Google’s “Blogger in Draft” program that tests functionality for Google’s popular Blogger blogging platform has rolled out OpenID support for comments. Source (Tech Crunch)
Once Intel chips landed inside Macs and Boot Camp made its debut, it got a lot harder to blame rumor mongers for making a certain leap: Mac OS X could one day run Windows apps sans-Windows. Source (Ars Technica)
The Cambrian period began a little over 500 million years ago. Before the Cambrian period, life on earth consisted of mostly single-celled organisms and bacteria. Afterwards the evolutionary ancestors of all the major groups of living things today were hanging around the planet. So what caused this evolutionary leap? According to one scientist, poop. Source (Environmental Graffiti)
Maybe you've heard rumors about an explosive newspaper expose on a major political figure that would rock the political world just as the presidential voting is about to begin. Source (LA Times)
Google's interest in the 700MHz spectrum auction has not been a secret. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said back in August that the company would "probably" bid in the auction, and Google announced several weeks ago that it was preparing all the necessary materials to make a bid. Now, at last, Google is making it officially official. Source (Ars Technica)
Finally, here's a video Animaniacs, the nations of the world.
The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments. (Because of injuries sustained fighting overseas). Source (KDKA)
Gizmodo has another great Black Friday list if you're looking to score some normally-expensive electronics the day after Thanksgiving. Happy shopping. Source (Gizmodo)
An Iraqi reporter is facing terror charges for helping insurgents in Iraq, though the US has not provided any kind of relevant or substantial evidence. Source (BBC World News)
Scientists have made ordinary human skin cells take on the chameleon-like powers of embryonic stem cells, a startling breakthrough that might someday deliver the medical payoffs of embryo cloning without the controversy. Source (CBS)
Sam Adams makes a limited produced beverage tip-toeing on the line of liquor and beer, and is apparently incredibly tasty. I'd like to get my hands on a bottle of this stuff. Source (Forbes)
Follow up to my previous article on the alleged Harry Potter book being published by an another author aside from Rowling. WARNING - Article contains spoilers for those who have not read all 7 of Rowling's books. Source (Leaky Cauldron)
Scott McClellan: "I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President's chief of staff, and the president himself." Source (Editor and Publisher)
Mozilla announced the official release of Firefox 3 beta 1 early this morning. The first Firefox 3 beta, which is available for download from Mozilla's servers, offers some hot new features for users and web developers. Source (Ars Technica)
Bush preparing to high-tail it out of the country so he can't be prosecuted for war-crimes, buys nearly 100,000 acres in Paraguay for a new ranch. Source (Scoop)
Red Hot Chilli Peppers suing Showtime and creators of the show Californication for copyright infringement on their hit song. Source (FMQB)
VoteWatch is a widget for OS X Dashboard (10.3 and later), showing recent votes in the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Enter your ZIP code to see how your senators and representative voted! Source (John Haney)
Craig Venter, the scientist who unsuccessfully attempted to map the human genome for profit, has applied for the first ever patent on a human-made life form. Venter has submitted his application at more than 100 national patent offices. Source (NewsTarget)
Relating to the upcoming live-action version of Dragon Ball Z: Two major bits of Dragon Ball Z casting news for you: The roles of Goku and Piccolo have been cast. Source (IGN)
Finally, here's a quick video from a new episode of Family Guy. Peter as a House Cleaning person at a motel
The reason there's a "Cult of Mac". Source (Bill Clementson)
Scientists have discovered that chocolate was invented at least 3,100 years ago in Central America and not as the sweet treat people now crave, but as a celebratory beer-like beverage and status symbol. Source (Daily Mail)
JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, sues another author for penning and attempting to publish a new book installation revolving around a character from the end of Book 7, The Deathly Hallows. WARNING - Do not read if you have not finished the series, as there are spoilers to the end of the movie inside. Source (Scotsman)
Silent Movie version of Star Wars. Source (YouTube)
Looking for a new TV on Black Friday? Yahoo has the low-down on all the newest deals. Source (Yahoo)
A school in England has adopted a new organizational format for their school, modeled after Harry Potter's Hogwarts School for Magic and Witchcraft with surprisingly positive results. Source (Yahoo News)
A bad-ass, self reloading shot gun with the problem of lubrication and cleaning thrown out of the window. Check out the specs on Gizmodo as well as the video. Source (Gizmodo)
Honda is releasing a limited number of their new line of cars running on Hydrogen Cells, the Honda FCX Clarity in LA. Check the specs and review out on Gizmodo, if only these were more widely available, but this is a good step forward. Source (Gizmodo)
The Second Avenue subway projet in NYC has just gotten approval for 1.3 Billion in federal funding. Source (CBS)
Super Mario Galaxy is quickly becoming dubbed the best video game ever, though it's only been out a week. Here is yet another article singing its praises, pushing me further to get a Wii and this game. Source (411 Mania)
Not quite completing the trifecta, CBS news writers go on strike after working for 2 years without contracts. Since they're not writers on Heroes or Scrubs, I don't really care, but here's the article if you do. Source(Reuters UK)
In Arista v. Does 1-19, a case brought against 19 George Washington University students by the Big Four record labels, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has ordered the RIAA to show cause why the ex parte subpoenas issued to GWU shouldn't be quashed. Source (Ars Technica)
Finally, here is a disturbing and equally hysterical video found on YouTube. It's a live-action spoof of Duck Tales. The plot? The little girl duck goes on Myspace and finds out the dangers of meeting with strangers, especially online. Featuring people in costumes doing things that are NSFW
