November 2007
Police Cite Man For Watching Porn In Car →
Police issued a citation for a man accused of watching pornography on his car DVD player.
DARPA spies on analyst brains; hopes to offload... →
As things currently stand, computers have some pretty severe limitations when it comes to image analysis, as they frequently misidentify the basic components of an image. That leaves humans the undisputed champs at recognizing significant features of photographs.
Weird YouTube Contest: find a lost video and win a... →
I don’t know if this is illegal, but at least it sure is bizarre. A site is offering a Marijuana smoking pipe to the one that finds an evasive YouTube video. Amazing!
How to save money for 18-25 yr. olds →
This recent article ran in the October 29, 2007 version of Newsweek. The article gives easy common sense advice from spending, to building credit, and how to make bank on Roth IRA’s.
five Flight 77 hijackers lived in a motel right... →
BBC, June 2002: One of the most bizarre ironies of all this is that five of the hijackers lived in a motel right outside the gates of the NSA
22 Peculiar Names for Groups of Animals →
You probably know the expression, “a gaggle of geese,” but have you ever heard of “a shrewdness of apes?” Here’s a short list of the most bizarre names for animal groups.
ONION VIDEO:Medical Miracle: Man Lives Thanks To... →
Start your day with our morning show, Today Now! Join hosts Jim and Tracy as they welcome Dave Portman, a real-life Frankenstein’s monster.
The WGA Strike and the Death of Television →
Because of TiVo, iTunes and BitTorrent, TV’s becoming obsolete. Like the music industry, the TV industry realizes that their tried-and-true business model is about to be useless, and its lashing out in panic. Unlike the music industry, who attacked its fans, the TV industry is attacking its own: writers. Gizmodo talks to both sides.
Producer Thanks Pirates For Stealing His Film →
Eric Wilkinson, the producer of the independent film “The Man from Earth”, wrote an email to RLSlog in which he thanks them for the free promotion they gave him. “In the future, I will not complain about file sharing” he wrote, “when I make my next picture, I just may upload the movie on the net myself!”
Tree man 'who grew roots' may be cured (must see... →
An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor - and Vitamin A. Dede baffled medical experts when warty “roots” began growing out of his arms and feet after he cut his knee in a teenage accident.
"Xbox Originals" confirmed for 360, free XBLA game... →
To mark the fifth anniversary of Xbox Live, Microsoft will be offering Carcassonne (Hexic 2 in Korea) free to all subscribers for 48 hours starting at 12:01 a.m. EST on Nov. 15th. In addition, Microsoft has confirmed that ‘Xbox Originals’ (Halo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies, Fable, etc) will be made available for download starting Dec. 4th.
Brits snapped up Apple iPhones →
Erskine went on to call the iPhone the fastest-selling device his network has ever seen. He said 2/3 of the iPhone customers were new to O2, which suggests that they were lured away from Vodafone, Orange or T-Mobile.It seems Europeans also love the iPhone !
DivX support coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360... →
DivX has announced that the Sony PlayStation 3 will soon support the DivX video codec.
Top 30 Magic Trick Tutorials of All Time →
Wow, that’s a lot of entertaining you could do. Link to page two is at the bottom.
Seattle man jailed for taking photos of police... →
An amateur photographer who was taken into custody last year after shooting pictures of two Seattle police officers making an arrest on a public street received an $8,000 settlement this week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington announced Thursday.
Security vs. the Environment - Border fence also... →
While most of the discussion about a US/Mexico fence has centered on immigration and urban areas, there’s also concern about the potential impact these barriers would have on wildlife. Great photo essay about the most-affected wildlife and natural systems that span the US/Mexico border.
New vending machine can identify minors →
A cigarette vending machine that can tell adults from minors by determining their approximate ages based on bone structure, wrinkles and the way their skin sags went on sale in Japan on Monday.
Microsoft exec calls XP hack 'frightening' →
In a matter of minutes, e-crime experts hack into a Windows XP computer that is unprotected and connected to an unsecured wireless network.
Top Ten Hottest Girl Gamers of 2007 (Pics of... →
With the year nearing an end, we thought that now is the perfect time for the top 10 hottest girl gamers of 2007. All of these girls are real gamers and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
7 Simple Tips That Will Turn You Into a Powerful... →
No this is not about becoming a top Digger, but yes this is applicable. There are many books on leadership. They can have lots of great examples and in-depth explanations, but sometimes you just need something simple to help you focus on the essentials. This article intends to do just that.
40GB Playstation 3 Consumes 70W Less →
According to Japanese gaming website Game Watch the new 40GB Playstation 3’s consume 70W less power than the other versions.
The 25 Most Baffling Toys From Around the World →
These are weirdest, most ill-conceived toys from around the globe. If you’re about to say that they’re “weird” only because of our own xenophobic ignorance of other cultures, well, we have two words for you: Poop toys. You’ll see. Surprisingly, not all of these are from Japan.
20+ Public Domain E-Book Sources →
“…list of 20+ sources for e-books for your use.”
Half Movie Screens To Be Digital By 2013 →
This year has seen an explosion in digital conversion with 4,627 screens, 5% of the global total, switched to digital up to September. Penetration is deepest in the U.S., home to 78% of the world’s digital screens. The U.K. and South Korea boast the second and third most digital screens.
Airline Passenger Arrested Covered In Salad... →
An American Airlines passenger was found sitting on a jet bridge at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, covered in salad dressing and missing a shoe, according to the Star-Telegram.The man was unable to stand by himself and slurred when he asked police why he wasn’t allowed to board his American Eagle flight.
The Top 7 Most Misleading URLs →
Before the age of highly refined and comprehensive search engines, people had to play the URL guessing game in order to find their favorite sites. How many times while looking for porn, for instance, have you been mislead to a boring corporate website instead? Here’s a list of the most misrepresented and poorly named websites on the net.
How Getting Your Show on TV Works →
So, you’ve followed our instructions in How Writing a TV Show Works ( Link in Article ), and now you’re ready to take the next step. You got the concept out of your head, onto paper and into treatment form with a catchy title and logline. Now we’ll talk about how to get it to the networks.
I HATE YOU: Guy Driving By With An Air-horn →
If you haven’t figured it out yet, I hate a lot of people. Some of you can appreciate that. Some of you can’t. Those of you who can’t–you’re on my list. This week, though, I tackle a particularly disturbing a-hole: the Guy Driving By With An Air-horn.
Truck driver in Texas kills all the websites you... →
Remember the power mishap in July that brought down 365 Main, the San Francisco datacenter? A similar incident took place today at Rackspace, a Dallas, Texas Web host which serves several local companies.
Mac OS beats Windows in Japan: 54 percent of OS... →
Microsoft’s has taken a bruising in the Japanese marketplace just as Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard was released, according to a new report by the country’s Business Computer News. Sales of Mac OS X soared between September and October, but Windows plummeted to almost a third of its earlier growth — giving Apple 54 percent of all OS sales in Japan.
First Populous DS SCREENSHOTS →
Strategy Informer has unleashed the first 7 screenshots for the newly revealed Populous remake which is in development for the Nintendo DS.
Metrodome Movie downloads - available via Vizumi... →
Arts Alliance Media and Metrodome have announced a deal that will see Metrodome content being made available for download via Arts Alliance Media’s Vizumi Network (www.vizumi.com). Consumers will be able to download titles both to rent and to own permanently.
Look at this F**king Massive Printer →
I can’t seem to find a price tag……
Firefox Security Threat - Google is vulnerable →
A Malicious exploit has been discovered in Firefox that would allow a Hacker to use a Malicious JAR file to get access to your Google Account and all your confidential information.
Used condoms winding up in people's hair →
Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China and selling well in local markets and beauty salons. Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses according to the China Daily newspaper.
Worst Americans Ever: Using Charity to Screw Our... →
As the founder of a charity called Help Hospitalized Veterans, which distributes craft kits to veterans’ hospitals, Roger Chapin of San Diego pays himself and his wife more than $500,000 a year in salary… Of the $70 million Help Hospitalized Veterans took in last year, only 31 percent went to the actual charitable cause.
Student claims she was fed question for Clinton →
The college student who says she was told what question to ask at one of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign events said Monday that “voters have the right to know what happened” and she wasn’t the only one who was planted.
Has common sense been thrown out the gaming... →
Now that the dust has settled with Manhunt 2 and Rockstar and its parent company Take Two Interactive are being held to the fire once again, the utter lack of knowledge and ignorance that permeates every level of retail has shown its ugly face.
Zune 2.1 firmware available now! →
Are you one of the many who snagged an el cheapo, first generation Zune 30GB off of Woot or a big box fire sale? Or — gasp — paid full price? Good, the moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. All the new features and interface bumps of your second generation peers are just a click away.
Veterans Day Civil War Reenactment Photo Essay →
Amazing photos from the Veterans Day Reenactment of the Battle of Franklin and Lincoln’s Gettyburg Address at Tierra Rejada Ranch near LA, 11/11/07. It looks so real, it’s hard to believe that it took place 143 years ago yesterday.
”Leaked Military” waterboarding instructions →
may be inappropriate for work
Women are less romantic than men! →
A recent Duke University study proves why women are less romantic than men!Believe me, this has happened to me…time for the guys to educate women and bring romance back…
Returning Troops Offered Help For PTSD →
The VA has seen a tenfold increase in PTSD cases in the last year. According to the VA, more than 37,000 Vets of Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from Mental Health disorders, and more than 16,000 have already been diagnosed with PTSD.
VIDEO: Fox guest pulls eyes to side to imitate... →
On Fox News’ Hannity and Colmes Sunday, guest Rod Wheeler said recent reports of local police in Arizona identifying a criminal suspect as Hispanic did not qualify as racial-profiling. police identified “the suspect as being a Hispanic male. Not a black male. Not a Chinese male, with his eyes like this (pulls eyes to side), but a Hispanic male.”
How to get free drinks - coins on glass →
Paul is showing how you can get free drinks with this proposition bet.
Fall Xbox 360 dashboard update revealed: download... →
Official Xbox Magazine has the scoop on the Fall Xbox 360 dashboard update, and you better believe it’s a doozy. UK-based CVG reports that the December 2 update will allow 360 owners to download and play Microsoft-published Xbox 1 games on their 360s.
Best Buy is purposely holding their stock of Wiis... →
One shopper reported that an employee was prowling the store with the “last remaining Wii,” only to have another employee do it again 30 minutes after a couple snatched up the first unit.
Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800 →
If the high price tag for Apple hardware has kept you from buying a Mac but you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and get adventurous, you can build your own “Hackintosh”—a PC that runs a patched version of OS X Leopard. Today, I’ll show you how to build your own high end computer running Leopard from start to finish for under $800.
50 Thumbs Up: The 25 Best Movie Bloggers and... →
Flixster, champion of the underdog, salutes these intrepid movie lovers who have what it takes to be the next Roger Ebert.
Childhood: Too Little Sleep May Pose Obesity Risk →
Children who do not get enough sleep may increase their risk for obesity, a new study has found.