February 2008
8 Keys to Instant Charisma →
There is a simple fact of human nature that states we all want to be liked. Don’t be afraid to admit it. If we think about it, underlying many of our actions, we are really seeking ways to validate ourselves and to fulfill this desire of being liked. These 8 keys can help your charisma.
8 Keys to Instant Charisma →
There is a simple fact of human nature that states we all want to be liked. Don’t be afraid to admit it. If we think about it, underlying many of our actions, we are really seeking ways to validate ourselves and to fulfill this desire of being liked. These 8 keys can help your charisma.
January 2008
Record Year: Shell Posts $27,500,000,000 Profit →
Shell smashed all-time British company profit records today, posting 2007 earnings of $27.5billion (£13.9billion), and immediately ran into a storm with union leaders, who are demanding the Government hits the oil giant with a windfall tax.
ESPN's Chris Berman goes crazy, tears into TV... →
(Language NSFW) … and he could go … all … the … way… and he does! Plus some!
12 Things I Learned By 42 That I Wish I Knew At 22 →
By the time I was 22, I knew who I wanted to marry, was in the process of quitting college, going into debt, and thought that I would be a millionaire by the time I was 30 because I was so smart. If I could go back in time, here are a few items I would tell my 22 year old self.
Record Year: Shell Posts $27,500,000,000 Profit →
Shell smashed all-time British company profit records today, posting 2007 earnings of $27.5billion (£13.9billion), and immediately ran into a storm with union leaders, who are demanding the Government hits the oil giant with a windfall tax.
Should Nintendo Bring Back The "Seal Of Quality"? →
As part of their regular analyst roundtable feature, Gamasutra have asked three analysts - Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter, Jesse Divnich of The simExchange and Screen Digest’s Ed Barton - a question hanging limply from so many of your own lips: Should Nintendo bring back the “Nintendo Seal of Quality”?
Should Nintendo Bring Back The "Seal Of Quality"? →
As part of their regular analyst roundtable feature, Gamasutra have asked three analysts - Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter, Jesse Divnich of The simExchange and Screen Digest’s Ed Barton - a question hanging limply from so many of your own lips: Should Nintendo bring back the “Nintendo Seal of Quality”?
ESPN's Chris Berman goes crazy, tears into TV... →
(Language NSFW) … and he could go … all … the … way… and he does! Plus some!
The “Oops” Heard ‘Round the World →
I’m a klutz. And that’s why today we’re going to talk about one of my brothers in arms, a fellow klutz. Quite possibly the most infamous klutz in American history.
The “Oops” Heard ‘Round the World →
I’m a klutz. And that’s why today we’re going to talk about one of my brothers in arms, a fellow klutz. Quite possibly the most infamous klutz in American history.
12 Things I Learned By 42 That I Wish I Knew At 22 →
By the time I was 22, I knew who I wanted to marry, was in the process of quitting college, going into debt, and thought that I would be a millionaire by the time I was 30 because I was so smart. If I could go back in time, here are a few items I would tell my 22 year old self.
Computer shop sales pitch: 'We remove Vista' (PIC) →
Shop manager Aaron Kaplan said they were prompted to put it up because so many people were having problems with Windows Vista, including compatibility issues with older software and trouble adjusting to the interface.
Computer shop sales pitch: 'We remove Vista' (PIC) →
Shop manager Aaron Kaplan said they were prompted to put it up because so many people were having problems with Windows Vista, including compatibility issues with older software and trouble adjusting to the interface.
''Lost'': A Preseason Cheat Sheet →
Find out exactly what you need to know to be ready for the Jan. 31 season premiere of “Lost.” Like, how will Hurley’s cool Camaro fit into the season 4 premiere?
Some poor sucker reviews Cheeseburger-In-A-Can... →
“As I am in Germany I just checked if there is a store carrying these products, and there really is a store just 5 minutes away.So, in my lunchbreak I’ll check if they have the canned cheesburger, buy it and open it (and if they don’t have them then I will order one).Then I alone will know the secrets what really is in there”
''Lost'': A Preseason Cheat Sheet →
Find out exactly what you need to know to be ready for the Jan. 31 season premiere of “Lost.” Like, how will Hurley’s cool Camaro fit into the season 4 premiere?
Some poor sucker reviews Cheeseburger-In-A-Can... →
“As I am in Germany I just checked if there is a store carrying these products, and there really is a store just 5 minutes away.So, in my lunchbreak I’ll check if they have the canned cheesburger, buy it and open it (and if they don’t have them then I will order one).Then I alone will know the secrets what really is in there”
30 Things to Do to Keep From Getting Bored at Work →
Boredom driving you insane at work? Here’s 30 ways to keep yourself entertained, sane and rock-n-rolling.
30 Things to Do to Keep From Getting Bored at Work →
Boredom driving you insane at work? Here’s 30 ways to keep yourself entertained, sane and rock-n-rolling.
Croatians Fail to Break "Most Smurfs in One Place"... →
Yes, 400 grown men, women and children covered head to foot in blue paint wearing white trousers and floppy white hats is actually a serious record-breaking attempt.
Croatians Fail to Break "Most Smurfs in One Place"... →
Yes, 400 grown men, women and children covered head to foot in blue paint wearing white trousers and floppy white hats is actually a serious record-breaking attempt.
Haitians Are so Poor They Resort to Eating 'Mud... →
With food prices rising, Haiti’s poorest can’t afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies. Charlene, 16 with a 1-month-old son, has come to rely on a traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs: cookies made of dried yellow dirt from the country’s central plateau.
Haitians Are so Poor They Resort to Eating 'Mud... →
With food prices rising, Haiti’s poorest can’t afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies. Charlene, 16 with a 1-month-old son, has come to rely on a traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs: cookies made of dried yellow dirt from the country’s central plateau.
Driver drops bid to sue family of boy he killed →
Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy’s parents to pay him €20,000 ($29,400) on the grounds that the collision that killed their teenage son also damaged his Audi A-8.
Driver drops bid to sue family of boy he killed →
Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy’s parents to pay him €20,000 ($29,400) on the grounds that the collision that killed their teenage son also damaged his Audi A-8.
Stranded at the airport? Don't forget Rule 240 →
Travel Editor Peter Greenberg explains the unwritten rule that can get you on your way when your flight is canceled or delayed.
Top Five Reasons to not Like Dane Cook →
Like you even need five.
Top Five Reasons to not Like Dane Cook →
Like you even need five.
Rez HD on Xbox 360 Gets a 10/10 →
“Rez HD is one of the best games ever made, it costs around $10, and you don’t even need to leave the house to get it. In over a decade of critiquing games I’ve never felt the need to say these words in a review until now: Just buy it.”
Rez HD on Xbox 360 Gets a 10/10 →
“Rez HD is one of the best games ever made, it costs around $10, and you don’t even need to leave the house to get it. In over a decade of critiquing games I’ve never felt the need to say these words in a review until now: Just buy it.”
Lots o' Details - Smash Bros. Brawl →
So, wanna see the list of full playable characters (including one random one I haven’t seen mentioned before)? Joystiq has the story plus screens and a video clip.
Stranded at the airport? Don't forget Rule 240 →
Travel Editor Peter Greenberg explains the unwritten rule that can get you on your way when your flight is canceled or delayed.
Obama could have just thrown me under the bus. →
I looked at Obama. I was just horrified. And Obama whispered, ‘Katrina. Katrina.’ The question was on Katrina! So I said, ‘On Katrina, my policy …’ Obama could have just thrown me under the bus. So I said, ‘Obama, that was good of you to do that.’”
GATA to Federal Reserve... "Where's the Gold in... →
“The gold reserves of the United States have not been independently audited for half a century,” GATA charges in a new advertisement set to appear in the Wall Street Journal.
GATA to Federal Reserve... "Where's the Gold in... →
“The gold reserves of the United States have not been independently audited for half a century,” GATA charges in a new advertisement set to appear in the Wall Street Journal.
One Pill Makes You Autistic -- And One Pill... →
Need to finish that work project, and wish you had the mental intensity to do it? Just take a synapse-regulating inhibitor, induce temporary autism, and you’ll want to ignore your friends and do nothing but number-crunching for days.
Lots o' Details - Smash Bros. Brawl →
So, wanna see the list of full playable characters (including one random one I haven’t seen mentioned before)? Joystiq has the story plus screens and a video clip.
Obama could have just thrown me under the bus. →
I looked at Obama. I was just horrified. And Obama whispered, ‘Katrina. Katrina.’ The question was on Katrina! So I said, ‘On Katrina, my policy …’ Obama could have just thrown me under the bus. So I said, ‘Obama, that was good of you to do that.’”
P2P users blast Comcast in FCC proceeding →
Users participating in the FCC’s public comment period on Comcast’s alleged P2P blocking have harsh words for the cable giant, and accuse it of blocking more than just P2P. They wonder, why is it so hard to tell the truth?
Hulk Hogan Pasta to Shaq Fu: Top 11 Pointless... →
With so many products and brands out there, the only way to make wise buying decisions is to see which product feature the likeness of your favorite rapper, or wrestler. They would never lead you astray, would they?
Hulk Hogan Pasta to Shaq Fu: Top 11 Pointless... →
With so many products and brands out there, the only way to make wise buying decisions is to see which product feature the likeness of your favorite rapper, or wrestler. They would never lead you astray, would they?
Girl, 15, 'filmed herself trying to kill her... →
In the video, the girl first filmed herself as she sat in her bedroom dressed in a silk nightgown and discussing what she planned to do to her parents, who were downstairs. The film then switched to the downstairs living room.
Girl, 15, 'filmed herself trying to kill her... →
In the video, the girl first filmed herself as she sat in her bedroom dressed in a silk nightgown and discussing what she planned to do to her parents, who were downstairs. The film then switched to the downstairs living room.
The Cloverfield Casebook →
A new social trivia game - State/federal Detective finds tape, reports on it. Look at the Cloverfield film as a crime scene, with additional clues and links to trivia at the end, with speculation/reporting about part two of thefilm.
One Pill Makes You Autistic -- And One Pill... →
Need to finish that work project, and wish you had the mental intensity to do it? Just take a synapse-regulating inhibitor, induce temporary autism, and you’ll want to ignore your friends and do nothing but number-crunching for days.
U2 manager calls Safe Harbor a "Thieves' Charter" →
At the Midem music industry conference, U2 manager Paul McGuiness calls on the industry to stop suing fans… and start leaning on ISPs instead.
U2 manager calls Safe Harbor a "Thieves' Charter" →
At the Midem music industry conference, U2 manager Paul McGuiness calls on the industry to stop suing fans… and start leaning on ISPs instead.
P2P users blast Comcast in FCC proceeding →
Users participating in the FCC’s public comment period on Comcast’s alleged P2P blocking have harsh words for the cable giant, and accuse it of blocking more than just P2P. They wonder, why is it so hard to tell the truth?
ABC defends show against outcry by pediatricians →
The ABC network said on Monday it will go ahead with plans to air an episode of its new legal drama ”Eli Stone” despite objections from pediatricians who say the show may discourage parents from having their children immunized.