Fireball meteor over Oklahoma

On September 30, a spectacular bolide meteor surprised a group of amateur astronomers enjoying dark night skies over the Oklahoma panhandle's Black Mesa State Park.

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Secret Service Investigating Threat from Palin Rally

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a political event in Scranton.

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WARNING! Everytime you vote for a Democrat, Bush eats a kitten.

Colossal black holes common in early universe

Astronomers think that many - perhaps all - galaxies in the universe contain massive black holes at their centers. New observations with the Submillimeter Array now suggest that such colossal black holes were common even 12 billion years ago, when the universe was only 1.7 billion years old and galaxies were just beginning to form. The new conclusi

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That’s a MAN, man! (Your guide to being an MMO girl.)

Like to pretend you're a girl to get free stuff out of guys in video games? Well, despite our disgust, here are a few tips to help you succeed.

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20-Foot-Long Lego Battlecruiser [PICS]

Ed Diment has completed his minfig-scale HMS Hood. Packed with incredible details, this is my favorite of the big ship builds, which have included the USS Harry S. Truman and the Titanic, among others.

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Starship Enterprise in a sink???

Wow... who washes their hands in that sink and go "hey, the starship enterprise. I gotta put this on digg..."

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Must...Not...Kick... [pic]

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Real Explosion of Atomic Bomb

Damn....

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Aussie Cops Find A PS2 Full Of Drugs

If police cracked a PS2 open and found a mod chip? There'd be trouble in the US, but in Australia, no sweat. They're legal. But 3400 ecstasy tablets, that's going a little too far.

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How To Find That Barack Obama Ad In ‘Burnout Paradise'

This doesn’t work in the PlayStation 3 version, which is running a fake ad in Obama’s place.

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Incredible Images of the Sun [PICS]

The Sun is now in the quietest phase of its 11-year activity cycle, the solar minimum - in fact, it has been unusually quiet this year - with over 200 days so far with no observed sunspots. The solar wind has also dropped to its lowest levels in 50 years. Seen below are some recent images of the Sun in more active times.

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Obama and Bush Are Not So Far Apart

They hold similar positions regarding affirmative action, FISA, capital punishment, etc. Maybe only when you look at single comments taken completely out of context...

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A Brief History of Controllers: A & B

There’s always been a minor niggle at the back of my mind when I played the Nintendo DS. “They’ve got it backwards,” I thought. A speedy investigation showed that my memory was a little foggy, and that the answer was significantly more interesting than that.

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LittleBigPlanet used to create 1,600-part calculator (video)

LittleBigPlanet may still be in beta, but if you're willing to sort through some boring bits, you can find a ton of great levels. Take, for instance, this monster that showed up on YouTube: the user has created a working electronic calculator using the game's level editor. If you don't think that's impressive, be sure to watch the entire video.

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WoW Whore Has 36 Accounts, Raids by Himself

In what is perhaps the most shining example of obsession and geekiness I have ever seen, a fella by the name of Bradster has 36 World of WarCraft accounts that he plays on 11 computers simultaneously.

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Microsoft: Xbox will not go Blu

Microsoft has once again poured cold water over the latest rumour that it’ll launch a Blu-ray Disc drive add-on for the Xbox 360.

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Spore expansion confirmed, detailed

We all knew it was coming, and now it is official as Electronic Arts has announced the first details on expansions for Spore. The publisher has announced not one, but two different packs that will be available over the next few months.

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