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2 Faced Baby Born in India

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:10 PM CDT

A very special girl was born last March in a small suburb of Delhi, India. She was born with 4 eyes, 2 noses, 2 mouths, 2 ears, and 1 dimple on a shared cheek. Similar to Lakshmi Tatma, a 2 year-old girl born with four arms and four legs, she is reverred as a reincarnated god by her local villagers, who sing and dance regularly for her.

Never mess with Gordon Freeman!

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT

Pick up the can? No.

The Pirate Bay Promotes “The Dark Knight” Leak

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:50 PM CDT

The Pirate Bay is messing with Hollywood again, as they've put up a new logo which links to pirated copies of the blockbuster movie "The Dark Knight". Although Warner did all it can to protect the film from leaking, a Cam version leaked onto BitTorrent sites soon after it premiered.

Oh well.

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:30 PM CDT

Apple says: "Want to hack iPhones for a living?"

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT

Are you tired of seeing all your hard iPhone hacking work go unappreciated? Do you long for a chance to work for Apple while still poking around for flaws in the iPhone OS? Wait no longer, intrepid code ninja, for Apple may have just the job for you.

How Does Your Favorite Superhero Measure Up? Hero Checklist

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT

And let's face it, some heroes do a better job of hitting your escapism sweet spots than others. We've put together a chart comparing the great action heroes, and seeing which ones hit most of the sweet spots of escapism

Sasha Vujacic may leave Lakers to play in Europe

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic, a restricted free agent, is prepared to leave the team and accept an offer from a European team in the next few days if the Lakers don't make him an offer he deems fair, according to a source in the Vujacic camp who spoke only on the condition of anonymity.

30 Incredibly Refreshing Ways to Super Charge A Summer Day

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 07:50 PM CDT

Special frozen drink and smoothie recipes to sip this season

NES Belt Buckle

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 07:40 PM CDT

For $300 you can have your very own

O’Reilly Claims that U.S Torture = Anti-American Propaganda

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 07:30 PM CDT

Last night on the O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly and guest Laura Ingraham slammed Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for declaring in Berlin yesterday that the U.S. will "reject torture and stand for the rule of law." "Enough is enough with this torture nonsense," O'Reilly whined, declaring it "rank anti-American propaganda".

The 5 Creepiest Death Rituals From Around the World

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 07:10 PM CDT

Let's face it, there isn't a non-creepy way to deal with a dead body. We fill it with chemicals and bury it, or burn it. But as unpleasant as that business is, some cultures have taken body disposal to a whole, new, terrifying level.

Users OK with ads in streaming TV, not on YouTube uploads

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 07:03 PM CDT

Consumers generally welcome advertising in online video if it will stay free, but they are more receptive to ads in certain types of video than others. The latest data comes from Ipsos MediaCT's ongoing digital video study, which asked a "representative sample" of US Internet users about their online habits and preferences in February.

Girls' math skills now equal boys'

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 06:54 PM CDT

Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys. In the largest study of its kind, girls measured up to boys in every grade, from second through 11th. The research was released Thursday in the journal Science.

The World According to Banksy [PICS]

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 06:42 PM CDT

As the art world wondered whether the reclusive graffiti artist Banksy was finally caught on camera, TIME looks back upon some of his greatest hits

Even MORE Incriminating Evidence in The Foxconn Debacle

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 06:30 PM CDT

More evidence of tampering from Microsoft: In the E-mail, Bill Gates complains Microsoft do the work, and the result is that it works great on Linux! He didn't explicitly say that Microsoft should do this, he seemed to be toying with the idea of making the API's work well with Windows and not with other OS'es.

Facebook on Notice, Scrabulous Sued

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 06:20 PM CDT

After months of speculation, board game maker Hasbro has sued the creators of Scrabulous, an online game that the company claims copies its game Scrabble, and has asked Facebook to remove the game from its site.

Family renting home in foreclosure; no water since May

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:50 PM CDT

No one can track down the owner of the house, which is in foreclosure. The family renting it hasn't had water since May. When officials tried to reach the owner in his Florida house, they found that was also in foreclosure. The latest victims in the foreclosure crisis: Renters.

Barak Obama - as seen by a European

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:40 PM CDT

And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.

New Technology Can Turn Heat Waste Into Electricity

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:40 PM CDT

Scientists have invented a new material that can efficiently convert heat waste in cars, power generators & heat pumps into electricity. The new material is thermoelectric, and can turn heat into energy without any pollution.

Hole in Qantas jet forces emergency landing

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:31 PM CDT

A Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in the Philippines on Friday after a hole appeared in the fuselage and the cabin lost pressure suddenly.

Rob Dyrdek - I just want to build real skate spots!

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:15 PM CDT

Rob Dyrdek just wants to build skate spots and skate plaza's that represent the urban settings that are sought after by skateboarders. When asked about trespassing to skate certain spots, Rob replies No-it's not! "Everyone that doesn't know anything about skateboarding is always like, `Isn't that half the allure?' No! We're not doing it to skate!

Incredible Views of Jupiter [PICS]

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:01 PM CDT

Jupiter is in the news again, this time because its "Baby Red Spot" - a storm less than a year old - appears to have been swallowed up by the massive storm known as the Great Red Spot. This is good occasion to share some of the best photographs of Jupiter and its larger system of rings and moons

Why a fat friend could make you fat as well!

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:50 PM CDT

Spending time with fat friends means you are more likely to become fat yourself, according to research.

Exploring the Wonderful World of Mantises [w/ pics]

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:40 PM CDT

Mantises, Mantes, Mantids or whatever term you prefer to use for their plural form, are among the most fascinating and at the same time scariest insects in the world.The 2,300 species of praying mantises comprise an order of insects called Mantodea.

Millions of People May Be Just 11 Days From Financial Ruin

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:30 PM CDT

More than a third of adults could survive financially for only 11 days if they were to lose their job or be too ill to work, according to a survey.

Lego Beijing Olympics Doesn't Include Tibetan Monk Minifigs

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:30 PM CDT

It was only a matter of time before someone turned the Beijing Olympics installations into Lego. Our friends at Brothers Brick discovered the landmarks—like the Nest Sports Ground or the iconic Water Cube—Lego'ized by the Honk Kong Lego Users Group. The attention to detail is particularly impressive in the high resolution images.

BUSH Impeachement HEARING Vincent Bugliosi Hammers BUSH DIGG

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:20 PM CDT

This guy lets it loose........They try to shut him up.....several times. A must see!!!!

Happy SysAdmin Day! (Friday July 25 2008)

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:10 PM CDT

Today is SysAdmin Day, otherwise known System Administrator Appreciation Day. This "holiday" was first celebrated in 2000 and takes place annually on the last Friday in July. The goal, according to the SysAdmin Day website at sysadminday.com, it to give the guys and gals who maintain your computer network some love.. and perhaps some nifty gifties!

McCain's Top Seven Sexist Rants

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:50 PM CDT

Hillary Clinton's withdrawal should have created a major opportunity for John McCain to collect voters who had spent the previous 12 months viewing Barack Obama as their campaign's opponent. But McCain's history of insulting comments may make that difficult, if not impossible. A list of the seven worst examples of McCain's sexist remarks.

Make Your Own "James Bond" License Plates

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:30 PM CDT

I'll show you how to speed and not spend.

What We Learned from "Oregon Trail"

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:30 PM CDT

Lessons from the Oregon Trail video game like "Dysentery is Worse than Cancer"

Virginia Tech building supercomputer out of 324 Mac Pros

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:30 PM CDT

Virginia Tech's Center for High-End Computing System (CHECS) is famous for building a 1100-node, G5-based supercomputing cluster in 2003 called System X. At the time it was built, it ranked as the third fastest supercomputer in the world with a sustained performance of just over 12 teraflops. The CHECS is building a new cluster, this time using 324

Obama Camp: Pentagon Told Us Not To Go To Military Bases

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:30 PM CDT

As it turns out, Obama was responding to a Pentagon ruling that the visit would be considered a campaign event: "Senator Obama did not want to have a trip to see our wounded warriors perceived as a campaign event when his visit was to show his appreciation for our troops and decided instead not to go," Obama adviser, Gen. Scott Gration said.

McCain Blows Off Wall Street Journal Reporter (VIDEO)

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:10 PM CDT

The news media is all eyes and ears, John. Don't call the coverage unfair if you're just going to ignore reporters like this when they give you their time.

George Brett pine-tar-nutty video 25 years old today

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:10 PM CDT

But it's surprisingly difficult to find on the Internet. Not on YouTube. Google shows that it appears to have been stripped from other sites where it once lived. Turns out Major League Baseball has this gem in a secure location: Its own Web site.

NEW Punisher: War Zone Trailer!!!

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:10 PM CDT

This can be considered the second trailer since the footage shown at comic con is basically a trailer. Great stuff!!!

Iron Man: A Brutally Honest Version of the Movie... [COMIC]

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:10 PM CDT

I am Iron Man. SURPRISE!!! FUTURISTIC BATTLE SUIT DESTROY!!!

Copy & Paste references spotted in existing iPhone framework

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:00 PM CDT

One developer burning the midnight oil has stumbled upon references to copy and paste in the frameworks of Apple's iPhone SDK, potentially offering new hope for one of the most requested and conspicuously absent features the company's mobile software.

Robot Planes Get Bird’s Eye View of Shrinking Greenland Ice

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 03:00 PM CDT

Two low-flying unmanned aircraft are cruising over Greenland this month to closely observe the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and its potential contribution to global sea level rise in the coming century. The flights will help scientists determine whether the ice sheet's melt rate will accelerate in the future.

A Girl Gamer Talks About 'Hardcore Gaming Crimes'

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 02:50 PM CDT

If you asked me if I was a hardcore gamer, I'd say yes. I wouldn't even pause to think about it. But I bet the hardcore game police, if they ever tracked me down, would probably lock me up and throw away the key. There'd be at least three charges...

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