Thursday, January 31, 2008

Israel war report 'deeply flawed'

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has condemned as "deeply flawed" an Israeli report on Israel's conduct in the war in Lebanon in 2006.

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Scientology and Me by BBC's Panorama

First of three parts, other two are in the related videos. It's an interesting documentary about Scientology in the UK.

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Why the Cult of Scientology Needs to be Abolished

A former member of the Cult of Scientology describes some of the insanity she endured beginning at the age of six.

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"I Escaped Scientology" An insider gives a brief history.

A well-written, honest account of the experiences a former upper-level, inner-circle Scientologist who spent 20 years in what he describes as a "slavish" cult. He also gives the insider's scoop on the formation of Scientology.

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Puppy Vs. Robot! Epic Battle For Territorial Domination!

Cute video of an autonomous Roboquad battling a puppy, with Mario NES sound effects.

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Friday, January 25, 2008

Anonymous hackers take on the Church of Scientology

A vigilante group is threatening to expel the Church of Scientology from the Internet.

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Chomsky on World Ownership

Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan. In the first part of this two-part interview, Chomsky also discussed how the U.S. government’s belief in its ownership of the world shapes its foreign policy.

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Anonymous - Second address to Scientology

Anonymous does not wish to destroy the lives of Scientologists - but rather save them from the slavery of Scientologist brainwashing techniques. This war is not about religious persecution - but rather the abolishment of a tax-exempt and vicious business. Make up your own mind.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Egypt 'won't force Gazans back'

Egypt has said it will not use force to send back Palestinians who crossed from the Gaza Strip in large numbers after parts of the border were breached.

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Drumming to Super Mario 2

The Italian drummer just plays his beats on top of the 8-bit Mario songs, but we love it. Vadrucci is clearly very talented. If there's anything we've learned from games like Rock Band, it's that drumming isn't as easy as it looks.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Beatboxing Parrot!

Ever see a beatboxing parrot, lol check this out haha

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Swedish prosecutors dump 4,000 legal docs on The Pirate Bay

Swedish prosecutors are reportedly close to bringing formal charges against the admins of BitTorrent portal The Pirate Bay. Admin Peter Sunde tells Ars that he's not concerned.

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

CIA official wants immunity to talk about torture tapes

Attorneys for Jose Rodriguez told Congress the former CIA official won't testify about the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes without a promise of immunity.

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7'7 feet and 360 Pound basketball player.

This basketball player has bigger feet than Shaq and can dunk without jumping. Just don't ask him for a ride.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Iran Accuses U.S. of Faking Persian Gulf Video

An unnamed official disputed the authenticity of a video showing Iranian speedboats near an American convoy.

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Switchgrass study show great possibilities= 540% energies

6 years ago, a geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Lincoln, Nebraska, and colleagues set out to enlist farmers for a much larger evaluation. Farmers planted switchgrass on 10 farms, each of which was between 3 and 9 hectares. They then tracked the inputs they used--diesel for farm equipment and transporting the harvested grasses,

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Mitsubishi's Laser TV Looks Stunning

Mitsubishi put together quite a spectacle to introduce its Laser TV last night at the Moon Nightclub at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, unveiling a 65-inch rear-projection set that uses a unique laser backlight. The result is some of the most vivid color we've ever seen on any TV

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Thursday, January 3, 2008

Top 17 Most Bizarre Sights on Google Earth

Satellite imagery used to be the exclusive domain of governments and spy agencies, but ever since Google Maps and Google Earth we can all get to see weird things!

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All the Evidence You Need to Impeach Bush and Cheney

The past year has seen the public exposure of enough evidence of old, ongoing, and new crimes, abuses of power, and impeachable offenses by George Bush and Dick Cheney that in any remotely representative democracy, these two thugs would be out of office and behind bars. Here's the evidence and why we should continue to push for impeachment.

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