First off, there is an Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists. Last week this group had a convention, and "while much of the talk at the seventh annual Pooper Scooper Convention, as usual, centered on business, it also featured the yearly tribute" to the death of the pooper scooper. That's right, the instrument in which the law is named after is nearly extinct. picked by suebe 1 month ago

If you’ve ever needed to measure the width of a box but have no ruler, here’s a handy (literally) tip. picked by iamamaniac 1 month ago

One research group continues to claim that the "sky is falling" on the Internet thanks to high data growth rates and that network neutrality means the whole Internet could just "go away." Ars sifts through the hyperbole looking for a kernel of truth. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Netscape, one of the most influential names in the history of the web, is 15 today picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

Possibly the coolest new mode of public transportation. picked by gammerus 1 month ago

Welcome to the future.
f**k Jetpacks. picked by Pazez 2 months ago

It's a good thing we were so careful with waste produced during the cold war. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Details of a teenage girl's death in a car crash have been posted on Facebook before police in Australia had time to inform her family. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

*Because they're planning to crash into it.

This is happening Friday, 6:15am EST; you're supposed to be able to see it with a telescope! picked by Pazez 2 months ago

The nearest English equivalent is “jury-rigging”, but that translation doesn’t do jugaad justice. My coworker Anurag translated it as “a duct-tape arrangement.” picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

An in depth account and review of the brand new, long awaited, Windows 7. picked by yamz66 2 months ago

The new SmartCap could be the only thing that saves you from being hosed out of the grill of a semi. Originally designed for miners, the hat monitors a driver's brain waves for signs of fatigue. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

In the bright and shiny future, we all live in green, gleaming communities, monorailed shuttles at the ready, climate-controlled at all times -- a sort of Logan’s Run, but without the forced euthanasia. It almost happened... picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Nervous flier? That means you're probably fidgeting, and probably a terrorist. picked by Pazez 2 months ago

A Japanese company, Haruyama Trading Co., has developed a suit that it claims protects the wearer from the deadly H1N1 strain of influenza.

<<not the suit picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Britain, already one of the most snooped-upon nations on Earth, is about to become a nation of snoopers. picked by Franz6 2 months ago

This Robot's Got Talent!

The amazing humanoid can sing songs by using brilliant new electronic voice technology. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Flying frying machine gives car a nasty burn. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

For years, we've never given the animal kingdom a leg to stand on. Lately, we've been giving back. picked by Pazez 2 months ago

Another reason why new technology should have an age limit. picked by Pazez 2 months ago

Scientists at the University of Utah in the United States have found a way to harness Wi-Fi signals to 'see' through solid walls picked by ITC518 2 months ago

Amazon settled a lawsuit over a teenager's homework, which was lost during the infamous deletion of Orwell's 1984 e-book from all Kindle™ devices, by paying a ridiculous amount of money.
Personally, I think even in college I never submitted any homework that was worth more than 50 bucks. picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

The High Court has given permission for an injunction to be served via Twitter. The order is to be served against an unknown Twitter user who anonymously posts to the site. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

Through the ESA Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) 5 project 'Textile Antennas', the Finnish Patria Aviation Oy company has demonstrated that an antenna can be built using textiles that can be worn and used for personal satellite communication. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

It exploits a hole in Firefox, Internet Explorer 6, IE7, IE8, and Opera, and it is different from previously reported banking Trojans, said Ben-Itzhak. The Trojan runs an executable only on Windows systems, he said. The executable can come via a number of avenues, including malicious JavaScript or an Adobe PDF picked by DaftGretel 2 months ago