Monday, August 11, 2008

Springfield Punx



Springfield Punx

Most Amazing 3D 'Real Life Realistic' Paintings


These enormous 3D pavement sketchings are made by Julian Beever, internationally renowned artist, often called the 'Pavement Picasso'. Julian has made pavement drawings for over ten years. He has worked in the U.K., Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany, the USA and Australia.

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Cheap Airlines Make Pilots Fly "Uncomfortably Low On Fuel"

Ugh, those selfish pilots can't be bothered to help their airlines return to profitability. No, instead they're whining to NASA that they're being forced to fly "uncomfortably low on fuel" and that "safety for passengers and crews could be compromised." These flight simulator jockeys want more fuel, but that isn't likely to happen anytime soon.

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The Best Geek Film Soundracks Ever

Music can make or break a movie. Just look at the Simpsons movie's Spider Pig song. With that in mind, Rob counts down the ten best geek movie soundtracks

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How to Prevent a Coffee Shop Wi-Fi Attack

Logging on using your mobile device allows hackers to steal your password unless you take basic precautions.

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No Joke: 38 People Dead After Vampire Bats Attack


Laboratory investigations have yet to confirm the cause, but the symptoms point to rabies, according to two researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and other medical experts.

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Debunking the 7 Myths of Crowd Psychology


Many authors of introductory sociology textbooks say that crowds are irrational, spontaneous, suggestible, emotional and even potentially dangerous groups. But crowds are not the many-armed destructive monsters of the popular or even fascist imagination, the actual evidence does not support it. Here are the seven myths about crowds.

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diggNATION Episode 162

Girls Get the Anime Look with Extra-Wide Contact Lenses


Extra-Wide Contacts Confer Big-Eyed Beauty: "Anyone who's seen Japanese comics, cartoon videos or anime art is instantly struck by the common look of the girls - big eyes that, by making the rest of the face look small, add the cuteness and sex appeal prized by many Japanese men. Since no amount of cosmetic surgery will make actual human eyes larger, some girls are trying another way to up their cute quotient: extra-wide contact lenses!"

Bush Knows How to Enjoy the Summer



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Replicating the Human Eye


Researchers develop a new semiconductor processing technology that has allowed them to make a working image sensor structured like a human eye.

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7 Things Your Computer Person Won’t Tell You...

...probably because they think you know already. Still, if you're new to the computer owner world, here are seven tips that don't come in a manual

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