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| Apple: The Cheaper Alternative? Posted: 11 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT I can't believe what I'm reading. All across the Web, reporters are saying that at Apple's press event next week, the company will unveil an $800 Mac to appeal to those looking to spend less on an Apple computer.Anyone who has followed Apple since its inception knows that the very idea that Apple could actually compete on the same level as its c |
| Don't Play With Explosives (PIC) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT Hand trauma by Surfactant. Young male was holding a homemade explosive device. The fuse of the device was lit, and the patient was unable to throw it away before it detonated. |
| LittleBigPlanet used to create 1,600-part calculator (video) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT LittleBigPlanet may still be in beta, but if you're willing to sort through some boring bits, you can find a ton of great levels. Take, for instance, this monster that showed up on YouTube: the user has created a working electronic calculator using the game's level editor. If you don't think that's impressive, be sure to watch the entire video. |
| World's Loneliest Bug Discovered in South Africa Posted: 11 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT A bug which lives entirely on its own and survives without oxygen in complete darkness underground has been discovered in South Africa. Desulforudis audaxviator, or bold traveller as it is known in English, relies on water, hydrogen and sulphate for its energy. |
| WoW Whore Has 36 Accounts, Raids by Himself Posted: 11 Oct 2008 08:10 PM CDT In what is perhaps the most shining example of obsession and geekiness I have ever seen, a fella by the name of Bradster has 36 World of WarCraft accounts that he plays on 11 computers simultaneously. |
| Even Those Who Practice Anti-Obama Racism Know It's Wrong. Posted: 11 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT A man brought a stuffed monkey doll wearing an Obama sticker to a Palin campaign event in Johnstown, Ohio. Realizing he was caught on camera, he passed it off to a child he didn't know. |
| Man Could Walk on Walls Using New Gecko Glue Posted: 11 Oct 2008 07:30 PM CDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new type of dry glue designed to mimic gecko feet is 10 times stickier than the gravity-defying lizards, and three times stickier than other gecko-inspired glues, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. |
| Financial crisis diverting attention from major scandal Posted: 11 Oct 2008 07:20 PM CDT Investigators from both the department's Office of Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility found that political pressure did indeed drive the dismissal action against at least three of the nine federal prosecutors abruptly fired. |
| Canadian Democrats are Pro BitTorrent and Against Throttling Posted: 11 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT Three days before the Canadian elections, the party leader of the New Democrats has spoken out in favor of BitTorrent sites, calling them "fundamental to democracy." At the same time, isoHunt, the largest Canadian BitTorrent site advises its users not to vote for the Conservatives, considering their stance on copyright issues. |
| Sarah Palin Blurs Line Between Church And State As Governor Posted: 11 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT Palin speaks to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office. What she didn't tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees. |
| 10 Things We'd Like to See in Diablo III Posted: 11 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT BlizzCon is right around the corner, and the smart money is on Diablo III being the biggest news-maker of the show. Let's kick things off with our humble list of 10 things we'd love to see in Diablo III... |
| Getting global with Digg's Kevin Rose, part 2 Posted: 11 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT In the first part of our interview with Digg founder Kevin Rose at the Future of Web Apps conference, CNET News asked the Web start-up poster boy about everything from the company's Series C funding round to whether he's concerned about when those election stories stop rolling in. |
| Real-Time BitTorrent Search Engines Expand Posted: 11 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT 'Real-Time' BitTorrent search engines are the trend of 2008, and new sites emerge every other week. It all started in January with the launch of YouTorrent, but soon after it went legal, other sites took over. We catch up with the founder of one of YouTorrent's successors to find out more. |
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| Schiff: "Our economy will now face death by hyperinflation" Posted: 11 Oct 2008 05:30 PM CDT Peter Schiff predicted the current economic crisis with stunning accuracy over two years ago and now he is sounding another alarm bell. He is predicting that our economy will now face death by hyperinflation, which will cause a complete loss of confidence in dollar and will inevitably die from the disease. Food shortages, marshall law to follow. |
| 15 Tools for Monitoring a Website’s Popularity Posted: 11 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT As a web designer or developer building a site, it's helpful to first scout similar websites (i.e. the competition) to help you make design and development decisions. Knowing what websites work and which ones tank can give you insights and inspiration on what design elements, website features, and website content is effective. |
| Posted: 11 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT Man trips and throws bride and parson into pool |
| Posted: 11 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT White ninja is tired of all the questions at the blood bank. |
| Maddow: Venomous Hate at McCain-Palin Rallies is Frightening Posted: 11 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT Rachel Maddow reports on the "venomous hate" being incited at McCain-Palin rallies. |
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| MMA fighter Wanderlei Silva trains for fight with a snorkel Posted: 11 Oct 2008 04:40 PM CDT An interesting look at Wanderlei Silva's training, which involves using a snorkel to restrict the intake of oxygen. |
| AT&T nixing $20/mo unlimited plan for Pay-as-You-Go iPhones Posted: 11 Oct 2008 04:30 PM CDT Tonight, some AT&T subscribers were texted with the news that AT&T will discontinue the $20/month "Unlimited" MEdia Net option as of November 12, 2008. Until now, off-service (no-plan, Pay as You Go) iPhone users could purchase Unlimited MEdia Net and use their iPhones with the service to up to 5GB of data transfer. |
| Alaska Judge Orders State To Preserve Sarah Palin Emails Posted: 11 Oct 2008 04:00 PM CDT Associated Press - A judge has ordered the state of Alaska to preserve any government-related e-mails that Gov. Sarah Palin sent from private accounts, including her recently-deleted Yahoo email addresses. |
| Posted: 11 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT Simple food choices go a long way when it comes to your heart's health. Focusing on fresh foods full of heart-healthy fats and antioxidants can greatly decrease your risk of developing heart disease. |
| VMware Workstation 6.5 consolidates best of desktop virtuali Posted: 11 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT Virtualization software can help you run programs that your native Linux distro wouldn't. While Linux users have many virtualization options, none comes close to the all-encompassing VMware Workstation 6.5. Introduced last month, VMware Workstation 6.5 continues the tradition of outshining and outpacing the competition with a host of useful new fea |
| McCain booed after trying to calm anti-Obama crowd Posted: 11 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States." |
| The Power User's BlackBerry Guide Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:50 PM CDT CrackBerry addicts, are you ready to take your BlackBerry to the next level? In this list, you'll find some of the most awesome tips, hacks, how-tos and guides for the BlackBerry, making it easy for just about anyone to become a power user. |
| Exposing the Bi-Partisan Myth of Clean Coal Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:20 PM CDT There's at least one topic the candidates in the US elections won't be wrangling over: so-called "clean" coal. That's because they all support it. |
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| Project "Orion": Rocket Powered by an Atomic Machine Gun Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:50 PM CDT The Ultimate 1950s Space Technology, which almost made it to SaturnObviously, "almost" is a key word here, but apparently NASA still has "small secret contingency plan division" which is dedicated to preserving "Orion" nuclear propulsion technology - and reviving it in case of a killer asteroid threat. |
| Guns ‘N’ Roses to release ‘Chinese Democracy’ Nov. 23 Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:50 PM CDT Billboard is reporting that Chinese Democracy, the delayed Guns N' Roses album, will finally be released Nov. 23, exactly 15 years to the day since their last release, The Spaghetti Incident.Their new song Shackler's Revenge will debut on the soundtrack of video game Rock Band 2 ahead of the album release... |
| 10 Must-Visit Sports Locations [PICS] Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:40 PM CDT Interesting list. Definitely not complete but includes some good ones--e.g., Fenway Park, Royal Golf Courses at St. Andrews, Lambeau Field. |
| Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:40 PM CDT GE R&D guys have produced a machine that prints OLED materials newspaper-style onto 8-inch sheets of metal foil in hopes that the sheets -- which can be pinned to just about any surface -- will start the process of home lighting biz regime change in 2010. |
| BUSTED!! Legislative panel: Palin abused authority Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:30 PM CDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. |
| Apple Ships New iPhone Charger in Comically Large Box Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:10 PM CDT One iPhone owner got his replacement AC adapter and was surprised at the unnecessary size of the packaging. The box the tiny charger came in appears to be about three times the size of his original iPhone box. That doesn't seem to green or economically viable for Apple. |
| A Giant Hadron For These Debates. Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:10 PM CDT It's way more likely that a lightening bolt will strike McCain instead of a black hole swallowing him up. It's much cheaper to make a Tesla coil… |
| I attended a McCain/Palin meetup tonight. Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:50 PM CDT It was a complete accident. I went down to my local Tampa Starbucks where of course I expected to find the Obama Elite. I knew something was wrong as soon as I pulled into the parking lot. Typically in Tampa, you see far more Obama bumperstickers than McCain, but not tonight. In the Starbucks parking lot I saw 9 McCain bumper stickers. I thoug |
| Atheism: The Honor of Facing Our Condition Without God Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:50 PM CDT The more we reflect on the pleasures of life, the more we miss the greatest consolation that used to be provided by religious belief: the promise that our lives will continue after death. As religious belief weakens, more and more of us know that after death there is nothing. Living without God isn't easy. But it offers an important consolation. |
| Linux kernel 2.6.27 officially released Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:10 PM CDT Version 2.6.27 of the Linux kernel has officially been released. The new version includes the ath9k wireless driver, the UBIFS filesystem for flash-based devices, and improved webcam support. |
| Fantastic Frilly Bits Typography [PICS] Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:00 PM CDT A few months ago Fabio had published a tutorial showing how to create a nice typography effect, the Super Cool Frilly Bits Typography. That effect was inspired by the work of other famous artists like Si Scott, Tom Lane, Marian Bantjes, and many others. So in this post I will list a huge Frilly Bits Typography Inspiration. |
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