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| How Inspirational: 3 Feet Tall, But Living Large Posted: 05 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT Born with a disorder that would leave him 3 feet tall and so brittle that coughing could fracture a rib, Sean Stephenson could not walk as a child. He was racked with pain. People stared at him all the time. But in 1988, his mother asked him the question that would change his life: "Is this going to be a gift or a burden?"
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| New Terminator Salvation Explanation John's Great Dilemma Posted: 05 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT John Connor promises "I'll be back" in this new TV spot for Terminator Salvation, but it's the opposite of Arnie's cocky-robot delivery. Where's he going? A ton of new set reports reveal all. Major spoilers!
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| Blackout Cinema - "Total Recall" Posted: 05 May 2009 04:30 PM PDT Three drunk action figures take a look at the best film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1990 that wasn't titled "Kindergarten Cop"
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| Funny Star Wars Poster from Disney Posted: 05 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT These posters that were created for Disney's Star Wars Weekends at Disney World's Hollywood Studios theme park are pretty damn funny. My favorite of the bunch is the one below of the Storm Trooper eating a Mickey Mouse fudgesicle.
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| SIBEL EDMONDS: 'In Congress We Trust...Not' Posted: 05 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT The former FBI translator and whistleblower suggests blackmail may be at the heart of Congressional refusal to bring accountability and oversight to its own members - such as both Hastert and Harman - in matters of espionage and national security | Exclusive to The BRAD BLOG...
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| Legislation Intro'ed to Stop Minn. From Censoring Internet Posted: 05 May 2009 04:00 PM PDT A state representative wants to prevent state law enforcement from following through on its threat to keep Minnesotans from gambling online. Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, introduced legislation today that would bar the Department of Public Safety from forcing Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to 200 online poker and gaming sites.
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| How to make a 419 scammer disappear (PIC) Posted: 05 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT Genius!
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| Build A Five Hundred Dollar Gaming PC Posted: 05 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT Build a $500 PC that plays modern PC games at acceptable frame rates
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| Posted: 05 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT *****
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| The Hottest New Cars Prove Small is Beautiful [PICS] Posted: 05 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT From electric MINIs and Mitsubishis to high gas mileage Fiats, Smarts, Fords and more, see the hip, pint-sized new cars soon to hit American roads.
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| Myanmar tops list of worst places to be a blogger Posted: 05 May 2009 03:30 PM PDT # Report: Bloggers in Myanmar, Iran and Syria work under most oppressive conditions# The Committee to Protect Journalists lists the 10 worst places to blog from# Group: Burmese blogger serves 59 years in prison for posting cyclone video# In Saudi Arabia an estimated 400,000 sites are blocked, report says
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| 20 Undeniably Awesome Mustaches in Movies Posted: 05 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Damn, we're in a tight spot!
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| Zombie Tolkien Releases New Book 36 Years After Death Posted: 05 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT Truly, J.R.R. Tolkien is the Tupac Shakur of the literary world. His son Christopher has once again raided the fell barrow where his corpse resides and found still another unpublished manuscript there, entitled The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. It goes on sale today.
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| The Most Successful Game Ever: A History of Minesweeper Posted: 05 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT The most successful game ever made isn't World of Warcraft, Tetris, or even The Sims. Click-for-click, nothing has wasted more time than Minesweeper, a little game that debuted back in 1990 as part of the Windows Entertainment Pack. And like most Windows games, there's more to Minesweeper than just killing time.
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| 10 Inventions With Ties To NASA Posted: 05 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT These out-of-this world innovations have a history with the U.S. space program.
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| Looking Back on the Star Trek Films Posted: 05 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT While the new Star Trek film looks promising, what about it's predecessors? They certainly weren't all bad, but they weren't all good either. Many tended to feel more like very good episodes of the television series and less like solid action films. So, boldly go with us as we revisit the previous ten films of the Star Trek canon.
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| 100-200 New Amphibians Discovered in Madagascar Posted: 05 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT The large numbers of new species counted by the 15 year inventory suggest the number of species in Madgascar, has been underestimated significantly.
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| Man calls cops when dealer doesn't deliver his cocaine Posted: 05 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT There's just no dealer loyalty these days, hmm?
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| Top CIA, Bush Officials Were Given Daily Torture Updates Posted: 05 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT CIA interrogators provided top agency and Bush administration officials with daily "torture" updates of Abu Zubaydah, the alleged "high-level" terrorist detainee who was held at a secret "black site" prison and waterboarded 83 times in August 2002, according to newly released court documents.
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| The 13 Stupidest Decisions In The History Of Horror Films Posted: 05 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT "Buying your kid a present off the black market." (Child's Play)
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| Posted: 05 May 2009 02:10 PM PDT Humorous Signs and Notices
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| Online IQ Test Is Really A Stupid Mobile Phone Dowload Scam Posted: 05 May 2009 02:10 PM PDT An innocent-looking IQ test on Facebook is really a test of your privacy savvy. And ability to read tiny, tiny print.
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| The 50 Best Costumes At The 2009 London Marathon Posted: 05 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT It's like a Halloween party where everyone wears running shoes.
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| Brazilian Cattle Ranchers to Destroy Tribe's Forest Lands Posted: 05 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT A Brazilian cattle ranching company wants permission from the Paraguayan government to destroy the forest where the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode Indians live, one of the last 'uncontacted' tribes in the world. "The Environment Ministry must not grant a new licence to Yaguarete. If it does, the last of the uncontacted Totobiegosode could be wiped out."
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| I'm Comin' in for a Landing! [PIC] Posted: 05 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT Puppy One Niner, you are clear for approach on runway Alpha Charlie East. Crosswinds are at 12 knots. Have a safe landing. Over.
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| Finding many uses for graphene, the newest form of carbon Posted: 05 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT MIT researchers are actively trying to better understand graphene, a form of the element carbon that is just a single atom thick. In a blown-up image from a scanning tunneling microscope, it looks just like an endless sheet of chicken wire: a simple flat sheet made up of a lattice of hexagons. But this nanoscopic material called graphene
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| Posted: 05 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT Probably the worst story I've seen in a while. Investigators say a 4-month-old baby boy apparently was thrown from a car on the interstate and died Tuesday morning.
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| A Wheelchair Controlled By Man's Mighty Will Posted: 05 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT The chair displays a realtime 3D HUD while the user concentrates on basic functions, such as rotating the chair left or right. That information is read by the chair via EEG waves (the electricity running along your scalp as a byproduct of your brain working).
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| 27 Observations About The Goddamn KFC Line I’m In Posted: 05 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT Also, you do not want to spend too much time thinking about the food at KFC. That way lies madness.
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| 7 Horrific places where you’ve had to take a dump Posted: 05 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT Dropping a healthy deuce when you have flawless surroundings is one of the greatest feelings in the world. These surroundings are rated on a comfort scale which covers everything from bathroom size, room temp, and level of privacy.
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| Rumored Microsoft 3D Wii killer: we think we played with it Posted: 05 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT Microsoft is dealing with its own E3 rumors, including a new product that will bring motion-sensing controls to the 360 without a handheld peripheral. We saw the exact same technology at CES 2008. Better yet, Microsoft has been in talks to buy the company in question. Ars explores what could be the next big thing in gaming.
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| Posted: 05 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT George Washington and a band of rebel patriots are called terrorists when they fight for their freedom against the tyrannical King George who wants to control their New World.
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| Baby eats 20,000-calorie mountain of food every week Posted: 05 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT Baby Agatha Holloway who was born prematurely and underweight is eating food containing 20,000 calories every week to help her reach a healthy weight.
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| Woman bites lover's penis off in car crash Posted: 05 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT A boss and his secretary who were having an affair saw their romantic tryst interrupted in a wince-inducing manner - after a car crash led her to accidentally bite his penis off.
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| Homeless Man Jumps Into River To Save Teen Posted: 05 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT A homeless Winnipeg man is being hailed as a hero after pulling a teenager from the Red River, which is still swift and swollen from floodwaters.
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| Posted: 05 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT A rainbow is reflected in Arctic icy waters in Canada's Foxe Basin. (Photo: Paul Nicklen)
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| Posted: 05 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT Payout to Andrew Mallard for wrongful jailing
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| Posted: 05 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT Even if the recession is declared over, there still are not enough jobs — which is a recipe for continuing wage cuts, which will in turn keep the economy weak.
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| CNN Commentary: Save this 'Terminator' Posted: 05 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT "Without clobbering you with messages, Friedman gets you thinking -- about people whose secret struggles you can't know, about living with trauma and moving forward, about the strength and fragility of teenagers, and about the otherwise impossible things parents manage to do to protect their children. Sarah is parental adrenaline personified."
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| Get Ready Humanity, Because Space Is a Freak Show Posted: 05 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT In October, NASA discovered the universe was sliding inexplicably toward, well, something massive. They called the phenomenon "dark flow," and it's but one example of the creepy, unexplained awesomeness that awaits humanity in space
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