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March 23 2010

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349 diggsTrailer for the upcoming Weird Al Yankovic biopic. This film is sure to sweep next year's Academy Awards.
99 diggsTitled the 3DS, this glasses-free 3D wonder is pitched as the successor to both the DS and DSi, and will be unveiled at E3 this year.
164 diggsTo Ireland's victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy, Pope Benedict XVI offered an apology: "You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry."
118 diggsThe obvious choice for the job is Jon Favreau, but he's already made it clear that he's taken himself out of the running. That means it's up to us to steer Marvel in the right direction. Hey Kevin Feige, before you make that horrifying call to Brett Ratner, consider hiring one of these directors instead.
185 diggsHas the world become accustomed to Israel's violations of human rights to the point of acceptance?
299 diggsBritain is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the cloning of British passports linked to the hit-squad killing of a Hamas commander, the BBC has learned.
142 diggsHere’s a look at a few stylish custom scooters straight from the streets of Japan.
187 diggsAn artist has recreated the haunting £50m painting The Scream, using cardboard boxes he collected from the roadside. .............
167 diggsAuto manufacturer Toyota warned dealerships in 2002 that Camry owners were complaining about throttles surging and recommended adjustments in an electronic control unit to fix the problem, according to a document obtained by CNN.
159 diggsGrowers recently gathered at the World Coffee Conference in Guatemala to share concerns about what will happen if the weather changes in the places where they have produced coffee for generations. Because coffee plants are sensitive, many growers are trying to prepare for the possibility of a warming planet.
76 diggsShaquille is da man!
231 diggsA former doctor wielding a huge knife thrust into a crowd of students lining up before school in eastern China this morning, fatally stabbing eight children and wounding another five, officials said.
91 diggsOur atmosphere's unique chemical formula supplies us with the air we breathe, the water that bathes us and provides a soothing blanket that keeps us protected from the violence of space.And where there are other atmospheres, there are other wonders.
181 diggsWith Digg's relaunch nearby, top diggers are chiming in with their thoughts. What do you think the new Digg will bring to the table?
271 diggsSandra Bullock's husband's mistress revealed she often gets approached by men who are into "pedal pumping." Anneli Rufus on a strange sex fad in conservative America.
299 diggs.............................the boy has a total of 31 fingers and toes, which outnumber the current world record of 25.
101 diggsOver the years would-be game pirates have been targeted in a number of ways such as through draconian DRM schemes and even viruses. Now it appears that file-sharers who thought they were going to download a high-profile interactive erotic novel have been instead treated to a security and privacy breach of epic proportions.
79 diggsHow many pages of the New York times can you load in Opera Mini vs. Safari on the same phone? Watch and find out.
212 diggsAn anti-abortion activist was arrested by Atlanta police for allegedly making threats against Elton John. John, a part-time Atlantan, raised the ire of Horsley last month when he told an interviewer that he believed that Jesus was a homosexual. Horsley, 65, responded with an Internet diatribe on "Why Elton John Must Die."
349 diggsYou've seen the commercials and heard the stories on this dating trend, now let's check the stats.
215 diggsAs part of an experiment leading up to the launch of a campaign to grow a tache for world peace we decided to find out what effect taches really have on a man. How did we do this? By removing the nasal rugs of some of the most famous moustachioed stars and characters ever.
168 diggsA council has backed the removal of 6,000 trees at a beauty spot, saying that the clearance will deterrent to people meeting for sex in the woods.
128 diggsIt's not unusual for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to take a serious beating on the football field, but on the basketball court he's having his way.
240 diggsReporters leaving Capitol Hill in the wee hours of Monday morning were, for the most part, heaving sighs of relief: health care reform had finally! -- passed, a vote for the history books. However imperfect, the deed was done, the fat lady had sung.
109 diggsFood portions depicted in paintings of the Last Supper have grown bigger and bigger in line with our own super-sizing of meals, say obesity experts.
170 diggsThe 4G revolution in wireless won't just make Web surfing on your mobile phone faster; it could help you say good-bye to traditional cable and DSL broadband.
77 diggsIn a study presented at the meeting of the American Chemical Society, food chemists found that dark roasting coffee produces a chemical compound that keeps stomach cells from producing the excess acid often caused by coffee drinking
207 diggsCanonical has beta launched the new Ubuntu One music store. Ars takes a hands-on look to see if it will crank music purchasing up to 11 in Ubuntu 10.04. Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has announced the official launch of the Ubuntu One music store. Integrated into the Rhythmbox music player in the upcoming Ubuntu...
102 diggsThere's a reason why "getting laid off" and "getting laid" are only one word apart. They're very similar events. Here are ten reasons why...
263 diggsArtwork of the hotly anticipated PSP title, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, will be featured on special editions cans of the Mountain Dew beverage. Sort of like what Episode 1 did with Pepsi, remember that Gold Yoda can?
151 diggsA German court on Tuesday convicted an 88-year-old of murdering three Dutch civilians as part of a Nazi hit squad during World War II, capping six decades of efforts to bring the former Waffen SS man to justice.
210 diggsDell's new Alienware Area-51, with Intel's new Core i7-980 X Extreme 6-core processor, offers bleeding-edge gaming performance, menacingly good looks and a few rather innovative features. One thing it's not is cheap, but when it comes to bad-ass gaming rigs, Dell pulled out all the stops with this machine.
121 diggsThe soon-to-be-retired Space Shuttle is 30 years old and remarkably relies on an on-board flight computer much less sophisticated than the phone your reading this on: yup, the craft’s General Purpose Computer uses just one MB of RAM.
286 diggsThe attractive, yet comical female is no longer a fantasy creature. These days, it seems like Hollywood is cranking out gorgeous women who have it all-- the ability to make a man laugh and look good while doing it.
201 diggsThose illustrations were made for RAM magazine and were used in article about the future of publishing and media in the upcoming era of wireless devices such as iPad, iPhone and other similar devices.
154 diggsOnline life in China is not bleak and boring. Its 384 million Internet users enjoy everything from gaming and celebrity gossip to teenage chatrooms, academic forums, illegal file-sharing and porn sites.
259 diggsFor most Americans insured through work, health care coverage is expected to stay the same -- or improve. No lifetime caps. No denial of benefits if people get sick. And continued coverage if you lose or change jobs.But premiums will continue to rise. How much? No one's certain. To pay for this sweeping reform, here's what will change:
118 diggsMozilla addressed a critical security vulnerability with a minor Firefox update, bringing the browser to version 3.6.2.
404 diggsDRM that requires an Internet connection at all times is a pain in the butt, as EA's Jeff Green found out when he tried to play Command and Conquer 4. A company man's frustration with his company's products.
126 diggsWomen's history told through 70 years of Newsweek covers
152 diggsGreat, funny actor. Ever notice how he ends up in the rain in so many of his movies? He wears his precipitation well...
139 diggsA letter written by Adolf Hitler in 1931 expressing hope for a "truly cordial relationship" between Britain and Germany was sold Tuesday, fetching about $14,400 at an auction.
106 diggsWeb browser company Opera has submitted an app for the iPhone that it promises will make surfing on the device faster -- if Apple allows it.
107 diggsThinking about getting broadband Internet? Might want to think again. Not only is there a lack in standard for acceptable broadband service, there's not even a standard definition of what constitutes broadband. Although its data is incomplete, the FCC cites private research indicating that broadband customers aren't getting what they paid for.
90 diggsEven those disappointed with the Obama administration's seeming disinterest--so far--in pursuing the agenda of radical "gun control" have been mostly willing to give him a pass up till now, because of his political "full plate." With HCR now signed into law, the plate just got a lot less full. Is the full court press against gun owners coming?
138 diggsAmerica's first condom store, Condomania, has just unlocked its huge database of penis sizes. After 20 years in business, Condomania knows perhaps more than anyone else about the nation's penises. So what did they find?
205 diggsIf you've spent time on Facebook, you might be mystified by all the people tending to their virtual farms and virtual pets. Not only does this seem a strange way to spend time, but here's the even weirder part: a lot of these people are spending real money to buy virtual products to gain advantage in these Web-based games.
151 diggsSarah Palin has reportedly signed a deal with the Discovery network to air her reality series, 'Sarah Palin's Alaska.'
448 diggsUS President Barack Obama signs his landmark healthcare bill into law in a ceremony at the White House.
125 diggsYour missed connection could go prime time...and we'll all get to watch.
81 diggsOver the past two years, more than a dozen Securities and Exchange employees and contractors have tried to view pornography on government computers at least 8,273 times. Here's what they were looking at while the global financial system cratered. (Had to tone down the Gawker headline).
159 diggsWhen you carry an advanced government data system in your head, just as many people want to see you dead as alive. Fortunately, Chuck Bartowski has as many secret-agent allies as secret-agent enemies, and whenever one of them appears on the show, they're usually played by a stellar guest star.
213 diggsThe recent verbal missteps made by John Mayer and his subsequent radio silence got us to thinking about a number of people who've been vomiting in our ears lately that would do well to take a cue from him and STFU.
136 diggsAs Germany--the pope's own homeland--continues to be rocked by allegations of priestly abuse, many are wondering how high the scandal will go. In fact, some have begun to ask whether the Vatican--and even Catholicism itself--will pass through unscathed. If so, will it still resemble the Catholic Church of old?
169 diggsStanton Holliday, who left a flash drive full of child porn at the community college library, learned this lesson the hard way.
149 diggsLars Tunbjork for The New York Times The New York Times Magazine did a photo spread of some rather extreme conversions of churches, shipping containers and water towers and even caves, like the happy family shown above with an
196 diggsOut today! We're excited to announce that we have launched new and improved smart Digg buttons and a widget generator for publishers.
195 diggsAdult entertainment company Vivid is offering a bailout of sorts, promising to pay off the balance of Suleman's house if she agrees to make a pornographic film. With 14 children to feed and shelter, should Suleman accept Vivid's offer?
179 diggsWatch closely and you'll see a fake-mustachioed Heald make a brief (like, really brief) appearance in 'Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'. Somehow, that made him qualified to create and write a movie. Here, Josh lays down the history of how a film with a title that combined 'Hot Tub' with 'Time Machine' went from idea to release...
185 diggsYou might think that the 3-D movie craze is already out of hand but I've got news for you its about to get a lot worse
108 diggsThe evolutions of four mythical stories.
182 diggsThe unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they make the transition home from war. The number was well above the 16.6 percent jobless rate for non-veterans of the same ages, 18 to 24.
251 diggsWe’ve talked to the experts about what they use for inspiration, collaboration, and getting down to the business of design in a social media world. Here are some of the suggestions they offered up.
181 diggsWith the government becoming increasingly involved in American’s health habits and practices, we figure it’s only a matter of time before they start dictating what we can and cannot eat. So before consuming our favorite foods becomes a criminal act, we thought we pay homage to the Super-Sized foods that has made this country great.
116 diggsThe multi-millionaire founder of Kwik Save is to fulfil a "pact with God" he made as a struggling young man and donate half his fortune to charity.
213 diggsActivists want to put immigration reform at the top of the political agenda after a year of health care debate. Will Obama follow their advice and make the charged issue his next policy goal?
158 diggsIt’s not easy being top dog. CEOs have to deal with demanding customers, employees, investors, and the public at large on a regular basis. You can’t blame them for having a moment now and then.Some CEOs, however, express themselves with reckless abandon. Especially when it comes to anger.
154 diggsTraditionally, the Irish are renowned as being big drinkers, but figures published by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) would suggest that this is not the case anymore.
170 diggsAfter sitting through a cold, sober season of Minnesota football that might've cost them that $1 million, some people want to get rid of a liquor ban at the on-campus stadium.
70 diggsJust in time for opening day, Clay Buchholz gives us his best rendition of "Sweet Caroline," and Nick Swisher refuses to give him any backup vocals.
90 diggsDespite low interest rates and the looming deadline for the $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time home buyers, new home sales data points to a sluggish housing market, stuck in a trough that has kept sales figures low.
165 diggsFighting with someone you care about can be a difficult situation; it often feels as though neither person is really listening to the other. But here’s one solution that has been legally been proven not to work: Duct-taping your girlfriend’s mouth to “make her listen.
88 diggsBig Wooden Dome Structure - Check. Motorcycles - Check. Wonky Little Nissan Cars - Check. Insanity - Absolutely!
261 diggsJames Harrison, 74, has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has donated 984 times since he was 18 years old, saving an estimated 2.2 million babies so far. He made a pledge to be a donor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 litres of blood.
143 diggsVice President Joe Biden's mouth may earn him some criticism on one of the most historic days of Obama administration thus far. Cameras caught Biden swearing in Obama's ear just before a news conference to announce the signing of the health care reform bill.
218 diggsWho had the biggest shot of the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament?
272 diggsEuropean researchers on Tuesday said they would next week move to the next stage of the experiment that will recreate conditions close to the Big Bang that hatched the universe.
121 diggsAn article -- brilliantly subtitled "They’re young, they’re broke, and they pay for organic salmon with government subsidies. Got a problem with that?" -- profiles a pair of significantly underemployed urban intelligentsia types who get a combined $350 a month from the government to spend on food.
271 diggsPeter Watts, the Canadian science fiction author who wrote the story to Crysis 2 and Homeworld 2, has been found guilty of assualting a U.S border guard.
72 diggsAlex Herrmann beat the odds and got every game correct, so far.
142 diggsWhile it’s hard to call Tiger a winner these days(at least until he wins the Masters in a few weeks and reminds us all why we were so captivated by him in the first place) you had to like the job Woods did during the second step of his 'apology tour'.
293 diggsLawmakers are proposing a national identification card — what they’re calling “high-tech, fraud-proof Social Security cards” required for all employees in the United States. Virtually none of the states are in compliance with this Real ID program — now comes a bid for a second card. DHS officials pointed to the 9/11 hijackers’ ability to...
441 diggsInternet Explorer 9 is looking promising. But it's up against stiff competition, and that competition isn't standing still. Can Microsoft actually move fast enough to keep its browser relevant, or does its corporate culture of stable, solid, immutable platforms stand in the way of regaining the success the company once had?
182 diggsThe NFL owners decided to pass a change in the overtime rule that would give the team that loses the coin toss at the start of overtime to get a possession if the coin-toss winning team scores a field goal with the first possession.
152 diggsIt can't be easy for a 56-year-old pedophile in Woodstock, Georgia to find suitable victims. So the fortuitously named Patrick Ange Molesti tried to remedy the problem by purchasing a 5-year-old child online, according to police.
204 diggsNo, this isn’t an Onion headline. Yes, it is yet another poll that shows Republicans are out of their fucking minds.
110 diggsA collection of mint condition rare World War II posters fetched almost £15,000 at an auction today. Some of the prints feature extracts from Winston Churchill's speeches, such as "We shall not fail", while others carry warnings such as Don't Be Fuel-ish. Wasted Electricity Means Less Fuel To Make The Weapons We Need For Victory.
157 diggsPolice fatally shot a 27-year-old autistic man who allegedly moved towards them with a hand in his waistband.
121 diggsDozens of states are scrambling to put up legislative barricades between themselves and the health care reform bill passed by Congress even as their top lawyers fan out to file separate court challenges on the constitutionality of the bill.
181 diggsWe've been rumoring a WiMAX 'HTC Supersonic' for a while now, and Sprint just dropped the hard news: the phone will be dubbed the HTC
132 diggsWhat happens when you give about 2,000 college students and their teachers Apple iPhones and iPod Touches and tell them "Go mobile, go digital?" No one knows. But that's what Abilene Christian University is trying to find out with its Mobile Learning project.
188 diggsA bill that defines sexting as its own distinct crime is gliding through the Florida House. While the bill would shield horny teens from harsher child pornography laws, repeat offenders could wind up in jail for up to five years.
243 diggsFarts stink, they certainly do, the more that you smell em', the worser for you, the more you release em', the better you feel, so be sure to fart after every meal.
188 diggsBadvertising at its very best
276 diggsAccording to "Scrubs" star Zach Braff, the long-long running comedy is finished.
178 diggs"I passed through changing seas of horrifying and happy sights, through a montage of intense hate and love, a mosaic of past impressions assembling and reassembling; through terrifying depths of dark despair replaced by glorious heavenlike [sic] religious symbolism." -- Cary Grant
197 diggsBrought to you by David Whiting (aka BlzrdPhoto) http://www.blzrdphoto.comCS5 Official release date ..... Officialy released!April 12th 2010Mark your calendars!http://cs5launch.adobe.com/
254 diggsThe final outcome of the health care reform debate passed today. One of the things we learned during the health care debate is that the Democratic Party's commitment to abortion rights is even more central to its identity than health reform. What else did the fight over health care reform reveal?
173 diggsA right wing blogger from Alabama is responding to the passage of the federal health care bill the way a pissed off 12-year-old might respond when a neighbor hands out crappy Halloween candy. He has begun what he is calling "window wars," where he asks citizens to break the windows at the offices of members of Congress who supported the bill.
284 diggsWhy would Biden think that Healthcare is a big deal? He doesn't even know what state he's in right now.
193 diggsBy now, most of us have heard the story of how Google got its name. But Google isn't the only company out there with an odd name. And it certainly isn't the only name with an interesting story. Here is the list stories behind the naming of popular tech companies.
113 diggsCan you guess what these strange scientific terms mean by looking at the pictures?
199 diggsThe bubby-bias case, of course, will go to trial during Easter Week.
103 diggsThe foreclosure crisis in Philadelphia is now becoming a matter of life and death. Eyewitness News has learned that in the past month, 2 homeowners took their own lives before sheriff's deputies arrived to tell them that they were being evicted. On March 5, deputies arriving to post an eviction notice on Lynda Clark's South Philadelphia home
265 diggs"I'm in the arena. I've jumped in for the fight, if we weren't effective, they wouldn't be going after us," an elated Pelosi told columnists a couple of hours after President Obama signed the health-care bill.
224 diggsHere's the screenshots to make your inner nerd wet.
234 diggsIf you thought your parents did a terrible job at raising you, you might want to reconsider. Unless, of course, these are pictures of you as a child.
313 diggsThe political odyssey of health care reform in many ways is the story of Ted Kennedy, and as President Obama signed the historic bill into law Tuesday, Kennedy's gravesite was a place of quiet celebration and poignant reflection.
367 diggsJust in time for its 50th birthday party, the world's smallest laser has arrived. It's 30 millionths of a meter long, it could revolutionize microprocessors as we know them, and it emits an impossibly adorable "pew pew."
140 diggsA TASMANIAN man bashed and choked his girlfriend until she blacked out after he tried to leave the scene where she engaged him in a threesome.
171 diggsOrganizers have cancelled a University of Ottawa speech by right-wing American pundit Ann Coulter after deciding it wasn't safe to hold the event.The move followed boisterous demonstrations outside that some sponsors of the appearance feared could turn violent.
139 diggsBoobs -- what more is there to say really? This is one girl's perspective on the wondrously curvy female chest.
278 diggsIt would seem unlikely that an event as historic -- by both sides' accounts -- as the passage of a healthcare bill would pass unnoticed in the opinion polls that measure the temperature of a presidency. The immediate effect of the past few days' events in Washington has been a gradual increase in President Barack Obama's job approval in the.....
151 diggsAn amateur stargazer has captured the moment a comet exploded in space - an event missed by the world's professional astronomers.
208 diggsThanks to The Office, work pranks are in style. Jim's master shenanigans have inspired plenty of real-life jokesters in offices around the world. Here are 10 real-life pranks that are worth clocking in to see.
416 diggsWe live in the information age. The Internet and media have reached new heights. With small blogs and large news companies itching to post about the next big story it’s easy to understand how when that big story hits it gets crammed down our throats for several months… multiple times a day.
259 diggsWith health care reaching a turning point this week, the infographic below examines the country’s core priorities, as presented by Obama in his State of the Union Address earlier this year. Do these priorities still hold up?
67 diggsChris Pfeiffer run from urban action in Amsterdam. He is the ultimate free-style stunt rider ever seen. He plays with his bike as a toy... Just check this cool video and you will know what he is capable of...
119 diggsScientists have discovered 12 species of caterpillars that can survive for weeks underwater without ever breaking the surface. They don't have gills and they don't hold their breath.
243 diggsStunned researchers came across the Georgia alligator while they were looking for North Atlantic right whales.
225 diggsJames Joyce scholar Carol Loeb Shloss is perhaps better known to the Joyce heirs than any of the Dubliner's other biographers. Shloss, 64, a consulting professor of English at Stanford University, recently won a large settlement from the Joyce estate.
309 diggsYou see, kids? Nothing good can come from listening to old Britney Spears singles.
207 diggsRachel was a teenager when she started treatment for bipolar disorder roughly six years ago. Back then, she and her mother had never heard of telepsychiatry. But now they're using real-time videoconferencing in Olympia, Wash., to make it easier for Rachel to remain in the care of experts in Seattle.
67 diggsIf you’re looking to indulge in the other, other white meat but can’t stand the idea of society branding you a cannibal, this might be the loophole you’re looking for. And there are plenty of dishes to choose from.
106 diggsAdult film actress Devon James claimed her relationship with Woods lasted for two-and-a-half years.
124 diggsThe California state historic park of Bodie, the nation's biggest unreconstructed ghost town, also happens to be the coldest place in the United States outside of Alaska, logging more record-chill days than any other spot in the lower 48 in most years.
274 diggsA British computer hacker equipped with a "Dummies" guide recently tapped into the Pentagon. As hackers get smarter, computers get more powerful and national security is put at risk. The same goes for your own personal and financial information transmitted by phone, on the Internet or through bank machines.
242 diggsHere are 13 changes in the massive health care overhaul that could impact your tax bill, for better or worse.
108 diggsJames Cameron calls Glenn Beck a fucking asshole at a press junket and the director is just getting warmed up...
205 diggsWith no substantial rain in sight, the electricity crisis hitting Venezuela is creating an opening for political opposition to President Hugo Chavez.
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