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| China Launches Crackdown on Internet Pornography Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST China launched a major crackdown on Internet pornography Monday targeting popular online portals and major search engines such as Google.  |
| The day the music died...piano-player roll production ends Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST The remark scribbled at the end of the production sheet said simply, "End of era."It was written shortly after the last piano roll came off the assembly line at QRS Music Technologies, 1026 Niagara St., at noon Wednesday.  |
| Regulators probed Madoff eight times over 16 years: report Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST (Reuters) - Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions, the Wall Street Journal said. SEC...  |
| Guantánamo May Close, But in Afghanistan Another Gitmo Grows Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:50 PM CST The incoming Obama Administration says it wants to shut down the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay. But even if Guantánamo closes, it won't end the controversial U.S. practice of jailing suspected al Qaeda militants and other terrorists indefinitely.  |
| Mouse Wonders: Can I Has Cheezburger? Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:40 PM CST Aren't animals just great?  |
| What's G-Stone Been Up To? (or Tips For A Great 2009) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:30 PM CST Cracked.com  |
| Third Bush For President. WTF! Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST Former president George HW Bush, father of the outgoing US commander-in-chief, has touted another son, Jeb, for a future presidential bid. "I'd like to see him run. I'd like to see him be president some day," the elder Bush, 84 told Fox News yesterday. "I think he's as qualified and able as anyone I know," he said in an interview.  |
| Oakland Police Officer Shoots Unarmed Man, Handcuffed Man Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST BART-Police who patrol the Bay Area's subway system came to break up a fight. They had a 22 year old man named Omar Grant in handcuffs and on the ground when an officer shot him point blank in the head.  |
| Campaign to Stop File-Sharers Being “Guilty Upon Accusation” Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:52 PM CST Next month, New Zealand is scheduled to implement Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act. The controversial act provides 'Guilt Upon Accusation', which means that if a file-sharer is simply accused of copyright infringement, they are immediately guilty. The punishment - summary Internet disconnection.  |
| Biofuel Development Shifting From Soil To Sea. Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:42 PM CST Bell-bottoms… Designer jeans… Disco… Big hair… Gas shortages. Some icons of the 1970s are emblazoned in the memories of those old enough to remember. A few styles, to the dismay of many, have come back in vogue—oil-related crises among them.  |
| Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:30 PM CST It couldn't be simpler!  |
| Inventor: Geo-Engineer a Worldwide Refrigerator Using Oceans Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:21 PM CST Bailing out the entire human race might turn out to be cheaper than bailing out Wall Street: Spray gigatons of seawater into the air, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, and let Mother Nature do the rest, suggests inventor Ron Acer in a patent petition for "a colossal refrigeration system with a 100,000-fold performance multiplier."  |
| Nine European countries hit by gas shortages amid Russia.. Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:12 PM CST Nine countries in and around Europe have now reported problems with their gas supply as a result of Russia's dispute with the Ukraine, after Slovakia, Greece and Croatia today disclosed they were experiencing drops in gas pressure.  |
| Google to Release Picasa Beta for Mac Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST Google plans to release on Monday a beta version of Picasa for Mac OS X, helping Apple fans catch up to Windows and Linux users already employing the free tool for editing, cataloging, and uploading photos.  |
| Comcast Able To Slow Bandwidth Hogs Across Its Network Again Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:50 PM CST Comcast, which got in trouble with the FCC for its P2P-throttling approach to network management has now completed its plan that deals with bandwidth hogs by slowing all broadband traffic for heavy Internet users during times of congestion. The new system is Protocol-Agnostic which means it isn't targeting P2P protocols only, therefor ok by the FCC  |
| Architectural Wind: A Cleaner Way to Keep the City Running Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:40 PM CST A new building with affordable rents in the Bronx will be powered partly by 10 wind turbines, which should cut its utility bills for common areas in half.  |
| 20 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2009 Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:30 PM CST You're probably playing catch up with all the great games that came out the last few months, but you better hurry up. There's a lot more coming in 2009. You can expect everything from sequels to game series reboots to brand new franchises. Here are 20 of 2009's most anticipated games.  |
| Top 10 NFL Coaching Carousel Plot Lines. Who Lands Where? Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:10 PM CST One week after Black Monday, there are still six head-coaching vacancies, two open G.M. jobs, and no real sense as to who'll get any of the positions. Here are ten takes on this year's jobs that have come open, those that haven't, and those that apparently won't.  |
| Cheap Thrills: Gadget Makers Bet on Budget Gear in 2009 Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:02 PM CST Get ready for an onslaught of the cheap. With the economy more unstable than Plaxico Burress' mental state, electronics manufacturers are putting the e-brakes on their budgets,  |
| Security and your mother's Linux box Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST As the professor of security engineering at Cambridge University, Ross Anderson is one of the founders of security economics as an academic discipline. Perhaps more impressively, though, he wants your ISP to send you cash every time you get spam.  |
| Huge Undersea 'Wall' Discovered Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST A giant rock formation resembling a city wall has been discovered under the Taiwan Strait.The 220m stretch of basalt rock was found by biodiversity researcher Jeng Ming-hsiou.He said it was likely to have been formed by a volcanic eruption up to 1,800 years ago.  |
| U.S. smooths away an illegal border crossing wrinkle Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:30 PM CST A massive earth-moving project is transforming Smuggler's Gulch near San Diego from a narrow canyon used by cattle thieves, bandits and illegal immigrants into a plugged breach. For a century, the narrow canyon leading into California from Mexico provided cover for cattle thieves and opium dealers, bandits and booze runners.  |
| 5 Things You Probably Didn't Know: Wolverine Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:51 PM CST From the fact that Wolverine was a sickly child to his war experience, this is a very interesting list to gear up for 'Origins'  |
| Scientists Unlock Secrets Of Australia's Giant 30kg Koalas Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:31 PM CST Hundreds of thousands of years ago, giant versions of Australia's unique wildlife stalked the continent. There were kangaroos up to 3m tall and enormous wallabies, wombats and echidnas. There were also koalas: larger and weightier than the creatures sometimes seen today in eucalyptus trees.  |
| Bush Remembered For Not-So-Smooth Talk Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:10 PM CST A Look Back At Some Of The President's Misunderestimated Remarks.  |
| Dickonomics: How 5 Everyday Businesses Trick You Posted: 05 Jan 2009 02:50 PM CST The economy is in the proverbial pooper and many are trying to cut back. Unfortunately, there's a reason you came back with a new hi-def TV and 10-gallons of discount mayonnaise last time you went to buy bread. The retailers have gotten very good at what they do.  |
| In Depth: Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 - the story so far Posted: 05 Jan 2009 02:41 PM CST As Macworld Expo gears up, we preview Apple's next OS. With OS X 10.5 so well received, how can you go one better with 10.6? The solution is as simple as it is surprising. You don't try…  |
| Hoopla in Pittsburgh: New No. 1 in coaches' poll Posted: 05 Jan 2009 02:32 PM CST Pittsburgh has the Steelers pursuing a Super Bowl XLIII berth, one of the brightest young stars in the NHL in Sidney Crosby, and, well, we'll just skip the Pirates. Now, the city also claims the top-ranked men's college basketball team in the country as its own. For the first time in the 101 seasons of Pitt basketball, the Panthers are No. 1...  |
| Fox News TWITTER account hacked? or Bill O'Reilly is gay? Posted: 05 Jan 2009 02:21 PM CST A few minutes ago the official Fox News Twitter account posted "Breaking: Bill O Riley is gay" (referring to the host of the popular Fox show O'Reilly Factor), right after a legitimate message about making turkey lettuce wraps.  |
| Nerd Year’s Resolutions - Nine for 2009 Posted: 05 Jan 2009 02:10 PM CST Nerd World's look at goals for this year :)  |
| 13 WTF Moments From ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ Remake Posted: 05 Jan 2009 02:00 PM CST A great review of the movie from an interesting perspective. At lot of the reviews I've read are pretty dry but I actually gained a little insight from this one.  |
| Top 10 Things Launched Into Space Last Year Posted: 05 Jan 2009 01:41 PM CST Space is getting crowded. The last 12 months have seen everything from a high profile space tourist, a powerful new space telescope, and everyone's favorite cuddly-looking microbes launched into space. Here are this year's tops.  |
| The 5 Most Ridiculous Bill O'Reilly Moments Posted: 05 Jan 2009 01:01 PM CST Scarborough may be a young upstart in the getting owned department, but he has a lot to learn from the master.  |
| 9 comic book characters to watch in 2009 Posted: 05 Jan 2009 12:52 PM CST The new year is wide open with comics firing on all cylinders — from the upper echelons of superhero comics to the vibrant field of modern comics.  |
| One Man Spends An Entire Year Doing Exactly What Jesus Would Posted: 05 Jan 2009 12:41 PM CST Former pastor spends a year trying to answer the question, what would Jesus do? Ed Dobson read the bible, ate, talked, prayed and even voted as he thought Jesus would.  |
| Spectacular New Images Showcase Saturn's Rings Posted: 05 Jan 2009 12:41 PM CST The Cassini space probe snapped a series of images during two hours in July that have been put together to create a full, natural color view of the planet, its rings, and six of its moons.  |
| World's top gadget show plugging into the Internet Posted: 05 Jan 2009 12:20 PM CST Smart gadgets, lifelike video, and pocket versions of laptop computers are expected to be Consumer Electronics Show (CES) stars as the annual extravaganza follows its gizmos onto the Web.  |
| Time to Audit Scientology's Anti-Medicine Stance Posted: 05 Jan 2009 12:20 PM CST The tragic death of John Travolta's teenage son Jett could spell the end of Scientology, sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard's loopy, medicine-hating cult from the 1950s...  |
| MacRumors' Macworld San Francisco 2009 Rumor Roundup Posted: 05 Jan 2009 12:20 PM CST With Macworld San Francisco 2009 (MWSF) beginning next week, MacRumors provides this Rumor Roundup as a summary of major rumors circulating around the Mac Web before the event.While this rumor season started off slowly, the past few weeks have raised some interesting possibilities.  |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2009 11:50 AM CST  |
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