Attacking Iran? How Does $300 Oil Sound? and $10 a gallon?

"The Nation -- Last week the Middle East Policy Council held an interesting and important discussion of what to do about Iran. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend it, but the MEPC has helpfully posted the...

Nine Inch Nails Tracks Downloads of 'The Slip' via Google Earth

This is the first time I've seen this done.  Pretty cool.  Fan geo-location."Over 1.4 million unique users have downloaded the free Nine Inch Nails album The Slip, according to the band, since they posted...

Parliamentary complaint over birthday party

PC is spreading as can be seen from this latest story from Sweden."A heated debate is raging in Sweden after an eight-year-old boy's failure to invite two classmates to his birthday party resulted in a complaint filed with parliament. Nearly 200 outraged comments have been...

Teen's MySpace porn photos investigated

Parent need to monitor their children everyday to prevent them from cyber crime..."VICTORIA Police and the FBI are investigating the posting of pornographic photographs of a 13-year-old Melbourne girl on MySpace. ...

'Mini-Me' Sues Over Sex-Tape Leak

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can only assume it will soon to be seen on the Small Screen! Much like the recent Bomb "The Love Guru". I am betting more people will watch Mini Me putting the "small...

Actor Verne Troyer sues TMZ.com over sex tape

Verne Troyer is suing celebrity Web site TMZ.com and other defendants and seeking more that $20 million in damages over his sex tape that he claims was stolen and posted online."Troyer, who played the diminutive...

Burlington fire trucks to follow speed limits

Implementing this change, officials said, would cost $1 million. Imagine this: after a family's house burns down, or someone doesn't get rescued, the fire department says "Yea, well, between the station and your...

Bored With Web 2.0? Demand Change

Some interesting thoughts on the role of technology in making the world better. I disagree with a couple of Haque's contentions. Alot of money has been going into green technologies. According to Goldman Sachs investment increased from $400 billion in 2003 to $3 trillion in...

Physicist Debunks Cellphone Popcorn Viral Videos

"Physicist Debunks Cellphone Popcorn Viral Videos By Jenna Wortham June 09, 2008 | 5:37:20 PMCategories: Advertising, Video, Viral, Web/Tech   YouTube videos that show a group of friends...

BASE jumper leaps off cliff but chute fails to open

" POLICE have seized graphic video showing the moment a BASE jumper's parachute fails to open in a near-fatal plunge. The Port Douglas chef and experienced skydiver with hundreds of jumps under his belt, miraculously survived the 305m fall off Australia's highest sheer...

Netherlands Vs France Highlights - Euro 2008 Highlights

"Netherlands Vs France Highlights - Euro 2008 Highlights digg_url="http://www.lovefooty.net/2008/06/netherlands-vs-france-highlights-euro.html"; Netherlands Vs France HighlightsEuro 2008 HighlightsUEFA EURO 2008 GROUP CDate: Fri 13th JuneKick off: 19:45 BSTVenue:...

Ron Paul Launches New Effort

"Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign, a pugnacious, ideological crusade against big government and interventionist leanings in the Republican party, will officially end Thursday at a rally outside the Texas GOP's...

Egypt Earns Record Income from Suez Canal

"Suez canal earns record $487 million in May, Daily Star Egypt, June 4, 2008The Suez Canal’s monthly income surge 27 percent.CAIRO: The Suez Canal Authority posted a record monthly income of $487 million in May, a 27 percent surge on the previous year, authority chairman...

YouTube Penalty For Fast-Food Felons

It was no longer fun when the boys were charged with crimminal mischief and battery for throwing drink at a person." A judge has used YouTube to punish two boys who threw a soft drink over a fast food worker and posted a film of the attack on the video sharing site. Video was...

Japan: Killer of seven gave online warning of Tokyo rampage

" The 25-year-old man arrested for stabbing seven people to death on a Tokyo street had warned that he was about to kill in a series of messages he sent to an online noticeboard, some posted minutes before he went on the rampage.In the first post at 5.21am on Sunday, on a...

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