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| A 540-Calorie Big Mac? NY Chains Post Calorie Information Posted: 19 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT McDonald's and Burger King were among the chains that unveiled new menu boards Friday at scores of locations throughout the city, taking calorie information that had long been available on Web sites and tray liners and putting it front-and-center above the cash register. |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT Democrat Barack Obama arrived today in Afghanistan on his first overseas trip since he began his successful run for his party's presidential nomination. The trip, which is expected to include stops in Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and three European capitals, is the centerpiece of Obama's efforts to focus his presidential campaign on foreign policy. |
| 10 + 2 things you’ll get with Ubuntu 8.10 Posted: 19 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT A quick resume of what the most important (IMHO) things users will get with the next Ubuntu release: Intrepid Ibex. From a faster login to a better Flash experience, 3G networking, the guest account and much more! |
| This guy strapped a camera to his cat! Verry cool. Posted: 19 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT |
| Into the Pixel 2008: Amazing Art from Videogames (PICS) Posted: 19 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT Video Games are an influential aspect of pop-culture and entertainment whose impact goes beyond the digital arts to influence perspectives in art, cinematography, and even fashion. Behind every game character and dynamic environment are artists whose talents birthed the image seen in the 3-D world. |
| I Loved The Dark Knight But... [PIC] Posted: 19 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT This has to be a joke. |
| 26 Important Comic Books You May Want to Read Posted: 19 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT Sure, it may seem silly, but, comic books mean something. Soldiers used dog-eared copies of Captain America to keep their spirits up in WWII. The Green Lantern and Green Arrow made kids actually think about issues like racism and heroin. And millions gasped when they heard the news that Superman died. Here are 26 important comic books |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT If you Google "iPhone apps," the first thing that comes up is iPhoneApps.org, a site selling a bundle of "top 10" iPhone applications for $25 using "safe PayPal." Friends, there's nothing safe about this site. It's a scam. The iTunes App Store is the exclusive distributor of iPhone apps, period. Don't get your apps anywhere else. Tell your friends |
| Serious YouTube test of copyright law Posted: 19 Jul 2008 07:40 PM CDT A woman who posted a home video on YouTube of her 13-month-old son dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" squared off Friday against entertainment giant Universal Music Corp. in a federal court case that tests copyright law. The issue in Stephanie Lenz's lawsuit against Universal is whether the owner of the rights to a creative work that's being used |
| How NOT to ship software licenses Posted: 19 Jul 2008 07:20 PM CDT Leading the stupid shipping gang takes creative incompetence, and Hewlett-Packard is clearly up to the task. Other companies might have turned to email when faced with the challenge of shipping sixteen software licenses. Not Hewlett-Packard! HP went looking for a box. A really big box. |
| VMware exec says Windows days are numbered Posted: 19 Jul 2008 07:00 PM CDT Seriously, and what will replace it? Would you believe a VMware exec saying it will be virtual applications running on... Linux? Believe it. |
| In the Future, We'll Live in Vast Floating Cities.. [PICS] Posted: 19 Jul 2008 06:40 PM CDT Vast cities that float on the seas are to transform how we live, real-life Atlantises that will allow humankind to prosper once existing coastlines fall to the ravages of global warming. At least, that's the vision in these architects' minds. |
| iPhone shortages causing major delays for AT&T, businesses Posted: 19 Jul 2008 06:20 PM CDT Apple promised that iPhone 3G and its iPhone 2.0 software would be more suited to business, but a severe shortage of the device could force companies to wait as long as two weeks before they see their orders, and is forcing many home customers to go without at the same time. |
| Iraqi PM, Malaki, Backs Obama's Troop Exit Plan Posted: 19 Jul 2008 06:00 PM CDT Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months. |
| Jesus christ what happened to this bird? Posted: 19 Jul 2008 05:40 PM CDT Zombie Bird? |
| Nintendo is... Bill O'reilly report. Posted: 19 Jul 2008 05:40 PM CDT This is an old clip of Inside Edition with an article about Nintendos big success in America. This video has it all. Its got Howard Phillips in an interview, and even has a Nintendo game counselor, who has been featured in early issues of Nintendo Powers Q&A section. |
| Sun offers Free alternative to VMWare Fusion and Parallels Posted: 19 Jul 2008 05:20 PM CDT Virtualization continues to be a big topic among Mac users with Intel-powered Macs. Products from Parallels and VMware allow you to easily run many different operating systems on your Mac, each within its own protected virtual environment. Recently, a third player entered the market—Sun, with its VirtualBox product. |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT Who needs a boring textbook to explain the principles behind logic gates, when you have...dominoes! |
| Apple Sends Another MobileMe Apology E-mail and Extension Posted: 19 Jul 2008 04:40 PM CDT Amidst the rocky .Mac to MobileMe transition last week, Apple made one other mistake that it is now apologizing for. Apple had been preauthorizing charges up to 121 GBP to European customers who signed up for a free MobileMe trial. For debit accounts, this preauthorization charge may actually remove that amount of money from the customer's availabl |
| Ubuntu hits new high in Linux boredom Posted: 19 Jul 2008 04:40 PM CDT Linux -- especially Ubuntu -- has become so reliable and simple that for most end users it's simply not worth thinking about, any more than we think about tools like wrenches and screwdrivers. Does this mean desktop GNU/Linux has become so boring that it's not worth noticing? |
| Major White House Blunder: Emails Maliki Story to Reporters Posted: 19 Jul 2008 04:20 PM CDT White House Accidentally E-Mails to Reporters Story That Maliki Supports Obama Iraq Withdrawal Plan. The White House employee had intended to send the article to an internal distribution list, ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports, but hit the wrong button. |
| The 5 Most Disappointing Videogame Sequels Posted: 19 Jul 2008 04:00 PM CDT The criteria for a good sequel is almost contradictory; it's a dangerous mix of old and new, with just enough old to serve as a sturdy foundation and just enough new to prevent boredom and apathy. But when not perfectly balanced, a sequel can prove disastrous... |
| Lifehacker Faceoff: Outlook vs. Gmail— Definitive Comparison Posted: 19 Jul 2008 03:40 PM CDT Being digital vagabonds without an Exchange server, we Lifehacker writers use online apps like Gmail and Google Calendar to get things done. But can an Outlook user make the switch without losing out? Guest contributor Jared Goralnick's here today to take a look. |
| Dark Knight Sets One-Day Record of $66.4M, Beats Spiderman 3 Posted: 19 Jul 2008 03:10 PM CDT Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day. The movie's Friday haul surpassed the previous record of $59.8 million set last year by "Spider-Man 3. The Dark Knight" might break the opening-weekend record of $151.1 million. |
| How to Take Distorted and Psychedelic iPhone Photos Posted: 19 Jul 2008 03:00 PM CDT The thing is, the iPhone camera has a bug. No one is ever happy to find that the fancy high-tech gadget that they just bought has a bug. At the same time, every software or hardware engineer can likely tell a good story about that undetected "bug" being spun into a marvelous new undocumented "feature." |
| Heath Ledger: A Gifted Actor Goes Out in a Fireball of Glory Posted: 19 Jul 2008 02:40 PM CDT A gifted actor goes out in a fireball of glory. |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2008 02:20 PM CDT An illustration of the difference between sober and drunk. |
| Maloof $100k Street Skating Competition Posted: 19 Jul 2008 02:10 PM CDT By far the best street contest of the year! Paul Rodriguez goes home with $100,000 dollars and he was up against some pretty stiff competition |
| 5K+ teenagers die in car accidents ever year in the US Posted: 19 Jul 2008 02:00 PM CDT It's the No. 1 killer of teens. This graphic takes a look at state laws to see which are the toughest. States with the strictest driving laws tend to have lower fatality rates. Where does your state rank? |
| Spore Hands-on: Hour w/ Civ Phase and Galactic End-game Posted: 19 Jul 2008 01:40 PM CDT It was somewhere between ordering my army of blue-blooded Max Rebo soldiers to crush an enemy civilization, and conquering the galaxy from the comfort of a spaceship that resembled a four post bed, when I realized they had pulled it off. Spore is great. |
| Dark Knight Breaks Third Record: $60m on Day 1 Posted: 19 Jul 2008 01:20 PM CDT Hours ago we reported that The Dark Knight had scored it second box office record of the weekend mere hours after hitting theaters. When it opened yesterday morning, it saw screens in a record number of theaters, 4,366. When the first numbers came rolling in from midnight shows, record number 2 was in the books...now 3! |
| Digg this ---> Today is Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday! Posted: 19 Jul 2008 01:00 PM CDT Tributes are pouring in from all over the world as Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president , celebrates his 90th birthday. Here's a look back at the life of the man who led the drive to end apartheid in South Africa |
| MD Police Spied on Peace Activists, Labeled as Terrorists Posted: 19 Jul 2008 12:40 PM CDT Undercover Maryland State Police officers repeatedly spied on peace activists and anti-death penalty groups in recent years and entered the names of some in a law-enforcement database of people thought to be terrorists or drug traffickers, newly released documents show. |
| Phil Gramm Resigns From McCain Campaign Posted: 19 Jul 2008 12:20 PM CDT Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after comments made |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2008 12:10 PM CDT Spread your batwings and take flight with this slideshow of images from the "Batman Begins" sequel "The Dark Knight. |
| Girl Runs Away from President Bush Posted: 19 Jul 2008 11:50 AM CDT On Wednesday, President Bush hosted "Tee Ball on the South Lawn" an events that brings kids from all 50 states and the District of Columbia to play a fun game of tee ball in front of coaches, family, friends and secret service members. Normally, this is just a nice photo opportunity for the President, but as this video shows one girl was not so |
| The Dark Knight Box Office: Down Goes the Midnight Record Posted: 19 Jul 2008 11:50 AM CDT Going into this weekend, there is not question that The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan's infinitely praised and super-highly anticipated follow-up to his 2005 Batman franchise reboot Batman Begins, was going to make a lot of money. In fact, I believe the proper metaphor would be that it is going to drive away with truck-loads of cash |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2008 11:40 AM CDT Take action now to hold Karl Rove accountable for his crimes. |
| Richard Dawkins Slaps Creationists into the Primordial Soup Posted: 19 Jul 2008 11:30 AM CDT When Dawkins set out long ago to bring science to the masses, he says he was not consciously imitating Darwin, but had the same aims as him: "To be understood, to inspire." In these times, Dawkins gives people something substantial to chew on. His audience is relieved to see someone slapping creationists as well as explaining atheism positively. |
| 10 Greatest Major-Impact Craters on Earth! Posted: 19 Jul 2008 11:30 AM CDT A look at the biggest craters on earth ... in images! There are some great ones here I wasn't aware of previously. Some of these are huge! |
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