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| Why We Need to Reach the Stars (and We Will) Posted: 10 May 2009 06:50 PM PDT Yes, I know what you are thinking: "It's impossible." And right now, you are right. Our current propulsion engines are, simply put, pathetic. We are still in the Stone Age of space travel. As cool as they are, rocket engines—which eject gas at high speeds through a nozzle on the back of a spacecraft—are extremely inefficient, requiring huge...
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| Obama: The Republican Party Does Not Qualify For A Bailout Posted: 10 May 2009 06:40 PM PDT The White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner got underway Saturday night. It's a chance for President Barack Obama to jab at the Washington establishment and perhaps chide his critics.
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| Posted: 10 May 2009 06:40 PM PDT The characters were chosen based on overall fan reaction, impact on the franchise, character relevance to the best moments in the films/series, and significance in the Trek universe.
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| Music Industry’s Plea for Pirate Bay Damages Backfires Posted: 10 May 2009 06:30 PM PDT Ever since the the Pirate Bay verdict was announced, the poor record labels have been waiting to collect their share of the damages. The law firm representing several record labels has now filed a request at the Swedish Enforcement Authority, to claim anything of value from the Pirate Bay defendants.
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| It's Happening: Humans on Mars by 2020 Posted: 10 May 2009 06:30 PM PDT Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, says that humans will be on Mars by 2020. He may just be the person who makes it happen.
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| 6 People Who Made A Living Playing Retarded 'Sports' Posted: 10 May 2009 06:20 PM PDT Quick: what's the dumbest way a person can make a living? Personal shopper? Doggie day care? Reality show star? Well, we can top all of those.
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| Force Behind BlackBerry Makes N.H.L. His New Challenge Posted: 10 May 2009 06:10 PM PDT A chief executive of BlackBerry is on a mission to bring the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes back to Canada — which put him on a path to national sainthood of sorts.
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| The iPhone's secret silicon: A need to know? Posted: 10 May 2009 06:00 PM PDT The precise specifications for many iPhone chips are murky. Should Apple be more open about its secret ingredients?
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| Brain surgery patient left in OR after doc no-show Posted: 10 May 2009 06:00 PM PDT One of the highest-paid doctors in New York refused to perform brain surgery on an already-anesthetized patient whose scheduled surgeon had failed to show up, and the state health department is investigating.
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| Overcome the GFC: 30 Days to Become a Freelancer Posted: 10 May 2009 05:50 PM PDT If you've ever thought about freelancing part-time but never done it, this post may help you. Most people never follow through on those thoughts because they are overwhelmed and confused by the process of starting a freelance business.
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| 8 Simple Free Photoshop Alternatives that are under 2 MB Posted: 10 May 2009 05:40 PM PDT Sometimes you just want a light, simple program that doesn't take forever to load and will let you do a few simple tasks. Well, here is a list of 8 simple free Photoshop alternatives under 2MB that will save you time and headache.
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| Posted: 10 May 2009 05:20 PM PDT *****
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| SNL: STAR TREK Stars Plead With Hardcore Trekkies (vid) Posted: 10 May 2009 05:10 PM PDT Last night, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto of the new Trek movie, along with veteran cast member Leonard Nimoy, stopped by Weekend Update for a fresh spin on an old gag. Only this time, Captain Kirk took on longtime Trek fans who don't appreciate J.J. Abrams' revamp.
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| Air strikes 'drive Afghans to Taliban' Posted: 10 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT Charges that scores of villagers died in US bombings against the Taliban have led to demands for a halt in air strikes amid warnings that civilian casualties are driving Afghans to join the insurgency.
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| Woman's Rockin' Bod Saves Her During Paragliding Accident Posted: 10 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT Peggy Williams fell on to a rocky outcrop after a freak gust of wind caught the fabric wing of her paraglider. She was catapulted through the air like a "rag doll" before plummeting 20ft and landing on her stomach. Experts said her life was saved by her high level of fitness, as her stomach muscles acted as a "girdle" to protect her vital organs.
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| Geo-Engineering, Altering Earth's Systems, No Longer Sci-Fi Posted: 10 May 2009 04:30 PM PDT Space mirrors, particles in space reflecting back sun rays...radical geo-engineering is now seen as not only NOT fringe-freaky but as increasingly necessary to combat earth climate changes
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| Mothers Day Logos Over the Years from Google Posted: 10 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT But for their first year, Google has been changing its home page logo every Mother's Day in a tribute to mothers everywhere. And although the images for the years 2000 and 2001 don't look very different, take a closer look (images below) and you'll find a small but interesting distinction.
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| 21 Premium-Like Free Photoblog Themes For Wordpress Posted: 10 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT Few days ago, we have been requested to list down some beautiful photoblog themes for wordpress. Today, we are going to deliver the most beautiful collection of photoblog themes for wordpress.
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| Saudi judge: It's OK to slap spendthrift wives Posted: 10 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a seminar on domestic violence.
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| HP Mini Netbook on Verizon to Launch May 17th Posted: 10 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT Boy Genius Report has it on very good faith that Verizon will be bringing out the HP Mini 1151NR netbook on May 17th, which not-so-coincidentally is the same date Verizon is releasing the MiFi.
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| Posted: 10 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT If you can imagine it, you can build it.
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| Baboons Benefit From Strong Social Networks Posted: 10 May 2009 03:30 PM PDT Monkey communication expert began his lecture on May 5 with a true story, documented in 1961, about a female baboon that herded goats in an African village. The baboon knew all of the relationships between the goats so well that at night she would carry a bleating kid from one barn directly to its mother in another barn....
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| Senators Try to Block Release of New Detainee Abuse Photos Posted: 10 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Two U.S. Senators have called on President Obama to block the release of new detainee abuse photos at the end of the month saying in a letter sent to the White House last week that "no public good" will come from releasing the photos. "We urge you in the strongest possible terms to fight the release of these old pictures," the senators wrote.
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| Tesla CEO Says Electric Cars Trump Plug-In Hybrids [VIDEO] Posted: 10 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and chairman of Tesla Motors. In this video he discusses why electric vehicles trump plug-in hybrids.
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| Dude Has To Be Married for 5 Years To Get 100M$ From Uncle Posted: 10 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT His uncle, residing in Russia, died last week and left him $100 million. The lawyer told him that there is a condition on the will. This condition is that Zaza has to get married and stay married for 5 years.
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| The Biggest Crash That Never Happened Starring Jamie Hacking Posted: 10 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT *****
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| Vegan wants ILVTOFU on license plate. 2BAD, state says. Posted: 10 May 2009 02:24 PM PDT "It could be misinterpreted in a way that suggests that she likes something other than tofu," explained revenue department spokesman Mark Couch.Application denied.
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| Man complains upside down pizza has no toppings Posted: 10 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT A telephone call by a shopper who rings a helpline to complain that his pizza has no topping before realising it is upside down, has become an internet sensation.
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| NBA Admits Refs Made Mistake at End of Mavs-Nuggets Game Posted: 10 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT It's not often you hear the NBA admit their referees made a mistake, but ever since the Tim Donaghy scandal they have to. Last night they admitted the game won by Denver at the buzzer was on a referee error who didn't blow the whistle on a foul.
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| 15 Things You Need To Know About Windows 7 Posted: 10 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT Windows 7 has been making headlines for a few months now. If you've read one or two of the stories and reviews dedicated to it, you might think that you know about all that it contains: new touchscreen features, a revamped taskbar with larger thumbnail previews, Internet Explorer 8, easier networking and so on. While that sounds reasonable enough
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| Video: 10 Kickass New Clips From Terminator Salvation Posted: 10 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT If you're not already excited about Terminator Salvation, now is a good time to get that way. It opens in less than two weeks and for geeks, with Star Trek triumphant return already out of the way it's the next big thing. Watch all ten clips here:
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| Nasa looks to private firms to carry astronauts into space Posted: 10 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT Nasa is turning to commercial companies to help guarantee America can keep a human presence in space after the shuttle is retired in 2010.
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| How Motorsport Fuels Technological Advances for All Autos Posted: 10 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT "The technology does transfer, massively," says Dario Franchitti, one of the drivers featured in this documentary series. "Our goal is to make this thing have the most horsepower for the most amount of miles per gallon with the lightest possible materials and the safest possible situation for the driver."
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| Posted: 10 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT *****
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| Back to the Future Alternate Ending... Whoops! Posted: 10 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT Doc Brown overshoots the future by a few years...
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| Dual Cyclone Clouds Over Atlantic fr/NASA Terra Satellite Posted: 10 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT Shot end of 4/09. [Pic enlargeable]
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| Why you shouldn't blink in a movie theater Posted: 10 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT "I was eager to find out how much did it cost to make one second of most popular movies ever produced. The answer is a lot. Blink for a moment and BAM! You've just missed thousands of dollars worth of material."
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| Physicists Prove That Vampires Could Not Exist Posted: 10 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT Two physicists have published an academic paper where they demonstrate, by virtue of geometric progression, that vampires could not exist, since they would almost immediately deplete their entire food supply (a.k.a, all of us)...I'm not entirely confident in Snower's conclusions-not least because his complex mathematical proof indicates that the
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| Posted: 10 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT *****
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| Wonderful Photo Manipulations [PIC] Posted: 10 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT Pierre Beteille, a talented French artist, creates remarkable images by digitally modifying his self-portraits in Adobe Photoshop.
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