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- How Obama Wins in 2012
- Despite sagging poll numbers, the president has bottomed out, and Republicans still lack the leaders and the ideas to beat him, argues former Bush strategist Mark McKinnon.
- Unprecedented 25 Year Sentence Sought for TJX Hacker
- Computer hacker Albert Gonzalez deserves a quarter-century behind bars for leading a gang of cyber-thieves that stole tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers from a transaction processor and giant retail chains, federal prosecutors argued in a court
- 10 of the Most Expensive Alcohols ($1,000,000+)
- Today I found our priciest alcohol at the liquor store. It costs $599.99. It got me thinking...how much are people willing to pay to get intoxicated?
- She Gotta Bump (VID)
- Meet a man that is obsessed with giving ladies some lovin...as long as they have a bun in the oven.
- Pop star's porn video distracts Greeks from economic issues
- Julia Alexandratou, a 23-year-old minor Greek-British celebrity, attained Paris Hilton-esque infamy overnight when a controversial porn film starring her went on sale across Greece this month. Rather than focusing on Greeces unprecedented economic crisis and the harsh new measures aimed
- Man arrested for peeing on 7 Hispanic girls
- Hed been doing it on the streets of Jersey City since December, but was caught in a police stakeout.
- Repossession Hell: 5 Extremely Wrongful Foreclosures
- A Pittsburgh woman is suing the Bank of America after it wrongfullyforeclosed on her home, ransacking her possessions, cutting powerlines, padlocking her doors, and confiscating her pet parrot. AngelaIannelli, 46—who was away when repo men made off with her beloved
Technology
- Unprecedented 25 Year Sentence Sought for TJX Hacker
- Computer hacker Albert Gonzalez deserves a quarter-century behind bars for leading a gang of cyber-thieves that stole tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers from a transaction processor and giant retail chains, federal prosecutors argued in a court
- Naming and Shaming ‘Bad’ ISPs
- I polled some of the most vigilant sources of this information for their recent data, and put together a rough chart indicating the Top Ten most prevalent ISPs from each of their vantage points.
- March Madness: The Changing Data Center Landscape
- While big players like Oracle and Microsoft position for the next wave of innovation, companies like VMware and EMC are trying to get in. Competitive developments in the Fibre Channel business are intended to lock customers in and the bottom-line
- Twitter by Numbers: Not So Hot (Graphic)
- Twitters rise to global popularity has been pretty astonishing. It has turned into the worlds biggest social networking and micro-blogging phenomenon. However, growth in the number of users peaked at nearly 20 percent last April, but had dropped down to
- Pay to Play: Some iPhone App Sites Demand Money for Reviews
- If you can’t pitch the press, pay them. That’s the proposition some review sites have for publicity-starved iPhone developers.
- Chad Hurley Made $334 Million From Sale Of YouTube
- You can learn all sorts of interesting tidbits from legal documents. For instance, in one of the legal briefs unsealed today in the YouTube-Viacom dispute, such as the amount of money YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley made from the $1.65 billion
- Jewish Org Says: No Facebook, Digg for 24hrs
- Starting Friday evening, a campaign largely spread via Twitter, Facebook, and all things new media wants you to do something counter-intuitive. It wants you to log off from Twitter, Facebook, and all things new media.
World & Business
- Jon Stewart Skewers GOP and Dems on Eve of Health Summit
- Thats right, I forgot, the Democrats are pussies.
- Streetlife: Life of an African inside Russia (Video)
- The tough life of living in Moscow, Russia, for a young 20-year old African man named Issac Kwayke.
- A Mother's Open Appeal to Congressman Lipinski on HCR
- Midge Hough makes a touching appeal to Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) to stop blocking HCR. Midge lost her 24 year old daughter, Jenny and her unborn baby after they were not able to get health insurance because pregnancy is considered
- Teachers Suspended After Pep Rally Lap Dance (Video)
- At a high school pep rally in Winnipeg, Canada, two teachers decided to liven up the crowd by performing a scandalous lapdance in front of the entire school.
- Online VS Traditional News {infographic}
- It’s no secret that traditional news sources are being trumped by online news. The sheer speed that news is passed online makes it incredibly hard for traditional new sources like newspapers to even compete. Traditional news faces a demise if
- Press TV- The Big Story -UK Politics and the Israel Lobby -
- While focusing on issues the mainstream media ignores and while digging for information the UK government would rather you didn’t know, Press TV journalist Amina Taylor searches for the truth behind the headlines of the most important stories in the
- Daily Show: Bank of America Are Smart Dickholes
- Jon Stewart and Wyatt Cenac report on the egregious practices of the credit card industry.
Science
- The Truth About Solar Power
- Solar energy is plentiful. But is it practical?
- Nature by Numbers
- A short movie inspired on numbers, geometry and nature, by Cristóbal Vila. Absolutely stunning.
- Where Shooting Stars Come From
- Here is one detailed explanation of shooting stars. (1 minute 58 seconds)
- Which is Better? Recycling or Burning Household Waste?
- Why bother to recycle? Advocates say recycling is essential for a healthy planet, but others say recycling has more to do with conspicuous good citizenship than good waste management. Thomas Deichmann believes the best way to dispose of household waste,
- A Disturbing New Ad - Rise Above Plastics
- Theres some scary creatures in the ocean... none more scary than plastic. :(
- Would a Lava Lamp work on Jupiter? (Video)
- Would a Lava Lamp work on Jupiter with its higher gravity? This guy builds a giant centrifuge in his living room to find out...
- Scientists Have Discovered A "Slut Gene" WTF?
- Scientists have discovered a genetic trait which may cause young women to be sluts. While studying the DNA of college students, researchers found that women with a greater variation of the genes that influence the immune system also had more
Gaming
- MoProUSA Shows Off Fully Integrated Wiimote Pistols (Video)
- As a Nintendo Wii owner, youve certainly got a smattering of options when it comes time to fire up the light gun, but even Nintendos Wii Zapper cant hold a candle to this.
- Martha Stewart Invests Her Money Wisely
- Martha Stewarts assistant Elliot convinces her to buy one of the Emperor Workstations.
- Compilation of SWTOR Developer Quotes on Companions
- This experience will be light years beyond any Pet Character we have seen in previous MMORPGs.
- 10 of Your Favorite Animated Characters Voiced in Real Life
- I’ve seen pictures of faces of actors matched up with the animated characters they voice, but it’s MUCH more entertaining to see it in real time. That’s why I’ve assembled this collection of videos which show real life people voicing
- Pakistan's First Arcade Game - Shera Jutt (Promo)
- This is a demo of Shera Jutt a game which was supposed to come out 2 years ago but couldnt due to sponsorship issues.
- New Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer is Incredible
- It has been hard not to view the game as anything but a quick cash-in. Needless to say, after it was annoucned today at the Nintendo Summit that the game will be released May 23rd, I became even more worried.
Entertainment
- Oscar Winner Christoph Waltz was in German "Trololololololo"
- Austrian-born, German-speaking Christoph Waltz snagged his first Oscar last night for his performance in Inglourious Basterds, and after the awards Jimmy Kimmel decided to dig deeper into the actors past. Seems like one of Waltzs first gigs, Der Humpink is
- Andy Richter Rips on Jay Leno and NBC (Video)
- When asked whether he harbors ill will toward the network or Leno, Richter replied, Yes. Yes, I do. Well, why wouldnt I? I mean, my god, Id be like some sort of self-hater.
- South Park's First Ever Deleted Scene (Video)
- And awesomely enough, it involves Randy Marsh. And a Pinewood Derby Car. And a ton of F-bombs. Youre our bitch, Taft.
- Fogle's New Role: Kick-Ass SXSW Interview (vid)
- Aaron Johnson and Christoper Mintz-Plasse (Superbad) play high school kids who attempt to become crime-fighting superheroes in the new film Kick-Ass. I sat down with them to talk about the perils of latex costumes and working with Nicolas Cage.
- Hot Chip's WTFFFFF Video
- Insane video for their new song I Feel Better. Directed by Peter Serafinowicz.
- George Clooney Sneaks Flask Into The Oscars (Vid)
- With no shot against Jeff Bridges, Clooney figured he might as well get loaded.
Sports
- Cameraman fired for whistleblowing pot-smoking Golf Channel
- A freelance videographer who worked on programming for the Orlando-based Golf Channel says he was harassed and ultimately fired after reporting that his co-workers smoked pot on the job.
- WWE Bans Chairshots For McMahon's Senate Run
- The oldest pro wrestling trope in the book, nailing an opponent with a folding chair, could be no more in the WWE. Why? Politics, as usual.
- Tournament Day 1: Comebacks & Come from Behinds
- This year there were victories by seven higher seeded teams. There was one double-overtime game. There were two single-overtime games. There were three games decided by one point and one game decided by two points and three games decided by
- Top 5 MLB Players Poised to Make a 'Comeback' in 2010
- In the immortal words of lyrical poet LL Cool J, “don’t call it a comeback,” a bounce back season from these players will be critical for their team’s success this year.
- Protect the Bracket from NCAA Tournament Expansion
- It’s 64 teams (after the pesky play-in game) scheduled to be pared down over the course of three weeks until a national champion is crowned and the girl who hasn’t watched a basketball game since last March wins your office
- The Harder You Fail
- Pro snowboarders in catastrophic crashes.
- Bracket Face-Off: Sports Reporter Vs. 2-Year-Old
- Proving anyone can win an NCAA bracket, Paula Faris challenges her two-year-old daughter to a game of mother vs daughter. This video will melt your cold heart.
Offbeat
- She Gotta Bump (VID)
- Meet a man that is obsessed with giving ladies some lovin...as long as they have a bun in the oven.
- Man arrested for peeing on 7 Hispanic girls
- Hed been doing it on the streets of Jersey City since December, but was caught in a police stakeout.
- Ghostbusters Alignment Chart
- Where do Ghostbusters characters rank on an alignment chart?
- How to Calculate a Dog's Age in Dog Years (Infographic)
- A popular misconception is that dogs age 7 years for each calendar year. In fact, canine aging is much more rapid during the first 2 years of a dogs life. After the first 2 years the ratio settles down to
- REMIX: "Blue People" Movie Trailer (Video)
- They will be judged by the color of their skin and not by the content of their character.
- WOW! Do Your Crayons Look Like This? (PIC)
- Crayons carved into the 12 symbols of the Chinese zodiac Artist Diem Chau usually works in porcelain, but she sometimes steps it up and uses crayons as her medium. This post has lots of photos showing her carvings of the
- “My Mom’s On Facebook” Song Goes Viral
- This song is dedicated to all those things you wish your mom wouldn’t say on your Facebook wall.
Videos
- She Gotta Bump (VID)
- Meet a man that is obsessed with giving ladies some lovin...as long as they have a bun in the oven.
- REMIX: "Blue People" Movie Trailer (Video)
- They will be judged by the color of their skin and not by the content of their character.
- Nature by Numbers
- A short movie inspired on numbers, geometry and nature, by Cristóbal Vila. Absolutely stunning.
- “My Mom’s On Facebook” Song Goes Viral
- This song is dedicated to all those things you wish your mom wouldn’t say on your Facebook wall.
- Jon Stewart Discusses Progressivism, Glenn Beck Style (vid)
- If you are progressive, you are a metastasizing malignancy on Americas colon.
- Security guard fights arsonists in internet café (vid)
- Two attackers attempted to set fire to an internet café in the Moscow suburban town of Klin, but a brave security guard managed to thwart their plans.
- Fogle's New Role: Kick-Ass SXSW Interview (vid)
- Aaron Johnson and Christoper Mintz-Plasse (Superbad) play high school kids who attempt to become crime-fighting superheroes in the new film Kick-Ass. I sat down with them to talk about the perils of latex costumes and working with Nicolas Cage.
Images
- Spectacular Nintendo Gameboy Papercraft (PICS)
- Nintendo has always been one for Video Games, attention to detail and many fans, and this unofficial Nintendo Gameboy Papercraft really proves so and shows it in amazing and bright colors.
- A Lot of 30 Rock's Humor is in the Details (PIC)
- The show sometimes seems custom made for HDTV viewers and PVR-pausers.
- Ghostbusters Alignment Chart
- Where do Ghostbusters characters rank on an alignment chart?
- Twitter by Numbers: Not So Hot (Graphic)
- Twitters rise to global popularity has been pretty astonishing. It has turned into the worlds biggest social networking and micro-blogging phenomenon. However, growth in the number of users peaked at nearly 20 percent last April, but had dropped down to
- Abandoned Church remains in the Russia
- The pictures here have illustrate some examples of some of the ruins and remains of such churches.
- 10 Fictional Guns I Wish I Could Fire In Real Life (Pics)
- Guns. In real life, kinda scary. Or awesome. But Fictional guns are ALWAYS awesome, because they usually cause more damage and don’t kill any real people. 10 Guns From Movies that are awesome!
Lifestyle
- 50 Things People Want to "Save" (Graphic)
- Dont get us wrong, were all for saving things. Its just the sheer volume of things that people want to save that amazes us.
- 8 Electric Car Concepts Shaking Up the Auto Industry (PICS)
- Most of the excitement at Geneva this year didnt come from the announcement of new production model cars. No, the task of riling up the auto press was left to the hyper-fuel efficient vehicle concepts trotted
- Abandoned Church remains in the Russia
- The pictures here have illustrate some examples of some of the ruins and remains of such churches.
- 25 Most Ancient & Historical Photographs
- For times immemorial, people have tried to reproduce their surroundings into pictures of their own. These are few of the most ancient and historical photographs that you will ever find.
- Amazing Paintings.. Umm Wait What?
- Scroll Down till end to see whats inside!
- Zit Poppers (PIC)
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