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9 Tricks for Getting a Table at Hot Restaurants

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:40 PM CDT

Here are 9 tips for becoming a VIP who skips lines and gets tables. Test even a few and you'll almost always get amazing treatment at the very restaurants others can barely get into.

Dominic The Two-Legged Dog [video]

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:40 PM CDT

This AMAZING Oprah clip shows Dominic, who is missing his TWO right legs and still is bouncing around and being a happy go lucky dog. Incredible!

89-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Taking Kid's Ball

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:30 PM CDT

She took a teenager's ball and wouldn't give it back. Now 89 year-old Edna Jester from Blue Ash is facing charges."I said go ahead and arrest me. Handcuff me if you'd like, because I said I'm not guilty of anything," said Jester.WTF?!?

Obamawesome [PIC]

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:20 PM CDT

This man could be the next president of the United States of America and he's almost as cool as this picture. Democracy ftw.

Happy puppy Totally Looks Like Happy baby

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:10 PM CDT

... totally. You know you think they're both cute.

Pirate Bay Tricks Anti-Pirates with Fake Peers

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT

The Pirate Bay has always made it clear that they don't obey takedown requests from content owners. That doesn't stop Hollywood from going after the Pirate Bay's users, however, and they do so on a large scale. The Pirate Bay is well aware of these pirate tracking outfits, and does what it can to give them a hard time.

WHAM! POW! Batman TV show called the election 40 years ago!

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT

It's probably a comment on the predictability of the 2008 presidential campaign that it was anticipated by "Batman," a 40-year-old TV show populated by wacky caricatures. Same hack script, same hack channel. See the ridiculous parallels with your own eyes.

Banksy: Let Them Eat Crack [PICS]

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT

Urban art legend Banksy – at least we think it's him – offers up his take on the recent finance fiasco. Trust him to say it how it is. Banksy goes to great lengths to ensure he is never caught on camera and few people know what he really looks like, so the photographer, Sabeth, has done well to catch him in the act.

McCain calls Obama Socialist, but McCain voted the Bailout

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT

and wants to spend government money on the mortgage crisis

Technology Gutterball - Why New Gear Makes Bowling Too Easy

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT

These new balls and surfaces mean more strikes, which means higher scores and more perfect games. By some counts, amateur bowlers can average 40 pins higher per game than a professional bowler did 40 years ago — and that's not because of some recently evolved mutation in the human bowling gene...

Sad shark is sad :(

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT

Man Builds Lamborghini In His Basement [w/PICS]

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT

Seventeen years ago, Ken Imhoff watched Cannonball Run and became so enamored with the Lamborghini Countach in the film, he hand-built his own, in his basement. It took Ken 10 years to complete the project, and the results are amazing.

5 Things DirecTV Does Not Want you to Know

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT

Don't try this at home kids...

Please Fix The iPhone: A To-Do List For Steve Jobs

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:10 PM CDT

iPhone addicts love their iPhones, but nothing is perfect. Customer feedback for Apple just went public on Please Fix the iPhone. The site let's iPhone owners, or anyone else, list and vote on the features that most need fixing on the iPhone. The features that get the most votes rise up the ranks.

McCain Hired GOP Operative Accused of Voter Reg Fraud

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT

A McCain campaign joint committee has paid $175,000 to the firm of a Republican operative who has been accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states. A joint committee of the McCain-Palin campaign, the RNC and the the California Republican Party, made a $175,000 payment to the group Lincoln Strategy in June.

40 Brilliant Gmail Hints, Hacks and Secrets

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Gmail goes from strength to strength as Google rolls out new features every few months. We've dug deep to bring you 40 top tips that'll make you a Gmail super-user, with total control over every aspect of the service.

Report: Yahoo plans cost-cutting moves, layoffs

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT

Internet pioneer to announce cost-cutting moves this week as part of cost-cutting moves, including another round of layoffs, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Will it help the stock price?

Obama supporters receive death threats over yard signs

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT

Two supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama found handwritten death threats in their mailboxes Thursday and reported them to Villa Park police.

How 10 American Towns Got Their Weird Names

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:40 PM CDT

Plan to hit the road next summer, but don't know where to go? We don't mean to be rude, but have you considered Hell? Hell, Michigan, that is. (And you thought you had to drive south.) For a different kind of vacation, check out this tour of off-road America, where unusual names are the main attraction

Everything You Need To Know About DirectX 11

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:30 PM CDT

DirectX 11 is on its way, but with the slow take up of DX10 in both the home and in the development houses what is it that we should be getting excited about with this new revision? Well, from the looks of things quite a lot, as we learned from Microsoft's Kevin Gee at the recent Nvision conference. The link between Windows Vista and DirectX 10...

10 Hypnotic Gadgets You Just Can't Stop Looking At

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:20 PM CDT

10 gadgets that you can use to hypnotize yourself. All you need to do is stare at the mesmerizing movement.

Energy, Money - 25 simple ways to save

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT

Upgrade to a low-flow toilet and save 4,000 gallons per year....

Spike Jonze to direct new Weezer video

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:00 PM CDT

Weezer guitarist Brian Bell says Spike Jonze will direct the video to the band's next single, "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived"

Hackers spy on your keyboard by reading electromagnetic data

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT

Some folks from the Security and Cryptography Lab at Switzerland's EPFL have managed to eavesdrop on the electromagnetic radiation shot off by shoddy wired keyboards with every keystroke. The attack works through walls, as far as 65 feet away, and analyzes a wide swath of electromagnetic spectrum to get its results.

Favre Denies Sharing Information to Sabotage Packers

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT

Cornerback Charles Woodson says that if a media report indicating that Brett Favre shared inside knowledge of the Green Bay Packers' offense with Detroit Lions coaches is true, it's nothing short of sabotage. Has one of the most beloved players in Packers history become Benedict Brett?

Marky Mark to Max Payne: 7 Unlikely Jumps From Rap to Film

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT

Actors have always wanted to be musicians (give it a rest, Russell Crowe!), and musicians have always wanted to be actors. However, none have enjoyed a better success rate than rappers. With that in mind, let's take a look at the 7 rappers who have succeeded where others have failed: the movies.

18 Ways to Reform Healthcare Now

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT

Everyone agrees that we need cheaper, better, easier care for everyone. You know it. The guy heading to the White House knows it. Congress knows it. But knowing and doing aren't necessarily neighbors in Washington, D.C.

APOD: Moons, Rings, and Unexpected Colors on Saturn

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:10 PM CDT

Why would Saturn show such strange colors? The robotic Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting Saturn has beamed back images showing that the northern hemisphere our Solar System's most spectacularly ringed planet has changed noticeably since Cassini arrived in 2004, now sporting unusual and unexpected colors. No one is sure why.

Chaz Ortiz, 14, takes Dew Cup title in skateboard park

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT

Fourteen-year-old Chaz Ortiz won the skateboard park event Sunday in the PlayStation Pro to take the Dew Cup as the season points leader.

Alec Baldwin - Palin on SNL: What Did You Expect?

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT

Saturday Night Live is a comedy show. It's not Meet the Press. It doesn't "ask the tough questions" or "set the agenda." It attempts, with varying degrees of success, to make people laugh. That's it. Whether they skewer and savage people in order to do so, they don't care.

Natalie Portman & Rashida Jones Solve The Economic Crisis

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT

Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones present a solution to the global economic crisis. You know it's a quality solution if celebrities are tell you to do it.

Jeers, Cheers Over FCC White ...

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT

"We urge the commission to license a portion of the TV white space for fixed, point-to-point uses as all mobile broadband networks, unlicensed and licensed, ...

Rumors resurface of a Facebook music store

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT

Digital music distribution is big business for iTunes Store competitors now that DRM is (mostly) dead. Rumors have returned that Facebook may finally join the bandwagon, but don't expect a "Facebook Music" store.

Many Holes in Disclosure of Nominees’ Health

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT

Fifteen days before the election, serious gaps remain in the public's knowledge about the health of the presidential and vice-presidential nominees.

Air Racing (PICS)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT

The Red Bull Air Race, started in 2003, is a series of air races, held all over the world, where pilots fly specialized aerobatic planes (with top speeds of over 250 mph / 400 kph) through a series of gates, racing the clock, accumulating points toward the championship title. P

Dubai Does it Bigger

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT

At 16.1 million square feet, Dubai's International Airport Terminal 3 has not only became the shiniest airport terminal ever, but it's also the largest in the world, beating the 10.6 million of the previous record holder, the firebreathing Olympic terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport.

Report: Eco-consciousness Can Help Win Wars

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT

Amid rampant attacks from insurgents in 2004, some US commanders in Iraq began to shift strategy to include fixing environmental problems like clogged sewer lines, growing trash piles, and polluted drinking water. That green-warrior approach seemed to help as attacks fell dramatically in Baghdad neighborhoods when troops restored clean water.

E. Coli Could Limit Biodiesel Waste and Decrease Fuel Costs

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT

Glycerin, a common biodiesel waste product, has become so abundant amid the rise of biofuel use that producers often have to pay to dispose of the chemical. Researchers at Rice University discovered that when combined, E. coli and glycerin produce succinate, a useful chemical that can be sold at a profit.

VGChartz Top 10 360 Games

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 04:40 PM CDT

VGChartz staff choose their top 10 Xbox 360 games.

Factory closure in China a sign of global woes !

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 04:30 PM CDT

Unemployed worker Wang Wenming was angry at his boss for shutting down a massive Chinese factory this week that made toys for Mattel Inc., Hasbro Inc. and other American companies.........

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