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The pirates will always win
FTA: "If you try speed humps or disconnections for peer-to-peer, people will simply either disguise their traffic or share the content another way. It is a game of Tom and Jerry and you will never catch the mouse. The mouse always wins in this battle..."
Bollywood to boycott Australia
Citing racial attacks on Indians in Australia..Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), has banned its members from working Down Under. "Until and unless we get a positive response from the Australian government and the people responsible are punished, also till the time there is an apology from them for the attacks
Plane 'sent 24 error messages'
The Air France jet which went missing over the Atlantic sent 24 error messages minutes before it crashed, French investigators say.
Can Ants Survive in a Microwave?
I got to work this morning a little sleepy and shoved my breakfast in the microwave oven. After five minutes, it was finished cooking, and upon removing it, I noticed several ants inside the oven, apparently unphased by the intense microwave radiation. And yes, I found this on Reddit.
Cop Beats and Arrests Man for Having Unzipped Jacket... WTF
Then he was charged for Resisting Arrest to top it off.
Teen Accepts Penalty For Marijuana Speech, Lighting Joint
Ian Barry says he wasn?t trying to be a martyr when he lit a marijuana joint this week at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, nor was he trying to pull a stunt.Simply put, the 17-year-old junior wanted to drive home the message of his persuasive essay: Marijuana doesn?t deserve its negative stigma and should be legalized.
Woman who sued doctor's insurer awarded $3.8 million
When Debbie Daniels was scheduled to undergo a hysterectomy in 2003, her doctor suggested he do a "tummy tuck" as well.But the obstetrician/gynecologist didn't tell her that he'd never been trained to perform the procedure that gets rid of excess skin and fat.
Should I buy a Chrysler or GM car?
It?s understandable that consumers are wary of buying a vehicle from an automaker that?s in bankruptcy or facing an uncertain future. According to a recent Consumer Reports pulse survey, more than three quarters (78 percent) of respondents said they were unlikely to consider buying a new car from an automaker in bankruptcy
GPS Shoes For Alzheimer's Patients
A shoe-maker and a technology company are teaming up to develop footwear with a built-in GPS device that could help track down "wandering" seniors suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
Does First Goal in Hockey Raise Odds of Winning?
Most hockey color commentators will try to convince us that scoring the first goal of a game is crucial to getting the eventual win. Of course, a team can't win unless they score at least one goal, so they do have a point; but does it have to be the first one?
That's Not Fair, You are Cheating!! [PIC]
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Bill O'Reilly slammed for lying about CNN coverage
Yet again, blowhard Bill O'Reilly is caught lying. He wrongly accuses CNN of not reporting about the shooting of two Army recruiters in Little Rock/ Rick Sanchez call him out for his lies and shows that the record proves otherwise.
10 Toys That Might As Well Get Their Own Film At This Point
With the broad announcement that Hasbro has finally entered into the filmmaking business in earnest by putting on a Universal costume and greenlighting projects with their toys, it seemed only fitting that we take a look at some baller-ass toys that actually do deserve to ascend to the big screen.
Most Twitter Users Are Sheep
On Twitter, 80 Percent Of Accounts Have Fewer Than 10 Followers.
Jay-Z Takes Aim at Auto-Tune Rappers
Jay-Z comes out swinging on his latest single, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
Even At 700% APR, Online Payday Loan Industry is Booming
Online Payday Loan Industry Wants to Keep Charging Obscene Interest Rates. More people than ever are using payday loans to keep bill collectors at bay, paying annual rates as high as 700%.
Good sex makes you better at your job
Ann-Christine Andersson Arntén is a psychology doctoral student from the University of Gothenburg. She conducted a five-year-long study on the effects of partner relations on work stress. Andersson Arntén said that people?s home lives can either help alleviate stress at work or push people over the edge.
Nun Arrested in Miami
A nun from a downtown church shelter was arrested for allegedly confronting a police officer who was dealing with a homeless man armed with a knife and an ice pick.....Sister Margaret Anthony is facing misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice after the Monday incident outside the Missionaries of C
Prehistoric Whale Discovered On The West Coast Of Sweden
The skeleton of a whale that died around 10,000 years ago has been found in connection with the extension of the E6 motorway in Strömstad. The whale bones are now being examined by researchers at the University of Gothenburg who, among other things, want to ascertain whether the find is the mystical "Swedenborg whale".
Stone age beer! 9,000-year-old brew hits shelves this summer
University of Pennsylvania molecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern first described the beverage in 2005 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences based on chemical traces from pottery in the Neolithic village of Jiahu in Northern China.
Jim Carrey Leading Hollywood's Newest Hippie Cult
Hollywood Reporter - Jim Carrey has gone hog-bonkers leading a New Age cult with the likes of Adrian Grenier and Billy Zane: ?I was no longer a fragment of the universe ? I WAS the universe ... 'Dumb and Dumber' is a study of pre-egoic innocence.?
WWDC banners are up: Let the guessing game begin
Apple has started decorating San Francisco's Moscone Center in anticipation of the Worldwide Developers Conference, which opens Monday morning.
Student Who Wouldn't Stop Using Cell Phone Tasered
"The kid refused to listen," Chief Burton said. "The officer took him by the arm and said, 'You have to go to the office.' The student resisted, pushed the officer. The officer, defending himself, took out his stun gun and did a drive stun."
The shot that changed Germany
Germans are still coming to terms with the sensational discovery.
Boston Police Department Rules Out Zombie Attack
Boston Police department use Twitter to post breaking news. More often than not its rather mundane stuff such as crime data and road closures. This particular incident was no different except for the fact that an officer had been bitten in the arm. Will Cady, probably rather bored, decided to reply and unexpectedly Boston Police did too:
Calvin Borel Guarantees A Win at Belmont
Pat Forde's article on Calvin Borel. He and his brothers are American originals.
Australia's koalas at risk from inbreeding, experts warn
The two largest populations of koalas in Australia are so heavily inbred that they could be wiped out "in an instant" by a single disease, scientists have warned. The inbreeding was the result of a relocation program that began more than a century ago: "We don't have records, but it is thought that only three were introduced."
Kuznetsova upsets Safina in French Open Final
Showing uncharacteristic calm, Kuznetsova earned her second Grand Slam title Saturday by defeating Safina 6-4, 6-2 in an all-Russian matchup. Jitters have often betrayed Kuznetsova down the stretch in big matches, but she swept the final four games with steady play.
6 Real Islands Way More Terrifying Than The One On 'Lost'
Summer's right around the corner. How about a lovely vacation loaded with despair and sheer terror?
Barack Obama Finds His Egyptian Twin [pic]
One of the tombs contains a 4,600-year-old relief portrait of a man named Kar, who was a priest, scholar and judge. He also looked exactly like Mr. Obama ? big ears and all. Take a look!
Net gives pirate radio the last laugh
YOU are chilling out to your favourite songs on your car radio, only to have them drowned out by an appalling, fuzzy din you didn't tune into. It happens all too often in cities, where legitimate stations in the FM band lose out to pirate stations. And this hijacking of the airwaves won't change any time soon, thanks to the internet.
This is crazy!... The $20,050 Video Game
All you need is $20,000 to buy IntuiFace table by IntuiLab. But you'll need to cough up another $50 or so next year to take advantage of it with Ubisoft's R.U.S.E.--an intriguing upcoming real-time strategy game.
Australian Troops Aghast At Dutch Food
A special team of Australian military cooks had been rushed to Afghanistan to produce "Aussie food" after scores of soldiers complained about the Dutch-run mess at Tirin Kot military base, in southern Uruzgan province.
Free-floating black hole may solve space 'firefly' mystery
A wandering black hole may have torn apart a star to create a strange object that brightened mysteriously and then faded from view in 2006, a new study suggests. But more than three years later, astronomers are still at a loss to explain all the features of the strange event.
Green Technologies of the Future
Energy leaders share which earth friendly technologies excite them the most.
7 Failed Virtual Reality Technologies
There was a time when people were calling home virtual reality the wave of the future. Now most people just call it goofy and expensive. Here's 7 virtual reality technologies that didn't work, and never will.
Apple Store Pwned, Now Advertising DVD Jon?s doubleTwist
Apple may be known for its advertising prowess, but this little marketing coup is going to go down as one of the most hilarious ad placements in recent history.
World Wildlife Fund Builds Carbon Neutral Headquarters
The World Wildlife Fund has been making huge waves in the environmental movement since it was established five decades ago, and is now taking its mission yet another step further by applying it to architecture.
Blind Pianist Who Can Master Any Tune After Hearing It Once
Derek Paravicini is blind and severely disabled yet can master any song after hearing it once.
WTF? Judge Wants to Collect a Year's Salary While in PRISON
Not everyone agrees though: "a claimant should not profit from his own wrongdoing by engaging in criminal misconduct and then collecting a federal retirement salary."
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