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| Insane Roller Suit Man Flies Down Swiss Alps Posted: 10 Aug 2008 09:10 PM CDT This suit looks like it's covered in rollerblade wheels that allow the man to travel frighteningly fast down the Swiss Alps. The best thing about this whole operation is how obviously safe it is. |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2008 09:00 PM CDT ...or is it punch a sucker? |
| Google Street View Catches House on Fire Posted: 10 Aug 2008 09:00 PM CDT No, the Google Street View cameras didn't cause the fire (at least I don't think so), but they were there in Sherwood, Arkansas when this house went up in flames. Now the images are saved for who know how long on Google. |
| Trial of anti-AIDS vaccine in an Indian lab a major success Posted: 10 Aug 2008 09:00 PM CDT Preliminary results of phase one trial have successfully proved the vaccine's safety and its ability to stimulate immune response (that might provide protection against infection), the centre's head told TOI. |
| Astronomy Picture of the Day (The Eagle Rises) Posted: 10 Aug 2008 08:50 PM CDT |
| Obama to Announce His VP Candidate through Text Msg & Email Posted: 10 Aug 2008 08:40 PM CDT Barack is about to choose a running mate, and he wants you to know first. You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and Barack wants you to be part of this important moment. Sign up today and we'll send you an email announcing Barack's running mate. You can also text VP to 62262 to receive a text message on your mobile phone. |
| It's My Future! I Want To Be An Engineer! (Pic) Posted: 10 Aug 2008 08:30 PM CDT |
| Top 10 Toughest Places To Play College Football Posted: 10 Aug 2008 08:10 PM CDT Why do they call it home field advantage? You would understand if you played in one of Bleacher Report's 10 toughest stadiums. |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2008 08:00 PM CDT Stand up from Bernie Mac. RIP |
| 10 International Basketball Players To Watch [Pics] Posted: 10 Aug 2008 07:50 PM CDT The Olympics features plenty of basketball stars on teams *other than* Team USA. Here's ten of those players.... |
| iPhones-Macintosh Computers Are Now Targeted by More Hackers Posted: 10 Aug 2008 07:40 PM CDT Security specialists said Saturday that hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity worldwide. Hackers have historically focused devious efforts on computers using Windows operating systems because the Microsoft software has more than 90 percent of the global market. |
| 25 Simple Tips to Improve Your Health and Fitness Posted: 10 Aug 2008 07:20 PM CDT The quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our health. You can have all the money in the world but if you go through your day feeling tired, fatigued or weak, you can't be living your life to the fullest. Here are 25 quick tips to increase your health and fitness: |
| Man Decapitates Self With Aston Martin, Rope Posted: 10 Aug 2008 07:20 PM CDT [The man] tied one end of a rope to a tree, climbed into his Aston Martin DB7 and wrapped the other end around his neck. He then jammed the pedal down on the $173,000 car, driving into a busy main road, forcing other drivers to watch his horrific death. |
| Video: Emergency Room Stroke Exam with a Webcam Posted: 10 Aug 2008 07:20 PM CDT If a stroke specialist can see and hear their patient, zoom in on their pupils and facial muscles, and ask them questions, they are far more likely to offer the right advice. In fact, experts who examined patients with the webcam made the right decision 98 percent of the time, compared to 82 percent when they simply talked to the emergency room doc |
| Russian and Georgian Olympic medalists embrace on podium Posted: 10 Aug 2008 07:10 PM CDT A Russian and a Georgian shared a podium today, putting aside the conflict that has erupted between the two countries and providing a lift to a Georgian team that had contemplated withdrawing from the Games. |
| Periodic Table of Awesoments (PIC) Posted: 10 Aug 2008 07:10 PM CDT In the 300 B.C., years before the birth of black Jesus, Aristole postulated that all good things were made of "win." That was a pretty good guess, but he was drunk and probably also having an orgy. Modern day awesominers know there are actually 118 fundamental "awesoments" that compose all good things. |
| North Pole to be Ice-free in 5 Years Posted: 10 Aug 2008 07:10 PM CDT Ice at the North Pole melted at an unprecedented rate last week, with leading scientists warning that the Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2013. |
| A Lego Donkey Kong that Actually Moves Posted: 10 Aug 2008 06:50 PM CDT Lego. Mindstorms RCX. Donkey Kong. Rolling barrels. Donkey Kong throws rolling barrels. Mario jumps. And jumps. And jumps. All synchronized. Even the game start tune is generated by Lego Mindstorms. After seeing it in action—and hearing the rattling noise it makes—I want this on the wall of my bedroom, as my alarm clock. |
| "Attorney purge scandal!" - Libertarian Bob Barr on CNN Posted: 10 Aug 2008 06:30 PM CDT Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr discusses President Bush's assertion of "executive privilege" in refusing to allow administration officials to testify to Congress in regards to ongoing scandals within the Department of Justice. |
| Girls Get the Anime Look with Extra-Wide Contact Lenses Posted: 10 Aug 2008 06:00 PM CDT Girls in Japanese comics, cartoon videos or anime share a common look - big eyes that, by making the rest of the face look small, add the cuteness and sex appeal prized by many Japanese men. Since no amount of cosmetic surgery will make actual human eyes larger, some girls are trying another way to up their cute quotient: extra-wide contact lenses! |
| Walmart's "Buy 2 And Save" Old Spice Deodorant Deal Stinks Posted: 10 Aug 2008 06:00 PM CDT Quick, what's 2 x 2? Did you get $4.32? No? Then you should be able resist Walmart's "Buy 2 And Save" Old Spice "special." |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2008 05:50 PM CDT Billions of Euros have been ploughed into the construction of the largest experiment known in the history of mankind. The Large Hadron Collider (officially due to be "switched on" September 10th 2008) will eventually accelerate hadrons to energies near the 1 TeV mark by the end of this decade. |
| 'Everyone Will Remember Me as Some Sort of Monster' Posted: 10 Aug 2008 05:30 PM CDT A troubled teenager. An assault rifle. Eight slain in a mall. It was national news for a few days. Then it was forgotten. |
| Worlds Smallest Burger, Fries & Soda Meal... Yummy! Posted: 10 Aug 2008 05:30 PM CDT You sure won't stuff yourself with this. But it's realy cool... the smallest burger meal you've ever seen. |
| James Cameron's 'Avatar' Creating Tech Buzz Posted: 10 Aug 2008 05:10 PM CDT With 17 months to go before the release of James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar," his first narrative feature since 1997's "Titanic," anticipation already is enormous. The wildly ambitious project will be made in stereoscopic 3-D and combine live action and computer animation using visionary new filmmaking techniques. Slated to open Dec. 18, 2009. |
| Interesting 404 Page: The Flowchart [PIC] Posted: 10 Aug 2008 05:10 PM CDT you can also find it on the actual site: http://www.orangecoat.com/digg |
| 5 Villains Batman Should Face In The Next Movie Posted: 10 Aug 2008 05:00 PM CDT When it comes to discussion about what should happen in the follow-up to The Dark Knight, all of the (so far entirely baseless) rumors seem to be centering around all the old familiar characters: Catwoman? The Penguin? The Riddler? Come on, people. Batman's been around for almost 70 years |
| 5 Useless Compiz Fusion Effects Posted: 10 Aug 2008 04:50 PM CDT Useless Compiz Fusion Effects that makes you ask, "Why would anyone use this?" |
| Obama Staffer Effectively Debunks McCain Ad; EPIC PWNAGE! Posted: 10 Aug 2008 04:40 PM CDT I don't know if this is going to be a continued strategy of the Obama campaign, but if it is then this is a great strategy. Take a McCain ad and debunk it. This one is about McCain's latest attack ad, the one portraying Obama as a celebrity, the one that doesn't include Paris and Britney. |
| Fascist state censors Pirate Bay Posted: 10 Aug 2008 04:30 PM CDT We're quite used to fascist countries not allowing freedom of speech. A lot of smaller nations that have dictators decide to block our site since we can help spread information that could be harmful to the dictators.This time it's Italy |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2008 04:20 PM CDT Soul singer and "chef," Isaac Hayes was found dead this morning at age 65. |
| ''Dark Knight'' leads box office for 4th weekend Posted: 10 Aug 2008 03:50 PM CDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ''The Dark Knight'' ruled the North American box office for a fourth weekend on Sunday to become the third-biggest movie of all time. The Batman sequel earned an estimated $26 million during the three days beginning on Friday,... |
| Top 25 Best Buddy Movies (Bro-Mances) Posted: 10 Aug 2008 03:30 PM CDT Since the beginning of film, "buddy movies" have provided some of most memorable quotes in cinema, from Laurel and Hardy's baffled banter to Harold and Kumar's R-rated rants. With Pineapple Express now in theaters, here's a look back at 25 of the best movie pairings in their own words. |
| How to: Customize your GNU/Linux desktop in 7 easy steps Posted: 10 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT I absolutely love Linux, but in terms of design I have saw better than the default theme of most of the available distributions. Here's a complete how-to for giving your Linux desktop the look you want and customize everything, from themes to fonts. |
| The Hugest, Hottest, & Grandest 'Slinky' In Our Solar System Posted: 10 Aug 2008 03:10 PM CDT Size: 230,000 kilometers by 170,000 kilometers (142,915.4 miles by 105,633.1 miles). Location: Sol. "The X5.7 [solar] flare occurred at 10:03UT on 14 July 2000, in Active Region 9077 [AR9077], observed by TRACE in its 195Å pass band...Following this mass ejection, an arcade of magnetic fields lights up, cooling down from many millions of degrees." |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2008 03:00 PM CDT Known variously as marijuana, ganja, cannabis, pot, jays, joints and Mary Jane, the product derived from the cannabis plant is undoubtedly the most popular illicit recreational drug in the world; hence its countless pet names. It can be taken in a variety of creative ways including smoking, eating and drinking and even in gum or brownies. |
| The George W. Bush Female Athlete Inspection Continues Posted: 10 Aug 2008 02:50 PM CDT Wonder what George Bush is doing right now? |
| 1940s Superman Too Gay, Said Editors Posted: 10 Aug 2008 02:30 PM CDT Today, fans may refer to the first decade of the Man of Steel's existence as his Golden Age, but back in those days, editors at DC didn't feel the same way. In fact, recently-released documents from that era show that they thought that Superman seemed a little too gay for their liking. Oh, and Lois should have an abortion so that her breasts can go |
| The 5 Most Ridiculously Unjust Religious Afterlives Posted: 10 Aug 2008 02:20 PM CDT All of you will die someday (you, not us-we're having our brains frozen) and many of you believe in some kind of afterlife.Unfortunately, depending on which religion you believe in, you can get totally screwed on Judgment Day based on a number of arbitrary technicalities. For instance |
| 15 Percent Of Americans Won't Vote For A Black President Posted: 10 Aug 2008 02:20 PM CDT "This is supposed to be the Democrats' year of destiny. Bush is hobbling out of office, the economy is in the toilet, voters are sick of the war and the party's wunderkind candidate is raking in money hand over fist. So why is the presidential race a statistical dead heat?" Could it be racism? |
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