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107 diggsIt's the iconic dinosaur battle, seared into imagination from picture books and cartoons: Tyrannosaurus rex lunges, mouth agape, and Triceratops parries with its horns and bony neck frill. This scene probably did unfold in North American forests 65 mln years ago, but research suggests Triceratops used its headgear in fights against its own species.

187 diggsI’ve decided the right thing to do is take some time off and get a better perspective on what I’m spending my life doing. I’ll be taking most of February off from writing, and decide what the best future for me is while sitting on a beach somewhere far away from my iPhone and laptop.

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171 diggsThe least surprising news of the day is that David Bowie is not resurrecting his Ziggy Stardust character for this year’s Coachella. A representative for the star told NME.com that he has “no plans to play” the festival this year. There will also be no repeat performances from Daft Punk and Radiohead, at least not this year.

594 diggsOne man celebrates being in the right place at the right time with the right equipment.

99 diggsApple has squeezed out the latest software update for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, v2.2.1. As always with Apple updates, the release notes are maddeningly sparse.

206 diggsNew laws designed to tackle extreme and child pornography could make owning mainstream comics like Batman or Judge Dredd illegal, campaigners claim.

111 diggsA 300-year-old medical guide which provides an eye-watering insight into how operations were carried before anaesthetic was invented has been uncovered. The pocket-sized book, which was written by French medical author Joseph Charriere in 1712, was regarded as a vital medical guide for surgeons in the 18th century.

304 diggsAT&T and Comcast, two of the nation's largest Internet service providers, are expected to be among a group of ISPs that will cooperate with the music industry in battling illegal file sharing, three sources close to the companies told CNET News.

252 diggsResearchers are now finding so many negative links between gaming and your physical and mental health - from self-esteem to dementia, anger to bladder control %u2013 that they're stopping just shy of outright blaming Halo for erectile dysfunction and Tomb Raider for the sudden surge in autism.

212 diggsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is calling on the Justice Department to release Bush administration documentation pertaining to torture, surveillance and other national security policies.

130 diggsColin Montgomerie has been named Europe's captain for the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.

161 diggsA British snowboarder plunged 100ft down a mountain in the French Alps. James Pell, along with three friends, had wandered into a dangerous off-limits area in the resort of Tignes on Sunday.

142 diggsOne hundred years ago in a lab at Harvard University, a young zoology student was busily overseeing the breeding of pair after pair of brother and sister mice. The "Mouse Man", as he was known on campus, was trying to create the first inbred lab animal - a strain of mouse whose genes would be stable and identical.

291 diggsIn this special feature, we assess the prospects of 10 of the coolest gadgets that in 30 years' time may change our lives as much – or maybe more – than cellphones, iPods and the internet.

78 diggszaiah Buksh is suffering from bruises and will need to undergo a root canal after what he says was a religiously charged fight that broke out at a ball hockey tournament in Burnaby, B.C.. The mood of the game turned tense early on when his team took an early lead.

280 diggsWhat's the point of talking with adversaries if it doesn't yield diplomatic results. A writer from Slate suggests that Obama has a "fetish" about "engagement" with other countries, even hostile ones, if only to differentiate himself from Bush. But will mere meetings be good for the U.S.?

253 diggsMost movie posters are boring as hell. Well, actually, most American movie posters are boring as hell. Go to Eastern Europe, or Japan, and you find posters that have absolutely nothing to do with the film, and everything to do with melting a hole in your brain.

300 diggsWith buildings that are able to heat, light and power themselves, or blend in with their surroundings using organic processes, we are now in an era where buildings are beginning to refashion the possible. sourced from Phaidon's Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture -- is our list of the top 5 mind-bending buildings.

225 diggsAdorably-mascotted Firefox Mobile 'Fennec' is on its way to an early February release for the Windows Mobile-powered HTC Touch Pro, according to a post on the project's developer wiki.

293 diggsAstronomers used Playstation 3 consoles to study black hole vibrations.

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168 diggsEvery year Apple rolls out another version of iLife. While iPhoto and GarageBand got major updates, some apps, like iWeb and iDVD, ended up being nearly forgotten about. Still, with updates come new features to figure out and a navigation that's changed ever so slightly.

736 diggsAlba and O’Reilly traded punches last week after the presidential inauguration. After Alba told a reporter that O’Reilly was “kind of an a-hole;” he retaliated by calling her a “pinhead” for telling a reporter to “be Sweden about it,” assuming she meant Switzerland. Alba replied publicly by stating that Sweden was, in fact, neutral in WW II.

113 diggs"Whether you're the cop or the perp, getting stopped on the side of the road is never a good thing. At best, it's an inconvenience. At worst? Well...."

246 diggsBokeh is an adaptation from a a Japanese word meaning blur. In photography this term is used to describe the quality of the areas in the picture which are not in focus.

239 diggsOffers for the kids!

370 diggsCox, the third largest ISP in the U.S, is none too fond of BitTorrent users. Previously we reported that they disconnect alleged copyright infringers without warning. Today, Cox announced a new ‘network management’ trial where P2P, Usenet and FTP users will be slowed down when the network is congested.

240 diggsA mistrial was declared at a court in San Diego after a suspect in a robbery smeared human faeces on his lawyer's face and then threw more at the jury.

167 diggsPresident Obama's pledge to seek a worldwide ban on weapons in space marks a dramatic shift in U.S. policy while posing the tricky issue of defining whether a satellite can be a weapon.

197 diggsDon Draper is even more mysterious when he speaks complete gibberish.

172 diggsKevin Burbidge used a handgun to shoot Marion Merrit in the head four times as a bailiff and locksmith were at the door of their bungalow.

258 diggsApple and Palm kicked a lot of dirt at each other last week -- acting Apple CEO Tim Cook flatly told analysts "We will not stand for people ripping off our IP" when asked about competition like the Palm Pre. However, looking at some of Palm's patents, we can pretty much say that Apple's got some 'splainin to do. This is an in-depth comparison.

270 diggsWith the world's largest netizen population, China sending it's Internet-obsessed youth to military-run boot camps

140 diggsImprove dull stock images, create striking portraits and more

288 diggsIt took James Dyson 5,127 prototypes, 14 years of debt, and multiple lawsuits to create the top-selling upright vacuum cleaner in the United States.

149 diggsSteve Pyke's beautiful photographic project including portraits of Apollo astronauts, their rocks and personal artifacts...and the last foot on the moon.

134 diggsA salute to the unsung heroes of the game

539 diggsIn other news, AIG executive gets 4 years for $500 million fraud. The justice system prevails!

319 diggsThe new president has been in office one week and already the clock is ticking as to whether or not he can get a lot accomplished in the first 100 days of his presidency. Did I miss the memo? I thought the presidency is a four-year term.

165 diggs"I hope that replication of the original statue of Frank Zappa in Vilnius (Lithuania) and bringing it to Baltimore will perpetuate the memory of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century," wrote Vilnius's mayor, Juozas Imbrasas.

148 diggsA new policy being used by at least one major credit card company judges a shopper not necessarily by his credit purchases and payments alone, but also by the fiscal behavior of the fellow shoppers in the stores he visits.

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240 diggsThere have been numerous ‘revolts’ on Digg (social news), hundreds of thousands of users have created numerous groups to stage protests on Facebook (social networking), and hundreds of blog posts have been written about how terrible Twitter’s service and up-time used to be and what a poor job they were doing in communicating their problems ..

83 diggsLast month, we blogged about how we’re working to improve the delivery of relevant and interesting content on Digg. Our latest feature is called “People who Dugg this also Dugg”, which helps you discover additional related stories based on what fellow Diggers have recently Dugg. Check it out & let us know what you think.

201 diggsFOR a nation seeking unity, a recipe has swept the Internet that seems to unite conservatives and liberals, gun owners and foodies, carnivores and ... well, not vegetarians and health fanatics. This recipe is the Bacon Explosion, modestly called by its inventors “the BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes.”

220 diggsStudents use stop-motion techniques to make it appear as though they are skating on air. Countless hours of footage and editing for an amazing two minute video.

166 diggsMeet Lancey, the first commercially cloned dog, delivered to Edgar and Nina Otto on Monday. The Ottos bid and won an auction to receive a genetic duplicate of their beloved Labrador named Sir Lancelot, who died in January of 2008.

174 diggsWe test drive 2009's most-anticipated autos. Find out how they handle.

93 diggsGet more from this author Apple has ordered the developer of the iPhone Wobble application to remove the words "boobs" and "booty" from his publicity, despite selling more than 20000 copies of the epically pointless app.

219 diggsIn an absolutely shocking move, the United States House of Representatives has failed to pass the digital TV transition delay bill that was all but certain to fly through just days ago. The bill needed two-thirds of the votes of the House under "special rules adopted for the vote," and reportedly, the vote was just 258 to 168 in favor of changing t

275 diggsYou are never too young to be regarded as a potential subversive. Maire Leadbeater, now 63 and a long-time activist on peace issues, was an early target because her parents, Elsie and Jack Locke, who were prominent members of the New Zealand Communist Party and community activists.

123 diggsIn a five-page Southern District of New York court filing dated yesterday, and signed by attorneys for both parties, Papermaster agrees to check in with Big Blue whenever he's not sure whether he's about to tread on confidential information. According to the document, the two sides reached the settlement last Friday.

194 diggsBoys in the United States with common names like Michael and David are less likely to commit crimes than those named Ernest or Ivan.

124 diggsGetting started with Linux can be an intimidating task, particularly for people who have never tried any operating system besides Windows. In truth, however, very little about Linux is actually difficult to use. It's simply a different OS, with its own approach to doing things.

101 diggsA look at the suckage that has stained the top spot!

150 diggsGoogle is pretty fast-moving, as company cultures go, rolling out new products on a regular basis. And yet its popular Gmail service is only just now getting around to providing offline e-mail access, a feature that open-source Zimbra has had for nearly two years.

131 diggs"Recently two comment posts have appeared as part of our Joaquin Phoenix Attempts a 'Reverse Will Smith' coverage, and we've been very impressed. In fact, we're kinda wondering whether MC Joaquin isn't floating us a few rhymes to see how they play in the real world. You be the judge."

225 diggsA cool iPhone t-shirts as designed by Leonardo da Vinci. They have a pretty-pretty hand screen-printed poster too.

191 diggsThe CIA's station chief at its sensitive post in Algeria is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly raping at least two Muslim women who claim he laced their drinks with a knock-out drug, U.S. law enforcement sources tell ABC News. Officials say the 41-year old CIA officer, a convert to Islam, was ordered home by the U.S. A

125 diggsSolar cells remains one of the most fascinating and promising research areas these days. Scientists at the German Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE) recently announced that they've developed a solar cell capable of providing 41.1% efficiency, which is the highest level achieved to date.

186 diggsJust a quick reminder that the Dawn of War II beta is now available to all people for the low, low price of nothing. With just a click, a little free time and 5.5 gigglebytes of hard drive space you could be well on your way to pitting orcs against space marines in the most stunning visual metaphor for the state of the video game industry ever...

100 diggsSamuel L. Jackson and Kelly Hu, who provide voices for Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja and Okiku in the new Afro Samurai video game, told reporters they enjoyed putting M-rated violence in players' hands. Jackson, who also produces the TV series on which the game is based, felt violence was imperative to the Afro Samurai experience.

181 diggsFed officials signaled they're prepared to move forward on a controversial idea to purchase longer-dated Treasury securities, as they kept rates steady.

204 diggsAny laser capable of producing Output Power of 200-300mW costs $1000+ but lets you have all the fun you can possibly have with a laser. Before we go over the things it can do you should know that any laser producing more than 5mW is banned from public use, so be careful!

141 diggsWe want to be like Tiff Needell when we grow up. In this week's Fifth Gear, Tiff gets his hands on a green Lamborghini LP560-4 he calls Kermit and hits the snow, sans traction control.

100 diggsAs the list of smoke-free cities in Texas and elsewhere is growing, Lance Armstrong continues to lobby for cancer prevention measures even after voters approved Proposition 15 to make Texas ground zero in the scientific fight against cancer. He recently gave this interview about his own healthy lifestyle and why he wants the air to be cleaner.

333 diggsCold out, eh? Feeling a little overwhelmed by the frigid weather? Tired of not being able to see out of the windshield, of sliding all over the road? PM's winter guru Mike Allen, born and raised in Michigan's snowy Thumb, answers cold-weather queries and debunks winter car myths.

297 diggsIt's a trap!

100 diggsHas the happiness frenzy of the past few years left you sad and anxious? Herein we report the surest ways to find well-being.

187 diggsMassive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery per week, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday. Postmaster General John E. Potter asked lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week.

113 diggsIn a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new voice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register 4. Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile caught his eye, the new check-out girl was beautiful....

222 diggsA non-profit coalition of mainly liberal economists is planning a conference (“Thinking Big, Thinking Forward”) to argue for a bailout of around $1.2T, and has invited Vice President Biden to give the keynote address. No word yet if he will accept. This is no fringe group – it is headed by John Podesta, an influential Obama adviser.

163 diggsThe accompanying map shows party strength by state for 2008, ranging from states that can be considered solidly Democratic (a Democratic advantage in party identification of 10 percentage points or more) to those that can be considered solidly Republican (a Republican advantage in party identification of 10 percentage points or more).

191 diggsAOL will lay off 10 percent of its workers, about 700 people, to help it better deal with the deepening economic recession, according to a company-wide e-mail sent on Wednesday.

178 diggsGreat news for iPhone development, as Apple now allows apps to communicate with each other. Here's how it works.

227 diggsAn appeals panel finds California Lutheran High School in Riverside County is not a business and therefore doesn't have to comply with a state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation.

98 diggsWhat was the name of that guy with that stuff in that place with those things? Don't you remember?

179 diggsStan Lee Media shareholders sue Stan, claiming he lied about how much money he's made on Spiderman, X-Men, etc. due to the movie deals. Sad to see, anytime someone makes some money everyone wants a piece, and it clogs up our courtrooms.

88 diggsWanting to discuss the ad, Whoopi was also not allowed to air the spot on ABC. Instead, she took a moment to show viewers what the ad consisted of, bringing out a basket of cabbage and broccoli and showing it her love.

112 diggsIf you missed out on some of last year's overlooked gaming gems - these games were the likely culprits. Some are bad, some are good and some are merely mediocre, but they all share one thing in common — relentless over-hyping from the gaming press.

230 diggsHope and change has come to Google Maps. The official residence of the vice president, obscured until Dick Cheney's last days in office and residence, now shines in satellite sunlight.

199 diggsStarbucks Corp. continues to take the ax to its business. New plans include closing 300 stores and cutting up to 6,700 jobs in fiscal year 2009.

126 diggsScientologist Nancy Cartwright, who does the voice of Bart Simpson on "The Simpsons," has recorded a message in the voice of the iconic animated character promoting the controversial quasi-religious organization.

192 diggsPhoto snapped at Ptarmigan Cirque located in Kananaskis Country, Province of Alberta, Canada. Photo credit: Phil & Thai (Picasa Web Albums user phil.bakes)

157 diggsAstronomers have found a planet with a galactic case of hot flashes. In just six hours, this planet four times the size of Jupiter heats up by more than 1,200 degrees, according to a study published in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature.

308 diggsThe guys at holy taco have really outdone themselves this time. It's...get ready for this...a football stadium made entirely out of delicious snack foods! Just in time for the Super Bowl!

166 diggsThe first alpha release of Intel's Linux-based Moblin 2 platform is now available for download. It's designed to work on Atom-based netbook devices and it offers fast boot times and a unique Internet connection manager.

154 diggsThe original Star Trek only managed to make 80 episodes before running out of Dilithium. Not enough! So we mixed up the show's most frequent plot twists, to create a foolproof Trek story generator.

82 diggsLove is a total-body experience that consumes you from head to toe, and then some. That’s why we at "Are You Human?" have you covered this Valentine’s Day with the perfect gifts to satisfy all your senses.

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233 diggsRoaches, mold, and signs of a leaking roof were among numerous problems federal inspectors uncovered at a Georgia peanut plant implicated in the national salmonella outbreak, the government said Wednesday.

459 diggsThe biggest surprise (perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising) was that Facebook’s 35-54 year old demographic segment not only continued to grow the fastest, but it excelerated to a 276.% growth rate over the past 6 months.

256 diggsHundreds of ISPs all over the world limit and restrict BitTorrent traffic on their networks. Unfortunately, most companies are not very open about their network management solutions. With a newly launched website, Google is now helping out by supporting applications that distinguish the good ISPs from the bad.

187 diggsHere are two hot girls who are getting in the Super Bowl Spirit by wearing Body Paint Uniforms

70 diggsPoll shows majority of Canadians would like NHL to end punch-ups To Brian Burke, the debate over the future of fighting in the NHL is a question of integrity.So, suggesting abolishing fisticuffs as a way of broadening hockey's appeal is a non-starter for the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager.

84 diggsMcGowan had smuggled a bag of feces into court and spread it on public defender Jeffrey Martin's hair and face before flinging the excrement at jurors. He was upset because the judge refused to remove Martin from the case.

128 diggsGoogle Inc. and two nonprofit partners Wednesday launched a Web site that lets consumers test their Internet connections to reveal possible interference and traffic management by service providers.

165 diggsA motorist in the US had an amazing escape when his van careered off a mountain road in Colorado and ended up balanced perilously on a cliff edge.

215 diggsAlthough coffee gets a bad rap, it’s actually a medicinal food. In fact, this stimulating bean isn’t nearly so bad as we’ve all been taught. Although I’m skeptical about grande latte supplementation in the long run (it’s a drug, after all), I found myself surprised by much of the science on coffee.

107 diggsAt long last there is an answer to the eternal question of all LOLCats - "I Can Has Cheezburger?".....

154 diggsThat's right folks, that's a freaking cake right there -- the city of Minas Tirith in all it's fondant-y glory. Wow. Now I'm confident I speak for all of us when I say 'my God would I lay siege to that city -- with a fork!' Am I right? "Thou shall not pass....on seconds!" Thanks Gandalf, I'll have another. Oh, uh-oh -- whip-cream fight!

88 diggsAnimal rescue organizations say the number of neglected horses is skyrocketing in southeast Michigan, which has a large horse population, and that rescue groups are are overrun. Barbara Baker, who runs Horses' Haven, said she is getting up to 50 calls a day from people looking for a place for a horse they can no longer keep.

97 diggsNumber of people, including experts and current members of Obama Administration, have been asking this question. Is getting humans onto the Moon, Mars & beyond worth it?

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753 diggsThe Democratic-controlled House approved $819 billion in spending increases and tax cuts at the heart of President Barack Obama's economic recovery program Wednesday evening, despite Republicans' charges that the bill is wasteful. The measure passed by a vote of 244-188. Eleven Democrats voted against the measure, while no Republicans supported it.

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459 diggsAt least they look for advice first.

78 diggsFederal agents have raided the home of the mother-in-law of Barry Bonds' personal trainer Greg Anderson.

256 diggsThe plan by Obama and congressional Democrats to revive the economy is taking shape. Here's what we know so far.

215 diggsFor some unknown reason, the rover has had on-and-off problems accessing its permanent memory and completing standard operations like driving around taking pictures of Mars.

313 diggsCompact fluorescent bulbs may soon follow incandescent bulbs into history – the material needed to build LED lamps has just gotten cheaper.

162 diggsAT&T is hoping to make 3G-enabled notebooks a staple of its cellular business, and in an executive interview hints that it may be chatting with Apple to extend its reach into MacBooks or other non-iPhone devices.

368 diggsWindows 7 is shaping to be an awesome OS. It's everything people wanted Vista to be and more. Which is exactly why Microsoft should give it away—or offer it dirt cheap—to Vista users.

195 diggsAjoka's cigarette lighter video camera discreetly records 640 x 480 QVGA in AVI format at 30 frames per second and supports microSD up to 8GB. It's got a lithium ion battery for 6 hours of filming and is charged via USB.

104 diggsDavid Beckham has revealed he is torn between the "dream" of making his loan move to AC Milan permanent and his contractual obligations to Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.

100 diggsNow this is a good one: Two years ago, Austrian authorities arrested the immigrant owner of the car right on spot and deported him back to Romania. Yet, yesterday issued him a parking ticket, too. Probably the biggest in history - I am not sure if is 20,000 or 21,000 euro, but the clock is ticking...

342 diggsThis is what fire looks like in outer space (or zero gravity)

161 diggsThe clear winners, cost aside, are strategies that would block out some solar radiation. Perhaps the most currently workable version of this technique is injecting millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere.

275 diggsEverett police said a 24-year-old man picked the wrong place to try to deal drugs — a stall in the police station restroom. Police Sgt. Robert Goetz said the man was overheard Wednesday using a cellular telephone to try to sell Oxycodone, a prescription painkiller, and other drugs.

123 diggsProposals to combat global warming by sowing the sea with iron to promote carbon-gobbling plankton may be badly overblown, study says. Ocean fertilisation has ignited fierce scientific controversy, with supporters saying these schemes could stave off damaging climate change and critics warning that swathes of ocean may turn stagnant or acidic.

310 diggsCancer-stricken movie star Patrick Swayze has reportedly give up all medical treatment, in a grim acknowledgment that his time is running out.

140 diggsFound an MP3 file you want to share on Twitter? Check out Songly, a service that shortens the URL and lets people listen in a tiny Flash player.

126 diggsFree online games had a big surge in 2008, thanks to the ailing economy, market researcher comScore reported today.

246 diggsA long-awaited big-screen version of the cult 1980s television series The A-Team produced by Blade Runner director Sir Ridley Scott is reportedly set to hit cinemas next year.

189 diggsGenre was determined by the first style listed for the track’s artist at allmusic.com. Where that was not available genre was determined by pitchforkmedia.com and/or the artist’s myspace page.

321 diggsiPhone is not going to become the way developers create new sites from scratch (yet, anyway). But a lot of iPhone apps can make it easier to fix and manage things on the fly.

107 diggsAs the record books are reset throughout Southern Parts of Australia, Australian are seeking what relief we can find.46 degrees Celcius and rising thats 115 degrees Fahrnheit and climbing.Its Hot Dam HotNo relief at night at Temp sit around 34.5 C thats 94 F..

244 diggsThe U.S. Army will report Thursday the highest level of suicides among its soldiers since it began tracking the rate 28 years ago.

191 diggsBritish Airways says it will allow limited cell phone use on a London-New York flight due to start in September.

183 diggsDuring a talk at Heise in Nuremberg, Germany, Mozilla CEO John Lilly helps us understand how to create successful open-source projects, with some significant caveats.

97 diggsInvesting for the long term? These companies--the year's Global 100--are sustainable enough to be around longer than you will be.

235 diggsSeveral unnamed sources are telling the satellite radio news site that the uSirius Starplayr program is being submitted to Apple over the weekend. The third-party application will then be just a head nod away from its official release through Apple's App Store.

126 diggsPat Tillman never lived to see the Arizona Cardinals reach the Super Bowl, but the defender who gave up a fortune to become a soldier remains an inspiration to his former team.

187 diggsIn this article, we’ll take a look at the impact that website color schemes have on the overall branding of a company, and we’ll also look at plenty of examples. We won’t be going into the subjects of color choices for branding or the psychology of colors.

94 diggsA great clock by Tenerifean artist of Gonzalo Álvarez. It looks something like the center timepiece of a steampunk Swiss Family Robinson.

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225 diggsPictures of a jacket-less Obama in the White House seemed to signal a more informal culture. Thus did an ironclad rule of the Bush administration — coat and tie in the Oval Office at all times — fall by the wayside. Bush was also inflexible on starting his meetings on time. He even locked Colin Powell out of a meeting for being a few minutes late.

335 diggsThe first government collapse of the global economic crisis is about to yield the world's first openly-gay leader. Johanna Sigurdardottir, a former air hostess, is expected to be sworn in as Iceland's Prime Minister by the end of the week.

232 diggsVersions affected:Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

168 diggsIn an ideas piece, Whitman expresses her fear that the GOP remains focused on the past - namely, big government social conservatism. She recommends the party focus on low taxes with balanced budgets, strong national defense, engaged foreign policy, protection of the environment, and less government interference in individual lives.

260 diggsHidden strings in Apple's latest iPhone firmware reveals that a major revision of the hardware is in the works and is even being tested online.

315 diggsInvestors are criticizing JPMorgan Chase for not sharing its concerns about funds tied to Bernard L. Madoff.

164 diggsGoogle ended the year with 63.5 percent market share of all search queries performed in the U.S., estimates comScore. And that market share has inched up steadily from 58.5 percent in January, 2008. But the market share numbers mask the absolute growth in searches and how Google has ben able to Gobble up all of that growth.

198 diggs"The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" will be setting sail from a new port. The third installment of Walden's "Chronicles of Narnia" franchise, which was let go by Disney last month, is landing at Fox 2000, which will develop it with an eye to release the movie in the holiday season of 2010. Many of the key players are expected to stay with the project,

415 diggsThese are some pictures of Britney Spears warming up for her new world tour, and it's really a remarkable thing to see this mother of two look just about as good as she ever did. Quite possibly even better. 2009 is really looking up.

168 diggsWhen Microsoft announced that its flagship digital media player had posted a stunning 54 percent year-over-year drop in holiday sales, Zune-bashing officially became an Olympic sport. But, unlike us, most of the bashers haven't spent any real time with Zune Marketplace, Microsoft's online answer to iTunes Music Store.

207 diggsDuring a live action RPG, someone casts lightning bold. I'm having a geekgasm!

181 diggsA lounge jazz version of Radiohead's Creep. The Police's Roxanne reworked with a reggae beat. Eye of the Tiger as a lo-fi love song. These are just a few of the hilarious cover versions of famous songs created by irreverent music lovers using SongSmith.

233 diggs"Three strikes" rules have come to Ireland in a sudden and unexpected way, as the country's largest ISP settles a court case brought by the music industry and agrees to take action on file-swappers. Repeat offenders will be disconnected from the 'Net.

108 diggsWhile some states fared better than others, December was a cruel month for many workers nationwide, and economists predict job losses will continue for the rest of this year.