This is an update to the story posted yesterday. picked by willster09 1 year ago

This is what we are fighting in the mountains. Rich people and their ridiculous way of thinking. picked by willster09 1 year ago

A team of biologists and chemists is closing in on bringing non-living matter to life. picked by willster09 1 year ago

We have rubber band wars in the office all the time, This thing would rock! picked by willster09 2 years ago

Bar Webcams are a growing phenomenon in cities like Boston, Denver, Chicago, San Diego, Minneapolis, and even tourist spots like Key West. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Crude oil closed above $100 a barrel for the first time on Tuesday afternoon, vaulting through a longstanding psychological barrier amid persistent concern about whether production can keep up with rising global demand. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Two men walk into computer store in Tacoma, Washington and steal a laptop sitting on a counter,he grabs it and stuffs it down his trousers...apparently it was there to be fixed.

Not sure if this is a Dupe- I searched and didn't find it. Reminded me of a thread on the forum recently. picked by willster09 2 years ago

1. the name.

Global is good.
Warm is good.
Even greenhouses are good places.

How can “global warming” be bad? picked by willster09 2 years ago

For years, GDC was held in San Jose, Calif., at that city's convention center in the heart of its downtown. For the last few years, the conference has bounced back and forth between San Francisco and San Jose, but is now settled in the former. picked by willster09 2 years ago

As an artificial limb designer and hobbyist robotics engineer, artist Christopher Conte rarely uses blueprints or sketches to craft his elaborate biomechanical sculptures.

cool gallery shots picked by willster09 2 years ago

When it comes to high-performance computing, the U.S. enjoys a position of unparalleled dominance in the field of supercomputers. But there's little guarantee that today's technology leaders will occupy the same place of prominence a decade down the road. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Wired Science has ferreted out the secret amino acid messages contained in "watermarks" that were embedded in the world's first manmade bacterial genome, announced last week by the J. Craig Venter Institute. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Baking soda nearly killed an elderly man. He was using it to relieve the stomach pain caused by an ulcer, but went way overboard with the mildly basic home remedy. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Not sure if there is many Python fans in Plime But, here is a page full of Python sound bits. Good bit o' Laughs! picked by willster09 2 years ago

Pretty cool web page that you can learn to speak spanish, german, french, etc. It's free to register- but I think they put your email on a list. not sure. Still pretty freakin cool. easy to use too. picked by willster09 2 years ago

The agency that runs the surveillance system said the rate was so slow because of poor wireless connections between the cameras and the servers (they are being upgraded) and a shortage of server space to store videos shot at normal frame rates. A tapped-out budget for routine maintenance seemed likely to add to the problems. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Some guy in a full King outfit invades New York and rallies up the city. He even stops by McDonalds although they dont seem to be that big of fans picked by willster09 2 years ago

These guys trick 14 unsuspecting friends into sitting in a breakaway chair and put them all into one hilarious compilation.

Dang................Every time I try that I get punched in the face! lol picked by willster09 2 years ago

The chief executive of a Wall Street technology consulting company was charged today with vehicular manslaughter in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 59-year-old woman on Thursday evening. picked by willster09 2 years ago

A French bank announced Thursday that it had lost $7.2 billion, not because of complex subprime loans, but the old-fashioned way — because a 31-year-old rogue trader made bad bets on stocks and then, in trying to cover up those losses, dug himself deeper into a hole. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Taking a significant step toward the creation of synthetic forms of life, researchers reported Thursday that they had manufactured the entire genome of a bacterium by stitching together its chemical components. picked by willster09 2 years ago

rst Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo unveiling and now a new jetpack? Somebody forgot to tell me that it's Worldwide Wacko Futurist Pipe-Dream Week. picked by willster09 2 years ago

A State Supreme Court justice threw out the rape indictment against City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher this morning, finding that prosecutors had unfairly prejudiced members of the grand jury when presenting the case against him, a lawyer for Mr. Gallagher said. picked by willster09 2 years ago

EPA officials told the agency's administrator that California had "compelling and extraordinary conditions" to justify a federal waiver allowing the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, according to excerpts of documents released Wednesday. picked by willster09 2 years ago

1984: The first Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale. picked by willster09 2 years ago