December 2008
Bush Personally Pardons Rapper Caught W/ 1.4M... →
Ever a day late, always a dollar short, and perpetually available for a chuckle, the custodian of our highest office pardoned gangsta rapper John Forte yesterday, who was nabbed with $1.4 million in…
First Pictures of burned-out rooms inside Mumbai →
The first pictures from inside the hotels after the seige had ended. The shocking images emerged after crack troops killed the remaining three insurgents at the five-star Taj Mahal after a fierce…
8 YO who vowed 1000th spanking would be his last,... →
An eight-year-old US boy accused of murdering his father and a family friend kept a tally of his parents’ smackings, vowing that the 1,000th time would be the last, police believe.
November 2008
Hyperfast 1GB/sec SSD Coming Soon →
Within the next year, Micron expects to bring to market a high-end solid-state disk drive that could achieve 1GB/sec. throughput, four times the speed of Intel’s X25-Extreme SSD.
Why I love digg →
TERRORISTS STRIKE IN MUMBAI [pics] →
People run for cover as gunshots are fired from inside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. Maharashtra state police chief A.N. Roy said on Thursday that the hostage situation had ended…
Mumbai attacks: Terrorists 'copied al-Qaeda... →
Terrorists behind co-ordinated terrorist attacks on a series of high-profile targets in Mumbai, India, followed a “blueprint” created by al-Qaeda, according to one terrorism expert.
How To Send Email To Any Cell Phone (for Free) →
Want to send a short email to a friend and get it delivered to his/her cell phone as SMS? If you know your friends’ phone numbers and the carrier they are on then you can easily send emails to their…
Xbox360 now outselling PS3 2:1 per week! →
In what must be one of the biggest comebacks of all time - Microsoft’s Xbox360 console, in the wake of worldwide price cuts and big software releases such as Fable II and Gears of War 2, is now…
Air NZ Flight Crashes Into Mediterranean [BREAKING... →
An Air New Zealand jet liner with seven people aboard has ditched into the Mediterranean Sea. French radio say one person is known to be dead and the others are missing.
How Windows 7 shames Vista on battery life →
Microsoft’s plans to prolong your notebook’s power
Baby Tortured in Clothes Dryer, Kicked to Death by... →
New Zealanders have been sickened by the murder of a three-year-old girl who was put in a dryer and hung from a clothes line. But the final fatal blow was a brutal kick to the head, which led to her…
Barack Obama Reveals Two-Year Plan to Create 2.5m... →
Spending programme to target roads, schools and renewable energy
The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 8.10 →
This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 8.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do…
Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan to get... →
British and American forces fighting the guerilla insurgence in Iraq and Afghanistan could soon be protected by an anti-sniper device that can pinpoint the position of the shooter within a fraction…
GameStop's Black Friday ad leaked →
GS is offering some pretty good deals.
Four men. One Summit. →
Average gasoline price falls below $2, cheapest... →
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline has fallen below $2 for the first time since March 2005, the Energy Department and AAA say.
No Sh*t, Sherlock →
An obvious fail….
"The Dark Night" to become the most pirated movie... →
The Batman sequel The Dark Night was a smash hit at the box office, with $400 million in U.S. ticket sales in its first 18 days after release and more than $1 billion in sales globally so far. But…
How Obama Helped Digg Fix Bugs →
Digg DBA “driver” describes the issues that Election Night 08 caused behind the scenes at digg.com.
How a camera can 'steal' your keys →
Hide those keys. A quick camera phone picture could unlock your doors.
WSJ.com - Opinion: The Obama Health Plan Emerges →
“Universal” government-run health care proved too ambitious even for FDR, who stripped it out of the Social Security Act of 1935.” With Obama, Baucus, Clinton and Daschle, it may be just around the…
South Park: Anybody Who Thinks They're a Vampire... →
Thanks to last night’s season finale of South Park, I finally know the difference between goths and vampires.
Engadget reviews the BlackBerry Storm! →
The Storm, a widescreen, touchscreen device boasts many of the same features as the iPhone, but adds innovations like a clickable display, and comes packed with RIM’s legendary email and messaging…
Bush Does a 'Terrorist Fist Jab' [PIC] →
In response to Obama’s fist jabbery.
Costco’s CEO on Corporate Responsibility - Jim... →
As Costco marks its 25th year, straight-talking CEO Jim Sinegal shares his two cents on sustainability, the economy, universal health care, and what our next president should do.
Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs... →
In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences,…
Obama vows 'new chapter' on climate change at... →
Barack Obama today renewed his promise to make a decisive break with George Bush on the environment, using a summit convened by Arnold Schwarzenegger to promise a “new chapter in America’s leadership…
BREAKING: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses... →
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term. The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes…
Obama Gives '60 Minutes' Its Biggest Audience In 9... →
Hollywood Reporter- Barack Obama’s first televised post-election interview gave Sunday night’s “60 Minutes” its biggest audience in at least nine years. VIDEO of the interview included.
Google SketchUp 7 Released →
SketchUp is software you can use to build 3D models of anything: your house, killer robots, furniture, trees, abstract art — anything. Architects and engineers use it to design buildings and other…
The PS3 Turns Two →
Two years ago tomorrow the PlayStation 3 had its North America launch. Remember November 2006? Ah, yes, the days of $3,000 machines being sold on eBay and beyond-the-pale mayhem in the midnight…
WTF?! Is It Just Me or Is That a Mac In A Vista... →
A Microsoft Vista promotional booklet that had an image of the ideal happy family computing on a laptop. What stood out was that the laptop looked awfully similar to the Macbook Pro! In fact I am 90%…
Never Try to Steal a Law Student's Laptop →
The student was willing to let the intruder take his wallet and guitars. Then the robber made the mistake that ultimately landed him in the hospital — he went for the laptop.
Report: Citigroup to lay off thousands →
Citigroup Inc. — the global financial giant based in the United States — plans to trim its workforce by 10 percent, CBNC reported Saturday.
Obama will record weekly address on YouTube →
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Two Days Without Mac OS X Leopard: Ubuntu 8.10... →
I love open-source and I really admire Linux for what it is and what it stands for. But I’m a Mac user. Can I last two days only with Ubuntu 8.10 Intreprid Ibex?
This is whats in front of the White House. →
This is the sign that stands in front of the White House for people to share their thanks to President Elect Barack Obama.
Girl Challenged by High School Peers for McCain... →
A high school girl in Oak Park IL conducted an experiment; how inclusive were her fellow students who supported Barack Obama if she were to wear a “McCain Girl” t-shirt to school. The results are not…
Stevens trailing in Alaska Senate race by 800... →
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, the titan of Alaska politics convicted of felony charges last month, fell behind by more than 800 votes Wednesday as the count resumed in his…
REVISION3 ANNOUNCES RECORD RESULTS FOR 2008 →
Revision3, the TV network for the Internet generation, today announced impressive growth for 2008. With revenue tripling in the past year, viewership growing to 140 million minutes of engagement…
Fat Kids Have The Arteries Of 45-Year-Olds, Study... →
NEW ORLEANS — Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to…