May 2009
Colbert: Thank You Fox News For Exposing Liberal... →
This is why we need to do away with the socialist public education system and let private entities fund our schools. Only when our children are reading Exxon Presents Dow Chemical’s American History…
My school is doing it RIGHT! (Pic) →
Disney Buys a Stake in Hulu →
NBC, FOX, and ABC content all on one website now.
Do you have swine flu? →
Apparently I do…
Linux : Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 Hands-on. →
In episode 6 of our podcast we asked the question, “should netbook manufacturers standardise on a single distro?” Well, as netbook manufactuers continue to find ever more obscure distros to fit onto…
Woman declares herself daughter of the Zodiac... →
At a ridiculously well-attended press conference, a red-headed woman named Deborah Perez announced that she had solved perhaps the greatest mystery in the history of Bay Area crime. Her father, she…
April 2009
60% of Twitter Users Quit in the First Month →
Stat tracking firm Nielsen reports today that a full 60% of users who sign up fail to return the following month. And in the 12 months “pre-Oprah”, retention rates were even lower: only 30% returned…
The Pizza Box of the Future Has Arrived →
Don’t you love when something so right is also ingenuously simple? Then you’ll love this pizza box. And if you happen to be a CEO of a major pizza chain, get on the bus.
35M Flickr Photos Analysis May Lead to Online... →
Cornell scientists have downloaded and analyzed nearly 35 million Flickr photos taken by more than 300,000 photographers from around the globe, using a supercomputer at the Cornell Center for…
Osama Bin Laden Believed Dead By Pakistan Intel →
Pakistan’s president said Monday his intelligence agencies believe Osama bin Laden may be dead, but he added there is no proof. Other Pakistani officials and a U.S. counterterrorism official said…
Report: Sony will unveil new PSP at E3 →
More details are emerging, with game site 1Up.com reporting that Sony will trot out its new Universal Media Disc-less PSP at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, targeting it for a September…
What Kind of Man Owns His Own Computer? (PIC) →
Ben Franklin’s mind is blown.
This dude could definitely kick your ass. →
Ubuntu 9.04: Wow →
All of the claims Mark Shuttleworth has made about 9.04 are real. It’s faster than any distribution I’ve seen. It’s more stable than any other Ubuntu release to date. Everything is exactly where you…
Fox manipulates Obama video to produce false quote →
During the April 24 edition of Fox News’ Special Report, White House correspondent Wendell Goler cropped a comment by President Obama and took it out of context — effectively reversing the…
Should I Be Worried About Swine Flu? →
http://shouldibeworriedaboutswineflu.com
2009 Fortune 500 List →
Our annual ranking of America’s largest corporations
Glenn Beck's Dressing Room →
Why didn't astronauts float off the moon? Heavy... →
“While a pen always falls when you drop it on Earth, it would just float away if you let go of it on the Moon.” My jaw dropped a little. I blurted “What?! A pen would fall if you dropped it on the…
South African Elections [Pics] →
Some 23 million people were registered to vote in South Africa, and turnout appeared huge.
Top 5 Best Yahoo! Answers →
Yahoo Answers is a goldmine for comedy. Why? Because there’s a lot of stupid people out there. Either that or a ton of bored 13 year olds.
Very creative advertisement from WWF [Pic] →
Snow Patrol: Pirate Bay Sentences “Way Over the... →
Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol has criticized the sentences received by the crew of The Pirate Bay, branding them as “way over the top”. The band’s frontman also says if you’re a file-sharer and you…
My bullied son's last day on Earth →
Saddest story I ever read. School was always tough social (for most of us) but reading what happened to him. Just breaks my heart. R.I.P. Jaheem Herrera.
U.S. Soldier Killed Herself -- After Refusing... →
Peterson, 27, a Flagstaff, Ariz., native, served with C Company, 311th Military Intelligence BN, 101st Airborne. Peterson was an Arabic-speaking interrogator assigned to the prison at our air base in…
Hannity Offers To Be Waterboarded For Charity (By... →
Waterboarding for charity? What an opportunistic douche!
Pakistan: Troops sent to Taliban-threatened area →
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani paramilitary forces have been deployed to protect government buildings and bridges in a district near the capital that has been infiltrated by the Taliban, an official…
Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" officially released →
Canonical’s latest free Ubuntu Linux operating system version is officially released today. Ubuntu 9.04 for desktop, server and “netbook remix” is available for immediate download, CD purchase or you…
China vs. United States: A Visual Comparison →
Everyone knows that China’s got more people & that its importance as an economic superpower has escalated in recent years. What you might not understand is how the differences btw our countries,in…
Firefox 3.0.9 targets 12 security vulnerabilities →
Web browser’s third update this year fixes 12 vulnerabilities—four rated critical—and comes as its open-source developers ready the fourth beta.
Acting head of Freddie Mac commits suicide →
The acting head of Freddie Mac, David Kellermann, has apparently committed suicide, Fairfax County Police tell WTOP. Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Mary Anne Jennings says Kellermann, 41, was…
This is Why Lenovo Sucks at Linux →
I had to read this story Lenovo analyst: Linux on netbooks is doomed” several times because I couldn’t quite believe what I was reading. Was this really Lenovo’s Worldwide Competitive Analyst saying…
FBI's newest 'Most Wanted' terrorist is American →
For the first time, an accused domestic terrorist is being added to the FBI’s list of “Most Wanted” terror suspects.Daniel Andreas San Diego, a 31-year-old computer specialist from Berkeley, Calif.,…
Elections in India (PICS) →
It takes a month to elect a new leader in the world’s largest democracy. In remote farming villages and sprawling concrete cities, tens of millions of Indians began voting Thursday amid a deeply…
CNBC on Mac vs PC →
Last I checked Macs don’t come with Photoshop…
OS Interface Design Between 1981-2009 →
The first GUI was developed by researchers at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in the ’70s. This research opened a whole new era of computer graphic innovations.
United Airlines to Charge 'Obese' Passengers Twice... →
“It’s a tough day to be a fatty: United Airlines will now require obese passengers to buy a second seat if they can’t fit in the one provided. They join a growing group of airlines now requiring fat…
Report Shows Torture Is Widespread in Iraq - TIME →
The United States may now have abjured torture but Baghdad continues the violent tradition, with little sign of diminution
What's up, bot? Google tries new Captcha method →
Google researchers hope to keep nefarious computer bots from posing as humans by requiring them to orient images upright.
Husband Shoots Wife in Head, Survives to Greet... →
Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-caliber handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through…
South Park: Randy Marsh Is Princess Leia →
Randy breaks into the Large Hadron Collider facility to win the Pinewood Derby.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Final... →
Warner Brothers has officially released the final trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Coming in at 2 minutes and 20 seconds, here is plenty of new footage available: Katie Bell being…
Stewart and Colbert Give Teabaggers a... →
on and Stephen take a hard, veinous look at the not-at-all-Fox-News-organized teabagging parties that spontaneously occurred all around the nation yesterday, led mostly by representatives of Fox…
26-year-old man with body of a two-year-old →
Surgeons have been astonished by the medical rarity of a 26-year-old man trapped in the body of a two-year-old toddler.
The Difference Between $100 and $100,000 Speakers →
A speaker system can cost as little as $35. Or as much as $350,000. As a normal person, you probably have just one question about speakers that cost as much a Ferrari: What. The. Hell.
So what do you do with 1 million followers? →
Other than for some perverse ego boost on Kutcher behalf and momentary PR of how cool they are on CNN’s behalf this bullshit serves no other purpose than a momentary distraction for the Twitter…
