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[111] The ultimate 'Japan only' games consoles
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posted by: gamers403 at 2/9/2010 1:48:18 AM
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Garish, customised versions of your favourite games consoles can only be found in Japan.
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Topic: Gaming Industry News |
14 comments
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[146] Dante's Inferno Interview: Of Marketing and Gods of War
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posted by: oteque at 2/8/2010 11:20:38 PM
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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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Topic: Gaming Industry News |
6 comments
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[226] NASA to Study Seeds in Space to Understand Plant Growth
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posted by: FI5HERMAN at 2/8/2010 3:47:48 PM
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(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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Topic: Space |
10 comments
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[188] Hollywood's Version of Stretch Armstrong? Lautner + Oedekerk
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posted by: internetisscary at 2/8/2010 6:57:26 PM
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Taylor Lautner’s 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 Oedekerk’s 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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Topic: Movies |
13 comments
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[188] 15 Of The Worlds Most Famous Conspiracy Theories
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posted by: moredown at 2/9/2010 12:42:13 AM
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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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Topic: Odd Stuff |
44 comments
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[121] Decent DX11 Capable Gaming For $79, Radeon HD 5570 Launched
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posted by: pwarnock at 2/9/2010 5:23:21 AM
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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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Topic: Hardware |
25 comments
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[146] Trends Used In Comedy Movie Posters Trom 1915 to 2010
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posted by: emberjohn at 2/8/2010 7:21:52 PM
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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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Topic: Comics & Animation |
8 comments
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[121] Astronomy Picture of the Day
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posted by: kevinlouis at 2/9/2010 5:06:53 AM
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A different astronomy and space sciencerelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
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Topic: Space |
10 comments
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[141] How Rich People Smoke Pot - The Daily Beast
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posted by: alapoet at 2/9/2010 4:18:17 AM
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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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Topic: Health |
40 comments
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[196] Google's Display-Ad Sales Should Top $1 Billion
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posted by: mobilebond at 2/8/2010 2:05:40 PM
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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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Topic: Tech Industry News |
11 comments
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[152] Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent | TorrentFreak
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posted by: perfect007 at 2/8/2010 11:53:02 AM
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The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Avatar’ tops the chart this week followed by ‘Sherlock Holmes’. ‘Daybreakers’ completes the top three.
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Topic: Movies |
16 comments
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[128] Tracy Morgan To Star In A 3D Jaws Remake
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posted by: davincih at 2/9/2010 1:15:25 AM
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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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Topic: Movies |
42 comments
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[270] The Pirate Bay To Be Censored in Italy, Again
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posted by: KrBP at 2/7/2010 6:32:48 PM
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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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Topic: Tech Industry News |
12 comments
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[167] Amazon River Water Being Stolen and Bottled Abroad
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posted by: biofriendlyblog at 2/9/2010 2:22:43 AM
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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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Topic: Environment |
17 comments
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[133] Interview with The Oatmeal.
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posted by: RayCasanova at 2/8/2010 10:15:25 PM
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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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Topic: Arts & Culture |
15 comments
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[265] 15 Teen Idols: Then and Now [PICS]
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posted by: CourageWulf at 2/8/2010 9:57:20 PM
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These are 15 of America's teen idols of the past, and at look at where they are now.
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Topic: Celebrity |
41 comments
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[319] Killer Whale Takes Down a Great White Shark (VIDEO)
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posted by: jerryjamesstone at 2/8/2010 5:40:51 PM
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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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Topic: Pets & Animals |
35 comments
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[139] Smallest eel-loach Fish Discovered
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posted by: MediaSight at 2/8/2010 5:56:57 PM
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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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Topic: General Sciences |
1 comments
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[141] 60 Excellent Gadget Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials
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posted by: swiftsurfere at 2/8/2010 12:50:38 PM
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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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Topic: Design |
5 comments
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[128] Commander Dizaei jailed for perverting jusice
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posted by: elijahyossie at 2/9/2010 12:42:16 AM
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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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Topic: World News |
9 comments
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[315] Photosynthesis uses quantum interactions to harvest light
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posted by: LtGenPanda at 2/8/2010 2:05:14 PM
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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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Topic: General Sciences |
21 comments
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[200] I Wanna Be Like Mike [video]
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posted by: CB810 at 2/9/2010 1:04:24 AM
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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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Topic: Basketball |
22 comments
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[151] 'Undercover Boss' is Phony, Manipulative and Entertaining
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posted by: badwithcomputer at 2/9/2010 1:18:48 AM
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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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Topic: Television |
17 comments
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[240] 3 Basic Skills to Training a Dog & Common Mistakes We Make
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posted by: Bukowsky at 2/8/2010 4:30:53 PM
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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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Topic: Pets & Animals |
16 comments
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[185] Microsoft Declares Itself Still Innovative, Not Clumsy
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posted by: wjappe at 2/8/2010 11:18:05 PM
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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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Topic: Microsoft |
42 comments
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[313] Dubai closes viewing deck on world's tallest building
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posted by: daxxer at 2/8/2010 5:46:08 PM
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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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Topic: Travel & Places |
50 comments
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[110] Insects Use Wind to Travel Efficiently at 60 MPH or Faster
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posted by: avizaaj at 2/8/2010 11:08:43 PM
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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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Topic: Environment |
12 comments
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[175] Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment
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posted by: sungoddess808 at 2/8/2010 12:38:31 PM
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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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Topic: Health |
72 comments
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[390] Launch (pic)
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posted by: bixby1 at 2/9/2010 12:09:12 AM
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Topic: Space |
35 comments
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[199] Are You Interested in Tablet Computing?
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posted by: vishnumittal at 2/8/2010 5:47:27 PM
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We've been showered in tablet talk in the wake of the Apple iPad announcement, and while we have our problems with it (and so did you), we're still left wondering: Are you interested in some form of tablet computing?
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Topic: Apple |
72 comments
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[309] 16 Movies to Get Excited About in 2010
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posted by: absolutelytrue at 2/8/2010 9:40:27 PM
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Every new year means a fresh start and the promise of great things to come. What's in store for moviegoers in 2010?
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Topic: Movies |
55 comments
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[174] 12,500 Recycled Plastic Bottles Set Sail on Shakedown Cruise
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posted by: hbyrne at 2/8/2010 11:17:38 PM
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A strange looking vessel took a leisurely sail on San Francisco Bay - a shakedown voyage for a plastic, fantastic adventure that should finally start next month. The boat is the 60-foot-long catamaran Plastiki, which David de Rothschild, the 31-year-old scion of the British banking family, plans to sail across the Pacific to Australia in March.
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Topic: Environment |
11 comments
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[290] 'Fewer than 50 wild tigers' left in China
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posted by: WordsnCollision at 2/8/2010 5:43:32 PM
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Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said Monday, voicing hope that the Year of the Tiger would not be the last for the endangered cats.
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Topic: Environment |
37 comments
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[179] Even if You're Careful, Drugs Can End Up in Water- NYTimes
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posted by: coloradowild at 2/8/2010 3:11:15 PM
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A study in Maine shows that unused or expired medications that are thrown into the trash are showing up in landfill water, potentially putting aquatic life at risk.
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Topic: Environment |
24 comments
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[200] Modern-Day Robofish Detect Water Pollution
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posted by: naturalpapa at 2/8/2010 4:52:32 PM
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Scientists from the University of Essex in England have developed schools of robotic fish that look exactly like real fish. Except that real fish don’t have built-in GPS tracking systems and wi-fi sensors that detect areas of pollution in the water. These fish do, and are being used to detect particular pollutants in the depths of the River Thames.
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Topic: Environment |
15 comments
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[205] State of the Unions (Infographic)
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posted by: mtnboy at 2/8/2010 11:55:54 PM
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In 2009, the number of union jobs in the public sector surpassed those in the shrinking private sector. As job loss and business failure has become increasingly commonplace, the face of unions is changing.
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Topic: Business & Finance |
82 comments
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[429] Creepy Locker Room Stalker Stares at Joe Rogan's HOG (Video)
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posted by: jrod4040 at 2/7/2010 9:48:46 PM
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Rogan and friends decided to catch his stalker on tape, acting as if they were filming a behind the scenes look at his life, when all they really wanted to do was catch the little pervert in the act.
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Topic: Celebrity |
91 comments
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[633] Palin: When Limbaugh says 'retarded' it's fine
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posted by: hedonistic at 2/8/2010 2:19:49 PM
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According to Sarah Palin, when Rahm Emanuel says "retarded" privately he's "indecent" and should be fired, but when Rush Limbaugh uses it publicly in the same context it's just fine!
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Topic: Political News |
190 comments
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[352] Dave Grohl, Ashton Kutcher, "SNL" cast get Hardcore [VID]
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posted by: Frankzulla at 2/9/2010 1:22:36 AM
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If you missed the final skit of Saturday Night Live, musical guest Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) and host Ashton Kuthcher, along with "SNL" cast members pulled off the most authentic old-school punk song during a wedding reception. It's no surprise considering Grohl's musical prowess, but the wedding cake-dive catches you off-guard.
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Topic: Music |
60 comments
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[506] How The Space Station Sees Earth [pics]
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posted by: Lucas123 at 2/8/2010 6:30:09 PM
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These amazing images are just some of the more 450,000 photographs taken by astronauts with hand-held cameras.
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Topic: Space |
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