Blizzard Confirms New MMO Based on Fresh IP
he unannounced MMO in development by World of Warcraft creative studio Blizzard will not be based on one of its established franchises, a representative reiterated today.

The Wealth of World Leaders (MAP)
How much are the most powerful people in the world worth? This infographic shows the surprising billions of some of Earth’s most elite.

13 Useful And Free Websites To Make Your Lives Easier
a list of cool websites that are free and hopefully will make your lives easier

A Picture of the Past and Present of Evolution
From the beginning of our time, to the end of out time. Don’t you love evolution.

Star Crust is Ten Billion Times Stronger Than Steel
A new computer model suggests that the outer crusts of so-called neutron stars are the strongest known material in the universe.

Susan Boyle Subtitled On Oprah
Susan Boyle, the Britain’s Got Talent star, was given subtitles during an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show. The first part was pre-recorded at her home in Blackburn, Scotland. The subtitles were added by bosses who thought American viewers would not understand her strong Scottish accent.

Off The Grid: How To Disappear Without A Trace
Simply put, disappearing is the reverse engineering of skip tracing,” says Ahearn, Author of ‘How To Disappear and Fall Off the Grid’, referring to the process by which you locate missing persons. So we tapped the man of mystery to tell us exactly how it’s done.

Creative Labs Charges “Maintenance Fee” For Rebate
Creative Labs has found a great new way to minimize the risk that a customer will actually benefit from a rebate offer.

New Harry Potter And The Sexual Awakening
All the ladies want a piece of Ronald and Harry in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. Watch as Potter plants the seeds for the the slow and inevitable Hermione cat-fight scene.

The Shipping Docks Are Crowded With Alien Vessels [PICS]
Russian concept artist Dmitry (AKA Jim Hatama) creates sun-saturated images of alien worlds and the ships that travel between them. His pictures of space ships remind me of the covers on 1960s and 70s scifi novels.

Twitter Robot from 1935 (PIC)
Aug. 1935—Known as the “notificator,” the new machine is installed in streets, stores railroad stations or other public place where individuals may leave messages for friends. The machine is similar in appearance to a candy-vending device.

“Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus” Trailer… Something’s Fishy
The mini-sensation has grown formidably on the strength (or, rather, the weakness) of spellbindingly primitive CGI and a redoubtable power-tandem of Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah Gibson. But if it’s fake, it’s a hell of an elaborate ruse.

Why do Liberals Hate Women?
Not even Dick Cheney can incite the blood-curdling rage of liberals at the sight of a sexy Evangelical Christian. Paula Jones, Katherine Harris, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin and, most recently, Miss California, Carrie Prejean, have all come under a frenzy of attacks from liberals.Christians are supposed to be fat, balding sweaty little men with

Breaking News: Strong quake strikes Italy
ROME, (AFP) – A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook central Italy including the Rome area early Monday, the ANSA news agency reported quoting Rome fire services.

OM NOM NOM NOM Armageddon [HD VID]
A mighty army of dolphins, sharks, whales, seals and gannets hunt down the billions of sardines along South Africa’s east coast each winter. This is the sardine run: an underwater armageddon, the greatest gathering of predators anywhere on the planet, and the most spectacular event in the world’s oceans.It must suck being a sardine!

Google Car Pulled Over by the Cops - Now in Street View
Remember the story sent by Neatorama reader Chris Whiteoak about Google Street View Car in Bradford, England, that got pulled over by the police? Well, the street view has been released for UK, and Chris noticed that the entire drama was caught on the all-seeing Google’s cam!

Pennsylavnia cop killer obsessed with conspiracy theories
Richard Andrew Poplawski was a young man convinced the nation was secretly controlled by a cabal that would eradicate freedom of speech, take away his guns and use the military to enslave the citizenry. Believing most media were covering up important events, Mr. Poplawski turned to a far-right conspiracy websites.

Mexican Bands Find Success via Cellphones
…the power of the cellphone (is) a one-stop music source and a symbol of working-class immigrant identity. This is no small news, considering that in the United States regional Mexican music is responsible for close to 60 percent of all Latin sales…Despite their commercial success, few norteño or banda artists, with their cowboy hats, horses

security question
xkcd, nuff said.

Frogament? [PIC]
Christmas tree decorations + frog that looks like ornament =

Inside A Google Data Center
Google provided a look inside its data center operations at the Google Data Center Efficiency Summit held Wednesday in Mountain View, Calif. The presentations included a video tour of a Google data center, which showcased the companys use of shipping containers to store servers and storage. Each of these 40-foot data center containers can house …

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Eggs
#2 — At breakfast, President Woodrow Wilson drank two raw eggs in juice.

Debian get FreeBSD Kernel
Today Debian gets one step closer to really becoming ‘the universal operating system’ by adding two architectures based on the FreeBSD kernel to the unstable archive.

Berlusconi call puts Nato on hold
First he complimented Barack Obama’s “tan”, then he played hide and seek with the German leader. He has even annoyed the Queen of England by being too loud.

Mexican Bands Find Success via Cellphones
…the power of the cellphone (is) a one-stop music source and a symbol of working-class immigrant identity. This is no small news, considering that in the United States regional Mexican music is responsible for close to 60 percent of all Latin sales…Despite their commercial success, few norteño or banda artists, with their cowboy hats, horses

No School Bus Safety Standards Here
This has got to be the most rickety school bus I’ve ever seen. Looks like it’s in Nepal.

Pennsylavnia cop killer obsessed with conspiracy theories
Richard Andrew Poplawski was a young man convinced the nation was secretly controlled by a cabal that would eradicate freedom of speech, take away his guns and use the military to enslave the citizenry. Believing most media were covering up important events, Mr. Poplawski turned to a far-right conspiracy websites.

Apple Kicking Butt Without Steve Jobs
Assuming Steve Jobs returns in late June, as scheduled, his medical leave is approaching its halfway point. So how’s Apple doing in his absence? Very well, we’d say — almost as if he hadn’t left.

Tesla Model S Sedan Concept: First Official Pictures, Info!!
Digg co-founder Kevin Rose has accidentally broken the embargo on the Tesla Model S Sedan concept set to be revealed in Los Angeles in mere hours on his flickr account. We’ve got the full scoop!!

Digitally Manipulating and Objectifying Women (Gallery)
Michael Oswald is a great digital artist from California. His skills brought him on the cover of Advanced Photoshop Magazine.

Inside California’s Tent Cities [Pics]
The current recession has led many people to these forced ‘housing’ situations

Emergency Zombie Swarm in San Francisco
Spleens were supped on, livers nibbled on, and intestines slurped down during yesterday’s Emergency Zombie Swarm. Photographer Steve Rhodes managed to survive the carnage.

5 Ridiculous Andy Samberg Spoof Music Videos
5 Ridiculous Andy Samberg Music Spoof Videos

11 Great Resources And Inspirations Of Current Design Trends
Getting an idea and inspiration is sometimes really hard and when you are planning to start your new web design project and you are curiously finding for a mind blowing web design inspiration so you don’t want to spend too much time and want to get start something as soon as you can.

The Retarded Truth Behind The World’s 12 Greatest Mysteries
The world if full of unexplained phenomenon, and even more full of conspiracy theorists eager to feed you a mind blowing explanation involving higher cultures and time travel. But as anyone who pays a…

Bachmann bill would ban global currency
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has introduced legislation that would “bar the dollar from being replace by any foreign currency.

When It Comes To Intelligence, Size Matters
A collaborative study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University has demonstrated a positive link between cognitive ability and cortical thickness in the brains of healthy 6 to 18 year olds. The correlation is evident in regions that integrate information from different parts of the brain.

11 Great Resources And Inspirations Of Current Design Trends
Getting an idea and inspiration is sometimes really hard and when you are planning to start your new web design project and you are curiously finding for a mind blowing web design inspiration so you don’t want to spend too much time and want to get start something as soon as you can.

The Best (and Worst) of DreamWorks Animation
From ‘Shrek’ to ‘Sinbad’, a really entertaining analysis of Dreamworks animation wins and losses.

Is there life after Windows?
Linux is free, easy-to-use and is shedding its geeky image, thanks to fans who prefer it to Microsoft’s mighty operating systems. But is it for everyone? Jamie Merrill asks four rookies to put it to the test.

Sarah Palin Adviser’s Scientology Plot to Take Over DC
In 1986, he masterminded a plan—which was never executed—for Scientology to get into the “MONEY and VOTES game” in order to “create power” for Scientology and win influence Washington, D.C.

Latest PETA-Style Pet Craze: Making Cats go Vegan [WTF?!]
“… one person they interviewed said she suspects that “vegan” cats are supplementing their diets by hunting.” ORLY?

Left 4 Dead Photoshoot Looks Perfectly Deadly!! [PICS]

Why 3D Movies Represent Everything Wrong With Our Country
It’s not that I have any axe to grind with the third dimension itself. I appreciate its right to exist and even endorse Hollywood’s right to explore new mediums of entertainment. But I see where all of this is going. I’ve uncovered the ten year plan, and it’s stained with lowest common denominator…

ISPs Join RIAA’s Fight Against Piracy
Is Your ISP One of Them?

Sleep and Diet: Eating to Sleep Well
Do you dream of a good night’s sleep? Try these tips tonight and learn how your diet may affect your sleep patterns.

Latest PETA-Style Pet Craze: Making Cats go Vegan [WTF?!]
“… one person they interviewed said she suspects that “vegan” cats are supplementing their diets by hunting.” ORLY?

Tesla Model S Sedan Concept: First Official Pictures, Info!!
Digg co-founder Kevin Rose has accidentally broken the embargo on the Tesla Model S Sedan concept set to be revealed in Los Angeles in mere hours on his flickr account. We’ve got the full scoop!!

The Retarded Truth Behind The World’s 12 Greatest Mysteries
The world if full of unexplained phenomenon, and even more full of conspiracy theorists eager to feed you a mind blowing explanation involving higher cultures and time travel. But as anyone who pays a…

5 Ridiculous Andy Samberg Spoof Music Videos
5 Ridiculous Andy Samberg Music Spoof Videos

25 Reasons to Convert to Linux
“Businesses, educational institutions, governmental agencies and other organizations around the world are converting their computer operating systems from Microsoft Windows to Linux at an increasing pace. They are likewise converting their application programs from commercial software to free software”

Terrell Owens signs one-year deal with Buffalo Bills, $6.5M
Wide receiver Terrell Owens has agreed to a deal with the Buffalo Bills. Owens signed a one-year, $6.5 million guaranteed deal, according to a source. FOXSports.com was the first to report that Owens and agent Drew Rosenhaus were visiting Buffalo and that the Bills were expected to offer T.O. a one-year deal.

Charles Barkley news conference from Tent City jail
Charles Barkley finished delivering a news conference from inside the Tent City Jail in Phoenix, AZ this afternoon, and his fellow inmates are already cheering for him like it’s the “Shawshank Redemption.”

Beer, beer, beer, cat, beer… wait, what? [PIC]

I’m sorry but Dreamweaver is dying
The real problem for Dreamweaver and for its users is that the nature of the web is changing dramatically. Dynamically-generated web applications, from Amazon right down to the humble blog, all offer much more – in-built commenting, voting, RSS feeds, etc - than the best sites built on static HTML can ever hope to provide.

This lightning bolt is the mother of all mothers
Per the photographer: This was a wish granted. Ever since I was a kid I was fascinated by thunders storms and always wanted to capture this phenomenon. Finally, my wish came true. It was so loud, that I fell and lost my hearing for a minute. Later the sounds of all the car alarms was so eerie.

7 Simple Steps To a Terrifying Night in Vegas
The siren’s call of Las Vegas can turn a perfectly reasonable person into a helpless moron.

Michelle Obama Serves Soup, Nation Misses the Point
Yesterday, Michelle Obama became the first presidential spouse to volunteer at Miriam’s Kitchen, a 26+ year free meals program located near the White House. Her gesture was meant to inspire volunteerism to help the less fortunate. Instead, it has turned our nation into a bunch of chatty Cathy’s asking one question: Where did the guy get the camera

How Hyenas ‘Inherit’ Their Social Status
An international team of scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin, Germany, and the University of Sheffield, UK, now answered the question how social status is inherited in one of the most social of all mammals, the spotted hyena.