentium Pro CPUs back in 1996. Amazing.

Al Gore Will Endorsement Barack Obama

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 04:20 PM CDT

A few hours from now Al Gore will step on stage in Detroit, Michigan to announce his support for Senator Barack Obama. From now through Election Day, Al gore will intend to do whatever he can to make sure he is elected President of the United States.

Video Games . . .

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 04:10 PM CDT

I Can Promise, This Will Never Get Done [Pic]

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 03:50 PM CDT

This image is photoshopped but still pretty funny.

UCF Study: Video games raise student math scores

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 03:30 PM CDT

Based on research conducted by the University of Central Florida (UCF), immersive educational video games can improve students' math skills and comprehension and raise scores on district-wide benchmark exams.

Stan Winston - RIP

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 03:20 PM CDT

The father of the dinosaurs in JURASSIC PARK, of THE TERMINATOR, of PUMPKINHEAD and PREDATOR and the Monsters in MONSTER SQUAD and, of course, ALIENS, has passed on.

Area Father Fails To Forcibly Refold Map

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 03:10 PM CDT

Haha this one totally reminds me of family vacations, and even to the Black Hills of South Dakota at that.

Bionic Spine Gives Chris Evans's dog A Pain-Free Future

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 03:02 PM CDT

When vets told Chris Evans his beloved dog should be 'written off' after losing the feeling in its hind legs, the radio DJ refused to give up hope.Enzo the German Shepherd had two herniated discs in his spine, leaving him paralysed and in pain.His 42-year-old owner made sure he received the latest treatment - and now Enzo has a bionic spine.

Man Takes Golf Ball to Stomach (on purpose)

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 02:52 PM CDT

Moron.

Astronomers find 'super-Earths'

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 02:40 PM CDT

Researchers today said they discovered a batch of three "super-Earths" orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well.

NVIDIA Dictates Advertised Video Card Pricing

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 02:30 PM CDT

Did you wonder why your GeForce purchasing experience may have changed? Have you wondered why you might have seen all cards priced the same or not priced at all? We have some answers for you on that front and it is called "UMAP."

Colin Powell Slams Bush

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 02:20 PM CDT

Powell said that every word of what he called his 'infamous' presentation about WMD (in Iraq) had been vetted by the intelligence community -- 'and I had no reason to disbelieve it.' The former secretary of state has previously described his prewar UN speech as a 'blot' on his record.

Mozilla prepares for Firefox 3 release and plans for 3.1

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 02:10 PM CDT

Mozilla is preparing for the official release of Firefox 3, which will land on June 17. Ars looks at add-on compatibility and some early plans for Firefox 3.1.

42 (More!) Unusually Brilliant Business Card Designs [PICS]

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 01:59 PM CDT

In today 's world of short attention spans it is more important than ever to make a compelling first impression. A brilliant business card that speaks to your profession, serves some unusual function or that transforms into something else can be a great way to grab attention and inspire those you meet. Organized into 5 helpful groups:

Lilypad: Floating City for Climate Change Refugees

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 01:51 PM CDT

There are very few urban design solutions that address housing the inevitable tide of displaced people that could arise as oceans swell under global warming, but non as spectacular as this one. The Lilypad is a concept for a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide shelter for future climate change refugees.

Nintendo Wii Fit women and the $41m damage bill

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 01:40 PM CDT

Women working out on Nintendo Wii Fit are helping to cause millions of dollars worth of damage to their homes.In Britain alone, it has been reported that bungling fitness fiends have contributed to a STG 20 million living room repair bill.

Honda releases a zero-emission car, the Honda FCX Clarity

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 01:33 PM CDT

Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line Monday and is headed to southern California, where Hollywood is already abuzz over the latest splash in green motoring.

Using CSS to Fix Anything: 20+ Common Bugs and Fixes

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 01:22 PM CDT

Without a doubt, a logical and structured layout is the best way to go. Not only because your layout varies between browsers, but also because CSS has a lot of ways to position every element you have. Today we wanted to share with you some quick tips on how to avoid easy pitfalls when creating your CSS layout.

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