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| Cracking the Code: How Celebrities Create ***** Baby Names Posted: 02 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT Despite a seemingly endless supply of words that children shouldn't be named, the worst celebrity baby names all fall into four oddly specific categories.
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| Linux : 3 ways To Record Your Linux Desktop. Posted: 02 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT In this article I'll include three ways to screencast your Linux desktop with the help of recordMyDesktop, XVidCap and Istanbul. These three applications are included in every major distribution.
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| China has 'canceled US credit card': lawmaker Posted: 02 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT China, wary of the troubled US economy, has already "canceled America's credit card" by cutting down purchases of debt, a US congressman said Thursday.
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| Sen. Nelson (D-NE) Will Oppose Optional Public Health Bill Posted: 02 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Nelson said Friday that he will oppose legislation that would give people the option of a public health insurance plan. The move puts him on the opposite side of two-thirds of Americans. A poll released this week by Consumer Reports National Research Center showed that 66 percent of Americans back the creation of a public health plan.
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| Adblock Plus and (a little) more: Attention NoScript users Posted: 02 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT NoScript stupidly goes to war with Adblock plus.. n00b mistake!
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| Game Consoles Seen Via X-Rays [PICS] Posted: 02 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Cool way to see their innards without voiding your warranty!
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| Deadly arsonist free after 20 years Posted: 02 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT Gregory Brown, the serial arsonist who lit the Kings Cross backpacker fire killing six people has been released from jail amid warnings he could strike again. He confessed after his arrest that he was involved in starting some of the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires, which killed 46 people in Victoria Australia, and destroyed more than 2000 homes.
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| Video Game Cosplay Yearbook Page Posted: 02 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT Have you ever imagined what it would be like if your favorite video game characters grew up and went to school together? We have, and the way we picture it is much like our own experiences growing up. There would be pep rallies and proms, jocks and nerds, and of course yearbooks.
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| The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Posted: 02 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT On December 10,1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is the document. Article 5:"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."
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| Interesting Eco Art/Advertising: 50 Cars or 1 Bus? Posted: 02 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT Swedish advertising company, Acne, put together a rather eye-catching advertising campaign for Flygbussarna, an airport coach bus service, to inspire individual car drivers to take the coach bus instead. An installation made up of 50 wrecked cars resembling a Flygbussarna coach bus was placed next to the highway leading to the Swedish airport.
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| Star Wars: The Old Republic Video - Diverse Worlds [HD] Posted: 02 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT Majestic forests, toxic swamplands, desert landscapes, and hazardous war zones the worlds that make up the Star Wars™ universe are unique and enriched with compelling storylines. Watch Developer Dispatch: Diverse Worlds and go behind the scenes to find out how the developers are bringing the worlds of Tython, Korriban, Hutta, and Ord Mantell to lif
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| In El Salvador, Where Abortion is Illegal.... Posted: 02 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT What happens when you completely criminalize abortion? Over the last eight years, El Salvador has found out. I'm posting this 2006 article in light of today's news that the Dominican Republic has outlawed abortion.
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| Isn't she beautiful? Oh yes! Isn't she hot? Yes! Yes she is! Posted: 02 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT Her name is Space Shuttle Atlantis--and this photo is the closest most of us will ever get to her. She's getting ready to go on a trip (NASA STS-125 mission) to upgrade the world's greatest & bestest telescope with new hardware. That most beloved telescope, with millions and millions of admirers, is Hubble Space Telescope, a NASA Great Observatory.
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| Senator Says Green Jobs Are A Waste Posted: 02 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT Missouri Republican Senator Kit Bond, who is also a ranking member of the Senate's Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, trashes the benefits of green jobs in a new report.
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| Posted: 02 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT *****
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| West Coast Salmon Fishery Gets $46.4 Million Disaster Aid Posted: 02 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT The federal government is sending $46.4 million in disaster aid to California salmon fishermen, who are struggling for survival. U.S. Commerce Department officials announced today that they were extending last year's salmon disaster declaration on the West Coast and distributing $53 million in disaster funds left over from 2008.
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| 15 Unusual and Creative Bus Stops (PICS) Posted: 02 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT Creative and unusual bus stop designs that make the time you spend waiting for the bus a bit more bearable.
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| Dolphins Keep an Eye Out While Sleeping? Posted: 02 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT Dolphins have a clever trick that doesn't involve jumping in the air for fish: They can overcome sleep deprivation and remain constantly vigilant for days at a time by resting one half of their brain while the other half remains conscious. Because they need to periodically come up for air and keep an eye out for potential predators.....
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| ABC News: Public Support's Pot Legalization Posted: 02 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT 46 percent of Americans now favor legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use, the most in data back to the mid-1980s and more than double its level 12 years ago. While 52 percent remain opposed, that's down from 75 percent in the late 1990s and 78 percent in 1986
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| 16 Preposterous Products for Pets Posted: 02 May 2009 12:30 PM PDT As proud pet owners, we understand the desire to spoil and pamper your furry, feathered and scaled little friends. But some people take spoiling their pets to a new level, and manufacturers are making it easier with weird and crazy, sometimes preposterous products for pets. We found 16 of the craziest pet products the internet has to offer.
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| Piracy Works! WOLVERINE Is A HIT Posted: 02 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT Despite fears that the Wolverine leak would hinder the film's performance, studio execs woke up today pleasantly surprised... to the tune of 35 MILLION dollars in one day.
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| The Effective Strategy For Choosing Right Domain Names Posted: 02 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT Naming is linguistic design, and a good domain name is an important part of the overall design of a website. Name plays a prominent role when people discover, remember, think about, talk about, search for, or navigate to a website. It establishes a theme for the branding of a website before people even visit it for the first time
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| Breaking News: Somali Pirates Hijack British Owned Ship Posted: 02 May 2009 11:30 AM PDT A NATO spokesman says Somali pirates have hijacked a British-owned cargo ship crewed by Ukrainians. Fernandes said Saturday that the Ariana was taken in a rare overnight attack. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
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| Posted: 02 May 2009 11:20 AM PDT New research shows that two key causes of plant invasion--escape from natural enemies, and increases in plant resources--act in concert. This result helps to explain the dramatic invasions by exotic plants occurring worldwide. It also indicates that global change is likely to exacerbate invasion by exotic plants.
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| Future to be very exciting, says Head of Google's University Posted: 02 May 2009 11:00 AM PDT The head of Google's new university, Ray Kurzweil believes the advance of technology will solve the energy crisis, upgrade the human genome and even lead to everlasting life - no wonder he is so optimistic.
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| Mercury In Tuna - Mercury Contamination Increasing Posted: 02 May 2009 10:20 AM PDT If you eat tuna, read this.
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| Clash of the Uber-Geeks: Gigabyte's Overclocking Competition Posted: 02 May 2009 10:20 AM PDT Think of it as PC drag racing. And for the same reasons drag racing draws spectators, extreme overclocking has steadily grown in popularity through the years. Some manufacturers are even designing parts made specifically for this exclusive crowd. The extreme enthusiast scene is evolving.
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| The Oldest Breweries in the World (MAP) Posted: 02 May 2009 10:10 AM PDT I can't help but think that some of the same fermented beverages that got me through college were also the potential catalyst for my great-great grandfather and grandmother to accidentally produce offspring. Click to enlarge.
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| Things our grandkids will never understand Posted: 02 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT *****
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| New Trailer For District 9 Suggests Sci-Fi Greatness Posted: 02 May 2009 09:40 AM PDT The film is done documentary style and tells the story of an alien race that comes to Earth for an unknown reason. They attempt to settle in South Africa but encounter fear, anger, and racism (speciesism?) from the locals. Like the short it's based on, District 9 plays as a not-so-subtle analogy for past and present human race relations
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| New Star Trek Pics Take You Back To Starfleet Academy Posted: 02 May 2009 09:30 AM PDT Paramount just released its entire gallery of promotional images for next week's Star Trek movie, including this great shot of Spock (and another alien) at Starfleet Academy. Plus Captain Pike's away-mission uniform, and Uhura's workstation.
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| 13 Super Cool Computer Keyboards Posted: 02 May 2009 09:20 AM PDT Keyboards are an essential part of out computers. We use computer keyboards mostly to type. However in recent times we have seen a diversification in the use and design of keyboards. Take a look at some of these unusual but cool computer keyboards that make them easier to use and much more sophisticated.
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| Lilly Tomlin’s Pac-Man Addiction, PSA Video in the 80’s Posted: 02 May 2009 09:10 AM PDT In the 80's there was a time when people were addicted to Pac-Man. Everybody coined the name 'Pac-Man Fever' and over time a lot of people had addiction issues with the game. Here is a Public Service Ad from the 80s by Lilly Tomlin.
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| Posted: 02 May 2009 09:10 AM PDT Top 10 box office movies and pirated movies for 2008 are two very different lists. It seems that the pirates prefer to download other movies. Only the Dark Knight was both the best selling and the most pirated movie.
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| Sonny 2 - You've Killed Zombies now Become one (Flash Game) Posted: 02 May 2009 08:40 AM PDT By now you know what it's like to be a Zombie. To be hunted and to be hated. You have fought to survive in a world that didn't make any sense and that didn't appreciate you.But now you're getting used to it. Your senses have sharpened. You finally begin to understand. Why be the prey, when you can be the predator?
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| Linux : Internet Censorship in the US? Just Law Enforcement? Posted: 02 May 2009 08:40 AM PDT It would seem that George Orwell might have been more prophetic than we perhaps gave him credit for. Currently, our televisions cannot watch us, but at the rate things are progressing, it is only a matter of time. After all, most PCs now come with web cams and certainly 90% of cell phones.
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| FedEx to power jets with 1/3 biofuel by 2030 Posted: 02 May 2009 08:10 AM PDT FedEx wants a third of its jet fuel to come from biofuels by 2030, the company's chief executive said Wednesday in a speech delivered during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit. The target, dubbed "30 by 30," aims to take advantage of second-generation biofuels from feedstocks such as jatropha, algae, switchgrass and camelina.
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| Posted: 02 May 2009 07:50 AM PDT *****
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| Modern Stools and Unusual Stool Designs Posted: 02 May 2009 07:50 AM PDT Creative and unusual stool designs that will spice up any home, bar or office. The most fun you'll ever have examining stools outside of the Doctor's office.
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| Posted: 02 May 2009 07:20 AM PDT Today we look at various clocks, watches and means to tell the time, a fleeting continuum that is otherwise invisible and even irrelevant, especially when considered as a disappearing line between absolute concepts of "past" and "future".
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