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Jay Leno Books Conan O'Brien As The Last Guest On His Show

Posted: 14 May 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Jay Leno's last guest on "Tonight Show" will be the man who's taking over for him -- Conan O'Brien.

Coca Cola to launch bottle partly derived from plants

Posted: 14 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday it has developed a new plastic bottle that is partly made from sugar cane and molasses, raising the bar in the battle for the most environmentally friendly packaging.

Bilderbergers Meet In Greece Today. Who Are they?

Posted: 14 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT

From today until May 17, approximately 150 of the most influential members of the world's elite will be meeting behind closed doors at a hotel in Greece. They are called the Bilderberg Group or the "Bilderbergers," and you have probably never heard of them.

Make High-Impact Backgrounds for Your Designs with Photoshop

Posted: 14 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT

In this Photoshop web design tutorial, you'll learn about creating dynamic and high-impact backgrounds that you can use on your own web layouts. We'll go over color/gradient techniques, lighting effects, and using textures and patterns.

Jon Stewart & Pakistani Foreign Minister On Taliban

Posted: 14 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT

Jon Stewart discusses issues like nuclear weapons, talibans and the future of the country with the Pakistani Foreign Minister.

The 16 Most Horrific Human Growths of All Time (Photos)

Posted: 14 May 2009 04:30 PM PDT

What's the worst you've ever felt? After seeing what the people below have suffered and gone through, you might have a whole new perspective of what's really bad.

Controversy over explicit Happy Meal CD

Posted: 14 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Several parents around the country reportedly think a CD included in their kids' meals contains the f-bomb, and they aren't happy about it.

Marijuana Potency Surpasses 10 percent, U.S. Says

Posted: 14 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT

The average potency of marijuana, which has risen steadily for three decades, has exceeded 10 percent for the first time, the U.S. government will report on Thursday.Scientists working for the government predict that potency, as measured by the drug's concentration of the psychoactive ingredient THC, will continue to rise.

Shaq admits to taking performance-enhancing cereals

Posted: 14 May 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal(notes) admitted publicly for the first time Thursday that he used performance-enhancing cereals (PECs) during a long, successful NBA career in which he passed all drug tests.

Hate Goes Viral On Social Network Sites

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Militants and hate groups increasingly use social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube as propaganda tools to recruit new members, according to a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

The Evolution of TV Cooking...Yes it is Interesting

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Cooking programs, which began on the radio and transitioned to television in the 1940's, have stood the test of time: as author Kathleen Collins explains, the genre's managed to stay current and appeal to audiences from generation to generation by holding up a mirror to our own domesticated lives.

5 New Games That Prove Nintendo Has Given Up

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Classic gamers know that even back when its games legally had quality, a lot of suck got through Nintendo's quality filters. Now, with all oversights on suck lifted, may God help your Nintendo.

How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to Galactica?

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT

725.35 meters. A whoppumental 2,379.75 feet. That's how big the new super-sized Enterprise is. Here you can see it compared against the Battlestar Galactica, the good old Enterprise, the Blockade Runner, and the ISS.

Socially Dysfunctional People in My Neighborhood (PIC)

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT

This is too perfect

Bacteria Vs. Saharan Desertification

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT

We humans have a mixed history with bacteria. From antibacterial mouthwashes, ointments and pasteurization (read: bacterial genocide), to the bubonic plague and syphilis, we have been destroying and have ourselves been destroyed by these tiny organisms from time immemorial

'The Office' Meets '24' (video parody)

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Doesn't get much richer than this

Illusion Cloak Makes One Object Look like Another

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Just when you thought invisibility cloaks couldn't get any weirder, researchers come up with this: a way to make one object look like any other.

You Don't Need Pro Gear to Take Great Studio Portraits

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT

While it'd be great to have a spare 10k to drop on a nice lighting setup - you don't really need it to get some pretty good results.

From Road to Sky: Auto Engines that Fly

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Ever looked at the blown, nitromethane-guzzling 9000 horsepower engine of a Top Fuel Dragster and wondered, could I slap that thing in Beechcraft and break the sound barrier? Maybe you could...

A Beginner's Guide To jQuery

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT

How can it make my life easier as a developer? How do I get started? Well, jQuery makes writing Javascript fun again and really allows you to take advantage of some of the more difficult aspects of Javascript with relative ease.

Linux : Open-Source Software Gains As Moneymaker.

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Free open-source software is not so free anymore as more companies — including longtime makers of conventional software — strive to make money on the technology.

Big Oil and Coal Blocks Millions of New Jobs in Climate Bill

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Democrats acting as representatives for climate polluters are holding up and weakening the Waxman-Markey bill, blocking energy independence and job creation. On the house subcommittee the "maybe" Representatives have received an average of $678,570 in lifetime contributions from dirty fuel interests, as opposed to $149,397 for the nine "yes" votes.

Fox to Revive The Human Target

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT

After the initial pilot tested well, Fox has picked up "The Human Target," which, as any pasty-faced dork (read: me) can tell you, is one of the better comic books of the last decade.

Making the Sims Into Neighbors You Can Relate To

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Previously, players could choose what Sims looked like; now they can choose their personality traits — neurotic, vain, loves to cook and so on. Who wouldn't want to create a kleptomaniac chef?

9 worst types of gamer to have on your team

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT

The partners you want to kill more than your enemy.

Spitzer Catches Star Cooking Up Comet Crystals

Posted: 14 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Scientists have long wondered how tiny silicate crystals, which need sizzling high temperatures to form, have found their way into frozen comets, born in the deep freeze of the solar system's outer edges. The crystals would have begun as non-crystallized silicate particles, part of the mix of gas and dust from which the solar system developed...

Charlie Stross on technology 25 years from now

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT

The near future is a particularly dangerous time to write about, if you're an SF writer: if you get it wrong, people will mock you mercilessly when you get there. Prophecy is a lot easier when you're dealing with spans of time long enough that you'll be comfortably dead before people start saying "hey, wait a minute ..."

'White African-American' Suing Med School for Discrimination

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT

An aspiring doctor has filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey medical school, claiming he was harrassed and suspended for identifying himself as a white African-American.

Video Game Industry: The Movie

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Sure, awful "videogame-inspired" movies are a dime a dozen. But what about a movie depicting the game industry itself? It's an industry full of fantastic origin stories, creative geniuses and talented writers, three things that Hollywood does its best to avoid.

Evolution - addressing some misconceptions

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT

..and explaining some of the basics.

The great Social Security and Medicare panic: Not so logical

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT

The 2009 edition of the "Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs" is a swamp of data that is only useful if it turns out to be correct. There is no evidence that most of the assumptions are accurate any more than there is proof that the new federal budget and its forecast deficits are accurate.

HS Yearbook Prints Student's Name, Calls Her Fat-Ass

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Someone asked her if she had seen what was written by her name in the school yearbook. When Gray looked, the words "fat ass" appeared in a printed collage right below her name.

Backstage with Mick Jagger & the Rolling Stones

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Mick Jagger leans on his stylist Pierre Laroche during their American tour in 1975. They kicked off their tour in New York City by performing "Brown Sugar" on a flatbed driven down Broadway, and their stage props included a giant phallus. And that's just the first pic!

Real sues MPAA, DVD CCA for antitrust abuse

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT

RealNetworks today fought back against Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) claims that it was aiding piracy by filing counterclaims against both six studios in the MPAA and the DVD Copy Control Association. Sent through a Northern District of California court, the complaints accuse both groups of violating antitrust law by colluding...

The Real Motive Behind the Cheney Family Torture Tour

Posted: 14 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

According to multiple accounts and experts, the efficacy of torture is limited to ascertaining what the torturer wants to hear -- rather than information that's actually true. It's apparent that torture was authorized for the purpose of fabricating a case for invading Iraq. No wonder Dick Cheney is so frantic.

Dell launches "Della:" A 50's Version of Dell for the Ladies

Posted: 14 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

"Sounds silly, just as silly as Della is. Netbooks and laptops are presented as fashion statements, and the site's 'tech tips' includes a feature, 'Seven Unexpected Ways a Netbook Can Change Your Life," which starts out by saying, "Once you get beyond how cute they are, you'll find that netbooks can do a lot more than check your e-mail.'"

Sci-Fi Satire Fuels Fanboy’s Funny Star Wars Videos

Posted: 14 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

After crafting two dazzling fan films that land Star Wars characters in everyday San Francisco, Mike Horn has proven that he has a gift not only for CGI, but also for sci-fi satire. He spent about 50 hours on his recent clip, he says, using Mocha for motion tracking, After Effects for compositing and Final Cut Pro for editing, sound, and mixing.