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| Bentley Continental Supersports clocks 204 mph Posted: 25 Feb 2009 07:10 PM PST I want this car. Really, really want it. All I have to do is sell my house and family and rob a few banks.  |
| 1869 Baseball Card Sells for $75,285 Posted: 25 Feb 2009 07:00 PM PST An avid sports memorabilia collector and dealer in Houston said he shelled out $75,285 for a 1869 baseball card depicting the Cincinnati Red Stockings.  |
| The Teenager Audio Test - Can You Hear This Sound? Posted: 25 Feb 2009 07:00 PM PST This sound can generally only heard by people under the age of 25. It has been used as a deterrent device to keep teenagers from loitering in malls and shops, and sounds similar to a buzzing mosquito. Typically the longer you listen to it, the more annoying it gets.  |
| Katie Couric On Biden: "There's The White Guy" (VIDEO) Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:50 PM PST In the CBS introductory coverage of President Obama's first address to Congress, Katie Couric poked fun at Vice President and white male Joe Biden. "Nice to see a little diversity, with an African-American President, a female Speaker of the House, and there's the white guy," she said.  |
| China's Rise to Top CO2 Emitter Fueled by Export Production Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:50 PM PST China has become the world leader in carbon emissions largely because of the sharp growth in the production of exports -- the majority of them going to developed countries, according to a new study.  |
| Mumbai attackers' phones traced to Italy, US Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:40 PM PST Militants behind last year's attacks on Mumbai used cell phones that were activated in the United States and paid for with funds sent from Italy..The suspect, named Javaid Iqbal, sent the funds via Western Union to pay for five cell phones with Austrian country codes ..."Everything is being registered by the media. You must inflict the maximum  |
| Inside The Inboxes of 15 Fictional Villains Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:40 PM PST They may not bitch about the boss (that's for the henchmen) or look at adorable pictures of kittens just to get through the day (not without making themselves hungry). But one thing they can't escape is an inbox that seems to fill up as quickly as they hit delete.  |
| Celebrate Ash Wednesday The Bruce Campbell Way Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:30 PM PST For those who aren't celebrating the real holiday of Ash Wednesday, we suggest you start your own celebration by watching one of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead movies starring Bruce Campbell as, you guessed it, ASH, one of the most bad-ass movie protagonists in film history.  |
| New York Knicks, disgruntled Stephon Marbury agree on buyout Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:30 PM PST The New York Knicks are free of Stephon Marbury, and the troublesome point guard is free to join a playoff contender. Marbury was waived Tuesday by the Knicks, ending a turbulent five-year stint in which the former All-Star couldn't lead his hometown team to a single playoff victory.  |
| Beyond Obama's Hope, State of the Culture is... Scared? Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:20 PM PST Wall Street isn't the only place with a fearful lack of understanding these days. Whether it's horror in Hollywood or Mumbai, the digital era has become boxed in to the unknown.  |
| Top 10 Craziest Government Subsidies Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:20 PM PST Senator Tom Harkin managed to get a $250,000 subsidy from the federal government to implement the National Preschool Anger Management Project. A Canadian artist, a lesbian single mother, was given $9,000 to create the Lactation Station Breast Milk Bar.  |
| Feds Searching for CEO in Case of Tainted Syringes Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:20 PM PST For months, prosecutors say, technicians in the gloom of a run-down North Carolina plant prepared life-sustaining syringes and shipped them before ensuring they were sterile.  |
| Poll: 80% Approve Obama's Econmic Plans After Speech. 80%! Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:10 PM PST Eighty percent of speech watchers approve of President Obama's plans for dealing with the economic crisis. Before the speech, 63 percent approved. Seventy-five percent of speech watchers now say they were able to get a good understanding of President Obama's economic plans, compared to 58 percent before the speech.  |
| 10 reasons to buy a Kindle 2… and 10 reasons not to Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:10 PM PST The dead tree book will never die - I think it will even have more longevity and popularity than the boutique appreciation of vinyl records - but our generation will be the last to use "books" as our primary reading systems. Expect ebooks to hit colleges in perhaps five years and high schools and grade schools in about 7.  |
| 7 Fresh and Simple Ways to Test Cross-Browser Compatibility Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:10 PM PST This post is written for designer, developers, or anyone else who has struggled with testing their websites across multiple browsers.  |
| Too much PlayStation can cause painful lumps? Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:00 PM PST Gamers beware: Keeping too tight a grip on the console and furiously pushing the buttons can cause a newly identified skin disorder marked by painful lumps on the palms, Swiss scientists said Tuesday.  |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:00 PM PST Chrysler's killing the Aspen, Durango and PT Cruiser (thankfully). GM has serious doubts about the futures of Saab and Saturn. Here's a look at 10 other cars that should follow suit before it's too late.  |
| Identifying Yourself As Lesbian Gets You Banned On Xbox Live Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:50 PM PST Teresa says that she was harassed by other players and later suspended from XBOX Live because she identified herself as a lesbian in her profile. When she appealed to Microsoft, she says they told her that other gamers found her sexual orientation "offensive."  |
| Pulp Zombie Fiction: How Zombies Shambled into Pop Culture Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:50 PM PST It's generally accepted that horror's iconic monsters have a long and colorful literary history. The ghost and vampire, for example, both trace their heritage back to distinguished works of fiction from the nineteenth century and earlier. However, the zombie really did not become a part of American popular culture until 1929.  |
| Prosecution Alters Pirate Bay Charges In Bid For Conviction Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:40 PM PST The Pirate Bay prosecutor altered the copyright-infringement charges Tuesday to make it easier to convict the four defendants who co-founded the world's most notorious BitTorrent tracker. The prosecutor, Håkan Roswall, announced an alteration of the charges, which legal scholars suggested would make it more likely to win a conviction.  |
| The 20 Most Terrifying Pictures of Ronald McDonald (Pics) Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:40 PM PST I'd rather have the Burger King run at me with a carving knife than have Ronald McDonald smile at me again.  |
| Safari dominates browser benchmarks Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:30 PM PST By Nate Lanxon CNET UK Crave Proving itself a staggering 42 times faster at rendering JavaScript than IE 7, our benchmarks confirm Apple's Safari 4 browser, released in beta Tuesday, is the fastest browser on the planet.  |
| Sam L. Jackson Signs Huge Marvel 9 Pic Deal As Nick Fury Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:30 PM PST The actor, who just weeks ago was seemingly on the outs with the studio over reprising his role as Nick Fury, agent of spy outfit S.H.I.E.L.D., has signed an unprecedented nine-picture deal to play the character in a series of Marvel movies.  |
| John Turturro Discusses Playing 'Jesus' in The Big Lebowski Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:20 PM PST "We just kept adding and adding for this montage, I didn't know if they would use all of those things... but when I saw how they put it together afterwards, I was completely embarrassed..... People will be playing that one at my funeral. Now I have an idea for a sequel where Jesus gets out of jail and drives a schoolbus."  |
| Jindal's Comments on Volcano Monitoring Cause Some to Erupt Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:10 PM PST During his response to President Obama's address to Congress, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal singled out "$140 million for something called 'volcano monitoring'" as an example of out-of-control federal spending. But that $140 million figure isn't accurate for volcano watching, as several blogs have already pointed out.  |
| Weather Man with Green Tie in Front of Green Screen = Magic Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:50 PM PST TMJ4 Meteorologist wears green tie on green screen while giving weather report.  |
| Beauty: it's in the sex of the beholder Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:30 PM PST David Hume, a Scottish philosopher, wrote that beauty "exists merely in the mind which contemplates them." Scientists have found some truth in that quote and can add that the sex of the mind also matters a great deal.  |
| Racist Texas Town Hangs Noose, Confederate Flag in Workplace Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:20 PM PST Paris, Texas, was trying to fight an image of racism. But the big employer in town let these stay up while black workers complained. PIX. And WTF?!?  |
| Reid: Congressional Budget Increased For GOP Welfare Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:10 PM PST A ten percent increase in the budget for Congressional operations was needed because Senate Republicans wanted to retain previous staff levels despite having lost roughly 20 percent of their ranks in the 2008 elections, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Wednesday.  |
| Search Term Stats Show Sad State of the Economy Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:00 PM PST You don't have to search hard to find signs of the economic downturn. Just look at the newspaper, or your favorite website. But a new report on Americans' search behavior by market research firm comScore emphasizes the FUD of Americans during this recession.  |
| U.S. Arrests 700 in Mexican Cartel Raids Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:50 PM PST Federal agents have rounded up more than 700 suspects in a wide-ranging crackdown on a Mexican drug cartel operating inside the United States.  |
| AMD Demos Upcoming Six-core “Istanbul” Server Processor Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:40 PM PST SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) today announced it recently completed live public demonstrations of its upcoming six-core 45nm AMD Opteron™ processor, codenamed  |
| 5 Reasons The Arrested Development Movie Might Be Bad Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:30 PM PST The internet is thrilled today with the announcement that Michael Cera has officially signed on to reprise his role as George Michael in the Arrested Development movie. And this is certainly good news in the sense that an Arrested Development movie WITHOUT Michael Cera would be bad idea jeans.  |
| Guantanamo abuse has worsened since Obama: lawyer Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:20 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards "get their kicks in" before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees.  |
| The Nextology of Michael Jordan: Part IV - Harold Miner Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:10 PM PST Of all of the players in this series to be compared to Michael Jordan by the media, Harold Miner is definitely the least deserving. He was a great leaper and two time dunk contest winner, but his actual all-around game was seriously lacking.  |
| Krugman: "...the party of Beavis and Butthead." Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:00 PM PST Nobel Prize Economist Paul Krugman offers his evaluation of Governor Jindal's response to President Obama's speech.  |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:50 PM PST This 6 year old is being touted as soccer's next megastar, the new Zinedine Zidane.  |
| Police Shut Down Latvian BitTorrent Trackers Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:40 PM PST Latvia continues its clamp down on BitTorrent trackers, as two more sites have been pulled offline by the local police. Whether the attempts will prove effective is doubtful. File.lv, Latvia's largest BitTorrent tracker was taken down last summer but has since returned, despite an ongoing lawsuit.  |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:20 PM PST The six-year-old suffered from epilepsy and required round-the-clock care throughout his life. He died early on Wednesday morning at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London.  |
| UK Government backs open source Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:10 PM PST The UK Government has said it will accelerate the use of open source software in public services.  |
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