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Dozens More (Incredibly) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers
smashingmagazine.com — This post presents some really stunning desktop wallpapers related to typography, photography, illustrations, HDR as well as some abstract and fantasy-related wallpapersMore… (Design)
Museum Displays 5000 Deformed Babies
eventective.com — Cyclopic babies, babies with two heads, skeletons, many other examples of deformities are displayed in this eerie collection. The pictures speak for themselves.More… (Travel & Places)
NASA Team Pinpoints Human Causes of Global Warming
dailygalaxy.com — A team of scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Science, as well as scientists from 10 other institutions have linked physical & biological impacts since 1970 with rises in temperatures during that period. Including changes to physical systems, such as glaciers shrinking, permafrost melting, and lakes & rivers warming.More… (Environment)
Pre-Yahoo: Carl Icahn's Ballsiest Business Moves
peoplejam.com — Carl Icahn didn’t get to where he is today by playing nice. In light of his latest bid to shakeup Yahoo, here's a look at Carl Icahn's boldest business deals of the past.More… (Business & Finance)
The John McCain 100% Organic Cotton ‘Onesie?’
redgreenandblue.org — That’s right folks; the long wait is finally over. Has your newborn already outgrown those Ronald Reagan ‘Trickle-Down Diaper Covers’ that were hand-me-downs from your cousin? If so, you can now wrap your newest neo-cons in the soft organic cotton of the John McCain ‘Onesie.’More… (Environment)
iSlsk Brings File-Sharing to iPhone
torrentfreak.com — Those lucky enough to own a ‘jail-broken’ iPhone got a rather pleasant surprise last evening. When refreshing the installer, a brand new application appeared. iSlsk brings the Soulseek file-sharing network directly to iPhone. Download music for free, and listen to it on your iPhone. For most, it’s very nearly that simple.More… (Tech Industry News)
Zimbabwe introduces half-billion dollar note
abc.net.au — Zimbabwe, which has the highest inflation rate in the world at around 165,000 percent, has been beset by long queues at banks as consumers seek bank notes to stock up on basic goods, the prices of which are constantly rising. The new highest denomination note would buy about two loaves of bread.More… (World News)
How You Can Use WordPress Functions to Run a Smarter Blog
pearsonified.com — Fortunately, savvy users like you can solve this problem by creating a user-defined functions file that will work with any WordPress theme. The idea here is to place all of your common, customized design elements—like an author bio or a sales widget for your sidebar, for instance—within functions that reside in a separate, non-theme file.More… (Programming)
Gizmodo & Engadget - Rival Gadget Blogs Compared
weblogs.hitwise.com — A few weeks ago Wired did a great article on the competition between Gizmodo and Engadget. Last week, Engadget attracted a 6 times larger share of US Internet visits than Gizmodo. I should point out here that we are tracking website visits. This means we are not reporting on readers that consume content via feed readers More… (Gadgets)
Top 10 Uses For Your Economic Stimulus Payment
top10kid.com — After cashing in your stocks, foreclosing on your house and filing for bankruptcy, here are ten things you can do with your Economic Stimulus Payment.More… (Business & Finance)
Verizon picks Linux - but not Android - for mobile platform
arstechnica.com — Verizon has joined the Linux Mobile Foundation and has announced plans to ship phones with the open source operating system next year. More… (Linux/Unix)
The Campaigns the Candidates Wish They Could Run
cracked.com — Sure, the campaigns get nasty. Then again, in some countries the candidate who wins is the one who can have the most opponents killed in the night. There's so much sugar-coating and spin in our politics that we wonder what it would look like if the gloves really came off.More… (US Elections 2008)
56% Americans say immigrants work harder at low-paying jobs
businessshrink.biz — With immigration reform less of an issue with gas prices and economic troubles on people's minds, a study released by Pew Research Center says that Blacks, Whites and Hispanics believe immigrants work harder than Whites and Blacks. Since 1986 less Whites believe immigrants work harder than Blacks, only 55%, while more Blacks, 64%, think it's true.More… (People)
Taking Your Laptop into the US? Be Sure to Hide Your Data
guardian.co.uk — Last month a US court ruled that border agents can search your laptop, or any other electronic device, when you're entering the country. They can take your computer and download its entire contents, or keep it for several days. So how do you protect yourself? By hiding your data.More… (Tech Industry News)
Why Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sales milestone isn’t so impressive
arstechnica.com — Microsoft is boasting that the Xbox 360 is the first current-gen system to hit 10 million units sold in the US. These numbers leave out the year-long head start the Xbox 360 enjoyed, as well as the Wii's worldwide dominance. More… (Xbox)
