(ZDNet)(2) An Android-powered car? There's an app for that
(Seattle Times)(44) More people are drinking raw milk despite safety concerns. Louis Pasteur facepalms
Sun March 21, 2010:
(Yahoo)(9) We all know that The Internet supports terrorism. Now it is actively trying to destroy the planet. Will no one save us from this diabolical scourge?
(BBC)(62) Acupuncture may be useful in treating joint destruction, multi-organ failure, flesh-eating disease, and paralysis. And by "treating" I mean "causing"
(Pop Rox Nation)(24) Star Wars fans create cooler stuff than what Lucasfilm licensing can ever dream up
(ABC)(45) "The only way we can see to build the next generation of X-ray lasers is by using diamond crystals." "If at first you don't succeed Mr. Kidd...? Try, try again, Mr. Wint"
(Gigwise)(39) At some point in the last four years, Twittr grew an "e"
(Daily Mail)(63) You can now own a DVD player that will censor out sex, violence, and swearing from your movies. Still no cure for the suck
(AZCentral)(125) While(C.diff++) { printf("Everybody panic. And no .atm()");}
(Reuters)(44) Don't count Palm along with the dead and buried
(The New York Times)(64) Russian math whiz who solved Poincare Conjecture may not show up to accept $1 million Millennium award. Award presenter says there's nothing to sphere
Sat March 20, 2010:
(The Consumerist)(137) For a small fee, Best Buy's own version of malware, The Geek Squad, will sync up 3-D glasses to your HDTV. And yes, people will still fall for this scam
(Science Daily)(98) You know how the ancient Romans accidentally poisoned themselves by lining their plumbing with lead? Good thing we're not that stupid
(Yahoo)(40) College Professor grades students by pwning others on World of Warcraft
(Some Guy)(42) Newly discovered planet CoRoT may or may not have water and has temperature swings from -23°C to 157°C. Back home we just call that Denver
(USA Today)(189) The usual religious protesters accost grand opening of Smithsonian exhibit on human evolution. Wait, scratch that; it was Greenpeace
(Some Guy)(94) New device measures how long you take an average shower and warns you with flashing lights when you're going too long. Modern Technology: Taking the fun out of life since 1856
(PhysOrg.com)(69) For one instant, physicists may have broken a law of nature, divided by zero
(TechEBlog)(24) Frenchman wants to retire at sea, builds cruise ship in backyard
(Some Link)(153) Nintendo says they do not like developing "Mature" rated titles for their systems. Which is fine, given that gaming should be fun and enjoyable, which is why Mario and Zelda will always be better than Resident Evil or Call of Duty
(Fox News)(35) Study finds yet another way you are an insensitive jerk
(Kotaku)(56) Criticizing Apple's app store will result in your app getting pulled from Apple's app store. Think different wasn't a suggestion
(Bloomberg)(42) The case for iPad not beating iPhone's first 3-months of sales
(PCWorld)(30) The case for iPad beating iPhone's first 3-months of sales
(Boing Boing)(8) If you ever wanted to hear the sound of cells in the xylem and phloem of a tree popping, today is your lucky day
(Wired)(30) Fark-ready headline of the day: Shark-bitten crocodile poop fossils found
Fri March 19, 2010:
(CNN)(136) Mosquitos to be genetically altered to CURE malaria, not cause it. Ironic tag opens door for spiffy tag in this case
(Planetary.org)(28) Not news: International Space Station imaged from the ground. Fark: In the X-Ban spectrum (w/pic)
(Fast Company)(58) This is what a solar panel with down syndrome looks like
(C|Net)(40) Viacom: YouTube is stealing our copyrighted content. YouTube: We took down your videos. Viacom: It's up again, you're violating our copyright. YouTube: Well Viacom, why do YOU keep putting it up again?
(NASA)(23) Spitzer comes across black holes, takes pics
(Boeing)(58) Boeing completes design of massive shipboard super laser capable of shooting down ballistic missiles, repelling sharks
(Scientific American)(15) Puberty shown to bring about desmartification in adolescent females. Like, really
(Aggrogate)(33) The One Ring included in a $10 collector's edition of a third-string MMO. Why didn't Sauron think of that?
(BBC)(27) A new branch may soon be added to the US military. The USCybercom
(ABC)(49) Average Teenager Sends 3,146 Text Messages Each Month. Nope, its not the Onion
(io9)(32) Five ways you probably wouldn't die in a vacuum, and one way you probably would. 1. Exploding eyeballs, probably wouldn't happen, but it would be fun to watch
(Discover)(15) You can keep your jetpack. I have a rocketship... and for $200k, so can you
(Slate)(34) The one simple rule for texting etiquette: Don't be a dick. Note: Applies to every other public interaction
(Time)(16) Need to store data, but also enjoy getting frisked by airport security? Some guy made a gun-shaped thumb drive just for you
(Washington Post)(28) The Chinese have become addicted to Google like the rest of us, and will mourn the loss of the "tool of the U.S. to implement its Internet hegemony"
(The Kartel)(14) Here's one way to trick me into going to a museum
(Gamma Squad)(15) It's been a long wait, but the X-ray spectacles are almost here
(TK421)(67) It's like basements everywhere cried out and were suddenly emptied
(Popular Science)(65) GM is developing an augmented reality (AR) windshield display that will highlight traffic signs, road markings, and even the building entered into your GPS in a heads up display
(io9)(117) Ten moments that should have ended Wolverine's career but, sadly, did not
(Yahoo)(31) Abe Vigoda, you are no longer the only immortal amorphous mound of squish
(Some Guy)(101) If you live in the northern tier of US states, there is a chance of seeing Northern Lights tonight and tomorrow night
Thu March 18, 2010:
(Sega Nerds)(21) There's only one way to settle the Aliens vs Predator war - DANCE OFF
(io9)(29) In a desperate attempt to boost sales, Image copies Marvel's Avenger's promotional images for their own line. But, it involves Invincible, Image's one good title
(Overclockers.net)(128) Ever wonder what five years of smoking near your computer does to it? Wonder no more (56k warning)
(Wall Street Journal)(16) Cash-strapped homeowners unable to refinance mortgage because ** shakes Magic 8-Ball ** their home is built out of 17,000 old tires. Wait, what?
(Fox News)(30) Scientists are one step closer to emulating Frodo's ring
(C|Net)(50) Google's public statement on the Viacom v Youtube lawsuit. I don't think I have ever cheered for a lawyer before, but GO Ms Levine GO
(The New York Times)(9) Yale is consistently ranked among the top law schools because of its ... (c) impressive collection of Supreme Court bobbleheads. (w/ pic of what a Supreme Court bobblehead might look like)
(London Times)(32) "Super friends" Google, Intel, and Sony to join forces on a set-top box that will stream your Super Friends episodes from the internet to TV screens
(Engadget)(60) Man builds Xbox 360 laptop, soon to be kicked off Xbox live for illegal modification
(Wall Street Journal)(38) If you receive an e-mail from the Crosby & Higgins Law Firm, informing you that you've been sued in the attached lawsuit, just ignore it. Unless you want a computer virus
(Gizmodo)(64) NASA produced Space Shuttle mission posters made to look like popular movie posters. They are real, and they are spectacular
(Wall Street Journal)(57) What's next, Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup with morels and pink sea salt? Food manufacturers are exploring new ingredients to attract increasingly sophisticated American palates
(PopMatters)(30) Real world fashion designer finds "Project Runway" Wii game lame-o: "The life has been sucked out of me. I came in with all this energy and now I'm just sad."
(Wall Street Journal)(215) Buying razor blades has become an exercise in choosing which overly-complicated and way-too-expensive system is right for you. And it's as annoying as razor burn
(BBC)(64) Scientists create a quantum state in the largest object yet - by a factor of billions
(Some Guy)(83) Like old Soviet military objects? How does an 8-engined floating boat carrying 6 cruise missiles sound?
(Gizmodo)(105) Don't call it a comeback. The Commodore 64's been here for years
(Gizmodo)(91) Behold the horror that is the Steve Jobs cheese head. Good luck trying to get to sleep tonight
(YouTube)(47) This is a custom homemade Bill Paxton pinball machine, and yes, it is as awesome as it sounds
(MSNBC)(23) Four million-year-old shark attack reconstructed. Shark still looks fake
(News.com.au)(25) YouTube uploads 24 hours of video every minute. That's a LOT of "Final Countdown" covers
Wed March 17, 2010:
(Jerusalem Post)(27) Pregnacy is the fountain of youth. Raising the little tykes, however, is the fountain of old
(Science Daily)(14) Scientists establish leech as a model for study of reproductive behavior, a psychological profile of your stoned-off-his-ass roommate
(Daily Express)(153) Cure for breast cancer found. Still no cure for canc, er... um, Duke sucks? (w/ photo of medically relevant sideboob)
(Scientific American)(36) Scientists give up that whole curing cancer thing to tackle a more pressing question: Why is Miley Cyrus so damn popular?
(Salon)(35) Ancient ruins long thought to be an early Jewish temple have now been identified as a Muslim palace. Oopsie
(The New York Times)(44) The sage grouse is facing extinction. Congressman Jacob Chaffetz of Utah (R-d) "The only place the sage grouse belongs is on the menu of a French bistro"
(CNN)(41) Hard-hitting CNN front page news: "How to be cool on Foursquare." Spoiler Alert: tip #1 isn't "uninstall Foursquare"
(Discover)(46) How to build your own fusion reactor for around $1000. Just try to remember the very flammable gas and voltages high enough to instantly kill you
(Discover)(31) Scotland hopes to become the "Saudi Arabia of wave and tidal power," and here are the 4 machines they're counting on to make it happen
(The Register)(14) And it should have wheels and, and a knife with fire coming out
(AOL News)(168) V-8 Mustang tops in fuel economy, runs on tears of hybrid owners
(C|Net)(18) MIT building self-assembling computer chips to find Sarah Connor
(AMC)(45) Hollywood always gets the future wrong, which is why you're not getting a jet pack or a Nexus-6 basic pleasure model that looks like a young Daryl Hannah
(Popular Science)(57) Not news: Former employee sues company for firing her after she got sick. EVERYBODY PANIC: Employee worked for drug company, claims she was infected by an HIV-like virus created in their lab
(Gizmodo)(49) 25 things you can remote control with your iPhone
(Wired)(39) It turns out Jupiter's Giant Red Spot is really a very complicated, very cold storm
(Yahoo)(144) Male gamers are idiots. Here comes the science
(Science Daily)(102) Hello, this is Phil. We found your lost vehicle. You had crashed it in a different place than you thought. But it's still on the Moon
(The New York Times)(79) You should read this article about giving away your privacy and beer drinking habits on the internet -- Drew
(Yahoo)(61) DivX releases new software for HD video. In other news, DivX still hasn't gone the way of Circuit City
Tue March 16, 2010:
(Engadget)(155) Microsoft drops that old, outdated "cut and paste" functionality. It's not like anyone uses it any more
(Telegraph)(31) Humans could regrow body parts like some amphibians. This is good news for John Bobbitt
(Google)(78) "When Will We Land on Mars?" Wernher von Braun thought maybe 1986
(Financial Times)(50) Traffic on Facebook has surpassed the amount of traffic on Google. Am I going to die?
(Some Guy)(378) Al Gore helpfully explains that weather is not climate, except when it is. And climate change is not global warming, unless it's getting warmer. Otherwise, you should be very afraid of weather. Got all that?
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