Juror caught listening to MP3 player under her hijab

Mark Frauenfelder: A UK judge who heard "tinny music" in his courtroom during a murder trial found out that a juror was hiding an MP3 player under her habib hijab. She was arrested and might be imprisoned. Outside the court Ben Maguire, a barrister representing the prosecution, said that it was a "bad ...

Seven gored at Pamplona bull run

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Soul Patch

Which one looks good in a soul patch? You tell me![Technorati tags: Cartoons, Chickens, Soul Patch, Hip, Poser, Fashion, Timmy Tofu, Monkey, Alien, PROD3000]

Va. County Passes Law Targeting Illegal Immigrants

Prince William County in Virginia has passed one of the most aggressive measures targeting illegal immigrants. The Board of Supervisors says police will be able to ask about immigration status and county officials will be able to deny such services as non-emergency medical care, public parks, and libraries. ...

Another Reason to Say No to Crack

As 99% of you already know, this site has nothing to do with saying no to drugs. However, sometimes it’s necessary to take a breather for a public service announcement. This time, it’s to say: “if you want to convince your friends that aliens visited your uncle’s cornfield, ...

Clock kit (and contest)

This is pretty interesting, a clock kit and a contest to mod up a case - These kits have the display, breakout board with the "buttons" and the power supply (all the same features as our Gator and Alba clocks) All you need to do is make a cool case to house them in!! Think of this as a Skill Defining ...

Fruit could make 'powerful fuel'

Sugar found in fruit such as apples can be made into a powerful low carbon biofuel, US researchers say.

Volunteers sought for Mars test

The European Space Agency will put six volunteers in an isolation tank for 17 months to simulate a Mars mission.

Presidential Idol video

Mark Frauenfelder: Here's a funny mashup of of presidential candidates as if they were competing on American Idol. (Shown here: Rudy Giuliani about to get her bosom nuzzled by Donald Trump) Link

RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17

REMINDER: RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17! If you're in the Bay Area, don't miss this and get tickets! Holy Heck, The International RoboGames is coming up and this year it's going to be a doozy! At Maker Faire you saw a tiny segment of what's going to go on at Fort Mason Center in two weeks: cocktail ...

NZ cows produce own skimmed milk

New Zealand scientists discover some cows have a natural ability to produce skimmed milk.

Cheating cheetahs caught by DNA

The promiscuous habits of female cheetahs are uncovered by scientists studying the species.

Captive shark had 'virgin birth'

A hammerhead shark kept at a US zoo produced a pup without having had sex, scientists confirm.

Truthful Sea Monkeys ad

The horrifyingly misspelled borring aside, I thought comics fans would get as big a kick out of this as I did. What if those Sea Monkeys ads in comic books actually told the truth? “But what do you know? You’re just a stupid kid!” Visit Joey’s blog for the full-size image.

Maker faire makers

The Makers @ Maker Faire portion of our site is now live - you can view them by: Attraction, demonstration worksho, interactive performance, maker, workbench, presentation or by topic - Arts, crafts, engineering, science - Link. Pictured here, Art: Animalia Chordata Gabe Barcia-Colombo. What if you ...

?Crazy? Libs!

You remember Mad Libs? Those little books of stories with words blanked out, and you had your friends fill in the words so that the story made no sense? Man, I had so much fun with those when I was little, and finding this website recreation just totally made my day. They’ve [...]

Paddle boat made of recycled materials

Spluch writes - Li Zhiyuan assembles a paddle boat made of recycled materials on the river at a park in Hefei, east China's Anhui province, April 23, 2007. Li, the designer of the paddle boat, spent one and half months making the boat using trashed wood, bottles, cans and bicycles which cost him less ...

Bizarre Toilet Training Book

Over the past few months, my 2 year old has decided to start using the potty. His primary motivation? Elmo’s Potty Time, a maddeningly repetitive online game that he can play for hours nonstop. Too bad I don’t speak Japanese though, as I think he’d have fun with this toilet training ...

Hawking set for weightless flight

The British physicist Stephen Hawking is to embark on a zero-gravity flight in a specially modified plane.

Robot future poses hard questions

Scientists express concerns over the use of autonomous decision-making robots, particularly for military use.