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| As Inmates Starve, Sheriffs' Wallets Get Fatter Posted: 09 Jan 2009 09:20 PM CST The prisoners in the Morgan County jail here were always hungry. The sheriff, meanwhile, was getting a little richer. Alabama law allowed it: the chief lawman could go light on prisoners' meals and pocket the leftover change.  |
| Posted: 09 Jan 2009 09:20 PM CST Women tend to like smart men because they're usually more successful and better providers. But here's another reason: Their sperm is better, a new study says. The smarter the men were, the more sperm they produced and the better their wee ones swam — and it didn't matter how old the men were or whether they smoked, drank or were obese.  |
| Strange and elusive venemous mammal caught on camera Posted: 09 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals has been captured by scientists. "Despite a month's worth of trapping effort, they only ever caught a single individual." The Hispaniolan solenodon resembles an overgrown shrew, but can inject passing prey with a venom-loaded bite.  |
| U.N. Says 'No,' Climate Hackers Say, 'Yes We Can' Posted: 09 Jan 2009 08:50 PM CST A major Indian-German geoengineering expedition set sail this week for the Scotia Sea, flouting a U.N. ban on ocean iron fertilization experiments in hopes of garnering data about whether the process actually does take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it in the deep ocean, an intriguing technique that may help reverse global warmi  |
| Costs of the 3 Trillion Dollar War in 10 Steps [Infograpic] Posted: 09 Jan 2009 08:50 PM CST By the time the United States leaves Iraq, the estimated cost of war will be more than $3 trillion  |
| Were NBA Players Secretly Acting On HBO's The Wire? Posted: 09 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST NBA Commissioner David Stern has been the subject of a few conspiracy theories during his tenure, but is this another one for the list? Is David Stern secretly farming out his athletes to HBO as stunt doubles and fill in's for their show "The Wire" for a fraction of the cost that real actors make? You be the judge.  |
| Posted: 09 Jan 2009 08:20 PM CST Are you tired of setting New Year's resolutions only to find yourself faced with the same resolutions a year later? What we need is a different approach. We need a system of designing our lives to sustainably improve the quality of our daily experience.  |
| Ten of the Worst Movies Ever Released in January Posted: 09 Jan 2009 08:00 PM CST There's a science to releasing movies, a time-tested methodology to maximize profits by premiering certain films at certain times of the year. The rules are constantly changing, but there's one release rule that seems pretty consistent through Hollywood's history - if a movie is being released in January, it's probably a big piece of crap.  |
| Boxee Officially Goes Public, Anyone Can Join Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:30 PM CST Boxee, a service which lets users play and view their music, videos and photos on a connected laptop, HDTV or Apple TV, has officially stepped out of private alpha and into the public eye. Users can now sign up for Boxee on the company's website, as they claim "you are now free to be entertained."  |
| 25 Deserving Non-Inductees Of The Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST Getting this list down to 25 was ridiculous. If this "Hall" can find room for Bobby Darin, The Dells, The Eagles, Billy Joel and The Mamas And The Papas, surely they can find a cubbyhole for the folks listed below...  |
| Netlabel Shares Music on BitTorrent Sites, for Free Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST An increasing number of musicians are experimenting with giving away their music for free on BitTorrent. This trend has led to the formation of a new Netlabel, CXCR6, which specifically targets the BitTorrent community with new album releases. We got in touch with its founder about his motivation to promote free music.  |
| The Truth About Computer Programmers [COMIC] Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST  |
| Croplands May Wither as Global Warming Worsens Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST Climate models predict that the hottest seasons on record will become the norm by the end of the century--an outcome that bodes ill for feeding the world  |
| Burger King: Delete 10 Facebook friends, get a free Whopper Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST Fast-food chain Burger King has created "Whopper Sacrifice," a Facebook app that will give you a coupon for a free hamburger if you delete 10 people from your friends list.  |
| Supermassive Black Holes Discovered Billions of Lt-Yrs Away Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST "Active, supermassive black holes were everywhere in the early universe, we had seen the tip of the iceberg before in our search for these objects. Now, we can see the iceberg itself."  |
| Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states,a practice that the federal government acknowledges as a risk to humans and environment but has yet to be regulated.  |
| Police: Tests show Charles Barkley legally drunk when arrest Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:40 PM CST Test results show former NBA star Charles Barkley was legally drunk when police arrested him Dec. 31 on suspicion of drunken driving in Scottsdale.  |
| NASA Tests Super-High Altitude Balloon Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:30 PM CST NASA said Thursday it has performed a test of a prototype super pressure balloon that could carry as much as a ton of research equipment to heights of 110,000 feet or more for up to 100 days. The balloon, which was launched on December 28, 2008, from McMurdo Station in Antarctica, is 7 million cubic feet and is said to be the largest single-cell  |
| 6 Mind-Blowing Old-School Video Game Commercials Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:20 PM CST In the 80s, video games were still new to the public and the game companies were still trying to figure out how to ease us into the technology. From their early ads, it appears they decided the best way was via batshit insanity.  |
| Stolen Winter Classic Stick to Be Given Back to Young Fan Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:13 PM CST The bad news is that the human garbage that stole the kid's stick appears to have actually profited off of it. But there is good news, according to a letter written by a guy who allegedly purchased the stick - in a Wrigley Field bathroom, no less. That good news being that the young fan might actually get his game-used Classic stick after all.  |
| Test developed for sports endurance drugs Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST A German research team has developed tests that will help sports officials stay one step ahead of emerging performance enhancing drugs. The test detects a core chemical structure belonging to benzothiazepines. These compounds stabilize protein channels that would otherwise "leak" calcium from muscle cells during strenuous exercise.  |
| Strange Lights In The Sky Followed By An Ear-Splitting Boom Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST UFO experts believe a flying saucer crashed into a wind turbine and that the incident could, at last, provide the evidence of other life forms they have been waiting for all their lives.  |
| Open source Mono framework brings C# to iPhone and Wii Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:40 PM CST Mono, an open source implementation of the .NET runtime, is being used to build games for the iPhone and Wii. Ars looks at how static compilation has made it possible for Mono applications to meet Apple's requirements for inclusion in the App Store.  |
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| Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:20 PM CST There are a lot of lies, misconceptions, half truths, and completely WRONG statements out there to make people think many different things about the anime industry. Thanks to your self labeled Weeaboo, Otaku, Fanboys, Moe Fans, whatever you want to call them, information tends to get passed on ear to ear, and much like a badly played phone game, th  |
| WTF? Origins of 5 Popular Web 2.0 Terms Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:10 PM CST Web 2.0 is pretty cool - so cool in fact that it's got its own buzzwords and lingo that not everybody knows.  |
| 7 Things I Learned Working on a Pot Farm Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:01 PM CST I–your faithful blogger—have actually worked on a pot farmer in Mendocino County (part of the Emerald Triangle) and the fantasy isn't always the same as the reality. So here are 5 truths and fictions about working on a pot farm:  |
| Will Robots With Advanced Group Intelligence Evolve? Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:30 PM CST Researchers at the University of York have investigated large swarms of up to 10,000 miniature robots which can work together to form a single, artificial life form. The multi-robot approach to artificial intelligence is a relatively new one, and has developed from studies of the swarm behavior of social insects such as ants.  |
| Delhi will run out of petrol by evening Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:20 PM CST NEW DELHI: The petrol stock in the capital will be over by Friday evening, the head of the Federation of All India Petroleum Traders said late onFriday morning. Sixty to seventy percent of petrol pumps have gone dry already as employees of public sector oil firms continue their strike.  |
| 20 Websites with Beautiful Typography Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:00 PM CST An effective palette of fonts not only makes a design attractive, but also contributes to the readability and usability of the content. In this collection, you'll find a variety of sites that showcase creative and functional uses of typography.  |
| For a Palm Rebound, the Phone Is Not Enough Posted: 09 Jan 2009 03:30 PM CST Palm, which essentially invented the smartphone category, is a shadow of its former self. Sales have plunged and Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry have stolen market share.  |
| Illegal Aliens Have No Rights To Good Lawyers! Posted: 09 Jan 2009 03:20 PM CST Attorney General Michael Mukasey ruled Wednesday that aliens have no constitutional right to challenge the outcome of their deportation hearings based on their lawyers' mistakes.  |
| UN halts Gaza relief. Blames Israel Posted: 09 Jan 2009 03:10 PM CST The United Nations suspended all activities in the Gaza Strip Thursday, accusing Israeli soldiers of firing on a marked UN vehicle during a three-hour humanitarian cease-fire initiated by Israel.  |
| Leap of Faith (1 minute animation) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 03:10 PM CST A short film by Steve Smith.  |
| Woman almost sold 1869 baseball card for $10 Posted: 09 Jan 2009 02:50 PM CST A 72-year-old California woman recently found a rare baseball card of the first professional team in the United States in her home. And if it weren't for the intervention of a friend, she would have sold the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings card on eBay for $10. The card has since been authenticated by PSA. The team photo is relatively unscathed.  |
| Up in Smoke: Where the Most Americans Are Still Puffing Away Posted: 09 Jan 2009 02:30 PM CST Interactive infographic showing which states have the highest/lowest smoking populations, along with correlations to the restrictions that are in place such as restaurant bans.  |
| International Space Station Construction [PICS] Posted: 09 Jan 2009 02:20 PM CST Expansion of the International Space Station continues. Use the arrows below to follow the construction history of the ISS before the installation of Harmony, and see its planned growth over the next few years.  |
| Dress Codes - The Mustache Is Inching Its Way Back - NYTimes Posted: 09 Jan 2009 02:10 PM CST Beards have had their moment, now it's time for mustaches to get their 10 minutes of fame.  |
| One can spend a long time in jail without being charged Posted: 09 Jan 2009 01:50 PM CST It happened to H. Beatty Chadwick who has been behind bars for nearly 14 years without being charged. Businessman Manuel Osete spent nearly three years in an Arizona jail without ever receiving a criminal charge. And investment manager Martin Armstrong faced a similar situation when he was held for more than six years in a Manhattan jail.  |
| Crazy three story backyard water slide with 16 foot jump! Posted: 09 Jan 2009 01:40 PM CST Some guy builds a home made water slide from the roof of his 2 story house with a 60 foot drop and a 16 foot jump... into a Kiddie pool!  |
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