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| Are We Ready for a Black James Bond? Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST After the historic election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, everyone's mind turns to the next logical step: Does this mean a black man can finally play James Bond, too? |
| China Unveils $586 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST China announced plans to spend billions on a wide array of infrastructure and social welfare projects in a bold move aimed at bolstering its economy. |
| BitTorrent and NZB Sites Fight Back Against ‘Intimidation' Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST Last week TorrentFreak reported that South Africa's answer to the RIAA had taken down the country's largest torrent site and an affiliated Usenet NZB site. According to the lawyer representing the sites for free, the recording industry had no standing to make a complaint. Furthermore, the actions of the sites' host were unconstitutional. |
| 5 TV Shows that Predicted the Future Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST Sitting around watching television might not be as useless as you think. Certain shows have been remarkably accurate in their forecasts of the future. The list suggests that British TV producers are far more prophetic than their American counterparts. But that's OK; when someone invents Warp Drive, I'll revise the list. |
| Church told 'obvious lies,' gay activists allege. Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including hundreds of protesters outside an Orange County megachurch whose pastor brought Barack Obama and John McCain together last summer for a "faith forum." |
| BREAKING: 6.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes Northwest China Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:10 PM CST The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck northwestern China. There were no immediate reports of casualties. |
| Sooner vs. Later: Americans choose later for first marriage Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:10 PM CST The median age is now the oldest since the U.S. Census started keeping track in the 1890s: almost 26 for women and almost 28 for men. |
| Study: Headphones could interfere with pacemakers Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST Most people with pacemakers or implanted defibrillators enjoy their iPods or other MP3 players just as much as anyone else, but a new study suggests they should be cautious about where they store the headphones. |
| Strangest Kuiper Belt Objects: The Top Five Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST The Kuiper belt is located just beyond the orbit of Neptune, where Pluto lives. It is a strange and mysterious place and we are only just beginning to uncover the zoo of objects hiding in it. Here is a brief run-down of the strangest five Kuiper belt objects (KBOs), and the strangest KBO will surprise you... |
| Cindy Crawford's ravishing age-defying poses for Vogue Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:50 PM CST In her 20s she was the ultimate bombshell. Two decades on, Cindy Crawford somehow manages to look even better. The mother of two has appeared in a stunning photoshoot for the December issue of French Vogue. |
| Pimp My Food: For the Sake of Art and Stomach (w/PICS) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST These wildly creative examples of artfully augmented food (that anybody can make, provided they got Michelangelo's sculpture skills and nearly limitless free time) can be then displayed in upscale New York art galleries (until they go bad) and bring their creators untold riches and client commissions. Who needs to eat boring food ever again? |
| 7 Fail-proof Ways to Rev Up Your Fat Burning and Get Lean Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST If you're like me, you can eat healthy much of the time, exercise a lot, and still find your fat-burning efforts at a plateau. It seems easier to lose the first 30 pounds than the last bit of fat around your middle. So I've created a list of ways you can break through that plateau. |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:20 PM CST We were recently given a board game called Jakbo, which looked like a fun combination of Tetris and checkers. On the box it showed a rich dark wooden playing board and neatly interlocking pieces. Then we opened it up, and discovered that misdirected environmentalism seems to have ruined the game. |
| Hands on: Songbird 1.0 music app soars Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:20 PM CST Songbird is a music player and organizer based on Mozilla technologies. After spending two years in the beta oven and gaining a wealth of add-ons and other features, Songbird's first official release candidate is out, and we take it for a hands-on spin. |
| Obama Plans Guantanamo Close, US Trials Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:10 PM CST The Constitution finally will be applied and torture will hopefully end. |
| 10 of the Greatest Phrases to Ever Come Out of a Video Game Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:10 PM CST Below are, in my opinion, the ten greatest phrases to ever come out of a video game character's mouth. I'm sure I'm missing a few here, but that's what comment boards are for. So here they are, the top ten phrases ever. See if you can close your eyes and remember just how they sounded the first time you first heard them. Just don't do it. . . |
| Cubs final bids due by Thanksgiving Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CST Tribune Co. has asked bidders for the Chicago Cubs to submit new offers before Nov. 27, Thanksgiving day, according to two people involved in the negotiations. |
| Half-broken Gene Is Enough To Cause Cancer Posted: 10 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CST Tumor suppressor genes do not necessarily require both alleles to be knocked out before disease phenotypes are expressed. Research published in BioMed Central's new open access journal PathoGenetics reveals that only one allele of SMAD4 has to be damaged to put a person at risk of pancreatic and colorectal cancer. |
| Abducted Canadian Reporter Held in Afghan Cave For 4 Weeks Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST Abducted Canadian Reporter Held in Afghan Cave for 4 Weeks, Afghan kidnappers held a female Canadian journalist for four weeks in an underground cave in which she could barely stand, the journalist said in a videotape released Sunday. |
| Inventor of Suicide Bomber Game Says It's No Big Deal Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST "Have you tried playing it? It's absolutely pointless," says the inventor, who won't reveal his name. ("I have received several death threats," he says.) But seriously, is he honestly that surprised about the furor? |
| How To: Max Out Apple TV's Potential With Boxee Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST If you have an ATV, Boxee is a must-install, and it's 100% free. Let's get started. |
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| Nirvana Baby Re-Creates Classic Nevermind Cover Image Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST Spencer Elden, the baby on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind, has re-created the cover. He's wearing a bathing suit this time. |
| Google Maps: Breakdown of Cloverfield [WTF?] Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST "This is where the things in Cloverfield happen...okay this is where the monster first showed up..." |
| "Global Cooling" myth get's fried Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST Deniers claim earth is cooling despite the "the most dramatic climate change since the onset of human civilization 5,000 years ago" Antarctica could burst into flame and the climate change / global warming Deniers would claim it was cooling. |
| 5 Best Places to Travel in a Recession Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST You need a vacation more than ever — and the good news about the bad news is that the financial crisis has made some typically pricey destinations suddenly affordable. |
| [Geek Review] Linux Mint: A better Ubuntu Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CST Linux Mint, while relatively new, has gained a lot of fans from the linux community, and is now the third most popular on DistroWatch, slowly crunching on openSUSE lead. It brings something a lot of distro have tried: simplicity, functionality, and of course looks. Let's see what makes Linux Mint fresh and if it's worth switching from Ubuntu. |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CST Citing anonymous U.S. officials, the Times story said the operations were authorized by a broad classified order that then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld signed and President Bush approved in spring 2004. The order gave the military authority to attack al Qaeda anywhere in the world and to conduct operations in countries not at war with US. |
| President-elect Obama On The Issues: From A to Z. Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:00 PM CST This site will give you every single positions expressed by candidate Senator Obama. You can also find all of his voting records in the Senate. |
| A Walk Through Fire and Ice (Pics) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:50 PM CST Story is Included |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:50 PM CST Before the current economic crisis landed with a thwack on our plate and ensured that few would escape the beast unscathed, I was really long on peer-to-peer. Totally bullish. And paid P2P - selling content on those peer-to-peer systems that content owners tried to sue out of existence - made sense. I'm not so sure anymore. |
| Aliens of the deep: The weird and wonderfully wobbly animals Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST Floating through the eerie darkness, they look like special effects from a Hollywood space movie.But these astonishing creatures, with their weird tentacles, translucent colours and smattering of spots and stripes, live far closer to home. |
| How Digg and Wikipedia use Linux for high availability Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST Pop quiz: you have a web site and you want it to be popular. It must scale to tens, hundreds of thousands, even millions of visitors. It has to be snappy and responsive. What server platform will you host it on? Here's what two of the world's most popular sites – Wikipedia and Digg - went with, and it wasn't Windows. |
| 8 Tips to Make Your Home Green Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST Here are several green DIY projects and home improvement tips that will help your home be more energy-efficient, reduce your carbon footprint and even save you some money in the process. |
| Pictured: Abandoned aircraft of struggling budget airlines Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST Like giant toys discarded by a careless child, this collection of abandoned aeroplanes is a stark reminder of the current parlous state of the air industry. |
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| Evan Longoria Wins AL Rookie of the Year Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST Rays third baseman Evan Longoria completed a whirlwind year Monday by unanimously winning the Jackie Robinson American League Rookie of the Year Award as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. |
| Mars Phoenix: This is My Farewell Transmission From Mars Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST Phoenix concludes its guest blogging on Gizmodo with a teary goodbye: "If you are reading this, then my mission is probably over. This final entry is one that I asked be posted after my mission team announces they've lost contact with me. Today is that day and I must say good-bye, but I do it in triumph and not in grief." |
| Why tethering is stupid and unnecessary Posted: 10 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST Everybody's talking about tethering, which is the use of a cell phone to connect a laptop to the Internet. Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Palm phones do it. Soon, iPhone and Android-based G1 phones will, too. But tethering is slow, awkward and lame. It's our "punishment" for not accepting the absurdly high price for a separate data plan. |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST Click on the teacher in the third frame for the hidden comic. |
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