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50 (Really) Stunning Pictures and Photos
2008-04-29 17:49:00
Collected by smashingmagazine Photography is a very powerful medium and a very difficult craft. Excellent photos don’t only display some facts - they tell stories, awake feelings and manage to share with the audience the emotions a photographer experienced when clicking the shot button. Taking excellent pictures is damn hard as you need to find a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "50 (Really) Stunning Pictures and Photos ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/29/50-reall y-stunning-pictures-and-photos/" });

The Great Ubuntu-Girlfriend Experiment
2008-04-28 18:23:00
Written by Content Consumer Is Ubuntu usable enough for a non-tech-savvy girlfriend yet? Introduction I’ve toyed with Linux since 2002, when I first installed Mandrake. With the latest release of Ubuntu, I was interested to see how far Linux had come since then in terms of being used easily by the mainstream. So, I tricked my grudging girlfriend ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Great Ubuntu-Girlfriend Experiment ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/28/the-grea t-ubuntu-girlfriend-experiment/" });

5 Killer PC Games playable on Ubuntu: Hardy Heron
2008-04-26 18:25:00
Written by Sunsu This article is from vgpro This is a short list of 5 PC games that you can play on the upcoming Ubuntu release: Hardy Heron. Although these games may have some features disabled, they definitely are evidence of how far Linux gaming really has come. Some of the listed games run using Wine, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Killer PC Games playable on Ubuntu: Hardy Heron ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/26/5-killer -pc-games-playable-on-ubuntu-hardy-heron/ " });

The 5 Best Mass Transit Systems in the World
2008-04-25 17:56:00
Written by Environmental Graffiti As we all put our thinking caps on for this “save the environment” thing, and Americans begin to scream under the weight of rising fuel costs, one of the best ways around leaving a giant carbon footprint, or paying an arm and a leg, is to take the bus. Or the train. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The 5 Best Mass Transit Systems in the World ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/25/the-5-be st-mass-transit-systems-in-the-world/" });
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5 Appliances That Might Be Smarter Than You Are
2008-04-24 18:13:00
Written by Kyle Roderick This article is come from Popular Mechanics Before long, RFID tags in the kitchen will be reminding you when it’s time to buy more milk and eggs. Hitting the market now, however, are brilliant everyday home appliances that can perform next-gen tasks with everything from anti-snoring tech to remote-control flushing. The Brainiac Dishwasher ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Appliances That Might Be Smarter Than You Are", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/24/5-applia nces-that-might-be-smarter-than-you-are/" });

16 Lies Mothers Tell Their Kids
2008-04-23 18:02:00
Written by Mothers DayCentral.com 1. “Stop cracking your knuckles…it will give you arthritis!” For some odd reason, young boys love cracking their knuckles. Whether it’s the sound of the crack or the feeling it makes, we feel relieved when one cracks a knuckle. After getting all that finger stress out, Mom smacked you upside the head, reminding you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "16 Lies Mothers Tell Their Kids ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/23/16-lies- mothers-tell-their-kids/" });

11 of the Dumbest Business Decisions Ever
2008-04-22 17:39:00
This article is come from Neatorama. The following is from Uncle John’s All-Purpose Extra Strength Bathroom Reader. We’ve all made mistakes ? but probably not big mistakes like making snot beer, saying no to The Beatles, or turning down the patent for the telephone. In fact, here are some of the biggest business blunders in history: Turning ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "11 of the Dumbest Business Decisions Ever", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/22/11-of-th e-dumbest-business-decisions-ever/" });

20+ Vista Features that Harvest User Data for Microsoft
2008-04-21 18:22:00
Written by Marius Oiaga Forget about the WGA! 20+ Windows Vista Features and Services Harvest User Data for Microsoft - From your machine! Are you using Windows Vista? Then you might as well know that the licensed operating system installed on your machine is harvesting a healthy volume of information for Microsoft. In this context, a program ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "20+ Vista Features that Harvest User Data for Microsoft", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/21/20-vista -features-that-harvest-user-data-for-micr osoft/" });

If Juno Was 10 Times Shorter and 100 Times More Honest
2008-04-20 19:11:00
Written by Rod Hilton This article is come from cracked.com On Saturdays, we ask some of our favorite sites on the web to fill in forus. You get to learn about an awesome site you may not have heardof, and we get to watch cartoons in our boxers. Today we’re bringingyou an abridged version of the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "If Juno Was 10 Times Shorter and 100 Times More Honest ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/20/if-juno- was-10-times-shorter-and-100-times-more-h onest/" });

7 endings that completely flipped (off) the script
2008-04-20 07:40:00
Written by Aaron_Koehn Hollywood is an incredible place where modern day storytellers go to weave tales of fantasy and wonderment. This enchanting destination allows noted and gifted filmmakers to work for years perfecting very personal sagas, only to then rashly conform to the opinions of a small group of nitwits (i.e. test audiences), and force unwanted ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "7 endings that completely flipped (off) the script", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/19/7-ending s-that-completely-flipped-off-the-script/ " });
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5 Best DVD Ripping Tools
2008-04-18 18:24:00
Written by lifehacker Whether you want to watch a movie on your iPod or back up your too-easily-scratched DVDs, DVD ripping is a mysterious realm for many. Even those in-the-know find it difficult to keep up with the best tools for the job, especially in the face of increased copy protection. On Tuesday we asked you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Best DVD Ripping Tools ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/18/5-best-d vd-ripping-tools/" });

16 awesome image editing tutorials
2008-04-16 17:13:00
Written by Aviary One of the most fantastic things about building a suite of tools around a community, instead of the other way around, is that users are always willing to pitch in and help out others with tutorials and forum assistance. It’s our plan to build our applications with a very deep set of community ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "16 awesome image editing tutorials", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/16/16-aweso me-image-editing-tutorials/" });
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Dear Dumb Ass (An 11 year olds note to Geek Squad) view!
2008-04-16 03:02:00
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12 Ways To Prepare For The Next Great Depression
2008-04-14 06:39:00
Written by Charlie Jane Anders This article is from io9 Our economic future could be even bleaker than you expect ? and last year was the moment to unleash your inner survivalist. If the financial system suffers any more crises of confidence, credit gets even tighter, and the fed falls ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "12 Ways To Prepare For The Next Great Depression ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/13/12-ways- to-prepare-for-the-next-great-depression/ " });

5 Tips For A Green Vacation
2008-04-12 18:30:00
Written by environmentalgraffiti Ah, Summer is almost upon us, and that means most American families are plotting madly to get out of town for a week. Image from Kaydee did on Flickr Never mind that the economy is in the tank, or that you?ll use just under half of your vacation days at ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Tips For A Green Vacation ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/12/5-tips-f or-a-green-vacation/" });

7 Greatest Video Game Urban Legends
2008-04-11 18:46:00
Written by kezins.com We all have heard of them, swore to have done them or know someone whose cousin has. That’s right, I’m talking about Video Game Urban Legends (VGUL). No, I’m not going to talk about the munchkin in the back of “Wizard of Oz” who supposedly hangs himself from the tree. Not also talking ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "7 Greatest Video Game Urban Legends ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/11/7-greate st-video-game-urban-legends/" });

Why Superman Will Always Suck?
2008-04-10 18:31:00
Written by Anthony Burch The title is all the intro you should need. Indestructibility It almost goes without saying, but if your hero cannot possibly be killed in any instance which does not somehow involve an incredibly rare space-rock, then you’ve got one boring-ass hero. It’s sort of like watching Neo fight all the agent Smiths in The ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Why Superman Will Always Suck …", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/10/why-supe rman-will-always-suck/" });

5 Myspace Morons
2008-04-09 18:20:00
Written by Profiles Blog Money, We all Want it, But those who Have it sure as heck don’t Photograph themselves standing in the mirror holding a couple hundred bucks with the caption “ima rich azz nigga”:Here are todays Money hungry Profile Gansta’s: This dude with a high school education, claims to make $250,000 a year. Pretty impressive ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Myspace Morons ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/09/5-myspac e-morons/" });

110 best books: The perfect library
2008-04-08 18:45:00
Collected by Telegraph From classics and sci-fi to poetry, biographies and books that changed the world? we present the ultimate reading list. Illustrations by David Juniper CLASSICS The Illiad and The OdysseyHomer Set during the Trojan War, The Iliad combines battle scenes with a debate about heroism; Odysseus’ thwarted attempts to return to Ithaca when the war ends form ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "110 best books: The perfect library", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/08/110-best -books-the-perfect-library/" });
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10 Ways the Internet (As We Know It) Will Die
2008-04-07 17:32:00
Written by Alistair Croll This article is from gigaom We oft en think of the Internet as a platform for unfettered global communication, where information flows freely, innovators can launch new applications at will, and everyone can have a voice. But it’s unlikely that our children’s Internet will look anything like what we have now. How might ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "10 Ways the Internet (As We Know It) Will Die", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/07/10-ways- the-internet-as-we-know-it-will%c2%a0die/ " });
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Top 5 Humiliating On Stage Spills
2008-04-05 18:41:00
Written by lets get tight Being a performer can be a demanding job. When you are playing a dynamite live show, all eyes are on you, watching your EVERY move. Sometimes gravity can get the best of you and in one second you could go from swaying to “Sweet Child O’ Mine” to getting a nice ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Top 5 Humiliating On Stage Spills", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/05/top-5-hu miliating-on-stage-spills/" });

5 Best Instant Messengers Compared & Analyzed
2008-04-04 19:00:00
Written by lifehacker On Tuesday we asked for your favorite instant messaging applications, and over 550 comments later, we’ve culled it down to the most popular five. From web-based chat to desktop clients to tools that combine IM, email, and social networking, your nominations spanned a wide range of instant messaging applications. Let’s take a closer ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Best Instant Messengers Compared & Analyzed", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/04/5-best-i nstant-messengers-compared-analyzed/" });

The 5 Most Ridiculous Lies You Were Taught In History Class
2008-04-03 18:04:00
Written by S Peter Davis High school was hard enough, what with all the video games and boobies to distract us from our homework. What makes it even harder is having to unlearn all of the stuff they taught us in elementary school that turned out to be utter bullshit. To this day you can even hear ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The 5 Most Ridiculous Lies You Were Taught In History Class ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/03/the-5-mo st-ridiculous-lies-you-were-taught-in-his tory-class/" });

The Ten Best Movie-Related April Fool?s Jokes on the Web
2008-04-02 18:18:00
Written by Neil Miller This morning I sent a note out to the FSR Editorial team, letting them know that today was going to be an intentionally slow news day - not because there wasn’t any stories out there in the movie blogosphere, as there are plenty of headlines, but because you just can’t trust what ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Ten Best Movie -Related April Fool ?s Jokes on the Web", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/02/the-ten- best-movie-related-april-fool%e2%80%99s-j okes-on-the-web/" });

Top 10 Harmless Geek Pranks
2008-04-01 17:57:00
Written by lifehacker Since the dawn of time, geeks have been playing harmless pranks on their beloved (but unsuspecting) associates, and it’s up to all of us to carry the torch forward. On the eve of April Fools’ Day, when you’ve got local network access to your coworkers’ and family systems, cubicles just crying out to ...
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Top 10 Most Annoying ?Lost? Moments
2008-03-30 18:10:00
Lost is an awesome show. But every now & then I wonder just what the writers were thinking? 10. Nikki & Paulo Yes, they were by far the two most annoying characters in television history. I’m glad to see them gone. But, with Patchy resurrecting all the time, Locke cured of paralysis, Rose cured of cancer, and ...
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5 Unconventional Places to Scout for Web Work
2008-03-29 17:20:00
Written by sixrevisions If you’re a freelancer or a full-timer looking for additional income, there’s a variety of places you can go to seek for project-based work. There’s a ton of websites geared specifically for freelance workers, such as All Freelance Directory and Guru.com. Many of these sites do, however, charge you a subscription fee to access ...
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How to guarantee a girl never leaves you
2008-03-28 16:55:00
Source: naurunappula Download the picture Why not subscribe to avoid missing The Best Article Every day! A.at_adv_here_7342, A.at_pow_by_7342 {font-family: Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; color: #000099; text-decoration: none; } A.at_adv_here_7342:hover, A.at_pow_by_7342:hover { color: #0000FF; text-decoration: underline; } adtoll_see_your_ad_here = 1; adtoll_your_text = "Advertise here"; adtoll_show_powered_by = 1; SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How to guarantee a girl never leaves you", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/03/28/how-to-g uarantee-a-girl-never-leaves-you/" });
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25 Ways to Simplify Your Life with Kids
2008-03-27 16:47:00
Written by Zenhabits Photo courtesy of Sukanto Debnath “Babies are always more trouble than you thought - and more wonderful.” - Charles Osgood Anyone who has kids knows that any life with kids is going to be complicated, at least to some degree. From extra laundry to bathing and cooking and shopping and driving and school and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "25 Ways to Simplify Your Life with Kids ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/03/27/25-ways- to-simplify-your-life-with-kids/" });

The 10 Most Insane, Child-Warping Moments of ?80s Cartoons
2008-03-26 16:36:00
Written by Todd Ciolek The ’80s were supposed to be a harmless time for toys and the cartoons that sold them. Whether shilling lines of action figures or promoting characters who would eventually be action figures, these shows were designed to eat up kids’ attention in 30-minute blocks while ham-handedly promoting good citizenship and hygiene. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The 10 Most Insane , Child -Warping Moments of ’80s Cartoons ", url: "http://www.bspcn.com/2008/03/26/the-10-m ost-insane-child-warping-moments-of-80s-c artoons/" });