Microsoft Gets World's Worst Producer for Xbox Live Shows

Microsoft has just inked a deal with Peter Safran, the producer of amazing cinema masterpieces like Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, Meet the Spartans, and the all-time-classic RocketMan.

Time Traveler: Everyone In The Future Eats Dippin' Dots

"It seems the legends of 21st-century man's crude ice cream–eating habits are all true," Wolcott said. "I see the way you consume these dripping concoctions with protruding tongues, the way the dark cream dribbles down your chins, the way your workers must dig tirelessly with spherical metal 'scooping' devices to even obtain this product."

How do you get that backwards 'B' ?

Title says it all.. really..

Incredible picture of a canyon on Mars [PIC]

ESA has released an astonishingly beautiful image of a canyon on Mars. The resolution is fantastic (15 meters/pixel), showing this 8000 meter-deep canyon in full glory. This is a must see.

Dead Colombian spy had microchips implanted in her body

FARC computer files obtained by the NYT would offer rare insight into the cloak-and-dagger nature of Latin America’s longest-running guerrilla conflict, including what appeared to be the killing of a Colombian government spy with microchips implanted in her body.

Humans have a nose for trouble, study finds

Research shows odors linked with negative experiences are more easily recalled -- a handy survival trait. The discovery could shed light on disorders such as post-traumatic stress syndrome.

Google has lots to do with intelligence

When the nation's intelligence agencies wanted a computer network to better share information about everything from al Qaeda to North Korea, they turned to a big name in the technology industry to supply some of the equipment: Google Inc.

Why it sucks to be friends with Jason Calacanis.

Don't add Calacanis as a friend on Facebook

16 Things to Remember if You Want to Date a Supermodel

The theory is that women who inhabit the uppermost echelon of conventional beauty are so otherworldly, so demanding, so desired, that no ordinary semi-self-respecting man (i.e., you) could ever make them happy.But is it true? Hell if we know. So we asked the extraordinarily good-looking Adriana Lima to set the record straight. Here’s her take....

Blue Gold : World Water Wars

Feature documentary based on the groundbreaking book. It's not about saving the environment. It's about saving ourselves.

Beautiful Volcano Aerial Views [PICS]

The most common perception of a volcano is of a conical mountain, spewing lava and poisonous gases from a crater at its summit. This describes just one of many types of volcano, and the features of volcanoes are much more complicated.

Creepy real life optical illusion (PIC)

Amazing figure/ground illusion molded in columns!

Muslims more numerous than Catholics: Vatican

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said on Sunday. Monsignor Vittorio Formenti, who compiled the Vatican's newly-released 2008 yearbook of statistics,...

The Circle of Life [COMIC]

And we go round and round, looking for a way out..

Digg Comic: The Lab Meeting

Battlefield: Bad Company boycott video

In an effort to raise awareness of EA's new QUESTIONABLE policy of charging EXTRA MONEY for GUNS in a FIRST PERSON SHOOTER, Sarcastic Gamer presents a twisted version of the game trailer that more accurately reflects this blooming trend. They are organizing a boycott of BF: BC.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU is GONE!!!

It appears that the most popular rick-roll on youtube is gone! Check it out, it's the first link on the page. How can we avert this national disaster?

When a Nerd Holds a Woman (Pic)

Dean Kamen's Robotic "Luke" Arm

Segway inventor Dean Kamen is looking to re-invent the prosthetic arm. IEEE Spectrum caught up with Kamen and one of his "test pilots," to see the robotic arm (named after Luke Skywalker's articficial limb) in action.

Bush Loudly Booed Pitching Nationals Home Opener

VIDEO -- President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos. After being announced, Bush was showered by boos as he strode to the mound. Even after delivering the pitch, the jeering did not let up until Bush disappeared from the field.

Obama Bowls for Pennsylvania Voters

"My economic plan is better than my bowling," Obama told fellow bowlers Saturday...at the Pleasant Valley Recreation Center...Obama dropped by the bowling lanes as part of his new emphasis on low-key, face-to-face campaigning during a six-day bus tour through the state.

iPhone PWNED

As of tomorrow, Sunday, March 30′th, the long awaited project iPhone PWNED will be available to the public! - it’s what we’ve seen on YouTube and many of us have disbelieved. However, it is real and allows for custom unsigned firmware to be flashed on to the iPhone.

Clinton Campaign Mgr(Williams) connected w/ Sub-prime Crisis

Maggie served on board (paid, of course) of failed sub-prime loan co. Fair Finance Watch calls Delta "the most aggressive company". Practices included penalties for early payment (!!)(something HRC 'decries'), enormous closing costs, huge interest rates...But let's remember: ****BILL CLINTON'S BANKING DEREGULATION actually made all this possible!

Introduction to Linux

Easy to read, accurate in plain language. Linux is a free open-source alternative to Windows and Macintosh.

The White House During "Earth Hour" [pic]

It appears Bush forgot to turn a light off in the Oval Office.

SEC: While Countrywide Struggles, Top 2 Execs get Millions

The two top executives at struggling Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, are slated to receive a combined $19 million in payouts, a regulatory filing shows.

Alice Walker endorses Obama

"I am a supporter of Obama because I believe he is the right person to lead the country at this time. He offers a rare opportunity for the country and the world to start over, and to do better. It is a deep sadness to me that many of my feminist white women friends cannot see him. "

THIS IS WHAT I DID TO MY XFI THIS MORNING [PIC]

Boycott Creative! We're not gonna take it anymore! Free Daniel_K.

Obama has 10-point lead over Clinton -- largest this year

Today's Gallup tracking poll puts the Democratic nomination race at Barack Obama 52%, Hillary Rodham Clinton 42%. That's his largest lead of the year, Gallup says. "The latest results are based on Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted March 27-29.

Okay everyone, 1, 2, 3....awww...

Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking'

Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take "immediate steps" to reduce exposure to their radiation.

Katrina victims may have to repay money

NEW ORLEANS - Imagine that your home was reduced to mold-covered wood framing by Hurricane Katrina. Desperate for money to rebuild, you engage in a frustrating bureaucratic process, and after months of living in a government provided-trailer that gives off formaldehyde fumes you finally win a federal grant.

Royal Marine Throws Himself Onto Grenade to Save His Team

A Royal Marine who threw himself onto an exploding grenade to save the lives of his patrol has been put forward for the UK's highest military honour. Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, 24, a reservist from Birmingham, survived because his rucksack and body armour took the force of the blast.

Space freighter's approach and go

Europe's "Jules Verne" freighter has demonstrated the ability to navigate itself to a point just 3,500m from the International Space Station.

LearningSpace - FREE Higher Education Online

The OpenLearn website gives free access to course materials from The Open University. The LearningSpace is open to learners anywhere in the world from Arts to Technology - FREE!.

The 7 Ballsiest Sports Cheats Ever

You might think that sportsmanship is dead, what with the steroids and signal-stealing cameras in the headlines. And you'd be right.But what you may not realize is that sportsmanship died long, long ago. In fact, these modern performance enhancers can't hold a candle to some of the ballsiest and outright insane cheats throughout sporting history.

Bill & Hillary Clinton’s Top 5 Lies to Voters

Lies, lies, just lies, lies about Barack Obama, NAFTA, Bosnia, 9-11, Iraq War, Monica Lewinsky, campaign finance, universal health care, etc. Here are Bill and Hillary Clinton's TOP 5 lies to the voters of Ohio and the nation (to date). “Obama’s best hope is that Democratic voters aren’t as dumb as Hillary and Bill Clinton think they are.”

History of the Hangover

"Hangovers are not serious enough to be considered a medical condition, and there is, actually, no remedy for them—apart from old wives' tales and roast beef....But are hangovers always bad?"

No, the LHC won’t destroy the Earth

Two men are suing to stop the LHC from being switched on, saying it may be dangerous and might even destroy the Earth: But Walter L. Wagner and Luis Sancho contend that scientists at the European Center for Nuclear Research, or CERN, have played down the chances that the collider could produce, among other horrors, a tiny black hole...

The 10 Most Infamous Heists... Ever

From priceless art thefts to infamous bank robberies, here are a few of the most sensational heists from around the world.