Jan 23 2009

The Ten Best Transformation Movies

Most films are about transformation in some way. We have to get characters from Point A to Point B, and to make it interesting, they’d better change somehow. In this list, the guy next door is more likely to turn into a blood-thirsty beast who could rip your throat out at the first sign of the full moon.

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Jan 23 2009

Internet Population Passes One Billion; Top 15 Countries

The number of people on the Internet surpassed one billion in December, according to comScore. The actual number is probably higher than that (Internet World Stats counted nearly 1.5 billion Web surfers worldwide as of June 30, 2008).In any case, only between 15 and 22 percent of the world’s population is on the Internet. We have a long way to go.

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Jan 23 2009

The middle picture will haunt my dreams

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Jan 23 2009

Streaker interrupts Williams doubles match

Security at the Australian Open was again under scrutiny on Friday when a male streaker interrupted a doubles match involving the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena.

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Jan 23 2009

Will Cybersex Be Better Than Real Sex?

That depends on what lights your diodes. But judging by the quality of today’s — “teledildonics,” some things (hooray!) will never change.

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Jan 23 2009

A Gallery of 12 Real Life Video Game Weapons

There are two things that happen when you convert video game weapons from pixels to steel. The first is you get to see how cool they look, and the second? Well that’s usually how impractical they are to use.

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Jan 23 2009

St. Louis GM Mixes It Up w/Angry Cardinals Fans in Chatroom

John Mozeliak (St. Louis Cardinals GM) from the chatroom: First I rather live in my world then yours…it is sunny out today??? No you’re right it is 30 something degrees, my girl friend dumped me, and my car won’t start.

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Jan 23 2009

Knight Rider Cloned iPhone?

Spotted during Season 1 Episode 12, the KnightPhone pulls just enough iconography from the iPhone to make people think (oh, it’s an iPhone!) but simultaneously changes enough details so that people subsequently realize (oh wait, it’s not really an iPhone, it’s just kinda sorta an iPhonish thing).

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Jan 23 2009

Britney Spears’ “If U Seek Amy” Angers Parents

The Parents Television Council is livid that Britney Spears‘ cunningly titled “If U Seek Amy” is getting radio play, despite the fact that the title and lyrics essentially say “F-U-C-K Me.”

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Jan 23 2009

Intel to shut four plants, lay off 6,000

Amidst a bevy of bad news in the PC market, Intel Corp. took two corrective steps this week, aggressively slashing prices on chips on Monday and announcing today that it would close four chip plants and cut as many as 6,000 jobs.

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