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Reliable Linux netbooks for Black Friday

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST

I like Linux netbooks. I like them a lot. They're lightweight, they're solid performers, they're cheap, and it looks like they're soon going to be cheaper than ever.

Google may offer Chrome detailing on new PCs

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST

Google has big plans for Chrome, and they don't involve keeping the browser in a perpetual beta twilight. The search giant intends to seize a significant chunk of the browser market in 2009, and could offer competition the likes of which Internet Explorer has never faced.

Meteor blazes across the sky in police video (VIDEO)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

A spectacular and almost blindingly bright meteor sparked a flurry of emergency calls to the police after it lit up the skies over western Canada.

The Social Gaming Guide

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST

Where can one go to socialize and sneak in a quick game? Let's find out.

Hak breaks record as he makes Euro Tour cut at 14 years old

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:20 PM CST

A Hong Kong teenager became the youngest player to ever make the cut at an European Tour event on Friday, breaking the record set by current world No. 2 Sergio Garcia.

Wine 1.1.9 Released

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:10 PM CST

Th What's new in this release: * A large number of regression test fixes. * Performance improvements in memory management. * Improved POP3 support in inetcomm. * Initial implementation of the XInput DLL.

Japan's Neon Vision Lights Up the Night

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST

One of the most enduring images people have of Japan is the riot of multicolored neon light that illuminates major city centers with a vibrant nighttime glow. What looks like a gaudy collection of signs during daylight hours at night turns into a veritable forest of glowing signage.

20 Best Brains in Science Under 40

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:00 PM CST

Young innovators are changing everything from theoretical mathematics to cancer therapy.

Guide to Smoking Pot Around the World

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:50 PM CST

From an American kid hitting a bong while watching Harold and Kumar to a Moroccan enjoying hash with his afternoon tea, people all over the world smoke cannabis.

12 myths about how the Internet works

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:50 PM CST

IP has continued to evolve, but no one has been carefully documenting all of the changes, says Dave Thaler, a member of the Internet Architecture Board. The following list of myths about how the Internet works is adapted from Thaler's talk.

The rise of the original gangsta: Scarface.

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST

A new book chronicles the rise of the original gangsta: Scarface.

Michael Jackson 'converts to Islam, changes name to Mikael

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST

Michael Jackson has reportedly become a Muslim and changed his name to Mikaeel.

Evernote: 500,000 Reg. Users - Most of Them On The iPhone

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:20 PM CST

Some apps wander around the wilderness for a while until they can find the perfect home. For Evernote, that home is the iPhone. But it wasn't until May 29 that it debuted on the iTunes store as an iPhone app. That's when it started to take off.

Apple Pins Its Hopes on Gaming

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:10 PM CST

Back when I was in college -- way back in early 1997, I'm afraid -- I wrote a well-reasoned letter to the online arm of Ultra Game Players magazine in defense of Nintendo, whose star was starting to take on a distinct tinge of tarnish among the nascent online hardcore gaming fanbase.

The Roots Tour Bus Crashes, ?uestlove Blogs From Ambulance

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:00 PM CST

The Roots were involved in a crash yesterday in France when their double-decker tour bus flipped and collided with a van. Despite the severity of the accident, everyone on the bus is alive and okay (outside of a few "cuts and neck braces"). Almost immediately following the incident, ?uestlove took to his blog to let fans know of the situation.

The evolution of the benevolent alien

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST

In its bid for our ticket-buying dollars, Hollywood has long sought to reach into our pockets by giving us films that appeal to our current sense of hopefulness or fearfulness.

Coupon Hacker Defeats DMCA Suit

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST

A California online coupon generating company is dropping its Digital Millennium Copyright Act lawsuit against a man sued for posting commands allowing users to print an unlimited number of valid coupons.

GOP governor slams party

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST

Jon Huntsman, the GOP governor of the ruby-red state of Utah, has some tough criticism of his own party. Huntsman has been one of the leading GOP voices on dealing with climate change, and he was blunt in criticizing elements of his party for ignoring the impact of global warming. He also was critical of the Bush administration's foreign policy.

Scummy Radio Psychiatrist Secretly Paid by Drug Companies

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:01 PM CST

An influential psychiatrist who served as the host of public radio's "The Infinite Mind" earned at least $1.3 million from 2000 to 2007 giving marketing lectures for drug makers, income not mentioned on the program. Senator Grassley of Iowa has proposed legislation that requires drug makers to publicly post all payments of $500 or more to doctors.

Fannie, Freddie Suspend Evictions During Holiday Season

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:50 PM CST

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced yesterday that they are temporarily suspending foreclosures and evictions during the holiday season in an effort to keep people from losing their homes.

Should we clone a Neanderchimp?

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:40 PM CST

With a rough draft of the Neanderthal genome due around Christmas season, some reports speculate on the prospect for a Neanderthal-human hybrid or the more ethically palatable chimpanzee-human mashup.

Linux is a kernel, Now STFU

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST

Ok. How many times did it happen to you that whenever you say "Linux" referring to Linux Distro or Linux as an OS in general, some righteous-grammar nazi pops out of nowhere only to correct you by pointing out the obvious and the annoying fact that "Linux is actually a kernel"?

MIchael Vick out of prison...taken to jail for more charges

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:20 PM CST

Vick arrived Thursday afternoon from the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., where he's serving a 23-month sentence for a federal dogfighting conspiracy.

Buffalo News reporter dies after fall at press box

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST

Tom Borrelli died of complications at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday. He had been hospitalized in critical condition since he was hurt covering a high school football game Nov. 8.

Alien Pink Light in Sky over London {PICS]

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST

Bemused bystanders in Mayfair craned their necks to witness the strange alien-like cloud that appeared for just under an hour at around 8:30pm.

Obama to IOC: How about Chicago for the 2016 Games?

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:00 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama made a personal appeal Friday to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to his home city of Chicago.

10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST

A few days back, I showed you the new touch interface for Media Center PCs running Windows 7, and though I had to pull the video, I promised a walkthrough of proposed Windows 7 Media Center features.

Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:50 PM CST

The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in America if the album dropped in 2008. "Chinese Democracy," infamously delayed since recording began in 1994, goes on sale Sunday.

Warriors, Knicks agree on Crawford-Harrington Deal

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST

The Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks have received league approval to complete a trade that will swap disgruntled Warriors forward Al Harrington for Knicks guard Jamal Crawford.

Beauty Is Truth In Mathematical Intuition

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST

Rolf Reber, together with mathematician Morten Brun and psychologist Karoline Mitterndorfer, all from the University of Bergen, Norway, have reported first empirical evidence for the use of beauty as truth and they have provided an explanation for this phenomenon, based on the processing fluency theory of beauty.

Microsoft modifies Zune subscription model

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST

Microsoft Corp announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month and add them to their permanent collection.

The Surprising Origins of Your Favorite Video Games

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST

Believe it or not, but some of your favorite games began life as completely different titles. Balderdash, you might say. Poppycock, even. While it's known that game development is more rocky than smooth, there have been a number of instances when devs and producers take their widely-anticipated title back to the drawing board.

Ahh! Big Boy Just Scarred Me For Life WTF

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CST

Some crazy facepaint + Big Boy action

National Museum of American History Reopens After 2 Years

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:00 PM CST

$85 million, 2 years, and this is what you get....

Here Is What Really Went Down At The Digg Meetup On 11-19-08

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:50 PM CST

This video starts with Kevin Rose in the Digg Photoboof, then Kevin and Jay are addressing the crowd and then moves onto the Cool stuff. MC Hammer was in the house and Jelly Donut kept the crowd entertained. You were able to meet digg employees which was cool and a good time was had by all!

Samsung Starts Mass Production of 256GB SSDs

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:40 PM CST

Samsung Electronics has started mass production of 256G-byte solid-state drives, which could make their way into laptops in a few months, the company announced Thursday.

Uproar in Maine over Obama assassination sign

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST

Passions flared in a Maine town on Thursday over a sign in a store asking customers to place bets on an assassination of President-elect Barack Obama.

Google CEO Touts Green Energy Shock Doctrine

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST

At a talk in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, the head-honcho of the Search Engine That Walks Like a Verb did see a green lining in the current financial crisis: an opportunity to "stimulate the economy" by launching an ambitious infrastructure program that aims to fundamentally alter the American energy system.

Brain Reorganizes to Adjust for Loss of Vision

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:20 PM CST

A new study from Georgia Tech shows that when patients with macular degeneration focus on using another part of their retina to compensate for their loss of central vision, their brain seems to compensate by reorganizing its neural connections. Age–related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly.

GameStop's Black Friday ad leaked

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:10 PM CST

GS is offering some pretty good deals.

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