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Zack De La Rocha's One Day As A Lion 1st Track Posted Online

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 09:40 PM CDT

ONE DAY AS A LION, the project featuring Zack De La Rocha (vocalist for Rage Against The Machine) and Jon Theodore (former drummer of The Mars Volta) has posted the track "Wild International" on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's eponymous debut EP, which is scheduled for release on July 22 via Anti Records.

Luke, I am Your Father: 8 Memorable Movie Misquotes

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 09:30 PM CDT

Years of repetition have turned them into easily recognizable, but inaccurate, misquotes. And none are more often mistaken than these 8 classics.

Hezbollah hands over dead Israeli soldiers in swap

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 09:30 PM CDT

Here's one deal that should never have been struck. Israel releases a convicted murder that killed a baby barehanded as well as her mother and brother in exchange for 2 dead bodies. Hezbollah demonstrates again that some human beings are just two legged animals.

The Three Biggest Myths About OffShore Drilling

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 09:30 PM CDT

Bush's action pressures Congress to follow him in "capitulation to the oil companies" by lifting their moratorium, which must be renewed annually. In response, Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) said at a press conference that Bush "is invoking the specter of another WMD: wells of mass deception."

Cops Threaten IndyMac Customers Who Want Their Money

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 09:20 PM CDT

Police ordered angry customers lined up outside an IndyMac Bank branch to remain calm or face arrest Tuesday as they tried to pull their money on the second day of the failed institution's federal takeover.At least three police squad cars showed up early Tuesday as tensions rose outside the San Fernando Valley branch of Pasadena-based IndyMac.

Ron Paul on Fox Business News 7/16/08

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 09:10 PM CDT

Ron Paul discusses inflation and how it's really just a hidden tax.

Hey, Black Music Over HERE! // Pic

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT

Some store owners... just don't get it

Big Brother data snooping will 'ruin British way of life'

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT

Plans for a massive database snooping on the entire population were condemned yesterday as a 'step too far for the British way of life'. In an Orwellian move, the Home Office is proposing to detail every phone call, e-mail, text message, internet search and online purchase in the fight against terrorism and other serious crime.

17 Mugshots of Offenders With Very Ironic T-Shirts [PICS]

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT

When cops yesterday arrested Daniel Everett for allegedly trying to set up a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl he met online, he was wearing a t-shirt pronouncing him the "World's Greatest Dad. As seen in the following booking photos, drunk drivers wear t-shirts extolling their alcohol intake, perverts proclaim their love of Jesus etc

Bringing Israelis and Palestinians Together Thru Basketball

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT

The Lakers' guard, who is Jewish, will travel to Israel to run basketball camps for Israeli and Palestinian children in association with the Peres Peace Center. The goal of the camps, which take place Aug. 4 to 11, is to bring Israeli and Palestinian children together through basketball and create a foundation for peaceful relations between them in

Improve system performance by moving your log files to RAM

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT

The Ramlog project lets you keep your system logs in RAM while your machine is running and copies them to disk when you shut down. If you are running a laptop or mobile device with syslog enabled, Ramlog might help you increase your battery life or the life of the flash drive on your mobile device. As a side effect of using Ramlog, you will be less

7 Reasons Americans Will Never Embrace Soccer

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:30 PM CDT

The chances are this will offend Americans that like soccer. It will probably piss off Americans as a whole. But regardless of anger, these 7 are the legitimate reasons soccer will never be as big as NASCAR, MLB, NFL, or NBA in the eyes of most Americans.

Shocking Musical Moments Caught on Tape

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT

Awards ceremony broadcasts are usually dull, staid displays of self-congratulations. However, once in a while there are some entertaining, unplanned occurrences.

Lifehacker's Top 10 Computer Annoyances and How to Fix Them

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT

From the irritating "Access Denied" message when you can't remember your 147th password, to all the useless email that clutters your inbox, to IT lockdown restrictions that keep you from getting your job done, let's take a look at 10 of the more common gripes amongst computer users and our humble suggestions for fixing them.

The Cast of Home Improvement, Where Are They Now (slideshow)

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT

This is actually one sideshow you might not mind wading through.

A Look at China (New Merging with Old)

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT

Images of the courtyards & alleyways of China show new merging with old as the Olympics approach.

A/C Alternative: Bring Back the Hippie Seat

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT

A few months ago in a post about A/C alternatives I promised you I'd try some of the gadgets and get back to you. Well, summer has finally hit and in between sweaty drives around town I've been doing a little research. Here's what I've learned.

"Beast" Sonic Revealed in New E3 Trailer!

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Sonic's beast form looks insane from this new trailer from E3.

Apple passes Acer to become third largest U.S. PC vendor

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 07:50 PM CDT

Macs garnered an 8.5 percent share of the U.S. PC market during the second quarter of the year, pushing Apple past Acer in the national rankings and into third place overall, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by market research firm Gartner.

Ten Epic Superhero Movie Mistakes

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 07:30 PM CDT

Flame on!

New Live Action Ninja Turtles Movie In The Works?

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 07:20 PM CDT

As much as I enjoyed the TMNT animated feature, I was left longing for the old live action films, as bad as they might have been (Remember the Ninja rap?). I really wish that with the expected success of The Dark Knight, that Imagi would consider making a darker TMNT, something closer to Kevin Eastman/Peter Laird's original vision.

Double Backflip Faceplant

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 07:10 PM CDT

This kids tries a double backflip on the beach but ends up not getting enough spin slamming face first into the sand.

AT&T Employees Hand Out Anti-iPhone Propaganda to Customers

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 07:00 PM CDT

When Dennis' mom went to the AT&T stand in the Moorestown Mall to ask about iPhone insurance, they laughed in her face. They then handed her a bunch of articles written arguing for the Blackberry over the iPhone, printed from places like Crackberry.com and Pocket PC Magazine. At the end, there was the name and number of an AT&T regional manager.

Green Gadgets Shown To Be Eco-Hazards

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 06:50 PM CDT

With everyone and their mother jumping onto the green bandwagon, we're bound to have a whole bunch of non-sustainable junk items pawned off as "green" by the loosest of standards, and a whole bunch of greenwashing. It's something we have to be wary of and keep a diligent eye out for posers.

Woman dies after eating wild 'death angel' mushrooms

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 06:30 PM CDT

The moral of the story: Don't eat random mushrooms you find growing by the side of the road.

Drunk Andy Dick arrested. This mug shot is classic!

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 06:20 PM CDT

A 17-year-old woman tells police that Andy Dick pulled down her tank top, exposing her breasts. Police say he was 'extremely intoxicated' and had marijuana and Xanax medication in his pockets. Police arrived at Buffalo Wild Wings at about 1:15 a.m. after receiving reports of an intoxicated man urinating outside.

American League Wins Baseball All-Star Game

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 06:00 PM CDT

Justin Morneau slid home on Michael Young's sacrifice fly in the 15th inning Tuesday to give the American League a 4-3 victory over the National League, extending its All-Star unbeaten streak to 12. In a game that started Tuesday night and faded well into Wednesday, Mr. Young ended a 4-hour, 40-minute marathon at 1:37 a.m. local time [...]

Terminator Salvation Teaser Trailer

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 05:50 PM CDT

The teaser for the upcoming sci-fi sequel "Terminator Salvation" starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin and Bryce Dallas Howard has debuted online.

Bush claims executive privilege to block CIA leak testimony

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 05:40 PM CDT

President Bush has asserted executive privilege to prevent Attorney General Michael Mukasey from having to comply with a House panel subpoena for material on the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

Xbox Rock Band Instruments Work With New Guitar Hero

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 05:30 PM CDT

Own Rock Band instruments on Xbox 360? They'll work with Guitar Hero World Tour. At Activision's E3 press conference Tuesday, Guitar Hero director Brian Bright told the crowd that if they already owned guitar controllers and drum controllers from "previous games" on the Xbox 360, they'd work with Guitar Hero World Tour.

McCain Ape Rape Joke Recalled By Sources

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 05:20 PM CDT

McCain supposedly asked the crowd if they had heard "the one about the woman who is attacked on the street by a gorilla, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die?"

Biden Praises Obama's Spine, Tells McCain To Study History

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 05:10 PM CDT

Good summation of Biden's fiery speech

Feist Sings a Kids Version of "1, 2, 3, 4" on Sesame Street

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT

This reminds me of when Elliott Smith sang a parody version of "Miss Misery" on Mister Roger's Neighborhood in 1999.

Warning: Bush Can Imprison Any U.S Citizen Without Charges

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 04:50 PM CDT

Of all the constitutionally threatening and extremist powers the Bush administration has asserted over the last seven years, the most radical and the most dangerous has been its claim that the President has the power to arrest U.S. citizens and legal residents inside the U.S., and imprison them indefinitely in a military prison, without charges.

McCain raises $62.5 million in public finance loophole

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 04:40 PM CDT

The McCain campaign brazenly lied to the media, exploiting loopholes in the broken system of public financing to outraise and outspend Obama, while maintaining the fiction that he's working under a fairer form of campaign financing than his opponent.

Awesome Concept Cars from the Royal College of Art (PICS)

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 04:40 PM CDT

I've seen many concept cars in my lifetime, whether on the web or at a car show, but I've never seen anything like these before. These concepts come from the Royal College of Art. They're incredible! But of course, like all concept cars, I'll probably never see them on the streets...ever. Oh well, they're still cool to daydream about.

Ten Great Moments in Internet History

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 04:30 PM CDT

Who would have known that the 1957 launch of Sputnik would lead us to the Internet? However, it was the fear of the Soviets that led Dwight D. Eisenhower to develop ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) which would assemble of some of the greatest minds in the United States.

Beauty and the Beast: The Assassin Bug

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 04:20 PM CDT

Assassin bugs earn their name by surprising their prey and viciously attacking it. They lie in wait on flowers or in tree bark and pounce on unsuspecting victims. Using their front legs, they pin the victim down while stabbing it to death with a beak that is usually tucked into a groove on their 'chest'.

iPhone 3G's final build price: just $174.33

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 04:20 PM CDT

In a teardown done with production hardware, research firm iSuppli now says a base iPhone 3G costs just $174.33 in pure manufacturing costs, or less than what it took to build the less capable original.

Is the iPod touch 2.0 update worth $10

Posted: 16 Jul 2008 04:10 PM CDT

Maybe it's because he knew I'd be returning from a stressful vacation and wanted to ease me back into work with a simpleton assignment—maybe not. Either way, my editor asked if, upon my return, I could weigh in on whether the iPod touch 2.0 update was worth the $10 Apple asks for it.

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