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MPAA Hacker Spied on The Pirate Bay

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:18 +0000

Court documents show that a hacker, hired by the MPAA, offered to reveal the identities of the Pirate Bay founders. The hacker, who also retrieved private information from TorrentSpy, was paid $15.000 for his efforts.

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Microsoft sets sights on providing an Apple-like experience

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:17 +0000

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday issued a company-wide memo outlining his battle plan for the new fiscal year in which he singled out the Apple experience as a benchmark for future success.

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iPhone 2.0 Jailbreak and Unlock Now for Windows

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:16 +0000

The Windows version of Pwnage, the iPhone 2.0 jailbreak and unlock software for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch, is out now!!

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Volcanoes may not be fed by magma ‘mushrooms’

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:15 +0000

THE plumes of hot magma that fuel the volcanism of “hotspots” like Hawaii and Iceland have long been thought to be efficient conduits of Earth’s fiery contents. Yet it seems they can be rather lacklustre on their way to the surface. We traditionally picture the plumes of hot magma that rise through the mantle as mushroom-shaped with a thin stalk

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How to Build an Electric Car Charging Infrastructure

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:15 +0000

In a slew of announcements this week, a picture of what the future of plug-in vehicle charging might look like is starting to emerge.

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Which Batman Girls Rank the Highest?

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:11 +0000

The lovely ladies of Gotham City are graded from A to F. Which ones passed and which ones failed miserably?

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25 Greatest Game Shows of All Time

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:11 +0000

TV game shows have entertained viewers for years with everything from trivia questions to reality competitions - read on for our picks of the 25 greatest game shows of all time.

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Wii Storage Problem ‘Urgent’ Admits Nintendo

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:09 +0000

With the arrival of downloadable content like WiiWare titles and Virtual Console, as well as dedicated games channels, the laughable storage [0.5GB] on the Wii console has jumped to being a priority for Nintendo.

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What the Dark Knight tells us about game rating laws

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:08 +0000

Is the Dark Knight too violent for a PG-13 rating? It’s an interesting question, and one that no one thinks the government needs to think about. Why then, do some many politicians think the government needs to be involved in gaming? Ars Technica looks at content, context, and a recent New York law.

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Run Batman Run: Help Christian Bale Evade the Law

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:08 +0000

Funny new game that has you help Christian Bale run from the police after roughing up his mom and sister.

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Government uncovers oil price manipulation

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:06 +0000

The government charged an oil trading firm Thursday with manipulating oil prices, the first indictment to come down since the regulators began a new investigation into wrongdoings in the energy markets.

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McSexist: McCain’s War on Women

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:06 +0000

McCain is ignorant about pay equity, wants to overturn Roe v. Wade and likes to brag about his “sexual conquests” and visits to a strip club.

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CBS scrubs a second McCain flub from interview broadcast

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:05 +0000

John McCain refers to Iraq as “the first major conflict since 9/11,” perhaps forgetting about that little imbroglio in Afghanistan. CBS continues its due diligence and edits the exchange from its broadcast.

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McCain Forgets Canada In Obama Attack

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:05 +0000

“I would rather speak at a rally or a political gathering any place outside of the country after I am president of the United States,” McCain told O’Donnell. “But that’s a judgment that Sen. Obama and the American people will make.” However, on June 20, McCain himself gave a speech in Canada

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Obama Promises to Continue US Warmongering in Berlin Speech

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:04 +0000

More nation building and intervention. “No one welcomes war. … But my country and yours have a stake in seeing that NATO’s first mission beyond Europe’s borders is a success. For the people of Afghanistan, and for our shared security,…The Afghan people need our troops…your support to defeat the Taliban..and to help them rebuild their nation”

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Obama Berlin Speech: The reviews are in: media reactions

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:03 +0000

Obama Berlin Speech: Comparisons To Reagan, Kennedy, More Media Reactions. Major news organizations are drawing comparisons between Barack Obama’s speech and Presidents John F. Kennedy’s and Ronald Reagan’s speeches in Berlin. It’s no surprise, considering the media was predicting the comparisons before the speech.

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Digg Lead Architect Joe Stump: How I Got Started Programming

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:28 +0000

Q: “What languages have you used since you started programming?” A: “I guess that depends on what you mean by ‘used’. I’ve written substantial lines of code in C/C++, PHP, Python, Perl, ASM, BASIC, TI-BASIC, JavaScript and BASH. I’ve also done quite a bit of work in COBOL and MFC.”

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Digg’s Chicago Town Hall: Pics, sub-Diggs & Tribune strategy

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:27 +0000

Jay mentions Digg’s developing “sub-Diggs”. Kevin outdrinks Jay in chugging contest. Meet the Kevin Rose-lookalike who confused people all night long. Plus a look at the Chicago Tribune’s Digg strategy. The best photos, news and links from last night’s Town Hall meeting in Chicago.

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The way to market Vista… Don’t mention it’s Vista!

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:26 +0000

Microsoft last week traveled to San Francisco, rounding up XP users who had negative impressions of Vista. The subjects were put on video, asked about their Vista impressions, and then shown a “new” operating system, code-named Mojave. More than 90 percent gave positive feedback on what they saw. Then they were told that “Mojave” was actually Vista

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DRM still sucks: Yahoo Music going dark, taking keys with it

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:26 +0000

The bad dream of DRM continues. Yahoo e-mailed its Yahoo! Music Store customers yesterday, tell them it will be closing for good—and the company will take its DRM license key servers offline on September 30, 2008.

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As Seen by the Color Blind [PICS]

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:25 +0000

The Color Blind Web Page Filter, which was used in this post to demonstrate the different types of colorblindness, allows you to view what you site looks like to people with each type of color blindness.

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Telco won’t install fiber network, sues to prevent city from

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:25 +0000

A small town in Minnesota wants to build its own fiber to the home network. The local telco didn’t want to do it, but it doesn’t want the city competing with it, either. That means one thing: lawsuit.

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2016: “You’re Watching The Linux Channel.”

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:24 +0000

July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the day before.

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DiggDays: An Awesome Digg Timeline App

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:24 +0000

Interactive timeline of the best Digg story every day since Digg was born. Search is pretty tight too, try “Dark Knight”.

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Britain Tries to Block European Union Energy Laws

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:22 +0000

The European official who drafted the legislation accused Britain of “obstructing” EU efforts on renewables and said UK officials wanted to protect traditional energy suppliers and their coal, gas and nuclear power stations.

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Should This Guy Blow Up His Range Rover? You Decide.

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:22 +0000

There’s no way around it: 13 MPG sucks. But what do you do with a Range Rover that’s already on the road? Selling it just passes the burden on, so, should we blow it up? Drive it off a cliff? Convert it to a biodiesel or plug-in hybrid and give it to an organization that can use it to do something great? This guy will use the best idea he gets…

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The Extremely Long Odds Against the Destruction of Earth

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:21 +0000

The Large Hadron Collider, also known as the world’s largest particle accelerator, is about to go online, creating black holes in its hotter-than-the-sun depths. But will these manufactured black holes swallow life as we know it, as many fear?

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Origins of Cancer: Rare Mutant Cells Glimpsed

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:21 +0000

MIT biological engineers have developed a new imaging system that allows them to see cells that have undergone a specific mutation. The work, which could help scientists understand how precancerous mutations arise, marks the first time researchers have been able to pinpoint the number and location of mutant cells in intact tissue.

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Missouri Town Powered Fully by Wind

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:20 +0000

The town of Rock Port, in Missouri, is another of the growing number of towns and cities laying claim to be powered entirely by a renewable energy. And though the small town only boasts a population of 1,300, it is the first community in the United States to be powered entirely by wind power.

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Iraqi Teams Banned From Olympics

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:18 +0000

The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference

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Seven NBA Free Agents Who Should Go To Europe

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:18 +0000

Given the changing economic circumstances, several American players may follow in Josh Childress’ footsteps…and pronto. Here are seven free agents who should make Europe a big part of their summer plans.

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The 10 Best College Mascots (Get Angry if You Disagree)

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:17 +0000

I was getting nervous there, wondering if they included Ralphie the Buffalo. I was getting ready to get mad that (I’m not biased or anything) the local team of my youth was not represented. But alas, the list is legit, and I will indeed submit the article.

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The TOP TEN biggest sporting upsets of all time

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:16 +0000

From Cassius Clay to the Crazy Gang - the list of the most incredible shocks to rock the world of sport.

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Army grad won’t get NFL shot after policy change - NFL - SI.

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:16 +0000

DETROIT (AP) — Caleb Campbell will not get a chance to play for the Detroit Lions because of a change in military policy.Campbell was a seventh-round draft pick for the Lions in April. At the time, Army policy would have allowed the West Point graduate to serve as a recruiter if he made the team.

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Sick Diving Board Backflip Catch

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:15 +0000

If only Terrel Owens had half the concentration of this kid. Sick catch bro!

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X-Files’ Creator Talks Paranoia, Secrecy and the New Movie

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:13 +0000

Wired.com got on the phone with Carter to find out about the surveillance cameras he installed on the movie set, his five-year hiatus from show business and the key to bringing stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson back together for X Files: I Want to Believe.

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Every Marvel Fan’s Dream

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:13 +0000

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The Joker Heads Back To Theaters For DC Comics Prison Film

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:12 +0000

The legend surrounding Heath Ledger’s Joker is already growing at a staggering rate, with some even calling it the best villain of all-time. But given Ledger’s untimely demise earlier this year, could it possibly be the last we’ll see of the Joker on the big-screen for a long, long time?

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Holy Cow. An Atheist Billboard…..How Offensive! [COMIC]

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:12 +0000

Look at yourself before laying on the blame.

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16 Actors & Actresses Who Never Saw Their Last Movie [pics]

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:11 +0000

Besides Heath Ledger, Tupac and Marilyn Monroe… Many other famous actors and actresses have died before actually having a chance of seeing their last work…

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The "Erotic Machine" that Got Cut From Bladerunner’s Script

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:11 +0000

Today on Boing Boing tv, Boing Boing Gadgets editor Joel Johnson visits the studio of artist and futurist Syd Mead, who designed the film’s dystopian look and feel. We learn about the “erotic machine” he dreamed for the replicant Zhora, a breast-shaped dreampod was cut from the script when director Ridley Scott ran out of dough.

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Microsoft refunding gamers, Games for Windows Live goes free

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:09 +0000

PC gaming wasn’t a huge factor at this year’s E3, but it seems that Microsoft was merely biding its time before making its big moves to try and perk up the waning PC gaming market. The company made a variety of positive announcements at the GameFest technology conference in Seattle this week, including the announcement of DirectX 11

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Veterans Respond to McCain’s "Obama Wants to Lose" Remark

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:07 +0000

While Barack Obama spends the week in Afghanistan and Iraq, speaking to throngs of cheering troops and diplomats, John McCain is accusing the likely Democratic nominee of wanting to “lose” the war in Iraq. I’m not the only Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who’s feeling insulted by John McCain’s remarks today. Here are some remarks from other vets.

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The Time for Liberty

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:07 +0000

Are we tired of the immense growth of government? Have we had enough of the Police State? Now we move towards a system of complete collectivism and control, where everyone is enslaved to everybody. American must defend freedom in it’s hour of maximum darkness - that hour is now.

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ACLU: Memos authorized CIA torture

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:06 +0000

The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday said it had obtained internal Bush administration documents it says authorizes the CIA to torture detainees.“These documents supply further evidence, if any were needed, that the Justice Department authorized the CIA to torture prisoners in its custody,” said the ACLU’s Jameel Jaffer.

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McCain either LIES or is WRONG again, CBS tries to hide it!

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:06 +0000

Countdown with Keith Olbermann video about an interview with the CBS evening news in which Senator John McCain gets the basic timeline and history of the surge completely wrong. This mistake or blatant lie is not in the interview that was aired because CBS edited it and removed it.

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Obama Berlin Speech: US Foreign Service Workers Instructed N

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:05 +0000

Are you a US Foreign Service worker based in Germany? If so, you have been banned from attending Senator Obama’s speech in Berlin.

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Cenk Uygur: Another John McCain Gaffe — Iraq Was the First

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:04 +0000

There is one more John McCain gaffe that the media missed from the now famous CBS interview with Katie Couric.

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Tomorrow, Dennis Kucinich will present evidence to the House

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:04 +0000

Tomorrow, Friday July 25th, Dennis Kucinich will present evidence to the House Judiciary Committee on the abuse of power of the Bush Administration so Congress can decide whether to investigate impeachable offenses.

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GOP Insider Slams Bush & Party: Just "Phenomenal Arrogance"

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:03 +0000

There is wide-spread acknowledgment, even within the party itself, that the Republican brand is currently poisonous. “There is a phenomenal arrogance like a fog that has clouded people’s thinking and ability to see what is real..We have to go down in history as some of the worst messengers. And President Bush has been horrible.”

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Coding Creativity: 14 Ways to Learn From Creative Coders

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:31 +0000

Working with code is one of the most creative jobs one can have.

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Would a Prettier Linux Make You Switch?

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:31 +0000

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth (who we interviewed last year) announced that he’s out to make Linux a better-looking operating system than Mac OS X—within two years. An ambitious goal! At O’Reilly’s OSCON conference this week, Shuttleworth said:

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Intel Unveils Powerful New System On A Chip Designs

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:30 +0000

Gadi Singer, Vice President of Intel’s Mobility Group, and Doug Davis, Vice President of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, held a conference call today to discuss a brand new product line from Intel targeted at security, storage, communications, and industrial applications, the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor family.

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Google Unveils Reference Tool After 7-month Test

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:30 +0000

Now anyone with a Google login will be able to submit an article and, if they choose, have ads displayed through the Internet search leader’s marketing system.

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ISPs To Send “Hundreds of Thousands” of File-Sharing Warning

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:29 +0000

According to initial reports, an announcement due later today will state that major ISPs in the UK have reached an agreement to work with the music industry to start mass warning file-sharers. The deal, brokered by the government, will see hundreds of thousands warned but not disconnected.

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Windows iPhone 3G jailbreak tool released

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:28 +0000

Windows iPhone 3G jailbreak tool released

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Shuttleworth: Make Desktop Linux Better than Apple

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:28 +0000

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, calls on Linux developers to make the presentation layer of desktop Linux applications even more attractive to users than Apple’s Mac OS.

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Major Supermarket Pulls Unsustainable Seafood!

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:26 +0000

Giant Food just announced that they will stop selling shark, orange roughy and Chilean sea bass until their populations rebound. It’s a huge victory!

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Johnny Depp’s Island to be Solar and Hydrogen Powered

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:26 +0000

Apparently Johnny Depp bought an island for around $3,000,000 a while back. And, since there aren’t exactly power lines running to the tiny island, he had to figure out how to power is (ridiculously posh) home. For the green-minded Depp, diesel generators just weren’t an option.

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Why You Will Eat Less in the Future

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:25 +0000

With food and fuel costs soaring and the financial costs of global warming becoming reality, a new cure-all prescription has emerged: The average American should eat less. And with a new University of Illinois report forecasting even higher food prices next year, the suggestion could become an inevitable way of life for people on tight budgets.

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The Awesome Way To Recycle a Dumpster [pics]

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:25 +0000

Goldsmith’s design graduate, Oliver Bishop-Young, unveiled two interesting proposals for the re-use of dumpsters (or skips as they’re called in the UK) at the New Designers’ festival earlier this month - but would you have lunch in a dumpster, or more to the point, would you swim in one?

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WNBA Cat Fight

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:23 +0000

Why does this not surprise me?

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Dan Osman Amazing Speed Climbing

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:22 +0000

Dan Osmanwas an Asian American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of “free-soloing”and “rope jumping”, for which his record was over 1000 feet / 304,8 meters. He died on November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a “controlled free-fall” jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite

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If Tom Brady Had A Comic Book…. [COMIC]

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:22 +0000

It’s that time of the week again, our installment of our “If They Had A Comic Book…” series. This week it got a little epic. It’s 3 whole pages. With football season fast approaching, we decided to ponder what it might look like if Tom Brady got a comic book.

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Cleveland Dew Tour BMX Vert

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:21 +0000

As the last two athletes to ride in the BMX vert finals, Bestwick and Chad Kagy were tied for the lead with 94.50. Bestwick, of Great Britain, executed a flawless run which included a downside tailwhip X up.

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Aqueduct Surfers

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:21 +0000

This looks like the best thing to happen to surfing since Endless Summer 2.

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Bike Jump Disaster

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:20 +0000

This dude just doesnt get the speed to clear his jump and ends up slamming into the ground face first.

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Scooter ump fail leads…

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:19 +0000

to painful nut shot.

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Federer falls to Simon; Nadal reaches third round

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:19 +0000

Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France’s Gilles Simon in a second-round match Wednesday night. Roger Federer won the Rogers Cup in 2004 and ‘06 and reached the final last year.

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Map Of Where ‘Dark Knight’ Was Filmed in Chicago

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:17 +0000

Find out where ‘Dark Knight’ was filmed with this cool map of many of the shooting locations in and around Chicago.

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TV rabbit tells young Muslims to ‘kill and eat Jews’

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:15 +0000

Assud the rabbit, who vows to ‘kill and eat Jews’ and glorifies the maiming of ‘infidels’ appears on Palestinian children’s show, Tomorrow’s Pioneers. Religious leaders across the UK have today spoken out against the controversial show which can be viewed via satellite. The show originally featured a Mickey Mouse-style character called Farfur

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I Would Love to Have this Keyboard Right Now… [COMIC]

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:15 +0000

Maybe somebody would actually create something like this in the future… a keyboard that doubles as a pillow and stress reliever!

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Merger of XM and Sirius Appears Close to Approval

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:14 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission was on the verge of approving a merger between XM and Sirius on Wednesday night, a move that would end a nearly 18-month government review of a deal that would essentially create a monopoly in satellite radio.

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Cursor*10 Playable Web Game

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:12 +0000

Really addictive web game where you control up to 10 mouse cursors.

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Obama Berlin Speech: See Video, Photos

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:10 +0000

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House Passes Homeowner Rescue Bill

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:10 +0000

President Drops Opposition To Law Granting Government Aid To Homeowners And Lenders. The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that aims to help 400,000 strapped U.S. homeowners avoid foreclosures and prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing.

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House Republicans Fire Off Letter To New York Times

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:09 +0000

In a move reminiscent of past flaps over the perception of liberal bias among mainstream media outlets, House Republicans distributed a letter on Wednesday formally “urging” The New York Times to allow a third party to take out a full-page ad featuring a rejected opinion piece by their party’s presidential candidate, Arizona Sen. John McCain.

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Russian plans to station nuclear bombers in Cuba

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:08 +0000

The story broke earlier this week, when Russian newspaper Izvestia quoted an un-named source from within the Russian military: “While they are [Bush administration] deploying the missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, our strategic bombers will already be landing in Cuba.” The question is if another Cuban crisis is imminent?

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Why Are Americans So Willing To Get in Debt?

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:08 +0000

Why are Americans so willing to do this to themselves? The article explains that as few as 40 years ago, we were a thrifty nation full of “savers,” and that banks were focused on whether or not you could repay your loan and not the “fees” they could get from loans before they were sold to investors.

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Nas Delivers Fox News Petition, Says Network Is "Scared"

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:07 +0000

Nas was on a small podium in front of Fox News headquarters in New York City protesting what he sees as racist attacks against Black Americans and presidential candidate Barack Obama.

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Woman Kills Herself Before Foreclosure

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:07 +0000

A 53-year-old wife and mother fatally shot herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying that by the time they foreclosed on her house that day, she would be dead.

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Navy official: 9/11 Flight 93 was shot down

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:06 +0000

Interesting statement indeed during Gitmo war crimes trial…

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CBS Busted Violating its own Standards to Help McCain

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:06 +0000

CBS probably violated its own rules (Standards and Practice) by altering the video of Katie Couric’s interview with McCain that left out his major blunder on this issue and then broadcast it on our airwaves. CBS should not paste together separate answers from different questions to make it appear like an answer was fluid.

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Desperate Banks Are Selling Everything That Isnt Nailed Down

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:05 +0000

President Bush neatly summed up the complex problems in the financial sector last week in terms he could understand. “Wall Street got drunk,” he said. “It got drunk and now it’s got a hangover.” And to pay for the hangover cure, Wall Street is now selling Grandma’s silverware and little Billy’s new bicycle.

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Obama: Iran a "grave threat" and "no options off the table"

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:05 +0000

SDEROT, Israel (AFP) - US presidential hopeful Barack H. Obama said on Wednesday that a nuclear Iran would pose a “grave threat” and that the world must prevent it from obtaining the atomic bomb. “I will take no options off the table in dealing with this potential Iranian threat,” Obama said.

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Wachovia Bank in Florida Distributing Counterfeit $100 Bills

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:04 +0000

Different Customer Given Refund After Fake Money Claim, Report Says

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Save Your Data With One of These Top Backup Programs

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:28 +0000

We test five new apps that make saving–and restoring–your vital data a lot easier than tools you’ve tried in the past.

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Digg To (Finally) Integrate OpenID?!

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:27 +0000

When Digg’s Lead Architect Joe Stump took the stage at the Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco earlier today, something in one of his screen shots caught our attention. He was there to show how users will soon be able to log in to Digg without an account via their Facebook credentials (the new Facebook Connect product). But also included

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Net firms in music pirates deal

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:27 +0000

Six of the UK’s biggest net providers are believed to backed a government plan to tackle music piracy online.

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MySpace joins OpenID coalition to share log-ins

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:26 +0000

MySpace took another step in cooperating with other Internet services, joining a coalition that allows people to use the same accounts and passwords across the Web. The OpenID coalition now includes Time Warner Inc.’s AOL, Google Inc.’s Blogger, Yahoo Inc. and blogging services Vox, WordPress, LiveJournal.

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DIY Schemes For Super-Fast Net

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:26 +0000

In early July BT announced that it was going to invest £1.5bn in fibre optic cables, bringing access to faster broadband to up to 10 million UK homes. But there will be large swathes of the country untouched by super-fast broadband and, for some, the answer is a more DIY, community-based approach to fibre.

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Malware Authors Take Aim at Growing Number of Macs

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:25 +0000

According to a new story on Times Online, the bad guys are starting to notice the (bad) computing habits of Mac users. With Apple’s market share now around 8.5% — and growing quickly, with sales of almost 2.5 million Macs in the last quarter — these Mac newbies are a tempting target for profit-minded criminals.

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Rumor: Next iPod nano to be Multi-Colored

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:25 +0000

According to a rumor that’s been getting a little traction on the Mac sites, the new iPod nano will be multi-colored. Notice that we said “nano” and not “nanos.” Because while the current nano line is offered in multiple colors, 9to5Mac is claiming that the next nano will have more than one color on each model.

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Worms Do Calculus to Find Food

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:23 +0000

Worms calculate how much the strength of different tastes is changing, equivalent to the process of taking a derivative in calculus, to figure out if they are on their way toward food or should change direction and look elsewhere….the calculating-worm conclusion was reached by studying two anatomically identical neurons from the worm’s brain

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Lazy Locavores & Remote-Control Gardens

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:22 +0000

As a result of interest in local food and rising grocery bills, backyard gardens have been enjoying a renaissance across the country, but what might be called the remote-control backyard garden — no planting, no weeding, no dirt under the fingernails — is a twist, in which gardeners are paid to plant and grow crops in people’s backyards.

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Russian Mystery Blast Caused by Comet, Acid Rain Hints

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:22 +0000

The theory that a comet-based meteorite devastated a vast area of Siberia when it blew apart in Earth’s atmosphere (the Tunguska explosion) on June 30, 1908 is supported by growing evidence of acid rain triggered by the event, scientists announced.

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The Real Dangers of Dolly: Rain and Floods

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:21 +0000

As Hurricane Dolly batters the coasts of Texas and Mexico, it’s not the whipping winds that residents should be most worried about. It’s the water. Storm surge accounts for the majority of hurricane-related deaths.

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Science Labs At Night [PICS]

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:21 +0000

MUCH OF MODERN SCIENCE lives in laboratories, those distinctive structures that house the most particular means for testing our ideas. Such places have the exceptional ability to isolate problems, to control and to vary inputs — temperature, air pressure, speed, light, or sound — and then to precisely record the results.

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