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How to Make a Fun & Profitable Website in Minutes.. [COMIC] (158 diggs) The reddit + digg + funny pics semi blogspam-ish combo works everytime..

Microsoft Drops Player Fees On Games For Windows Live (239 diggs) Games For Windows Live is "now offering completely free online multiplayer" service, Microsoft said in a statement posted on the service's Web site. The company previously charged a monthly fee of $7.99. However, the emergence of several free online gaming services may have prompted Microsoft to drop the monthly charge.

Facebook Connect Coming To iPhone This Fall (156 diggs) oday at the f8 conference Benjamin Ling revealed that Facebook will be releasing a Cocoa framework for the iPhone that will allow application developers to integrate with Facebook Connect. The framework is expected to be released sometime in the fall, and will take the form of an SDK that can be used by developers of iPhone applications. Facebook C

How to Build Your Own Speakers: Step-by-Step Guide (290 diggs) Forget those mass-produced stereos —the road to top-quality sounds begins in your house, not at Best Buy. TONS OF PHOTOS

The Greatest Threat America Has Ever Faced: the GOP? (427 diggs) It is impossible to imagine a bigger mess. Republicans have us at war in two countries as a result of Republican lies and deceptions, and we might be in two more wars--Iran and Pakistan--by November. We have alienated the entire Muslim world and most of the rest. Are Republicans unaware of the amazing mess the Bush regime has made?

AT&T says initial iPhone sales double that of last year (252 diggs) AT&T said Wednesday that sales of Apple's iPhone 3G during the first twelve days were nearly double that of last year, this despite shortages that have seen backorders stretch one to three weeks at its retail stores.

Sirius and XM Coming To iPhone 2.0, and Maybe App Store? (243 diggs) Sirius and XM radio will be making their way to the iPhone 2.0 firmware via Millard Software's jailbroken apps, uSirius and uXM (Yes, you can listen to Sirius or XM right through your iPhone!). Continue reading for information regarding official Sirius/XM apps for the App Store.

Sexy Bluetooth That Proves Crime Does Pay (239 diggs) The JAWBONE 2 by Aliph is smart, styled to look like jewellery, and works with your Bluetooth phone, leaving your hands free to drive. If you've already gotten one of those pesky cell phone tickets....no worries, they will discount your purchase.

Identical twins marry, give birth to identical twins (487 diggs) When identical twin sisters Diane and Darlene Nettemeier met identical twin brothers Craig and Mark Sanders a decade ago, they could never have guessed just how much of their lives would be based around perfect sets of two.

Favre A Buccaneer By The End Of The Week? (154 diggs) That's the "hunch" LA Times' columnist Sam Farmer has about how this whole Favre situation will mercifully end.

Adopted puppy had parvo, child is heartbroken (232 diggs) It took forever to convince the child's mom to let him adopt a puppy. She finally relents, and the puppy has parvovirus, perhaps the most contagious and a potentially fatal disease... The puppy had to be given back and has survived, but the family's going to wait a while before trying again.

LA Times-Officer Involved Shootings Renew Anger In Inglewood (266 diggs) Separate slayings by a single officer erode hopes that a new police chief would transform a troubled department. This week the department and City Hall are once again under intense criticism from residents and civil rights activists after a fatal shooting Monday involving an officer already under investigation in the killing of a man two months ago

Could you type 245 words a minute? - VIDEO (401 diggs) These court reporters can

The Most Incredible Hole in the Ground Ever (335 diggs) The Morning Glory Pool in Yellowstone National Park.

Is This the End of Scientific 'Superpowers'? (314 diggs) Is the sun beginning to set on America's scientific dominance?

Key Benazir Bhutto Assassination Witness Shot Dead (510 diggs) The bodyguard of Benazir Bhutto, who was to be a key witness in an investigation into her assassination, has been shot dead.

The New Reefer Madness: Arresting People In Pain (326 diggs) The police raid on Martin Martinez, a Seattle man who uses marijuana to dull the chronic pain from a motorcycle accident, made the page-one headline last Thursday: "Was Pot Raid Justified?" Martinez's lawyer, Douglas Hiatt, insists vehemently that it was not. In Seattle, the topic of medical marijuana and the law leads quickly to Hiatt.

Neil Gaiman's 10 Favorite Monsters (292 diggs) The "Sandman" authors names the greatest new classic movie monsters.

Jorge wants to be hardcore but his mom won't let him. (1,000 diggs)

What Mona Lisa Can Teach You About Taking Great Portraits (452 diggs) Today I want to explore some of the different aspect of the Mona Lisa and point out some things that Leonardo did in painting this image that I think we could take away as portrait photographers today.

Google close to buying social news site Digg: report (636 diggs) Rumours that user-driven news website Digg is close to being sold to Google Inc. have resurfaced, with the internet search leader reportedly offering around $200 million US for the social news site.

No plastic bags in LA stores beginning July 2010 (502 diggs) Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban plastic shopping bags from stores, beginning July 1, 2010. Shoppers can either bring their own bags or pay 25 cents for a paper bag.

Ron Paul on the Mother of All Bailouts (914 diggs) Ron Paul talks about the bailout out of the housing industry and how it really just destroys the dollar. Also, slipped into the housing bill, was the stipulation that all credit card transactions must now be reported to the IRS.

DirectX 11 detailed; Vista and DX 10 / 10.1 hardware support (344 diggs) At its GamesFest event in Redmond today, Microsoft shared the first details of DirectX 11 – the numerically superior successor to DirectX 10.1 – which will feature full support for Windows Vista, as well as future versions of the popular operating system. Worried about hardware? DirectX 11 won't just ignore your fancy DirectX 10 or 10.1 cards – nop

The Dark Knight Sets Monday Box Office Record and More Info (451 diggs) According to Box Office Mojo, The Dark Knight grossed $24.5 million on Monday and set yet another record: biggest non-holiday Monday of all time. On Tuesday, the film grossed $20+ million, coming in second place for Top Tuesday behind Transformers, bringing it to $204 million domestically.