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Dr. Horrible Sings Again, Gets Moist

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 09:10 PM CDT

Dr. Horrible hasn't given up on his plans of world domination — and neither have his creators.

Vote: Designers Have Spoken Again [PICS]

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 08:50 PM CDT

Here are some of my favorites to get you ready for November 4th. As the AIGA puts it, "Good design makes choices clear."

Rottweiler plays with Kitten

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 08:40 PM CDT

My buddy tells me at least once a week how scary his Rottweiler is. This is what happened when his wife brought home a kitten the other day.

Oil Price Rise And So Does The Bicycle Boom

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 08:20 PM CDT

Boom it is...The number of cyclists has doubled in a decade in cities as disparate as Berlin and Bogota. Global bicycle production has increased for six consecutive years, according to a report by the Earth Policy Institute. Sales at Giant have doubled since 2002 and continue to accelerate, up 24 percent in the first half of this year.As oil prices

Opinion: How Apple can gain significant OS market share

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Apple's unprecedented success over the past few years has propelled the company from its place as just another tech company to the most respected brand in the entire industry. But for all its success, it's still a distant second in its battle for operating system dominance. With just 8 percent market share, Apple has significant work to do if it wa

Sarah Palin's Pregnancy Decision Map (PIC)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 07:50 PM CDT

This is sooo wrong and on sooo many different levels.

Owen Wilson is a Pro Skater?!? Yeah Right!

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 07:40 PM CDT

Own Wilson hangs out with the Girl skateboard team to give them some encouragement for their latest video pieces. As soon as they start asking him about *his* footage he doesn't hesitate to bust out the skills. Everyone's biting his shit. You know how that goes.

New Orleans IT departments brace for Gustav

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 07:20 PM CDT

As tropical storm Gustav approaches hurricane strength and heads toward the Gulf Coast, the IT lessons learned from the devastating Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that smashed New Orleans and other areas in 2005 are on the minds of many worried IT managers.

Obama Walks the Walk on Gustav, McCain Not so Much

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 07:00 PM CDT

Obama plans to activate volunteers and donations through his email list, without parachuting in for a photo op that hinders local operations. Guess which option McCain chose? Same as happened in Iowa -- and same as happened with their VP picks; Obama focuses on what he can do for the country, McCain focuses on what he can do to get elected.

11 Cool Nintendo DS Mods

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 06:50 PM CDT

While we're waiting with bated breath for a possible new updated Nintendo DS model that has been rumored, we thought we would take a look at some of our favorite DS mods. Some are weird, some are awesome, some will make you wonder what's in the modder's local water supply, but all are creative.

8 Animals With Real Superpowers

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 06:40 PM CDT

It's no secret: animals are out to kill us. While we spend hundreds of billions of dollars fighting the terrorist threat overseas, animal sleeper cells are biding their time, developing strange and fabulous powers far beyond those of man.

GOP in 2004: John Edwards Too Inexperienced To Be VP

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 06:20 PM CDT

In 2004, Mitt Romney, President Bush, and the RNC blasted John Edwards as being too inexperienced to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, despite nearly six years in the US Senate. In 2008, all three are praising the choice of the shockingly inexperienced Sarah Palin. And Republicans wonder why Americans continue to laugh at them...

First Time in History: Arctic Becomes an Island as Ice Melts

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 06:10 PM CDT

The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap. The historic development was revealed by satellite images taken last week showing that both the north-west and north-east passages have been opened by melting ice.

Women Get Massages with 'Happy Endings' Too

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 05:50 PM CDT

'Massage parlours' and even barbers have long offered men sexual stimulation. Now, word is, women are after the extras.

Iraq and China Sign $3 Billion Oil Contract... Thanks Bush!

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 05:30 PM CDT

Iraq and China signed a $3 billion deal this week to develop a large Iraqi oil field, the first major commercial oil contract here with a foreign company since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

Eiffel Tower's Lights Are To Go Out

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 05:00 PM CDT

The Eiffel tower is to lose its sparkle as thousands of its twinkling light bulbs are cut in a new green initiative, it has emerged.

Verizon Installations Violate National Electric Standards

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 04:50 PM CDT

A two-year investigation has concluded that most Verizon FIOS installations fail to meet national safety standards, and could cause fires or electrocutions

This Cake Will Never Harm You [Pic]

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 04:40 PM CDT

Companion Cube Cake

Not All Evangelical Conservatives are Thrilled with Palin

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 04:30 PM CDT

Wrote Voddie Baucham, for example: "She put her child at risk, not for an official, necessary, or emergency duty as the Governor of Alaska, but because she simply `was not going to miss out on that speech.' A speech!"

Stonehenge 'Was Hidden From Lower Classes'

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 04:10 PM CDT

Archeologists have uncovered the remains of what they believe to be a 20ft fence designed to screen Stonehenge from the view of unworthy Stone Age Britons.

Japan Has the Most Remarkable Hi-Tech Toilets in the World

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 03:55 PM CDT

The Japanese once sat (or squatted) with the rest of us. now, Thanks to a small-room revolution, they are cosseted by heated seats, warm air, piped music and jets of water. Why, then, hasn't the rest of the world fallen for the charms of the hi-tech toilet?

Hurricane Gustav becoming Category 5 storm

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Gustav is growing into a monster Category 5 storm, the government's disaster relief chief said Saturday. The storm could reach landfall along the Gulf Coast by early Tuesday.

Ron Paul Followers Gather For Their Own Convention

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 03:10 PM CDT

Their aim: Remind GOP of anti-war, anti-regulation, anti-taxes movement

Wassup Holmes?

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 03:00 PM CDT

Parody of Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskerville

35 Places To Download Free, Legal MP3s - Sorry, RIAA!

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 02:50 PM CDT

In the interest of helping our readers stay out of jail and avoid massive fines, here are a bunch of places you can get tunes without fear of finding a summons in your mailbox. There's plenty of good, free, and legal music on the net for you to download.

APOD: Eclipse over the Great Wall

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 02:40 PM CDT

Mark Mulville trails and street in Pittsburgh...UGP

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 02:20 PM CDT

Mark Mulville has been in Pittsburg for a few months, Bobby Valentine (welcome to pittsburg) captured some trails, street, kareoke, and some extras you will have to see. running time just over 3 min.

Palin Has National Security Experience AK is close to Russia

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 02:00 PM CDT

First Fox News and now Cindy McCain. Are you kidding me? When has Russia engaged with Alaska in National Security issues and when did Palin have anything to do with it? Is this is the best Cindy McCain and Fox News can produce?

Collins: Idea that women will vote for any woman "offensive"

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 01:40 PM CDT

"The idea that women are going to race off to vote for any candidate with the same internal plumbing is both offensive and historically wrong. Hillary Clinton didn't run for president as a symbol but as the best-prepared candidate in the Democratic pack. Palin's nomination feels, in comparison, like a step back."

Peanut Butter Mother*ucker! (NSFW)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 01:30 PM CDT

Could Solar Highways Power Our Cities?

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 01:20 PM CDT

It is expected that the installation will produce 18.7 megawatts per year, which is enough to cover its cost in about 15 years. The innovative application has netted Going Solar the ATRAA's award for best grid-connected system.

20 Linux Applications You Can't Live Without

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT

The essential programs that every Linux user needs.

The Real Version Of Photograph By Nickelback

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT

...Well, not really, but it's an amusing interpretation.

A Day in the Life of Link

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:40 PM CDT

Hilarious cartoon showing the downside of being a mute protagonist.

The death of the credit card economy

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:10 PM CDT

The most revolutionary notion in commerce today is one of the oldest. If you want to buy something, you may actually have to pay for it. We are reverting from a "borrow and buy" economy to the "cash and carry" model of our grandparents.

Massive Police Raids On Suspected Protestors In Minneapolis

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Several "hippie homes" are raided this morning by automatic-weapon-wielding police squads.

Absolutely the stupidest salvo in the war on terror to date

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 11:10 AM CDT

Do you drive, take pictures, travel, use a cellphone or use a computer? Guess what that makes you...

Something Wild Is Happening On Christmas Island

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 10:40 AM CDT

Driving south on Christmas Island's lone north-south road, Tonga Fou and I are heading to the spot where, 50 years ago, the British military detonated a couple of thermonuclear weapons. Fou, 81, smokes USA Gold Full Flavor 100 cigarettes. As he runs a leathery hand across his forehead, he recalls his experience during one of the test explosions.

The best Olympic photographs of 2008 (PICS)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 10:10 AM CDT

Beijing featured the fastest man in history, the greatest Olympian of all time and the most thrilling British performance in living memory: London has a lot to live up to. Here is a snapshot of what made the Games great this year

Anything Doesn't Go in Amsterdam

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 10:08 AM CDT

That question is perhaps too rarely posed by the millions of people who visit Amsterdam each year. For them, the city's liberal laws and attitudes offer a stark contrast to the heavy policing of sex and drugs elsewhere in Europe and in the U.S.

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