• 14 Vote!

    Come Fry With Me -- By: Mark Steyn

    The Corner (subscribe) | yesterday | Other

    In order to save the planet from global roasting, it seems entirely reasonable to ask Mr and Mrs Joe Peasant to submit to annual " carbon allowance " preventing them flying hither and yon and devastating the environment. As Dr Rajendra Pachauri, the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, explains : Hotel guests should have their electricity monitored; hefty aviation taxes should be...
  • 13 Vote!

    Fring Brings Free Video Calling To The iPhone, Nokia Smartphones

    TechCrunch (subscribe) | 9 hours ago | Technology

    Apple has long been rumored to integrate video conferencing capabilities in the iPhone, and most expected Skype to incorporate such a feature in its free application for iPhone and iPod Touch devices sooner or later, but Israel's fring is first to actually do it . Big caveat for starters: the camera on the iPhone 3GS is located on the back, which is handy for recording videos of people and locations...
  • 12 Vote!

    Cheney beats back 2012 efforts

    Political Ticker (subscribe) | 7 hours ago | Politics

    Dick Cheney says he has no interest in running for president. Washington (CNN) - Dick Cheney's throwing cold water on a new group's effort to try and convince the former vice president to seek the Republican presidential nomination in the next race for the White House. "Draft Dick Cheney 2012" officially launched on Friday and unveiled a [...]
  • 12 Vote!

    Zeitgeist 2009: the collective consciousness

    The Official Google Blog (subscribe) | 7 hours ago | Technology

    At Google we're all about curiosity, and clearly, so are all of you. Everyone, it seems, searches the web to fulfill that innate curiosity to find something of interest. Whether searching for the latest news, a popular holiday gift, a website you've heard about, the latest singing sensation, or the trailer to a blockbuster film, you come to the Google search box with something on your mind. And since...
  • 11 Vote!

    Holiday savings with Checkout

    The Official Google Blog (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology

    This holiday season, Google Checkout can help you save time and money. You can shop quickly and easily with one secure login for thousands of stores across the web. And through December 17, save with exclusive discounts of $5, $10 or $20 at hundreds of participating stores, including TigerDirect.com, BlueNile.com and Petco.com. And for Cyber Monday , you can take advantage of special limited-time offers...
  • 10 Vote!

    Jaimee Grubbs PHOTO: Picture Of Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistress

    The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Celebrity

    TMZ is reporting that Jaimee Grubbs has told Us Weekly that she had a 31-month affair with Tiger Woods. According to TMZ, Grubbs claims to have voicemails and text messages to corroborate her story. TMZ adds: According to Us Weekly, Grubbs has more than 300 text messages from Tiger -- who married Elin Nordegren in 2004. The magazine, which comes out tomorrow, claims Grubbs had 20 sexual encounters...