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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

Chocolate 'aids fatigue syndrome'

A daily dose of chocolate may help reduce the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, say UK...

Sep 30th

Gold Coins Gold Bullion Gold Bars

Sep 30th

Starbucks to give away free iTunes...

Beginning Tuesday, Starbucks will give away 50 million free iTunes downloads. The promotion is in...

Sep 30th

Refuse to be Terrorised

I was about to post Bruce Schneier’s “Refuse to be Terrorized” essay on my...

Sep 30th

Five Personal Finance Lessons That...

The last two years have taught me many, many things about personal finances. Some of the lessons...

Sep 30th

Ecuador votes for new assembly

People in Ecuador vote for a new constituent assembly that could transform the way the country is...

Sep 30th

Venezuela to Change Time Zone by 30...

Filed under: Activism, South America, Venezuela In October, Venezuelan clocks will be set at...

Sep 30th

Fee speech

From the AT&T Legal Policy:   AT&T may immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of...

Sep 29th

Black Students Face Harsher Discipline

Government data shows black students face much harsher discipline...

Sep 29th

Are the Taliban "The Enemy" or Not?

Once again, another national leader of an American “ally” in the “war on...

Sep 29th

Critical Mass Turns 15

Oh, adolescence. It was fifteen years ago this week that 40+ bicyclists got together for a group...

Sep 29th

Paul: We dont need Patriot Act

MSNBC’s David Shuster marvelled on Tuesday that anti-war libertarian Rep. Ron Paul...

Sep 29th

Cheney addresses secret group

An ultra-secret conservative group — so secret that members don’t even use the...

Sep 29th

FDA cracks down on hydrocodone cough...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it intends to take...

Sep 29th

New AT&T terms of service: We'll...

AT&T has brought down new Terms of Service for its network customers. From now on, AT&T can...

Sep 29th

Labels: California Bill To Mandate...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering a bill that would require bottled water to...

Sep 29th

Text of president's weekly radio address

Today I am signing emergency legislation to fund the Federal government for the next seven weeks....

Sep 29th

Gold hits 28 year high: $745.50/oz

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold jumped 1.6 percent to a 28-year high on Friday, boosted by a record low...

Sep 28th

Huge tax-free investment returns

By Philip Brewer What sort of investment return would it take to get you excited? You can get 5%...

Sep 28th

Saddam Wanted Out, Bush Lied About It

(guest blogged by Bill W.)  Download (421) | Play (481)  Download (229) | Play (222) How much...

Sep 28th

The One Hour Project: Keep An Idea...

This post is part of The One Hour Project, in which you can spend just one hour to put your finances...

Sep 28th

Bruce Springsteen calls out Bush...

Scarce sent in this video and rough transcript of Bruce Springsteen’s appearance on NBC this...

Sep 28th

Dollar plunges on tame inflation data,...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The dollar dropped across the board Friday, marking the seventh...

Sep 28th

Little-known Indian tribe spotted in...

Reuters - Ecologists have photographed a little-known nomadic tribe deep in Peru’s Amazon, a...

Sep 28th

Gold rallies to 27-year peak as dollar...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold futures rallied to a 27-year high on Friday, as the...

Sep 28th

Couric faced ‘corporate pressure’

  Katie Couric admitted this week that she felt “corporate pressure” when she was at NBC to ease off...

Sep 28th

The extra degree..

— AC www.alwyncosgrove.com (via Adam’s shared items in Google Reader)

Sep 28th

Some Cities Try To Be Bike-Friendly

Some cities are trying hard to be bike-friendly; New York City just got its first...

Sep 28th

Recipe of the Week - Carrot and Lentil...

The temperature in Toronto reached over 30 C again this week, so once more I have delayed the...

Sep 28th

Germany to launch a 310 mile-per-hour...

Filed under: Transportation Alternatives I’ve been on quite a few flights lately, and...

Sep 28th

Build your own Energy!

Snehal18k: Power House provides an engaging and an attractive launch to regenerative energy...

Sep 28th

Man arrested for coughing on cop

When Morrisville police officer Chris Gill handed him a ticket, Kent Kauffman coughed. Next thing...

Sep 28th

Biofuel trial flight set for 747

Air New Zealand is to mount the first test flight of a commercial airliner partially powered by...

Sep 28th

Solar Lamps - Stylishly Made!

Hopelessoptimist: Solatube has now come out with the all new Solatube 160 DS and 290 DS, which...

Sep 28th

1869 MIT entrance exam

Pie & Hammer has a scan of an entrance exam for MIT. Link (Thanks, Lily!) ...

Sep 27th

Crude-oil futures rally to end near $83...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures rallied more than 3% to finish near $83 a barrel on...

Sep 27th

New-home sales plunge 8.3% to seven-year...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Sales of new homes dropped 8.3% in August to a seasonally adjusted...

Sep 27th

"Conflict Resolution the Gandhi Way"

Dr. Shall Sinha is a leading expert on the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi. Through his unique...

Sep 27th

Gates seeks $190 billion for wars

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is seeking nearly 190 billion dollars to fund the wars in Iraq and...

Sep 27th

Ecofriendly Avatar Of Aluminum!

Hopelessoptimist: Aluminum Foils have now gone the ecofriendly way! Ecotopia Eco shop, has come...

Sep 27th

Germany gearing up for maglev railway

Filed under: Transportation While folks living near Shanghai are already enjoying the luxuries of a...

Sep 27th

Federal judge rules 2 provisions of...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow...

Sep 26th

Mexico Named Best Place To Retire

Filed under: Business, Mexico, Panama Been to Mexico? I have a few times and I love it. It’s...

Sep 26th

Every Move You Make: TSA is Watching You

Filed under: North America, United States, Airports Feeling antsy as you stand in that airport...

Sep 26th

Top court to take up voter ID case -...

Javno.hrTop court to take up voter ID case Contra Costa Times - 1 hour ago By David G. Savage...

Sep 26th

Justices to consider voter...

Javno.hrJustices to consider voter identification San Jose Mercury News - 38 minutes ago By Robert...

Sep 26th

Big in Japan: World's Oldest Man is...

Filed under: Food and Drink, Asia, Japan, Big in Japan Last week, the world’s oldest man, who...

Sep 26th

Few lacked photo ID in Georgia's...

Javno.hrFew lacked photo ID in Georgia’s Sept. 18 election Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - 3...

Sep 25th

High court to hear voter ID, death...

Javno.hrHigh court to hear voter ID, death penalty cases Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago By James...

Sep 25th

Voter ID Dispute Draws US Supreme Court...

Javno.hrVoter ID Dispute Draws US Supreme Court Review (Update2) Bloomberg - 10 hours ago By Greg...

Sep 25th

Supreme Court to Hear Voter ID Case -...

Javno.hrSupreme Court to Hear Voter ID Case ABC News - 4 hours ago By DENNIS POWELL The US Supreme...

Sep 25th

Energy: Heating Costs Will Break New...

If you’re poor, maybe you just shouldn’t have a winter this year. Government energy...

Sep 25th

Zeitgeist - The Movie, 2007

Sep 24th

Giuliani’s advisor Peter King: “Too Many...

Steve posted this last week, but I think we need to see him say this so he can’t get away with the...

Sep 24th

OPEN SOURCE GOD: 480+ Open Source...

Sep 23rd

Kulmbacher Brauerei AG

Sep 23rd

in Israel

Statistics from Orr Shalom According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, of the 2,340,000 children...

Sep 23rd

Food: Shop Healthier at the Store...

Make your next trip to the grocery store as healthy as possible by shopping the perimeter of the...

Sep 23rd

OPEN SOURCE GOD: 480+ Open Source...

Open source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications for you to use...

Sep 23rd

TitanTV - The Definitive Source for Analog,...

Sep 22nd

Food Hacks: Use a Rubber Band to Keep A...

Got a sliced apple you’d like to save for later, sans browning? No problem - just use a...

Sep 22nd

Up Up and Away to the Super Hero Museum!

Filed under: Arts and CultureNerds of the world unite! There is now an entire museum dedicated to...

Sep 22nd

Animals carved from vegetables

These vegetable animals (shown here: eggplant penguins) are incredible — I imagine that...

Sep 22nd

Cool your home with Solar Star's...

Nishi: Imagine an attic fan which does not have any running costs! You will be glad to know...

Sep 22nd

Horror of Horrors: US Dollar Now as...

Filed under: North America, Canada, United States Well, I guess Americans such as myself can no...

Sep 21st

History of the City of Toledo and Lucas...

Sep 20th

Mexican University to Install Solar...

The Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) of Mexico City recently announced plans to build a...

Sep 20th

TARTA buses in Toledo, Ohio testing...

Filed under: Biodiesel, Hydrogen, Transportation Alternatives This is the first time I’ve...

Sep 20th

Batman Like Electric Car by Nissan out...

Nehamahajan: We have surely come a long way since November 1881 when the first near- electric...

Sep 20th

Next Apple toy isn't even from Apple!

Remember a couple of weeks ago when Steve Jobs took the stage and announced a $200 cheaper iPhone....

Sep 19th

The View's flat earther blames "senior...

Sherri Shepherd, the co-host of The View who said she didn’t know if the Earth was flat or...

Sep 19th

DIY Tea timer

Rob writes - Guido knew the secret to a perfect cuppa. It’s all in the timing. So he designed a...

Sep 19th

Travel: Pack Like a Pro with the Bundled...

If you’ve been plagued by wrinkled and creased clothes in your suitcase no matter how much...

Sep 19th

The War on Science Gets Scarier

I am one of those very lucky people who primarily telecommutes for work. But because I am working,...

Sep 19th

Questionable Crimes: Best Buy Sends The...

Here’s a weird situation from Orland Park, IL. Mike Quilty, who works for a subcontractor for...

Sep 19th

Seven Things to Do With Boxed Wine

By Myscha Theriault 1.Mulled Wine – I love strolling through the Christmas markets in Europe and...

Sep 19th

Michigan house members unanimous against...

Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy It’s pretty rare that John Dingell and John Conyers...

Sep 19th

French General's Natural Hemp Roller...

J’adore French General’s natural hemp roller blinds, which are luminously bright,...

Sep 19th

Pope 'refused audience for Rice'

The Pope refused to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last month, Vatican sources say....

Sep 19th

Education: Learn a Foreign Language with...

Webapp Mango offers 11 free foreign language courses in Spanish, Russian, Greek, German, Mandarin...

Sep 19th

Prince: Musician, Maverick, Marketing...

A recent article in 1to1Media details the ways in which Prince has thought outside the marketing box...

Sep 19th

British Airways to halt Detroit-London...

LONDON (MarketWatch) — In yet another sign of the American auto industry’s decline,...

Sep 19th

Do You Have the Characteristics of an...

How are some people able to effortlessly lead and inspire others, whilst other meet with constant...

Sep 19th

OpenOffice 2.3 Released

ClickOnThis writes “Surely I’m not the only one who noticed that OpenOffice.org has...

Sep 19th

Mint Wins TechCrunch40 $50,000 Award

Jason Calacanis just announced that Mint was chosen as the best presenting company at...

Sep 18th

Mexican President Says No To Biofuels...

Mexican President Felipe Calderón recently vetoed a law meant to boost Mexico’s biofuels...

Sep 18th

How to Buy a New Car Without Getting...

As a follow-up to yestereday’s discussion, if I had decided to get a new car — which isn’t the case...

Sep 18th

9 Things You Can Do Tonight to Prepare...

Mornings can be hectic. There are a whole bunch of things that need be done in little time....

Sep 18th

Leahy, Dodd Introduce Bill To Restore...

Restore Habeas: This week, we have a critical opportunity to restore habeas corpus. The...

Sep 18th

TSA: war on coffee successful,...

Click photos for full-size. Shannon Larratt says, I’ve been debating for a while...

Sep 18th

Nutrition: 30 Code Words For Sugar

It’s yesterday’s news that you can eat healthier by avoiding foods full of unnecessary...

Sep 18th

NuArts

Sep 18th

Teaching Yourself To Cook At Home: Ten...

Regular readers of The Simple Dollar know I have a deep passion for preparing my own food. Not only...

Sep 18th

MacGyver Tip: Shine Wooden Furniture...

Turns out shoe polish can shine up more than your kicks. Real Simple magazine says it can take...

Sep 18th

home again

I am back from Germany. What a great time. I will try to share some of my experiences when I have a...

Sep 18th

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Sep 18th

50 Things You Can Do to Stay Warm this...

It’s been going down to the 40’s at night here in the Northeast. While we’re not quite ready to...

Sep 18th

5 Ways to Use Your Blog to Organize and...

Even if you aren’t interested in investing the time and effort needed to create a high traffic...

Sep 18th

Make Your Surroundings Green with...

Anshu: For those who want to serve their Mother Nature with the best, must learn to say no to...

Sep 18th

China confirms new bird flu outbreak -...

China confirms new bird flu outbreak Bangkok Post - 1 hour ago Beijing (dpa) - Chinese experts have...

Sep 17th

Banks: If you have over $2,500, you can...

If you have over $2,500, you can start earning upwards of 5.2% interest with this hard-to-find Bank...

Sep 17th

68-year-old man jailed for paying toll...

A man was jailed in New Hampshire for wanting to use tokens to pay a toll. New Hampshire dropped...

Sep 17th

Man attacked by owl

A man jogging through a San Antonio, Texas suburb was attacked by an owl. It apparently flew into...

Sep 17th

Police: Nothing suspicious in...

WMURPolice: Nothing suspicious in congressman’s death CNN - 36 minutes ago WASHINGTON (CNN)...

Sep 6th

Rep. Paul Gillmor dies at 68 - Columbus...

KCTV5 NewsRep. Paul Gillmor dies at 68 Columbus Dispatch - 6 hours ago By Jack Torry and Jonathan...

Sep 6th

GOP lawmaker Paul Gillmor found dead -...

KGTV, 10News.comGOP lawmaker Paul Gillmor found dead The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - 2 hours...

Sep 6th

Rep. Paul Gillmor dies at 68 - Columbus...

ClickonSA.comRep. Paul Gillmor dies at 68 Columbus Dispatch - 3 hours ago By Jack Torry and...

Sep 6th

GOP lawmaker Paul Gillmor found dead -...

NBC6.netGOP lawmaker Paul Gillmor found dead The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - 3 hours ago...

Sep 6th

2008 Smart ForTwo officially priced from...

Filed under: SMART Click the Smart for a high-res gallery from the Ann Arbor stop of the roadshow ...

Sep 6th

'We lost a good politician' -...

Local10.com‘We lost a good politician’ The Morning Journal - 1 hour ago NORWALK...

Sep 6th

'We lost a good politician' -...

KPTV.com‘We lost a good politician’ The Morning Journal - 4 hours ago NORWALK —...

Sep 6th

Officials respond to Gillmor’s death -...

KGTV, 10News.comOfficials respond to Gillmor’s death Tiffin Advertiser Tribune - 11 hours ago By...

Sep 6th

'We lost a good politician' -...

NBC6.net‘We lost a good politician’ The Morning Journal - 2 hours ago NORWALK —...

Sep 6th

10-Term Ohio Congressman, 68, Found Dead...

Washington Post10-Term Ohio Congressman, 68, Found Dead in His Arlington Home Washington Post - 38...

Sep 6th

10-Term Ohio Congressman, 68, Found Dead...

Click 2 Houston.com10-Term Ohio Congressman, 68, Found Dead in His Arlington Home Washington...

Sep 6th

Paul E. Gillmor, 68, Ohio Lawmaker, Dies...

WFtv.comPaul E. Gillmor, 68, Ohio Lawmaker, Dies New York Times - 45 minutes ago By DAVID STOUT...

Sep 5th

Ohio Congressman Found Dead in Apartment...

NBC5.comOhio Congressman Found Dead in Apartment The Associated Press - 9 hours ago WASHINGTON...

Sep 5th

B-52 bomber mistakenly loaded with...

WASHINGTON - A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than...

Sep 5th

Gillmor remembered for what he did for...

Click 2 Houston.comGillmor remembered for what he did for area Putnam County Sentinel - 1 hour ago...

Sep 5th

US Rep. Gillmor from Ohio found dead in...

NBC Sandiego.comUS Rep. Gillmor from Ohio found dead in his apartment Wednesday Akron Beacon...

Sep 5th

Local residents, political leaders...

Seattle Post IntelligencerLocal residents, political leaders saddened by Gillmor’s death...

Sep 5th

Email ain’t going away

Here’s one of my conversations lately (this conversation pretty much happened this way the other...

Sep 5th

Family, staff, constituents mourning...

Local6.comFamily, staff, constituents mourning loss of Rep. Gillmor Bizjournals.com - 38 minutes...

Sep 5th

Ohio Rep. Gillmor found dead in Va....

KHBS/KHOG 40/29Ohio Rep. Gillmor found dead in Va. apartment WAVY-TV - 21 hours ago AP - September...

Sep 5th

US Rep. Gillmor from Ohio found dead in...

NBC5i.comUS Rep. Gillmor from Ohio found dead in his apartment Wednesday Akron Beacon Journal - 3...

Sep 5th

White House changes website. Now claims...

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Two weeks ago, CREW documented how the White...

Sep 5th

HOW TO - Make a minimalist (and cheap)...

Here’s a pretty easy and cheap way to make a laptop case from cardboard… Link. ...

Sep 5th

Ohio Republican Lawmaker Paul Gillmor...

CTV.caOhio Republican Lawmaker Paul Gillmor Found Dead In DC Apartment AHN - 10 hours ago...

Sep 5th

TV Viewing Linked to Attention Problems

oDDmON oUT writes “While your mother may have told you that sitting too close to the TV was...

Sep 5th

Health: First Consumer "Popcorn Lung"...

A Denver man who snarfed microwaved popcorn at least twice a day for over a decade has been...

Sep 5th

Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to...

Photo by whitneybee Every Wednesday is Simplicity Day on Zen Habits. “Simplicity is the peak of...

Sep 5th

10 Benefits of Power Napping, and How to...

“No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.” - Carrie P. Snow College students and...

Sep 5th

RFID: California Bans Mandatory...

Paranoid California readers, you can now relax thanks to Senate Bill 362. No longer can employers...

Sep 4th

10 Big Lessons from Little Kids

“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.” - Franklin...

Sep 4th

What's Behind the Epidemic of Municipal...

With a rash of muni Wi-Fi projects collapsing, companies and cities realize their initial approaches...

Sep 3rd

ManyBooks.net - Free eBooks for your PDA,...

Sep 3rd

Charles Fort's famous Book of the Damned...

Manybooks.net has formatted The Book of the Damned (“1,001 attested phenomena that science...

Sep 3rd

Free legal audio books

This weekend I have been finalizing preparations for my first real vacation in a long, long time. In...

Sep 3rd

Project Gutenberg

Sep 3rd

LibriVox

Sep 3rd

Papers Please: Arrested at Circuit City...

Boing Boing reader Michael Amor Righi says, Today I was arrested by the Brooklyn, Ohio police...

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