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DNA Experts Build a Safer Mosquito
Scientists working in labs near Oxford have devised a genetic modification that sterilizes the male, transforming the critter into his own worst enemy. He can still mate?but he can't breed. Any offspring dies before becoming fully developed.
Pirate Bay?s YouTube Competitor is ?Coming Soon?
The Pirate Bay team has continued developing its video streaming site - which will open up to the public within 5 years. On The Video Bay users can share video clips without having to worry about getting them taken offline due to copyright violations, true Pirate Bay-style.
Polar bear expert barred by global warmists
Mitchell Taylor, who has studied the animals for 30 years, was told his views 'are extremely unhelpful? , reveals Christopher Booker. Over the coming days a curiously revealing event will be taking place in Copenhagen. Top of the agenda at a meeting of the Polar Bear Specialist Group
The Wienermobile is the Greatest Vehicle in America
Seriously folks, I think it's time to give credit where credit is due and say that the Weinermobile is f$@ing awesome. Just look at this goddamn thing: It's a 27-foot-long, 11-foot-high driving hot dog. GM, TAKE NOTE!
20 Garden Veggies That Could Save You $25+ Each
If you shop at the grocery store for tomatoes, potatoes, zucchini, salad greens or strawberries, then you are the perfect candidate for becoming a kitchen gardener. Growing your own will save you an incredible amount of money -- more than $1,200 if you plant all five, according to a recent analysis.
What if the Hoover Dam broke?
Hoover Dam holds back 10 trillion gallons of water. That's enough to cover the state of Connecticut 10 feet deep. How much damage would be done if the dam broke?
Africa Alone Could Feed The World
Doom-mongers have got it wrong - there is enough space in the world to produce the extra food needed to feed a growing population. And contrary to expectation, most of it can be grown in Africa, say two international reports published this week.
Brazil Grants Land Rights to Amazon Squatters
Brazil's president Lula has approved a controversial law which grants land rights to squatters occupying land in the Amazon ? campaigners fear it will result in a further increase in deforestation of the Amazon region.
Lucky Guy Gets paid to Drink Jack Daniel's
He oversees the entire whiskey-making process, which includes taking a nip or two to make sure the popular brands are up to standards. For him, every day is happy hour."I'm the luckiest guy I know," says Arnett, who is in his second year on the job.
5 Tips on Proper Geek Male Maintenance
From GeekGirlDiva.
Iran pledges a 'crushing' response to US critiques
Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
Brazilian President Shows Warmth To Pirate Bay Spokesman
Since 2005, a Brazilian senator has been championing new cybercrime legislation which would include tough measures against file-sharing. Yesterday, at the International Free Software Forum, the Brazilian President openly criticized the bill, and then posed for pictures with The Pirate Bay?s Peter Sunde.
Day of Reckoning Madoff Faces 150-Years in Prison
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) Bernard Madoff, mastermind behind the largest and most sweeping Ponzi scheme ever, on Monday faces the possibility of spending the rest of his natural life in prison. Madoff is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Manhattan before Judge Denny Chin, who could sentence him to as many as 150 years in federal prison.
Why Fans Feel Apprehensive About Max Payne 3
Most people were initially pretty excited when the game was announced back in March, but since then some people have started to feel a little bit concerned that Max Payne 3 won?t live up to it?s predecessors. Here are some of the concerns fans are having.
The Overextended Family
Is Skype bringing us together or destroying boundaries?
World's 10 most legendary bars
Bars, pubs, and taverns of the world can hold as much history as any museum and present as much drama as any theater. Members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) have come up with a list...
Manual Labor is Making a Comeback
Discussion of recent book/phenomenon, "Shop Class" and interviews with variety of people who work in some real form with their hands...from musician to mechanic to hair dresser.
3 Beginner Computer Tips That Are Often Neglected
To get more out of your computing, you don?t really need newer equipment or fancier software package
Why a Chrysler lemon + Bankruptcy = Sucks To Be You.
Since Chrysler filed for bankruptcy protection in April, financial claims incurred before the filing can be paid only if approved by the bankruptcy judge, including refunds for its defective vehicles.The company said it had no plans to ask the bankruptcy judge to approve payments to settle outstanding 'lemon law' complaints.
Michael Jackson Bit Officially Cut From BRUNO
Hollywood Reporter - Many people have been asking if the Michael Jackson bit has been cut from Bruno. The scene, involving Michael's sister, LaToya, has been cut. Among the gags is a joke about Michael's high-pitched voice...
Stranger to Myself: I Don?t Feel Like a Real Person
There are many analogies Sandy Gale uses to describe her affliction: It?s as if she is separated from others by an invisible barrier, as though her ?self ? doesn?t completely fill out her skin, or that she is like a Xerox of a Xerox of a Xerox.
Fired girls get 33 sacks of coins from ex-boss
After fighting to get their former boss to compensate them for their dismissal, two girls from the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok finally got 33 sacks of money ? but were not happy with the money they got.
Why Saints Sin and Sinners Get Saintly
To many, New York Gov. Eliott Spitzer's fall from grace seemed to make no sense at all. But a new Northwestern University study offers provocative insights that possibly could relate to why the storm trooper of reform -- formerly known as the Sheriff of Wall Street -- seemingly went from saint to sinner overnight.
Chronic City: San Diego Says 'No Bongs For You!'
Apparently nostalgic for the bad old days of pot paraphernalia raids, our law enforcement friends down in San Diego have taken time off from pursuing what seem to be less pressing matters -- like, you know, murder and rape and stuff -- to bust four smoke shops for selling marijuana pipes.
How to Tell if You Were In the Bruno Movie
The unwitting stars of Sacha Baron Cohen movies are always protesting "unfair editing," "leading questions" and "never getting laid again, ever." If you're a terrible person with no ability to judge risk versus reward, this chart should be helpful.
Members of Congress were chasing profits while making policy
Members of U.S. House Financial Services Committee snapped up or dumped bank stocks as bottom fell out of market. As financial markets tumbled and the government worked to stave off panic by pumping billions of dollars into banks last fall, several members of Congress who oversee the banking industry were grabbing up or dumping bank stocks
Extremely Large Telescope surveys the past
A new telescope may let scientists see what happened after the big bang
Science Fiction Books That Launched Their Own Genres
Science fiction is all about discovery and invention, but only a few books have actually created whole new genres. Here are 10 books that pioneered a new type of science-fictional story.
Prehistoric European Cave Artists Were Female
Until recently, most scientists assumed these prehistoric handprints were male. But "even a superficial examination of published photos suggested to me that there were lots of female hands there," Pennsylvania State University archaeologist Dean Snow said of European cave art.
Geography of House Vote on Waxman-Markey [interactive map]
Congressional roll call votes on the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
Obama to Ahmadinejad: Suck it
President Obama on Friday had some of his strongest words for Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his country's disputed election, which has resulted in protesters being beaten and killed.
Student hoax wins magazine's top prize
Amid its traditional mixture of glossy celebrity and gritty reportage, the magazine Paris Match published this week a searing double-page spread on student poverty in France.
Man Drowns While Cutting His Grass
People laugh when I wear my water wings to cut my lawn. I bet they wont laugh when they read this article.
Warren Buffet Lunch Goes for $1.68 Million on Ebay
The winner of this year's charity auction to dine with billionaire Warren Buffett gets a slight discount over last year, but will still plunk down more than $1.68 million dollars for lunch.
North Korea now tweeting on Twitter
A feed under the name "kcna-dprk" provides links to hundreds of North Korea's official news agency's English-language stories. The background of the Twitter page for the feed at http://twitter.com/kcna_dprk shows the North's red-and-blue national flag.
Circle The Cat
Simple game, trap the cat...it's a smart cat
Biofuels could clean up Chernobyl 'badlands'
CONTAMINATED lands, blighted by fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, could be cleaned up in a clever way: by growing biofuels. Belarus, the country affected by much of the fallout, is planning to use the crops to suck up the radioactive strontium and caesium making the soil fit to grow food again within decades rather than hundreds of years
40 Tutorials for Creating Highly Detailed Icon Designs
Check out this collection of 40 of the best icon design tutorials from across the web, each covering the process of designing a highly detailed icon graphic in Illustrator or Photoshop.
Intel Teams Up with Conan O'Brien Again
Intel Corporation will again be the subject of some good-humored laughs with Conan O'Brien, having signed on as a sponsor of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien," which launched under its new host on June 1. Following up on O'Brien's successful 2007 visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, which was underwritten by Intel, this partnership leverages O'
ET's Earth Appears More as Pale Red Dot
Scientists looking for Earth-like planets in distant solar systems might find it more productive to focus on pale red dots, rather than blue ones.
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