Spam Flood Blog

Science generally pushes forward with all the alacrity of tectonic plates, painstakingly testing and disproving theories until new laws emerge. But sometimes, very rarely, science really does take a great leap forward. Here are the seven most exciting and important moments in the entire history of science.

Can fans own a sports team? This is an interview with William Brooks. He is 36 years old, a passionate Fulham fan and started MyFootballClub. The project is about finding 50,000 people interested in running a soccer club. "The irony is, if the fans decide who plays and who is bought, the coach can blame failure on the fans!"

"A growing number of studies confirm that just by eating slower, you’ll consume fewer calories â€" in fact, enough to lose 20 pounds a year without doing anything different or eating anything different."

Following these simple instructions, you can now add your own custom ringtones to your iPhone. (Mac only, for the time being ...)

You ain't lyin' Michael. As Michael says, the country is "befuddled". Angry too; disillusioned, sick of the power-hungriness.

The image Rudy Giuliani would like voters to have is of Giuliani vs. the terrorists, but ... for tonight anyway the story is Giuliani vs. the firefighters."

When it comes to online backup of your data, there’s probably more options than in any other web 2.0 space. However, many of these don’t work as advertised. I’ve gone through this mess and chosen 5 simple online backup services that just work.

Sony explains the truth behind the 60GB PS3 price cut-- they're not making 'em anymore.

The OpenDocument Format Alliance (ODF Alliance), the leading organization advocating for openness and accessibility to government documents and information, today congratulated Japan for adopting a policy under which government ministries and agencies will solicit bids from software vendors whose products support internationally recognized open sta

"A computer running Linux can outperform the same computer running Windows XP or Vista. Even so, you may be able to make your Linux system even faster. Here are three optimizations, at different levels, that can make your Linux system perform better."

You may remember a video that we showed on Autoblog where someone poked a hole in a tennis ball, lined up the hole in the ball with the key-hole of a car, pressed really hard, and the door unlocked. After reading your comments from that post, we decided that it was definitely worth testing...

While Republicans abandon him at home, the rest of the world is preparing for the era beyond Bush. What the next president should do to repair the breach between Washington and the world.

On the unluckiest day of the year, celebrate the killer who made us love Friday the 13th.

As I awoke this morning, put on my clothes, and walked out to the subway it struck me that I would make a terrible female. If twenty three years and nine months ago a XX sperm hadn’t been boxed out by the winning XY squad then I would be Meghan and be living a completely different life no doubt.

Watch where different riders are at the very moment. Both the actual stage and the exact positions are displayed on a interactive map. Heart beat, speed, distance, cadence, altitude, power and current position are tracked. They also have profiles of all stages and a sweet little TdF blog Twitter ticker. Be sure to check it right on time! AWESOME!

The biggest changes were full Vista support and the removal of the 65,536 piece limit for torrents.Also added was support for finding local peers (peers on the same LAN) and optionally not having any upload restrictions for them.It is also possible to turn on automatic updating for betas now, found in the "Other" section of the preferences.

In a recent patent application by Microsoft, the company proposes paying Zune users a percentage of revenue from sales generated through tracks they've shared. Currently, shared tracks expire after three plays, after which users are offered the chance to make a purchase via Zune Marketplace.

Don't we all love a good photo angle? ;)

A federal judge has ruled that President Clinton cannot use the power of his office to block prosecutors from questioning his senior aides, rejecting Clinton's assertion of executive privilege in the Monica S. Lewinsky investigation, lawyers familiar with the decision said yesterday.

I wouldn't want to give it away, see for yourselves. (We need a picture section)

For the first time in history, a Hindu today delivered the Senate’s morning invocation. But three protestors belonging to the Christian Right anti-abortion group Operation Save America loudly interrupted the invocation, stating, “Lord Jesus, forgive us father for allowing a prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight.” Watch it:

A new study from the University of Oregon has found that local news broadcasts are being infiltrated by advertising at around the same rate that DVR users skip ads.

"Well, again, just from a hardware perspective, the 499 dollar price adjustment that we did for the 60 GB version, for the american market, uh, we're no longer in production for that product, so uh once that product is gone from the retailer shelves, then we're back to the $599 SKU only, so it's not like we have a two price strategy here in the US"

Even KK plays at 8.p.m on a Saturday!

The terrorists have looked down the barrels of the guns of the mightiest power this world has ever seen and have grown stronger. It is what the CIA, FBI, and Ron Paul call “blowback.” Is this what all our blood and dollars have bought us? Not peace and security, but an emboldened and ever stronger enemy?

The Chicago Tribune reports that Mark Cuban says that he has submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the Cubs. Cuban, who has owned the NBA's Dallas Mavericks since January of 2000 and is known for his free-spending ways, told the newspaper he sent the paperwork in last week.

Scientists in Southern California have discovered a mysterious booming population of endangered desert pupfish in man-made research ponds designed for an entirely different purpose.

Take a look at these photos by master photog Steve Strawn, who not only knows exactly when to release the shutter, he's probably pretty good with a broom, too [via Gizmodo]

TorrentFreak’s recent articles about Media Defender have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times, surely proving beyond any doubt that they must be an incredibly popular company doing great things for the BitTorrent community. In recognition of our great work, Media Defender has re-directed its p2p.net domain to us.

CNN did a little piece on the history of Larry Flynt’s outing of the lying liars in the Republican Congress who claim to be men of high morals and then cheat on their own…Several quit…Will Vitter be the next “family values” hypocrite to go?

"Voice or no voice, the people can alway be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is tell them that they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for a lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country." The quote is more than a little haunting.

In terms of height they are worlds apart. The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun today shook hands with He Pingping who claims to be Earth's shortest. But the two men actually hail from the same region of Inner Mongolia.

Seems that a $20 "wireless tax" has to be paid to Microsoft due to their proprietary wireless system...and you have to pay for it...if you want a wireless guitar.

She may experience some discomfort on the Honeymoon.

ATLANTA - A woman said she and her toddler son were kicked off a plane after she refused a flight attendant's request to medicate her son to get him to quiet down and stop saying "Bye bye, plane."

Verizon appeared before a Congressional committee today to say that it welcomed national regulation, but only the kind that weakened the power of state regulators. "Open access" rules were bitterly opposed.

SCEA has denied 'inaccurate' reports that its $100 price cut on the 60Gig PS3 is simply a move to clear stock before offering solely the higher priced 80Gig version. See, I can do BREAKING too.

The producers of an off-Broadway show are giving away free tickets to anyone who can demonstrate his or her chastity. Well, Ken Davenport, who created the show "My First Time," has hired a hypnotist to screen people standing in line for free tickets...

Nearly nine out of 10 employers reported that they're seeing more competition for new college graduates than in past years, according to a study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

The Iraqis have always been friendly and welcoming to the U.S. Let's hope we can repair our relationship after we get rid of Bush Co.