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Victoria's Secret Shows New Fashion and Long Legged Models

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 09:20 PM CST

One of the most popular magazines for men and women come to life, as the very sexy Victoria's Secret models show the latest of fashion in Miami Beach

Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 09:10 PM CST

A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay

Can Twitter Create an Economy of Words??

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 09:00 PM CST

Business leaders tell me they can't use Twitter (or its enterprise-strength counterparts) because they don't have enough space to capture deep thoughts and bright vision.

Obama to pick Holder as Attorney General

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama has decided on Eric Holder, a former senior official in the Clinton administration, to be attorney general, Newsweek said on Tuesday.

7 Funniest Black Men of All Time

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST

With times getting tougher and tougher by the day, it's important to remember to laugh every once in a while. So while the first black president prepares to take office and get this show back on the road, we thought we'd take a look at the COED's 7 Funniest Black Men of All Time for some comic inspiration.

Fuel Your Preconceptions With This Deus Ex 3 Concept Art

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST

Thanks to the Viking warriors at Gamereactor, we have our first good look at how Deus Ex 3 is shaping up.

The Minority Report Computer Is Real

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST

Prepare to be amazed. A group of visionaries has created a real-world, working version of the big-screen gestural interface that nerds everywhere drooled over in the 2002 Tom Cruise film.

BREAKING: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term. The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday's count. That's an insurmountable lead with only about 2,500 overseas ballots left to be counted.

Rolling Stone's List of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

This summer, Rolling Stone asked artists - including Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards and many others - along with journalists and industry insiders to name their favorite singers of the rock era. Those ballots were recorded, tabulated and verified. See the full list here on one page, along with descriptions of each singer and song samples.

George Will: To Save Detroit, Let It Go Bankrupt

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

The answer to Detroit's woes? Do nothing that will delay bankrupt companies from filing for bankruptcy protection, so that improvident labor contracts can be unraveled, allowing the companies to try to devise plausible business models. Instead, advocates of a "rescue" propose extending to Detroit the government's business model for the nation.

Why Yahoo Still Matters for You

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST

Despite Recent Blows, Size Keeps It a Valuable Partner for Advertisers

Oswald co-worker speaks out about JFK assassination

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:10 PM CST

He drove Lee Harvey Oswald to work that fateful Nov. 22. Buell Frazier wants to tell it like it is – or was – on a very important day in U.S. history 45 years ago in Dallas.

Extreme Drain Surfing

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST

Artists Does 801 Tattoos in 24 Hours To Break World Record

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 07:50 PM CST

"Cantrell tattoos steadily for the next couple of hours. At 11:30, he strips down to his boxer shorts and performs tattoo 801—his last—on his own thigh to the cheers of his friends."

South Park to Parody Twilight

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST

So Twilight is like a huge cultural phenomenon. You knew that right? You didn't just learn of its existence this month, did you? I mean, what are you, some kind of 30-something blogger with a sudden, startling and involuntary detachment from the fast-changing world around him? Either way, Twilight is all the rage.

Hacker turns his Android phone into a garage door remote!

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 07:30 PM CST

When my house is in range, it does the magic HTTP request to my garage door opener's webserver (HMAC-signed timestamped URL, for non-replayability/forgeability if sniffed) and my garage door opens.

A Second Crisis in Detroit: Failing Suppliers?

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CST

The financial woes of U.S. automakers have grabbed Washington's attention, but similar problems at auto suppliers have the potential to set off a cataclysmic chain of events

Woman Addicted to Surgery Injects Oil Into Her Face

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST

Hang Mioku, who had her first plastic surgery at the age of 28, is a cosmetic surgery addict who has let her obsession with surgeries ruin her life. After her first plastic surgery, her addiction led her to Japan where she received additional operations on her face which eventually became enlarged and deformed.Eventually the surgeons she was vi

Hardest Captcha Ever?

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST

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Nintendo: We Have Games In 2009 For The ‘Halo’ Crowd

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST

Nintendo has moms and Mario/Zelda fans locked up.But, since the Wii launched in 2006, the company has had a hard time attracting the hardcore gamers who enjoy things like "Halo," "BioShock" or "Call of Duty."

Sarah Palin is Not Secretly a Genius

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST

And other obvious truths that shouldn't need proving.

Uruguay Soccer Season Halted by Fans' Bloody Riot [video]

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST

The Uruguayan Football Association have called an indefinite halt to Apertura action following Sunday's riot after the match between Danubio and Nacional.Groups of rival fans clashed on the pitch after the top-of-the-table clash, which was won 1-0 by Danubio, and the situation was not calmed for 15 minutes!

Half of nation's docs want to quit, survey says

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CST

Nearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an alternative. Many said they are overwhelmed with red tape from insurance companies and government agencies.

Harsh Interogators--Torture?- To Get Pass Under Obama

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:00 PM CST

According to two Obama advisers there is litte chance that those involved in harsh interogation techniques will be investigated.

Hunger among U.S. children skyrockets

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:00 PM CST

Some 691,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves adequately even before this year's sharp economic downturn. Predicted the 2008 numbers will show even more hunger because of the sharp economic downturn this year.

A Sneak Peek at 4 Scenes from 'Star Trek'

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST

Paramount Pictures had a special presentation of some really cool footage from J.J. Abrams "Star Trek" here in NYC. Overall, the footage was really REALLY hot and there looks like there are gonna be some stand out performances. Here is a breakdown of what was shown

The 20 Dumbest Band Names of All Time

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST

#12 - Boyz II Men -- Everyone loves some "Motownphilly," but the creativity behind this group's name is just plain stupid. What was Michael Bivins smoking when he decided to allow the Philadelphia legends to release R&B records under one of the worst play on words ever?

Why does the Sombrero Galaxy look like a hat?

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 05:12 PM CST

Reasons include the Sombrero's unusually large and extended central bulge of stars, and dark prominent dust lanes that appear in a disk that we see nearly edge-on. The very center of the Sombrero glows across the electromagnetic spectrum, and is thought to house a large black hole.

Moms Must Choose Which Kids Eat, Which Die

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST

Some mothers choose what their children will eat. Others choose which children will eat and which will die. Those mothers forced to make the grim life-or-death choices are the impoverished women Patricia Wolff, executive director of Meds & Food for Kids, encounters during her frequent trips to Haiti.

Hardening The Linux Kernel With Grsecurity (Debian)

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST

Security is based on three characteristics: prevention, protection and detection. Grsecurity is a patch for Linux kernel that allows you to increase each of these points.This howto was performed on a Debian Lenny system. Thus some tools are Debian specific. However, tasks can be performed with other distro specific tools or even with universal tool

New MacBook Pro Boot Camp Gaming Benchmarks

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST

Once I realized Apple's new MacBook Pros were available with a 2.8GHz processor upgrade option, I couldn't resist, so I mortgaged my house and bought one. This, despite vocal reservations about the NVIDIA 9600M GT video processor.

Pedroia is a mighty mite of an MVP

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST

Short, balding and badass. That's the look of the American League's Most Valuable Player in 2008, and while that may not be pretty, it captures the essence of the first AL second baseman in 49 years to win the award.

Finally! Online Video Takes Away Viewers From Lame TV Shows

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CST

There is no surprise crappy TV programming is being replaced by online video.

APOD: Restored: First Image of the Earth from the Moon

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:51 PM CST

A different astronomy and space sciencerelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Hillary Clinton to accept Secretary of State offer

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:40 PM CST

Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned.

On Location with 007: 14 Exotic Bond Movie Locations

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:31 PM CST

Exotic locales are as much a part of the James Bond movie franchise as beautiful women, fast cars and ingenious spy gadgets. The latest installment, "Quantum of Solace," with actor Daniel Craig taking his second turn as 007, finds the suave spy bouncing from MI6 headquarters in London to his latest mission in Austria, Italy and South America.

From The Archives: Historic Images From The Great Depression

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:22 PM CST

Google May Roll Out Features That People Actually Want

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:10 PM CST

Newly named strategic planning director of Google's Creative Lab in says the web giant will place greater emphasis on consumers' needs rather then simply inventing things and throwing them into the market in the future.

Unhappy People Watch Lots More TV

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:00 PM CST

Avid television watchers make for grumpsters.

Large Hadron Collider repairs to cost $21 million

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 02:50 PM CST

Fixing the world's largest atom smasher will cost at least 25 million francs ($21 million) and may take until early summer, its operator said Monday. The cost of the work will fall within CERN's existing budget.

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