The Atheist Delusion

God is real. And he's unbelievable.

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Richest 2% own more than half the world: study

Two percent of adults have more than half of the world's wealth, including property and financial assets, according to a study by the U.N. development research institute published on Tuesday.

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Man Makes Own False Teeth of Stainless Steel

This guy really should be inducted into the Maker hall of fame. If that doesn’t exist, they should create one. Just for him.

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Study say marijuana no gateway drug

"Marijuana is not a “gateway” drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year University of Pittsburgh study."

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Research indicates teen marijuana use does not predict drug, alcohol abuse

Marijuana is not a "gateway" drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year study. The study calls into question the long-held belief that has shaped prevention efforts and governmental policy for six decades.

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New York City becomes the first city to ban trans fats in restaurants

New York today became the first city in the United States to prohibit trans fats in restaurants, a shift that will affect eateries from the corner deli to the brasserie and ultimately may influence how food is prepared at restaurants around the nation.

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100 Amazing Tornado Photos

From the national severe storm laboratory album...many of these tornadoes are from the 1970s.

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Explore planet Earth in near-real time

MIRAVI is a data-driven system for real time image rendering and quality analysis of satellite data.

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HUGE Mars NEWS! There is water on Mars - flowing water!

This Digg goes to the live video stream of the conference. here are pics and info: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/mgs- 20061206.html

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Skyguard, a Star Wars like defense system that is here now.

Sounds too futuristic to be true? Check out the video of the Skyguard system taking out mortar rounds, artillery shells and rockets. Pretty cool and at $150 million a piece, Bill Gates might even pick one up for his place.

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Geek to Live: Visualize your hard drive usage

"..Free tools for Windows, Mac and Linux map your hard drive usage so you can get a birds-eye view of what's taking up most of your coveted hard drive space.."

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James Kim's Last Cnet Video

In honor of James Kim, I thought I'd posted to the last Cnet video he did. It was recorded on November 22. It's his Christmas want list. He mentions his family and wanting a Wii for his "kids". You'll be missed James...

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How Vista Lets Microsoft Lock Users In

What if you could rig it so that competing with your flagship product was against the law? Under 1998's Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), breaking an anti-copying system is illegal, even if you're breaking it for a legal reason. Technology called "Information Rights Management" combined with Vista enabled Microsoft exactly this.

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James Kim's Path. Google Earth Images showing James Kim's Path

A collection of Google Images that show the path James Kim on his quest to get help. The view from various vantage points shows the terrain and change in elevation he encountered.

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Digg Cheaters Get Caught

Scammers, schemers, and cheaters watch out! Over 700 of you just got caught. Recently, some “entrepreneurial” folks have built systems designed to exploit - or cheat - social networking sites like Digg, Reddit, and Delicious. These exploit-the-social-network-sites have even received attention from the likes of TechCrunch and CNet.

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Digital Trends: Optical HD Battle Is Over, HD-DVD Wins

Right now it appears impossible for Blu-Ray to gain a substantial lead on HD-DVD, even after massive investment, they likely could only close the gap. The killing blow may have been done by Microsoft who decided to bring to market a $200 HD-DVD option for their Xbox 360. With a 6x advantage by year end, you’d have to conclude that HD-DVD has won.

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Two Years of Digging!

"Hard to believe, but two years ago today, Kevin decided my code was bug- free enough to take down the beta sign and unleash Digg upon the world. It's been a crazy and exciting time since then, and we owe it all to you - the loyal and passionate members of the Digg community." Thanks everyone and Happy Birthday to all! : )

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BitTorrent merges with uTorrent

BitTorrent Inc. has just bought (merged with) the popular BitTorrent client, uTorrent for an undisclosed sum. Both CEOs are available for discussion on IRC.

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Amazing multiplication trick makes it simple!

My son personally finds multiplication quite difficult. After seeing this trick, I taught him this method and he loves it. Before he was getting all the answers wrong but not he's getting them all right. Great method and well executed.

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Professor reports amazing amount of media bias through President's speeches

A Virginia Tech professor demonstrates that the mainstream media is an 'anti-Democratic' institution through its reporting on the President's speeches regarding the War on Terror...

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Increasing minimum wage to $.7.50/hr US hurts teens, creates disemployment

Chicago School Economist Becker and Judge Posner blog that the majority of minimum wage earners are wives earning pin money, part-timers, retirees supplementing incomes, teenagers getting work experience (References svp). Raising minimum wage will hurt the "really" poor. Is this Freakonomics? Friedman's long shadow darkens future of most vulnerable

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The BMI Myth

It's long been accepted as the most accurate indication of good health, but now the efficiency of the body mass index is being questioned.

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10 most intelligent / least intelligent dogs

How smart is your dog?

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What is the insane secret of this painting?

A Russian professor has posted a picture of a painting done by someone with a severe mental disorder. A single detail of the picture shows that they are insane, but in 15 years, only a single person has figured out what it is. Can you?

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Glaciers may preserve viruses for millions of years

Evidence shows that viruses, bacteria and fungi may be preserved in glacial ice for up to 140,000 years, so could this be how the world ends... Just a little global warming.

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Convert anything to anything

Convert pretty much any format of anything to any other format. Online. Free. Without downloading anything.

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Ars System Guide: December 2006 edition

The Ars System Guide returns just in time for the holidays. Whether you're looking to upgrade your own system or gift someone with a new system, Ars has you covered

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Firebug 1.0 Beta is out! Great Day for Web Developers!

Firebug is an amazing extension for web developers. It has js debugging, css editing, dom manipulation, network monitoring, and more! If you develop for the web, this extension is for you!

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Stunning Comparison Between 360, Wii, and PS3

Video showing the difference between the PS3, 360, and Wii in Call of Duty 3. Is it just me, or does the 360 look far better than the PS3?

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Tour of the International Space Station

Think know the International Space Station? Take this NASA tour to learn more about one of the most challenging projects in the history of exploration! There's more information at www.nasa.gov/station.

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Why Pop Music Is Soul-less and Wrong

This clip is from the movie Before The Music Dies, about how pop stars are created and packaged as marketing tools. No musical talent? No problem!

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Scientology: Orientation- How Crazy Are They? Part 3

A guy sneaked a camera into a scientology orientation, the video isnt the best quality but this video is just well creepy. The video is 4 parts, the first part is in the link and here are the others Part2-http://youtube.com/watch?v=YSgenUBJi38 Part3-http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jk7wTRd7XwI Part4-http://youtube.com/watch?v=0fcjjW61NCs

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Best Porn Star Interviews Ever!

WARNING! Adult Content! Usually I wouldn't be very interested in Porn Star interviews, but this guy basically harasses them until they hang up on him. Funny stuff.

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Google Spreadsheets now lets you use live stock quotes

You can get stock market quotes and other data updated to your spreadsheets by using the GoogleFinance function.

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This took Bill Gates 90 minutes to solve - how fast can you do it?

In the September/October 1977 edition of "Personal Computing" magazine, Henry Gilroy provided the following report on the introduction of the Petals Around the Rose brain teaser to his fellow travelers on the return journey.

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North Korea offers Uranium in exchange for Russian support

North Korea has offered Russia exclusive rights to its natural uranium deposits in exchange for open support at the six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons, a Japanese daily said on Sunday. The report said Moscow and Pyongyang had been in secret talks since 2002 over a plan for Russia to import, enrich, and sell as nuclear fuel.

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Send your atheist friend an "I Told You So" card after the Rapture

Just write your letter and it will be hand-delivered immediately following the exodus of the pure from the Earth. But you must be thinking to yourself, "How can the letters be delivered after the Rapture?" The answer is simple. The creators of this site are Atheists.

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Dustin Hoffman Says Bush Has Manipulated 9-11

Acclaimed screen star DUSTIN HOFFMAN has slammed US President GEORGE W BUSH for manipulating the 9/11 terrorist attacks to facilitate the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

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Best Divorce Letter Ever

Guy goes out in style.

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You won't hear this in the US news: Nasdaq chief lacks skills in economics

Bob Greifeld, the chief executive of the Nasdaq stock market, admitted under oath that he did not understand how to calculate gross profit margin, one of the most rudimentary formulas in business accounting. The admission is humiliating for Mr Greifefld, an MBA graduate who is in the thick of a hostile bid to take over the London Stock Exchange

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Bush Can't Stop Opium Production in Afghanistan

Opium production in Afghanistan, which provides more than 90 percent of the world's heroin, broke all records in 2006, reaching a historic high despite ongoing U.S.-sponsored eradication efforts, the Bush administration reported yesterday.

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Amazing Repository - 5000 Downloadable Corporate Logos

A comprehensive list of nearly 5000 corporate logos in Illustrator format that can be downloaded for free: "All logos are available in Adobe Illustrator format and are compressed by ZIP."

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Google’s Secret Evaluation Site

Google is well know for keeping things hidden. Eval.google.com is yet another addition to the long list of hidden domains from Google. Some say the this website is Google ’s Secret Evaluation Lab. They say, students and part time employees were recruited from all over the world to avoid spam results and keep good results at the top.

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Free Advertising For Blogs, Business or Personal Websites

adgridwork totes itself as being the "First Free Targeted Ad Network." You advertise for other sites on the network and they in turn advertise for you. Kinda like BitTorrent for website promotions and advertising. Cool idea for startups and small blogs that want to get the word out about themselves.

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Amazing GUI Interface Detailing How People Are Feeling Around the World

A really creative way of displaying and making data really interactive. I've spent hours clicking through the information here. Figuring out how people are feeling has never been cooler.

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Free access to +55,000 résumés

Headhunter's dream

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Truly Awesome Beautiful OSX P.O.S. system

Xsilva LightSpeed is a ground-breaking new multi-user Point of Sale system built exclusively for Mac OS X and designed expressly to accelerate small business. Xsilva LightSpeed harnesses the most powerful OS X and SQL-based technologies to deliver unparalleled performance and reliability under its crisp, polished OS X interface.

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Grow Your Brain in 22 Different Ways

I just found out that the brain is like a computer. If that's true, then there really aren't any stupid people. Just people running DOS.

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