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A Handy Guide to Knowing Your Right Wingers (Infographic)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:40:03 +0000

Do you care about America? And the good old days? Well, you SHOULD. So, if you don't, here's a quick rundown.

I Need YouTube To Come and Film Me [PIC]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:31:11 +0000

I have been calling, calling, and calling YouTube like crazy to come film some videos for me but they won't come. I do not understand how other people get there videos on YouTube. YouTube needs to come film me cuz i have some funny things to show the internet...

Play Corey Haim Off, Keyboard Cat

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:05 +0000

RIP Corey Haim

Should Rush Limbaugh Leave America?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:04 +0000

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners this week that hewould "go to Costa Rica" if the Democratic health-care reform plan ispassed and enacted. Liberal bloggers greeted the threat with frenzieddelight — urging Limbaugh to make good on his promise — while theirexasperated conservative counterparts came to Limbaugh's defense.

The NBA's 5 Underappreciated Stars

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:04 +0000

Kevin Durant, Tyreke Evans, Russell Westbrook and Brandon Jennings have all been called the NBA's up-and-coming stars. But what about the guys who have been impressive without all the fanfare? This is for the NBA's underappreciated stars -- the ones who put in the work, put up the numbers and deserve more credit.

The Loudness Wars: Why Music Sounds Worse

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:03 +0000

In the past decade, recorded music has gotten louder and has deteriorated from a sound-quality standpoint. A recording engineer discusses "The Loudness Wars" and a psychology professor explains why the ubiquity of MP3s has changed what we hear.

Physicists Build Basic Quantum Computing Circuit

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:02 +0000

Exerting delicate control over a pair of atoms within a mere seven-millionths-of-a-second window of opportunity, physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created an atomic circuit that may help quantum computing become a reality.

10 Taste-Tested Irish Breakfasts for St.Patrick's Day [PICS]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:06 +0000

Kiss me om nom nom Irish!

What's Worse: Stingy Banks or Thrifty Consumers?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:05 +0000

There have been a lot of people blabbing on for the past few months about the new found thriftiness of the American consumer. The savings rate is up, and credit card balances are down. Well it appears, that that later piece of news does not fit as neatly into the thriftier American thesis as it appears.

Trampoline Tragedy-The Very Best Bouncing YouTube Fails-VIDS

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:04 +0000

Great news! There are more videos on the Internet of people falling off and/or onto trampolines than there are hats in Canada. (That's completely untr

What The Mario Brothers Do When Not Saving The Princess

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:03 +0000

This is a real picture from Google Street View, and I can't believe that the two owners here didn't plan this....

9 Reasons Why On Demand is the Greatest Invention Ever

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:03 +0000

Since the dawn of man, various technological advancements have altered the course of human civilization. The wheel, the light bulb, and the Craigslist “Causal Encounters” section, just to name a few. However, the advent of On Demand television is clearly the most important breakthrough the world has ever known.

10 ways you might be breaking the law with your computer

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:03 +0000

For many years, the Internet was the “final frontier,” operating largely unregulated — in part because of the jurisdictional nightmare involved in trying to enforce laws. That was then; this is now. Legislation that affects the use of Internet-connected computers is springing up everywhere at the local, state and federal levels.

Woman to Become Only Female Head Football Coach in the U.S.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:02 +0000

On Friday, Natalie Randolph is scheduled to be formally named the head football coach at Coolidge High School in Northwest Washington. The appointment, which Randolph confirmed in a brief telephone conversation Tuesday, was applauded by some of her peers in the coaching profession.

Ultimate laptop buying guide: 6 types of laptops to consider

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:40:02 +0000

Whether you're looking for an uber-powerful desktop replacement or a super-portable netbook, here is what you need to consider before buying a laptop.

Miss. School Prom off After Lesbian's Date Request

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:41 +0000

A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

Thicker Than Water? Antarctica's Amazing Ecosecret

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:02 +0000

Blood Falls is a waterfall in Antarctica that spews blood-red water from five stories up. It was first discovered in 1911, but it wasn’t until recently that scientists have begun to dig into just how significant the location really is – both for understanding life on Earth and for speculating about life on other planets.

So you think your pet is Badass!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:20:05 +0000

Does it get you dinner?

Supermarkets begin to charge for both plastic and paper bags

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:20:03 +0000

Paper or plastic?" is no longer the question most often on store clerks' lips in the nation's capital these days when shoppers are buying food. Instead, cashiers here routinely ask customers if they want a bag at all, since they have to pay a nickel for each disposable sack they use to hold their groceries, snacks or takeout meals.

Here is a picture of Andre the Giant on a Honda ATV.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:20:02 +0000

*****

Does Going Green Make You Less Virtuous

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:03 +0000

A new study shows that people are more likely to cheat and steal after buying green products.

Top 10 Political Memoirs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:50:02 +0000

Sarah Palin's new memoir is hardly the first to stir controversy ...

Breaking: 7.2 magnitude quake reported in Chile

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:32:46 +0000

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has struck south of Santiago, Chile, the United States Geological Survey reports.The quake struck near Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile, the USGS reported.

RIP: The Novel

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:31:20 +0000

A book that defends plagiarism, champions faked memoirs and declares fiction dead has the literary world up in arms.

For Iran, Enriching Uranium Only Gets Easier

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:03 +0000

In the Iranian desert, a shift in the enrichment of uranium is producing global jitters because it could shorten Iran’s path to nuclear weapons. The tricky process accelerates as it moves ahead - The higher the concentration, the easier it gets. Diplomacy is moving slowly but Iran is moving quickly towards nuclear weapons.

New MySpace Chiefs Plan Major Relaunch

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:10:26 +0000

In their first interview since the shock departure of Owen Van Natta, MySpace’s former chief executive, Mike Jones and Jason Hirschorn, the company’s new co-presidents, say they will be ready to “win back old users” by the end of this year.

All-black penguin discovered | Yahoo! Green

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:05 +0000

An extremely rare sight in Antarctica makes one bird appear underdressed.

New Rendering Method Claims Unlimited Detail, Kills Polygons

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:02 +0000

This technology may be the future of computer graphics, and while this video may not look up to par with the most recent of games, remember it was designed by engineers, not artists. Can someone more technical elaborate on this?

The internet earns a nomination for 2010 Nobel Prize

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:03 +0000

Those crazy Ai-talians. After the country's judiciary kicked Google in the gonads for something the Mountain View outfit could hardly have prevented,

Brain Scans Depict Gulf War Syndrome Damage

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:02 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly two decades after vets began returning from the Middle East complaining of Gulf War Syndrome, the federal government has yet to formally accept that their vague jumble of symptoms constitutes a legitimate illness.

LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:04 +0000

Notorious as a malware ghetto, LimeWire takes its first steps to integrate authoritative threat protection by signing on AVG to provide premium users with download scanning and blocking.

Renaming Comics As What You Really Say About Them [PICS]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:02 +0000

So what if comics were actually given titles based on what you said when you read them? ComicsAlliance senior writer Chris Sims has a few ideas.

House Democrats ban earmarks for private contractors

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:01 +0000

House Democratic leaders banned Wednesday the practice of doling out multimillion-dollar, no-bid contracts to private contractors, a move that will shake up the lobbying industry that has come to rely on securing these so-called earmarks for their corporate clients.

What's an Oscar Worth? It Depends on Your Contract

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:23 +0000

Win yourself a Nobel Prize, and you know you just scored roughly 1.4 million U.S. dollars. Get a Pulitzer Prize, and you can count on $10,000. But win an Oscar? Your cash prize is more of a crapshoot. When signing on for films that are possible Oscar contenders, actors often have award-triggered bonuses built into their contracts that vary

How the Chile Earthquake Went Nuclear

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:18 +0000

As has been widely reported, the Chile quake was a megathrust earthquake, the largest class of tremor we know of. At magnitude 8.8, it was over 500 times more powerful than the Haiti quake.

How to Win the War of Ideas on Violent Extremism

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:31 +0000

Much of the past public diplomacy effort focused on America's own image, on how Americans are seen by others. But today, in the war of ideas, our core task is not how to fix foreigners' perceptions of the United States but how to isolate and reduce the threat of violent extremism. In other words, it's not about us.

Move your f---ing car!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:59:41 +0000

A security camera captured the moment a drunk woman intentionally drove into a man at a Northern Territory service station - flipping him over her car's bonnet and into the air.

The Video Game Villains' Lament

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:55:37 +0000

Bowser, Dr. Robotnik, Gannon and many others are starting to see a pattern.

Meet the Math Master of the Internet

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:52:17 +0000

During the years Salman Khan spent scrutinizing financials for hedge funds, he rationalized the profit-obsessed work by telling himself he would one day quit and use his market winnings to open a free school. Instead, he started one almost by accident.

John Yoo's Email Fail

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:52:08 +0000

Government investigators can't find the Bush lawyer's emails. His explanation makes about as much sense as his legal rationale for torture.