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There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
The above photo is from a pinhole camera placed on a turntable for ... Read more »
We're not sure exactly how high you have to be to text the local sheriff to score some weed, but we figure it's somewhere in the range of "really" to "inspiringly." Where this Helena, Montana teenager lands on the scale doesn't really matter. What does matter is that the boy and his friend managed ... Read more »
In the never-ending battle between fantasy and sci-fi, we'll side with the latter every time. (And we'll take a sci-fi con over a renaissance faire any day of the week, thank-you-very-much.) No virtual playground entertains like one inhabited by robots, astronauts, spaceships and ray-guns. With ... Read more »
French workers, in an entirely unorthodox turn of events, have gone on strike today to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to raise the national retirement age by a couple of years. If recent history is any indication, today's strike will make headlines around the country, but it certainly ... Read more »
Media pot-stirrers typically denounce video game violence because of its supposedly negative effects on impressionable children. In California, though, participating in violent games -- even if the violence is only implied -- apparently indicates the presence of dangerous and deep-seated emotional ... Read more »
James Bridle has compiled the editing history of the Iraq War Wikipedia entry from December 2004 and November 2009 into a twelve-volume collection "the size of a single old-style encyclopaedia." With relevant and irrelevant additions, defacements and debates, Bridle presents not the history of the ... Read more »
During the five months that he was held captive by Islamic militants in Afghanistan, Japanese journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka never thought he'd ever see his friends or family again. Now, however, he's finally back home -- thanks, in part, to Twitter.
As the AP reports, Tsuneoka recently seized a ... Read more »
They pale in comparison to the teen with the $21,000 Verizon bill, but brother and sister Sam, 13, and Sarah Ivanhoe, 11, while on vacation to the Dead Sea with their mom, amassed a cell phone bill that cost nearly as much as their trip. According to My Fox Houston, Cindy, who pays for her kids' ... Read more »
Watch the video, after the break, to trace the evolution (or should we say, de-evolution) of the warp speed effect from one 'Star Trek' movie to the next. Things start off strong with neon photo trickery in the early films before giving way to anti-climactic CGI in 'Nemesis,' trading lights and ... Read more »
Tommy Christopher, a White House correspondent for Mediaite and owner of Daily Dose, had a heart attack on Sunday. So, presumably after calling 911, he took to Twitter to write: "I gotta be me. Livetweeting my heart attack. Beat that!" A minute later, he updated his condition, tweeting "Paramedics ... Read more »
If you want to shave a few bucks off your electric bill and save a couple trees, the most common methods involve buying all new appliances and just turning everything off all the time. But you can actually trim your bills and reduce your carbon footprint with a simple piece of software called ... Read more »
The 'Nike+' iPhone app has been a popular choice for runners looking for some extra company during long workouts. Now, the sportswear powerhouse has just released an updated, GPS-enhanced version of the app, geared toward athletes who actually like to see where they're headed. In addition to ... Read more »
Google is approaching the end of its pre-teen years. Today, the world's largest search company (which isn't really a search company anymore) turns 12. And, as with most holidays and special occasions, Google has swapped out its standby homepage logo for a celebratory variation. Whereas most festive ... Read more »
Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines...
Not even Apple is immune to Photoshop failure of embarrassing proportions. Documentation for the new iPod touch showed the iPhone interface, complete with Phone app, clearly 'shopped onto the the touch. Whoops! [From: TUAW]
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Being under the weather never seemed like much fun until we played 'Cloud Control.' The game is super simple, and resembles puzzle games you've most likely played before. Basically, there are three types of clouds: fluffy white, stormy gray and rainy blue. Using the arrow keys, navigate the white ... Read more »
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Definitely not rooting for that hoity toity Pekingese, that's for damn sure. #Westminster
I'm, like, okay with being a little crazy.
The time, energy, words, weight lost, nails bitten, scabs picked and nights I've struggled thru for this are easy to judge from afar, right?
Things I won't miss about being a freelancer: incorrectly estimating my taxes and owing a ton of cash at the end of the year.
