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| Russians troops force Georgians to clean South Ossetia Posted: 17 Aug 2008 09:20 PM CDT Russian troops and their armed allies forced Georgian men to clean the streets of South Ossetia's bombed-out capital Saturday, avenging Georgia's attack on the breakaway province a week ago. Three teams of ethnic Georgian men in their 40s and 50s were seen hauling debris from the streets of Tskhinvali... |
| Nvidia the first to ship OpenGL 3.0 Posted: 17 Aug 2008 09:20 PM CDT Almost exactly four years after the release of its predecessor, OpenGL 2.0, OpenGL 3.0 is here and now has a vendor officially supporting it. Nvidia announced this week that they are the first vendor to do such, with a beta driver package available that supports OpenGL 3.0 and GLSL 1.30. |
| Five Financial Costs of American Obesity Posted: 17 Aug 2008 09:00 PM CDT We know that being overweight isn't good for our health, but carrying extra weight costs more, too. Here are the top five costs associated with obesity. |
| Posted: 17 Aug 2008 08:50 PM CDT Some might call that false advertising ... |
| Posted: 17 Aug 2008 08:30 PM CDT Peter Saville who designed iconic album covers for New Order, Joy Division, Pulp and Suede thinks the album cover is dead. I don't think so, what do you think? |
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| 10 Best Science Fiction Planets Posted: 17 Aug 2008 08:30 PM CDT Most planets featured in science fiction tend to be rather generic. These planets are usually convenient celestial bodies upon which to pitch a narrative tent for a few scenes before the plot moves on. |
| Dark Knight is 2nd Highest Grossing Film in North America Posted: 17 Aug 2008 08:20 PM CDT Warner Bros' latest Batman movie is expected to become the second-highest grossing movie of all time in North America Saturday, a box office tracking firm predicts. "The Dark Knight," the sixth installment of the comic book adaptation franchise released one month ago in U.S. and Canadian theaters, will zip past "Star Wars" today. |
| Posted: 17 Aug 2008 08:20 PM CDT The darn thing might work, but its messed-up wiring is gonna haunt you - and will not let go until you take one end of that cable and religiously follow it... into all kinds of rabbit holes. In fact, many tech guys spend a huge chunk of their lives just following the wiring. |
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| NASA Has Its Closest Look at Geysers on Saturn Moon [PICS] Posted: 17 Aug 2008 08:00 PM CDT Exquisite close-ups of fissures on a tiny frozen moon of Saturn will provide the latest clues in solving the riddle of how a 310-mile-wide ice ball could possibly be shooting geysers of vapor and icy particles. The moon, Enceladus has jumped to near the top of the list of potential places for life in the solar system. |
| The Candidate We Still Don’t Know Posted: 17 Aug 2008 07:40 PM CDT With the exception of John McCain's imprisonment in Vietnam, every aspect of his profile in courage is inaccurate or defunct. |
| 7 of the World's Most Amazing Streets and Roads [PICS] Posted: 17 Aug 2008 07:00 PM CDT Everyone hates traffic, but how about trying to wind around 8 switchbacks in one city block, crossing 12 lanes at a single intersection or parking on a 38 degree incline? |
| Things To Know Before Using Linux Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:50 PM CDT Coming from Windows ? Need help regarding Linux .. Then this thread is for you ! Here I will try to clear your confusion/misconception regarding basic terms like Partitioning , Installing Applications, The Desktop, The OS and Kernel , Gnome/KDE and the day to day applications.. |
| How Disney Used To Do It (PIC) Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:50 PM CDT What made Disney movies so magic? Perhaps it was how Walt organized the flow of creativity. This chart, "The Ropes At Disney's" explains the whole process. You'll note that it all starts with "Walt". And his main focus was "Story" and "Direction". |
| Alien Will Kick Your Ass at Chess (PICS) Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:40 PM CDT It's been a while since I've stolen somebody's queen, but two alien-themed chess sets are putting me in the mood to do it. |
| The World's Most Bitter Obituary Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:40 PM CDT Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed and there will be no lamenting over her passing. |
| Depressing Craigslist Ad? Or Chance of a Lifetime! Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:40 PM CDT |
| Turbulence: How to Visualize the Invisible [Gallery] Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:20 PM CDT Pretty neat if you ask me. Especially given all the invisibility cloak hoopla as of late. |
| "Cross in the Dirt" story stolen from Solzhenitsyn (updated) Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:10 PM CDT I was watching the forum last night and decided that since I hadn't eaten yet, I would try to listen to John McCain speak. I was doing OK with the "my friends" and the evil chuckle when I heard him talk about his POW story of the cross in the dirt. That was when I couldn't take it anymore. |
| A GUIDE TO THE KERNEL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:10 PM CDT he purpose of this document is to help developers (and their managers) work with the development community with a minimum of frustration. It is an attempt to document how this community works in a way which is accessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kernel development (or, indeed, free software development in general). |
| The Panda from Apocalypse Now [PIC] Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:00 PM CDT Do not mess with this bear. |
| Fake Bands Created For Movies (PICS) Posted: 17 Aug 2008 06:00 PM CDT The new Rainn Wilson comedy "The Rocker," which opens Friday, features songs by the film's fictional bands, the hard-rocking Vesuvius and teen-pop act A.D.D. The bands may be fake, but the songs are real. |
| Mummified Remains from 1948 Plane Crash Identified Posted: 17 Aug 2008 05:41 PM CDT Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier. |
| Posted: 17 Aug 2008 05:20 PM CDT The value of oil has not been increasing in real terms, currency has just been decreasing in value. Oil is worth the same, the US dollar is just worth less. So maybe we need to shift our focus away from war and drilling; and towards a better economic policy at home. |
| How Will Men Die in 2008? [PIC] Posted: 17 Aug 2008 04:50 PM CDT Only 4 from spider bites though eh? |
| Russia’s new nuclear challenge to Europe Posted: 17 Aug 2008 04:10 PM CDT RUSSIA is considering arming its Baltic fleet with nuclear warheads for the first time since the cold war. |
| How Much are Energy Vampires Costing You? [Pic] Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:50 PM CDT Even when they are off a lot of appliances eat up amazing amounts of energy. |
| Russia Agrees to Truce; Blows Up Crucial Georgian Bridge Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:50 PM CDT A key railway bridge was blown up by Russia and its allied forces, effectively severing all east-west transportation routes within Georgia, officials said. |
| Computers Exploit Human Brainpower to Decipher Faded Texts Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:50 PM CDT In a neat example of Internet-enabled "crowdsourcing," the method of distributing a large task to many contributors, researchers are using an anti-spam program to get people to decipher damaged or faded texts, one word at a time. |
| What the Hell Is That Thing On Olympian Kerri Walsh Shoulder Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:40 PM CDT For the longest time I thought the black sinewy thing on Olympic beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh's shoulder was either a confused Alien face sucker, a horny spider, a bad tattoo decision (a la Mike Tyson), or all of the above. |
| Ten paradoxical traits of the creative personality Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:40 PM CDT Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives. Most of the things that are interesting, important, and human are the result of creativity. What makes us different from apes--our language, values, artistic expression, scientific understanding, and technology--is the result of individual ingenuity that was recognized and rewarded. |
| 5 Reasons Why Sleeping In Every Day Boosts your Productivity Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:30 PM CDT There is no hope for a civilization which starts each day to the sound of an alarm clock. -Author Unknown Sleeping in is not lazy- many individuals would actually be more productive if they slept in versus waking up early. |
| 5 websites every Linux user should visit Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT Now while you are at it, take a look at these websites that provide extensive documentation to step-by-step howtos, and also community support.Now while there are scores of material worthy of a mention, in the Internet, I list the ones that every new user must bookmark, or atleast take a look at. |
| Solar Efficiency Record Broken Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT When it comes to eeking another fraction of a percentage point of power out of a solar panel, we're pretty good at not paying attention. I mean, what's the difference between 40.7% and 40.8% anyway? Generally these efficiency gains aren't all that important to the future of the solar economy. Yes, it's a new world record, but the photovoltaic modu |
| Buying Cannabis Online - The Drug Dealer with a Homepage Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT "Will the easy availability of drugs on the Internet open the door to a depraved new world? If current trends are any indication, U.S. drug policy is an endangered species " -Michelle Goldberg |
| Algae Gets Another Endorsement As Biofuel Of The Future Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:10 PM CDT In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum. Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so efficiently that they can double their weight several times a day, producing oil in the process — 30 times more oil per acre than soybeans... |
| Want To Save the Planet? Buy It. Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:10 PM CDT Millionaires are purchasing entire ecosystems around the world and turning them into conservation areas. Their goal? To stop environmental catastrophe. |
| Dell: Can't Replace DVD Drive Because It's Not Possible Posted: 17 Aug 2008 02:50 PM CDT Dell told Arthur to replace his broken DVD drive himself, even after he shipped his laptop to Dell expressly so they could perform the replacement. |
| Stone Age mass graves reveal green Sahara Posted: 17 Aug 2008 02:30 PM CDT Approximately two hundred human burials were discovered on the edge of a paleolake in Niger that provide a uniquely preserved record of human occupation in the Sahara during the Holocene (~8000 B.C.E. to the present). Called Gobero, this suite of closely spaced sites chronicles the rapid pace of biosocial change in the southern Sahara in response t |
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