June 2008
Clinton Now Resigned To Obama Nomination →
The party faces the drama of how, when and even whether Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will drop out.
May 2008
Parents say teacher went too far answering sex-ed... →
The Jordan School District is investigating allegations that a seventh- and eighth-grade health teacher violated the sex education statute by responding to questions from students about topics beyond…
What Happens to CEOs After They Fall? →
The much publicized downfalls of these 6 high profile CEOs made front page news, but how are they keeping busy now? Living at home with Mom? African missionaries? Devoting a lot of time to local…
The Home Planet: NASA's View of Earth (45 Amazing... →
Even as humanity ventures farther and farther into the solar system, the focus on our planet is as sharp as ever. Whether taken from astronauts in orbit, satellites circling above or spacecraft at…
Minnesota Town Tells Google Maps: Keep out - We... →
The St. Paul suburb with private roads may be the first U.S. city to ask that street images be removed. The city of 4,500 residents has demanded that Google Maps remove images of North Oaks homes…
Fool Your Ears - Five Great Auditory Illusions →
Auditory illusions can help us understand the workings of the human brain. Here we have compiled five of the most striking auditory illusions discovered so far. (Listen through stereo headphones, or…
NASA to put Buzz Lightyear on International Space... →
NASA and Disney are teaming up to put a figurine of ‘Toy Story’ space ranger Buzz Lightyear on the Space Shuttle Discovery when it laun
Google Outed As Anonymous Ebay Critic →
Ebay Australia currently allows merchants to accept credit cards, but from June 17 they want to allow only PayPal or COD. When the Australian Consumer Commission asked for public comments on the…
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Why Does Puerto Rico Get A Primary? →
This weekend, you’ll be hearing a lot about a tiny, out-of-the-way place that normally has to get hit by a natural disaster to get our attention. Such is the wonder and magic of primary season.
Should Twitter Do a Digg-Style Townhall? →
Matt Schlicht, a UStreamer and avid Twitter user, advanced a proposed solution to the PR issues the Twitter-folks are currently facing - do a live townhall.
ncomment strikes again, dead on the money http://tinyurl.com/5egras
How to make Your Own Iron Man Arc Reactor & Mask →
This instructable is one of two parts detailing how to build an arc reactor and an iron man mask. Both work together but are written as seperate instructables for clarity. You don’t even need to do…
Radiohead to Prince: Unblock 'Creep' cover videos →
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn’t be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied — even Radiohead. “Really?…
Happy Anniversary, Lincoln Memorial! →
Today marks the anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in 1922. It’s definitely one of the most distinguishable landmarks in Washington D.C., a place that certainly isn’t lacking in…
Steam untethers games from your PC, evolves... →
Valve thinks that PC gaming is strong, and getting better. The Steam service is about to evolve in an unexpected way: allowing you to access your games, files, and configurations from any PC,…
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Paragliding →
Speaking as someone who’s got issues with heights, I can assure you that once you’ve hurled yourself off the cliff/mountain/ledge and are airborne, it’s just about the most fun you’re likely to have….
8 Biggest Reasons Indiana Jones Is Better than Han... →
Indiana Jones soundly kicks Han Solo’s ass, certain people’s feelings about Kingdom of the Crystal Skull notwithstanding. And here are the 8 biggest reasons why.
ACLU Obtains HEAVILY Redacted CIA Docs Re:... →
Truly chilling. Imagine… if these are the words they allow us to see, what could possibly be hiding underneath all that black?
The Seven Greatest Wonders of the Medieval World... →
We should be very proud of our ancestors. They were creative, they had vision, and they knew how to get it done. Together as one, look what our ancestors from around the world achieved from their…
How Man-Made Noise May Be Altering Earth's Ecology →
The contamination of biophony may soon become a serious environmental issue — Scientist Bernie Krause says that man-made sounds are already wreaking havoc with animal communication. We worry about…
8 Frugal Tips for Legal Matters →
I recently was asked some questions from readers about legal matters, especially when it comes to trying to deal with legal matters while living on a budget. As these things are a bit beyond my level…
'Lost' for Dummies: Your Must-Have Science... →
To help you navigate tonight’s two-hour, physics-packed finale of Lost, “There’s No Place Like Home,” we followed up a season’s worth of debunking with more TiVo and experts on hand for a recap on…
The Girls of Battlestar Galactica Get Their Hog On... →
I’m really not sure what the biker get-ups are about, but wow, Ron Moore sure knew how to cast them, huh?
VIA takes the wraps off Isaiah: Meet the Nano →
VIA formally unveiled its Nano processor today, several months after first revealing the chip. The Nano is based on a different design than VIA’s previous parts, and is aimed at the…
Barack Obama: What the First 100 Days Will Hold →
The Democratic Presidential candidate on what the first one hundred days of his presidency will look like, how he’d keep America safe, and whether Hillary Clinton is ready to be President.
The Drill Down 042 tomorrow! Have tech/web/geek story ideas for The Drill Down? Tag them “for:thedrilldown” on http://del.icio.us
Seven Famous Sets of Conjoined Twins →
Although Chang and Eng are arguably the most famous conjoined twins, they are far from the only ones - below are a few that were/are relatively famous.
Dekotora: Japanese Trucks that look like... →
Dekotora trucks are highly customized trucks found in Japan that often look like they’re straight out of the movie Transformers. These trucks are often made for fun by their drivers or made to be…
Mile Marker 13 (PIC) →
As I was leaving Monument Valley our guide, Cliff Zenor said, “Be sure to stop at mile marker 13, look back and take a picture.” This is the result. Cliff was spot on in recommending many great…
5 Sports Innovations That Didn’t Quite Take →
Maple bats tend to have fat barrels, but when one breaks, pieces of its barrel turn into flying knives ready to impale anyone in their path. So the wonder-bats may not stick around much longer. In…
12 Indie Gems You Can't Miss This Summer! →
These are the 12 best indie gems that you’ll find all summer long. If you’ve got a few extra hours, instead of renting some boring flick from last year, try and find one of these at your local art…
How to Make A Full-Size Mercedes Out Of... →
In Lithuania they mod cars from PU-foam into luxury CL-klasse Mercedes.
Canadian punk rocker-turned-MP submits net... →
A former punk rocker has just introduced network neutrality legislation to Canada’s House of Commons, and he’s putting all the P2P throttlers in Canada on notice.
5 Incredibly Specific Magazines →
It seems there’s a magazine for just about everyone. Check out these five I recently discovered. Apparently 17,000 lifting industry professionals around the world fork over £158 per year for the…
10 Super Creative Uses for Everyday Things You... →
In some cases, these unconventional approaches actually work better than the solutions we’ve learned to love and most of the time, they cost a lot less. Some will even put useless pieces of clutter…
New York to Back Same-Sex Unions From Other States →
Gov. David A. Paterson has directed all state agencies to begin to revise their policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions, like California and Canada.
The Fork in the Road for Social Media →
Social networking is at a major fork in the road. Down one road is adding more features to a walled garden and opening up just enough, so that users seldom need to leave. Down the other road, a…
America's Most And Least Admired Products And... →
Oddly, beer topped each of the lists. Anheuser-Busch is the company most admired for the quality of its products, while Molson Coors is the least admired. The full lists inside.
For how much Diggers claim they value story over submitters, it’s ironic how much FP space they wanna devote to them http://urltea.com/3939
The 7 Most Pathetic Supervillians in Cinematic... →
They can’t all be the Lex Luthor or the Joker. Heck, sometimes they can’t even be Bruce Banner’s dad from Hulk. These 7 Supervillains didn’t just fail at defeating their nemesis, they failed at…
“Taxi!…Taxi!… Oh, shi—” http://tinyurl.com/56t4dv
Sacked WP reporter leaves secret message in final... →
Read the first letter of every paragraph.
7 Tragic SNL Deaths →
Ten years ago today, Saturday Night Live alum Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife. Due to the tragic nature of his death, as well as other high-profile deaths of former SNL cast members, the media…
Miley Cyrus in trouble AGAIN over new racy shots →
Less than a month after Miley Cyrus made headlines by appearing topless in Vanity Fair, racy photos of the Hannah Montana star have again hit the net. Someone needs to take that girl’s webcam away.
Now THIS is the way to sell lingerie! (NSFW?) →
Turn around. Come closer. Do a funny wiggle.
Cybermonkeys' robotic arms bode well for... →
Hide the bananas! A team in Pittsburgh describes their work developing a neural-computer interface for a robotic arm controlled by a rhesus monkey.
Judge to Dell: Dude, you're defrauding your... →
Dell is guilty of fraud, false advertising, deceptive business practices, and abusive debt collection practices, according to a ruling by the New York State Supreme Court. Damages have yet to be…
Crazy viral marketing (at least I think it is) http://www.perfect-woman.com/en/