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| Naphthalene Found In Interstellar Space Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT A team of scientists led by researchers from the Instituto Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has succeeded in identifying naphthalene, one of the most complex molecules yet discovered in the interstellar medium. |
| Final Scene Between the Joker and Batman in The Dark Knight! Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT Two-minute clip from The Dark Knight that shows the final conversation between Batman and the Joker (Heath Ledger). |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT Kashmir is one of the most beautiful places on earth. It's the northernmost part of the Indian subcontinent. Besides being popular for tourism Kashmir is well- known for its rich and unique cultural heritage that notably includes fantastic cuisine, handicrafts, and more. |
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| Interesting new developments in Ubuntu Intrepid Alpha 6 Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:10 PM CDT Although I don't use Ubuntu anymore, I still try to keep up with the news on it, and I'v tested the upcoming Intrepid a couple of times recently. There have been some interesting developmetns which I'd like to let you know about. |
| Fingers and toes evolved from fins Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:00 PM CDT Scientists have traced the origin of fingers and toes to fish-like creatures that roamed the seas 380 million years ago, according to a new study. |
| Transgendered Woman Wins Sex Discrimination Case Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:40 PM CDT A transgendered woman, who lost a job offer because of her sexual status, has won a potentially groundbreaking federal sex discrimination lawsuit. |
| The Point: Disturbing line Palin tossed off in address Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:30 PM CDT [It] was in that much-heralded speech at the Republican convention that Palin tossed off a line I found more disturbing than anything unearthed about her since...The sentiment is on the wrong side of a deep principle, one that we have long honored in this country, that has to do with basic fairness, the rule of law, and ultimately with standing up |
| Plastic-Munching Bugs Turn Waste Bottles Into Cash Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:15 PM CDT Newly discovered bacterial alchemists could help save billions of plastic bottles from landfill. The Pseudomonas strains can convert the low-grade PET plastic used in drinks bottles into a more valuable and biodegradable plastic called PHA. |
| The Pirate Bay Tops 15 Million Peers Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:00 PM CDT Today, The Pirate Bay reached a new milestone, as they now have more than 3 million registered users. On top of that, they track close to 15 million unique peers. The largest BitTorrent tracker just keeps growing and growing, and there is no sign that this will be put to a halt anytime soon. |
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| Russian Spiderman *La Parkour* Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:50 PM CDT Starts a little slow....For those who stick it out, Prepare for a great Free Running Vid |
| Samso, the Danish island living off-grid (PICS) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:50 PM CDT Photographer Nicky Bonne travels to the Danish island of Samso, where the residents have completely eradicated its carbon footprint by using wind power. Everyone on the island owns a turbine, and with its simple grid of solar power, wind farms and sheep, it's selling its power to the mainland |
| Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Endeavour, 2 Rainbows Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:40 PM CDT Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A. -- With two rainbows framing the Launch Complex 39 area in the early morning at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 20 September 2008, NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis (foreground) sits on pad A and NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour (upper left) on pad B. Photographer: Troy Cryder, NASA |
| APOD: Egging On the Autumnal Equinox Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:30 PM CDT Tomorrow is the autumnal equinox -- should eggs be able to stand on end? This long-standing myth loses much of its mystique after a demonstration that eggs can be made to stand on end during any day of the year. Pictured above, Dr. Phil Plait, acting as the Bad Astronomer balanced three raw eggs on end in late October 1998. |
| The First Images Of Megatron From Transformers 2! Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:30 PM CDT Since Michael Bay has been keeping everything involving Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen a secret, it's been hard for fans to find out anything. One of the big questions is, is Megatron returning and if so, what will he look like? If these images are any indication, he appears to be a giant ass armored tank. |
| Galaxy's Most Massive Star "Weighed" By Astrophysicists Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:10 PM CDT Theoretical models of stellar formation propose the existence of very massive stars that can attain up to 150 times the mass of our Sun. Until very recently, however, no scientist had discovered a star of more than 83 solar masses. Now an international team of astrophysicists, have found and "weighed" the most massive star to date. |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2008 05:50 PM CDT .. may not be what you think it is .. |
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| Why Palin was a bad pick for VP. Posted: 21 Sep 2008 05:30 PM CDT As Palin favorable rating tumble quickly in the polls, Taegan Goddard explores why McCain might have shot himself in the foot on this one. |
| Cities rethink wisdom of 50s-era parking standards Posted: 21 Sep 2008 05:21 PM CDT Parking requirements, known to planners as "parking minimums", have been around since the 1950s. The theory is that if buildings don't provide their own parking, too many drivers will try to park on neighborhood streets. Activists say too much parking is required even in New York City, particularly outside Manhattan. |
| 12 Essential Internet Apps For Your Mac Posted: 21 Sep 2008 05:00 PM CDT Whatever you need to do online with your Mac, the chances are there's a free or inexpensive program to do it. Here are 12 of the best |
| Dolphins Hand Patriots First Regular-Season Loss Since '06 Posted: 21 Sep 2008 04:40 PM CDT Ronnie Brown ran for four touchdowns and threw for another as the Miami Dolphins stunned the New England Patriots, 38-13, on Sunday. It was the Patriots' first regular-season loss since the 2006 season. |
| Treasury Now Wants to Bailout FOREIGN Banks Posted: 21 Sep 2008 04:30 PM CDT Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called coverage of foreign banks "a distinction without a difference to the American people." Continuing: "If a financial institution has business operations in the United States, hires people in the United States, if they are clogged with illiquid assets, they have the same impact on the American people..." |
| Clouds of Glowing Hydrogen & Gas Dark Dust Form a Star Posted: 21 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT Clouds of glowing hydrogen gas mingle ominously with dark dust lanes in this close-up of IC 1396, an active star forming region some 2,000 light years away in the constellation Cepheus. In this and other similar emission nebulae, energetic ultraviolet light from a hot young star strips electrons from the surrounding hydrogen atoms. |
| 15 Great Quotes from Torvalds and Stallman Posted: 21 Sep 2008 03:50 PM CDT "Software is like sex: it's better when it's free." |
| Scarless Surgery Uses Body's Own Openings (Mouth) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 03:40 PM CDT When Albert Pagliuca got gallstones, his surgeon offered to remove his gallbladder with a new operation designed to hurt less, get him back to work more quickly and leave no visible scars. But there was one catch: Doctors would pull the organ out through his mouth. |
| How To Make Microsoft Cool Again Posted: 21 Sep 2008 03:30 PM CDT After leaving everyone a little confused with the Seinfeld portion of their Crispin Porter + Bogusky helmed ad campaign, Microsoft aired the second installment last night. The new commercial, titled "I'm a PC," goes straight at Apple's "Mac vs. PC" ads with a bunch of people (including Pharrell) claiming that they're PCs, implying that they're not |
| Larisa Alexandrovna: Welcome to the final stages of the coup Posted: 21 Sep 2008 03:20 PM CDT The door has been opened to Fascism. |
| Flickr Photo Download: How come he gets horsies? Posted: 21 Sep 2008 03:10 PM CDT |
| Bubba scarfs down bean burrito in one bite! Posted: 21 Sep 2008 03:00 PM CDT Don't blink or you'll miss it. |
| Sam Stein: ABC Panel Tears Into McCain: Not Presidential, Ag Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:50 PM CDT Just another chink in the McCain campaign armor. This article seems to be the signal that the end of the love affair between the Press and Senator John McCain is in progress. |
| Good Ideas Have Lonley Childhoods Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:30 PM CDT Gapingvoid Cartoon |
| Evangelist's compound raided in child porn case Posted: 21 Sep 2008 02:10 PM CDT FOUKE, Arkansas (AP) -- FBI agents and state police raided an evangelist's headquarters Saturday as part of a child pornography investigation and said they planned to remove several children from the complex, run by a man previously accused of child abuse. |
| This Game smell like SHIT! - Wii Spirit Posted: 21 Sep 2008 01:50 PM CDT Chinese hardware developers AreusTech have invented a rather original accessory for the Wii, the uniquely named "Smells like Wii Spirit", which is capable of emitting unique scents depending on the games you're playing.Examples:Super Mario Galaxy: Sweet, aromatic, floweryWii Sports / Wii Fit: The pleasant aroma of sweat |
| MythBuster Grant Imahara Talks Engineering, Star Wars, RFIDs Posted: 21 Sep 2008 01:30 PM CDT Grant has logged four wildly successful years busting urban legends on the popular series MythBusters on the Discovery Channel. He spilled the secrets of his geeky success, and gave us the latest on the allegedly-suppressed RFID episode, during a special visit to the MythBusters warehouse set last week. |
| Apple recalls millions of iPhone 3G power adapters Posted: 21 Sep 2008 01:10 PM CDT Got a new iPhone 3G? You probably got a bad adapter that needs to be returned so you don't run the risk of Electrocution! |
| Linux Can Do What Those Big Proprietary Innovators Can't Posted: 21 Sep 2008 12:50 PM CDT Our favorite software monopolist innovates new extremes of bullying, thuggery, and extracting top dollar for overlapping licenses and pooware, so I don't think that rates inclusion. |
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| The 10 Biggest Choke Jobs in Sports History Posted: 21 Sep 2008 11:50 AM CDT Everyone loves a good comeback story ... but what about the other end of it? These are the teams and athletes that had the game, the series, the championship in their grasp and blew it -- the 10 biggest choke jobs in sports history |
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