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39% want Bush impeached? In 1999, only 32% wanted Clinton impeached

2007-05-10T10:32:00.003-05:00

Blast from the past: Clinton was impeached by the House with only 32% of the public against him.

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Paris Hilton Is Too Beautiful For Jail, Says Paris Hilton

2007-05-10T10:32:00.001-05:00

Terrified that her 45-day prison sentence will plunge her into a world of daily beatings, violent shower-room cunnilingus and a total absence of anything that's even vaguely hot, Paris Hilton has started up a petition to keep her out of jail, on the basis that she "provides beauty and excitement" to everyone's lives. (yeah right...)

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Gravel becomes an "Internet Sensation"

2007-05-10T08:43:00.003-05:00

On Digg.com, a "new media" site where users post links to articles and then let other members of the "Diggnation" determine which stories deserve the most exposure, the two top items on last week's political page were about Mike Gravel. Let's get Gravel in office!!

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Luke Wilson Ready For "Old School 2"

2007-05-10T08:43:00.001-05:00

“That’s the best news I’ve heard,” Wilson said. “I’m always kind of hoping in the back of my mind for Will [Ferrell] and Vince [Vaughn] to kind of bomb so they have to do it because I need it. That would be great.”

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EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Portman's lifecast

2007-05-10T08:42:00.003-05:00

Natalie Portman, the actress who played Queen Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars saga, is touring around Silicon Valley in search of funding for a new project. The winsome movie star, who came to public notice as a 12-year-old in the charge of a grizzled assassin, is proposing a continuous video feed of her work and personal life.

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All modern humans descended from the same small group of people

2007-05-10T08:42:00.001-05:00

Researchers have produced new DNA evidence that almost certainly confirms the theory that all modern humans have a common ancestry.

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How to Turn Netvibes into Your Personal Office

2007-05-10T08:41:00.001-05:00

Netvibes, the popular personalized portal, works great as an RSS reader, but if you’re using it only for this purpose, you’re missing out. With the huge number of available modules, you can use it to increase your productivity or even do serious work. We here at DUMBvorak use it, and we'd be lost without the folks at Netvibes.

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Soup or salad before a meal helps weight loss-study

2007-05-10T08:40:00.003-05:00

Eating a low-calorie soup or salad at the start of a meal to curb hunger could be the key to dieters' success, according to a U.S. rating of eight popular diet plans.

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The Dream Case - 24 Great American Craft Beers You Should Be Drinking

2007-05-10T08:40:00.001-05:00

May 14-20 is American Craft Beer Week. Two top craft beer experts were asked for their 12 favorites. Think of the resulting 24 selections as a "dream case" of American craft beers.

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The Worst Song Lyrics ... Ever!

2007-05-10T08:39:00.001-05:00

BBC Radio 6 Music conducted a poll to find out who has the worst lyrics ever. U2, Black Sabbath and Duran Duran made the list.

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Cheney Overheard In Baghdad: "Kick The Press Out"

2007-05-10T08:36:00.001-05:00

"Once safely ensconced in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, however, Cheney appeared to reserve his toughest language for his normal target -- the press."

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Free tickets for baseball fans who receive a rectal exam at the stadium

2007-05-10T08:31:00.003-05:00

Want free baseball tickets? All you had to do last night was show up at Miller Park, home to the Milwaukee Brewers, and let a doctor check your prostate.After the "free and confidential" rectal exam, you would have scored two free tickets to a future Brewers game.

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George Lucas Announces Two More Star Wars Movies

2007-05-10T08:31:00.001-05:00

We absolutely knew that George Lucas was not done with the Star Wars universe. The Star Wars creator revealed to Fox News that he will make two more live-action Star Wars films.

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Sharpton accused of 'bigotry' after remark on faith

2007-05-10T08:30:00.001-05:00

The Rev. Al Sharpton, who recently urged that radio host Don Imus be fired for making a racially insensitive remark, said in a debate that "those who really believe in God will defeat" Republican Mitt Romney for the White House.

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Protect America, Not George Bush: Generals take out ads calling Bush a liar

2007-05-10T08:29:00.001-05:00

Three retired generals, John Batiste, Paul Eaton, and Wesley Clark, and a veteran of Afghanistan are taking to the airwaves to dispute that claim in a new series of ads sponsored by VoteVets. The ads are intended to force Congress, and particularly GOP members who have continually rubberstamped this war, to do its job and end this war.

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What EVERY workplace is missing

2007-05-07T11:14:00.001-05:00

The coolest thing we've seen in a long time.

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TWiT 96: 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 58 D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

2007-05-07T08:53:00.001-05:00

The Digg revolt, with guest Kevin Ross

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Fast Food Reviews: A man of size weighs in.

2007-04-17T12:35:00.000-05:00

A nice rundown of most of the top fast food joints. Each with a review, and letter grade. Where do you stand?

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The nightmare Bush dreads most

2007-04-17T12:28:00.001-05:00

Najaf. Over a million Iraqis, holding aloft thousands of national flags, marched, chanting, "Yes, yes, Iraq/No, no, America" and "No, no, American/Leave, leave occupier." The demonstrators arrived from all over the country in response to a call by Muqtada al-Sadr, a radical Shi'ite cleric, to demand an end to foreign occupation on...

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"Why I Declined To Serve" - a Marine General who passed up the War Czar job

2007-04-17T12:28:00.000-05:00

I concluded that the current Washington decision-making process lacks a linkage to a broader view of the region and how the parts fit together strategically. We got it right during the early days of Afghanistan -- and then lost focus. We have never gotten it right in Iraq.

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Chimps More Evolved Than Humans?

2007-04-17T12:27:00.000-05:00

A comparison of human and chimpanzee genes has revealed a startling possibility: chimps may have evolved more than humans in the 6 or 7 million years since both diverged from a common ancestor.

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Cabbies Ordered To Pick Up All Riders - Muslim Drivers Can't Discriminate

2007-04-17T12:26:00.000-05:00

On an 11-0 vote Monday, Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) members voted to crack down on drivers refusing service, making Minnesota the first place in the country to decide how to treat Muslim cabbies who decline to transport alcohol-toting riders on religious grounds. Drivers who refuse riders will face 30-day to two year suspensions.

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Conservatives to Bush: Fire Gonzales

2007-04-17T12:25:00.000-05:00

Top Republicans tell Bush Gonzo must go: "Mr. Gonzales has presided over an unprecedented crippling of the Constitution's time-honored checks and balances," it declares. "He has brought rule of law into disrepute, and debased honesty as the coin of the realm."

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Geek Culture [PICS]

2007-04-16T19:12:00.000-05:00

These are the greatest monitor setups I have ever seen.

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These cops think they are being stealthy, joke is on them [pic]

2007-04-15T07:05:00.001-05:00

No description without a spoiler....

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The Ninja Is Going To Be On Mythbusters!

2007-04-15T07:05:00.000-05:00

On Tuesday, Douglas, the Ninja, and myself went up to San Francisco and spent the day with the guys from Mythbusters. We should have a special delivery out by the end of the month. They're doing a whole episode on Ninja Myths that will air on the Discovery Channel here in the states around then.

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New HIV Drug Shows 'Unprecedented' Results

2007-04-15T07:04:00.001-05:00

"Clearly, we are in a new era of anti-retroviral therapy."

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Chicago named US candidate for 2016 summer Olympics

2007-04-15T07:04:00.000-05:00

WASHINGTON -- An effort that came as something of a surprise when it was initiated a year ago produced another surprise Saturday, when Olympic ing
énue Chicago beat Games veteran Los Angeles to become the U.S. bid city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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10 Creepiest Deep Sea Creatures

2007-04-04T08:33:00.000-05:00

Yikes!

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Web-Based Solution to Download Flash Videos

2007-04-02T19:41:00.000-05:00

Vixy is a website that provides 3 services; it can download YouTube and other embedded FLV videos straight into a number of different video formats, including Ipod MP4,and standard MP3. It can also generate video RSS feeds or video Podcasts using either a YouTube URL or keyword search.

Beats anything else out there hands down.

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Google Responds to Yahoo by Increasing Gmail Storage to Infinity Plus One

2007-04-02T17:21:00.000-05:00

Mountain View, CA – Google announced today that soon customers of their Gmail service will have their storage size increased to "infinity plus one." The announcement comes shortly after Yahoo's announcement that their Yahoo mail customers would be given unlimited storage.

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Congress finally considers aggressive e-voting overhaul

2007-04-02T17:20:00.000-05:00

A new e-voting bill promises to address the most serious security problems with computerized voting machines. The proposal would require a voter-verified paper trail, regular audits, and disclosure of voting machine source code.

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Top 20 WrestleMania matches of all time.

2007-04-01T08:55:00.000-05:00

Happy WrestleMania Day all! Oh sure, it may be April Fool's Day, but WrestleMania is today, and as Mr T would put it, "I ain't got no time to be pitting no fools!" The fine folks over at IGN have compiled a great list of the top 20 WrestleMania matches of all time, so grab a tall, cool, Steveweiser, read up, and settle in for "The Grand-Daddy of Them All!"

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Top 20 Historical Myths

2007-04-01T08:48:00.000-05:00

Here are 20 of the most common historical myths, which have misled and misinformed people for years, decades, or centuries.

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All your base are belong to Calvin and Hobbes

2007-04-01T08:40:00.000-05:00

Calvin + Hobbes + Snow + Internet meme = awesome

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April Fool's on World of Wacrcraft: Tinfoil Hat, blues, Black Temple Attune

2007-04-01T08:29:00.000-05:00

The entire World of Warcraft has gone mad. Today being April Fool's Day, madness has spread from the WoW Forums to the Azeroth itself. Who said Blizzard doesn't have a sense of humor? Here's a compilation of all the April Fools pranks done by our fellow citizens of Azeroth. :)

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Google's New Mail Feature: Gmail Print

2007-04-01T08:20:00.001-05:00

You click. We stack. You get. "Now that I have Gmail Paper, I understand the difference between labels and folders. I had one message with two labels, but when I tried to stick the paper version into two filing cabinets at the same time, it just wouldn’t go." What will Google think of next?

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It's that time of year again, April Fools at Thinkgeek

2007-04-01T08:20:00.000-05:00

All the products you could ever dream of, from the wiiHelmet to the caffeine cigarette.

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Google's New TISP Service (April's Fool)

2007-04-01T08:19:00.000-05:00

Get a head start and order your free TISP kit today ONLY

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HOW TO: Make a wallet made from a computer keyboard

2007-03-29T15:47:00.000-05:00

In all likelihood there is a keyboard within a few feet of you. Inside that keyboard there probably is a circuit sheet that makes for a surprisingly durable and thin material for making a wallet.

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BREAKING: Female U.K. sailor confessed in public: "obviously trespassed''

2007-03-29T15:45:00.000-05:00

Faye Turney, 26, wearing a black headscarf and smoking a cigarette, said her group had "obviously trespassed'' into Iranian waters before their capture on March 23. The Iranians had been "friendly and hospitable,'' she said. "They were thoughtful, nice people and they explained to us why we had been arrested. They were very compassionate."

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Russian intelligence sees U.S. military buildup on Iran border.

2007-03-28T11:12:00.000-05:00

Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran's borders, a high-ranking security source said Tuesday. Get ready for some very high gas prices!!!

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Hip Hop Isn't Dying, It Just Sucks

2007-03-28T11:11:00.001-05:00

Hip hop sales are down. But why? Countless articles have said the problems with hip hop stem solely from its content. Not true. Hip hop first and foremost is a musical art-form. Right now, hip hop just isn
’t living up to musical standards. It’s just plain bad.

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RIAA Backs Down After Receiving Stern Letter from Defendant's Lawyer

2007-03-28T11:11:00.000-05:00

In SONY BMG v. Merchant, in California, the defendant's lawyer wrote the RIAA a rather stern letter recounting how weak the RIAA's evidence is, referring to the deposition of the RIAA's expert witness, and threatening a malicious prosecution lawsuit. The very same day the RIAA put its tail between its legs and dropped the case.

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Why Are Text Messages Marked Up 4876%?

2007-03-28T11:06:00.000-05:00

Verizon and other cellphone companies mark up the cost of text messages by at least 4876% when compared to their rates for data transfer services.

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Lesbian accuses innocent stranger of rape to win back lover

2007-03-26T12:23:00.000-05:00

A lesbian falsely accused a complete stranger of rape in a bizarre bid to win back her former lover.

Zoe Davydaitis, picked the innocent man from a police line-up even though he had broken his back in eight places and had to wear a body brace.

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PICTURE: The Most Accurate PS3 Ad

2007-03-25T07:54:00.000-05:00

Title says it all.

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Colbert says Impeach Bush now...

2007-03-25T07:52:00.000-05:00

Stephen Colbert challenges the Democrats to impeach Bush now. He's just been taunting you all these years with the outing of Valerie Plame, WMD lies, Katrina tragedy, wiretapping, attorney firings, etc. etc. etc...

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You'll Never Guess What's In McDonald's Chicken McNuggets!

2007-03-24T19:02:00.000-05:00

Think you know what's in a McDonald's Chicken McNugget? Oh sure, there is a little bit of chicken (though it's mostly corn). But the real shocker is what else is in a McNugget. You'll never guess in a million years ....

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VIDEO: Governor admits Arizona UFO was real

2007-03-24T18:56:00.000-05:00

The governor comes clean, the videos were not spoofs, he saw the UFO himself.

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YouTubers Sue Viacom Over Stephen Colbert Clip

2007-03-24T18:45:00.000-05:00

The case revolves a clip called “Stop the Falsiness”. It’s a parody of “The Colbert Report” that was posted to YouTube - parody is considered fair use, and by removing the clip, Viacom is being accused of misrepresentation under the DMCA.

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House Approves Deadline For War Pullout

2007-03-24T18:36:00.000-05:00

Speaker Pelosi wins gamble with Sept. 1, 2008, withdrawal from Iraq

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Support The Restoring The Constitution Act Of 2007

2007-03-24T18:24:00.000-05:00

The Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007, restores Habeas Corpus rights, bars evidence gained through torture or coercion and reinstates U.S. adherence to the Geneva Conventions in order to protect the nation’s military personnel abroad.

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USA TODAY: 18,000 Americans die yearly because they lack health insurance

2007-03-21T20:23:00.000-05:00

Yet when 3,000 die we suspend the constitution & invade Iraq.

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Mario and Zelda Big Band Live - Amazing Remakes of Classic Nintendo Songs

2007-03-21T10:47:00.000-05:00

Mario & Zelda Big Band Live was, as the name suggests, live performances of Mario and Zelda music arranged into jazz, Latin, country, and bluegrass. The video is of the entire concert, and is kinda long (1 hour 55 min), but some of the arrangements are really cool, and worth listening to.

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BREAKING: The Patriot Act has gotten Weaker!

2007-03-21T10:36:00.000-05:00

Today the senate voted 94-2 to cancel a Justice Department-authored provision in the Patriot Act that had allowed the attorney general to appoint U.S. attorneys without Senate confirmation. One less provision for the Bush Administration to abuse!

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Video: Salt Lake City Mayor calls for Bush impeachment

2007-03-21T10:35:00.000-05:00

Salt Lake City Mayor, Rocky Anderson says President Bush is committing "high crimes and misdemeanors" and should be impeached. Mr. Anderson explains his position during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

Anderson offers an extensive list of what he considers "high crimes" that form the grounds for impeachment.

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Ron Jeremy appears in Ghostbusters as extra

2007-03-21T10:26:00.000-05:00

For over 20 years nobody noticed that Ron Jeremy - the hairy godfather of contemporary smut - is in one of the greatest comedy blockbusters of all time, Ghostbusters. It makes a certain amount of sense - Ron was a no-name when the movie came out and subsequent home video was often full-screen, cropping Ron out. But after all this time, there he is.

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What it's like to be in a cell at Guantanamo

2007-03-21T09:29:00.000-05:00

Amnesty International has constructed a highly realistic life size replica of the Guantanamo cell where Australian David Hicks has been languishing for five years. There is a Quicktime virtual reality panorama of it on this Sydney panorama blog site.

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Chinese defector reveals that China has over 1,000 spies in Canada alone

2007-03-11T10:33:00.000-05:00

Most of these are economic spies, stealing technologies, such as the Blackberry cellphone, which was copied last year by a Chinese company and called the Redberry. The thefts cost over $12 Billion dollars per year to Canadian companies.

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Hilarious Essay Submitted by a Student on Dope!

2007-03-11T09:51:00.000-05:00

Apparently, this is an essay written and submitted by a student who was high. This is seriously the funniest thing I've read, ever.

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Bob Spongee takes on SpongeBob

2007-03-11T09:32:00.000-05:00

Cartoonist Troy Walker created a comic strip in 1991 about a sponge with a personality. Bob Spongee had eyes, legs and arms. He lived on Apple Street with his wife, Linda, and their daughter, Bubbles. Walker then produced 1,000 dolls: yellow sponges with a "drawn-on" face that he sold as collectibles in flea markets and through the mail.

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Pick Images And It Will Tell You About Yourself (cool)

2007-03-10T11:24:00.000-06:00

Who are you? Find out! You pick images from a webpage on your preference and another, and so on. At the end, it gives a cool description about yourself. Personnally, I loved it!

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Ever Heard of a Fire Rainbow? Awesome Photo!

2007-03-10T11:16:00.000-06:00

I've never seen this natural phenomena before. In fact, never even knew it existed. A friend of a friend took this shot on the Washington/Idaho border last week of a Fire Rainbow in the sky.

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PICTURE: Incredible Light

2007-03-09T17:49:00.000-06:00

....shameless self promotion...

...but, I really like this shot and I want to share it with as many people as possible, so shoot me down for posting this if you want but this really was a OMG moment.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbarter/397614825/

Peace. Jim.

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Gingrich had affair during Clinton probe

2007-03-09T09:55:00.000-06:00

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged he was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.

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College porn newest trend on campuses

2007-03-07T20:29:00.000-06:00

When you think of a college-operated sex magazine, what do you think would be in it? Pages and pages of porn, right? Maybe a feminist poem depicting the life and times of a vagina? The newest vibrators on the market? The answers to the above questions are a resounding yes, yes and yes.

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How to Be A Gaming Fanboy

2007-03-07T20:27:00.000-06:00

The first step is to pick a video game system to give your undying allegiance. Once you've picked your system -- and don't take too long choosing, you're going to be equally irrational no matter what you pick -- you're ready to hit the boards. Here are some simple rules to ensure that you live up to the fanboy ideal...

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Top 10 tech we miss

2007-03-07T20:18:00.000-06:00

From the Newton to Napster...here are some big, and some small, ideas that we thought we'd have with us forever.

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1 Miiiiiillion Users

2007-03-07T20:12:00.000-06:00

It's now been more than two years since the first story was submitted and dugg on Digg. Since then you guys have helped Digg move from a personal project amongst a group of friends to a huge online community. Now, your contributions in submitting, digging, and commenting on content have propelled Digg to a point I never dreamed of – as of today D

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What can Pulp Fiction teach you about typography?

2007-03-07T20:11:00.000-06:00

Remember the scene in pulp fiction where Samuel L. Jackson shoots that guy in his apartment after yelling at him about Mr. Marseilles? Someone took the audio from that scene and animated their speech using font size, shape, color, and movement to convey emotion.

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Activision: Yes, we're making online-enabled games for the Wii

2007-03-07T20:10:00.001-06:00

Activision confirms, during an interview, that it is making online-enabled games for the Wii and implies they will be the first third-party publisher to do so.

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U.S. Mint goof creates 'Godless dollars'

2007-03-07T20:10:00.000-06:00

An unknown number of new George Washington dollar coins were mistakenly struck without their edge inscriptions, including "In God We Trust," and are fetching around $50 apiece online.

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12 Quick Tips To Search Google Like An Expert

2007-03-05T17:07:00.000-06:00

A useful list of tips for using Google search for those that are still stuck on the basics. I'll bet even tech geeks will find at least one item on the list that they hadn't used before.

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NYTimes to Congress: Reverse the Lawless Policies of Bush and Cheney

2007-03-04T21:58:00.001-06:00

The New York Times offers a list of things that need to be done: Restore habeas corpus, stop illegal spying, ban torture, close the C.I.A. prisons, ban extraordinary rendition, close Gitmo, etc., etc.

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Stop the National REAL ID card before it's too late

2007-03-04T21:58:00.000-06:00

The Real ID is the feds' way of instituting a national ID card. It forces all states to enter all our information into a database, so that our drivers licenses can be used to keep track of us. Additionally, the director of homeland security is in charge of them, so he can make it mandatory to put anything on them he wants, including RFID chips.

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PICTURES: Funny Billboards We'll Never See

2007-03-04T07:15:00.000-06:00

These are pretty clever.

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Directory of sites designed for the Nintendo Wii

2007-03-04T07:10:00.000-06:00

With the Wii becoming more popular, Lots of Wii-specially designed sites are showing up. Here's a list of the best, updating every week.

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Why millions of missing bees are a national crisis

2007-03-04T07:06:00.000-06:00

That beekeepers are alarmed over this situation is understandable, but, just as in the movies, the public may not recognize the magnitude of the threat that these mysterious events present.

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John C. Dvorak(.org/blog): Wii will "dominate the future of gaming"

2007-03-02T13:46:00.000-06:00

"So my experience with this toy tells me that a fundamental change has taken place in game play
—and it's all down to the controller. People were all pumped up about it before it came out, and now I can see why. It changes all the rules and will dominate the future of gaming. You watch."

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Department of Homeland Security requires INTERNAL passport for US Citizens

2007-03-02T12:30:00.000-06:00

The Department of Homeland Security has issued its requirements for standardizing state identification cards.

"States must start issuing the new internal passports by May 2008, or else their citizens will not be able to board planes or enter federal courthouses..."

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RIAA Boycott, Day 1: 'Music Theft' Settlements Offered by Record Industry

2007-03-02T11:08:00.000-06:00

The RIAA says it's going to offer a special deal to certain college students, letting them off easy instead of suing them for hundreds of thousands of dollars for illegally downloading music. The recording industry Gestapo said letters were going out offering "discounted settlements" to 400 students at 13 universities across the United States.

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Woman sentenced to 4 years for torching boyfriend's penis

2007-03-02T11:06:00.000-06:00

"He had difficulties entering into other relationships after the incident" - poor choice of words, my friend, poor choice of words...

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Total Lunar Eclipse on Saturday Night!

2007-03-02T10:53:00.000-06:00

The moon will slide into and out the shadow cast by the earth in space. There hasn't been one since 2004. Cool!

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Pot No Longer Beneficial Only to the Cheez-It Industry

2007-03-02T10:50:00.000-06:00

According to a new report in the journal Neurology, smoked marijuana is a more effective pain treatment than morphine and OxyContin.

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Microsoft donates to charity for every IM you send -- for real

2007-03-02T10:44:00.000-06:00

This isn't that old urban legend about forwarding an e-mail from Bill Gates; choose from stopglobarwarming.org, the National AIDS Fund, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, UNICEF, ninemillion.org, the American Red Cross, or Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Add a text code and each conversation will trigger a contribution to your selected charity.

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Atheist group challenges Bush at Supreme Court

2007-03-01T10:09:00.000-06:00

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which for 30 years has sought a firm divide between church and state, will be at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that could affect taxpayers' ability to challenge — and government's ability to defend — a multitude of public programs that involve groups with a religious affiliation.

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MPAA: We Were Only Testing Forest Blog

2007-02-28T18:35:00.000-06:00

The MPAA have responded to the claims that they illegally used Patrick Robin's blogging software. They say they were only testing it, and that the blog was "never advertised to the public in any way". I wonder what would happen if a filesharer said he was just "testing" a movie.

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100 Fictional Male Role Models

2007-02-28T18:34:00.000-06:00

Ever have one of those days where you need inspiration? Well, here it is. Read on guys, get inspired and save the world from doom.

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Boston police blow up traffic counter chained to lightpost

2007-02-28T18:17:00.000-06:00

Thanks to the Boston Police bomb squad, this is one traffic counter box that won't get a chance to kill anyone.

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Huge Underground "Ocean" Found Beneath Asia

2007-02-28T18:13:00.000-06:00

A giant blob of water the size of the Arctic Ocean has been discovered hundreds of miles beneath eastern Asia, scientists report. Researchers found the underground "ocean" while scanning seismic waves as they passed through Earth's interior.

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Bush Faces Opposition on Iran Attack

2007-02-28T18:12:00.001-06:00

A number of U.S. military leaders, reportedly including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have waged an extraordinary behind-the-scenes resistance to what they fear is a secret plan by George W. Bush to wage war against Iran.

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New Poll: Blacks Shift To Barack Obama, McCain Falls

2007-02-28T18:12:00.000-06:00

The opening stages of the campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination have produced a noticeable shift in sentiment among African American voters, who little more than a month ago heavily supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton but now favor the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama.

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Matt Groening on the Simpsons Movie and return of Futurama.

2007-02-27T21:15:00.000-06:00

You'll probably find no greater Simpsons fan than me. Frankly, I will go through serious withdrawals when the show finally ends. I told creator Matt Groening that and I think he thought I was being sarcastic. But he let me interview him anyway. There are 18 years of show to cover, plus the upcoming movie and the return of Futurama.

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VENTURE BROS. CARTOON PICKED UP FOR SEASON 3

2007-02-27T15:13:00.000-06:00

At a one-hour “Venture Bros. Spotlight” panel on Saturday featuring the creators and voice actors of Adult Swim’s hit cartoon “The Venture Bros.,” show creator Jackson Publick confirmed for the packed event hall that “The Venture Bros.” would indeed be picked up for a third season and that a fourth season is likely included with that deal

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Response to a Gamestop Clerk

2007-02-27T10:58:00.000-06:00

To anyone who supports the general whinings of Gamestop clerks, this is a journalistic counter-point that supports everything we've been saying about Gamestop's guerrilla marketing schemes for at least the past ten years.

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Tranparent Screen Trick + Tutorial

2007-02-27T10:34:00.000-06:00

A transparent screen picture w/ a link to a tutorial

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Wii invades Retirement Homes!

2007-02-27T10:27:00.000-06:00

The Wii is now the latest rage at the Sedgebrook retirement community in Lincolnshire, where the average age is 77. In particular, the Wii Bowling component of Wii Sports has members of the retirement community hooked on playing the Wii installed inside the Sedgebrooks’s clubhouse lounge.

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Top 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming

2007-02-27T10:19:00.000-06:00

Ultimate List of Actions and Behaviors that can Save the World from Global Warming - Everybody Should Read It!!

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Chimpanzees hunt using spears

2007-02-23T20:42:00.000-06:00

Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.

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