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| Darknets and the future of P2P investigators Posted: 07 Mar 2009 04:50 PM PST LimeWire's new software illustrates a growing trend: "darknets" are becoming simple to setup and use. As millions of people now find that they can easily create their own private share networks, what's in store for content industry investigators who rely on public P2P networks to find suspected file-sharers?  |
| Hiding in Plain Sight...In an IKEA (PICS) Posted: 07 Mar 2009 04:40 PM PST Out in the field, camouflage experts often use a 'Ghillie suit' made of local grasses or leaves, to blend into the environment. But what if you want to hide in plain sight in an urban environment such as an IKEA? See what these enterprising performance artists did...  |
| Ban on medical pot cases quickly lifted - Los Angeles Times Posted: 07 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PST L.A.'s U.S. attorney declines to say why he ordered prosecutors to stop filing charges, then abruptly changed his mind.  |
| Posted: 07 Mar 2009 04:10 PM PST $25 Million on first day...  |
| Posted: 07 Mar 2009 03:50 PM PST The renegade clowns who ruined this economy, the Republican right in alliance with big business and some feckless Democrats, have no basis for waging war against efforts to get us out of their mess.  |
| Major League Baseball Bans "A-Fraud" Posted: 07 Mar 2009 03:40 PM PST Baseball fans can no longer get a No. 13 Yankees jersey with the word "A-Fraud" on the back. MLB has banned the nickname indicating it falls under products that are deemed inappropriate, derogatory and/or profane.  |
| Waterspout on the Peace River, Florida, USA Posted: 07 Mar 2009 03:10 PM PST July 15, 2005. Photo credit: Punta Gorda Police Department, Florida  |
| Taliban cement rule, hard-line law after truce Posted: 07 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PST Zeb Gul used to sell music CDs in this mountain town but was driven out of business by Taliban militants who struck a deal with Pakistani leaders desperate to halt their march across the nation. "The Taliban now call the shots. We cannot do anything that offends them,"  |
| 'Slumdog' makes $217M worldwide Posted: 07 Mar 2009 02:30 PM PST The $15 million film won eight Oscars, including the top prize for best picture and the best director going for British filmmaker Danny Boyle, in Los Angeles last month.  |
| Posted: 07 Mar 2009 02:10 PM PST Candyland  |
| Tech's Laid Off Legions Return to Their Long-Lost Passions Posted: 07 Mar 2009 02:10 PM PST Hutchins isn't surveying a crowd of boozing hipsters, but rather a mass of over 300 recently laid-off workers from the Bay Area's technology industry. They assembled here Tuesday for LaidOffCamp, a free, day-long conference for the recent victims of the souring economy  |
| OMG i've got to watch this moviez!!! Posted: 07 Mar 2009 01:50 PM PST  |
| Obama Channels Cheney on Warrantless Wiretapping Posted: 07 Mar 2009 01:30 PM PST Obama adopts Bush view on the powers of the presidency. A presidency is only "imperial" when a Republican occupies the office. Democrats are conspicuously silent on the Obama administration's aggressive use of executive power on surveillance matters.  |
| Palestinian Prime Minister to Resign Posted: 07 Mar 2009 01:29 PM PST Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad says he's resigning.  |
| Bernard Madoff Expected to Plead Guilty Next Week Posted: 07 Mar 2009 01:20 PM PST Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty next week to charges that he carried out one of the biggest financial frauds in history, a person close to the case said Friday.  |
| Lollapalooza 2009 Lineup announced Posted: 07 Mar 2009 12:50 PM PST Depeche Mode, the Beastie Boys, a reunited Jane's Addiction and many more are expected to headline the fifth annual Lollapalooza Aug. 7-9 in Grant Park.  |
| Crazy driver dances at the wheel Posted: 07 Mar 2009 12:30 PM PST A Romanian truck driver is being hunted by police after releasing a video of himself dancing in his cab as he thunders along a motorway.  |
| Twitter To Start Serving Local News To Users? Posted: 07 Mar 2009 12:20 PM PST When asked about possible future features for Twitter, he reportedly said that one of the things being considered is an extension that lets people know what's happening in their immediate vicinity. That would basically mean that Twitter could actively ping users about local events that are going on in their neighborhood, in real-time...  |
| Superpower Collapse: Comparing the United States & USSR Posted: 07 Mar 2009 12:10 PM PST With vintage Russian black humor, Dmitry Orlov describes the social collapse he witnessed in Russia in the 1990s and spells out its practical lessons for the American social collapse he sees as inevitable.  |
| Mininova Hit By Massive DDoS Attack Posted: 07 Mar 2009 11:50 AM PST Mininova, one of the leading BitTorrent sites, has been suffering from a massive DDoS attack over the past few days. Originating from a botnet spanning three continents, the attacks vary in strength and are causing the site to be completely inaccessible at times. The Mininova team is working on a solution.  |
| Grand Canyon at sunrise and sunset (PICS) Posted: 07 Mar 2009 11:00 AM PST Seeing a familiar place in a new light can be tricky. But in this series of photos by Los Angeles Times photographer Mark Boster showing the Grand Canyon at sunrise and sunset, the rays that paint the iconic canyon at dawn and dusk give a new perspective.  |
| Ecstasy treatment for veterans with PTSD draws rave reviews Posted: 07 Mar 2009 10:50 AM PST Psychiatrists and researchers are using a notorious party drug to treat veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and are asking the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand the program.  |
| Pierce powers Celtics past LeBron's East-leading Cavs Posted: 07 Mar 2009 10:40 AM PST Home-court advantage has meant everything when the new Big Three plays King James, and the Boston Celtics may have swiped the edge away from the Cavaliers on Friday night. Paul Pierce scored 29 points, Leon Powe had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Celtics beat Cleveland 105-94 to move within percentage points of the East-leading Cavaliers.  |
| Fart molecule could be next Viagra Posted: 07 Mar 2009 10:20 AM PST THE stink of flatulence and rotten eggs could provide a surprising lift for men. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) causes erections in rats and may one day provide an alternative to Viagra for men.  |
| Bruce Lee Like Strength Without Ever Going to a Gym Posted: 07 Mar 2009 10:00 AM PST Bruce Lee was a paragon of cool and an icon of the ultimate bad-ass. Not only were his martial arts skills incredible, but he had such an impressive physique that even bodybuilders in the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger admired him.More impressively is that Bruce trained his body without ever stepping into a gym and with very little use of...  |
| Federal Judge: Obama Citizenship Case A Waste Of Time! Posted: 07 Mar 2009 10:00 AM PST A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit questioning President Barack Obama's citizenship, lambasting the case as a waste of the court's time and suggesting the plaintiff's attorney may have to compensate the president's lawyer.  |
| Next shoe to drop for U.S. job seekers: lower wages Posted: 07 Mar 2009 08:40 AM PST NEW YORK - With ''no end in sight'' for U.S. job losses amid a recession that could stretch into 2010, American workers will soon have to contend with another blow to their confidence: stagnant, or even falling wages. Lower wages, in turn, could further erode the outlook for the U.S. economy by hurting consumers' spending power.  |
| Thumbs up! Replacement thumb bones made using 3D printer Posted: 07 Mar 2009 08:30 AM PST Exact replicas of a man's thumb bones have been made for the first time using a 3D printer. The breakthrough paves the way for surgeons to replace damaged or diseased bones with identical copies built from the patients' own cells.  |
| Howard Dean for Surgeon General? Posted: 07 Mar 2009 07:40 AM PST Howard Dean has said he doesn't want the job. But that hasn't stopped admirers from pushing his name. Within hours — maybe even minutes — of Gupta's withdrawal, liberal bloggers threw out the possibility of Dean as the nation's top doc.  |
| Hospital Lawsuit Says Teen Was 'Killed' For Organs Posted: 07 Mar 2009 07:30 AM PST The parents of an 18-year-old who suffered a brain injury in a 2007 snowboarding accident say his doctors "intentionally killed" him to harvest his organs  |
| Batcave or World's Coolest Wine Cellar? You Decide [PICS] Posted: 07 Mar 2009 07:20 AM PST Ever want a wine cellar but don't have the space or money to build one? The Spiral Cellars design/build firm will dig a hole right in whatever room you want your cellar in and haul the dirt right out the front door.  |
| Proof That Pics of Booze on Your TV Get You Wasted Faster Posted: 07 Mar 2009 07:20 AM PST This study shows for the first time the effect of on-screen depictions of alcohol and their influence on consumers' behavior. Young men who watched the movie American Pie with accompanying commercials for alcohol were more apt to grab a beer or glass of wine from the refrigerator, compared to those who watched a movie without the drinking prompts.  |
| Play Unreal Tournament 3 Free this weekend Posted: 07 Mar 2009 07:10 AM PST The 2.0 patch and Titan Pack for Unreal Tournament 3 has just been released and Steam is letting people play it for free for this whole weekend. Players with Steam account can download the full game and play the updated version with the Titan Pack.  |
| U.S. economy sheds 651,000 jobs in February Posted: 07 Mar 2009 06:10 AM PST U.S. employers axed 651,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate to its highest in 25 years, as companies buckled under the strain of a recession that is showing no signs of ending, according to a government...  |
| FAA Hacked- 45,000 At Risk For Identity Theft Posted: 07 Mar 2009 06:00 AM PST A computer breach at the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has led to the theft of personal information on more than 45,000 employees and retirees, the agency confirmed this week.All told, the FAA said the hackers hijacked 48 files. Luckily the server was not connected to the Air Traffic Control Center...  |
| So, Star Trek Looks Kinda Good, But... Posted: 07 Mar 2009 05:20 AM PST "And when I say "kinda good," I mean "holy shit." However, there's a bit of weirdness that might shipwreck this whole enterprise. Hit the jump for these weird and frankly disturbing discoveries.  |
| Will Obama Leagalize Hemp After Medical Marijuana Actions? Posted: 07 Mar 2009 04:50 AM PST Of course, now that we have a president with the guts to tell DEA when they're out of line, there's simply no reason this issue can't move forward. Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia have all passed laws authorizing hemp cultivation and eagerly await the federal go-ahead.  |
| Apple ready with second beta of Mac OS X "Juno" Posted: 07 Mar 2009 04:40 AM PST Users still facing software issues while running the most current version of Mac OS X Leopard may take kindly to word that Mac OS X 10.5.7 is moving swiftly through its development cycle. Apple as early as this weekend is expected to equip its vast developer community with a new build of the maintenance and security release.  |
| OpenSUSE project moves to 8-month cycle for future releases Posted: 07 Mar 2009 04:10 AM PST The developers behind Novell's openSUSE Linux distribution have unveiled the roadmap for version 11.2 and the schedule for the next several releases. The distro is moving towards an eight-month cycle.  |
| Text to get smarter in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Posted: 07 Mar 2009 03:50 AM PST Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, expected this summer, will deliver a variety of advanced text related features across all applications that use Core Text, according to people familiar with Apple's plans.  |
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