The Rigged-Up Net

Celebrities double-team for ads What’s better than one celebrity in an ad? How about two?

Phones make your bad side visible to world Cell phones that allow people to capture photographic images that can be sent to other users and posted on the Internet are becoming the hottest new electronic gadget.

London Underground train derails A London Underground train derailed Sunday at a station in the north of the capital, injuring six of about 200 people on board, police said.

Hollywood gets in bed with porn Ron Silver has been on many film sets in his career, but he saw something different at one this summer: The actors were having sex. Real sex. On camera. And what struck him was the nonchalance of those involved. “It seems like you become inured to it after a […]

Cellphone positioning finds its place The last call the victim made on her mobile phone was to the emergency services. It lasted for two minutes and contained a sequence of muffled sounds, but the police were unable to respond because they had no idea where she was when she made the call.

Ok, I have no idea where Prasanth found this, but its pretty amusing: $240 Worth of Pudding Oh, and he also found the Trunk Monkey

iTunes for Windows may face new piracy threat Apple’s successful music download service iTunes faces a new threat of misuse now that it has been extended to include users of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, say experts.

Obesity breaks up sperm DNA Overweight men have reduced fertility due to increased fragmentation of DNA in their sperm, suggests a new US study.

Popping a pill could fix gene defect Simply popping a pill might be enough to overcome the type of genetic defect responsible for many cases of cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and haemophilia. An experimental drug called PTC124 produces a working protein even though the gene remains defective.

‘Joe Millionaire’ moseys on over to Italy A buff rodeo rider is fixin’ to lasso a bunch of European gold diggers for The Next Joe Millionaire: An International Affair, premiering Monday on Fox at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Testosterone patch boosts women’s sex lives A skin patch that boosts the “male” hormone testosterone markedly improves the sex lives of women suffering from a loss of sexual desire, following the removal of their ovaries. Testosterone increased desire scores and sexual activity in these women by about 40 per cent compared to a placebo.

Hewlett-Packard closing in on Dell Dell Inc. is still the top seller of personal computers worldwide, but Hewlett-Packard Co. is narrowing the gap, according to International Data Corp.’s Quarterly PC Tracker.

Leader of the Free World How Linus Torvalds became benevolent dictator of Planet Linux, the biggest collaborative project in history.

Bluetooth is dead There, I’ve said it. I feel better already. I’ve been thinking along these lines for more than three years, but that’s the first time I’ve made it public. I’m very rarely inclined to trash such major efforts, but the jury’s back, and really has been for a while. Bluetooth is toast, finished, […]

This is Not by Scott Adams

Frozen IVF embryos linked to ectopic pregnancy The rate of ectopic pregnancy is over 17 times greater when using frozen embryos for in vitro fertilisation rather than fresh ones, suggests a new US study. Ectopic pregnancies cannot result in the birth of a baby and can endanger the life of the mother.

Critics say human frailties taint NYSE As the New York Stock Exchange is being forced to take the closest look ever at its business practices, some of its biggest customers are calling for one of the most radical changes in the Big Board’s 211-year history.

Welcome to Molested Cars! This site is dedicated to exposing one of the auto-world’s most perpetrated crimes: the molested automobile! Yes, you’ve seen them. They’re everywhere! Just when you think you’ve seen it all, another most unsightly car appears before your eyes.

I thought that SaveKaryn was bad… but this has got to take the cake: What is InvestInMyBreast.com? InvestInMyBreast.com is a new site to help all women who would like breast implants, but can’t afford the high cost of augmentation surgery.

“The portable gameday flask that straps around your waist!” I wonder if its from the same guys that made the SneakyLeaker Check it out

caloriesperhour.com The health-conscious have found their Mecca. Calorie Counter breaks down your food intake and activities into tangible figures (no pun intended) that provide insight into how healthily you live your life. Who knew putting on makeup could burn calories? The site even has tips on weight loss and basic diet info.

AMG All Music Guide Say, for example, that you like the B-52’s, but you find them just a little too perky. AMG All Music Guide will direct you to a darker, more pessimistic group that, according to site member reviews, shares a similar musical feel (in this case, Oingo Boingo). Beyond the fun of this […]

Money = Models? October 14, 2003 – They’ve signed up thousands of potential models, telling them they’ve got the look. But now a so-called modeling agency has got their money. News 4 WOAI’s Amy Davis is uncovering what some say is less than model behavior.

How to be a Shirt-Ninja (Thanks Chris)

Telemarketers to Target Cell Phones sik puppy writes “According to this article on msnbc, telemarketers may soon be targeting cell phones.” The article discusses how some of these will be accidental, but others will be in response to things like the do-not-call registry.

Coffee makes sperm speed up Coffee makes sperm go faster, reveals a new study by Brazilian scientists. They suggest caffeine could form the basis of infertility treatment for some men.

Obesity predicted for 40% of America About 40% of Americans, or 68 million people, will be obese by 2010 if people keep gaining at the current rate, government researchers predict.

Pretty funny Umbro commercial… view it here

Gene mix makes quitting smoking easier Smokers with a combination of two gene variations find it easier to kick their habit than others, suggests a US study.

Obesity explodes from teens to 20s When young people leave the nest to fly on their own, their weight often soars, too. The percentage of people who are obese doubles from the teen years to the mid-20s, according to a study that tracked almost 10,000 people.

Microsoft names Rackspace hosting service provider of the year Rackspace Managed Hosting was named Microsoft Corp.’s Hosting Solutions Service Provider of the Year at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2003 in New Orleans.

New Texas Driving Laws As an experienced driver, you understand how important it is to drive safely and to obey the law. But as of September 1, 2003, there are some new laws that you should be aware of because they may affect you or someone you love. Below is a brief overview of these […]

Some people have a rather dark worldview that divides people into two groups: suckers and non-suckers. We hear their stories. This American Life (Thanks Dirk)

Maryland’s first lady tries to recover from Britney jest The wife of Gov. Robert Ehrlich apologized for saying she would shoot pop singer Britney Spears, but reiterated her message about the difficulty of raising girls in a society saturated with sexually provocative images

Rejection really hurts finds brain study Lonely hearts have spent millennia trying to capture the pain of rejection in painting, poetry and song. Now neuroscientists have seen it flickering in some remarkable brain images from college students suffering a social snub.

Cloaking Device Made for Spammers Call them spackers — they’re the new breed of computer crackers who earn a living in cahoots with spammers.

Teenage generation is biggest ever Today’s teenage generation is now the biggest the world has ever seen, according to a UN report released Wednesday. One in five people on Earth are adolescents between 10 and 19, and about half the world’s population is under 25.

Tantalising evidence hints Universe is finite Perplexing observations beamed back by a NASA spacecraft are fuelling debates about a mystery of biblical proportions – is our Universe infinite? Scientists have announced tantalising hints that the Universe is actually relatively small, with a hall-of-mirrors illusion tricking us into thinking that space stretches on forever.

Survey: Most employers monitor e-mail, Internet use More than nine out of 10 (92 percent) managers check up on their employees’ use of e-mail and the Internet at work, according to a new survey of 192 companies by Bentley College’s Center for Business Ethics.

Cholo is bursting out of the barrio Mainstream America is learning how to say a new word: cholo.