Why all HDMI cables are the same | Crave - CNET

Why all HDMI cables are the same | Crave - CNET: It's often said that with an HDMI signal, you either get everything and it's perfect, or it isn't perfect and you get nothing.

Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world: Associated Press Business News - MSN Money

Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world: Associated Press Business News - MSN Money: Close to oblivion in 1997, Apple is now the world's second-most valuable company, after Exxon Mobil Corp. On April 20, it reported net income of $5.99 billion for the January-to-March period, nearly double that of a year ago.

Arts & Letters Daily (29 Apr 2011)

Arts & Letters Daily (29 Apr 2011):

The data ninjas of Silicon Valley are obsessed with eyeballs. "The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads"... more

How did a first-generation Turkish grad student end up driving around San Francisco with Isaac Babel's 90-year-old widow riding shotgun?... more

Sure, flogging is barbaric, retrograde, and ugly, but if you were sentenced to five years in prison and had the option of receiving lashes instead, which would you choose?... more

Newt and friends blame Obama for inventing, popularizing birtherism

Newt and friends blame Obama for inventing, popularizing birtherism: The popular way for "respectable" conservatives to dismiss birtherism without insulting the birthers (who, remember, make up something like 400 percent of the Republican Party, according to various scientific polls) is to call it a "distraction," or darkly insinuate that Democrats might be behind the whole thing. This is traditionally known as "blaming the victim," and it is what right-wingers basically always do when they're not "playing the victim," which they tend to also do a great deal of, these days. (Sarah Palin has mastered doing both simultaneously.)

What's new? Alerting readers to ebook revisions

What's new? Alerting readers to ebook revisions: Ebooks, in theory, should be easy to change. After all, a huge print book drawback — stale text sitting on a shelf — no longer constrains digital editions of textbooks, fast-moving tech topics, or a biography of Charlie Sheen.

But between theory and reality stand two big challenges:

Getting the changes to readers who've already downloaded an ebook file
Spotlighting what's changed, so folks don't have to hunt for the meaningful fresh bits

Four short links: 28 April 2011

Four short links: 28 April 2011: This Tech Bubble is Different (BusinessWeek) -- notable for this killer quote: "The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads," he [Hammerbacher] says. "That sucks."

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Atlas sucks: Failing film producer vows to give up

Atlas sucks: Failing film producer vows to give up: Despite the objective fact that Ayn Rand is the finest philosopher in history and the greatest novelist ever born, "Atlas Shrugged," the film version of her magnum opus, is not doing very well at the box office. After a very good opening weekend in limited release, "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1" quickly sank upon opening in more theaters.

Crater Lake snow pushes past 600 inches

Crater Lake snow pushes past 600 inches:

The total snowfall at Crater Lake National Park has pushed past 600 inches, with more expected before the end of the season.

10 ways to use iTunes contextual menus

10 ways to use iTunes contextual menus: Many iTunes users not only don't realize how powerful the program's contextual menu is, but also may not even know it's there. Here are some cool things you can do with iTunes' contextual menu.

Sony admits utter PSN failure: Your personal data has been stolen

Sony admits utter PSN failure: Your personal data has been stolen: It's not a bad idea to cancel your credit or debit cards and request replacements...

SETI silences alien-seeking telescope array

SETI silences alien-seeking telescope array: Because of a lack of funds, the SETI Institute decides to take offline its 42 telescopes that have been on the lookout for alien life.

PlayStation Network Hack Leaves Credit Card Info at Risk

PlayStation Network Hack Leaves Credit Card Info at Risk: Sony thinks an "unauthorized person" has access to all PlayStation Network account information and passwords, and may have obtained users' credit card numbers.

The new golden age of video games

The new golden age of video games: As the remarkable production value of its advertising campaigns suggests, the U.S. gaming industry has emerged as the biggest economic force in entertainment today, earning upward of $20 billion a year (for those of you keeping score, that’s more than movie, music and DVD sales combined).

The secret sex lives of the Founding Fathers

The secret sex lives of the Founding Fathers: If anyone could spice up the tale of our nation's birth, it would be Larry Flynt. When the infamous pornographer set out to do just that, he quickly discovered that our Founding Fathers were pretty smutty to begin with – it's just that the presidential orgies and brothel visits have been whitewashed from American history textbooks.

Secrets of the professional wrestling world

Secrets of the professional wrestling world: Rowdy Roddy Piper is known for a lot of things: wearing a kilt, playing a key role in the very first Wrestlemania, starring in John Carpenter's anti-Reagan film "They Live," and coming up with one of the most memorable one-liners in 1980s movie history: "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass -- and I'm all out of bubble gum." In the process, he has become a full-fledged pop culture icon -- one that transcends taxonomy. During his new stand-up comedy tour's stop in Denver, he visited my KKZN-AM 760 morning show to discuss the legacy of the WWE, whether the film "The Wrestler" was accurate, and whether or not he'll star in a sequel of "They Live." Here's an edited transcript of our interview- - you can podcast the full discussion here.

Gone from Mac OS X Lion: Rosetta, Java Runtime, Flash, Samba, Front Row

Gone from Mac OS X Lion: Rosetta, Java Runtime, Flash, Samba, Front Row: A number of features in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion not only won’t be updated...

South Park season premiere features Steve Jobs (with video)

South Park season premiere features Steve Jobs (with video): The season premiere of South Park features Apple CEO Steve Jobs...

Five essential Mail rules

Five essential Mail rules: Overwhelmed by e-mail? Five essential Apple Mail rules can help you take control of your inbox. Learn how Mail can automatically forward, file, and highlight special messages and even trigger an alarm when certain correspondents write.

Lost cat travels 600 miles to Oregon before being found

Lost cat travels 600 miles to Oregon before being found:

Somehow Giddy the kitty wandered more than 600 miles from Reno, NV to Warrenton, Ore. over the course of four years before being found and reunited with her owner.