August 2007
Cool Magazine Illusions (Pics) →
Where the printed page ends and the subject starts…
Toddler bitten by python in Freedom Park... →
Christine Abdelmonem wanted her 15-month-old son to get a better look at the ducks waddling nearby in Freedom Park, so she lowered him to the ground.
July 2007
Most detailed pictures of Earth ever seen →
These spectacular images are the most detailed pictures of Earth ever seen.
Abandoned Theme Park in Japan [pic] →
That’s Gulliver from Gulliver’s Travels with Mt. Fiji in the background.
Fall TV Shows Already Pirated on The Pirate Bay,... →
At least half a dozen highly anticipated broadcast network fall pilots have been leaked online. Copies of NBC’s “Bionic Woman,” ABC’s “Pushing Daisies,” The CW’s “Reaper” and several other shows were available Friday for illegal download on sites such as Torrent Spy, The Pirate Bay and Mininova.
Essential Tools for Web Developers →
A peek into the toolbox of a Web 2.0 developer.
How To: Bulletproof Server Backups with Amazon S3 →
“We all know that it is important to keep recent backups of anything you value at all, so why not automate the process?”
Would you feel safe living here? [PIC] →
The city of New Orleans ground elevations, map.
Old Creepy Ads →
this is creep stuff
How the Electoral College Works →
After the 2000 U.S. presidential election, just about everybody in the United States was talking about the Electoral College. In the end, of course, Gore won the popular vote (more Americans voted for him), but Bush actually won the presidency, because he was awarded the majority of the votes in the Electoral College.
First Look at the LOST Orientation Film- Station... →
Here is the first look at the new Dharma Film that was shown at Comic-Con last night.
Surprise? Pepsi's Aquafina bottled water is from a... →
NEW YORK (Reuters) — PepsiCo Inc. will spell out that its Aquafina bottled water is made with tap water, a concession to the growing environmental and political opposition to the bottled water industry.According to Corporate Accountability International, a U.S. watchdog group, the world’s No. 2 beverage company will include the words “Public Wate
WTF!?: The 8 Strangest Communities on the Web →
Forums so specific and so insane that you’ll know you have reached the end of the Internet.
BarCamp - Where web fanatics come together to... →
Are you a developer, designer, blogger, or just can’t get enough of the net? BarCamp is an informal and ad-hoc conference bringing folks like us together… aka an “unconference”… Everyone is encouraged to present on what they love. Everything is free and presentations are scheduled in a mass flurry on the day of the event… it’s just plain fun!
Just For Laughs - Death →
Possibly the sickest TV prank ever
Video: Bush Tells the Public Explosives Were Used... →
Who’s Operatives Mr. Bush?Explosives Mr. Bush?
Leaked footage of Lost Game →
Looks like this site has gained access to the Comic Con video in advance of it being aired. Looks like a great game for Lost fans.
Someone Finally Did It!! Coke + Mentos Video... →
Finally a coke + mentos video where the point isn’t to show people that “it gets all fizzy”. The point is to use that knowledge for a very amusing and simple prank.
31 of the World's Hottest Startups (Excluding the... →
Not all of the startup action happens in Silicon Valley. Business 2.0 Magazine picks the top websites outside the U.S. that are changing the world.
This 9-Year-Old Has An $18,000 Line Of Credit →
Meet Kyle Shoemaker, a 9-year-old with two credit cards and an $18,000 line of credit. Kyle is a victim of identity theft. His mother has opted to retain a lawyer, but the DIY crowd can fight identity theft with a visit to the FTC.
Best Windows Tattoo Ever (pic) →
“A fatal exception OE has occurred at…” Tattoo
J.K. Rowling Gives Greater Detail of Epilogue in... →
Spoiler alert: This story reveals some key plot points in the final Harry Potter book. So if you’ve haven’t finished the book, J.K. Rowling asks that you not read this story. Author gives details on events after the book’s final epilogue.
The #1 YouTube Debate Question That CNN Censored →
CNN is congratulating itself profusely for its YouTube debate, and they showed a lot of excellent questions. But they refused to show the #1 video as voted on by visitors to CommunityCounts. The hands-down winning question was on impeachment.
Amazing videogames crossover →
Aimed at the NES, this video crossover contains many of the old favorite videogame characters, worth the watch.
The REAL Threat to Americans [PIC] →
On September 11, 2001, nearly 3000 Americans were killed. Since then, about 10 million Americans have died of preventable causes.
Digg fires Google for online ads →
SEATTLE - Digg Inc., a reader-powered news site, fired Google Inc. as its online advertising partner Wednesday in favor of a company Digg’s top executive described as young and willing to take risks: Microsoft Corp.
Apple Q3 Results Are In - Macs up 33%, iPods 21%,... →
Apple has posted its third quarter earnings details. “The Company posted revenue of $5.41 billion and net quarterly profit of $818 million, or $.92 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $4.37 billion and net quarterly profit of $472 million, or $.54 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.”
Microsoft & DIGG - New Partnership Launches [ MS... →
As part of the relationship, Microsoft will be the exclusive provider of display and contextual advertising on Digg. The two companies also agreed to work together on future technology and advertising initiatives. “Our collaboration with Digg is about bringing our advertising technology and sales force to one of the fastest-growing sites o
It’s Time to Drop the “www” →
It’s no longer necessary to use “www” when referring to websites. It’s a waste of storage, a waste of ink, and it takes 2-5 times as long to pronounce as saying the domain by itself. Enter no-www.
Open Source Social Platforms: 10 of the Best →
“With the latest open source software, smaller sites can be built in a matter of days or weeks.”
The Top Ten Lies Blockbuster Video Tells Their... →
“I worked for Blockbuster Video for the better part of six months. As a way of exorcising the demons in my video rental past, I now present my completely unbiased and totally honest list of the ten biggest lies Blockbuster Video tells their customers.”
10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence →
10 tips to build self confidence, change your attitude and learn how to be self confident
Drunk guy kills internet →
365 Main, a datacenter on the edge of San Francisco’s Financial District, is popular with Soma startups for its proximity and its state-of-the-art facilities. Or it used to be, anyway, until a power outage took down sites including Craigslist, Six Apart’s TypePad and LiveJournal blogging sites, local listings site Yelp, and blog search engine Techn
George Lucas wearing a 'Han Shot First' t-shirt! →
Is that the sound of the universe opening a tear and sucking itself into a horrible infinite loop? It might be.
2 Scums Kill Famous Doctor's Wife & Daughters in... →
The quiet Connecticut town of Cheshire has been stunned by a brutal home invasion that left a home in flames, a wife and her two daughters dead and a bloody and battered father in the hospital. Dr. William A. Petit Jr. survived the day-long attack, but his wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit and their two daughters Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, did not.
Scale Your Website Like Google. A Look at Google's... →
Google Talk is Google’s instant communications service. Interestingly the IM messages aren’t the major architectural challenge, handling user presence indications dominate the design. They also have the challenge of handling small low latency messages and integrating with many other systems. How do they do it?
Office Snapshots: I Know Where You Work (w/ pics... →
There are plenty of photo galleries of the most influential websites of our day, including Digg, Twitter, Facebook, Mozilla, Meebo, Pixar, Six Apart, and more. Cool stuff.
Mike Gravel's mad as hell, and he's not gonna take... →
I’m at a loss for words…WATCH AND BE STUNNED!
Back up your Google Apps data →
Face it: If you use Google services like Gmail, Calendar, Docs and Spreadsheets, Reader, or Blogger, you’ve got a life’s worth of data on Google’s servers. Unless you back up your stuff locally, Google holds the keys to your digital life and you’re out of luck if and when Google loses or denies you access to that data.
Are ISPs modifying your web pages? →
Last month we learned that some ISPs are inserting ads into web pages requested by their end users. Have you wondered how often this is happening, and whether it’s happened to you? This web site is designed by the University of Washington and ICSI to answer these questions. Visit it to see if your ISP is modifying your web pages in flight!
When smart people have bad grammar →
“Really smart people, people who can explain the impact of tax abatements on earnings per share going forward, who can discern how internet revenues will play out in the coming decade, who can shoot craps or guide investments with aplomb, don’t know the difference between I and me.”
10 Ways to Become a Self-Taught Master →
Whether you’ve gone to college or not, you can learn just about anything these days on your own. Want to learn about the classics? Carpentry and home maintenance? Philosophy or cooking? Chess or computer programming? It’s all online, and with a little bit of excitement, you can motivate yourself to learn a subject in a growing number of ways.
7 Ways to Help Yourself Recognize Opportunity →
One of most powerful ways to change your life and the lives of others is by spotting opportunities for improvement. Opportunity is in front of your eyes – right now – and you don’t see it. So how do you open your eyes wider? How do you see the hidden opportunity that exists everywhere in your environment?
50+ Tools For Torrenting →
To show that torrenting isn’t all bad, we’ve rounded up 50+ tools to help you get started on the torrent path, all with totally legal uses.
Halliburton Income More Than Doubles →
Halliburton Co. said Monday second-quarter net income more than doubled to $1.5 billion, lifted largely by a $933 million gain from the separation of its former subsidiary, KBR Inc.
No Disassemble: Short Circuit 's Johnny Five On... →
Johnny Five—hero of Short Circuit, Short Circuit 2, and all the Short Circuit sequels that have been playing only in our hearts since the franchise died in 1988—is indeed alive, and for sale on eBay.
Free People Search by ZabaSearch! →
5 Ways to Develop Independent Thought →
Using these 5 strategies you can develop your independent thinking ability.
Technophilia: Where to Find Public Records Online →
You can use the web to find lots of things: videos, information, games, and yes, even public records. While our most private information can (usually) not be found online, you can use the web as a jumping off point to help you track down such info as birth certificates, marriage and divorce information, obituaries, licenses and a whole lot more.
ONLINE MEDIA GOD: 400+ Tools for Podcasters,... →
Online media is exploding…and with it, a new class of creative people producing their own music, podcasts, professional-level photography and video shows. We’ve compiled the largest list so far of useful tools for self-made photographers, videobloggers, podcasters and videobloggers.