Jan 31 2009

The 5/3 Burger: Tasteful or Wasteful?

The Fifth Third burger, a monstrosity of five beef patties weighing five-thirds of a pound, dressed with sliced Spam, sausage gravy, fried eggs and a gigantic pickle, looked like a cartoonist’s dish in a Dr. Seuss book.

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Jan 31 2009

Ma.gnolia Suffers Major Data Loss, Site Taken Offline

There was a meltdown at bookmark sharing website Ma.gnolia Friday morning. The service lost both its primary store of user data, as well as its backup. The site has been taken offline while the team tries to reconstruct its databases, though some users may never see their stored bookmarks again.

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Jan 31 2009

GigaPan Epic Captures Photographs by the Gigapixel

Remember that amazing 1,474 megapixel photo from the inauguration? Now you can take similar pictures yourself by using this 0 device and a stock point and shoot camera.

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Jan 31 2009

"Comanchero" a freakin’ weird music video

Tell me that’s not freakin’ weird.

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Jan 31 2009

When you watch these ads, the ads check you out

(AP) — Watch an advertisement on a video screen in a mall, health club or grocery store and there’s a slim – but growing – chance the ad is watching you too.

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Jan 31 2009

WTF

wtf

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Jan 31 2009

Obama’s half brother charged for marijuana possession

George Obama, the half brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been arrested by Kenyan police on a charge of possession of marijuana, police said Saturday. Inspector Augustine Mutembei, the officer in charge, said Obama was arrested on charges of possession of cannabis, known in Kenya as Bhang, and resisting arrest.

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Jan 31 2009

Medical Students More Depressed Than General Population

A large-scale study suggests that 21.2 percent of medical students suffer from depression, compared with the 10% rate commonly reported for the general population. The study also said that black medical students are particularly prone to suicidal thoughts, with 13% reporting “suicidal ideation,” versus 5.7 percent of the general population.

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Jan 31 2009

Video of Turkish Prime Minister Storming Out of Gaza Debate

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacts to comments from Israeli President Shimon Peres on Gaza fight. After implicating Israel in the killing of children, Erdogen walks out, promising not to return to Davos.

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Jan 31 2009

My pet’s new teddy bear… awwwwww

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