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20 of the Biggest Car Fails of All Time

Posted: 26 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT

Below is a list of the 20 most disastrous cars, in chronological order, and what about them made them terrible investments.


7 Mind-Boggling Uses For Frickin' Laser Beams

Posted: 26 May 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Lasers. From CD players to Blu-ray, our consumer tech lives just wouldn't be the same without them. But out in the real world, these pinpoint rays of light are being put to some fascinating - even scary - uses that simply boggle the mind. Here are seven great examples...


Balding mice could contain the culprit for hair loss

Posted: 26 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that appears to determine cyclical hair loss in mice and believe it may also be responsible for hair loss, or alopecia, in people.


10 Super Useful Tools for Choosing the Right Color Palette

Posted: 26 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Whether you are designing a clean corporate website or a grunge portfolio site, color is going to play a major role in how the design is perceived by the audience. That's why it's important to get the colors right upfront. There are plenty of tools out there made especially for this, but like anything else some are better than others.


Top 100 Best Games of All Time #20-11

Posted: 26 May 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Welcome to the penultimate installment of VGChartz Top 100 Games of All Time. Every last one of these games can be somebody's most beloved title of all time, and collectively represent 10 legendary titles that belong in everyone's collection.


No way to "win" in Afghanistan

Posted: 26 May 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Gareth Porter, investigative historian and journalist, speaks to Paul Jay about the war in Afghanistan and Obama's recent appointment of Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal to replace General McKiernan as the US commander in Afghanistan. Porter says the McChrystal appointment won't fulfill Obama's supposed intention of investing in a civilian surge that


Rook with hook proves bird brains are the equal of monkeys'

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT

It wouldn't win any beauty contest and its raucous caw is hardly easy on the ear. But when it comes to brains, the great British rook stands alone. In tests, four of the birds displayed the astonishing ability to devise tools to achieve a task.


Energy Revolution Bike Ride ends w/ a call to reject nukes

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Thousands of concerned Filipinos have sent a clear message to the House of Representatives to reject any proposal for nuclear power in the country and instead enable massive uptake of renewable energy.


"Sexting" Could Land You in Jail

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT

"Sexting" involves sending an electronic nude photo without the permission of the subject in the photo, and if caught, the offender could face up to a year in jail and up to a $2,500 fine.


17 Gadgets Inspired by LEGO Bricks

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Collection of creative gadgets and product designs inspired by LEGO bricks.


Sir Paul McCartney And Bob Dylan Set To Record Together

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT

Bob Dylan and Sir Paul McCartney are reportedly set to delight fans this summer with a collaboration apparently in the works.


Let Social Security Go Bankrupt

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Why Social Security should go bankrupt It's increasinglyobvious that Congress and the president will deal with the politicalstink bomb of an aging society only if forced. And the most plausiblemeans of compulsion would be for Social Security and Medicare to gobankrupt. The sooner this happens, the better.


How We Can Stop Our 'Culture of Greed'

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT

Something has gone rotten in America. Madoff made a fortune & wiped out 4800 people's life savings, Blagojevich allegedly plotted to enrich himself, saying the public office "is a ***** valuable thing," ML paid out $209 million in bonuses to its top ten executives just ahead of its takeover by BOA. Here's what we can do about it...


Canonical developers aim to make Android apps run on Ubuntu

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT

At the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Barcelona, Canonical has unveiled a prototype Android execution environment that will allow Android applications to run on the Ubuntu Linux distribution.


13 book-to-film adaptations that the authors hated

Posted: 26 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT

Hard to believe Stephen King preferred the miniseries adaptation of The Shining to Stanley Kubrick's version with Jack Nicholson.


Ecuador: Unusual Carbon-Credit Plan to Leave Oil Untapped

Posted: 26 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Beneath the jungles of northeastern Ecuador lies a vast pool of oil, representing one-fifth of the country's petroleum reserves and potentially billions in revenue. Directly above, Yasuni NP is home to a diversity of wildlife that is among the richest on the planet. Ecuador is pursuing an unusual plan to reap oil profits without actually drilling.


Is NASA Over-the-Hill?

Posted: 26 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT

It has been 40 years since NASA first placed man on the moon. Not only was the space agency still young, but most of its employees were fresh out of college. Today, less than 20 percent of NASA's employees are under the age of 40. This leads to a disturbing question: As the baby boomers retire, who will get astronauts back to the lunar surface?


Ambulance Kills Rescue Volunteer Responding to Same Call

Posted: 26 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Sheriff's officials say 24-year-old Christopher Meadows of San Luis Obispo died Sunday when he lost control of the all-terrain vehicle he used to assist state parks rangers. The vehicle flipped and was hit by the ambulance.


Russian Firefighter Mona Lisa

Posted: 26 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Now they have their own Firefighter Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) dressed into Russian army uniform depicted on the front of fire dept of Grodno city. She is surrounded by Russian firefighters and the look on her face gives out that she enjoys her new assignment.


Attention Ladies and Gentlemen: shouts have left the buildin

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Digg has officially removed shouts and added easier access to sharing via email, Facebook and Twitter.


Swedish Minister Takes Anti Pirate Bay Stance

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT

In an unexpected move, the Swedish Minister of Culture said in a speech that she's happy with the sentences handed out to the defendents in the Pirate Bay trial. Her comments on an ongoing court case go too far, and are probably unconstitutional according to critics. Music industry insiders, on the other hand, cheered during her speech.


Glass impurity can cause microwaves to explode

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:40 PM PDT

A microwave oven is supposed to warm your food — not send shards of glass flying around your kitchen. Two cases in North Texas where the glass window on a built-in microwave oven blew off while the appliance was not in use.


Nokia's Ovi Store opens for business

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Nokia on Tuesday officially launched the Ovi Store. This is the Finnish company's answer to services like the App Store for the iPhone and the Android Market for Android smartphones. The Ovi Store allows developers to list their programs in an online catalog so users can easily download or buy them.


Jay-Z Leaves Def Jam, 'Blueprint 3' Heads to Roc Nation

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT

"Word is, when Jay-Z signed his $150 million dollar 360 deal with Live Nation last year, he was teetering on leaving Def Jam as a whole... but held on for a few months even after stepping down as president of the company. Now he's stepping away from Def Jam completely."


Green Day Play Colbert Off as Keyboard Cat (Video)

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT

A web-only video from The Colbert Report.


Don't give your pets pot brownies, okay?

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT

Even a few grams can cause staggering, vomiting, urinary incontinence and, in severe cases, seizures and coma.


California high court upholds gay marriage ban but allows...

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT

California high court upholds gay marriage ban but allows existing same-sex marriages to stand.


Flight of the Navigator is Headed for Remake Ruin

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Disney is readying another launch of sci-fi adventure movie "Flight of the Navigator." Brad Copeland is writing the remake, which is being produced by Mandeville partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.


Baseball Commentator's Foul Mouth Slips Up on Live TV Twice!

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT

Dennis Eckersley always seemed to have great control on the mound, picking his spots with most of his pitches. Unfortunately, the same can not be said of his mouth in the press box.


Epic Greek firework battle

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT

A very dangerous, but cool, tradition.


Facebook Takes That $200 Million Investment From The Russian

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Tech news, facebook Takes That $200 Million Investment From The Russian


5 Things Comic Book Movies Need to Stop Doing

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Sorry, Stan. You're going to get paid anyways -- you don't need to have a cameo, okay?


Technology & Evolution of the Porn Industry (Infographic)

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT

The pornography industry's long and fruitful marriage with technology has brought about many social changes as it pushed adult entertainment increasingly into the mainstream.


Multimedia Streaming Using P2P Technologies

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Multimedia streaming is an alternate option in viewing TV programs and other video content through traditional services such as terrestrial, cable and satellite broadcast. The first architecture developed was based on a client-server architecture, in which a viewer decodes a program stream from a video server.


From Traffic Congestion to Block Parties [Pics]

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Some of the busiest sections of New York City were closed to traffic recently...here are the results


40 Amazing 3D Art Pieces

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT

I was doing my regular research online when I bumped into some great pieces of 3D art at deviantART and decided to do this post! Let me tell you that as I'm kinda of new here I was pretty impressed with the type of work you can produce using nothing but a computer, creativity and talent. ;)


TED: Jay Walker on The World's English Mania

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.


TIME Looks at the Dangers of Printing Money

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:00 PM PDT

The Fed's doing it. The Bank of England says it plans to do it, too. With printing money (or as they say today, "quantitative easing") back in fashion, TIME reflects on Germany's efforts in the 1920s — and the crisis that followed.


Five Voice Actors Whose Faces Don't Fit Their Roles

Posted: 26 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT

Five Voice Actors Whose Faces Don't Fit Their Roles


5 Incredibly Impractical Military Weapons (Actually Used)

Posted: 26 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT

When it comes to war, the primary thought running through the head of a typical soldier is 'Shoot them before they shoot me.' The primary thought running through the heads of defense contractors and military generals, however, is 'Build better guns, fast!'


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