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May 23, 2007

Feeling Sexy Photo Contest: Hot and Humorous Pics

Photographers take on the theme 'feeling sexy?' in this photo contest: some aesthetically pleasing, some unquestionably hot and sexy and other plain hilarious results. Warning: may contain traces of nipples and a nice set of gluteus maximus...

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Technorati Gets All New Redesign

Blog search engine Technorati made significant changes to its data architecture and user interface this evening. CEO Dave Sifry outlined the details on his personal blog. The changes, Sifry says, are largely in response to Technorati’s changing user base - more and more mainstream Internet users are using the service.

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How to Photograph Silhouettes in 8 Easy Steps

Technical and composition tips for making your silhouette shots stand out.

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New superfast wireless broadband device prototype submitted to FCC

A third broadband pipe may be coming within two years to the white spaces between TV channels, but only if the FCC is convinced that it won't interfere. The White Space Coalition is trying to prove that it won't.

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May 22, 2007

Guide To Summer of 2007's Horror Movies

"For those of you that just can't wait until October when the horror season really kicks back into full swing, here's a guide to this summer's horror and thriller movies. We'll look at the line up this summer and help you choose what to or what not to see."

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"CIA officers 'crack' in 14 seconds during water boarding technique"

They say they are revealing specific details of the techniques, and their impact on confessions, because the public needs to know the direction their agency has chosen. All gave their accounts on the condition that their names and identities not be revealed.

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The Strangest Disaster of the 20th Century

The official death toll was recorded as 1,746 people, but that was only an estimate, because the survivors had already begun to bury victims in mass graves, and many terrified survivors had fled corpse-filled villages and were hiding in the forest. This bizarre story discusses what happened and how it is being prevented from happening again.

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How Psych Meds Drove My Autistic Son Crazy

"This is a story with a hopeful ending. Lucky, even. But be forewarned, you have to get through a lot of hopeless, unlucky crap before you find it. Here's how it all starts: My first-born son has autism. This pill, they said, would help him. Instead, he gained 30 pounds and began to lose his mind. "

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Mars bars get veggie status back

Mars has abandoned plans to use animal products in its chocolate, and has apologised to "upset" vegetarians.

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HUGE index Free Vectors!

New site with a ton of free vectors available for download.

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Give your photos a Hollywood effect (Photoshop)

At first glance there's a lot of steps here, but it's pretty straightforward, and the effect is very cool. It's an easy way to give your photographs a bit more visual impact, that's for sure. --via lifehacker.

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60 Elegant and Visually Appealling Designs

Another great list from SmashingMagazine where you’ll find 60 fresh, elegant, professional and visually appealling designs, which pay close attention to details and manage to remain simple, user-friendly and nice-looking.

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Tabbed Navigation Using CSS

This tutorial will teach you how to create low-bandwidth tab navigation on a web page using CSS. As an extra bonus you'll also learn how to switch tabs without loading the page more than once.

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Cool Things You Can Do With Google

Smart Google users know how to turn Google into a quick calculator, translate foreign sites, create their own customized search engine, and search for movie reviews and stock quotes with special search queries. In this article, we’ll show you how to do all of that and more.

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