December 2008
Charles Barkley busted for Drunk Driving →
Charles Barkley, one of the greatest NBA players of all time, was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol.It is surprising that Charles Barkley was busted for drunk…
Scientists to explore beneath an Antarctic glacier →
A team of British scientists are to venture into the unknown by becoming the first to explore beneath an Antarctic glacier.
Top 10 viewed posts on MAKE in 2008 →
The top viewed posts in 2008 on MAKE. Check them out and relive the fun of 2008!
Google blogging in 2008 →
Every year right about now we round up our blogging activity across Google. Ready? Here goes. This is our 368th post of the year on the main Google blog, which is 23% more than in 2007. In addition…
Welcoming in 2009 with a review of 2008 →
A new year is just around the corner. This last year was full of great memories (the greatest being Asia 2008), experiences, and personal milestones. A few goals were met, while a…
Xyle Scope Review: A Taste of the Real Web →
Many of us learn by seeing. That’s how we all learned how to talk and even read. Many programming books do this nowadays: they show you example code, and you can usually understand what is…
Super elastic effect to design high impact web... →
This tutorial explais how to design an high impact elastic effect to make original web menu using some lines of Javascript code and MooTools framework. The effect is simple to develope and reuse in…
Encamp - Basecamp on iPhone, posted by alexdev @... →
Hey Guys, I’ve just published my first app – Encamp. Its a native iPhone app for Basecamp. It implements most of Basecamp functionality including todo sorting, assigning todos and milestones to…
Miles Ponson Talks About Designing The 280 Slides... →
Kevin Rose personally responds to latest Digger... →
“Over the last four years I’ve developed a thick skin when reading comments re: Digg - but I’m saddened by what I read in this thread….”
MD5 collision creates rogue Certificate Authority →
(Translation: Bad news for the Internet). At the 25th Chaos Communication Congress (CCC) today, researchers will reveal how they utilized a collision attack against the MD5 algorithm to create a…
Join The Thematic Project →
I’m looking for co-maintainers for the Thematic project to help make Thematic one of the best WordPress themes available, free or “premium”. Specifically, I’m looking for motivated people to help…
Mars Rovers approaching five years of service,... →
The two Mars rovers operating right now on the surface of Mars, Spirit and Opportunity, will turn five the 3rd and 24th respectively. Their original 90-days of service has been surpassed by more than…
Anyone Know A Webiste For Cool Bebo Profile Names?... →
WTF ANOTHER YAHOO ANSWERS IMAGE ON DIGG??!
Massive Aircraft Carrier made in LEGO, 200,000... →
Amazing aircraft carrier made in LEGO! It’s a 200,000-brick, 350-pound aircraft carrier — the Harry S Truman — complete with electrical lights as well as moving elevators and radar dishes.
Human Beings Are Born With Numbers in Their Brain →
One of those ways of understanding the world is by number. People are born with an innate sense of how many items there are in small collections. Experiments in which older children and adults are…
Party [XKCD] →
I wonder what 2008 meme will go bizarrely mainstream in 2009 like Rickrolling did 2007-2008. I Accidentally ? Yo dawg? Place your bets now!
Republicans Defend RNC Candidate's "Magic Negro"... →
Determined to dig their party an even deeper hole, Republicans rushed to Chip Salstman, an RNC Chair candidate who distributed a CD of racially insenstive songs, including “Barack the Magic Negro.”
Three Rings Design Offices →
Three Rings Design is a game design company that makes ‘persistent world online games’ or PWOG’s, not to be confused with pogs, the fun game of throwing heavy slammers at milkcaps. Anyways, the…
Coke-Sniffing Dogs and the Fourth Amendment →
Any time an appellate court hands down a ruling involving drug-sniffing dogs, I pay attention. Not for personal reasons, mind you—strictly a political junkie here—but because I’ve long been…
Episcopal Priest Makes A Name For Himself In NYC... →
He shows up at the hottest clubs in the wee hours and spends thousands on top-shelf liquors, doling out five-figure tips like silver dollars. He’ll send bottles of Dom Perignon to tables around him…
Macworld: Google's Picasa Photo Manager Headed for... →
Google has let slip that the company is developing a version of its Picasa photo management software for Mac OS X…
LA's Most Successful Female Chef Lost Everything... →
It’s a good thing Nancy Silverton still has her day job. The La Brea Bakery founder and queen of L.A.’s restaurant scene is among the legions of investors who’ve lost their fortunes in the alleged…
Cheny Protected By Executive Privilege In Plame... →
The president may assert executive privilege to withhold from Congress records of an FBI interview with Vice President Dick Cheney regarding the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity, the…
FrancescoMugnai →
Maxvoltar →
Grid Calculator →
Software for professional designers wanting to create a perfect grid, in just a couple of minutes. It’s ideal for projects such as book and magazine design, logo, retail, webdesign and more.
After the Space Shuttle: The Fight Over NASA’s... →
Is the next generation of spacecraft fundamentally flawed? Or are the troubles routine?
Text messaging: Annoyingly expensive and insanely... →
Text messaging is quite expensive in the US, but the major carriers don’t really want to talk about the costs. No matter: the American public is in love with SMS, despite the high prices.
Apple's Jobs is (Still) Fine: Gizmodo Report =... →
Reporter says: “I was told two weeks ago by sources inside Apple that the decision had nothing to do with Jobs’ health. I got the same message today. Period.”
Web camera placed into a particle beam (video) →
A web camera is placed into a particle beam to show visually the affects of space radiation on electronics. This video shows the particles striking the camera along with streaks due to high angle…
World of Goo Review: A Fun and Unique Game →
The most common misconception of the Mac is that there is a major lack of games. That may have been true a while ago, but not anymore. Nowadays, most developers release Mac and Windows…
Passive houses →
Passive houses — homes that use “recycled heat” to heat themselves, rather than a furnace — are growing more popular in Germany and slowly spreading elsewhere in the world. The concept of the…
Join The Thematic Project →
I’m looking for co-maintainers for the Thematic project to help make Thematic one of the best WordPress themes available, free or “premium”. Specifically, I’m looking for motivated people to help…
Jerup →
A few shots from our stay in Jerup, Rikke’s hometown.
Ex Merrill Lynch exec pays 37 million for NYC... →
Former Merrill Lynch executive Peter Kraus received a $25 million dollar payout from TARP funds after working at the firm for only 3 months. He also bought an apartment on New York’s Park Avenue for…
Facebook Ban on Breast-Feeding Photos Spark... →
Are photographs of a mother breast-feeding her child indecent? The social networking site Facebook has sparked a massive online debate — and protests — after removing photos.
China finds largest dinosaur fossil site in world →
Scientists in China say they have discovered the world’s largest dinosaur fossil site in the eastern province of Shandong, state media reported on Tuesday.
Caroline Kennedy repeats 'you know' 142 times in... →
Caroline Kennedy’s campaign to claim Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat has taken another downturn after an interview in which she said “you know” 142 times.
World's record holders for largest and smallest... →
If it’s smaller than a football it’s not a real dog.
Top 10 Reputation Tracking Tools Worth Paying For →
Reputation management is essential to both individuals and companies. If you work at a startup and no one has heard of your brand, or if you’re an individual who has just started blogging, these…
Ambiguity [ GIF ] →
Socalled →
Josh Dolgin, aka Socalled
is a Canadian rapper and producer, known for his eclectic mix of hip hop, klezmer and other styles, for example drum & bass and other types of folk music. A pianist and…
Branding Cocaine [img] →
Cocaine logo stencils captured by Colombian special forces near Cumaribo.
There's something in the water.......Arsenic →
Three years past deadline, California has no solid plan to reduce the arsenic, which has been linked to cancer. Officials spent money to design a filtration plant and then decided not to build it.