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| 2009 Interactive NCAA Basketball Championship Bracket Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:20 PM PDT |
| 5 Things You Probably Didn't Know: The Great Depression Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:20 PM PDT Are we really heading toward another Great Depression? These 5 facts about the original crisis might give some insight. |
| A Gay-Marriage Solution: End Marriage? Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:20 PM PDT Instead, give gay and straight couples alike the same license - a certificate confirming them as a family, and call it a "civil union" - anything, really, other than "marriage." |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:10 PM PDT Great car alarm! |
| Obama Orders Treasury Chief to Try to Block A.I.G. Bonuses Posted: 16 Mar 2009 05:50 PM PDT The president said that he has instructed Timothy F. Geithner to "pursue every single legal avenue" to block bonuses to the insurer's top executives. |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2009 05:30 PM PDT Take one part Spitzer Space Telescope, one part Hubble Space Telescope, and two galaxies. Shake well, bake covered for a few million years, and get this. |
| Britain's Pioneering Electric Supercar: Powered by Wind Posted: 16 Mar 2009 05:10 PM PDT It is faster than a V12 Ferrari and can do 0-60mph in four seconds. It will go faster than 140mph and can be fully charged over lunch. But the most remarkable thing about the first British electric supercar is that it is not being built by one of the world's great car companies with a limitless research budget, but in a Norfolk garage. |
| Microsoft… Helping Us Win in Iran, One Error at a Time Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:50 PM PDT |
| How You Make a Hot Air Baloon During a Depression [PICS] Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:50 PM PDT Sure, it looks like being carried off by a multicolored raspberry, but would you care about such style points if you were floating coolly on a cloud – and with so little keeping you up there? |
| How to wear a bulletproof suit Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PDT If rumours are to be believed, President Barack Obama wore one for his inauguration, and now the bullet-proof suit is coming to Asia.The fashion range is being launched in Hong Kong and India for the rich and in-need-of-protection.The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder finds out how they work, and tries one on for size. |
| Words of Wisdom from Ireland's Greatest Drinkers & Thinkers Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PDT Alcohol-soaked words of wisdom. |
| How to win Twitter followers and influence people Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PDT People often ask, "How do I gain more Twitter followers?" Ars offers six Twitter etiquette tips to help you gain those followers without having resorting to dirty tactics or annoying habits. |
| SXSW: Digg's Party Brings Rude Rock 'n' Roll 'Tude to SXSWi Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:20 PM PDT It was an unlikely scene for a dot-com party. Drunken revelers raising their fists to offer a devil's horns salute to a stage flooded with bright flashing lights, kids shouting and clamoring over one another to get closer to the fray, and guitar solos cranked up a few decibels too many. |
| Layoff the entire cast of 'The Office,' that's what LAT said Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:20 PM PDT No stranger to layoffs itself, Los Angeles Times writes:"'The Office' is sagging and it's a conundrum to which there is only one real solution: fire Michael Scott. Or Steve Carell. Whatever it takes. Jim has become smug and self-satisfied -not even his engagement to Pam redeems him." Who do you think should be laid off or just sent on a long vacay? |
| The 6 Drinkiest Politicians in U.S. History Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:20 PM PDT Overindulging in alcohol can lead to all sorts of trouble. And yet, there are some who have battled their demons with the bottle while rising to some of the highest levels of public service. So, I might actually still get a chance to be somebody before my liver falls out. After all, look at all that's been accomplished by these guys. |
| Lenovo Teases Pocket Yoga Touchscreen Netbook Posted: 16 Mar 2009 04:10 PM PDT Lenovo this morning confirmed the existence of its mystery netbook by posting teaser images on its photo feed. The system is now called the Pocket Yoga and has both the ultra-wide, VAIO P-like display and leather-bound shell of leaked photos. |
| The 4 Most Impressive Wastes of Time On Record Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:51 PM PDT Jenga! |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:40 PM PDT Rapping Flight Attendant really make the passengers clap |
| What Apple Needs to Fix to Keep the iPhone Competitive Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:40 PM PDT Apple's third-generation iPhone must adopt several crucial features to outsmart competing smartphones, developers and enthusiasts agree. |
| Get it done with GNOME Do 0.8.1 Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PDT GNOME Do is an open source launcher utility for the Linux desktop. Its new dock interface combines Mac-like polish and usability with highly efficient keyboard control, and we put it through its paces. |
| Spain's Bullfighters Turn On Each Other Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PDT The awarding of a fine arts medal to a celebrity torero has some of Spain's best bullfighters fuming. Are they right to defend their art, or is it jealousy? |
| Passwords of 8000 Comcast Customers Exposed Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:11 PM PDT A list of more than 8,000 user names and passwords for customers of Comcast, one of the nation's largest Internet service providers, sat unprotected on the Web for the last two months. |
| Ever wondered what a hedgehog looks like without its spikes? Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PDT Spud the hedgehog was taken to a wildlife hospital after suffering from a skin affliction causing it to dry and its spines to fall out. The creature now has to be given a warm bath every day followed by a massage with baby oil to keep skin moisturised. |
| "I thought it was a scam": NH woman sued by RIAA Posted: 16 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PDT A middle-aged New Hampshire woman is baffled to be accused of downloading songs like "Jigga My Nigga" using BearShare, and she ignored a host of court papers because she thought they were some kind of scam. That decision nearly cost her a massive amount of money. |
| Space Shuttle take off - Photos by Twitter users Posted: 16 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PDT Twitter members post their Space Shuttle photos |
| IMF to Create Billions of Dollars Worth of 'Super-Currency' Posted: 16 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PDT The International Monetary Fund is poised to embark on what analysts have described as "global quantitative easing" by printing billions of dollars worth of a global "super-currency" in an unprecedented new effort to address the economic crisis. |
| Ten Ideas That Are Changing the World Right Now Posted: 16 Mar 2009 02:30 PM PDT In the face of economic contraction, we're rethinking things we used to take for granted. Amid all the anxiety out there, if there's a theme this year, it's renewal. This is not false hope or irrational optimism but the power of ideas and innovation to transform the world and us. |
| Interactive Map of The Linux Kernel Posted: 16 Mar 2009 02:12 PM PDT The Linux Kernel is one of the most complex open source projects. There are a lot of books, however it is still a difficult subject to comprehend. The Interactive map of Linux Kernel gives you a top-down view of the Kernel. |
| Music Tuition Can Help Children Improve Reading Skills Posted: 16 Mar 2009 02:00 PM PDT Children exposed to a multi-year programme of music tuition involving training in increasingly complex rhythmic, tonal, and practical skills display superior cognitive performance in reading skills compared with their non-musically trained peers. |
| Doctor had oral sex with nose-job patient Posted: 16 Mar 2009 01:41 PM PDT A CELEBRITY plastic surgeon who allowed a patient to perform oral sex on him before he gave her a nose job is fighting to keep his medical licence. |
| The 7 People You May Lose Your NCAA Pool to Posted: 16 Mar 2009 01:20 PM PDT It happens every year. You watch college basketball from Thanksgiving to Mardi Gras, yet you never win your NCAA March Madness bracket pool. You always come away frustrated because your mom, Nancy from HR, Ted from Sales or one of these people beats you year after year. |
| Fritzl admits rape, denies murder Posted: 16 Mar 2009 01:20 PM PDT Josef Fritzl, accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering her children, has pleaded guilty to rape and incest but not guilty to murder. |
| Dems' new push: GOP as 'The Party of No' Posted: 16 Mar 2009 01:00 PM PDT Beginning Sunday, the White House will harness every part of the Democratic Party's machinery to defend President Obama's budget and portray Republicans as reflexively political, according to party strategists. A participant in the planning meetings described the push as a successor to Democrats' message that Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the GOP. |
| The Greatest Graphics of All Time Posted: 16 Mar 2009 01:00 PM PDT This feature is focused exclusively on graphics. We're going to take a stroll through every console designed for 3D graphics and hand out four awards to games that pushed the envelope. |
| Scientist: Warming Could Cut Population to 1 Billion Posted: 16 Mar 2009 01:00 PM PDT Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, said that if the buildup of greenhouse gases and its consequences pushed global temperatures 9 degrees Fahrenheit higher than today — well below the upper temperature range that scientists project could occur from global warming |
| Why Apple might reveal a tablet at tomorrows iPhone3.0 event Posted: 16 Mar 2009 12:40 PM PDT The Apple iPhone 3.0 event tomorrow might have more surprises than are immediately apparent. Especially in relation to a tablet. Here's why: |
| CNT Threads Can Transmit Radio Signals, Replace Copper Wires Posted: 16 Mar 2009 12:30 PM PDT Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have successfully developed a nano-antenna which transmits both AM and FM radio signals. Carbon nanotubes have already proven their special "abilities" and now the Cincinnati researchers have discovered new applications for this revolutionary material. |
| The Most Violent Video Games Ever Made Posted: 16 Mar 2009 12:30 PM PDT Ready for a bloody good time? We dissect some of the goriest video games ever made. We've assembled a murderer's row of the 15 bloodiest games ever created. For the most part, this reads like a list of must-play games--if you have the stomach for them. |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2009 12:30 PM PDT Being part of a botnet is no fun. Your computer becomes your worst enemy, watching everything you do, collecting all of your secrets, and then delivering all that ... |
| US patent bill a 'chill on innovation' Posted: 16 Mar 2009 12:20 PM PDT A bill designed to stop trolls lodging patents based on other people's work could hurt all inventors, it is claimed. |
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