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| Newly Found Apple Patent Raises Hopes for Fabled iTablet Posted: 29 Aug 2008 09:00 PM CDT In April, Apple filed an updated 52-page application for a patent on an extensive multi-touch interface for a full Mac OS X-based system. The illustrations that accompany the application look like the long-heralded but non-existent "iTablet." |
| McCain Didn't Even Know Palin Before Picking Her (VIDEO) Posted: 29 Aug 2008 08:40 PM CDT John McCain had only met Sarah Palin once or twice before selecting her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Also, earlier today McCain's campaign chairman Sen. Lindsay Graham admitted that he had never met Palin, and GOP Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison also said that she didn't know much about Palin. |
| Terminator 2 Sweded: Low Budgment Day Posted: 29 Aug 2008 08:20 PM CDT This is (more or less) the entire Terminator 2 movie custom sweded down to a tight 6 minutes. Low Budgment day was shot in 10 hours and edited in a night. Someone give these guys some kind of prestigious accolade for this painfully awesome shit. |
| The Disturbing Origins of 5 Common Nursery Rhymes Posted: 29 Aug 2008 08:00 PM CDT We grew up memorizing these seemingly nonsense lines of verse from Mother Goose, which seem to exist for no other reason than to keep toddlers entertained. There couldn't possibly be some kind of weird, twisted history to them, could there? |
| MySpace deletes burn victim's photos for being offensive? Posted: 29 Aug 2008 07:50 PM CDT BJ McCombs was severely burned in a fire at the age of 18 months, explains the support group set up on MySpace after photos McCombs's parents posted of their late son. |
| McCain's VP Wants Creationism Taught in School Posted: 29 Aug 2008 07:50 PM CDT Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin wants creationism taught in science classes. In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, the soon-to-be governor of Alaska trotted out the usual creationist education canard: "Teach both. You know, don't be afraid of education. Healthy debate is so important, and it's so valuable in our schools." |
| London From Above, at Night [PICS] Posted: 29 Aug 2008 07:40 PM CDT With the end of the Olympics in Beijing, all eyes turned for a moment to London, site of the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics. While looking for good photographs of London, I was contacted by London photographer Jason Hawkes, who had some wonderful images of London, seen from above at night (from a helicopter, to be exact) |
| Sarah Palin plugs Ron Paul, but not McCain, in MTV interview Posted: 29 Aug 2008 07:30 PM CDT In this interview, Palin calls controversial Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul "cool." "He's a good guy," she added. "He's so independent. He's independent of the party machine. I'm like, 'Right on, so am I.' " |
| 2010 Chevy Volt Fully Revealed In Transformers 2 Spy Video Posted: 29 Aug 2008 07:20 PM CDT |
| Wikileaks to Auction Hugo Chavez Aide's E-Mail Trove Posted: 29 Aug 2008 07:10 PM CDT According to the plan, news outlets would have a set period of time to make use of the documents, which would be freely published for everyone to see at some point down the road. |
| Most Coveted Carnival Prizes (PIC) Posted: 29 Aug 2008 07:00 PM CDT How about I trade two mediums for a large and we go home now? |
| 8+ Hour iPhone Sync Timelapse Video Posted: 29 Aug 2008 06:40 PM CDT |
| ALERT: GM Recalling 944,000 Vehicles Posted: 29 Aug 2008 06:30 PM CDT General Motors Corp. said Friday it was recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with a windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire. |
| Orbitz: Pay For Ticket We Never Sold You...Or Else Posted: 29 Aug 2008 06:20 PM CDT Imagine a mugger holding a gun to you and saying, "I need you to pay for that gold watch I gave you last week." Confused, you say, "Uh, you never gave me a gold watch." The mugger says, "Hey buddy, pay me for that watch or else..." That's a melodramatic interpretation of one consumer's experience with Orbitz. |
| 7 "Coffee Shops" in Amsterdam that are "Good to Go" Posted: 29 Aug 2008 06:10 PM CDT Amsterdam is renown for its "coffee shops." Here are seven of the best. |
| Pat Buchanan LOVED Obama's Convention Speech Posted: 29 Aug 2008 06:00 PM CDT Staunch conservative Pat Buchanan had nothing but love for Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the 2008 Democratic national convention given before 85,000 people in Denver's Mile High Stadium. He notes that Barack proved he spoke not as a liberal but as a centrist. |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2008 05:40 PM CDT Digg has always featured local news stories submitted by its users, but they haven't been organized around location. That may change in 2009. |
| How to Build A Skateboard Launch Ramp Posted: 29 Aug 2008 05:40 PM CDT Building a skateboard launch ramp follows all the basics for building a large scale structure, only it's much easier. First you have to decide upon your radius. Ten to Twelve feet is nice for mellow launch ramps and Eight to Ten Feet is better for an all around street quarterpipe. |
| Rage Against the Machine Playing 'Guerrilla Radio' at DNC 08 Posted: 29 Aug 2008 05:30 PM CDT Rage open their free 2008 DNC protest show on Wednesday (27th August) with 'Guerilla Radio'. This is the best quality video I've found on Youtube so far, the user says he'll upload every song in the next few days so something to look forward too! |
| The 13 Videogames that Desperately Need to be Remade Posted: 29 Aug 2008 05:20 PM CDT While most classic titles have been given requisite facelifts, there are still dozens of games desperate for true remakes that have never had the next-gen silicon implants they deserve. Here are thirteen from our 8 and 16-bit halcyon days of yore which remind us that games back then were really better, albeit a little shittier looking. |
| 1 in 10 Native American deaths alcohol related Posted: 29 Aug 2008 05:06 PM CDT Almost 12 percent of the deaths among Native Americans and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says. |
| LimeWire doubles music library; almost no one notices Posted: 29 Aug 2008 04:51 PM CDT LimeWire's DRM-free MP3 store will soon begin offering more than twice as much music as it currently does, thanks to a deal with independent music distributor The Orchard. The company's contributions from smaller labels and indie artists will add some 1.2 million tracks to LimeWire. |
| Top 10 Strange & Unusual Japanese Chewing Gums Posted: 29 Aug 2008 04:40 PM CDT Japan is known for bizarre (to us) foods and their chewing gums are just as weird. This list highlights ten of the wildest, including "Bust Up" gum that boosts your boobs (guys beware!). |
| Behind the Scenes at Snapple Facts Writers Room Posted: 29 Aug 2008 04:30 PM CDT What happens when all those people responsible for coming up with the fact you find under a snapple cap get writer's block? |
| Katie Diggs the Conventions Part II Posted: 29 Aug 2008 04:10 PM CDT We got tons of great questions from the Diggers for the Democratic Convention, and we want more! It's on now to St. Paul and the Republican Convention. Keep sending those questions! Just Digg This and submit the question in the comments section. |
| 22 Nostaigic Videogame Commercials Posted: 29 Aug 2008 04:00 PM CDT These commercials are a riot. What were they thinking? |
| Sarah Palin: Dems Pounce On McCain Pick Posted: 29 Aug 2008 03:50 PM CDT "Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain's commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush's failed economic policies -- that's not the change we need, it's just more of the same." |
| 11 headless bodies found in Mexico Posted: 29 Aug 2008 03:40 PM CDT Eleven beheaded bodies were dumped close to a graveyard outside a sleepy southern city on Thursday in the latest shocking crime in Mexico's vicious drug war. |
| Hacking a Furby into a musical Instrument: The "Furby Gurdy" Posted: 29 Aug 2008 03:30 PM CDT Someone has created a mutant hurdy gurdy out of 4 Furby toys (as if a hurdy gurdy isn't mutant enough already). It's got all sorts of glitching controls, sequencing and the ability to control external synthesizers. Includes video. |
| Only In Brazil: Baby Saved By Disposable Diaper Posted: 29 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday. |
| 7 of the Biggest Women You Have Ever Seen! [PICS] Posted: 29 Aug 2008 03:10 PM CDT Not at all what you were expecting eh? |
| Exclusive: And the Voltron Director is... Posted: 29 Aug 2008 02:50 PM CDT So last week we got the official word that VOLTRON was put into turnaround, that Relativity picked it up to make it on the cheap ala 300, and that a director was going to be announced within a week. |
| 10 Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids On Posted: 29 Aug 2008 02:40 PM CDT In our never-ending quest to provide you the tools and knowledge to raise your kids in your own geeky image, we present you with a list of 10 geeky movies to raise your kids with. This is a starter list, and by no means comprehensive. It also skews towards the younger set because we have to lay the proper geeky foundation. |
| China's Wild West - the fate of Uighurs - Muslim minority Posted: 29 Aug 2008 02:30 PM CDT Unlike their Hollywood friendly brethren, the Tibetans, the Uighurs of northwestern China, claim to be an oppressed minority group that no one has ever heard of. That is, unless the Chinese government publicizes an attack by Uighur insurgents, such as the one that killed 16 Chinese police officers on the eve of the Beijing Olympics. |
| AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted: 29 Aug 2008 02:10 PM CDT Eric Barone, who broke the world speed record for mountain biking in Nov 4, 2001, tried to break it again by riding down Cerro Negro volcano in Nicaragua. Seconds into his descent, Barone's bicycle snapped hurtling the cyclist down the volcano at 107 MPH!"It looked as if there was a rock or something in the path that made the bicycle break i... |
| 5 mistakes that will land you in $15,000 of medical debt Posted: 29 Aug 2008 02:00 PM CDT It took the Trim family of Arlington, Texas, three hours to go $15,000 into debt. One evening last spring, Alex Trim was knocked unconscious when a car hit his bike and he slammed into the windshield. Three hours, many stitches and seven CT scans later, Alex was discharged in pretty good shape. |
| 5 Radical Real People Who Escaped Poverty Posted: 29 Aug 2008 01:50 PM CDT Do you habitually ignore certain numbers that regularly pop up on your phone? You know, like the one from the mortgage company calling because you are 15 days late with a payment. |
| MIT Has Already Built Mega-Efficient Nano Batteries! Posted: 29 Aug 2008 01:30 PM CDT In a surprise power development that could have implications for electronics, cars and even the military, researchers at MIT have created the world's first batteries constructed at the nano-scale by microscopic viruses. |
| Rumor: Apple and AT&T Developing iPhone Tethering Plan Posted: 29 Aug 2008 01:20 PM CDT According to a pretty legitimate-looking email thread from one of our readers, Steve Jobs may have responded to complaints that, since the pulling of NetShare from the App Store, iPhone-to-laptop tethering is impossible without jailbraking one's phone. |
| Reason why breast cancer survivors relapse discovered Posted: 29 Aug 2008 01:10 PM CDT The reason why many women with breast cancer see the disease return after apparently successful treatment has been discovered in a breakthrough that could lead to improved treatments. The new insight, which challenges current understanding of cancer, could pave the way to more effective strategies to fight the disease... |
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