An Open Letter to Filmmakers that Use Linux

Linux is Open Source, and therefore doesn't receive the same type of marketing attention as other OSes that are profit-driven. This is one reason why Filmmakers should give Linux credit by showing a GNU/Linux logo at credit time during movies. Also, it's just plain decent to show all the people who make GNU/Linux possible that they are appreciated.

5 Tips For A Green Vacation

Never mind that the economy is in the tank, or that you’ll use just under half of your vacation days at once– it’s time to go to the beach! But wait… before you slam the kids in that minivan and speed off: there’s a greener way.

Unbelievable Horse

This is one of the most intelligent horse i have ever seen.

Demetri Martin's Skateboarding TIps

Comedian Demetri Martin takes you to school. Old school.00

Remember the Torture Tapes?

Just about everyone is talking about ABC's confirmation of what we already knew: the torture was approved--in excruciating detail--by the most senior members of the Bush Administration.

7 Greatest Video Game Urban Legends

We all have heard of them, maybe even some of us swore to have done them or knew someone that had a cousin/uncle/best friend/nefew do it.

Demonoid To Be Resurrected Under New Admin

Deimos, the administrator of Demonoid has announced that he is stepping down for good due to his preoccupation with ‘real-life’ issues. For those tearing their hair out with dismay, you can stop now. The site will be resurrected under a trusted new admin and Deimos is asking the community to give him support.

Ben Heck's Latest Wonder Project: PS3 Laptop

It looks like the PS3 is finally getting some hot mod love from console modding's reigning wizard, Ben Heck. He's obviously been leveling up his already formidable powers, this looks like his sickest project yet.

"V" Remake Aiming for Theaters, Plus Sequels

If you were a big fan of the 80s sci-fi mini-series and TV series V, hold on to your alien hats; we've got some awesome news coming your way. After several years of trying to bring the once popular sci-fi series V back to the small-screen as a TV movie or mini-series, it's looking more likely that V might be coming to a theater near you.

VA refuses to provide voter registration for wounded vets

A new report Thursday reveals that Secretary of Veterans affairs James Peake told two Democratic senators his department will not help injured veterans register to vote before the 2008 election.What this means is that many injured veterans still in VA hospitals will effectively lose their right to vote.

Sticks to Stools: 7 Random Objects Sold as Exercise Machines

Any idiot can build a better mousetrap, but it takes a special kind of individual, a genius if you will, to look at the existing mousetrap and figure out semi-plausible ways in which it could be used as an all-purpose exercise system.

World's Most Awkward Signs: The Definitive Collection

We all make misteaks. But most of them aren't as completely terrible as this. Fast and quick blast through the web's most awkward and misspelled signs -- featuring the greatest hits of Engrish, Spanglish and whatever-else-ish.

Sam Stein: Clinton Firm's Business Deal Left Pennsylvania Ch

Selling his books are not enough...Clinton's need to get rich placed him in dubious company.

A Mother's Story - TIME

A piece of Barack Obama's mother.

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Biodiesel Mythbuster 2.0: 22 Biodiesel Myths Dispelled

Most of us are at least vaguely familiar with biodiesel, but how much do we really know? While biodiesel is easily the most popular alternative fuel available, it’s commonly misunderstood or misrepresented by inaccurate information.

GTA 4 Disk! Someone has a copy!

A picture of the GTA 4 disk, roughly 20 days before it's release.

Iconoclasm: The Office is Back!!!

"Because I can break my own rules, I'm going to start off this commentary by talking about Arrested Development instead of The Office. If that doesn't sit well with you, well, fuckin' a. The day that Arrested Development was canceled, I felt like the world had ended horrifically with Biblical plagues."

Now Bill Clinton Lies about Hillary's Lies about sniper fire

Now Bill Clinton is lying about Hillary Clinton lying about Bosnia. Yes, it's gotten that far. Bill Clinton is now claiming that Hillary misspoke "late at night", "once", and immediately corrected herself, and implies that her basic story was true. Doesn't he realize that the facts directly contradict what he's saying too?

Talk about detail...Wow! (PIC)

Be sure to embiggen it for the full beauty.

The Googlenairs - What are salaries like at Google?

You already know that Google is considered the best place to work in the world. But have you ever wondered just how much money a Google employee makes?

How To Handle The Jerk Trying To Steal Your Purse [PIC]

IBM Ships Fastest Chip In Existence

IBM Corp. began shipping high-end computers Tuesday built around the fastest chip on Earth, a microprocessor that can carry out up to 5 billion instructions per second, surpassing the speediest competing processors built by rivals like Intel or Sun Microsystems.

Frog without lungs found in Indonesia

A frog has been found in a remote part of Indonesia that has no lungs and breathes through its skin, a discovery that researchers said Thursday could provide insight into what drives evolution in certain species.

Mafia Boss: 7 Rules for Running a Successful Business

The letters of jailed Cosa Nostra boss Bernardo Provenzano are full of insights into his leadership style. The result could be a how-to manual for company directors. Clare Longrigg opens the mafiosi's management handbook

Harnessing Sun's Energy with Floating Solar Balloons

What could be more refreshing than casting off your carbon shackles with a bunch of solar balloons? Our favorite environmental architect visionary, Joseph Cory, of Geotectura has seized this dream with an award winning way to take solar energy to the skies.

McCain: I'll Cut Deficits Like Reagan (Who Tripled Deficit)

Town Hall: asked how he plans to balance the budget, McCain praised Reaganomics...going on to say how he'll cut the deficit, apparenlty using that same magical fairy dust that Ronny had.

Hayden Panettiere Discusses Sexual Harrassment

Sexual harrassment is wrong. Even if it makes you feel good.

Is Hillary Clinton the next Bush?

A real surprising claim - that Hillary is more like Bush than being like Obama. Against my instincts, but the article gives real good arguments for the unusual position.

Cheney, Rice and Rumsfeld All Approved Torture

ABC News aired a segment on their daily news show that after a five month investigation, they could say that Bush’s most senior officials not only knew about the torture they were inflicting on suspected terrorists, but decided down to the last detail exactly how much torture to inflict.

U.N. Official Calls for Study Of Neocons' Role in 9/11

WASHINGTON � A new U.N. Human Rights Council official assigned to monitor Israel is calling for an official commission to study the role neoconservatives may have played in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Katie Couric To Leave CBS, and Soon!

After two years of record-low ratings, both CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric say that the "CBS Evening News" anchor is likely to leave the network well before her contract expires in 2011 -- possibly soon after the presidential inauguration early next year.

CIA: "We'll make you see death"

A harrowing account from a man the CIA handed over to Jordan -- smuggled from prison on tiny paper -- exposes U.S. complicity in torture.

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Color-blind gamers: common. Developer awareness? Minimal

If up to eight percent of your customers had a problem with your product, wouldn't you fix it? Ars Technica looks at the lack of support for and awareness of color blind gamers from the development community.

UK Official: “Rape is Like Being Force-Fed Chocolate Cake”

The BNP’s Nick Eriksen learnt this the hard way last week, after he was sacked as the party's London Assembly candidate for publishing jaw-droppingly obtuse views on rape on his blog. The post has since been removed, but luckily journalists were quick to spot the following:

Real Life Cookie Monster

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Petty thief caught red-handed ... The Consumerist red-faced

Guy slides $4 worth of soda under his shopping cart after checkout, gets pinched, and complains to reporters that he "forgot" it was under there. The Consumerist buys his story; tweaks the cops. Trouble is surveillance cameras show him stealing the stuff. Consumerist apologizes.

The Top 10 Worst Hereditary Conditions

Sometimes it really is your parent's fault. You can thank them for zits, hair loss, and deadly diseases.

Scientists Now Expect to Find Gravitational Waves

A $205 million upgrade will allow a laser-wielding observatory to monitor tens of thousands of galaxies for mysterious gravitational waves.