This Happens to Me Every F*cking Single Day [Cartoon]
Some days, it happens two or three times. I bet that you and most of your friends and family find themselves in the same situation too. [Loldwell]More%A0%BB (gizmodo)
Microsoft battles an alleged patent troll
Edward Berridge THE INQUIRER A company that exists only to sue (feeds.theinquirer)
US is at Chinas mercy
Edward Berridge THE INQUIRER Because it\s too lazy to dig (feeds.theinquirer)
Professors Banning Laptops In the Lecture Hall
Pickens writes 'The Washington Post reports that professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia, among many others, compelling stud (rss.slashdot)
Lindsay Lohan sues E-Trade over Super Bowl spot
The troubled actress is suing E-Trade, claiming that it mocked her in one of its cute baby ads. She is asking for $100 million. (news.cnet)
feature: True story: the making of the Terminator's laser-sighted .45 pistol
One of the most striking images from The Terminator was the weapon he carried and used in his first attempt on Sarah Connor's life: the .45 Longslide, with laser sighting. Who can forget the scene in the gun shop? The gun was likewise (feeds.arstechnica)
Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer Released
Our ?12 year young? TWC forum member is back! This time with a tweaking utility called Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer. This tool will allow you to resize & (thewindowsclub)
Women with good genes may have more sexual partners
Female students with a genetically diverse immune system said they had sex with more people than their peers did (feeds.newscientist)
PC World Reviews Free Antivirus Solutions: Avira comes out on top, but there are some notable surprises...
Apple's fourth-generation iPhone will most likely arrive in June. Here's a look at some of the feature and design upgrades we'd most like to see, including the odds of their implementation. (reviews.cnet)
Puzzle In xkcd Book Finally Cracked
An anonymous reader writes 'After a little over five months of pondering, xkcd fans have cracked a puzzle hidden inside Randall Munroe's recent book xkcd: volume 0. Here is the start of the thread on the xkcd forums; and here is the post revealing the fin (rss.slashdot)
Scientists discover 'catastrophic event' behind the halt of star birth in early galaxy formation
Scientists have found evidence of a catastrophic event they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in a galaxy in the early Universe. (physorg)
Four Compression And Archiving Solutions Compared
Would you rather use 7-Zip, FreeArc, WinRAR, or WinZip? We put four of the most popular file archiving tools to the test, analyzing compression ratios and performance. Spoiler alert: WinZip 14, the latest version of this popular title, gets creamed. (pheedcontent)
COMODO DRAGON INTERNET BROWSER (free): Fast and versatile Internet Browser based on Chromium, infused with unparalleled level of Security
One of the most imposing (and wealthiest) bands of all time sues EMI over online royalties. EMI is reportedly arguing that an album-unbundling ban applies only to physical products. (news.cnet)
MoreDataFast 1.3
A free OCR program, scan single or multiple images. (freewarefiles)
WINX HD VIDEO CONVERTER (free): Free only until March 15. WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe builds in 160 video codecs and 50 audio codecs. And without any third-party codecs, it can easily support Multi-track HD video, lots more
The Value of BASIC As a First Programming Language
Mirk writes 'Computer-science legend Edsger W. Dijkstra famously wrote: 'It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regene (rss.slashdot)
Secret Mission: The Forgotten Island
The Military has hired world-renowned scientist Chanel Flores to explore a mysterious island that ... (sofotex)
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