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It wasn't too long ago that Google Maps took to the streets with its army of camera-equipped cars as it embarked on its quest to photograph every avenue in the world. As they archived all these random images of daily life and human existence, they captured more than their fair share of comedic, ...
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Sports teams have a dubious relationship with Twitter . The LPGA loves the darn service , while the NBA penalizes on-court micro-bloggers . The NFL and college football are still feeling out their roles in the Twitterverse, and coaches are leading the way. For some, the service is tougher to ...
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Tom Brady
After he heard the latest news about one of his players and Twitter, we're sure that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, from his towering New York office building, gave out a great barbaric yawp: "I told you so!" According to Mashable, New York Jets wide receiver David Clowney has had his ...
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Good rule of thumb when browsing the Internet : If it looks lurid, promises nudity, or displays scantily clad women, don't click on it.
For some reason or another, many out there haven't yet figured this out and have helped to spread around Facebook a nasty worm that tells users to "Click ...
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Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
Our beloved freedom of speech obviously entitles people to criticize government officials without fear of reprisal, but it also entitles people to be racist morons. Google has posted an apology over such behavior -- ...
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It seems James Kromer had it all figured out. He was gonna do it, once and for all. The FBI had been controlling his brain with a mind-reading device for far too long. Kromer had to put an end to it. And he almost did -- until he messed up the address.
The 36-year-old Minnesotan crashed his ...
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Our friends over at Engadget obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff (or, at least, what we think is tops). For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below. ...
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So, you just shelled out 2,700 big ones to relax in a replica of Captain's Kirk's space throne , but, as you bask in your geeky glory, you abruptly realize that the rest of the apartment is unacceptably barren of other 'Star Trek' accoutrements. Making your own paraphernalia is always an ...
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Star Trek
Police in Calabasas, California are investigating the assault of a 12-year-old boy that, they believe, may have been inspired by a Facebook post declaring this past Friday, November 20th " Kick a Ginger Day ." "Kick a Ginger Day" began in 2008, borne out of a ' South Park ' episode that ...
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The Middle
You'd think uninstalling applications, games, and the rest would be as simple as dumping the icon into the recycling bin, but the truth is that computer programs distribute their files all over your PC. While that may not seem like a big deal, after a while those bits and pieces add up and ...
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There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
Net memes and mashups rarely get us excited, but the ...
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What we're watching tonight:
CBS (1080i) has 'How I Met Your Mother' at 8 p.m., 'Accidentally On Purpose' at 8:30 p.m., 'Two and a Half Men' at 9 p.m., 'The Big Bang Theory' at 9:30 p.m. and 'CSI: Miami' at 10 p.m.
ABC (720p) has 'Dancing with the Stars' at 8 p.m. and 'Castle' at ...
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Accidentally on Purpose
Two and a Half Men
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CSI: Miami
Want greener energy without having to install large, gaudy solar panels on your house? Join the club. But what was once wishful thinking might soon be reality. According to ABC Science , scientists have created a way to harness sunlight and convert it into electricity by connecting a ...
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The Underground
The New York Times Gadgetwise blog has found an interesting use for Shazam's iPhone app -- detecting lip-synchers. It turns out that true live performances will turn up as unrecognizable when you attempt to identify them with 'Shazam.'
The app takes the snippets of a song that you record, ...
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While most of us organize excess lengths of cable by hiding them from view, an artist named Maisie Maud Broadhead has decided to expose the detritus of modern technological life and put it to decorative use. Her 'Cable Drawings' are wonderfully simple in both concept and material, but it's ...
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Much of our Web perusal can be broken down into two distinct types: scanning and in-depth reading. Longer-form articles tend to be easier to read on a single, scrollable page, so the print/one-page option (if available) and some ninja-fast text-resizing can sometimes improve a piece's ...
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When we were kids , it was the worst punishment imaginable. How could our parents, the heartless tyrants that they were, take away our video game consoles? There was nothing we could do about it, except huddle up in our rooms and stare at those lonely, desolate, blank screens. At least, that's ...
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As part of the latest trend in online advertising, ad companies are paying normal people to pimp companies or products to their online friends or followers. According to the New York Times , companies think that consumers will be more likely to trust the opinions of their Facebook friends ...
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Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
Google is taking a heavy-handed stance on scams, as it has declared an outright ban on advertisers that attempt to entice people with false promises. The folks at Facebook, which is currently being sued for allowing such ...
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The mellifluous, oh-so-romantic French language may be dying a slow death throughout much of the world, but on Twitter, at least, it's as vivant as ever.
Just a few weeks after the site unveiled its new Spanish version , Twitter has now made itself available in French, as well. The site ...
