Please Vote Because of the Real Important Stuff [COMIC]

www.nataliedee.com — Don't let the media turn this into race and gender game for you, vote for the candidates based on the real, important stuff: their stance on issues. More... (US Elections 2008)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-06 01:30:04 MakiMaki

Rare Bizarre "Happy Face" Spider. Looks Like It's Smiling

photography.nationalgeographic.com — Genuinely strange, creepy, even funny. Pic, from a Nat Geo assignment, was never published in the magazine. Featured now online as 1 of top photos of 2007. Pic enlarges; also part of gallery with other good pics. (Think SpongeBob meets Aliens...or a "character" kind of simultaneously creepy & funny.)More... (General Sciences)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-06 02:25:37 openthink

Hollywood Physics [pics]

www.popsci.com — Take a look at a few of cinema's most mind-boggling moments of scientific inaccuracy—plus a few rare films that manage to get things (mostly) rightMore... (Movies)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-05 22:00:24 lekahe

This pic says it all about our voting system

graphics8.nytimes.com — Poll worker Sabrina Castanon in Union City, N.J.More... (US Elections 2008)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-05 20:40:04 BlindingDawn

Ripped off Icelandic Flickr member Rebekka

flickr.com — Once again the popular Icelandic photographer and Flickr member Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir has been ripped off here photos. She found 25 of here photos for sale at iStockphoto.More... (Arts & Culture)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-05 19:50:04 mace2000

Amazing: Baby Thrown from Burning Building to Safety [PICS]

oddorama.com — Ludwigshafen, Germany - If there weren’t pictures to prove it, people might have a hard time believing a loving father threw his child multiple stories to waiting rescuers below. This dangerous gamble was taken against an almost certain death in a smoke-filled burning building where, in the end, nine other people perished.More... (World News)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-05 12:30:04 suxmonkey

She Voted For The War

flickr.com — That Is All That Needs To Be SaidMore... (US Elections 2008)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-05 10:10:06 NYC83

If Your Grandma Had Game, She Would Knit Like This [images]

www.ripten.com — Some of the craziest knitted art projects, all with a gaming theme: little stuffed LocoRocos, Katamari balls and hats, and even a knitted Atari complete with Pitfall Harry on the soft screen.More... (Gaming Industry News)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-04 22:30:05 IIIBTW

Unboxing a brand new Apple //c in 2008 [pics]

flickr.com — On Thursday night, Kathryn and I unboxed my latest Ebay acquisition: an Apple //c. There are many vintage Apple II computers available for auction, but this one is special: It's never been opened. Ever. It hasn't seen the light of day since before it was shipped on May 5th, 1988.More... (Apple)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-04 16:10:06 Gregd

The Science of Superheroes (Photo Gallery)

www.popsci.com — Our resident Hollywood physicist examines how even the most righteous crime fighters still manage to break the most important laws of all. we don't get too upset when the science portrayed in them comes from some alternative universe. Nevertheless, it can be fun and instructive to point out the violations and/or conflicts with the real world.More... (General Sciences)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-04 14:00:08 zaibatsu

Retro Arcade Gaming Fan Heaven (PICS and VIDEO)

gizmodo.com — Peter Hirschberg has just finished his stunning retro-gaming heaven, Valhalla of all classic mighty video games: Luna City Arcade has 57 fully-restored arcade classics, from Asteroids to Zaxxon. It's open to the public now, and the entrance and playing are completely free. Check the video, huge gallery and the interview with Peter after the jump.More... (Gaming Industry News)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-04 10:10:04 louisegarner

Hamburg’s unique elevator tunnel! [pics]

deputy-dog.com — Very, cool!More... (Travel & Places)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-04 09:10:02 arbiterofcool

The House that Shaped an Architectural Generation [PICS]

weburbanist.com — What happened to Frank Gehry? Some call it a midlife crises, others chalk it up to a moment of revelation. Whatever occurred, this rather conventional middle-aged architect changed virtually overnight into an avante garde designer and created what is arguably the most influential residence of the 20st Century.More... (Arts & Culture)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-04 07:40:06 msaleem

World's Largest Turbine: One Powers 5000 Homes [5 pics]

www.ecogeek.org — Two of the massive turbines were recently installed in Emden, Germany, and are officially being listed as prototypes.More... (Environment)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-04 04:40:08 msaleem

First and 10: The Technology Behind the Super Bowl Broadcas

arstechnica.com — The iconic images of pro football are low-tech, but technology dominates the sport and its broadcast. Here's a reprint of a classic article looking at the tech behind the most-watched television broadcast in the US.More... (American & Canadian Football)

Comments Email Added 2008-02-03 20:40:04 FameMoney