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| 9 Life Lessons from Barack Obama Posted: 05 Nov 2008 09:10 PM CST 9 lessons in balance, love, and leadership from a guy who's even busier than you are. |
| U.S. Layoffs Reach 5 Year High Posted: 05 Nov 2008 09:10 PM CST Job cuts in the United States reached a five-year high in October, a private research group said Wednesday. |
| Short Gamma Ray Bursts Localized Posted: 05 Nov 2008 09:00 PM CST What causes gamma-ray bursts? The most energetic type of explosions known in the cosmos has been an enigma since discovered over 30 years ago. It now appears that there may not be one unique type of progenitor. Long duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been localized, over the past few years, to blue regions in the universe rich in star formation. |
| Archaeologists discover 12,000 yr old grave of witch doctor Posted: 05 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed an ancient grave of an elderly woman believed to have been a magical healer 12,000 years ago. The grave was found in a burial ground for at least 28 people in a small cave in the lower Galilee region of present-day Israel. |
| How the CNN Holographic Interview System Works Posted: 05 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST CNN's holographic election coverage is fancy pantsy, but how did they manage to send 3D 360 degree footage of virtual correspondent Jessica Yellin from Chicago all the way to the station's election center in NY? As Arthur C. Clarke says, Magic. A magic made possible with forty-four HD cameras and 20 computers. Here are the details. |
| Futurama Animators Roll 20-Sided Die With Bender's Game Posted: 05 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST After one too many games of Dungeons and Dragons, surly robot Bender goes on a fantasy-fueled bender in the latest Futurama movie. |
| Benard Hopkins and an even tougher fighter. Posted: 05 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST A touching story of a young man dying of cancer, that was befriended by boxing legend, Bernard Hopkins. |
| Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:50 PM CST Finally, a ceremony to celebrate a total lack of commitment. |
| Top 20 Celebrity 'Staches (w/Pictures) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST Mustaches have decorated the upper lips of men (and some unfortunate women, but that's another slideshow) since the earliest of days. So in the spirit of Mustache month (also called Movember), we salute the top 20 celeb 'staches. Our 'stache stash, if you will. |
| Colbert Bests Obama, Wins Marvel White House Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:30 PM CST Sure, Barack Obama, you may rule the real world now. But hyper-real comedian Stephen Colbert has claimed the presidency in the Marvel Universe, beating out both your audacity of hope and John McCain's capacity for mope. |
| Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:20 PM CST African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected president of the United States of America. |
| Did The Planet's Tectonics Trigger Human Evolution? Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:10 PM CST The scientists argue that the "Wall of Africa" - an accelerated uplift of mountains and highlands stretching from Ethiopia to South Africa- blocked much ocean moisture, converting... |
| Simba Will Never Be King If He Lets Pumbaa Push Him Around Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CST Lion vs. Pig |
| WSJ.com - Opinion: The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST What must our enemies be thinking? |
| California votes against green power initiatives Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST Two California ballot measures that would have significantly increased the research funding and generation of renewable energy look almost certain to fail. The first, Proposition 7, calls for an increase in renewable power by about 2% of electricity generation per year to eventually hit 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025. |
| If Election Day Had A Comic (PIC) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST The 2008 Presidential election has come to climax all over all faces today. No one knows exactly what is going to happen, so we figured we'd show you our scenario. |
| Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST [PICS] |
| Marijuana reform sweeps Michigan+Massachusetts! Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CST Medical Marijuana is coming to Michigan while Decriminalization is coming to Massachusetts! |
| What Barack Obama’s Win Means For Gamers Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:00 PM CST How might the Barack Obama administration affect the video game industry and the games we play? What has Obama already pledged that his administration will do with the video game industry? |
| Teen Patriots Cheerleader Fired for Swastika Party Pics Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST A teenage cheerleader was kicked off the New England Patriots' squad after pictures of her crouched over an apparently unconscious man surfaced on Internet. Caitlin Davis is shown brandishing a Sharpie over a man whose skin is covered in drawings and graffiti, among them two swastikas and the words "I'm Jew." |
| Internet black boxes to record every email and website visit Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST Under Government plans to monitor internet traffic, raw data would be collected and stored by the black boxes before being transferred to a giant central database. |
| Hacker's song hits Myspace charts Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon has stormed into the Myspace charts with a music video about his empathy for a girl with the world on her shoulders. The song has mysteriously been deleted by MySpace, anyone know where it is? |
| 9/10 Marijuana-Related Ballot Initiatives Passed Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST On November 4, 2008, MPP and our allies across the country passed nine out of 10 marijuana-related ballot initiatives ... and also defeated a bad initiative. |
| Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:20 PM CST What a great image! |
| President Obama:The Reactions From Around The World. Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:20 PM CST The International Herald Tribune presents various reactions from across the world following Obama's historic election as the 44th US President. The World, just like the US, is ready and anxiously waiting for a change. |
| Odor is as Unique as Fingerprint Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST Your body has a signature odor, just as your fingers have unique prints. And that "eau d'you" remains even if you change what you eat, a new study finds. |
| Open-Xchange nabs $9 million to fight MS Exchange Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST Open-source email company Open-Xchange has raised a $9 million Series B round in a difficult financing environment, bringing its total funding to $17.8 million.With this fresh infusion of cash Open-Xchange is expected to mount a more serious challenge to Microsoft's ubiquitous Exchange product. |
| A Landslide Win for White Spaces Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST The Federal Communications Commissions voted late Tuesday to approve the unlicensed use of "white spaces" — empty airwaves between television channels — for high-speed Internet access nationwide. |
| Saddest picture you'll see all day Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST Love him or hate him, you've got to admit that he's done a lot to get young people excited about politics again. Well fought Dr. Paul. |
| Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST How to make a dog smile |
| Photos Of The Obama Rally In Chicago's Grant Park Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST |
| Windows 7 Preview Boots 20% Faster Than Vista Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:00 PM CST The only way to truly compare boot-up times between operating systems is to try them out on the same exact hardware, and as of today I'm triple-booting XP, Vista, and the Windows 7 Preview on a newly-built PC. The results? Windows 7 boots much faster than Windows Vista—but surprisingly, no faster than Windows XP. |
| Linux Desktop Education Deployments Planned in 29 US States Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST Universities and K-12 school districts in 29 US States and 10 countries around the world flock to "Free the Penguins" initiative to maximize desktop budget during tough economic times. |
| Meteor shower set to light up skies on bonfire night Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST Britons looking forward to celebrating bonfire night with fireworks will also be treated to an impressive meteor shower this year. |
| New LED Bulbs Look Weirder, Save More Energy Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST Within the next several months, several of the world's biggest lighting companies, including Osram Sylvania and Philips, will introduce LED replacement bulbs to various world markets, including the United States. |
| Hens eggs exploding because of hot-air balloons Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:10 PM CST Hens are dropping dead on a free-range farm because hot-air balloons and low-flying aircraft are causing their eggs to explode inside them, it has been claimed. |
| Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:00 PM CST In a paper published in Genome Research on Nov. 4, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) report that what was previously believed to be "junk" DNA is one of the important ingredients distinguishing humans from other species. |
| The baby being used to train medics Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:50 PM CST She has been seen by every junior doctor and nurse in paediatrics at St Mary's Hospital, London. She has had breathing difficulties, meningitis, malaria, head trauma and asthma. Thankfully baby Gertrude is not real, but a simulated nine-month-old baby used to train medical staff how to deal with a seriously ill baby. |
| Dubya Won't Have A Sewage Plant Named After Him After All Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:40 PM CST San Francisco voters apparently have no sense of humor. While Barack Obama stormed to victory, there was no joy for prop. R, which aimed to change the name of one Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant to the "George W Bush Sewage Plant." |
| America Finally Decides to Look to The Cookie (PIC) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:20 PM CST JERRY: The thing about eating the Black and White cookie, Elaine, is you want to get some black and some white in each bite. Nothing mixes better than vanilla and chocolate And yet somehow racial harmony eludes us. If people would only look to the cookie all our problems would be solved. |
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