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Top news on 14 August 2009 |
I'd Rather Be Raped By Pirate Bay Than Go With Spotify
Swedish artist and composer Magnus Uggla has launched a scathing attack on the owners of Spotify. After discovering that Sony BMG is a shareholder and after receiving virtually no payment from his music being played there, he has withdrawn his tracks from the service declaring, ?I?d rather be raped by The Pirate Bay.?
Digsby Joins the Dark Side, Uses Your PC to Make Money
TheDigsby instant messenger client not only bundles half a dozen "optional" crapware applications, i's also using your computer to crawl the web, do stock market research, and more. It's time to uninstall.
State Farm Pulls Glenn Beck Support
They are falling like dominos.
12 Economic Bubbles That May Burst
What?s the next big bubble? Green energy? Gun sales? Food? Nobody knows for sure.Based on our research, 12 new bubbles already show potential to make and ruin investors. The markets listed below range from bubble-in-the-making to ready to pop.
Shedding New Light On Tumors
A new oxygen nanosensor that combines a biopolymer with a light-emitting dye could help identify the most aggressive regions of cancerous tumors, according to a press release by researchers at the University of Virginia.
BMW Hybrid X6 Has 480HP And 20% Fuel Savings
BMW?s new ActiveHybrid X6 promises to be the world?s most powerful hybrid with 480 hp (358 kW) and 575 lb-ft of torque (780 N·m).The ActiveHybrid X6 will hit 60 mph in just under 6 seconds all while providing a 20-percent fuel savings.
Many Computer Viruses Become Inert After 24 Hours
More than half of computer viruses last a mere 24 hours. Panda Security's malware detection laboratory, PandaLabs, has been analyzing the nearly 37,000 samples of new viruses, worms, Trojans and other security threats that it receives each day and found that 52 percent of them work for just 24 hours. "
Dell: Linux v Windows netbook returns a 'non-issue'
"I think we can finally put a certain myth to rest that's been circling around the web for a while now. Microsoft often claimed that netbooks running Linux saw higher return rates than those running Windows, but according to Dell, this is utter nonsense."
Adam Savage Interview -- Have Mac, Will Bust Myths [w/ PICS]
How--and why--one of TV's most charismatic geeks has used Macs for years, can't live without his iPhone, and has never regretted it.
Apple, AT&T sued for lack of MMS capability
A class action started in a Louisana district court alleging that Apple and AT&T touted the iPhone as supporting MMS (multimedia messaging service) but have not as yet provided the service.
Radiohead: We're Not Making Any More Albums
Thom Yorke "None of us want to go into that creative hoo-ha of a long-play record again. Not straight off. I mean, it's just become a real drag. It worked with In Rainbows because we had a real fixed idea about where we were going. But we've all said that we can't possibly dive into that again. It'll kill us."
6 Cheap Acting Tricks That Fool The Critics Every Time
There comes a time in every major actor's career when they attempt to put the lighthearted comedies and inane chick flicks behind them and tackle a more serious role. Sometimes, it works. Other times, not so much.
Why Pay for WOW? Check Out These Free MMORPGs
The question is then, are you ready for MMORPG?ing? Ready to sink hours of your life into the minutia of creating and leveling your character(s)? Ready to crunch numbers and research strategy? Ready to get so addicted that you end up paying for a monthly subscription?and then spending even more money for extras?
Michael Vick signs two-year deal with Philadelphia Eagles
Michael Vick has signed a two-year deal with the Eagles. His agent, Joel Segal, confirmed to ESPN.com.
25 Things I Learned About Business from "South Park"
Over the last 12 years, the cartoon residents of South Park, Colorado have taught us about life, love, Canada, Saddam Hussein and yes ... business. Here are 25 things that "South Park" has taught the world about making a buck.
The Costumes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
A fond look back at the majestic costumes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and a few suggestions as to why they work as well as they do.
"Death to Obama" Sign Holder Detained by Secret Service
Officials say a sign went too far at a local health care reform town hall.
6 Reasons Global Warming Doesn't Mean the End of the World
As always, the front-page NYT story said, you should be afraid, VERY AFRAID! because if we don't "lead the world" on cutting emissions, well, the world's just gonna end: "a series of global environmental, social, political and possibly military crises loom that the nation will urgently have to address." Nice debunking by top global-security analyst
Scientists spot massive methane rainstorm over Titan
A rare storm system over Titan's tropics help explain the region's unique liquid-carved landscape. The events suggested an atmosphere whose storm systems can significantly disturb Titan's equivalent of Earth's jet streams, triggering cloudiness elsewhere.
5 Hacks You Can Explore With Your Kids
Tell any group of intelligent, motivated and creative people they can?t, shouldn?t or that "it?s impossible" and they are going to do it. Even if it might get them in trouble. Here are five you might share with your geek kids.
Women Are Not Always More Selective in Mate Choice than Men
It's long been assumed that for sociobiological & other reasons women are more selective than men in making decisions about mates. Not true, according to new findings.
Words Count: Obama Downplays War
He may be presiding over two wars and facing a terror threat at home and abroad, but you'd hardly know it from listening to President Barack Obama speak. Obama has uttered more than a half-million words in public since taking office Jan. 20, and an analysis of nearly every word in this vast public record shows that domestic topics dominate.
Review: A Close Look at Windows 7 RTM
Now that Microsoft's Windows 7 has reached the release to manufacturing (RTM) stage, it's time to take a close look at all the features of the upcoming operating system.
Green Domain Sparks War of Words
The battle to take control of the .eco internet domain aimed at green groups escalates.
Boston, Seattle to test 4G network
Verizon Wireless has selected Boston and Seattle as the first two US cities to test its new wireless data service, with speeds five to 10 times faster than the service used today by such popular handsets as Apple Inc.?s iPhone.
7 Reasons to Go See 'District 9'
I love and believe in this movie so strongly, that I'm urging everyone I know to go see it. And I'm going to see it again tonight. And once more over the weekend at least.
A physicist looks at The Time Traveler's Wife
You might say we're living in a golden age of time travel. Most fictional accounts of time travel are rife with paradoxes, parallel universes, and plot holes that violate strict physical laws: Instead of exploring the limits of our understanding, they make a mockery of them.
12 Badass Fight Scenes Fought in Rain
So what could possibly be cooler than a fast-paced, kick-ass, bloody fight scene? How about a fast-paced, kick-ass bloody fight scene that also happens to be in the rain!
Man Arrest In $65 Million U.K. Jewelry Heist
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a daring daytime heist that netted $65 million worth of jewelry from a prominent London diamond merchant last week.
Brain Fitness comps applying neuroscience
Young drivers cause accidents mainly through carelessness, distraction and inexperience. Older drivers face a challenge: brains that work at slower processing speeds ? a critical disadvantage when navigating the unpredictable traffic world.
Limbaugh, Rove To Be On Family Guy, Universe Implodes (Vid)
Talk show host Rush Limbaugh and former Republican strategist Karl Rove will play themselves in guest appearances on Fox's left-leaning "Family Guy" next season.
20 Most Prolific Serial Killers of All Time
Serial killers, though rare, are a terrifying aberration in society; they're predators roaming the streets along side us, picking off their prey one at a time. The flowing individuals are the 20 absolute most prolific serial killers of all time.
Seafood gave us the edge on the Neanderthals
Differences in the diet of Neanderthals and ***** sapiens could have hastened the Neanderthals' demise and the ascendancy of modern humans.
New hope for intelligent life on other planets
Intelligent life beyond Earth might not be as dim a hope as many scientists think, according to a new study challenging a widely held anti-ET argument.
Dutch Prefer Toilets to Friends and Sex?
Survey purportedly found that folks there prefer a trip to the bathroom over anything else.
How 6 people accidentally found a fortune - CNN.com
We've all been there: a week until payday, the rent is due, and you're rummaging in your parents' attic to find Dad's Mickey Mantle rookie card.
Apple's annual music media event rumored for early September
Citing "multiple music industry sources," MediaMemo reports that Apple is planning an iPod-centric keynote event for the week of Sept. 7, consistent with the timing of previous years' events.
In duel with Pujols, Shaq slugs one-liners out of park
Shaquille O'Neal swears he was once a T-ball All-Star and a high school first baseman with the "world's biggest strike zone."
Six of the Craziest Things Sent into Space
Humans have been conducting space missions for so long, it seems like anything that could be launched has already made the trip. Seems strange to send a bunch of rich tourists lacking aeronautical education or experience into space, but it turns out there?ve been far crazier things and people included in our space travel tales.
Les Paul: What I've Learned
In one of his last interviews before he was announced dead at 94, Les Paul looked back on how being sick made him start playing, how he got sick of playing, and how he wished he could go back to the beginning...
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