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Portal Still Alive Will Include New Puzzles, But No New Plot Posted: 18 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT Speaking with Valve's Doug Lombardi earlier this week at E3, we got onto the topic of the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade version of Portal. I wanted to know what gamers could expect from the game and why Valve decided to tweak it for the XBLA release.

Unnecessary censorship w/ Sesame Street. Posted: 18 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT Unnecessary censorship, come and play edition.

This Photo Posted On Digg Without Permission Posted: 18 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT © Steve Byland 2008 all rights reservedUnauthorized use or reproduction for any reason is prohibited.Digg users, specifically, will be punched in the genitals repeatedly for viewing.

How To Demolish A Skyscraper One Floor At A Time Posted: 18 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT What you are going to see in this post, is one of those rare things in life that leaves you truly speechless, and one more reason to say that technology in these days has no limits.

Hardy on Dell! Posted: 18 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT Linux just got a little closer to taking over.

McCain Leaks Details Of Obama's Iraq Trip Posted: 18 Jul 2008 07:50 PM CDT Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday that his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, is likely to be in Iraq over the weekend.If Obama is going to be in Iraq this weekend, this is a major breach on McCain's part.

Nintendo Seizes Lead In US Console War, Xbox 360 Tanks Posted: 18 Jul 2008 07:40 PM CDT Big announcements at E3 cannot hide that Microsoft had a rough June with its game console: Nintendo's Wii surpassed the Xbox 360 as the most sold current game console in the U.S. every other game console, including the PSP and Nintendo DS, sold more units. Has the Xbox 360 lost its appeal?

Who Owns Most of the Land in the West? The US Government Posted: 18 Jul 2008 07:30 PM CDT The United States government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of land (2.63 million square kilometers) - nearly 30% of its total territory. These federal lands are used as military bases or testing grounds, nature parks and reserves and indian reservations, or are leased to the private sector for commercial exploitation.

What Are the Odds? Posted: 18 Jul 2008 07:10 PM CDT Did you know your odds of dating a millionaire are 1 in 215? Or the likelihood of winning a single state lottery are about 18 million to 1?

What is he thinking? Posted: 18 Jul 2008 07:00 PM CDT The theory is that everyone should have a unique perception of this outstanding photo.

Cern lab goes 'colder than space' Posted: 18 Jul 2008 06:50 PM CDT A vast physics experiment built in a tunnel below the French-Swiss border is fast becoming one of the coolest places in the Universe.

‘Dark Knight’ Sets Midnight Debut Record of $18.5 Million Posted: 18 Jul 2008 06:40 PM CDT A tracking firm says "The Dark Knight" has set a box office record for a midnight debut. Media By Numbers says the new Batman movie from Warner Bros. brought in $18.5 million Friday from its midnight screening in 3,040 theaters. That bested the 2005 performance of "Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith," which took in $16.9 million.

Palestinian children are paying the price of injustice Posted: 18 Jul 2008 06:20 PM CDT Whereas Israeli youths are treated as children in the eyes of the law until they turn 18, Palestinians are not accorded such humane treatment, and can be imprisoned from the tender age of just 12. Since September 2000 Israel has arrested and detained almost 6000 children, with 700 under-18s arrested in 2007 alone

O’Reilly: Why Should I Have to Pay for Your Birth Control? Posted: 18 Jul 2008 06:10 PM CDT Yesterday, Fox News' Bill O'Reilly agreed with McCain and argued that it was fair for insurance companies to cover Viagra but not birth control because "birth control is not a medical condition" Although O'Reilly may not know it, preventing unwanted pregnancies is not just another "choice." It is "central to good health care for women.

How China's taking over Africa, and why we should be worried Posted: 18 Jul 2008 06:00 PM CDT With little fanfare, a staggering 750,000 Chinese have settled in Africa over the past decade. More are on the way. The strategy has been carefully devised by officials in Beijing, where one expert has estimated that China will eventually need to send 300 million people to Africa to solve the problems of over-population and pollution.

Breathtaking Aerial Views of Russia (PICS) Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:40 PM CDT The beautiful Russian countryside, as few get the privilege to see it.

German woman gives birth to one black twin, one white [PICS] Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:40 PM CDT A white man and a black woman have become the extremely rare parents of twins of different colours.

Cognition Nutrition: Food for Thought Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:29 PM CDT They nailed the title, this is really exciting.

Holy Bat Bouts: Batman vs. Batman vs. Batman Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:20 PM CDT This is cool. All the Batman movies duke it out. I'm sorry though I think Dark Knight rules!

I'd Like to Apply for a Loan (Pic) Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:10 PM CDT

McCain In 2003: We Can ‘Muddle Through In Afghanistan' Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:10 PM CDT Today, video was unearthed in which Senator John McCain in 2003 says we can just "muddle through in Afghanistan." The video offers a glimpse into the true thinking of those, like McCain who believed that Afghanistan wasn't a concern and we didn't need to take it seriously. Five years later, we now see where that poor judgment and lack of insight ha

Dark Knight iPhone App Lets You Jokerize Yourself Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:10 PM CDT It's essentially just a marketing tool for the Dark Knight movie, but hot damn if we don't like this. Just run the app, take a picture of yourself, then add Joker elements to your face. Works on iPhone (use the camera) or iPod touch (use a saved picture).

Dalai Lama: Bush Lacks an Understanding of Reality Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT Dalai Lama: "Of course, I have great respect for, in fact, I love President Bush, because he is very frank, very straightforward. His intentions are good, but some of his policy in spite of his sincere motivation and right goal, and some of his method becomes unrealistic because of lack of understanding about reality."

Why One Casualty In Iraq Is One Too Many Posted: 18 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT Statistics are designed for politicians, think-tanks, strategists and advocacy groups. But it's far different for those personally affected by war.

Man's 6 Most Ridiculous Attempts To Take On Mother Nature Posted: 18 Jul 2008 04:53 PM CDT Many of us enjoy the company of a faithful dog to fetch our slippers or a sinister monkey to pick pockets from tourists while we grind our organ. But every so often a group of animals get out of hand and humans need to set their massive intellect to the task of dealing with them. And usually, it goes hilariously wrong.

Alzheimer's Drug Reverses Cognitive Decline Over 12 Month Posted: 18 Jul 2008 04:52 PM CDT A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study conducted there, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The findings are published in the journal The Lancet.

Earliest examples of emerging hip hop & graffiti in New York Posted: 18 Jul 2008 04:31 PM CDT Video shows vintage footage of NYC subway trains completely covered with graffiti. The photographer says: "We are in the art center of the world and we're ignoring this whole range of art". Kids: "We were not rioting - we were dancing!" (With a gun and a knife). Big media spoiled everything? Old school DJ setup. The book "Hip Hop Files".

Details on the New Xbox Experience Posted: 18 Jul 2008 04:30 PM CDT Here are a couple interesting takeaways from our tour of the New Xbox Experience...

AT&T mistakenly announces free Wi-Fi for iPhone users..again Posted: 18 Jul 2008 04:30 PM CDT AT&T iPhone users will not be getting free Wi-Fi access after all.For the second time in less than six months, AT&T mistakenly published a notice on its Web site indicating that Apple iPhone users would get free access to the wireless operator's more than 17,000

Great PIC of Bale as John Connor About to Waste a Terminator Posted: 18 Jul 2008 03:30 PM CDT You saw the teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation on Wednesday, but like most teasers for these types of movies, you get a lot of flash but not a lot of robot. However, a new still image was released today that gives you a little better taste of the action—like Christian Bale pinning a Terminator robot with a helicopter then blowing his face off.

Wii hits 10.9m in US, becomes console leader Posted: 18 Jul 2008 03:20 PM CDT Via Nintendo's texting skills: "After just 20 mos, Wii is the new console leader in the US @ nearly 10.9 million units, says NPD 2day".

East Coast Getting Tidal Energy Projects Posted: 18 Jul 2008 03:00 PM CDT Two fair-sized tidal energy projects are on their way to the east coast. First up is the Edgartown-Nantucket Tidal Energy Plant Water Power Project. Edgartown and Nantucket would be the beneficiaries of the 2 MW of peak output.The second project contains clusters of underwater turbines each with the ability to put out between 1 and 3 MW during peak

Study: Fuel cell cars still 15 years away at best Posted: 18 Jul 2008 02:51 PM CDT Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are still 15 years away from becoming a viable business for automakers even if they overcome remaining technical hurdles and the U.S. government provides massive subsidies, a government-funded report said Thursday.

Last.fm gets a makeover, ventures into iPhone, living room Posted: 18 Jul 2008 02:51 PM CDT Music streaming and social community Last.fm has redesigned for a more mature experience, adding more integration and ubiquity across a variety of devices. Ars Technica put on some headphones and rocked out with some of the new features.

China orders bars not to serve blacks Posted: 18 Jul 2008 02:51 PM CDT Beijing police have been visiting bar owners in the popular Sanlitun area and asking them to sign pledges agreeing to not serve black people or Mongolians and ban activities including dancing.

Divorced man house. The chaos. Posted: 18 Jul 2008 02:50 PM CDT Take care of your wives and never offend them.

The Most Dangerous Roads in the World [PICS] Posted: 18 Jul 2008 02:40 PM CDT This is an amazing five-part series - complete with pictures, videos and descriptive details - covering the most intimidating and amazing roads in the world. Scroll down to the bottom to jump to the next in the set. You won't be disappointed.

GOP cyber-security expert: Diebold tampered with 2002 voting Posted: 18 Jul 2008 02:40 PM CDT A leading cyber-security expert and former adviser to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says he has fresh evidence regarding election fraud on Diebold electronic voting machines during the 2002 Georgia gubernatorial and senatorial elections. Stephen Spoonamore is the founder and until recently the CEO of an information technology policy and security firm.

Why We Have Everything to Fear from McCain Posted: 18 Jul 2008 02:20 PM CDT When he is forced to talk about the economy, McCain has always given the same answer: "I rely on the circle I have developed over many years – people like Phil Gramm." But Gramm – more than any other figure in American politics – made the two great financial scandals of our time possible, and nearly brought the global economy down with him.

Digg's Kevin Rose Digs Pinback, Knife, More Posted: 18 Jul 2008 02:11 PM CDT Los Angeles radio staple KCRW has lately handed over its studio to a variety of all-stars from entertainment and culture for the Guest DJ Project. On Wednesday, it was Digg's turn to mix it up: Kevin Rose teamed up with DJ Raul Campos to spin five tunes that make life easier while programming a social networking phenomenon.

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