Nine Inch Nails Tracks Downloads of 'The Slip' via Google Earth

This is the first time I've seen this done.  Pretty cool.  Fan geo-location."Over 1.4 million unique users have downloaded the free Nine Inch Nails album The Slip, according to the band, since they...

Switzerland v Portugal

Switzerland and Portugal have met each other 19 times before, with Switzerland holding the upper hand with eight wins against six victories for Portugal. Five matches have finished in a draw. In nine competitive matches (World Cup and European Championship qualifiers),...

Sens. Warner and Levin Travel to Iraq, Praise Surge Results

"WASHINGTON — After a brief trip to Iraq, Sen. Carl Levin said Monday that the Iraqi Parliament should vote no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki because of its sectarian nature and...

UFO Picture; Too good to be true?!

"13 May 2007 UFO Pictures: Too Good To Be True ? 'Chad', is all we know about the identity of the guy who contacted 'Coast to Coast' ( the popular American radio show / web site) recently about a UFO recorded back...

How to make a solar compass

"# Place BUSO horizontally (very important!) # Place the needle (or stick) vertically on the drawing, on the spot corresponding to the current time (hour) # Rotate BUSO until the needle’s shadow overlaps the intersection spot between the mark corresponding to the current...

Texas Legislature: Officially Insane

"Can any Texan reading this explain how these lunatic yahoos get elected? I've read Molly Ivins, but she hasn't explained how normal, ordinary folk can walk into a voting booth and pull a lever for some macho pseudo-cowboy with slicked back hair and a belief that the earth...

New Dubai Tower Clocks the Sun

As global leader of the bizarre world of upscale development, Dubai has yet another feat of both engineering and excess in the works. The latest spire to be added to the desert landscape will be the Time Residences building in the City of Arabia, a 200-unit apartment tower...

Earth Time

At Noon the sun is overhead, while it's Midnight on the other side of planet Earth.

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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