The Coolest iPhone Timeline you will see Today

iPhone timelines are not usually cool but this one is. Take a look at it and see.

12 Notable Movies with Multiple Directors

With the news that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson will be co-directing Tin Tin (although, due to Director's Guild rules, only Spielberg will be credited), we thought it'd be interesting to take a look at some other famously co-directed movies...

Can you figure out what's going on in this wild NASA photo?

I'm still having difficulty picturing the scenario based on the explanation provided, but its definitely a serendipitously-timed photograph worth sharing with everyone.

I'm Doing My Inconsequential Part For The Environment

Every day, without fail, I meticulously organize my recyclables into five distinct categories, thereby subtracting an eyedropper's worth of garbage from the countless tons of waste that ferment in our landfills. It only takes a few extra minutes, but just think of the impact it totally lacks.

9 Photos from Harry Potter Revealed

USA Today has released a new batch of photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Warner Bros has sent us high resolution versions of the photos, which you can check out

Jon Soltz: McCain Flips At Legit Question

That's why the McCain campaign went into all-out outrage mode over General Clark's comments. It wasn't about being offended. It was about lashing out so strongly that the media would cower in fear, and not even think about putting a question like this to McCain -- a question to which he has no answer, and is afraid of being exposed on that point.

First DC Universe Online Media Emerges

A batch of five tiny screenshots, concept art and a teaser trailer from Sony Online Entertainment Austin's DC Universe Online have been revealed, offering a first look at the PlayStation 3-exclusive comic MMO.

“Global Disruption” More Accurately Describes Climate Change

Leading scientist John Holdren says ‘global warming’ is not the correct term to use, he prefers ‘global disruption.’ “Global warming] is misleading, it implies something that is mainly about temperature, that’s gradual, and that’s uniform across the planet,” says Holdren. “In fact, temperature is only one of the things that’s changing

Wildlife Extinction May be 100 Times Faster Than We Thought

Endangered species may become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought, scientists warned today, in a bleak re-assessment of the threat to global biodiversity. Leading ecologists claim that methods used to predict when species will die out are seriously flawed, and dramatically underestimate the speed at which plants/animals will be extinct

11 Websites To Save You Cash During The Recession

We may or may not be in a recession currently (my wallet says yes, George W. Bush says no) and no one can argue that there's less money to go around and stuff's getting more expensive. Well, you could start stocking up on canned ham and become a hermit (which is what I'm doing, thank you very much) OR you could use the internet

Aphex Twin / Bright Eyes Mashup - Jack Con

Two Stunningly Scary Clifftop Communities [PICS]

Here are two communities where vertigo just isn’t an option.

The 7 Most Quintessentially American Pop Culture Icons

That spirit isn't always pretty, loving or even necessarily kind, but it will always kick ass in spectacular ways, much like the combination of grilled meat, illegal fireworks, and lite beer.

Awesome Adventure: How to Trek the Inca Trail

Richard McColl has trekked the Inca Trail five times. In this guide, he tells you exactly what you need to know.

'Brain breathalysers' may scan astronauts for stress

With jam-packed schedules and a video feed to Earth, astronauts enjoy precious little privacy as it is. Soon, doctors might peek into an astronaut's last bastion of solitude, thanks to a portable brain scanner that could one day go into orbit.Mission control could use the device to remotely monitor astronauts for signs of brain injury, [...]

Michael Bay's Rejected "The Dark Knight" Script

Apparently, Michael Bay wrote an unsolicited script for The Dark Knight that was ultimately rejected by Warner Bros. Though this is the first I’ve heard of it, I have the exclusive leaked images to back it up.

NVIDIA - "significant quantities" of laptop GPUs defective

informed investors that "significant quantities" of previous-generation graphics chips have been failing at "higher than normal rates," and that it's lowering its Q2 estimates due to pricing pressure.

Top 6 New Seth MacFarlane's New Google Cartoons

"Animated versions of the one-frame cartoons you might see in The New Yorker, only edgier." It is difficult to imagine cartoons edgier than The New Yorker's, but we try.

Solar Power Goes BOOM in Nevada

The American Southwest has some of the best solar resources on the globe. Nevada, with abundant land and sunshine is becoming a hot bed for the solar industry. The result is green jobs and billions of investment dollars.

5 Reasons Why We're Not Proud To Buy American Cars

There's just far too few American vehicles that show off the good, and so many that show off the bad. Frankly, we could do a list of the five cars that make us not want to buy American, but we're much more interested in helping our automakers help themselves by pointing out what's ailing them.

Dashboard widget: Organized brings the productivity pain

OS X and its technologies offer a dizzying amount of ways to get productive. Organized is a new Dashboard widget that combines a world clock with Leopard's events, to-dos, and notes in a handy little package.

Joss Whedon Sends Buffy Back To The Future

Buffyverse creator reveals secrets of upcoming issues, including naked Willow, return of Oz.

I Am Not Good with Boomerangs

Another fine webcomic from xkcd

5 Hidden Calorie Bombs to Avoid at Restaurants

Unfortunately, there is no nutritional data next to the Cordon Bleu so you can only speculate as to how they are preparing food.To help, I hereby present The 5 Most Common Hidden Calorie Bombs.

Games Sales Overtake DVD Sales In The US

h goodie, another bound-to-be-misconstrued "games are bigger/better than X" story! This time, it's the results of the Entertainment Merchants Association's annual report, which reveals that not only did games rake in more cash than movie theatres last year, but for the first time DVD sales as well.

Rain on the Martian Plain?

A new soil analysis suggests a drizzly past for the Red Planet.

Judge: FISA trumps state secrets, binds executive branch

A federal judge has struck a blow to the Bush Administration's use of the "state secrets" privilege in a lawsuit over its domestic surveillance practices. The ruling alsoundercuts the Democrats' rationale for signing off on retroactive immunity for the telecoms.

LifeHacker's Five Best Windows Maintenance Tools

You download, create, delete, and move around countless files and endless piles of data on your PC every day. While your PC would ideally handle all of this data for you, it doesn't take long before you end up with a disorganized, cluttered PC.

30 Abosultely Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth

“It is impossible to give a clear account of the world, but art can teach us to reproduce it - just as the world reproduces itself in the course of its eternal gyrations.” Albert Camus

It's not the Gates, it's the bars

To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is missing the point. What really matters is not Gates, nor Microsoft, but the unethical system of restrictions that Microsoft, like many other software companies, imposes on its customers.

Leaked Report: Biofuels Are the Cause of Global Food Crisis

Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% — far more than previously estimated — according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian. The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.

Swear (PIC)

Imperial Stormtrooper is sworn in for the American army in Iraq.

1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500

Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500. The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook...

Bush Urges Expanded Drilling Of Alaskan Wildlife

Following a recent ruling by a U.S. District Court that blocked the sale of 1.7 million acres of federally protected caribou, President Bush urged Congress Tuesday to pass an appropriations bill that would enable expanded drilling of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's animals.

McCain Wants to Continue Bush's Failed 'War on Drugs' Policy

One of the reasons John McCain says he is touring Colombia and Mexico this week is to underscore the importance of the "War on Drugs." Just as McCain wants to continue Bush's failed policies in the "War on Terror," he wants to continue Bush's failed policies in the "War on Drugs" as well.

Barack Obama: My Position On FISA

I want to take this opportunity to speak directly to those of you who oppose my decision to support the FISA compromise.

Mad, High-Tech Dash to Rock Climbing Record: 2900 Ft in 2:43

Legendary rock climber Hans Florine and his Japanese partner snatched the world record for fastest climb up the Nose of El Capitan on Wednesday in a thrilling, heart-stopping display of strength, endurance, concentration and pure guts.

Geek Squad Backs Up Your Desktop Shortcut Instead Of Data

"...5 days later he got his computer and his external hard drive back — mostly empty, except for the shortcut to the folder where the data was stored."

'Bozo the Clown' actor dead at 83

Sad news.

OpenMoko FreeRunner Linux phone to launch on July 4

OpenMoko has announced plans to launch the Linux-based FreeRunner mobile phone on July 4. The highly-anticipated open source handset will be distributed through OpenMoko's web-based store and will begin shipping on July 7. The FreeRunner will also be available from several vendors in Europe and India.