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In the halcyon days of Arrested Development’s run on Fox, there emerged a character that combined the insecurities of George Costanza with the bravado of Sam Malone. He had magical abilities that were roughly comparable to Roseanne Connor’s ability to not eat cake. That man was GOB Bluth.

A major advance in understanding the genetics behind several of the world's most common diseases has been reported. The landmark Wellcome Trust study analysed DNA from the blood of 17,000 people to find genetic differences.

Veteran rockers the Rolling Stones played in front of 33,000 fans as their European tour kicked off in Belgium. Interest in the concert, held in the town of Werchter, caused a traffic jam which extended for 50km (30 miles).

The close vote on a proposal by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to bar felons _ including those court-ordered to be deported _ from legalization reflected the delicate position of the contentious immigration bill, which remains under threat from the right and the left. The vote was 51-46 against the amendment

A New York man has sued the makers of a health drink, saying it has given him a permanent erection for the last two years

It's Thundercats, ho! at Warner Bros. The Studio has optioned a script by Paul Sopocy to turn the popular 1980s animated series into a live action feature. The script will be an origin story expanding on the major heroes and villains from the animated series, with the plot focusing on Lion-O coming of age as the leader of the Thundercats.

Do you have the feeling that life is getting away from you, that there aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done? Don't worry, it's not just you, the pace of city life really is speeding up.

Production on the final 22 hours of season 4 of "Battlestar Galactica" is currently underway in Vancouver. An extended two-hour episode, “Razor,” will premiere in November 2007, setting the stage for the rest of the season to commence in 2008.

An attorney for Best Buy has admitted to altering emails that were to be used as evidence in the case.

Asus chairman Jonney Shih sprang a surprise during Intel's Computex keynote today with the announcement of a $189 laptop.

A solar shield that reflects some of the Sun's radiation back into space would cool the climate within a decade and could be a quick-fix solution to climate change, researchers say.

I can’t think of a better way to keep annoying co-workers (or really anyone for that matter) from hanging around your desk than with this unique lamp that is shaped like a human spine.

So what is it that keeps gamers inside their virtual worlds? It's been established that games are generally fun, and that some can offer an escape from the real world, but within the framework of the game, there has to be some form of incentive to keep the players interested, and enjoying the experience...

Chicago station's decision to play Icky Thump begs the question: What were they thinking?

AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre to step down, but it is still business as usual. Net Neutrality will continue to be assaulted under the guise of deregulation.

A segment of animated footage promoting the 2012 Olympic Games has been removed from the organisers' website after fears it could trigger epileptic fits. Anyone have a copy?

Tons of new features. Democracy is free and open source with a beautiful interface. It downloads video RSS feeds, including torrent feeds, and plays / organizes videos all in one. It can play almost any type of video. New features include the ability to watch any local folder to see if there are new videos ready to watch.

The Nintendo Entertainment System is legendary in the video game world. To fuel Nintendo's revolution, the NES library was loaded with a wealth of high quality 8-bit games that would not only ingrain themselves in the minds of youngsters, but set standards for video game generations to come.

Researchers suggest that a cognitive lock-in occurs when users become familiar enough with a product's interface to not have to think about using it. Their tests suggest that people mistake this familiarity with product superiority.

An environmental group asked the federal government Tuesday to ban the use of certain toxic chemical compounds in industrial and household detergents because the ingredients are believed to cause male fish to develop female characteristics. NPEs are more tightly restricted in Canada and Europe than in the United States, which issued

Perhaps overcome with excitement (and forgetting that Apple doesn't like such pre-emptive disclosures), Sun's Jonathan Schwartz announced today at Sun event in Washington D.C. that Apple would be making ZFS the file system in Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.

Everyone is talking about the PlayStation 3 dropping in price and Square-Enix's decision to keep Final Fantasy away from the 360. But is there truth to these rumors? We investigate.

Spike Lee plans to return to New Orleans for HBO to follow up the stories told in last year's four-hour documentary about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

A man wanted over an alleged plot to blow up New York's JFK airport has surrendered to police in Trinidad and Tobago, officials say. Abdel Nur of Guyana turned himself in at a police station at Diego Martin in western Trinidad, said police.

An incredible selection of high speed photography from the "Speed Demon" round in Crestock's photography contest....pictures ranging from pure adrenaline, blinding speed and motion blur to more subtle and hilarious interpretations of the theme...

A nearly 400-year-old metal cargo tag and some commemorative mementos are packed in Atlantis' mid-deck floor cargo space for the round-trip flight to the International Space Station. Their hitchhike through the galaxy honours this year's 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Va., the first permanent English settlement in North America.

For any one who's tried to customize a car in Forza, this guy just took us all to school....Disney style. Way better than most of the custom stuff out there.

A researcher with the US Olympic Committee studies moments like that coaches call field sense or "vision," and he makes a habit of deconstructing psychic plays: analyzing the steals of Larry Bird and parsing Joe Montana's uncanny ability to calculate the movements of every person on the field.

Top tips on how to keep your identity safe from prying eyes and keep out unwanted visitors.

Good news, everyone! Dell is now selling PCs with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled. Read on to discover what happens when one man decides to buy one of these PCs, then chooses Dell's Complete Care solution to protect his new hardware. Chaos, or at very least, confusion, ensues.

Examination of the nine-hundredths-inch-long mushroom cap revealed that it had been infected by an ancient parasite, which a second parasite was feeding on. "They're similar to pinwheel mushrooms that grow on the bark of modern trees. They dotted the trees 100 million years ago, so they probably were tasty treats for the dinosaurs to nibble on."

Wireless, Micro-electromechanical systems, Displays, Miniature Cameras, and Sensors are only a few of the things we could be seeing in the next generation.

HBO broadcasts the series finale of "The Sopranos" on June 10, and locations made famous by the saga of a northern New Jersey mob boss struggling to keep both his "families" in line attract flocks of fans

Johnny Cash did a stark cover of this song with a striking video. In the video, the 71-year old Cash appears very fragile as he sings this from his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Cash wore no makeup, & there was no attempt to make him look younger. Trent Reznor was very impressed by Cash's take on his song & quite moved by the video (The Video)

Dreamhost just sent out an email to their users advising that 3500 FTP passwords have been compromised. This coming from one of the world's biggest hosting companies.

"These daring men and women have made the world a smaller place. Thanks to their guts and sweat, we know the Earth is round, life exists in the depth's of the sea and that the view from space is spectacular."

Between 80 and 100 employees were laid off today an insider tells Kotaku. A Sony Computer Entertainment of America spokesman says such measures are necessary to keep Sony as the "market leader." Those laid off were told to leave their belongings at the office and schedule an appointment to pick them up or ask their boss to pack them up for them.

After lots of hard work the past month, the Mythbuntu team is proud to present our first publicly announced Alpha.This alpha can be used for running a live frontend from CD, and provides a good representation of where the GUI is headed for the installer.The CD contains a backend/frontend full installation on disk with all plugins. Depending u

A new game in the much-loved SimCity PC series is to be revealed in the next official US Games for Windows magazine.

"Recently, folks like Slashdot and others reported that we are no longer offering extended warranties or CompleteCare on Ubuntu-based systems. User johnnyk submitted an idea on IdeaStorm asking us to bring back warranty options for these systems. The short answerâ€"we will soon."