Mittwoch, 30. April 2008

$725 gets you a ticket to MLB's All-Star Game

Fans will pay starry prices for this year's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. Tickets will be priced at $150-$725 for the July 15 game, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. That's up from $75-$285 for last year's game at San Francisco and $10-15 for box and reserved seats the last time the All-Stars were at Yankee Stadium, in 1977.

Can we rescue OLPC from Windows?

FSF president Richard Stallman calls on Negroponte and the OLPC project leadership to reject overtures by Microsoft and recognize the importance of free software to its core educational mission. RMS has just started using one as his main machine.

Obama's Reverend Wright Press Conference

he denounces Wright....LET"S MOVE ON!

Huge Squid has World's Largest Eye

Scientists studying the carcass of what they call the heaviest squid ever found have discovered it has eyes as big as soccer balls -- reportedly the largest in the world.

Carnival Cuisine: 10 Really Unhealthy Foods

There’s no better place to get your greasy grub on than at a state fair. But these people take deep-frying to a whole new level, a level that makes my fried calamari look like child’s play.

Ten Things You Should Know About 'Grand Theft Auto'

"Grand Theft Auto IV" is the videogame event of the year, industry pundits swear. It is projected to sell 9 million copies on its Tuesday debut, besting the record set last autumn by Microsoft's golden child, "Halo 3." Wondering why there's such frothing demand for a "murder simulator" that lets players live out their deepest, darkest fantasies--

10 Embarrassing (and Alleged) Affairs of Sports Stars

Roger Clemens isn't the first athlete to be accused of cheating on his wife. All things considered, his situation qualifies as one of the Ten Most Embarrassing Sports Affairs of modern times. Here are the others