When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below [...]
I’m no big Star Wars fan, but this was so well done that I had to share it with you. No matter how bad your horrible $6.75/hour job is going, it will never be this bad. So brighten up:
[Source: Milk and Cookies]
Would you steal a car!? If it was as easy as downloading a movie, yeah.
There is a big difference between piracy and stealing. The biggest problem with piracy is how easy it is to do it. There is also relatively low risk of getting caught due to the high number of individuals who do it. [...]
US News, the most accepted university ranking system in the U.S., has released their list of top U.S. colleges for 2009. Here are the top 25 alongside their official score and tuition:
25: UCLA
US News Score: 79/100
University Tuition: In-state - $7,034; Out-of-state - $26,102
23 (tie): University of Virginia
U.S. News Score: 74/100
University Tuition: In-state - $9,300; Out-of-state [...]
I just bought my school books for the semester and only paid $149 on all my books–that’s four textbooks and six novels! Here is how I did it:
Before We Begin
Before we begin, you need to understand that buying textbooks from you school’s local bookstore is probably the craziest thing you can do if you plan [...]
Former presidential candidate and Delaware senator Joe Biden has officially become Obama’s running mate for the 2008 election. Sorry Hillary.
Here’s some background:
Biden first mentioned his intentions to run for president on the on December 8, 2004 on a radio show. In the January 23, 2006 edition of Delaware’s The News Journal, columnist Harry F. Themal [...]
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It’s beyond me how the Chinese government and its apologists can possibly claim that they believe in anything resembling freedom.