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| Posted: 04 Oct 2008 09:11 PM CDT A look at some of the Olympic drug scandals in the 20 years after Ben Johnson raced to gold. Slideshow |
| McCain's Tax Returns Hide Gambling Posted: 04 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT Martha Miller, a tax attorney looks at McCain's last 2 returns.Does McCain think that gambling with Cindy's money means it doesn't have to be accounted for? |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT Why aren't more conservatives disgusted that their party nominated a person devoid of qualifications for the vice presidency (again)? |
| Cheerleaders risk serious injury and death to support teams Posted: 04 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT They are as much part of growing up in America as blueberry pie and drive-in. But new research shows that cheerleaders, who once dazzled with their smiles and sequins, are at greater risk of serious injury than American football players. Instead of just cheering on their team, cheerleaders are now encouraged to compete in high-stress competitions. |
| Legal Crackdown Jams Michael Moore's Slacker Uprising Posted: 04 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT Several websites linking to Michael Moore's freebie film Slacker Uprising have received cease-and-desist letters demanding removal of the torrents. |
| Obama Campaign Clears its Va. Voter Registration Goal Posted: 04 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT With his decision to pull out of Michigan, John McCain will have more resources to devote to holding the Republican states he needs get to 270 electoral votes, including Virginia. But the Virginia Board of Elections today posted new numbers showing the GOP nominee facing an unusually challenging climate in the state. |
| Simpsons send in the clone, Halloween special (fast forward) Posted: 04 Oct 2008 07:40 PM CDT |
| Tour organizer says Armstrong has embarrassed race Posted: 04 Oct 2008 07:31 PM CDT Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has embarrassed cycling's premier race, the Tour organizer's new president said in an interview Saturday. |
| 10 Great Places To Dig Deep Into Our Shared Human Past Posted: 04 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT To know where we're going, it's sometimes best to know where those who went before us have been. So with October being Archaeology Month, this is as good a time as any to follow in the path of our early ancestors. |
| MIT creates Environmental Research Council Posted: 04 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT MIT has announced the launch of the Environmental Research Council to elevate and expand the Institute's leadership in this critical area of study. |
| Christopher Nolan Now Signed to Direct Batman 3! Posted: 04 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT Despite rumors to the contrary, it looks like Christopher Nolan may now indeed be signed to direct a sequel to The Dark Knight. The newest edition of Production Weekly went out this morning, and they list Nolan as the official director of Batman 3 |
| How Much Are You Really Exercising? Posted: 04 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT People struggling with obesity often underestimate how many calories they are actually consuming, which can hinder weight loss efforts. It should follow that the same person would overestimate the amount of exercise they're doing, right? Studies found obese women reported their activity levels most accurately, when compared to overweight and normal |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT We've taken some of the most confusing, overblown and needlessly preachy game plots in existence and broken them down into the form of doodles, diluted videos and dumbed-down captions that even a baby could understand. Well, an especially aware and brainy baby, that is. |
| California needs $7 billion loan to fend off credit crisis Posted: 04 Oct 2008 05:51 PM CDT Arnold Schwarzenegger has warned that California may need an emergency loan of up to $7 billion (£3.9 billion) from the federal government within weeks because of the credit crisis. |
| Univ. of Wisconsin band suspended for sex, hazing, alcohol Posted: 04 Oct 2008 05:30 PM CDT The University of Wisconsin marching band has been suspended indefinitely while allegations of hazing, alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct are investigated. |
| Craigslist Ad for Starting Pitcher Posted: 04 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT The Atlanta Braves have fallen to desperate measures. |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT Forget about corn—future biofuels will be made of wood chips and trash. |
| Man Released from Jail: Arrested Again in Jail Parking Lot Posted: 04 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT A Port Charlotte man was released from its County Jail at 6:30 a.m. this morning and arrested a short time later after he was caught burglarizing a vehicle and "carhopping" in the jail and adjacent Public Safety Building parking lots. |
| Changing operating systems requires a change in mindset Posted: 04 Oct 2008 04:51 PM CDT In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to do things the "GNU/Linux way". |
| Are You Winking At Me? The New Presidential Stance Posted: 04 Oct 2008 04:30 PM CDT Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's been known to do it. But what other presidential figures have been caught in the act of winking? Take a look at this photo gallery to find out! |
| Woman buys abandoned house on eBay for $1.75 Posted: 04 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT Joanne Smith, 30, of Chicago made the successful bid for the Saginaw house in an auction on eBay. Reporter Roberto Acosta of The Saginaw News noted that her bid, one of eight, was lower than the cost of a McDonald's value meal. |
| Xbox360 outsells PS3 by over 50% - price cut is working! Posted: 04 Oct 2008 04:10 PM CDT Microsoft must be celebrating - after a range of price cuts around the world, Xbox360 is now comfortably outselling PS3 - with 180,000 units of Microsoft's hardware sold last week versus 120,000 units of Sony's hardware. With the lead up to christmas and many major exclusives on the way for Xbox360 it looks like Microsoft's lead is set to increase |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT Things look a little different when you're intoxicated... |
| Guy Installs Spyware to Snap Nude Photos of Woman Posted: 04 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT Federal prosecutors are going after a Florida college student who allegedly installed spyware on a woman's laptop to covertly snap nude photos of her through her webcam. |
| How To Check The Movie Quality Before You Start Downloading Posted: 04 Oct 2008 03:00 PM CDT Downloading a movie is sometimes like heading into Oblivion. You have no certainty of exactly what you'll end up with. Be it a crappy movie in great quality or (even worse) a great movie in crappy quality. |
| How to Improve Your Self-Control Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:50 PM CDT New research suggests self-control can be improved using abstract reasoning. |
| Top 10 Everyday Things People Do To Ruin Their Cars Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:50 PM CDT People are idiots, and this isn't a uniquely American phenomenon, it's worldwide. The majority of human beings on Earth are stone dumb. Being dumb, most people do dumb things, like unknowingly destroy their car. |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:40 PM CDT After rumors surfaced on the Web a few months back that a new Kindle might be on the way, Amazon.com did its best to shoot them down, saying a new Kindle was not coming this year. Well, Boy Genius Report has gotten ahold of some photos that appear to be the Kindle 2, so we're curious what Amazon has to say now. |
| The World's Greatest Aviation Innovations Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:20 PM CDT It seems all news is bad news when it comes to aviation these days, and it's too bad because it overshadows just how wonderful it is that we can fly. Think about it -- 100 years ago, few could imagine it. Today we take it for granted. |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2008 02:00 PM CDT Bush in the debates of 2000 saying almost the exact same talking points Sarah Palin uses in the 2008 debate. |
| Scientists Design A Chip To Measure The Wind On Mars Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:40 PM CDT A team of researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) has designed the first chip manufactured completely in Spain that will be used to measure the wind on Mars. This chip is the key piece of the anemometer on a weather monitoring station. |
| Palin questions McCain's concession of Michigan Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:40 PM CDT Sarah Palin questioned Republican presidential candidate John McCain's decision to abandon efforts to win Michigan, a campaign move she only learned about Friday morning when she read it in the newspapers. |
| ZEITGEIST ADDENDUM movie now available. Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:20 PM CDT Long awaited and slightly behind schedule for the planned October 3rd release date, the sequel to 2007's controversial Internet phenomenon is now available for viewing. Will parts 4, 5, and 6 prove to be as popular as the original documentary? |
| Старая! Moscow Monster predates Montauk Monster by 2 years Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:20 PM CDT In 2006, an entry was posted to EnglishRussia.com, a blog that catalogs strange and interesting photos from a country you can see from Alaska. One photo essay showed the carcass of a strange, reptilian creature that some "Russian soldiers" had found on a beach on the island of Sakhalin. Just what kind of creature is impossible to say. |
| Fix your music library:song names, album art, automatically! Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:10 PM CDT With every new version of media players, we get new beautiful album art views, recommendations and all kinds of sorting by genre, year, composer. These are all based on correct information stored in the songs 'tags'. Let's fix those pesky details and get Genius and Last.fm working properly. |
| Apple Misses iPhone Push Notification September Deadline Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:10 PM CDT Apple was supposed to have the Push Notification service in place in September, but September has passed and there is no fix in sight. Hopefully it will come out soon because, for businesses, developers, and people addicted to instant-everything, at this point the iPhone is not the solution they were looking for. |
| The Top 10 Movies You Won't Admit You Love Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:10 PM CDT Everyone has that pile of cherished DVDs at home that they push to the back of the shelf, or bury under copies of Die Hard, Robocop and Braveheart. Those movies you go to in times of distress, movies that can make the manliest of men seem a little too in touch with their sensitive side. |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2008 01:00 PM CDT It seems there is a new threat to our country- an insidious danger that is seeping into our homes and everyday lives that must be stopped at any cost. That threat is intellectualism.We have heard the some of the buzzwords of this political season- Folksy, Joe Six-pack, Elitist, and Arugula Eating. It seems the new wedge issue is intelligence. |
| Google Chrome Apparently Rejects Google ... Screenshot Posted: 04 Oct 2008 12:30 PM CDT You would think that Chrome wouldn't return errors on Google properties… right? I get the following error when trying to access my Google AdSense account (which I find laughable)! |
| Bacteria think ahead, study shows Posted: 04 Oct 2008 12:20 PM CDT Bacteria may be humble single-celled creatures, but they're sophisticated enough to anticipate regular events, such as the arrival of day, thanks to their internal circadian clocks. A new study shows that they can also anticipate and prepare for sporadic events, as long as the events are reliably preceded by a signal. |
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