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11 Geeked-Out Movies we're Waiting For in 2009

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 09:00 PM CST

The holiday movie season has come and gone without so much as a certified blockbuster. Thank goodness for 2009, which is chock-full of movies for every fanboy (or girl).

Trent Lott: "Ambitious Obama Presidency May Impair Progress"

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:50 PM CST

Trent Lott says Obama's "greatest danger" is his ambition to do too much. In order to not "overplay his hand," Lott advises the President-elect to prioritize the economic stimulus plan without neglecting infrastructure, labor and health care issues.

Private, Government, or Military? Seeking Obama's Cyber Czar

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:30 PM CST

Should the head of cybersecurity in the new administration come from private industry, government or the military?

Laura Bush's Denial:"Bush Presidency Not a Failure".

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:20 PM CST

Bush uses final 50 days left in office to tout his" legacy".Laura Bush stands by her man and disagrees with critics who call the presidency of Bush a failure. In an interview to be aired today she said:" I know it is not(a failure), and so I don't really feel that I need to respond to people that view it that way ".

Exercise Improves Kids Academics

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:10 PM CST

The end of 2008 brings some discouraging news about our kids' brains and brawn. Recent results from an international math and science test show United States students are performing near the middle of the pack compared to other countries, while their levels of obesity continue to climb.

Open for Questions From Obama Transition Team: Round two

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:00 PM CST

Our first run of Open for Questions was one such feature, with nearly 1,000,000 votes cast on questions from the Change.gov community.In this round, you can still view all of the questions that have been submitted—or you can break down the questions by category for easier navigation.

The Plain of Jars: Bombs & Mystery in Laos [PICS]

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:50 PM CST

Built by mysterious ancient people for mysterious purposes.

10 Years of the Euro - Is it Fullfilling its Promise?

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:40 PM CST

Jan. 1, 1999 was the arrival of the euro, economists say the new currency is finally fulfilling its promise as a way to lower borrowing costs, ease trade and tourism, boost growth and strengthen the European community. Even amid a global financial crisis that underlines the safety in numbers that comes from one big currency.

Q&A: Somali Pirate Explains How To Steal Ships

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:30 PM CST

Young and desperate, Somali pirates aren't afraid to commit heinous acts of destruction, says one of their leaders.

Dallas-area media rips Cowboys.

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:20 PM CST

As expected, the media in Dallas -- and nationwide -- has been none-too-kind to the Dallas Cowboys since the team's 44-6 loss to Philadelphia that left the Cowboys out of the NFL playoffs.

Dear Steve Jobs: It's Time For An Apple Tablet/Netbook

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:10 PM CST

Apple's iPod touch is a hit, and PC makers like Dell and Asus are doing good business selling cheap, small "netbook" laptops. It's time for Steve Jobs to smash them together into a killer multi-touch tablet. We're calling ours the iPod touch HD for now, and we're hoping we can buy it before next Christmas.

Okay one more time...remember to lead with your left paw!

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:00 PM CST

Photographer: Thai Ta

190 Million Houses Set to Have a Gaming Console By 2012

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:40 PM CST

The Diffusion Group, a research and consulting firm, has released data showing that by 2012, at least 190 million households all over the world would have a current generation gaming console. Their main use will be playing games, but there will be a lot of people who will only use them for media consumption and for social activities.

San Francisco 49ers hire Singletary fulltime

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:30 PM CST

Mike Singletary was given the 49ers' full-time coaching job on Sunday.

Peyton Manning Breaks Record - 9th 4,000 Yard Passing Season

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:20 PM CST

Manning entered the game needing 93 yards to hit 4,000, achieving it on a 55-yard touchdown play to Joseph Addai. He has failed to hit 4,000 yards passing in only two of his 11 NFL seasons — 1998, his rookie year, and 2005, when he threw only 14 passes in the final two games and finished with 3,747 yards.

Why the Wii and Xbox are killing Sony's PS3

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:00 PM CST

Sony needs to step up the PS3 if it doesn't want to lose out to the Wii and Xbox.

Everything old is new again: resurrecting classic games

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:50 PM CST

The art of remaking games is much harder than it looks. You have to upgrade the graphics, update the game play, avoid annoying old fans, and gain new ones. Ars explores the treacherous path of the classic-gaming update.

One Year In 40 Seconds

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:34 PM CST

The titles says it all

WSJ.com - As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:11 PM CST

A Russian academic who has long predicted that an economic and moral collapse will trigger a civil war and the eventual breakup of the U.S. has recently found an eager audience: Russian state media.

Jets fire head coach Eric Mangini

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:00 PM CST

Eric Mangini is out as head coach of the New York Jets, 1050 ESPN Radio and various other New York media outlets are reporting. Mangini and the Jets missed out on the playoffs after losing to Miami on Sunday. The Jets lost four of their last five games to finish 9-7.

Mastering the art of the all-you-can-eat buffet

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:42 PM CST

If you're a Buffet Amateur like me, your pupils dilate and your mouth starts watering as soon as you spot the long table full of steam trays and criss-crossed table cloths. Since then I've been tutored on the art of mastering the all-you-can-eat buffet. Everybody's got their own techniques, but here's what I've learned over the years.

Shock! Scientists say video games feed male need to dominate

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:31 PM CST

I always thought video games were a modern day artform.But Professor Allan Reiss of the Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research at Stanford University has proved such an elevated idea to be mere liberal tripe.His research shows that video games stimulate the parts of men that so many

The Music Fades When Shilling Is The Motive

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:22 PM CST

What happens to the music itself when the way to build a career shifts from recording songs that ordinary listeners want to buy to making music that marketers can use? That creates pressure, subtle but genuine, for music to recede: to embrace the element of vacancy that makes a good soundtrack so unobtrusive, to edit a lyric to be less specific.

History Makers of 2008

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:00 PM CST

US president elect Barack Obama has topped a list of 'History Makers of 2008'. Find out who else made it to the top.

How the average Digg user gets fucked

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:00 PM CST

Soup Up Your Sled

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 03:42 PM CST

Winter Wonderland just isn't complete without the scream of a 200-plus horsepower snowmobile engine. What people did for fun in the dead of winter before they could tear up the countryside Artic Cats, Yamahas, Polarises (Polarisi?), and Ski-Doos remains a mystery.

Man Spent Days Unnoticed In Family's Attic

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 03:02 PM CST

A family did not realize they had an unexpected Christmas guest until a man who had been in their attic for days emerged wearing their clothes.

The place where millions of friends do not come out to play

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 03:02 PM CST

A new generation of designers and developers is putting the social element back into video games, using online networks such as Facebook as platforms to reach people from across the world. These new games give people the ability to play with their friends rather than strangers, which has sent usage through the roof.

Video game physiques can affect self-esteem

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:30 PM CST

Feeling a little down on yourself? Think a video game will lift your spirits?

Hey that's a nice worm... oh wait WTF!

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:30 PM CST

Can you identify this worm?

Spitzer Space Telescope: Amazing Star Formation Region

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:00 PM CST

I was trying to think of some irony here and I'm sure there is a good Eliot Spitzer joke somewhere but I am too groggy to do it myself.

Rock songwriter Delaney Bramlett dies at 69

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:00 PM CST

Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned such classic rock songs as "Let it Rain" and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, has died. He was 69.

Gas prices: Five-year low and falling!

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:10 PM CST

Gas prices fell for the ninth consecutive day, according to a survey of credit card swipes at service stations across the nation released on Sunday. Prices are down 60% from the record high of $4.114 a gallon touched on July 17.

Israel Mounts Third Day of Gaza Raids, 307 Killed

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:50 PM CST

Israeli warplanes pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for a third consecutive day on Monday and the Jewish state prepared to launch a possible invasion after killing 307 Palestinians in the air raids.

NY Times: Jets Reject Is One Headed to the Playoffs

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:40 PM CST

Chad Pennington is going to the playoffs at the expense of the Jets, the luckless franchise that sent him away five months ago and lived to regret it. Pennington jogged off the field today, followed by a horde of cameras, to a chant of "M.V.P., M.V.P.," and then at the locker-room entrance fell into the embrace of a Dolphins teammate.

Study: Teenage 'virginity pledges' are ineffective

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:30 PM CST

Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and are significantly less likely to use condoms and other forms of birth control when they do, according to a study released today.

Study: Facial Expressions of Emotion are Innate, Not Learned

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:20 PM CST

Facial expressions of emotion are hardwired into our genes, according to a study published today in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Sen. Craig Restroom Tanking As Tourist Destination

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:10 PM CST

Tourist interest stalls In Minnesota bathroom where Idaho Senator was arrested in sex sting...I'm kind of shocked there ever WAS interest.

70+ Resources for Adobe Fireworks

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:10 PM CST

Resources for Adobe Fireworks seem to be few and far between, what is happening? Has Fireworks ran its course, or is it simply not cool any more? Was it ever cool? Photoshop was always the better and more powerful (definitely, harder to use), it seems to have totally taken over.

Top 10 people in technology

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:10 PM CST

Some obvious ones, not sure if I had chosen Elon Musk, though. However, running SpaceX, Tesla and SolarCity at age 37 is rather impressive. Looks like I have wasted a lot of time in my life.

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