Snap Judgement

UK inmates found drinking anti-swine flu hand gel to get drunk | Society | The Guardian

2009-09-30T08:29:00.001-07:00

UK inmates found drinking anti-swine flu hand gel to get drunk | Society | The Guardian:
"• Inmate appeared drunk after drinking gel from washroom
• Wardens raised alarm after learning gel contained alcohol"

Friend: Hanged Ky. Census worker was 'naive' - USATODAY.com

2009-09-30T08:29:00.000-07:00

Friend: Hanged Ky. Census worker was 'naive' - USATODAY.com: "When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience for a warning: 'Be careful.'

The 51-year-old Sparkman was found this month hanged from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery with the word 'fed' scrawled on his chest, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, and the FBI is investigating whether he was a victim of anti-government sentiment."

Goldman Sachs Helped Michael Moore Make His Anti-Capitalist Film

2009-09-30T08:26:00.000-07:00

Goldman Sachs Helped Michael Moore Make His Anti-Capitalist Film

your monkey called

2009-09-30T08:24:00.000-07:00

your monkey called: "Book Titles, If They Were Written Today"

YouTube - Glenn Beck refuses to define "white culture"

2009-09-30T08:21:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Glenn Beck refuses to define "white culture"

Turning the tide: a hands-on look at Google's Wave - Ars Technica

2009-09-30T08:17:00.000-07:00

Turning the tide: a hands-on look at Google's Wave - Ars Technica: "Ars takes you inside of Google's bold vision for the future of Internet messaging with this hands-on look at Wave. Learn more about the experimental service, its underlying technology, and the opportunities that will provide for third-party developers."

The germiest places you encounter in your day - WSJ.com

2009-09-30T08:12:00.000-07:00

The germiest places you encounter in your day - WSJ.com

Germ Warfare

Hand washing after contact with surfaces and other people's hands is the best protection against germs. Here are some other tips:

* At Home: Wash linens and towels in hot water; dry thoroughly. Disinfect bathroom and kitchen surfaces. Keep toothbrushes away from commode.
* At the Coffee Shop: Use napkin when handling communal milk pitchers and to cover countertops when preparing coffee.
* Commuting or Traveling: Avoid touching escalator rails, elevator buttons and gas pumps with bare hands; wear socks through airport security.
* At the office: Use paper towel on microwave oven handles, communal coffeemakers; use disinfecting wipes on desk and phone.
* In public restrooms: Avoid touching flush handles, faucets with bare hands.
* In the gym: Use towels on mats and between skin and machines

10 Hilarious Twitter Parody Videos

2009-09-30T08:11:00.001-07:00

10 Hilarious Twitter Parody Videos

The Synesthesia Battery

2009-09-30T08:11:00.000-07:00

The Synesthesia Battery: "Before entering the Synesthesia Battery, find out if you might have Synesthesia."

Shopping: Man Goes Into Business Delivering Costco To Overpriced NYC Neighborhoods

2009-09-30T08:10:00.000-07:00

Shopping: Man Goes Into Business Delivering Costco To Overpriced NYC Neighborhoods

Controversial Facebook App Lets Users Become Members of Al-Qaeda | WebProNews

2009-09-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

Controversial Facebook App Lets Users Become Members of Al-Qaeda | WebProNews

Google ads battleground between The Sun and Labour - currybetdotnet - 30 September, 2009

2009-09-30T07:59:00.000-07:00

Google ads battleground between The Sun and Labour - currybetdotnet - 30 September, 2009: "It looks like Google ads are going to play a significant role in the upcoming election campaign if this morning is anything to go by. The Sun has been buying up adverts announcing that they have switched their support to the Conservatives, and the Labour Party have been buying up counter adverts for the same keywords."

How You See It: Is the U.S. ready to elect a gay leader? | Worldfocus

2009-09-30T06:05:00.000-07:00

How You See It: Is the U.S. ready to elect a gay leader? | Worldfocus

Rivals mock Microsoft's free security software

2009-09-30T05:51:00.000-07:00

Microsoft launched Security Essentials, its free antivirus and antispyware software suite: "Symantec, Trend Micro diss Security Essentials as 'poor product' with no future"

Microsoft's Courier tablet: A Franklin Covey planner on steroids? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

2009-09-30T05:50:00.000-07:00

Microsoft's Courier tablet: A Franklin Covey planner on steroids? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com: "Courier sound like it fits in with Microsoft’s uber-”three screens and a cloud” vision — via which devices, TVs and PCs all share common cloud-based services, storage, etc.

The Courier journaling metaphor isn’t so different from Microsoft’s OneNote note-taking app that is currently the showcase app for existing tablet PCs"

Perform OCR with Google Docs - Turn Scanned Images Into Editable Documents

2009-09-30T05:48:00.001-07:00

Perform OCR with Google Docs - Turn Scanned Images Into Editable Documents: "Google Docs can now perform OCR on digital images. You can upload an image containing typewritten or printed text (like a fax document or a scanned newspaper clipping) to your Google Docs account and it will turn that image into editable text."

Guinean soldiers massacre 157 in crackdown on pro-democracy protesters | World news | The Guardian

2009-09-30T05:48:00.000-07:00

Guinean soldiers massacre 157 in crackdown on pro-democracy protesters | World news | The Guardian: "Witnesses report looting and rape, and 1,250 injured whilst coup leader puts blame on 'uncontrollable elements'"

I can ask a girl ANYTHING, only 1 question, she will answer truthfully. Help me pick a question. : reddit.com

2009-09-29T14:04:00.000-07:00

I can ask a girl ANYTHING, only 1 question, she will answer truthfully. Help me pick a question. : reddit.com

Jeyamohan to act as Villain in a Hollywood Movie made in English: Photo Analysis

2009-09-29T12:25:00.000-07:00

jeyamohan.in » Blog Archive » புகைப்படங்கள் கடிதங்கள்

The 2009 InfoWorld Geek IQ Test | Adventures in IT - InfoWorld

2009-09-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

The 2009 InfoWorld Geek IQ Test | Adventures in IT - InfoWorld: "It has been said that geekdom cannot be strictly quantified. Here are 20 questions to prove that adage wrong"

Buddhism is fastest-growing religion in English jails over past decade - Telegraph

2009-09-29T10:56:00.000-07:00

Buddhism is fastest-growing religion in English jails over past decade - Telegraph: "Buddhism is the fastest-growing religion in England's jails, with the number of followers rising eightfold over the past decade."

Pakistani Artists of Asia Society Show Find a Contemporary Voice - NYTimes.com

2009-09-29T10:45:00.000-07:00

Pakistani Artists of Asia Society Show Find a Contemporary Voice - NYTimes.com: The works in “Hanging Fire,” the first large-scale American survey of contemporary Pakistani art, at Asia Society in New York, offer a taste of the country’s increasingly vibrant art scene.

Why Hadoop Has Google Fans (and Rivals) Excited - Web Services and SOA

2009-09-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

Why Hadoop Has Google Fans (and Rivals) Excited - Web Services and SOA: "Based on distributed computing technologies Google has publicly disclosed, Hadoop provides an open source implementation for other companies with very large data analysis challenges, including Yahoo! and Facebook. The free software, named for a toy elephant, now runs on some of the largest sites on the Web."

Open Source Search Powers MTV Networks - Search

2009-09-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

slideshows on Solr and a related project, Hadoop: "MTV Networks moves to Solr-powered search technology for the websites behind many of its popular shows."

Blogger in draft: Blogger Mobile

2009-09-29T06:41:00.000-07:00

Blogger in draft: Blogger Mobile