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March 11 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12128 diggsAll those Android smartphone owners who have been wondering when they can ditch the outmoded Opera Mini 4.2 browser in favor of the latest beta can now unfold their pouts, stop that kicking, and remove their pounding fists from the floor. Opera Mini 5 beta has arrived. 156 diggsSarah Palin's new memoir is hardly the first to stir controversy ... 193 diggsExerting delicate control over a pair of atoms within a mere seven-millionths-of-a-second window of opportunity, physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created an atomic circuit that may help quantum computing become a reality. 122 diggsIn the Iranian desert, a shift in the enrichment of uranium is producing global jitters because it could shorten Iran’s path to nuclear weapons. The tricky process accelerates as it moves ahead - The higher the concentration, the easier it gets. Diplomacy is moving slowly but Iran is moving quickly towards nuclear weapons. 138 diggsThose crazy Ai-talians. After the country's judiciary kicked Google in the gonads for something the Mountain View outfit could hardly have prevented, 242 diggsInformation on 15,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing foreign clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries. 148 diggsSALT LAKE CITY — Nearly two decades after vets began returning from the Middle East complaining of Gulf War Syndrome, the federal government has yet to formally accept that their vague jumble of symptoms constitutes a legitimate illness. 393 diggsToday, McCarthy’s heirs are more slick and glib than he ever was, yet their fundamental methods are the same. When Elizabeth Cheney, William Kristol and their media friends slander Justice Department attorneys as the “Al Qaeda 7” and malign the “Department of Jihad,” they are engaging in the smear tactics that became synonymous with McCarthy. 425 diggsComic by Ash. 164 diggsThats right, The internet is among 237 individuals and organisations nominated for the prize, advocated by the Italian version of Wired magazine for advancing "dialogue, debate and consensus" 199 diggsThe family of a US student activist killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza has launched a case against the Israeli government. Rachel Corrie, whose family is seeking $324,000 in damages from the defence ministry, was one of several foreign activists killed in confrontations with Israel in occupied territory in the past decade. 104 diggsIn their first interview since the shock departure of Owen Van Natta, MySpace’s former chief executive, Mike Jones and Jason Hirschorn, the company’s new co-presidents, say they will be ready to “win back old users” by the end of this year. 110 diggsBen Roethlisberger told police there was no sexual intercourse with the woman who is accusing the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback of assault. 129 diggsIn mammals, a flood of hormones tells cells to develop male or female features. But a new study of gender-bending chickens reveals that birds may be different. They have an additional way of determining whether they appear male or female: Individual cells may be able to do it. 122 diggsAustralian archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be the world's southernmost site of early human life, a 40,000-year-old tribal meeting ground, an Aboriginal leader said Wednesday. 205 diggsPolice in California say a 33-year-old teacher turned herself in, and admitted she had sex with a 14-year-old student. 106 diggsMexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person. 161 diggsOngoing list of IT companies, technologies and ideas killed off or headed for the end of life (with maybe an occasional one that comes back to life). Microsoft, Google, Red Hat and others already contributing 144 diggs"News that Randy Kwasniewski died from an apparent self-inflicted gun wound to the head." 266 diggsBoth George Clooney and Jeff Bridges acted like the Best Actor Oscar they were battling for last Sunday wasn't a big deal. Well, here's visual evidence that it was indeed a ginormous effin' deal for both actors. 198 diggsAre video games art? Well, one could argu... screw that. We're not even going to attempt to enter that minefield. Clearly, though, with a bunch of concept drawings from the likes of Dante's Inferno and Jet Set Radio being framed and displayed in a swanky San Francisco hotel this week, some people think they are. 106 diggsAs has been widely reported, the Chile quake was a megathrust earthquake, the largest class of tremor we know of. At magnitude 8.8, it was over 500 times more powerful than the Haiti quake. 136 diggsOn Friday, Natalie Randolph is scheduled to be formally named the head football coach at Coolidge High School in Northwest Washington. The appointment, which Randolph confirmed in a brief telephone conversation Tuesday, was applauded by some of her peers in the coaching profession. 126 diggsWidespread marketing and misrepresentation have resulted in a glut of phony degrees, and you should check any alleged accreditations against the US Department of Education Database. Sometimes though, it is not only the phony college who benefits, as the list below will reveal. 191 diggsA pictorial celebration of the MAD in March Madness, featuring the coaches of the current top 16 teams in America, as well as six others thrown in for good (see: hilarious) measure. 110 diggsPartially blind: Nancy Underwood lives in a Dorset village with no pedestrian crossing and has to take a 14-mile bus journey just to cross the road. 219 diggsAn Irish American pastor in Boulder, Colorado has defended his decision not to allow a child of a lesbian couple to continue to attend Catholic school in his parish. The child is currently in pre-school there. 170 diggsHere's a look through Matt Damon's filmography and the 10 most critically successful entries. Which ones have the critics blasphemously overlooked? 247 diggsOne man's articulation of why dudes love boobs so much 214 diggsThese may seem small but here are some cool and helpful hints to avoid a minor embarrassment... 354 diggsAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has struck south of Santiago, Chile, the United States Geological Survey reports.The quake struck near Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile, the USGS reported. 124 diggsWith various Middle Eastern fast food companies posting record profits this week, companies from across the globe are now seeking to secure a foothold in this marketplace. The recent rapid growth in such fast food eateries serves as a perfect indicator as to how lifestyles in the region have changed. 267 diggsIt’s inevitable that within weeks we’re all going to be Iron Manned out, but you’re kidding yourself if you think this animated gif extracted from the new Iron Man 2 trailer isn’t pretty f’n sweet. 157 diggsThe FCC's newest Democrat read the big ISPs the riot act on rising broadband prices and shrinking competition. Mignon Clyburn called the latest round of rate hikes a "red flag" for the Commission. 51 diggsEditors from Random House's Del Rey and Spectra imprints have created their own NCAA-style bracket in which 32 of genre fiction's best known heroes, villains and beasts are placed head-to-head in a six-round battle to the finish. 255 diggsThe Gran Turismo series is arguably the greatest driving simulator to ever grace the home gaming platform, but fans of the racing franchise have been left high and dry as Sony and Polyphony continually delay the launch of GT5. 117 diggsCould the familiar blue U.S. mailboxes soon go the way of pay phones? 122 diggsDr. Drew Pinsky, our favorite reality television doctor, addresses the issue of sexual anorexia, or avoidance of sex and intimacy. 263 diggsThey're getting that old time religion in northern India, as the annual Holi festival, an extravagant Hindu spring celebration of colors, is observed with potent marijuana milkshakes. Factor in that practically everybody involved is high as a freakin' kite, and got-DANG if that doesn't sound exactly like my kind of party. 118 diggsThere have been a lot of people blabbing on for the past few months about the new found thriftiness of the American consumer. The savings rate is up, and credit card balances are down. Well it appears, that that later piece of news does not fit as neatly into the thriftier American thesis as it appears. 294 diggsConservative radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners this week that hewould "go to Costa Rica" if the Democratic health-care reform plan ispassed and enacted. Liberal bloggers greeted the threat with frenzieddelight — urging Limbaugh to make good on his promise — while theirexasperated conservative counterparts came to Limbaugh's defense. 123 diggsRepublican strategist Karl Rove acknowledged last night that he isn't the most popular guy in politics these days -- but he's not the only one. 142 diggsThe poster for O'Brien's self-proclaimed "half-assed comedy and music tour" was revealed today. Official name? "The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" sponsored by American Express (get that money, honey!). 135 diggsSince the dawn of man, various technological advancements have altered the course of human civilization. The wheel, the light bulb, and the Craigslist “Causal Encounters” section, just to name a few. However, the advent of On Demand television is clearly the most important breakthrough the world has ever known. 93 diggsThe underutilized contraceptive is making a big comeback thanks to a major grant. But can female condoms really make a difference? 258 diggsAs if you needed another excuse to eat more candy: Two new sweets are now packaged in materials that don't just compost, but actually grow into (what else) Candytuft plants. 126 diggsJon Stewart threatens Glenn Beck with a tickle fight after his interview with Eric Massa... Oh and, balls! 234 diggs In the name of science, we decided to find out and put a dog named Sammy to the test. 60 diggsOlsen was a Pro Bowler 14 times in a 15-year career. The Rams announced the sad news on Twitter. 140 diggsA 28 yr old man was caught using the social networking website to sell alcohol to a number of under-age drinkers since 2008. The Facebook page had the tagline: ''Beer delivered to your door ... Friday and Saturday 11pm til 4am.'' 100 diggsThe Magic Bean Shop: how Starbucks connects some of the richest and poorest countries globally -AND- The Fries that Bind Us: McDonald's Restaurants by Country. 199 diggsIt’s almost a universal act to slack off at work for any reason… we Americans are just damn good at it! 195 diggsFrom a 3D food printer to growing plants suspended in mid-air, the future of food is already here. 208 diggsCourtesy of Hubble’s cameras – capable of rendering stars emitting light of various wavelengths that reflects their life-stages — we are presented with a far-reaching mosaic of the cosmos, an image threatening in its beauty to Van Gogh. - Hubble 3-D is a must see. 272 diggs 158 diggsFacebook may sue the Daily Mail over a story published on Wednesday which claimed that 14 year-old girls are likely to be subject to abuse from paedophiles while using the social networking site. 151 diggs"Skating on thin ice" is most often used as an idiomatic expression, but at Keystone Resort in Colorado, that was literally the case. 191 diggsIn the past decade, recorded music has gotten louder and has deteriorated from a sound-quality standpoint. A recording engineer discusses "The Loudness Wars" and a psychology professor explains why the ubiquity of MP3s has changed what we hear. 182 diggsFeisty rapper Ludacris has made peace with Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly, bringing an end to one of the great showbiz feuds of the last decade. 199 diggsThis gallery aims to show what life could be like if Pokemon really did exist in the real world, and it’s taken a hell of a lot of awesome photoshop to paint that picture. 151 diggsForeclosures and short sales continue to plague the market, keeping a lid on home prices. As a result, 2010 will continue to be a buyer's market. That doesn't mean, however, that all hope is lost of selling your home this year. Here are some tips to sell your home in 2010. 237 diggs Amazon, hopefully you're prepared to fight like the fierce ladies you share a name with, because you've just made a butt-load of new enemies. You may have heard of them, they're called geeks. 120 diggsCongo's fashion devotees call themselves "sapeurs," and at the moment, a group of them are attempting to revive a movement that has been in some decline in recent years, perhaps not coincidentally along with Congo itself. 201 diggsPastries and donuts have a long and delicious history. From filo dough to jelly bean curd, people have been concocting all sorts of titilating treats out of flour, butter, sugar and pure inspiration. Here are 15 weird and exotic pastries from around the world. 202 diggsSome say showing grisly photos and videos of servicemen in distress -- or dying -- violates an unwritten code. But the fact is, those people are serving in our name. 120 diggsIt's safe to say that Michael Carlson's air-tight plan to kill his wife had a couple sizable leaks. Starting with the five-page confession Carlson claimed the mafia wrote to explain the murder. Which cops then traced back to his computer. 158 diggsMilton Bradley is nuts. You know it, I know it. Let's find out why. 302 diggsLost dog signs are a universal bummer, but they wouldn’t have to be if more people went about them like this. 111 diggsA 10-year effort by a scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have been described as six-pack abs and muscular shoulders that could provide a boost to the commercial aquaculture industry. 104 diggsIn his balanced, and thus all the more disturbing, history of the CIA, Tim Weiner tells how an agency intended to inform the President about the world became so mired in cloak and dagger politics that the US now lacks the intelligence it needs to operate effectively on the world stage. 130 diggsScott Brown--the new star Republican Senator--was accused of harassing a female campaign worker in 1998. Did the Democrats blow an opportunity to keep their 60th Senate seat? 146 diggsCant start your day without a cup of coffee? Told it would stunt your growth? Now it seems that drinking coffee has a number of surprising health benefits. 318 diggsYou don't got what it take. 137 diggsBBC lists the top 26 richest internet entrepreneurs according to the latest Forbes ranking, released this week. 116 diggsZookeepers thought that "Mr. Shuffles" had died during labor, but the calf pulled through. 173 diggsA salute to the lesser known Simpsons characters. 149 diggsAs expected, Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson signed a bill banning the active chemicals in K2 synthetic marijuana. JWH-018 and JWH-O73 are now schedule I controlled substances in Kansas, illegal to possess, use or sell. The legislation goes into effect as soon as it's published in the Kansas Register. 218 diggsMaybe you've seen Bluetooth Johnson, the bathroom texter or Han Solo, a.k.a, the holster master, in action. But hopefully, you don't see any of these 12 annoying cell phone characters when you look in the mirror. 152 diggsTwo glowing brides in white gowns made history today as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage. 91 diggsNow that we’re well into March, Shamrock shakes are popping up all over the country. A little history of the delightful shake, plus a graphic showing the full spectrum of all McDonald's milkshakes. 224 diggsThe 51-year-old McGill will soon face five separate trials involving each daughter. He's charged with 27 felonies, including sexual assault, lewdness, child endangerment, and criminal sexual contact. 237 diggsThe latest quarterly smartphone results are in from market research firm comScore, and surprise-surprise, Google's Android platform continues to rock the marketplace while everyone else looks on. 141 diggsOverprotective parents inhibit more than their kids' freedom: they may also slow brain growth in an area linked to mental illness. 144 diggsSen. Al Franken will be headlining Netroots Nation, the annual progressive bloggers conference. This year’s event runs July 22–25 in Las Vegas. 111 diggsTelepathy has taken a step closer to reality after British scientists developed a computer that can read your thoughts. 121 diggsThe Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing today on the future of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and things are not looking pretty for the next-generation stealth aircraft. It now appears likely the Air Force will have to declare the program has soared past a key cost-containment barrier, in addition to being over 2 years behind schedule. 163 diggsLet's imagine this terrifying scenario for a moment. You come home from a long day of work and sit in front of your computer to try out your newly purchased copy of the video game Assassin's Creed 2, and then ... nothing happens. 98 diggsA great look at the early short films of Tim Burton. 160 diggsWe wanted to celebrate those stars who hit it big, took some time off and are back in action -- bigger than ever. Call it a comeback, because these 10 stars are shining brighter than ever. 66 diggsOver three years after the death of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday. Clark, 26, was facing 21 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. 173 diggsEnrico Dini is building sandcastles on the moon. His giant 3-D printer is the first of its kind with the potential to print whole buildings, and it makes them out of solid rock, cutting down a thousand-year-long process into a few minutes. It uses sand, but someday it'll use moon dust. 181 diggsNote: To keep things fair, the original versions of these games had to be at least five years old to be included. 174 diggsAn Irish Islamic website which argues for the introduction of "Sharia" law in Ireland had nearly 270,000 hits last month alone. 112 diggsAlthough first instituted in 1915, the idea of daylight time had been batted around for a more than a century. Benjamin Franklin suggested the idea more than once in the 1770s while he was an emissary to France. But it wasn't until more than a century later that the idea of daylight time was taken seriously. 111 diggsThe billionaire's new NGO, Carbon War Room, puts the global shipping industry's massive carbon footprint under the spotlight, and spread the word about simple ways to shrink its impact. 176 diggs 189 diggsA man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer at a recent screening of Shutter Island in Lancaster, Calif., after complaining about a woman talking loudly on her cell phone. 119 diggsMove over, Las Vegas. After two years of national doldrums, crazy is on the rise again. From shrinks to drinks, The Daily Beast tallies who's handling their stress—and who’s losing it. 182 diggsThe recent killer whale attack at SeaWorld could have been the end of the theme park. It was that bad. But it appears by all accounts that SeaWorld will continue operating with relative normalcy. That is in large part due to its social media efforts. 148 diggsIn this corner, with a big head start, a huge user base, and tons of features, it's ... Foursquare! In this corner, with millions of dollars in funding and a great-looking new design ... Gowalla! The two have been going blow-for-blow in the location-based social gaming fight. Who Wins? 221 diggsDo the math, kids. That's basically one year for every nanogram of crack that a Texas man had on him when he was arrested last year. In other words, Melvin Johnson III is going to prison -- almost for life -- for having one-half of a dime's weight in crack cocaine. 109 diggsTwo years after Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency, the new institution sent out 100 photographers to document the nationâs environment writ large.Now, those photos have made it out of the root cellar of the National Archive and onto Flickr Commons, where they are getting a wider viewing than they hâve ever received. 85 diggsAn East Orange police officer who was off-duty but in uniform was arrested Wednesday morning, charged with assaulting a 20-year-old woman at a bus stop in Newark, then spitting on her, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said today.... 91 diggsBaseball fights tend to feature a lot of yapping, a little rolling around and not much actual danger but the Cubans do things a little differently... 116 diggsNational ID cards, long feared by privacy advocates, may soon become mandatory for American workers. In a bipartisan effort to curb the hiring of illegal immigrants, two senators have proposed legislation that, if passed, will require all working Americans to carry biometric ID cards containing fingerprint records and other personal information.
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