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| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 09:00 PM CDT |
| 10 Shocking Facts About Global Slavery in 2008 Posted: 13 Jun 2008 08:40 PM CDT Slavery is thriving in 2008. Some of these facts might surprise you. |
| The Vertical Farm May Be The Solution To Food Crisis Posted: 13 Jun 2008 08:20 PM CDT Featured on the Colbert Report, this project might be the future of the way we farm in America. Through farm towers that can be located in even the small confined land of our nations largest cities. Are these farm sky scrapers the answer to world hunger? Or just another crazy idea that will never happen? Either way it's pretty cool to think about. |
| No Straight Talk: McCain Denies Social Security Comments Posted: 13 Jun 2008 08:00 PM CDT John McCain tried to deny past comments on Social Security reform yesterday, a move which has exposed him to criticism from his rival as well as obscuring the record on what entitlement changes McCain would seek to correct. But that doesn't quite fit with past comments made by McCain on social security. |
| Why Oil Price Is High - Fed Printed Way Too Many Dollars Posted: 13 Jun 2008 07:40 PM CDT The two biggest factors in oil's high price are the weakness in the U.S. dollar's exchange value and the liquidity that the Federal Reserve is pumping out. In an effort to forestall a serious recession and further crises in derivative instruments, the Federal Reserve is pouring out liquidity that is financing speculation in oil futures contracts. |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 07:30 PM CDT A jury has found R. Kelly not guilty! Kelly had long denied being on the video tape at the center of the trial -- and even the alleged victim denied it was her! But 12 different witnesses ID'd Kelly and 14 witnesses ID'd the girl on the tape as being a 13- or 14-year-old. |
| 5 Most Depressed Comics Characters Posted: 13 Jun 2008 07:20 PM CDT |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 07:10 PM CDT This is what happens when a division 1 athlete turns an old treadmill up to level 10. |
| Battlestar Galactica Vs. Star Trek: Which Do You Like More? Posted: 13 Jun 2008 07:00 PM CDT Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica have wildly different aesthetics and ideologies, and both aspire to very different goals. Fundamentally, it boils down to this: Star Trek is about who we want to be, and Battlestar Galactica is about who we are. Battlestar Galactica presents a problem for me and my Star Trek-fan friends. Why do we love it so much? |
| Internet Addiction To Be Added to Manual of Mental Disorders Posted: 13 Jun 2008 06:50 PM CDT First, we all had mild Asperger's. Now, Internet addiction disorder? Give a geek a break. In the March issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, Jerald Block proposed that Web abuse be added to his field's bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. |
| Schools of Robo-fish Find Oil Spills, Track Wildlife Posted: 13 Jun 2008 06:40 PM CDT I wonder how they fry up when you catch them |
| Movies that peaked in the first ten minutes Posted: 13 Jun 2008 06:30 PM CDT Call it premature cinematic ejaculation. Those films that, for one reason or another, have their best scenes far too soon and thus make the film slightly underwhelming on a first viewing (as we assume the rest of the film will be as incredible) and impossible to finish on a second. |
| How to Chill a Beer in 3 Minutes [It works people] Posted: 13 Jun 2008 06:20 PM CDT Oldie but a goodie, if you didn't know... well you've reached beverage nirvana. |
| 10 Gift Ideas For The Not-So-Perfect Dad Posted: 13 Jun 2008 06:10 PM CDT 10 gift ideas for the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dads out there. |
| Next-Gen Space Gear for Humanity's Return to the Moon Posted: 13 Jun 2008 06:01 PM CDT It's been almost 36 years since humans were last on the moon, and under Project Constellation the next journey is planned for 2020. It may seem a long way off, but the timeline is short, given the work that needs to be done for such a monumental task. |
| The Upside to Natural Disasters Posted: 13 Jun 2008 06:01 PM CDT three ideas about what might be some positive consequences of natural disasters. |
| McCain Blasted in Quotes from Fellow Republicans Posted: 13 Jun 2008 05:40 PM CDT John McCain has a problem with Republicans. His campaign- largely driven by success with moderates and independents- has thrown a curve ball to the GOP, which has been vocal in its past criticism of him. Nonetheless, their comments are telling of personal opinions of the Arizona Senator. Quotes from GOP colleagues and conservative pundits. |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 05:32 PM CDT It seems incredible then that the U.S. Senate has again failed to pass a bill that would extend solar tax credits to build new power plants |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 05:20 PM CDT The Fed has a mandate to keep inflation in check. But global forces and worries about the U.S. economy will keep prices high for the foreseeable future. |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 05:13 PM CDT Here is an interesting map of the world's religions. |
| Awesome Compilation Of Racing Crashes Posted: 13 Jun 2008 05:00 PM CDT This is one of the best compilations I've seen of about twenty different racing crashes. |
| New Spoilerific Trailer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Posted: 13 Jun 2008 05:00 PM CDT LucasArts has released a new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, which has the development team discussing the story behind the game in great detail. This trailer even has something I really wish more trailers had: a spoiler alert. Really, they aren't kidding. |
| Web Browsers: Speed Testing the Latest Web Browsers Posted: 13 Jun 2008 04:41 PM CDT Since our squadron of independent analysts had the week off, we ran the latest editions of Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera 9.5, and Safari for Windows through some unscientific but highly geeky tests ourselves on a plain old Windows computer. Take a look at the full (and somewhat unexpected) results after the jump |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 04:11 PM CDT Talks about HD radio and its benefits. Worth the read. |
| Why Noisy Neighbors Could Soon be a Thing of the Past.. Posted: 13 Jun 2008 04:10 PM CDT Being woken in the dead of night by noisy neighbours blasting out music could soon be a thing of the past. Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an "acoustic cloak", which could make objects impervious to sound waves. This could be used to build sound-proof homes, advanced concert halls or stealth warships. |
| R. Kelly acquitted on all 14 counts of child pornography Posted: 13 Jun 2008 03:50 PM CDT BREAKING NEWS: R&B superstar R. Kelly has been acquitted on all counts at his child pornography trial |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 03:41 PM CDT |
| Solar Power's New Style - TIME Posted: 13 Jun 2008 03:30 PM CDT Mike Gering, CEO of the start-up Global Solar, picks his way along his factory floor, tracing the convoluted path that his thin-film solar panels follow from birth to shipping truck. The raw materials the workers carry are ultra-thin sheets of flexible plastic, which are then coated with a series of chemicals... |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 03:11 PM CDT Dell E and E Slim revealed, taking on Eee and Air in one fell swoop |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2008 03:00 PM CDT A NASA engineer discusses design considerations for a space toilet. |
| Tim Russert dies from heart attack Posted: 13 Jun 2008 03:00 PM CDT Very sad :( |
| Barack Obama Explains the Meaning of Life: Progress Posted: 13 Jun 2008 02:40 PM CDT Obama said, "when I was your age, I thought life was all about me. And how do make my way in the world and how do I become successful and how do I get the things that I want. And right now life for me revolves around those two girls (his daughters). And I think about what kind of a place am I leaving them." |
| Graham (R-SC) Constituion is "irresponsible and outrageous" Posted: 13 Jun 2008 02:30 PM CDT In response to today's landmark Supreme Court decision granting habeas corpus to Guantanamo detainees, Lindsey Graham has decided he wants to amend the United State Constitution to strip it of any pesky kinds of civil rights protections that have existed since the Magna Carta. |
| Never Satisfied? Try These Six Negativity Busters Posted: 13 Jun 2008 02:20 PM CDT Divine Caroline lays it out... |
| Scalia: Restoring Habeas Corpus Will Kill More Americans Posted: 13 Jun 2008 02:10 PM CDT In a landmark decision today, the Supreme Court ruled that habeas corpus protections apply to detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. Justice Antonin Scalia, however, is outraged. He adopted extreme rhetoric about the impacts of the decision, calling it a "self-invited incursion into military affairs" that would "almost certainly" kill Americans. |
| McDonalds lettuce growing billboard is actually kind of cool Posted: 13 Jun 2008 01:50 PM CDT This is definitely a unique and creative way to sell some salads. The advertising folks over at McDonald's came up with this billboard near Chicago that actually grows it's message in lettuce and judging from this picture were quite successful. |
| McCain Stacks Fox News 'Town Hall' With Supporters Posted: 13 Jun 2008 01:30 PM CDT But he's nothing like Bush... Seriously. |
| Screen Grab: Woz hacks Kathy Griffin's iPhone... on TV Posted: 13 Jun 2008 12:54 PM CDT Steve Wozniak is much more than a throbbing brain with a tie. He knows that the quickest way to a girl's heart is to jailbreak her iPhone... on TV. |
| Comparing 'Crystal Skull' To 'City Of The Gods' Script Leak Posted: 13 Jun 2008 12:54 PM CDT An alternate version of the script, possibly written by Frank Darabont, was (briefly) posted on the Internet. |
| Obama The Preferred Candidate Around The World: Poll Posted: 13 Jun 2008 12:30 PM CDT People around the globe widely expect the next American president to improve the country's policies toward the rest of the world, especially if Barack Obama is elected, yet they retain a persistently poor image of the U.S., according to a poll released Thursday. |
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