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Italy fights mob terror near Naples

Major Drop in Las Vegas Population, Largest since the 1920s

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. People, on the other hand, apparently don't. (see comment)

Mars Rover Spirit Surviving on a Low Energy Diet | Universe

Woman Taken for $400K in Nigerian Email Scam.

charlieville writes: "Anyone retarded enough to fall for that should not have access to $400k." Well, now there's one more who doesn't. 419 scams - think of them as evolution in action. (see comment)

Blackwater’s Terrifying Reach

First Fuzzy Photos of Planets Outside Solar System (pics)

Hey, Zorkulon - I can see your house from here! (see comment)

Morgan Stanley Internal Memo Forbids Forwarding Memos

Many large companies have an "IT policy" that employees have to sign which states that they can and will monitor your mail and other Internet use. In practice, few companies can afford to hire someone just to read everyone's mail, so they'll only do it … (see comment)

Palin Baffles Reporters By Rehashing Stump Speech At RGA

If they wanted a music box that plays more than one tune, they should have shopped around more, rather than going with the first one they found. (see comment)

Organic Farmer Murdered After Protesting Toxic Dumpsite

Waking Up With a Different Accent

That's nothing. A few drinks and I start talking fluent Porpoise. (see comment)

A 7 Step No-Waffle Plan for Real World Success

It's a reference. The original German phrase was "Wenn ich 'culture' höre, entsichere ich meinen Browning.", often wrongly attributed to one or other leading Nazi, but actually from a play by a Nazi sympathizer called Hanns Johst. For some reason, the Eng … (see comment)

A 7 Step No-Waffle Plan for Real World Success

Still too waffley. Let's see if we can trim it down. Here, reduced to essentials, is what he advises: 1. Figure out what you want. 2. Concentrate on it. 3. Work at it. 4. Don't stop working. 5. Ignore your critics; listen to your admirers. 6. Finish what … (see comment)

A 7 Step No-Waffle Plan for Real World Success

I believe that he's parodying 'the Law of Attraction' or 'the Secret', which - as far as I can figure out - boils down to "imagine nice things happening to you and they will suddenly happen to you". Of course, the people who sell courses telling you how t … (see comment)

Study: DDoS attacks threaten ISP infrastructure