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| Stylish Mice: A Gallery of Bling Input Devices Posted: 09 May 2009 05:40 PM PDT Consider your mouse a fashion accessory or art? Here are 12 useful and unusual mice that may inspire you to upgrade.
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| African tribe populated rest of the world Posted: 09 May 2009 05:30 PM PDT The entire human race outside Africa owes its existence to the survival of a single tribe of around 200 people who crossed the Red Sea 70,000 years ago, scientists have discovered.
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| Black belt teen strikes back at bully, and rallies community Posted: 09 May 2009 05:20 PM PDT KESWICK, ONT. — The 15-year-old black belt thought he was doing his tormentor a favour when he elected to fight back with his weaker left hand.He had heard his white classmate throw an angry racial slur in his direction after an argument during a gym class game of speedball, and now the student was shoving him backward, refusing to retract the sm
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| Mental Math Linked to Eye Motion, Brain Scans Show Posted: 09 May 2009 05:10 PM PDT When you do math in your head, you're using a recycled product.Structures in the human brain once devoted only to visualizing spaces are now also involved in performing simple mental math, according to a new study.
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| MacKillop to be Australia's first saint? Posted: 09 May 2009 05:10 PM PDT Mary MacKillop's second miracle is expected to be confirmed by the Vatican in coming weeks, clearing the final hurdle for the Pope's approval of Australia's first saint.
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| BA Review: Star Trek | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Posted: 09 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT The Bad Astronomer reviews the science behind the new Star Trek movie.
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| Posted: 09 May 2009 04:30 PM PDT It's still good, it's still good.
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| Too Much Sunshine Spurs Suicides in Arctic Posted: 09 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT The dreaded blues of dark winter months have long been blamed for seasonal depression, but too much sunshine may have an even more dire effect. Researchers looked at the data on a month by month basis, it became clear that suicides were far more frequent in summer, particularly in the north, where the extended summer days are most pronounced.
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| Miss USA -- Not All Topless Photos Are Equal Posted: 09 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT There's another reigning beauty queen who took some very topless photos before she won her pageant -- but unlike Carrie Prejean, Miss Rhode Island USA's crown was never ever in jeopardy. According to Alysha Castonguay, she dropped her drop for a Maxim magazine shoot and a few swimsuit calenders ...
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| Posted: 09 May 2009 04:00 PM PDT Cyanide and Happiness #1650 from Explosm.net
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| Apod: A Starry Night in Brazil Posted: 09 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT *****
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| Bank Robber Nabs $3K, Leaves Wallet Behind Posted: 09 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT Police didn't have to dust for fingerprints to find this suspect — they just rifled through the wallet he left behind at the scene.
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| Outbreak! Top 10 Video Game Pandemics Posted: 09 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT Over the years, gamers have been treated to any number of virtual pandemics, ranging from mutagenic zombie plagues to targeted bio-weapons. Join us on a journey through the fictional outbreak hall of fame.
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| Boston Globe Publisher Sees Future for Paper Posted: 09 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Boston Globe publisher P. Steven Ainsley said yesterday that the threatened shutdown of the newspaper has been "extraordinarily difficult" for readers, advertisers, employees, and him, but the outpouring from the community has underscored the importance of restoring the Globe to financial health.
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| Methane Reduction Has Beef Farmers Breathing Easier Posted: 09 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT Beef farmers can breathe easier thanks to researchers who have developed a formula to reduce methane gas in cattle. By developing equations that balance starch, sugar, cellulose, ash, fat and other elements of feed, a team of scientists has given beef producers the tools to lessen the methane gas their cattle produce by as much as 25 percent.
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| The Hotties and the Hobos [PICS] Posted: 09 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT What is it with hot chicks dating these hobos? It's definitely not about character. Daddy issues?
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| Record High Army Suicides Prompt Action Posted: 09 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT A U.S. soldier is now more likely than a civilian to take his own life, and the situation is getting worse, not better. To combat suicides, the Army is taking new steps, such as using an interactive video game in which soldiers role play with an imaginary buddy in crisis. The Army has commissioned a $50 million study to help explain the rash of...
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| Dr Christopher Walkenstein in His Lab (PAINTING) Posted: 09 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT I love that he is drinking Tab.
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| Flash vs. Silverlight: What Suits Your Needs Best? Posted: 09 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT With the release of Silverlight 1.0 and its subsequent versions, a debate started among designers and developers regarding choosing between Flash and Silverlight. Silverlight faces difficulties in capturing the market because of the maturity of Flash. However, Silverlight has managed to keep up by including certain features that designers wanted...
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| Posted: 09 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT Concerns the the film would not expand out past its fan base turned out to be unfounded. With the flurry of positive reviews and a strong story line, Friday's Box Office numbers show STAR TREK has big legs...
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| The World According to Monsanto - Full Documentary Posted: 09 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT The World According to Monsanto is an in-depth Documentary that looks at the domination of the agricultural industry from one of the world's most insidious and powerful companies.
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| Transparent Jellyfish of Antarctica (PIC) Posted: 09 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT Glowing in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, this transparent jellyfish seems to inhabit another world. From the Arctapodema genus, the transparent jellyfish's grandeur is more remarkable given its inch-long (2.5-centimeter-long) size. Click to enlarge... (Photo: Bill Curtsinger)
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| British MPs expense X-rated movies and horse manure Posted: 09 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT It has all the makings of a Monty Python sketch - British lawmakers caught in a farce over expense claims for everything from X-rated movies to a bathtub plug.
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| Burglers Steal Everything In Home, Including The Home Posted: 09 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT Robbers near Athens have got away with everything including the kitchen sink, lifting a prefabricated home off its foundation and spiriting it away. The owner went to visit his 70-square meter vacation home on Monday and discovered it was missing, along with its contents.
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| Survey: Nintendo to be the most reputable game company Posted: 09 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT It's fresh from celebrating the Game Boy's twentieth birthday and solid sales of the DSi, but it looks like Nintendo already has some more good news to boast about, with the Reputation Institutes's annual survey finding that it is by far the most reputable game company around, and the sixth most reputable company overall
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| Scholarships available to coders who'll come to journalism Posted: 09 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT It's not news that journalism is in crisis. Solutions are scarce, and our democracy is at risk. Journalism needs great hackers. Not just nerds, but programmers who care - about the values of journalism and the power of a free press to hold government accountable.
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| SSD Energy Savings Could Power A Nation Posted: 09 May 2009 12:30 PM PDT According to new research from iSuppli, the use of SSDs (Solid State Disks) could allow "the world's data centers to reduce their cumulative electricity consumption by 166,643 Megawatt Hours (MWH) from 2008 to 2013."
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| Abandoned Silos Transformed Into a Climbing Gym Posted: 09 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT The city of Amsterdam wasn't quite sure what to do with three abandoned sewage treatment silos, so they decided to hold a competition to determine the best adaptive reuse project. One of the projects submitted for the competition was by Amsterdam-based NL Architects, who proposed to transform the silos into an incredible set of climbing towers.
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| Are Amazon and Real one-upping Apple? Posted: 09 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT Twice this week, I've engaged in conversations about Apple missing the boat on potentially sweet markets that would have fit right into its iTunes growth strategy. Amazon's Kindle-DX and the announcement by Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser of a forthcoming product, code-named Facet. Real's DVD-ripping technology is should be available in iTunes.
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| Judge bars drug tests for students in band, chess club Posted: 09 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT On Wednesday, a Shasta County Superior Court judge ruled that the policy probably violates students' constitutional rights and granted a preliminary injunction barring the Shasta Union High School District from enforcing the drug testing program.
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| Santa Barbara fire consumes more homes Posted: 09 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT The fire has destroyed more than 2,800 acres, and at least 30,000 people are under evacuation orders. Officials warned others to prepare to flee as erratic winds widened the Jesusita fire's path of destruction. Residents from Montecito to Goleta were on high alert....
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| The Most Profound Mystery in Science: Dark Energy Posted: 09 May 2009 11:20 AM PDT THERE is an awful lot of it about but what it is remains the "most profound mystery in science", says the man who gave it its name: dark energy.
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| MeatCards: Business cards printed on beef jerky (PIC) Posted: 09 May 2009 10:50 AM PDT *****
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| Scientists Turn Chicken Feathers Into Fiber Posted: 09 May 2009 10:20 AM PDT One of the byproducts of chicken production is feathers, and lots of them. About 11 billion pounds of feathers a year are produced globally and turned into low value feedstock or tossed in landfills. A group of Australia researchers are working on another use for them, turning them into fiber that can be make into clothes and textiles.
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| Christian school tells student to skip prom Posted: 09 May 2009 10:10 AM PDT A student at a fundamentalist Baptist school that forbids dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing will be suspended if he takes his girlfriend to her public high school prom,
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| The Daily Show Reports on The Impending White Minority Posted: 09 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT On last night's Daily Show, Larry Wilmore discussed the fact that white people will be a minority by 2050, along with Blacks and Asians. And oh yeah don't forget Latinos too. The only real question is if the new majority will be robots, aliens or sentient toothbrushes.
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| 500+ Lbs of Pot Found With Load of Watermelons Posted: 09 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT The traffic stop of a big-rig turned into a juicy bust for the Arizona Department of Public Safety on Tuesday after 508 pounds of pot were discovered along with a load of watermelons.
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| Linux : Debian ditches Glibc for... EGLIBC. Posted: 09 May 2009 09:30 AM PDT Uh-oh. The C library is an essential core component of any Unix-like operating system, and for Debian to switch from the well-established Glibc is big news. This blog post explains the reasons behind the move to EGLIBC, noting technical aspects such as a consistent stable branch, support for different shells and the ability to optimise for size
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| 5 Scientific Reasons Mom Deserves Mother's Day Posted: 09 May 2009 09:20 AM PDT If you haven't yet planned the brunch or picked out the flowers or at least mailed the card, then consider what follows the only motivation you should need. In short, mothers have it tough. Mom deals with all this, studies show, with less help and as much pain and stress as ever. Consider these 5 Scientific Reasons Mom Deserves Mother's Day....
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| Alan Keyes Arrested at Notre Dame Protesting Obama Speech Posted: 09 May 2009 09:20 AM PDT Former Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes and 21 other protesters were arrested this morning when they refused to leave the Notre Dame campus during a protest of President Obama's upcoming commencement address there, authorities said. on trespassing charges when they refused to leave campus, a university spokesman said.
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