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Linus Torvalds’ old company acquired and gone
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 2:00am EST
Transmeta, once a sparkling startup that set out to beat Intel and AMD in mobile computing, announced that it will be acquired by Novafora. The company’s most famous employee, Linux inventor Linux Torvalds, kept the buzz and rumor mill about the company throughout its stealth phase alive and guaranteed a flashy technology announcement in early 2000 -
New Yankee Swisher hopes to find a home at first base
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 1:50am EST
One of the reasons the Yankees acquired Swisher from the White Sox last week was for his versatility. But during a conference call with reporters yesterday, he sounded wistful when asked about the idea of focusing on one position. -
5 Ways To Break Your Design Habits - Just for Fun
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 1:30am EST
Here’s a few fun ideas where you, as the savvy web-designer that you are, will have to think outside the box. Or at least peak over the edge. -
The Six Best Insider Sports Blogs
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 1:20am EST
Sports blogs are among the most widely read, but most of them aren't worth reading. Here, Fast Company takes a look at the six best sports blogs written by those who actually live the sports life -- athletes, owners, managers, and front-office executives. -
Yahoo Shares Plummet Nearly 20% on Ballmer Comments
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 1:00am EST
Yahoo shares went into a free fall of nearly 20 percent on Wednesday, following comments from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that the software giant is interested in a search-only partnership and not an acquisition. -
Further Evidence of King Herod's Grave Site Revealed
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 12:50am EST
Analysis of newly revealed items found at the site of the mausoleum of King Herod at Herodium (Herodion in Greek) have provided Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeological researchers with further assurances that this was indeed the site of the famed ruler’s 1st century B.C.E. grave. -
Did An Asteroid Kill Mars' Magnetic Field?
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 12:40am EST
Deep in Mars' past, an asteroid struck the planet with such titanic force that it could've killed off the planet's entire magnetic field. When the Red Planet formed, it is thought to have been much like a young Earth. Then, beginning around 4.2 billion years ago, it was suddenly pummeled with at least 20 asteroids, each leaving a crater. -
2009 Nissan 370z Finally Unveiled at the LA Auto Show
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 12:20am EST
After a couple discreet appearances around Los Angeles recently, the 370z was finally introduced to the public at the LA Auto Show. -
American Companies Building Hospitals in Mexico Near Border
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 12:20am EST
Medical tourism, which used to be mainly for elective surgery, and aimed at people who could afford weeklong trips to Brazil, is becoming an increasingly viable source of more basic health care for some of those sidelined by the insurance system in America, where 47 million people are uninsured and many millions are underinsured. -
Mark Cuban's Cubs bid uncertain after insider trading charge
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 11:40pm EST
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's allegation of insider trading against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban could stall the billionaire’s bid for the Chicago Cubs. -
64-Bit Linux Adobe Flash Player: Surprisingly good
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:50pm EST
Talk about a change in priorities! When Adobe decided it was time to start work on a 64-bit Flash Player, they didn't release the first test version on Windows or Mac OS X. No, they released it on Linux and Solaris. Wow. -
Cannabis 'could stop dementia in its tracks'
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:40pm EST
Cannabis may help keep Alzheimer's disease at bay. In experiments, a marijuana-based medicine triggered the formation of new brain cells and cut inflammation linked to dementia. The researchers say that using the information to create a pill suitable for people could help prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's. -
GMail Adds Themes To Its Awesome Feature List
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:30pm EST
Gmail fans have been building unofficial extensions to spice up their inboxes for a while, but up til now themes haven't been an integral part of Gmail. We wanted to go beyond simple color customization... -
Why the universe may be teeming with aliens
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:20pm EST
As astronomers explore newly discovered planets and create computer simulations of virtual worlds, they are discovering that water, and life, might exist on all manner of weird worlds where conditions are very different from those on Earth. And that means there could be vastly more habitable planets out there than we thought possible. -
Apple's Customer Service Kick Dell's Ass, Evidence Shows
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:20pm EST
Are you a PC or a Mac? If you're enjoying great customer service, chances are you're a Mac, based on some new data released -
Nike, Starbucks Demand Congress To Act On Climate Change
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:20pm EST
Five leading companies joined Ceres today to announce a business coalition demanding stronger U.S. climate and energy legislation as early as 2009. -
World’s thinnest speakers? Nanotechnology & carbon nanotubes
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:10pm EST
Nanotechnology has made a flexible, stretchable, transparent material thinner than paper that can be used as a speaker. The material can be put into clothing, wallpaper or onto windows. The material was developed by Chinese scientists and is made up of carbon nanotube films and could be used to produce the world’s thinnest speakers -
Windows 7 Touch Control Makes Media Center Interface Awesome
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:10pm EST
Visiting Microsoft's Media Center posse in Redmond, I just caught a glimpse of the Windows 7 Media Center interface with integrated touch control (no third-party software) on an HP TouchSmart. The only thing missing here is multitouch, but I'm told that's coming. -
Indian navy sinks suspected pirate "mother" ship
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:00pm EST
An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, officials said Wednesday, yet more violence in the lawless seas where brigands are becoming bolder and more violent. -
Cocaine Users Are Destroying The Rainforest
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:40pm EST
Four square metres of rainforest are destroyed for every gram of cocaine snorted in the UK, a conference of senior police officers as told yesterday. Francisco Santos Calderón, the vice-president of Colombia, appealed to British users of the class A drug to consider the impact on the environment. -
Mininova and Hyper MP testing new technology
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:31pm EST
We are pleased to announce that Mininova is testing a new technology which allows users to download and watch licensed movies and TV shows for free. These videos will be packaged by Hyper MP technology and are going to be distributed using Mininova Content Distribution for free. The unique feature of this system is [...] -
How Our Hospitals Unleashed An MRSA Epidemic
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:20pm EST
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an antibiotic-resistant form of the common staph germ. It survives on most any surface but thrives on moist areas of the skin. This stubborn germ is spreading in hospitals across the country at an alarming rate, but no one has tracked these cases — until now. -
Burger King Drops Wallets with $100 Bills in Them
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:10pm EST
According to reports from bloggers, the wallets contain actual cash, ranging from a $1 bill to a $100 bill, a gift card to Burger King, a “Drivers License” featuring The King, and a map of Chicago or Orlando area Burger King’s. -
Cooking Mama Responds To PETA
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:00pm EST
Food lover and culinary cutie Cooking Mama is a virtual chef who believes that good home cooked food, properly prepared from the best ingredients, can bring people together around the table and make the world a happier place. That's why Mama is taking a stand with oven mitts raised high against the latest PETA objection targeting her new game. -
Six Excuses for Grown-Ups Going to See Twilight This Weekend
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 8:50pm EST
It's going to be a rough time at the multiplex for anyone old enough to legally drink this weekend with Bolt and Twilight dominating the box office this weekend. But admit it - there's a broody goth teenager inside of you who secretly wants to go see Twilight. For those old enough to know better, here are six excuses you can use for seeing Twilight -
Resetting Your Styles with CSS Reset
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 8:50pm EST
This is the first part of a series of articles that will discuss a particular CSS best practice or tip. I’ll be covering a mixture of topics that deals with CSS best practices, performance optimization, and tips and tricks to improve your workflow. -
Exclusive: 'He-Man' Finally Has a Director
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 8:40pm EST
According to my sources, one of my favorite projects got itself a director. Supposedly, Kung Fu Panda director John Stevenson went in to the Silver offices, came in and did this killer take on He-man and the Masters of the Universe and got himself the job! -
Bass in the Face: The Real Story of Nirvana's MTV MVA Gig
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 8:20pm EST
Nirvana Bassist Krist Novoselic: "I’m plugged into some awful bass rig that’s distorting terribly. I can barely hear what I’m playing, and the tone deteriorates into an inaudible mess. Fuck it—time for the bass-toss schtick. Up it goes!!!!! I always try to get good air—I bet I hit over 25 feet, easy!" -
US teenager lives 118 days without a heart
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 8:00pm EST
An American teen-ager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant, doctors in Miami said on Wednesday. -
Nintendo and its Fan Base; Who Abandoned Who?
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 8:00pm EST
Nintendo and You. Nintendo has always been there, been your best friend, and your toughest opponent. It brought you together with friends and you missed it when you were grounded from it.But now, here you are, feeling betrayed by your old best friend. -
Local Church Starts “Embryo Adoption” Service
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 7:30pm EST
On Nov. 9, Lancaster launched a partnership with Cedar Park Church in Bothell to start an embryo adoption service, one of only a handful in the country. "Embryos are not simply human material to be used for medical experimentation, vaccine cultivation, or trash to be discarded," says Pastor Joe Fuiten, a prominent evangelical conservative. -
Wired.com Tech Layoff Tracker
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 7:20pm EST
Hopefully your company isn't on the list while you're reading Digg:) The news from the tech industry is pretty grim these days and chances are it will get even grimmer. We don't want to dance on anybody's grave here, but we do hope to create a bit of a water cooler. -
Report: Want to be a green gamer? Turn off your console
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 7:10pm EST
The National Resources Defense Council has a released a report revealing that a) your game consoles can greatly increase your annual electricity bill, and b) there are some very simple steps one can take to avoid such costs. -
5 Reasons Why America's Largest Car Company Teeters on Edge
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:50pm EST
Strapped for cash, GM is on the brink of bankruptcy. It's a dramatic shift for a car company that had begun to right itself after decades of trouble. So what happened? -
Ban on fast food TV ads may reverse childhood obesity trends
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:50pm EST
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of -
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt (Mitt Romney)
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:31pm EST
A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the auto industry needs. -
The 5 Lamest Forwarded Emails (And Why Your Mom Loves Them)
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:10pm EST
It's easier than it's ever been in recorded history to send letters to one another, and while that's great and all, it also means we're sending each other things we probably wouldn't have bothered with back when it took a guy on a horse a month or more to deliver them. This is double true for people who don't really understand the internet. You kn -
Mark Cuban is Going To Fight The SEC In Public!
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 5:50pm EST
When the SEC charges someone with insider trading or any other crime, most lawyers will advise them that the best course of action is usually to keep their mouth shut and fight it in court. -
NASA tests 'interplanetary internet'
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 5:40pm EST
NASA has successfuly conducted a first test of a deep space communications network modeled on the internet. "This is the first step in creating a totally new space communications capability, an interplanetary internet,'' Adrian Hooke, NASA's manager of space-networking architecture, technology and standards, said. -
Suge Knight facing drug and battery charges
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 5:40pm EST
Hip-hop mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is facing felony drug charges and a misdemeanor battery charge in Las Vegas.Police allege they saw the founder of bankrupt Death Row Records beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip in August. -
Trey Parker discusses South Park movie sequel
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 2:40am EST
"South Park" co-creator and executive producer Trey Parker says they've been discussing how to end the Comedy Central flagship series, which has been on the air for more than a decade. It looks like the final hurrah will come in theaters. -
TiVo Delivers Domino's...Is there anything TiVo can't do?
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 2:20am EST
Late last night, broadband-connected TiVo Series2/3/HD owners may have stumbled upon the new Domino’s widget. While we first caught wind of this in regards to the Austrailian TiVo service, US TiVo subscribers are first to tap into Domino’s online ordering system - requesting pizza from the comfort of their couch. -
YouTube viral videos held to same standards as TV ads
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 2:20am EST
The Better Business Bureau exercises rules on standard advertisements saying you can't just make stuff up. They're applying those same standards to viral videos posted on YouTube. This could change some things... -
Federal & State Lawmakers to Seek Ban on Bisphenol A
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 2:10am EST
Federal & state lawmakers said Monday they would work to ban bisphenol A from food and beverage containers after an indepth analysis found that even plastic products billed as "microwave safe" released toxic doses of the chemical when heated. In addition to Congress, 13 states have proposed bans on BPA. -
California Ups Renewable Energy Mandate to 33% by 2020
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 2:00am EST
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Executive Order S-14-08 on Monday, putting the state’s renewable energy requirement at 33% by 2020, and securing its place as the most aggressive renewable energy mandate in the country. -
Mountain lion sightings in NYC 'bubs puzzle experts
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 1:50am EST
The accepted fact is that, except in Florida, there isn't a mountain lion/cougar population anywhere east of the Mississippi. But a growing number of folks in the counties north of NYC is challenging that conventional wisdom. -
Near Fatal Car Accident Only Delays Record-Approaching Coach
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 1:40am EST
Div-II NCAA coach 12 wins from breaking Bob Knight's all-time NCAA basketball victory record. Gets into near fatal car accident, then contracts cancer -- still returns to coach. -
Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by...
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 1:30am EST
blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming -
High school football team practices in $6 million facility
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 1:10am EST
The 80,000-square-foot building, which is 20,000 square feet larger than the Cleveland Browns' indoor facility. The Cincinnati Bengals do not even have an indoor practice facility. -
New MacBooks Have HDCP, Gives iTunes Purchases Less Freedom
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 1:00am EST
High Definition Content Protection—the annoying DRM-y thing that's supposed to stop people from copying hi-def stuff as it travels over a card-display connector— has apparently, and unfortunately, come to Apple's MacBooks.
