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Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Better Coffee
Coffee doesn't always make work better, but you can definitely work to get better coffee. From four-cup hotel machines to French presses, from home-roasted beans to decorative foam?we've got a wealth of tips for enjoying a better cup.
Movie Theater Streams 2K Resolution Film Using BitTorrent
The MPAA has previously been critical of the negative effect it says BitTorrent has on the movie industry, but a recent experiment in a Norwegian movie theater shows that it might actually be of use to them. Researchers from The Far North Living Lab managed to stream a full 2K resolution film at 19mbit/s - with BitTorrent of course.
Mythbusters To Test Star Trek's Gorn Cannon
Mythbusters is finally going to take on Star Trek. Specifically they are going to test the feasibility of the cannon that Captain James T. Kirk built to defeat the Gorn in the original series Star Trek episode "Arena".
Why Biofuels Burned Up Your Dollars
Farm state politicians, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have sold biofuels to rest of us as a way to revive rural America, attack the problem of global warming and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. In response, investors and taxpayers have poured many millions of dollars into corn ethanol. The returns have been skimpy.
Eat Less to Live Longer And Healthier?
Eat less, live longer? It seems to work for monkeys: A 20-year study found cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death.
Trent Reznor: My thoughts on what to do as a new artist
The role of an independent musician these days requires a mastery of first hand use of these tools. Have a realistic idea of what you can expect to make from these and budget appropriately.
Canadian boxer Arturo Gatti found dead in Brazil
On a second honeymoon with his wife and 10-month-old baby, Gatti's blood-stained body was found in an apartment in Porto de Galinhas, Brazilian police say.
For Yankees, Price Too Steep for Halladay?
From the moment Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi said he would entertain offers for Roy Halladay, the Yankees believed the price would be too steep for them.
How to Debug PHP Using Firefox with FirePHP
This article shares an elegant, simple, and more maintainable way of debugging Ajax apps via the web browser (more specifically for the Mozilla Firefox browser). You'll learn the basics of leveraging Firefox in conjunction with Firebug and FirePHP to implement FirePHP libraries on web apps and logging messages in the Firebug console.
Surgical glues to seal tissues after operation or wounds
One-size-fits-all nature of surgical adhesives means that existing adhesives, or glues, work well in some cases but not in others. MIT researchers aim to change that with glues tailored to specific tissues.
Cough find sparks treatment hope
Scientists have discovered a protein molecule on the surface of nerve cells that makes people cough when irritated.They hope the findings could lead to new drugs to treat chronic cough, which affects about 10% of the UK population.
Ladybugs cover home, trees
A Colorado family is inundated with ladybugs.
Cheney Is Linked to Concealment of C.I.A. Project
The C.I.A. was said to have withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on orders from the former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency?s director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
Sotomayor Tougher on Crime Than Any of Her Colleagues
Conservative critics of Judge Sonia Sotomayor have had plenty to say about what they consider her liberal judicial record. But would it make any difference if they knew that as a New York trial judge, she was tougher on crime -- handing down more and longer sentences -- than any of her colleagues in the same district?
Baby black rhino adopted by rescuers after mother killed
A baby black rhino called Tatenda which weighs around 500kg has been adopted by its rescuers after its mother was shot by poachers.
Death Toll Still a Mystery In China's Rioting
The Yu siblings could hardly bear to look at the police snapshots of the dead -- the images so full of anger and cruelty. So they took turns sifting through them in search of their brother, who had been missing since ethnically charged riots shook this city in far western China on...
Hemingway revealed as failed KGB spy
Up till now, this has been a notably cheerful year for admirers of Ernest Hemingway ? a surprisingly diverse set of people who range from Michael Palin to Elmore Leonard. Almost every month has brought good news: a planned Hemingway biopic; a new, improved version of his memoir, A Moveable Feast; the opening of a digital archive of papers...
Google vs. Yahoo: The Changing Face of ?Carbon Neutral?
Carbon offsets ? credits that cancel out the purchaser?s greenhouse gas emissions by supposedly triggering actions and projects that prevent such pollution elsewhere ? have had a bumpy ride in the last few years.
President Obama Rejects The Idea of a Second Stimulus Plan
President Barack Obama on Saturday dismissed the idea the nation might need a second stimulus to jolt the economy out of recession and urged Americans to be patient with his economic recovery plan.
German Brewery Powers Itself on Beer Waste
A scientist pondering the growing problem of brewery waste in Europe has devised a way to tap into the power of beer. He and his partners designed a system to recycle spent grains and wastewater to produce energy that can fuel the beermaking process.
Black-Hat Journalism Comes Under British Microscope
It's long been accepted that almost nothing is beneath some British "journalists" as they hack into cell phones, dig through rubbish heaps, pose as utility workers or wheedle information out of celebrity relatives. But all that could be about to change.
Cocaine King's Hippo Gunned Down in Colombia
Drug lord Pablo Escobar's hippo died the same way he did, hunted down and shot by the authorities for posing a danger to the public.Cocaine king Escobar, who was gunned down by police on a Medellin rooftop in 1993, flew in hundreds of exotic animals,including kangaroos,flamingos, elephants, rhinos, 9 hippos.
Ryan Reynolds is the "Green Lantern".
Ryan Reynolds has landed the coveted role of ?Green Lantern,? getting the starring role in Warner Bros.' live-action film based on the DC Comics hero.
5 Biggest Mistakes of Mothers-in-Law
This is how it begins: Your guy pops the question and tells you that his family is just going to love you, especially his mom. You're the daughter she never had. Of course you'll want lots of advice from her because you want to be just like her. She can't wait to start "helping."
Rosetta Stone Sues Google for Trademark Violation
Rosetta Stone Inc filed a lawsuit against Google Inc in a U.S. federal court, alleging trademark infringement. The company alleged that Google is allowing third parties, including individuals involved in software piracy, to purchase the right to use its trademarks?or other "confusingly similar" terms?in Google's Adwords advertising program.
Plastic Gorilla Feet Give You Twinkle Toes
Via Wired.com - a review of Vibram FiveFingers: flexible plastic soles with just enough cloth to hold them snugly on your feet. They have little individual pockets for each toe, making the FiveFingers into a sort of foot glove.
Loss of Wi-Fi connectivity plagues the iPhone 3G as well
Wi-Fi connectivity problems are not limited to the iPhone 3GS, not by a long shot. The iPhone 3G is widely reported to have connectivity problems that, according to the large number of people discussing it on the Apple Support Discussions, dwarf the reports regarding the 3GS.
Chernobyl offers a holiday in hell
Chernobyl?s tragic secrets are open to anyone. Just watch out for the wild boar and wolves......and the radiation.
2000 year old lotion discovered in Italy
Italian archaeologists have discovered lotion that is over 2000 years old, left almost intact in the cosmetic case of an aristocratic Etruscan woman.
Can Playing Video Games Slow Mental Decline in the Elderly?
If you or your parents are of a certain age, then you may understand the unique terror of suddenly drawing a blank ? that unexpected moment when you can't remember the name of a lifelong friend or what you had for lunch that day. You wonder, anxiously, "Have I stepped down the long, slow, inexorable road to losing my mind?"
The Most Badass Female Space Pilots Of All Time
Some of the hottest hot-shot pilots in space opera are women. It's a longstanding tradition in science fiction to show women taking the controls of starships, space fighters and star-cruisers, and here are our favorite badass female cockpit jockeys.
Bamboo Taxis That Run on Coconut Biodiesel
The Philippines rice farming town of Tabontabon has taken the bamboo transportation craze to new heights with bamboo taxis. The taxis, commissioned by Tabontabon mayor Rustico Balderian, are made out of 90% bamboo and run on coconut biodiesel.
Yoink! Burglar Snatches Laptop From Window As Man Types
A man working on the ground floor of his home had his laptop stolen from right under his nose...and his hands. A thief walked right up to his open window and grabbed it. The man and his neighbor ended up chasing the would-be-criminal down and holding him for police. I know if someone stole my laptop, I'd grow an extra leg to chase em' down!
Does Google Know Too Much About You?
With its apps, e-mail, voice service and mapping, Google's gathering a lot of personal data; more, perhaps, than most users are aware.
The Next Hacking Frontier: Your Brain?
Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they'll try to take over your brain. In the past year,
Safety Tests MIA for Taser's Shocking New Shotgun
Taser has announced two versions of XREP. There?s a finned round for standard shotguns, and a rifled version for the Taser X12 Less Lethal Shotgun, made by Mossberg. The X12 is customised for low-velocity rounds (like bean bags and XREP) and rifled for greater accuracy. The bright yellow color warns users that it is less-lethal only
Fog Catchers Bring Water to Parched Villages
A rain-starved community in Peru collects hundreds of gallons of water a day using special fog-catching nets. With a few thousand dollars and some volunteer labor, a village can set up fog-collecting nets that gather hundreds of gallons of water a day - without a single drop of rain falling.
Space Internet to Link Worlds by 2011?
Tweets from the moon are only the beginning: Scientists have created a revolutionary communications program that will reach the edges of outer space.
Air Force Eyes Purple Bacteria to Power Drones
The Air Force doesn't exactly want its drones powered by purple bacteria. The U.S. armed services are on a slow crawl towards environmental friendliness, investing in everything from massive solar arrays to algae-based jet fuels to trash-powered generators.
Dude Tries to Open Topless Coffee Bar in Denver
A Denver man has placed ads offering $80 to $100 a shift for topless baristas at a cafe he hopes to open one morning a week.
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