215 diggsThe new guideline means that customers, shopkeepers, hoteliers and hospital staff face a 100,000 rupee fine (£1,370 or $2,035) and a possible 5yr jail sentence for using non-biodegradable bags.

169 diggsThe Black Death has reportedly killed at least 40 al-Qaeda operatives in North Africa. The disease, which struck Europe in the Middle Ages killing more than 25 million people, has swept through a training camp for insurgents in Algeria.

344 diggsTwo terms, eight years -- and eight significant economic mistakes

354 diggsMy friend Amanda had never seen a whole Star Wars film. When I asked her if she wanted to watch the original trilogy she said that she would, but that she already knew what happens. So I took out my voice recorder and asked her to start from the top."

138 diggsRussia has a new space mission in preparation that can be used for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The mission will be useful for the search for astro-engineering constructions in the universe.

157 diggsImagine a world of ‘human perfection’ where disabled people are a distant memory, edited out by medical enhancement and economic cost-benefit analysis: a world where thanks to generic selection and economic crises disabled people find themselves expendable.

247 diggsThe moment I saw that guinea pig's corpse, I made up my mind. I would not tell my son Checkers was dead ... at least not that night. Drew had five tests within the next two days. I wasn't going to let grief jeopardize his grades. I'd already goofed by yelping, "Oh, my!" when I saw the body.

139 diggsWatch this cat destroy this piece of paper time after time as thinks its a real cat. I hope my cat will never fall this low in society.

172 diggsLooking at the end-of-year NPD numbers from Friday, it's clear that Sony failed to grab any real momentum away from Nintendo or Microsoft; the performance of the PlayStation 3 is simply dire. No one is arguing that the system isn't wonderful, as we called the hardware the best product in 2008, and the games available for the system were some of the

313 diggsInstalling Linux applications can be a bit tricky if you're used to working with Windows or Mac. But don't worry, Laptop Logic's Linux guru Blair Mathis walks you through the do's and dont's in this extensive how-to.

218 diggsFor the second time, the Israeli navy refuse access to an aid ship - this time threatening to shoot the unarmed civilians on board the 'Mercy' ship. On the previous occasion, the 'Dignity' was rammed by the Israeli military. Israel broke international maritime law and a UN convention in the process.

86 diggsJust because we had fun at the Detroit Auto Show doesn't mean there weren't somber moments. In fact, most moments were. Here are the 11 most depressing moments from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.

138 diggsWeighing in at more than a quarter of a tonne, the world's largest hanging basket is certainly going to require a lot of watering.The giant eye-catching floral spectacular measures 20ft by 10ft and took a massive EIGHT hours to winch into position.

175 diggsArs takes a close look at Seed, a new framework that allows software developers to build GTK+ applications with JavaScript. The popular web scripting language could soon become the dominant application extension language on the Linux desktop.

351 diggsA man who was stabbed at the York Hotel Saturday night opted to return to the bar to finish his beer rather than seek medical attention.

268 diggsMars is an interesting place, and anytime we find something new and interesting about it, it’s not surprising to see the media covering it. It’s also not surprising to see the scientists involved excited about it. But when that news deals with biology, well, things tend to get a little out of control. Or, as in this case, a lot out of control.

604 diggsHave you ever worried that, no matter how hard you try, you'll just never be racist enough? Well, you're in luck. As it turns out, you've been unconsciously using racial slurs your entire life! Slurs like...

110 diggsSecurity analysts at F-Secure believe more than 8.9 million computers have been infected by the virus, a worm, which is known variously as Conficker, Kido or Downadup, and targets the Windows operating system

336 diggsPolitical comedy is no longer easy.

179 diggsCommissioned by the Dutch government, a recently published report concludes that file-sharing has a positive effect on the economy, both on the long and short term. A massive 30% of the Dutch population uses file-sharing software to download music, games, movies and other forms of entertainment, which is now considered to be a ‘good thing’.

167 diggsThe Immigrant Absorption Ministry announced on Sunday it was setting up an "army of bloggers," to be made up of Israelis who speak a second language, to represent Israel in "anti-Zionist blogs" in English, French, Spanish and German.

298 diggsIn these dour economic times, one complaint made by the people who didn't vote for Barack Obama is: why is the federal government spending so much money on his inauguration? As Tom "Hammer" Delay told Politico.

215 diggsNitinol is a metal alloy sometimes called Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)

148 diggsThe original Doom didn't have much in the way of story. Players took control of a space marine on one of the moons of Mars, where scientists have accidentally opened up a portal to Hell. The bulk of the game consisted of running around shooting all the demons that came through that portal.

165 diggsIt’s incredible how much video games have developed. What started as a couple of dots and bars on a screen has evolved into stories with character development, fully-realized worlds and eye candy that even the most zealous traditionalists can appreciate. Here’s a look at five franchises; specifically, what they looked like back then and now.

89 diggsthe New York Jets will formally offer their head coaching job to Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan.The Jets notified other candidates, including offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, of their plans to hire Ryan.

269 diggs1st place: Kurt Cobain; Earnings: $50 million; Occupation: Musician; Died: April 5, 1994; Age: 27; Cause: Suicide. 2nd place: Elvis Presley; Earnings: $42 million; Occupation: Musician; Died: Aug. 16, 1977; Age: 42; Cause: Heart attack... See more!

206 diggsA source close to EA has told Second Story Gamer that Mass Effect 2 and 3 will be available on the PS3 as well as the 360 and PC. Also, according to the source, it is "likely" that EA will port the original game to the PS3, to introduce PS3 owners, who may have missed the original game, to the franchise.

163 diggsThey're not all made in Japan, you know. The west may not mass produce RPGs, but the ones that do make it out tend to be refreshingly different. Here's ten of the best, from the 1980s to the present day.

278 diggsIf a song has been downloaded from a torrent site 17,000 times, it doesn't necessarily equal 17,000 lost sales, according to US District Judge James P. Jones. The judge recently ruled against using this kind of reasoning in determining restitution in a criminal copyright case, though it doesn't necessarily affect civil cases against downloaders.

504 diggsbuying back his car and proving it can only manage a top speed of 85mph.

166 diggsA luminous sail-shaped skyscraper is nearing completion in Singapore, proving that there’s always room to grow despite the constraints of urban density.

107 diggsThe strangest rumour doing the rounds of late in the games industry has to have been the one about Grand Theft Auto V.

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113 diggsIt's a side of Inauguration Day that most people never see: a grueling, precisely timed workday involving scores of staffers that follows six months of careful planning.

297 diggsWrite it down. Impress your friends. These WILL be the nominees when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences goes through their annual routine on Thursday morning at 5:30am PST. Yes, we're confident. You almost have to be in a year as weird as this one. Or, at least, Hollywood is that predictable...

216 diggsEuropean companies say the social-networking tool is a time waster. "Just had a cup of our Guatemala Casi Cielo ... It means 'almost heaven' in Spanish," a Starbucks manager wrote in a recent Twitter post.

166 diggsNetflix seems to be doing things right when it comes to the streaming game, partnering with several hardware companies in an attempt to make its service more or less ubiquitous -- a pretty sharp break from the proprietary hardware approach taken by most of its competitors. That means Netflix subscribers have quite a few choices to choose from ....

144 diggsComputer simulation solves mystery of how massive stars form without blowing off the gas that feeds them.

101 diggsA man who was sought by police in Texas after four children were burned with sulfuric acid has turned himself in, authorities said Monday.

156 diggsSpectacular images of our Universe ...

160 diggs"Mr. Obama tends to take a magpie approach to reading — ruminating upon writers’ ideas and picking and choosing those that flesh out his vision of the world or open promising new avenues of inquiry."

307 diggsClick on the mother in the third panel for a hidden comic.

205 diggsBack in 2002, Jim Allchin was co-president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Division and was, in his own words, "scared" of the momentum behind Linux, as noted in an email sent to several of his direct reports.Why scared? Because Windows was starting to lose to Linux

255 diggsTwitter is great for traffic, but just how great it is, well, you'll never really know. Why not? You'll ask. Well, the only traffic you'll see coming from Twitter is traffic that comes through Twitters web interface. And most people I know don't use the web interface, they use desktop and / or phone clients.

107 diggsWatch as this guy speeds with a longboard on the road - downhill!

154 diggsYou have all of the best gadgets on the block, so why shouldn't your pet be equally tech-savvy? We've rounded up the coolest and weirdest innovations in technology for pets, from the useful to the absurd

170 diggsAncient Persians were the first to use chemical warfare against their enemies, a study has suggested. A UK researcher said he found evidence that the Persian Empire used poisonous gases on the Roman city of Dura, Eastern Syria, in the 3rd Century AD. The theory is based on the discovery of remains of about 20 Roman soldiers.

331 diggsGetting ready for a new era...

292 diggsAuthorities say a St. Petersburg woman was charged with battery after hitting a man in the head with a bagel.

256 diggsWASHINGTON (AP) - In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday commuted the prison sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited fierce debate about illegal immigration.

200 diggsThe Saudi king said his country will donate $1 billion to help rebuild the Gaza Strip after the devastating Israeli offensive and told Israel that an Arab initiative offering peace will not remain on the table forever.

137 diggsThe movie, “Tyson,” a documentary on the life of boxer Mike Tyson, screened earlier on Saturday at Sundance to a packed house of about 450. Mr. Tyson spoke briefly afterward, but the real event was simply his presence. The new film tries mightily to find a redemption story in Mr. Tyson’s rise, fall and reconciliation with his demons.

155 diggsDetroit's Big Three automakers are looking to downsize. WSJ's John Stoll talks about some of the brands that might be sold or scrapped, including the Hummer.

162 diggsIt's so sensitive I can grip a bottle of water or a paper cup without crushing it, and even swing a racket. All I have to so is imagine picking something up or gripping it and the fingers and thumb move automatically.

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266 diggsQuite possibly the scariest hit I've seen all season...

248 diggsLee Harbert was an investment banker with a history of DUIs. On Jan. 11, 2005, he killed 55-year-old Gurdeep Kaur in a hit-and-run with his Jaguar. Google got him convicted.

486 diggsBefore he was even a senator, let alone president-elect, then-unknown Barack Obama was, at a 2003 St. Patrick's Day parade, a plunger wrangler.

347 diggsWill Windows 7 achieve the respect that Vista failed to win? It's telling that one element of Windows 7 Microsoft isn't especially trumpeting (amidst the cloud of self-congratulation about how the new OS is slicker, faster and essentially the Barack Obama of networking) is its gaming clout.

104 diggsThe former Miss USA 1991 -- yeah, she was a frickin' beauty queen -- has quit the mainstream acting biz for a shot at a career in "adult entertainment."

154 diggsThe Guardian has obtained vivid footage of the effect of white phosphorus allegedly used by Israel during a bomb attack on Gaza last week. It shows clumps of the burning chemical on the ground as locals try to put it out by covering it with dust, mud and grass. The chemical, which locals describe as phosphorus, fails to go out and continues to burn

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57 diggsUsing "off-the-shelf hardware", we have modified a Kill-a-Watt(TM) power meter to "tweet" (publish wirelessly) the daily KWH consumed to the user's Twitter account (Cumulative Killowatt-hours). We are releasing this project as an "Open source hardware".

149 diggsBarack Obama's getting a Cadillac-styled new Presidential Limo tomorrow. While nice, we're more interested in the Gatling gun-equipped Suburban that follows Cadillac One. Here's video of the bullet-spraying Chevy in action.

153 diggsA documentary on proper etiquette when eating at an authentic sushi restaurant. In Japan, there are no waiters. So how do you order?

109 diggsAlthough complicated health issues have forced Steve Jobs into a 6 month leave from Apple, he's seemingly confident in his ability to serve on Disney's Board of Directors, where he'll be standing for reelection come March.

176 diggsIt’s no longer a question whether you should embrace social media. It’s now a question of identifying the business opportunities in doing so.

347 diggsResponse to an article regarding Atheism being morally bankrupt. Sadly, theism produces ethically bankrupt individuals who see no problem trampling on the rights of others in their quest for approval from their chosen mythological leader.

147 diggsJill Biden said President-elect Barack Obama gave Biden the choice of being secretary of state or vice president. The vice president-elect tried to hush his wife as soon as the words came out of her mouth, with a loud "shhh!" that sent the audience into laughter.

256 diggsThis urban sculpture was made with thousands of standard shopping carts in a Costco parking lot by following the natural curve in a lineup of the carts. What they are protecting, we're not exactly sure, but this might be the equivalent of the crop circle in an urban environment.

232 diggsBelieve it or not, you can play games with other people. Like people in the same room as you. All it takes to throw a party centered on the greatest thing in entertainment since Pictionary is a bit of effort and a little planning.

401 diggsWhere in the Hell is DAT--the Dynamic Action Team?

300 diggsThe lowest grossing film of all time, earning just $30 at the box office from exactly six patrons.

72 diggs“The morons you hired to do this amazing research have put together a list of the stupidest regulations ever assembled on one piece of paper,” - bat manufacturer Romeo Filip wrote to the MLB

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152 diggsA great rendition of the NES Contra jungle theme on guitar.

234 diggsA left-wing journalist drives home the point--again--that George W. Bush has embarrassed the United States and left the country among the most hated on the planet.

356 diggsWhen Flickr user jpegsrock returned from a few days out of the office, he discovered that someone else had taken over his desk while he was gone -- Steve Jobs.

325 diggsThe National Library of France (BnF) has an amazing collection of prints from 1910 which depict life in the year 2000. They are credited to Villemard. Though some of these may seem far off, for being created in 1910, it's quite amazing how close some of these came.

171 diggsOprah! Bono! Miley! Oh, and some guy named Barack Obama. Along with millions of regular folk, celebrities swarmed to DC to celebrate the Inauguration. Find out who was there.

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327 diggsA British woman says she barricaded a repairman in the laundry room with her broken washing machine because she felt there was "no other option."

135 diggsThey make a pretty couple...don't you think?

85 diggsTwo days before US Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River, passengers on the same route and same aircraft say they heard a series of loud bangs and the flight crew told them they could have to make an emergency landing. Steve Jeffrey was flying first class when 20 minutes into the flight "it sounded like the wing was just snapping off."

143 diggsMake a plan, and don't deviate from it! -- Scottish shoplifter Aron Morrison was picked up after pinching a bottle of vodka from a liquor store… It didn't take Sherlock Holmes to find Morrison, especially since he'd left his name and phone number with the clerk after asking her out on a date.

117 diggsWe're going to introduce you to the Pro Bowl cheerleaders, who have finally all been chosen. These are also some of the best of the best, much like the Pro Bowl players, and they are at the top of their craft.

229 diggsIf there is life on Mars as NASA scientists claim, this is where it lives. This extraordinarily detailed picture shows exactly where the most methane, taken as an indication of life, can be found.Appropriately enough for the sphere dubbed the Red Planet, the scarlet areas are the places where scientists have detected the most of the gas.

219 diggsThe GPS revolution is more than maps and driving directions: location-aware phones and apps now deliver the hidden information that lets users make connections and interact with the world in ways they never imagined. The future is here and it's in your pocket...

168 diggsAn open mind will allow for the possibility of a deity yet can also state at this point the criteria has not been met. This does not mean one is close-minded, merely that they are not empty-minded.

172 diggsScientists have produced the first images of a heart attack taken from inside a human heart.

119 diggsWhen Google's lawyers entered the smooth marble hallways of the Department of Justice on the morning of October 17, they had reason to feel confident. Sure, they were about to face the antitrust division—an experience most companies dread—to defend a proposed deal with Yahoo. But they had to like their chances. In the previous seven years, only one

107 diggsRenault and Williams became the latest teams to launch in 2009 when the covers were pulled off their respective challengers, the R29 and the FW31, at the Algarve Motor Park on Monday morning.

113 diggsBeatrice Rienhoff is sick. A flaw hidden deep within her genes has baffled the best doctors in the world. So her father is combing through her DNA, one nucleotide at a time.

155 diggsThis question is starting to get debated by robot designers and toymakers. With advanced robotics becoming cheaper and more commonplace, the challenge isn't how we learn to accept robots—but whether we should care when they're mistreated. And if we start caring about robot ethics, might we then go one insane step further and grant them rights?

188 diggsRobb Topolski couldn't stay awake. All he could manage was three hours at a stretch before passing out. At first, his doctors were baffled, though they would eventually diagnose his condition as a severe form of anemia. But for the time being, no one knew anything except that it was dangerous for Topolski to venture too far from his bed.

250 diggsGirls in Tech is a social outreach organization founded in 2007 by Adriana Gascoigne, communications director of social network Hi5. GIT's mission is to enhance the careers of tech sector women with workshops, lectures, networking functions, and recruitment events in each of its chapter cities.

193 diggsToday, we have a new post that has simplest free web apps that can really simplify your work life. Whether you are designer, developer, office worker, manager, supervisor, student, or home user.. But we made sure to add something interesting for everyone. Most of them are not very well-known, but they are really amazing in respect to their features

120 diggsThe purpose of the Seasteading Institute is to figure out how to make aquatic homesteads a reality. They want to start a nonmetaphorical revolution by creating their own independent nations. In the middle of the ocean. On prefab floating platforms.

139 diggsIUDs are long-term birth control devices lasting 5-12 years. They are placed in the uterus by health professionals. A woman went to Presbyterian Health Services Rio Rancho Family Health Center to have her IUD's strings shortened. Instead, a nurse named Sylvia Olona pulled out her IUD and lectured her about her contraceptive measures.

406 diggsPresident Bush was given an Iraqi-journalist-style sendoff on his last full day in office Monday, as tourists and demonstrators lobbed shoes, pumps, boots, sandals and Crocs from Pennsylvania Avenue onto the White House lawn.

231 diggsTDC, Denmark’s largest ISP and owner of most of the cables, has decided to block access to The Pirate Bay. TDC took the step following an earlier decision made by a Danish judge who ordered another ISP, Tele2, to do the same. The case is currently under appeal, but TDC decided to block the BitTorrent tracker as a precaution.

88 diggsAfter watching kobe bryant sell ankle insurance from a horse, kobe comes up with a even better commercial.

520 diggsThe achievement of Captain Chesley Sullenberger in getting his plane down safely has astonished pilots and aviation experts. Just Flight turned around the realistic simulation of the US Airways flight 1549 non-disaster over a weekend, giving us a pilot's eye view of the action.

150 diggs23,000 Dolphins per year. That's how many are being slaughtered each year in a hidden cove in Taiji, Japan, and a new documentary at the Sundance Film Festival has the footage to prove it. Barred access to the site, the film crew was forced to buy now utilize covert military tactics and equipment, and they were threatened by local authorities.

125 diggsGoogle Drive, or Gdrive as it is better known, has to be the most anticipated Google product so far. When it arrives, Gdrive will likely cause a major paradigm shift in how we use computers and bring Google one step closer to dethroning Windows on your desktop.

184 diggsIt appeared to be business as usual this morning at a Lincolnshire day-care facility where police say a teacher's assistant became so enraged last week she threw a toddler to the floor, killing him.

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663 diggsHalf of those polled say the United States could be better off today if Al Gore had been elected president in 2000 rather than Bush, with 27 percent saying the country would be worse off if Gore had won. Twenty-two percent say things would be about the same. Only 3 percent of those questioned say Bush was one of the greatest presidents in history.

114 diggsThis is Boy George in his tiny prison cell at the start of his 15-month sentence.

206 diggsHe's out of control.

187 diggsIndividuals that are tech savvy have learned that you seem to be able to receive breaking news updates via Twitter faster than you can your local and national news sources. This is due to fast, quick messages which can be delivered by individuals witnessing the events first hand instead of waiting for a news reporter to pick up on it.

148 diggsThere have been lots of articles lately about Blu-ray's fuzzy future, how it's doomed, and how its success will be short-lived even if it does take off. Well, that may well end up being the case, but I gotta say, from where I'm sitting, there's a far greater probability that Blu-ray will do just fine--for a long time.

434 diggsIn a move that has keenly disappointed some of his strongest conservative allies, President Bush has decided not to pardon Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, for his 2007 conviction in the CIA leak case, two White House officials said Monday.

273 diggsThis Firefox add-on provides a highly convenient and clutter-free method to quickly open websites that you use often. SiteLauncher is 100% keyboard driven--one special hotkey makes the the Launcher overlay appear, followed by a unique key to open the site you want as quickly and efficiently as possible.

130 diggsThe paradox of the Oscars is that while nobody outside of the incestuous parallel reality of Hollywood really cares about them, we still find ourselves drawn to the spectacle like illiterates to a Rock of Love marathon. The nominations for the 81st Academy Awards will be announced this week...

268 diggsTwitter is a great service, but that doesn't mean it's not lacking in some areas. We take a look at all those places Twitter leaves much to be desired.

152 diggsA group of Brazilian women are trying to promote pole dancing by hopping onto traffic signs in the streets of Sao Paulo, South America's biggest city.

356 diggsWhen you'll see it, you'll...yes, shit bricks. They look like they did.

333 diggsThe art of Long Exposure Photography is a something that can take your breath away when you get it right. Here are a few images to get you inspired.

204 diggsThe stats geeks will have a field day with this Super Bowl, which provides one of the starkest matchups of explosive offense against suffocating defense. The Cardinals have been a revelation this postseason, unearthing a running game and a pass rush just in time to propel them on an unexpected joyride.

320 diggsWe are living in troubled yet exciting times. Electing Barack Obama was only a first step to turning America around. Now the tough work, the heavy lifting, begins. Mr. Obama is ready, but he needs your help. Take the time to think about things you can do on the Internet to help The Change. It's patriotic, it is right, and it is a lot of fun.

117 diggsThe music industry needs to learn from the ''dark side of the Internet'' that has so decimated its business if it is to ever regain the upper hand in the fight against piracy. At the annual industry gathering...

151 diggsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Monday that salmonella was found in a package of peanut butter sandwich crackers made by Kellogg Co, the food manufacturer said, as a precautionary recall...

161 diggsThe best part is right around the 4:05 mark, when he takes out the horns.

189 diggsYou wouldn't think a diet would be a cause of marital discord. But it often is — at least when couples try to shed pounds together and, as often happens, the husband drops the weight a lot faster than the wife does. Well, guess what, guys? It's not your steely resolve or your trips to the gym or your superior genes that are entirely behind it.

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191 diggsOfficers who arrived to serve a warrant said two men and a woman at the house told officers that the woman had left, but then a 4-year old child approached one of the officers and revealed that the woman was under a bed.

213 diggsWhat happened to Knol? Announced by Google in late 2007 and launched in July 2008, the site was meant to bring more credible (read: not written by anonymous Wikipedians) "knowledge units" to the web, and it would allow the authors to cash in on their work. But it's 2009, and Knol appears to be notable largely for its non-notability.

156 diggsROME - One for the road? No thanks, says Rome.The Italian capital is limiting alcohol sales in neighbourhoods famous for their nightlife to tamp down on loud, all-night partying. Under new rules that took effect Friday, no alcohol "to go" can be sold in bars, restaurants, supermarkets or other outlets after 9 p.m.

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138 diggsIts funny because the title implies that the monkey was was defecating /jokeexplain

57 diggsFor the first time ever, the new NBA All-Star uniforms were unveiled exclusively in Men's Fitness. (Well, sort of.) Here's a bigger and better look at the new ASG digs Kobe, LeBron and Jameer Nelson will be sporting this February:

327 diggsThe IFPI, known as, the global version of the RIAA, says that 40 billion songs were illegally downloaded in 2008. They're talking about "three strikes rules" the E.U., France, and now the RIAA are considering / embracing. Arrrrrrgh.

79 diggsIt doesn't look like the FCC is letting up on Comcast's network management practices. The latest: a letter with sharp questions about whether its traffic management practices monkey with competitors' VoIP services while leaving Comcast Digital Voice traffic untouched.

168 diggsFlight 1549's captain, first officer and three flight attendants issued a joint statement on Monday saying they want the media to "respect their desire to refrain from participating in interviews until further notices" while the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the accident.

157 diggsThis is a feature about how not to make a game. In fact, it goes farther than this: it's a feature about how developers often pander to the whims of the market at the expense of envelope-pushing. It's nobody's fault per se – money is money and businesses want to make as much as possible with the least effort and investment.

217 diggsTimes Co. said Monday that it had reached an agreement for $250 million in financing from companies controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim Helu to help the newspaper publisher meet debt payments as credit markets dry up and the newspaper industry confronts plummeting ad revenue.

240 diggsEven though it has only been in development for a few years, the Ghostbusters game has one of the most complicated histories in recent memory. We take a look at its story so far and get some inside gossip on it.

125 diggsThese days, EVERYONE is interested in lowering their household electrical consumption. One way to help do that is by tracking and understanding power usage real-time (not a month later when you get the electric bill). The following will describe the details involved in making a safe, real-time web based household power usage chart for cheap.

111 diggsYeah, that's right, you guessed, it ... BOOM!!!

152 diggsSo cute! You can now get your Shiba Inu Puppies Ustream fix live from your iPhone. Ustream.tv has just released their new viewing-only iPhone app that lets you watch, chat, and interact with all things Ustream. The much anticipated free app can be now be downloaded and works with the iPhone and second generation iPod Touch.

173 diggsBarack Obama takes over as President on Tuesday with hopes riding high he can conjure up a rescue that will jolt the world's biggest economy back to life and contain the financial crisis ravaging global markets.

158 diggsA synthetic "chemical sex smell" could help rid North America's Great Lakes of a devastating pest, scientists say. US researchers deployed a laboratory version of a male sea lamprey pheromone to trick ovulating females into swimming upstream into traps.

289 diggsAs climate-saving plans go, few sound quite as appealing as cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells. They don’t need any petroleum! They’re low on emissions! They’re…not in our garages. Why not?

221 diggsInvestigators were examining pieces of the drive train from an oversized truck Sunday to learn why parts tore off the truck and struck and killed a 6-year-old boy and injured another spectator at a monster truck show. The boy was struck in the head by a chunk of metal that tore off of a truck doing donuts during the 'Monster Jam' show Friday Night.

322 diggsThe majority of 49 states and 60 percent of the nation Nixon cobbled together in 1972, that became the Reagan coalition of 49 states and 60 percent of the nation in 1984, is a faded memory for the GOP. Demographically, philosophically and culturally, the party base has been shrinking since Bush I won his 40-state triumph over Michael Dukakis.

137 diggsApparently Dwyane actually sold this house in late 2007, so it seems somehow less creepy to look carefully at the pictures of the inside of his house knowing he no longer lives there.

328 diggsPrinceton psychologists recently showed that certain faces, even when expressionless, strike people as trustworthy or untrustworthy. Features like the shape of the eyebrow are part of an unconscious language of trust that powerfully affects human interaction.

173 diggsWheelchair-bound Tom Mundy has been unemployed for the past two years. Yet he's still making six figures by what some call "legal extortion," but what he says is advocacy.

141 diggsOverfishing is threatening fish populations in the Coral Triangle, one of the world’s richest marine reserves.