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Genome Researchers Wants Your Genes
By admin on August 20, 2011 | Comments Off
An anonymous reader writes “The Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) is looking for smart volunteers to donate their genes for analysis. They are seeking subjects with high intelligence; you can only qualify if you got a high score in SAT/ACT/GRE or got awards in competitions like Math/Physics Olympiads or TopCoder. They’re also launching a drive to recruit US participants. Their first stop (PDF) appears to have been Google, which has run into trouble (more…)
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Trolling Your Friends On Facebook Done Right (PICS)By admin on May 3, 2011 | Comments Off
This guy goes onto one of his buddy’s facebook page, downloads his pictures, photoshops his face ever so slightly, re-uploads and tags them, and hilarity ensues.
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Don’t Empty Your Wallet: Top 25 Free Downloadable PC GamesBy admin on April 15, 2011 | Comments Off
Best Free Downloadable PC Games: We’ve compiled 25 of the best free downloadable games that the PC has to offer. You won’t have to worry about getting DOSBox to play any of these games, either!
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Six Creative Ways Of Visualizing Your Tax DollarsBy admin on April 15, 2011 | Comments Off
With tax day just ahead of us, it’s normal to feel frustrated as we start sending hefty chunks of our hard-earned dough back to the government. One is inclined to wonder: “How exactly are my taxes being spent?” Unfortunately for us, the answer is extremely complicated.
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Show Me Your “O” Face (GIF)By admin on December 22, 2010 | Comments Off
This would greatly benefit from the Howard Dean “BEEEYAWWWW!!!” edited over it.
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Your Kinect Launch Guide – List of Upcoming Games for Kinect!By admin on November 5, 2010 | Comments Off
Every game coming at launch and in development, all in one place.
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Fallen Shoes Lose Your Illusion: Skate and CreateBy admin on September 20, 2010 | Comments Off
The fallen shoes video had some great clean flatland, an artistic style and was produced by Jamie Thomas. What more could you ask for?
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Quantum Computing within Reach, Hold On To Your QubitsBy admin on September 19, 2010 | Comments Off
Unlike the “bit” we all know and love in current traditional computers, a qubit can not only represent either a 1 or 0 state but also a superposition of both the 1 and 0 state. How do you like them apples?
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Investing 101: What Are Your Options?By admin on August 11, 2010 | Comments Off
An option costs only a fraction of the cost to buy 100 shares. For example, after the trading day closed on August 10, 2010, McDonald’s (MCD) shares were selling for $72.84, so that 100 shares cost $7,284. But you could control those shares by buying one 72.50 September call for only $157, or about 2% of the cost of buying those 100 shares.
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The FarmVille Ruse: How It Ruins Gaming and Steals Your TimeBy admin on August 7, 2010 | Comments Off
As of July, FarmVille was hosting the digital homesteads of 61 million users. But you probably know all that already. What we’re going to examine is why Zynga and FarmVille got that large, why they will continue to grow, and how they have changed the face of gaming.
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