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Boffin stacks 16 PS3s to simulate black hole collisions

Seeded on Tue Mar 4, 2008 10:42 AM EST ()

Khanna now owns a total of 16 PS3 consoles, all linked together to provide the same computing power as a 400-node supercomputer.

technology, ps3, gaming-consoles, supercomputers, linux, computer-chips, physics

The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars

Seeded on Tue Mar 4, 2008 10:33 AM EST ()

Beautiful picture.

science, earth, moon, mars, astronomy, mars-reconnaisance-orbiter

Dr. Who nominated for television award

Seeded on Tue Mar 4, 2008 10:32 AM EST ()

The nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Programme Awards have been announced, with both Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures recognised in key categories.

entertainment, dr-who, doctor-who, science-fiction, television

Buck a bagle bites New Yorkers

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:39 PM EST (New York Post)

At first, it was a dollop of money here and there, but with wheat prices skyrocketing, a plain bagel now costs a whopping dollar across the city. At Coney Island Bagels in Brooklyn, a plain bagel with nothing on it has reached the one-dollar mark - up from 60 cents last year.

us-news, food, wheat, flour, food-shortages, bagels

Food shortages loom as wheat crop shrinks and prices rise

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:37 PM EST (The Times)

THE world is only ten weeks away from running out of wheat supplies after stocks fell to their lowest levels for 50 years. The crisis has pushed prices to an all-time high and could lead to further hikes in the price of bread, beer, biscuits and other basic foods.

world-news, food, food-shortages, wheat

Over One Million People Have Donated to Obama's Campaign

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:09 PM EST ()

That's a lot of people.

politics, 2008, presidential-candidates, obama, barack-obama

SciFi Authors Asked, "Which SciFi Movie Ending Would You Change?"

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:03 PM EST (SFsignal)

Common sense and statistics say that, even when you think you're watching a decent SciFi film, you should refrain from celebration until after the end credits - because sometimes movie endings suck.

entertainment, sci-fi, movies

More troops for Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Department says

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:01 PM EST (Christian Science Monitor)

The Defense Department says it needs more troops to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. But an Army general warns that troops already in the fight are under too much strain. The warning comes as violence in Afghanistan – unlike Iraq, where violence is down - is expected to increase.

us-news, iraq, afghanistan, troops

How do you build a public library in the age of Google?

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:56 PM EST (Slate)

A fight is brewing in Washington, D.C., between the city administration and preservationists concerning the District's central public library. The architect of the Martin Luther King Jr.

education, libraries

'Da Vinci link' to chess drawings

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:21 AM EST (BBC News)

Researchers believe early illustrations of how to play the game of chess, found in a long-lost Italian manuscript, may have been drawn by Leonardo da Vinci.

history, chess, leonardo-da-vinci

Killer robots pose latest militant threat

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:20 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Killer robots could become the weapon of choice for militants, a British expert said on Wednesday.

technology, robots, robotics, killer-robots, terrorism, terrorists

Sold on eBay: New-in-box Apple II, never opened

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:46 PM EST (Computerworld)

Memories of your first computer can be priceless. Or they can cost $2,600. That's how much Dan Budiac, a New York Web developer, recently paid on eBay to buy the same model Apple II he grew up with two decades ago.

technology, computers, apple, apple-iic

"Give Our Georgia Friends A Drink Day" Proclaimed in Chattanooga

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:43 PM EST ()

PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, it has come to pass that the heavens are shut up and a drought of Biblical proportions has been visited upon the Southern United States, and

odd-news, georgia, tennessee, water

134-pound burger is savored in Southgate; then it's sold and eaten

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:05 AM EST (The Detroit Free Press)

Saturday was probably the first time the line at the back of Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Southgate wasn't for the restrooms. Dozens of customers -- some with a cell phone in each hand ready to take a picture -- jockeyed for position just outside the entrance to the kitchen.

odd-news, guiness-book-of-world-records, hamburgers, food, restaurants

Anne Frank Sweetheart Unmasked

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:01 AM EST (ABC News)

On Jan. 6, 1944, Anne Frank wrote in her diary that her image of him was so vivid she didn't need a photograph to remember him.

world-news, anne-frank

Illegal visitors in Catch-22: Detained on way home, then sent back

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:57 AM EST (The Houston Chronicle)

It seems counterintuitive. The government pulls people suspected of being here illegally out of airplane lines and then pays to detain, prosecute and deport them to the country they were headed to in the first place.

us-news, immigration, illegal-immigration, illegal-immigrants, deportation

Feb. 26, 1935: Radar, the Invention That Saved Britain

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:12 AM EST (Wired News)

1935: The feasibility of radar is demonstrated for the British Air Ministry. It would prove to be a just-in-the-nick-of-time invention that helped save Great Britain from defeat in World War II.

history, radar, battle-of-britain, world-war-ii, raf, royal-air-force, robert-alexander-watson-watt, physicists

Atlanta priorities -- $300,000 toilets for homeless

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:05 AM EST (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Atlanta's infrastructure is crumbling. Its flagship public hospital is on life support. Its roads are among the most congested in the nation. It faces a continuing water-supply crisis. But don't worry, the City has its priorities in order.

odd-news, toilets, homeless, restrooms

Skeleton found in house that was the focus of mortgage fraud

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:01 AM EST (Chicago Tribune)

The new buyers of a rundown graystone on the South Side showed up Jan. 9 to look at the house they won at a foreclosure auction. They took the plywood off the front door and went inside to make sure the utilities had been shut off. Then they called the police.

odd-news, lenders, mortgage-fraud, mortgages, countrywide-home-loans, deeds

Worst states for job hunting

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:56 AM EST (CNN)

If you've rewritten that résumé several times and sent out dozens of applications but your job search still shows no promise, you might not be the problem.

business, unemployment, job-hunting, jobs

Ch. 7 error enlivens Oscars

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:53 AM EST (Buffalo News)

The most memorable moment during Sunday's dull Oscars telecast was accidentally provided by Channel 7 shortly after the Coen brothers won the directing award for "No Country for Old Men."

odd-news, oscars, television, no-country-for-old-men, technical-glitch

Carpool lane cameras count people by detecting blood and water content on skin

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:47 AM EST (BBC News)

A new road camera that counts car occupants by detecting blood and water content on skin is being tested. How does it work?

technology, carpool-lane-cameras, cameras, big-brother

Archaeologists find 5,500-year-old plaza in Peru

Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:53 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A circular plaza built 5,500 years ago has been discovered in Peru, and archaeologists involved in the dig said on Monday that carbon dating shows it is one of the oldest structures ever found in the Americas.

history, archaeology, peru

Judge makes lawyers pay for frivolity

Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:51 PM EST (The Denver Post)

A federal judge recently got so infuriated by the conduct of two highly regarded trial attorneys that he overturned a jury's $51 million verdict, then ordered the lawyers to pay the fees and costs of the opposing lawyers, a sum that could total several million dollars.

us-news, lawyers, judges, verdicts, trial-lawyers

White like us

Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:40 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Six weeks ago, 29-year-old Culver City Internet copy writer Christian Lander started a blog, stuffwhitepeoplelike. wordpress.com, on a whim, thinking he'd poke fun at himself and fellow white people.

us-news, race, minorities, whites, ethnicity, humor, satire, americans, identity

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