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Hollywood's Youngest Douche: Taylor Lautner Has Fake Abs - 03/10/2010 07:30 PM

Taylor Lautner's werewolf abs aren't really his own.

Weird Ruby Crescent Potato - 03/10/2010 07:20 PM

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The ‘Mario of Facebook’ is yet to come - 03/10/2010 07:00 PM

Gareth Davis, the platform manager in charge of Games at Facebook, delivered his keynote today at the Game Developers Conference In Sa Francisco. Davis focused his talk on the changes in social gaming and told the audience that, despite FarmVille, the killer social game is still “out there”.

Guy Ritchie to Direct King Arthur Film - 03/10/2010 06:50 PM

Trainspotting scribe John Hodge is attached to write the script.

1 Pixel = 1 Million Dollars (INFOGRAPHIC) - 03/10/2010 06:40 PM

Question-Everything/Ked Benson's sobering infographic puts our current economic situation in perspective. All of a sudden 100 Billion doesn't seem like much and Bernie Madoff looks like an angel in comparison (Wow, even the MPAA looks good in comparison!).

FOXNews.com - Senate Staffers Warned to Stay Clear of Drudge - 03/10/2010 06:31 PM

Senate Staffers Warned to Stay Clear of Drudge. Maybe responsible for the many viruses?

Twitter Routing All Links Through New Anti-Phishing Service - 03/10/2010 06:30 PM

Today, we’re launching a new service to protect users that strikes a major blow against phishing and other deceitful attacks.

How does a parent handle cyberbullying? - 03/10/2010 06:20 PM

What's a parent to do when their child is being bullied relentlessly by peers on Facebook? School administrators say they have no control over what happens outside of school.

How mobile apps enable meaningful human relationships [VID] - 03/10/2010 06:10 PM

The digital world's top thinkers share their visions of the future. Ge Wang, co-founder of Smule and assistant professor at Stanford University speaks about the power of mobile apps - and how they can enable meaningful human relationships.

LHC fault forces 2011 shutdown - 03/10/2010 05:56 PM

The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.

Colbert Warns of Contaminated Pringles (Video) - 03/10/2010 05:46 PM

On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen covered the Pringles recall that's rocking the nation. Evidently, two flavors of Pringles are being pulled from the shelves, because they may be tainted with salmonella.

Fuel-injection System That Delivers 64 Miles Per Gallon - 03/10/2010 05:40 PM

The best hybrid cars of today can only deliver about 48 miles per gallon. By using this newly developed fuel injection system a test vehicle was measured at achieving 64 miles per gallon in highway driving. This is approximately a 50% increase in fuel efficiency in a gasoline engine.

Better Than Apollo: The Space Program We Almost Had - 03/10/2010 05:40 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — In the late 1950s, American space companies jumped into a headlong race to build an aerospace industry that could launch missiles across the world and rockets above.

Quarantined w/TB, Guy Awesomely Turns to Rap...Again. (vid) - 03/10/2010 05:00 PM

Christian Van Vuuren is back, now 71 days in quarantine, with a new fear of germs. As if getting tuberculosis wasn't enough to make him scared of germs. Pretty funny, impressive...

What the Credit CARD Act Means for You - 03/10/2010 05:00 PM

The Credit CARD Act is good news for consumers and puts a stop to many of the more nefarious practices of the credit card issuers. But it doesn't stop everything, and they are already finding new ways around it.

How big is the Facebook economy? - 03/10/2010 04:10 PM

Investors are pumping more and more money into web services that are heavily reliant on Facebook. So how big is the economy around the world's most popular social network?

Unboxing the fake Intel Core i7 that NewEgg was shipping - 03/10/2010 04:10 PM

By now, you've probably seen many of the homemade videos from people who ordered an Intel Core i7-920 processor from Newegg.com and received a bogus processor and hunk of plastic shaped like a fan. We have one in the office.

Scientists tease DNA from eggshell of extinct birds - 03/10/2010 03:50 PM

In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.

Is Number of Earthquakes on the Rise? (Washington Post) - 03/10/2010 03:50 PM

Are the recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and Turkey a coincidence or a sign of increases seismic activity?

Orthodox Rabbi Alleged to Sexually Exploit Students - 03/10/2010 03:50 PM

Rabbi Mordechai Elon, a popular figure, has not been charged with any crime, and no evidence has emerged that any of the students allegedly involved were under age 18, but the case is rattling the foundations of Israel's Orthodox by casting a focus on topics some would prefer to avoid: sexual harassment by religious leader..

Microsoft researcher wins "Nobel" of computing - 03/10/2010 03:30 PM

Chuck Thacker, a technical fellow at Microsoft Research, has won the prestigious A.M. Turing Award -- sometimes called the Nobel of computing -- for a lifetime of contributions to computing. The Association for Computing Machinery recognized Thacker for his work on building Alto, the first modern personal computer, while working for Xerox PARC.

Real-life Hurt Locker: How Bomb-Proof suits work - 03/10/2010 03:20 PM

A fascinating look at how bomb-proof suits actually work

Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls - 03/10/2010 03:20 PM

On Wednesday, more than 1,000 women who flew military planes during World War II will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. They were known as WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots, and at the time of their service, they were civilians. They waited three decades to be granted military status. And history nearly forgot them.

Continental: Threaten us with fines and we'll cancel flights - 03/10/2010 03:20 PM

The Transportation Department next month will begin having the option of fining airlines any time a flight departs more than 3 hours late. An indignant Continental Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek says his company will cancel flights altogether rather than risk such fines... Have a nice day and thank-you for not flying Continental.

Corey Haim Found Dead - 03/10/2010 03:12 PM

Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent overdose, according to LAPD. He was 38. Haim shot to fame in the 80s -- when he co-starred in a number of ...

Life ban for Younus Khan, Mohammad Yousuf - 03/10/2010 03:00 PM

The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned former captains Mohd Yousuf and Younus Khan for life, besides imposing a 1-year ban on Shoaib Malik in the wake of the team's disastrous tour of Australia.

Vitamin D Crucial To Activating Immune Defenses - 03/10/2010 02:50 PM

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system - T cells - will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body.

Woman tries to shut down Large Hadron Collider - 03/10/2010 02:48 PM

A German woman has failed in a bid to force her country's government to halt experiments at the world's largest atom smasher which she feared would lead to the Earth's destruction.

Piracy Rises In France Despite Three Strikes Law - 03/10/2010 02:33 PM

In the first few months following the adoption of the three-strikes anti-piracy legislation in France, online piracy has increased significantly. Instead of stopping, file-sharers are seeking alternatives to bypass the new law.

Top 10 Cars That Should Be in U.S. Showrooms, but Aren't - 03/10/2010 02:31 PM

The great thing about the Geneva Motor Show is that it provides the perfect venue to witness all of the incredible metal that doesn't normally find its way to our shores. Naturally, though, it's a double-edged sword - once you see it, you want it. And you can't have it. Here are the top 10.

Publishers fight Apple over striptease iPhone app - 03/10/2010 02:31 PM

Shake the phone and the girl loses another item of clothing. Apple wants a German girlie publication to modify its striptease iPhone app so that the girl stays covered by a bikini. Publishers are angry. "Today they censor nipples, tomorrow editorial content," one said.

Robert De Niro to play Vince Lombardi - 03/10/2010 02:20 PM

Titled “Lombardi,” the project is being penned by “Forrest Gump” writer Eric Roth.

The making of the Terminator's laser-sighted .45 pistol - 03/10/2010 02:12 PM

There are multiple iconic weapons in science fiction history, but few are as cool as the Terminator's side arm: the .45 Long Slide with a laser sighting. Ars tracked down the man who created the legendary prop, and we talked about the early days of lasers on weapons.

Kucinich willing to be the vote that kills health reform - 03/10/2010 02:09 PM

Facing razor-thin margins in the House, Democratic leaders are hoping to convert the sole liberal who opposes their health care bill, but it seems they have their work cut out because he isn't budging.

Nation Shudders At Large Block Of Uninterrupted Text - 03/10/2010 02:06 PM

Dumbfounded citizens from Maine to California gazed helplessly at the frightening chunk of print, unsure of what to do next. Without an illustration, chart, or embedded YouTube video to ease them in, millions were frozen in place, terrified by the sight of one long, unbroken string of English words.

Wal-Mart Sells Black Barbie for ½ the Price of White Barbie - 03/10/2010 01:53 PM

The store was forced into the admission after a Louisiana-based shopper posted a photo of the diverse dolls—and their respective pricetags—side by side in a Wal-Mart.

"JihadJane", an American woman, faces terrorism charges - 03/10/2010 01:50 PM

A petite, blond-haired, blue-eyed high school dropout who allegedly used the nickname JihadJane was identified Tuesday as an alleged terrorist intent on recruiting others to her cause, as federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges that could send her to prison for life.

State-by-State Abortion Rates (Interactive Viewer) - 03/10/2010 01:42 PM

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Gay Porn Actor Dies on Camera After Being Tased By Police - 03/10/2010 01:15 PM

Police arrested Andrew Grande (porn name Dustin Michaels) with a bag of weed in his possession, which he apparently tried to swallow. When he resisted arrest, they tased him, and he choked on the bag. A reality cameraman filmed it.

Obama Sabotages Himself With Pseudo-"Pragmatism" - 03/10/2010 01:14 PM

A new Democratic poll claims Democrats are losing the Terrorism/civil liberties debate to Dick Cheney.