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New Dallas Cowboys stadium to host 2014 NCAA Final Four
he men’s Final Four basketball championship will return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2014 after a 28-year absence.
Fake FDA Agents Target People Who Buy Drugs Online
The FDA says scam artists claiming to be “FDA special agents” have been phoning people and threatening them with prison if they don’t cough up a pile of cash, typically thousands of dollars...
Lost Season 5 Poster! Uber Cool.
Destiny calls, eh?Juxtaposing the Islanders to the Oceanic 6 in the poster? Prettayyy cool!
7 Ways to Make Your Brain Better, Faster & Smarter
Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that's required is dedicated practice: exercises for the mind....
Prototype Generator Harnesses Vibration Power
Omron’s generator works with an “electret power generation system” that changes capacitance depending on the relative position of opposing electrodes. A change in capacitance generates electric current.
Busty Women Discuss Internet
Cleavage + Intellectual discussion = Stimulating experience.
Multi-Function Wheelchair Doubles As a Toilet
The Home Chare—yes, that's chare, not chair—is a combination wheelchair for the disabled and for Jabba the Hutts. This device not only can be adjusted into a bed and standing aid, but also can double as a toilet via a replaceable seatless cushion.
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Thanksgiving Slumming with Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup
Thanksgiving and the annual debate over that damn green bean casserole with the Durkee’s fried onions on top is coming up fast. Will you offer an urbane alternative like green beans with prosciutto and pine nuts to your recalcitrant relatives, or break down and make it according to the back-of-the-can recipe with Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup?
5 Ways to Save and Purify the World's Water Supply
Clean water is one thing that most Americans take for granted. But with aging infrastructure, climate change and an accelerating world population, keeping clean water running from our taps is a growing challenge, both physically and politically.
People-Powered Internet Grows Up
On today's Internet, algorithms rule. But a handful of startups are using large-scale human participation to offer online services that computers alone can't deliver. Can human judgment scale with the Web?
Teenagers learn important skills online
Parents may disapprove of the amount of time their teenagers spend online but they are actually learning important social and technical skills, according to a study released on Thursday.
Hal Steinbrenner takes control of Yankees
In a unanimous vote, MLB owners today approved Hal Steinbrenner to assume control of the Yankees at the request of his father. “I realize it’s a great responsibility,” said Hal Steinbrenner, who turns 40 on Dec. 3. “My dad is, needless to say, a tough act to follow.”
The Science Behind Firewalking
Once again, science kicks magic's ass.
Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guantánamo
In an important test of the Bush administration’s detention policies, a federal judge ruled that five Guantánamo Bay prisoners are not being lawfully held.
A Real-Life ‘Star Trek’ Deflector Shield 2 Protect Astronaut
One of the gravest dangers facing future astronauts traveling to Mars will be radiation in space: If the long trip doesn't kill them, cancer eventually could.These threats can, however, be defeated. In "Star Trek," a deflector shield surrounded the Starship Enterprise, and radiation bounced off it.
Cannibal shock for radio chat show
A radio presenter was stunned when he answered a call from a listener who admitted she was once an unwitting cannibal.
PlayStation 3 Costs 5x As Much to Operate as the Wii
According to a new Natural Resources Defense Council analysis of the energy consumption of popular video game consoles, the Playstation 3 uses the most energy. More than 40% of American households have at least one video game console, and a staggering 50% of users leave them on all the time, even when not actively playing a game.
GotGame Releases Integrated Web Browser For Gamers
Browse Digg and any other website while playing your PC video games!
Unlocking the iPhone 3G With Proxy SIMs
In the interests of all those readers who need to unlock their iPhone 3G’s for use on different carriers andtested an iPhone 3G unlock that really seems to work. While the iPhone Dev Team plunder the secrets of the mysterious baseband in search of the ever elusive software unlock, some of us regular users just can’t wait.
28 Powerful Photoshop Lighting Effects
There is something about beautiful lights that can mesmerize an audience. Take a fireworks show for example. It’s been around for thousands of years, yet still has the power to put looks of amazement on faces of all ages. That’s why lighting effects make such powerful design elements. They are a great way to grab.
The World of Nintendo
The stuff 'they' don't want you to know about
New project aims to unite science and Hollywood
Scientists may have less to cringe about when they go to the movies, if a new initiative designed to foster cooperation between scientists and the entertainment industry is successful.
On second thought, Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' ads are still bad
Some marketing genius decided it would be a splendid idea to plaster the subway station I arrive at in the morning with posters promoting Microsoft's "I'm a PC" campaign. So twice a day, five days a week, I'm face to face with one of the worst advertising spots in Madison Avenue's history.
5 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Global Warming
There isn't much time to act ... but we're actually starting to take action.
Road Rage 101: How To Piss Off Other Drivers
Believe it or not, angering your fellow motorists to the point of inspiring physical violence isn’t a game of chance, but rather a highly scientific, learned skill.
The web should be a playground.
THE man whose attempt to pay a bill with a drawing of a spider became an internet sensation says he is a serial prankster who believes the web should be a playground.David Thorne, who runs the website 27bslash6.com, said the "spider drawing" emails became so popular that his site crashed under the strain of hundreds of thousands of visitors...
UFC Cuts Jon Fitch over videogame likeness rights
Jon Fitch, who went five rounds with UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in August, received notice Wednesday that the UFC has released him. Fitch stated that he was cut from the promotion after he’d refused to sign an agreement that would have relinquished his likeness rights for a UFC videogame.
Grave Of World's First Known Human Family Found
Analysis of a remarkable cluster of graves at a Stone Age burial site near Eulau, Germany, provides the oldest molecular genetic evidence for a nuclear family.The 13 graves, dating to 4,600 years ago, contained groups of adults and children buried facing each other – hands interlinked in many cases.
Incredible New Video Game Will NEVER Make Your Kids Violent
Electronic-entertainment giant Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Grand Theft Auto series creator Rockstar Games, released Stacker Tuesday, a first-person vertical-crate-arranger guaranteed not to influence young people's behavior in any way. The new 'reluctantly interactive' content engine will prevent any excitement or emotional involvement.
Seve Ballesteros leaves intensive care after surgery
Golf legend Seve Ballesteros has left the intensive care unit where he has been treated since 14 October after having surgery on a brain tumour.
How to say no to coworkers
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Pre-bacon [PIC]
Ever wonder what bacon REALLY looks like?
Do You Have Any Protection? [COMIC]
SMBC Comic
Hands on: Zenbe's social, collaborative e-mail works well
E-mail is no longer just e-mail, and it arguably hasn't been for some time. Webmail clients like Yahoo's have offered IM and calendar integration for a while, and now Gmail allows video chatting and embedded gadgets. Zenbe, a new startup, is bringing social features, collaboration, and a new perspective on our e-mail routine.
Honda Accord Wins 1st Ever Yahoo! Autos Excelerator Award
With all-new head-turning styling introduced last year, the Honda Accord has cemented its reputation as one of the best-selling family sedans in the American market. That popularity as a practical yet stylish 4-door is one of the reasons why the Accord has captured the first ever Yahoo! Autos Excelerator Award.
Google Takes LIFE Magazine Photo Archive Online
Google said today it is partnering with LIFE magazine to make more than 10 million images available online from the magazine's photo archive. One of the most interesting things about the project is 97% of the photographs have never been seen by the public. The collection contains images from the 20th century with works from LIFE photographers.
Apple's OpenCL standard near complete in just six months
Apple has reportedly set an industry record by moving its OpenCL parallel computing standard from its beginnings to imminent approval in 6 months, paving the way for inclusion in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.The operating system will use technology to accelerate general-purpose tasks using both individual processor cores, video chipsets inside its system.
Stunning Female Bodybuilder Portraits [Pics]
These women perform and compete in a kind of shadow world which is often viewed as freakish and the contestants transgendered. However, the sport isn’t about gender at all; it’s about the pursuit of the perfect body and the spirit of competition.
New Yankee Swisher hopes to find a home at first base
One of the reasons the Yankees acquired Swisher from the White Sox last week was for his versatility. But during a conference call with reporters yesterday, he sounded wistful when asked about the idea of focusing on one position.
NBA Draft Busts [PICS]
On failure list: Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi, Shawn Bradley, Danny Ferry, Sam Bowie, 10 others. List not definitive but hard to argue all weren't big disappointments.
Did An Asteroid Kill Mars' Magnetic Field?
Deep in Mars' past, an asteroid struck the planet with such titanic force that it could've killed off the planet's entire magnetic field. When the Red Planet formed, it is thought to have been much like a young Earth. Then, beginning around 4.2 billion years ago, it was suddenly pummeled with at least 20 asteroids, each leaving a crater.
Motley Crue Through the Years: Good, Bad and Plain Ugly PICS
It seems like no other band has survived more breakups and reality TV snafus than the Crue. Now they have their own festival?! These guys just don't quit.
Mininova and Hyper MP testing new technology
We are pleased to announce that Mininova is testing a new technology which allows users to download and watch licensed movies and TV shows for free. These videos will be packaged by Hyper MP technology and are going to be distributed using Mininova Content Distribution for free. The unique feature of this system is [...]
Bush Does a 'Terrorist Fist Jab' [PIC]
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In response to Obama's fist jabbery.
How Our Hospitals Unleashed An MRSA Epidemic
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an antibiotic-resistant form of the common staph germ. It survives on most any surface but thrives on moist areas of the skin. This stubborn germ is spreading in hospitals across the country at an alarming rate, but no one has tracked these cases — until now.
Kid Plays Guitar Hero with Bike
Guitar Hero/Nerd displays his...heroism by creating a Guitar Hero course on the streets of his hometown.
The 5 Lamest Forwarded Emails (And Why Your Mom Loves Them)
It's easier than it's ever been in recorded history to send letters to one another, and while that's great and all, it also means we're sending each other things we probably wouldn't have bothered with back when it took a guy on a horse a month or more to deliver them. This is double true for people who don't really understand the internet. You kn
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"A polar bear leaps off of sea ice near Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic." Photographer: Ralph Lee Hopkins