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Hitting all My Buttons

Via kos, this story hits all my little buttons. It’s the story of Johnathan Goodwin, a 37 year old...

Oct 30th

If You Were to Rebuild Your City From...

Likemind is an early-morning gathering of people who enjoy good conversation and free coffee. The...

Oct 30th

If You Were to Rebuild Your City From...

Likemind is an early-morning gathering of people who enjoy good conversation and free coffee. The...

Oct 30th

255,129 Foreclosed Homes Went Unsold In...

Foreclosure tracking firm RealtyTrac has been delivering lots of bad news this year, not least of...

Oct 30th

History of Oil dvd out on 5 November

History of Oil will be released on dvd in the UK on 5 November - pre-order your copy now from...

Oct 30th

Organic Food is Healthier: Once More

We told you once, we told you twice, and here is it is again: organic food is healthier. After...

Oct 30th

Organic Food is Healthier: Once More

We told you once, we told you twice, and here is it is again: organic food is healthier. After...

Oct 30th

How AT&T Provides the FBI with...

The FBI recently released government documents that technology and privacy analysts are now...

Oct 29th

More Republicans Join the Party (a.k.a....

The Republican debate is back on for YouTube and CNN’s joint efforts to engage the video-sharing...

Oct 29th

NBC: “Why We Don’t Like Apple”

NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker has said a few words regarding the company’s decision to not renew...

Oct 29th

Gallery: Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last...

New high-resolution images of Leonardo’s biblical painting show the artist’s techniques...

Oct 29th

Where are the honey bees?

 Download (1009) | Play (891)  Download (1793) | Play (485) (h/t BillW. for videos) There’s...

Oct 29th

Gadling's guide to getting bumped

We’ve all head the announcement over the intercom at the gate asking for...

Oct 29th

25 Most Endangered Primate Species Could...

Thanks to habitat destruction, poaching and being made into bushmeat, medicines and pets, primates...

Oct 29th

Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD's Coffin

The old-school audiophile’s format of choice is making a quiet comeback. Record sales are...

Oct 29th

Overheard at the Grocery Store

I figured you wanted me to call you on your home phone. I tried your secular phone and there was no...

Oct 28th

Rebuild Your Mac with 20 Useful...

Mac OS X only: So you erased your hard drive to install Leopard, and now you’ve got to load...

Oct 28th

Get A First Class Ticket For Coach Class...

First class airplane tickets might be less expensive than you think, according to an article from...

Oct 28th

Preserves Become Ideology in a Jar

image from flickr Good article by Leslie Scrivener about how canning your own food is becoming a...

Oct 28th

C-NET tries to count all the electric...

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, Zap, Phoenix, Miles Automotive, GEM, ZENN, Venture Vehicles,...

Oct 27th

Power Crowd | hive-buying 2.0

Oct 27th

Joint Economic Committee Estimates 2...

The Joint Economic Committee has released a report estimating 2 million foreclosures by 2009,...

Oct 26th

Electric plan to lock in northern Ohio's...

A new plan to set future electric rates in the state, keeping northern Ohio’s high rates, was...

Oct 26th

Clever Uses: Soothe Razor Burn with a...

If your foray into the world of traditional wetshaving left you with a little razor burn, weblog...

Oct 25th

A Deeper Look At Dave Ramsey’s Seven...

In a recent discussion about why I’m looking at paying off debt in the short term over investing, a...

Oct 25th

BP fined $373m by US government

The US Department of Justice fines oil giant BP some $373m (£182m), for fraud and environmental...

Oct 25th

Household: Plump Flattened Cushions in...

Your couch cushions half the height they were the day you bought ‘em? Real Simple magazine...

Oct 25th

Iran: Why Am I Still Worried?

(guest blogged by Mike Farrell. Cross-posted at Huffington Post) Mr. Bush claims that rumors...

Oct 24th

How to Wake Up Feeling Totally Alert

Your alarm goes off at 5am, and you immediately get out of bed without a second thought.  As you...

Oct 24th

Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA: Which is...

I’m often asked, “Which is best, a Roth IRA or a traditional IRA?” There’s no one right answer. ...

Oct 24th

9 Reasons to Drink More Tap Water, and 3...

Tap water. Few things have such a boring and unglamorous image. Of course, it’s hard to sell...

Oct 24th

Find Your Own Damn Diamond

OK, arguably not the best engagement line, but one that many a man would welcome (at least...

Oct 24th

15 Great Decluttering Tips

Photo by Noe As with anything, getting rid of clutter can be made incredibly simple: just go...

Oct 24th

30+ Resources For US Politics On The Web

The United States election for President is over a year away (November 3rd, 2008), but from the...

Oct 24th

Charitable Giving: Give in Order to...

By Nora Dunn The idea of giving away what you have especially if you don’t have much is a...

Oct 23rd

Charitable Giving: Give in Order to...

By Nora Dunn The idea of giving away what you have especially if you don’t have much is a...

Oct 23rd

Food: Five Best Foods for Going Organic

Making the switch to organic can be difficult, especially when organic foods are often more costly...

Oct 23rd

For Those Of You Who Are Broke: 5...

5) Cable. Your Excuse: “But, but, but I need cable! I get a good deal! It’s only $100 a...

Oct 23rd

Intelligence

You’ve heard of IQ, the acronym for intelligence quotient. But, just what is intelligence? Head...

Oct 23rd

Romney's Slip of the Tongue -...

Boston GlobeRomney’s Slip of the Tongue Washington Post - 2 hours ago The former...

Oct 23rd

How much is America taxing its rich?

Lots, at least for some: It might be fair to have the rich pay half their income … but when...

Oct 23rd

Twelve Tactics For Defeating the...

Shannon writes in with the following lament: Is there any advice you can give for giving up the...

Oct 23rd

Toothbrush discovered in woman's nose

Doctors in India removed a three-inch piece of a toothbrush, including the business end, from a...

Oct 22nd

Education: College Costs Rising At...

College costs are accelerating in price, according to a new study released this morning. From the...

Oct 22nd

Education: College Costs Rising At...

College costs are accelerating in price, according to a new study released this morning. From the...

Oct 22nd

Alcohol: Why Can You Brew Your Own Beer,...

Slate investigates, and the short answer is, because the government stands to lose too much money...

Oct 22nd

Alcohol: Why Can You Brew Your Own Beer,...

Slate investigates, and the short answer is, because the government stands to lose too much money...

Oct 22nd

How To Enjoy Thanksgiving and Not Get...

November means one thing in the fitness world - Thanksgiving. I want you to totally pig out at...

Oct 22nd

Scanning for Mona Lisa's secrets

An engineer using a 240-megapixel scanner he invented has uncovered the painted history of Da...

Oct 22nd

Free Stuff: Taco Bell To Give Away Free...

The curiously Australian president of Taco Bell, Greg Creed, has done it again. He’s going to...

Oct 22nd

Free Stuff: Taco Bell To Give Away Free...

The curiously Australian president of Taco Bell, Greg Creed, has done it again. He’s going to...

Oct 22nd

Get More from Pumpkin Carving by Baking...

By Linsey Knerl My favorite memory of getting the jack-o-lantern ready every fall didn’t even...

Oct 21st

Hovercrafts: Flying Boat; You Will Get...

Rudy Heeman was meant for greater things, as is obvious by his superhero last name, Heeman. The...

Oct 21st

A life lesson

It’s not often you get taught a life lesson without any pain, but that happened this week,...

Oct 21st

Vent Session!

I don’t understand people that complain all the time. An occasional gripe is one thing but lately it...

Oct 21st

XBox Adding HD Tuners Next Year

iloveCarla writes “Microsoft is partnering with Toshiba to turn the Xbox into a full fledged...

Oct 21st

A Basic Buddhism Guide: Buddhist Teachings...

Oct 21st

Re-Energize: How to Get Past Your Midday...

“The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the...

Oct 20th

PCGS Price Guide

Oct 20th

How to Play Guitar for Newbies - Mahalo

Oct 20th

Delicious Library 2 preview

Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, Leopard, Developer Scott Stevenson has posted a very short...

Oct 20th

MacGyver Tip: Clean Your Oven With...

If you’ve got an oven you think might be tough to clean out, use ammonia. To remove grease...

Oct 20th

Biodegradable Food Service [Earth Cups™]

Oct 20th

How to play guitar...

This is one of our best How To articles to date: How to play guitar. Andy added two additional...

Oct 20th

Earth Cups: Leaving a 'Green' taste in...

Attitude: Finally, finally we have something to get rid of the plastic cups. Now I have nothing...

Oct 20th

The world's cheapest city

Filed under: Paraguay, Budget Travel The cheapest place on earth? Well, according to the annual...

Oct 20th

The Fish That Can Survive For Months In...

It’s one of the golden rules of the natural world. Birds live in trees, fish live in water....

Oct 19th

Ann Arbor street lights to be replaced...

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets The latest locale to join Toronto and Raleigh in the LED City...

Oct 19th

Drawing from the power of 'Elements':...

Attitude: Since time immemorial man has worshiped the elements. Somehow it seems that man had...

Oct 19th

Bush warns of ‘World War III’

Much of the president’s press conference today was devoted to discussion of the administration’s...

Oct 18th

Copyright office embraces the liberation...

Carl sez, Boing Boing readers may remember the headline from two weeks ago which read...

Oct 18th

China to make bicycle numbering and...

Filed under: Legislation and Policy, On Two Wheels In China, you must register video games, blogs,...

Oct 18th

It ain't about how hard you hit,...

“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and...

Oct 18th

Wouldn't it be nice: Biodiesel Basics...

Filed under: Biodiesel You’ve been there, right? Monkeying around in the garage or down at the...

Oct 18th

Funny news photo from 2004

This is a few years old, but I just saw it on haha.nu. Link ...

Oct 18th

Real Estate: 10 Worst Housing Markets...

Moody’s economic research company released new projection models sussing out the top ten...

Oct 18th

UT professor gets fuel from industry...

Even indoors, the polished aluminum lining of the 42-inch bowl is squint-inducing. (via Adam’s...

Oct 17th

Deep Discount Apple TV

Filed under: Deals, Apple TV TUAW reader Cannonball found an amazing deal on Apple TV at Sams Club...

Oct 17th

Periscope 1.5

Filed under: Software The good folks at Freeverse dropped us a line informing of an update to their...

Oct 17th

Best Buy kicks analog TVs to the curb

Filed under: Displays, HDTV Best Buy is saying sayonara to analog TVs by announcing that it has...

Oct 17th

Portable Media: Nokia N810 Internet...

As we foreshadowed earlier, the Linux-based Nokia N810 internet tablet is now official. The little...

Oct 17th

Tibet leader to get top US award

The Dalai Lama is to receive the US’ Congressional Gold Medal, a move which has infuriated...

Oct 17th

Burma 'still hunting protesters'

Burmese authorities are still seeking and detaining those who took part in protests, the government...

Oct 17th

Die Hard: Twentieth Century Fox is...

Twentieth Century Fox is expected to announce today that the DVD of Live Free or Die Hard will...

Oct 16th

Quick comparison: N800 v. iPod touch

Oct 15th

iPod touch vs. Nokia N800

Oct 15th

Ukraine set for new government

The pro-Western parties which won last month’s Ukrainian election are set to sign a coalition...

Oct 15th

Calling Bullshit: UPDATED: Journalist...

Pear Cable, makers of the $7250 audio cables we showed you a couple of weeks ago, has accepted...

Oct 15th

The Eleventh Hour Is Upon Us

By Justin Ryan Several weeks ago, Wisebread offered a lucky reader the chance to attend a free...

Oct 15th

Who Is Ron Paul? rEVOLution!

Comment (via Adam’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 15th

10 Simple Ways You Can Save the Planet...

“Don’t blow it - good planets are hard to find.” - Quoted in Time Note: This post is my...

Oct 15th

HotelSurplus.com - Another place to shop...

So I’m browsing through the latest issue of Domino Magazine and what do I come across? A little...

Oct 14th

Myspace Profile Generator

Oct 14th

How the rich stay rich; a lesson in...

By Paul Michael A friend recently told me the story of how a millionaire thinks. Not every...

Oct 14th

Children’s Gifts: Don’t Spend A Lot On...

Over my son’s life, he’s received numerous gifts from his parents (my wife and I), his grandparents,...

Oct 14th

Coke, China center to develop drinks...

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) — Coca-Cola Co. said it opened a research center in Beijing that will...

Oct 14th

Best Non-Guidebook Travel Books

Filed under: History, Learning, Books One should always read about a location before visiting it....

Oct 14th

Bill Gates Denied Visa To Nigeria

Xight notes a Gizmodo story that is a few days old but hasn’t gotten a lot of play. It seems...

Oct 14th

“Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to...”
— Abraham Lincoln

Oct 13th

Good ole Abe…

“Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” - Abraham Lincoln ...

Oct 13th

Best City Neighborhoods for Retirement:...

Filed under: Learning, Business, Stories Now that I’ve express my glee that Columbus’s...

Oct 13th

Dining: SpudWare Cutlery, Eat Potatoes...

Mmmm…nothing like eating food with food. And until Hershey’s begins manufacture of...

Oct 13th

Want a free Prius?

Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota Better Homes and Garden magazine is holding a giveaway with the prize...

Oct 13th

http://www.happymedian.com/

Oct 13th

Dictionaries: Save the Trees With...

To hell with paper—save the trees! Sony has already got us thinking along the right path, and now...

Oct 13th

Dealing With Professional Exhaustion In...

Sometime in the last month, one of my friends quit his job as an actuary for a large insurance...

Oct 13th

Organizing: Use Index Cards to Track...

Keep a running track of your bills by using index cards. Office productivity blog Web Worker Daily...

Oct 13th

Self Improvement: Why You Need to Make...

Self-improvement site Life Coaches has a very good article on the real reason we need to make those...

Oct 13th

Even the IRS Says The Rich Are Getting...

Reuters Via Yahoo: The richest one percent of Americans earned a postwar record of 21.2 percent...

Oct 13th

Outdoor Gear for Metrosexuals

Filed under: Gear, North America, United States I was browsing through Forbes.com this morning and...

Oct 13th

Apple Web Apps

Launched on October 10, 2007! It’s easy to browse web apps and select and organize your favorites....

Oct 13th

Open Thread - Lose a spouse, gain a...

First Draft: As the President rose to leave after 20 minutes, he said he hoped the visit would...

Oct 12th

Dalai Lama to Receive US Congressional...

PRESS TVDalai Lama to Receive US Congressional Gold Medal Voice of America - 14 hours ago By Alex...

Oct 12th

Dalai Lama to Receive US Congressional...

Monsters and Critics.comDalai Lama to Receive US Congressional Gold Medal Voice of America - 10...

Oct 12th

5 ways to get better sleep...TONIGHT!!!

By Sarah Winfrey I’m not what you would call “A Good Sleeper.” Never have been,...

Oct 12th

Burt's Bees Natural Skincare for Men

As part of the masses hooked on the superior moisturizing and natural ingredients of Burt’s...

Oct 12th

Oil surges to $84 for first time

Oil prices reach another record - surging past $84 a barrel on fears over winter energy supplies....

Oct 12th

PET Bottles: Upcycled Watter Bottles at...

We all know that bottled water is a blight on the planet, but despite our best efforts to curtain...

Oct 12th

All Al All the Time: For Whom the Nobel...

Gore Jr walking with his senator father, Al Gore, from the Capitol Building with his mother Pauline...

Oct 12th

Russia's culture minister bans photo of...

Russia’s culture minister, Alexander Sokolov, announced that he is banning a...

Oct 12th

Review: Lightning Round: Elgato...

The Gadget: Although the Elgato Turbo.264 hardware encoder has been around for a while, products...

Oct 12th

How Not To Freeze For Nearly Free

By Amy B. Scher We’ve finally just figured out how to stay cool for the summer, and now...

Oct 12th

Inventions: Swede Teen's Improved Water...

In a world where adults walk around with water containers hanging out of their mouths just like...

Oct 12th

“Article 1″

NY Times: (h/t Rachel Maddow) The way Representative John Yarmuth of Kentucky sees it,...

Oct 12th

The Girl in the little black dress...

Remember the girl at the New Years Party last year? The one with the little black dress? And the...

Oct 12th

Coupon for $5 off Tylenol, Motrin or...

(via Adam’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 12th

15 Ways to Reclaim 2 Precious Hours...

“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.” Do you want to make better use of your...

Oct 12th

United Nations Security Council...

Boston GlobeUnited Nations Security Council Reprimands Burma Voice of America - 2 hours ago By...

Oct 12th

How the U.S. Became Switchboard to the...

slugo sent in this Wired story which opens, “A lucky coincidence of economics is responsible...

Oct 12th

Hassle-free Weight Loss: The Zen Habits...

Photo by Aylanah Every Friday is Health Tip Day at Zen Habits. I’ve decided that in order to get...

Oct 12th

Chocolate Lovers Have Detectable...

Chocolate lovers have a metabolic signature that differentiates them from non-chocolate lovers....

Oct 12th

Bush pledges Dalai Lama meeting

US President George W Bush says he will meet the Dalai Lama next week in a move certain to anger...

Oct 11th

Report: Madonna to Leave Warner Brothers...

It has not been a good couple weeks for the record industry. First, Radiohead decided to issue...

Oct 11th

Two-Legged Dog Discovered in Woods

Last Monday, in Pender County, NC, a hunter found an abandoned 2-year old chihuahua that was missing...

Oct 10th

Fast Food: Taco Bell Returns To Mexico...

Taco Bell has plans to open stores in Mexico with the slogan, “Es Otra Cosa,” or...

Oct 10th

Bandwagon: Oasis and Jamiroquai Mulling...

Oasis and Jamiroquai are heavily considering jumping aboard the direct-to-audience express, planning...

Oct 10th

G'Day: Australia to Ban All Plasmas...

And it looks like it just might happen, which would spell bad news for the gadget gurus down under....

Oct 10th

Counterfeit $1 million bill

A man tried to change a US$1 million bill at a Pittsburgh convenience grocery store this week....

Oct 10th

Strip Malls: U.S. strip malls vacancies...

U.S. strip malls vacancies are up to a 5 1/2 year high of 7.4%, ripples of the sub-prime...

Oct 10th

Does drinking water help with fat loss?...

I’ve talked about this before HERE A recent study had some more interesting findings: J Clin...

Oct 10th

Nutrition: Doctor To U.S.: "We Need To...

Americans should have more poop in their diets, writes a doctor at Slate. Like superbugs and...

Oct 10th

More Bands and Musicians Giving Away...

Bands Jamiroquai and Oasis may be following Radiohead’s lead to let fans download new music from...

Oct 9th

Crashed drug plane owned by US...

Interesting story about the Gulfstream II jet filled with 3.7 tons of cocaine that crashed in the...

Oct 9th

Ohio House speaker to allow sectarian...

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s House speaker will ignore a decade-old guideline that prayers given by...

Oct 9th

Group: Problems plague Great Lakes parks...

AP - Shrinking dunes. Crumbling lighthouses. Decimated populations of native trout and clams. These...

Oct 9th

Cost of US home heating to rise

Heating homes in the US will cost 10% more this winter than it did last, according to a government...

Oct 9th

MS nerve damage repaired in lab

Scientists have repaired the nerve damage caused by multiple sclerosis in lab experiments on mice....

Oct 9th

Liberals and College Grads Eat Organic,...

According to a poll conducted by Harris Interactive, there’s a good chance you are a liberal...

Oct 9th

Obama Proposes Capping Greenhouse Gas...

Senator Barack Obama presented a plan on Monday to decrease the nation’s dependence on foreign oil...

Oct 9th

Obama Proposes Capping Greenhouse Gas...

Senator Barack Obama presented a plan on Monday to decrease the nation’s dependence on foreign oil...

Oct 9th

Obama Proposes Capping Greenhouse Gas...

Senator Barack Obama presented a plan on Monday to decrease the nation’s dependence on foreign oil...

Oct 8th

Licenses for Immigrants Finds Support -...

Family Security MattersLicenses for Immigrants Finds Support New York Times - 7 hours ago By...

Oct 8th

Burn: Nine Inch Nails Dumps Record...

Hear that? It’s the RIAA quaking in their diamond-coated boots as yet another A-list band...

Oct 8th

Information Diet: Tim Ferriss on Doing...

Author of The 4 Hour Workweek Tim Ferriss covers three of the key points in his controversial...

Oct 8th

Boy arrested for Anarchist Cookbook

Brian says: A 17-year-old in the UK was arrested for “collection or possession of information...

Oct 8th

UPS fleet adds 300+ CNG and propane...

Filed under: Biodiesel, Natural Gas While 306 out of 95,000 (or so) is not a large percentage,...

Oct 8th

Socially Responsible Investing Goes...

By Julie Rains You drive and drink responsibly, spend your money responsibly, and act responsibly,...

Oct 8th

Borat Travel Guide

Everyone’s favorite televiski journalist is back with a new a new hardcover travel book that...

Oct 8th

Goodbye dollar, hello QUID:...

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Does it say something about our priorities as a species that before...

Oct 8th

Dress Code Guide

Oct 8th

How Do You Know You’re Right?

Whenever I write about foreign policy, religion, or science, the criticisms I get most often are...

Oct 8th

SCHIP costs same as 40 days in Iraq

SCHIP costs same as 40 days in Iraq (via Adam’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 8th

The Pet Shop Boys embed QR codes in...

Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets Like synth pop and personal freedom? Good, ‘cause the...

Oct 8th

Learn a Foreign Language Online with a...

Filed under: Learning, Foreign LanguageOne of the very best ways to learn a foreign language is by...

Oct 8th

Review: Lifehacker

Each Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal productivity or personal development book. I’ve...

Oct 7th

Random thought

I jotted this down one day at work after a conversation I heard… Not sure how coherent it is though....

Oct 7th

How to List an eBay Auction for Maximum...

This is a guest post from Mike Panic, a freelance photographer and network administrator. In his...

Oct 7th

Purely Soap - Soaps, handmade soap, wholesale...

Oct 7th

Welcome to Earth Creations!

Oct 7th

Jim Carrey - Send A Message for Ban Ki...

(guest blogged by Bill W.) Back in August actor Jim Carrey posted on YouTube a “Call to Action on...

Oct 7th

How to Build Muscle and Lose Fat

Oct 7th

Go Green Initiative Sets Sights on Trees...

Well folks, when the Go Green Iniative (GGI) announces they’re after something they really mean...

Oct 7th

China's net oil imports up 18...

AFP - China’s net imports of crude oil rose 18.1 percent in the first eight months of the year...

Oct 7th

How to become an expert

By Philip Brewer This article is not about how to fake being an expert, so it’s not some...

Oct 7th

22 Ways to Make Your Car More Fuel...

“Efficiency is doing better what is already being done.” - Peter F. Drucker It is the nightmare...

Oct 7th

Public radio station in NYC won't air...

The FCC’s war on dirty words is having a chilling effect — even WBAI Pacifica, the...

Oct 7th

China's net cops apparently trying to...

I’ve been poring through emails and web comments from Boing Boing tv viewers today, and...

Oct 6th

SCHIP By The Numbers

From Rasmussen: Sixty-five percent (65%) of American voters know that President Bush vetoed a bill...

Oct 6th

Exercise: Increase Your Energy With...

Wake yourself up in that afternoon energy slump simply by getting up and doing some simple...

Oct 6th

Clothing: How to Iron a Button-Down...

Ironing a button-down shirt is a bit of an acquired skill. Home improvement site DIY Life has a...

Oct 6th

The Department of Homeland Security has...

Filed under: Transportation, AirportsNaturally, I left my passport at the Detroit airport last...

Oct 6th

Follow The Money

Money Matters: “Europe and the US have now dumped over a trillion in funny money, money they made up...

Oct 6th

iPod Touch

I got an iPod touch today and it’s hands down the coolest toy I own. Makes the Classic look even...

Oct 6th

Pachelbel’s Loose Canon

I heard this years ago, but it’s worth a post. The group is the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet....

Oct 5th

Bucket of lard contains 105,000 calories

I don’t know how much this 25-lb bucket of lard costs at Wal-Mart, but I’ll bet...

Oct 5th

People Hacks: Four Rules to Understand...

Next time you’re trying to make a convincing argument, close a sale, win a debate, or simply...

Oct 5th

The Fat Loss Machine.

Q: This weekend I got on a scale at a friend’s house (I don’t own one) and much to my...

Oct 5th

China Blocking RSS Feeds

The Chinese Government has added a blanket ban on all RSS feeds, according to a report at Ars...

Oct 5th

Coulter opposes women voting

  I try to avoid posts about right-wing clown Ann Coulter, but when someone says women shouldn’t...

Oct 4th

More Oppression in Burma; Human Rights...

CNN’s latest smuggled video shows soldiers beating peaceful pro-democracy protestors and hauling...

Oct 4th

Solar Shingles and#8211; Get the most...

Jolly: Think about solar panels and the image that strikes the mind can by no means be termed...

Oct 4th

Clinton would fund stem cell research ...

AP - If elected president, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would sign an executive order...

Oct 4th

Solar-powered Wi-Fi

Nishi: If you are interested in ‘green’ Wi-Fi routers and other low-wattage electrical devices,...

Oct 4th

Clinton would fund stem cell research ...

AP - If elected president, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would sign an executive order...

Oct 4th

Adding Capsaicin Improves Anesthetic...

eldavojohn writes “It’s no secret what capsaicin, the fiery molecule of peppers, does to...

Oct 3rd

MBW Picks of the Week

Oct 3rd

MBW Picks — A summary of the featured books,...

Oct 3rd

Traveller's Must: The Go-To Safety Food

Filed under: Food and Drink When I travelled through Thailand, I saw a western-style restaurant...

Oct 3rd

California Group Trying To Put Al Gore...

Via The Raw Story: Al Gore still hasn’t definitively ruled out a bid for the 2008 Democratic...

Oct 3rd

Toledo receives 2 offers to purchase The...

In a deal that could wind up netting the city about $1 million, the Finkbeiner administration is...

Oct 3rd

Remains of 'monster' duck-billed...

AFP - Fossil hunters have discovered a new species of duck-billed dinosaur with an unusual toothy...

Oct 3rd

Paperbackswap.com

This is a really great idea… paperbackswap.com. Of course, a better idea would be...

Oct 3rd

German Court Rules That Websites...

tmk writes “The local court of the Berlin district of Mitte has barred the Federal Ministry of...

Oct 3rd

Sony BMG Says Ripping CDs is Stealing

LKM writes “Sony seems to think we should not be allowed to rip CDs we own to our iPods. In...

Oct 3rd

First Ever Online Levy Estimator And Tax...

Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez unveiled the very first online levy estimator and tax distributor...

Oct 3rd

Skype founders quit as executives

Skype’s founders resign as executives as eBay announces a cut in the value of its takeover...

Oct 1st

U.S. Navy Barracks' Swastika Formation...

The U.S. Navy has budgeted $600,000 to obscure the fact that one of its building complexes...

Oct 1st

AT&T: Say bad things and we’ll...

Net neutrality, anyone? What an incredibly slippery slope we’re now hurtling down… ...

Oct 1st

BBC Worldwide Buys Lonely Planet

My name is Matthew Firestone, and I am a freelance writer for Lonely Planet. Or should I say BBC...

Oct 1st