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Rain Of Madness
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Rain Of Madness

Movies – The story behind the story of the making of the behind the scenes of Tropic Thunder.

View Story Discuss (0) (apple.com) 4 hours ago by Ryan

Voted for on July 08, 2008 10:06pm

Save Money On Your Power With Solar Roof Shingles
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Save Money On Your Power With Solar Roof Shingles

Gadgets & Tech – There are a number of things that make solar shingles appealing. Everything from the price of electricity, available sunshine, and incentives by local and state governments has made this idea worth looking into.

View Story Discuss (15) (alternativeenergybase.com) 1 day ago by altnrg

Sunk on July 08, 2008 07:14pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 19 votes / No sinks

The Continued Cheapening of the Word "Terrorism"

Do No Evil – Terrorism is a heinous crime, and a serious international problem. It's not a catchall word to describe anything you don't like or don't agree with, or even anything that adversely affects a large number of people. The word "terrorism" has a specific meaning, and we shouldn't debase it.

View Story Discuss (2) (schneier.com) 9 hours ago by Wil

Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 04:05pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 13 votes / No sinks

Online Movement Aims to Punish Democrats Who Support Bush Wiretap Bill

Politics – A group of high-profile progressive bloggers and libertarian Republicans are rolling out a new political action committee called Accountability Now to hold democratic lawmakers accountable for caving to the Bush administration on domestic spying.

View Story Discuss (0) (blog.wired.com) 10 hours ago by Wil

Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 03:58pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 30 votes / 1 sink

Will the Democrats Ever Learn?

Politics – the Democratic leadership - and the party's presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. Obama - appear headed toward passage of a bill that would let Bush off the hook and continue to keep the American people in the dark.

View Story Discuss (2) (consortiumnews.com) 13 hours ago by populist

Voted for on July 08, 2008 03:58pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 34 votes / 1 sink

Programmer and murderer Hans Reiser leads police to wife's remains

News – ABC News has confirmed that authorities are in the process of recovering Nina Reiser's remains from Redwood Regional Park, east of Skyline Boulevard.

View Story Discuss (0) (abclocal.go.com) 1 day ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on July 08, 2008 02:25pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / 1 sink

Douglas Confirms Battlestar Movie

Movies – Following up on Grace Park's revelation that a Battlestar Galactica TV movie was in the works, cast member Aaron Douglas has confirmed that the process to get it made is under way and provided some new details.

View Story Discuss (0) (scifi.about.com) 11 hours ago by Wil

Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 02:21pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 18 votes / No sinks

Save the whale, save the world [from heart disease]

Health & Fitness – Scientists have been tapping into nature's resources for inspiration on how to treat humans. Humpback whales, sea cucumbers and Australian red algae are just a few of the species leading the way in modern medicine. The humpback whale has a design within its heart that could help save the lives of many patients suffering from heart disease.

View Story Discuss (1) (edition.cnn.com) 21 hours ago by _kam0_

Voted for on July 08, 2008 02:20pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 58 votes / No sinks

Ex-Officials Offer Plan to Revamp War Powers Act

Politics – Two former secretaries of state have declared the War Powers Act of 1973 obsolete and proposed a new system of closer consultation between the White House and Congress before American forces go into battle.

View Story Discuss (12) (nytimes.com) 14 hours ago by Beau7890

Voted for on July 08, 2008 02:20pm

Evil Reigns but None Dare Call it Treason
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Evil Reigns but None Dare Call it Treason

Do No Evil – Torture advocated, secret armies and prisons encouraged, ignoring habeas corpus for anyone pointed to and called "enemy combatant." Yet, non dare call it treason.

View Story Discuss (137) (populistamerica.com) 1 day ago by populist

Voted for on July 08, 2008 02:11pm

How McCain Is Skirting His Own Spending Caps
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How McCain Is Skirting His Own Spending Caps

Politics – Even though McCain has agreed to an $84.1 million spending cap by accepting public funds--a decision he likes to portray as a principled stand against the corrupting influence of money on politics--at least double that sum will be spent on his behalf thanks to loopholes in the law that allow largely unregulated "soft money" contributions.

View Story Discuss (218) (blog.newsweek.com) 1 day ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on July 08, 2008 02:11pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 13 votes / No sinks

The dying art of the knuckleball

Sports – In the Red Sox clubhouse a few hours before the start of a drizzly, early-May game against the Rays, Tim Wakefield wraps his hand around a brand-new baseball and models his knuckleball grip. On television, Wakefield's grip appears claw-like and uncomfortable, but up close, it looks effortless...

View Story Discuss (0) (sportsillustrated.cnn.com) 12 hours ago by Wil

Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 01:46pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 24 votes / No sinks

With Pride, Californians Step Up to Fight Fires

News – While the few cities in this county have paid firefighters, in the small communities that dot this region, fires are fought mostly by trained volunteers.

View Story Discuss (2) (nytimes.com) 1 day ago by idyll

Voted for on July 08, 2008 01:27pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 32 votes / No sinks

Librarian carrying "McCain=Bush" sign kicked out of McCain Event

Politics – In McCain's *open to the public* townhall meeting, a 61 year-old woman was arrested for trespassing on orders from the McCain security detail for carrying a sign that read "McCain=Bush." Carol Kreck received a ticket and her court date is set for July 23. [via kos]

View Story Discuss (18) (progressnowaction.org) 1 day ago by Wil

Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 08:56pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 14 votes / No sinks

Book review: It's All Too Much

Books – It's All Too Much is a terrific book that inverts the typical approach to dealing with existential kipple. Rather than helping you find new places and novel ways to "organize" all your crap, author Peter Walsh encourages you to explore why you ever kept all that junk in the first place.

View Story Discuss (0) (kk.org) 1 day ago by Wil

Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 06:42pm