369 diggsSex, it seems, is everywhere. It pops up in every nook and cranny of our day to day lives. We see sex on our television, in our magazines, and on our computers. It is used to sell everything from shampoo to jeans.

218 diggsFace tells everything about person's addictions.

322 diggsI ran across a new TV spot today and noticed some freshly upgraded CGI. Not that this wasn't expected, but there are some enormous differences between now and two months ago. Care to take a look?

148 diggs"These clouds seemed to be glowing or somewhat luminous and seemed to resemble some characteristics of the Auroras. I guess they were formed by some kind of charged particles released from the powerful seismic events below. "

150 diggsSculptures from scrap iron (including military items).

347 diggsNo torrent site on earth is more popular than Mininova. Surprisingly, however, all the legal pressure seems to have been focused on sites such as The Pirate Bay. Mininova - against all the odds - appears to have stayed under the radar. All that changed today as Mininova is now facing legal action by Dutch anti-piracy agency, BREIN.

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72 diggsLate last week, new Dallas Cowboys cornerback Pacman Jones moved to the Dallas area. The only thing left for him to do now is become eligible to play for the team that traded for him in April. He plans on taking a step in that direction in the next few days.

221 diggsCool video of a giant boulder (as big as in the movie) made out of five million LEGO pieces, chasing Indiana Jones through the street of San Francisco. People have way too much time in their hands... and we all should be thankful about it.

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484 diggsNow that Mozilla's locked down Firefox 3's final feature set with Friday's push of release candidate 1, it's official: while Firefox 3 boasts some great new features like a smart address bar and better bookmarks manager

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298 diggsWant to feel good about your scratched up, outdated Mac? Here's a list of the top 5 most beat to hell Mac setups still loyally serving their masters (WARNING: Contains scenes of uncensored technological carnage).

219 diggsTom Williamson -Giz reader and winner of our gadget PSA contest- is one of the 15 finalists of the Lipton YouTube talent contest. His entry: build a LEGO model inside the bag, without opening it. If he wins, he will get $25,000 [VIDEO]

506 diggsAh, childhood. It's a magical time when you're still allowed to be a non-productive drain on society and not feel guilty about it. But while most of us spent our childhoods staring at cartoons over bowls of sugary breakfast cereal, some kids were more focused on things like composing symphonies, performing surgery or getting nominated for the Nobel

245 diggsWhat is most likely to influence your success at school or at a job? The ability to read well.

197 diggsWhen your computer hardware appears to power up okay, but the Windows XP operating system won't boot properly, you have to begin a troubleshooting expedition that includes getting into the operating system, determining the problem, and then fixing it. To help you get started on this expedition, here are 10...

279 diggsVisible from up to a kilometer away on one of Beijing’s most congested main roads, the 20,000 square foot bright light facade of the Xicui entertainment complex is more than stunning, it’s surprisingly strong in its green credentials. The "Wall" is the world’s largest color LED display, and has a self sustaining energy life-cycle.

340 diggsA study by the Economic Mobility Project finds that 42 percent of children born to parents in the bottom fifth of income distribution remain in the bottom, and 39 percent born to parents in the top fifth remain at the top.

575 diggsExactamundo! Whoa!

100 diggsIt's amazing how you can get away with some stuff. Flag burning (which is a crime in some places) can be easily done in front of a captive audience if you do it while making a patriotic speech.

196 diggsWind energy is not a perfect technology, but it holds powerful potential to diversify power generation around the world. One of the statistics that struck me is that wind power could:“reduce water consumption associated with electricity generation by 4 trillion gallons by 2030.”

158 diggsThe nation's biggest electronics retailer has told the Federal Communications Commission that the agency lacks the authority to punish Best Buy for selling analog-only TV sets without labels that warn consumers that the devices may not work after February 17, 2009—the last day of analog broadcasting. Best Buy received a proposed fine of $280,000.

439 diggsThis one is bound to make a lot of noise. Who the party big wigs have been working to keep the Paul supporters away from the convention.

171 diggsYou see, it's not ALL about the sex. At least, that's what they say.

259 diggs"Look, we're not saying this means anything, but the above rendering from iPhone case-maker XSKN sure does look like those supposed design changes we've been hearing about. You'll note the larger, more curvy back, space opened up near the earpiece for the rumored front-facing camera, and what appears to be a non-recessed headphone jack."

365 diggsJamie Hyneman breaks down his team's most recent eye-popping experiment: rolling out a Ferrari, Harley, ATV, compact car and hand-built go-kart to the track, and pitting each against its electric-propulsion counterpart. The bottom line? Plug-in vehicles aren't just clean, they're fast—and might be easier to build than a toy car.

288 diggsThe Spider-Man movie franchise has definitely brought Sony a lot of good press, despite the lackluster outing the third installment made. But, a new rumor has reinvigorated Spider-Man fans the world over, with the possibility that future Spider-Man movies 4 and 5 could be filmed at the same time.

289 diggs(and when I mean balls - I don't mean golf balls)

135 diggsIn less than a month, Ars Technica will be 10 years old. In 10 years time we've accomplished much, but uncovered far more work we want to do. Today we take steps towards making our second decade online much more important than our first.

182 diggsOnce and for all, here's the official denial from Comedy Central and The Colbert Report: "I've checked with the show, it's fake."No wait, that didn't come from Comedy Central. It came from... Gisele Bundchen! Yeah, and she said she loves guys who use Ubuntu.

175 diggsNo matter how much you love your job, there always will be days of strain and headaches. But for some, work brings daily aches and pains that can develop into something worse. In some professions, people suffer the hurt -- but keep going back every day.

145 diggsFinally, a list we can really get our teeth into – the best-ever films about werewolves.

135 diggsWho could possibly have envisaged Nintendo’s Wii Fit as being the next software title to have ‘nanny state’ experts up in arms and calling for reclassification and even a ban, but, thanks to the fact that a certain Wii Fit balance board had the audacity to call a young girl ‘fat’ that’s exactly what’s happened.

156 diggsAnother example of why John McCain hates YouTube. Former Sec'y of State James Baker, a McCain supporter, directly contradicted McCain's current position on diplomacy in 2006.

261 diggsAmericans, who have long forgotten Golda Meier, the tough-minded woman from Milwaukee who successfully headed the Israeli Government for years, needed a reminder that females need not be ruled out, as commander-in-chief. Regardless of the 'rightness" of her campaign, on any other grounds, that chauvinistic myth has been destroyed for many now.

120 diggs"Barack Obama is a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian, and he has my full faith and support," Byrd says.

285 diggsSprint isn’t just losing millions of customers and billions of dollars, it’s in the midst of pioneering a new management philosophy. We’ll call it the Three-Megabit Monte. Similar to the venerable street con, this is where Sprint leads a customer down a confusing line of lies and inflated charges in the hopes of making a buck.

185 diggsGoogle Inc. has announced plans to invest millions of dollars in order to move into the renewable energy business. Google's move from Internet services into electricity generation was motivated by a desire to reduce the ecological footprint of the company's massive power needs.

259 diggsOn May 12, the U.S. Energy Department said wind power could provide 20 percent of U.S. electricity by 2030, or 304 gigawatts, up from the current 16.8 gigawatts. Achieving that will require wind turbine installations rise to almost 7,000 a year by 2017, the department said. Last year, a record 3,100 turbines were installed across 34 U.S. states.

213 diggs2 animals 1 cup

491 diggsHis attacks on greens, pinkos and people who want to destroy Christmas have won him friends across the States - and enemies in the White House. Meet Stephen Colbert, host of a satirical news show that tells it like it is - sort of.

192 diggsToday you probably did something, like check the weather, that would have been impossible without an automated spacecraft orbiting hundreds of miles above your head. But how many of these satellites do you know by name? Here are the ten you need to know, because they make modern life possible.

258 diggsA well-produced music video about the Rogue class in World of Warcraft.

125 diggsGallup Poll Daily tracking finds Barack Obama with his largest advantage over Hillary Clinton in Democratic voters' nomination preferences thus far, 55% to 39%. Obama's previous largest lead was 11 percentage points, in May 15-17 and April 12-14 polling

292 diggskasey in tucson spotted this orgy of vending-machine notes in the anthropology department of the university of arizona. “they just keep adding up. i think the pepsi man is either amused by them or just doesn’t care.” Maybe he’s just hanging back until he has enough material for his dissertation on non-verbal communication.

248 diggsSome you will have heard of, but many will surprise and shock you. On to the list.

132 diggsSen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia has endorsed Obama today, a powerful statement given Obama's recent loss in the state. Byrd said in his statement that "Barack Obama is a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian, and he has my full faith and support."

610 diggsSteve Ballmer joins the Bill Gates club for food targets when he gave a speech/presentation in Hungary. It's all captured on camera.

725 diggs"He is my choice," Buffett said.Commenting on the US economy, the 77-year-old investor who is known as the "Sage of Omaha," stressed that fiscal, monetary and trade policies were of great importance.

183 diggsMicrosoft's desperate struggle to acquire Yahoo! has gotten hung up not on disagreement over a fair price for the latter's online advertising operations, this report says, but rather the value of Yahoo!'s iconic exclamation point. After all, it's the only punctuation mark on the Internet that yodels.

183 diggsUK scientists get green light for half animal, half human embryos.

467 diggsCharles Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi lays out his case.

387 diggsOne of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top financial supporters offered $1 million to the Young Democrats of America during a phone conversation in which he also pressed for the organization's two uncommitted superdelegates to endorse the New York Democrat, a high-ranking official with YDA told The Huffington Post.

570 diggsBest, worst or most hilarious iPhone Summerboard Theme ever? VistaPerfection 2.0 is a complete Windows Vista theme for the iPhone with over 90 icons, wallpapers, a dock, sound effects and everything else Vista like the Sidebar and Start menu.

223 diggsObama, in Montana, responded to McBush's failed "cowboy diplomacy". Why shouldn't we have the courage and the confidence to talk to our enemies? That's what strong countries do, that's what strong presidents do, and that's what I'll do when I'm president of the United States of America."

299 diggsI found a site last night that claimed to be the “Easiest Local Search Ever”. My reaction to this: “Oh reeeaaallly.”

137 diggsEating Disorders destroy self and everyone else around you.....

400 diggsHow about a glowing light source that lasts for 15 years instead of the typical 15 minutes of a glowstick? GlowPaint’s newest product does just that and is also non-toxic and inexpensive and doesn’t require a recharge via solar or electrical sources for its entire lifespan. According to the company, “This has potential to save billions in energy...

185 diggs"Dude, trust me, it's all in the name of science"

97 diggsTime lapse of one of the PYCO 1 Megawatt Wind Turbines. The construction of this turbine took place from March 31st 2008 to April 4th 2008 in Lubbock Texas.

396 diggsA list of 10 websites that are either useful or entertaining. Personal favorites: Cooking for Engineers (self-explanatory), thesixtyone (safari for music junkies), and Rentometer (save money on rent).

245 diggsSo... We can haz sum milk?

234 diggsSome interesting shapes and figures you can make out of everyday paper money from all around the world! I like turtles.

183 diggsFrom writers David Goyer (Batman Begins) & Justin Marks (VOLTRON) comes SUPERMAX: The Green Arrow Prison Break Movie!

126 diggs"It’s been a long time coming, but at first glance it looks like it will be a strong competitor to existing personal health sites such as Microsoft’s HealthVault (which launched last October), Revolution Health, or Aetna’s SmartSource (via a partnership with Healthline).

144 diggsWell, if that just didn't make my day perfect.

380 diggsAccording to a senior government official who served with high-level security clearances in five administrations, "There exists a database of Americans, who..are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic might be incarcerated. The database can identify and locate perceived 'enemies of the state' almost instantaneously."

234 diggsDemocrat Barack Obama got a brand-new name as he courted native Americans in the West.The presidential candidate was adopted as an honorary member of the Crow nation, and given a name that translates as "One who helps people throughout the land.""What an enormous honor this is," said Obama,

189 diggsThe population of Oregon, according to census estimates is roughly 3.7 million, 90 percent of who are white and 1.9 percent of who are black. Eighteen percent of all jobs are manufacturing, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the median household income in 2004 was $42,568.

171 diggs"Scan them onto two CDs" Trudy Coughlan told the clerk at a Document Image Processing, as she handed over a sheaf of 780 pages. Nothing strange about the order, unless you happened to be a Formula One fan and happened to take a close look at the material ...

374 diggsThe planet is already heating up, and the point of no return may be only decades away. So combating greenhouse gases must be our top priority, even if that means embracing the unthinkable. Here, then, are 10 tenets of the new environmental apostasy....

480 diggsEffective today, merchants cannot leave negative or neutral feedback for buyers. Needless to say, sellers are outraged, leading to calls for a boycott.

310 diggsVIDEO>>>>>Throwing a PENIS at someone during a dignified political speech....THAT SUCKS...He is the famous chess champion

293 diggsCharmaine Watts hasn't had a power bill for eight years. Her family of two adults and three children are one of hundreds around the country generating their own electricity.

94 diggsWell, we all knew this was coming Lakers fans, for some reason Andrew Bynum just seemed destined not to return this season and with news of the big kid scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery Wednesday on his injured left knee it is finally official that he won't play another minute for the Lakers

356 diggsA newspaper photographer from Utah got a little too close to the action at the State High School Track Championships — and was speared through the leg by a javelin. The thumbnail to this story is the picture he shot of himself, while others tended to him.

447 diggsIn a new interview with the Anniston Star (AL), former Democratic Alabama governor Don Siegelman speaks out about Karl Rove’s involvement in his prosecution.

332 diggsZappos sells shoes—lots of them—over the Internet. After a week or so of employ with the ccompany, it’s time for what Zappos calls “The Offer.” “If you quit today, we will pay you for the amount of time you’ve worked, plus we will offer you a $1,000 bonus.” Zappos actually bribes its new employees to quit! Why?...

387 diggsOGC

184 diggsThis Bizarro comic inspired me to look for bad (but real) names on the Web - and boy was I floored with the result that Google returned for the search terms "bad names" (6 million results!) and "worst names" (499,000 results). It seems that some parents are either cruel or mad when they name their kids.

345 diggsFourteen people were injured after an explosion at a building being constructed near the San Diego Convention Center.

151 diggsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged eight former executives of AOL Time Warner, now known as Time Warner Inc, in a fraudulent scheme that overstated company advertising revenue by more than $1 billion.Four of the defendants settled with the SEC and the other four are facing fraud-related charges in federal court in NY.

333 diggsGuest host Rachel Maddow took over for Keith Olbermann and hit it out of the park. She beat O'Reilly by 100,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo.

183 diggsThe Bisous Pure Belgian Chocolate Edible Anus is made from the finest chocolate from Belgium crafted into an eerily accurate replica of an anus.

102 diggsApparently, adding a Styrofoam mannequin head into the ass of a freshly killed deer carcass is all the rage in the redneck art genre right now.

317 diggsYou can really notice the difference.

285 diggsLess than two years after being diagnosed with cancer, 24 year old Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester pitched a no hitter against the Kansas City Royals.

357 diggsApparently, the Earth is going to end on December 21, 2012. At this point, you've got two choices:Either stop planning the rest of your life now, because after all, you can't save yourself from an ancient Mayan prediction of doomsday...OR take these words of advice: keep on living like you do. The world isn't going to end, even by Mayan standards

444 diggsEvery MK Fatality in one gory video

276 diggsPoor stormtrooper got lost among a gathering of the furries.

519 diggsNetflix's first streaming box is finally here and it's pretty damn brilliant of a set up. First of all, the box is 100 bucks, and designed by Roku. It's fanless and quiet; has HDMI and optical outputs; and is about the size of 5 CD cases stacked together. Any Netflix disc mailing plan over $9 gets you unlimited streaming of almost 10,000 titles.

327 diggsPretty promotional concept for Green Drinks.

152 diggsFor those who said that and linux is not as widely spread as Windows… Now you can even include linux on your daily diet.

81 diggsGoogle's free online calendar makes it easy track your schedule from anywhere, but many of its best features lurk beneath the surface. Here's how to handle Gcal like a pro.