Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Netflix comes to Windows Media Center
Starting tomorrow, Windows Media Center users who are also Netflix members will gain access to more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes from Netflix directly within Windows Media Center on their PCs.
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Boy Needs Hole Drilled in His Head – Doctor Grabs the DeWalt
A COUNTRY doctor saved the life of a dying 12-year-old boy by using a household drill to bore into his brain after he fell off his bike.The emergency "operation", by local GP Rob Carson in the Victorian country town of Maryborough, was yesterday hailed by a leading neurosurgeon as "one of the gutsiest life-saving efforts imaginable".
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Real life "Iron Man" suit close to becoming a reality
Built from a combination of sensors, actuators and controllers, the futuristic suit enables a user to easily carry a man on his back or lift 200 pounds several hundred times without tiring.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasm [SFW]
"Bonk" author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious.
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Thousands beaten, raped in Irish reform schools
DUBLIN – A fiercely debated, nine-year investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions says priests and nuns terrorized thousands of boys and girls in workhouse-style schools for decades — and government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings, rapes and humiliation.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A man afraid to run away: Ars reviews inFamous
The demo was good, and the full game is a powerful experience in what it is to be a hero, or a villain. With strong characters, beautiful graphics, and a good selection of things to do and see, this is one of the best open world titles in recent memory.
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Classically trained: Ars reviews Punch-Out for the Wii
Punch-Out returns to Nintendo with style, bringing back what we loved about the original NES and SNES titles and adding quite the workout if you hook up the Wii Balance Board. This may turn off new gamers, but those who want a puzzle game that looks like a boxing title will be in heaven. Bring your reflexes.
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