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Sacha Baron Cohen is retiring the outrageously anti-Semitic, homophobic Kazakh journalist Borat as well as his alter ego, aspiring rapper Ali G.
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As a result of his massive success on YouTube, ‘World of Warcraft’-celebrity ‘Athene’ will be starring in the upcoming movie ‘Wrath Of The 1337 King’, to be released in all theatres worldwide next year. [story]
Good old pen & paper Dungeons & Dragons. A game who’s origins go back more than a few decades now. If you are interested in this sorta stuff then I think you will like this post. I found an open index full of a D&D .pdf files and some other interesting things so take your time and have a look around. [more]
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According to www.y2k38.info, all 32 bit Unix and Linux systems, in their current state, will come to a halt on January 19, 2038 at 3:14:07. This is due to the fact that *nix systems keep track of time in a four byte integer corresponding to the number of seconds after January 1, 1970 12:00:00. The maximum value of a four byte integer is 2,146,483,547 which is equivalent of January 19, 2038 at 3:14:07. [story]
After losing a schoolyard fight, a 17-year-old boy in Beijing recently covered a classmate with gasoline and lit him on fire, claiming he "had lost himself in World of Warcraft and when he committed the crime he had transformed into a Fire Mage."
Walletex has produced a concept MP3 player named the Wallet MP3. Wallet MP3 is a USB flash drive-based MP3 player, the thinnest MP3 player in the world and the world’s 1st wallet friendly credit card sized MP3 Player! [more]
From Christianity Today, an article on the invasion of God: The so-called Christmas wars are much larger than we imagine. Many of the "PC gone mad!" stories about Christmas cards and cribs being outlawed are little more than rumours — so why do people believe them?
Jiggy is the easiest way to create applications for the iPhone (or iPod Touch). With just Jiggy and a browser, you'll be able to write an awesome iPhone application in a matter of minutes. JiggyApps run natively on the iPhone, so there is no messing around with HTML and the limitations of Mobile Safari. At the same time, you don't need a compiler or even a Mac, because JiggyApps are written in JavaScript.
Few think “orgasmic” when they look at a pregnant woman in all her budding — or bulging — belly beauty. Yet pregnancy is amongst the most sensual, sexual times in a woman’s life. [story]
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The fastest way for most people to get Ubuntu is by downloading the CD Installer. The CD Installer is nearly 700MB. If you don't have a fast internet connection you may want to consider requesting a CD. [more]
The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals in the United States and abroad. [story]
This project will be known as Weave and it will focus on finding ways to enhance the Firefox user experience, increase user control over personal information, and provide new opportunities for developers to build innovative online experiences.
Welcome to Mod DB and the 6th Annual Mod of the Year Awards - the definative event that showcases the best mods and indie games in the world and recognizes the teams behind them. The MOTY is a tribute to the creativity, dedication & hard work independent developers put into creating unique gaming experiences that enable us to "play something different". [more]
Here comes a gun that is definitely loved by the best assassin of the year. It’s a gun that can let you see through walls and easily kill anyone that you intend to kill! The gun is still a prototype, by the company Physical Optics Corporation. The gun is built based on lobster eyes which can see through in murky waters.
Scientists have come up with the radical suggestion that the universe's end may come not with a bang but a standstill - that time could be literally running out and could, one day, stop altogether. [story]
Sideshow Collectables is now selling a Life-size Cylon, as seen in the re-imagined Sci-Fi Channel series ‘Battlestar Galactica’. Standing 7-feet tall, Cylon features “the haunting visor lights of the robotic soldier synchronized to the menacing, eerie hum of the Cylon Centurion.”
Writers should carefully consider their headlines before publishing, to be certain that the headline they use is one that makes the best first impression on the reader. Here are 99 proven headline techniques that any writer can add to their arsenal.
MailStore Home keeps all your valuable e-mail messages in one persistent and safe place. Lightning-fast search, one-click backup, powerful export - all information from your e-mail is at your fingertips anytime. Never lose important e-mail again!
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Think your last apartment or hotel room was small? Believe it or not, there are a lot of contenders for the dubious title of smallest hotel on the planet. Some claim it by number of rooms, others by size and all are quick to defend their position. However, you can judge for yourself after taking a look at this incredible collection of the tiniest hotels in the world!
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With all this talk about the new Knight Rider and KITT returning as a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, we couldn't ignore this rather bizarre story about an authentic KITT used in the original series that's up for sale on eBay.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" was written in England as one of the "catechism songs" to help young Catholics learn the basics of their faith. In short, it was a coded-message, a memory aid. Since the song sounded like rhyming nonsense, young Catholics could sing the song without fear of imprisonment. The authorities would not know that it was a religious song. [more]
Typography is a significant issue for designers. On many projects, finding just the right font, size, spacing, etc. can require considerable time and attention. In addition to typography, color is also a major factor in the success of the design. What is sometimes overlooked is the combination of color and typography and the effect that it has on the overall project. [more]
It differs from other defrag tools on the market, by enabling you to quickly and simply defrag the files you want to, without having to process the whole drive. Simply run it, select the file and defragment in seconds. No more struggling with the Windows defragmentation tool! Defraggler is completely free for both corporate and individual use.
Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. It's main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming. [more]
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The main thing: don’t just do what everyone else is doing. Study your field, see what’s being done, and by all means, do the things that are working for others. But do it in a new or interesting way, with some kind of difference that will get you noticed.
In Vegas 2, you no longer play the role of the modernly generic-named Logan. Instead, your character is your own. Much like Mass Effect’s star Commander Shepard, you play as Bishop - male or female, black or white. [more]
iTunes may not be the best media player on the market, but let's face facts: with its tight integration with our iPods and its excellent playlisting tools, it's very likely the digital jukebox you're using every day to manage your music. [more]
These are some games that the Average Dude can play and have a pretty damned good time doing so, and they don’t even require much in the way of set up. Just plenty of duct tape. And really, Average Dudes should have at least three rolls around the house at all times.
Nintendo knew three months ago there would be a Christmas shortage of the Wii game system. Of course they were right, since they are the ones who place orders from the factory. What to do? Maybe this list will help...
