The Most Expensive Domains Ever Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Care to guess which one is the most expensive?
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 227 [+].
Device 'spins silk like spiders' Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
A device that partially mimics the process by which spiders produce fine, yet super-strong, silks has been built.
It could help produce a new generation of tough, lightweight materials for use in medical equipment, for example.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 178 [+].
New research reveals kids who don't play videogames at all are more at risk of violent tendencies Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
In the history of videogames, no greater argument has ever surfaced than the argument that violence in videogames have a direct correlation with actual, real-life violence involving kids or teenagers.
Now, it seems that the matter can be settled with the results of a study that not only went on for several years and interviewed hundreds of individuals, but was also funded by the government/
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 218 [+].
Show for sale! Get your top-notch show here! Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Once again, Jericho fans pulled together and did the (nearly) impossible:
They raised the funds to put full-page ads in Variety (April 25) and The Hollywood Reporter and have put Jericho up for sale, metaphorically speaking.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 29 [+].
Virtual world therapeautic for addicts Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Patients in therapy to overcome addictions have a new arena to test their coping skills—the virtual world. A new study by University of Houston Associate Professor Patrick Bordnick found that a virtual reality (VR) environment can provide the climate necessary to spark an alcohol craving so that patients can practice how to say “no” in a realistic and safe setting.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 37 [+].
10 Terrible Movies by 10 Great Directors Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Nobody's perfect...
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 290 [+].
5 Best Musical Performances on Sesame Street Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Over the years, the show has hosted everyone from Kofi Annan to Tina Fey to Robert DeNiro. Celebrity guest stars are good; celebrity guest stars that sing while interacting with furry puppets are far better, and inspired this week’s Friday 5.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 63 [+].
Guns N' Roses finish 'Chinese Democracy' album Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Guns N Roses have reportedly finished work on 'Chinese Democracy', the album that Axl Rose has been working on for the past 14 years.
Comments: 12 Score: [-] 193 [+].
Music downloaders win round in court Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Boston University students have won what one lawyer hailed as a "David and Goliath" victory after challenging one of the recording industry's most aggressive tactics: lawsuits targeting people who illegally download music.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 359 [+].
50 Actors We'd Watch in Anything (Part 1) Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
The first 25 performers — like Alec Baldwin, Denzel Washington, and Catherine Keener — whose name in the credits forces us to give even the most dubious TV or movie project the benefit of the doubt
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 49 [+].
How fast you'll age is written in the bones Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Perhaps the aging process can’t be stopped. But it can be predicted, and new research from Tel Aviv University indicates that people may live longer and lead healthier lives as a result.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 136 [+].
Save Polaroid. Save the World. Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
On February 8, 2008, Polaroid Corporation announced that it will discontinue production of all instant film. This site will document the aftermath of this announcement and will serve as a home-base for the effort to convince another company to begin producing the cherished technology that Polaroid has so carelessly abandoned.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 183 [+].
Overweight kids have fewer cavities Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Contrary to conventional wisdom, overweight children have fewer cavities and healthier teeth compared to their normal weight peers, according to a study published in this month’s issue of Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 3 [+].
White Stripes sued for sampling radio show Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
The White Stripes are being sued for $70,000 for sampling a Canadian radio show eight years ago.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 113 [+].
Ten Books I’d Make into Movies If I Had a Skijillion Dollars Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
I'm willing to bet at one point you've finished reading a book and thought. "Man, if I had a spare two hundred and fifty million lying around I'd make this into a movie faster than you could say 'Yeah, that'll be the day'."
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 56 [+].
$50 Per Year from Every Music Fan Would Save Music Industry Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
Cambridge-educated economist-... (Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Billy Bragg) Peter Jenner put a figure on how much each music fan who buys music would have to pay in order for access to every song ever recorded while maintaining or increasing music sales.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 53 [+].
Peer-to-Peer Poisoners: A Tour of MediaDefender Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
When your company poisons peer-to-peer networks for a living, public relations usually takes a back seat to discretion; quiet is the rule in the P2P content-protection industry...
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 8 [+].
Hollywood Gives Sneak Peek of Big Summer Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
Soothsayers were big in the ancient Greek era depicted in the blockbuster "300," and Hollywood hopes that flick portends one of the biggest years in modern times for the movie business.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 48 [+].
Spotback Launches Their “Rate Everything” Widget Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
News site Spotback has created a new widget that lets blogs and other sites gather user ratings on each piece of content.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 41 [+].
Top Three TV Actors of the Season Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
Once or twice a season an amazing actor will achieve maximum potential and wow us viewers winning our trust, support and loyalty. Let’s take a look at three actors that really spiced things up this season.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 32 [+].
Pilot Who Took Detour To See Scenery Is Sacked Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
Capt Roger Old, 61, flew five miles off course while coming in to land in Shetland in bad weather. An automatic warning system told him he was too low and advised him to pull up, but instead he asked the co-pilot to switch it off.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 56 [+].
Inside the Mind of JJ Abrams Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
Reporter Kim Zetter sits down with Abrams at TED to learn his plans for saving the Star Trek franchise and tells us why you should listen to voices in the car.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 17 [+].
World's Longest Underground River Discovered in Mexico Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
Divers exploring a maze of underwater caves on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula have identified what may be the longest underground river in the world.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 30 [+].
Plime - The unfriendly news aggregator? Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
I'm not submitting this to dis Plime. I think plime is a great site and that people should learn how to treat new users more politely.
Comments: 37 Score: [-] 102 [+].
Digg's New Auto-Bury Feature Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
The recent news of sites being unbanned from Digg may have been a red herring thrown at us to divert our attention from the full impact of a new Digg feature. I am talking about Digg's new "auto bury" feature.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 15 [+].