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| Modern Warfare 2 Details Leaked Posted: 13 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT Many new key details have been emerging about the hottest upcoming shooter Modern Warefare 2 courtesy of the next issue of Game Informer.
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| Fish that triggers hallucinations found off British coast Posted: 13 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT A species of bream, sarpa salpa, which can trigger hallucinations when eaten, has been been discovered in British waters due to global warming.
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| Will Humans' Brains Change During Travel in Outer Space? Posted: 13 May 2009 04:30 PM PDT In February, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell experienced the little understood phenomenon sometimes called the "Overview Effect". He describes being completely engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness. Without warning, he says, a feeing of bliss, timelessness, and connectedness began to overwhelm him.
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| UK ISPs refuse to play Internet copyright cops Posted: 13 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT The UK government is finalizing its approach to dealing with online copyright infringement. Internet disconnections have been publicly taken off the table, but UK creative industries are now lobbying hard for disconnection as the report nears completion. ISPs argue that better licensing and business models would do a better job of solving the probl
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| Styling your Lists: 20 Brilliant How to’s and Best Practices Posted: 13 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT There are lots of different methods to format nice HTML lists that is used in most web designs not only for navigation menu (vertical or horizontal) but for formatting many design blocks in a stylish and elegant manner.
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| New dinsour species possible in Northwestern Alberta Posted: 13 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT The discovery of a gruesome feeding frenzy that played out 73 million years ago in Northwestern Alberta may also lead to the discovery of new dinosaur species in Northwestern Alberta. University of Alberta student Tetsuto ***** and Frederico Fanti, a paleontology graduate student from Italy, made the discovery near Grande Prairie, 450 kilometer
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT You gotta stop for the claw!
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| Absinthe Is back, but Is It any good? Posted: 13 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Once smuggled from Eastern Europe or procured from back-alley producers, absinthe is now just another bottle on the bar. So what makes absinthe absinthe? Here's what's important to know, along with a tasting of 20 absinthes from around the world.
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT Similarities between the new Star Trek movie and Star Wars Episode 4
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| In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars Posted: 13 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars.
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| Past experience is invaluable for complex decision making Posted: 13 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT Researchers have shown that past experience really does help when we have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information. They show that learning from experience actually changes the circuitry in our brains so that we can quickly categorize what we are seeing and make a decision or carry out appropriate actions.
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| Obama Not Releasing Photos of U.S. Detainee Abuse Posted: 13 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT President Obama has decided not to release hundreds of photos potentially showing U.S. military personnel abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon because he believes they would endanger U.S. troops, and that the national security implications of such a release...
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| Why You Should Be Worried About Your Privacy on the Web Posted: 13 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT Combing through more than two dozen public and private resources on the Web, this author not only found a vast amount of their private information available (name, address, SS#, identifying photographs, family info) but also a fair amount of inaccuracies and outdated details.
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| Fmr. Powell deputy unloads on Cheney: “go home and shut up” Posted: 13 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT Former Colin Powell aide Lawrence Wilkerson, a Republican, unloaded on Dick Cheney on tonight's Rachel Maddow Show, for his weekend attack on Powell, calling out Cheney's five deferments to avoid serving in the Vietnam war.
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| Time: Why No One Is Seeing the NHL's Great Game? Posted: 13 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT Hockey's two best players are facing off in a series for the ages. So why is no one watching?
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| Linux : Dropbox Clone Ubuntu One. Posted: 13 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT The cloud-based service Ubuntu One goes into the public beta phase. Through this, computers can be synchronized via online memory. As of yet, Canonical is withholding details.
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| Jon Stewart Dismantles Miss California Debacle (Video) Posted: 13 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT As with most kerfuffles, especially ones involving white girls, this was much ado about *****. So last night, Jon Stewart tried to slap some sense into us.
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| 'Jesus in jeans' sculpture unveiled in Britain Posted: 13 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT A church in East Sussex has unveiled a Marcus Cornish bronze statue dubbed "Jesus in jeans" depicting Christ as a man of the 21st century.
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| 22 Awesome Ways to Quit Your Job Posted: 13 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT Usually leaving your job involves giving two weeks notice and sending some appreciative goodbye emails. But what if you were changing industries, or you won the lottery or just suddenly stopped caring? How would you let your boss know just how much he could kiss your ass?
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| Man Who Ripped Head Off of Wax Hitler Fined $1,200 Posted: 13 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT A man obviously unhappy with the museum's decision to have a wax likeness of the 20th Century's most evil leader waited patiently in line on opening day before rushing, tackling the wax Hitler and ripping off its head -- all the time shouting, "Never again!" Several security guards were also injured in the fracas.
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| Stealth bomber photographed breaking sound barrier Posted: 13 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT A stealth bomber is frozen in time as it breaks the sound barrier during a test flight above the Californian desert.
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| 5 Miami men convicted of Sears Tower attack plot Posted: 13 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT Five men were convicted Tuesday of plotting to join forces with Al-Qaida to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection.
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 12:30 PM PDT The NASA site has 1080i, 720p and 480p quality videos. The quality is stunning.
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| A Way to Travel at 'Star Trek's' Warp Speed Posted: 13 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT Here's the good news for all those "Star Trek" enthusiasts out there -- a couple of physicists think they've figured out how to travel faster than the speed of light without breaking the laws of physics.
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| Zero Punctuation: Valkyria Chronicles Posted: 13 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT Zero Punctuation: Valkyria Chronicles
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| New mushroom-based material may save the world Posted: 13 May 2009 12:00 PM PDT A pair of mechanical engineering students are developing a fungus-based material that may replace non biodegradable insulation and packaging. Pretty cool.
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| Ten Things You Don't Know About Hubble Posted: 13 May 2009 12:00 PM PDT Hubble it's arguably the world's most famous telescope (it's probably the only one people know by name), and yet I suspect that there are lots of things about it that might surprise you. So I present to you Ten Things You Don't Know About the Hubble Space Telescope
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| "Nerds" Producer Inspires New Portable Homeless Shelter Posted: 13 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT Revenge of the Nerds producer, Peter Samuelson, has another hit on his hands. No, not with moviegoers, but with the homeless community. After a design contest and funding from the president of eBay, they sent it to beta testers who were extremely happy. Now Samuel's company is partnering with churches and shelters to bring more homes to the needy.
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| The War on Sharing: Why the FSF cares about RIAA lawsuits Posted: 13 May 2009 11:30 AM PDT In one of RIAA's high profile cases the Free Software Foundation backed defendant Joel Tenenbaum, much to the dislike of the music industry lobby. John Sullivan, Operations Manager at the FSF explains in a guest post why they think these cases impact not just music, but also free software and its technology.
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| Maxim's 100 Hottest Girls of 2009 Posted: 13 May 2009 11:30 AM PDT At long last the stimulus package America really needs: The eyeball-searing, fantasy-fulfilling, brain-exploding return of the Hot 100!
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| New York Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill Posted: 13 May 2009 11:20 AM PDT The State Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday night that would make New York the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage — a pivotal vote that shifts the debate to the State Senate, where gay rights advocates and conservative groups alike are redoubling their efforts. In a sign of how opinion in Albany has shifted on the issue, several member
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 11:10 AM PDT The claims on Cheerios' labels that the cereal reduces bad cholesterol, and provides related health benefits, makes it a drug, according to the FDA. Not only that, but Cheerios is a new drug because it has not been "recognized as safe and effective for use in preventing or treating hypercholesterolemia or coronary heart disease," the FDA said.
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 11:10 AM PDT If John Rambo made rugs they would look something like this!
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| Now THAT is One Amazing Police Dog.. (Pic) Posted: 13 May 2009 11:00 AM PDT *****
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| Red Laser: The First Accurate iPhone Barcode Scanner Posted: 13 May 2009 10:50 AM PDT Red Laser, which has just hit the iTunes App Store, is the ultimate iPhone barcode scanner, which works just like one of those red-laser scanners at the checkout (hence the name.)
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| 26 Creative Chairs Made from Recycled Materials Posted: 13 May 2009 10:50 AM PDT We take a look at some of the most creatively recycled chairs out there. There is no argument that some of these may not be the most comfortable ones to sit on, but there is also no denying the genius of their designers in thinking of new ways to add function to these objects.
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| Posted: 13 May 2009 10:50 AM PDT Science has a serious PR problem. It seems that for every group doing something kickass like exploding antimatter or building giant rockets, there's another group determined to do something so thick-glassesly nerdy they might as well steal their own lunch money.....
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| Dog Back Home After Visiting The Midwest Posted: 13 May 2009 10:30 AM PDT Bartman filed a missing dog report in July and heard nothing until late April, when a couple in Middletown, Ohio, saw the dog with no collar walking down their street.
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