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Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry. Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien and Japan�s Osamu Shimomura discovered and successfully developed a fluorescent protein found in jellyfish. Jellyfish will glow under blue and ultraviolet light because of this protein which the three scientists have become known for. It might not sound like much, but this jellyfish protein has ...

Having a father who’s the chairman of Tennessee’s House Government Operations Committee won’t help you much when you’ve wronged a vice presidential candidate. David Kernell of Knoxville, Tennessee pleaded not guilty in a federal court on Wednesday. Accused of intentionally accessing Palin’s e-mail account without authorization, he was later indicted for it and now faces up to 5 years of ...

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I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. The Basement Scientist, a fine DIYer and hardware hacker, has finally received his MIDI shield boards from Batch PCB. What does this mean? It means that soon, he’ll do a run of MIDI shield PCBs that will be available for purchase. In turn, that means you can easily run MIDI ...

Those of you with an old Bondi Blue iMac G3 lying around, take note: you can actually use it for something useful. I know, it’s shocking but you’ve got to believe me. Modder Napes went and converted his old unit into a retro arcade. It uses sweet arcade-style joysticks and the 15″ display the iMac has is perfect for a ...

When you’re the last female of your kind and you have three willing males ready to inseminate you with their love seed, isn’t it your obligation to lay at least one of them? Not according to the last female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle. She’s a stubborn little lard whose vagina is so full of sand, she’d rather face extinction than ...

Dueling is a favorite pass time of mine but if you’re going to do it, you’ve got to be prepared. That’s why I wear one of these bulletproof handkerchiefs everywhere I go. Some mother fucker slaps me and challenges me to a duel, you bet your ass we’re meeting before sun down at the town square. Little does my opponent ...

If you’re an avid Photoshop user or graphic designer, you’ll surely be able to appreciate this unique photo frame. It mimics a window from the popular Adobe program, Photoshop. For $50, you too can slap a picture of you and your wife dressed up as Darth Vader in this frame. Will it start conversation come your next cocktail party? Of ...

Have you wanted to become a whore all your life. Of course you have, sweetie. Come hang with Big Poppa Vinnie Mac and let me show you the way. We’ll need you to fit into this tiny purple skirt and I’ll give you a pair of these sweet shoes. They’re designed by Azzedine Alaia and boy does he love whore ...

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has recently admitted that the iPod‘s popularity is dwindling.�It’s the nature of the beast. Just like the Sony Walkman, at first, everyone wants one. This leads to successful sales and then, they end up on display everywhere at a discounted price, which leads to no one purchasing them. The question on everyone’s mind is: what’s next ...