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| Mass Effect 2 Plot Details Leaked Posted: 24 Mar 2009 04:40 PM PDT We can't wait for BioWare's newest project, but, really, when are they going to release anything about the game's plot? I mean we already know its links up with the ending of the first Mass Effect - thanks to the ever so revealing teaser trailer for the game. |
| Can anyone break the carriers' lock of the cellphone market Posted: 24 Mar 2009 04:20 PM PDT I was astounded when the cellular carriers sent Dell's prototype "iPhone-killer" back to the drawing board. I do get it though ... carriers need differentiating products in a crowded market. Still, shouldn't the handset makers be designing the handsets and not the other way around? |
| What the Earth of 150,000 years ago was really like . Posted: 24 Mar 2009 04:10 PM PDT This entire post is a giant spoiler for the Battlestar Galactica Season 5 finale, so I've tucked it behind the fold. |
| Worst & Best Cities For Job Hunters Posted: 24 Mar 2009 04:00 PM PDT |
| Do Linux users pay a "Microsoft tax?" Posted: 24 Mar 2009 04:00 PM PDT Steve Ballmer recently caught flack for essentially saying that Apple users pay an Apple tax of $500 for buying Macs compared to PCs. Does that mean that Linux users are forced to pay a Microsoft tax every time they buy a PC with Microsoft software on it?As I wrote in my blog yesterday, Steve Ballmer claims that when people buy a Mac rather.. |
| Two New Improvements to Google Results Pages Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:50 PM PDT Today Google rolling out two new improvements to Google search. The first offers an expanded list of useful related searches and the second is the addition of longer search result descriptions -- both of which help guide users more effectively to the information they need. |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:50 PM PDT It's not that we want evil to prevail, it's just an argument that maybe the Joker deserves to, well, win. |
| Is this the oldest woman in the world? Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PDT Officials in Kazakhstan say they have a found a woman who will this week celebrate her 130th birthday, making her 16 years older than the oldest known human currently living. |
| Lawsuit: Best Buy has 'anti-price matching policy' Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PDT Best Buy's alleged "price match guarantee" is less of a guarantee and more of a scam, according to a class action lawsuit in New York. The lawsuit even showcases an internal memo from Best Buy outlining employee tactics to "build a case against the price match," showing that the company isn't so interested in offering a good deal after all. |
| FAMILY GUY Mocks Fox News, Coulter; Pimps Hulu Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:20 PM PDT Family Guy put Fox News and Ann Coulter's vagina in it's crosshairs this week. Then, in a twist of irony, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane pimps Hulu's apt new tagline -- "An Evil Plot to Destroy the World" |
| The NFL now has the very real threat of a work stoppage Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:20 PM PDT A growing sense that the league's impending labor showdown will all but assure a season with no salary cap in 2010, with a decent bet for a subsequent work stoppage in 2011. |
| 10 Most Horrific Russian Torture Devices [PICS] Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:10 PM PDT The Web seems obsessed by all things Russian at the moment, so what could kindle our curiosity more than a selection of torture devices from that colossal country, preserved for our pleasure? |
| 31 Wordpress Plugins To Enhance Your Blog and Life Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:10 PM PDT It's 2009. Every business needs a corporate blog to accompany their corporate website, and every individual needs a personal blog to share their thoughts - or portfolio - with the world. I am unabashedly partial towards Wordpress. Just as Twitter is an incredibly simple platform made rich and complex via its API that opens the door to 3rd party... |
| Kid Paints Giant 60ft Penis on Parent's Roof (w/ PIC) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:10 PM PDT Parents Andy and Clare were delighted when builders finished a new flat roof on their £1million house. But Rory, 18, had just watched a documentary about Google Earth — which lets internet users view satellite pictures — and decided to make the property stand out. He was the only one who knew for a year. |
| The ABC's of an A.I.G. Failure Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:10 PM PDT Economic Armageddon or just another pothole on the recession superhighway? |
| How To Pick Up Girls Using Your iPhone [Infographic] Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:00 PM PDT |
| 10 Advanced PHP Tips Revisited Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:00 PM PDT We asked Chris Shiflett and Sean Coates, two PHP-gurus, to take a closer look at the article, show its mistakes and make it perfectly clear what was wrong and what is actually right in theory and in practice. This article is a professional response to our article published a couple of months ago. |
| Tweeting Food Truck Draws L.A.'s Hungry Crowds Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:00 PM PDT Forget Spago Beverly Hills. The hottest place to eat in Los Angeles right now serves food out of a truck and owes a large part of its success to Twitter.Kogi, which offers a unique combination of Mexican and Korean food, is a modern variation of the taco trucks that have long been popular on the streets of L.A. |
| People Skydiving to See Space Shuttle Launch Posted: 24 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PDT People go to Florida to see the space shuttle launch live, but these guys totally own anyone: They fly next to the launch site and jump from the plane in their wingsuits to watch it. |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PDT Just enjoy watching this amazing stuntman. |
| TED:Prostitute from Slums Escapes Poverty and Becomes Doctor Posted: 24 Mar 2009 02:40 PM PDT Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way. |
| Jive.ly - A One-man Attempt to Build A Better Twitter? Posted: 24 Mar 2009 02:30 PM PDT Jive.ly is a new app in full beta, billing itself as a Twitter-like site for mobile. Created by UK-based developer Martin Buhr, the app is designed as a place to update your social network accounts with images and videos from a mobile without having to hook up third party services like Twitpic. |
| Commentary: Legalize drugs to stop violence Posted: 24 Mar 2009 02:20 PM PDT Jeffrey Miron: Thousands have been killed in Mexico's ongoing drug warHe says U.S. drug policy leads to corruption of politicians and law enforcementMiron: Legalizing drugs is the best way to reduce drug violenceHe says drugs should be controlled through regulation and taxation |
| The Periodic Table of Game Controllers Posted: 24 Mar 2009 02:00 PM PDT |
| Brain quirk could help explain financial crisis Posted: 24 Mar 2009 01:50 PM PDT Our brains raise few objections when presented with seemingly expert guidance, new research suggests."Most average people have this tendency to turn off their own capacity for making judgments when an expert comes into the picture," says Gregory Berns, a neuroeconomist at Emory University in Atlanta. |
| McDonald's Testing New 'Healthy Big Mac' in Houston & Canada Posted: 24 Mar 2009 01:50 PM PDT "Houston is apparently the only US test market for McDonald's new "Snack Wrap Mac," which looks to be a smaller Big Mac in a tortilla." |
| The 13 WORST Lara Croft Wannabes on the Web Posted: 24 Mar 2009 01:40 PM PDT There are quite a few Lara Crofts that didn't make the grade... to put it politely. Take a gander at some truly revolting Tomb Raiders, then try to shake them out of your memory... |
| 7 Terrifying Creatures You'll Never See Coming Posted: 24 Mar 2009 01:30 PM PDT There are some just outright evil creatures out there. But at least the vast majority have the common decency to be upfront about the fact they can do us serious harm--claws, big teeth, bright colors. But not these guys. These assholes can ruin your day, and you'll never see them coming. |
| Three Reasons Woz Should Remain On Dancing With The Stars Posted: 24 Mar 2009 01:20 PM PDT Each week the judges denigrate his dancing abilities, and each week Woz shows resiliency in the face of physical injury and emotional humiliation. |
| Rapid Transit Map of Greater New York (1939) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 01:20 PM PDT This is so cool...very nice for typography, map and design lovers. |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2009 01:10 PM PDT The voice of fiscal restraint does not normally have a Gallic accent. But in our newly upside-down world, it's the French who are warning Americans about runaway spending and false Keynesian stimulus hopes. |
| Marijuana Reform Activist Destroys Former DEA Head on CNBC Posted: 24 Mar 2009 01:00 PM PDT On CNBC's "Power Lunch" roundtable, marijuana reform activist Rob Kampia debates former DEA Head Asa Hutchinson on the legality of marijuana. Rob, along with nearly all of the CNBC guests give valid economic and social reasons for the legality of marijuana while Asa compares the "hard drug" to methamphetamine. |
| Charles Barkley Wears Mini-Skirt and Panties Posted: 24 Mar 2009 12:50 PM PDT The TNT Crew show clips of Barkley in his old playing days wearing short shorts and long jerseys looking like a mini-skirt and panties. Funny video |
| The 7 Must-See Monster and Alien Movies of the 1950s Posted: 24 Mar 2009 12:40 PM PDT As everyone knows, there are only three simple joys in life: making love to a beautiful woman, getting a tax refund, and watching campy sci-fi films from the 1950s. This is indisputable. Luckily, since Monsters vs. Aliens is coming out on Friday (and Alien Trespass is coming out the next week), we have an arbitrary excuse to plop down on the couch. |
| Swept Away: Tracing the Origins of Debris Posted: 24 Mar 2009 12:40 PM PDT Every year, up to 10,000 steel containers snap loose from the decks of storm-tossed cargo ships, scattering their contents at sea. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks all that junk, with the help of beachcombers worldwide… |
| Elvis Costello Goes Acoustic on New Album! Posted: 24 Mar 2009 12:30 PM PDT By David J. Prince NEW YORK (Billboard) - On Elvis Costello's newest album, ''Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,'' the prolific singer-songwriter-composer returns to acoustic American roots music for the first time since his 1986 album ''King of America." |
| How to make an IP-Camera from scratch? Posted: 24 Mar 2009 12:30 PM PDT Design engineers searching a development platform for a low-power, high-performing and cost-sensitive H.264 IP network camera need look no further than Freescale Semiconductor. The i.MX27 IP Camera Reference Design furnishes the hardware engine and software applications to enable an OEM to add their differentiating IP or go straight to manufacture. |
| 21-Year-Old Princess Gets DUI, Hilarity Ensues Posted: 24 Mar 2009 12:20 PM PDT From Trutv/TheSmokingGun: This bombed babe asks to be arrested, then doesn't really have a chance to change her mind. |
| Obama's rules deflate lobbyists as he leads by example Posted: 24 Mar 2009 12:10 PM PDT Under the recently issued Obama administration rules (which some were hoping wouldn't appear) lobbyists seeking an administration member's time to discuss a "Recovery Act" project must submit their requests in writing to be posted online... Openness will restore confidence - both here and abroad - that the U.S. now practices what we preach. |
| LeBron is closing in on Michael Jordan's 'untouchable' mark Posted: 24 Mar 2009 12:10 PM PDT Add it all up and James' 31.69 PER through Sunday's games isn't only the best in the league -- it's second only to Jordan in the past 35 years, and if James has a strong closing finish, it could end up as the best.Even if he fails to match Jordan's all-time mark of 31.89, he's already on hallowed ground. |
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