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EU Wants Tighter Privacy on Social Networks
Are social networks such as Facebook (Facebook) and MySpace (MySpace) doing enough to protect their users? privacy? In the European Union, they might need to do more.
Feeling destructive or curious? Nuke It with Ground Zero II
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city? With Google's Maps framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome. And it doesn't look good. Search for a place, pick a weapon and press "Nuke It."
uTorrent Dominates BitTorrent Client Market Share
Millions of people use BitTorrent daily, but little is known about the market share of the available clients - until now. An objective sample of more than 150,000 unique IPs shows that uTorrent is the client of choice for more than half of all BitTorrent users. Vuze is in second place with close to 17 percent followed by the mainline client with 12
12 Celebrities Who Were Offered Large Sums to do Porn
The following are some of the most famous porn offers, and other porn-related situations involving celebrities. Some are hilarious and some are awesome, some are just absurd.
Orangutans May Be Closest Human Relatives, Not Chimps
Orangutans, not chimpanzees, are the closest living relatives to humans, a controversial new study contends. The authors base their conclusion on a close physical resemblance between orangutans and humans, which they say has been overshadowed by genetic evidence linking us to chimps.
5 Horrible Diseases You Thought You Were Too Young For
It's easy to think you're young and invincible. You're not. Find out which diseases may hit you sooner than you'd think.
Cops Bust Bush's Favorite Chinese Guy, Find 24K Pot Plants
The Weeds-like drug ring bust was almost blown after an internal leak, and a prominent Chinese restaurant owner -- his food beloved by President Bush -- was implicated.
Celebrity Video Games We Wish Existed
Kobe Bryant's 5-on-1 Basketball (from the makers of NBA Live), Jon Gosselin's Escape from Family Hell (from the makers of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell) and more.
A Brief History of Bollywood Sex & Romance (Or Lack Thereof)
You can't beat the Bollywood classics for their overt romantic tension, where intimate touching (yes, even kissing!) was replaced with the poetic, polite innuendo of hot rain and wet clothing.
NKorea threatens US; world anticipates missile
NKorea threatens US; world anticipates missile
Michael Jordan's son quitting basketball?
Only a few months ago, Coach Bruce Weber praised Jordan's defense and said the 6-foot-1 guard had a chance to earn more playing time next season.
New Downing Street Memo Has Bush & Blair with Filthy Hands
Never has it been more clear that Bush II's war in Iraq was a pre-decided war in desperate search of a public rationale. In this Wednsday segment of Olbermann's "Worst Person's in the World." Keith decimates Bush and his legacy.
10,500-Year-Old Well Found, Along With Skeleton
Archaeologists have discovered a water well in Cyprus that was built as long as 10,500 years ago, and the skeleton of a young woman at the bottom of it, an official said Wednesday.
Digsby: It Doesn?t Eat Your RAM Anymore!
Digsby has been a rising competitor in instant messaging. Its social client can not only link to your Gtalk and AIM, but to your Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, and Gmail. But it faces stiff competition from competitors like Meebo, Trillian, Pidgin, and dozens of other web and desktop-based IM clients.
San Francisco Signs Mandatory Recycling & Composting Laws
Just yesterday On June 23rd, the City of San Francisco signed into effect the nation?s first law mandating that all residents and businesses separate their recycling and compost material from normal trash. While many other cities in the US require recycling, no other city requires separation of food scraps and foot material to be composted.
Are We Close to Imaging a Black Hole?
All the evidence suggests there is a supermassive black hole lurking in the center of our galaxy. We?ve known as much for quite some time, but it wasn?t until recently that we?ve been able to confirm it. As it turns out, most galactic nuclei are predicted to contain supermassive black holes in their cores.
Sprawl: Is Earth Becoming a Planet of SuperCities?
Imagine a planet dominated by cities like Mega-City One, a megalopolis of more than 400 million people across the east coast of the United States, featured in the Judge Dredd comic. Don't hold your breath: The 21st century will soon have 19 cities with populations of 20 million or more.
8 Spoilerific Reasons To Avoid "Transformers 2"
?Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? contains the kind of stupidity that can't be properly expressed without spoilers. If you're already seen it, then you'll need catharsis. A way to vent your frustrations, to have someone say: ?I feel your pain!? Consider this simple breakdown of reasons the film really and truly sucks as a form of therapy.
A few extra pounds can add years to your life [study]
Carrying a little extra weight may actually be good for you, according to a Canadian study that showed a few pounds appear to protect people from an early death.
How the US Can Learn From Portugal's Drug Decriminalization
Civil rights attorney and Salon blogger Glenn Greenwald discusses the success of Portugal's drug decriminalization policy 7 years in, what the United States can learn, and where Obama currently stands on the issue.
Ten Most Controversial Calls in Sports History |
But that doesn't mean we cant ridicule them unrelentingly, especially when they happen to make mistakes so unnerving that the only thing to do is to construct a list chronicling the incompetence in a historical light......................
ZeniMax Media Acquires id Software
The company who also own's Bethesda's stable of powerhouse franchises now includes Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein, and RAGE
How to Create an Illustrative Web Design in Photoshop
In this web design tutorial, you?ll learn how to create a professional web design with an illustrated "vector" header in Photoshop. You?ll see many techniques here including how to draw using the Pen Tool and a excellent type treatment using layer styles.
James Cameron's 'Avatar' Will Change Movie Industry Forever
Jim Cameron screened 24 minutes of footage from Avatar at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam last night, moistening fanboy panties the world over. /Film collected some reactions to the footage reported anonymously to other websites (yes, we went there. welcome to the internet). Set phasers to ?breathless?:
Hanging Up His Guns
An SF officer concludes distinguished career while being investigated by the FBI.
1 Million Palm Pre Apps Downloaded
The company?s Pre App Catalog, which has been widely criticized for its paltry selection, just reached 1 million downloads. Not bad for an app store that launched with just 18 applications and currently boasts only 30.
11 Star Wars inspired crimes
Inspired by the following "Star Wars" characters, a handful of "fans" felt The Force flowing through their veins ? mostly the Dark Side.
UK Gets Anti Hacking Tzar
Britain is to appoint its first national cyber security chief to protect the country from terrorist computer hackers and electronic espionage, Gordon Brown will announce tomorrow.
Football coach fatally shot at Iowa high school
An Iowa high school football coach died Wednesday after he was shot inside the school as athletes were lifting weights, the district superintendent told CNN.
Attendees Break NDAs & Review Showing of Cameron's New Movie
Cameron previewed 24 minutes of his new movie, Avatar, to over 1,000 industry attendees at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam. 24 minutes of footage was shown from the movie, all unreleased. All attendees were required to sign non-disclosure agreements, but anonymous reports have already leaked online, so far its unanimous -Avatar is blowing people away
27 Must-Have Starter Kits For Web Designers
Starter kits are great time savers for web designers; if you are a designer-cum-programmer think of it as your code snippets. These icons and graphics in a single file are particularly useful for designers who often create mock-ups for project pitching.
10 Stereotypes that Everyone Meets in College (PICS)
All of these people think they're incredibly original, but in the end they all fit the mold
'I'm the next world's smallest man'
Little Khagendra Thapa Magar is the world's smallest man - in waiting. He can't wait until his 18th birthday in October when he can officially claim the title.
Report: Health Insurers Bilk Consumers Out of Billions
Health insurers have forced consumers to pay billions of dollars in medical bills that the insurers themselves should have paid, according to a report released today by the staff of the Senate Commerce Committee.
Looking For a Silver Lining in the 'Other' Precious Metal
Silver was first used as currency over four thousand years ago and its name is synonymous with the true value that can only come from a real-world commodity. Here we take a look at the history of this oldest of oldschool currencies, explore how it is used today and let you in on the basics of making silver your own personal hedge against inflation.
40 Productivity-Boosting Search Bookmarklets
A simple idea for adding fast search functionality is to use bookmarklets, since they live in your browser bookmarks but consume no system resources or slow down the browser. Here are 40 bookmarklets for general search, images and video, news and reference and social search.
Ten Kooky Toys from the 70s & 80s
Raise you hands if you had really cool parents who, despite their evident distaste and lack of love for one another, avoided dragging you into their twisted web of lies and deceit by showering you with toys and stuff.
Sex Sells? Burger King's new 7-incher ad is embarrassing
What the heck is BK thinking??? What heterosexual male would even consider eating one of these after seeing this ad? And it's a bloody shame, really, because it looks like it could be a pretty decent sandwich otherwise.
Mother of starved girl guilty of murder
The mother of a seven year-old girl who starved to death and was kept a prisoner in her own home has been found guilty today of murder. Her condition was likened to that of Holocaust victims.
15 Irresistible Ice Cream Truck Treats
No matter what part of the country you spent your childhood, you likely grew up hearing the same easy-to-recognize sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck.
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