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Top news on 23 September 2009 |
Solar Technician Training to Be Given to Laid-Off Workers
Three job agencies in the Jacksonville area will help train displaced workers as solar energy installation and maintenance technicians. The program is being paid for in part by $396,000 in federal stimulus funds.
Dennis Quaid On Pandorum, And The Other Enemy Mine
Dennis Quaid has starred in many of our favorite science fiction movies, so we're excited that he's back in deep space with the space-horror movie Pandorum. He talked to us about Pandorum's disorientation... and the Enemy Mine you never saw.
Redskins Player Deletes Twitter Account After Bashing Fans
Smart athletes have turned to Twitter to engage with fans and raise their online profiles. But with the immediacy of the status updating platform also comes the need for commonsense and delicacy.Redskins rookie linebacker Robert Henson lacked both of those qualities late Sunday night, and instead tweeted his way into social media infamy.
Courier: First Details of Microsoft's Secret Tablet revealed
This is Courier, Microsoft's astonishing take on the tablet.
FCC Plan for Open Internet 'Perfect'
The U.S. on Monday announced a bold plan designed to keep the internet open and competitive and prevent web-service providers from unfairly discriminating against content that competes with their offerings. "It was perfect. I'm thrilled," Lawrence Lessig, the prominent Stanford law professor and pro-net neutrality advocate.
Mother (F?$%#@#) Russia Attempts to End Swearing. Ha.
Campaigns against cursing have begun across Russia. Good luck with that.
Monty Python - live but not in person
A new stage show directed by Eric Idle will re-create classic comedy routines to help mark the troupe's 40th anniversary.
City Holds "Glenn Beck Day," Press Not Allowed
The venue confirmed that the decision to shut out press was made by "Glenn Beck's management.
Exposure to sun 'may help people with cancer survive'
Sunbathing warnings may have been too simplistic, say scientists
60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck
Counting down the hours until payday? You're not alone. About six in 10 workers report they always or usually live paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet. It was 49% last year, 43% in 2007. Thirty percent of workers with salaries of $100,000 or more report that they too live paycheck to paycheck, versus 21% in 2008.
Newsreader Fails: The 30 Most Baffling Onscreen Errors
Following Fox 5 news anchor Ernie Arnastos's four-letter 'chicken' outburst, we look at some of the best autocue catastrophes. Several of these clips contain strong language, so please be careful if you are easily shocked.
Web content on Xbox Live not a Microsoft priority
Speaking to Business Week, Microsoft's general manager of global content acquisition and strategy, Ross Honey, painted a somewhat bleak picture for web content on Xbox Live. While The Guild has managed to succeed on Microsoft's platform, it has done so via a sponsorship deal with Sprint. Apparently, finding a different way to monetize a web series
Pirate Bay Suitor Wants BPI Director On Its Board
Despite seemingly insurmountable problems experienced with its proposed purchase of The Pirate Bay, Global Gaming Factory continues to surprise. Today it has announced that it will call a meeting for the election of new board members. Those suggested are music industry veterans and include a BPI council member.
AT&T Takes The Phone Out Of iPhone
Three weeks ago, I got a call on a friend's iPhone while in the middle of a desert; cell phone coverage had come to Burning Man.
How Medical Data Revealed Secret to Health and Happiness
In 1948, fewer than 10 percent of Framingham residents were obese. By 1985, 18 percent were, and today about 40 percent are. What changed? Social norms of diet and physical appearance. "A bunch of people discovered fast food at the same time," social scientist Christakis says. "Then the network took over."
Young People Doing Fine When It Comes To Saving Money
Younger adults may be doing a better job saving for the future than many experts believe, according to a new study.
'Bad Boys 3' Movie Sequel Confirmed by Columbia Pictures
"Starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as your favorite Miami detective duo this side of Crockett and Tubbs, the previous two films, released in '95 and '03, have grossed more than $400 million at the box office."
LiveJournal Users Can Now Make Money With Google AdSense, If
Now LiveJournal has added a program dubbed ?Your Journal ? Your Money? which should help users monetize their blogs or journals using Google AdSense. Important caveat: only users with paid accounts are eligible for the program.
With Genetic Gift, 2 Monkeys Are Viewing Colorful World
Scientists introduced a missing red pigment into the cone cells of the retinas of two male squirrel monkeys.
Use food labels to know what you're eating? Not reliable!
The handy little Nutrition Facts label affixed to most packages you'll find in the grocery store was intended to help make it easier to make informed choices about what to eat. That only works if what's on the label is really in the package... About one out of every four labels tested is inaccurate, WalletPop.com found, based on the findings.
11 Painfully Unfunny Saturday Night Live Hosts
Megan Fox is set to host SNL (and most likely be really unfunny). One thing is certain: she won't be the first unfunny celebrity to host the show. Here's a look at 11 awful hosts from years past.
How to optimise your Windows swap file
So no matter if you think you know it all or if you've never even heard of a page file before, we think you're going to learn something new along the way. From how best to set-up your page file, how to avoid the usual pitfalls, to some intriguing tricks that are just damn handy to know about.
7 Strange Animals Bred for Business Purposes
Breeders around the world covet certain animals for their economic potential. Some produce a lot of meat. Some are iridescent. Others fit well into small spaces.
IOM report released on species-jumping diseases
Significant weaknesses undermine the global community's abilities to prevent, detect early, and respond efficiently to potentially deadly species-crossing microbes, such as the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus sweeping the globe, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.
11 Greatest Robots in Comics
Robots! Along with Ninjas and Gorillas, they complete the Holy Trinity of character types that make comics more awesome by virtue of their very presence.
$40,000 Dog Custody Battle Resolved
Every dog has it's day, and for Dexter, the lovable pug at the center of a bitter $40,000 custody battle, that day was Monday.
Smoke Machine, Moving Walls in Intel's Futuristic DataCenter
In partnership with T-Systems, Intel has opened DataCenter 2020, a research facility with the goal of bringing the greenest data center technologies to market. Among the features of the Munich facility are a smoke machine, an adjustable-height ceiling, and adjustable walls to increase or decrease floor space.
The 5 Least Sexy Products Money Can Buy=One Terrifying Date
There's a plethora of product review sites on the internet, but they all have one problem in common: Responsibility. They're always 'carefully testing products' given to them 'expressly for that purpose,' and where's the fun in that? Plus they don't have nearly enough pictures of boobs.
Census Data Show Recession's Impact On U.S. Life
The Census Bureau's 2008 findings show that people in the United States are stuck in traffic longer, less apt to move away and more inclined to put off marriage and buying a house. Health coverage swung widely by region, based partly on levels of unemployment.
Where's the Beer? How to Navigate Oktoberfest
Still, despite the mind-blowing dimensions of the event, a visit to the world's most outsized party can end in sober frustration if not done right. Here's how to ensure your visit leaves you wanting to go back.
Why Is Big Pharma Trying to Tell You How to Have Sex?
Female sexual dysfunction was wholly created by drug companies hoping to make even bigger money off women than they have off men.
Ad.ly Brings Sponsored Tweets From Celebrities
As Twitter continues to mull over how to make money, startups are looking to capitalize on the advertising potential of the microblogging platform. And today, Ad.ly, an Los Angeles-based startup, is launching a Twitter-based advertising network to connect high-end brand advertisers with celebrity and high-profile Twitter users.
The Costs of Snitchin' in the Hood
She knows that in two hours she will be on the witness stand sitting directly across from a murderer, breaking the most fundamental law of the projects: Don't snitch. Deanna Johnson testified against a murderer to save her son. But in the projects, the truth comes at a steep price.
The Most Shocking & Salacious Political Sex Scandals
Ah, politicians. Idealistic men and women who want to make the world a better place, or corrupt men and women who are self-serving and egomaniacal. Here are 10 of the most shocking and salacious political sex scandals in history.
Smokey the cat shot 13 times in head, walks home
An Australian cat named Smokey survived 13 shots to the head from an air rifle and then found his way home after what police on Tuesday called a "shocking" act of animal cruelty.
Macintosh Portable Turns 20: 16lbs, 16Mhz of Apple Glory
September 1989: Much excitement surrounds Apple's first battery-powered Mac. But the 4-inch thick, 16-pound beast stretched the definition of "Portable". And though $6500 wasn't unusual at that time, it was underpowered, and couldn't run on AC power while charging.
Improv Everywhere: Subway Yearbook Photos [Video]
For our latest mission, we installed a photography studio on a random subway car. We claimed that the MTA had hired us to take photos of every single person who rides the subway and that we?d be producing a yearbook at the end of the year. Most people were happy to pose for us, and the resulting photos show just how diverse New York subway riders..
Snapture Goes Legit Finally... Now its in Apple's App Store
It's been a long road, but Snapture, the pro iPhone camera application, has finally gone legit. This app costs a mere $2 with all the features and is climbing the charts in rankings and ratings. I think it was definitely a good move.
10 Amazing Modern Watch Designs of the Future
The techniques of luxury watch design can be as intricate and delicate as those of a precision automobile, albeit on a much smaller scale. To celebrate this craft and it's future, here are 10 watches on the cutting edge.
Autumnal Equinox 2009: Facts on the First Day of Fall
In the Northern Hemisphere fall officially begins at 5:19 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 22, 2009?the autumnal equinox, or fall equinox. But don't be fooled by the notion that on the autumnal equinox the length of day is exactly equal to the length of night.
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