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Posted: 22 Feb 2009 08:11 PM CST

Children who frequently use abbreviations in text messages develop better reading skills, according to the latest research.

Review: iConvert for iPhone

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:50 PM CST

The App Store is awash in conversion utilities. Count iConvert as one of the better ones. Future Apps' $1 utility will save you from mental math calculations when you want to know how many miles are in a light year and other conversions.

Puppy Survives 200ft Quarry Fall Without Injury

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST

The seven-month-old pet bounced off the cliff face three times before hitting the icy water at an estimated 50mph.

Scientists develop super drug against deadly flu viruses

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST

A single injection of the anti-viral medicine can fight off everything from a common winter virus to a life-threatening strain of bird flu, researchers say.

Newsweek: Used Cars Are Outselling New Vehicles

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:30 PM CST

While new car sales stall, used vehicles are flying off dealers' lots.

100,000 Protest in Dublin Over Irish Economy

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:10 PM CST

Over 100,000 people marched in Dublin, Ireland today to protest the government's handling of inflations, job loss and economy. The march was organized by Irish Congress of Trade Unions (LCTU), and many of the demonstrators were protesting plans to impose a pension levy on public sector workers. The government said the levy was reasonable and ....

Microsoft responds to Xbox Live denial-of-service attack

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:00 PM CST

Microsoft says Xbox 360 owners affected by denial-of-service attacks should contact their Internet provider, although they're threatening the malicious standard of banning any and all hackers. This is a new front in the war against talented players.

WTF? Citibank Sends Nigerian Scammer $27 Million

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 06:50 PM CST

Rather than trying to dupe an account holder into giving up information, he duped the bank. And instead of swindling a person, he tried to rob a country — of $27 million.

Burgers, fries and ... a stroke?

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 06:31 PM CST

If you live in a neighborhood with a lot of fast-food restaurants, you run a higher chance of having a stroke, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.

At Least 74 Miners Dead in China Blast

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 06:10 PM CST

The miners were working in the Tunlan Coal Mine in Shanxi Province, the coal mining heartland of China, when the blast occurred at 2:17 a.m......

Fox News "war games" the coming civil war

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:50 PM CST

With Obama in office for four weeks, Fox convenes military and intelligence officials to analyze -- and call for -- violent upheaval against the tyrannical federal government.

6 Dream Jobs That Would Actually Suck

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:50 PM CST

You hear about these mythical jobs now and then, and maybe even run into somebody who has one of them. These people seem to be living in a magical land where a man can make a nice paycheck doing the things he would be doing if he had no job at all.

Norwegian Minister Wants to Legalize File-Sharing

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:30 PM CST

The trial of The Pirate Bay has not gone by unnoticed in Sweden's neighbor country, Norway. The IFPI has ordered the largest ISP in the country to block the site, while on the other hand Norway's Minister of Education is critical of the music industry, and wants to legalize (illegal) file-sharing

George Will: Repeal the 17th Amendment

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:20 PM CST

The Framers of the Constitution established election of senators by state legislators, under which system the nation got the Great Triumvirate (Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John Calhoun) and thrived. In 1913, progressives, believing that more, and more direct, democracy is always wonderful, got the 17th Amendment ratified. It's time for repeal.

Smart tips and tricks to get the best from KDE 4

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:20 PM CST

It doesn't matter if you're a new convert, an experienced user, or a potential switcher, you'll find something in the following pages that will make you feel a micron of pride of what open source can achieve. By uncovering KDE's hidden options you can make a real difference to the way you work.

Are rappers suffering from the depression?

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 04:50 PM CST

XXLMag.com caught up with the likes of E-40, Akon, Pusha T and Mr. Recession himself, Young Jeezy, to discuss the effects of the recession.

Rare Jaguars Spotted in Arizona and Mexico

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 04:21 PM CST

The once-common jaguar has become a rare sight in North America, thanks to hunting and habitat fragmentation. Now two were spotted in exceedingly rare and unrelated events this month.

Awww... miniscule meersicles!

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 04:10 PM CST

Nintendo: Small games are going big

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 03:50 PM CST

The economy has been a recurring theme at this year's D.I.C.E. Summit. Presentations from EA CEO John Riccitiello and NPD Group analyst Anita Frazier have both suggested that a spate of recent publisher layoffs are less bad omens than appropriate readjustments, but that optimistic point of view is by no means universal.

A Partial Victory for Border Rancher

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 03:50 PM CST

U.S. District Judge John M. Roll, for starters, dismissed the claims of 10 of the illegals because they did not testify at trial. He then tossed related conspiracy complaints against Mr. Barnett's wife, Barbara, and his brother Donald, saying illegal immigrants had no constitutionally protected right to travel in the United States.

Orion Nebula: The Hubble View - APOD

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 03:20 PM CST

Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula. Also known as M42, the nebula's glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1,500 light-years away. The Orion Nebula offers one of the best opportunities to study how stars are born partly because...

The Science of Cute

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 03:20 PM CST

The "science of YouTube" guys are back, with a look at the true meaning of cute web videos. For more videos: http://www.popsci.com/category/category-badges/science-youtube

You better let me Digg as much as I want

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 03:00 PM CST

Or my head is gonna burst!

Does Social Media Make Us Better People?

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:50 PM CST

New technologies have opened up the very real possibility that every action you take, whether in a public space or in seemingly private emails and text messages, is being logged and possibly shared with thousands of people. How does this change the way we act? Might it actually make us…nicer to one another?

The Housing Chart That's Worth 1000 Words

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:30 PM CST

Below is the Robert Shiller chart that makes this crystal clear (produced by the New York Times and taken from this excellent article by James Quinn). And below the chart is what James Quinn thinks about it.

Alabama Senator Implies Skepticism of Obama's US Citizenship

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:10 PM CST

When asked if there was any truth to a rumor that appeared during the presidential campaign concerning Obama's U.S. citizenship, or lack thereof, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) replied, "Well his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven't seen any birth certificate."

What if google turned evil [Pics]

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:00 PM CST

iPod Safety: Are Your Earphones Causing Hearing Loss?

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:50 PM CST

If you're one of the 173 million iPod users out there, you're probably reading this with your headphones on. Take them out. Even if only for a few minutes while you read this post.Trust us, your hearing will thank you for it...

Begging to Be Locked Up (COMIC)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:30 PM CST

That's one way to move up in life.

Look Up! [Comic]

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:20 PM CST

Boy, 11, accused of killing father's pregnant girlfriend

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:00 PM CST

An 11-year-old boy is facing adult charges in the shooting death of his father's pregnant girlfriend, authorities said Saturday.

As Crime Mounts, Mexicans Turn to Vigilante Justice

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:50 PM CST

The conviction rate in the thousands of murders and kidnappings afflicting the nation every year is estimated to be as low as 5%. Women and children are also increasingly among those killed by criminal gangs.

Everyone Loves Google, Until It’s Too Big

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:40 PM CST

Antitrust scrutiny is a growing worry at Google as its market share gains accelerate.

Jiuzhaigou: China's Mystic Waters

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:40 PM CST

Jiuzhaigou means "valley of nine villages," because it once harbored nine, but other numbers are more significant now. About 80 hotels are clustered cleanly at the mouth of a Y-shaped, 20-mile-long valley in the Min Mountains of central China, where 280 buses wait to shuttle this day's 18,000 or so visitors up the very pretty route......

Calhoun Gets Heated [Video]

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:10 PM CST

UConn head coach Jim Calhoun responds to a question from local reporter, Ken Krayeske, about his Salary... Oh Boy!

Dark Matter Filament Detected Near the Milky Way

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:10 PM CST

Theoretical calculations done by astrophysicists at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem led by Professor Avishai Dekel, show that low mass galaxies can form when intergalactic gas streams into dark matter haloes and not by intergalactic gas heated by a virial shock to millions of degrees.

Cool computer networking architecture graphic from 1988

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 11:42 AM CST

Top ten most embarrassing Oscar Speeches

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 11:10 AM CST

Julia Roberts and Jack Palance was funny, Gwyneth Paltrow cried a lot, Halle Berry was very emotional,Cuba Gooding Jr and Tom Hanks was cool and rest are funny to see........