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| Torvalds talks about his brand new blog Posted: 07 Oct 2008 09:20 PM CDT Everybody who's anybody in the tech world has a blog, right? Well, Linus Torvalds didn't have a blog, at least not until launching what he calls a "trial" one last Thursday. "I'll have to see if there's much point to it as an outlet for any 'random crud' that I wouldn't post to the kernel or git mailing lists," he says. |
| Bush Now Least Popular President Since Polling Began Posted: 07 Oct 2008 09:20 PM CDT With the new Gallup poll, George W. Bush has passed Nixon and Truman, and become the least popular President of all-time. |
| Heavy Metal-Eating "Superworms" Unearthed in U.K. Posted: 07 Oct 2008 09:10 PM CDT Newly evolved "superworms" that feast on toxic waste could help cleanse polluted industrial land, a new study says. These hardcore heavy metal fans, unearthed at disused mining sites in Britain and Wales, devour lead, zinc, arsenic, and copper. |
| 8 Extremely Underrated South Park Songs Posted: 07 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT One listen to the soundtrack to Butters´ deadly tap routine and nothing short of a bullet will be able to erase it from your brain. There´s something about an old-timey song about HJs that´s irresistible. Plus, you can play it around your grandma. Not because it´s old-timey, but because she´s deaf and doesn´t remember where she is most of the time. |
| 4 year old go-karter tipped to be the next Lewis Hamilton Posted: 07 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT The school pupil's lap times in his 60cc model, which can hit speeds of more than 50mph, are quick enough to qualify for competitive racing - although he will have to wait another four years before he is old enough to officially compete. In the meantime, a consortium of sponsors has already recognised his rare talent and backed him with $30,000. |
| 'Your company is bankrupt, you keep $480m. Is that fair?' Posted: 07 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT The grim-faced boss of the bankrupt bank Lehman Brothers was left squirming yesterday as a veteran Democrat roasted him over his multimillion-dollar pay. |
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| "Halo player" used as political smear in campaign flyer Posted: 07 Oct 2008 08:10 PM CDT If you're anything like us, you've been racking your brain and your heart deciding which way to vote in the hotly contested Maricopa County District 1 Supervisor race. Now, thanks to a flyer sent in to us, we think we finally have our man: Ed Hermes, who, according to the literature, is "a skilled player of popular video game Halo." |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT Owner of a Lonely Heart and Smooth Criminal, violin style. Classic music just got more classical. |
| "I Just Can't Let Go...." [COMIC] Posted: 07 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT When you come to think about it, maybe some of our adult life decisions are determined by failures in childhood. |
| Steve Wozniak on the iPod, iPhone and future for Apple Posted: 07 Oct 2008 07:30 PM CDT Interview: Woz thinks that the downgrade on Apple shares was 'correct', doesn't like the limitations on the iPhone 3G, thinks the iPod is near the end of its dominance and thinks there might be an Apple watch in the near future. |
| Watchmen Movie Was Almost About The War On Terror Posted: 07 Oct 2008 07:20 PM CDT Last night, it was finally New York's turn to see the 25 minutes of Watchmen and get a chance to hear from director Zack Snyder and Watchmen's artist, Dave Gibbons, about the heavy undertaking that is bringing the classic graphic novel to life on the big screen |
| The Palins' Un-American Activities Posted: 07 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT Imagine if the Obamas had hooked up with a violently anti-American group in league with the government of Iran. |
| Nobel Prize In Physics For Symmetry Breaking Discoveries Posted: 07 Oct 2008 07:00 PM CDT Today, the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced for important discoveries in the field of quantum physics. Yoichiro Nambu at Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, US, shares the prize with Makoto Kobayashi at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan, and Toshihide Masukawa at the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical h |
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| Deadly Diseases Spreading Faster, Thanks to Global Warming Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT A "deadly dozen" diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday. "Even minor disturbances can have far reaching consequences on what diseases (wild animals) might encounter and transmit as climate changes." |
| After Bailout, AIG Execs Head to California Resort Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:41 PM CDT Less than a week after the federal government committed $85 billion to bail out AIG, executives of the giant AIG insurance company headed for a week-long retreat at a luxury resort and spa, the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, California, Congressional investigators revealed today. |
| Graduating from Beer to Whisky: 10 Facts You Need to Know Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT Whiskey on the other hand is seen as a hard drink. It is a drinker's drink. The sole preserve of men. It's serious. It is the opposite end of the spectrum to fruit-based neon-coloured liquids sporting little paper umbrellas. |
| Politics, Palin, and Pain with 'Lies' Star Leonardo DiCaprio Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:30 PM CDT At the recent Body of Lies junket in L.A., DiCaprio sat down with journalists for a candid chat about working on the film, how it changed his view of the Iraq War, how Body of Lies might have an impact on voters during the U.S. Election, and his thoughts on Sarah Palin's decision to remove polar bears from the endangered species list. |
| Obama's Links To Ex-Radical Examined Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT The Barack Obama campaign finds itself back on the defensive over questions about his relationship with Bill Ayers, a 1960s-era radical. |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:10 PM CDT This stunning image shows remarkable and mysterious details near the dark central region of a planet-sized sunspot in one of the sharpest views ever of the surface of the Sun |
| Does CNN Provide TOO MUCH Information? Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:10 PM CDT If you've watched the previous debates, you've noticed the Perception Analyzer at the bottom of the screen. It records the reactions of about 30 "uncommitted" voters - but some say your brain can't devote its full attention to what the debaters are saying and what you're seeing. |
| Pictured: The 20st sumo girl... aged just 14 Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT At the age of 14 and weighing in at 20 stone, Samantha-Jane Stacey is born to be a sumo wrestler.Samantha-Jane says she does not try to put on weight but concentrates on a balanced diet to keep her fit for the fight. |
| RIP Archaeologist Who Studied Biblical Sites Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT Avraham Biran, excavated Tel Dan, an ancient city along Israel's northern border, and uncovered what might be the earliest reference to the House of David. In 1993, after nearly three decades of digging at Dan, which is on the Syrian border and near the headwaters of the Jordan River, Dr. Biran and his colleagues discovered a foot-long piece of... |
| Space rock found on collision course with Earth Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:30 PM CDT For the first time, astronomers have found an object on a certain collision course with Earth. |
| Andy Sandberg's SNL Skit : 'Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals' Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:30 PM CDT Andy Sandberg is one of my favourite cast members of the new crop of SNL stars. He does a spot on impersonation of Mark Wahlberg in this skit! |
| The Coolest Apartment Block on Earth [w/ pics] Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT Viennese artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, has designed what has become one of the more unique and visually stimulating buildings in the world. With over 1000 unique windows, individualized handles on windows and doors, a living roof, café, parking garage, restaurant, bar,etc.. the Waldspirale in Darmstadt, Germany is an architectural wonder. |
| 7 Athletes Who Went Directly To Jail Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT These sentences may come as a surprise to cynical fans who think there's no way a famous athlete could end up in prison, but sports figures serving hard time isn't exactly uncommon. Here are seven who did not pass go, did not collect their $200, and went directly to jail. |
| Mazel - Wii to remain supply constrained all Christmas Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT Analysts Jacob Mazel has suggested that despite Nintendo promising to ship over 5 million Wiis to the US during the holiday season, this will still not be enough to satisfy demand and many gamers will go home empty-handed this christmas. |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT Installing Linux is a snap with wubi. |
| McCain linked to private group in Iran-Contra case (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT McCain supported the shadowy group that secretly sold arms to the terrorists and ayatollahs in Iran in the 1980s and illegally funneled the proceeds to the Contras in Nicaragua. The Iranians kept kidnapping US citizens in the Middle East, but this group kept selling them arms anyway. |
| The True Costs of Renewable Energy Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:40 PM CDT As utility costs mount ever higher, Americans now have real options to take home energy matters into their own hands with "green" systems that can pay for themselves in as little as a few years. |
| New Scam: Students "Warned" Of Undercover Police At Polls Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:40 PM CDT Young voters at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Penn. have already been targeted, with students reporting that flyers have been posted around campus warning that undercover police will be at the polls on Election Day looking to make arrests. |
| I Like Your Idea for a Church of Creationtology....[COMIC] Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT Epic trolls indeed lol. |
| Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:00 PM CDT They are the casualties of wars you don't often hear about - soldiers who die of self-inflicted wounds. Little is known about the true scope of suicides among those who have served in the military. |
| NASA Spacecraft Finds the Sun is Not a Perfect Sphere Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:50 PM CDT "The sun is the biggest and therefore smoothest object in the solar system, perfect at the 0.001% level because of its extremely strong gravity," says study co-author Hugh Hudson of UC Berkeley. "Measuring its exact shape is no easy task." |
| More Bogus Obama Donors Surface Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT CBS News has learned that two donors to the Obama campaign that gave a total of $7,722 appear to have made their contributions under fake names that look like they were written by a mouse running across a keyboard: Dahsudhu Hdusahfd of Df, Hawaii with the following employer CZXVC/ZXVZXV and Uadhshgu Hduadh listed as living in Dhff, Florida |
| 'Deepest ever' living fish filmed [VIDEO] Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT A UK-Japan team found the 17-strong shoal at depths of 7.7km (4.8 miles) in the Japan Trench in the Pacific - and captured the deep sea animals on film. |
| Boxer Steals WBC Belt From Opponent Pre-Fight & Storms Off Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT Samuel Peter ripped the WBC belt from Vitali Klitschko's hands and stormed off the stage Monday at a news conference to promote their heavyweight title fight. Peter thought it was unfair that the press conference was in German .. so he stole the belt and left. |
| The 26 Hottest Star Trek Babes (PICS) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT They are the babes we'd all like to boldly go with – the hottest women to ever appear in Star Trek. |
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