The Rigged-Up Net

You might remember Lemmings about 10 years ago… maybe it was longer than that… I loved that game… now theres a clone written in flash…. Beanies I could play this game for hours.

Hungover CNET wakes up next to MP3.com What a night out that was. It must have seemed like a good idea at the time…

What makes us yawn? Next time you’re in a meeting, try this little experiment: Take a big yawn, cover your mouth out of courtesy, and watch and see how many people yawn. There’s a good chance that you’ll set off a chain reaction of yawns. Before you finish reading this question of the day, it’s […]

Perry issues fitness challenge to city leaders Gov. Rick Perry launched a new health and fitness campaign aimed at improving the health of Texans and changing sedentary lifestyles.

Pregnant stars get creative cover-ups The persistent nausea is gone. So are the headaches. Now, Charmed sorceress Holly Marie Combs can enjoy her first pregnancy.

Walking robot carries a person The first walking robot capable of carrying a human was unveiled on Friday in Tokyo, Japan.

This past March, I had the priviledge of checking out SXSW. Whlie I was there I ran into a booth on the show floor where a company would make a hologram of you. They had this funky camera on rails that would shoot video of you and a few months later they’d send you the […]

‘Family Guy’ may return Family Guy could return with as many as 35 new episodes for January 2005.

Ok, I bit the bullet and signed up for Vonage. Basically Vonage provides telephone service over your internet connection – so you disconnect your local phone service and replace it with Vonage. I’ve been making tons of long distance calls as of late, so I decided that this was the cheapest way to get unlimited […]

Does a stress-free holiday visit really exist? Are you looking forward to having out-of-town family and friends stay at your home for the holidays?

Coors goes health conscious, with low-carb beer Adolph Coors (RKY) said Wednesday it is introducing a low carbohydrate beer as the No. 3 U.S. brewer seeks a foothold in the growing market for health-conscious drinkers.

Hossein Barkhah of Iran dislocates his elbow attempting to lift 157.5 kilograms in the snatch category in group A of the men’s 77 kilogram weight class at the World Weightlifting Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 18, 2003 Picture Here

Face transplants feasible – but not yet An influential report on the ethics and feasibility of face transplants has decided on a “wait and see” approach. The UK panel – the first to address the issue anywhere in the world – decided that the risks of the operation outweigh the potential benefits at present.

Keeping Small Business Off the Street Rackspace, a profitable, San Antonio-based web-hosting company, wanted to raise $50 million in the capital market. But Sarbanes-Oxley simply made it too expensive. So Rackspace’s executives decided to hold off going public for at least two years, when they hope to be so big that absorbing the extra costs […]

Serverbeach #2, Rackspace #4 Top Windows Server 2003 Hosters A table of the top Windows Server 2003 Hosters is provided as an excerpt from our Hosting Provider Server Count.

Fastest growing Hosting Companies over last year Hosting A table of the Hosting Providers who grew the fastest over the year September 2002 to October 2003 is provided as an excerpt from our latest Hosting Provider Server Count. Companies are included in the filter if they started September 2002 with more than 600 servers, and […]

This cell phone jammer looks just like a cell phone and is ideal for use when commuting on the bus and train or when eating in restaurants etc, anywhere where you need effective control at close quarters! SH066P Personal Cell Phone Jammer (Thanks Dirk)

Microsoft’s VSS: Can a Snapshot Ease Backup Woes? Paul Wimmer, Windows manager with the intensive hosting division of Rackspace, reports he has not seen any demand for VSS as a backup tool among his clientele. “VSS is not a substitute for routine backups, it’s more of an add-on to that,” he says. While he does […]

Camera phones rival DVD players as fastest growing Teeny camera cell phones appear to be on pace to replace DVDs as the fastest-growing consumer technology device ever.

I miss Adcritic… its gone pay and I cant’ justify paying since I don’t visit the site much.. but this crossed my desk… Bud Commercial

More hotel guests want to unwire When readers of the New Yorker opened their magazines last September, they got a surprise: a Zagat mini-guide of hotels and restaurants that offer Wi-Fi access. God, I love Wifi.

Brains drained by hidden race bias People with implicit racial prejudices are left mentally exhausted after interacting with someone from a different race, perhaps because they are trying to quell their feelings.

Survey: Job satisfaction takes a plunge Fewer Americans are happy with their jobs and more are willing to go elsewhere than was the case two years ago, according to a report by Reston, Va.-based jobs site Careerbuilders.com.

Cancers obey universal law of growth A universal law that describes the growth of animals also seems to describe the growth of tumours. Though the work is only in its early stages, researchers are already using it to explore the way cancers invade healthy tissue.

Jay-Z bows out Rap star Jay-Z has been hinting that his next album would be his last ever since his first album, Reasonable Doubt, hit the streets in 1996. But this time he’s serious.

Fitness Top 10: Most Unhealthy Snacks It’s 4 p.m., and it seems like your lunch hour was ages ago. You’re hungry and you need to eat something right now. But before you grab whatever is most readily available, read the following 10 most unhealthy snacks, and make sure that you choose to scarf down something […]

Fold US dollars into pictures that reveal the September 11 Attacks http://foldmoney.com/

Holy crap! you can stream all of Sirius online! Thats cool! Woohoo! Check it out here

As students power up, colleges spend on upgrades In Steve Leslie’s dorm room at Miami University, there are bunk beds, posters of Led Zeppelin and the Simpsons, and an inflatable palm tree. There’s also a plug for every outlet.

Soy supplements cut sexual behavior in rats Soy supplements can decrease normal sexual behaviour by as much as 70 per cent, a study of female rats has shown.

The Heliodisplay projects full color streaming video into free space (i.e. air). It is plug-and-play compatible with most video sources (TV, DVD, computer, etc.). These non-holographic images can be fully interactive, allowing a hand or finger to select, navigate and manipulate — as if it were a virtual touch screen. http://www.io2technology.com/ (Thanks Bart)

Plasma vs. LCD TVs Expert advice on which flat-panel deserves your attention and cash.

10 Things I Bet You Didn’t Know about Google (Thanks Dirk)

Single speaker unit creates surround sound A home theatre system that produces surround sound using a single speaker unit has been unveiled by a US company.

First flush of love not emotional When you first fall in love, you are not experiencing an emotion, but a motivation or drive, new brain scanning studies have shown.

Advances in car technology bring high-class headaches A California salesman says he had owned his 2003 BMW 7-series a few weeks in the spring when it stopped starting. When he hit highway speeds one evening after it was serviced, compact discs spit out at his passenger and the engine began sputtering and lurching until it […]

Are girls really crazy ’bout a sharp-dressed man? Metrosexuals bore me.

Rackspace Managed Hosting named to InfoWorld 100 InfoWorld magazine honored Rackspace Managed Hosting for its use of technology to enhance its business, making it the only organization from San Antonio to be named to the InfoWorld 100.

Hot Wheel We love reading about new products and designs from Bombardier, mostly because besides building things like airplanes and subway cars, the privately held, Quebec-based company also builds fun stuff like Rotax karts, Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Bombardier ATVs, Sea-Doo sport boats and Johnson and Evinrude outboard engines.

It’s a deal: Toll tags will work in Houston and Dallas Tollway drivers soon will be able to take the fast lane in both Houston and Dallas.