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| Are We Doing Enough to Protect the Earth's Ozone Layer? Posted: 07 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST The ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet-B radiation from the Sun, which causes skin cancers and other harmful conditions. According to the scientist that first discovered the big hole over Antarctica, we are simply not doing enough to safeguard the ozone layer. |
| Early Star Wars Storyboards (PICS) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST These are early storyboards from Star Wars, from before the Falcon was changed to its current design. To my knowledge, the majority of these storyboards were done by 'Rocketeer' and 'Jumanji' director Joe Johnston. |
| Lincvolt: An Electric 1959 Lincoln Continental Convertible Posted: 07 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST Neil Young has decided to make himself an example of how hybrid electric cars can be produced with existing technology and without the loss of style with his Lincvolt, an all-electric version of the awesome 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Convertible. |
| Posted: 07 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST He's fresh to death with a killer outfit. |
| Even Bush's Dog Hates Reporters Posted: 07 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST Today, Barney bit a reporter outside the briefing room. The whole incident was caught on tape by another reporter, April D. Ryan. |
| Sweden Gives Away Free Prosthetic Penises Posted: 07 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST Swedish health authorities have sparked controversy with their decision to supply free prosthetic penises that are not fully functional to transsexual men. |
| Posted: 07 Nov 2008 07:50 PM CST Epic! An illustration by Ratcrtur and Eric Wiese done for Wizard Magazine sometime back in 2000, based on Neal Adams' famous "Superman vs. Muhammad Ali" cover. I wonder who would win? |
| Meet Dog-Cat-Rat Man, a Crack-Smoking Icon of Togetherness Posted: 07 Nov 2008 07:30 PM CST Ever been mistaken for a Peruvian holy man? Gregory Pike, the wandering showman who has brought his unusual animal act to Fisherman's Wharf, lays claim to that distinction. He says tourists from Peru have been struck by his resemblance to a figure of legend who, like Pike, traveled in the company of a rat, perched on a cat, perched on a dog. |
| Robotic legs invented to help improve people's mobility Posted: 07 Nov 2008 07:15 PM CST The computerised leg device is the latest addition to walking technology developed by the Japanese automaker, which announced the world's first two-legged walking robot, ASIMO, in 2000.The 6.5kg device - consisting of a saddle, leg-like frames and shoes - can reduce the load on users' legs while walking or climbing and descending stairs by... |
| Posted: 07 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CST Mastercard has rebranded itself and also got a new name, Mastercard Worldwide. What are your thoughts on this one. [PICS] |
| Spielberg and Smith plot Oldboy remake Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are planning to collaborate on a remake of Park Chan-wook's Oldboy, according to Variety. The pair, who have been looking for a project to work on together for some time, are said to be in early discussions about reworking the acclaimed Korean thriller. |
| 60 Free Vector Graphics for Digital Art Pros Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST There's plenty of free vector art out there, but most of it shouldn't be seen in public, let alone on your latest digital art masterpiece. Here are 60 completely free vector graphics that even the professionals use. They really should cost money, but we're not complaining! |
| Richard Pryor: The First Black President (Vid) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST Richard Pryor gives and press conference as the first black President. With topics ranging from black people in space to black NFL coaches . This is not only hysterical, it's also amazingly accurate in parts. |
| Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST The Universe is expanding gradually now. But its initial expansion was almost impossibly rapid as it likely grew from quantum scale fluctuations in a trillionth of a second. In fact, this cosmological scenario, known as Inflation, is now reported to be further quantified by an analysis of three years of data from the WMAP spacecraft. |
| Are alternative fuels reliving the 1980s? Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST Today's slumping oil prices may undermine viability of alt-fuel programs – again...."When oil prices dropped, it killed that push to ethanol – and you could have that happen again," ...will GM stay with the Volt if oil prices drop further? Will consumers pay $40,000 for it if gas is $2.50 per gallon? |
| I Have a Jigsaw Puzzle, And I Can't Figure It Out. (PIC) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST |
| 30 Firefox Add-Ons To Do Just About Anything Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:00 PM CST Firefox is one browser that offers you thousands of extensions and add-ons to get the job done without wasting any time. Here's a list of the 30 best Firefox adds that will help you speed up your blogging. |
| Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:50 PM CST Wouldn't it be cool to have a "Digg This" button on the front of my phone that posted whatever news story, picture or video my browser happens to be looking at? I'd also love my Digg Phone to auto-update new Page One stories, alert me to Shouts and tell me about Digg Dialogg events. |
| Scientists Can Regenerate Body Parts Bionically Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST If a starfish loses an arm, it's no big deal. A starfish has regenerative capabilities, so the starfish can grow a new arm. In fact, you can cut a starfish in half and each piece could regenerate, forming two separate starfish! Lots of other organisms have ways to regenerate. |
| Google Seals Up Android 'Jailbreak' in Automatic Update Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST It only took Google about three days to recognize, examine and fix the vulnerability that allowed Android phones to be 'jailbroken', and users should see the fix (update RC30) pushed to their phones via an over the air update during the next few days. |
| America’s 10 Healthiest Supermarkets Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:20 PM CST 1. Whole Foods (279 stores in 38 states and Washington, D.C.) - We figured this natural-foods chain would make the list, but who knew it would hands-down top it? "It's the Rolls-Royce of healthy eating," says Kate Geagan, a nutritionist in Park City, Utah, and one of our judges. |
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| Blu-ray Disc ripper for BD-Live titles released Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST A user of the Doom9 forum recently released an update for a Blu-ray disc copying software, which now extends to BD-Live titles support for additional related download. |
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| Social Smokers Aren’t Hooked on Nicotine, Just Smoking Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST There's a species of smoker among us that is common yet poorly understood. Their habitat consists of parties, barbecues, and the sidewalks outside bars & restaurants. They prefer to scrounge for their cigarettes, and if they do buy a pack they nurse it for a week or more. These are "social smokers"—and there are more of them than you may think... |
| ESPN: 'Zero chance' for Mark Cuban to own Chicago Cubs Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST If Mark Cuban sidles up to fellow Cubs fans at future Wrigley Field games, apparently he'll have to do so as a ticket buyer. |
| What You Didn't Know About OLED Technology Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST OLED TV (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes TV) a sci-fi gadget that becomes reality. A very large screen high-definition TV at less than 1/2 cm thickness? A TV monitor that can be rolled up and put into your bag after use? A display device weaved in the sleeves of your jacket? Sounds like sci-fi? Not anymore in a very near future. |
| Putin may return to presidency in 2009 Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST Russian President Dmitry Medvedev could resign from his post in 2009 to pave the way for Vladimir Putin to return to the Kremlin, Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday, citing an unidentified source close to the Kremlin. |
| Songbird gets ready to fly with 1.0 release candidate Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:41 PM CST The first Songbird 1.0 release candidate is now available for download. The new version offers improved performance and more reliability. |
| The 5 Most Scientifically Plausible Sci-Fi Movies Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST Of course, some science fiction films are more plausible than others: Would the Galactic Empire really have enough manpower to build (and then rebuild) the Death Star in the Star Wars films? |
| Babies who play strangely 'more likely to develop autism' Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST Babies who were later diagnosed with autism played with toys in unusual ways, spinning or rotating them more than other babies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. |
| Lebron James: Obama Means You Can Be More Than an Athlete Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST "It was uplifting," Lebron said Wednesday. "It was something that you can tell your kids, you really can become anything now. You don't have to become a basketball player. You can become President of the United States. It was definitely an unbelievable feeling. It was definitely one of those feelings that you say, 'Wow.'" |
| Top 12 Coolest Cars at the 2008 SEMA Show Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST One of the most interesting parts of the annual SEMA show is the sheer diversity of the cars and trucks built to either showcase specific products or just express an individual's personal taste. Many of these vehicles are over-the-top with paint, chrome and more glitz than Vegas itself. |
| Ex-Raiders DeAngelo Hall Agrees with Redskins on 1-yr Deal Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST Even though DeAngelo Hall wanted to take the weekend to consider 15 or more scenarios for a new team, the cornerback decided Friday to accept a one-year deal from the Washington Redskins, according to his agent, Joel Segal. |
| The Mushroom Growth Plan: Inside Nintendo's Numbers Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CST [Nintendo's new investor presentation includes an amazing set of graphs on the worldwide game hardware and software market, contrasting the Wii/DS with Sony and Microsoft's consoles -- here's Gamasutra's comprehensive analysis.] |
| Obama’s Victory Speech Does Well on BitTorrent Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:00 PM CST Within 24 hours of president-elect Barack Obama delivering his victory speech to the hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Chicago, another hundred thousand gathered in a BitTorrent swarm, to download a copy of the historic event. |
| Emanuel Was Director Of Freddie Mac During Scandal Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:51 PM CST President-elect Barack Obama's newly appointed chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, served on the board of directors of the federal mortgage firm Freddie Mac at a time when scandal was brewing at the troubled agency and the board failed to spot "red flags," according to government reports reviewed by ABCNews.com. |
| U.S. Decides One Nuclear Dump Is Enough Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:50 PM CST The Bush administration will recommend enlarging the proposed nuclear waste dump in Nevada's Yucca Mountain, rather than open another. |
| Movie Mash-Ups We'd Like To See Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST There's lots of movies we love. And sometimes, well, we think that if someone could just combine them, they'd be that much more awesome. |
| Man Sues To Stop His Own Autopsy! Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST A man anticipating death from a rare form of cancer caused by inhaling asbestos is challenging the constitutionality of a court order requiring his body to be autopsied as a condition of his estate being paid a settlement. |
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