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| China can't fully fix air quality problem for Olympics Posted: 14 Jul 2008 09:25 PM CDT The outlook for air quality in Beijing during the Olympics is borderline, and there's little that the Chinese government can do to improve it. That's the conclusion drawn by a University of Rhode Island atmospheric chemist who analyzed pollution data collected regularly for the last five years by Chinese scientists. |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2008 09:10 PM CDT I've said it before, and 'll say it again - You haven't seen The Dark Knight, unless you've seen it in IMAX. OVer 20 minutes of the film was shot with 70mm IMAX cameras, and the result is a cinematic experience like you've never seen before. But how did this all come together? |
| Is A New Bird Species A Result Of Climate Change? Posted: 14 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT A group of scientists are scratching their heads this week as they try to figure out how a new species of bird came to be, way up in the mountains of Vermont. The bird was found on Stratton Mountain, and they think it's a hybrid of two species, the trush and the verry birds, which are normally found in much lower elevations... |
| 20 Ways To Get More And Waste Less Groceries/Food Posted: 14 Jul 2008 08:50 PM CDT We throw out 4.1m tonnes of food each year - the equivalent of £420 for every home. The government wants us to cut back, but how can we break our habit? Laura Barton and Jon Henley ask the experts for tips. |
| Cars that drive themselves aren’t that far off Posted: 14 Jul 2008 08:35 PM CDT ...as the technology necessary to achieve the "autonomous" car arrives in stages every few years, some of it is already here, in options such as electronic stability control and blind-spot detection, it promises to sharply reduce traffic fatalities. All of this will be made possible and practical by use of computers, sensors, and |
| McCain Forgets that Czechoslovakia Isn’t a Country... Again Posted: 14 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT During a press availability today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that he's been concerned by "a couple of steps that the Russian government took in the last several day," including "reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia." But, as TPM's Greg Sargent points out, Czechoslovakia hasn't existed in 15 years. |
| Bush Stampedes Congress to Aid Mortgage Banking Investors Posted: 14 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT The Bush Adm. unveiled a sinister plan Sunday night rescue super-rich investor/stockholders in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, offering to extend Taxpayer Public Debt Trillions of $$ by tricking Congress into lending them money and even buying their stock. Greedy owners of the private banking cartel monopoly The Fed glad to lend "money" |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT The two big-name first-person shooters due out this fall have large shoes to fill: but which is worth getting hyped about? The Crysis game that everyone will be able to play, system requirements be damned--or the Far Cry game with amazing new features, including an entirely user-affected environment? Maybe both--let the hype begin. |
| Don’t Hire Your Family to Voice Over Your Video Game Posted: 14 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT Some people are still under the impression that it's easy to do the voice acting for a video game. You just read some dialog and head home and call it an early day. One of these people seems to be the President and CEO of O~3 Entertainment, Chris Jelinek. |
| Radiohead - House of Cards video is online Posted: 14 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT It's been released, the one made using lasers. You can download the code and play around with it yourself. |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:50 PM CDT A British study says yes. But I don't think it could be nearly as simple as is being suggested. If a toddler says "yuck" to spicy food, the child is probably just unfamiliar with the tasted. What do you think??? |
| GTX 200 prices crashing, Nvidia said to be shifting strategy Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:40 PM CDT There is trouble in Nvidialand. AMD's new graphics cards apparently have surprised Nvidia, forcing the company to cut the prices of its new cards. Sources told TG Daily that Nvidia is adjusting its marketing strategy to GeForce 8800 cards to avoid a big sales decline on the high end. Good times for graphics cards shoppers. |
| The Most Irresponsible Science Lesson Ever Taught Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:20 PM CDT Do NOT try this incredibly dangerous experiment at home! With that said, if you were going to try this at home, this is how you would do it. |
| Portal: Still Alive Dated 2008 For Xbox LIVE Arcade Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:20 PM CDT Out on Xbox LIVE Arcade this year. It will feature single player and "a new challenge" mode. |
| App Store is Like a Sweet, Sweet Drug: Five IPhone Apps Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:20 PM CDT Here are some first impressions of the new iPhone applications. |
| The Dilemma of 'Virginity' Restoration - TIME Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:10 PM CDT Once lost, virginity can never be replaced — but modern medicine now offers women a near-perfect physical simulation of their lost innocence. |
| Sony Boss Sees Wii As "Expensive Niche" Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:10 PM CDT Howard Stringer said of Nintendo's console: "I've played a Nintendo Wii. I don't see it as a competitor. It's more of an expensive niche game device. We're selling a lot of PlayStation 3s now and it's still the best way to buy a Blu-ray player." |
| The 10 Drunk People You Don't Want To Meet At The Bar Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:00 PM CDT These 10 social trainwrecks ensure your night out is anything but dull. The 10 people you don't want to meet at the bar make you feel that much better about yourself. Maybe you're being paid $11 an hour and wrote a bad check to the liquor store so that you have enough Popov for the weekend, but hey, at least you aren't one of these douchetastic... |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:50 PM CDT Future generations may never have a sweet tooth to feed. |
| Don't Laugh At Him, It Hurts His Feelings. Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:50 PM CDT |
| 'Dark Knight' Director Speaks His Mind at Industry Screening Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:40 PM CDT I was fortunate enough to be invited to an advance industry screening of 'The Dark Knight' filled with the powerful men and women of Hollywood who make things happen behind the scenes.I'm sure none of them expected director Chris Nolan to stand up in front of them and say, for lack of better words, the seriously gangster shit he had on his mind. |
| Top 5 High-Tech Guns for Next-Gen Infantry Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:30 PM CDT Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made noise last month about weapons for infantrymen who need them now, rather than planning for hypothetical dogfights. But there's been slow progress in bringing new squad-level weapons to foot soldiers. From folding machine guns to wraparound corner snipers, these are the most innovative systems currently in dev |
| New Red Alert 3 trailer shows off Mechs! Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:30 PM CDT A sneak peek of the units from The Empire of the Rising Sun faction in RA3. |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:20 PM CDT When our bodies notice we need more calories, levels of a hormone called ghrelin increase. Ghrelin is known to spur hunger, but new research suggests this may be a side effect of its primary job as a stress-buster. |
| iPhone - BRICKED! by Revision3 Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:20 PM CDT What if the iPhone 'brick' tragedy extended to other parts of our lives? |
| Sorry Diggers: No Crossbows Allowed at the Olympics Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:10 PM CDT The Chinese government will be taking tough security measures when the Olympics begin in 3½ weeks. It issued another reminder Monday about fan behavior and what not to bring into Olympic sites...Banned items include guns, ammunition, crossbows, daggers, fireworks, flammable materials, corrosive chemicals and radioactive materials. |
| Man Cuts Off Own Head With Chainsaw Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:00 PM CDT A 'vulnerable' man cut off his own head with a chainsaw after being ordered to move out of his home to make way for developers. |
| Cheating girlfriend hid dead baby to keep pregnancy secret Posted: 14 Jul 2008 05:50 PM CDT A cheating girlfriend hid the body of her newborn baby in the boot of her car after keeping her pregnancy a secret from her partner. |
| 60+ Illustrator Tutorials, Tips and Best Practices Posted: 14 Jul 2008 05:40 PM CDT Adobe Illustrator is a powerful tool for illustrating various elements one can use for web pages and print design. However, it's important to know what to do in order to powerfully use its tools and achieve certain effects. |
| 9 Women Arrested After Oral Sex Competition Posted: 14 Jul 2008 05:30 PM CDT Nine British women were facing prostitution charges after being arrested at the weekend for taking part in an oral sex competition in the Greek holiday island of Zakynthos, police said on Monday. |
| New Xbox LIVE: New dashboard, new features, focus on casual. Posted: 14 Jul 2008 05:20 PM CDT It's official, the New Xbox LIVE is at hand. It releases this holiday season, and will completely makeover our beloved service for the casual gamer. |
| Hellboy overpowers Hancock in United States Posted: 14 Jul 2008 05:10 PM CDT Hellboy II: The Golden Army has become the latest superhero movie to top the North American box office chart. The movie, which sees the return of actor Ron Perlman as the red-skinned hero, took $35.9m on its opening weekend.It nudged fellow superhero film Hancock into second place with $33m. |
| Anti-Piracy Evidence Put in Doubt by Leecher Posted: 14 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT The accuracy of evidence collected by anti-piracy tracking company Media Protector has been called into doubt. It is alleged that the recipient of a 700 Euros compensation demand for unauthorized uploading was actually operating a client which was modified never to upload, thus making infringement impossible. |
| Bush lifts his father’s ban on offshore oil drilling. Posted: 14 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT Just one month after John McCain flip-flopped and called for lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling, President Bush will announce later today that he too will flip-flop and "lift an executive ban on offshore drilling that has stood since his father was president." Bush and McCain supported the ban when running for president in 2000 |
| Is China's Pollution Poisoning Its Children? Posted: 14 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT Now researchers may have found the best test case yet for environmental molecular epidemiology: a city in China whose coal-fired power plant was shut down in 2004. Preliminary analysis shows that children born in 2002, when the plant was still operating, have smaller heads and lower scores on developmental tests than those born a year after. |
| AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Preview Posted: 14 Jul 2008 04:50 PM CDT [H]ardOCP has an exclusive early look at AMD's new ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 to be launched later this summer. The 4870 X2 was tested in a CrossFireX configuration as well. You'll be surprised to see Crysis and Age of Conan playable at 2560x1600 with 8X AA and 24X CFAA playable at 1920x1200. |
| Before New Yorker's Obama Cover: Other Controversial Covers Posted: 14 Jul 2008 04:50 PM CDT By now everyone's heard about the New Yorker's controversial cover featuring the Obamas. Here are some other magazine covers that also got people talking. |
| World Record 59'2'' Feet High Dirtbike Jump Posted: 14 Jul 2008 04:50 PM CDT Ronnie Renner established the world record for highest air out of a quarter pipe at just over 59 feet! Thousands of FMX and Moto fans were on hand at the Santa Monica Pier to witness the event. |
| Microsoft and Netflix announce partnership Posted: 14 Jul 2008 04:47 PM CDT Announced at keynote today... |
| Scientists Plan to Bring Back Rocks and Life from Mars Posted: 14 Jul 2008 04:40 PM CDT An international team of scientists has put together detailed plans for a mission to bring back samples of rock, and possibly microscopic life, from the surface of Mars. To be successful the mission, which is proposed for launch between 2018 and 2023 could cost up to $8 billion |
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