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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The Hard Disk you've been waiting for $3398 [Pic]
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Bush League Justice: Signing Statements
(698) Dan Abrams continues his fantastic series started yesterday by looking how Bush has effectively subverted the system of government and eliminated any controls or oversight of the executive branch by the use of signing statements. Jonathan Turley and Charlie Savage join in to assess the damage done.
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No more summer ice over the arctic by 2013.
"In the end, it will just melt away quite suddenly. It might not be as early as 2013 but it will be soon, much earlier than 2040."
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Easy Money Policy Migrates to International Banking
World central banks have announced that they will provide billions in loans to smaller banks in order to lower interest rates and ease the availability of credit. While this sounds good in theory, it's more of what got the US into trouble in the first place - easy financing, with assets flowing to the lenders when the loans fail and are called in.
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PR firm admits to influencing positive game review
Kohnke Communications, which specializes in video game PR, has filed suit against developer Perpetual Entertainment for breech of contract. Among other complaints, the plaintiff claims that money is still owed by the defendant for securing favorable preview coverage for the now-canceled Gods & Heroes.
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KDE4 on the Asus EeePC !
If you didn't have enough reasons to get a Asus EeePc, here's another: It runs KDE4 RC2 and all its bling from a usbstick without lagging at all.
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The American Gladiators: What it's like on set
A play by play of what's going on with the return of The American Gladiators on NBC: "The first difference between the new Gladiators and old Gladiators is very apparent from our first step in the stage, I mean arena. This time around there's water. Original Gladiators: no water. New Gladiators: water."
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GNOME theme engine designer adds transparency to GTK
Andrea Cimitan has added translucency to the Murrine GTK theme engine, bringing Vista-like glass effects to the GNOME desktop.
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Jon Lajoie's Cold Blooded Christmas Song
Lajoie delivers the goods once again. Someone give this man a record deal!
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Kucinich booted from Iowa debate
By Klaus Marre | Posted 12/12/07 9:15 AM [ET] December 12, 2007 Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D) is being excluded from this week’s Iowa presidential debate because he has not rented office space in the Hawkeye State, his campaign said Wednesday. The Des Moines Register informed the campaign that Kucinich is not invited
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Are Hydrogen Cars the Answer?
Imagine a personal vehicle that excretes no greenhouse emissions, only water. How nice would it be to lesson our dependence on oil and start building smart? Hydrogen cars might be the next logical answer and General Motors and running with the idea.
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Right Brain vs Left Brain Creativity Test
Being creative or artistic doesn’t mean you know how to draw or play an instrument. Being creative is a way of thinking, a way of viewing the world.Creative people use the RIGHT side of their brains more than the LEFT. Take the test and find out if your brain is RIGHT for a creative career.
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Diggers Take Action: 5 Hours Left to Sign Gore's Petition
At 3:30 am (pst) on December 13th (less than 5 hours), at the world climate change summit in Bali, Al Gore will be presenting a petition signed by hundreds of thousands demanding our leaders take action on global warming. Get the word out, sign the petition - it takes about 5 seconds to do.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
National Geographic - One Of The Best Picture Of The Year
Look very closely, the animals are in white. The black you see are their shadows!
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New Countdown Segment: Bushed!
Keith Olbermann has a new segment on Countdown called Bushed! that keeps track of past Bush scandals you may have forgotten about — because of all the new Bush scandals.
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New Discoveries About the Amazing Northern Lights
NASA's fleet of THEMIS spacecraft, launched less than 8 months ago, has made three important discoveries about spectacular eruptions of Northern Lights called "substorms" and the source of their power.
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First teaser shot of the racer-based Mazda Furai concept
The Furai will be unveiled in January at the Detroit Auto Show, and is built on a Courage C65 chassis campaigned by Mazda in the American Le Mans Series two years ago. Power comes from a 450 HP three-rotor rotary that runs on E100 Ethanol.
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Top 10 Oddball News Stories From Time.com
From Navy-supplied Breast Implants to Santa being striped of his famous 'Ho Ho Ho', these are the top 10 Oddball stories for 2007
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"Canadian DMCA" delayed, protestors cautiously optimistic
The introduction of controversial Canadian copyright reform legislation has been delayed, and protesters hope that a grassroots opposition campaign was responsible.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Voyager 2 Proves the Solar System is Squashed
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has followed its twin Voyager 1 into the solar system's final frontier, a vast region at the edge of our solar system where the solar wind runs up against the thin gas between the stars.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Gunman Opens Fire at Church in Colorado Springs
A man armed with a rifle opened fire on worshippers at a Colorado Springs, Colorado, megachurch Sunday afternoon, wounding several people, church and hospital officials reported.
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Ever been on a train this nice?
Believe it or not, the photo above is of a train interior in Japan.With the results looking nicer than most nurseries, the Japanese have taken the idea of ‘child-friendly public transport’ to the next level with these 2 beauties..
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Weekend Humor - Macworld Bloopers
Hilarious look at 10 years of Macworld bloopers. What? You didn't think that Steve Jobs was born the amazing presenter that he is now? It took some trials and lots of hilarious errors.
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The 70 Best Ideas of 2007 According to the New York Times
For better or worse, these are 70 of the ideas that helped make 2007 what it was.
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Fire Balance Trick
Balance 2 forks with a toothpick on the edge of a glass, and light the toothpick on fire.
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Study Says Linux Slash E-waste levels by 50%
Switching from a Windows-operated computer to a Linux-operated one could slash computer-generated e-waste levels by 50%. Microsoft not available for comment, too busy killing baby seals. You like baby seals don't you?
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Even with 2 experts on hand, Fox is unsure (pic)
Fox, finding answers for tough questions.
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How to reach 7 MILLION RON PAUL VOTERS per month!
Story about the gigantic billboards going up in the desert frontage of a truck stop. 1 MILE of RON PAUL R3VOLUTION! up on trailers, plywood, whatever..12.16.07 $100
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UK Prime Minister Tells Troops: "Your War Is Over!"
GORDON Brown yesterday delivered a stirring festive message to Our Boys in Iraq: “Happy Christmas – war is over.”The PM was cheered as he praised UK troops and revealed combat operations in Basra will end “within two weeks”.
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GOP Opposes 98% of American Women, 37 Million Americans
98 percent of American women have done it. 37 million Americans are currently doing it. And yet the GOP opposes it. What is it? If you said sex, you're very close...
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Weird Crossbreed Of Pig And Sheep [Pics]
A crossbreed or crossbred is a hybrid animal of two purebred parents. Crossbreed may also refer to a domestic animal where the breed status of only one parent or grandparent is known. But this is really weird... what do you think ?
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Sunday, December 9, 2007
The Batmobile from "Batman Forever" sells for $297,000
Why this was a really bad deal: 1. It was never used during filming, only for promotion; 2. It costs a lot! 3. The guy isn't even allowed to drive it on public roads.
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Absolutely Brilliant Explanation of the Workings of the Mind
In a wide-ranging talk, Vilayanur Ramachandran explores how brain damage can reveal the connection between the internal structures of the brain and the corresponding functions of the mind. He talks about phantom limb pain, synesthesia (when people hear color or smell sounds), and the Capgras delusion, when brain-damaged people believe...
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What if video game box covers told the truth? [Pics]
Lets take a look at the world of video game box art if they were a little more honest. Following are 8 photoshopped video game covers to be more honest about themselves - and you.If you like this, please share it out. Thanks to broken digg functionality, I've been having issues doing much of anything lately.
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Really Lucky Go Cart Accident
This guy does a front flip in his go cart and is really lucky he didn't break his neck.
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CIA Destroyed Interrogation Tapes To Prevent Prosecution
A high-level,well-informed source tells CBS News the videotapes of the interrogation of two high-level al Qaeda operatives were destroyed to protect CIA officers from criminal prosecution.
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Shoemoney and John Chow Go Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah.
AFFToolbox asks why the "big names" in blogging stop putting out the great content that they were once known for and start coasting. Do you still read these big name blogs for the same reasons?
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Milky Way Galaxy's Über-Splendorous Galactic Center!
I-I-I'm like all choked up over this HUMONGOUS (7002 x 5050 pixels at 46,368,664 bytes) photo! Why? One reason is because the Milky Way Galaxy is my home galaxy (home planet Earth sits in one its arms). See that big bright white spot at the photo's center? Well, I'm told there's a massive black hole there...Well, hello my new vacation destination!
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The Most Awesome Maglite Collection you will ever see
In the true spirit of CPF and excessive flashlight collecting and $$ spending I would like to introduce my updated collection:The Wall O' Maglites.
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Huge 'Ocean' Discovered Inside Earth
Scientists scanning the deep interior of Earth have found evidence of a vast water reservoir beneath eastern Asia that is at least the volume of the Arctic Ocean.
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Top 10 Worldwide Rising Search Terms - Google
Earlier this week Google released the fastest rising search terms in the US. I have received the fastest rising search terms Globally from Google and there are some interesting conclusions to point out.
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What Was The Most Expensive Car Accident In The World? PICS
A Bugatti Veyron, one of the rarest and most powerful cars in the world, is involved in a 100mph crash in its first week on the road.
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New Aibo PS3, PSP Compatible?
The Aibo PS will appear with its own avatar within Home and react in the real world as he does in the PS3's upcoming interactive environment, according to the article. The rumor article goes on to say that you will be able to download new personalities for the dog from the Playstation Network and that the dog will be fully controllable using a PSP
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Astronomical Wallpapers
Collection of very interesting astronomical wallpapres, photos. (APOD)
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Burger Kings's Condom Whopper Lands New Lawsuit
Van Miguel Hartless alleges he bit into the burger and found the unwrapped contraceptive under a piece of lettuce.
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Saturday, December 8, 2007
Are we more sustainable now then 10 years ago?
This is a discussion whether we are we more sustainable now then 10 years ago. What do you think? Are we better of then 10 years ago?
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World's Largest Rodents - Capybaras
Capybaras are related to guinea pigs, weigh up to 140 lbs (65 kg), and have webbed feet for swimming. They are highly social animals, communicating with purrs, barks, whistles, clicks, squeals, and grunts. Many pictures of these odd creatures at the bottom of the page...
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How Not to Break An Audi A4 Window
Some guys tried for 8 minutes to break an Audi A4 window using a screwdriver, a winch, the foot, the fist and more. See if they managed to do it.
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Giuliani: The Ron Paul people are all over the country!
News segment showing Giuliani's events are attended by more Paul supporters than Rudy supporters.
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Top 20 Sexiest Athlete Wives of 2007
Without further ado, here are the Top 20 Sexiest Athlete Wives of 2007. Check out each girl’s gallery and vote in the poll for your top choice.
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Rip DVDs in Linux the (Semi-)Easy Way
I've tried out a good number of Linux DVD ripping and conversion programs, and I've made peace with one method, and one program, that gets the job done more often than not. It's not exactly one-click, but once your system is set up, you can drop in DVDs and back them up or convert them with relative ease
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Greenpeace urges EU and Africa to end deforestation
Greenpeace urged European Union and African leaders meeting in Lisbon over the weekend to take urgent measures to stop the destruction of African forests which cause carbon emissions responsible for climate change. Greenpeace activists unveiled a banner at Lisbon's Vasco da Gama tower on Friday that read: "Save the Climate-Save African forests."
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Bush approval among military families down 50% since 2004
Support for President Bush and his Iraq war policy is nearly as anemic among US military families as it is in the general population, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll.
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When Acts of God Bring Down Web Hosts
With just about every hosting service now promising 99 percent uptime, you’ve just got to wonder what happens during the other 1 percent. Here are some of the freakiest things that have brought down web hosts.
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FFMPEG Hosting & Starting a Video Youtube Site
Having a website just is not enough anymore, now you need to be able to add all of the extra bells and whistles that will pull your website together and offer visitors even more! One of the most popular additions to websites today is video, which is why websites such as Youtube are so [...]
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8 Blatant Loading Screen Cover-ups in Games
Back in the early days of disc-based gaming, companies weren't afraid of sticking a "Now Loading" screen in your face every two minutes. Now, companies employ stupid tricks to avoid them. Here's the worst ones
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PS3 Unreal Tournament 3 User created content tools
You, have the opportunity to reshape the distribution and development of user created content and game making. In a generation where making a game for a console is becoming restricted almost exclusively for larger companies due to cost, this is your opportunity to bring your idea to Sony’s platform via UnrealEngine3's tool set.
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The Most Inappropriate Pants Ever Created [PIC]
"You'll Be Cock of the Walk" - Not many people could pull off this style.
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Smelling Blood, BREIN Targets Mininova, Torrentspy and...
Following the huge pressure it successfully put on LeaseWeb to shut BitTorrent sites, anti-piracy outfit BREIN smells blood as it casts a wider net to force other ISPs to shut down other huge sites, including the likes of Mininova, TorrentSpy and BTJunkie.
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Smelling Blood, BREIN Targets Mininova, Torrentspy and...
Following the huge pressure it successfully put on LeaseWeb to shut BitTorrent sites, anti-piracy outfit BREIN smells blood as it casts a wider net to force other ISPs to shut down other huge sites, including the likes of Mininova, TorrentSpy and BTJunkie.
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Interactive 3D Virtual Environment
Simon Greenwold from MIT Media Lab aesthetics and computation group developed a concept for creating an easy to use combination of real and virtual environments. Using what he calls a "window" (a large portable touch sensitive screen) equipped with a high res digital camera in the back, he created a device which captures a real environment and...
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Teen Calls Bush’s Secret Phone; Creates Security Scare
An Icelandic teen somehow figured out President Bush’s private phone number, and called it recently, leaving a message saying he was the president of Iceland and wanted him to call him back. Teen won't say how he did it.
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Friday, December 7, 2007
14 Ludicrous Clauses in Baseball Contracts
These deals aren’t just about the money, though; they’re also about bonus clauses and sweet, sweet perks. Here’s a list of some of the more ludicrous ones players have received.
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Learn To Get Glass Spotless!
This video will show you how to get glass spotless with a couple of things! Fast and easy! NO MORE PAPER TOWEL! NO MORE WHITE STREAKS!
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Web 2.0 companies getting in on the holiday spirit
Christmas is finally rolling around, and we’ve noticed Web 2.0 companies are getting in on the holiday spirit. Remember though folks, even though America is the land of opportunity, in good American fashion you gotta work for it. Here are three contests you can enter to take a shot at having a little extra under the tree this year.
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CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs Challenged on Immigration Issues
* His claim that a third of our prison population are illegal aliens(according to the Justice Department about 6 percent are non-citizens) * Why white supremacists have appeared on Lou Dobbs Tonight withoutdisclosure over ties to hate groups * His show's reporting on leprosy & immigration. He claims 7000 cases in 3 years, its 30.
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UK Govt Plans Another Inquiry Into Violent Video Games
UK Government has annunciated another probe into the effect of video games content, immediately following the already set out Byron Review.
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How To Install IE7 And Window Media Player 10 [Easy Way]
It's Easy way to install IE7 and WMP10 on non Genuin XP without changing dll files. I hope it will be helpful for users. It's 100% working. Other links are also on digg when you search on digg but it's simple way
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Sunday, December 2, 2007
Piling rocks ! Fascinating skills with stones [Pics]
Standing stones, orthostats, liths or more commonly, megaliths because of their large and cumbersome size, are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties. Where they appear in groups together, often in a circular formation, they are sometimes called megalithic monuments. Standing stones are found .........
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Saturday, December 1, 2007
Store hardware on the hard disk
Store hardware on the hard diskA hard disk drive (HDD), commonly referred to as a hard drive or hard disk, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces. But this harddrive store your harware. cool idea.
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