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| Brett Favre: I’m a little bit angry Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:30 PM CDT Today, Brett Favre finally addressed the report that he gave strategic Packers information to the Lions. He said he took a call from Matt Millen that week, and talked casually about what the Packers did last year about the Lions, but that he didn't breech any confidence. |
| 7 of the Smallest Hotels and Hotel Rooms in the World [PICS] Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:10 PM CDT hink your last apartment or hotel room was small? Believe it or not, there are a lot of contenders for the dubious title of smallest hotel on the planet. Some claim it by number of rooms, others by size and all are quick to defend their position. However, you can judge for yourself after taking a look at this incredible collection of tiny hotels! |
| Michael Jackson upsets parents by moving opposite school Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT Michael Jackson has upset parents after moving into a mansion opposite an elementary school in Las Vegas. |
| London to get Fleet of Electric Taxi Cabs Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT According to an article in the Financial Times, Chinese company Geely, which co-owns black-cab-maker Manganese Bronze, has been in talks with UK government officials to discuss the launch of electric taxis in London next year. |
| 15 Reasons Never to Let Anyone You Love Near a McDonald's Posted: 22 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT Here are 15 reasons you'll never let anyone you love get near those Golden Arches. |
| Scientists Confirm Electrical Activity On Saturn Moon Posted: 22 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT Physicists of the University of Granada and the University of Valencia (Spain) have developed a proceeding to analyse specific data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, proving "in an unequivocal way" that there is natural electric activity in its atmosphere. |
| Sam Stein: GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race Posted: 22 Oct 2008 08:10 PM CDT Five days after Rep. Michele Bachmann went on a McCarthy-esque rant suggesting Barack Obama was unpatriotic and urging the major newspapers of the country to investigate anti-American sentiment in Congress, the national Republican political parties are running for cover. |
| U.S. Suicide on Rise: Middle-Aged at Risk Posted: 22 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (Health.com) — After a decade-long decrease, U.S. suicide rates have started to rise, largely due to an increase in suicides among middle-aged white men and women. |
| Fan Made: Rejected Transformers Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:40 PM CDT So we know all about Optimus Prime and Megatron and all those wonderful badass transforming robots, but no one ever talks about the rejected Transformers. Some folks just photoshopped together the craziest robot they could think of... |
| Microsoft described as 'biggest hacker in China' Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:30 PM CDT Chinese internet users have reacted with fury after Microsoft launched an anti-piracy tool to combat the widespread sale of fake software. |
| 7 Real Reasons Why iPhone is a Smash Hit Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:20 PM CDT Love it or hate it… there is no denying that Apple's iPhone is not only a game changer but a certifiable hit. Apple shared some interesting stats about the iPhone. I culled some of the more interesting facts come from the transcript of Apple's fiscal fourth quarter (ending September 30, 2008) earnings conference call, posted by the Apple 2.0 blog & |
| India Launches 1st Moon Mission As It Joins Asia Space Race Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT India has successfully launched its first mission to the moon today. Chandrayaan-1, an unmanned cuboid spacecraft, blasted off from a Northern Indian space centre shortly before dawn. It will enter the moon's orbit after 16 hours of flight and will create a 3D map of the lunar surface over two years. |
| Man Finds Racial Slur On Receipt Printed From Store Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:00 PM CDT A Kansas City man found a racial slur printed on his receipt after returning a pair of shoes he bought over the weekend. |
| What Rome Looks Like From the Dome of St. Peter's [PIC] Posted: 22 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT St. Peter's Basilica, is located within the Vatican City. It occupies a "unique position" as one of the holiest sites and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom". In Catholic tradition, it is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. This is the view of Rome from the dome of St Peter's. |
| Apple iPhone Sales Surpass RIM's Blackberry Posted: 22 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT Steve says that "iPhone is now 39 percent of their business, Apple is now world's "third largest mobile phone supplier." |
| Ever Got a 'Snake Massage' at a Spa? [PICS] Posted: 22 Oct 2008 06:30 PM CDT A spa run by Ada Barak in Israel is using snakes for "therapeutic massages". Barack's income comes mostly from exhibiting her plants which eat everything from insects to small mammals. She discovered snakes' therapeutic value after letting people hold them after her act "Some people said that holding the snakes made them feel better, relaxed," |
| Crrrunch! Is Your Favorite Company About to Go Bust? Posted: 22 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT Firms like Eddie Bauer, Six Flags, Sbarro and others may have trouble paying their bills. How the bailout is falling short for Corporate America |
| Steve Jobs on Apple's cash, NetBooks, Apple TV, and cheap PC Posted: 22 Oct 2008 06:10 PM CDT Apple chief executive Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance on the company's fourth quarter conference call Tuesday and fielded a variety of questions that revealed further insight into company's ongoing product strategies. |
| 6 Great Android Tips for the T-Mobile G1 Posted: 22 Oct 2008 06:00 PM CDT After months of hype, the first Android phone finally hits stores today. We've already had a few weeks to play with the T-Mobile G1 (see our full review here), and we've stumbled upon a number of tips and shortcuts that make the Android experience even easier. Here are six of our favorites. |
| Nature Overtakes Structure (Photoset) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT From the photographer:This is the photographic essay on how eventually Mother Nature will reclaim the land and renew it. Be it by natural means, fire or man's greed - nature will always prevail. |
| Miss Teen USA Loses Crown Over $46 Bill, Pot in Purse Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT Lindsey Evans, Miss Louisiana Teen USA, just lost her crown with only 8 days left in her reign. Evans was arrested this after she and some friends tried to dine-and-dash (all over a $46.07 bill). Problem: the pageant queen left her purse at the scene of the crime. She went back to retrieve it, and was busted when cops found pot in her purse. |
| The Birthplaces of 10 Great American Foods Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT We've compiled a list of all the foods you love, and all the places you need to thank for them. |
| 7 Things Diggers Hate That Always Get Dugg Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT As someone who spends an unhealthy amount of the workday on Digg there are a few mind-boggling trends I've noticed. Certain stories seem to pretty much guarantee several comments that are variations of "Really? That made the front page?" and yet still get consistently dugg up by a ton of people... |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:20 PM CDT Wal-Mart plans to announce that it will require manufacturers supplying goods for its stores to adhere to stricter ethical and environmental standards. |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT A simple "five-a-day" programme of social and personal tasks can promote mental well being as well as physical fitness according to the research, compiled with the help of more than 400 scientists. |
| Creationists declare war over the brain Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT "YOU cannot overestimate," thundered psychiatrist Jeffrey Schwartz, "how threatened the scientific establishment is by the fact that it now looks like the materialist paradigm is genuinely breaking down. |
| New Watchmen Footage Is Lovely And Tormented Posted: 22 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT As promised, some new footage from dark superhero epic Watchmen just aired as part of the 2008 Scream Awards, and it looks just as pretty as all the other footage you've seen. Bits of it look like the trailer we saw at Comic-Con. But there's also more Silk Spectre sexiness that I haven't seen before, and even more of Dr. Manhattan. |
| Sex, lies and storytelling: The sociology of talk shows Posted: 22 Oct 2008 04:41 PM CDT "Could you tell in front of million viewers how the revelation of your homosexuality to your heterosexual partner was managed?" There is an established tradition of television talk shows in which secrets, affairs and other private things are 'revealed' for the watching audience. |
| Major spam bust fails to result in sustained drop in spam Posted: 22 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT The FTC may have announced its major legal action against spam monstrosity HerbalKing last week, but the hoped-for drop in total spam levels has, unsurprisingly, not materialized. Such investigations and legal actions have considerable merit, however, even if spam levels don't budge. |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT Ah you artsy types. |
| Jon Stewart PWN'D by John Hodgman Posted: 22 Oct 2008 04:10 PM CDT John Hodgman discusses his "fascinating" book on The Daily Show |
| Hey, Dad...Can I have Linux back? Posted: 22 Oct 2008 04:00 PM CDT My oldest son, creator of flame wars, finally discovered that you can only surf to the nether regions of the Internet so many times before even Vista business succumbs to malware. His computer an unusable mass of pop-ups, spewing traffic over our network actually asked me tonight to reinstall Linux for him. |
| Giant Spider Eating a Bird caught on Camera Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:50 PM CDT Photographs of a giant spider eating a bird in an Australian garden have stunned wildlife experts. The pictures show the spider with its long black legs wrapped around the body of a dead bird suspended in its web. |
| The Dark Knight Meets Superman Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:50 PM CDT Batman faces his toughest adversary yet: real super powers. |
| Cow burps making a growing contribution to global warming Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT Methane in the atmosphere is believed to be responsible for one fifth of global warming experienced since 1750. |
| Creative User Interfaces in Modern Web Design Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT The following list bucks tradition by not being tied to one particular theme; although, as you'll see, there are subtle threads running through them. While excellent, none of these designs are perfect, and I've pointed out room for improvement we can learn from. |
| 11 of the Best and Worst Rated Historic Sites Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT From the well-preserved to the downright tacky ... |
| Russian cops to run probe of NHL prospect's death Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT Russian state police have taken over the investigation into the shocking death of Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov during a Continental Hockey League game outside Moscow last week, ESPN.com has learned. |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT We are reacting to our current financial crisis after it became a crisis. This reactionary style is very "American". Therefore, I propose we do something "un-American" and attack the looming water crisis with more of a preventative strategy. |
| Starbucks Coffee: How Green Is Their Java? Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:00 PM CDT Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is given credit by many for revolutionizing the American coffee drinking experience. The company however is both praised and criticized by environmentalists. Is Starbucks a leader of sustainability or greenwashed? |
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