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| DeNiro's Restaurants Selling Endangered Species — With Pride Posted: 23 Sep 2008 09:30 PM CDT Undercover operatives from Greenpeace conducted DNA testing and found that Robert DeNiro's London-based Nobu restaurants are selling endangered fish. After being confronted, the restaurant's confusingly twisted response was to proudly label the fish as "Endangered" on the menu. |
| New Electric Car From Chrysler by 2010 // Pics Posted: 23 Sep 2008 09:20 PM CDT Watch out, Chevy Volt: Chrysler will have an electric car for sale by 2010. Lust over these pics of an all-electric Dodge sportscar, plus extended-range plug-in versions of a Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler minivan—one of which will get the go-ahead as the company's production Volt killer. |
| Two balls, one strike, and he's OUT! Posted: 23 Sep 2008 09:00 PM CDT Ouch! |
| Learn Virtualization, and the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine Posted: 23 Sep 2008 09:00 PM CDT Linux and flexibility go hand in hand, and the options for virtualization are no different. But recently, a change in the Linux virtualization landscape has appeared with the introduction of the Kernel virtual Machine, or KVM. KVM is the first virtualization solution to be part of the mainline Linux kernel. KVM supports the virtualization of Linux |
| Palin had a 15% Attendance Record As Governor of Alaska Posted: 23 Sep 2008 08:40 PM CDT In her 578 days as Governor of Alaska, she was only in Juneau, Alaska for 85 of them. |
| World’s Most Disgusting Apartment Is In Houston (PICS) Posted: 23 Sep 2008 08:20 PM CDT WARNING: NOT FOR FAINT OF HEART. When your apartment gets to this point, I wonder if you even bother shitting in the toilet, or anywhere near the bathroom, for that matter. The moment you feel a dump coming on, do you just drop your pants, squat down and start squeezing no matter where you are in the apartment? |
| The Dubai hotel boasting a $26,000-a-night suite (Photos) Posted: 23 Sep 2008 08:00 PM CDT It's the latest word in Gulf excess- a sprawling resort boasting a $26,000 (£13,000) a-night suite and dolphins flown in from the South Pacific, all atop a palm tree-shaped island.The resort contains a giant open-air tank with 65,000 fish, stingrays and other sea creatures. It's the ultimate in luxury. |
| Mooching friends -- how to deal with them! Posted: 23 Sep 2008 07:50 PM CDT During an evening out at a San Francisco bar some years ago, Matt Colling and a friend ended up buying drinks all around. But when it came time to pay the $100 tab, Colling was on his own. |
| Why Google Knol will never be as good as Wikipedia Posted: 23 Sep 2008 07:40 PM CDT There are two articles about Sarah Palin on Google Knol, the search company's abysmal new Wikipedia-like reference guide. One of them is a mess: Just a few hundred words long, the article is fraught with factual and grammatical errors. |
| eBay fuels fires of resentment with new PayPal-only policy Posted: 23 Sep 2008 07:40 PM CDT eBay seems to have fallen under the impression that gasoline is a great flame retardant. As if a slew of negative policy changes and a failed acquisition weren't causing the company enough problems, eBay has announced that, come next month, PayPal will not only be the preferred method of payment in the US, it will be virtually the only method, |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2008 07:30 PM CDT This guide not only gives you all you need to know about every component that goes in your gaming PC, but also thoroughly walks you through the entire building process with detailed instructions and helpful photographs. |
| New Thinking: Saturn's Rings Might Be Ancient Posted: 23 Sep 2008 07:21 PM CDT The study's computer simulation showed how the planet's rings could date back billions of years ago to the early ages of the solar system, rather than only 100 million years ago (during Earth's Age of Dinosaurs), as previous observations suggested. The calculations are consistent with recent observations of the rings by the Cassini–Huygens |
| Schmidt Jumps the Shark - TIME Posted: 23 Sep 2008 07:10 PM CDT Ben Smith fact-checks the McCain campaign's ridiculous conference call assault on the press. |
| 11 Weird and Wonderful Wedding Rings Posted: 23 Sep 2008 07:00 PM CDT Once upon a time, wedding bands were plain gold, or more likely gold plated. Their value was in the symbolism. Today many who tie the knot want something that also symbolizes their individual styles, or rings to set this pair apart from other couples. These individualistic rings not only tell you who they are married to. |
| Obama Ad: McCain Protecting CEOs' Bermuda Tax Shelter Posted: 23 Sep 2008 06:50 PM CDT Hitting on economic and pocketbook themes, Barack Obama is out with a new ad today accusing John McCain of supporting tax breaks for businesses that operate in the shelter of Bermuda. |
| Kanye West, 50 Cent albums to go head-to-head again Posted: 23 Sep 2008 06:40 PM CDT Kanye West and 50 Cent are set to repeat their album showdown of 2007, but this time will release their new records one week apart. |
| Most Spectacular Flock of Flamingos You'll See Today [PIC] Posted: 23 Sep 2008 06:30 PM CDT Flamingos as artists? Gorgeous aerial shot of flamingos organized in pattern-shape that actually looks like the image of a bird. (College marching bands only wish they could create images like this!) Beautiful shot. Can be enlarged & wallpapered. |
| Your Digg Questions Posed To McCain/Obama On CBS News! Posted: 23 Sep 2008 06:20 PM CDT Tune in tonight (Sept. 23rd) to the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric to see what questions from the Digg community get asked to Obama and McCain! |
| Make Mixtapes from YouTube Tunes Posted: 23 Sep 2008 06:10 PM CDT We've seen a number of new services lately that focus on the audio in YouTube videos, but the most enjoyable one so far is Mixtube - a mixtape maker for YouTube audio. It's based on the metaphor and interface of the now "sleeping" Muxtape. |
| McCain Advertises Anti-Intellectualism Posted: 23 Sep 2008 06:00 PM CDT Why is the McCain clan so eager to advertise its anti-intellectualism? George W. Bush ran as the anti-intellectual, every-day American, and look where he's taken the country. Maybe a little bit of intelligence would have gone a long way in his presidency. |
| 11 ways Android will kick the iPhone's ass Posted: 23 Sep 2008 06:00 PM CDT So Android has arrived with the announcement of the T-Mobile G1. The HTC-manufactured phone certainly has a few nice touches, despite its lack of multi-touch (and with T-Mobile's particular variant, no accelerometer). |
| Study Finds Major Shift in Abortion Demographics Posted: 23 Sep 2008 05:50 PM CDT The face of women who have abortions has shifted significantly in the past 30 years, with relatively fewer white childless teenagers and more mothers of color in their 20s and 30s opting to terminate their pregnancies, according to a report being released today... |
| NBC: Obama's Plan Means Lower Taxes For Middle Class Posted: 23 Sep 2008 05:30 PM CDT NBC compares the tax plans of Barack Obama and John McCain, and finds that Obama's plan would lower taxes for the vast majority of Americans, while McCain's tax cuts for the wealthy would drastically increase the federal deficit. |
| BREAKING: Shooting targets Finland school Posted: 23 Sep 2008 05:10 PM CDT A shooting incident has occurred at a school in western Finland, the country's national broadcaster reports. |
| Young, Rich, and Calling Their Own Shots Posted: 23 Sep 2008 05:00 PM CDT Entrepreneurs keep getting younger and younger, while their companies only get bigger. From solar energy to lobster trapping, the members of our annual 30 Under 30 list are shaking up a variety of industries -- and doing it on their own terms. Meet the next big stars of the business world. |
| Lift could take passengers straight into space Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:50 PM CDT Japanese scientists are attempting to build a lift that will take passengers 62,000 miles into space.The project could see the realisation of a vision that has inspired science fiction writers for generations. |
| Lights out for Usenet access through Comcast Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:40 PM CDT Comcast has become the latest ISP to shut down access to Usenet newsgroups as part of a voluntary agreement to try and fight child porn online. Users of the ISP giant found themselves unable to access Comcast's newsgroups over the weekend, and the company has posted a notice on its web site saying that its newsgroup service has been discontinued. |
| Scientists suceed in spoofing GPS signals Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:40 PM CDT It took a year of electronic tinkering, but boffins today demonstrated how a phony receiver could be placed near a navigation device, where it would track, modify, and retransmit the signals from the GPS satellite constellation. |
| Dane Cook Is Crappy and Here's Why Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:40 PM CDT Apparently Dane Cook a)Still doesn't make enough money to not live in an apartment and b)Is still listed as a comedian in news articles. I know it's popular to hate on Dane Cook these days, but, yeah, no, I just know it's still popular so I'm going to go ahead and do it. Apparently Dane Cook is being kicked out of his apartment |
| 10 Stunningly Misleading NES Box Art Covers Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:30 PM CDT Drugs. One can only blame illegal substances for the exceptionally large number of bat-shit insane, totally weird, fantastically awesome or otherwise completely misleading (yes, they're all part and parcel of the same grouping) cover art designs to original NES games. |
| The World's Most Expensive and Famous Typos Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:30 PM CDT The typo, it seems, will likely never go away completely because its very existence is a reflection of the human element in everyday life. It usually also seems like the consequences of some of these more influential typos result in some people winning some people losing. Is it karma or luck? Here are some of the more expensive and prominently feat |
| Let's Play Wall St 'Bail Out' -- NOT! Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT Rep Kapture rocks the house again!: 'Lets play Wall Street Bailout!!!'September 22, 2008 C-SPAN |
| What is lower than Lohan's sideboob? Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT What the most/least respected things in the US? |
| Babies have a sense of rhythm from birth, say scientists Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:10 PM CDT It will be months before they talk, walk or even sit up. But at just a day old, babies have a strong sense of rhythm, say researchers. Introducing a child to music at an early age could enhance these innate musical abilities and also help them learn to talk. |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:10 PM CDT FAIL |
| Mega Man 9 sells 60,000 in its first day on sale on the Wii Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:50 PM CDT Mega Man 9 shatters every WiiWare record with 60,000 downloads in its first day on sale in the Americas, and is on pace to surpass the lifetime sales of every other WiiWare title in just one week! |
| Here's What Jessica Alba Looks Like 4 Mo. After Giving Birth Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:50 PM CDT Leave it to Jessica Alba — she looks great in a bikini already. The new mom of 4-month-old Honor flew down to Cabo for a little vacation over the weekend and took the opportunity to show off her bikini body. She splashed around with her husband Cash as well as their good friend Baron Davis playing in the sand and enjoying the Mexico sun. |
| Immigrants No Longer See America as the Land of Prosperity Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:40 PM CDT The number of immigrants coming to the United States slowed substantially in 2007, with the nation's foreign-born population growing by only 511,000, compared with about a million a year since 2000, according to Census figures released today. In 14 states, the foreign-born population declined,... |
| The Most Notable 'Firsts' in Sports Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:30 PM CDT #3 - 'Roger Bannister' (1954) - Approximately 3,000 spectators witnessed Bannister becoming the first man in recorded history to run the mile in under four minutes during a meet between British AAA and Oxford University at Iffley Road Track in Oxford.... |
| T-Mobile G1 doesn't have a headphone jack! Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:30 PM CDT The G1 eschews a standard 3.5mm headphone jack for its proprietary ExtUSB connector, meaning you'll need custom headphones or an adapter to plug in your own. What's worse, the adapter won't be available immediately at launch. Why, HTC? Why? |
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