Investigators from NASA and the US attorney’s office in St. Louis have found what could be the government’s tiniest piece of stolen property: a bit of moon dust. The item was up for sale at a local auction house, with a value estimated at $1,000 to $1,500, Time…
Continue reading …The actor who played one of the most lovable TV cops of all time, Columbo, has passed away. (via Tuned In) Peter Falk, who had reportedly suffered from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease over the last few years, died on Thursday night at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 83. So far, no exact
Continue reading …You heard right — Samsung’s slimmest slate yet is now on speaking terms with OS X, well over a month after the first ones slipped out to developers at Google I/O. Oddly enough, it looks as if Android File Transfer is still stuck in yesteryear, with Samsung itself pushing out a revised build of Kies to enable Tab-to-Mac relations . If this discussion is relevant to your interests, the source links below will be as well. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 now syncs with your Mac, updated Kies software to thank originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Bad Teacher has one bad script, critics say—so bad that a good cast can’t make it work. If you’re feeling nasty, though, you may find a few laughs. In short, it’s “blandly, boringly bad,” writes Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post . “This fitfully funny but mostly dull misfire defines…
Continue reading …Strange coincidence in Rochester, New York: Police busted out their rulers (literally) and issued a slew of tickets to cars parked even an inch beyond regulation from the curb. The coincidence part? It happened outside a community meeting to question police action in the arrest of Emily Good, who videotaped…
Continue reading …A new drug appears to improve kidney function in those with type 2 diabetes who have chronic kidney disease, new research suggests.
Continue reading …Paul, the Octopus, became famous when he predicted every match of the World Cup in South Africa accurately. But his death in October has spurred a contest for another octopus to take his place. Paula — dubbed such even though her gender is actually unknown — is one of eight creatures competing to become the
Continue reading …It’s no wonder that young students shy away from computer programming, writes Neil McAllister at InfoWorld . The way schools teach it is so … boring. “Traditional computer science classes at the high school level and earlier teach programming as if it was an end unto itself,” he writes. Students write dull,…
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