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Rock Band hits 500 songs ahead of schedule

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:50 PM CST

When Harmonix promised at E3 that 500 songs would be in Rock Band by the end of 2008, that seemed an awfully ambitious number. But over the past few months the DLC release schedule has been going nuts, including many full-album releases.

20 Incredibly Useful Themes and Plugins to Boost your Admin

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:40 PM CST

Sometimes we just want to get our WordPress Admin area to look neat and professional just to add a bit more functionality and enhance the way we use it.

SNL Digital Short: Jizz in My Pants

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:30 PM CST

Give them money, they are pretty

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:10 PM CST

Top 10 Crazy Cults

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 07:50 PM CST

Cultist groups have permeated society ever since people could chat and share ideas en masse, although modern cult experts today often clash about what, exactly, makes a group of people a cult. What's a loony organization to one expert is often seen by others as a religion or sect.

Grandfather Found Dead In Freezer

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 07:40 PM CST

Authorities responding to a suicide in Florida have made a chilling discovery — a body stored in a carport freezer.

UK ISPs censoring Wikipedia

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 07:30 PM CST

The content being filtered is apparently that deemed to meet the Internet Watch Foundation's critera for child pornography – in one case, this involves a 1970s LP cover art which, although controversial, is still widely available.

Revealed: How they shot The Godfather

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 07:20 PM CST

How's this for an offer you can't refuse: The Godfather Family Album - previously unseen candid pictures revealing how the finest gangster movies of them all were made...and a running commentary from author Mario Puzo how he came to write The Godfather in the first place (he needed the money)

Dwayne Wade a Cheater? Coach Dunleavy implied he thinks so.

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 07:00 PM CST

"There's a lot of things going on that could be called," Wade said. "So if you want to nitpick at everything, then he doesn't have enough to do. He needs to do something else."

Apple's LED Cinema Display: the review

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:40 PM CST

Apple's first major update to the Cinema Display line brings a much greener design and a raft of welcome feature updates, especially for MacBook owners. At the same time, a partial shift away from Apple's mainstay professional crowd makes one wonder where the company is going and whether it hasn't lost focus.

Analysis: more than 16 cores may well be pointless

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:40 PM CST

The "memory wall" was been looming in the path of computer performance advancements well before clockspeed increases hit the "power wall." In fact, in the many-core era, we may hit the memory wall quicker than we expect.

Nations longest High School Win Streak ends at 89

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:40 PM CST

Since 2003, all Batesville (Miss.) South Panola has known has been winning. It has been winning at a rate like no other program in the country. It had accumulated a winning streak of 89 consecutive games, the third longest streak in the history of high school football.

Ahhh... The Lazy Days [PIC]

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:30 PM CST

ESPN - Florida, Oklahoma 1-2 in AP poll,

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:30 PM CST

Florida was No. 1, Oklahoma No. 2 and Texas' chances of getting a championship trophy took a hit.

50 Excellent Digital Photography Photoshop Tutorials

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:30 PM CST

Without further ado, we present you with 50 Excellent Photoshop Tutorials for Digital Photography.

Are You a Facebook Addict?

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:30 PM CST

Constantly refreshing your Facebook news feed? Logging in 10 times a day to browse your friend's latest party pics? Facebook Gifts causing your own economic crisis? We can fix you! With….a social network?

Resume for a Bad Guy's Sidekick in a 1980's Movie

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:20 PM CST

The 80's are over, and it pains us so. But no one has been hit harder than the bad guy's sidekick from every eighties movie. There's just no work for him anymore, even though as you'll see below, he has quite a resume.

The 7 Most Retarded Criminal Excuses of All Time

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:10 PM CST

It turns out the sorts of people who get caught selling beer in a jar, and attempting to murder cats often don't have the gumption to think up plausible excuses ahead of time.

Moonrise over Denver, Colorado, USA

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:00 PM CST

Photographer: Roger N. Clark

10 Things Songbird Does That iTunes Can’t

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 06:00 PM CST

Songbird turned 1.0 this week, and aims to do to iTunes what Firefox did to Internet Explorer. That is, it aims to take the basic design of something closed and proprietary, and turn it into something open and extensible and fun. Songbird aims to give the power back to the people.

In Soviet Russia, Car Drives You

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 05:50 PM CST

Obama Plays It Cool on SNL

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 05:40 PM CST

Barack Obama is one cool cat and this digital short from SNL proves it.

A Strange Mushroom ( Zombie Hand )

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 05:20 PM CST

Fungus from beneath the earth surface came to pick up loose change on the ground.

Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in the United States

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 05:10 PM CST

The miles-per-gallon standard for cars in the United States is stuck at 27.5, compared to 43 in Europe and 46 in Japan. And those standards will be laughable in a few years time. Case in point: A British Volkswagen concept car gets 235 miles to the gallon. But that one won't be available for a couple more years.

Our guide to building your own online distro

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 05:00 PM CST

You don't have to put up with someone else's vision of Linux Wouldn't it be great if you could just click your way to a custom distro? After all, most of the packages you will need are sitting on a well-connected web server somewhere, so it makes sense to build ISO images and repositories directly on that server. And since that server has a HTTP

400GB Blu-ray Discs Here Now - Entice Developers - 1TB: 2013

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 04:20 PM CST

Game developers are likely to take full advantage of high-capacity new Blu-ray discs. Pioneer says the development plans are to create these super read-only discs in 2008-2010, rewritable discs in 2010-2012, and 1 TB discs in 2013.

Obama spells end of blank cheques for Israel

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 04:20 PM CST

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel can no longer expect "blank cheques" from Washington once president-elect Barack Obama's administration takes over in January, a former US ambassador to the Jewish state said on Sunday.

Man Arrested After Cops Find Crack In His Vomit

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 04:00 PM CST

A 25-year-old Detroit-area man literally spilled his guts to police and was arrested on a drug charge after officers found crack cocaine in his vomit. Police said the man swallowed the drugs after a short car and foot chase Tuesday about 20 miles northeast of Detroit. Clinton Township police caught and were questioning the man when he threw up the

Busted: Steve Jobs Caught Looking Like A Dork

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 03:40 PM CST

Steve Jobs looking pretty funny. Look what is on his computer too.

Holiday Online Ordering Deadlines For Last Minute Shoppers

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 03:20 PM CST

Dealhack has compiled a list of major online retailers' ordering deadlines for shipments that need to arrive before Santa does. If you suffer from terminal-illness-grade procrastination like me, this is your list.

BitTorrent Shuts Down Video Store, Brings Back Search

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 03:00 PM CST

February 2007, BitTorrent Inc. launched its 'Torrent Entertainment Network' where users could download movies and TV-shows legally, via BitTorrent. Despite the ever increasing popularity of BitTorrent as a download tool, the store never became profitable and has now closed. The store is replaced by a BitTorrent search portal.

Microsoft Signs Major Deal with Dell for Live Search

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:54 PM CST

Microsoft and Dell have signed a deal via which Dell will be shipping new PCs with the Live Search toolbar preinstalled, according to sources familiar with the arrangement between the two companies.

Women lose options as doctors lie, deny care on abortion

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:52 PM CST

Women have few rights at all when doctors can legally misinform them or deny service entirely. Abortion opponents will soon enjoy broader legal protections than ever. Those willing to provide abortions, on the other hand, will enjoy far fewer.

Andy Samberg Hi-Fives A Bobcat (PIC)

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:50 PM CST

Thanks Government! I Feel So Much Safer At Night (PIC)

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:40 PM CST

It's good to know that teenagers can't just buy these dangerous weapons and have to resort to getting them out of the kitchen drawer at home before committing violent crimes.

Insane Inventor: Vincent and the Supersuit (WATCH IN HD)

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:40 PM CST

Another one of my latest creations is something that I'm working on for the Navy Seals...hahaha. Make sure to watch in HD.

APOD: A Halo Around the Moon

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:00 PM CST

OFFICIAL: The Last.fm Best of 2008

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:00 PM CST

While other annual retrospectives are based on editors' picks or sales data, the Last.fm Best of 2008 list is based entirely on what the Last.fm community has been listening to this year and shows which artist, albums and tracks defined the musical landscape in 2008.

Little speed machine? Asus N10J A1 - Atom N270 1.6 GHz - 10

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:00 PM CST

CNET's comprehensive Asus N10J A1 - Atom N270 1.6 GHz - 10.2 coverage includes unbiased reviews, exclusive video footage and Laptop buying guides. Compare Asus N10J A1 - Atom N270 1.6 GHz - 10.2 prices, user ratings, specs and more.

SitOrSquat.com - Public Toilet Search with GPS Locations

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:00 PM CST

SitOrSquat is a web based index of public bathrooms. In addition to providing the basic map-mashup and rating system. Sit or Squat users can provide and browse photographs of the restrooms in question. The real selling point is the applications available for iPhones and Blackberries, enabling GPS based directions to the nearest bathroom.

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