May 15, 2007

Half-Life 2: Episode Two preview + new screenshots

During a recent trip to Valve, we were able to get some hands-on time with Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the cleverly named followup to last year's Half-Life 2: Episode One. With Episode Two, Valve is taking something of a different direction for the Half-Life series, working in more expansive locations and nonlinear battles.



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Top 20 Craziest Wardrobe Malfunctions of All Time

Caught in a fashion faux pas? Blame this amusing little phrase -‘wardrobe malfunction.’ Let the show stop for a bigger show! As you get flashed with bits of sexy peeks! Why the Oops…! The fleshy show might be genuine in some cases, but in others, it is very deliberate. While the show is hot, do enjoy…



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Did you see that? Top 25 TV Moments

In 1982, the top TV series were 60 Minutes, Dallas and M*A*S*H, cable news was in its infancy and MTV still played music videos. In the years since, seismic changes have altered the broadcast landscape. USA TODAY's television critic Robert Bianco lists his top 25 .



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Top 10 F-Bombs Dropped on Live Television

Nice collection of amusing F-Bombs dropped on live TV, from Sienna Miller, Scarborough, Tom Brady, Bruce Willis, and of course, Richard Simmons. Definitely one of those 'holy f____', I can't believe they did that, moments.



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Lindsay Lohan: "I have my first sex scene."

Lindsay Lohan, despite her wish to never do a sex scene on the silver screen, has let Chris Silverton, the director of “I Know Who Killed Me,” coerce her into taking her career to the next level - a very sexual level



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Optimize your Buzz: How to Stay Where you Want to be

Drinking alcohol can make you feel great, but it can also make you feel terrible, sick or even dead. This article shows you how to drink the right amount to stay where you want to be.



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The 10 Best Places To Find How-To Videos

Once upon a time, how-to guides were all about numbered lists and badly-drawn diagrams. Now those guides have gone multimedia, with a slew of new sites offering video how-tos from the users themselves. Here are 10 of the best.



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Razr 2

Motorola releases the Razr 2



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May 14, 2007

iTunes 7.1.2 DRM cracked

This utility will scrub DRM from YOUR music files and make a backup copy of the originals for safe keeping. Great for iPod owners who now have another brand of music player - iTunes will convert your AAC files to MP3 when you're ready to run away from Apple. I'm sure this story will be buried by DMCA lovers.



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Five Google Tricks You Probably Didn't Know About

Did you know you could search Google without ads?



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Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) LAMP Server in about 15 min Including Screenshots

Automatic LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) In about 15 minutes, the time it takes to install Ubuntu Feisty Server Edition, you can have a LAMP server up and ready to go. This feature, exclusive to Ubuntu Server Edition, is available at the time of installation.



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Who needs Apple TV? Stream MOVIES from iTunes directly to Xbox 360!

Nullriver Software has released version 3.0 of its popular Connect360 program, which previously allowed streaming of music from iTunes, photos from iPhoto and limited WMV only movies to Xbox 360. This new version (coupled with the Spring Update for your console) allows movies to be streamed directly from iTunes. Forget blowing cash on tv!



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May 13, 2007

Marijuana does NOT cause cancer

The largest study of its kind surprisingly finds that smoking marijuana, even frequently, does NOT cause cancer. With no realisitic overdose, no cancer, and no physical addiction, marijuana is now CLEARLY less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes. LEGALIZE in '08 - and which candidates will do so: Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, and Ron Paul!



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Memorizing the Periodic Table

Tips and tricks for remembering those easy-to-forget elements.



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14 rules for fast web pages

"Steve Souders of Yahoo's "Exceptional Performance Team" gave an insanely great presentation at Web 2.0 about optimizing website performance by focusing on front end issues. [...] the Web 2.0 talks have just been put up and the ppt is fascinating and absolutely a must-read for anyone involved in web products."



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