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Feb 8 2012
8:11am
Anonymous Hacks Syrian President’s Email. The Password: 12345
Anonymous leaked emails from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's office -- using the embarrassingly insecure password '12345.' ... more
Feb 8 2012
8:03am
Occupy Portland march ends in standoff, multiple arrests
The protest, against what it termed acts of “police brutality,” shut down streets and prompted vandalism in an area centered near Southeast Belmont Street. ... more
Feb 8 2012
7:25am
Can Facebook pursue a social mission and go public at the same time?
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is about more than making money – it has a 'social mission to make the world more open and connected.' Are the two goals compatible? ... more
Feb 8 2012
7:04am
Report: NASA Should Participate in Dark Matter-Mapping Mission
Europe's Euclid mission could use funding contributions from NASA. ... more
Feb 8 2012
6:42am
Bush says he'd pull the trigger on auto bailouts again
President George W. Bush recently spoke to a gathering of auto dealers in Las Vegas, saying that while he believes in the free market under normal conditions, he doesn't regret the $700 billion bailout fund used to rescue General Motors and Chrysler ... more
Feb 8 2012
6:40am
Climate change denial’s new offensive
Global warming is wreaking devastation, but Big Oil won't give up profits without a planet-destroying fight ... more
Feb 8 2012
6:24am
Parents Livid Over 'Ex-Gay,' 'Gay Is A Choice' Flyers From School
Parents of students attending Albert Einstein High School in Montgomery County, Md. are upset after some high schoolers were sent home with flyers claiming nobody is "born gay," My Fox DC reports. ... more
Feb 8 2012
6:21am
Asperger’s, Overdiagnosed, Ill Defined, May Not Be a Syndrome Much Longer
Overdiagnosed and ill defined, the syndrome seems headed for psychiatry’s scrap heap. ... more
Feb 8 2012
6:10am
Europe weather: Snow covers continent as temperatures plunge to MINUS 40C
Europe continues to be blanketed in snow as the cold snap which has so far killed hundreds across the continent shows no signs of stopping.... Hundreds of Eastern European villages cut off as temperatures plummet to -40C ... the worst is yet to come ... more
Feb 8 2012
6:03am
Women Better at Parking Cars
You know it's true. But now covert surveillance of people parking their cars shows the truth in the data. The surveillance, which was initiated by the Croydon, U.K.-based car park firm NCP, was done as part of one of the most comprehensive studies (P... more
Feb 8 2012
5:51am
How Active Are Facebook's Millions Of Users? - Forbes
Image via CrunchBase Facebook's monthly active users have climbed to 845 million according to the company's recent IPO prospectus. Active daily users clock in at just about 483 million. But don't be fooled by the numbers, argues Andrew Ross Sorkin in... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48am
O’Reilly: More ‘bigotry against pro-life people than gay people’
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly declared Monday evening that hatred for pro-life advocates is stronger in America than for gay people. ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:41am
Court: Calif. ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court has declared California's voter-approved Proposition 8 unconstitutional, NBC News is reporting. ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:38am
Last surviving veteran of First World War dies aged 110
Florence Green, the world's last surviving First World War veteran has died, marking the end of an era in British history. ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:38am
Groups: Congress Should Scrap SOPA, PIPA and Start Over
With Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), Congress needs to take a breath, step back, and approach the issues from a fresh perspective - About 14 million people participated in Jan. 18 online protests against the two bills... ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:35am
How to Begin a Pile of Compost
Billions of bacteria and fungi are ready to go to work making compost for you. All you need to do is provide them with the conditions they need to grow and reproduce. ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:30am
Pope Benedict Declares War on Obama
Barack Hussein Obama is on a mission to make abortion a friendly term for all people. He wants all Americans to help fund every single abortion for a person who cannot afford it. When we get to the gates of heaven, Obama wants St. Peter to say to e... more
Feb 8 2012
5:25am
The Torture Memos, 10 Years Later
Our journey toward Abu Ghraib began in earnest with a single document -- written and signed without the knowledge of the American people ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:25am
Software apps have triggered half a million U.S. jobs, says study
Led by apps for mobile devices, the 'app economy' is responsible for almost half a million new jobs just in the United States, says a new sponsored by CEO network TechNet. Read this blog post by Lance Whitney on Digital Media. ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:19am
Missouri Grand Jury Hands Up Major Indictment Following Robo-Signing Scandal
The nation's foreclosure crisis has officially entered its newest chapter -- criminal allegations against the various players involved -- and... ... more