Sky Delights Over Sweden

This night was a sky enthusiast's delight. While relaxing in Sweden last week, many a cosmic wonder was captured with a single snapshot. They are described here from near to far. In the foreground are nearby trees and more distant snow covered mountains.

Should Heinz Introduce New Gourmet Ketchup?

Stop this pretentious meddling with our kitchen classics, says one furious foodie.

The daily pill that can stop you snoring

It is the cause of marital strife in the bedroom and many a lost night's sleep. Now scientists claim that taking a daily pill can curb a common snoring disorder affecting thousands of Britons

The beauty of programming

My favorite function ever.. get string from object ;)

With Vistas View Getting Dim Should You Give Linux A Chance?

For years now, Linux has been known primarily only to people in technology fields. While average home users may have heard of it, it is still surrounded in a cloud of mystery for the majority of people. When people think alternatives to the Windows operating system, they usually think of Apple's Mac OSX, but is it time to take a look at Linux?

Ten golden rules of survival horror games

Be it Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Alone in the Dark or Clock Tower, there are many frightening examples of interactive horror to choose from, where the primary goal is simply to get out of there alive. In general, they follow a set of distinct rules. While not 100% true in all cases, there are ten important golden rules that a survival horror...

He's Dead Jim

A lot of peeps died on the original "Star Trek."

7 Year Old Girl Takes Six Bullets to Save Mother's Life

Seliethia Parker always saw her role as protector for her 7-year-old daughter, Alexis Goggins. But it was Alexis who ended up saving her mother's life by using her little body to shield her mom from a fusillade of bullets. Doctors told Parker that her heroic little daughter, who was shot six times, would never walk or talk again.

McCain Should Go on Vacation, Hillary is Doing His Job

The question is, if she succeeds, what kind of party will she be left to lead? She's burning down the village to save it -- or to prove that she would make the best fire chief. But the village won't be saved; only one house will be left standing. A house with room for just two occupants. Hill and Bill.

Global Food Crisis :The Fury of the Poor

Around the world, rising food prices have made basic staples like rice and corn unaffordable for many people, pushing the poor to the barricades because they can no longer get enough to eat. But the worst is yet to come.

Study: Baby Boomers About to Flood Medical System

Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn't ready for them, but may even discourage them from getting quality care.

Food Prices Rising At Fastest Rate In 17 Years

The U.S. is wrestling with the worst food inflation in 17 years, and analysts expect new data due on Wednesday to show it's getting worse. That's putting the squeeze on poor families and forcing bakeries, bagel shops and delis to explain price increases to their customers.

Pennsylvania Crowd Doesn't Buy Barack Bashing

On Monday, with the Pennsylvania primary just days away, Hillary Clinton continued to hammer Barack Obama over his comments that small town Americans "cling to guns or religion" because they are "bitter." The crowd didn't like the attack.

Clues to ancestral origin of placenta emerge

Evidence suggests the placenta of mammals evolved from the much simpler tissue that attached to the inside of eggshells and enabled the embryos to get oxygen.

Young Bin Laden in Sweden (1971) [PIC]

10 beautiful iMac setups worth a look (pics)

The original Intel iMac (24″) received CNET’s “Must-have desktop” in their 2006 Top 10 Holiday Gift Picks list. Technology columnist Walt Mossberg described it as the “gold standard of desktop computing”, and Forbes hailed it as “industry-altering success”. No wonder iMacs turn eyeballs wherever it is spotted.Here are 10 beautiful iMac setup

Iran Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says

Focus on Al-Qaeda now diminishing.

Mario theme played using RC car and bottles

This guy lined up a whole bunch of bottles and rand his RC car through them to make the mario theme song.

Abuse No Longer A Problem Say Bruised Female Researchers

that's good to hear

Obama Gets Honest About Small Town America's Decay, Elitists

When Barack Obama tells the truth about conditions as we know them Hillary takes the low road.

Firefox Introduces New Rickroll Protection!

The developers of Firefox, a web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation, have decided to once again rescue the masses from the horrors of the Internet. Having produced top-notch phishing protection, malware identification and other security features unmatched by their competitors they are now introducing the "Rickroll Detection Filter."

I Like the Discussions

I only submitted to see your comments.

The Grand Theft Auto IV Compendium

Everything we know about GTA IV to date, in one place.

Sears Refuses To Refund $1070 For TV They Never Delivered

Sears strikes again! They sold Tom a TV for $1,070 on Black Friday last November. "Of course, it wasn't in stock but they assured me that they could order it," he writes. They were never able to deliver it. Now it's four and half months later, and Sears still won't remove the charge for the original out-of-stock TV from Tom's Sears Card.

Rural Pennsylvanians Find Little To Argue With Obama

maybe we're bitter after all

Obama's 'bitter' comments paraphrase ... Bill Clinton!

Bill Clinton wrote in 2004 almost exactly what Obama said the other day -- that if Republicans cut funding to the things the middle class cares about, the middle class would embrace the Republican "strategy of waging campaigns on divisive social and cultural issues like abortion, gay rights, and guns."Hillary's attacks on Barack? Hypocrisy.

Cracked.com: Eat Shit, Webbys!

Apparently they're not too pleased about getting beat by two lolcat sites. Well, at least they handle it like mature adults.

Dear Dumb Ass (An 11 year olds note to Geek Squad)

The image explains it all......

Giant Millennium Falcon Toy Jumps Out of Hyperspace (PICS)

This is THE Millennium Falcon toy that never arrived when every 9-yo kid wanted it back in 1977—and now every 39-yo fanboy is going to buy to secretly play with it in the closet: the 2.5-foot Hasbro's Star Wars Legacy Collection Millennium Falcon. The only best thing is a real movie prop: it has LED lighting, sound, movable parts and every detail.

Most Epic Betrayal

If pigs could fly.

Racist GOP Rep. Calls Obama 'Boy'

Looks like the GOP is getting an early start on racist name-calling. Trying to denigrate Obama, GOP Rep. Geoff Davis says of Obama: 'That boy's finger does not need to be on the button.'

Gallup poll: Obama unaffected by the "bitter" controversy

Barack Obama, who has come under attack by his presidential rivals for describing small-town voters as "bitter," seems to be weathering the storm to this point as far as voters are concerned. He maintains a 10 percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, 50% to 40%, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking.

No harm, no foul, no attorneys' fees for RIAA victim

A judge has refused to award attorneys' fees to an exonerated RIAA defendant after the labels dropped their case against him so they could sue his adult daughter. The question of whether the RIAA should be responsible for fees in such cases may be headed for the Supreme Court.

Best Mugshot Ever?

Matthew Gibeault was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia in Ida County, Idaho. I would write something clever, but it could never measure up to how great this mugshot is.

Audience groans as Hillary tries to exploit Obama remark

Hillary Clinton spoke to a union in Pennsylvania today, and they didn't seem to be buying her latest assault on Obama.As she went on to say, "Well, you know, I know that many of you, like me, were disappointed by recent remarks that he made," scattered boos and calls of "No" could clearly be heard from the audience.

8 Songs Inspired By Real Women

Songwriters have found inspiration in all sorts of places, from transvestites to team tennis titans. Maggie Koerth-Baker has read between the liner notes to find out for whom 8 famous songs were written.

Official MGS4 Bluetooth Headset Confirmed

An official MGS4-branded Bluetooth headset will be released on June 12, same day as the game itself. For $60, you'll be getting up to 8 hours talk time, a 30ft range, an auto-shut-off function to save battery life and a snazzy little carry case.

The World’s 13 Biggest Solar Thermal Energy Projects

Solar thermal energy plants focus the glare of the Sun’s rays on a central location to create heat, which is then turned into electricity. These amazing arrays come in all shapes and sizes and many of them are design marvels on top of being great clean energy generators.

Graffiti Artist Banksy Creates His Biggest Work in London

Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest work yet in central London.The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence despite being watched by a CCTV camera. Then, during darkness and hidden behind a sheet of polythene, he painted this comment on Big Brother

Nuked coral reef bounces back

Half a century after being subjected to more than 20 nuclear tests, Bikini Atoll boasts a flourishing coral reef – but the coconuts are radioactive