(Telegraph)(51) Hot, blond 32-year-old is managing director of her own server hosting firm, named one of the Top 35 Women Under 35 by management magazine. And she was born with a penis. Wait, what?
(TopNews)(31) We've replaced this planet's regular El Niño with a modoki El Niño. Let's see if they notice a difference. (The hurricanes and dying might be a clue.)
(Telegraph)(35) IPhone 3G overheating blamed on global warming
(ABC)(43) Medicinal marijuana prescribed to cancer patients may soon carry a warning that it causes cancer
(Fox News)(9) Even cockroaches are getting fat from American's bad diets
(The Register)(135) Thanks, McAfee. Of course, if you just updated your AV files you're not reading this. Because your machine is now an "expensive paperweight."
Fri July 03, 2009:
(ANSA)(44) The ancestors of modern Italians pretty much f*cked the ancient Etruscans out of existence
(Some Night Elf)(44) TweetCraft allows people to read and send tweets from inside World of Warcraft, ensuring even virtual virginity
(Some Guy)(17) Are you a math nerd who can't even go to the bathroom without statistical analysis of mathematical usage patterns and a gizmo to track such things? Here come the schematics
(Some Guy)(70) Stephen Hawking says humans have entered a new stage of evolution, an intelligently redesigned stage
(UPI)(39) Soon you may be able to be bothered by a telmarketer during dinner at the same phone number for the rest of your life
(72407,3343)(75) CompuServe Classic shuts down for good. In other news, people were still on CompuServe
(CofHE)(49) Arizona State University is being sued by the National Federation for the Blind because they are encouraging students to buy e-textbooks on Kindle
(UPI)(56) The white pages are dying a slow (mostly) unnoticed death
(Examiner)(32) Discovery Channel to air global catastrophe reality show
(Examiner)(8) Ten explosive science facts about fireworks (with bonus slideshow)
(Scotsman)(15) Scientists say they've solved riddle of the shrinking Soay sheep, sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick
(Democratic Underground)(59) Two-hundred year old Jeffersonian code broken by mathmatician, just in time for another revolution
Thu July 02, 2009:
(Dvice)(40) New anti-paparazzi purse automatically detects flash from nearby cameras, emits blinding flash of light which ruins their photos
(Live Science)(6) Bad News: Destructive volcanic eruption in Russia. Good News: Skies over US prettier
(Guardian)(46) Microsoft drops ad campaign showing people vomiting after using one of its operating systems, but Apple has expressed interest in buying the rights and airing the spots verbatim
(Discover)(65) Nerdgasm: first hi-res pix of the Moon from NASA orbiter
(MacWorld)(104) "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." Neuromancer turns 25
(ScienceBlogs)(319) New poll shows that Americans have as higher level of understanding of evolution than any other country in the world
(Greenwire)(15) Puffin population suffers rapid decline. Probably all the cigarettes
(Discover)(20) Vogons eyeballing two new planetary systems. Hitchiker trifecta now in play
(Yahoo)(868) People who are unsure of their own beliefs are less open minded. Suck it agnostics
(UPI)(45) Scientists who inbred bumblebees find that the bees were less successful, and more interested in NASCAR
(Reuters)(48) 17,000 species threatened with extinction. Savory, delicious, BBQ sauce-coated extinction
(Metro)(9) Engineers design robotic rat to rescue people from burning buildings, find Sarah Mouser
(Independent)(56) Secret of schizophrenia unlocked by scientists. Yeah right. And I'm Napoleon Bonaparte. And so am I
(The Register)(20) Facebook New Privacy Settings...These should make everyone happy (about a minute ago)
(USA Today)(14) Online advertisers adopt seven core principles designed to give you more control over enhancing your penis size
(Don't Panic)(21) Astronomers release new guide to the galaxy. Still slightly more expensive, and where's the friendly cover?
(GameTrailers)(82) Video game release calander. Still no porn video game....that I know of
(CBC)(88) Possible AIDS vaccine to enter human trials, needlessly tempting high risk demographics away from their abstinence pledges
(Yahoo)(243) Scientists prove that vegetarians have weaker bones. Suck it brittle bones
(USA Today)(116) USA Today publishes a helpful guide highlighting the major differences between the three vampire worlds
(Slashdot)(51) Scientists discover ant "megacolony" which covers the entire world. I, for one, etc etc
Wed July 01, 2009:
(Yahoo)(66) Danish scientists announce sea ice is the lowest it has been in 800 years, fear Viking raids may soon follow
(Yahoo)(29) Solar orbiter Ulysses ends mission after 18 years. The Sun is there
(Breitbart.com)(38) Joe Biden announces $4.7 billion plan to bring porn to rural areas
(YouTube)(35) The only go-kart that can be heard by deaf people
(Ars Technica)(96) RIAA wins another one. Federal judge finds Usenet.com liable for just about every copyright violation on the books. Usenet is about to get hammered with damages
(Slashdot)(103) Windows XP doesn't want to go on the cart, thinks it'll go for a walk
(Science Daily)(33) Getting a positive REsponsE to sublimiNal messages requires the subject to unconsciously already want to do what you want them to do
(Some Guy)(67) Microsoft's Bing Scratches Out 1% Market-Share Gain
(Engadget)(30) Old and busted: Star Wars Pez dispensers. New hotness: Star Wars flash drives
(BBC)(5) UK is not yet ready to embrace space tourism, dentistry
(Aint-It-Cool-News)(188) "Lost" writers request, receive extra episode for the final season, saying they couldn't possibly explain what the heck the Smoke Monster is in only 17 hours
(Slashdot)(259) Blizzard confirms no LAN support for Starcraft 2. Blizzard says that their Battlenet service will provide a superior multi-player experience. Bwwaaahhaaaaha
(Some Guy)(22) Environmental groups ask feds to protect giant spitting worm. Said to be elusive, but subby bets your mom knows where to look
(CNN)(47) NASA releases high-re digital topography map of 99 percent of the earth's surface. Missing: Area 51, the Bermuda Triangle, and Ann Coulter's lair inside Mount Doom
(Some Guy)(106) The most impressive collection of holes on earth
(Some Guy)(194) Many computer users skip routine maintenance like changing the ram filter, waxing the modem, rotating the graphics cards and checking the hard drive pressure
Tue June 30, 2009:
(MSNBC)(11) Snake tricks fish to swim toward snake's mouth. No innuendo here, but there is cool video
(Computerworld)(91) Firefox 3.5 downloads pass 2 million within hours. Mozilla considers changing browser name to "Michael Jackson's Firefox" in order to increase web traffic
(Christian Science Monitor)(67) Scientists release several hundred guppies into two rivers, one with predators and one without, to see how they adapt. After some interesting initial results, researchers ready for betta testing
(The Atlantic)(114) The good news is that we can stop global warming tomorrow for less than a billion dollars. The bad news is tomorrow will look like a cross between Blade Runner and Highlander 2
(Gizmodo)(47) AT&T's new, improved 3GS network isn't really new or improved
(C|Net)(38) Georgia Tech engineer creates "ethical governor" for killer robots. So they won't murder, but they will commit adultery
(Kansas City)(93) America's first ever hydrogen fuel-cell powered locomotive makes its debut trip of about a half mile before needing to refuel
(Discovery)(123) Playboy Bunnies close to extinction. EVERYBODY PANIC
(Fox News)(72) In addition to possessing superior sandwich-making skills, women are also better than men at hammering nails
(UPI)(48) Alcohol actually lubricates the brain on the molecular level. Still no cure for beer goggles
(BBC)(254) Thirteen year old struggles using an 80s style Sony Walkman: "It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape."
(Some Guy)(35) Toyota develops a wheelchair that is controlled by brain waves. Stephen Hawking is speechless
(Yahoo)(38) Another theory on what happened in Siberia in 1908 links it to Space Shuttle launches. Apparently, if a shuttle travels around the Earth in the opposite direction of our spin, it can travel backward in time
(Some Guy)(103) Hulu is such a fantastic service that they just blacked out all access for PS3 owners
(nintendolife)(111) Dispelling myths that Wii isn't for hardcore gamers, new adult FPS released for download
(Ars Technica)(23) Minor genetic disorders may combine to form autism; voltron
(RedOrbit)(55) How your C-section turns your baby into a mutant
(Wired)(208) How Facebook plans to bring down Google
(Engadget)(98) Acer to overtake Dell as number two PC maker. Confused subby thought they were always a number two PC maker
(Philly.com)(126) Because the big dig was such an affordable success, Philly wants their own
(YouTube)(80) You know those clear CDs that come on the spindle? Now you have something cool to do with them
(NASA)(50) How do you get an Atlas V booster rocket to Florida? Like this (pic)
Sun June 28, 2009:
(Some Guy)(30) RIAA forced to settle lawsuit against defendant who didn't own a PC
(YouTube)(124) Ever wanted to see an F-18 at full power ingesting a hunk of metal? Here you go
(C|Net)(63) The next iPhone killer? the PSP... Playstation Phone
(Yahoo)(33) Scientists determine the only thing in the world more annoying than a screaming baby is a screaming baby monkey
(CNN)(56) Time Warner once again wants to charge you for what you get free already
(Some Guy)(42) Ham radio operators show their skills, and tell you why they'll be the only voices in a post-apocalyptic world
(Wired)(41) Three years ago, Netflix created a $1M prize for a better movie recommendation algorithm. Today, seven nerds have emerged from their moms' basements to claim that prize
(Smh.com.au)(34) Australia's mandatory online content filter might make it illegal to play online games like Second Life or World of Warcraft. Remember the thin end of the wedge? Ah, the good old days
(Contra Costa Times)(74) Study shows from the soaring heights of the lesbian albatross pairs to the bi-curious blowholes of the cruising dolphins, nearly every type of animal engages in same-gender sexual behavior
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