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Gadgets & Tech – It's not something that I would have expected from somewhat uptight Japan, but apparently and downblouse photos have become very popular there, with the advent of high-resolution camera phones. And because of this…
Gadgets & Tech – Apple announced record fiscal year Q3 results, and then watched its stock plummet 10% in after hours trading. Why? An outlook below what Wall Street had been expecting.
Science – I spoke with Albert Feng, a professor of molecular and integrative physiology at University of Illinois, who noted that this particular frog, known as "Odorrana tormota," is the only known animal that actively selects…
Gadgets & Tech – OCZ Technology has laid claim to being the first company to bring a "brain-computer" interface to the retail market and they have aimed it squarely at the gamer. The device is called the NIA, which is an acronym…
Books – Originally published in Analog in 1982, this chilling short story brings visitors from the future into the present . . . but who are they and why are they here?
Shopping – With the country in the grip of the credit crisis, it hardly seems an ideal time to launch a Ã;â;;Ã;£43,000 teddy bear with eyes made of emerald and diamonds and a nose of solid 24-carat gold.
Travel – Cory says, "The site is just as I'd imagined it -- a rotting, lovely old mansion surrounded by modest, slope-shouldered sheds with a variety of exhibits staffed by knowledgeable, friendly geeks who clearly find…
Gadgets & Tech – Bletchley Park, the "home of the codebreakers" -- where Alan Turing and co cracked the Nazi Enigma machine -- sells "Pocket Enigma Machines" made from a clever cardboard disc inserted into a CD jewel case. This…
Gadgets & Tech – We've written about the Windows Home Server (WHS) data corruption bug several times since it first emerged in late December. On Monday Microsoft finally - finally, released WHS Power Pack 1, which contains the fix,…
Do-It-Yourself – Seems like a passion for the works of the Whedon, and for LEGO, go together. Andrew at The Brothers Brick has already recreated one fun scene from the web-series in LEGO. [via geekdad]
Gadgets & Tech – You'll recall that in February I wrote about security researchers who had found a way to break into encrypted hard drives by using a trick that relies on the fact that RAM dissipates its contents slower if cooled.
Money – The Amana funds, invested according to Sharia, have more than doubled since 2003, to $1.3 billion.
Food – refernce-like information on berries from Gourmet Traveller in Australia
Food – Babe in the City (from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) shares food porn of BBQ pork (sticky sweet)
Food – yes, summer is abll about sweet fresh berries and stone fruits, but don't forget about the vitamins from leafy vegetables: kale and cabbage
Movies – Bale's performance in the film isn't as interesting as Heath Ledger's or Aaron Eckhardt's but he's "a placid Bruce Wayne" because Bruce Wayne is a placid guy, a character invented to disguise the identity of Batman.…
Politics – The first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two began on Monday at the U.S. navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks prompted President George W. Bush to declare war…
Food – Eggplants stuffed with ground beef and cheese
Health & Fitness – "A lot of the companies prey on the fact that your kid is important to you," said the dad-to-be, Kiley Gustafson, 30, who estimates the couple have received 25 private cord blood banking pamphlets in the past several…
News – Tropical Storm Dolly drenched a sparsely populated section of the Yucatan Peninsula on Monday and was poised to plunge into the Gulf of Mexico, where it could grow into a hurricane and move toward the Texas-Mexico…
Gadgets & Tech – Has the drama finally ended? According to a press release issued today, it seems that Yahoo! and Carl Icahn, who was seeking to replace much if not all of Yahoo!'s Board of Directors (BoD) during the upcoming August…
Food – salad made with roasted vegetables that came in the regular CSA delivery
Food – Tiramisu in a "black forest" style - with cherries soasked in liqueur
Food – Some very dubious science that I may have mostly made up, just to prove that you really, REALLY should eat this already.
Food – Key Ingredients for the Miso Glazed Sea Bass Marinade: Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar, and Mirin