160 diggsCyanide and Happiness #1674 from Explosm.net

189 diggsContrary to popular belief, recent studies have found that there are probably ways to regenerate brain matter. Animal studies conducted at the National Institute on Aging Gerontology Research Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, for example, have shown that both calorie restriction and intermittent fasting along with vitamin

224 diggsThe top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Coraline’ tops the chart this week followed by ‘Push’. ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ completes this week’s top three.

63 diggsThat's the gazillion dollar question. Using social networking sites to drive engagement, marketing, and customer service is all fine, but the bottom line is whether these services lead to actual sales. Companies who use these services say they do, but a new survey says the don't.

87 diggsBill Gates was 19 when he came up with the idea for Microsoft. Michael Dell was the same age when he started selling computers out of his dorm room. Who are the teenagers and 20-somethings trying to hatch the big tech and media ideas of tomorrow?

282 diggsThe Sacking of Coruscant. It was the crowning achievement of the Sith Empires ambitious military strategy and the moment that changed the history of the Old Republic forever. You may have read about it before, but our first cinematic trailer captures this event with breathtaking action and beautiful detail.

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165 diggs'He has used his formidible skills on behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak.'

111 diggsIt seems that as of today, the Chinese authorities have blocked internet access to Twitter, Flickr, Bing, Live.com, Hotmail.com and several other sites...

80 diggsSong here is used in the loosest sense possible.

120 diggsAh, so this explains the whole mass extinction thing.

188 diggsA popular attraction in central Turkey, Cappadocia is known for the fairy-tale-like rock formations that bespeckle the region. Called fairy chimneys, or hoodoos, these formations have been carved by erosion over the millennia.

150 diggsEvery visual illusion works exactly the same way: they expose discrepancies between physical reality and our perception of that reality.That makes visual illusions appealing objects of study for neuroscientists: they offer clues to how our brains handle the information we receive about the outside world, in particular how we process visual images

109 diggsFrom the smallest sea horse to a naturally decaffeinated coffee tree, the International Institute for Species Exploration's annual top 10 list proves that Earth is still full of bizarre and fascinating plants and animals awaiting human discovery.

295 diggsFrom a crowbar-wielding nerd to a wand-waving nerd, as well as many nerds far less aggressive.

83 diggsUntil the stroke, Alan was unable to draw or paint, and the best he could manage was a simple 2D stickman. When he emerged from a gruelling 16-hour operation following his stroke, he found he had become a reborn 'Michelangelo' and was able to paint and draw with incredible detail.

91 diggsSo, you have a nice shiny DVD with your favorite movie, and your dog chews it to pieces. If only you had ripped that movie to a file that you could burn to a new DVD, or play on your favorite media player.

105 diggsWhen asked about online privacy, most people say they want more information about how they are being tracked and more control over how their personal information is used. A new study by Berkeley graduate students shows how widespread user tracking on the Web is, and how it conflicts with consumer expectations.

138 diggsDavis Ranck, 54, was suspended without pay Monday after he was accused of punching a tardy pizza delivery woman trying to deliver a pie to his Miami Beach condo. His lawyer, Allan Kaiser, declined to comment on the case. But he did say: ``At this point, I'm wondering where his pizza is. He never got his pizza.''

160 diggsEarth's magnetic shield may be more of a security blanket than a protective screen when it comes to guarding the atmosphere from an assault from sun.

138 diggsSynthetic fibers can now be embedded with three, and possibly more, drugs or proteins. The new fibers could be woven into a variety of materials that have unique and novel properties -- such as reversing blindness.

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237 diggsBy Franklin Paul LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If you've ever worked in an office or own a computer, chances are you've heard of Tetris. Born in 1984 and a near-immediate worldwide sensation, the classic puzzle game is set for a modern renaissance of...

99 diggsOne thing I've noticed since I started playing with Microsoft's Bing "decision engine" is that there isn't very much "there" there.

52 diggsNearly every health club has one — but with mercury rising outside, should you subject your body to the sweltering temps inside a sauna?

124 diggsIn this Photoshop web design tutorial, we are going to create a beautiful, dark, and sleek website mock-up centered on an elegant navigation menu that lends itself easily to CSS background sprites.

124 diggsThe US military is using Twitter to tell its side of the story in the Afghan conflict.The military is embracing social networking in an attempt to keep up with the Web savviness of the Taliban.

190 diggsHugo Boss, who died in 1948, founded his family-owned garment business in 1923. The company struggled for a time, fell into bankruptcy, and then, during the war, made the uniforms worn by the German SS, storm troopers, Wehrmacht and Hitler Youth. It is believed that the factory was manned by forced labor, including concentration camp prisoners.

136 diggsA comprehensive guide to photographing a baseball game by Pro Photographer Jim Bryant.

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159 diggs"All neurological conditions affect the throat because it has so many muscles," says Sarah Benton, another choir member with multiple sclerosis. "So singing, which makes you lift up your body and expand your lungs, is perfect for neurological diseases."

74 diggs2007 - JaMarcus Russell, Oakland Raiders -- A lengthy contract holdout put Russell behind from the get-go as a rookie. He saw the field in four games, starting one. He started all but one game in 2008, going 5-10, and may have to compete with Jeff Garcia for the starting job in 2009.

138 diggsSharks can be trained like dolphins to feed from keepers, roll over and enjoy cuddles, according to new research.

175 diggsAs expected, General Motors has announced it's entered "into a memorandum of understanding with a buyer for Hummer," but under the terms of the transaction, the purchaser hasn't been disclosed.

271 diggsThis freaks me out on so many levels.

90 diggsGoogle has made an unmistakable name for itself as one of the most powerful players in the world. Most people "google" things all the time, but what are the back workings of their global search engine?

136 diggsBrazilian military aircraft searching for the Air France plane that disappeared over the Atlantic have sighted wreckage 400 miles off the South American country's northern coast.

154 diggsUsing knowledge gleaned from his own trips to North Korea, as well as tips from many others who have visited, Curtis and his crew of civilian spies have managed to plot into Google Maps previously unknown sites in North Korea such as secret prison camps, vast burial mounds, and missile storage facilities.

145 diggsWas early Mars warm and wet, or cold and dry? NASA scientists modeled freezing conditions on Mars to test whether liquid water could have been present to form the surface features of the Martian landscape.

73 diggsApple on Monday patched 10 critical vulnerabilities in QuickTime, including one that was hinted at in a Mac hacking book three months ago. Three of the bugs were in how it parses movie files, two were in its handling of PICT image files and others were traced to problems dealing with JP2, MS ADPCM-encoded audio, PhotoShop and animation file formats

240 diggsGoddamn you, George Lucas. Goddamn you straight to Hell.

67 diggsAcer at Computex today said it would be the first to produce netbooks using Google's Android platform. Company IT product president Jim Wong expects the systems to appear in the summer and that the Linux-based systems will still use Intel Atom processors. They should be less expensive than Windows versions and also run faster.

140 diggsWho feels ashamed? Who wants a de-tox? Who's ready for a Campaign for Real Life? Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle is paying the price for instant fame - and we should look to ourselves for the culprits.

107 diggsWe found the one thing creepier than Philip Seymour Hoffman.

165 diggsThe UFC prides itself on real fighting, but that doesn’t mean that the mixed martial arts organization isn’t in a constant search for characters.That’s why UFC president Dana White buckled and gave Kimbo Slice a chance to associate himself with White’s organization as part of a deal that will put him on Season 10 of Spike’s Ultimate Fighter.

99 diggsWith Monday's announcement that General Motors will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, hybrid car enthusiast blogs are a-buzz with the fate of the Chevy Volt, a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid, slated to roll off the assembly line in November of 2010

74 diggsCool Interpretation on celebrity time travel topic. Who do you think fits the pictured time spaces best of all?

205 diggsFirst Japanese rape games were "banned". Then, they were unbanned — rather, they were never officially banned. Now? Now, they're banned. Like, for real.

84 diggsBehind every criminal computer hack there is a two-step process: gain trust, then exploit that trust with an attack. So far, the consequences have been relatively mild -- mostly, some annoying emails. But if Facebook and other social networking sites don't get a handle on security issues soon, a serious outbreak could occur.

254 diggsThe second season of Important Things with Demetri Martin will premiere in early 2010.

115 diggsSo, signed up for Twitter, posted your first tweet, but never bothered to tweet again? You're not alone, according to a recent survey, which found that a "small contingent" of chatty Twitterers account for the vast majority of Twitter updates.

161 diggsThere can be no doubt Apple is working on a low-power, mobile processor of its own. It acquired chip designer PA Semi early last year. And just last month, the Cupertino, Calif., company advertised for engineers familiar with the NEON extended instruction set used by next-generation ARM processors.

251 diggsInteresting answer from the computational knowledge engine.

183 diggsThere are plenty of larger food festivals to satiate you -- if you're willing to travel. Here's a roundup of some of the best.

298 diggsHollywood Reporter - Conan O'Brien's premiere as host of NBC's "Tonight Show" drew the show's highest overnight ratings for a Monday episode in four years. Will Ferrell, his first guest makes an entrance fit for a king...

216 diggsFor our latest mission, we picked a random couple getting married at the City Clerk’s Office in Manhattan and threw them a surprise wedding reception. The couple was treated to dancing, toasts, cake, and gifts, all with complete strangers.

72 diggsGoogle Inc is stepping up efforts to infuse its search engine into the operations of the most technically sophisticated corporations as well as the least digitally savvy businesses. The Internet search...

113 diggsAn Asus netbook is shown running Google's Android Linux operating system, and the next day, after appearing on a panel with Microsoft brass, Asus' chairman apologies for it being shown. What the heck is going on here!?

135 diggsUnfortunately, therapeutic substitution is likely here to stay, meaning you need to be on the lookout to make sure you're not harmed by the practice. Here are three common reasons you could end up with a less effective drug and steps you can take to ensure you get the medication to treat your condition properly.

124 diggsWould suck to have your bike on the bottom of this one. Used book stores draw a big crowd, I guess.

90 diggsSome of these are so brazen you almost have to respect the cheater.

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220 diggsJammie Thomas, the only target of the RIAA lawsuit campaign to have been found guilty in court, starts her retrial in two weeks, but her attorney has already asked the court to bar all evidence gleaned from MediaSentry. If granted, the request would put an end to the case.

154 diggsApple may be prepping its long-awaited splash in China with an iPhone launch in July. According to reports out of Taiwan that are surfacing on various stock trading outlets, Apple’s iPhone is expected to officially launch in July.

375 diggsThat's not how you make a s'more.

100 diggsNintendo saved their biggest announcement for last at this morning's E3 press conference, unveiling the first full sequel to a 3D Mario game on the same system: Mario Galaxy 2.

201 diggsJames Coleman of Bristol, England became the "laughing stock of the office" after he got a black eye while using Twitter on the go. His humiliation could get so much worse than that.

107 diggsRecent polls have added 5.5 million more obese Americans to the 54 million already obese, and also indicate a lower quality of life and sense of well-being.

81 diggsIt's easy to forget that DMB was once the biggest band on the planet, what with this decade's feces accidents, fart Tweets, and Don't Mess with Zohan cameos. Here's a brief refresher, on the occasion of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King — their latest attempt to impress people who don't know how to download music.

316 diggsThe moment is overdue for us to become moral and worthy ancestors.

189 diggsIf you've been wondering why my project blog has been pretty quiet, I can finally say it is because I have been helping Xbox with Project Natal. If you haven't seen the vision video, it is definitely worth checking out.

108 diggsWe ran into a massive electric giraffe, a pedal-powered ferris wheel (and other somewhat dangerous rides) and the R2-D2 Builder's Club at Make magazine's 4th Annual Maker Faire.

81 diggsIf just watching this season's blockbuster flicks isn't enough, here are the games that'll take you inside the action: ''Terminator Salvation,'' ''Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,'' and more ...

129 diggsA man's chances of dying early are cut by a fifth if their bride is between 15 and 17 years their junior.

324 diggsFeaturing 329 sound bites classics from Seinfeld like George's Answering Machine Greeting, No Soup for You, Write Off & many more.

218 diggsRumors of a remake for one of the coolest TMNT titles ever have been circulating around the net as of late, and now Ubisoft has confirmed that it will be releasing a downloadable game inspired by one of the most acclaimed arcade games of all time: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled.

369 diggsWe knew good and well the next iteration of Windows would be generally available this fall, but now we've got a date to circle in our datebooks: October 22nd. That's the first date in which you -- the general consumer -- can purchase Win7.

132 diggsSome ideas for those struggling at the moment, or for those thinking about starting a career that will continue to thrive in the future.

143 diggsAll it took was a financial crisis followed by a recession to get Americans to start pocketing their cash. Americans are saving more money now than at any time since February 1995.According to the Commerce Dept, personal saving rose to 5.7% of after-tax income in April. That's up from 4.5% in March. A year ago, the savings rate was a big fat 0

97 diggsHere's a cool photography project that examines what some of our favorite heroes and villains are up to on their days off.

82 diggsSome of the best bass players in the world that are currently playing. All of these guys have been around for awhile and have gained plenty of recognition for their achievements. This is not the absolute 10 best because that is impossible since peoples musical tastes differ, but the list does include many genres.

133 diggsIn an instance of live-television being too good to be true, it turns out the Bruno-Eminem feud hatched Sunday night at the MTV Movie Awards was staged, according to Scott Aukerman, Andy Samberg's head writer for the show.

127 diggsSports commentators will often argue the importance of scoring the first goal and often suggest that a team improves its chances of winning considerably by scoring it. This kind of punditry more commonly arises during playoff games which tend to be played more defensively.

132 diggsDamn!

154 diggs A few years back, Ubisoft wowed many with the debut of Assassin's Creed. A large, fully scalable world with the promise of dynamic assassination missions was too good to be true. And as it turned out, the first Assassin's Creed didn't live up to expectations. Two years later, Ubisoft Montreal has learned from its mistakes & is ready to provide ...

128 diggsIn 11 of 16 countries surveyed, Dad took the prize as head of the household. Only five countries picked Mom…

101 diggsFrom Salon's "Ask the Pilot:" Lightning and turbulence. Did one or a combination of these things cause the crash of Air France Flight 447 over the South Atlantic on Sunday evening? The evidence, scant as it is, suggests it might have.

181 diggsA robotic submarine named Nereus has become the third craft in history to reach the deepest part of the world's oceans, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.

81 diggsMetal Gear Solid: Rising explains Raiden on the Kojima site, but what about Big Boss? During the Sony Press Conference, Hideo Kojima took the stage to announced his newest project for the PSP Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

156 diggsWell we battled the mob to get our first hands on with Sony's latest PSP -- the Go! It was actually fairly light in hand, but not un-solid feeling. We thought there could be a little more depth between your thumbs and palm of your hand, and it felt a bit hard to locate the shoulder buttons, but that may be because we're used to the older model...

225 diggsWe’ve tried to keep things interesting and not just indulgent here, with an emphasis on the coolest as well as cutest match-ups, good photography, and interesting stories or explanation behind what’s going on in the shot.

118 diggsWho can forget Stephen Colbert making Meredith Vieira squirm by saying "twat" on the "Today Show"? Or Oprah tweeting for the first time? Or Jimmy Kimmel mocking Oprah for tweeting for the first time by changing her text to read "MY TOENAILS TASTE LIKE BUTTERSCOTCH"?

211 diggsSony just announced the rumored new motion controller for the PS3 -- the prototype looks like a wand with a color-changing ball on top and is designed to work with the PlayStation Eye. More information on Engadget.

131 diggsHiphop group Advance Patrol was used by the music industry in the Pirate Bay trial, portrayed as artists suffering losses from illegal downloading. However, the group itself was never consulted, and they are now striking back at the music industry by releasing their new album for free - on The Pirate Bay, of course.

189 diggsMore than 40,000 websites worldwide have fallen under the spell of a sneaky piece of attack code that silently tries to install malware on the machines of people who visit them, security experts from Websense have warned.The mass attack has been dubbed Beladen because beladen.net is one of the internet domains used to unleash a swarm of exploits

110 diggsGeoffrey Nunberg, Linguistic Professor at U.C. Berkeley, takes a closer look at our nation's political and social discourse over the past several years.

244 diggsWhat's going to be: fixed, fluid, elastic or a hybrid layout? This article discusses the pros and cons of each layout. Either one can be used to make a successful website layout, as long as you keep usability in mind.

66 diggsBeautiful and strange X-ray photography by Nick Veasey.

144 diggsEnlargeable Images-illustrations from NASA scientists depicting ozone layer over world in 1974, 1994 & projected out to 2009, 2020, 2040, 2060...assuming Montreal Protocol Treaty banning ozone-depleting chemicals hadn't been signed.

112 diggs350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth

180 diggsTwitter user @IzzyVideo recently tweeted that he and his family were going on vacation. Good times, right? Um, no. He got robbed, likely as a result of the social media site's ability to reach hundreds of thousands of people.

109 diggsAn Australian Court has granted interim orders against three companies over allegations of setting up false dating profiles and SMS spamming.

161 diggsAMD is using the prominence of the Computex show in Taipei to unveil a slew of new, affordable desktop processors. A few of them are based on the existing core employed within their Phenom II processor line-up, but one of them is comprised of a new piece of silicon that pays homage to the once mighty Athlon brand.

144 diggsHip hip group Advance Patrol is fighting back against the music industry’s use of its last album’s availability on Swedish BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay as evidence in the landmark copyright infringement trial by uploading its latest album to the site.

105 diggsWant to know something crazy? Nintendo announced not one, but two new Mario games and the return of Metroid and still came a distant third in the battle of the big three's keynotes at this year's wonderful E3.

220 diggsStudies show that top navigations tend to get the most visual attention when a user first visits a site. Having organized and intuitive navigation is key — and while most drop down menus may look aesthetically pleasing, developing them to degrade gracefully is also essential.

99 diggsThe largest torrent indexer on the Internet defended itself in court today in a landmark case for the BitTorrent community. The outcome of the civil dispute between the anti-piracy group BREIN and Mininova will decide if the BitTorrent indexer has to actively filter torrents from the site.

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57 diggsCall it corporate marketing or a deal with the devil, either way I feel the artist will lose on this one.

91 diggsThe Catcher in the Rye, first published in 1951, is a tale of adolescent alienation and has become one of the most influential American novels of the modern era. Author JD Salinger is taking legal action to block the publication of a book billed as a follow-up to his classic novel .

69 diggsFor almost as long as there has been science fiction, there's been virtual reality, teaching us about worlds inside machines before we even knew what the internet was. Here are five of the earliest - and best - VR stories we grew up with.

92 diggsThe man who motivated the greatest basketball player of all time apparently is a dead ringer for Eddie Murphy. He's also according to Nike the one who beat out MJ in high school for the last roster spot. Hilarious stuff.

92 diggsDespite the fact that part XIII isn't even out, Sony wasted no time in pulling one of their biggest guns with the announcement of Final Fantasy XIV is on the way to the PlayStation 3...and only PlayStation 3. And its online.

85 diggsIf that "for sale" sign in your yard looks a little worn after months of inactivity, you might want to consider other revenue options...

118 diggsState and municipal authorities would be required to round up kids living or working on the streets and place them in the care of social service agencies. Many have long gotten caught up in organized crime webs, are drug users, or have been forced into prostitution. Some don't attend school because they do not perceive that formal education will

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83 diggs"Dailymotion, one of the world's largest video sites, announced support for Open Video. They've put out a press release, a blog post on the new Open Video site, and an HTML 5 demo site where you can see some of the things that you can do with open video and Firefox 3.5.

61 diggsDays of getting lost are gone, no problem if you are new to any place. Google has launched a new android app that will list the places around you.

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111 diggsI know it's gonna be hard, but stop having sex for one.

78 diggsKid lit series to be turned into a feature film.

212 diggsYou know you've been there: it's late... you've had too much to drink... you should have called it a night hours ago, but against your better judgment, opted for the after after party instead.

125 diggsAn experimental farm in Russia could soon be producing human breast milk substitutes following successful milking trials on mice, scientists report.

193 diggsIt's a terrible cliche — the television episode where our intrepid hero goes inside the cyber-world and things start going terribly wrong. Star Trek owns the holographic disaster story, with its litany of holodeck mishaps, but plenty other shows have gone there. Here are the 10 worst holodeck stories. Ever.

96 diggsJack Nicholson may reunite with the man with whom he's made some of his best films. James L. Brooks, the filmmaker who directed Nicholson to Oscar-winning performances in "Terms of Endearment" and "As Good as It Gets."

176 diggsOf course this law only applies to law abiding citizens. Criminals will keep their weapons.

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145 diggsJudah Friedlander plays Frank on the show, who dealt with his own career dilemma of becoming a corporate lawyer, or staying on as a TV writer. Judah is also known nationally for being a teen idol and the champion of the world (which means he's undefeated in, well, everything). He also does stand up.

163 diggsStarting a huge dance party is tough if it’s just you and the dance floor, but confidence is always inspiring and this guy has it in spades.

138 diggsFor years, Microsoft has tried to shrug off its reputation as a monopolistic tyrant. Today comes news that seems to undermine those efforts pretty badly.

133 diggsA Spanish teacher at Manvel High School has been arrested on campus after his students alerted campus police that he appeared intoxicated and had kissed a young woman in class. He has been charged with public intoxication and assault by contact.

144 diggsWith trust in the world’s currency at an all-time low, bartering has reemerged as a possible solution to the credit crunch. All but forgotten, bartering predates any modern form of currency, and arose naturally in the ancient world as the primary means of economic exchange.

263 diggsAfter staying mum on gay marriage through the upholding of California's Proposition 8, the Obama White House has spoken out--sort of.

171 diggsJason Calacanis' Mahalo is getting a facelift: Starting tonight, the site will look different, work different, and operate under a different business model.

117 diggsThe federal government mistakenly made public a 266-page report, marked “highly confidential,” that gives detailed information about hundreds of the nation’s nuclear sites and programs.

101 diggsFTA: "The legendary Nintendo designer confirmed that a new Zelda for consoles is still on the way and complimented my ridiculous pitch for a new Zelda game."

314 diggsKnown as the Prince of Pot, Emery has sold millions of marijuana seeds around the world by mail over the past decade. "He's a drug trafficker, plain and simple," said the DEA's Rodney Benson in 2006. "Marc Emery is a significant threat to the United States."

113 diggsWhether you agree or not that Britain is fast turning into a surveillance society, it's undoubtedly true that the police are turning to high tech solutions to help solve crime.Here are just seven recent examples...

89 diggsYeah, it's like that.

305 diggsA California woman sued Pepsi after finding out that Crunchberries contained no real fruit, but a judge ruled any reasonable person could have figured that out. But Wait. I planted a Cruchberry Tree. You mean I get nothing? I am telling Digg Damn it!

126 diggsHere are 15 moments in time, both past and future, that you may want to just witness before you go and do what you’re inevitably going to do, and ruin everyone’s universe.

227 diggsDevastated friends of British couple Neil and Kazumi Puttick said life without their bubbly son Sam - who died on Friday - would have meant nothing after their bodies were found at the base of a cliff in Britain. The pair had devoted their lives to caring for Sam full-time, after he was paralyzed in a car crash in 2005.

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82 diggsA day after filing for bankruptcy protection, General Motors Corp. moved quickly on two major matters: striking a deal to sell its Hummer brand to an industrial company in China and offering do-or-die operating agreements to U.S. dealers it has marked for closing.

188 diggsNintendo has announced a new Super Mario game named New Super Mario Brothers for Wii at their E3 2009 press conference. The new game is a multiplayer game and allows 4 players to play at once.

143 diggsToday, Intel is finally releasing new Core i7 models and speed bins to the market, as well as announcing a new flagship chip, the Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. At a stock clock speed of 3.33GHz and Intel Turbo Boost speeds at 3.45GHz (all cores) and 3.6GHz (single core), you can bet this new Core i7 is one hot-rod of a quad-core CPU.

118 diggsBrazilian military planes found wreckage on Tuesday from an Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean with 228 people aboard, the airline's worst disaster in its 75-year history.

185 diggsApple could release a boring, minor upgrade for its next iPhone and it wouldn't matter because competitors are already far behind, analysts say.

119 diggsIt doesn't always work, but when it does, a knee to the head can be the most devastating strike in all of mixed martial arts.

106 diggsFrench and Brazilian authorities have begun an investigation into the crash of Air France flight 447, after it was confirmed that debris off Brazil's north coast is the wreckage of the plane. The cause of the disaster remains unclear and the best chance of unlocking the mystery rests with finding the black box flight recorders.

157 diggsIn nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists at the University of Rochester have created a simple slab of metal that lifts liquid using the same principle—but does so at a speed that would make nature envious.

157 diggsIt's like a shammy, it's like a sponge...well, it's like a rag, says Consumer Reports.

136 diggsFrom some of the greats like Ricky Bobby to some of the lesser known but nearly equally fantastic characters like Ferrell's Professor Roger Klarvin character is known as a vigorous lover (or "love-ah"), this list is fantastic.

172 diggsWas it a lightning strike, an electrical failure, or violent turbulence? As possible debris of Air France 447 surfaced 600 miles off the coast of Brazil on Tuesday morning, The Daily Beast tracked down seven expert theories on the cause for the mysterious crash that killed all 228 on board.

287 diggsA hulking Chicago police officer who claimed he pummeled a female bartender half his size because he thought he was in danger was found guilty Tuesday of aggravated battery.