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Who's the one man who can pull off a Beatles cover? Elvis! - 01/09/2009 10:10 AM

Amazing footage of Elvis Presley singing Yesterday by the Beatles at a rehearsal in 1970. What's amazing is that the King manages to make the tune his own while having a bit of fun while doing it.

20 Pretty Cool Sculptures Created from Legos (PICS) - 01/09/2009 10:10 AM

This is another one of those cases where you say to yourself “what the hell are these guys spending so much time creating these major works with Legos?”I guess it’s not my place to ask why these guys never get laid. But it is my place to know that the sculptures they are creating are pretty interesting to look at.

Study Reveals Why First Impressions Count - 01/09/2009 10:00 AM

"First impressions matter when you want to build a lasting trust," said study researcher Robert Lount of Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business. "If you get off on the wrong foot, the relationship may never be completely right again. It's easier to rebuild trust after a breach if you already have a strong relationship."

20 Beautiful Examples of Light Graffiti (PICS) - 01/09/2009 09:50 AM

Light graffiti, also known as light painting is a photographic technique in which exposures are made usually at night or in a darkened room by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera.

Mythbusting Attacks On Obama's Recovery Package - 01/09/2009 09:50 AM

Conservatives are at it again. Obama just announced his bold American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan to put our economy back on the right track and rebuild America from the ground up, and they are already attacking, obstructing, and spreading lies. We can't sit back while history repeats itself. To fight back, here is the mythbusting you need.

ProgDVB: Watch FREE Satellite TV On Your PC - 01/09/2009 09:40 AM

ProgDVB offers a complete alternative for watching TV on the web. With this incredible desktop application you can instantly watch hundreds of channels, listen to the radio, and record high definition quality videos, all via satellite. With access to several hundred channels worldwide you’ll barely ever run out of something to watch.

Google Maps: 100+ Best Tools and Mashups - 01/09/2009 09:20 AM

Most people think of Google Maps in terms of finding a place or business, or getting directions from one point to another. Others use the satellite images and terrain mapping features. But there are tons of other uses out there for Google maps.

9 Video Games that Made Vehicular Manslaughter Fun - 01/09/2009 09:10 AM

One of the biggest reasons we play video games is to engage in actions that normally frowned upon in society. It is for that reason that driving and vehicular manslaughter has become a match made in gaming heaven. For every time you've cursed a clueless pedestrian from behind the wheel, these games have served a great purpose.

Historic Gadgets Through The Years - Photos - 01/09/2009 09:10 AM

Barack Obama's First 100 Minutes - Mad Magazine - 01/09/2009 09:00 AM

Everybody's expending a lot of air guessing at what Obama's first 100 days will be like. But only Mad Magazine has the guts to speculate on his first 100 minutes, in this exclusive preview for Indecision.

Are Two Movies Called 9 Coming Out On The Same Day? - 01/09/2009 08:50 AM

Those awesome rag doll guys (in the animated film 9) may be able to defeat a whole army of killer robots. But now they're facing the most unlikely adversary — another movie, called Nine.

Transformers 2 teaser poster revealed? - 01/09/2009 08:40 AM

Could this be the first look at the teaser poster for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?" It's watermark though leads to a reputable eBay seller of posters and the tagline URL (www.revengeiscoming.com) redirects to Michael Bay's official website....

French parking meters to send tickets by text message - 01/09/2009 08:30 AM

'Smart' parking meters that send motorists a text message when they have spent too long in a parking space and incurred a fine could become a familiar sight on British high streets.

I've only slept with two men - Paris Hilton - 01/09/2009 08:20 AM

Paris also said that she wasn't tempted to go down the same road as Lindsay Lohan, who is in a lesbian relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson, The Sun reported.

Palm Pre in-depth impressions - 01/09/2009 08:20 AM

Tons of photos of the Palm Pre from Engadget

Shopaholic dies after being buried under unopened items - 01/09/2009 08:10 AM

A shopaholic pensioner was crushed to death under a mountain of unopened items she was hoarding, it emerged today.

Five Catastrophes That Could Wipe Out Civilization - 01/09/2009 08:10 AM

Modern civilization may be the most advanced in history – but it could still be toppled by calamity like so many before. Here are some of the more likely dangers that might take us to the brink – or beyond.

Linux Symposium Statistics: T-Shirt Size - 01/09/2009 08:00 AM

Windows 7 [XKCD] - 01/09/2009 07:50 AM

Diclaimer: I have not actually tried the beta yet. I hear it's quite pleasant and hardly Hitler-y at all.

Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites - 01/09/2009 07:30 AM

More than half of teens who use the social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows.

Finger scanning to be lunch card of the future? - 01/09/2009 07:20 AM

Fischer said NutriKids (aka Big Brother) would offer features parents had been requesting for years. One is the ability to see what students are ordering for meals, and another is a faster and easier payment method. Each students was asked to press his or her right index finger on the optical reader, which scanned the print. Each student scanned...

History of the Internet - How The Interent Was Formed (VID) - 01/09/2009 07:10 AM

400 Earthquakes Hit Yellowstone In Just 8 Days - 01/09/2009 07:00 AM

In the past week or so, some 400 earthquakes have added to the already precarious land at Yellowstone National Park. Although the area is the largest supervolcano in North America, the rumbling is a bit more than normal.

gOS 3.1 - 01/09/2009 06:50 AM

gOS, the Ubuntu-derived Linux desktop that's focused squarely on Google products and other webapps, has updated with newer versions of its core products, including the Windows-app-running WINE, Firefox 3, and support for newer Google Gadgets.

The 25 Best High School Movies Of All Time - 01/09/2009 06:40 AM

Love it or hate it, we all had our high school experiences – and lived to tell about it. Check out Movie Crunch’s list of the 25 Best High School Movies of All Time. Did we leave any of your favorites off the list?

Buddy System [PIC] - 01/09/2009 06:30 AM

Four Games We Can't Wait to Get Our Hands On - 01/09/2009 06:20 AM

we wanted to chime in with a handful of games we can't wait to get our hands on for the first time. Some of these might not arrive in 2009 but we can't wait to play them in preview form nonetheless.

Palin: Couric, Fey profited by 'exploiting' me - 01/09/2009 06:10 AM

Conservative documentary filmmaker John Ziegler is determined to prove that Barack Obama won the 2008 election because of media bias, and that "the media assassination of [Sarah Palin], her character and family, was one of the greatest public injustices of our time.” Ziegler has now released clips of a January 5 interview with Palin.

SanDisk Unveils Fast, Cheap Solid State Drives - 01/09/2009 05:50 AM

SanDisk’s new SSDs offer 60GB for $150 and 120GB for $250 with five times the speed of 7200RPM HDDs.

7 Film Franchises That Just Refuse to Die - 01/09/2009 05:40 AM

I'm glad you asked, because we have this handy list of franchises that simply refuse to go away.

Time for New York to cut through hysterics and make MMA lega - 01/09/2009 05:30 AM

Tomorrow, the legislature of New York will again consider allowing mixed martial arts in the Empire State.

The 10 Best UFC Fights of 2008 - 01/09/2009 05:20 AM

When someone steals something from you in the UFC, the only appropriate response is unmitigated revenge in the form of a swift kick to the head.

Apple Files Patent For Camera Hidden Behind Display - 01/09/2009 05:10 AM

We've already seen the iSight indicator light "disappear" behind the bezel of Apple's MacBook and iMac computers. A recently published patent application could make the iSight itself not only disappear, but move to the middle of the screen. MacBooks, iMacs, and even iPhones and iPod touches could take advantage of the new technology.

Twitter Marriage Proposal: Bloggers In Love - 01/09/2009 05:00 AM

Grant Robertson from Download Squad has proposed to his girlfriend Christina Warren (TUAW and Download Squad) on TWITTER. That's right. On Twitter. Social networking has come a long way.

Nature's Great Piece of Art/Geometry Lesson: The Snowflake - 01/09/2009 04:50 AM

When physicist Kenneth Libbrecht looks out over a snowy landscape, he doesn't see a peaceful scene, he sees a laboratory. His microscopic photos show the intricate variety of snow crystals, and reveal the rigorous laws of nature that shape them.

From Peace and Prosperity to W. and the Damage Done - 01/09/2009 04:40 AM

President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation.

Students, law prof want RIAA trial live and online - 01/09/2009 04:30 AM

Back in October, we covered the case of Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston graduate student accused by the RIAA of sharing copyrighted music as "sublimeguy14" on KaZaA. Tenenbaum did not go quietly into that dark night; instead, he offered the RIAA a settlement of $500. The music lobby declined, and it took Tenenbaum to court.

One Month of Email Spam [PIC] - 01/09/2009 04:20 AM

How about a look at a month of email spam? Almost as many words of spam as in War and Peace.

Discovery's Science Channel is Looking for a Few Good Geeks - 01/09/2009 04:10 AM

The Discovery Channel's more hardcore offspring, The Science Channel has put out a casting call for a new game show, and they need geeks and makers to step up and have some fun. From the casting call: Producers for a...

My Atheism Is Not A Rejection Of Your God - 01/09/2009 04:10 AM

Do not take offense at atheism as a rejection of your favorite deity, it is a disbelief in all deities and what I hate is the anthropomorphic characters described by world religions and the acts carried out in their names.