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Top news on 18 August 2009 |
13 Things a Burglar Won't Tell You
(4.) "Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway. And I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it."
'The Smurfs' Movie Now Casting Kids
Sony Pictures Animation Inc. and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., are casting kids for "The Smurfs" feature film, which reportedly will be a hybrid of live-action and animation. "The Smurfs" movie is currently in preproduction; shooting will start between 2009-10, with an expected 2D and 3D release date of Dec. 17, 2010.
Hackers Divert Anti-Piracy Website to Torrent Sites | Torren
Last week, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture decided to shut down or block 28 file-sharing sites. The original complaint came from local anti-piracy outfit MAPiNET. In what appears to be a revenge attack, hackers targeted their website and diverted it to some of the world?s biggest torrent sites.
David Sedaris on the Kookaburra
A day in the bush, a night at home.
TJX Hacker Charged with Heartland, Hannaford Breaches
The constellation of hacks connected to the TJX hacker is growing. Albert ?Segvec? Gonzalez, a former Secret Service informant, has now been indicted by a federal grand jury, along with two unnamed Russia-based conspirators, with hacking into Heartland Payment Systems, Hannaford Brothers, 7-Eleven, Inc, and two unnamed national retailers.
Should Fat People Pay More for Health Care?
Delos M. Cosgrove, the heart surgeon who is the Cleveland Clinic?s chief executive, says that if it were up to him, if there weren?t legal issues, he would not only stop hiring smokers. He would also stop hiring obese people. We should declare obesity a disease and say we?re going to help you get over it,? Cosgrove said.
Wheels of Fortune: Italian Bank Takes Parmesan as Collateral
With the economy questionable and no one exactly sure when the markets will rebound, it's a good time to invest in solid, verifiable assets - like Parmesan cheese.
Exclusive: Interview W/ BJ Novak on Inglorious Basterds Role
One of the stars of The Office talks about his part in Quentin Tarrentino's upcoming Inglorious Basterds.
Britons Unite To Defend Their National Health Service
I guess the UK is sick of hearing we namby-pamby Yanks brag on our health care system and trash theirs, disregarding the fact that the UK pays significantly less per capita for health care and achieves far better outcomes. And they've decided to p
Apple Tablet: A Deep Dive Look Into the Likely Tech Inside
Depending on which ?insider information? you choose to believe, Apple is going to release a tablet device any time between now and spring 2010. Though the online rumor mill can?t be relied on to give accurate information, the arrival of a tablet device any day now seems like a foregone conclusion. What would such a device look like?
Kid uss Apple Store to film boom boom pow lip-dubb [VIDEO]
Kid uss Apple Store to film boom boom pow lip-dubb. Gotta love all the WTF reactions from the white-people in the background.
25 Unintentionally Inappropriate Statues
The title says it all.
Swine Flu: Your Are Famous When You Get Your Own Video Game
In an effort to further raise awareness, Dutch researchers have created a game that challenges players to control a new pandemic.
Alan Wake Is "Done", Being Polished
After a GDC Europe presentation on how Remedy handles intellectual property, Remedy's Managing Director, Matias Myllyrinne, confirmed to Joystiq that Alan
Gimp 2.8 will be licensed under GPLv3+
Gimp developers after 1 year of development have finally pushed the first testing release [2.7.0]. The 2.7 series is a testing release and will
Top 10 Lottery Tragedies
They reached a degree of wealth that the rest of us can only dream about. Unfortunately, their taste of the good life was short lived, which is why we're calling them our top 10 lottery tragedies.
130 Million Credit Card Numbers Stolen in Identity Theft
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities announced what they believed to be the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted on Monday in a scheme in which more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen.
Actor From Swine Flu Prevention Ad Catches Swine Flu (vid)
The actor from a graphic UK public service announcement about how to avoid swine flu --has been diagnosed with swine flu.
Water Toxicity Drops 28% With Lawn Fertilizer Ban
(PhysOrg.com) -- Do fertilizer restrictions really help reduce water pollution That's been an open question until now, says John Lehman, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan.
What Is This?
Is it an alien desert crop circle made from cars and campers? Some kind of ancient civilization uncovered by freak dust storm? Truth be told it's neither, actually:
TV Execs Build Fall Buzz Through Social Media
"The way word of mouth spreads is evolving... We're trying to utilize all sorts of digital platforms [to] find the audiences that will watch specific programs. And there's no cookie-cutter formula; every show is different."
Feds Pump $2.3 Billion into Clean Energy Manufacturing
New 30% tax credit for advanced energy manufacturing industries is for investment in new renewable energy manufacturing facilities and re-equipped or expanded facilities. ?These tax credits will help create thousands of high quality manufacturing jobs in some of the highest growth segments of the economy.?
Modern Warfare 2 - biggest videogame launch of all time?
The latest Americas pre-order data shows that Modern Warfare 2 is the clear winner - already trending ahead of Halo 3: ODST depite launching 6 weeks later. VGChartz expects the title to sell over 3 million copies in America alone in the first few days, which would surpass Grand Theft Auto 4 as the biggest videogame launch of all time.
Astrobiology and the Quest for Extraterrestrial Life
How close are we to discovering life elsewhere in the Solar System? Any discovery of life elsewhere would 'profoundly change our understanding of where we came from and our place in the cosmos'.
AOL Blossoms as Print Retreats
Its 300 producers in New York are backed by hundreds of freelancers and programmers across the globe who churn out copy and edit photos.
'Smell of Death' Study Could Help Recover Bodies
Researchers say that a chemical profile of decomposition could eventually lead to a portable electronic device for detecting human bodies at crime scenes and disaster areas.
Bachmann: I'll Run For President -- If God Calls Me To Do It
Rep. Michelle Bachman says she will run for president if God calls her to do so, and reminisces about the afternoon when God instructed her to run for the House of Representatives.
Asteroids flock together to build planets
Swarms of boulders may have collapsed spontaneously under their own gravity in the early solar system, forming the building blocks of the planets
New DNA test uses nanotechnology-finds early signs of Cancer
Using tiny crystals called quantum dots, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a highly sensitive test to look for DNA attachments that are early warning signs of cancer.................................
15 Ludicrous Straight-to-DVD Sequels That Actually Exist
Unless you regularly scour the New Releases section of your local Blockbuster, you may not realize how severe The Sequel Pandemic has gotten. Oftentimes it happens to decent movies that did nothing to deserve the embarrassing stigma of a horrendous, star-less straight-to-DVD sequel.
First discovery of life's building block in comet made
NASA scientists have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. "Glycine is an amino acid used by living organisms to make proteins, and this is the first time an amino acid has been found in a comet," said Dr. Jamie Elsila of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
When Bad Things Happen to Funny People
Doug Stanhope, Elayne Boosler, Merrill Markoe and other standups on the pitfalls of the comedy industry.
Obama aide says president still favors public health plan
The White House sought to reassure jittery supporters that President Obama is not abandoning the fight for a public health insurance option.
New Law of Physics Could Explain Quantum Mysteries
Now, a new proposed law of physics that describes the geometry of physical reality on the cosmological scale might help answer some of these questions. Plus, the new law could give some clues about the role of gravity in quantum physics, possibly pointing the way to a unified theory of physics.
Twitter vs. Facebook: Who Will Win in Real-time Search?
Just over a year ago, Twitter acquired a small startup, Summize, a search engine for tweets. Once the deal was done, Twitter launched Twitter Search, and the real-time search revolution began.
7 Awesome Acts of Nature (That Science Can't Explain)
Is 'magic' a scientific explanation?
Theo Fleury Wants To Comeback to NHL After 6 Years
Theo Fleury wants another shot to play the game he loves. After a six year absence Fleury says he?s ready to return. Theo last played in the NHL in 2002-03, he was suspended indefinitely for violating the NHL?s substance abuse policy.
Spider-Man 5 and 6 Alreading Being Written?
As Sony Pictures Entertainment preps a fourth installment of Spider-Man to begin production early next year, the studio has quietly engaged screenwriter James Vanderbilt to pen Spider-Man 5 and Spider-Man 6.
Muscular Hadrosaur Was One of Last Dinosaurs
One of the last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth was a muscular, swimming duck-billed species that paleontologists recently discovered in Spain, according to a new study.
China to buy U.S. mortgages
By George Chen, Asia Private Equity Correspondent HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, which made big paper losses on stakes in Morgan Stanley and Blackstone, is set to invest up to $2 billion in U.S. mortgages as it...
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