December 2007
North America’s Largest Solar-Electric Plant... →
North America’s largest solar photovoltaic system is now running and generating power. The 14 megawatt power plant is at the Nellis AF Base in the sunny desert of S. Nevada. It’s expected to save about $1 million in power costs annually, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 24,000 tons each year. The plant, which cost $100 million to constuct
Video: 'The most conclusive evidence' Bhutto was... →
UK’s Channel 4 news broadcasted a new video of the Bhutto assassination which they say “provides the most conclusive evidence yet that Benazir Bhutto was shot.
According to Huckabee, Homosexual behavior 'is a... →
“We may have certain tendencies, but [we choose] how we behave and how we carry out our behavior,” Huckabee said in an interview Sunday with Tim Russert of MSNBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Pregnancy becomes latest job outsourced to India →
Every night in this quiet western Indian city, 15 pregnant women prepare for sleep in the spacious house they share, ascending the stairs in a procession of ballooned bellies, to bedrooms that become a landscape of soft hills.
Continent-sized floating garbage patch threatens... →
In one of the few places on Earth where people can rarely be found, the human race has well and truly made its mark. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean lies a floating garbage patch twice the size of Britain. A place where the water is filled with six times as much plastic as plankton, a plastic-plankton soup that is entering the food chain.
Rudy Will 'Chase Muslims Back To Their Caves' →
rudy’s folks say the darndest things..
Bhutto's 19-year old son likely to be named... →
A senior official of Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party told TIME late Saturday that the slain former prime minister’s 19-year-old son, Bilawal, will likely be named as her political heir and the new party leader on Sunday.
Robotic artist does portraits, hoping to get into... →
The bot, named HOAP-3, is able to distinguish a human face, take a still frame of that image, and then create a drawing by (robotic) hand based on what it sees.
New Nasal Spray Could Eliminate Sleepiness →
A nasal spray containing a naturally occurring brain hormone called orexin A reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well-rested monkeys on cognitive tests.
How to rent an apartment in Tokyo →
What exactly is involved in renting a real apartment in Tokyo? For starters, Japanese use the phrase hikoshi-bimbo to describe someone who recently moved into a new apartment. Literally translating as ‘moving poor,’ hikoshi-bimbo describes the state of having to fork over six months’ salary for the privelege of renting a new apartment.
WTF: preorder Haze and receive a syringe filled... →
I don’t really know what to say.
Rude Customer Leaves Waitress $50,000 and a Car In... →
She made sure his food was as hot as he wanted, even if it meant he burned his mouth. And she smiled through his demands and curses. The 89-year-old Walter “Buck” Swords obviously appreciated it, leaving the waitress $50,000 and a 2000 Buick when he died.
Zombie Panic: Source Released ! →
The much awaited Zombie Panic: Source has been released after a huge day of waiting.
Essential Mac Apps for the New Switcher →
Once you convince your friends to get a Mac, they’ll want to know which applications to use or try out first! Here is a list for all those new Mac users who want a list of the most useful, must-have Mac applications that aren’t included with your Mac.
The only sane people left in America live in... →
People are so far removed from their duties as citizens that these elected employees can get away with anything. Remember they work for us and if we are not satisfied with their performance they should be kicked out of office. And even more important when they do something illegal they should be held accountable.
i-Snake 'will transform surgery' →
Experts are developing a flexible surgical robot, known as the i-Snake, which they say could revolutionise keyhole surgery.
List of confirmed iPhone 1.1.3 firmware features →
Here is a list, with images, of confirmed iPhone 1.1.3 firmware feature additions and updates!
Top 100 Albums of 2007 →
A seemingly indie heavy look back at 2007.
Canabis and sex →
Cannabis can have some extremely potent effects on sex. Some of the effects are directly physiological, while many others are simply perceived – but a perceived effect more often than not also leads to an actual, physiological change.
New Space Theme Visualizer Will Wow PS3 Owners →
Playstation’s new 2.1 firmware update was full of several upgrades – but none was more desirable and cooler than the brand new music visualizer.
Topless Woman Lured Perverts in Police Sting... →
Firefighter Busted for Exposing Himself to Sunbather Appeals ‘Entrapment’ Conviction
The Wii, officially hacked! →
Someone was able to start Homebrew in Wii-Mode. They were able to find encryption and decryption keys by doing full memory dumps at runtime over a custom serial interface. Using these keys, they were able to create a Wii ‘game’ that ran their own code. (video in link + more)
MSM blurs gore in Bhutto assassination photos →
“I’m sure I could turn on prime time television any night of the week and see something equally if not more graphic fictionalized for my “entertainment,” but when it’s an actual dead person, I need to be protected from it.”
2007 Logo Trends →
At LogoLounge.com we look at A LOT of logos and see plenty of trends: Some are aesthetic, some conceptual, and some cultural. As the internet’s largest database of logos â over 50,000 to date â you can’t help notice the evolution of design â and tre
Al Gore Will Endorse.. (drumroll please) ...No... →
He won the popular vote in 2000, and saw his political clout grow to new heights in 2007, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, an Emmy & an Oscar. He is credited with doing as much as humanly possible to raise the issue of global warming to the top of the world’s agenda. The Nobel Laureate won’t endorse anyone at this stage of 2008 campaign…
Correct Condom Usage Tips for Morons →
While double-bagging your groceries may be an excellent idea, you will want to avoid double-bagging your condoms.
Why Today's Music Sounds Like Shit →
Over the past decade and a half, a revolution in recording technology has changed the way albums are produced, mixed and mastered — almost always for the worse. Producers and engineers call this “the loudness war,” and it has changed the way almost every new pop and rock album sounds…
Top 10 Most Disgusting Scenes in American Cinema →
#10 - Nicolas Cage Eats a Live Cockroach in VAMPIRE’S KISS [1989]
Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep →
Wow. I’ve always wondered if this was possible. If no one needed sleep I wonder if we’d all do more things in life that we wanted to, or if we’d all be forced into working an 80 hour work week as a societal norm.
Fox News limiting next debate to 'so-called' Top... →
According to this website, only Rudy, Huck, Mitt, McCain and dead Fred will be on the next Fox debate. Even though Ron Paul is polling higher than Thompson on all national polls. Gonna be a boring debate when everyone agrees.
The World’s Loneliest Prada Store (PICS) →
Prada marfa is an unusual building located in the desert near marfa, texas on an otherwise desolate stretch of highway 90. Behind the glass a selection of shoes and bags, presumably more expensive than the structure itself, have sat untouched since 2005. Very few people have ever been inside prada marfa…
skyway to the nearest euphemism →
Jollyboy posted a photo:
it is true. this is me at christmas time
Bush to sell US High Tech Bomb Technology to Saudi... →
A plan to sell Saudi Arabia highly accurate Boeing Co bomb-guidance kits is roiling Israel’s backers in the Congress, setting up a potential clash with President George W. Bush. The administration could formally notify lawmakers as soon as January 15 of the possible sale to Riyadh of Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAM, technology.
Drawspace.com - Drawing lessons →
Stephen Hawking joins attack on science cuts →
Prof Hawking of Cambridge has now added his name to a petition calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to halt planned cuts in physics and astronomy that has attracted more than 3,500 names on its very first day. The vitriolic attacks on the Government by the scientific establishment are of an intensity not seen since cuts were made in the 80s.
America’s Most Literate Cities 2007 →
This study focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.
Some People Can Hear A Color Or Smell A Sound →
urprising as it may seem, there are people who can smell sounds, see smells or hear colors. Actually, all of as, at some point in our lives, have had this skill (some authors affirm that it is common in newborns).
5 Shocking Stats About Men and Sex →
We know that without sex researchers to disseminate data about our sex lives, we’d be forced to rely upon furtive glances in the men’s room, never sure of what to add or subtract to account for the angle; upon locker room stories, never sure how many grains of skeptical salt to apply; upon porn that only leaves us feeling depressed about ourselves.
Wacom Cintiq 12WX Video Review. Verdict: Simply... →
Here’s the video review for the new Wacom Cintiq 12WX, a tablet that allows you to draw directly on the screen with extreme precision, great feel and amazing results (even with butter fingers like mine). The Cintiq 12WX is probably the BEST peripheral I have ever tried.
Ridiculous Celebrity Hotel Rooms →
Suites you’d probably never be able to stay in.
Man Dies After 2-Hour Marathon Lap Dance &... →
Of all the ways to die, having a stripper rub you up for two hours is not a bad way to go.
Protectionism and My Stuffy Nose - Mises Institute →
There I stood at the pharmacy counter, with a head cold, sniffing away, and begging for some product that contains pseudoephedrine, which works like a magic nose unclogger. The stuff you can get off the shelf now contains the similar-sounding drug called
Pakistan' Benazir Bhutto killed by suicide bomber →
At the time of submitting - news coming in that Benazir Bhutto has been killed by suicide bomber. At least 10 other people also killed at the same time.
2007: Seven Things We Should Pretend Never... →
So many memorable things happened in 2007. We should probably start hiding the evidence, now.
5 Things You'll Love About Firefox 3 →
Firefox 3 Beta 2 shows some nifty new tools we can expect in Mozilla’s next browser
Professor tries to solve mystery behind Star of... →
For nearly 2,000 years, it’s been the one puzzle astronomers haven’t been able to fully solve. But now, one Notre Dame professor thinks he may have discovered the origin of the star of Bethlehem.
Hey mommy, it’s not a fish →
This Russian family from Ekaterinburg city wanted to have some fish dinner. They opened their fish tins, put the contents of them into the plates and then the girl said:
Shopdropping: The Subversive Art of Reverse... →
Shopdropping, also known as droplifting, is the incredible act of reverse shoplifting: going into stores and putting things onto the shelves. Banksy is probably the best known shopdropper, famous for putting out his own subvertised versions of Paris Hilton’s CDs and hanging his subversive art in galleries.
The Reason Bush is Against Stem Cell Research? →
Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” scared him. Seriously.
New York Times retracts its smear of Ron Paul →
After receiving hundreds of complaints the NYT was forced to retract its hit piece on Ron Paul stating “The original post [the hitpiece] should not have been published with these unverified assertions and without any response from Paul.”