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An Easter Story

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 06:50 PM PDT

FAT: If it takes a village to raise a child, it must take an even larger pool of humanity to raise a child with intensive special needs. I learned that on Easter 2006 when my young son eloped.

2009 New York Auto Show [Pics]

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 06:30 PM PDT

As the auto industry copes with the economic downturn, the 2009 New York International Auto Show provides an opportunity for manufacturers to put their best face forward.

Orange County Officials Waste $300 per night for Hotels!

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 06:30 PM PDT

The OCTA spent $95,802 on travel and conference expenses for its board members over the past three years, according to agency documents - including $300-a-night hotel rooms in The Big Apple and $975-per-person conference fees to join a posse of SoCal officials trying to grease the wheels for transportation spending in Washington, D.C.

Cyclist hit by corpse thrown from speeding car

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 06:20 PM PDT

A cyclist was knocked out after being hit by a corpse thrown from a speeding car.

10 easy ways to boost your online security

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 06:10 PM PDT

Minimise the risk of infection with these essential tips

iTunes gift code crackers try luring iPhone devs into scam

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 06:10 PM PDT

Counterfeiters have moved from selling cracked iTunes gift codes to trying to draw iPhone developers into a scam to defraud Apple of thousands of dollars. Apple may need to look into making its codes harder to crack sooner than later.

Scuba Diver Smacked by One-Ton Whale Tail

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 06:00 PM PDT

An aquatic cameraman gets cold-cocked when he cozies up to a 50-ton humpback whale the size of a bus. Let's just say it was like he got hit in the head with a baseball bat.

Discovery poses challenge to galaxy formation theories

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 06:00 PM PDT

A team led by an Indiana University astronomer has found a sample of massive galaxies with properties that suggest that they may have formed relatively recently. This would run counter to the widely-held belief that massive, luminous galaxies (like our own Milky Way Galaxy) began their formation and evolution shortly after the Big Bang.

10 Scariest Bioweapons

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 05:50 PM PDT

At one time or another, humans have turned to just about every viable option on the planet for new means of destroying one another. We've leveled forests, plundered the elements and diverted religion, philosophy, science and art to fuel humanity's desire for bloodshed; weaponizing some of nature's most formidable viral, bacterial and fungal foes.

25 things vanishing in America, part 2: Maple syrup

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT

My family eats a huge amount of maple syrup, and lately, I've had to carefully budget our purchases. I have a whopping $50 per month set aside for sweeteners, and between the disappearance of bees and the rising prices of maple syrup, it doesn't go as far as you'd think.

Beck imitates Obama pouring gasoline on "average American"

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT

VIDEO: Fox News' Glenn Beck imitates Barack Obama pouring gasoline on "average American"; says: "President Obama, why don't you just set us on fire? ... We didn't vote to lose the Republic." You've got to see this to believe it.

Breaking: Germany muzzles WikiLeaks

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 04:50 PM PDT

The internet domain registration for the investigative journalism site Wikileaks.de was suspended without notice by Germany's registration authority DENIC.

Domain Pigeon now finds open Twitter names

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 04:40 PM PDT

Domainsquatting is one thing, but what about Twittersquatting? Domain search tool Domain Pigeon is now showing users which usernames are still open.

The Everyday Lives of Superheroes (PICS)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Ever wonder what it'd be like if Superheroes were just regular people like you and I? Like what if Superman had a job as a limo driver and he didn't necessarily have any superhuman powers. He was just a dude wearing a Superman cape driving a limousine.

Time Warner tries again, fails to justify caps and charges

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Time Warner Cable has increased all of its Internet data caps, added some new ones, and generously offered to limit overage charges to $65/month. Perhaps that's because the company's broadband operations are actually earning more cash and have lower expenses than they did in 2007, making TWC's stated rationale for the caps less tenable.

Scientists Solve Mystery Of Starlight's Origins

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Scientists from the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia have helped unveil the birthplaces of ancient stars using a two-tonne telescope carried by a balloon the size of a 33-storey building.

Zune HD

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT

First look at the Zune HD.

5 Men the Courts Will Never Completely Vindicate

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT

This is what happens when you let people rapists and murderers (and presidents) off the hook in the courts: they rape and murder (and continue to be corrupt) anyway. These are the worst of the worst.

Scientists create chocoholic dream

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT

A new inhaler - dubbed Le Whif - has been developed by scientists, allowing chocoholics to enjoy all the treats they can handle for zero calories.

Yelp to Let Businesses Respond to Web Reviews

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Yelp.com will let business owners respond directly to users to correct inaccuracies, but not to advertise or make personal attacks.

Study: Billions for businesses in tax changes

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Three law professors at the University of Kansas have completed a study suggesting that large U.S. corporations won billions of dollars in tax savings by lobbying Congress to change the tax code four years ago. Stephen Mazza and two associates spent six months analyzing a provision in 2004's American Jobs Creation Act that allowed corporations to..

Exclusive: Somali Pirates' Homemade Hijacking Video

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:10 PM PDT

As U.S. Navy ships track pirates holding an American captain hostage near the Horn of Africa, a source with well-placed contacts with pirate groups in Somalia has released an exclusive video to Wired.com from an earlier hijacking. It offers a rare, first-hand glimpse into the workings of the outlaw groups.

Look Closer. The Hidden Details We Miss In Movie Trailers

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:10 PM PDT

It all happens so fast. From X-Men Origins to G.I. Joe, it's easy to miss some of the important details. Here's a great look closer...

Biased Anti-Piracy Laws Cause Problems in Denmark

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Tough anti-piracy laws in Denmark have notably caused some serious problems for The Pirate Bay, as ISPs there were forced to block the world's largest tracker. The law allows outfits such as IFPI to shut down sites with relative ease but this imbalance towards rights holders will be addressed in a new report due soon.

Franken Isn't 'Leading', He Won and Coleman Lost

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 02:40 PM PDT

With a 312 vote victory for the Democrat, and nothing left to count, the corporate media continues to misreport the facts of the U.S. Senate election in Minnesota...

Fox Cuts 'Dollhouse' Short. Show On Life Support

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Fox has scheduled the season finale of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, but some sharp-eyed fans have noticed that there's something missing: the show's 13th episode.

Volkswagen Golf VI announced as 2009 World Car of the Year

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

The 2010 Volkswagen Golf on display at the New York International Auto Show has been named World Car of the Year. Introduced at last year's Paris Auto Show and known as the Rabbit in earlier U.S. versions, this sixth-generation sporty hatchback from VW beat out top finalists Ford Fiesta and Toyota iQ for the highly coveted honor.

Bluetooth 3.0 Prepped For Launch on April 21

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

The Bluetooth 3.0 spec is ready to hit the streets, with the Bluetooth SIG preparing for an official release later this month. The updated specification will enable the transfer of larger files thanks to the incorporation of 802.11n.

£11 For 154000000 Views - How Google Exploited P.Waterman

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Pete Waterman, the force behind dozens of multi-million selling chart hits, claims he is being "exploited" by internet giant Google.

GNU Radio: the open-source software defined Radio

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:40 PM PDT

GNU Radio is an open source Software Defined Radio (SDR) project that was started about ten years ago by Eric Blossom, an electrical engineer. The main idea which is behind this project, as its founder says, was to turn all the hardware problems into software problems....

One Lightning Bolt. One Fireball.

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT

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Top Ten Bunnies in Pop Culture

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT

You'd be surprised how many Bunnies you can find in pop culture once you start thinking about it. Obviously the Easter Bunny would be pretty high on the list, but since that little bastard is the reason for the season, (What you thought it was Jesus? When was the last time he brought you candy?) I decided to concentrate on other famous rabbits.

We Still Need a Simpler Tax Code

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:10 PM PDT

The law should be plain enough that most people can compute their own liabilities on a single form.

New method could lead to narrower chip patterns

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:40 PM PDT

Researchers at MIT have found a novel method for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip, using a material that can be switched from transparent to opaque, and vice versa, just by exposing it to certain wavelengths of light.

Could Lightning Predict Intensity Of Hurricanes?

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:30 PM PDT

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a strong correlation between the wind speeds and lightning frequency of 58 Category 4 and 5 hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones and have concluded that the strength of a hurricane can be predicted based on that.

MIT: How you feel the world impacts how you see it

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:20 PM PDT

In the classic waterfall illusion, if you stare at the downward motion of a waterfall for some period of time, stationary objects -- such as rocks -- appear to drift upward. MIT neuroscientists have found that this phenomenon, called motion aftereffect, occurs not only in our visual perception but also in our tactile perception

Killzone 2 has speedy run to 500k sold

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:01 PM PDT

Killzone 2 has set a sales record, becoming the first-party PS3 title that reached 500,000 units sold the fastest.

Best 'Help Wanted' Store Sign You'll See Today

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 11:52 AM PDT

Job references, experience definitely not a must. Funny, also kind of sad…Sign of the times.

Victor's ***** His Pants But Wolverine's Fakin' It (Pic)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 11:52 AM PDT

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Sperm Bank Sued Under Product Liability Law

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 11:50 AM PDT

"Sperm should be subject to the same product liability laws as car brakes, according to a US judge who has given a teenager with severe learning disabilities the go-ahead to sue the sperm bank that provided her with a biological father."

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