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| Kurosawa's restored 'Rashomon' to be screened Posted: 17 Sep 2008 09:20 PM CDT almost 60 years after "Rashomon" won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival as well as an honorary Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is premiering a restoration of the film Thursday at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. |
| This Congressman warned of the Credit Bubble June 16, 2002 Posted: 17 Sep 2008 09:20 PM CDT This speech was delivered on the House floor starts with Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the Free Housing Market Enhancement Act |
| Phoenix Police Officer Dies In Charity Boxing Match Posted: 17 Sep 2008 09:10 PM CDT "As the fight went on, it looked like he was just getting bounced around," Roberts says, recalling that Scott was knocked down at least once in the second round. By the third round, "his head was snapping back" with the punches thrown by the firefighter, who still hasn't been named. "He was taking a pretty sustained beating." |
| 13 Things Your Pharmacist Won't Tell You Posted: 17 Sep 2008 09:10 PM CDT What to bear in mind the next time you visit the pharmacy counter. |
| 'Matrix' meets 'THX-1138': 'Sleep Dealer' trailer Posted: 17 Sep 2008 09:10 PM CDT If you're a fan of early sci-fi indie films like PRIMER and PI then Sleep Dealer is right up your alley. Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology. |
| Parachutist Survives Fall, Gets 'Pacemaker for Pain' Posted: 17 Sep 2008 09:00 PM CDT Adam Hammond, a former U.S. Army parachutist, had logged more than 1,000 jumps. But his most recent jump, and perhaps his last, was just for fun. Unfortunately the chute malfunctioned, and Hammond slammed into the ground at 45 mph. |
| Ron Paul discusses AIG bailout with Cavuto Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT 2008 Third Party Movement |
| You're an asshole pacman! [comic] Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT |
| 14 Amazing Works of Political Graffiti and Street Art Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT Here are some very impressive examples of political street art and graffiti from around the world. I never noticed how much Dick Cheney looks like Jaba the Hut... |
| Xbox 360 outsold Wii (and PS3) in Japan this week! Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT For the first time ever, Xbox 360 outsold Wii in Japan. Pokemon also managed to sell almost 1 million copies in two days in an eventful week in Japan |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:40 PM CDT Never heard about this, huh ? Yes of course, and this is exactly the point. You never heard about it because it was developed in the dark, and kept secret until almost fully finished and polished. Portal: Prelude, as its name states it, is an unofficial prequel to the game Portal. |
| Obama: Old Boys Network = McCain Campaign Staff Meeting Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:30 PM CDT What a great line! |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:20 PM CDT Individual still images were taken with a scanning electron microscope, digitized, and then animated. |
| 10 Electric Cars That You Can Buy Today Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:10 PM CDT The internet is abuzz with news of new electric cars that all seem to be coming out in 2010. It seems like every day we hear more about the Chevy Volt "extended range electric vehicle," but not so much about what's available right now. If you've got an itchy trigger finger and a hefty wallet, there are a few options for you right now. |
| ABC: McCain lying when says he warned of economic crisis Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:10 PM CDT McCain today: "Two years ago, I warned that the oversight of Fannie and Freddie was terrible." How does this claim of foresight square with this interview that McCain gave discussing the subprime mortgage crisis, in December 2007? It doesn't. "So, I'd like to tell you that I did anticipate it, but I have to give you straight talk, I did not." |
| Bill Gates invests in algae fuel Posted: 17 Sep 2008 07:55 PM CDT Bill Gates' investment firm is funding Sapphire Energy, a company that intends to make auto fuel from algae. The lowly algae is the renewable fuel industry's great green hope. Because algae is rich in oil and can grow in a wide range of conditions, many companies are betting that it can create fuels cheaper than existing feedstocks. |
| NFL Power Rankings: 2008 Week 3 Posted: 17 Sep 2008 07:35 PM CDT ESPN.comThe relative lack of movement atop the latest ESPN.com NFL power rankings sets up a pair of blockbuster showdowns on the field for Week 3. |
| Woman Suffers Orgasm-Related Stroke Posted: 17 Sep 2008 07:20 PM CDT Sex triggered a life-threatening stroke in a healthy 35-year-old Illinois woman, her doctors report. Sex- and orgasm-triggered strokes in relatively young women and men are rare, but not unheard of. They require a combination of factors and events not unusual in themselves, but which are highly unlikely to occur at the same time. |
| Smithsonian to put its 137 million-object collection online Posted: 17 Sep 2008 07:05 PM CDT The Smithsonian Institution will work to digitize its collections to make science, history and cultural artifacts accessible online and dramatically expand its outreach to schools, the museum complex's new chief said Monday. |
| Apple Updates Remote App for iPhone, Adds Genius Function Posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:50 PM CDT Apple just dropped an update for the Remote application for iPhone/iPod touch. Remote.app allows you to control any iTunes library (or Apple TV) over a local WiFi connection. According to the release notes, you will now be able to create a Genius playlist, and create/edit playlists in iTunes. |
| Why Loud Music in Bars Increases Alcohol Consumption Posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:40 PM CDT At some point during the evening, in bars across the land, two things happens: the lights go down and the music goes up. |
| Jon Stewart: McCain the Only POW Brainwashed AFTER Captivity Posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:30 PM CDT In the wake of this week's financial crisis, the candidates engaged in a good old fashioned Generic Off. McCain won. |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:20 PM CDT The rules were that we would buy nothing for 30 days except absolute essentials, like fresh milk & fruit. A handful of key outlays like our mortgage, utilities, and Sebastian's preschool tuition were excused, but restaurants, parking, clothing, toiletries, Internet access, babysitting, and, yes, gasoline, were now in the no-buy zone.... |
| $4 Trillion Dollars Down the Drain: Can Wall Street Recover? Posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:10 PM CDT Can't wrap your head around this much lost money? Check out the charts and numbers in this article. |
| Monstrous Aviation: World's Biggest Airplanes [PICS] Posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:00 PM CDT For a few thousand years the biggest things in the skies were only in our imaginations, flying figments of myth and fable: the Roc from Sinbad's tales, the Garuda bird from the Mahabharata, the Thunderbird from North America, the Brazilian Blue Crow, and other high-flying nightmares or soaring benevolent gods and spirits. |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:50 PM CDT Well, I enjoy Talk Like a Pirate Day as much as most other geeks, but I think it's important to add a dose of reality. So I'm here to dispel some of the more popular myths about pirates, and to confirm a few as well. |
| 5 People You've Never Heard Of Who Saved the World Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:50 PM CDT History is stuffed with famous warriors and mad geniuses who are just waiting to be played by Russel Crowe. This article isn't about them. This is about the little guys who wandered onto History's highway and managed to do something that changed the world for the better, and in a huge way. |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:40 PM CDT I personally find this a little bit depressing |
| Financial LOLCAT on The Colbert Report Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:30 PM CDT Stephen Colbert had a special treat for nerds on last night's show. Skip to 1:53. |
| Have you ever seen anything like this? (pic) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:30 PM CDT Kinda gross |
| All 50 States of the Union, Voter Registration Information Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:20 PM CDT get this out there, important information |
| LHC: First subatomic particle collision to happen next week Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:20 PM CDT The first collisions between subatomic particles will take place in the giant Large Hadron Collider next week, which will mark another milestone for the biggest experiment in history. |
| McCain Bounce Over, Tracking Polls Show Race Swings To Obama Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:10 PM CDT The four daily national tracking polls are all showing the same thing: the McCain bounce is over and the race is swinging back to Obama. Over the past four days, the four polls have gone from McCain +1.5 to Obama +1.5... |
| Palin's Email Account Hacked (PHOTOS) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:00 PM CDT The group known as Anonymous, which earlier took on Scientology, has published screenshots of e-mail messages and images that it says came from a private e-mail account belonging to Governor Sarah Palin at gov.palin@yahoo.com. The data has been published by WikiLeaks. |
| Six things you didn't know about Rock Band 2 Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:50 PM CDT By now you have hopefully read our drag-down, kick out the jams review of the hardware and software of Rock Band 2, and have made your decision about whether or not you want to buy the latest rhythm game entry from Harmonix. |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:40 PM CDT "What we've seen the last few days is nothing less than the final verdict on an economic philosophy that has completely failed" |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:30 PM CDT Painting by Eric Deschamps based on the 15th century mural created by Leonardo da Vinci: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Supper_(Leonardo) |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT On 17 September 1991 Linus was announcing the first version of the Linux kernel. (And yes in Romania it's 17 September already :D) |
| Difficulty is Difficult: Designing for Hard Modes in Games Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:10 PM CDT In this in-depth article, originally printed in Game Developer magazine, designer Boutros takes a close look at difficulty in games, asking how creators can add unique, high-end challenges which excite, but don't frustrate skilled players. |
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