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| Maureen Dowd on the Bank Bailout: Trillion Dollar Baby Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:50 PM CST So much for the savior-based economy. Despite the touting, the Treasury chief unveiled a plan short on illumination. There's a weaselly feel to the plan, a sense that tough decisions were postponed even as President Obama warns about our "perfect storm of financial problems." The outrage is going only one way, as we pony up trillion after trillion.  |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:40 PM CST A flashy handbag or Armani suit can signal a person's wealth, but so can their body language, according to a new study. People of higher socioeconomic status are more rude when conversing with others.  |
| Alien Census: Can We Estimate How Much Life Is Out There? Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:30 PM CST New study looks to tabulate the extent of intelligent extraterrestrial life One day in 1950, nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi posed a question to a few colleagues he was lunching with at Los Alamos National Laboratory that would become known as the Fermi Paradox: If the Milky Way is indeed teeming with alien civilizations, as many theories suggest, w  |
| Self-styled Tarzan teaches cheetahs in Namibia how to hunt Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:20 PM CST A self-styled Tarzan who has lived alongside cheetahs in Africa for the past 10 years is convinced he can teach the animals how to live in the wild.  |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:20 PM CST LOL again.  |
| 'I Will Not Travel to Auschwitz' Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:10 PM CST Bishop Richard Williamson's denial of the Holocaust has done serious damage to the Catholic Church. In an e-mail and fax exchange with SPIEGEL, the ultra-conservative bishop says that he is willing to "review the historical evidence."  |
| Ichiro itching to pitch in World Baseball Classic Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:10 PM CST Ichiro Suzuki has always maintained that he could pitch successfully at the big-league level. It now appears if a game runs long enough in the World Baseball Classic, the Seattle Mariners star right fielder might actually get that chance.  |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:10 PM CST I Know What You Did  |
| GM cuts 10,000 Jobs & Executive Pay; Wal-Mart cuts 800 jobs Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:00 PM CST A government grant of $9.4 billion hasn't helped General Motors, one of the nation's Big Three automakers, retain its workforce. GM today announced it will cut 10,000 jobs in May and continue global layoffs through the year. Mid-level salaries will be decreased 3 to 7 percent and executives will take 10 percent pay cuts.  |
| Settlement with ConnectU cost Facebook $65 million Posted: 11 Feb 2009 08:00 PM CST Thanks to a slip-up by the law firm that helped ConnectU sue Facebook in 2004, we now know how much the lengthy litigation cost CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Co. It wasn't cheap.  |
| 50 Seriously Useful Windows 7 Tips Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:50 PM CST They said Windows 7 was just a cosmetic upgrade, a more polished version of Vista with little to offer beyond the new wallpaper. They couldn't have been more wrong. Look beyond the headlines about interface tweaks and you'll find Windows 7 is crammed with lesser known, but still important, new and enhanced features, which taken together deliver...  |
| How To Delete Your Cookies and Save Cash Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST Going anonymous, clearing your browser, emptying your cart: interesting to see how much you can save doing these.  |
| Faithless on Facebook: One in five under-30s dump partners Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST Chelsy Davy told the world about her break-up with Prince Harry after she posted a Facebook message. Now a new survey has revealed she is part of a growing trend of people who ditch their partners online.  |
| Ticketmaster sued for scalping, jacking up prices by 8x Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST The suit, which seeks to be declared a class action, alleges Ticketmaster violated an Ontario law against ticket scalping. The victim wanted to buy $66 Smashing Pumpkin tickets via Ticketmaster, but ended up paying $533.  |
| Pirate Bay Trial Audio Will Be Streamed Online Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:30 PM CST Following calls from the crew of The Pirate Bay earlier this week, it has been confirmed that the audio of the upcoming trial will be streamed live on the Internet. Swedish public broadcaster SVT will be in charge of the operation, set to begin next Monday.  |
| 10,000 patents, $9BN annually in research...and we get Vista Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:30 PM CST In the last two weeks, Microsoft has touted its technological prowess, noting that it spends $9 billion annually in research and development, and was just awarded its 10,000th patent. Kudos to Microsoft for that...but shouldn't we get more than Vista out of it?  |
| Gmail feature lets recipients know where you are coming from Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:20 PM CST Google has added an experimental feature to Gmail that automatically lets the recipient of your e-mails know where you penned your missive.  |
| Ecstasy's legacy: So far, so good Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:10 PM CST Finally we have started probing ecstasy's toll on long-term health – and the preliminary results suggest the drug may not be as bad as we feared.  |
| A-Rod! Will You Sign My Chemistry Set? Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:10 PM CST Oh, how fitting for A-Roid!  |
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| New Antibiotics Would Silence Bugs, Not Kill Them Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:40 PM CST In the future, the most effective antibiotics might be those that don't kill any bacteria. Instead the drugs will simply prevent the bacteria from talking with one another.  |
| Man appears free of HIV after stem cell transplant Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:30 PM CST A 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appears to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to the virus that causes AIDS, according to a report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.  |
| The Napalm Caverns of Russia (PICS) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:20 PM CST This abandoned Russian fortress is one of the creepiest places I have seen. The reason it looks so strange is because it was later used by the Russian army to test the influence of napalm inside brick houses. Due to very high temperature of napalm the bricks started melting just like ice melts, but those icicles are made of red brick.  |
| Facebook Paid $65 Million Settlement In ConnectU Case Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:10 PM CST Facebook's settlement with ConnectU, whose founders include twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, was for $65 million, according to promotional material from their law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, a law journal called The Recorder reports. (Via Techmeme.)  |
| Five Reasons the Markets Don't Like the Bank Bailout Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:00 PM CST Wall Street's message to the Obama administration was clear Tuesday, even if the plan to save the banking industry wasn't. Unhappy with a lack of clarity in Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's new financial rescue plan, investors launched a massive stock selloff, raising further questions about when confidence would be restored to the market.  |
| Tornado Kills 8 in Southern Oklahoma Town Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:00 PM CST OKLAHOMA CITY – A large, violent tornado ripped through a southern Oklahoma town late Tuesday evening, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said. Severe weather also caused damage and power outages in metro Oklahoma City and western Texas..  |
| Ashley Schaeffer Motors Commercial [w/ Will Ferrell] Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:50 PM CST Will Ferrell is Ashley Schaeffer for Ashley Schaeffer Motors. Come on down and you could meet baseball legend Kenny Powers! This looks like some kind of bit for HBO's new show 'Eastbound and Down' with Tropic Thunder/Pineapple Express star Danny McBride.  |
| Language You've Never Heard a President Use (w/ Audio) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:20 PM CST You're about to hear the President of the United States using language that would finish Cheney off once and for all.  |
| IGN's Top 10 Favorite Horror Remakes Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST Whether you love the gore, the suspense, zombies, psychological torment, creature flicks or ensemble pieces, there is sure to be something on this list for you. The term "Horror" means a feeling of "fear." So before you start nitpicking whether films are horror/sci-fi, or horror/romance, or thriller or suspense, remember that is the key requirement  |
| Exceptional Australian Heat Wave Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST This map of Australia shows how the land surface temperature from January 25 to February 1 compared to the average mid-summer temperatures the continent experienced between 2000-2008. Places where temperatures were warmer than average are red, places experiencing near-normal temperatures are white, and places where temperatures were cooler than avg  |
| The Imperial March performed on a ... Tesla Coil! Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:00 PM CST Chattacon 34 featuring Arcattack! One coil blew early so Joe and crew worked to get it up and running again. This is the best show you can ever hope to see.  |
| Amish Hackers and Early Adopters Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:50 PM CST They walk a tight line with technology but many modern inventions are finding their way on to Amish farms. Not just phones or cars either but solar panels, genetically modified crops, and CNC machines! It's all about remaining "in the world, not of it"  |
| Content, Once King, Becomes A Pauper Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:50 PM CST Until very recently, the prevailing wisdom among analysts who covered the media industry was that "content is king." Content is rapidly being devalued as accountants write down billions of dollars in assets, saying that the income from those properties has been impaired, probably permanently.  |
| The 15 Most Iconic Movie Masks of All Time Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:40 PM CST They hide identity, disfigurement, or they're just meant to be badass. No matter what the reasons for wearing them, these fifteen iconic movie masks have been permanently etched in our minds.  |
| How Clive Owen Blew $1600 of My Money at the Racetrack Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:40 PM CST At a racetrack in Paris, a writer gave a movie star $1,600 of his own money — not Esquire's money. His. It seemed like a good way to find out about a man, letting him bet with your cash. It was. It wasn't a great way to win, though.  |
| It's time to party like it's 1234567890 – 'cause it is! Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:40 PM CST Get your geek on for the one and only 1234567890 day. On this Friday, Feb 13 at exactly 3:31 (PST), Unix time (WTF is Unix time?) will equal '1234567890'.  |
| Monitor Your Linux System Stats & Information With Conky Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:30 PM CST Well let's take a look at one of my favorite apps on the Linux system, a system monitor unmatched and unsurpassed by any other when it comes to customization and features. It's called Conky. Conky can display the stats and information on your desktop or within another window, but trust me, you would want to display it on your desktop!  |
| Canadian Scientists Read Minds With Infrared Scan Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:30 PM CST Researchers at Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital have developed a technique that uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preference – with the goal of ultimately opening the world of choice to children who can't speak or move.  |
| Southwest Airlines' In-Flight Wi-Fi Free Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:30 PM CST Southwest this week began testing their own in-flight wi-fi service, based on a satellite connection from Row 44. It's on one plane now with more coming soon, and right now, it's free.  |
| Amazon Indians accused of cannibalizing farmer Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:20 PM CST A city official in the remote Brazilian Amazon village of Envira told CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism.  |
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