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AT&T’s struggles to stay up last year are well-documented. CNN recently ran a piece about how AT&T hopes to avoid a similar fate this year. But actually, “struggles” is way too kind of a word. If you were at SXSW last year and happened to be on AT&T’s network — it was an absolute nightmare.
Is that a pair of boobs on your head or… um…? [+Video]
Ladies, we're sure you can relate. If you're sick of guys talking to your boobs instead of your face, here's a way to make them (almost) look you in the eye ...Marion Cotillard, who won Best Actress for 2007 movie La Vie en Rose, promotes Forehead Tiatties - a device designed to divert male eyes away from ladies' chests.
You Are a Tamagotchi: Turning Your Health Into a Game
In the mid 1990s, a craze swept Japan and crested its way onto American shores: Kids were going crazy for the Tamagotchi, an egg-shaped digital pet.
Florida: Home Of The Most Racist Vintage Postcards Ever
If you’re looking for the most racist way possible to say “Wish you were here” to someone, then look no further.
Wind Farms can aid Global Warming : MIT
MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way.
New Way to Get Physical in the Fight Against Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Berkeley Lab researchers have shown that the biochemical activity of a key player in cancer metastasis can be altered by the application of a direct physical force. This new way in which cells can sense and respond to physical forces presents a new road for future cancer therapies.
Half-Hen/Half-Rooster Shows Cells Can Decide Sex
In mammals, a flood of hormones tells cells to develop male or female features. But a new study of gender-bending chickens reveals that birds may be different. They have an additional way of determining whether they appear male or female: Individual cells may be able to do it.
RSA 1024-bits Key Encryption Cracked
Scientist from the University of Michigan reports to have found a weakness in the key encryption system used for almost all authentication process. They also describe the associated way to exploit it to crack the key in about 100 hours while it would have taken years by brute force attack. Most ...
When a Family Tragedy Turns Into a YouTube Sensation
It seems an ever-more common scenario: a death is captured in a photograph or video. The images are uploaded onto the Web. Within days, thousands, if not millions, of strangers have pierced their way into a family’s grief—gawking at the final moments of a life that were never meant to be public.
New Method to Turn Wood And Straw Into Liquid Biofuels
British scientists say they've discovered a mechanism that might lead to a new way of converting wood and straw into liquid biofuels.
20 Most Odd and Disgusting Fetishes Sure to Turn You Off
The sleazy yet curious internet elves here at Amog have put together a list of frightening fetishes guaranteed to either tickle your fancy (for our disturbed audience members) or alternatively make you never think about sex the same way again.
Insulators Made Into Conductors
Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But scientists have now found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator...
Swedes extend warm embrace to ‘cuddle party’ movement
Swedes are often partial to picking up on trends from "over there", with the latest offering a new way to socialize American-style - introducing... the "cuddle party".
Creationist Ousted from TX State Board of Ed.
The top conservative activist on the powerful Texas Board of Education, who rejects evolution and has pushed a revisionist right-wing U.S. history curriculum, is on the way out, after a moderate candidate defeated him in a tight GOP primary last week. Thomas Ratliff edged out Don McLeroy 50.4%-49.6% for the seat McLeroy has held since 1999.





