Five things you didn't know about U.S. Independence Day
Happy Independence Day to our American friends!
- 4 July 2013
VIDEO: William Hague's full speech to the Reagan Foundation, June 2013
Watch British Foreign Secretary William Hague's full speech on foreign policy to the Reagan Foundation at the Reagan Library, USA
- 30 June 2013
Arrogant Obama polarises political discussion yet again
Barack Obama's second term approach lacks the finesse he promised in both election cycles. No more Mr. Bi-Partisan. Just the same old sneering Obama...
- 25 June 2013
US phone carriers to issue mandatory "Obamalerts"
Now Obama can hear your calls, read your messages, and send you them too!
- 17 June 2013
Is America's Internal Revenue Service spying on people too?
Following the recent IRS scandals, it seems that America's tax collector is now in the market for some pretty fancy spy equipment...
- 11 June 2013
66-year-old man goes to the doctor and finds out he's a woman
Doctors apparently realised the patient was female after they found the swelling came from a large cyst on an ovary, according to a report in the Hong Kong Medical Journal. The condition was the result of two rare genetic disorders
- 4 June 2013
Anyone want to claim responsibility for the IRS scandal?
A new GOP video highlights the cowardice of those involved in America's IRS scandal
- 3 June 2013
VIDEO: The world's most contagious prank
How could we not post this video of the "world's most contagious prank"? It's well worth a watch, check it out...
- 29 May 2013
VIDEO: 3D gun explodes in police trial
Printable weapons are becoming popular amongst online downloaders - but new dangers have been highlighted by Australian police
- 26 May 2013
New Windows ad slams iPad... using Siri?
Watch this Windows "attack ad" on Siri and Apple's iPad. This is not an endorsement.
- 23 May 2013
The Palestinian Chicken
Recent news stories about the Gaza tunnels being used to smuggle KFC have reminded me of this delightful Curb Your Enthusiasm episode...
- 16 May 2013
Coffee with Apple's CEO? That'll be $610,000 please!
The winning bidder in a CharityBuzz auction has agreed to pay nearly half a million pounds for "30 to 60 minutes" with Apple's CEO
- 15 May 2013
The cutest advert for education ever
While Lily may be 8 years old now, at the age of 2 she could point to more places on the map faster than most of my 20-something friends...
- 14 May 2013
The worst Freedom of Information response ever.
The ACLU asked the Obama administration about warrantless government snooping. Here's the (somewhat redacted) response...
- 14 May 2013
WATCH: Student rants at tick-box teaching efforts
Student Jeff Bliss expresses his frustration with the way his union teacher communicates with students
- 10 May 2013
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