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Brains of gay men similar to those of heterosexual women

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:50 PM PDT

In an historic study released last year, researchers used brain scanning equipment, to discover similarities in the brain circuits that deal with language, perhaps explaining why homosexual men tend to outperform straight men on verbal skills tests -- as do heterosexual women.


Skulls vs. DNA: Zeroing In on American Origins

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:40 PM PDT

Who were the original Americans? It depends on which anthropologists you ask: the skull people or the DNA guys.


Countrywide's Angelo Mozilo: Poster Boy for Mortgage Crisis

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:30 PM PDT

Today the SEC is accusing Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo of fraud. The writing is on the wall in this LAT story. As the mortgage industry went into a nose dive in late 2006-2007, Mozilo cashed out about $140 million in stock options, becoming one of the highest-paid executives in the country—through aggressive divestment of his own company's stock!


The Zuidkas - A Sustainable City in a Skyscraper

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:20 PM PDT

Among the most innovative, noteworthy green designs are those which transform and upgrade ubiquitous existing structures, such as skyscrapers, by making them sustainable in composition and eco-friendly in function.


Why White Men Get Paid More

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Despite advances in parity in recent decades, white men in America on average still get paid more than women and minorities for doing the same work, by some accounts about 20 to 25 percent more.


Pearl Jam Rocks The Tonight Show With “Got Some” (w/ Video)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Last night's debut of the new Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien turned out to be a HUGE night for Pearl Jam fans - the band debuted a new song from their upcoming album Backspacer called "Got Some". The single is rumored to be released in July with the album dropping September 22nd.


The College Graduate. Finished, Proud...Appreciated (not)?

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Nothing better than supportive, appreciative friends, family. Hey, he got there. Pretty funny, nutty pic.


Kobe can't help being hated by millions

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:50 PM PDT

And if Laker star wins his fourth title, it will only increase the animosity


The Joy Of Not Being Sold Anything [PIC]

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:40 PM PDT

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Tank Man [PIC]

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:30 PM PDT

"Tank man" blocks a column of tanks heading east on Beijing's Chang'an Boulevard (Avenue of Eternal Peace) near Tiananmen Square during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. This photo was taken from the sixth floor of the Beijing Hotel, about half a mile away, through a 400mm lens.


The 6 Most Horrifying Medical Malpractice Cases

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:20 PM PDT

In the world of practical medicine there are good doctors and then there are those who go out of their way to make the world a more terrifying place.


Pixar vs. The Rest (PIC)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Taking into account total box office, box office average, and Rotten Tomatoes average, the graphic below shows how Pixar's films have stacked up against some of the biggest blockbusters of all time.


Fake ID [comic]

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:50 PM PDT

But beware...


8 Movie Characters We Wish We Had as Dads

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:50 PM PDT

No offense to the guys who actually sired us, but having these movie characters as father figures would have made growing up a lot more entertaining. And potentially less psyche-scarring.


The 10 worst work habits

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:41 PM PDT

When two people fall in love, they only see sunshine and rainbows when they look into each other's eyes. If you asked, "What's the worst trait of your boyfriend or girlfriend?" they would answer, "Absolutely, positively nothing!"


European Greens Want to Legalize File-Sharing

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Hundreds of millions of Europeans will cast their vote in the European elections this week. In Sweden, The Pirate Party is confident that it will get at least one seat, but they are not the only party aiming to legalize file-sharing for personal use. The Green parties in Europe are also known for their pro-sharing views.


Can science reinvent the economy?

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PDT

We have created a monster. Financial markets have grown so complex that neither intuition nor standard economic models can get to grips with them. The financial crisis highlighted serious shortcomings with conventional approaches to managing the economy - could physicists, engineers and biologists do a better job of taming the markets?


What Happens to The Hats after a Hat Trick

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:50 PM PDT

One of hockey's greatest traditions, the tossing of hats on the ice when a player scores thrice evolved from local businessmen handing out fedoras to players about 90 years ago. During the 1970s, fans built on that tradition by tossing hats on the ice, and the NHL eventually amended its rule book to say that "articles thrown onto the ice following


Cricket Player Kills Bird

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:50 PM PDT

Cricketeer Jacques Rudolph plunks on a pigeon with a nasty flipper during this weekend's tea and bat action. Whatever the odds are of that happening, I guess you can cut them in half.


Shaq "Twitter attack" sparks Kobe to strike back

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:30 PM PDT

It was asked of him about needing a championship without Shaquille O'Neal, about validating his legacy. There would be no clean getaway on Wednesday for Kobe Bryant. He was out of clichés, out of patience and damn near out of his mind. "It means … nothing," he said.


Disneyland Redesigns Rides to Fit Wider Asses

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Last year, Disneyland revamped its Small World ride to accommodate heavier passengers who were bottoming-out the attraction's boats. Now a source says that the just-completed, five-week refurbishment of vehicles that carry guests on Peter Pan's Flight at the Magic Kingdom was done for one reason: to fit those guests' fatter asses.


MPAA Says Making Even “One Copy” of a DVD is Illegal

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Last September Real Networks launched RealDVD to allow users to make backup copies of purchased DVDs for private use. The MPAA immediately dubbed it "StealDVD" and filed a lawsuit to ban the sale of RealDVD. Now after the MPAA made its closing arguments, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel, raised some interesting questions.


13 Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:50 PM PDT

You'd think a person would have to work pretty hard t­o make more than $5 million a year. But maybe not.


Gaming Benchmarks: Windows XP vs Windows Vista vs Windows 7

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Even now, it's hard to think of a single killer app that makes DX10 look any better than the huge swathe of DX9 games. This is why there are still plenty of people out there who are running their games under Windows XP. Add Windows 7 into the mix and you now have a three-way fight for your gaming attentions. But which one should you have running?


Conan's new stage looks like Super Mario.

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:40 PM PDT

The design behind Conan O'Brien during the monologue is looking all Mushroom Kingdom.


Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of the OS

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:20 PM PDT

Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created.


The top four Linux netbook trends

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:10 PM PDT

If you take all the Linux netbook announcements from the Computex trade show and add them up, they equal good times ahead for the Linux desktop. Here's how it works out.


Marijuana Reform Questions Once Again Popular In White House

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Questions pertaining to marijuana law reform are among the most popular public policy issues, as voted on by the public, in a new White House online poll.


The 10 Hardest Jobs To Fill In America

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:50 PM PDT

For the second year in a row, engineer is the hardest job to fill in America. Why are engineers so hard to find? "We have whole generations of people loving liberal arts, not going into science and math," says Larry Jacobson, executive director of the National Society of Professional Engineers.


Linux : Android port to MIPS completed.

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:30 PM PDT

Embedded Alley (EA) announced it is has completed its port of the Linux/Java-based Android platform to the MIPS architecture. The Embedded Alley Development System for Android-based Devices initially targets devices ranging from set-top boxes (STBs) to industrial equipment running the MIPS-based RMI Au1250 processor.


What Obama's "Socialism" Looks Like

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:20 PM PDT

The hot-pink portion of this pie chart is the percentage of listed American business assets that have recently been nationalized by the American government (ie, General Motors). Obama's version of socialism is so sneaky you can hardly see it!


Second Life Hosting First College Graduation

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Second Life is hosting the commencement ceremony for online students graduating from Bryant & Stratton College. The college had chosen to offer its online curriculum through Second Life's education community with virtual campuses, conferences, and even course registration.


Warrantless surveillance lawsuit thrown out

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:00 PM PDT

A federal district judge has dismissed a lawsuit over warrantless surveillance that the EFF and ACLU filed against prominent telecommunications companies on behalf of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation. The judge affirmed that the telecom companies are protected by the immunity provisions added to FISA by Congress.


Top 10 E3 2009 Announcements

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:50 AM PDT

From Microsoft's Project Natal to Nintendo's possible biofeedback mechanism...the best of E3 2009.


Online Play Not Available for New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:40 AM PDT

Nintendo, after revealing the New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo Wii at their E3 2009 press conference said that online play won't be featured in New Super Mario Bros.


The 24,504 Worst Pieces of Advice Ever Published

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:40 AM PDT

In a tiny section of the bookstore that no sane person ever enters lies a secret underworld of books that offer hundreds, sometimes thousands of musings and advice-like tidbits. After reading 24,504 folksy nuggets, I learned two things: these books are not to be trusted, and there's a gun in my mouth.


14 Directors and the Video Games They Should Adapt

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:30 AM PDT

Here's a list of 14 iconic directors and the games we wish they'd adapt onto the big screen.


Ancient Antarctic Mountains Found Under Miles of Ice

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:20 AM PDT

Millions of years ago, rivers ran in Antarctica through craggy mountain valleys that were strangely similar to the modern European Alps, Chinese and British scientists reported on Wednesday.


Nintendo? NEVER!

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:20 AM PDT

Making fun of Nintendo's saccharin presentation at E3 of user's who play games, Maybe play, and NEVER play.


Online College Humor: FAIL x 13

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:10 AM PDT

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