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| What Voyager's golden record tells ET about Earth Posted: 18 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Since launching in 1977, the Voyager spacecraft has travelled to the edge of the solar system. See what an alien civilisation might learn about earthlings from images on a golden record placed on each of the twin Voyager interstellar probes. [gallery]  |
| Pepper Spraying Someone Never Felt So Good Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:50 PM PDT Some repo guys have to break out the pepper spray when an unruly dude refuses to give up his truck.  |
| ISP Speeds Up Customers’ BitTorrent Downloads Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:40 PM PDT There are many ways for ISPs to manage the increased load BitTorrent traffic places on their network.  |
| 10 Budget-Friendly Speed Demons Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT Cars that break the 200 mph mark or cost seven figures can be jaw-dropping to both the eye and pocket book, but for most normal folks, a balance of utility and fun must be struck. Below is a collection of vehicles that prove practicality and performance are not necessarily mutually exclusive concepts.  |
| A Very Cool Way to Inflate a Tire Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT *****  |
| Dell hides Ubuntu-powered computers for sale in Europe Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT In its Spanish, French, British and German sites, Dell lists the Ubuntu-preloaded computers it offers. But not all of them! It shows only Ubuntu netbooks and hides the others. For example, the hidden trick to get a Dell XPS laptop with Ubuntu preinstalled is to get in touch with sales representatives and they'll give you a link to purchase it.  |
| Take That! High-Tech Ways To Fight Off Pirates Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT Modern pirates are creating a market for modern pirate repellents.The owners of ships that ply the dangerous waters near Somalia are looking at options including slippery foam, lasers, electric fences, water cannons and high-intensity sound.  |
| Britains Got Talent - New UK Star In The Making? Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:40 PM PDT Watch the potential that Cardiff and the UK has to offer as a young boy from Wales sings a brilliant version of Michael Jackson's "Who's Loving You" after SImon Cowell stops him after 10 seconds into singing Amy Winehouse's "Valerie"  |
| 10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know About Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:40 PM PDT Youtube - You know that site with videos and all. Yeah! It turns out that its quite popular and you happen to visit and use it quite often. Instead of just searching and playing here are some top Youtube URL tricks that you should know about.  |
| Bush's Torture Program: Were Democrats Complicit? Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:30 PM PDT One day after the Obama administration released four gruesome Bush-era torture memos, a majority of Democrats have remained collectively silent on whether the disclosures warrant a full-scale criminal investigation. That begs the question: were Democrats aware of the torture program and are simply remaining silent because they approved it?  |
| iTunes Price Hikes: Sales Down, Revenue Up in First Week Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:10 PM PDT "On Monday I wrote about a report from Billboard on the initial effects of iTunes increased prices. That report showed that the increased prices hurt a song's chart positions on iTunes top 100 singles charts compared to those songs that did not see a price increase. Well Billboard has a new report on the price increases."  |
| Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT Delightful Frenchman Remi Gaillard - the man behind that Mario Kart video from a few months back - returns, in what can only be dubbed "Pac-Man meets Jackass".  |
| A Plan for U.S. Emissions to Be Buried Under Sea Posted: 18 Apr 2009 02:50 PM PDT In an effort to fight global warming, SCS Energy proposes storing emissions from power plants in sandstone under the ocean floor.  |
| Comic in Recent 'Wired' Magazine Reveals Spock's Backstory Posted: 18 Apr 2009 02:10 PM PDT Wired's "mysteries and puzzles" issue hits stands today with a guest editor: Star Trek director J.J. Abrams. He's included a (mysterious) comic that fills in Spock's new backstory for the flick. Here is a sneak peak ....  |
| 100 Unintentionally Hilarious Spam Subject Lines Posted: 18 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT If you want a perfect demonstration of the '1,000 typing monkeys accidentally creating a masterpiece' phenomenon, look no further than your spam subject lines.  |
| Perry Still Embarrased By Shyamalan Mix Up Posted: 18 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT Actor Matthew Perry was once left red-faced after spending a whole evening talking to director M. Night Shyamalan - before realizing the man was a look-a-like.  |
| CBS News: TV Judges Apologize To Susan Boyle [w/video] Posted: 18 Apr 2009 01:20 PM PDT Susan Boyle, a middle-aged Scottish volunteer church worker, literally raised eyebrows as she wowed everyone with her rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" on "Britain's Got Talent." Her fame is spreading, and her talent has two people who sat in judgment of her apologizing to her.  |
| Awwwwwwww...Mr. Great White Shark wants his belly scratched! Posted: 18 Apr 2009 01:10 PM PDT *****  |
| Pirate Bay Verdict: What’s Next Posted: 18 Apr 2009 01:10 PM PDT Don't expect to see any sudden change from all of this. The Pirate Bay Web site is still online and active as of Friday morning. A message on the home page calmly and confidently states:"Don't worry - we're from the internets. It's going to be alright. :-)"Further in the site, the founders get slightly more defiant...  |
| Dog honoured for tackling burglar Posted: 18 Apr 2009 01:00 PM PDT A Labrador who fought to protect its owners from a knife-wielding burglar, has been honoured for his bravery.Toby was stabbed four times in the chest and legs by the intruder but still managed to chase him out.  |
| Texas House votes to slash Gov. Rick Perry's budget.Oh SNAP! Posted: 18 Apr 2009 12:50 PM PDT In response to Gov. Perry stating that Texas would succeed from the US, the Texas House has slashed Perrys budget for the governors office by 96%. Take that you democrat turned republican wuss...  |
| Oprah gets Pwned by Shaq on Twitter Posted: 18 Apr 2009 12:40 PM PDT Your first day on Twitter can be rough. Twittering's still a brand new thing to a lot of people, and a lot of people have Twitterfails. Nobody on Twitter on Friday, though, got as much attention as Oprah, who tweeted for the first time.  |
| Mom Suspected of Killing Daughter, Stabbing Fetus Posted: 18 Apr 2009 12:40 PM PDT Fang Chi-Xue's neighbors in her modest Quincy neighborhood didn't know her well. On Friday, she allegedly killed her 9-year-old daughter, tried to strangle her 14-year-old daughter and stabbed herself in the abdomen, killing her unborn fetus.  |
| Nations set new tourism limits for Antarctica Posted: 18 Apr 2009 12:20 PM PDT Countries with interests in Antarctica have endorsed US-proposed mandatory limits on Antarctic tourism that aim to protect the continent's fragile environment.  |
| Lincoln DNA Test Sought to Prove Controversial Cancer Theory Posted: 18 Apr 2009 12:11 PM PDT One cardiologist contends that the 16th president had a rare genetic disorder that would likely have left him dead of cancer within a year had he not been assassinated  |
| Husband Shoots Wife in Head, Survives to Greet Cops With Tea Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:50 AM PDT Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-caliber handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. Law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived.  |
| Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:40 AM PDT Polar bears Bill, right, and Lara react at their first meeting at the Zoom Erlebniswelt zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Picture: AP)  |
| The 11 Most Painfully-Awesome Mike Tyson “Punch-outs” Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:40 AM PDT The new documentary, "TYSON" will explore the rise and fall of one of the greatest boxing legends in the same class as Ali and Frazier, but we think it is just as important to reflect on the ring achievements of Mr. Tyson. Before there was ear-biting, there was straight up ass-kicking.  |
| Amazing super slow motion, 1,000 fps video reel footage Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:30 AM PDT Awesome footage shot during a recent rubgy competition in the Stade de France, Paris. The jello shot is amazing.  |
| Obama to ask agency heads for budget cuts Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:10 AM PDT President Barack Obama said Saturday he will ask all of his department and agency heads for specific proposals for cutting their budgets at his Cabinet meeting early next week as he searches for ways to streamline government spending.  |
| God Father 2 - An Unsatisfying Combination Of The Film & GTA Posted: 18 Apr 2009 10:20 AM PDT EA tried to make a game that expands on the classic film and fills in a few holes in its story line. I'm sure it seemed like a good idea in theory, but in practice it leaves much to be desired.  |
| The Federer Fade: How a tennis god lost his topspin. Posted: 18 Apr 2009 10:20 AM PDT Federer was, between 2004 and 2008, the No. 1-ranked player in the world. During much of that time he was without near peer; dominating tennis, he won 13 Grand Slam championships. It was only a matter of time, or so everyone thought, before he would close in on and surpass Pete Sampras, who in his career won 14 Grand Slams.  |
| Posted: 18 Apr 2009 10:20 AM PDT Springtime brings many new animals to these parks as well, as newborns. Collected here are some photographs from zoos and aquariums around the world from the past couple of months. Don't forget that 2009 has been designated as the "year of the gorilla" by the United Nations.  |
| What's up, bot? Google tries new Captcha method Posted: 18 Apr 2009 09:50 AM PDT Google researchers hope to keep nefarious computer bots from posing as humans by requiring them to orient images upright.  |
| Free High Resolution Photoshop Grunge Brushes Posted: 18 Apr 2009 09:20 AM PDT A free high resolution Photoshop brush set that contains 6 Adobe Photoshop brushes released under the Creative Commons license. Each brush is between 1,100 to 1,900 pixels wide so you can use these in even large dimension projects and artworks.  |
| 21 Photos That Look Like They’re Photoshopped But Aren't Posted: 18 Apr 2009 09:10 AM PDT I appreciate to all those talented photographers who taken these excellent photos with their efforts, imaginations and creativity to give us a chance to see these photographic wonders from their creative eyes.  |
| Were 9/11 detainee's children tortured by insects? Posted: 18 Apr 2009 08:50 AM PDT Bush Administration memos released Thursday provide new insight into claims that American agents used insects to torture the young children of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. At a military tribunal in 2007, a Gitmo detainee's father said Pakistani guards told his son that the US had used ants on young children -- then aged 7 and 9.  |
| Posted: 18 Apr 2009 08:30 AM PDT Long taboo for Americans, travel to the island nation may be within reach as the Obama administration has recently loosened travel restrictions for Cuban Americans and bills to lift restrictions for all U.S. citizens are making their way through Congress.  |
| Report Shows Torture Is Widespread in Iraq - TIME Posted: 18 Apr 2009 08:30 AM PDT The United States may now have abjured torture but Baghdad continues the violent tradition, with little sign of diminution  |
| Killzone 2 sales past one million Posted: 18 Apr 2009 08:10 AM PDT It looks like Sony has some good news to share with fans of their popular, Killzone 2 . The boys and girls over at Sony HQ just issued a press release announcing that the highly-anticipated and much-hyped shooter has reached the million sold milestone since it was released in February.  |
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