A handful of large websites will go dark on Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an anti-piracy bill that critics say will wreck the Internet as we know it. Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing, and the Cheezburger network all plan to participate in the blackout. 1/17/12 1:38pm ET
Internet addicts have brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol, preliminary research suggests. ''Overall, our findings indicate that IAD has abnormal white matter integrity in brain regions involving emotional generation and processing, executive attention, decision making and cognitive control,'' some science guy said. 1/12/12 5:49pm ET
Internet addiction changes brain like drugs -- and changes penis like sandpaper.
Internet addicts have brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol, preliminary research suggests. ''Overall, our findings indicate that IAD has abnormal white matter integrity in brain regions involving emotional generation and processing, executive attention, decision making and cognitive control,'' some science guy said. 1/12/12 5:49pm ET
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea's official name) re-opened to tourists this week after its annual month-long winter hiatus. It's the first time foreigners can access the country since the death of its leader Kim Jong Il last month. 1/11/12 7:34pm ET
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea's official name) re-opened to tourists this week after its annual month-long winter hiatus. It's the first time foreigners can access the country since the death of its leader Kim Jong Il last month. 1/11/12 7:34pm ET
Twinkies and Wonder Bread maker Hostess Brands Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, struggling under the weight of debt and soaring labor force expenses. 1/11/12 4:58pm ET
Among the options being discussed for the company are splitting it in two, to reveal the sweet, creamy center.
Twinkies and Wonder Bread maker Hostess Brands Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, struggling under the weight of debt and soaring labor force expenses. 1/11/12 4:58pm ET
A group of scientists is saying that human emissions of carbon dioxide will defer the next Ice Age. The last Ice Age ended about 11,500 years ago, and the next one -- which the scientists had expected to begin within 1,500 years -- may be delayed by another 1,000. 1/10/12 2:24pm ET
A group of scientists is saying that human emissions of carbon dioxide will defer the next Ice Age. The last Ice Age ended about 11,500 years ago, and the next one -- which the scientists had expected to begin within 1,500 years -- may be delayed by another 1,000. 1/10/12 2:24pm ET
Anybody who thinks the next Ice Age isn't going to happen for another 1,500 years has clearly never spent the Holidays with my family.
Kevin Gausepohl, a 34-year-old music instructor at Tacoma Community College, is charged with trying to convince a student to use sexual arousal techniques to improve her singing. The girl, 17 at the time, was attending the college as part of the Running Start program and complied with some of his requests to strip naked or touch herself during private voice lessons. 1/5/12 5:32pm ET
It's stuff like this that's gonna give middle-aged fat bald guys a dirty name.
Kevin Gausepohl, a 34-year-old music instructor at Tacoma Community College, is charged with trying to convince a student to use sexual arousal techniques to improve her singing. The girl, 17 at the time, was attending the college as part of the Running Start program and complied with some of his requests to strip naked or touch herself during private voice lessons. 1/5/12 5:32pm ET
Wow. Never knew you could get private lessons at a ju-co.
Christian conservative leader Pat Robertson says he has a secret straight from God: He knows who the next president of the United States will be. ''I think He showed me about the next president, but I'm not supposed to talk about that so I'll leave you in the dark -- probably just as well -- but I think I know who it's gonna be,'' he said this week on '700 Club.' 1/5/12 5:01pm ET
God is telling secrets now? Artists are gonna have to change his depiction from an old man to a teenage girl.
Christian conservative leader Pat Robertson says he has a secret straight from God: He knows who the next president of the United States will be. ''I think He showed me about the next president, but I'm not supposed to talk about that so I'll leave you in the dark -- probably just as well -- but I think I know who it's gonna be,'' he said this week on '700 Club.' 1/5/12 5:01pm ET
Considering that God has told half the Republican candidates that they were going to be the next President, the secret is out: God's a liar.
Kevin Gausepohl, a 34-year-old music instructor at Tacoma Community College, is charged with trying to convince a student to use sexual arousal techniques to improve her singing. The girl, 17 at the time, was attending the college as part of the Running Start program and complied with some of his requests to strip naked or touch herself during private voice lessons. 1/5/12 5:32pm ET
He's right. Since he's been in jail, his vocal range has increased dramatically.
Technology startup Twilio, which does something to do with cloud communications, has just launched ''Callin' Oates,'' an emergency hotline that allows the caller to listen to a selection of Hall & Oates songs over the telephone. The hotline, which can be reached at 719-26-OATES, is reportedly a test of a new service provided by the company. 12/22/11 4:45pm ET
The commercial slots for Super Bowl XLVI have officially sold out -- at a cost of about $3.5 million for 30 seconds. This year's price is up $500,000 from last year and up 59% from a decade ago, when 30-second commercials ran about $2.2 million. 1/3/12 4:07pm ET
At those prices, the government must've purchased some.
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation reveals that ''hypothalamic neuron injury'' is caused after humans eat a high-fat diet. And if the diet is continued, the brain's hypothalamus can become inflamed and damaged -- which is especially troubling given that the hypothalamus is the part of the brain that controls metabolism. 1/3/12 7:02pm ET
Woo hoo, something else to make fun of them about.
Researchers at MIT have created a body suit called AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System) that simulates old age. The suit includes a heavy helmet, body braces, and yellow-tinged glasses that create the feeling of achey joints, limited mobility, and blurred vision. 1/5/12 3:29pm ET
Researchers at MIT have created a body suit called AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System) that simulates old age. The suit includes a heavy helmet, body braces, and yellow-tinged glasses that create the feeling of achey joints, limited mobility, and blurred vision. 1/5/12 3:29pm ET
It also includes a built-in alarm that goes off every 5 minutes to remind you to complain about something.
Researchers in the UK have found that 92% of public baby-changing tables contain traces of cocaine. The study, conducted by British journalists, included facilities in shopping centers, hospitals, police stations, courts, churches, supermarkets and department stores. 12/21/11 12:57pm ET
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