May 2008
Planespotters - Meet the Geeks Who Stalk America's... →
At any given time, at almost any airport in the world, you can find a small group of strangers intently observing—and rapidly photographing—the comings and goings. In fact, if you’re reading this in…
Reporter Helen Thomas with Her Flowers of... →
Thanks, Digg, Reddit, and other online communities for showing reporter Helen Thomas gratitude for asking the hard-hitting, straightforward questions other members of the White House Press Corps were…
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‘BSG vs. Skynet’ comic, featuring Kevin Rose & Alex Albrecht from Diggnation! Support independent comics! http://tinyurl.com/5le96p
7 Totally AWESOME Theories Of Evolution From... →
If Ben Stein really wants to convince us all that evolution is a crock, he doesn’t need to make a documentary. Science fiction provides a ton of evolution theories that make intelligent design seem…
Scientology Shares Secrets on YouTube ... Sort Of →
The notoriously confrontational church launches a channel on the video-sharing site. Just don’t expect to comment on the clips.
Grand Theft Auto In The New Hooker Era (NSFW) →
When Rockstar Games in 2005 shipped an installment of its Grand Theft Auto videogame series with an embedded, but hidden, sex scene, an international controversy ensued, Now the new GTA is out, and…
8 Firefox Addons for Privacy and Security →
Here is a short list of top scripts to help you keep safe while browsing the web. Some of these may exchange usability for security, so see what works for you and go with it!
April 2008
The History of Color In Photography →
Color in photography has come a long way since the first permanent color photo was taking in 1861. Now nearly 150 years later we thought we would take a look and see where and how color developed in…
Hulk Smashes in with New Trailer And Photos! →
Universal Pictures has released the new full trailer of THE INCREDIBLE HULK, starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell, and William Hurt. The film is due out to smash…
IFPI-backed 'Net music guide aims to help... →
The IFPI and Childnet today announced the worldwide release of new guide for parents, teachers, and kids on Internet music. It’s backed by the UK, Singapore, and the EU, and it will be in 21…
Radiohead won't repeat 'In Rainbows' giveaway →
Radiohead made it official: the band won’t be giving away music like it did with the album In Rainbows. “I think it was a one-off situation” said Thom Yorke. “I don’t think it would have the same…
BSG Vs. Skynet Comic (Featuring Diggnation) is... →
You will need a comic book reader you read the comic.
What if The Joker got hold of the 'Dark Knight'... →
At the latest Dark Knight viral events, one winner was chosen from the audience to take home a 35mm print of The Dark Knight movie trailer. As it turns out, this 35mm print is actually defaced by The…
10 Most Ridiculously Stereotyped Fighting Game... →
Not that we’re really offended or anything. Fighting games are all about visual impact and overbearing style, and their lack of any coherent story (no, Soul Calibur doesn’t count) makes it easy to…
War is a Racket by General Smedley Butler, USMC →
That war is a racket has been told us by many, but rarely by one of this stature. Though he died in 1940, the highly decorated General Butler (two Congressional Medals of Honor) deserves to be…
Civilian Firearms per 100 people (GRAPH) →
AN ESTIMATED 875m small arms are in circulation worldwide: one for every seven people on the planet. Nearly three-quarters of these are owned by civilians.
A Functional Wrist-Mounted Flame Thrower →
The Pyro System is my final project for a mechanisms class in the spring of 2008. It gives me the power that the X-Men character Pyro has, as shown in the clip before the demonstration.
Swirl Mania in Illustrator & Photoshop →
There are lots of ways to create swirls in Illustrator, and if you are using Photoshop you can download brushes with those sorts of symbols. However in this tutorial I will show 4 ways to create…
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"Negative keyword" ruling may have big impact on... →
A Florida judge’s ruling requires a mortgage company to buy “negative keywords” if it ever uses Internet advertising.
20 Science Books Every Scifi Fan (and Writer)... →
You can’t have great science fiction writing without great books about science. Some of these books are well-known, and you will no doubt have heard of them. Others made it onto the list for…
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Bush’s State of the Union Addresses Infographics... →
In 8 State of the Union Addresses, President Bush spoke almost 50,000 words. Starting at the black dot (and ending at red), each line represents the length of each sentence spoken. Each sentence is…
7 Blatant Grand Theft Auto Clones →
Grand Theft Auto IV is finally out, and gamers nationwide are shirking their responsibilities With a series this popular imitators are bound to pop up, and although some like The Getaway and Saint’s…
Star Wars Deal or No Deal (Slave-Leias &... →
Last night’s special Star Wars-themed Deal or No Deal left no cliché untouched, from the “may the force be with you jokes” to the Leia-slave and Stormtrooper costumes and blaster sound effects.
10 Commandments for Dropping 10 Pounds & 10 Years →
In addition to some form of simple exercise regimen, these ten daily habits worked into your routine can provide you with optimum health, beautiful skin and a trim waistline. It’s not a diet; I…
Six New Fuel-Saving Engine Designs →
Carmakers across the globe are already adapting their R&D to hit the new 35-mpg law by 2020. Here are a half-dozen future engine technologies that, if put into production, could boost the fuel…
The REAL face of lions (GRAPHIC) (+PICS) →
Humans are one of the few creatures that lions fear, and they are of the few things we fear. Lions are magnificent animals —they can be cruel, brutal and gory, but they’re also beautiful and…
Miley Cyrus forced into exile by Disney →
Apparently unable to find a scarlet letter for Miley Cyrus to wear, Disney is forcing the young starlet into hiding after her not-really-that-bad photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz turned into a…
10 ‘80s Toylines Least Likely to Get a Big-Budget... →
While Hollywood may be knocking down the door of the toy companies behind those A-list properties, there are still a ton of toy aisle pegwarmers that aren’t getting deals, either because they didn’t…
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The 1927 Solvay Conference for Physics and... →
Schroedinger, Heisenberg, Bohr, Planck, Curie, Lorentz, Einstein…That’s some group photo. This is like the 1956 Yankees of science.
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Don't underestimate a red back spider! (PICS) →
An office receptionist got the shock of her life earlier this week when she found a 14cm long snake entangled in the web of a deadly spider. The snake, which had obviously died from the spider’s…
You like us, you really really like us: The Drill Down gets name-checked in a ReadWriteWeb post: http://urltea.com/34rf
"No Nose" caught in bizarre kidnapping plot (must... →
Three men have been charged with kidnapping and assault in a case worthy of a cult movie plot, including one who’s nicknamed “No Nose” because his face is disfigured from a gunshot wound suffered…
The 15 Must See Movies of Summer 2008 →
What are your most anticipated movies of summer? Which movies will make the most money? What will be the biggest flop? We’ve set out to give you a guidebook to Summer Movie Season 2008: The 15 Movies…
Miley Cyrus is full of crap (Photo evidence... →
I put on my detective hat and tried to find the gun in these photos that Annie Liebovitz used to force defenseless Miley Cyrus to pose for these pictures, but so far no dice. I thought I saw Adolf…
Stunning Lego Creations (PICS) →
Lego is a world mania for sure. From kids to adults, it is the toy of choice to thousands, probably millions of people world wide. And when it comes to cool creations, we find awesome stuff really…
The Scientific method Vs. The Creationist method... →
This explains quite a bit.
Home Inspection Nightmares (PICS) →
These homeowners are getting a lot more (and worse) than they bargained for.
The Drill Down 038 is up! Mu regales us with tales of Web 2.0 Expo! http://tinyurl.com/6cdhdj
Let's Bring the Marines Home for Memorial Day! →
When Maureen O’Haire’s son died in the US Marine corps, she received $20,000 for his death. She used it to bring her son’s platoon up to Rockland, Mass. to march in the St. Patrick’s Day parade….
Foul Ball(s)! (PIC) →
Ouch.
The Virtue of Moderation →
While at first our senses are acutely tuned in to the input they are receiving, they fast become acclimated to the stimuli. The stimuli lose the ability to wow us and give us pleasure. We become numb…
Worst IP offenders: China, Russia, and... Canada? →
While you might expect to find China or Russia on any “intellectual property watch list” worthy of its name, you might not expect to find Israel, the Czech Republic, or Canada. But they’re all on a…
Religion a figment of human imagination →
That’s the argument of anthropologist Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics. Bloch challenges the popular notion that religion evolved and spread because it promoted social bonding, as has…
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