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$900 Million Suit Filed Over Illegal Use Of Website!

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 09:00 PM CST

Ever used a friend's account to sign on to a Web site instead of paying its subscription fee? One realtor is facing down a $900 million suit in for allegedly doing more or less the same thing.

Going Skating At Wrigley Field

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 08:50 PM CST

The skate of a lifetime.

Why Mac clones defeat the whole point of a Mac

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 08:20 PM CST

There's a bit of a legal hoo-ha going on at the moment between Psystar and Apple. Psystar make Mac clones and naturally they want to sell them with OS X installed.

The 12 Most Embarrassing Photos ... of 2009

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 08:10 PM CST

On Monday we showed you The 12 Most Embarrassing Photos of 2008. Today, as we prepare to enter a New Year, we asked our readers to show us what next year's list might look like.

Social media overload? [PHOTO]

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 08:00 PM CST

Whiteboard sketch about the internet, the future of social media, the opportunities and goals of communities.

India moustaches 'face the chop'

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 07:50 PM CST

The famous beards and moustaches of India - seen as representing a huge tradition to the outside world - are under threat

Do you ever dream ? [PIC]

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 07:40 PM CST

John Daly Suspended from Golf Tour 6 Months

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 07:20 PM CST

Hey, great, that much more time to drink beer, break cameras, pee on peoples' yards...let's rock.

Eleven Gadgets To Rock Your New Year's Eve

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 07:00 PM CST

What better way to welcome the new year than with a collection of bright and shiny party gadgets? Wired's Gadget Lab has got the electronic tools you need to make this a truly 21st century event - whether you are going to live it up on Times Square, throw your own block party, or merely make a drunken nuisance of yourself in a subway car.

1998 vs 2008: How has gaming changed in 10 years?

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:40 PM CST

Seeing as it took almost 40 years for movies to learn how to talk, gaming hasn't exactly shuffled its feet. It hasn't even been 40 years since Computer Space became the first commercial game, and what began as little more than dandruff on a black screen is already threatening photo-, audio- and physical realism. So let's look closer at how times ha

How to: Tap a Phone

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:40 PM CST

THERE are many ways to tap a phone; most of them against the law. This little gadget, however, is quite legal and can be used to great advantage at home or in the office. Basically, the unit consists of a pickup coil, an amplifier and a speaker.

Barbie Doll Turns 50

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:20 PM CST

2009 brings the 50th anniversary of the famous doll. Every second at least three Barbies are sold, bringing in $3.6 billion annually in retail sales.

FCC chair nixes MPAA bid for selectable output control

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:00 PM CST

The holidays have been good for Hollywood, Reuters news reports, with sentimental pooch stories like Marley & Me boosting box office Christmas day receipts up $10 million from last year. But there's a lump of coal in the movie industry's stocking where its advocates had hoped for a gift from the Federal Communications Commission.

Cracking A Tough Nut For Semiconductor Industry

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:00 PM CST

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness—the resistance to fracture—of the thin insulating films that play a critical role in high-performance integrated circuits.

Kobe Bryant Has A Huge Appetite For Footage Of His Opponents

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:40 PM CST

The Lakers have had their stars over the last few decades -- Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Shaquille O'Neal -- but few have studied game video (or film, as it was called back in the day) more diligently than Bryant, who looks for the slightest advantage while sizing up an opponent.

Diversity [PIC]

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:10 PM CST

Only a Photoshop away!

Wired Science's 13 Most Popular Stories of 2008

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:50 PM CST

It was a good year for Wired Science, and we have our readers to thank for that. So, for the dual purposes of thanking you and patting ourselves on the back, here is a list of our most read stories of 2008 (and a couple we think should have been).

MIT Project Uses Nanotech To Deliver Drugs:Fight Cancer/AIDS

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:40 PM CST

Researchers at MIT are using nanoparticles and infrared light as part of a project to develop a more accurate method of delivering multiple drugs to patients battling diseases such as cancer and AIDS. The researchers have created differently shaped nanoparticles that are each designed to release their medicinal payloads at different times.

Best of 2008: The Most Impressive Laptops

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:30 PM CST

Best of 2008: The Most Impressive Laptops

5 Drinking Myths That Can Kill You

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:20 PM CST

From all of us here at Cracked: Have a safe and happy new year!

Having wrecked the Right, what will the neocons do now?

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:00 PM CST

Having wrecked the Right, will neoconservatives revert to their left-wing origins, double down on the GOP, or just go away?

The Top 10 Green Tech Breakthroughs of 2008

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:40 PM CST

Green technology was hot in 2008. Barack Obama won the Presidential election promising green jobs to Rust Belt workers. Investors poured $5 billion into the sector just through the first nine months of the year.

Sources: Cowher turned down Jets bc of Favre

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:30 PM CST

Sources close to Cowher said he did not want to be coaching Brett Favre, which is currently preventing him from entertaining serious offers to be the Jets new head coach.

IE, Mozilla, Opera or Safari ?

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:20 PM CST

The Future of Food: Algae and Jellyfish

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:00 PM CST

You can get 10,000 to 30,000 gallons of algae per acre. It can be grown in salt or fresh water, in a whole variety of temperatures. It increases the food supply rather than depleting it. We're going to show people how to make plastic from potatoes and make styrofoam peanuts from two ingredients and a microwave.

How Russians install air conditioning units (PIC)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:50 PM CST

Charles Barkley busted for Drunk Driving

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:40 PM CST

Charles Barkley, one of the greatest NBA players of all time, was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol.It is surprising that Charles Barkley was busted for drunk driving, and not gambling!

Scientists to explore beneath an Antarctic glacier

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:30 PM CST

A team of British scientists are to venture into the unknown by becoming the first to explore beneath an Antarctic glacier.

YouTube, Twitter: Weapons in Israel's Info War

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:20 PM CST

Days after sending aircraft to strike Hamas militants in Gaza, the Israeli government is launching a campaign to dominate the blogosphere.

Diggers revolt to replace old spammers with new ones

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:10 PM CST

There's a huge debate going on at Digg right now about limiting the influence of the top users. I support that effort 100%. Many sensible suggestions were offered. Unfortunately, while 99% of the Digg users are sincere in their desire to change Digg, they have rallied their cause around some questionable characters.

Zero Punctuation: Prince of Persia

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:50 PM CST

Yup, it's Wednesday.

Celestial Show Set for New Year's Eve

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:40 PM CST

Space.com – Tue Dec 30, 11:47 am ETA delightful display of planets and the moon will occur on New Year's Eve for anyone wishing to step outside and look up just after sunset. Venus, brighter than all other planets and stars, will dangle just below the thin crescent moon in the southwestern sky...

Top 10 viewed posts on MAKE in 2008

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:30 PM CST

The top viewed posts in 2008 on MAKE. Check them out and relive the fun of 2008!

City In Contempt Of Court For Not Giving Marijuana Back

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:20 PM CST

Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access filed legal briefs Monday accusing the city of Montebello of contempt of court for refusing to return medical marijuana wrongfully seized more than four years ago. On Oct. 15, 2004, local police seized marijuana plants, growing equipment, and personal correspondence from Terry Walker.

SSL broken with 200 PS3s

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:10 PM CST

"a group of hackers announced that they'd beaten SSL, using a cluster of 200 PS3s. By exploiting a flaw in the MD5 cryptographic algorithm (used in certain digital signatures and certificates), the group managed to create a rogue Certification Authority (CA) which allows them to create their own SSL certificates"

Angry Driver Kills Homeless Man for Trying to Wash Windows

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:00 PM CST

A transient who was washing car windows outside a gas station in Salinas, CA died after on Friday being knocked down by a man buying gas, according to police.

Let This Be A Warning [PIC]

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 12:50 PM CST

No Joke -- Dane Cook's Brother Steals Him Blind

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 12:40 PM CST

Talk about keeping it in the family -- sources tell TMZ Dane Cook's brother (who was also his business manager) has been arrested for allegedly stealing millions from the comedian. Authorities say in one case, Dane's bro forged a $3 million check and deposited it in his account.

TimeWarner Cable May Lose Viacom Channels MTV, Nick, CC, VH1

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 12:30 PM CST

What an awful way to ring in 2009. It turns out that Viacom claims it has been trying to negotiate a "fair" renewal of its prized cable channels for months and months, but reputedly Time Warner Cable has been unresponsive and "unreasonable". The nation's 2nd largest cable system operator, in turn, claims Viacom is asking for "exorbitant" increases

Lessons Learned from the Worst Movies of 2008

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 12:20 PM CST

Unbearable romantic comedies, star vehicles with the parking brake stuck, sequels that nobody asked for, and careers that should have ended years ago - 2008 was head-scratchingly bad when it came to the bottom of the cinematic barrel. Here are lessons that NEED to be learned from 2008's year in film AND the ten absolute worst movies of the year.