January 2009
Cracked Officially Starts Feeling Sorry for MAD... →
You’ve been having kind of a rough time, lately, haven’t you? We feel your pain, really, we do. (Well, not REALLY; things are actually pretty great over here. But you know what we mean.)
3 hours of editing Ethiopian radio makes my brain hurt. I am pretty proud that I could tell where to edit though.. I’m awesome.
Dawn of War II beta now available to all...Free →
Just a quick reminder that the Dawn of War II beta is now available to all people for the low, low price of nothing. With just a click, a little free time and 5.5 gigglebytes of hard drive space you…
The Bacon Explosion - Take Bacon. Add Sausage.... →
FOR a nation seeking unity, a recipe has swept the Internet that seems to unite conservatives and liberals, gun owners and foodies, carnivores and … well, not vegetarians and health fanatics. This…
Taking Android's "Cupcake" 1.5 Update For An Early... →
If you want to see what’s next for Android in “Cupcake”—including that delicious on-screen keypad, you can grab the SDK and root around yourself before T-Mo pushes it to your G1. Or, check our…
Google Android: Favorite Features and What's Yet... →
We asked developers to share what they like and would they would like to see more of from Android, Google’s mobile operating system.
Wired's February Issue Is 3 Millimeters Thin.... →
Its binding is thicker than its actual pages. It feels startlingly flimsy to the touch. The issue numbers just 113 pages in total.
Walmart Sells Blank Disc Labeled "Redneck Sh*t" As... →
When Michael’s son used his Christmas money to buy a copy of Madden 09 from Walmart, he though he was buying a copy of Madden 09, not a blank disc that said “Redneck Sh*t.”
Why You Should Always Log Out →
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to the library or a computer lab and found someone still logged into their user account. It used to make me angry. It used to make me wonder what was wrong…
Wife murdered for Facebook status →
A man murdered his estranged wife after becoming “enraged” when she changed her marital status on Facebook to “single”. Edward Richardson, 41, of Mayfield Road, Biddulph, was found guilty of stabbing…
Obama Admin brings back the Freedom of Information... →
Obama adminstration brings back the Freedom of Information Act and transparency in government
US approves 1st stem cell study for spinal injury →
A U.S. biotech company says it plans to start this summer the world’s first study of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells — a long-awaited project aimed at spinal cord injury.
Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Tech... →
If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future, the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the rotary-dial past.
Brief Update On Digg →
Wanted to reach out to folks with an update on Digg and our priorities for 2009 as well as address some of the recent speculation about our business.
Obama wants to know: Why open source? →
President Barack Obama is a smart guy. Where others zig, he zags. It’s perhaps not surprising, then, that he’s been asking around about the benefits of open source, according to Sun Chairman Scott…
BREAKING NEWS: Obama retakes oath of office at... →
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama retook the oath of office at the White House on Wednesday after a blunder during Tuesday’s inauguration.
Obama Freezes Salaries Of White House Employees →
President Barack Obama announced on his first day in office Wednesday that he is freezing the pay of the about a hundred White House employees who make over $100,000 a year.
is enjoying Carlin on PBS… There is something soo wrong with this.
Bush Protest: Shoes Thrown At White House, One... →
President Bush was given an Iraqi-journalist-style sendoff on his last full day in office Monday, as tourists and demonstrators lobbed shoes, pumps, boots, sandals and Crocs from Pennsylvania Avenue…
Most See Bush's Presidency as a Failure →
Half of those polled say the United States could be better off today if Al Gore had been elected president in 2000 rather than Bush, with 27 percent saying the country would be worse off if Gore had…
Ted Kennedy collapses at an inauguration lunch →
Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, collapsed Tuesday afternoon during a luncheon held for President Barack Obama in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall, a senator told CNN’s Dana Bash.
CNN: Roberts 'screwed up' oath of office →
The oath of office of the President of the United States is perhaps the most hallowed tradition in American politics. It marks the end of an intense election process, the peaceful transition of…
Bush's legacy is America's shame →
A left-wing journalist drives home the point—again—that George W. Bush has embarrassed the United States and left the country among the most hated on the planet.
Happy to hear an American President actually acknowledge that not every American is religious
Barack Obama Officialy Becomes 44th American... →
Constitution states he becomes president , term begins at noon even without oath ……… New History Begins !!!!
According to an NBC analyst, “Lincoln wasn’t a great man to eat”
I’ve never wished for a flock of geese more than when seeing GWB get on the helicopter.
Tell that to Mrs. Lincoln
Steelers head to Super Bowl, Willis McGahee... →
The Pittsburgh Stealers have defeated the Baltimore Ravens 23-14 after losing three straight AFC championship games at home. Baltimore Ravens RB Willis McGahee was seriously injured in a hit late in…
650 Million Years In 1:20 min (VIDEO) →
Watch as the Earth takes shape with millions of years condensed into 1 minute 20 seconds…
Most Dramatic Om Nom Nom Nom Ever →
This guy has been in the family for over 40 years I believe. He was found cruising down the street by my uncles dad. He is pretty tough , we almost lost him when one of their dogs flipped him over in…
Obama's Inauguration Rules For Staff Dealing with... →
3. In directing media personnel to the appropriate resources, remain polite and considerate regardless of the behavior of the media representatives. Members of the media are frequently working under…
Sources: Obama ready to end harsh interrogations →
President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to prohibit the use of waterboarding and harsh interrogation techniques by ordering the CIA to follow military rules for questioning prisoners, according to…
Historic Failure: Bush's Final Approval Rating is... →
President Bush will leave office as one of the most unpopular departing presidents in history, according to a new CBS news/NY Times poll showing Mr. Bush’s final approval rating at 22 percent. His…
imagining how much better the world would be if all of the money spent on the supernatural was spent on scientific research instead…
Circuit City to shut down .. all stores ... →
Court filing shows bankrupt electronics retailer seeks approval to sell merchandise in its remaining 567 stores.
may pay the $25 fee to be able to smoke in the elevators to get out of the cold today…
Atheists Want 'God' Stricken From Inaugural Oath →
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Barack Obama wants to conclude his inaugural oath with the words “so help me God,” but a group of atheists is asking a federal judge to stop him. California atheist…
A Neglected Revenue Source For California -... →
One obvious way to take a big chunk out of the deficit - without closing schools or putting the sick and elderly out on the streets - hasn’t even been discussed. Tax marijuana. The marijuana crop is…
Kaka to Manchester City for a whopping... →
KAKA has given the green light to join Manchester City after the club increased their offer to a phenomenal £243million.
A world free from DRM, copyrights and patents →
Opinion - What would it be like to wake up tomorrow and have the ability to take everything that exists and recreate it as needed absolutely free from royalty or limitation? If people and companies…
President Obama's official portrait: the first... →
Today we are releasing the new official portrait for President Barack Obama. It was taken by Pete Souza, the newly-announced official White House photographer. It is the first time that an official…
Marijuana Law Reform Now Political Opportunity-Not... →
Voting ended late last week on the President-Elect¹s website Change.gov. As was the case in December, questions from the general public pertaining to marijuana and drug policy reform proved to be…
Tom Daschle: US Healthcare System Best in World a... →
“I would call it a myth that we have the best healthcare system in the world,” says Daschle. He then outlines specific reform essential to repairing the United States healthcare system.
Pittsburgh mayor loses 'raven' in his name, adds... →
In time for the AFC Championship game showdown - Goodbye, Luke Ravenstahl; hello, Luke Steelerstahl.
Obama Asks Retired Air Force General to Run NASA →
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has asked retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gration, one of his top foreign policy and military advisers during his campaign, to take the helm of NASA, according to…
Youtube beginning to mute videos with copyrighted... →
Perhaps this has been going on for a while, but I’ve never noticed it before. YouTube users often create an original video using their favorite popular song as the audio. I’m afraid that they won’t…
Obama's new BlackBerry: The NSA's secure PDA? →
Bill Clinton sent only two e-mail messages as president and has yet to pick up the habit. George W. Bush ceased using e-mail in January 2001 but has said he’s looking forward to e-mailing “my…
Detainee Was Tortured, a Bush Official Confirms →
The top Bush administration official in charge of deciding whether to bring Guantanamo detainees to trial, Susan Crawford, concluded that the U.S. military tortured a Saudi national who allegedly…
Twitter hires its first biz-dev guru →
Kevin Thau, a Twitter user for nearly a year, joins the microblogging company as director of mobile business development. Now how about a revenue plan?