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| Cartoon Off: The New Yorker cartoonist vs XKCD Posted: 16 Oct 2008 09:10 PM CDT Farley Katz of The New Yorker runs into Randall Munroe in the supermarket. They commence with a cartoon off, and then a Q&A with Randall. |
| Bush Wants to Open Grand Canyon to Toxic Uranium Mining!! Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT "The Bureau of Land Management has published a proposed rule which rejects the House Natural Resources Emergency Resolution enacted in June that bans uranium mining and exploration near the Grand Canyon National Park." Never mind that the drinking water of more than 25 million people, served by the Colorado River, is at risk ... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT Fathom Studios has released the full trailer for the upcoming animated "Delgo" movie, which stars Freddie Prinze Jr, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Val Kilmer and more. |
| Do. Not. Touch. My. Rack. . . . Ever. Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT |
| iGoogle attacked by giant widgets Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:50 PM CDT Google's personalized homepage, iGoogle, is getting an update today. Widgets on the page can support a new "canvas view," which expands the widget to the full iGoogle window. |
| Xbox360 outsells PS3 for sixth consecutive week worldwide! Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT What an amazing turnaround! Sony's PS3 has been gaining momentum throughout 2008 through a combination of Blu Ray winning over HD-DVD and big releases like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Theft Auto IV. Last month Microsoft lowered the price of Xbox360 across the world and sales have more than doubled since... |
| "Joe the Plumber": Dad is son-in-law of Charles Keating! Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT Yes, that Charles Keating. The Charles Keating of the Keating 5 Scandal. For which John McCain was reprimanded by the United States Senate, for his involvement in attempting to illegally influence government regulators. The Charles Keating who John McCain has been trying to avoid have mentioned. So, he basically mentioned it 24 times. |
| Hey, Check Out My New Magic Map! [COMIC] Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT Death by magic map. |
| Epic Fail: 10 Movies That Should Never, Ever Be Video Games Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:40 PM CDT It seems like Hollywood and game companies are always piggy-backing off of one another to try to turn a buck. Here are 10 hilarious movie-turned-game scenarios that should never, ever happen. |
| Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey steps down Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT According to a post on the microblogging service's official blog, co-founder Williams will resume the helm of CEO from Dorsey, who will take over Williams' position as chairman of the board. |
| The (EX) Biggest Heroin Dealer in the Whole Wide World Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT For his pains, the former factory worker got mansions filled with cash and unlimited underworld cachet. At the height of his powers he was a multimillionaire and his favorite tipple was a bottle of champagne with eight grams of cocaine dumped into it. Today, he is almost penniless and lives with his mum. He's 39 - What happened? |
| US/Mexico Border, 1925 vs Today (PICS) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT Came across the above photo by chance today. it's san ysidro border station in 1925, the same border station that is now the busiest on earth. although it looked fairly busy even in 1925 with 4 or 5 lanes of queueing cars, these days it has a whopping 24 lanes of northbound traffic. |
| Massive RNC "Ayers" Robocall Campaign May Violate State Law Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT The Republican National Committee launched a massive robocall campaign on Thursday designed to alarm voters about Barack Obama's past association with former radical Bill Ayers. The committee may be violating state law in the process. |
| Could Solar Power Satellites Beam Down Gigawatts of Energy? Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:50 PM CDT How pie-in-the-sky is Ben Bova's space satellite scheme? Mr. Bova, the president emeritus of the National Space Society and a prolific science fiction author, calling on the next president to build an armada of solar power satellites (SPS) -- basically large accumulations of solar cells -- to help meet a substantial chunk of our energy needs |
| Chinese Company Unveils Solar-Powered Car for $5,560 Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT The Zhejiang 001 Group has produced a tiny car powered entirely by the solar panels on its roof. The panels can charge the battery enough for a 3-mile trip in just one hour. After a full charge of 30 hours in the sun, the car can travel up to 90 miles. |
| Top Ten Totally Lame Last-Minute Halloween Costumes Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:40 PM CDT We've all been there. It's 7:38 p.m. on the night of the party, and you're just staring in the closet, trying to figure out something quick. Here's what not to do... |
| McCain/Palin supporters let their racist roots show Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:30 PM CDT Video footage of the supporters McCain is so proud of. |
| Lil' Bill O'Reilly vs. Barney Frank Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:30 PM CDT Lil' Bill O'Reilly squares off with Barney Frank on the Lil' Factor. |
| A robotic rover that will explore the dark crate of the Moon Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:20 PM CDT Carnegie Mellon University loves robots and, more than that, a challenge: How do you get at possible minerals around the Moon's crater-studded south pole where there's no light for energy, or to see what you're doing? The CMU team's solution is the Scarab, a fully autonomous prospector 'bot, that'll carry out its work using laser scanners . |
| Amazing Balloon Twisting Sculptures [PICS] Posted: 16 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT Jason Hackenwerth's balloon art. Jason, 38, spends £6,000 per year on multi-coloured balloons for his incredible sculptures, which he displays around the world. |
| CNN finally talks about the upcoming martial law in the US. Posted: 16 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT CNN finally talks about the upcoming martial law in the United States. Most people have no clue how the laws have already been changed to support the planned martial law. |
| Oil Falls Near $70 a Barrel, 16-Month Low, Alarming OPEC Posted: 16 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT Oil prices plummeted on Thursday, falling below $70 a barrel for the first time in 16 months, and prompting the OPEC cartel to call for an emergency meeting next week.The rapid decline in prices had alarmed petroleum executives and oil producers who are becoming increasingly nervous that it is undermining the stability of energy markets. |
| Oliver Stone 'P.' Full Trailer Posted: 16 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT Oliver Stone's take on Sarah Palin's rise from hockey mom to potential Vice President |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT Later today Digg will be undergoing some significant updates, but upon first glance, it may seem that nothing has changed. That's because the changes included in the coming release are 100% under the hood. |
| Colossal black holes common in early universe Posted: 16 Oct 2008 05:00 PM CDT Astronomers think that many - perhaps all - galaxies in the universe contain massive black holes at their centers. New observations with the Submillimeter Array now suggest that such colossal black holes were common even 12 billion years ago, when the universe was only 1.7 billion years old and galaxies were just beginning to form. The new conclusi |
| Google appeals possible German ban on image search ! Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT Google has appealed two court decisions that could ban it and other search engines from operating image searches in Germany, a spokesman for the Internet giant said Thursday. |
| MacBook and MacBook Pro Dual Review Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT Before Tuesday, there was no way a MacBook and a MacBook Pro could appear in a single review. Now they're brothers, one a pro, the other a vastly accomplished amateur. Here's our verdict, after two days of thorough nonstop testing. |
| Catfight! Female Musician Battle Royale Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT In light of the recent Palin/Clinton dominated political scene, Jamsbio presents the lady warriors of the pop music world in our fantasy grudge matches for the hearts of music fans everywhere. Vote or die! |
| Musician bashes Bush, Britney, Nickelback & K-Fed Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT From a local newspaper: Hazing questions & witty answers concerning one-man band "Without a Face". Jokes about lactose intolerance and doing heroin with bleach. Makes fun of Kevin Federline, George Bush, Britney Spears, Nickelback, & Michael Bolton - while clearly making fun of himself too. Says he's a "phony corporate sellout". |
| Different 'Joe the Plumber' strikes 'Net gold Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT One guy's suddenly famous, but this other "Joe the Plumber" -- the one from Amarillo, Texas -- owns joetheplumber.com. Cha-ching. And a search engine expert says today will be a banner day for all Joes who chose plumbing for a career and advertise on the Internet. |
| Functioning of Dinosaur Crests Unravelled ! Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT Brain structure provides key to unraveling function of bizarre dinosaur crests.Paleontologists have long debated the function of the strange, bony crests on the heads of the duck-billed dinosaurs known as lambeosaurs. The structures contain incredibly long, convoluted nasal passages that loop up over the tops of their skulls. |
| The Android fine print: kill switch and other tidbits Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:00 PM CDT An uproar erupted when iPhone users discovered a so-called remote kill switch on their phones -- will it spur the same reaction in users of the G1, the first Android phone? In the Android Market terms of service, Google expressly says that it might remotely remove an application from user phones |
| Say it aint so! Joe the Plumber: Not a Licensed Plumber Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:50 PM CDT Joe the Plumber is not exactly a plumber and he's "not even close" to making the kind of money that would result in higher taxes from Democrat Barack Obama's proposals. |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT In Greek mythology, Cerberus is the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades. Or in this case, just a really cute puppy! |
| Are More Programmers Using Ruby or Just Window-Shopping? Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT Black Duck says that an analysis of search requests reveals, "Ruby is now the fourth most requested language on Koders.com, after Java, C/C+ and C#." That's interesting information, to be sure, but what does it mean? |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT Wall built so youths can "practice" graffiti is vandalized by graffiti before it opens |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:10 PM CDT This is our linux themed pumpkin from last year.. this year's 5 pumpkin project will be up in a couple weeks, so stay tuned! |
| Students Solve Space Coffee Problem Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:00 PM CDT Two Costa Rican engineering students have invented a coffee-maker which can be used by astronauts in space. |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2008 02:50 PM CDT In a few days Ubuntu 8.10 will be released. For those following Ubuntu news, you already knew about this. But for those that weren't, now you know. The way in which Ubuntu does releases is some of the smartest I've ever seen mainly due to the fact they don't try to reinvent the wheel each time. |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2008 02:40 PM CDT A detailed guide on how to bury. |
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