Cody Taylor

The far side of the moon could have been visible from earth billions of years ago, a new study suggests.

Marvel vs. Capcom, Earthworm Jim, Space Harrier and so on… what happened to all of these awesome franchises? We’re going back again to better days and counting off 14 more video game series that have little to no hope of getting another crack at a new title. What treasured franchises got left by the wayside that you’re still carrying a torch for?

Purchased by Art Rooney Sr. in 1933 the Steelers struggled for decades. But since the merger in 1970 no one’s been better. No one. And now, after 7Super Bowls, 30 postseason wins, 7 championship games in the past 14 years, 19 Hall of Famers and the dynasty of the 1970s that includes probably the greatest, baddest football team ever assembled…

Today, Microsoft is announcing its biggest layoff ever and Sun is quietly laying off the first of what may turn out to be an additional 6,000 employees. Red Hat? Total year-over-year up 17%. Novell? Its Linux sales in 2008 were up by 38%. Which companies do you think are doing better?

In addition, the following table provides a state-by-state breakdown of structurally-deficient bridges in 2007.

The East squad consists of Howard at center, forwards LeBron James (Cavaliers) and Kevin Garnett (Celtics) and guards Dwyane Wade (Heat) and Allen Iverson (Pistons). Lakers guard Kobe Bryant headlines the West team that includes fellow guard Chris Paul (Hornets), forwards Tim Duncan (Spurs) and Amar’e Stoudemire (Suns) and center Yao Ming (Rockets)

During Apple’s earnings conference call yesterday, Apple COO Tim Cook fielded a wide variety of questions, but two answers in particular helped shed a bit of light on the likelihood that Apple would enter the netbook market or release a lower end iPhone.

“How much is community service worth to you? How about prison-like-wages of 35 cents per hour? That’s the cost of giving five hours to community service in exchange for one free tall coffee from Starbucks (.75).”

A very handy ‘how to’ guide for those who want to make great music in the Studio Mode of legendary music game Guitar Hero: World Tour.

It has been over a year since we published our feature “The 25 Best Financial Blogs.” A great deal has changed. Some of the blogs on the list are gone or no longer have regular posts. Others have grown and become better.