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| Winless! Detroit Lions fan tattoo goes 0-16 Posted: 08 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST Because having a tattoo that says 2-14 or 3-13 just doesn't have the same ring to it. Goes to show you that if you do something stupid you are bound to get on the news as long as your timing is right.  |
| Windows 7 Beta 1 shows off new task bar, more UI goodies Posted: 08 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST Windows 7 is a solid, fast-performing, stable operating system that appears to be just about fully baked and ready for prime time. It appears to be feature-complete, unlike Vista. Based on the stability and speed of this beta, don't be surprised if Microsoft Corp. releases Windows 7 before 2010 rolls around.  |
| Zele Nissan GT-R "Complete Edition" Price Tag At $205,000 Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:50 PM CST The tuner world's quest to modify every Nissan GT-R ever built continues as Zele International announces the introduction of their R35 GT-R 'Complete Edition,' which comes in at an eye-watering, SpecV-crushing $205,000.  |
| iPhoto update helps show merits of geotagging Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:50 PM CST Apple's iPhone can geotag its own photos, and camera manufacturers say GPS support in cameras has become a matter of when, not if. But the software also can help you tag your own images. Clicking a photo flips it over, letting you type in a location, then showing the spot using a map. (Google supplies back-end mapping services).  |
| The Polaroid camera is back, in digital Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST Polaroid was set to announce Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show that it is introducing a digital camera that produces prints right on the spot. You can even call them "instant" prints, but they take nearly a minute to appear, so they're only as "instant" as the old film prints.  |
| LA Digg Meetup & Live Diggnation next Wednesday Jan 14th Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST To kick off the new year we're partnering with our friends at Revision3 for a Digg Meetup and Live Diggnation at the infamous Knitting Factory Hollywood next Wednesday, January 14th, in Los Angeles, CA. Hope to see some of you there! - Kevin  |
| An Online Escort In The Virtual World of Second Life Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:20 PM CST "Palela Alderson" is a 26-year-old Italian who works in communications. She likes sports, skiing, shopping...and selling herself as an online escort in the virtual world of Second Life.  |
| Hans Zimmer & James Howard - Composing The Dark Knight Music Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:20 PM CST I'll be honest: I wasn't too crazy about the scores to Christopher Nolan's Batman films at first. I probably own more of composer Hans Zimmer's albums (in CD form) than anyone else I know, and I've always admired Zimmer's ability to weave in soaring themes in the midst of intense action happening on screen.  |
| How America Lost the War on Drugs Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST After Thirty-Five Years and $500 Billion, Drugs Are as Cheap and Plentiful as Ever: An Anatomy of a Failure.  |
| Where Has Bernie Madoff Buried His Loot? Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:00 PM CST After 20 years, a person like Madoff could stash away lots of bearer bonds, for a lot of money, in a lot of places.  |
| Breaking News From CES: Windows 7 Public Beta Released Posted: 08 Jan 2009 07:50 PM CST Here's some breaking news: At the Microsoft CES Keynote, Steve Ballmer has just announced the launch of the Windows 7 Public beta. Customers of Technet and MSDN can get the beta right away (if you hadn't already been tempted by the various leaks) while the rest of us will have to wait until 2 days from now to snag the trial OS.  |
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| Self-Replicating Chemicals Evolve Into Life-Like Ecosystem Posted: 08 Jan 2009 07:30 PM CST Chemists have created a group of synthetic enzymes that self-replicate, compete, and evolve like a natural ecosystem -- just minus the life (as we know it).  |
| Earth life headed for Mars moon Posted: 08 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST Russia is pushing forward on a robotic mission to Mars dubbed Phobos-Grunt — now seemingly on a countdown clock that ticks away for an October launch.  |
| Newsweek: If Obama is serious, he must get tough with Israel Posted: 08 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST The new administration will have to be tough, much tougher than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush were, if it's serious about Arab-Israeli peacemaking. The departure point for a viable peace deal must not be based purely on what Israel will accept, but on the requirements of all sides. U.S. national interest demands it.  |
| Posting Negative Reviews Could Get You Sued Posted: 08 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST A doctor is suing his patient after he discovered the man posted a negative review of his practice on Yelp.  |
| BART Cop Needs to Be Held without Bail Posted: 08 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST 'I have yet to see any widespread nationwide coverage on the New Year's execution style murder of Oscar Grant by a Bay Area Rapid Transit - BART - police officer. Somebody told me that they saw 5 minutes of coverage on CNN last night. I would think they would syndicate it across all networks by now.'  |
| Obama Asks Congress for Analog TV Shutdown Delay Posted: 08 Jan 2009 06:40 PM CST President-elect Barack Obama has asked Congress to stop the shut down on analog TV broadcasts, due on February 17. The main two reasons: "Inadequate funding" and problems with the converter box program. But there's more.  |
| An Extensive Look At Apple's New iWork.com Service Posted: 08 Jan 2009 06:30 PM CST Apple's new iWork.com service lifts one of the biggest obstacles facing its iWork office productivity suite by making it easier for iWork users to collaborate with others using Windows PC and Microsoft Office. Here's a first look at how the service works and what it does.  |
| Mt. Everest Climbers Measure Lowest Blood Oxygen Levels Posted: 08 Jan 2009 06:20 PM CST On top of the world, just below the more than 29,000-foot high peak of Mount Everest, a team of four British medical researchers braved the elements and took their own blood samples. What they found was staggering—their oxygen levels were the lowest ever recorded, well below levels that would normally prove lethal on the ground.  |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST James Bond and Dick Tracy fans are likely to queue up for this soon. The new watch-phone from LG is one of the coolest gadgets at CES 2009 show.  |
| Refurbished iPhones Land at Best Buy Posted: 08 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST Best Buy seems to have a good deal going with Apple, as it was the first retailer outside of Apple's own stores to carry iPhones, and now will be the first again, by selling "refreshed" or, more accurately, refurbished 3G iPhones.  |
| Stimulus math: $30B in spending equals 950K tech jobs Posted: 08 Jan 2009 05:50 PM CST For every $1 billion that the federal government spends on tech as part of a stimulus package, it will create or retain approximately 31,000 jobs, according to a think tank advising President-elect Barack Obama on tech policy.  |
| APOD: The Galactic Core in Infrared Posted: 08 Jan 2009 05:40 PM CST What's happening at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy? To help find out, the orbiting Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have combined their efforts to survey the region in unprecedented detail in infrared light. Infrared light is particularly useful for probing the Milky Way's center because visible light is more greatly obscured by dust.  |
| Microsoft Gets Deals with Dell and Verizon for Live Search Posted: 08 Jan 2009 05:30 PM CST Microsoft is hoping two new distribution deals will give its Live Search a much-needed boost. The company announced Wednesday a global deal with Dell that will see Live Search be the default search engine and a Windows Live toolbar bundled on the bulk of consumer and small-business PCs sold by the computer maker over the next three years.  |
| Top 5 Most Irritating RPG Protagonists Posted: 08 Jan 2009 05:10 PM CST Say what you will about role-playing games, but for a genre that places a complete emphasis on story, it sure loves to saddle us with some of the most unlikable characters to ever exist in fiction -- and often, for upward of 50 hours at a time. Thankfully, loot, monster collecting, and grinding all serve as welcome distractions from the whining of  |
| Cashing In on Clean Technology Posted: 08 Jan 2009 05:00 PM CST Despite the credit crunch and falling oil prices, venture capitalists say green energy is still a good bet.  |
| LaDainian Tomlinson Doubtful vs. Steelers Posted: 08 Jan 2009 05:00 PM CST LaDainian Tomlinson confirmed that he has a torn tendon in his groin and listed himself as doubtful for the Chargers' playoff game at Pittsburgh on Sunday.  |
| What A Knockout! Historic Boxing Photos Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST  |
| Luciano Moggi Sentenced To 18 Months In Jail Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi has been sentenced to 18 months in jail on corruption charges.The controversial head of the GEA World football agency pays the price for his involvement in the match-fixing scandal which rocked Italian football in 2006.  |
| Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST At least three rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon raising fears that the current Israeli offensive in Gaza may spill over.  |
| Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:40 PM CST If you're a gamer and haven't heard of this famous button sequence, you likely fall into one of two categories: one, you've got a problem with lying, or two, you've got some sort of amnesia going on… and you might want to get that checked out. Or maybe you're just really good at Contra.  |
| Lexus to roll out system that lets its cars talk to drivers Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:30 PM CST Along with its version of Onstar, Toyota announced that new cars will include a system that can send voice messages over the air to its drivers. Called Lexus Insider, the service will let Lexus send audio messages to owners on whatever subject it chooses, from tips on making the best use of the vehicles' features to suggestions for a scenic drive.  |
| Space Is Closer Than You Think Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:20 PM CST The border between Earth's atmosphere and outer space is closer to the ground than scientists once thought.  |
| White House Asked Howard To Stay In Blair House ... Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:20 PM CST ... after Obama had put in a request to stay there. Not only is that incredibly mean spirited and spiteful, given the arrangements Obama needed to make for his girls, it also demonstrates an astonishing waste of government funds. Have you SEEN how many rooms Blair House has?  |
| HP Announces Flexible Computer Screens On the Horizon Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:10 PM CST Arizona State University's Flexible Display Center & HP recently announced a prototype of a flexible lightweight computer screen that stands to revolutionize computers and electronic devices. Created in a similar roll-to-roll manufacturing process as thin-film pv, these new computer screens are printed onto plastic sheets - virtually indestructible  |
| Bad Things (or Layoffs) Happen to Other People Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:00 PM CST Despite the dismal economy, widespread layoffs and rising unemployment, a large majority of employees are optimistic about their future, according to a recent survey. 4 out of 5 adults are not concerned about layoffs - it must be happening to "some other people"  |
| Fisherman from Aceh, Indonesia. Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:40 PM CST  |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:30 PM CST LeBron James scored 21 points before grabbing an early seat on the bench, Mo Williams added 15 points and Cleveland warmed up for its highly anticipated matchup with Boston by blowing out the Charlotte Bobcats 111-81 on Wednesday night, raising the Cavaliers' record at home to 18-0.  |
| Tact Much? Army apologizes for "Dear John Doe" letters [Doh] Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:30 PM CST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army apologized on Wednesday for sending 7,000 letters addressed to "Dear John Doe" to the relatives of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.  |
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