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All this talk about Conan O'Brien signing a deal with FOX has overshadowed another possibility for Coco: the coveted... 7PM slot? TheWrap.com is reporting that Conan has actually been approached by two companies about having a syndicated show earlier in the evening. Debmar Mercury (the Tyler Perry sitcoms)…
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(S09E13) Considering ABC decided to burn off the last two episodes of 'Scrubs' largely unannounced, and especially because they decided to lead off a night of reruns with the season finale, there isn't much hope that we're going to see another season. That's too bad, since this new ensemble has come…
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(YouTube link) Life flourishes in the strangest places on earth. From the YouTube link: At a depth of 600 feet beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet, a small shrimp-like creature managed to brighten up an otherwise gray polar day in late November 2009. This critter is a three-inch long Lyssianasid amphipod…
Posted 18mins 27secs ago by Neatorama.
URL shorteners are great for minimizing URLs in a Twitter message or keeping links clean in an email, but as convenient as they are they do introduce an extra point of failure. WatchMouse, a monitoring organization, highlights the best. More »
Posted 19mins 27secs ago by Lifehacker.
Larato Mzamane, the former headmistress for Oprah Winfrey's South Africa-based Leadership Academy of Girls, is suing the billionaire talk show host for defamation and casting her in a false light. Now she must face the wrath of Oprah. What is most interesting about the article is that even the judge…
Posted 19mins 27secs ago by TV Squad.
Now that we've read fairly firm proof that Google's looking to get into the set-top TV market, we're wondering what they'll deliver that's new and unique. YouTube, a semi-decent browser, sure—but what else would you want on your biggest screen? More »
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Is this a scene from Finding Nemo? Or Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds? No, this bird was caught absconding with a piece of lunch on Google Street View, specifically on John Street in Brighton, England. Link -via reddit
Posted 1hr ago by Neatorama.
Generally speaking, what happens in the workplace usually is not meant for media consumption. Unless it's a Karen Silkwood situation, employees know that you don't blab about your fellow workers. Except in show business! Apparently, the very idea of working on a set or in the production offices where…
Posted 1hr 22mins ago by TV Squad.
Google's just pushed out a 4.1 update for Google Maps on Android that includes a Latitude home screen widget listing nearby friends, and allowing you to switch between user accounts to change Buzz and starred locations. Yada, yada—the big change for real Maps users is that after searching for…
Posted 1hr 34mins ago by Lifehacker.
The Paralympics are awesome. These guys have got some major skills! The technology that allows them to perform at their best is pretty amazing, too. Take, for example, paraplegics playing hockey, which is called sledge hockey. The first hockey sledges were tacked together from regular skates. Now,…
Posted 1hr 52mins ago by Neatorama.
If you like your coffee to taste more like a premium mocha and less like a black cup of joe, this clever take-it-with-you solution will give you lots of great tasting coffee drinks on the cheap. More »
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Taking a look at the 20 worst rappers of all time. From Soulja Boy to Vanilla Ice, each of these terrible rappers brings something to the table, not!
Posted 2hrs 30mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
Greek yogurt, as sold in stores, is thick, delicious, dip-making stuff, and it's far from cheap. Make your own at home with plain yogurt, a dish towel, a collander, and a bowl. The only preparation technique is to wait. More »
Posted 2hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
As most of us by now would have heard the news - The smallest man of the world PingPing died today at the age of 21. He measured vertically 29 inches
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Firefox: Mozilla knows we often reach out to our contacts through our browsers. So the Firefox maker has crafted an experimental tool to make, for example, filling out "email this" forms easier by importing contacts directly into your browser. More »
Posted 3hrs 19mins ago by Lifehacker.
(S01E08) I take back what I wrote last week. Kim Coates' Bertram is no longer the best and most memorable villain on 'Human Target'. That title now belongs to Baptiste, played by the awesome Lennie James. The guy was brilliant as Chance's sadistic and stealthy nemesis. I would've been happy to watch…
Posted 4hrs 17mins ago by TV Squad.
Mac: Like the Windows beta, there's no real feature in Kindle for Mac, beyond Kindle e-book syncing, that will rock your socks off. For doing some reading away from your Kindle, though, it works just fine. More »
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A wistaria vine in Sierra Madre, California has been named as the World’s Largest Flowering Plant by the Guinness Book of World Records. This vine is so big it has its own festival! William and Alice Brugman planted it in 1894 to celebrate the purchase of their new home. The wistaria eventually…
Posted 5hrs 30mins ago by Neatorama.
Jurassic 5 Music Video of the hit track "The Influence" from the album: Quality Control.
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(S14E02) We continue 'America's Next Top Model' from last week's photoshoot cliffhanger. The nude photoshoot goes off without much of a hitch about religious morals or modesty. Either way, the shoot was borrowed from a challenge on 'Make Me a Supermodel' which had the same exact concept. The second…
Posted 10hrs 39mins ago by TV Squad.
I don't know why, but I was thinking up until this show started that we were still losing one guy and one girl; but the days of the competition being split evenly are over. We're only losing one tonight, so one of the genders is going to be completely safe. It's hard for me to guess who's going home,…
Posted 10hrs 57mins ago by TV Squad.
That Betty White Mother's Day episode of 'Saturday Night Live' on May 8 just got a whole lot more interesting. Today, the news broke that Amy Poehler is having a baby. This will be baby number two for Amy and her brilliantly funny spouse Will Arnett. It'll also throw the production schedule of Amy's…
Posted 13hrs 26mins ago by TV Squad.
(YouTube Link) After seeing Australians teach kangaroos how to surf, Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi decided to teach an animal native to his homeland how to surf: But the 44-year-old fancied a bigger challenge and has managed to coax his pet alpaca Pisco, to join him hanging ten in the Pacific. Pisco…
Posted 15hrs 20mins ago by Neatorama.
Alexander Kobulnicky paints pictures of molecules. Pictured above is heme, which is one ingredient in hemoglobin. The artist writes: We know that molecules form the basis of matter, of the human body and of the natural world, but as neurology increasingly teaches us, they underlie feeling, thought…
Posted 15hrs 28mins ago by Neatorama.
One man bands have always creeped me out. They never brought joy or happiness to my life. Even as a very, very small (in height, not width) child, they always looked like steampunk jukeboxes trapped inside some kind of twisted mechanical music machine that mocked their every step with annoying oompah-pah…
Posted 15hrs 34mins ago by TV Squad.
Readers offer their best tips for learning DIY skills, middle clicking on Synaptics touchpads, and saving money on drying your laundry. More »
Posted 15hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
by Mike Krumboltz Romanticus Interupticus! "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson recently split with longtime boyfriend Jay Barrymore. But wait, there's more! Now, the rumor mill is reporting that Ms. Watson, currently studying at Brown University, has "grown close" to fellow student Rafael Cebrian. Nothing…
Posted 16hrs 10mins ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
The cult hit CBS game show 'Press Your Luck' has long been a hotbed of television legends from the pre-celebrity appearances by the likes of talk shot hostess Jenny Jones and Myke Horton aka 'American Gladiator's' Gemini to the unstoppable force that was ice cream truck driver Michael Larson. One that…
Posted 16hrs 19mins ago by TV Squad.
Wow. Winnie Cooper is going to be a mom. That's right, the kid we watched - some of us in original broadcast episodes and not reruns - is having a baby. 'The Wonder Years'' actress Danica McKellar is pregnant. It's the first child for her and husband Mike Verta. Danica told People magazine, "I'm nearing…
Posted 16hrs 49mins ago by TV Squad.
Google's partners and aims for its set-top box are revealed, young folks' issues with identity theft are studied, Microsoft kinda-sorta lets us play with IE9, and YouTube reaches a staggering milestone of video uploading rates. More »
Posted 16hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
Pomplamoose is helping YouTube spread the word about their new independent music initiative, Musicians Wanted. We love Pomplamoose, so we thought we’d help out by doing our part to spread the word. The basic idea: if you’re a musician, you can upload your stuff to YouTube and share in the…
Posted 17hrs 24mins ago by Neatorama.
Derek Jordan thought of a unique way to promote his music on YouTube - by relating it to history!
Posted 17hrs 34mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
'Modern Family' is a repeat tonight, so I figured it would be a good opportunity to give fans a little taste by posting the quick talk I had with Ed O'Neill in January. It was the last day of the press tour, and the critics were in the middle of an epic day of set visits; one of the most fun aspects…
Posted 17hrs 47mins ago by TV Squad.
IRS agents tracked down a California car wash owner who was overdue on his taxes--by four cents.
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It's easy to grab a head of pre-chopped lettuce or pre-sliced apples when you're running through the aisles of your grocery store, but as personal finance blog The Simple Dollar points out, you're paying an absurdly high hourly cost for this convenience. More »
Posted 17hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
This is quite possibly the coolest picture in the history of Earth. It's an exercise in Norway, but they are practicing for, well you can guess.
Posted 18hrs 6mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
If you've had a tough time choosing between Parallels and VMware Fusion for running Windows on your Mac, all-things-Apple site MacTech pitted the two virtualization tools against one another in a giant faceoff. The results: In tests covering boot speed, CPU usage, application performance, CPU speed,…
Posted 18hrs 14mins ago by Lifehacker.
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Do we need another reality show on NBC about losing weight? IT DOESN'T MATTER. We're getting one anyway. Jillian Michaels, from the same network's 'The Biggest Loser,' has a new show premiering June 1 called 'Losing It.' Each week Michaels will visit a different family and try to help them with their…
Posted 18hrs 47mins ago by TV Squad.
by Mike Krumboltz They're not as bad as mechanics or lawyers, but taxi drivers do have a bit of reputation for inflating their fares. But is this true or just an urban legend designed to keep Midwesterners out of Times Square?Unfortunately, it appears to have a ring of truth to it. We're not saying…
Posted 18hrs 48mins ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Ever tried canceling a print job in Windows but feel like it takes ages before anything actually happens? It's a common annoyance, and one that helpful Reddit user Shikyo explains and remedies. More »
Posted 18hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
Mac OS X: The caps lock key is possibly the most irritating key on the keybaord, nestled all too close to the A key for fumbling fingers. CapSee gives you an on-screen alert when you turn caps lock on. More »
Posted 19hrs 19mins ago by Lifehacker.
When I first saw the headline that Tom Selleck was going to star in a new drama for CBS, my mind instantly went to 'Jesse Stone,' the fine series of TV movies based on the books by Robert B. Parker. I think it would make for a great TV series, but alas, this is a completely different show. Selleck is…
Posted 19hrs 45mins ago by TV Squad.
Reader Saad Baig's desktop shows what a Windows desktop could look like if you made the Windows 7 Superbar really "super", by adding desktop widgets directly into the taskbar, easily accessible even with maximized applications. More »
Posted 19hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward Pictured is Nathan Chivers (left), who has been Paralympian Bart Bunting’s guide human since they were young kids. Using simple, short, precise calls over the radio, Nathan keeps Bart on a path to Aussie Gold on the slopes in this year’s Winter…
Posted 19hrs 53mins ago by Neatorama.
Well, I Say The Fun Has Just BegunWe're On Sputnik Number One1957/Nov.18. This was released not long after the Soviet Union
launched Sputnik and Americans were in a tizzy. A real scare during
the cold war.
Posted 19hrs 54mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
We all had that someone—mom, dad, aunt, neighbor—who told us everything we needed to know about parallel parking. Over time, we lose some of it, and pick up bad habits. Drop back into driver's ed with a smart video. More »
Posted 20hrs 19mins ago by Lifehacker.
I'm not sure if Apple Computer head Steve Jobs is going to be thrilled about this, but it could be fun. 'Seinfeld,' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' and 'Borat' writer/director Larry Charles is doing a new TV show for Epix based on the blog that writer Dan Lyons did called The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs (which…
Posted 20hrs 21mins ago by TV Squad.
by Vera H-C Chan Welcome to your Top 12 on "American Idol." Someone bring the defibrillator. The Fox reality show's ratings are down compared to last year's big stage debut. Yahoo! Searches on Season 9 contestants have fallen by more than half compared to Season 8's crew. Even frontrunner Crystal Bowersox…
Posted 20hrs 24mins ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
I was recently surprised to learn that not only is 'Highlights Magazine' still being published, it actually owns the domain name highlights.com (which you would think would have gone to something far more profitable than a magazine - a hair care products link farm, perhaps). 'Highlights' was one of…
Posted 20hrs 46mins ago by TV Squad.
Chrome: If you're a fan of previously reviewed Firefox add-on YouTube Cinema, you'll want to grab a copy of Turn Off The Lights for Chrome to enjoy the same screen-dimming focus for video, document editing, and more. More »
Posted 20hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
From parades to drinking to music, celebrate St. Paddy's Day in style.
Posted 21hrs 4mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
All some TV viewers have to see in this trailer for the new HBO drama 'Treme' are the words "From the creators of 'The Wire'." But even if you didn't watch that show you might be impressed by this cast: Khandi Alexander, Steve Zahn, John Goodman, Clarke Peters, Rob Brown, Kim Dickens, Wendell Pierce.…
Posted 21hrs 13mins ago by TV Squad.
Walk down any grocery store isle and you'll be bombarded with messages promoting the health benefits of everything from skim milk to diet soda. But how good for you is all this "health food" really? You'd be surprised.
Posted 21hrs 14mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
Windows 7: Remote Potato is a free application that integrates with Windows 7 Media Center, allowing you to watch and schedule recorded video from the comfort of your browser, no matter where you are. More »
Posted 21hrs 19mins ago by Lifehacker.
The other day when Animal Planet announced 'Taking on Tyson,' a new reality program about former heavyweight boxing champion -- and ex-convict -- Mike Tyson's love for pigeons, you had to be a little skeptical. It's hard to imagine the bruiser having a soft spot in his heart for fowl, but he does. Well,…
Posted 21hrs 46mins ago by TV Squad.
Moving your iTunes library from one computer to another has always been kind of a drag, but weblog HeyHowTo details how iTunes 9's new Home Sharing feature has made it a relatively painless process. More »
Posted 21hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
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Wahtever happened to that wonderful old social networking site that was just for college students? Back of the Class produced a hair metal song about the drawbacks of letting everyone use Facebook. Link
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Posted 21hrs 50mins ago by Neatorama.
Why serve a cheese ball when you can serve Steve Jobs’ head on a platter? Ken carved this from mozzarella cheese for his iPad launch party! See the process in pictures at The Cook’s Den, with recipes for the other foods served with the Apple “head cheese” (strangely, I see no…
Posted 21hrs 56mins ago by Neatorama.
by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Carey Mulligan (Searches increased by +23,641%). It's not enough to be recognized as an Oscar-nominated actress. The star of "An Education" is also being praised by boyfriend Shia LaBeouf. Ciudad Juarez Mexico (+1,099%). The killing of US…
Posted 22hrs 16mins ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
The late night wars have just gotten more interesting. Fox and recent short-term host of 'The Tonight Show' Conan O'Brien are closer to hammering out a deal that will bring a brand-new late night talk show starring Coco to Rupert Murdoch's network. Haven't we seen this situation before sometime in the…
Posted 22hrs 18mins ago by TV Squad.
Gesture Search, Google's umpteenth attempt to give you input options other than a tiny virtual keyboard, has made the leap down to Android 1.6, meaning those with G1s, myTouch 3Gs, Heros, and other non-Droid, non-Nexus phones can give it a go. Having used and challenged Gesture Search since first reviewing…
Posted 22hrs 19mins ago by Lifehacker.
Keeping your computer—including its operating system and all the installed third-party software—up to date is extremely important, but it needn't be a hassle or inconvenience. Here's a look at three tools you can use regularly to keep your system current. More »
Posted 22hrs 34mins ago by Lifehacker.
Here's tonight's TV lineup (all times Eastern). At 8, ABC has a new 'Scrubs.' NBC has a new 'Mercy' at 8. FOX has new episodes of 'Human Target' and 'American Idol.' The CW has a new 'America's Next Top Model' at 8, followed by a new 'High Society.' Cartoon Network has a new 'Dude, What What Would Happen'…
Posted 22hrs 42mins ago by TV Squad.
Proof that internet addiction is bad for your health.
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Firefox: LangLadder is a smart Firefox extension designed to aid you with your foreign-language studies, teaching you vocabulary and improving your reading skills. More »
Posted 23hrs 19mins ago by Lifehacker.
If you’re not going to partake of green beer this St. Patricks Day, maybe you could celebrate with green food. But don’t limit yourself to salad! There are plenty of green things to eat that you wouldn’t think of eating any other day. Pictured is jalapeno jelly. For the people who…
Posted 23hrs 28mins ago by Neatorama.
The money found hidden inside walls, suitcases and closets in one of Mexico City’s wealthiest neighborhoods came from the profits of
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It's easy to want your creations—whether software or new direction for your company—to do everything and be everything for everyone. Kill off features and refocus to reach completion faster. More »
Posted 23hrs 49mins ago by Lifehacker.
This is a really tiny Enterprise. This image won the prize for Best Ion MicroGraph in the 47th International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication Bizarre/Beautiful Micrograph Contest. It was created and recorded by Takayuki Hoshino and Shinji Matsui of the Himeji…
Posted 23hrs 53mins ago by Neatorama.
Coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks, and even pills, people love the energy and focus boosting properties of caffeine. If you're in it for kick and not for the love of a good latte, it's time to find the cheapest buzz possible. More »
Posted 1 day ago by Lifehacker.
There’s a classic logic puzzle in which a person must take a fork in the road, one of which is safe, but the other is a deadly trap. Two men guard the fork, one of which always lies, but the other always tells the truth. The person gets to ask one question in order to determine which path is the…
Posted 1 day ago by Neatorama.
Besides listening to The Pogues and wearing green, St. Patrick's Day revelers do a lot of something that's pretty rough on their nutrition ambitions. Want to enjoy without gorging? The Cheap Healthy Good blog has some reasonable draft and cocktail compromises. More »
Posted 1 day ago by Lifehacker.
The Art of Manliness has a glossary of manly terms used over 100 years ago. Some terms survived well into the 20th century; I’ve used “a month of Sundays” myself. Others are strange but maybe you can guess the meanings, as in “Shut your bone box, you saucebox, or my bunch of…
Posted 1 day 1hr ago by Neatorama.
Need a quick ringtone or an isolated snippet of audio from a bigger file? CutMP3.Net does it with a file upload button, two sliders, and a "Cut" button, and does it all on the web. More »
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After reading all of these names, I'm starting to believe in fate.
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This image matches typefaces with dogs that match their physical characteristics. It was created by the design firm of Günter Eder, Roman Breier, and Marcel Neundörfer in Vienna. What typefaces and dogs would you pair up?
Link via Nerdcore | Company Website
Posted 1 day 2hrs ago by Neatorama.
Hundreds of conservative activists gathered outside the Capitol on Tuesday morning to urge Congress not to pass the health care legislation.
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Artist Lise Lefebvre created “Bear Hunter” — a Persian rug that looks like a bear skin rug. It’s made from wool, wood, glass, and plastic. We’ve previously featured Lefebvre’s felted covers for household appliances. Link via OhGizmo! | Artist Website | Photo: 360SEE…
Posted 1 day 2hrs ago by Neatorama.
When it comes dining out picking a spot can take up as much time as you'll actually spend eating. Forgo the chaotic selection process by using Lunchwalla to find, share, and pick a spot for lunch, dinner, drinks, and more. More »
Posted 1 day 2hrs ago by Lifehacker.
iPhone/iPod touch: You're settling up a restaurant tab for three. One eater has no cash, the other only twenty-dollar bills, and you're left wondering. If at least two of you have iPhones, PayPal 2.0 lets you "bump" the balance between phones. More »
Posted 1 day 2hrs ago by Lifehacker.
We are familiar with leprechauns, although the American version from the Lucky Charms package isn’t quite the original. There are plenty of other creatures from Irish folklore you can learn about in this list. Have you ever heard of the Bean Nighe? The Bean Nighe is the spirit of a woman who died…
Posted 1 day 2hrs ago by Neatorama.
Google's Chrome browser is out with a new Dev release, and the big change is inside the Mac bookmark manager, which we've heard was previously less than awesome to use. The new bookmark manager has drag-and-drop organizing, easy deleting and renaming, and a better look. The developers note that folders…
Posted 1 day 3hrs ago by Lifehacker.
A 28-year-old man who assaulted a female police officer with his penis in Aberdeen is fined £600 by a sheriff.
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Cloud-based note service Evernote does many things well, like expand brains and improve gifts, but its direct email functionality was always kind of lacking. Not so anymore, as you can tag and organize mailed-in notes using subject line character codes. More »
Posted 1 day 4hrs ago by Lifehacker.
The sleeping giant is back. With yesterday’s announcement of the new Windows Phone 7 I believe we are seeing the rise of Phone 7 as the iPhone killer. Forget Android, this is the one you need to pay attention to.
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The opposite of FAILblog, Succeed Blog is all about the win in all things culture, pop or not. Here’s a recent submission of a carefully carved watermelon, just in time for Spring.. Link.
Posted 1 day 8hrs ago by Neatorama.
The mother of a man hit and killed by a small plane as he jogged on a South Carolina beach says he was on a business trip and looking forward to heading home for his daughter's third birthday.
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Gorillaz – Stylo from mario ucci on Vimeo.
“Stylo,” the new music video from Gorillaz features muscle cars, chase scenes, Bruce Willis, and the Gorillaz in full CGI glory. Enjoy.
Posted 1 day 11hrs ago by Neatorama.
by Mike Krumboltz Air travel is never fun, but rarely can a flight be described as a true "flightmare." However, that's the word that's being tossed about for a Los Angeles to New York flight that took 16 hours with delays. The Virgin America flight took place this past weekend, but it wasn't until…
Posted 1 day 13hrs ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
ScienceBlogs, together with Serious Eats, held a Pi Day Bake-Off to celebrate Pi Day on March 14th. They received 35 pie entries, which have been narrowed down to ten finalists. Not only are these “pi pies” decorated in a mathematically clever way, they look scrumptious! Shown is Claudette’s…
Posted 1 day 14hrs ago by Neatorama.
(YouTube Link) Swisscopter’s Dragonfly is a small helicopter that has rocket engines on the ends of its rotors blades to propel them: The copter makes use of tiny hydrogen-peroxide-powered rocket motors on the tips of the blades, which replaces the traditional engine-powered rotor. Large fuel…
Posted 1 day 15hrs ago by Neatorama.
An unaccompanied and injured dog limped into a hospital in Farmington, New Mexico: When the automatic doors at San Juan Regional Medical Centre’s emergency room slid open Saturday night, the pooch walked in, blood on his nose and paw, and a puncture hole in one leg, according to The Daily Times…
Posted 1 day 15hrs ago by Neatorama.
(Video Link) The Three Girls is a stop-motion animated movie by Laura Seymou, a six-year old girl, and Angela Sheehan, her adult sister. It’s like Axe Cop, except that the child did all of the drawing. Sheehan writes: This is a stop-motion collage I made, based on drawings by my little sister…
Posted 1 day 15hrs ago by Neatorama.
Dear Lifehacker,Yesterday you shared an article about cube-friendly plants. Any tips on cube-friendly fish? I've heard everything from Bettas to Goldfish to no fish at all. What would you suggest? More »
Posted 1 day 15hrs ago by Lifehacker.
by Claudine Zap Let's be clear. Adrien Brody is no Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sure, Brody's got an Oscar. But does he have the bod? Because he's going to need some serious bulk in his next movie, "Predators."Find more "Predator" movies. Ah-nold starred in the original way back in 1987, about an elite force…
Posted 1 day 16hrs ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
If you're a big fan of Apple's Magic Mouse but not such a big fan of the hand and wrist pain that many people experience after extended use, you'll want to check out this cheap hack. More »
Posted 1 day 16hrs ago by Lifehacker.
It's getting close to the deadline for that tax-filing time of year. Last week we asked you to share your favorite tool for preparing your taxes and then we rounded them up for a vote. Now we're back with the results. More »
Posted 1 day 17hrs ago by Lifehacker.
by Mike Krumboltz St. Patrick's Day is an incredibly popular holiday. After all, most holidays aren't 100% inclusive, but everybody's at least a little Irish on March 17.One of the holiday's most endearing symbols is, of course, the leprechaun. Not surprisingly, searches on the mythical creature are…
Posted 1 day 18hrs ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
If you haven't fought a battle with desktop clutter and mess, you're either without a desk, or in a pleasant minority. The rest of us can keep clutter from accumulating by banishing the transient junk from our workspaces. More »
Posted 1 day 18hrs ago by Lifehacker.
Every time a new version of Firefox arrives, there are always a few well-regarded extensions that stop working, and while there is a Firefox hack to force compatibility, you could simply tweak one or two favorites to make the compatibility cut. More »
Posted 1 day 19hrs ago by Lifehacker.
Windows: If you'd prefer the Open and Save As dialog boxes to have fewer file-type options for easier selection of the ones you actually use, Format Customizer cuts out the dead weight. More »
Posted 1 day 20hrs ago by Lifehacker.
If peeking into a single workspace is fun, touring an entire office is even better. Today we take a peek inside the offices of Yahoo!'s Canadian division. More »
Posted 1 day 20hrs ago by Lifehacker.
Quirk Books is on a roll with their runaway success of the Jane Austen and zombies mash up series. First came Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, then Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters. Now, here’s the book trailer for new Pride and Prejudice and…
Posted 1 day 20hrs ago by Neatorama.
Photo: Nina Leen/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images If you haven’t seen it before, LIFE has a pretty nifty set of galleries to feature some of the most interesting photos from their vast archives. Sure there are photo galleries on such serious topics like World War II, notorious assassinations,…
Posted 1 day 21hrs ago by Neatorama.
Firefox only: The introduction of Mozilla's Collections was a boon for those that reinstall Firefox often, so they don't have to search out their favorite add-ons every time. Firefox extension Massive Extender makes it even easier by installing collections with one click. More »
Posted 1 day 21hrs ago by Lifehacker.
Psst! Want $100? There’s still time to enter the Neatorama Photo Contest over at ViewBug. All you have to do is take a photo and show your city through your house, office, or car window in an artistic way. Contest ends March 22, so hurry: Link – Thanks Ori! Update 3/16/10 – Hmm, sorry!…
Posted 1 day 21hrs ago by Neatorama.
by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Emilie de Ravin (Searches increased by +3,326%). The "Lost" star has found a new role in "Remember Me," opposite teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson. GQ Magazine (+1,557%). John Edwards' mistress bared way too much in a tell-all and photoshoot.…
Posted 1 day 21hrs ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Money is the (Square) Root of Evil Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2-Disc Collector's Edition) The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad The Visual Miscellaneum The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis Cleverly Disguised as a Responsible Adult T-Shirt Hello Neatoramanauts! I just wanted…
Posted 1 day 21hrs ago by Neatorama.
We all have bacteria growing on our skin, and the kind and number we carry around is unique to each person. Now, researchers say bacterial "fingerprints" could be a valuable forensic tool.
Posted 1 day 22hrs ago by Mixx: Popular.
If you ever thought previously mentioned Xobni looked cool, but you prefer Gmail to Outlook, free Gmail plug-in Etacts adds many of the same features. You get social information, conversation history, and advanced sending preferences right in your Gmail sidebars. More »
Posted 1 day 22hrs ago by Lifehacker.
Mark Hogancamp is the master behind an elaborate fantasy world we can follow in pictures and video. After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark built a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Mark populated the town he dubbed “Marwencol” with…
Posted 1 day 22hrs ago by Neatorama.
The Macbeth curse refers not to the fate of the characters, but to the unfortunate incidents surrounding those who stage the play. Some in the theater won’t even say its name, preferring to say "That Scottish play" or "the Scottish curse." Macbeth seemed doomed from the beginning.…
Posted 1 day 23hrs ago by Neatorama.
The blog 2M40 is about one underpass in Paris that has a clearance of only two meters and forty centimeters. Many truck drivers either do not read, do not understand, or do not believe the clearance warning. Several times a month, the underpass wins the battle against these drivers and 2m40 posts the…
Posted 2 days ago by Neatorama.
by Mike Krumboltz The Nintendo Wii has earned a lot of good press for its ability to get gamers off the couch and exercising. Or, at least getting people to flail their arms to and fro. But the mighty Wii isn't the only gaming device to inspire some real life sweat. Behold, the PokeWalker! The PokeWalker…
Posted 2 days ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
by Claudine Zap Step aside, Homer Simpson. This real-life Donna Simpson, of New Jersey, could eat circles around you. The 42-year-old already weighs 600 pounds but has a big goal: To be the fattest woman in the world by almost doubling her weight in the next two years. That's a lot of donuts. With first…
Posted 2 days ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
by Mike Krumboltz Perhaps this announcement should have waited until April 20, but there was no holding back the news. Harold and Kumar are coming back for a third big screen adventure. A buzzy blog from IGN explains that actor John Cho (aka "Harold") told Collider that "the film is moving forward and…
Posted 2 days ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. SXSW (Searches increased by +628%). The search engine Wolfram Alpha, which delivers actual answers instead of links to queries, won "best in show" at the South by Southwest awards ceremony. Jude Law (+558%). The "Hamlet" star hosted "SNL"…
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by Mike Krumboltz What. A. Week. One of Hollywood's most famous starlets filed a lawsuit so bizarre, so unintentionally hilarious, laughter was the only suitable response. Elsewhere, Toyota continued to struggle with runaway cars, and a popular cable commentator was upstaged during a wacky interview.…
Posted 5 days ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
by Claudine Zap Daylight Saving Time is coming, and with it, longer, more light-filled days are on the way. Some may be surprised that Daylight Saving Time is already here. But there's a reason for that. Below, your Buzz round up of searches on the time change. When is it?We spring ahead the second…
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by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (Searches increased by +20,422%). The former model/singer and first lady of France disputed rumors that both she and President Sarkozy are having extra-marital affairs. Conan O'Brien (+999%). The comedian who left his…
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Came across this cool video today that perfectly reflects the goal behind our push to get teachers using CreateDebate in the Classroom. Are you a teacher interested in using a web-based virtual learning environment to increase participation, promote critical thinking, and improve the vocabulary and…
Posted 170 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
Love and Debate, a great new movie by Virgil Films, is a coming of age story about a Jewish Latina girl, Jordan (played by Gina Phillips) who finds her way through the trials and tribulations faced by teenagers. Jordan, who grows up in a Jewish household, where the customary role of a woman is to get…
Posted 183 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
Today we launched CreateDebate in the Classroom, which is a culmination of months of hard work put in by the CreateDebate team. Now, teachers can leverage all of the features and functionality of CreateDebate in a private setting specifically designed for a classroom. We have worked with several…
Posted 209 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
Watched a very funny VH1 show last night that deserves a shout out. The Greate Debate is a “Best Week Ever” type show where a motley crew of pop culture comedians crack rapid fire one-liners about intense pop culture debates…and hilarity ensues. You really have to watch the video to…
Posted 245 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
Congratulations to the winners of both CreateDebate Spring Fever contests. The winner of the “Tell Your Friends” contest will receive a $20 gift certificate to Clutch Tees and the winners of the “Earth Day” contest have won six great books from Hachette Book Group. Tell Your…
Posted 303 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
Now that the weather is starting to warm up and everyone is gearing up for Spring, it’s time to make sure you’ve got some sweet gear to rock when you emerge from your winter slumber. To help you out, CreateDebate has partnered with ClutchTees.com to give away a $20 gift certificate for…
Posted 337 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
There has been much discussion on CreateDebate about the use / abuse of downvotes on the site and certain participants getting “mass” downvoted, causing their efficiency score to drop dramatically. In order to combat this problem and provide greater transparency around voting, we have…
Posted 366 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
Congratulations to the winners of each of the three contests that CreateDebate ran as part of our Mental Stimulus Package in February. This month, we gave away ninety-five books from Hachette Book Group and a $20 gift certificate to Clutch Tees. Love Is In the Air Contest Results Contest Winner…
Posted 379 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
While lawmakers are figuring out how they can take more of taxpayer’s money to give to Wall St. executives, CreateDebate wants to give YOU something free. That’s why we’re officially bailing out our awesome debaters via CreateDebate’s Mental Stimulus Package. We will be running…
Posted 403 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
We just launched a new version of CreateDebate that will let you personalize your debates more than ever! Go ahead and create a new debate. The new interface makes it easy to insert pictures, add videos from YouTube or Google Video, add unlimited hyperlinks, format your text, and so much more! The…
Posted 449 days ago by The CreateDebate Blog.

