I'm 120% sure that Fox News isn't a news channel!

We all say it - "I am being 150% honest", "100% positive? Nope - 200% positive!". We use that because we want to explain that what we are saying or doing is good, perfect and right - though, as we also know, many times we are completely wrong and have to eat a bit of humble...

7.6 Japanese Earthquake warning was only a drill and an error

News outlets around the world reported in the last few minutes that there had been a powerful 7.6 earthquake in southern Japan, but it turns out the warning was just a drill, and the information was sent out in error."The information was sent in error to thousands of news...

The Accuracy of Ignition Interlock Devices

Man in Australia eats Ice cream bar and his car's breathalyzer claims he is positive for alcohol and won't let him start his car. " UPI reports that the unidentified man, who lives in Frankston, Australia, claims...

ATM Error Pays Hundreds Double Their Money

Hundreds benefited from the ATM error that doubled customers' money.Customers at a petrol station in Greater Manchester, UK, got a pleasant surprise this week when an ATM started giving out double the money requested. Hundreds flocked to the Nationwide ATM in Stretford to...

The latest on the 2008 presidential race exit polls

"The networks will follow strict rules Tuesday on projecting election results, examining not only the data from exit polls but actual vote tabulation and turnout data. NBC — which keeps its decision desk isolated from the calls made by competing networks — will call a...

Obama maintains a 4-11% point lead Over McCain. Weekly Poll Roundup

Senator Barack Obama still holds a commanding lead following the Town Hall Debate.  Many are contributing Obamas lead based on current economic conditions.  Others atttribute McCains 4-11% deficiet due...

Be Careful Where you Click

"Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses ...

Quinnipiac Battleground Polls: Obama w/Small Leads

"New polls by Quinnipiac/WaPo/WSJ find Obama with small leads in the battleground states of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. All surveys were conducted September 14-21 with margins of error of +/-2.6% - 2.7%: Colorado Obama 49 (+3 vs. last poll August 24) McCain...

Ohio's Voting Machines Busted, and Won't Be Fixed

Ohio's electronic voting machines, made by don't-call-them-Diebold, are broken, and won't be fixed by Election Day. Does that sound right to you? What do you think of a company that can't fix its software by...

Rogers Customers Get Ad-Laden 404 Sites

If you're a rogers customer and you misspell the website you're looking for, you'll be sent to a page with advertisements instead of the normal '404 Not found' error. This has got plenty of customers upset, as...

CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed

"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...

Maryland Jail Officials Release Man Just Convicted of Attempted Murder

We've all heard of the slips of paper given in school to go to the principal's office or to detention--but slips of paper to route prisoners to jail? Seems like that could be an open invitation to some fiddling around--and sure enough, one convict is now on the lam."State...

Is Saudi Arabia about to repeat its oil policy error of 1998? « Peter J. Coo...

" So I wonder if Saudi Arabia really decided to screw down oil prices next week, how long will this last? The emerging economies will soon swallow up any surplus production and we will be back to square one, and prices will go up again. Only at that point Saudi Arabia may...

Is NBC Blocking Recording of My Programs in Windows Media Center?

Chris Pirillo uncovers some potential monkey business in Seattle."I use Tivo, and I am getting tired of paying $13 a month just for a program guide. So I’ve been looking into some computer-based alternatives. Windows Media Center had been on my radar until some shows were...

Radio host James Whale is sacked

A sport radio DJ in the UK has been fired by the BBC after urging his listeners to vote for Boris Johnson in last Thursdays London mayor election."Radio host James Whale has been fired by Talksport after urging...

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