The recession of 2007-2009 had a significant negative impact on your investments. Personal Investing: The Missing Manual gives you the tools and insight you need to evaluate and make investments designed to grow over the long term.
With (Super) Mario turning 25, here is a look back at our favorite plumber's 50 greatest adventures, with video evidence. Mario has more adventure than you'd expect. It could've been 200.
Perhaps you've been burning to build an online feature around some interesting government data source; if so, the Federal Communications Commission just made the task simpler. The agency has released the Application Programming Interface (API) specs for four of its big repositories of information...
Despite not fully understanding what the smart grid is, a recent survey found the majority of Americans actually support it.
Lady Gaga's latest outfit is one you can sink your teeth into, literally. The pop superstar is wearing nothing but strategically-placed hunks of raw meat on the cover of September's Vogue
In the first eight months of 2010 there were 49 bombings in Northern Ireland. As the numbers of bomb attacks in Northern Ireland continues to rise the MI5, and security and military sources, have warned that former Provisional IRA bomb makers have joined dissident republicans.
Raphael Biagini took ten minutes to reel in this monster during a fishing trip in France.
Energy efficiency has only recently become a popular concern among vehicle owners, but some people have been thinking about it for a long, long time. Craig Henderson and Bill Green designed the Avion, a fuel-efficient sports car, in 1984. Two years later, the vehicle set the Guinness World Record...
The new trailer shows off Rock Band 3 keyboard gameplay from tracks by Huey Lewis and The News, Ida Maria, Tears for Fears and Them Crooked Vultures. Rock Band 3 will be released on October 26th in North America and October 29th for the rest of the world for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and Nintendo DS...
Imagine you’re in a room filled with thousand year-old human bones from floor to ceiling, everywhere you turn. Sounds like something out of a Stephen King novel or a horrible nightmare, doesn’t it? Well, actually a place like this does exist
The University of Cambridge has knocked Harvard University off the top of the QS World University Rankings, as the U.K. establishment's number of academic citations rose.
The biggest dilemma for gamers all around the world is that which platforms they should consider for their games. With a ton of games going multiplatform, a video gamer is forced to think which platform he/she should pick the game for. The decision becomes even more difficult when a gamer has bot...
Security breaches happen every day to nearly everyone -- from banks to small businesses. Here are the Identity Theft Resource Center's findings from their 2010 report.
See Samsung’s up-and-coming Android tablet measured up next to the reigning champ.
In 1991, Cuba’s economy began to implode. “The Special Period in the Time of Peace” was the government’s euphemism for what was a culmination of 30 years worth of isolation. It began in the 60s, with engineers leaving Cuba for the Unites States, and continues in part today, under the longest trad...
I know about a dog named Monkey and now I know about a restaurant called “My Dung” as well.
Do humanitarian motives outweigh laws against littering? A court of appeals leaves the question open
Director John Holowach's acclaimed marijuana documentary, High: The True Tale Of American Marijuana is now available, free of charge, on Hulu -- and right here.
In the wake of the battle over a mosque at Ground Zero , a move by Hartford City Council is sure to have its critics. The Council announced Tuesday that it has invited local imams to perform Islamic invocations at the beginning of the Council...
Sometimes your roommate may have good intentions, but they also may be retarded.
Is the Internet broken? It appears the FCC would like you to believe that it is. They're in the midst of pursuing an aggressive regulatory overhaul to “fix” the Internet that we all use and enjoy today. But remember the old adage: " If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Just how far right is Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell? She thinks masturbation is wrong, and that looking at porn is the same as cheating on your spouse. Oh, and people are following her and hiding in the bushes.
A Picture of many colors proclaims images of many Thoughts.
Why, despite the controversy, plans will proceed for building an Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan.
Remember Evan's E3 preview of Rock of the Deadfrom a few months back? Where you could strum specific note patterns to shoot zombies? The problem with that, according to Andrew Laing, creator of the new, never-seen-before-PAX title Drumskulls, is that Rock of the Deaddidn't deviate far enough from...
First, this Diggnation Response was a Bad move in my opinion. Kevin doesn't realize that it's not about the bugs and issues he talks about. The problem is
The only PAX cosplay gallery you'll need. Nearly 150 pictures!
I'm from the south, and don't mind making fun of it. The people are nice, usually polite and very laid-back for the most part. But... sometimes they get a little lazy while they're talking.
Origin PC introduces The Big O, a gaming PC with all the bells and whistles, including a liquid-cooled Xbox 360 Slim built right in, and it can be yours today for the price of a small used car.
West Vancouver officials will roll out a new way to keep drivers alert and slow them down: a little girl speed bump. The girl’s elongated form appears to rise from the ground as cars approach, reaching 3D realism at around 100 feet, and then returning to 2D distortion once cars pass that ideal vi...
In Japan,Amazon has started taking pre-orders for Super Mario Collection Special Pack. The company posted a product description, which appears to have been removed from the listing within minutes. However, those few minutes were long enough for somebody to copy and paste the info into a story a...
The music industry is rejoicing about the Google vs. Apple music war. Both companies are competing for control of the mobile phone market and in the digital music realm. According to Reuters, Google is currently talking to music labels regarding plans of an online music store and the ability ...
Google launched a very interesting tool that offers suggestions as you type: Google Scribe. It's not exactly the service I anticipated 3 years ago, but Google Scribe works surprisingly well. For example, I started to type "This works sur" and Google suggested "This works surprisingly well", which...
No, she's OK, really. Some busy bees, though!
You live your life at 2.4GHz. Your router, your cordless phone, your Bluetooth earpiece, your baby monitor and your garage opener all love and live on this radio frequency, and no others. Why? The answer is in your kitchen.