digg.com: Stories
on May 7, 2011:
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Albert Einstein was right, say scientists, 100 years on
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/q4e9JkO083w/albert_einstein_was_right_say_scientists_100_years_on
The theory of general relativity is as relevant to us today as it was when it was formulated, as a discovery about space-time reveals
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Homer Simpson: Total Badass
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/nNQ1KmMxqbo/homer_simpson_total_badass
I found this rather awesome piece detailing what Homer Simpson might look like if he hit the gym as much as he did the bottle. I guess he?s doing both here.
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Child attacked by leopard at Kansas zoo
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/MdYbr_-V9JY/child_attacked_by_leopard_at_kansas_zoo
A child on a school outing was attacked by a leopard at a Wichita, Kansas, zoo, authorities said Friday.
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Searching for zombies in Haiti, part 2
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/1yv-ZnnzohQ/searching_for_zombies_in_haiti_part_2
Hamilton arrives in Port-Au-Prince and checks in to the Addams Family mansion.
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6 Insane Stories of a Magician Who Helped Win WWII
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/XyjAoCEfiuM/6_insane_stories_of_a_magician_who_helped_win_wwii
How's this for a disclaimer: Much of what follows might be complete bullshit.
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That didn't take long: video game lets you kill bin Laden yourself
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/puEt9DsOc-s/that_didn_t_take_long_video_game_lets_you_kill_bin_laden_yourself
Kuma Games has created a new episode of its reality-based video game KumaWar where you can kill Osama bin Laden yourself.
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House Releases Internet 'Do Not Track' Bill
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/neRvlSeMX80/house_releases_internet_do_not_track_bill
The Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 released by Reps. Edward J. Markey and Joe Barton amends the Children's Online Privacy Act of 1998 and would prohibit companies from tracking children on the Internet without parental consent, restrict marketing to minors and allow parents to erase kids' personal information.
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Maybe Nintendo's next console will look like one of these images...
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/flN_Xw2u3Ug/maybe_nintendo_s_next_console_will_look_like_one_of_these_images
Based on the information that has been said about Nintendo's next console, here are a bunch of images that may resemble it.
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O.J. And Nicole Sure Looked Happy Back Before...Well, You Know
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/VOFU-_d33Ko/o_j_and_nicole_sure_looked_happy_back_before_well_you_know
A snapshot from a historical collection of Los Angeles photos.
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Navy ship dedicated to fallen SEAL
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/kGjVsWQ0S88/navy_ship_dedicated_to_fallen_seal
Under clear, blue skies, a ship dedicated to fallen Medal of Honor recipient and Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy was christened Saturday by his mother, Maureen, at Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine.
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You're living in a computer simulation, and math proves it
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/VsCvZf0Xhas/you_re_living_in_a_computer_simulation_and_math_proves_it
Is your life really your life, or is it actually the dream of a butterfly? Or is it a complex computer simulation indistinguishable from "real" reality? Don't worry, it's just a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something.
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This computer (yes, computer!) costs $25
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/i8AFnRUwMCA/this_computer_yes_computer_costs_25
Game developer David Braben has created a computer that?s about the size of a flash drive ? and it?ll most likely cost less than your last date. Braben designed the device with the goal of having an extremely affordable computer that children across the world can access. It?s a similar goal the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project had ? create an extremely affordable computer that children in both developing countries and first-world countries can get their hands on.
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Here's the Only Part of This Week's SNL Worth Watching [VIDEO]
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/il0CaV2kJRI/here_s_the_only_part_of_this_week_s_snl_worth_watching_video
So, Tina Fey hosted Saturday Night Live this week! She was OK, but nothing from the episode really stood out... that is, until Bill Hader reprised his role as Stefon --Weekend Update's club-hopping "City Correspondent"-- who came armed with the most ridiculous suggestions imaginable for a Mother's Day out.
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Anatomy of a Hug (PIC)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/eW0c0Y2sBxw/anatomy_of_a_hug_pic
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This computer's crazy! No--really-- it has schizophrenia
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/nwJwJKGPsx4/this_computer_s_crazy_no_really_it_has_schizophrenia
The computer is known as DISCERN and it?s intended to simulate the sort of neural networks that occur in the brain and, importantly, what happens when you distort those networks?in this case via an excessive release of dopamine.
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Just Because It's Electric Doesn't Mean You Can't Row Your Own [VIDEO]
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/9osMXmufsLc/just_because_it_s_electric_doesn_t_mean_you_can_t_row_your_own_video
Brammo, maker of electric bikes, just announced four new concept bikes that incorporate a 6-speed transmission to improve performance and efficiency (range). Unusual to both electric cars and bikes, the 6-speed transmission will be engaged by clutch just like conventional gasoline bikes.
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Contrary to Expectations, Rising Seas Aren?t Swallowing Pacific Islands
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/8QATwL2_PF8/contrary_to_expectations_rising_seas_aren_t_swallowing_pacific_islands
Environment | climate change | The tiny islands of the Pacific Ocean appear to be the very the picture of climate change vulnerability?some rise such a short distance above current sea leve
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Top 10 Evil Lairs
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ktH6q_L-nx0/top_10_evil_lairs
For years, the accepted wisdom was that Osama bin Laden was holed up in a cave along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. It turns out he was living in a rather large, heavily armed house in an affluent...
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Captured soldier's dad seeks help via YouTube
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/LsnQ0LgiGX0/captured_soldier_s_dad_seeks_help_via_youtube
Father of U.S. soldier held captive in Afghan war nearly 2 years makes online plea directly to Pakistan officials for assistance
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20)
The Gas Wars Are Back On
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/FFVeHwIHano/the_gas_wars_are_back_on
Drilling in every orifice of the United States isn't going to do a damn thing to lower gas prices anytime soon, even if you wouldn't know that from listening to spin on new bills.
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Steven Spielberg Adds Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Tommy Lee Jones to 'Lincoln'
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/TMHvKBwcylY/steven_spielberg_adds_joseph_gordon_levitt_tommy_lee_jones_to_lincoln
Steven Spielberg went to town this week casting his upcoming Abraham Lincoln biopic, which already had Daniel Day-Lewis in place as Lincoln and Sally Field as his wife, Mary Todd.
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Bin Laden's Secret Life in a Shrunken World, Domestic but Dark
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/jpu_wkuVAy4/bin_laden_s_secret_life_in_a_shrunken_world_domestic_but_dark_2
While his world had shrunk, he was still revered at home â€" by his three wives, by his children and by the tight, interconnected circle of loyalists in the compound.
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Top 10 Fixes for the Web's Most Annoying Problems
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/mChKP21Zl6A/top_10_fixes_for_the_web_s_most_annoying_problems
The internet is wonderful, but it's also a landfill for many annoying things. Here are our top 10 online annoyances and how you can fix them for a better browsing experience.
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Price of Oil Drops Below $100, Gas May Fall to $3.50/Gallon by June
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/GiedmcddtlM/price_of_oil_drops_below_100_gas_may_fall_to_3_50_gallon_by_june
The price of a barrel of oil dropped by $9.44 on Thursday alone, lowering the price below $100 per barrel for the first time in two months. According to the Associated Press, the per-barrel price reportedly dropped further to $97/barrel early Friday, and the trend may not reverse itself any time soon.
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How Link and Master Chief are Tied Together
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/WrFOiQx0Q4s/how_link_and_master_chief_are_tied_together
As requested by GamePro user MasterOfHyrule, we've traced Hyrule's tight-lipped (and tights-clad) Hero of Time to Halo's powerhouse protagonist, the one and only Master Chief, in our latest Six Degrees to: Link and Master Chief.
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'Mad hatters' gang of middle-aged women blamed for Detroit crime spree
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/TVC7ii8uig8/mad_hatters_gang_of_middle_aged_women_blamed_for_detroit_crime_spree
Police in Detroit are hunting a gang of middle-aged women, nicknamed the "Mad
Hatters", who they blame for a string of robberies, purse snatching and
fraud.
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Robin Quivers contemplates departing Howard Stern?s show
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/viRWrHChttI/robin_quivers_contemplates_departing_howard_stern_s_show
In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, longtime Howard Stern sidekick Robin Quivers says she could soon be going out on her own ? 30 years after joining Stern.
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When Steve Jobs isn't happy, he really isn't happy
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/42KK6yjka1Q/when_steve_jobs_isn_t_happy_he_really_isn_t_happy
A report suggests that when MobileMe wasn't quite the success in 2008 that Steve Jobs had hoped, he expressed his feelings to his team in clear and unadulterated language.
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The day Vanessa Redgrave found her husband in bed with her father
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/WSRzVM_WeAM/the_day_vanessa_redgrave_found_her_husband_in_bed_with_her_father
She's the most dazzling actress of her age. But an explosive new biography reveals the cursed legacy that still haunts the queen of the Redgrave dynasty.
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This is Just Wrong (PIC)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/7UGm9UAdYLE/this_is_just_wrong_pic
It?s not even as if I find the female on the left even remotely attractive but even so, I know a bunch of you perverted Cosplay geeks out there love this stuff. Well do you love it now? Yikes.
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