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Top news on 22 September 2009 |
5 Crappy Musicians Whose Music Will Get You Laid
Kick ass music and having sex do not go hand in hand. Any guy whose high school girlfriend would not let him so much as touch her without Boys II Men.
Bank Sends Sensitive E-Mail to Wrong Gmail ID, Sues Google
A Wyoming bank sent an e-mail containing sensitive customer data to the wrong Gmail account, and now wants Google to reveal the identity of the account holder
Mmmm, Beer: The Best Fall Beers (PICS)
While it's only September, the Oktoberfestivities have begun, with many microbreweries rolling out their fall brews over the past few weeks. St. Louis' largest American-owned brewery, the St. Louis Brewing Company hosted its own party on Saturday at its Tap Room, with Hop in the City, where all 41 of the brewery's seasonal beers were on tap.
Eco Skyscrapers: Green Architecture Reaches for the Sky
To meet the sustainable standards of the future, green architects design ultra-tall buildings that combine a range of functions like farming and housing. many architects are looking up for sustainable solutions that will prevent further sprawl and provide fresh food to urban residents. Vertical farms and skyscrapers.
'Rub-on Viagra' in development
A rub-on cream potentially as effective as Viagra but without any side effects is being developed by scientists.
MySpace Hooks Up With Twitter, Offers Two-Way Sync
Realizing that it's better to swim with the stream than against it, MySpace has just turned on two-way sync with Twitter. MySpace status ...
California renewable power legislation creates a tangled web
More big solar power plants in the Mojave Desert. Fewer solar panels on homes and businesses. More hydroelectric dams in British Columbia. The flurry of recent renewable power decisions in Sacramento could have far-reaching - even contradictory - results.
New Worm Species Discovered on Dead Whales
Nine previously unknown species of worms were found hiding out on whale cadavers deep in the ocean, where the worms were feasting on bone-munching bacteria.
"people who are doing this are just doing it to get high"
Really?
15 Awesome Upcoming Movies By Marvel Comics
If having 15 movies in development is wrong, Marvel don't wanna be right.
Police: Boy used Bible page for rolling joint
You really have to appreciate the creative skills of today's youth when you read articles like this. Authorities in Ohio said a 16-year-old arrested for drug possession allegedly used a page torn from his Bible as a marijuana cigarette rolling paper. All the sudden the old strawberry rolling papers sound so tame.
Cows Fed 1 Billion Pounds of Chicken ***** Yearly
While corn makes up 70-90 percent of the diet of feedlot cattle, the other 10 to 30 percent are often made up of chicken waste--1 billion pounds of feces annually.
Ubuntu 9.10 boot optimizations: 5 second startup with an SSD
The latest Ubuntu 9.10 alpha release includes significant improvements to boot performance. Tests show that the popular Linux distribution can now boot in mere seconds on a computer with a solid state drive.
How to Enrage the Church of Scientology
The Scientologists can't follow one simple bit of Internet wisdom: Don't feed the trolls.
Cops Use Taser on Unarmed, Double Amputee in Wheelchair
Gregory Williams, a double-leg amputee spent six days in jail on suspicion of domestic violence and resisting arrest after the Sept. 11 incident. Williams, who was released from jail Friday, said he was violently manhandled and Tasered by police, even though he claims he never was physically aggressive toward the officers or resisted arrest.
Spiderman Lizard Hit the Top List
Demand for a striking blue and red lizard has surged among comic fans thanks to its uncanny resemblance to Spiderman.
Private Firms Preparing for Moon Flights
Lured by millions of dollars in prize money, teams of private firms aren't waiting for NASA to figure out if, when and how to get back to the moon. They're preparing to go themselves.
Man in India Gambles Daughter Away
A father in eastern India gave away his teenage daughter to a fellow gambler after he lost a card game, with police launching a hunt to retrieve the girl.
Holiday Inn Opens NYC Hotel Made Entirely of Key Cards
"As part of an effort to build buzz around the relaunch of 1200 Holiday Inn hotels this month, the lodging chain has opened a very special hotel in New York. It's not your average hotel though. It's made entirely of hotel key cards. "
How Halo ODST Creators Built a Blockbuster Game in 14 Months
Even if it doesn't break any sales records, ODST will be a success. The real question is whether Bungie's latest experiment -- a first-person shooter designed, coded and released in just 14 months -- can change the industry, showing that major studios can move more quickly, spinning pulp tales worth $60 a pop in just a year's time.
Facebook Beacon shines for last time as part of settlement
Facebook's Beacon has been nothing but trouble since it launched in 2007, spurring numerous user complaints and a class-action privacy suit. The company has apparently learned its lesson, as it has now proposed a lawsuit settlement that involves shutting down Beacon and paying out $9.5 million to a settlement fund.
The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
The 2009 summer movie season ended, with a record-breaking box office. But 2009 will also go down as the year with the most movies that cost $200 million or more. We've compiled the most expensive movies of the past decade.
The Return Of McCarthyism: Hysteria In Action On The Right
Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh are paving the way for a return of McCarthyism with their hysterical and shrill denunciations of President Obama and his administration as secret Communists and Marxists and Fascists who actually hate America and are trying to destroy it from the inside. This video illustrates it nicely!
DOJ Urges Court to Reject Google Books Settlement
Google's book-scanning project was dealt another blow Friday when the Department of Justice urged a district court to reject the search engine giant's $125 million class-action settlement in its current form.
Google Maps Earth's Carbon Cycle
Earth has a new application that shows carbon dioxide in different layers of the earth's atmosphere.
New Drake Equation To Quantify Habitability?
Researchers are laying the groundwork for a new equation that could mathematically quantify a habitat's potential for hosting life, in a similar way to how the Drake equation estimates the number of intelligent extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way.
Pastor gets life term for abusing 5 adopted daughters
The pastor of a church in a California strip mall was sentenced to life in state prison Friday for abusing her five adopted daughters, who were beaten daily, fed spoiled food and hidden in a garage.
49ers Wide Receiver Great Jerry Rice Disses Holdout Crabtree
Jerry Rice questions what kind of impact Michael Crabtree could have this season with San Francisco if the No. 10 draft pick even shows up to the 49ers at all.
CHART OF THE DAY: Digg Crushes The Competition
Unique visitors [U.S. only] to Digg.com reached 17.4 million in August, according to comScore. That kind of traffic crushes Digg's competition, including Yahoo's Buzz and AOL's Propeller.
District 9 Banned in Nigeria | TakePart Social Action Networ
Nigeria has banned the film ?District 9? from its movie theaters because of what it considers a poor portrayal of Nigerians. The country?s information minister,
H.G. WELLS: 10 Predictions That Have, And Haven't, Come True
H.G. Wells, one of the founders of modern science fiction landed on Earth 143 years ago today. His predictions range from the Time Machine in his 1895 novella to the deadly heat ray, used by invading Martians in 1898's The War of the Worlds. Here are his top 10 predictions, some have and some haven't come true....yet.
Jedi Thrown Out of Grocery Store
You know how a bunch of people went and made "Jedi" an official religion in England? I never could decide if those guys were just fun-loving nerds or out of their goddamn minds.
MIT develops initial step toward carbon sequestration
Researchers at MIT have shown the benefits of a new approach toward eliminating carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions at coal-burning power plants. Their system, called pressurized oxy-fuel combustion, provides a way of separating all of the carbon-dioxide emissions produced by the burning of coal, in the form of a concentrated, pressurized liquid stream.
10 Ways the Zune Could Beat the iPod touch
The Zune HD is the best media player not on iTunes, but can it ever beat the iPod?
The 10 Biggest Moments in IT History
10 IT moments that had a major impact in shaping modern computing present today. While some of the milestones on this list are debatable (depending upon where you are looking from), most likely are not.
Hillary's Honduras Obsession
The U.S. is trying to force the country to violate its constitution.
Lawsuit: Copyright Filtering Technology Infringes
Copyright filtering technology is a form of copyright infringement, according to a lawsuit against document service Scribd. The lawsuit, lodged in a Texas federal court, broaches a novel legal theory in which the U.S. courts have never squarely decided...
US proposes net neutrality rules
The US communications regulator proposes new rules that would require ISPs to respect the principle of "network neutrality".
Marvel and Disney Served Notice by Estate of Jack Kirby
The estate of Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, The Silver Surfer and Thor, has sent notices terminating copyright to publishers Marvel and Disney, as well as film studios that have made movies and TV shows based on characters he created.
NYTimes Execs Are Overpaid Even By Their Own Standards
The New York Times, which six months ago forced staffers to take a 5% paycut, has been overpaying its publisher and CEO for nearly two years in violation of its own compensation rules.
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