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Dial Up With Teeth
A religious ruling permits ultra-orthodox Jews to operate their mobile phones on the Sabbath and religious holidays with their teeth.
Data Protection Makes Identifying Online Pirates a Nightmare
Norway?s data protection department has indicated that ISPs must delete all personal IP address-related data just 3 weeks after collection. The instruction, initially given to two ISPs but applicable to them all, means that it will be incredibly difficult to take action against file-sharers.
Stellar Egg Reveals Organic-Rich Shell
The egg-shaped remains of a dying star has a hollow shell that is "unusually" rich in the complex organic molecules, say Australian and Vietnamese researchers.
Coach Quits in Scandal,USC Basketball a Dead Program Walking
The story isn't about Tim Floyd paying off recruits -- which he might have; but it's, how does a guy who pressures his players to return next year, then days later nearly bolts to take another/bigger coaching job (at Arizona), continue to get jobs, maintain credibility and is viewed as no different than 100s of other big-time slime NCAA coaches.
French court savages "three-strikes" law, tosses it out
France's groundbreaking "three strikes" law that would disconnect repeat Internet file-swappers has been overturned by the country's Constitutional Council. "Innocent until proven guilty" still means something in France.
Apple's New iPhone Doesn't Matter as Much as its Old One
Apple announced the iPhone 3GS?a fast smartphone that also tries to compete with the Flip's pocket video camera abilities. But PM Senior Technology Editor Glenn Derene argues that the new phone is a distraction from yesterday's game-changing announcement: a $99 iPhone.
The World's 5 Creepiest Places
Alternate title " Where not to have a slumber party " or " Where to have a slumber party, if it is a horror film"
Is Trent Reznor bailing out on Social Media?
"I will be tuning out of the social networking sites because at the end of the day it's now doing more harm than good in the bigger picture and the experiment seems to have yielded a result. Idiots rule. "
Should Higher Gas Mileage Come With Higher Gas Taxes Too?
As average gas-mileage increases to meet higher mileage requirements, less gas used means lower tax revenues (18.4 cents to the Feds on each gallon) to replenish federal and state highway funds unless total miles traveled soars. Worse, upcoming electric cars don't use any gasoline at all, so they contribute nothing to maintain the roads they use.
1st Gitmo Detainee Arrives in US for Trial
U.S. authorities have brought the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to the United States, flying him into New York to face trial for bombing U.S. embassies according to the Justice Department.
Man Breaks into Home, Licks 11-year-old Boy's Belly Button
A man faces several felony charges after he allegedly entered a neighbor's home and licked an 11-year-old boy's belly button at knife point. The boy was able to escape to a neighbor's house. When police found the man in the home, he was in a bedroom and smelled of alcohol. They found two condoms and a folding knife in his pockets.
Speeding up brain networks might boost IQ
After analysing the brain as an incredibly dense network of interconnected points, a team of Dutch scientists has found that the most efficiently wired brains tend to belong to the most intelligent people.
Linux : Ubuntu 9.04: New Intel Graphics Drivers.
There is hope for Ubuntu users with Intel graphics. As it appears, the current 2D drivers solve most of the recent graphics problems with Intel chips, according to Ubuntu developer Bryce Harrington in a developer mailing list. Jaunty users should profit it from them as well.
China dominates NSA-backed coding contest
Programmers from China and Russia have dominated an international competition on everything from writing algorithms to designing components.
Google-plotzing: How to Make Gmail Ads Useful Again
The search giant and its Ad Words can't save you unless you want to be saved. How one man made Google work harder for him, and made the creepy machines better at their job while he was at it.
10th Anniversary of Napster This Month
Some may not know it, but June is an interesting month for file-sharer?s. This year, June marks a major milestone for file-sharers. It was June, 1999 when Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker released the first version of Napster - an application that has since changed the face of entertainment, the internet and copyright to name a few.
E3's Most Violent Games
Violence is, as it always has been, the backbone of the videogame industry. If conflict is drama, then it should come as no surprise that interactive drama is most easily expressed with an encyclopedic array of violent behavior. To wit, here's a closer look at some of the most memorably violent games from a particularly grisly E3.
Supervolcano may be brewing beneath Mount St Helens
If the structure beneath the three volcanoes is indeed a vast bubble of partially molten rock, it would be comparable in size to the biggest magma chambers ever discovered, such as the one below Yellowstone National Park.
The Amazing Female 5 Year Old Dribbling Phenom (VIDEO)
Does anyone remember Milan Tuttle, the 5-year old basketball dribbling phenom? She is now six but if you missed it (or not)... I really think it's worth watching.
6 Retarded Publicity Stunts (That Fooled Everyone)
Bruno landing on Eminem? Total publicity stunt. And not the first ridiculous one that fooled everyone.
Homemade Mecha Is Lonely Without Other Mechas to Beat Up On
Carlos Owens wanted a giant metal robot that would mimic his movements while he sat inside it. And since no one was about to build him one, he built it himself.
NASA Builds World's Largest Space Parachute for Martian Land
To survive the Martian atmosphere?s massive drag, the 2000-plus-lb. Mars Science Laboratory rover will depend on the largest space parachute ever built. Here?s how NASA?s next chute will work.
Fact or Fiction: Dogs Can Talk
Are human speech-like vocalizations made by some mammals equivalent to conversation--or just a rough estimation of it?
Apple's WWDC: 10 Things We Wanted But Didn't Get
A lot of Apple elements -- both iPhone-related and otherwise -- failed to come to fruition on Monday.
Prince Refuses Surgery Due To Religious Beliefs
Now in need of not one but two hip replacements, Price is suffering major pain due to Jehovah?s Witness beliefs on blood transfusions.
Evolution in the world of cellphones
While not exactly to scale, I love this expression of the evolution of cellphones via Russian Matryoshka dolls. It's a concept toy by designer Kyle Bean.
Island Nation to Produce 4X its Energy Needs with Geothermal
The tiny two island Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis recently discovered several large geothermal reservoirs that will allow it to produce an estimated 50 megawatts (MW) of clean energy. With a need of only 10MW, Saint Kitts and Nevis is poised to become one of the most carbon-neutral nations in the world.
Chiropocalypse
"The first panicky retreat in the war on free speech in the UK has begun."
Google's Schmidt: Bing Can?t Buy Search Love With Ads
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has weighed in on the Bing launch ? and he?s not sounding panicked, not that I would expect him to be. But he certainly puts out a conflicted message that Bing isn?t a serious competitor and yet argues that it?s serious enough that talk of a Google monopoly seems ?unwarranted.?
English getting its millionth word Wednesday?
English terms like "Obamamania," "defriend," "wardrobe malfunction," "zombie banks," "shovel ready" and "recessionista" all have grown out of recent news ...
Last.fm Founders Quit Music Streaming Site
The founders of Last.fm have finally handed the reins over to new parent company CBS after seven years in charge.
41 Characters You Always See In Infomercials
You see many of them in every infomercial on TV, but here are over 40 of the biggest infomercial cliches.
The Sims 3 Sells 1.4 Million In First Week
EA's latest edition of The Sims celebrates its biggest PC launch in history with over 1.4 million copies sold in its first week.
Nearby Star May Be Getting Ready to Explode
A nearby, well-known and very bright star may soon explode in a supernova, according to data released by U.C. Berkeley researchers Tuesday.
San Francisco threatens non-recyclers with property liens
While other cities have mandatory recycling laws, none go to such great lengths in penalizing violators. San Francisco?s Board of Supervisors voted today to require all businesses and residences to recycle and compost their garbage or face fines, which could lead to a lien on their property.
Legal Authority Kills French Three-Strikes Law
The French Hadopi legislation passed last month introduced draconian measures to combat piracy, including a ?three strikes? regime for persistent copyright infringers. However, France?s highest constitutional authority today ruled that Internet access is a fundamental human right and killed the three-strikes provision.
The great McNugget caper: McDonald's is ripping you off
The Golden Arches is pulling off a little sleight of hand in the way it prices its McNuggets. Like the best optical illusions, the truth has been right before your eyes, but most of us have never noticed it.
15 Year Old Invents Complete Algae Energy System
15 year old Javier Fernández-Han invented a truly innovative solution to meeting the basic needs of many of the world?s poor, and won Ashoka?s Invent Your World Challenge with his algae energy system, called VERSATILE. His holistic approach uses an efficient, modular system to meet multiple needs.
Cost of Syrup for 50,000 Cans of Coke? About Tree Fitty.
British satirist and TV host Mark Thomas's new book takes aim at Coca-Cola, alleging that the company's worldwide thirst-quenching isn't bringing smiles to everyone. The concentrate for 70 percent of Coca-Cola's 1.5 billion drinks served each day originates in the tax haven of Ireland, where enough concentrate for 50,000 Cokes costs $2.60.
Ultracool stars take 'wild rides' around, outside Milky Way
Astronomers announced today that stars of a recently discovered type, dubbed ultracool subdwarfs, take some pretty wild rides as they orbit around the Milky Way, following paths that are very different from those of typical stars.
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