I consider myself a fan of Anna Nicole Smith. Not because she showed up in Playboy. Not because she was, as one documentarian once called her, the “cadillac of bimbos.” Not even because she went down in a blaze of … Continue reading
I’ve had my moments where I’ve flipped off flickr and been angry with them. Truthfully, I think their community is mostly good, but in a lot of cases is more or less a high school do over for the artsy … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES – Sidney Sheldon who won awards in three careers_ Broadway theater, movies, television_ then at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was … Continue reading
Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon’s scandal- shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America’s history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday. He was 93. “My family joins me in … Continue reading
Diggnation has fallen down into a lot of “dude” and “wtf?” Sorry guys. I just listened for the first time after a long time not listening, and I truly feel like I missed nothing. Dude… Wtf? [tags]diggnation, digg, kevin rose, … Continue reading
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Police said a teen is fighting for his life and another is under arrest following a shooting outside a recently opened movie theater in North Philadelphia. Authorities said a 17-year-old male was arrested Thursday in connection to … Continue reading
One of the true “good guys” in the tech news business is no longer with us. James Kim’s body was found today after he and his family were missing for 9 days. His wife and two daughters were found two … Continue reading
Okay. Not that the guy wasn’t a sick puppy (no pun intended, I swear), but can you really, in your heart of hearts, tell me you would you do this to your husband (or wife if the roles were reversed)? … Continue reading
This is truly sad… All versions of Pluck’s RSS readers for Internet Explorer, FireFox and Pluck’s web edition will be discontinued on 1/5/2007. The RSS Readers have served our community of end users well for several years, but with Pluck’s … Continue reading
John Brownlee, Associate Editor of Consumerist.com is moving on to bigger things. John is one hell of a guy and funny as hell. We’re gonna miss ya buddy! Oh, and just for the record, John posted a little story you … Continue reading
When is a rock not a rock? When you pass through airport security. Then it becomes a potential weapon, one capable of bringing an airplane down. I’m mad. I can think of a better way to combat terrorism than taking … Continue reading
This is the commercial Discovery’s been airing since Steve Irwin died… I grabbed it off my DVR this afternoon: [tags]steve irwin, crocodile hunter, rip[/tags]
Fox News goofed. They actually edited a clip from the infamous Wexler goof for some reason… They removed the coaching Colbert gave Wexler to make it look like the answers came fast and prompt-free. Wow. Caught. Buh-bye. [tags]wexler, colbert, colbert … Continue reading
I loved that commercial. I loved the creatures (whatever the hell they were supposed to be). Quiznos blew it gettin’ rid of them. I found that commercial on my hard drive while moving to my new computer, and I remembered … Continue reading
Esther Snyder, who with her late husband Harry co-founded In-N-Out Burger in Baldwin Park in 1948 and popularized the drive-through window for the fast-food industry, has died. She was 86. Snyder, who had succeeded her husband and two sons as … Continue reading
I don’t like anyone getting in bed with Real. In an effort to compete directly with Microsoft, RealNetworks, Google and Mozilla announced a multi-year deal Wednesday where both the Google Toolbar and Mozilla Firefox browser would be bundled with Real’s … Continue reading
It’s truly tragic… An icon of video games for years is now being relegated to the dustbin of history, despite the spin. Next Generation delivers the obituary: As Next-Gen exclusively reported Sunday, all major exhibitors have effectively pulled their support … Continue reading
USA Today: NEW YORK (Reuters) — Steve Case, co-founder of the one-time biggest online service AOL, apologized for the company’s merger with media conglomerate Time Warner (TWX) in an interview with journalist Charlie Rose. In the interview broadcast on Friday, … Continue reading
Phonak has problems. After the high-profile doping scandal surrounding American Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton, now we hear this: LONDON (AP) — Tour de France champion Floyd Landis tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race, his Phonak … Continue reading
This is why nobody watches TechTV anymore and everyone followed the old guys to TWIT, DL.TV and CommandN. This is what has become of The Screensavers, folks: Nice job, G4. [tags]g4, techtv[/tags]