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Million-dollar homes rented for $150 a month

News – Japanese billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto has selected the first four of eight Native Hawaiian families that will each rent one of his multimillion-dollar homes in the exclusive oceanside Kahala area for $150 a month.

Voted for on March 21, 2007 10:05pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 83 votes / 1 sink

5 Reasons Why Apple TV Rules, 5 Reasons Why it Sucks

Gadgets & Tech – Apple TV is finally on sale and on the boat. So, why bother? Here's why Apple TV will change the world, slightly.

Voted for on March 21, 2007 10:04pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 20 votes / 1 sink

Atlantic Ecosystems Experiencing Large Climate-Related Changes

News – Ecosystems along the continental shelf waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean--from the Labrador Sea south of Greenland all the way to North Carolina--are experiencing large, rapid changes, report oceanographers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the Feb. 23, 2007, issue of the journal Science.

Voted for on March 01, 2007 08:07pm

Scientists Probe 'hole in Earth'
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Scientists Probe 'hole in Earth'

Science – Scientists are to sail to the mid-Atlantic to examine a massive "open wound" on the Earth's surface.

Voted for on March 01, 2007 08:07pm

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The Deepest Hole

Science – Over forty years ago, researchers in the Soviet Union began an ambitious drilling project whose goal was to penetrate the Earth's upper crust and sample the warm, mysterious area where the crust and mantle intermingle– the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or "Moho."

Voted for on March 01, 2007 08:04pm

Ocean innovation
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Ocean innovation

Science – The ocean might be a playground to some, but it's also a hotbed of world-leading technological innovation for a group of business entrepreneurs and researchers in Nova Scotia.

Voted for on March 01, 2007 08:01pm

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Earth's Crust Missing In Mid-Atlantic

Science – Scientists have discovered a large area thousands of square kilometers in extent in the middle of the Atlantic where the Earth's crust appears to be missing.

Voted for on March 01, 2007 08:00pm

Not so 'hilarious': Dumping ice water on a 90-year-old
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Not so 'hilarious': Dumping ice water on a 90-year-old

Do No Evil – A 16-year-old Cloquet, Minn., boy told police it was so funny to see a a 90-year-old nursing home resident "freaking out" that he returned to do it again. A Cloquet, Minn., teenager told police that he found it so funny when he dumped a pitcher of ice water on a 90-year-old nursing home resident in June that he returned and did it twice

Voted for on February 28, 2007 08:40pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / 1 sink

Trees, forests on Mars. This can't be... right?

Science – Recently released satellite photography of the surface of Mars, (with plenty of colorization by the author) seem to show sprawling forests, with detail of trees reaching up to the heavens. The author claims to be withholding some of the best evidence. Whatever it is, it is interesting

Voted for on February 28, 2007 08:38pm

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Traveling alone Tips For The Solo Traveler

Travel – When it comes to traveling, sometimes taking a journey alone can be great. Traveling solo allows for a time of introspection, relaxation and self-discovery, where you can take the time to absorb the finer things the world has to offer.

Voted for on February 28, 2007 08:38pm

Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: Some Great Graphic Novels You May Have Missed
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Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: Some Great Graphic Novels You May Have Missed

Books – During the last year, I've been fortunate enough to find some comic books that I missed when they were first published, because I was busy being a husband, stepfather, and struggling actor. I've deeply enjoyed them all, and for today's Geek in Review, I thought I'd point out a few of them. (Possibly NSFW.)

Voted for on January 31, 2007 09:19pm

Wil Wheaton's Geek In Review: Save the Friendly Locals!
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Wil Wheaton's Geek In Review: Save the Friendly Locals!

Shopping – In an increasingly globalized world where vertically-integrated multi-national companies storm into communities, reduce our choices and homogenize our shopping experience, the Friendly Local Shop is an endangered species, and it's not just comic and book shops that are at risk.

Voted for on January 24, 2007 07:04pm