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HOWTO: Get Better Fireworks Photos This Fourth of July

Art & Design – When you snap pictures at the fireworks display on Friday, you'll either wind up with immensely rewarding photos or frustration that makes you wish you'd left your camera at home and just enjoyed the show. Before you go, arm yourself with a few tips and tricks that will prepare you to capture fireworks in all their brilliant glory.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 02, 2008 02:51pm

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Great Moments in History on Etch-a-Sketch

Art & Design – Part art project, part childhood toy nostalgia, part history lesson: great moments in history have been drawn on an Etch-a-sketch. [via boingboing]

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Submitted and Voted for on July 02, 2008 02:50pm

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5 Terrible Life Lessons Hollywood Loves to Teach You

Movies – Hollywood goes with what works and there are a few things audiences like to see again and again in their movies. The underdog wins big, the loser gets his dream girl, Batman is awesome, etc. But there are some themes that are either so wrong, stupid or harmful that they need to be retired once and for all.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 02, 2008 02:45pm

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Lawyers to Judge: Hans Reiser May Be 'Mentally Incompetent'

News – Lawyers for Hans Reiser claim the Linux developer convicted of murdering his wife may be "mentally incompetent," an argument that, if successful, could send Reiser to a mental institution instead of prison.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 02, 2008 02:40pm

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DC Comics Collects Watchmen In New Hardcover

Books – With a major motion picture in production for release spring 2009, DC Comics advance-solicits its first-ever hardcover edition of the Hugo Award-winning epic from writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, published at DC's standard trim size.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 02, 2008 01:24pm

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Nugache Worm Writer Arrested

Gadgets & Tech – A teenager has been charged in connection with an elaborate computer virus scheme that officials say turned thousands of personal computers into "zombies" and used them to rip off banking and credit card information. Jason Michael Milmont, 19, has agreed to plead guilty.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 01, 2008 03:19pm

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Brain hijinks: out-of-body experiences and other tricks of consciousness

Science – What happens when your brain sees the world not as it really is? This week, the scientific effort to simulate out-of-body experiences to probe the limits of the self. Two scientists join Natasha Mitchell with extraordinary insights into how your brain creates your mind...

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Submitted and Voted for on July 01, 2008 03:10pm

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"Paint" the house with water, "draw" on the driveway with ice cubes

Family – Parents can give their kids a paint brush and water and let me "paint" the house; it works like a cheap aquadoodle. Kids can "paint" the car, the driveway, the house, and even their parents! They can also use ice cubes like crayons to draw on the driveway. [via boingboing]

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Submitted and Voted for on July 01, 2008 02:55pm

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Interview with Arthur C. Clarke

Books – Arthur C. Clarke looks back on the lifetime of influences that led him to become a science-fiction Grand Master.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 01, 2008 03:19am

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The History of Science Fiction - Origins of SF

Books – Science Fiction as we know and understand it did not come into being until the 19th century and really came into its own in the 20th century. While there are many great works of literature which can be pointed to as the roots of Fantasy fiction, that isn't the case for SF.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 01, 2008 03:19am

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6 Better Ways to Search Google

Gadgets & Tech – Google makes looking up the most mundane detail simple. Need a phone number for the pizza place down the street? Google it. The possibilities are endless. However, did you know you can get more from your Google searches? It's true and here are six tips to achieving more productive Google search results.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 11:31pm

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Rhapsody: easy to join, difficult to cancel

Music – "To start giving them $12.99 a month entails just a few mouse clicks. To stop involves phoning an 800 number, waiting in a queue while loud music is pumped over the phone, and eventually dealing with a script-driven humanoid who demands to know your reasons for canceling."

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 08:32pm

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100 years ago today: KABLAM!!!!!

Science – 100 years ago today, a small chunk of rock or possibly ice was lazily making its way across the inner solar system when a large, blue-green planet got in its way. Now known as the Tunguska Event, it stands today as a shocking reminder that we live in a cosmic shooting gallery, and the Earth sits in the crosshairs of many objects.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 07:44pm

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It's Official. California's Death Penalty is a Multi-Million Dollar Failure.

News – A panel of experts, including 10 law enforcement officers and prosecutors, unanimously agrees that California's death penalty is utterly broken. To fix it, we'll need to spend over $200 million per year. The current failed system already costs over $137 million more each year than our alternative of permanent imprisonment.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 06:13pm

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McCain's strategy on the Clark comments

Politics – The McCain campaign's angle here is to not to prevent attacks on the integrity of McCain's war record (which Clark explicitly did not do) but to make it off limits for anyone to question that his war-time experience means he has the temperament and experience which make him the better qualified candidate to be president.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 05:49pm

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