| 2010-02-09 07:10 |
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Man Fined $1.5 Million For Leaked Mario Game
An anonymous reader writes "A Queensland man will have to pay Nintendo $1.5 million in damages after illegally copying and uploading one of its recent games to the internet ahead of its release, the gaming giant says. Nintendo said the loss was caused when James Burt made New Super Mario Bros Wii available for illegal download a week ahead of its official Australian release in November of last year. Nintendo applied for and was granted a search order by the Federal Court, forcing Burt to disclose the whereabouts of all his computers, disks and electronic storage devices in November. He was also ordered to allow access, including passwords, to his social networking sites, email accounts and websites."...
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| 2010-02-09 07:10 |
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Russians jumping off a 4 story building into snow. [WTF]
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| 2010-02-09 07:00 |
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Hilarious Professor Frink Inventions Youâll Never Get to Use
Professor Frink has enriched our tv-watching lives with some of the greatest inventions we will never get to experience in real life, including the language known as âHoyvin Glayvin.â The following is a tribute to these inventions, inventions he created using Thermodynamics, Hypermathematics, and of course, Microcalafragalisticsâ¦..bulv-gayvin.......
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| 2010-02-09 06:50 |
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Photography On The Front Line
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario shares her photos from Afghanistan, Baghdad and Darfur.......
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| 2010-02-09 06:50 |
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Five Lessons from the Tea-Party Convention
Rather than form a new party, the movement will remain leaderless and campaign for approved conservatives. And they all love Sarah Palin......
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| 2010-02-09 06:40 |
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Millionaire gives away his fortune because it made him miserable. "My idea is to have nothing left. Absolutely nothing, Money is counterproductive - it prevents happiness to come." [Interesting]
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| 2010-02-09 06:30 |
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Caption this lean-in [Caption]
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| 2010-02-09 06:30 |
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Why Digg.com is heading for a Major Pitfall
Digg.com is taking a turn for the worst, and may need a lot of help recovering. More and more people are starting to realize how heavily the system is gamed by certain power users.......
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| 2010-02-09 06:30 |
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Toast Girl a Hit in Tokyo (Video)
Toast Girl and her two gogo-babies have toured Australia and Japan for years. Hiroe Hama quit her accountantcy job and started to recreate household articles for music shows after studying art. She is fascinated by the sound of toast jumping out of the toaster. Toast Girl designs skater shoes made of hoovers.......
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| 2010-02-09 06:20 |
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Translator for Smartphone by Google soon
The Google folks are always busy in their labs bringing new technology to the users and enhancing the existing applications for a better user experience.......
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| 2010-02-09 06:20 |
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Retro 3-Point Shootout (Basketball) Game
Is it just me or does a perfect 30pt game seem impossible?......
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| 2010-02-09 06:20 |
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Macworld Expo 2010 Caters to Apple Fans
Like a Star Trek convention minus Leonard Nimoy, Macworld Conference and Expo 2010 kicks off Tuesday at San Francisco's Moscone Center with no official......
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| 2010-02-09 05:40 |
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The iPad Questions Apple Won't Answer
snydeq writes "Apple's reticence to reveal details prior to a product's launch is legendary. But when Apple extends this silence beyond a product's unveiling, historically this has meant that the product cannot deliver the functionality that analysts and journalists are asking about. InfoWorld's Galen Gruman lists eight key questions for the iPad, about all of which Apple has kept silent. Can you save and transfer documents to the iPad? Does the iPad support Microsoft Exchange email? Does the iPad support VPN? Configuration management? 'I have no doubt the iPad will be compelling to some users. But I now have major concerns that it will fulfill the potential beyond being an iTunes delivery screen that I and other industry observers saw,' Gruman writes."...
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| 2010-02-09 05:40 |
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Cows now outnumber humans in New Zealand. EAT MOR CHIKIN [Amusing]
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| 2010-02-09 05:40 |
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Anchorwoman Taking This True Blood Thing A Bit Too Far
In our top story tonight...Chicago anchorwoman looks much like a vampire. Actually, she's a very pretty woman. But she does the news at night for a reason.......
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| 2010-02-09 05:30 |
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The ultimate 'Japan only' games consoles
Garish, customised versions of your favourite games consoles can only be found in Japan.......
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| 2010-02-09 05:20 |
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Dante's Inferno Interview: Of Marketing and Gods of War
We chat with Jonathan Knight, the executive producer of EA's Dante's Inferno about the game's unique marketing, how it's harder than it looks to create a game 'God of War' and why his take on the classic poem may not be a lasting part of the story of Dante's work. It was an interesting discussion, and proved that the game may not be as easily.........
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| 2010-02-09 05:10 |
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Democratic lawmaker gets knocked out because he was blocking the view of the belly dancers. Republicans want singles for tips. Not for the belly dancers, for the guy who knocked him out [Amusing]
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| 2010-02-09 05:00 |
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NASA to Study Seeds in Space to Understand Plant Growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists hope to better understand exactly how and why plants grow differently in space in an experiment named, Tropi. Future astronauts may be able to grow plants as part of life support systems on long-duration space missions to the moon or Mars.......
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| 2010-02-09 04:50 |
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Hollywood's Version of Stretch Armstrong? Lautner + Oedekerk
Taylor Lautnerâs global box office stardom is based on his role in Twilight, which had a built-in audience and required him to do nothing but stand around with his shirt off. Meanwhile, Steve Oedekerkâs last script was for Evan Almighty, which earned $75 million less than its budget, domestically. They both have signed on for "Stretch Armstrong".......
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| 2010-02-09 04:50 |
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15 Of The Worlds Most Famous Conspiracy Theories
Every major event prompts a conspiracy theory and over the years people have come up with some far out stories and cover ups. But are they all that far fetched? Or have many of these conspiracy theories been guided by those behind the original plot?......
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| 2010-02-09 04:30 |
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Improving Education Through Social Gaming
A piece up at Mashable explores how some schools and universities are finding success at integrating social gaming into their education curriculum. Various game-related programs are getting assistance these days from sources like the government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation."For the less well-to-do educator, the Federation of American Scientists has developed a first-person shooter-inspired cellular biology curriculum. Gamers explore the fully-interactive 3D world of an ill patient and assist the immune system in fighting back a bacterial infection. Dr. Melanie Ann Stegman has been evaluating the educational impacts of the game and is optimistic about her preliminary findings. 'The amount of detail about proteins, chemical signals and gene regulation that these 15-year-olds were devouring was amazing. Their questions were insightful. I felt like I was having a discussion with scientist colleagues,' said Stegman. Perhaps more importantly, the video game excites students about science. Motivating more youngsters to adopt a science-related career track has became a major education initiative of the Obama administration. So desperate to find a solution that motivates students to become scientists, the government has even enlisted Darpa, the Department of Defense’s 'mad scientist' research organization, to figure out a solution."...
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| 2010-02-09 04:30 |
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Decent DX11 Capable Gaming For $79, Radeon HD 5570 Launched
A quick look at its model number, will reveal that the Radeon HD 5570 falls somewhere in between the Radeon HD 5450 and 5670 in AMD's current line-up. The card offers decent frame rates at moderately high resolutions for some of the latest and it's also a half-height, low-power card so perhaps ideal for an HTPC......
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| 2010-02-09 04:30 |
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Trends Used In Comedy Movie Posters Trom 1915 to 2010
Movie posters are a fantastic source of inspiration for artists and designers of all kinds. Different genres of film tend to have different techniques and trends - sci-fi posters tend to be dark, gloomy and atmospheric.......
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| 2010-02-09 04:20 |
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
A different astronomy and space sciencerelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.......
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| 2010-02-09 04:20 |
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How Rich People Smoke Pot - The Daily Beast
The Volcano Vaporizer has become a coveted status symbol for posh pot smokers, who say it draws out the drug's aroma like the bouquet of a wine, and their personal trainers insist on it.......
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| 2010-02-09 04:20 |
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Google's Display-Ad Sales Should Top $1 Billion
As analysts say rising demand for Internet display ads will begin paying off for Google in 2010, one asks: "Is this a $10 billion business?"......
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| 2010-02-09 04:10 |
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent | TorrentFreak
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, âAvatarâ tops the chart this week followed by âSherlock Holmesâ. âDaybreakersâ completes the top three.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:50 |
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Teen crashes car into school and then drives down hall, detained for not having pass [Dumbass]
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| 2010-02-09 03:50 |
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Tracy Morgan To Star In A 3D Jaws Remake
Universal is strongly considering a remake of the summer blockbuster in hopes of dazzling younger audiences with new special effects. Their claim is that people now expect more, visually, from their movie going experience. Studios are inclined to take some of their tried and true franchise names like Jaws and bring them into the 3D world.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:50 |
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The Pirate Bay To Be Censored in Italy, Again
Following a lengthy legal procedure the Court of Bergamo has once again ruled that Italian ISPs have to censor their networks and prevent customer access to The Pirate Bay. Millions of Italian Internet users will be denied access to the popular torrent site in an attempt to prevent copyright infringement.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:40 |
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Amazon River Water Being Stolen and Bottled Abroad
A recently published report is exposing some shocking exploitation of the Amazon's natural resources--and this times it's water being stolen. Where is this water headed? According to the report, "tankers are quietly removing water" to be bottled and sold in Europe and the Middle East.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:40 |
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Interview with The Oatmeal.
If you still don't know who Matthew Inman is all we can say is, shame on you! Matthew Inman is a designer and illustrator who is popular amongst internet geeks.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:40 |
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15 Teen Idols: Then and Now [PICS]
These are 15 of America's teen idols of the past, and at look at where they are now.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:40 |
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The Green Pill [Comic]
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| 2010-02-09 03:40 |
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Killer Whale Takes Down a Great White Shark (VIDEO)
In an unprecedented sighting, a killer whale takes on a great white shark who approaches too close for comfort to the whale's pod, which includes a new calf.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:40 |
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Smallest eel-loach Fish Discovered
The world's smallest species of eel-loach fish has been discovered by a Natural History Museum scientist and his colleague this month and is featured on the Museum's Species of the day today.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:40 |
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60 Excellent Gadget Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials
There are hours and hours worth of tutorials to read through, from creating your own custom MP3 player to redesigning the legendary Apple iPods, and designing retro game cartridges to photo-realistic high-definition LCD televisions, this post has it all!......
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| 2010-02-09 03:20 |
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Commander Dizaei jailed for perverting jusice
Commander Ali Dizaei abused his position to arrest and falsify a case against a web designer with whom he had a personal dispute.A jury took just over two hours to find him guilty of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice at the end of a four-week trial.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:20 |
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Photosynthesis uses quantum interactions to harvest light
A new experimental setup using algae photosynthesis proteins shows that, when they are stimulated with light, they exchange energy via quantum interactions.......
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| 2010-02-09 03:20 |
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I Wanna Be Like Mike [video]
Michael Jordan was spotted leaving a Superbowl after party last night in a brand new $300K Ferrari with his 30 year-old girlfriend Yvette Prieto...anyone else 'Wanna be like Mike"?......
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| 2010-02-09 03:20 |
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'Undercover Boss' is Phony, Manipulative and Entertaining
Over 38 million watched Undercover Boss, in which executives work incognito within their own companies. Did those people see an entertaining, emotional work that celebrated American workers? Or a manipulative, cheesy piece of big-network p.r. for executives looking to burnish their image while they keep squeezing every dime out of their workforce?......
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| 2010-02-09 03:10 |
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Photoshop this colourful saleslady [Photoshop]
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| 2010-02-09 03:00 |
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3 Basic Skills to Training a Dog & Common Mistakes We Make
Noted veterinarian and dog trainer Dr. Ian Dunbar offers a few of the "million different ways" to train a dog, outlining three simple strategies to get control of your dog. He also goes into the most common mistakes owners make when training their pup.......
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| 2010-02-09 02:50 |
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Google Reduces Its Nexus One Termination Fee
CWmike writes "The only smartphone Linus Torvalds doesn't hate is that much less unlikable now that Google has quietly chopped $200 off its early termination fee on the Nexus One. Customers who cancel the service had been on the hook for $550, including a $350 Google cancellation charge. Google has reduced their fee to $150 — but users are still liable for a $200 ETF from T-Mobile. Users have a 14-day grace period during which they do not have to pay either charge, although they may be hit with a restocking fee. The $350 total fee matches one of the highest in the industry, charged by Verizon. Google did not announce the change but simply altered its online terms-of-service document." The price cut could add momentum to a phone that, by one reckoning, costs only $49 unlocked....
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| 2010-02-09 02:30 |
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Microsoft Declares Itself Still Innovative, Not Clumsy
Dick Brass, an ex-reporter who once led the charge to build tablet PCs and e-books at Microsoft, published a fairly devastating critique of his former company in The New York Times. In an op-ed, Brass portrayed the software giant as a company where visionary thinking goes to wilt and die......
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| 2010-02-09 02:20 |
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Dubai closes viewing deck on world's tallest building
The observation deck on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, closes only a month after it opened.......
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| 2010-02-09 02:10 |
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Insects Use Wind to Travel Efficiently at 60 MPH or Faster
Migrating insects have evolved to take advantage very efficiently of high speed winds (up to 60 MPH, possibly more) to travel hundreds of kilometers in relatively short periods of time, all that while correcting for crosswinds taking them off-course, and expanding as little energy as possible.......
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| 2010-02-09 02:00 |
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Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.......
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| 2010-02-09 01:50 |
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Launch (pic)
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