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| Could Linux be a better gaming OS than Windows? Posted: 09 Jul 2008 09:30 PM CDT I believe that from an architectural point of view, Windows is not the best platform for gaming. I know that many devoted PC gamers will spend a lot of time, money and effort building a PC designed to get the absolute best performance out of the components. To me, it then seems an incredible waste to then install Windows (especially Vista) |
| Is free the future of PC gaming? Not in the US anytime soon Posted: 09 Jul 2008 09:20 PM CDT PC gaming may not be dying, abut it is in a state of flux. We're seeing developers and publishers blaming piracy for all the ills of PC gaming, but attempts to rein in pirates with the help of DRM only annoys and mobilizes the legitimate customers of your games. The solution? According to David Perry of Shiny Games, PC games are going to be free. |
| Ancient 'Dead Sea' Stone Tablet Might Rewrite the Bible Posted: 09 Jul 2008 09:10 PM CDT A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew found near the Dead Sea in Jordan that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is raising eyebrows in biblical and archaeological circles. |
| Nazi Hunters Find 'Doctor Death': Most Wanted War Criminal Posted: 09 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT Nazi hunters say they have strong evidence that the most wanted member of Hitler's regime - known as Dr Death - is hiding in southern Chile. The Simon Wiesenthal Centre believes Aribert Heim is in Patagonia, where his daughter is known to live. The centre has sent representatives to the region to pursue the search. |
| First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers Posted: 09 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT Researchers have created the world's first artificial DNA strand, with hopes it will be used in DNA computing and nanotechnology. |
| How to Catch Your Girl Cheating Posted: 09 Jul 2008 08:50 PM CDT A young man who is filled with good intentions, and surprises for the girlfriend of his dreams. He notes that you must be very careful with your girlfriend. This video is just a short film and the video is stunning! |
| Kanye West Lashes Out In Response To Blogs Anger-Management Posted: 09 Jul 2008 08:50 PM CDT "Do y'all remember when people said my fiancee was pregnant???? ... I'm just using that as an example of how people make up stuff and everybody runs with it," he wrote. "I had my own family asking me about that. |
| Fill Your Car Up With Hydrogen ... At Home Posted: 09 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT One of the main barriers to the widespread adoption of fuel-cell vehicles has been the lack of a hydrogen-refueling infrastructure. Step forward ITM Power, a UK company that has developed a hydrogen refueling station that could be installed at home, providing a ready-made solution for fuel-cell car owners. |
| Must See Quarantine Full Trailer Posted: 09 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. |
| Real Life Bat Signal Promotes The Dark Knight Posted: 09 Jul 2008 08:30 PM CDT Marketing for the new Batman movie uses a real life Bat signal projected on buildings!! |
| With Brand gone Warriors sign Corey Maggette Posted: 09 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT Maggette takes a multiyear offer from the Warriors at a starting salary above the mid-level exception, which is expected to approach $6 million. |
| David Pogue reviews the iPhone 3G Posted: 09 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT So the iPhone 3G is a nice upgrade. It more than keeps pace with advancing technology, and new buyers will generally be delighted. But it's not so much better that it turns all those original iPhones into has-beens. Indeed, the really big deal is the iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store, neither of which requires buying a new iPhone... |
| Why Google's 'Lively' is great for telecommuters Posted: 09 Jul 2008 07:50 PM CDT Remember the date: July 8, 2008. Today is the day virtual worlds go mainstream. The reason is that Google has launched its own virtual world called Lively. It's free. And it changes everything. Especially for telecommuters, because it can serve as a replacement for real-world interaction. |
| "I'm Not Here to Make Friends" Posted: 09 Jul 2008 07:40 PM CDT Alright, we get it, you don't go on reality TV to make friends. You're on Reality TV to prove what a douchebag/attention whore. |
| Dark Knight Explores Another Side Of Harvey 'Two-Face' Dent Posted: 09 Jul 2008 07:20 PM CDT The themes of "golden boy" politicians, the fine line between enforcing the law and breaking it, and the Jekyll-and-Hyde hidden lives of those who represent us existed long before such scandal-inducing names as Clinton, Spitzer & Nixon. For 63 years, they've fueled the story of Harvey "Two-Face" Dent, who'll receive a new chapter in 'Dark Knight.' |
| Nancy Pelosi on Impeachment + Retroactive Immunity Posted: 09 Jul 2008 07:10 PM CDT Nancy Pelosi's office getting video flogged by vflog,com on retroactive immunity for phone companies and her inaction on impeachment..Someone should confront Pelosi at Netroots Nation and ask her why she took impeachment off the table |
| Wall-E GameCube Mod is Awesome [PICS] Posted: 09 Jul 2008 07:00 PM CDT "Long before the Pixar movie hits the big screen this summer, a group of German modders have been inspired by Wall-E's cuteness to take an old and unloved Nintendo GameCube and some scraps of metal and acrylic, and put together a sweet mod that looks just like the little robot himself. It even has tank treads and a flip-down shutter..." |
| Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:50 PM CDT If you want to maximize the revenue of your service you need to maximize completion rates of your web forms. Unless you have some revolutionary ideas to impress your visitors at first glance, it is not enough to simply enable users to sign up on your site. |
| Teen Delivers LSD Cookies To Police Departments Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:50 PM CDT A man performing community service delivered drug-laced cookies to police departments in both Blue Mound and Lake Worth on Monday, authorities said. |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:40 PM CDT US scientists have found evidence that water was held in the Moon's interior, challenging some elements of the theory of how Earth's satellite formed. |
| Poster for Tropic Thunder Mockumentary Rain of Madness! Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:40 PM CDT Another brilliant move for Ben Stiller's latest movie. |
| Referee is Totally Drunk Video Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:40 PM CDT Referee Sergei Shmolik was helped off the field with back pain while officiating a Belarus league match, but later was shown to be drunk. |
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| Give Ledger an Oscar If He Deserves It, Not b/c He Is Dead Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:30 PM CDT Heath Ledger was truly a genius of his craft, only recently getting the chance to break through being pigeonholed as the teen Hollywood hunk. Even in his lesser films though, the performances always stood out as a pinnacle of the production. But please stop saying he should get an Oscar for his role in The Dark Knight when the movie isn't even out. |
| WSJ's Walt Mossberg Reviews iPhone 3G Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:30 PM CDT Smart-phone shoppers who have been waiting for a cheaper iPhone that runs on faster cell networks might want to take the plunge on the iconic device's latest iteration, but service costs have risen and battery life has dropped. |
| LEGO Hamster Lift Might Be More Cruel Than the Wheel Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:20 PM CDT I've never decided if the hamster wheel is a cruel or kind invention. On one hand, it keeps the otherwise inert hamster in shape. On the other, that hamster getting nowhere quickly. This LEGO elevator leaves me, again, floating in moral ambiguity. One one hand, it's LEGO and a convenient elevator. On the other...well, just watch the clip. |
| Three Matthew McConaugheys and A Baby Posted: 09 Jul 2008 06:00 PM CDT Touchstone Pictures presents the story of three blonde bachelors and the one little lady who would change their lives forever. Guest starring Olivia Munn at 00:52! |
| Gaming Headset Lets Your Thoughts Control On-Screen Action Posted: 09 Jul 2008 05:50 PM CDT It's mind over machine: a US high-tech company has created a headset allowing computer game lovers to use their thoughts to move mountains and make objects disappear on screen. Emotiv, a San Francisco-based startup that marries neuroscience and computer engineering, says its gaming headset offers only a glimpse of what the technology has to offer. |
| Don't Hate Doom III, It Stacked Paper to the Ceiling Posted: 09 Jul 2008 05:50 PM CDT Some people don't like id Software's Doom III, saying, yeah, that game just isn't very good. Company CEO Todd Hollenshead has a message for those people: "I get this occasionally — why don't I think Doom III was successful? We sold over three million units! It's the most successful game in id's history." |
| "FISA Amendments Act" passes Senate with bipartisan support Posted: 09 Jul 2008 05:30 PM CDT WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved a bill overhauling the rules on secret government eavesdropping and granting immunity to telecom companies that helped listen in unlawfully on Americans. |
| Nanotube-Coated Pot Boils Water FAST Posted: 09 Jul 2008 05:10 PM CDT I can think of no better use for nano-tech that helping me make ramen noodles even faster. |
| WTF Is Wrong With Vegetables Nowadays?! Posted: 09 Jul 2008 05:10 PM CDT This is one way to make children hate vegetables even more. |
| Center In Washington To Educate On Legal Medical Marijuana Posted: 09 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT An Washington man will open a resource center outside Olympia next month for patients who use legal medical marijuana and for those who want to learn more about the medicinal use of cannabis. Jeremy Miller, 36, said he wants to help people navigate through the state's medical marijuana law. |
| Ahmadinejad: There Will Be No War With Israel or the U.S Posted: 09 Jul 2008 04:50 PM CDT Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that he sees no possibility of a war between his country and the United States or Israel. He also predicted Israel would collapse without Iranian action. "I assure you that there won't be any war in the future," Ahmadinejad told a news conference during a visit to Malaysia for a summit. |
| The surfer who kept his cool in the face of a volcano Posted: 09 Jul 2008 04:40 PM CDT Tell most people a volcano is erupting, and you can best most of them will start running in the opposite direction before you finish the sentence.But not in the case of pro-surfer C. J. Kanuha, who grabbed his board and paddled out to sea to get a closer look as the lava of the world most active volcano, Kilauea, hit the waters. |
| Cheney’s Office Said to Edit Draft Testimony on Warming Posted: 09 Jul 2008 04:30 PM CDT The vice president's office pushed for major deletions in Congressional testimony on climate change, a former E.P.A. official said. |
| 8 Ways to Win (or Avoid) a Bar Fight With Limbs Intact Posted: 09 Jul 2008 04:20 PM CDT At some point in your life you are likely to find yourself a participant in a bar fight. These altercations occur for various reasons, but can usually be attributed to some drunken chump who couldn't keep his mouth shut, or couldn't handle the fact you just snatched up his lady's digits while he was peter-gazing in the urinal. |
| Nadal Withdraws From Clay-Court Mercedes Cup With Knee Pain Posted: 09 Jul 2008 04:10 PM CDT One day after winning the Wimbledon title for the first time, Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Mercedes Cup on Monday with muscle pain above his right knee. |
| 7 Companies That Fired Their Spokesmen Posted: 09 Jul 2008 04:10 PM CDT A good pitchman can boost any product's name recognition with some high-quality shilling. A bad one, on the other hand, can quickly ruin the brand images that companies spend years and millions carefully honing. Here are some spokesmen, each of whom was given their walking papers following a scandal, public embarrassment, or bout of outspokenness. |
| Beware: Flip-flops are out to get you Posted: 09 Jul 2008 04:10 PM CDT Doctors say they've seen more foot-related injuries over the past few years—particularly in patients in their 20s and 30s--that they attribute to flip-flops. Injuries range from stubbed toes to heel pain to tendonitis or even a sprained or broken ankle, podiatrists say. |
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