Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book.

Only one problem: It's not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated Press. picked by belvario 3 weeks ago

A Johns Hopkins University student killed an apparent burglar with a samurai sword after discovering the man in his garage, police said Tuesday. picked by belvario 2 months ago

Malaysia's top Islamic body on Saturday ruled against Muslims practicing yoga, saying it had elements of other religions that could corrupt Muslims. picked by belvario 1 year ago

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.

It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election. picked by belvario 1 year ago

Followup to Matt Damon's recent comment about Sarah Palin being a bad Disney character.

This one made me spit coffee all over my keyboard...

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picked by belvario 1 year ago

Of course, this *has* to be filed under WTF?

What do you want to bet that the "WTF" license plate that was featured on the North Carolina DMV website was no accident? :) picked by belvario 1 year ago

He also says the US is "at the top of the list" in needing to improve energy conservation - but wait, didn't Cheney say that was "personal virtue, but not sound national energy policy"...? picked by belvario 1 year ago

He also taught creationism in his science class and failed to remove a Bible and other religious materials from his classroom. I love this comment - "With the exception of the cross-burning episode ... I believe John Freshwater is teaching the values of the parents in the Mount Vernon school district." Well sure, aside from the whole maiming schoolchildren with RF radiation thing... picked by belvario 1 year ago

The contents are amazingly well-preserved - they look like they were put in yesterday... picked by belvario 2 years ago

Silicon Valley startup Nanosolar has shipped their first product - *$1/watt* panels! This makes solar *cheaper than coal* for the first time ever. Those of us who follow these sorts of things have been watching Nanosolar for a while now and wondering when they would ship – looks like the day has arrived! 18-month backorders though :( This is immensely huge news, but of course the news ... read full post picked by belvario 2 years ago

Honda has a new press video showing two latest-generation ASIMO robots working together to serve tea in a normal office environment, avoiding each other and humans, pushing carts, etc. Droids are coming...

EDIT: argh, LiveLeak - here's the URL -
picked by belvario 2 years ago

In a property dispute, Rodney Rogers sawed the entire house in half laterally, including windows and doors. He was arrested for threats and destruction of property. NOT in Florida, go figure... picked by belvario 2 years ago

Watch James work it. I had no idea he did so much popping and locking - I thought that came much later. Amazing. picked by belvario 2 years ago

Since every other game ever made has a movie, why not? Very funny... picked by belvario 2 years ago

The look on her face says "I am not amused." Priceless... picked by belvario 2 years ago

Now we just need a giant green pepper and a giant pepperoni, and we can make pizza for 100 people. picked by belvario 2 years ago

Funny, I thought we already had one of these, called "tequila."

Life imitates "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." picked by belvario 2 years ago

This is hilarious - she thought she was going to buy out the store's inventory for $100,000 to sell on eBay (why, when you can order these online from the Apple store...?) - she bought out the first spot in line for $800 cash without checking on the purchase limit per customer first... picked by belvario 2 years ago