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(S01E08) This episode could just as well have been called 'Marathon Robot' or perhaps 'The Manchurian Robot Candidate.' Given the psychological torture Robot Zoe had to go through from her father, it's no wonder that eventually the Cylons will rise up and try to destroy the human race. When you stop…
5hrs 16mins ago From TV Squad.
Ghostly Zodiacal light, featured near the center of this remarkable panorama, is produced as sunlight is scattered by dust in the Solar System's ecliptic plane. In the weeks surrounding the March equinox (today at 1732 UT) Zodiacal light is more prominent
7hrs 31mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Do you want to experience the awesome majesty of the 'Wipeout' obstacle course but without having to endure the painful humiliation of having to sacrifice your dignity on national television? Nintendo has the answer. A video game version of the popular ABC game show is headed to the Nintendo Wii and…
11hrs 15mins ago From TV Squad.
A negative pressure pump is a wound therapy device common to nations with advanced medical care. They normally cost $100 a day to rent, which is far too expensive for many patients and hospitals in developing nations. MIT student Danielle Zurovcik invented one that costs a total $3 and can be powered…
11hrs 33mins ago From Neatorama.
March 19th is World Sleep Day. Did you get enough sleep today? World Sleep Day is an international annual event, intended to be a celebration of sleep and a call to action on important issues related to sleep, including medicine, education, social aspects and driving. It aims to lessen the burden of…
11hrs 43mins ago From Neatorama.
The Vancouver-based sound studio Griffiths, Gibson and Ramsay Productions is using a clever advertising gimmick. The company’s ad firm, Grey Canada, is mailing out cardboard boxes that can be used as record players. Just place the record on the peg, lower the needle, and spin the record with a…
11hrs 47mins ago From Neatorama.
All amateur 'Star Trek' videos and movies possess a certain visceral tone that can make even the most nerve damaged human being cringe in pain. This one, however, might just kill them. The not-at-all terrible people from the "Everything is Terrible" blog uncovered a video from some unidentified church…
12hrs 18mins ago From TV Squad.
Readers offer their best tips for remembering addresses with your browser, assigning a hotkey to turn on and off your touchpad, and discerning when Google Chrome updates itself. More »
12hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
by Mike Krumboltz If you came of age in the late '80s or early '90s, several stories may have really hit home this past week. Danica McKellar, who played the unattainable Winnie Cooper on the sitcom "The Wonder Years," announced that she was pregnant. Blockbuster, the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut…
12hrs 27mins ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
After a few weeks off (my fault... don't ask), we're back in the swing of things, talking about everything going on this March on TV. This week, Jason Hughes, Danny Gallagher and Allison Waldman join me to talk about: All the new shows that have started this month. 'Parenthood,' 'The Pacific,' 'Justified'…
13hrs 1min ago From TV Squad.
by Molly McCall Military recruiters thought they had a tough job. But when it comes to enlistment and deployment, the Army could take a page from two giants of the cosmetics-industrial complex: Avon and Mary Kay. These makeup powerhouses truly know how to draft new blood; make house calls; and maintain…
13hrs 20mins ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
This week we showed you how to make potato chips in the microwave, demystified the legality of recording phone conversations, and helped you add Mac-like gestures to your Windows laptop. More »
13hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
'Modern Family' is batting a thousand in its first season for perfect, seamless celebrity cameos. We've had Shelley Long, Benjamin Bratt, Elizabeth Banks, and perhaps the best and most bizarre of them all, Edward Norton as Spandau Ballet's bass player. All of them have fit perfectly, and none has really…
13hrs 30mins ago From TV Squad.
Food giant Nestle, already under pressure from environmentalists, became the subject of a Facebook- and Twitter-based twitstorm.
13hrs 47mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
by Claudine Zap If you're in the market for a used car, have we got a find for you: Queen Elizabeth II's Daimler Majestic V8 Jaguar. (Yes, as in, the Queen of England). Turns out, her royal highness likes to drive. And not, "Jeeves, take my car out so I can give the people a royal wave" kind of driving.…
13hrs 55mins ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
If you'd like to have empty space in between some of the icon sets on your Windows 7 taskbar to keep things organized and separated, this simple hack will get the job done. More »
14hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
Three Eleven performing the song "Crack the Code" from the DVD from the 311 Day 2004 show: "3-11 Day 2004 Live in New Orleans". The song is from the album "Evolver".
14hrs 42mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Three-dimensional charts may be a little more eye-catching and dynamic than their 2-D counterparts (it's an Avatar world, baby), but data visualization blogger Stubborn Mule explains why you should consider junking 3-D charts, or at least why you shouldn't trust pyramid charts. More »
14hrs 50mins ago From Lifehacker.
Thomas Feely of Leeds, UK, has committed 110 driving violations and has, at various times, been banned from driving 59 times over the past 28 years. He usually ignores these bans, and will now spend 5 months in jail as a consequence: Feely, from Leeds regularly flouted driving bans, despite living just…
15hrs 8mins ago From Neatorama.
(YouTube Link) The F-35, the next generation of vertical takeoff and landing jet fighter, developed by Lockheed-Martin, performed its first vertical landing yesterday: Yesterday at 1 P.M., after descending from a 150-foot-high hover, the test plane touched down on the tarmac at the Patuxent River Naval…
15hrs 12mins ago From Neatorama.
This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up…
15hrs 18mins ago From TV Squad.
Mac only: No longer must Mac users move to the keyboard to open links in a new tab—free, open-source app MiddleClick sits in your menu bar and allows you to use 3 fingers to middle click on Apple's multitouch devices. More »
15hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
Mac OS X only: It looks like the folks carrying on Quicksilver's legacy aren't just messing around—they've released yet another update to the formerly abandoned app launcher. More »
15hrs 50mins ago From Lifehacker.
After speaking to Vince Gilligan at the press tour, the folks at AMC were eager to get online writers a chance to talk to the entire 'Breaking Bad' cast. So, later on that day, about a half-dozen reporters sat with Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Bob Odenkirk and Anna Gunn to talk about the show's intense…
16hrs 15mins ago From TV Squad.
Cleaning LPs with a bottle of wood glue is hardly an intuitive way to get more mileage out of that bottle of glue in your workshop or clean a beloved LP. The results, however, are quite impressive. More »
16hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
Turkish Sultan Kosen is the biggest man in the world,tall 2m,47cm..Lets enter in his daily activities,and see the life of bigest man in the world...
17hrs 1min ago From Mixx: Popular.
(S01E10) Whoa, whoa, whoa. Did 'Archer' just get sentimental on us for a split second? It was an almost stealthy move. Sure, the season finale wrapped up with Mallory calling her son an ass but it was... sweet. Considering the whole super-spy nature of the show, the rest of the finale wasn't very action-packed.…
17hrs 9mins ago From TV Squad.
Windows 7's taskbar is undoubtedly a great addition to Windows, but if you've got more than one application window open, you've got to either click twice or patiently hover to navigate to an open window. Reader Richard details how he fixed this: More »
17hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
You know what? This show looks pretty good. From this clip, it looks like Betty White is as funny as ever, and Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, and Jane Leeves are likable actresses too. Plus the writing doesn't seem horrible like a lot of sitcoms. I don't know what TV Land would consider a "hit,"…
17hrs 50mins ago From TV Squad.
Flash forward to 2011 and you'll probably see that 'FlashForward' isn't on ABC's schedule. That's the only thing that one can think after last night's episode. The show returned after several months off the air and was greeted by a huge yawn from viewers. It got the lowest ratings yet, down 10% from…
18hrs 11mins ago From TV Squad.
The concept of Q&A (questions and answers) on the web is nothing new. Although it probably started on IRC - one of the first 'chat' concepts, it quickly
18hrs 14mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Windows only: Despite the many great media players out there, MusicBee earns itself a spot high on the list with super tagging, managing, browsing, ripping, syncing, and converting powers, all on top of an intuitive interface familiar to any iTunes user. More »
18hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
For some of us, high school was a long time ago. Do you ever get curious about old friends that you haven't seen in 10, 20, or even 30 years? High school reunions sound like fun to some people, but a major drag to others. If you are curious about old frie
18hrs 29mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
For travelers who put a premium on authentic experiences, the world’s great festivals are ideal attractions. What could be better—and less touristy—than spending Lunar New Year in Hong Kong or hopping the Atlantic to attend Oktoberfest in Munich?
18hrs 32mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Joslyn James (Searches increased by +4,537%). Just when Tiger Woods thought it was safe to return to public life, his former mistress released "sext" messages she claims are from the golfer. Murray State University (+674%). The little-known…
18hrs 35mins ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Here's tonight's TV lineup (all times Eastern). CBS has NCAA Basketball all night. AMC has a 'Breaking Bad' marathon all night. At 8, ABC has Figure Skating, followed by two new episodes of '20/20.' NBC has 'Who Do You Think You Are?' at 8, then a new, two-hour 'Dateline.' PBS has a new 'Washington…
18hrs 39mins ago From TV Squad.
(S01E19) "Congratulations, you failed a class so easy that people passing in the hallway get a contact credit." Utilizing their setting on a college campus has allowed 'Community' to seamlessly stream in guest stars without ruining the flow of the series. This week, Jeff took another stab at a "blow-off"…
18hrs 58mins ago From TV Squad.
Yesterday, Miss Cellania posted a picture of cookies decorated to look like each of Lady Gaga’s outrageous outfits. Photographer Jessie Freidin’s Doggie Gaga project is similar, except that it involves humiliating dogs by dressing them up as Lady Gaga. Pictured above is Booker dressed in…
19hrs 14mins ago From Neatorama.
If you are progressive, you are a metastasizing malignancy on America's colon. Glenn Beck didn't want to have to tell you that people who believe in safety belts are killing America.
19hrs 17mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Google lets its employees spend one day each work week focusing on their own projects, a practice that's delivered 50% of Google's offerings, including Gmail. Tech blog WebWorkerDaily suggests mixing up your work schedule by setting aside your own 20-percent time. More »
19hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
Just a few days ago Allison told you about Paula Abdul's possible new job as host of ABC's updated version of 'Star Search.' Alas, it looks like we're not going to be able to see her on it after all. The former 'American Idol' star has said no to the gig. I never really saw her as the host of the show…
19hrs 25mins ago From TV Squad.
You may recall the story of the guy who sold the Nintendo game Stadium Events for $41,300. Other old video games can be sold for ridiculous amounts not because of any intrinsic value, but because of their documented rarity. For example, a cartridge containing Nintendo Campus Challenge is the only existing…
19hrs 31mins ago From Neatorama.
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Charlie Schmidt, the creator of the original keyboard cat video with his cat Fatso thirty years ago, has trained another cat to play piano! This cat is named Bento. Link -via Laughing Squid
19hrs 33mins ago From Neatorama.
Before everyone gets too excited, no, this isn't 'Return To Jericho,' so please hold your nuts (wait, that didn't come out right ...). But Skeet Ulrich has signed on to the pilot for a new CBS medical drama produced by John Wells. Yeah, I know, yet another medical drama. It seems we have a lot every…
19hrs 50mins ago From TV Squad.
Daylight saving came and went and Spring's almost sprung, so crack open a window and enjoy a little fresh air in this week's open thread. More »
19hrs 50mins ago From Lifehacker.
The past ten years have been outrageously productive for the advancement of digital video. It seems like only yesterday we were waiting patiently for our downloads of 10 second clips that would be displayed as small flash, and the pre-YouTube world was a mess of digitization. Now, the technology has…
19hrs 55mins ago From Neatorama.
The first week in April will be tumultuous for the folks from 'Glee.' Sunday, April 4, is Easter, then on Monday, April 5, the gang will be at the White House for the annual Easter Egg festivities. Then on Wednesday, April 7, 'Glee' goes to 'The Oprah Winfrey Show'! They should sing 'My Kind of Town'…
20hrs 11mins ago From TV Squad.
Windows: Ever wish you could guarantee your BitTorrent download didn't choke your streaming YouTube video—or vice versa—but don't feel like setting up Quality of Service rules on your super-router ? NetBalancer shapes bandwidth allocations for different apps on your PC. More »…
20hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
Blinking in the brilliant light, this is a fluffy polar bear cub coming face to face with the spectacular Arctic outdoors for the first time.
20hrs 29mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Firefox: Tracking habits—whether you're tracking your spending, amount of sleep, or other personal metrics—is an excellent way to get a big picture of what's going on in your life. PageAddict tracks and charts your web browsing for your review. More »
20hrs 50mins ago From Lifehacker.
It's rare when you hear about a casting and just say to yourself, "Oh, perfect." Well, that happened today. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Beau Bridges is going to be Dermot Mulroney's father on NBC's new 'The Rockford Files.' It's not just that Bridges, older brother of Oscar winner Jeff Bridges,…
20hrs 51mins ago From TV Squad.
Jojo Krang used hard-boiled eggs to make a chicken family, with a mother hen and five baby chicks! Great for a party, but could you bring yourself to actually eat them? Instructions are included. Link -via J-Walk Blog
21hrs 16mins ago From Neatorama.
(S06E19) It's starting to feel like Sabre's purchase of Dunder-Mifflin was just the jumping-odd point the writers needed to bring the Scranton branch dynamic back to something that feels like the old days. For the second week in a row, we have an episode that felt very much like the ones from the first…
21hrs 17mins ago From TV Squad.
Some of these stories will cause outrage or sadness, and some will make you cringe at how important the prom is for high school students. Then there are a few stories to warm your heart, like that of 84-year-old Kenneth Smith. Smith was called up to serve in World War II and didn’t finish high…
21hrs 19mins ago From Neatorama.
Windows XP Mode is a pre-configured solution for Windows 7 users needing support for older software, and, until recently, it required AMD-V or VT processor hardware. An update released today should make XP Mode far more accessible to more Windows 7 users. More »
21hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
Michelle McGee making headlines after revealing details of her supposed affair with Jesse James. Michelle Bombshell McGee photos hot pictures gallery.
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Photographer, publisher and film director, Rankin established his reputation when he launched Dazed & Confused with his business partner Jefferson Hack in 1991.
21hrs 40mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
If you haven't seen our game before, we give you a picture from a recent episode of a TV series and you provide the caption! Last week's winner is Marco Polo with this: "I heard Mo'Nique didn't shave her legs, but OMG!" This week's picture is from 'House:' Filed under: Subtle Subtitles, Reality-FreePermalink | Email…
21hrs 50mins ago From TV Squad.
There might be only a certain age group that remembers the TV shows 'Daniel Boone' and 'Davy Crockett' (part of 'Disneyland'), two shows that were really popular with kids in the 50s (it was a long time before video games and Facebook). The star of those two shows, Fess Parker, has died at the age of…
22hrs 20mins ago From TV Squad.
iPhone/Android/BlackBerry: When you're driving or traveling, that's when you don't want to wait on hold or talk to an automated phone system. The Dial Zero mobile app has a database of buttons and phrases that will cut to the chase. More »
22hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
Mia Maestro, formerly of the television show 'Alias,' has been cast in the new ABC television show 'Cutthroat.' The show is about a Beverly Hills widow and soccer mom who doubles as a drug cartel leader. Yes, ABC will be broadcasting their own version of 'Weeds.' Seriously, the creator of 'Weeds' should…
22hrs 35mins ago From TV Squad.
Chrome: If you're in love with the Aero peek feature in Windows 7 and wish it could show you all your Chrome tabs at once, you're in luck. The feature is now active in the Chrome development channel. More »
22hrs 50mins ago From Lifehacker.
Dear LifehackerI frequently download big files to my computer and walk away. How do I stop my computer from going into standby while downloading something from the internet? I'm using Firefox on Windows 7. More »
23hrs 20mins ago From Lifehacker.
IM CHARGIN MA LAZER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta see this!
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Interruptions are a natural part of any work flow in any work place. How big of a disturbance they create is often a consequence of how you handle them. Minimize the impact of interruptions with these tricks. More »
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Ubuntu: Want to try out the latest build of the next Ubuntu release with almost no hassle at all? TestDrive is a one-shot tool that downloads, virtualizes, and keeps daily Ubuntu builds up to date. More »
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A bitter controversy is brewing over a captive colony of endangered Virginia big-eared bats, founded in November as a hedge against disease driving the
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iGroups is designed to let people meet up and exchange information in a way that is focused on ensuring privacy.
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Apple exploring iPhone audio text message, walkie-talkie feature
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A Beijing-based newspaper quotes an unidentified sales associate who works with the company as saying an announcement regarding Google's future in the country could be made on Monday. Read this blog post by Steven Musil on Digital Media.
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March 20th is Big Bird’s sixth birthday. You may be wondering how he could be only six years old when he was the first Muppet on a show that has been on for over forty years, but the thing is that Big Bird (or just “Bird” as his friends like to call him) is always six years old. So although the…
1 day 6hrs ago From Neatorama.
Recent public statements in favor of the health-care bill by the head of a major Catholic health organization and a group of nuns have given American Catholics a rare look at public disagreement among church leaders.
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It really bothered Philip Levine when he started losing his hair while still in his early twenties. But with the help of bodypaint artist Kat Sinclair, he found a creative solution. Together, the pair have created hundreds of elaborate head paintings and adornments: “I thought why not use it as…
1 day 9hrs ago From Neatorama.
NASA has been making posters of their missions available for years, but they were usually pretty straightforward. Then in 2008, someone got the idea to recreate a Matrix-style poster featuring the mission astronauts. Ever since then, the posters have been designed to mimic science fiction or action…
1 day 9hrs ago From Neatorama.
The first trailer for Predators has hit the Internet. Predators plot synopsis: A bold new chapter in the Predator universe, Predators was shot on location under Rodriguez’s creative auspices at the filmmaker’s Austin-based T...
1 day 9hrs ago From Mixx: Popular.
(YouTube Link) In the 1960s, Yale psychology researcher Stanley Milgram conducted a series of experiments in which participants were instructed to deliver dangerous electrical shocks to people. This was staged, and no one was in actual danger, but the experiment suggested that normal people will do…
1 day 10hrs ago From Neatorama.
(Video Link) Seahorses and a few related fish are the only species where the males can get pregnant. These males take eggs from females and nurture them in their brood pouches. Researchers have discovered that male pipefish, one of those related species, may selectively abort young resulting from mating…
1 day 10hrs ago From Neatorama.
Photographer Victor Borisov presents the abandoned churches of the Tula region of Russia. In the sad remains, you can see how magnificent these buildings were at one time.
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1 day 10hrs ago From Neatorama.
Children have been fascinated by ant farms for many decades now (as well as their parents who will quite often use the kids as an excuse to buy one). NASA technology allows us to see the ants in an entirely new and slightly surreal way, born from the problem of sending ants into space to observe their…
1 day 10hrs ago From Neatorama.
by Claudine Zap What's better than Batman: Arkham Asylum? How about a 3D version? That's right, the already critically acclaimed video game is coming out with a Game of the Year edition, and it's going to be in 3D. You won't just play it. You'll be inside it. Do not adjust your set. According to the…
1 day 11hrs ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Online backup is great for keeping a copy of your data in a remote location, but it's expensive and you're limited by the speed of your internet connection. This week we're looking at offline backup solutions. More »
1 day 12hrs ago From Lifehacker.
The people who originally branded file sharers as pirates get upset that the so-called pirates aren't more upset, Googler Matt Cutts offers a high level explanation of how search engines like Google work, and Internet Explorer 9 won't run on XP. More »
1 day 13hrs ago From Lifehacker.
by Mike Krumboltz Jennifer Aniston's track record for starring in quality films is spotty at best. Does her latest, "The Bounty Hunter," co-starring alpha-male Gerard Butler, buck the trend? Also opening this weekend: satirical sci-fi flick "Repo Men," starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker, and "Diary…
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YouTube user FuggedaboutitNL created this time lapse video of his creation of a picture of a Bushmaster ACR (a type of rifle) using nothing but MS Paint. His channel is filled with similarly precise renditions of guns made with that program.
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1 day 14hrs ago From Neatorama.
The French graphic design duo Zim & Zou made a papercraft version of a Nintendo Game Boy. It even has an insertable game cartridge. At the link, you can view more pictures, as well as a papercraft Tetris game.
Link via Albotas | Photo: Zim & Zou
1 day 14hrs ago From Neatorama.
Hey you—you with the nails sticking out of your mouth while you're pounding away with your hammer. The relatively inexpensive MagnoGrip magnetic wristband holds nails, pins, nuts, and other hardware so you can stop holding it in your mouth. More »
1 day 14hrs ago From Lifehacker.
If you've started using the Start Menu search box as your primary application launcher, you may have come across a weird annoyance: By default, you can't open the Recycle Bin from the search box. More »
1 day 15hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Storing batteries at freezing or near freezing temperatures will greatly extend the amount of time they hold a charge, but only for some kinds of batteries. Read on to see which batteries don't need the meat locker treatment and which benefit. More »
1 day 15hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Fess Parker, the actor who played the iconic roles of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone has died at the age of 85 in Santa Ynez, California.
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Google Calendar just launched a new feature into Google Calendar Labs called Smart Rescheduler that uses a scheduling algorithm to suggest "best candidate dates and times" for scheduling meetings. More »
1 day 16hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Technology blog Tested goes in depth to explain Windows symlinks (symbolic links that let you do all sorts of cool things like sync files and folders outside your Dropbox folder), detailing what they are and how to use them. More »
1 day 16hrs ago From Lifehacker.
If you're remodeling your office there's no need to limit yourself to basic colors and dull design, today's featured workspace has a whimsical streak with a giant band of argyle across the walls. More »
1 day 17hrs ago From Lifehacker.
by Mike Krumboltz Warren Buffett is not your average investor. One of the most brilliant financial minds in the history of capitalism, Mr. Buffett has earned a personal fortune that regularly places him among Forbes magazine's wealthiest individuals. And yet, unlike so many of his fellow billionaires,…
1 day 18hrs ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
We've offered several tips for freeing up space in Gmail, but what happens when you've deleted every possible file you can part with but you're still bumping up against the limits? The New York Times suggests a simple solution: More »
1 day 18hrs ago From Lifehacker.
What would New York City look like if it were made out of LEGO bricks? Christoph Niemann of Abstract City Blog was inspired to create a series of miniature New York vignettes when playing with his son’s LEGO toys during the cold and dark winter days in Berlin. He posted his creations, and they…
1 day 18hrs ago From Neatorama.
by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Sandra Bullock (Searches increased by +1,519%). First news of Kate Winslet's marriage ending, and now this year's Oscar-winning actress is leaving her man. The "Oscar curse" lives. Dennis Kucinich (+704%). A liberal hold-out on the heath…
1 day 18hrs ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Chrome only: Chrome extension ExtensionFM automatically collects MP3s from sites you visit and adds them to a browser-based library within the extension, allowing you to find all sorts of cool, new music without cluttering up your local library until you buy them. More »
1 day 18hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Cheap computers, discounted camcorders, and a free pile of tunes and games await you in today's Dealhacker roundup. Come for the half price camera, stay for the iPhone games. More »
1 day 19hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Fffireburns and Matt baked cookies and decorated them to match Lady Gaga’s costumes! Each is shown in close up side-by-side with a photo of the singer wearing the outfit depicted. This took a lot of work. Link -via YesButNoButYes
1 day 19hrs ago From Neatorama.
Listverse has ten fascinating stories about animals saving the lives of humans. Four involve dogs, and surprisingly, three stories are about life-saving dolphins! Davide Ceci was 14 years old and couldn’t swim when he fell out of his Fathers boat in south-east Italy; he was within minutes of death…
1 day 19hrs ago From Neatorama.
Windows 7: Like to keep the eye on the weather but never been too keen on sidebar gadgets or system tray apps? WeatherBar is a simple app that puts the weather in your Windows 7 taskbar, offering quick access to the forecast. More »
1 day 20hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Wired has a gallery of twelve trees from all over the world that have outlived everything around them. The oldest started life at least 80,000 years ago, but may be much older! The tree shown is the Llangernyw Yew in Wales, which is only three to four thousand years old, but is one of the prettiest…
1 day 20hrs ago From Neatorama.
People do some strange things when they have time to kill. Making the Death Star out of a cantaloupe or watermelon is one of the cooler (but still ever so slightly strange) things. You were told as a child to never play with your food but, to be frank, sometimes when a cool idea suddenly hits, the…
1 day 20hrs ago From Neatorama.
(YouTube link) Life flourishes in the strangest places on earth. From the YouTube link: At a depth of 600 feet beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet, a small shrimp-like creature managed to brighten up an otherwise gray polar day in late November 2009. This critter is a three-inch long Lyssianasid amphipod…
1 day 20hrs ago From Neatorama.
URL shorteners are great for minimizing URLs in a Twitter message or keeping links clean in an email, but as convenient as they are they do introduce an extra point of failure. WatchMouse, a monitoring organization, highlights the best. More »
1 day 20hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Now that we've read fairly firm proof that Google's looking to get into the set-top TV market, we're wondering what they'll deliver that's new and unique. YouTube, a semi-decent browser, sure—but what else would you want on your biggest screen? More »
1 day 21hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Is this a scene from Finding Nemo? Or Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds? No, this bird was caught absconding with a piece of lunch on Google Street View, specifically on John Street in Brighton, England. Link -via reddit
1 day 21hrs ago From Neatorama.
Google's just pushed out a 4.1 update for Google Maps on Android that includes a Latitude home screen widget listing nearby friends, and allowing you to switch between user accounts to change Buzz and starred locations. Yada, yada—the big change for real Maps users is that after searching for…
1 day 22hrs ago From Lifehacker.
The Paralympics are awesome. These guys have got some major skills! The technology that allows them to perform at their best is pretty amazing, too. Take, for example, paraplegics playing hockey, which is called sledge hockey. The first hockey sledges were tacked together from regular skates. Now,…
1 day 22hrs ago From Neatorama.
If you like your coffee to taste more like a premium mocha and less like a black cup of joe, this clever take-it-with-you solution will give you lots of great tasting coffee drinks on the cheap. More »
1 day 22hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Greek yogurt, as sold in stores, is thick, delicious, dip-making stuff, and it's far from cheap. Make your own at home with plain yogurt, a dish towel, a colander, and a bowl. The only preparation technique is to wait. More »
1 day 23hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Firefox: Mozilla knows we often reach out to our contacts through our browsers. So the Firefox maker has crafted an experimental tool to make, for example, filling out "email this" forms easier by importing contacts directly into your browser. More »
1 day 23hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Mac: Like the Windows beta, there's no real feature in Kindle for Mac, beyond Kindle ebook syncing, that will rock your socks off. For doing some reading away from your Kindle, though, it works just fine. More »
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Came across this cool video today that perfectly reflects the goal behind our push to get teachers using CreateDebate in the Classroom. Are you a teacher interested in using a web-based virtual learning environment to increase participation, promote critical thinking, and improve the vocabulary and…
172 days ago From The CreateDebate Blog.
Love and Debate, a great new movie by Virgil Films, is a coming of age story about a Jewish Latina girl, Jordan (played by Gina Phillips) who finds her way through the trials and tribulations faced by teenagers. Jordan, who grows up in a Jewish household, where the customary role of a woman is to get…
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Today we launched CreateDebate in the Classroom, which is a culmination of months of hard work put in by the CreateDebate team. Now, teachers can leverage all of the features and functionality of CreateDebate in a private setting specifically designed for a classroom. We have worked with several…
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Watched a very funny VH1 show last night that deserves a shout out. The Greate Debate is a “Best Week Ever” type show where a motley crew of pop culture comedians crack rapid fire one-liners about intense pop culture debates…and hilarity ensues. You really have to watch the video to…
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Now that the weather is starting to warm up and everyone is gearing up for Spring, it’s time to make sure you’ve got some sweet gear to rock when you emerge from your winter slumber. To help you out, CreateDebate has partnered with ClutchTees.com to give away a $20 gift certificate for…
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Congratulations to the winners of each of the three contests that CreateDebate ran as part of our Mental Stimulus Package in February. This month, we gave away ninety-five books from Hachette Book Group and a $20 gift certificate to Clutch Tees. Love Is In the Air Contest Results Contest Winner…
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We just launched a new version of CreateDebate that will let you personalize your debates more than ever! Go ahead and create a new debate. The new interface makes it easy to insert pictures, add videos from YouTube or Google Video, add unlimited hyperlinks, format your text, and so much more! The…
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