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Best U.S. Cities to Live, Work, and Play
via Lifehacker: Top by (author unknown) on July 02, 2008
Shared by Logan Does this dude/dudette live in Nebraska?Personal finance web site Kiplinger rounds up 10 of the best cities in the United States to live, work, and play. Our approach this year to picking the ten best cities was simple: Look for places with strong economies and abundant jobs, then demand reasonable living costs and plenty of fun things to do.The article profiles each city based...
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Microsoft's $240 million not enough to make Facebook Internet Explorer-compatible [Browser Wars]
via Valleywag by Jackson West on July 02, 2008
Facebook's list of supported browsers does not include one that's proven relatively popular (if by hook or by crook) — Microsoft Internet Explorer. As blogger Dan Lewis points out, Microsoft may have invested $240 million in the social network startup, and you'd think that would win them some favors:You know, like maybe a preferential app placement, integration of MS Live Search or...
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Fireworks cache found in Aptos home
via SFGate: Top News Stories by (author unknown) on July 02, 2008
Shared by Logan I fucking hate this state.A 1,543-pound cache of homemade fireworks has been found in a home in the Santa Cruz County community of Aptos. Sheriff's deputies say the fireworks are worth $10,000 and it's expected the bust will put a dent in Aptos and La Selva Beach celebrations on the...
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Jack Johnson, 'Sleep Through the Static'
via AOL Music: Full CD Listening Parties by (author unknown) on January 27, 2008
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Passenger Stopped by Airport Security for Gun T-Shirt
via FOXNews.com by foxnewsonline@foxnews.com on June 01, 2008
A man wearing a "Transformers" T-shirt who tried to board a plane at London's Heathrow airport says he was stopped while passing through security because the cartoon image showed the character with a gun, according to the Daily Mail of London.
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AT&T touts 20% boost in 3G data speeds
via Engadget Mobile by Donald Melanson on June 03, 2008
Filed under: ATT, HSDPA, HSUPAIt looks like AT&T is getting a bit more generous these days, with the company now following up its supposed plans to offer free WiFi to LaptopConnect and smartphone users with a promised 20% boost in 3G data speeds. That translates to "typical" downlink speeds of between 700 Kbps and 1.7 Mbps (up from 600 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps), and uplink speeds of between 500 Kbps and...
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Who is John Galt?
via NIXON WAS FRAMED! by rock.and.roll on June 02, 2008
Richard Nixon struggled with Objectivism. Ayn Rand struggled with Richard Nixon. During the 1964 Republican Primaries, Ayn Rand told Playboy: "I'm opposed to him [Richard Nixon]. I'm opposed to any compromiser or me-tooer, and Mr. Nixon is probably the champion in this regard." However four years later Rand went on to officially endorse the New Nixon in both 1968 and 1972. She...
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Kevin Rose pumps his own Apple stock with $200 iPhone rumor [Rumormonger]
via Valleywag by Jackson West on June 01, 2008
Digg founder Kevin Rose is back with another iPhone rumor. This time, the shaggy entrepreneur declares that part of the expected June 9 announcement will be an entry-level model priced at $200. Which jibes with other rumors that Apple and AT&T were considering subsidizing the iPhone, as most other carriers do. Or Apple's just looking to dump unsold stock. Either way, expect the customers...
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Billboard Cameras Scrutinize Features of Passersby
via FOXNews.com by foxnewsonline@foxnews.com on May 30, 2008
A new plan by start-up companies to install cameras on billboards to get a better feel for who their target audience is has some privacy advocates steaming, The New York Times reported.
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Video Purportedly Showing Space Aliens Shown to Press
via FOXNews.com by (author unknown) on May 29, 2008
Shared by Logan The video was taken on July 17, 2003, in NebraskaA video purportedly showing aliens has been shown to the press, the Denver Post reports.
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