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Top news on 10 October 2009 |
50 years of space exploration (infographic)
Space missions, manned and unmanned of our solar system for the last 50 years
David Hasselhoff taken to hospital rehab unit
Troubled Baywatch star David Hasselhoff taken to hospital rehab unit after doctor was accidentally hit at end of a wild booze bender
Study: 54% of Companies Ban Facebook, Twitter At Work
Planning on firing off a short missive on Twitter or posting an update to your friends on Facebook from the office? Better check the rules of your workplace.
9 More Awesome Things That Should Have Happened This Decade
It's 2009. And there's been very little of the awesomeness promised by countless science fiction books, TV shows and movies. There's just so much awesome stuff dreamed-up by creative nerdy types that we were morally obligated to list another nine things that should have happened in this decade. Stupid reality. You've let us down again!
YouTube's Anniversary: How HOTorNOT Started It All
YouTube's original goal, its founders have said, was to build a video version of HOTorNOT.com. Needless to say, that setup didn't last for long.
35 Smart Logos With Second Thought To Make You look Twice
You need to really deliver message to people and you need to deliver the RIGHT message - those are logos, which will be remembered. Of course it's hard task, but this collection should help to get better!
N.J. family files lawsuit against school for son's death
Ryne Dougherty, a junior linebacker at Montclair High School in New Jersey, suffered a hit to his head and was taken off the field with bleeding in his brain. The hit came just three and half weeks after another on-field blow had left him with a concussion. Two days after the second hit, Dougherty was removed from life support.
French Senate Moves to Ban Mobile Phones in Schools
The French Senate has approved a draft bill to ban pupils from using mobile phones in primary schools and middle schools.
Spacestock - Laliberte to host biggest show in the universe
Guy Laliberte is hours away from hosting the biggest show in the known universe. He has spent months planning an event some are dubbing 'Spacestock' - a concert on five continents, with the Cirque du soleil founder acting as the master of ceremonies from the ISS. He hopes to focus the world's attention on an important cause: water conservation.
Yahoo Denies Giving Iran Names of 200,000 Protesters
We have no reason to suspect this is true, but a ZDNet blogger claims that Yahoo! has been passing personal information about Iranian protesters to Iran's government. In the last few minutes, Yahoo! has denied the claim. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if it could possibly be true. (YHOO)
Homegrown American Marijuana Threatens Mexican Cartels
Stiff competition from thousands of mom-and-pop marijuana farmers in the United States threatens the bottom line for powerful Mexican drug organizations in a way that decades of arrests and seizures have not, according to law enforcement officials and pot growers in the United States and Mexico.
The Studio That Invented Awesomely Bad Movies
The Cannon Group Inc.. The Cannon Group Inc. was a movie production company that made low-budget movies for more than 25 years. This is actually quite impressive considering that almost all of them...
Too early for Obama to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
The peace prize only has been awarded to two other sitting American presidents---Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and Woodrow Wilson in 1919. President Jimmy Carter won the prize in 2002, more than 20 years after he left office.
30 Astonishing 3D Portraits
One of the best ways to really trip deeply into imagination is to check 3D works! Yes, 3D opens wide possibilities for stories, as we see new characters, still to have their story written. Seriously, thank God for 3D artists, like the ones featured here.
CIGNA Gives an F-You to a family previous told to F-off
A CIGNA employee gave the finger -- literally -- to a woman whose daughter died after the insurance giant refused to cover her liver transplant.
Unboxing the Windows 7 Launch Party Kit (Pics)
My Windows 7 Launch Party kit is finally here! Oh, man, look at all this stuff. Streamers, balloons, party bags, playing cards, a puzzle, and a poster!!! Microsoft sure knows how to through a party.
Golfer kills mother-in-law on 3rd hole
A Grandmother has died after being hit by a golf ball driven by her son-in-law in a freak accident on a nine-hole course.
8 Awesome Mashups Made Possible by APIs
We here at Mashable are big fans of mashup services ? it?s our name, after all! And at the heart of almost all of these mashups is a term you?ll see frequently thrown around related to web services: APIs, or application programming interfaces.
Google Flu Trends Goes Global
Google Flu Trends tracks flu-related search terms as an early predictor of flu outbreaks. In the U.S., Google?s data has a 92 percent correlation with actual U.S. government data, which can lag by two weeks or more.
Tiger in Olympics??? YES
The IOC has approved golf and rugby for inclusion in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
South Polar Ocean Temps Were Tropical 50 Million Years Ago
The temperature difference between equatorial and polar sea waters was minimal during the extremely warm 'Greenhouse World' 60 to 50 million years ago. A team of scientists headed by Peter Bijl has shown that circum-Antarctic sea water exceeded 30ºC (86ºF) at that time.
Telephone Company is Arm of Govt, Feds Admit in Spy Suit
The Department of Justice has finally admitted it in court papers: the nation?s telecom companies are an arm of the government ? at least when it comes to secret spying.
Man propositions own daughter on Facebook
State authorities have charged a central Pennsylvania man with propositioning his own 13-year-old daughter on the Internet.
The War Between Halo and Call of Duty Fans Gets Thirstier
An air strike assault on your taste buds.
A Doctor's View on Euthanasia ... His Own
I am not afraid of dying or death, and that is a wonderfully comforting thing for me right now. I know this passage can be peaceful, spiritual and even comforting to those left behind. I have also started to think about how I will know when I am ready for it.
iPhone app store is a squatter's delight
You would normally find a story about one of our favourite apps on App Friday but today we uncovered something rather disturbing. At 8am this morning we received an email from Atomic Antelope, a UK-based iPhone app company, asking us if we had heard about iPhone app name squatting...
AP, News Corp bosses say pay up -
The message from some of the world's leading news providers at the first Beijing international media summit was clear: It's time to demand payment for online use of content.After free-falling profits and massive changes in technology and in the way people obtain their ne..............................
Small classes have long-term benefit for all students
Providing small classes for at least several consecutive grades starting in early elementary school gives students the best chance to succeed in later grades, according to groundbreaking new research from a Michigan State University scholar.
Breaking News: 'Al-Qaeda-link' Cern worker held
France has arrested a researcher at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) for suspected links with al-Qaeda, officials have said.
Bits: Craigslist Expands Legal Battle Against Spammers
The company has filed four new lawsuits in federal court against spammers, accusing them of violating its copyright and trademark.
LHC Test Could Lead to Hyperdrive Space Propulsion
The idea behind Felber's hypervelocity propulsion is grounded in the notion that the relativistic particle can provide a specific impulse even greater than its own motion through space. Felber also believes these otherworldly velocities could be reached without putting severe stresses on a spacecraft or those inside because the spacecraft follows
Taliban Mocks Obama's "Peace Prize" Award
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said it was absurd to give a peace award to a man who had sent 21,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to escalate a war. "The Nobel prize for peace? Obama should have won the 'Nobel Prize for escalating violence and killing civilians'," he told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
Why In-Car GPS Systems Suck
Why portable GPS devices beat factory-installed car navigation systems almost every time in terms of price, flexibility and ease-of-use.
Nobel Controversy: Who Deserves Credit for Inventing the CCD
While recent Nobel Prize winners Willard Boyle and George Smith sketched out the charge transfer concept, they were not the ones who actually built the CCD.
Ivan Reitman Is Back For Ghostbusters 3
I have straight up confirmed, 100%, without a shadow of a doubt that Ivan Reitman, director of Ghost Busters and Ghostbusters II, is in fact attached to get behind the camera for Ghostbusters 3.
Couple Go Ballistic Over Incorrect French Fries Order
The cashier gave them a small french fries, not a large. For most McDonald?s customers, a forgivable mistake. Not for these two, police said.
$1 Million Parking Ticket Lawsuit
Fegan is suing the city, Reid and the other officers for more than $1 million plus punitive damages, claiming false arrest and imprisonment, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Don't F*ck With Feces-Hurling Mythical Nazi Ape
The three-year oil expedition had been unsuccessful, not to say costly. Men had died, killed in clashes with Motilone Indians or taken by disease, and of the original 20 members of the party, only four would survive. The group was taking respite near the Tarra River when suddenly the incredible happened...
Pigs Use Mirrors to Find Hidden Food
In just five hours, an average farm pig can learn how to interpret an image in the mirror and use it to find hidden food.
Marge Simpson is November's Playboy Covergirl
You heard it right. Marge Simpson will be undressing somewhere in November's Playboy issue. Nerds rejoice!
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