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Top news on 16 September 2009 |
The Financial Meltdown's Best Quotes
Soundbites of folly, fury and warning in the financial crisis
48-Pound Trout: World Record or Genetic Cheat?
On September 5, Saskatchewan fisherman Sean Konrad caught a 48-pound, world-record rainbow trout. The fish came from Lake Diefenbacher, where trout genetically engineered to grow extra-big escaped from a fish farm nine years ago.
A rare discovery:An engraved gemstone of Alexander the Great
A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team.
EPA and DOT announce new fuel economy, greenhouse gas plan
Back in May, the Obama Administration raised the national CAFE standard to 35.5 mpg (for cars and trucks) by 2016. The higher standard would build from the 27.3 mpg 2011 standard and go up five percent each year until 2016.
At 'Geek Heaven,' students are skilled in tech, if not talk
Utah's Neumont University has a reputation for turning out computer whizzes. But they also tend to lack social abilities, which the school has begun to address.
Study: Medical Marijuana is a Safe & Effective Medicine
In the landmark article, published in the Journal of Opioid Management, University of Washington researcher Sunil Aggarwal and colleagues document no fewer than 33 controlled clinical trials -- published over a 38-year period from 1971 to 2009 -- confirming that marijuana is a safe, effective medicine for specific medical conditions.
25 and Unemployed: How Gen Y Women are Coping With Recession
"I have this vivid memory of that Sunday,? Laurie Barnett, tells me over the disco music pumping into the midtown Manhattan restaurant where we meet, ?when everyone figured out that Lehman was going bankrupt and Merrill was merging with Bank of America, and everything basically went to *****.?
8 Steps to Saving Money on All Your Medical Expenses
Useful advice on how to keep health care costs down without sacrificing your health. From cutting costs on prescription meds to actually negotiating with service providers...
House passes resolution criticizing Wilson
The House of Representatives on Tuesday formally admonished Republican Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "you lie" during President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress last week.
5 Great Mostly-Sugar Cereals from the Past
We pity the fool who doesn't remember Mr. T cereal.
15 of the Worst Movie Names Of All Time
The names for these 15 movies can't be possible, You will have to read them twice to believe that these are actual, real movies that some (not many) people saw.
Switching to Linux: A Windows developer's view
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Hand-Washing Is No Defense Against Swine Flu
It's become conventional wisdom that simple soap and water can protect against the flu, but the science suggests otherwise.
TC50: CitySourced Lets You Report Pot Holes And Graffiti On
Ever seen a nasty pot hole or a wall full of graffiti and wished you could report the problem on the go instead ...
Toy Story 3's Mr. Picklepants = Achewood's Philippe?
Anyone else notice that Mr. Picklepants has an uncanny resemblance to Achewood's Philippe?
9 Ultimate Ramen Noodle Recipes
Wish I had these my freshman year of college...
Rupert Murdoch sees improving ad trends
News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday his conglomerate has been seeing improving advertising trends in recent weeks.
Obama Backs Expiring Patriot Act Spy Provisions
The Obama administration is informing Congress it supports renewing three Patriot Act provisions expiring at year's end, measures making it easier for the government to spy in the United States...
Mysterious Glow in the Sky was Astronaut Urine
A trail of light sparkled through the sky on Wednesday night, observed by some skygazers who marveled at its beauty. Was it a shooting star, or some other romantic celestial occurrence? No. It was astronaut piss.
So Appy Together: iPhone and Android Apps, Visualized [Pic]
Recently we?ve written about the habits of iPhone and Android (Android) users, noting that iPhone users are twice as likely to purchase apps.
The 20 Worst Venture Capital Investments of All Time
Catastrophic collapses and classic crashes in the high-tech business world.
Bernanke says recession ''very likely'' over
By Alister Bull and Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday that the worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression was probably over, but the recovery would be slow and it would take time to...
Is it really impossible to beat the market?
The theory that destroyed the banks.
Yup, Kanye. You're Officially a Jackass When Obama Says So
just a supposedly 'off the record' audio track of the president rebuking kanye for disrupting taylor swift's acceptance of her vma... off the cuff is good, in my book. cuz that was a dick move on kanye's part.
Startups Launch, Seeking Riches at TechCrunch50
TechCrunch50, the Silicon Valley startup conference spun out of the popular, namesake technology blog, has become one of the prime spots for aspiring
ActiBlizzard CEO Bobby Kotick: Reward Profit, Remove Fun
Bobby Kotick has opened his mouth again, if you were wondering where the smell of brimstone was coming from. His new thoughts: game development shouldn't be fun, and money isn't the most important thing, it's the ONLY thing. God bless 'im, at least he's rich.
Texting to Death
While stronger state laws are essential, sending and receiving text messages while driving is a national hazard that calls for a firm federal response.
The 5 Most Maddeningly Unresolved TV Plotlines
Turns out even good shows have plotlines that they've just discarded like so many Egg McMuffin wrappers on the street.
ISP Appeals Decision Forcing it to Disconnect Pirate Bay
The ISP that until recently was the bandwidth supplier to The Pirate Bay, is set to appeal the court ruling which forced it to take the world?s largest BitTorrent tracker offline. Supported by various politicians, Black Internet says the issue reaches far beyond The Pirate Bay and that fighting the ruling is important for all ISPs.
Boy fakes kidnapping to hide bad grades
An 11-year-old boy gets high marks in storytelling after staging a hoax to cover up his bad grades. Police said the boy faked his kidnapping Friday to avoid bringing home a bad report card, saying that a man with a pistol snatched him after he left Ed White Middle School.
CO-OP @ PAX 2009: Dreamcast Retrospective, 15 Games!
Creators of the popular video game show CO-OP now on Revision3
Six Reasons Why T-Mobile Should Not Buy Sprint
Rumors that T-Mobile's parent Deutsche Telekom might buy Sprint emerged once again Monday, but PCMag mobile analyst Sascha Segan is not thrilled with the idea.
Why Should We Study Zombie Attacks?
Last month, a group of mathematicians grabbed headlines with their mathematical model of the zombie apocalypse. But as one science journalist notes, such studies are more than amusing academic anecdotes; they can actually serve a very legitimate social interest.
10 of the Most Outrageous Foreclosure Stories
The stories below run the gamut from weird to tragic to outrageous, capturing some of the less common events on today's foreclosure scene
Prankster Introduces Ballot Initiative to Ban Divorce
John Marcotte, a California man with a history of pulling social pranks, is collecting signatures to get the "California Protection of Marriage Act," which would ban divorce, on the ballot.
Pedros [PICS]
The last mission. Just under 400 on this tour, and I had the honor of going along. We?ll never know how many lives the Pedro crews saved this year in Afghanistan, but it was a lot. A book could be written about their tour, but alas, this is likely about all the recognition they will ever get.
New analysis could lead to better lunar, Mars spacesuits
A new analysis by MIT researchers shows why astronauts moved the way they did in their heavy Apollo-era space suits and provides a mathematical method for evaluating new spacesuit designs for the moon and Mars.
PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.01 Is Live
The new PS3 firmware, 3.01, just went live. It's not a mandatory update, and we're not sure what's in the update or what it adds or what it fixes, but we are updating. Right now. As we speak. The previous 3.00 firmware update brought a host of new cosmetic changes. Users did report issues after the update with Uncharted and the DualShock controller
Official: Zune HD getting 3D games, Twitter, Facebook apps
"Later this year, Zune plans to release free applications such as Twitter for Zune and Facebook for Zune, in addition to fun 3-D games such as "Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition," "Vans Sk8: Pool Service" and "Audiosurf(TM) Tilt." Games can be added to Zune HD via Zune Marketplace over the Wi-Fi connection or when connected to the Zune PC...
APOD: 2009 September 15 - NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula
The Crescent Nebula, is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star. This beautiful portrait of the nebula is from the Isaac Newton Telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in the Canary Islands. It combines a composite color image with narrow band data that isolates light...
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