A pigeon can still make a deposit on a Ferrari. Via For Your Entertainment...

While it may sound weird, a BETA is available for the Steam Boostrapper. The specific changes included the following bits. Improved Steam geo-location algorithm Fixed a silent crash on exitWhat exactly is a "Steam Bootstrapper?" Let's let Valve's Taylor Sherman

If you're already worrying about what calendar to use for 2009, don't worry because Newbs TF2 has you covered.Yes, meet the 12 months of the Crab Spy. You can check out each month individually or download the complete pack right

You will be amazed at what people leave behind when they are forced to leave their homes. It is even more astounding what happens to all of it once the bank owns the home. Modern day ghost towns with beautiful

A few years ago, the Christmas turkey had been in the oven for an hour or so when "pop" and the oven died. To me, who grew up differently, it wasn't such a big deal, take the turkey dish out

One court case has filled in the case-law foundation that Open Source had been seeking for a decade. I've written, for Datamation, the story of the unsavory character who prompted the case and how the Open Source community turned his

It could have been much worse. A man suffers an indirect lightning strike at the gas pump, caught on security camera video. He was unconscious for about 5 minutes and now has a little burn on his elbow.

According to the RSGB website, "The RSGB has just learned that RAYNET groups in Kent are currently active providing non-emergency comms following a failure of the telephone system affecting South East Coast Ambulance Service." There's a little more information on

There's a short report about an undiagnosed mystery respiratory disease hitting a remote place in Alaska, which is also part of a big migratory bird flyway, with some concerns over H5N1.

ruphus13 writes "Google's Android is starting to see more industry support. Motorola recently announced plans, despite hardships within the company, to hire 300 Android developers. Quoting: 'A quick search of Motorola's job openings suggests that, indeed, Android is set to

Lumenary7204 writes "The Register has a story about the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, a project to build a 6.7 meter effective-diameter ground-based telescope that will be used to map some of the faintest objects in the night sky. Jeff Kantor,

mjasay writes "The Register is reporting that Microsoft is hosting Windows-only projects on its 'open source project hosting site,' CodePlex. Miguel de Icaza caught and criticized Microsoft for doing this with its Microsoft Extensibility Framework (MEF), licensing it under the

The RPG powerhouse Square Enix today announces that Star Ocean: First Departure will be released on 24th October 2008, exclusively on the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system. Here is more info about the game:Following the exploits of humankind's journey across ...

The other night I was digging around in other people's old blog posts, catching up on things I never read but should, and I found this gem on Seth Godin's blog.Watch it on YouTube and then come back here.Maybe the

but figured more readers might enjoy it. It's a blog dedicated to bad spelin, "problematic quotes" and apostrophe's.I like it better than Photoshop Distasters which are sometimes a bit far-fetched.

Has it occurred to anybody that we’re already at war with a nuclear power? No? We’re not? Suppose a country — let’s say Japan — began to bombard American territory — let’s say Hawaii — with guided missiles. Would we

The Real News Network continues to deliver unparalleled content in a video format. The military Sopranos clan continues to be funded by their benefactors, those whom we elect to Congress.

Today, Drew, Will, Mama, Ma and Pa went to the Tulsa State Fair. Drew and Will are feeding a baby bison.This photo begs for a caption contest. I'm not sure who's behind the bars, the sheep or Will.Drew is a