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Nope, McDonald's Isn't Making Us Fat - Capital Commerce Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST The "Super Size Me!" myth is disproved. Don't blame fast-food restaurants for why America seems so supersized. This new economic study from Northwestern University and UC Berkeley seems to disprove the common nutritional myth.

Orlando Magic Set NBA Record for Most 3-Pointers in a Game Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST The Orlando Magic combine to set an NBA record for three pointers in a single game with 23.

How Ricardo Montalbán Saved Star Trek Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST The year is 1982 and Star Trek is all but finished — the first movie was a disaster of bland storytelling and had no life at all. Yet Paramount decides to take a chance and allows Nicholas Meyer to direct Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. To be blunt about it: Ricardo Montalbán's performance was so good that it saved the franchise.

5 Things You Didn't Know About Pro Gamers Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST You can make serious bank! If you believe that video games are toys, prepare to change your mind.

A Neglected Revenue Source For California - Marijuana Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:20 PM CST One obvious way to take a big chunk out of the deficit - without closing schools or putting the sick and elderly out on the streets - hasn't even been discussed. Tax marijuana. The marijuana crop is valued at $13.8 billion annually - nearly double the value of our vegetable and grape crops combined. Our state is the nation's top marijuana producer.

Parkour Training: How to Do a Wall-Flip Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:20 PM CST How to perform a two-step wall-flip and live to enjoy the high-five that will follow. Good for impressing friends and escaping pursuers…

Will Windows 7 Make Old Hardware Feel New Again? Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST There are a lot of Windows XP users who are hoping Windows 7 is their operating system salvation. Even though it's pretty obvious that Win7 is more like Vista than XP, but there is still heavy interest from XP users.

E-waste looms behind solar power boom Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST Solar is a renewable source of energy and solar panels don't pollute when they are generating electricity. But the upstream process of making solar panels involves a number of toxic chemicals.

How Google Is Making Us Smarter Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:00 PM CST Critics are attacking the Internet, charging that it's making society collectively dumber. In fact, humans are "natural-born cyborgs," and the Internet is our giant "extended mind."

Radiohead's 'pay what you like' crosses over to real estate Posted: 15 Jan 2009 07:50 PM CST A major music industry conference in Cannes, France, is pulling a page from the Radiohead playbook and letting visitors pay only what they want at 40 apartments.

Should The Yankees Always Get Everything They Want? Posted: 15 Jan 2009 07:50 PM CST No, according to this NY Times editorial. The Times has generally supported Yankees' requests for public assistance in their new Versailles-like stadium. But yet 1 more Yankee request has finally crossed the line. If you can afford CC Sabathia you can afford to pay a decent share of your stadium costs.

NBA Heat Maps: Which Teams Come Through in the Clutch? Posted: 15 Jan 2009 07:40 PM CST What makes a player clutch? Are there clutch coaches? Are there clutch teams? When someone says that there isn't a mathematical equation for clutch, is there an inferential chart that may help identify it? Or does it just give fodder for people to read what they want into the data?

I’m Tired of Hearing about the Digital TV Transition Posted: 15 Jan 2009 07:40 PM CST Just in case you've been living under a rock for the last several months, on February 17th, 2009 television broadcasts will no longer be transmitted in analog, presumably under penalty of death.

Can A Pregnant Woman's Diet Affect Baby's Sex? Posted: 15 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST Evolutionary biologists don't know much about how mothers might influence the gender of their babies, but they've got lots of ideas.And increasingly, they've got studies. A recent paper titled "You are what your mother eats" found that women who ate lots of breakfast cereal, salt and potassium were more likely to give birth to baby boys.

Nirvana Bassist Can't Master "Rock Band" Nirvana Posted: 15 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST Krist Novoselic: "I knew the bass line to the song, of course, but I couldn't quite master this new, different way of playing it.The game reminded me of Space Invaders. I tried to hit the notes cascading down the screen, but could barely keep up. Meanwhile, this kid was watching me fumble with the game..."

GPUs Used to Successfully Crack Wi-Fi Passwords w/ PICS Posted: 15 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST Russian-based ElcomSoft has just released ElcomSoft Wireless Security Auditor 1.0, which can take advantage of both Nvidia and ATI GPUs. ElcomSoft claims that the software uses a "proprietary GPU acceleration technology," which implies that neither CUDA, Stream, nor OpenCL are being utilized in this instance.

Handheld Ultrasound for Combat Medics Posted: 15 Jan 2009 06:30 PM CST A prototype handheld ultrasound device made from the battery of a remote control car and other cheap parts is powerful enough to sear flesh in seconds and could be used by paramedics to cauterize wounds or treat cancer.

"Astronomy Picture of the Day" - Water On Mars Posted: 15 Jan 2009 06:20 PM CST Can you help discover water on Mars? Finding water on different regions on Mars has implications for understanding its complex geologic history, the possible existence of past life and the sustenance of potential future astronauts.

Atheists Want 'God' Stricken From Inaugural Oath Posted: 15 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Barack Obama wants to conclude his inaugural oath with the words "so help me God," but a group of atheists is asking a federal judge to stop him. California atheist Michael Newdow sued Chief Justice John Roberts in federal court for an injunction barring the use of those words in the inaugural oath.

Dell sells Ubuntu - But it's "NOT recommended" says this CSR Posted: 15 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST Surely, I am an advocate of Dell (and system76.com, and now HP for mobile mi(it's Ubuntu)) because of their GUTS to sell GNU/Linux to end users! That being said, I wanted for people to see this story to raise awareness. Regular people are getting pushed around, being discouraged from choice, and soldiers of freedom MUST ANSWER! BRING IT ON!!

World's second richest man wins name back Posted: 15 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST Cyber-squatter fails to bag $55 million for domain.

Will Smith 'to play' Barack Obama as US President Posted: 15 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST Hollywood film star Will Smith has staked his claim to play Barack Obama in a movie about his rise to become US President and America's first black leader.

Woman gets tattoo to win island reef job Posted: 15 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST A WOMAN has tattooed a permanent advertisement for Queensland's Great Barrier Reef on her arm in her bid to score a $150,000 tropical island dream job.

Fake Steve Rips Reporter Apart, Banned from CNBC for Life Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:50 PM CST The exchange starts at minute 3:33. It's also worth watching the beginning, where Jim somehow argues that his reporting was spot on. (If the video has been removed, Gizmodo has it here).

Earth's Fractal Brain From Above [PICS] Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:50 PM CST If anyone close to you has lost their mind recently, we might be able to help. Hidden off the beaten track within Parque Nacional de Doñana (Doñana National Park), Andalucía is something that bears a remarkable resemblance to the human brain.

DVD Teaches Autistic Children What a Smile Means Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:49 PM CST This DVD teaches autistic children how to recognize emotions like happiness, anger and sadness through the exploits of vehicles including a train, a ferry, and a cable car.

Vatican secret confession tribunal opens up Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:40 PM CST The court handles sins so grave only the pope can grant absolution

Top 10 Best Super Bowl Commercials--W/ Video Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:40 PM CST This brought back some memories. Remember that Apple ad from 1984?

Johnny Knoxville Arrested for Bringing Grenade Onto A Plane Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:30 PM CST "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville was cited at Los Angeles International Airport this morning for allegedly trying to bring an inert grenade into a plane.

Disabled man starves to death at London hospital Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:30 PM CST Martin Ryan, 43, who had Down's Syndrome, was admitted to the hospital after having a stroke, which left him unable to swallow. He should have been fitted with a feeding tube, but a catalogue of errors meant he went for nearly four weeks without adequate nutrition.

Jon Stewart's First Ever Daily Show, 10 Years Later Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:20 PM CST In honor of Jon Stewart's tenth anniversary as host of The Daily Show, a look back at his very first show.

A Day in the Life of an Infomercial Actor Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:10 PM CST "How many times has this happened to you?" For him, it happens every f*cking day.

Metallica - Their Favorite Songs and the History Behind Them Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:00 PM CST Over the past 25 years, Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield have established themselves as metal's quintessential guitar alliance. In this epic retrospective, Kirk and James take a walk down Metallica memory lane and critique some of the key songs in the band's harsh, noble history.

Possible Mammoth Tusk Found on SoCal Island Posted: 15 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST A complete tusk believed to belong to a prehistoric mammoth is uncovered on Santa Cruz Island off the Southern California coast.

All About Mario & Luigi 3's Ridiculous Battle System Posted: 15 Jan 2009 04:40 PM CST Take a fantastic voyage into Bowser's bowels!

Starship Enterprise vs. Battlestar Galactica: Who would win? Posted: 15 Jan 2009 04:40 PM CST In what we hope is the first of many sci-fi tech contests, we look for a victor between the Starship Enterprise from the original Star Trek and the Battlestar Galactica from the new, um, Battlestar Galactica. Will Trek's futuristic technology win out over the down-and-dirty battlestar? Or will simplicity and durability endure?

Opinion: Leadership and Panics Posted: 15 Jan 2009 04:30 PM CST The Government and FED's ad hoc approach is worsening the crisis.

The Trouble with (and How to Fix) Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Posted: 15 Jan 2009 04:10 PM CST CFLS are energy efficient, environmentally friendly and they give off quality light. But they have problems. These pricey bulbs go out with an occasionally smoky, smelly bang, and, like any other product, they can fail well before their promised lifetime. But if you treat your CFLs right, they'll give you long, energy-sipping lives.

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! [Citation Needed] Posted: 15 Jan 2009 04:00 PM CST Wikipedia was formally launched on January 15, 2001, as a single English-language edition at www.wikipedia.com.

Are We Close to Creating Super-Humans? Posted: 15 Jan 2009 03:50 PM CST Scientists can now pinpoint many specific genes including being lean, living a long life, improved self-healing, thrill seeking behavior, and having an improved memory among many other incredible traits. Many believe that these genes can be manipulated in ordinary humans, in effect creating Super-Mutants.

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