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Fox Newser Accused of Dragging Cyclist Through Central Park
When asked how a Central Park cyclist ended up being dragged for four blocks on the hood of his SUV, the driver, a Fox News writer, calls the cyclist a "vigilante."
One-fifth of us have lost sight of Milky Way
Light pollution has caused one-fifth of the world's population ? mostly in Europe, Britain and the U.S. ? to lose their ability to see the Milky Way in the night sky.
Israel declares revolution against gas guzzlers
Israel declared a "green tax revolution" on Monday, proposing a new customs levy on large vehicles and a rebate for junking older gas-guzzling models. Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said he hoped his plan would persuade Israelis to switch to hybrid cars while earning the state up to 400 million shekels ($100 million) a year.
15 Apps Rendered Obsolete By The New iPhone 3GS
Chances are you've already heard about the iPhone 3G S and some of it's cool new features. What you might not have thought about, however, are the apps which many developers have slaved over for weeks that were entirely rendered obsolete...
3 Days To Pick Your Facebook Vanity URL?Choose Wisely Or...?
What are you doing this Friday night? Going to a bar with friends? Going to a movie? Wrong. If you?re a real web addict you?ll be sitting at your computer waiting for the clock to strike 12:01 AM Eastern Time. That?s when Facebook?s new vanity URLs are going to go live, and the landrush to get one will begin.
SF Cops Crack Down on Twittering Street Food Vendors
In San Francisco's Mission district, the underground street-food scene is hot with traveling vendors like the "Crème Brulee Guy" and "Sexy Soup Lady" popping up at a twitter-message's notice. But while the street-food party is gaining momentum, there's a potential buzz-kill lurking: the law.
Reebok tells Gortat that his Jordan Tatt will not fly
I have seen a lot of NBA Tatts, and this one gets called out?
Bing Bounces High in Early Search-Ranking Results
It may be too early to break out the champagne, but Microsoft has reason to celebrate this week. The early results for its Bing search engine are impressive. These initial data suggest that Microsoft Bing has generated early interest, resulting in a spike in search engagement and an immediate-term improvement.
StumbleUpon Enters the URL Shortening Business with Su.pr
StumbleUponStumbleUpon reviews has just released a private beta for their own URL shortener ? Su.pr. Similar to what DiggBar aims to do for Digg . . .
Top 10 Ways to Provoke a Geek Argument
Geeks, as a general rule, are pretty easy-going. We like to think things through, so passionate confrontations aren't commonplace for us. When we get well and
Soccer Player Has Heart Attack During Match
Video captures Belgian League soccer player Anthony Van Loo hit the ground and suffered a heart attack during the match. Fortunately, a year before he was diagnosed with a heart condition and had a defibrillator implanted. That defibrillator is what might have saved his life last Sunday.
But If We Started Dating It Would Ruin Our Friendship...
I really like you. I do. You're so nice, and sweet, and you listen to all my problems and respond with the appropriate compliments. But, well, I don't really see a relationship in our future.
Federal Reserve subpoenaed!
The congressional panel investigating what happened to all that bank bailout money has issued a subpoena to the Federal Reserve, asking them to hand over all documents relating to the takeover of Merrill Lynch by the Bank of America...
UPDATE: NASCAR Driver Failed Drug Test was Methamphetamine
NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield reportedly tested positive for methamphetamine during a random drug screening at Richmond International Raceway.
The Star Trek Casket [PIC]
Your eyes do not deceive you -- you are staring at an official Star Trek casket from Eternal Image, suitable for flinging deceased Vulcans off to Genesis, or just an elderly nerd with too much money and no dignity regarding his own passing. Oh, for those of you that are planning on going out extra crispy, there's a Star Trek urn too...
51 Things You Aren't Allowed to see on Google Maps
Find out which sensitive locations are off-limits online.
Hey Look, MIT students! Cool Leftover FEMA Trailer Project
The ?Armadillo? trailer is the result of a year-long collaborative art project, the MIT FEMA Trailer Project, in which faculty and students from the MIT Visual Arts Program transformed a surplus FEMA trailer into a ?green? mobile composting center with vertical gardens, rainwater catchment system, permaculture library, and indoor multipurpose space
Electric Bike Goes 120MPH, Uses iPhone For Dashboard
The E1pc can go from zero to 120 mph in ?seven or eight seconds? according to Michael Czysz, the company?s founder. It uses ten lithium-ion battery packs with three electric motors all mounted on a carbon fiber main frame. It uses an iPhone for all its instrumentation.
Whiners: Shut Up About the iPhone 3GS Upgrade Price
So you bought your heavily subsidised iPhone 3G with a two-year contract and now you are upset because AT&T wants to charge you full price for the new iPhone 3GS, right? Well, stop whining. You have no arguments.
Prehistoric Critters More Bizarre then the Dinos
Why should dinosaurs have all the fun? Here are a few prehistoric creatures that are every bit as bizarre as the strangest of the dinos.
Our irradiated world
Cheese graters, handbags, fencing and recliners are just some of the thousands of consumer products that have been manufactured with radioactive metals, according to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) records.
Family Outraged After Officer Shoots Their Dog
Family is outraged after returning home to find their Chihuahua had been shot and killed by a police officer.
Guantanamo al Qaeda suspect in New York for trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An al Qaeda suspect accused in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa was transferred from Guantanamo Bay Tuesday for prosecution in a New York court, the Justice Department said. Ahmed Ghailani will become the first...
Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000 Y.O Tombs Discovered
A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by a team led by a Kingston University archaeologist. Dr Helen Wickstead and her colleagues were stunned and delighted to find the previously undiscovered Neolithic tombs, also known as long barrows.
Digg This: Digg's Newest Innovation Will Save Advertising
Enter the Digg community and Digg's recent announcement of "Digg Ads." Digg has built a community on the back of people telling Digg, and each other, what they like. Why not advertisements? And if people like the ad (or at least don't hate it), shouldn't the marketer get a break on media pricing?
World Record People Dressed as Smurfs Smashed
The world record for the largest number of people dressed as Smurfs has been smashed in Swansea.
Let me sleep on it: Creative problem solving enhanced by REM
Research led by a leading expert on the positive benefits of napping at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving. The findings may have important implications for how sleep, specifically REM sleep, fosters the formation of associative networks in the br
New Technology Creates ?Soft? Robots That Flow Like Mercury
Like something out of Terminator 1, researchers are developing techniques for warfare of the future to create materials that self-assemble or alter their shape, perform a function and then disassemble themselves.
'Lost City of the Incas' Was Not a True City
Machu Picchu may have been less of a city, than a spiritual destination for the Inca. New research argues the ceremonial path into the city was conceived as a replica of the path followed by the first Incas in cosmological myth.
Bullion and Bandits: The Improbable Rise and Fall of E-Gold
Florida oncologist Douglas Jackson gave up his medical practice to pursue the crazy dream of creating a digital currency independent of any nation, and backed by gold and silver. Libertarians and computer criminals were thrilled, but the U.S. government was determined to stop him. And it did.
5 Diabolical Animals That Out-Witted Humans
Whether or not humans are the smartest species on the planet really depends on which animals and which humans you base it on. After all, sometimes when people match wits with members of the animal kingdom, it doesn't turn out well for the humans.
Predictive Powers:Robot That Reads Your Intention? (w/Video)
European researchers in robotics, psychology and cognitive sciences have developed a robot that can predict the intentions of its human partner. This ability to anticipate (or question) actions could make human-robot interactions more natural.
Valve Defends Left 4 Dead 2 Release Among 20,000 Members
The announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 has caused a significant amount of players unrest at how early the sequel is going to be released. Valve has been consistently claiming the sequel isn?t a quick cash scheme and that the game itself will be huge and much more than just another DLC.
The 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2010
Hollywood has run out of ideas and is just coasting on remakes and sequels, so while putting together this list, we tried to come up with as many totally original movies as we could. In the end, we?ve got four sequels, four additional non-sequels based on books; three movies based on TV shows; and one based on a well-known legend.
New York?s High Line Park in the Sky Opens Today
An elevated park in the sky built on top of the skeleton of an old rail system? It may have sounded impossible only five years ago, but today, the eagerly awaited High Line elevated urban park officially opens for thousands of New Yorkers looking to escape the hubbub of the city below
[Cy&H] Genetic prediction in 2109 [COMIC]
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The Hole Gets Deeper for the Tainted Sen. Roland Burris
We don't know where to begin with the latest mess that has ensnared Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.). No, "ensnared" isn't the right word. That would imply that he's blameless for his troubles, which isn't the case. Phone conversations taped by federal prosecutors.....
Morons in Congress Want to Tax Employer-Provided Healthcare
While details of such an approach are still sketchy, it would likely involve employees paying tax on a percentage of their employer-provided health benefits. So if Congress decided all such premiums in excess of $11k for family plans would be taxable, and your company paid premiums worth $16k for your coverage, you'd have to pay taxes on $5k.
What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has sometimes been described as a "trash island," but that's a misconception, says Holly Bamford, director of NOAA's Marine Debris Program. If only things were that simple.
Linux: Lean, clean, and green
Green IT is one of the hottest of today's technology trends, and the GNU/Linux® community has risen to the challenge. Along with several corporate partners, the GNU/Linux operating system provides solutions for dealing with power consumption, carbon emissions, and e-waste.
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