Is It Worth It To Run In The Rain?

BBC investigates whether it is worth it to run in the rain, that is do you get less wet if you run? Of course, you will need Calculus to figure it out exactly.

Poker Losing Popularity

Poker, which has exploded in popularity the last few years has started growing slower and people are split between whether it is just growing slower or a passing fad.

Mario Kart Pros

Here's a page of videos from a Mario Kart professional racing around on the time trials for each track.

Ass-vertising

In Russia, there are advertisments for Kodak on underwear worn by models in short skirts who purposely drop things and pick them up. Need I say more?

The Restless Children of the Dalai Lama

Interesting read from NYT:
The Restless Children of the Dalai Lama

TTC Dots

Ever notice those dots on the walls of subway stations? Ever wonder what those dots are for? If you answered yes to both questions then this is your lucky day.

Facebook is a CIA front?

Conspiracy theories abound on this one, but some guy has done some research and dug up some dirt about the Facebook. It's not exactly a known front for anything yet, if it even is, but possibly could be in the future?

White Flight

The secret of Asian study habits are slowly being released for consumption in books. However, the general public is hesitant to adopt and improve their kids, but rather engage themselves in "white flight" to avoid smart Asian kids.

Bill Gates' Backyard

Using Virtual Earth, you can check out Bill Gates' backyard and shoreline.

Why can't I make that...

Neat (read: awesome) web design - Samsung's Flash site for its Mobile SGH-Z107.

Pringles Can Projects

Can't afford an expensive macro lens for you SLR? Use a pringles can to take macro photography then for only a couple of bucks and some hard work.

A Different Look At The World

What if the world's land masses were arranged based on the population density? Well America would look like what it does not but the rest of the world would be slightly different.

Top 50 Singles of 2005 from Stylus Magazine

The first of possibly many top xx music lists, here's the top 50 singles from a variety of genres brought to you by Stylus Magazine.

iTunes Signature

What is your iTunes Signature? Using this neat applet, you can mash together a collection of your songs to generate your own personalized signature.

HD TV Specs

What's the difference between 720p and 1080i HD TVs? Quick answer is that p stands for progressive and i stands for interpolation which is how they draw each frame.

Motorcycle Crash at 250 km/h

What happens when a motorcycle going at 250 KM/h crashes into a slow moving car at an intersection? Lots of interesting photos that show the driver ripping through the roof of the car!

Rental Cars are American

Have you ever wondered why rental cars are all American? The link provides a hypothetical answer. However it's not true that rental cars are all American, they're just not the major Japanese manufacturers.

Don't Buy From overstock.com

The Register takes a stab at overstock.com by describing the horror stories of their gift purchase for a holiday party as well as the eccentric nature of its CEO. Best to avoid business with them in the future.

Preventing Cancer

This article speculates that one way to prevent cancer is by ingesting lots of spices. The basis for their conjecture is that people in India have a much lower incidence rate compared to the US.

Is A Hybrid Worth It

Deciding whether to invest into the future with a hybrid car should include looking at the advantages to your wallet. Fortunately this article discusses mathematically whether a Toyota Prius will save you money in the long run.

The Need For Speed

Bet you can't drive through Paris downtown at 140MPH? and tape it? and only get a ticket, which it is rumored that the mayor of Paris tore up?

The MySpace Generation

Young kids these days spend their time conversing and networking online using social networking services. Of course, the advertising comes along after it to reach these impressionable young'uns with disposable income.

Slow Down Buddy

Want to slow down your PC? Why would you want to? Well if you do, then there's a whole page of applications that may help you do slow down your CPU.