Watch Where a Year of Photos Were Taken Around the World [Video]

Watch Where a Year of Photos Were Taken Around the World [Video]:

I don't know about you but I love watching these sparkly visualizations that show what the entire world is doing. This one, made by Triposo, uses timestamps and GPS location of photographs and plots them out to show you where and when people were snapping snappys. Watch the world light up on January 1st. More »

Sprint Was Just Kidding about That Whole "Truly Unlimited" Ad [Video]

Sprint Was Just Kidding about That Whole "Truly Unlimited" Ad [Video]:

A recent on-air spot for Sprint billed the company as the last major US carrier to allow unlimited data and text usage. Apparently, nobody told their CEO about that offer, otherwise how could he explain his comments at a recent investor conference? More »

WIN!: Lego Contraption WIN

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

WIN!: Lego Contraption WIN:

Riot Police in Bahrain Clash With Protesters

Riot Police in Bahrain Clash With Protesters

Dead blackbirds fall again in Arkansas town - The Associated Press

Jeff, This is 2 years in a row that you were in Arkansas that birds fell out of the sky!! What are you doing?

Dead blackbirds fall again in Arkansas town - The Associated Press:

Today's THV

Dead blackbirds fall again in Arkansas town The Associated Press BEEBE, Ark. (AP) — Blackbirds have fallen dead from the sky in a central Arkansas town for the second New Year's Eve in a row. KATV showed a radar image that it said showed a large mass over Beebe a few hours before midnight Saturday. ... Beebe birds falling from sky increase to 80Today's THV Emergency Ban on Fireworks in Beebe after 20 Blackbirds DieKATV People in Ark. town on the lookout for dead blackbirds after thousands fell ...The Republic all 146 news articles »

Deal Of The Day: $700 Off On LG 60 Inch Plasma HDTV

Deal Of The Day: $700 Off On LG 60 Inch Plasma HDTV:

By David Ponce

Even though this isn’t being labeled a boxing day sale, the fact that you’ll be shaving $700 off the $1,499 price of this 60 inch LG HDTV means it might as well have been. For $800 you get the “LG 60PV250 60″ 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV which features 1920 x 1080 Resolution, 600Hz refresh rate, 3,000,000:1 contrast ratio and more.” Of course, plasmas are not as thin and sexy as their LED or even OLED counterparts. But as long as you get a nice, large image at a great price, what does it matter how thick it is?

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There Will Be No Friday This Week In Samoa

There Will Be No Friday This Week In Samoa:

The tiny island nation in the South Pacific is moving from one side of the International Dateline to the other at midnight Thursday. So it will leap right to Saturday.

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Christmas Always On Sunday? Researchers Propose New Calendar

Christmas Always On Sunday? Researchers Propose New Calendar:

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered a way to make time stand still — at least when it comes to the yearly calendar. Using computer programs and mathematical formulas, an astrophysicist and an economist have created a new calendar in which each new 12-month period is identical to the one which came before, and remains that way from one year to the next in perpetuity."

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Trillion-Dollar Jet Has Thirteen Expensive New Flaws

Trillion-Dollar Jet Has Thirteen Expensive New Flaws:

The most expensive weapons program in U.S. history is about to get a lot pricier. More »

Duggars Suffer Miscarriage

Duggars Suffer Miscarriage

Eek, Jumping Cockroaches Can Cover More than 50 Times Their Body Length in a Single Leap [Video]

Eek, Jumping Cockroaches Can Cover More than 50 Times Their Body Length in a Single Leap [Video]:

A recently discovered South African cockroach leaps through the air like a missile, traversing nearly 50 times its body length with every hop. More »