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Secret cabal of Bisphenol-A companies meets to sell the public endocrine disruptorsJimmy sez, "Someone leaked the minutes for a meeting of food-packaging executives and chemical industry lobbyists seeking to find ways to keep consumers buying goods laced with bisphenol-A. Attending companies included Coca-Cola, Del Monte, Alcoa and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)." Attendees suggested using fear tactics (e.g. "Do you want to have access to baby food anymore?") as well as giving control back to consumers (e.g. you have a choice between the more expensive product that is frozen or fresh or foods packaged in cans) as ways to dissuade people from choosing BPA-free packaging. Attendees noted, in the past, the different associations have had a reactive strategy with the media, with very limited proactive outreach in
» 1 Jun 2009, 1:57 am
Free sample from SECRET HISTORIES, monster annotated Tim Powers bibliographyPS Publishing recently released Secret Histories, a massive, ambitious, 600-page annotated bibliography of the work of Tim Powers: science fiction writer, Philip K Dick protege, and all-round swell fella. They've put a PDF excerpt on the web for free: We're so proud of Secret Histories that we want everyone to know what it's like. So we've made up a 24-page high resolution sampler PDF file that you can download for free. It includes a chunk of the bibliography section that lists every edition of Powers' seminal The Anubis Gates, as well as China Mieville's tribute to the novel, examples of Dick Berger's exclusive artwork, excerpts and notes and doodles by Powers himself, and much more - and it still represents just a fraction of what the bo
» 1 Jun 2009, 1:43 am
Morbid Anatomy: blog devoted to Victorian anatomical curiositiesI'm thoroughly enjoying the Morbid Anatomy blog, which features anatomical curiosities and news, with a Victorian bent. For example: I just stumbled upon a review--in English!--of the magnificent catalog Figures du Corps: Une Leçon d'Anatomie à l'École des Beaux-Arts, from an exhibition of the same name previously covered on this blog. The review parses the catalog nicely... Morbid Anatomy (via Science Friday)...
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:06 am
Anti-slacker/pro-maker teeMonochrom's Maker Faire tee says it best: "Slacking is killing the DIY industry." New monochrom shirt: "Slacking is killing the DIY industry"...
» 31 May 2009, 10:58 pm
Stephenie Meyer vs. 4chan -- XKCDOn today's XKCD, Stephenie "teen superstar author" Meyer takes on 4chan, home of Anoymous and the Internet's most prolific trolls. And wins. Troll Slayer...
» 31 May 2009, 10:53 pm
Design challenge of a world in which all designed objects are subsumed into boring hard drivesCore77's Carla Diana looks at the design solutions that industrial designers have come up with to impart fetishistic desirability on the hard drives that are replacing thousands and thousands of books, CDs, videos, games, etc. My world is definitely divided into stuff that I can compress onto a hard-drive and then stick in a box and forget, and stuff that gets displayed or worn, and virtually nothing else (though I just discovered the hard way that moving a half-terabyte of data from your old encrypted laptop hard drive to your new one is a veeerrrryyy sloooooow). If so much of our personal history is getting compressed into data, and digital imaging, cloud computing, and streaming media have become an integral part of daily experience, bei
» 31 May 2009, 10:31 pm
Profile of the lock-hacker who bumped the "unbumpable" Medeco lockWired's Charles Graeber has an astounding piece up about master lockpicker Marc Weber Tobias, who challenged Medeco's claim that its locks are "bump-proof" (that is, that they can't be simply broken by filing down a key, inserting it, and tapping it, sending a shock down the metal that makes the pins jump). Medeco launched an aggressive campaign to market its products to people who were worried about bump keys, but Tobias shows that their locks aren't substantially harder to bump than cheaper models from competitors. Medeco sent Wired a note that said Tobias's claims weren't true and implied that Wired might be sued for publishing them, so Wired set up a test, and then Medeco raised a flurry of vague, lame objections to the test. But the te
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:08 am
Hosiery with veinsThese stockings printed with veins and arteries are 41,00€ from UpFactory. Collants/Bas veines et artères (Thanks, Tara McGinley!)...
» 31 May 2009, 3:31 pm
Horned cyclops Victorian engraving tees from Dan HillierTentacle-horror Victorian engraving remixer Dan Hillier's got a couple of new t-shirts out; I got one today and it's stupendous! (he's also got a series of new engravings) Shirt 1 Shirt 2 Previously:Dan Hillier's new tentacle horrors - Boing Boing Dan Hillier's tentacle horrors -- now on moleskine notebooks ... Engraved Victorian tentacle-horrors from Dan Hillier - Boing Boing Dan Hillier's altered engravings - Boing Boing...
» 31 May 2009, 11:47 am
Devilish Devenish-Phibbs bench-plaques around LondonThis week's Time Out London details a wicked and arch web-hoax-thing; someone has put plaques on benches all around London celebrating the eccentric Devenish-Phibbs family (in London, as in many places, public benches are paid for as memorials and get a small plaque to accompany them); the Devenish-Phibbs benches include "You're born, you're dying, you're dead. If your relatives are cheap they get you a bench. Monty Devenish-Phibbs 1847 - 1910" and "This was one of my favourite views. You can see it better if you move along the bench a bit. Come on, shuffle along. Bit more. More. No, more. There. Now look In commemoration of Barbara Devenish-Phibbs: Mother, wife, nag." The joke circles back to croydevenishphibbs.co.uk, a site seemingly main
» 31 May 2009, 11:38 am
Silicon Valley As I Found It(Rudy Rucker is a guestblogger. His latest novel, Hylozoic, describes a postsingular world in which everything is alive.) This has been an exciting---and exhausting---two weeks, guestblogging for Boing. I don't see how the regular Boing bloggers get anything else done. As a parting offering, I'd like to share some of my reminiscenses about Silicon Valley as I found it when I moved here in 1986. [Me in 1985, photo by David Abrams. I don't remember exactly why I drew the line on the photo...something about distinguishing between the two halves of the brain, that is, the writer side vs. the programmer side.] A little background. Over the last year I've been working on a memoir called Nested Scrolls, and I'm hoping to find a publisher for it so
» 30 May 2009, 3:44 pm
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Flipping The Brain's Addiction Switch Without Drugsclipped by: spherepetClip Source: www.sciencedaily.comFlipping The Brain's Addiction Switch Without DrugsScienceDaily (May 29, 2009) When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry.Researchers investigating this addiction "switch" have now implicated a naturally occurring protein, a dose of which allowed them to get rats hooked with no drugs at all.Chronic drug users, as noted by previous research, can experience an increase of a naturally-occurring protein called BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) in the brain's reward circuitry, a region scientists call the ventral tegmental area. In this study, the researchers took the drugs out
» 31 May 2009, 10:52 pm
Billionaires Agree On Plan To Rid Earth Of A Billion Peopleclipped by: merrieclipper's remarks: At a conference in Long Beach, California, last February, he had made similar points. “Official projections say the world’s population will peak at 9.3 billion [up from 6.6 billion today] but with charitable initiatives, such as better reproductive healthcare, we think we can cap that at 8.3 billion,” Gates said then. Clip Source: www.verumserum.comNo, I’m not kidding:SOME of America’s leading billionaires have met secretly to consider how their wealth could be used to slow the growth of the world’s population and speed up improvements in health and education.The philanthropists who attended a summit convened on the initiative of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, discussed joining for
» 31 May 2009, 11:06 pm
"We have to let him back in?"clipped by: darkeforceClip Source: www.cagle.com
» 31 May 2009, 8:06 pm
obamaclipped by: DW29JWclipper's remarks: America gave their freedom away. I hope Canadians are more careful. Young people who want to change the world, can be a wonderful or scary thing. Vote carefully and know what you are getting and know their history and friends. Clip Source: canadafreepress.comPersecution of Christians It appears that the world has awakened to the fact that the US is now under totalitarian and Obama’s dictatorial rule. But, the Obama sheeple--including his media--still refuse to do so. People of true intelligence and insight must now wonder if they ever will. Will you?
» 31 May 2009, 11:31 pm
Why so many minds think alike?clipped by: einbarclipper's remarks: You're in a room with 10 other people who seem to agree on something, but you hold the opposite view. Do you say something? Or do you just go along with the others? Clip Source: edition.cnn.com Why so many minds think alike-- You're in a room with 10 other people who seem to agree on something, but you hold the opposite view. Do you say something? Or do you just go along with the others?Decades of research show people tend to go along with the majority view, even if that view is objectively incorrect. Now, scientists are supporting those theories with brain imagesA new study in the journal Neuron shows when people hold an opinion differing from others in a group, their brains produce an error signal. A
» 29 May 2009, 3:54 am
China continuing to facilitate Nuclear Proliferation?clipped by: Gul AghaClip Source: www.business-standard.com'China assisting Pakistan's plutonium nuke programme'China is providing assistance to Pakistan in developing its plutonium-based nuclear weapons programme, a Congressional report has told US lawmakers. Besides the conventional uranium-based nuclear weapons, Pakistan has also pursued plutonium-based warheads since the 1990s and continues to produce plutonium for weapons, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) said in latest its report on the country's nuclear programme. "Pakistan has received Chinese assistance for its plutonium programme," said the report by CRS, the research wing of the Congress that regularly prepares reports in issues of interest by the US
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:15 am
Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Mooreclipped by: papananookclipper's remarks: MM knows of which he writes1. Just as President Roosevelt did after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the President must tell the nation that we are at war and we must immediately convert our auto factories to factories that build mass transit vehicles and alternative energy devices. Within months in Flint in 1942, GM halted all car production and immediately used the assembly lines to build planes, tanks and machine guns. The conversion took no time at all. Everyone pitched in. The fascists were defeated.We are now in a different kind of war -- a war that we have conducted against the ecosystem and has been conducted by our very own corporate leaders. This current war has two fronts. One is headquartered
» 1 Jun 2009, 6:13 am
Pregnant? Pack up and go homeclipped by: hotdoge3Clip Source: www.nzherald.co.nzTwo foreign students have been ordered home after being told NZ maternity services were over-stretched. Photo / Northern AdvocateSung Won Kim, 31, a horticulture student at the International College of Auckland, said she was "at a loss" after being told she had to leave New Zealand by June 21, because, she says, her pregnancy means she will not be eligible for a further permit."My husband is in New Zealand and runs a business in New Lynn. We have been paying for all our medical care and proven that we have more than $38,000 in our bank account."We are prepared to pay the costs up front. We're not expecting anything free or to receive any special treatment in New Zealand, so how can they do
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:07 am
Patterns of Forceclipped by: merrieclipper's remarks: * The language used in the announcement has creepy echoes of every rationalization used by the government to take away human rights (free speech in this case.) These are “extraordinary circumstances,” and for the good of the nation, we can’t allow any speech that would threaten economic recovery; it’s like when the Iranian mullahs shut down the opposition press, or Hugo Chavez shut down the only remaining opposition television station. (And the American left cheered!)And we are only four months into this Chicago thug’s regime. What more is to come? Clip Source: tehresistance.wordpress.comThis past week, Chairman Zero’s descent into corrupt, third-world dictator status accelerated with th
» 1 Jun 2009, 1:58 am
Racistsclipped by: darkeforceClip Source: www.cagle.com
» 31 May 2009, 7:34 pm
The Continued Downfall of America - Miranda Rights Underminedclipped by: BartendingBearclipper's remarks: NEVER talk to the police. Clip Source: www.youtube.com[Video]Supreme Court rules Miranda rights out the window!!!I still cannot believe this has occurred, but it has and I am pretty pissed off.BTW here are some links of articles about this travesty...WallStreet Journal articlehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB12433...Associated Press articlehttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/a...Reuters Articlehttp://www.reuters.com/article/domest...Google search with resultshttp://news.google.com/news/more?um=1...Its a sad day for America godisfraud88 (11 hours ago) Show Hide Always remember these five words - "I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY" Do not let them engage you. 5 WORDS, NOTHING ELS
» 31 May 2009, 11:37 pm
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» 12 Feb 2009, 2:00 pm
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» 12 Feb 2009, 2:00 pm
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» 12 Feb 2009, 2:00 pm
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» 12 Feb 2009, 2:00 pm
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» 12 Feb 2009, 2:00 pm
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North Korea May Launch Intercontinental Missile195 diggs //<br/>North Korea could this month test-fire a long-range missile designed to strike U.S. territory and may also be gearing up for skirmishes with the South around their disputed sea border, South Korean news reports said on Monday.
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» 1 Jun 2009, 5:10 am
Snake Oil Oprah286 diggs //<br/>Wish Away Cancer! Get A Lunchtime Face-Lift! Eradicate Autism! Turn Back The Clock! Thin Your Thighs! Cure Menopause! Harness Positive Energy! Erase Wrinkles! Banish Obesity! Live Your Best Life Ever!
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» 1 Jun 2009, 4:18 am
Understanding the Risks (and Rewards) of Pills and Pregnancy69 diggs //<br/>A recently as 20 years ago, some in the medical community were still using the male body as their research prototype and extrapolating for women.
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» 1 Jun 2009, 4:18 am
Cannibalistic Table Eats Itself to Dirty Mess On Your Carpet121 diggs //<br/>Cool in theory but a mess in reality, the Auto-Cannibalistic Table starts life off strong, but finishes with a whimper as a mound of dirt and vegetation on your family room floor
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» 1 Jun 2009, 4:13 am
Iraq-born teen cracks maths puzzle291 diggs //<br/>A 16-year-old Iraqi immigrant living in Sweden has cracked a maths puzzle that has stumped experts for more than 300 years, Swedish media reported on Thursday.
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» 1 Jun 2009, 4:11 am
Cup Of Coffee : Sugar, Cream and Creativity130 diggs //<br/>Amazing video showing coffee artists working their magic
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» 1 Jun 2009, 3:49 am
Fortune: Meet the new, government-owned GM181 diggs //<br/>Bankruptcy will force lots of changes on the automaker, putting bureaucrats in the driver's seat. Assuming an entity called "General Motors" does emerge from bankruptcy, it will be a different company than the one that went in.
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» 1 Jun 2009, 3:47 am
NOT BREAKING It only takes 2 million cans of Red Bull to OD!230 diggs //<br/>On Saturday, Taipei prosecutors and agents from the Investigation Bureau seized 17,165 cases of Red Bull Energy Drink — worth about NT$25 million (US$781,000) — from importer Nanlien International Co in Taoyuan and Kaohsiung.
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» 1 Jun 2009, 3:02 am
The Cyclical Nature of Gas Prices (and Consumption)176 diggs //<br/>Our year-over-year plotting of gas rates by month show that the rise and fall can at times be random or based on extraneous factors, but the consistent trend is actually quite cyclical.
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» 1 Jun 2009, 2:50 am
2 Bears Communing. Beautiful Shot, Katmai Nat'l Pk, Alaska200 diggs //<br/>Maybe a little too "cute." But a great image. Enlargeable, wallpaper.
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» 1 Jun 2009, 2:28 am
Tweets of Hate: The Crazy Right Twitters About Dr Tiller273 diggs //<br/>One side effect of Twitter is that the stupid, bigoted, comments people used to make at the water cooler now get preserved for future employers to find using google.
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» 1 Jun 2009, 2:21 am
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Do NOT Learn Python!After you've started using Python, there's a significant chance you'll start loathing whatever code base you currently have to work on.
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:57 am
The unemployed developer - a tale with expected endToday is a great day for John. He has just got a job as a programmer in MegaCorp138. He is 22 years old and a whole new world opens up in front of him. He will meet a lot of new people, get good salary, and most importantly, program in The Language. John studied programming through The Language. He finds The Language as the best piece of software in the world.
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:25 am
My first executable from Perl 6Today I actually compiled a Perl 6 program into an executable, with Rakudo. It's not automated, so it takes a few steps, but it would be easy to wrap into a shell script or Makefile.
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:25 am
Dell News Not Good For Intel, AMD, And MicrosoftIt may be worth noting in passing that the comments of Dell’s (DELL) CFO during the company’s earnings call are bad news for any supplier of PC components and software. Brian Gladden said “Demand is still not improving.” If his assessment is right, sales of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Vista could be hurt and the launch of Windows 7 may not be as much of a success as has been anticipated.
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:25 am
Groovier actors - GParallelizer 0.7 is outI'm very excited about all the comments and suggestions I've received after the previous release of GParallelizer and would like to thank everyone who's shared his opinion with me. With your valuable feedback in mind I've added a couple of enhancements that make actors in Groovy further more enjoyable to use for concurrency programming. Check out the most prominent new features: * Accepting multiple messages for a single react/receive * Enhancements in sending replies * Actor groups and multiple thread pools
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:25 am
Java & XML Tutorial: IntroductionAs a Java developer you need to know how to process XML. The Java API's for XML processing have changed since the introduction of XML in 1998. That is where this tutorial comes in. Here I'll gather the how-to's, tips and tricks etc. about how to process Java in XML.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:53 am
Language Aside, What I Miss Most for JavaFX DevelopmentAfter some demos and small things, I've started the development of a small, possibly real world application for JavaFX mobile ("possibly" because, at present time, there's no way to run it but on the JavaFX Mobile Emulator - hoping for announcements at JavaOne).
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:50 am
Save a file locally with Flash Player 10How To: Save a file locally with Flash Player 10
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:32 am
A CMS in Ruby, and Why I StoppedThis decision was pretty easy after I slowed down and reviewed the situation objectively for a few minutes.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:31 am
How & why you should use Google CDNAn article on the importance of using a Google CDN link of your favorite JavaScript library and how to implement it with two different methods using the Google AJAX Libraries API.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:31 am
Google Wave Drips With Ambition. A New Communication Platform For A New Web.Yesterday, during the Google I/O keynote, Google’s VP of Engineering, Vic Gundotra, laid out a grand vision for the direction Google sees the web heading towards with the move to the HTML 5 standard. While we’re not there yet, all the major browser players besides Microsoft are aligned and ready for the next phase, which will include such things as the ability to run 3D games and movies in the browser without additional plug-ins. But Google wants to take it one step further with a brand new method of communication for this new era. It’s called Google Wave.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:31 am
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Air France flight with 228 on board has gone missing mid-flight [Scary]Air France flight with 228 on board has gone missing mid-flight [Scary] // USA Today
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:24 am
Forget global warming, swine flu and war: the world's oceans are TURNING INTO ACID [Scary]Forget global warming, swine flu and war: the world's oceans are TURNING INTO ACID [Scary] // News.com.au
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:40 am
Finally atoning for the 55-hour Britney Spears incident, drive-thru chapels, and Elvis giving the vows, NevadaFinally atoning for the 55-hour Britney Spears incident, drive-thru chapels, and Elvis giving the vows, Nevada legalizes same-sex "domestic partnerships" [Spiffy] // CNN
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:26 am
Study concludes Aunt Patty, Aunt Selma and Krusty the Clown are encouraging young Australians to smoke [Silly]Study concludes Aunt Patty, Aunt Selma and Krusty the Clown are encouraging young Australians to smoke [Silly] // The Age (Melbourne)
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:21 am
Convenience store robber can't elude cops, but is perfectly safe from the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal [Convenience store robber can't elude cops, but is perfectly safe from the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal [Florida] // (Some Guy)
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:46 am
"A lot of programs have been successful training narcotic dogs, bomb dogs, arson dogs. But it's a totally"A lot of programs have been successful training narcotic dogs, bomb dogs, arson dogs. But it's a totally different world with bedbug dogs. The only thing tougher is training dogs to detect melanoma." Your dog wants to cure cancer [Interesting] // The Atlantic
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:34 am
Photoshop The Filter [Photoshop]Photoshop The Filter [Photoshop] // Wikipedia
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:24 am
We put in just a touch of formaldehyde with pig nuts, for flavor. Some people get sick, yeah. So if you have tWe put in just a touch of formaldehyde with pig nuts, for flavor. Some people get sick, yeah. So if you have to be rushed to a hospital, then when you return, I give you a free salad [Dumbass] // (Some Earl)
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:16 am
One in 17 Scots had tooth pulled in 2008 thanks to decay caused by sugary drinks and poor parenting [Sad]One in 17 Scots had tooth pulled in 2008 thanks to decay caused by sugary drinks and poor parenting [Sad] // Scotsman
» 1 Jun 2009, 2:40 am
Ugly-ass baby panda born at Bangkok zoo. Complete with Awwww-inspiring pics [Sappy]Ugly-ass baby panda born at Bangkok zoo. Complete with Awwww-inspiring pics [Sappy] // (Some Gut-wrenched TFette)
» 1 Jun 2009, 2:26 am
It's no big deal if your next door neighbor's ammo dump explodes, if he has the proper permits [Stupid]It's no big deal if your next door neighbor's ammo dump explodes, if he has the proper permits [Stupid] // LA Times
» 1 Jun 2009, 1:36 am
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Air France jet hit turbulence over Atlantic - Washington PostABC NewsAir France jet hit turbulence over AtlanticWashington PostBy ALAN CLENDENNING and GREG KELLER AP SAO PAULO, Brazil -- An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris hit strong turbulence and lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday.Air France plane lost: officials say 'no hope' of finding airliner Telegraph.co.ukAir France crash: 'No hope' of survivors guardian.co.ukVoice of America - Aljazeera.net - Bloomberg - United Press Internationalall 1,440 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:37 am
Anti-abortion and violence in the US - BBC NewsTimes OnlineAnti-abortion and violence in the USBBC NewsBy Nick Triggle The killing of an abortion doctor has once again highlighted the aggressive and emotional nature of the abortion debate in the US.Video: Abortion Doc Gunned Down at Church The Associated PressSuspect Held in Kansas Abortion Doctor's Slaying Washington PostABC News - Buffalo News - CNN - New York Daily Newsall 3,335 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:32 am
US Treasury Secretary Assures China Its Dollar Assets Are Safe - Voice of AmericaWashington PostUS Treasury Secretary Assures China Its Dollar Assets Are SafeVoice of AmericaBy Stephanie Ho US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is reassuring the Chinese government that its huge holdings of dollar assets are safe.Data fuel recovery hopes Washington PostGeithner assures China investors BBC NewsThe Associated Press - Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg - Reutersall 1,684 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:13 am
Suu Kyi's health improves, ready for verdict - ReutersBoston GlobeSuu Kyi's health improves, ready for verdictReutersBy Aung Hla Tun YANGON, May 30 (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's health has improved and she is ready to face a verdict that could see the Nobel laureate jailed for up to five years, her lawyers said on Saturday.Burmese Dissident: 'No Grudge' Toward American Intruder FOXNewsUS presses Myanmar to free Aung San Suu Kyi AFPBBC News - KGAN - United Press International - Telegraph.co.ukall 2,393 news articles
» 30 May 2009, 8:02 am
North Korea May Test Another Missile - New York TimesTelegraph.co.ukNorth Korea May Test Another MissileNew York TimesBy ELISABETH BUMILLER MANILA - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that North Korea may be preparing to launch another long-range missile that would be theoretically capable of reaching Alaska and Hawaii as well as American military targets ...Gates Says 'Some Signs' North Korea May Test Missile BloombergUS, South Korea: North Korea May Test Fire Second Long-Range ... AHNLos Angeles Times - CNN International - United Press International - Aljazeera.netall 1,171 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:07 am
Sotomayor Battle Begins With Senate Meetings - FOXNewsguardian.co.ukSotomayor Battle Begins With Senate MeetingsFOXNewsSonia Sotomayor's Senate confirmation begins Tuesday in the form of informal but important private meetings with the senators who will ultimately vote on her elevation to the Supreme Court.What's Ahead for Sotomayor? ABC NewsGOP Senators Avoid Harsh Sotomayor Attacks U.S. News & World ReportNew York Times - Washington Post - United Press International - USA Todayall 13,506 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:43 am
Increased Storms Off US Coastline Have Forecasters Concerned - ABC NewsABC NewsIncreased Storms Off US Coastline Have Forecasters ConcernedABC NewsBy DARCY BONFILS and KELLY HAGAN Already this decade ranks as the worst ever in the nation's history in both dollars and casualties from hurricanes, and with the 2009 hurricane season beginning today, some forecasters worry the dangers may be on the ...Hurricane Season 2009 Begins WFMY News 2Hurricane Season Has Begun WDBO RadioWTOC - KBTX - Wall Street Journal - Greensboro News Recordall 236 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:59 am
3 Injured After Florida Deputy Fires on SUV - FOXNewsOrlando Sentinel3 Injured After Florida Deputy Fires on SUVFOXNewsThree people were hospitalized in Florida after a sheriff's deputy fired at an SUV during a traffic stop, MyFOXOrlando.com reported.Orange County deputy shoots suspects MiamiHerald.comOrange Co. Deputy Shoots Three Near Carver Middle WESH.comOrlando Sentinel - MyFoxOrlando.comall 26 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:57 am
Income Rises on Stimulus, Spending Drops - Wall Street JournalIncome Rises on Stimulus, Spending DropsWall Street JournalBy JEFF BATER WASHINGTON -- The income of Americans unexpectedly surged in April, elevated by the economic stimulus package, while spending declined and the level of savings increased to the highest in 50 years of records.US Consumer Spending in April Decreases 0.1%; Incomes Gain BloombergConsumer spending registers small dip Washington PostReuters - International Business Timesall 48 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:38 am
Chrysler Gets Judge's Approval for Asset Sale - Washington PostABC NewsChrysler Gets Judge's Approval for Asset SaleWashington PostA federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of most of Chrysler's assets to Fiat, clearing the way for the American automaker to exit court protection shortly.Chrysler set to emerge from bankruptcy CNNMoney.comJudge OKs Chrysler sale Detroit Free PressThe Metropolitan Coporate Counsel - Wall Street Journal - United Press International - New York Timesall 347 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:44 am
Oil jumps on global stock rally - CNNMoney.comStraits TimesOil jumps on global stock rallyCNNMoney.comCrude futures touch a 7-month high - before retreating slightly - as stock markets soar and the dollar weakens. By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.Oil Rises to Seven-Month High on China Manufacturing Expansion BloombergOil rises for sixth day on China manufacturing MarketWatchBusinessWeek - BBC News - Reuters - USA Todayall 844 news articles
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:26 am
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Sotomayor Strip Search Dissent A Clue To Her Civil Rights PositionLast week, while President Obama was vetting her credentials out of the Oval Office, Judge Sonia Sotomayor firmly dissented from her appeals court colleagues on a case that -- while it surely won't be considered a landmark ruling in the vein of saving Major League Baseball -- suggests her approach to civil rights. The case involved procedures for a clothing exchange -- in which inmates trade their civilian clothes for prison garb -- in a county jail upstate. At issue was whether prison guards who watched inmates undressing during the clothing exchange, in violation of jail policy, were conducting an unwarranted search and therefore violating the prisoner's Fourth Amendment rights. More on Sonia Sotomayor
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:42 am
Schwarzenegger Likely To Cut State Workers' Pay Again» 1 Jun 2009, 5:37 am
GM Bankruptcy Begins, NY Dealer FilesNEW YORK (AP) -- A General Motors dealership in New York filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, beginning the wave of court filings expected as the automaker files for legal protection to complete its reorganization. Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc.'s Chapter 11 petition list the company's largest creditors as a trust company that holds more than $22 billion in bond debt, and the United Auto Workers union, which is owed more than $20 billion dollars. The size of those figures indicate the dealership's filing in Manhattan bankruptcy court is part of GM's overall filing for bankruptcy protection. The automaker itself is expected to file its own Chapter 11 petition around 8 a.m. EDT. Many GM affiliates will have to file separate petitions a
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:33 am
Air France jet missing over Atlantic, 228 on boardSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil immediately began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330, was carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew members, company spokeswoman Brigitte Barrand said. The flight left Rio on Sunday at 7 p.m. local time. The plane disappeared about 190 miles (300 kilometers) northeast of the coastal Brazilian city of Natal, near the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, a Brazilian air force spokesman said. The air force began a search began Monday morning near Fernando de Noronha, he added, speaking on condition of anonymity
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:19 am
'Twilight' Cleans Up At MTV Movie AwardsLOS ANGELES — The MTV Movie Awards were a blood bath Sunday night with "Twilight" taking five trophies, including best movie. But it was Sacha Baron Cohen who gave the show it's trademark bizarro moment when he landed upside-down on the lap of Eminem, who may or may not have been deeply offended. "Twilight," the popular vampire drama starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, sucked up golden popcorn trophies for best movie, best fight, best kiss, breakthrough male performance and breakthrough female performance during Sunday's freewheeling and often-bleeped ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. "The fans are the ultimate driving force," Stewart said while accepting her best female performance trophy (
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:08 am
Berlusconi Did Not Have Sex With Teenage Model, Says Her Ex-BoyfriendROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi did not have sex with a teenage girl at the centre of a scandal that has wrecked the conservative leader's marriage, the girl's ex-boyfriend said. In a letter to Italy's best-selling Corriere della Sera newspaper, Luigi Flaminio apologised for having talked publicly about Berlusconi's relationship with aspiring model Noemi Letizia.
» 31 May 2009, 11:46 pm
Conan O'Brien's First Night: "A Swirly Cone Of Some Nerves"LOS ANGELES -- It will come down to this for Conan O'Brien, at about 5 p.m. West Coast time Monday: More on Jay Leno
» 31 May 2009, 10:52 pm
How The Banks Plotted To Fight Off Regulatory OverhaulAs the financial crisis entered one of its darkest phases in October, a handful of the nation's largest banks began holding daily telephone sessions. Murmurs were already emanating from Washington about the need for a wide-ranging regulatory overhaul, and Wall Street executives girded for a fight. More on The Bailouts
» 31 May 2009, 10:28 pm
Krugman: Reagan And His Advisers Were Prime Villains Behind The Financial Mess We're In"This bill is the most important legislation for financial institutions in the last 50 years. It provides a long-term solution for troubled thrift institutions. ... All in all, I think we hit the jackpot." So declared Ronald Reagan in 1982, as he signed the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act.
» 31 May 2009, 10:11 pm
Former SEC Chair Cox Undermined Enforcement EffortsThe five enforcement officials caught a morning Acela train bound for Washington. Based at the New York office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the team was seeking agency approval to impose tens of millions of dollars in fines on a drug company, Biovail, which had allegedly used the crash of a truck hauling depression medicine to cover up financial losses.
» 31 May 2009, 9:51 pm
Government Motors: US Will Own 60% Of GMWASHINGTON — General Motors, the humbled auto giant that has been part of American life for more than 100 years, will file for bankruptcy protection on Monday in a deal that will give taxpayers a 60 percent ownership stake and expand the government's reach into big business. It would be the largest industrial bankruptcy in U.S. history, and the fourth-largest overall. In addition, a GM bankruptcy would be unprecedented as the federal government would pump billions more into the company. Underscoring the government's extraordinary role, President Barack Obama planned to announce his support for GM's restructuring strategy at a midday appearance at the White House, much as he did in April when Chrysler sought court protection. GM
» 31 May 2009, 9:29 pm
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Entrecard allows you to redeem credits for cash finallyEntrecard made a major announcement today which was the single most asked for feature by its users. In a few weeks from now, you will be able to exchange your credits for cash. Yes! You can now directly make money from Entrecard. As a result of this, they are opening up their 125×125 banner ads to [...]Post from: lab209. Entrecard allows you to redeem credits for cash finally
» 14 Mar 2009, 8:15 pm
Free Book Giveaway: The Adobe Flash Platform API ReferenceSitepoint has a free book giveway on the Adobe Flash Platform. Andrew Muller (Trainer, Mentor, Developer, Blogger, Ambassador and Community Expert for Adobe), walks you through the world of the Adobe Flash Platform giving you an easy to understand explanation of what each piece of software does, and how they work together to help you design [...]Post from: lab209. Free Book Giveaway: The Adobe Flash Platform API Reference
» 14 Jan 2009, 10:34 pm
Web based To Do list maker called Wipee ListWipee List is a web based to do list which is simple to use. It has a clean interface and best of all, its FREE. [via LifeHacker] Most Popular Posts 30+ Essential Firefox plugins for Web Developers 8+ sites to transfer large files Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 available Qwitter: Track your Twitter Unfollowers Microsoft releases Web Application Installer Post from: lab209. Web based [...]Post from: lab209. Web based To Do list maker called Wipee List
» 9 Jan 2009, 2:48 am
Back from the ‘Twitdom Break’I’ve been away from blogging here at lab209 for about a week now. My focus was on getting some traction going on Twitdom. Twitdom has had a very good launch with some good coverage in the blogosphere, including a coverage from Mashable. I will keep spending some time on Twitdom on a daily basis henceforth, but [...]Post from: lab209. Back from the ‘Twitdom Break’
» 9 Jan 2009, 2:09 am
The Twitter Applications Database: TwitdomI am pleased to announce the launch of Twitdom, a Twitter Applications Database. Twitter, a micro-blogging platform, has become a part of the daily lives of millions of people (tweeple!) you believe in the concept of online social networking. The plethora of applications launched for Twitter is unparalled. To help you sift through the large number of [...]Post from: lab209. The Twitter Applications Database: Twitdom
» 4 Jan 2009, 1:13 am
Twoogie Howser M.D.: Twoogify your Tweets!Twoogie is a pure time waster! It help you ‘twoogify’ your Twitter tweets. From their about page: Twoogie, M.D. is a tribute to the greatest kid-doctor who ever lived. Once a week nearly two decades ago, the then-underaged Neil Patrick Harris amused, enlightened and inspired us with his vague, bite-sized ramblings, typed out on his prehistoric IBM [...]Post from: lab209. Twoogie Howser M.D.: Twoogify your Tweets!
» 1 Jan 2009, 9:00 am
Write a book Twitter style with QuillpillQuillpill has taken the 140 character microblogging concept from Twitter to come up with an interesting concept — To tell a short story, 140 characters at a time. You can register on the website and create a book. Then start writing 140 characters at a time to narrate your story. Quillpill allows you to read and [...]Post from: lab209. Write a book Twitter style with Quillpill
» 31 Dec 2008, 11:44 pm
Do you know your Twitter Re-tweet rank?Retweetrank does exactly what the name suggests. It tells you your ranking in the Twitter ecosystem based on the number of times your Tweets are retweeted by others! The image below is a screen shot which shows you my rank. A lousy 1150 currently. How useful is this? I leave it to you to decide! Related Articles The Twitter [...]Post from: lab209. Do you know your Twitter Re-tweet rank?
» 31 Dec 2008, 11:27 pm
An Image Editor called Paint.COMWe are all familar with the Paint.NET freeware which provides some basic features comparable to Adobe Photoshop. Now there is another software heating up the freeware image editing market — RealWorld Paint.COM. Paint.COM allows you to edit pictures with layers. Each layer can be assigned different effects. Some features of Paint.COM: Ability to work with multiple layers Drawing tools and [...]Post from: lab209. An Image Editor called Paint.COM
» 31 Dec 2008, 10:30 pm
Personal Finance Management with MMEXMoney Manager Ex is a free, open-source, cross-platform, easy-to-use personal finance software. It primarily helps organize one’s finances and keeps track of where, when and how the money goes. Money Manager includes all the basic features that 90% of users would want to see in a personal finance application. The complete feature list is available here. I have [...]Post from: lab209. Personal Finance Management with MMEX
» 30 Dec 2008, 12:56 am
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Where's Wiseman?Richard Wiseman's Psychic Twitter Experiment starts today at 3pm UK time. May be he'll have better luck finding psychic powers than with this recent attempt
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:32 am
Via AureliaThe Roman Empire's Lost Highway: French amateur archaeologist Bruno Tassan fights to preserve a neglected 2,000-year-old ancient interstate in southern Provence.
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:00 am
Baraka alternate soundtracks on youtubeBaraka (previously) alternate soundtracks on youtube: Clint Mansell, Omni Trio, the Beatles, Chris Clark, and Buraka Som Sistema (warning: contains M.I.A., nudity). And there's more.. a variety of DIY efforts: 1, 2, 3, 4.
» 31 May 2009, 11:35 pm
You're Doing It WrongTweeting Too Hard
» 31 May 2009, 11:02 pm
Holy KnapsacksChristian Privilege: Breaking a Sacred Taboo discusses the dominance of Christianity in America, including a privilege checklist, and a longer standalone list was previously linked. More writing focuses on secular college campuses. In American jurisprudence, such as in the case of Sheri Klouda, fired as a language instructor from a Baptist seminary when a new president decided she should not be teaching men, religious freedom often supersedes other rights. Moving away from the specific case of Christianity, some articles from a British secularist viewpoint criticize the special consideration given to religious views and practices. When the last article was reprinted by Kolkata newspaper The Statesman, there were riots and the editor was ar
» 31 May 2009, 10:50 pm
School Lunch From Around The WorldSchool Lunch From Around The World
» 31 May 2009, 9:16 pm
Heroes and Gay NazisHeroes and Gay Nazis is a german documentary by Rosa von Praunheim that looks at gay men with hard-core right wing views. Part One. Part two. Part three. Part four. Part five. Part six. Part seven. Part eight.
» 31 May 2009, 7:51 pm
...And then there were none.Millvina Dean, last survivor of the RMS Titanic, died today. And so, arguably, the greatest disaster of the early 20th century passes from living memory.
» 31 May 2009, 6:30 pm
Starts out kind of pathetic. Then it gets awesome.This is how you start a party. (SLYT) (via) The video is of a lone dancer at the 2009 Sasquatch! Music Festival (wiki while the site is down) slowly gathering a party around him. He is dancing to the song Unstoppable by Santigold Now all that's left is to ask this question: What kind of party animal are you?
» 31 May 2009, 5:04 pm
LEGO LegendsLEGO Minifig Agitprop! Also, LEGO literature, mythology, history, men-o-war and a hell of a lot more in this amazing custom minifig collection by Dunechaser of The Brothers Brick. Prior Brothers Brick awesomeness.
» 31 May 2009, 4:14 pm
Hey Kids, Ditko Comics!Before Mr. A, The Question, Dr. Strange, Spider-Man, or, well, anything, there was Steve Ditko's 1953 debut, Paper Romance in Daring Love #1. It was soon followed by creepier fare such as Ditko's first professional work, 1954's Stretching Things, A Hole in His Head, and Buried Alive! Shortly after, Ditko illustrated the cover for Space Adventures #10 and the story Homecoming, which began (Or didn't, depending on who you believe) a decades-long association with Charlton Comics that would soon yield Von Mohl Vs. The Ants, If Looks Could Kill, You Are the Jury, Doom in the Air, The Worm Turns, Day of Reckoning, and Car Show, a rare humour piece for Charlton's MAD clone From Here To Insanity. All these, and many more, courtesy of the Steve Dit
» 31 May 2009, 3:14 pm
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Episode #31 - Nectar of Life Sumatra Coffee Taste (Video)Jason Coffee tastes Nectar of Life Sumatra and asks the QOTD: What is your favorite song?
» 29 May 2009, 5:17 pm
These Wonderful CreaturesExcellent photos from the animal kingdom.Enjoy.
» 31 May 2009, 11:01 am
Moonpie: MoonPie HistoryThe incredible history of the MoonPie.
» 31 May 2009, 9:11 am
Welcome to the future...This month we're taking to the skies as dirigibles emerge phoenixlike into a new golden age. From the windswept plains of the arctic - to flying saucers bringing civilization to untamed lands. All that's new in the world of balloons and blimps.
» 28 May 2009, 3:49 am
How Do Gas Prices Affect How Much We Drive?Summer is approaching fast, that means higher gas prices.
» 31 May 2009, 11:39 pm
How To Build A Better BurgerThe physical order in which the ingredients are layered can make a huge difference in your burger. By stacking your burger in a certain manner, you can actually help tame the rogue condiments and escaping vegetables and enhance the flavor of your burger.
» 31 May 2009, 9:19 am
Hottie Ida Ljungqvist crowned 2009 Playmate - Famous ActressesHottie Ida Ljungqvist crowned 2009 Playmate
» 31 May 2009, 5:03 am
O'Reilly's campaign against murdered doctorFox star Bill O'Reilly had compared murdered doctor, George Tiller, to a Nazi, called him a "baby killer," and warned of "Judgment Day" many times on his show "The O'Reilly Factor." Tiller was killed Sunday while attending church services with his wife.
» 31 May 2009, 8:01 pm
Earth,Wind, and Fire Tavis Smiley InterviewTavis Smiley interviews the legendary group on his PBS show.
» 31 May 2009, 6:15 pm
Summer recipes for hair careGreat skin care tips and recipes easy to use.
» 30 May 2009, 4:07 am
It's Here! Now Introducing Zagat for Google Android phones!We’d like to introduce you to our newest mobile innovation, Zagat nru (“near you”), available for the T-Mobile G1. The free app offers access to Zagat ratings and cost estimates for the nearest restaurants, nightspots & shops in over 75 cities world
» 28 May 2009, 7:49 am
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Missing French jet hits turbulence over AtlanticA missing Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast.
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:36 am
Suspect jailed in Kansas abortion doctor's killingA man suspected of fatally shooting abortion doctor George Tiller in church was in jail Monday while investigators sought to learn more about his background, including his possible connections to anti-abortion groups.
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:17 am
No guarantees for successful GM bankruptcyIt’s an outcome that was nearly unthinkable just six months ago. General Motors, a company once synonymous with America's industrial might, is following its smaller rival Chrysler into bankruptcy court for a government-forced reorganization.
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:15 am
Are you good? Or are you eeeevil ?It’s not easy being mean.
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:17 am
Perfect World buys back stock from shareholderPerfect World Co., a Chinese online game developer and operator, said Monday it agreed to buy about 1.2 million Class A and about 11.3 million Class B shares for $52.4 million.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:56 am
Poll: Spaniards oppose abortion law reform planNearly two-thirds of Spaniards oppose abortion law reform plans that would allow girls as young as 16 to terminate a pregnancy without their parents' consent, according to a poll released Monday.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:54 am
AG orders protection in wake of doctor slayingAttorney General Eric Holder has ordered increased security for a host of unnamed individuals and facilities in the wake of the slaying of abortion Dr. George Tiller.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:44 am
AP Sources: GM to keep headquarters in DetroitCongressional officials briefed on General Motors Corp.'s plans say the automaker intends to announce plans to maintain its headquarters in Detroit.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:31 am
Holiday Inn signs up as London 2012 sponsorHoliday Inn has signed up as the 19th domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:27 am
Japan's Irie frustrated over swimsuit debatesJapan's Ryosuke Irie said Monday he'd rather see swimmers focusing on what goes on in the pool instead of debating the rules about swimsuits.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:21 am
Tour keeps spirit of Raymond Chandler's LA aliveThe thought would have hit gumshoe Philip Marlowe as soon as the bus pulled up: "I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun."
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:18 am
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An Air France aircraft carrying 215 people has disappeared off the radar in the Atlantic Ocean off BrazilAn Air France aircraft carrying 215 people has disappeared off the radar in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil
» 1 Jun 2009, 2:52 am
XKCD: Troll SlayerXKCD: Troll Slayer
» 31 May 2009, 9:01 pm
NOW can we stop calling them "pro life"?NOW can we stop calling them "pro life"?
» 31 May 2009, 7:49 pm
China ends diplomatic relations with North KoreaChina ends diplomatic relations with North Korea
» 1 Jun 2009, 2:11 am
Heaven is..., Hell is...(pic)Heaven is..., Hell is...(pic)
» 31 May 2009, 10:54 pm
Ingenious loading screen. Makes it a brilliant marketing campaign for Nokia.Ingenious loading screen. Makes it a brilliant marketing campaign for Nokia.
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:48 am
CNN gets it wrong again...CNN gets it wrong again...
» 31 May 2009, 1:16 pm
WWJD?WWJD?
» 31 May 2009, 4:35 pm
Tweets of Hate: The Crazy Right Twitters About the Murder Dr Tiller.Tweets of Hate: The Crazy Right Twitters About the Murder Dr Tiller.
» 31 May 2009, 1:47 pm
Dear videogame bloggers: Stop calling every new screenshot or video a leak. The vast majorityof them, especialDear videogame bloggers: Stop calling every new screenshot or video a leak. The vast majorityof them, especially at E3 season, are intentionally released.
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:13 am
Meet The Scout Removed From Youtube For Copyright Infringment - From ViacomMeet The Scout Removed From Youtube For Copyright Infringment - From Viacom
» 31 May 2009, 11:43 pm
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CoS Bigwig Likens Wikipedia Ban to Nazis' Yellow Star DecreeWe mentioned on Thursday that Wikipedia has banned edits originating from certain IP addresses belonging to the Church of Scientology; reader newtley writes now that Scientology leader (CEO and Chairman of the Board of the linked, but legally separate, Religious Technology Center) David Miscavige calls the ban "a 'despicable hate crime,' and asks, 'What's next, will Scientologists have to wear yellow, six-pointed stars on our clothing?' During World War II, Hitler forced Jewish men, women and children to wear a a yellow cloth star bearing the word Jude to brand them in the streets of Europe, and in the Nazi death camps."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 1 Jun 2009, 5:12 am
Looking at Intel's New-ish Desktop Socket, LGA 1366Slatterz writes "LGA 1366 is Intel's first new desktop socket in four years. It uses the same ZIF design as the familiar LGA 775 architecture, but it incorporates many more contacts. These big architectural changes are backed up by some less visible advances. Until now, Intel's quad-core processors have been constructed from two dual-core dies, but now Core i7 brings together four cores on a single die. It's also Intel's first processor design to use an L3 cache, shared between all four cores."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:31 am
The Real British X-Filesblakeharris snips from a site called The X-Journals: "Nick Pope used to work for the British Ministry of Defense and for 3 years headed up their UFO project. His remit was to investigate UFO sightings reported to the British government, looking for evidence of any potential threat, or anything judged to be of any 'defence significance.'" Some very interesting anecdotes in here, as well as some background on how certain files about these sightings came to be preserved in the first place.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:24 am
University Gives Away iPhones To Curb TruancyNorsefire writes "A Japanese University is giving away iPhones to its students to use the phones' GPS functionality to catch students who skip classes. The University claims students currently fake attendance by having other students answer for them during rollcall, they also said that while this can be abused by giving other students the phone, they are much less likely to do this due to the personal information, such as email, a phone generally contains."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 31 May 2009, 9:18 pm
When Your Backhoe Cuts "Black" FiberbernieS writes "The Washington Post describes what happens when a construction backhoe accidentally cuts buried fiber so secret that it doesn't appear on public maps — and what happens when the Men in Black SUV's appear out of nowhere. Apparently, the numerous secret fiber and utility lines used by government intelligence agencies are being dug up with increasing frequency with all the increased construction projects in the DC area. It's amazing how quickly they get repaired!"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 31 May 2009, 6:09 pm
Ten Applications That Changed Computingbfire writes "The term 'killer app' gets tossed around quite liberally these days. Nearly every piece of software released seems to be pitched as having the potential to send shockwaves throughout the IT world. In reality, there have been precious few applications which have truly changed the computing industry over the years. This article lists some of the top ten true killer apps that changed computing, from Phil Zimmermann's gold standard in encryption, PGP, to Dr Solomon's groundbreaking anti-virus toolkit, to Mitch Kapor who took the idea of VisiCalc for Apple and created Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS." Typical for top-10 lists, the choices seem pretty arbitrary — what changed your corner of the computing world?Read more of this story at Slash
» 31 May 2009, 4:03 pm
20 Years After Tiananmen, China Stifles Online Dissentalphadogg writes with this snippet from Network World: "The Internet has brought new hope to reformists in China since the country crushed pro-democracy protests in the capital 20 years ago. But as dissidents have gone high-tech, the government in turn has worked to restrict free speech on the Internet, stifling threats to its rule that could grow online. China has stepped up monitoring of dissidents and Internet censorship ahead of June 4, when hundreds were killed in 1989 after Beijing sent soldiers to its central Tiananmen Square to disperse protestors. The authoritarian government wants to ensure that date and other sensitive anniversaries this year pass without public disturbances, observers say. In recent months, China has blocked You
» 31 May 2009, 2:46 pm
Mozilla and Google's "Don't-Be-Evil" BulldozerAn anonymous reader writes "Mozilla execs John Lilly and Mitchell Baker were interviewed at the WSJ's All Things Digital conference last week. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discussed the history of Firefox, proprietary versus Open Source development and the debut of Chrome and Mozilla's changing relationship with Google. A great interview. Well worth reading. There's video as well."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 31 May 2009, 1:40 pm
Time Warner ToS Changes Could Mean Tiered Pricing, ThrottlingMirell writes "Time Warner Cable has recently changed their Terms of Service, so that they are allowed to charge you at their discretion via consumption-based billing. They were shot down a few months ago after raising the wrath of many subscribers and several politicians. Now they're trying again, but since they make exclusions for their own voice and video not to count against the cap, this could draw the attention of the FCC."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 31 May 2009, 12:33 pm
VHDL or Verilog For Learning FPGAs?FlyByPC writes "We're in the first stages of designing a course in programmable devices at the university where I work. The course will most likely be centered around various small projects implemented on an FPGA dev board, using a Xilinx Spartan3-series FPGA. I have a bit of experience working with technologies from 7400-series chips (designing using schematics) to 8-bit microcontrollers to C/C++. FPGAs, though, are new to me (although they look very interesting.) If you were an undergraduate student studying programmable devices (specifically, FPGAs), would you prefer the course be centered on VHDL, Verilog, a little of both, or something else entirely? (...Or is this an eternal, undecidable holy-war question along the lines of ATI/nVidia
» 31 May 2009, 11:22 am
The Psychology of Collection and Hoarding In GamesThis article at Gamasutra takes a look at how the compulsion to hoard and accumulate objects, as well as the desire to accomplish entirely abstract goals, has become part of the modern gaming mindset. "The Obsessive Compulsive Foundation explains that in compulsive hoarders: 'Acquiring is often associated with positive emotions, such as pleasure and excitement, motivating individuals who experience these emotions while acquiring to keep acquiring, despite negative consequences.' Sound familiar? The 'negative consequences' of chasing after the 120th star in Mario 64 or all 100 hidden packages in Grand Theft Auto III may be more subdued than those of filling your entire house with orange peels and old cans of refried beans. But game designers
» 31 May 2009, 10:17 am
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techcrunch
TRV$DJAM Charges Nothing But A Tweet For New MixtapeHere's a cool way for music artists to reward their biggest fans and get some Viral Marketing® in return: drummer Travis Barker and turntablist DJ-AM (aka Adam Goldstein) are offering their just-released second mixtape, "Fix Your Face Vol. 2 - Coachella '09", up for free download in exchange for a mere Twitter message. The duo, conventiently made up of two heavy Twitter users (@trvsbrkr and @DJ_AM), aims to score some extra buzz on the social networking service and is giving away the co-produced mixtape (under the name TRV$DJAM) to anyone who sends out a tweet that reads "Download the new #trvsdjam mixtape "Fix Your Face Vol. 2 - Coachella 09" in exchange for one tweet!". Note that you need to go to this website and grant access to the ap
» 1 Jun 2009, 4:31 am
Apparently Bing Is Something Of A HitThursday may not have been Microsoft Bing Day, but today sure is. Microsoft quietly launched their new search engine without fanfare and sans parade. Last week everyone got to see the demo video and a few of us were actually able to access Bing for our reviews. Most everyone, though, just had to wait to actually try the service. Initial reader comments tended towards the negative on announcement day. Microsoft got heat for having nothing but a landing page up (and not even that for a while after the announcement). The "Bing stands for But It's Not Google" comment appeared a number of times, as did sarcastic comments like "Looks like Live search again. Good to see Microsoft trying new things." There were also a few variations of "MS is a b
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:36 am
Seatwave Scores $17 Million In Fourth Funding RoundSeatwave, the UK-based upstart behind the eponymous marketplace for secondary tickets, has landed $17 million in Series D funding led by Accel Partners with Atlas Venture, Mangrove Capital Partners, Fidelity Ventures and Adinvest joining the round, writes Atlas partner Fred Destin on his blog. Recently named Europe's fastest growing digital media company by investment bank GP Bullhound, Seatwave allows fans to trade theatre, sport and music tickets online and thus competes (hard) with TicketMaster (IAC), StubHub (eBay) and that other well-funded startup in the ticket reselling space, Viagogo.
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:35 am
Edocr Aims To Be A DocStoc For Corporates - Is That Enough?Edocr, a smaller competitor to other document sharing startups like DocStoc and Scribd, re-launches today with new features and an API, after a long time off-radar. Eschewing the publisher focus of Issuu, or the broad business focus of DocStoc, the boot-strapped Edocr focuses on corporates and organisations. So for instance, companies can upload all their public-facing documents, whether they be company reports, press releases, guidance documents, you name it. Admittedly the slightly dull-but-necessary focus is not going to set the world alight, but with plenty of enterprises still getting their heads around the basics of blogging, RSS and even social networks like Twitter, edocr is a simple way for companies to share their PDFs without be
» 1 Jun 2009, 3:30 am
Badda-Bing Indeed.This is just too good. One of the features of Microsoft's just launched Bing search engine is that it auto-plays videos in results when you hover over them. Naturally, the first thing a number of people, like Loic Le Meur, did was search for "sex" or "porn." The results are majestic -- if you're a teenager looking for a way around porn filters on your computer. And this isn't artful porn or something like it, it's straight-up, hardcore pornography. Now, to be fair, to see these results, you do have to manually override the adult filter on the video search, but that's a whole 2 clicks and doesn't require that you actually verify your age or anything. The Bing team on Twitter is already warning users about this following Loic and other's twe
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:21 am
MashLogic Launches, Adds High Powered Angels To Investor ListMashLogic, a browser tool that gives users contextual information about content on websites (since publisher-driven links often don't do the job), is coming out of beta this morning. And they're announcing a second seed round of financing - $500,000 from high profile investors SoftTech VC, Scott Kurnit (About.com founder), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn founder) and Gil Penchina (Wikia CEO). Kurnit also joins the board of directors of the company. Bessemer Venture Partners is incubating the startup and put in most of the original $900,000 in seed money. The company has raised a total of $1.4 million to date and works out of the Bessemer offices. We first wrote about MashLogic in October 2008 when it went into private beta:
» 1 Jun 2009, 12:08 am
Go Bing Yourself, Right NowIt doesn't have quite the same ring to it as go Google yourself, but now you can go Bing yourself. (Then again, Google took a few years to become a verb.). Bing, Microsoft's latest effort to compete in search, is now live on a "preview" site. The key thing to pay attention to is the guided search assistance on the left and the different experiences for the travel, images, video, maps, news, and shopping tabs. A few things to try:
» 31 May 2009, 10:55 pm
Real-Time Twitter Search, Hold The “Real-Time”Many believe the greatest potential of Twitter lies in its ability to perform real-time searches of various keywords. So when that functionality is delayed by some 3 hours, as it is right now, and has been throughout much of the night, with no explanation, you can imagine that users are going to get a little annoyed. Go ahead, search for anything right now -- a good example is for the word "the," as it's used in a ton of tweets. The most recent results you'll find are from 3 hours ago. Not only does this badly impact my vanity searches, but there are companies who now rely on Twitter Search to run services such as brand management. Imagine the horror Comcast must be feeling right now not being able to see my tweets constantly bitching abou
» 31 May 2009, 10:35 pm
Video: Inside The Google HolodeckAt this past week's Google I/O event in San Francisco, Google brought a contraption it calls the "Holodeck," for event-goers to experience. Basically, it's a near-360 degree way to view Google Street View in fast motion, high definition video. Danny Sullivan posted a bunch of pictures of the thing earlier in the week. Unfortunately, Google only allows it to show the area at and around the actual Google campus in Mountain View, as I'm sure it doesn't want any legal complaint from those caught sunbathing in their backyards. Also, while it does zoom past the area where the Google Goats were kept, it unfortunately failed to catch any of them on tape. Luckily, I did that for you a few weeks ago.
» 31 May 2009, 3:20 pm
Last.fm Brags About Uptime, Overheats, Goes OfflineMusic service Last.fm, which was bragging about server uptime a week and a half ago, shuts its doors for the afternoon, claiming "datacenter temperature issues beyond our control" required them to go offline. The outage began around 12:30 pm PST, so we're at two hours and counting. Updates are on their Twitter account.
» 31 May 2009, 2:32 pm
Republican PR Director Calls Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg “totally full of sh*t”One thing I love about Facebook spokesperson Randi Zuckerberg - she says exactly what she thinks, and she isn't afraid to use the power of Facebook to back up her opinions. Mean bar bouncers can lose their Facebook pages (this was later retracted but remains funny). Meanwhile, Holocaust deniers are given a pass. Now she's taking on the Republican party, and the Republican party is fighting back. At a Startup2Startup event last week Zuckerberg talked about her experiences at the Republican and Democratic presidential conventions last year. "At the Democratic national convention we were like rock stars," Zuckerberg said. "At the Republican national convention I sat in my hotel room by myself for three days, no one would meet with us, I
» 31 May 2009, 12:48 pm
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Giant Breasts Bobble Through the Streets of ChinaArtist Shu Yong appreciates the natural curves of a woman’s body and decided to show his love of silicone-free ta-tas by creating a sculpture of giant boobies that has made its way around China. Yong hopes the art piece will help women accept and appreciate their bodies in a society ripe with plastic surgery. Hmm, [...]
» 27 Feb 2009, 8:35 am
Mice and Rat Carcass Headdress Hits London RunwayForget the high-profile, over-hyped runways, the outskirts of London Fashion Week see the truly bizarre designer stylings that make the resurgence of shoulder pads look tame. French designer Charlie Le Mindu debuted a design that probably had a few audience members feeling a bit queasy. Le Mindu’s mice and rat carcass headdress strutted down the [...]
» 27 Feb 2009, 7:57 am
Ryan Air Considering Charging Customers to Use the ToiletBarf bags could soon become urine bags for penny-pinching flyers if discount carrier Ryan Air decides to go through with a plan to charge customers to use the toilet on planes. About 20 percent of the Dublin-based airline’s revenues come from so-called ancillary income, the moola it brings in from things like beverages, baggage and [...]
» 27 Feb 2009, 7:30 am
Patriot Tom Brady & Model Gisele Bündchen Tie the KnotLooks like the Beauty and the ‘Back (quarterback, that is) have made it official, breaking the hearts of many a chilly New England filly. The small ceremony to wed Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen took place yesterday in Santa Monica, CA with Brady’s young son there to cheer on his Dad for whom this will [...]
» 27 Feb 2009, 6:09 am
Controversial Ban on War Dead Photos LiftedFor the first time in almost two decades, the media will be permitted to document the return of fallen soldiers to US shores, a decision that’s drawing mixed reactions from around the country. Although the official reason for the ban on photos of coffins was to protect the privacy and dignity of families, the original [...]
» 27 Feb 2009, 5:54 am
Renegade Mayor Goes National With Town’s PlightIt takes a big man to confront a big problem, and this is literally the case with Mayor John Fetterman, the 6′8″, 300 pound warrior who’s made the revitalization of the town of Braddock a personal issue. His appearances on “The Colbert Report” and Fox News, plus a mention in a New York Times article [...]
» 27 Feb 2009, 5:24 am
Permanent Nerd: Fail Whale TattooOk, it’s not exactly a 1996-era tramp stamp or barb wire around the bicep, but one nerd’s devotion to Twitter has left him with a permanent reminder of his favorite error message. @Ryanatmghwom bet that if @baltimoremd could accumulate 3,000 followers, he would get inked with a Fail Whale tattoo and so, 2,992 followers later, [...]
» 26 Feb 2009, 7:18 pm
Members of Congress Get Their Tweet On During Obama SpeechProper Twittiquette has come into debate again after several members of Congress updated their Twitter statuses during President Obama’s speech on Tuesday night. Granted, old white men who spend 20 hours a day in a suit don’t exactly set the norms amongst the microblogging service’s community, but their behavior has reignited chatter over when is [...]
» 26 Feb 2009, 6:58 pm
Apple Shareholders Sing “Happy Birthday” to Absent Steve JobsApple shareholders hugged it out at the annual shindig, voicing concerns over the company’s lack of transparency regarding CEO Steve Jobs health, but still re-electing the current board of directors, including Jobs. Despite Steve’s absence from the meeting, shareholders sang an impromptu “Happy Birthday” for him anyway. No word if cupcakes and juiceboxes were also [...]
» 26 Feb 2009, 6:06 pm
“The Simpsons” Will Become Longest Running Prime Time SeriesHomer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie look so good after spending 20 years in the hot spotlight of Hollywood that even Joan Rivers is considering undergoing “The Simpsons” treatment. Eh? Eh? Bad jokes aside, Fox announced this week that it has renewed the animated series for another two years, meaning the show will pass “Gunsmoke” [...]
» 26 Feb 2009, 5:50 pm
Facebook Announces Community-Driven Process for New T-of-SMark Zuckerberg put on his best politician face Thursday for a press conference discussing Facebook’s plan to create a new “governing document” debated and voted on by members of the social networking giant. The announcement comes just weeks after Facebook caused a flurry of controversy with changes to its terms-of-service that left countless users feeling [...]
» 26 Feb 2009, 5:37 pm
wired
Video: Watch a 'Tobias Attack' on the Medeco3 Cylinder LockA Wired.com video extra to the Wired magazine story.
» 31 May 2009, 9:00 pm
Toshiba Brings Facial Recognition to CarsYour car will be watching you so you can watch the road.
» 31 May 2009, 9:00 pm
The Ultimate Lock Picker Hacks Pentagon, Beats Corporate Security for Fun and ProfitTobias is laughing. And laughing. The effect is disconcerting. It's a bwa-ha-ha kind of evil mastermind laugh—appropriate if you've just sacked Constantinople, checkmated Deep Blue, or handed Superman a Dixie cup of kryptonite Kool-Aid, but downright scary in a midtown Manhattan restaurant during the early-bird special. Our fellow diners begin to stare. Tobias doesn't notice and wouldn't care anyway. He's as rumpled and wild as a nerdy grizzly bear. His place mat is covered in diagrams and sketched floor plans and scribbled arrows. His laugh fits him like a tinfoil hat. It goes on for a solid 20 seconds. But Tobias isn't crazy. Far from it. He's a professional lock breaker, a man obsessively—perhaps compulsively—dedicated to crackin
» 31 May 2009, 9:00 pm
Sculptor Gives New Meaning to 'Plastic Arts': Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comLots of sculptors these days use blowtorches and create their works in hard steel. Jerry Ross Barrish uses a glue gun and makes his art from discarded plastic. And the art is something to behold. Not that Barrish has always considered himself an artist. When he showed Wired.com around his studio recently, he admitted it's been a long path. Barrish never did art as a child, never even worked with tools. He explains, "I started to do more-traditional sculpture at SFAI [San Francisco Art Institute] and changed my major to filmmaking. For 15 years I made films; in 1986 I got a grant to live in Berlin. Made my last film in 1989, and that was the same year I made my first sculpture out of plastic that I found in fr
» 31 May 2009, 9:00 pm
MSI's Cheap Desktop Suffers From Performance AnxietyIs there an answer for the floundering desktop? Turns out there is. MSI thinks there is. They've taken the guts from one of its netbooks, slapped it into an all in one chassis, and thrown a touchscreen in the mix. They call it the Wind Top.
» 31 May 2009, 9:00 pm
June 1, 1849: Stanley Twins Steam Into HistoryThe Stanley brothers built steam cars back when gasoline engines were the 2.0.
» 31 May 2009, 9:00 pm
Alt Text: Beware Nebulous Internet DiseaseGot an itch, a cough or an inexplicable runny nose? You might be suffering from a modern medical scourge. Better disinfect that web browser.
» 31 May 2009, 9:00 pm
Want to Look Like a Telemarketer? Voyager Pro Has You CoveredThere are a lot of Bluetooth headsets out there. The Plantronics Voyager is neither subtle nor attractive. It is, however, useful and even manages to trump the king of Bluetooth headsets, the Jawbone, in a couple of areas.
» 29 May 2009, 9:00 pm
Time-Lapse Video of Massive Change on EarthWatch how people have changed Earth's surface over the past decade. Wired Science puts NASA satellite photos into time-lapse sequences that show deforestation, urbanization and drought.
» 29 May 2009, 9:00 pm
Pixar's <cite>Up</cite> House Could Really FlyCould the crazy floating house in Pixar's new movie Up really fly? Wired Science does the math.
» 29 May 2009, 9:00 pm
New Exoplanetology: 'I Learned It by Watching You, Earth'A new method of finding habitable planets involves the relatively low-tech idea of looking at Earth from space and then trying to find other planets with the same signature.
» 29 May 2009, 9:00 pm
