Archive for October 2008
You have your mission 2009 Quakes, capture the trophy which has been named after Philip Anschutz, i. Read the rest of this entry »
When you see somebody you hate, whether it's an evil ex or a mean colleague, your brain undergoes a rather unexpected transformation. A new study published in PLoS One today reveals that hatred isn't the blind, irrational emotion it might seem. Hate activates the brain regions associated with higher reason and the ability to predict people will do. Read the rest of this entry »
We all would love to see Resident Evil 5 on the Wii. But, according to the game's producer, Masachika Kawata, the Wii couldn't even handle the graphics of the game's introductory screen. Read the rest of this entry »
Playboy is to stop making DVDs in an effort to stay afloat during the financial crisis. The multi-million dollar glamour empire, which publishes the world's most widely read adult entertainment magazine, is to stop production of the DVDs in order to save around $12million (£7million) a year. Read the rest of this entry »
The Evil Empire Wears Prada, or How Italians Got Their Shoes Back. Russia. by Vadim Nikitin | on October 14th, 2008 | 1 comment · pradsky.JPG. Whenever my girlfriend goes home to her native Milan, it does wonders for her Russian. ... Read the rest of this entry »
Environment criminals build $10bn empire on ivory, timber and skins Read the rest of this entry »
These are not the first banks in the world, which trace back to early lending from priests to merchants in 18th century B.C. Babylon and up through the Roman empire, but rather these are five of the oldest surviving banks in the world, and they each tell a story. Read the rest of this entry »
Looks like Google's share price is finally getting that “good old-fashioned correction” that's been predicted for so long. Another day of widespread losses for technology stocks dragged the company's once high-flying ... Read the rest of this entry »
Looks like Google's share price is finally getting that “good old-fashioned correction” that's been predicted for so long. Another day of widespread losses for technology stocks dragged the company's once high-flying share price below ... Read the rest of this entry »
Ah, 2001. You and your monoliths and your psychotic computers and your awfully bad presidents taking power and your Tiananmen self-immolations and your terrorist attacks... a year with no iPods or YouTube or amazing technology blogs or ... Read the rest of this entry »