Migraine is more than a headache: it is intensely painful and has distinct phases. The disorder used to be considered a vascular one, but recent research reveals it to be neurological, related to a wave of nerve cell activity that sweeps across the brain. The root of migraine may reside in brain stem malfunctioning.read more [...]
Entries from July 2008
Why Migraines Strike: Biologists Finally Unlock the Mystery
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Dark Knight Sets Record With $155M for Best Opening Weekend
July 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Batman film The Dark Knight has set a box office record for best opening weekend ever at the US box office, distributor Warner Bros has said. The sequel took $155.3m (
£77.7m) surpassing the previous opening weekend record set by Spider-Man 3 last year, which took $151.1m (£75.5m).read more | digg story
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Dear Regal Cinemas: You SUCK!
July 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Entertainment
It was 11:15 and I had just parked in the parking lot of Regal Cinemas Bowie to see the midnight showing of The Dark Knight. The line was long, finding a seat was hard, and the pre-previews sucked so badly that they even showed a preview for The Dark Knight.
I’m not going to spoil the [...]
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Jawbone giving $20 discount to anyone who has been caught breaking the Hands Free Law
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Creative Ideas
“First they let CES attendees trade their old Bluetooth headsets for a Jawbone. Now they’re giving a $20 discount on the new Jawbone to anyone who was recently gotten a ticket for talking on a cell phone without a headset. Clever. They’ve even tied their site into what I presume are the public ticketing records for [...]
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Apple extends MobileMe subscriptions by 30 days
July 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Internet
Apple has decided to extend MobilMe subscriptions by 30 days for those who was a .Mac member with an active account as of July 9, 2008 and those who were new MobileMe on or before July 15, 7:00 PM PDT.
An Apple representative was quoted as saying, “The transition from .Mac to MobileMe was a lot rockier than we [...]
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Apple finally sues unlicensed Macintosh cloner Psystar
July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Psystar surprised the industry in April by announcing an extremely cheap but unlicensed Mac clone for $399. Everyone waited for Apple to fire off a lawsuit, and it finally has.read more | digg story
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John Oliver Rick Rolls the Daily Show
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Entertainment
Have you ever been Rick Rolled?
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Google Bucket Testing New Digg-Like Search Interface
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Google has experimented with search features that let users vote on search results, and/or recommend other results than those given, since late 2007. Screen shots consist of an up arrow and an ‘X’ — allowing users to not only vote, but change past votes as well.read more | digg story
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Apple Opening Up iPhone Developer Program
July 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Based on reports from developers, it seems Apple has opened the program up and dropped the “beta” designation. Multiple developers have reported that they have been accepted into the $99/yr developer program which allows them to install their applications directly onto their iPhone and also submit their apps for inclusion into the iTunes App Store. [...]
Confessions Of A Guy Who Stood In Line 7 hours to Buy An iPhone
July 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Creative Ideas, Uncategorized
I used to wonder what kind of person stood in line for the better part of the day to buy a product when it first became available. Now I don’t have to wonder — I am one. I spent most of Friday in line at the Apple Store in the Annapolis Mall.. What kind of [...]
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