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Top news on 11 August 2009 |
The Death of the Middle Class?
There?s good news in the stock market, which is very comforting given how tired we?ve all become of the endless parade of bad news. Unfortunately this is no time to be sticking our heads back in the sand thinking all will be back to normal in a few months.
Guide to Dating Out of Your League
The holy grail of dating is to actually find a girl who?s hot but is still willing to go out with you. And as you?ve already figured out, that?s really hard. But even if you?re not as attractive or as suave as that friend who has so much sex you want to punch him, even if you ?have no game,? there are a few ways to tip the scales in your favor.
Brooks & Done: Duo To Split After 20 Years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? Brooks & Dunn are done. The best-selling country duo posted a message on its Web site Monday saying they've agreed to "call it a day" after 20 years of making music together. "This ride has been everything and more than we could ever have dreamed ...We owe it all to you, the fans," Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn said in the message.
A HIV-blocking gel for women -Breakthrough
University of Utah scientists developed a new kind of "molecular condom" to protect women from AIDS in Africa and other impoverished areas. Before sex, women would insert a vaginal gel that turns semisolid in the presence of semen, trapping AIDS virus particles in a microscopic mesh so they can't infect vaginal cells.
Man Arrested for Making At Least 150 Crank Calls
A man who police say cried wolf way too many times is behind bars, and potentially facing more than 100 felony charges.
Supercritical fluids used to create 3 nanometer wiring
Using supercritical fluids, researchers in the UK deposited 3nm copper wiring by infiltrating the fluid into porous SiO2. While commercial deployment depends on next-generation patterning methods, the process is highly extensible and scalable, making it a prime candidate for future device fabrication.
Spending $550 million on new jets for Congress? Priceless.
These are the same lawmakers who pummeled Wall Street executives when they "testified" before Congress, excoriating them for taking bonuses while Americans were losing their jobs and their homes amid the worst recession since the Great Depression.
Swine flu: 'Tamiflu harm outweighs benefits for children'
Children should not be given the anti-viral drug Tamiflu for swine flu because its harms outweigh any benefits, Oxford researchers have said.
11 Sexiest Items For Sale at the 99 Cents Only Store
The 99 Cents Only Store is a much naughtier place than you think.
Life, death and the Taliban
Life, death and the Taliban seeks to enhance America?s understanding of Taliban history in Pakistan and Afghanistan, long a graveyard for empires.
The Mythbusters' Guide to Gonzo Engineering [w/video]
For Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, DIY isn't just for their Discovery Channel TV show?it's a way of life. Jamie and Adam give us exclusive tours of their home workshops.
Hawking the wrong example to undercut Obama health plan
Right-wing rag writes in editorial: "People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless." ... Problem with premise: Hawking was born in the UK and has lived all his life there.
Corporate Earnings Are No Sign of Recovery
Companies can grow by leaps and bounds, yet U.S. unemployment can skyrocket.
NASA Using Space Technology To Build Self-Aware Eco Building
Using an advanced central computer, the building will access online weather forecasts and set the building's interior climate accordingly. Sensors around the structure allow it to adjusts for changes in sunlight, wind, and temperature. For example, if the building detects a cool breeze...it could very well open the windows.
US Bank To Allow Check Deposits via iPhone
The USAA bank will soon let you deposit a check with your iPhone. Using the application, customers photograph the front and back of the check with the iPhone?s camera. Hit send and the check is whisked off into the clearing system. The paper check itself never needs to go to the bank, and you can just tear it up and toss it away.
14-24 Year Olds Pirate 8,000 Music Tracks Each
New research carried out by the University of Hertfordshire reveals some shocking and some surprising statistics. The survey, carried out on behalf of UK Music, reveals that 61% of 14 to 24 year-olds use file-sharing networks, with each amassing an average of 8,000 tracks on their computers.
Vermont Taxi Driver Offers 'Pay-What-You-Want' Fares
"Now, if you live in Essex, Vermont, you can exercise that same financial control when it comes to taxi fares. Eric Hagen, a part-time cab driver has been offering "pay what you want" rides in his Recession Ride Taxi since June."
Get Chromium Browser On Linux + Flash!!
Chromium is the Open Source project behind Google?s browser Chrome. It aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web. Indeed as I type this on Chromium on an Ubuntu laptop, I can truly feel the speed. While Chromium on Linux is still in the pre-release stage, it does seem stable, and could even replace it!
About to do time? Meet your best pal, a prison life coach.
White-collar criminals have long employed coaches to prep them on what to expect when they trade in their designer clothes for institutional khaki. Now a new crop of consultants is using the Web to democratize this rarefied service, reaching out to small-time hustlers.
Randy Penguin Adulterers Shock/Please S.F. Museum Crowd
Apparently penguin sexual behavior is really quite similar to humans.
Top 25 Explosive Games [W/ Pics]
These explosive games literally blew our minds.
America's Unjust Sex Laws
An ever harsher approach is doing more harm than good, but it is being copied around the world.
U.S. regulators open probe into music royalties
U.S. regulators have launched an inquiry into whether certain broadcasters are refusing to air the music of artists who demand to be paid when their songs are played on the radio.
Real facts about health care reform from WhiteHouse.gov
Kavita Patel, who works with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and who worked for years before as a physician, debunks the myth that reform will mean a "government takeover" of health care or lead to "rationing." To the contrary, reform will forbid many forms of rationing that are currently being used by insurance companies.
U.S. recession seen ending in Q3, debate over recovery
The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression will probably end in the third quarter, but uncertainty exists over the speed and duration of the economic recovery, according to the most recent survey of private economists.
Apple works on MacBook Pro fix as complaints mount
Users are complaining in droves on Internet forums that machines configured with faster, 7,200-rpm Seagate hard disk drives (HDD) make clicking and beeping noises that are often a precursor to slowdowns and freeze-ups.
Slacker Offering Free BlackBerry Curves
Well, Slacker certainly got our attention with this one: the popular streaming Internet radio service has announced that it is covering the up-front cost of BlackBerry Curves
The True Story of the REAL Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino's ultra-violent Nazi revenge movie has plenty of drama but the real story is even better. Kim Masters tells her personal connection to the heroic band of Jewish commandos known as X Troop: "My father was an Inglourious Basterd. Actually, he was the opposite of that. But he was a Jewish commando in the British Army during WWII"
Spitzer detects aftermath of "colliding planets"
Astronomy | The Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of an interplanetary smashup, and oh, what a colossal event it was... apparently, 100 light years away around the
Spielberg bringing Halo to the Big-Screen?
The legendary director may help bring the famed Halo franchise to the big-screen, designed for blockbuster summer success.
Tesla Motors Becomes Profitable
In July Tesla sold a record number of Tesla Roadsters, and perhaps more importantly, it netted $1 million on $20 million of gross income.
Woman Duped by Dirty Diaper Faker
A Melbourne, Florida woman thought she was helping out a severely disabled man by feeding him and changing his diapers for three months, but it turns out she may have just been catering to a weird guy's baby...
Chain Sudoku: A new twist on the world's most popular puzzle
Can't wait to try Chain Sudoku? You can start now with the 5x5 sample on this page. Then, you can continue to the Chain Sudoku page in the Puzzles section to learn more about how to use the Interactive features as well as to enjoy solving more samples in progressive sizes and difficulty levels.
Despite Intel hype, Atom-based MIDs are a retail no-show
We recently went on a quest to actually find an Atom-based Mobile Internet Device (MID) or UMPC for sale in the retail channel, and we failed. So we turned to Intel and to professional channel watchers for help, and they failed, too (with the sole exception
What is the Fate of America's Wild Horses?
Many of America's 10,000 wild horses have already been rounded up and are to be auctioned. Often the highest bid will be from a slaughterhouse, not a home.
47 trapped in 'nightmare' overnight small Continental plane
Security and rules kept 47 passengers confined all night in a small plane at Rochester due to thunderstorms. They spent the night trapped inside a small airplane, parked at the Rochester airport, complete with crying babies and the aroma of over-used toilets.
Surgeons carry out Britain's First Eyelash Transplant
Surgeons claim to have carried out Britain's first eyelash transplant on a 19 year-old from Stockport, Cheshire. The teenager had the treatment because she suffers from trichotillomania - obsessive plucking or pulling out hair. It costs around £3,500 and the lashes thicken up gradually between four and six months after treatment.
How-To: Make your own desert dust goggles
It's almost time for Burning Man, and you know what that means -- no, not rampant nudity -- dust. Lots and lots of dust. Tim Elverston decided to make his own pair of black leather dust goggles -- tres Mad Max
Facebook Acquires FriendFeed
Facebook has acquired FriendFeed, we've learned. We're gathering details now. At this point details on the acquisition are still very sparse, but it's ...
Bring Back NASA?s Crazy Idea Factory
For just less than a decade, NASA?s Institute for Advanced Concepts was the staid space agency?s big-vision mashup of Willy Wonka?s factory, DARPA and your crazy uncle?s garage workshop. And now experts want to bring it back.
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