Drew Curtis' FARK.com -- Tech Archives for '2006-11-26 23:59:59'

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Scientists invent male birth-control pill that can be taken hours before a date and temporarily puts the little guys to sleep

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Newest health craze: Standing around in your underpants in a freezer at -120

(PopSci)

Popular Science's 100 best inventions of 2006

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(Lifehacker)

Weekend project: Make your own shower spa

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Thieves Steal $1.9M Worth of Microsoft Xbox 360 Consoles

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First views of an underwater eruption, or, nature farted in the bathtub again

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(NASA)

Fun astronomy fact (& cool pic) of the day: Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way, yet is so distant that light takes about two million years reach us from there

(Cancer News Network)

Smoking ban could eradicate lung cancer in 20 years

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Anti-viral paint kills flu on contact, enrolls you in avant garde musical group

(The Cell Freak)

Seven tips on extending your cell phone battery life

Tennessee jail has female guards and a 24-hour webcam. What could possibly go wrong?

(Seeking Alpha)

10 best Internet acquisitions ever

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Endangered butterflies thriving in new location thanks to conservationists

World's smallest machine gun packs a mighty punch

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(technewsworld.com)

Top 10 stocking stuffers for the geek in your life

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(maj.com)

Some pages from the 1988 Radio Shack catalog, when you could get a lightning-fast 16 MHz computer and 2 MB of memory for only $2599 (installment plan available)

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New Wii owners reporting mysterious aches and pains associated with behavior known as "exercise"

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Design of New Tokyo Tower unveiled. It is planned to be world's tallest and hoped to attract millions of tourists as well as godzilla, UFOs, demonic invaders and magical girls

Like a wife who won't tell you what you did wrong, Mars Surveyor is still giving NASA the silent treatment

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Amber rear turn signals are safer than red rear turn signals, except in Florida where they are either never used or left on all the time

Testicle checks "becoming more common" among young men. Oral exams still not up to expectations

(Daily Tech)

Dell refunds the price of the OS to those users that would prefer not to be constantly surveilled by the Microsoft Corporation

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Guy builds the ultimate paintball gun, shoots paintballs at 1200psi

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If you get up early enough during the next two weeks you can see Mercury in the pre dawn sky

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Sat November 25, 2006:

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Besides having hotter women, South Korea also has better houses than wherever you live

Now you can actually sleep like a rock, with pillows that look like rocks

(Universe Today)

Scientists using NASA’s Swift satellite stumbled upon a rare sight: A distant galaxy staring back at the Milky Way. Put your tinfoil hat on, and secure it

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(Some Huygens)

Tired of the world? Download Celestia and explore the universe

Plastic waste problem is solved Indian develops CD made from plastic junk which can hold 450 GB and costs just 2 cents

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Founder of LexisNexis dies -- where else? -- in front of his computer

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(techtree.com)

IE7 less vulnerable than Firefox 2?

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(Spy-Labs.com)

Want to hear what they're saying in that office or meeting room? Put this power strip on their equipment

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NZ Consumer Institute nails Telecom for nailing the end user for downloading videos of people nailing each other

Believe it or not, email has just turned 35. Here are the worst ones ever

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(Medical News Today)

Satellites are being used to track the Avian Flu. Submitter predicts a much scarier version of Google Earth in the near future

(Business Week)

Belgian court will leave Google awaiting judgment until an undisclosed time after Christmas. Stupid Flanders

(techdirt.com)

The U.K., which is quickly becoming Europe's Kansas, sues to have WiFi removed from schools due to ill health effects, despite no proof of this claim. Again

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The evolution of video games

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Fri November 24, 2006:

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(playfuls)

Russian scientists predict return of little ice age (60-years) in 2055-60

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Mapuche Indians in Chile get into legal contest with Microsoft because they offer Windows in their native language but didn't ask for permission to translate it

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Hackers commercially available software can resurrect erased data on cell phones, including address books, calendars, photos, videos and e-mails; turning used phones into a treasure trove for identity thieves

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(thedubailife.com)

The most expensive printer in the world. Still no word on what the hell "PC Load Letter" means

Boy born with fetus in his stomach. Little guy keeps stealing all the food

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"Zune is about as pleasant as having an airbag deploy in your face"

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We've come a long way from Tang and squeeze tubes - International Space Station astronauts dine on smoked turkey, candied yams, and cornbread dressing this Thanksgiving

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Right or left eye dominant? Use this page to find out. TLC surrenders

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Hot queen of Lyaces has found a way to create specially trained killer enzymes that can be released on Cancer cells. Still no cure for, oh never mind

(Some Web site)

Interior decorating goes back to the late 80's: "hypercolor" tile

Tesla working on all-electric sedan

(International Herald Tribune)

The top 70 most brilliant scientists in the world predict the breakthroughs coming in the next 50 years. Flying car conspicuously absent from the list...again

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Scientists discover that new form of concrete that can "eat" smog

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(engadget)

To call the 60th Anniversary Pentax SLR butt-farking-ugly would be an understatement

Clothing manufacturers discover that making clothing out of silver repels odors, werewolves

(Houston Business Journal)

Researchers invent edible cotton. Next generation of t-shirts to include both washing instructions and cooking directions

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What happens when you unleash as much power as the entire grid of North America onto a spot the size of a needle point?

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Sony: Playstation3 can cure cancer. Still no cure for...wait a minute

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Thu November 23, 2006:

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BMW to Unveil Hydrogen 7, Decline BLUETEC Diesels at LA Auto

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Email address with the letters "ps3" in it sells for $1,130

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The cadaver's tissue was tainted. You have been infected with an unusual germ. Your knee turns into a foul-smelling goo. You die from blood poisoning. Do you want your possessions identified?

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"These next two are the dogs nuts of the periodic table". Behold the power of rubidium and cesium

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Internet users in Washington State who downloaded and paird for software through pop-up "alert" ad eligible for refund

(Cosmos Magazine)

New research suggests that humans are more genetically diverse than previously believed, but you still have to buy Christmas gifts for your stupid cousin from Philly

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(Engadget)

Sure you paid $3,000 for a PS3, but did you get the SHOE to go with it?

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After 100 years of technology advances, scientists think they know how 2,000-year-old calculator works

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Wed November 22, 2006:

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The coolest 3D ultrasound picture of an unborn elephant you'll see all day today. Planned Parenthood stomps off, muttering

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(WWdN:iX)

Gamers who missed So-Cal Gen Con can stop crying into their dice bags. Wheaton's got your trip report right here

98,000 people a year die from infections they acquired in the hospital. Because doctors, nurses and other medical staff don't wash their hands

Your tax dollars at work: you may now legally break that lock in your cellphone that won't let you use it with another carrier

Panda porn credited for kick-starting the bear's Chinese population surge

Company creates a ring that exchanges the wearers information when they shake hands. Needs no batteries and comes with a card to view stored information, Mordor

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Despite posting ads on the Martian Craigslist's lost+found page, NASA still can't find their missing 10 year old Mars probe

(Nintendo Forums)

Wii consoles automatically grab photos from any nearby cell phone, which will give you something to look at after you fling your controller down the hall and into the toilet

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Monster fires General Counsel amid questions on SEC investigation

(Consumer Affairs)

Spammers are switching up their miracle weight-loss pitches, now offering tickets to a special taping of the Oprah Winfrey show

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(Computerworld)

Some executive over at Yahoo finally visited their own web site and found out it is a vast wasteland of suck. Somebody won't be getting their Christmas bonus this year

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Top 10 IT turkeys

Linux to Microsoft: "Suck it."

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Remember myspace "Bubba" sex offender who forgot to register his myspace page. Turns out it was a joke by his friend and now he has to plea bargain

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Top 10 Geek girls includes Paris Hilton...Yup this is SciFi

(54)

(Nature.com)

Fish 'personalities' shaped by life experience. Fish 'taste' shaped by quality of bread crumbs

"Hello, this is OnStar. We noticed your vehicle is now one of 2,000,000 obsolete subscribers. Thanks for losing OnStar."

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Bill O'Reilly calls iPod users computer geeks. Apparently has never heard of "World of Warcraft." Moby gets on his lawn and tells him to suck it

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(Businessweek)

Plasmas, LCD's at war: prices lowest in last 2 years. Bipartisan committee supports this war effort

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Rare fossilized Tyrannosaurus skin uncovered in Montana. Biblical literalists not sure what's more upsetting: the evolutionist lies, or the nudity

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(MarketWire)

Cray awarded a $250 million contract to design an adaptive supercomputer for DARPA. Government hopes to get valuable information from it before it becomes self-aware at 2:14 am on August 29

Japanese researchers develop touchscreen-controlled golf kart, steering wheel not included

(Eureka Alert)

True "black metal" created with use of lasers. Nightwish not impressed

Manbearpig strikes again as Florida gets snow in time for Thanksgiving. Suck it libs

One more thing to stress about at work: job stress can make you sick

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Average gas mileage for new cars sold in the U.S. up only 7% from 1980, while the average price for a new car is up 260% over the same time period. That seems about fair

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Wii might get HD so you can have jagged sketchy graphics in HD

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Help Wanted: Asteroid wrangler. Experience preferred, but not required. Dinosaurs need not apply. Fax resume to 1-800-DIE-HARD

Want to see how a camera performs in real world situations? Flickr camera finder can help

(Science Daily)

Study shows that wasps release a pepper spray chemical when fighting other wasps, and are very sore losers. Just like the insects

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(Some raw story)

Apple shares hit an all-time high; suck it, peecee users

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(betanews.com)

AIM 6 debuts and now includes social networking capabilities and flash ads that can be seen from space

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Tue November 21, 2006:

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Robot taught hide-and-seek. Becomes self aware. Finds...you know who

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Own an Ipod? Live in the land down under? Better make sure you wipe your Ipod and carry around proof that you own all of the music on your Ipod or you can be ticketed by normal police to the tune of $6,600 to start

Russia will be seeking volunteers to spend 500 days in 500-square-foot metal box to see what a trip to Mars will be like, and if Stephen Baldwin can convince Pauly Shore to accept Christ

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Zune + Big Brother = UFIA. Say goodbye to any filesharing

Scientist call for the end of cruel and inhumane slaughter of Dolphins. Experts claim it's their own fault for having a poor pass rush and no running game

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(Playfuls.com)

"Nintendo Wii sells out in North America and Canada." In other news, Canada secedes from North America

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Journalist + Math = "It was designed to withstand wind speeds of up to 200 kilometers (1,240 miles) per hour"

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Researchers contend certain plant and animal species have begun dying off as a result of global warming. Manbearpig among first to become extinct

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Now you can find those keys you lost and everything else that's "not attached" to you

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(Glasgow Herald)

"Do you know the mysterious New Zealand subsonic buzz has been captured on tape?" "No, but if you hum a few bars, I'll fake it."

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World's first hydrogen fuel-cell powered motorcycle runs silently, has no emissions...and accelerates like a stoned '89 Yugo

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British Heart Foundation launches campaign to help people know when to call an ambulance. Reasons include "deep wounds," "heavy blood loss" and "turning blue." Captain Obvious surrenders

(HipTechBlog)

Paintball minigun

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Japanese markets do-it-yourself cars. You'll be amazed what they can transform into... sometimes they even look a bit like a real car

GM discovers solution to global warming, proposes "green" Hummers filled with algea

Have you ever sat there and wondered what gift to get that picky trillionaire relative of yours for Christmas? If so, CNET has you covered

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Wiis already showing typical Nintendo quality, breaking. Your dog will keep his Atari thank you very much

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(Some NASA Guy)

Flying home for Thanksgiving? There are some things you can only see from the window of an airplane. Here's a viewer's guide

Nanotech development threatened by lack of clear information about its risks

Marijuana... umm... something about marijuana. Uhh... yeah, it's right on the tip of my tounge. Some dude named Romero told me

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The Internet is the No. 2 place people go to get science news. No word on science not-news ranking

It's never been easier to save $723,427.01

World's most powerful superconducting magnet is up and running. Iron core asteroid impact now scheduled for England

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Mon November 20, 2006:

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Hey, I'm banging your virtual world girlfriend with a penis I copied from you

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Europeans about to fire up a supercollider that will open up extra dimensions, spin up black holes, re-create the Big Bang. Sure sounds like a good idea

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Two supernova that exploded just five months apart in the same galaxy were caught on camera by NASA's Swift telescope

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Review: Sony PlayStation 3 Worth the Wait -- and Price

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Court ruling protects Internet users and providers from libel, which is a good thing, because Drew Curtis is a terrorist

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Latest study that Apple fanboys wish would just go away: Owners of video iPods spend less than one percent of their time watching videos on its tiny-ass screen

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A leading consumer magazine says your cars suck. Do you (a) try to fix your problems, (b) discredit their methodology, or (c) sue the company writing the review?

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Modders turn PlayStation 3 into functional George-Foreman grill

From the Well That Didn't Take Long Department: First official Wii-related injury

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(zone-h.org)

Company promotes protecting yourself from cellphone viruses. Same company creates Trojan horse used for spying via cellphones. Finally, company states (hint, hint) that you could use their product to protect against Trojan horses. Hmmmm

GM cotton seeds could feed millions. But where can we find workers to pick it? Bonus: If you eat the wrong cotton seeds, it'll make you infertile

(Winding Road Magazine)

The Shriners had it right all along

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Johns Hopkins surgeons pull 10-hour, five-patient kidney transplant marathon. In other news, savings lives is a helluva drug

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(Monsters and Critics)

Environmentalists push to remove four hydroelectric dams to make way for salmon migration and, inevitably, a couple coal-fired electric plants to make up the lost electricity

Chimps prefer MILFS

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(WiiHacker)

Nintendo Wii can already play Gamecube homebrew

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New book suggests that our high standard of living is the direct result of Stone Age technology. Ferrari Enzo courtesy of Fred's two feet

(Information Week)

IBM worker, fired for spending more time in chat rooms at work than working, admits he shouldn't have. Just kidding: He's suing, claiming he was "addicted" and should have been offered counselling by the company

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AT&T wiretapping lawsuit and consequent large-scale shredding to continue

(MotorsBlog)

Stealth car wannabe from China

Some cheap guy

5 digital photo frames that won't break the bank

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Attention citizen. Windows Vista will succeed, no matter what. Would you like to know more?

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(National Geographic)

Nothing you haven't suspected from reading Fark, but scientists confirm that behavior does affect evolution

Note to self: Next time I'm selling PS3s in a dark parking lot in the middle of the night to dudes I met on Craigslist, be prepared to be robbed and beaten. Because I'm dumb

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Just behind your nose, there's a tiny crystal of magnetite, which suggests that humans may have a built-in compass, just like homing pigeons, migratory salmon and dolphins

Vial of mustard gas accidentally broken at U.S. military research facility. Large, bearded man in orange shirt and and apron sought for questioning

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On the list of "things you don't want to strap to your back," a 240-pound cast-iron jet pack would probably feature rather high

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