Last.fm Stream Ripper; The Last Ripper

Freeware app TheLastStream saves and parses Last.fm streams into MP3s. But that's not all! It also automatically downloads album art, assigns ID3 tags, creates playlists, and organizes recordings according to artist, album, and track.TheLastStream requires that you have a Last.fm account and the Last.fm client. Both free. (Windows, Mac, Linux)

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Latin Phrases You Should Know.

Why do you need these Latin phrases? Well, like Latin teachers always say, Latin lives on in plenty of English words and phrases. But mostly, it’s worth learning a bit of Latin because omnia dicta fortiori, si dicta Latina: everything sounds more impressive when said in Latin.

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Putin Advanced Team Caught Using Counterfeit U.S. Money!

Portsmouth police received a call from the liquor store that the man and his friends were on foot, headed to the nearby Holiday Inn. Police responded to the scene. A dispatch message on the police scanner said diplomatic immunity might be involved.

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10 Tips on How to Successfully Work the Room

Tips on 'Social Graces' - the one thing you need that an MBA can't give you. Avoid permanently joining a “rock pile.” Be a good host while you’re someone else’s guest...etc.

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Israel's president resigns over sex crimes

Israeli President Moshe Katsav resigned today, a day after admitting to sex crimes against women employees in a case that has brought unprecedented disgrace on an Israeli head of state.When his resignation from the largely ceremonial post takes effect on Sunday, the speaker of parliament will be president for two weeks.

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10 Tips on How to Successfully Work the Room

Tips on 'Social Graces' - the one thing you need that an MBA can't give you. Avoid permanently joining a “rock pile.” Be a good host while you’re someone else’s guest...etc.

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PICTURE: How the prohibition of Marijuana started.

Hrmmm, we were brainwashed? Not in America, no way.

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World Stats Clock

This site has stats collected from all over the world, showing population, prison growth, births, US illegal immigrations, divorces, species extinct, forests lost, barrels of oil, and LOADS more, including in depth death stats. Highly interesting.

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Top 10 iPhone applications from Lifehacker

The much-anticipated iPhone hits the streets today. While developers and users alike aren't thrilled that third-party iPhone apps are limited to the web, you might be surprised at the impressive offerings that have already been developed for new iPhone users. Today's top 10 features the best iPhone applications that should be ready for your iPhone.

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The Power of Google Gears (Part 1)

Web application development is the perfect 95 percent solution. It's very easy to develop a simple HTML frontend to something like PHP or Rails, to deliver data to and from a MySQL database. You can even give it a more desktop feel by using Ajax tools. But that last five percent, the ability for desktop applications to work offline, was missing

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How to add green screen effects to home movies for FREE!

Wanna make a movie like the pros? Using green screen editing? It's all free (besides the actual green screen itself) with this awsome program. Debug Mode's WAX is a video/picture/music editor. It hase a drag and drop time line like in Windows Movie maker, so you can add pictures and music to your video

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iPhone Disassembly

Right now, the people from ifixit are disassembling an iPhone in a live photo stream.

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Bring Out the GIMP Part 1: GIMP Basics

Maximum PC starts a series of tutorials for The GIMP

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AT&T Activation Clumsiness hurts iPhone

Apple may be smooth and polished, but AT&T has botched the great iPhone rollout. These are some of the frequent errors that people are experiencing. It is so bad that the AT&T web and phone support have shut-down at this point.

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iPhone first hands-on video

Here's a brief feel for what you can expect fooling around (after already having activated).

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iPhone Stress Tests - PC World Video

Can you scratch it? What happens when you drop it? PC World's Eric Butterfield takes the iPhone through a grueling set of tests to check how the device handles abuse.

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[PIC] MTV Has First Pic of Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are" Film

Spike Jonze's adaptation of the classic book is still many many months away, but in the meantime, here's a great pic to whet your appetite.

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(Rolling Stone) The Record Industry's Decline -- How It All Went Wrong

Record sales are tanking, and there's no hope in sight. The major labels are struggling to reinvent their business models, even as some wonder whether it's too late. "The record business is over," says music attorney Peter Paterno, who represents Metallica and Dr. Dre. "The labels have wonderful assets -- they just can't make any money off them."

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Led Zeppelin To Reunite?

Led Zeppelin are in talks to reunite for a memorial concert. The band are apparently in discussions to reform for a one-off gig in London for their late record boss Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. It is thought singer Robert Plant guitarist Jimmy Page and bass John Paul Jones will re-group alongside late drummer John Bonham's son Jason.

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50 Cent busted lip syncing

RAPPER 50 Cent has suffered an embarrassing blow at the BET awards, when he was caught lip synching live on stage, watched by millions of people.Entertainment site MediaTakeOut.com report that 50 Cent was caught out from the beginning of his performance, after being ceremoniously lowered onto stage on a podium.

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Hilarious: Actual Airline Complaint

This is an actual airline complaint filed by a passenger. Absolutely hilarious.

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Top Indonesian MP says dope in food 'okay'

INDONESIAN Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who opposes legalising marijuana, doesn't mind the drug being used in cooking, a newspaper reported today."It's alright to use it as a food seasoning, but it should not be fully legalised,'' Mr Kalla was quoted as saying...

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Benoit's Death Posted to Wikipedia 14 Hours Before Bodies Found !!!!!!

An anonymous user operating a computer traced to Stamford, Conn. — home to World Wrestling Entertainment — posted an entry to pro wrestler Chris Benoit's Wikipedia.com biography announcing the death of his wife Nancy more than 14 hours before police in suburban Atlanta said they found her body.

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Build Up Your Best Body -- in One Hour

Whether the goal is a bigger chest or tighter abs, your workout needs to yield great results fast. Use this plan to maximize your time—and your muscle.

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First artificial life 'within months'

Scientists could create the first new form of artificial life within months after a landmark breakthrough in which they turned one bacteria into another.

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BREAKING: Double-blind Study Proves Cannabis Has "Clear Medical Benefits"

Smoking Marijuana, significantly increases daily food intake and body weight in HIV-positive patients, is well tolerated with no discomfort, and does not impair subjects’ cognitive performance. The study compared Marinol to smoked/inhaled Cannabis, in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial, and found clearly more benefits when inhaled.

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Gallery: Full-resolution iPhone interface screen shots- Think Secret

Think Secret sources have passed along a number of full-resolution screen captures of the iPhone's interface, including shots of the calendar, email, alarm clock, timer, and RSS reader functionality.

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Pownce could finally add private messaging to Digg!!

Private messaging has been the gaping hole in the Digg experience since launch. How can you expect to sustain a community, where members can’t contact each other? The same interface principles used in Gmail to implement Google Chat could be applied to Digg. A Pownce buddy list, populated with your Digg friends, could appear right on the home page.

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PC World - 100 blogs we love

Here are our favorite stops in the blogosphere, covering everything from high tech to low comedy and all manner of pursuits in between.

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Mashable: Against All Odds, Pownce Blew Us Away

Described as a mishmash of existing services (Twitter, chat, file sharing) that has only attracted attention because its founder was behind Digg, things didn’t look good for Pownce. We expected the worst: but like the iPhone, Pownce miraculously lives up to the hype. Don’t judge it before you test it.

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BitTorrent Survival: The Way of the Hydra

As more and more people hear about BitTorrent, each day the major sites get bigger, with more and more visitors, members, seeds and peers. Mainstream awareness of P2P is driving this new surge but with copyright and law enforcement agencies clamping down hard, some are considering tactics for survival.

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Google Gadget Ventures - earn $100,000 from Google to develop gadgets

Marissa Mayar, VP of Google, announced a Google Gadget Ventures where they pay developers $100,000 to build gadgets.

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Megan Fox Gets Ready for Transformers Debut By Hanging out in Her Underwear

Try as we might to refrain from posting shots of Transformers co-star Megan Fox again, it was just too much. I mean, part of her little ass canyon is showing in one of these. Plus, we have the blessing of those generous souls at FHM, fine purveyors of pics featuring the female form. Transformers? To hell with all those pictures of silly robot toys.

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List of 745 High Paying Jobs that Don't Require a College Degree

The list weighs hundreds of careers, looking for those which combine decent salary, a good job growth rate, and a relatively low requirement for a college degree (what we called here "degree not required").

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Sweet, flavored cocaine now in U.S.

SACRAMENTO, June 26 (UPI) -- Police in California report a growing trend in cocaine traffickers adding flavors to the powder and charging 40 percent more for it.

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A Unique Look at What the World Eats

This is a fascinatingforay into what's on people's dinner tables across the globe, and is a telling visual of why the health of the Western world is in rapid decline from all our prepackaged, chemically processed and sugar-laden goods, and how much we're actually paying for the privilege.

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25 Sites We Can't Live Without - TIME

Time Magazine Article, title says it all. I'm pretty sure I can live without a few of these. Cool to see digg, technorati, and del.icio.us on there.

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Kevin Rose’s New Startup: Pownce

There have been rumors that Digg’s Kevin Rose has been working on a new startup for some time, but he wasn’t talking. I spent a good amount of time this last weekend at FOO Camp trying to get some of the details out of him, but all he would say is that he’d be contacting us soon.

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Screw Your Travel Agent - DIY Flights on the Cheap

Don't get screwed over by airlines. Know how to play the travel game at your best. Comprehensive travel planning guide with how to use Kayak, Sidestep and other sites you may not have have heard of to get the lowest price flights.

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1,000 films to see before you die

There are more than a million films out there, here are 1,000 of the best.

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Secret Habits Of the Super Rich

The best things in life aren't necessarily the most flashy objects but instead discreet, meaningful experiences. Luxury goes undercover in the lives of the rich and famous.

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How to build a better, tastier and juicier burger

Looking to spice up your summer barbecues? Chef Jeffrey Starr kicks off the season with Sutter Home's Build a Better Burger competition, which celebrates the best, most original recipes for the juiciest and tastiest burgers. Get ready to fire up the grill with these easy-to-follow and delicious dishes.

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Republican Whistle Blower's House Burned Down and Car Run Off The Road

[Dana Simpson has] been smeared as “crazy” and as a “disgruntled contract bidder.” And something nastier: after her intention to speak became known, Simpson’s house was burned to the ground, and her car was driven off the road and totaled. Clearly, there are some very powerful people in Alabama who feel threatened.

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George H. W. Bush claims Athiests aren't Citizens and can't be Patriots.

Bush: No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.Sherman (somewhat taken aback): Do you support as a sound constitutional principle the separation of state and church?Bush: Yes, I support the separation of church and state. I'm just not very high on athei

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TDS: On Dick Cheney

John Stewart and John Oliver discuss Dick Cheney's self-exemption from oversight.

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Top 10 Uses For Used Coffee Grounds

"10. Deodorizer. Dry them out on a cookie sheet and then put them in a bowl in your refrigerator or freezer, or rub them on your hands to get rid of food prep smells. 9. Plant food..."

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uTorrent for Mac is Coming: An Early Review

When BitTorrent Inc bought uTorrent, the most popular Windows BitTorrent client, they announced that they would begin porting it to both the Mac and Linux. They have. Here’s a preview of the “soon to be released” Mac version of uTorrent.

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Internet Chefs - An expose thats been a long time coming

Despite all the reality cooking shows, TV's not where the innovative cooking action is at. The real stuff is going down on the net. Because while Rachel Ray's pocketbook (and jowls) get bigger by the second, the unknown, unsung heroes, those Internet Chefs, are creating outlandish meals with no fame or fortune in sight--just for the love.



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3 Famous Psychology Studies That Would Be Illegal Today

What happened to the good old days, when a scientist could just rustle together some test subjects and let loose in the lab? You know, without having to worry about petty humane things…like ethics!



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Activate iPhone from home, not in store.

From Steve himself, you will not have to wait in store to activate your iPhone.



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Bye Bye TorrentSpy and ISOHunt, Both to Filter Copyrighted Content

TorrentSpy and ISOHunt plan to use a hash-based system called FileRights to automatically filter BitTorrent trackers that link to pirated content from its search results to help satisfy a suit brought against them by the MPAA for the illegal facilitation of copyrighted material.



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Vista Transformation Pack 7.0 Released

It's been a long wait for some of you, and after several delays, we are pleased to announce to you today, the release of Vista Transformation Pack 7.0, Windows X's latest customization pack to give you the Vista experience without the hassle of a new OS!



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Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About RAM for Macs

RAM upgrades are the best way to get a performance boost from your computer. Mac OS X loves to hog up all the RAM you've got, so the more you have, the better! Here are a few often asked questions and their answers regarding RAM and Macs.



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The Million-Dollar Waitress

A woman who has never bought a stock in her life appears to have bested the financial pros in CNBC's stock-picking contest



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Have you heard of Credit Triggers? You should

I just heard a piece on NPR about Experian selling your credit history to collection agencies. They constantly monitor your credit activity and if you start to pay off your credit and are getting back on your feet, they notify the collection hounds and let them have at you. This sounded pretty damn wrong to me so I got on Google



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The Top 21 Cities Where Rent is Cheap

Some rents in major metropolitan areas rose more than 10% this year, but apartments in the Midwest and South remain easy on the pocket



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NBC News: 'Has the vice president gone too far?'

NBC News reported on Monday that "Dick Cheney is back in a very uncomfortable place for him: the headlines." Both a Washington Post series on the vice president and Cheney's feud with the National Archives over his handling of classified information are drawing attention to his style of governing.



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If your clueless like me about spices, this guide is for you.

Spices are the basis for flavoring your barbecue. They are many and are everywhere in the world. In days of old they were a sign of wealth. They were traded, and the quest for them has spawned new nations and caused wars. Once you learn how to work with spices, you can make your own spice mixtures, to season your barbecue, and even more...



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British 2-Year Old has IQ of 152 = IQ Steven Hawkings

Georgia Brown, a young British girl with golden locks, has an IQ of 152 — which, proportionate to her age, puts her in the same intellectual league as the famed physicist Steven Hawkings.



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'Virgins rare, drug use common'

JUST four per cent of US adults are virgins, but a fifth have tried hard drugs such as cocaine and crack, a new study shows.What most alarms researchers is how young they start.



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How Much Will It Really Cost You To Own An iPhone?

Apple's iPhone will carry a $499 to $599 pricetag, not including taxes, depending whether you choose the 4 gigabyte or the 8 gigabyte model.But that's not how much it will cost to own one. AT&T has still not published the rate card for its iPhone service plans or indicated whether there will be any rebate on the hardware.



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Giving your passwords the finger: a review of fingerprint scanners

Tired of trying to keep all of those passwords straight without resorting to pen and paper (or passwords.txt)? Ars reviews four fingerprint scanners with an eye towards ease of use, reliability, and the ability to be fooled by a finger made of Jello.



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