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A Sea of Oil

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:18:49 +0000

The sea of oil and natural gas underneath North Dakota is far larger than first thought. There are 7.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the western part of the state and extending into Montana according to the latest estimate by the U.S. Geological Survey. That is huge!!! That’s more than twice the

Smartphones Are Taking over the World!

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:16:39 +0000

Research says there are more smartphones than “dumb” phones being made these days, a milestone in a shift that’s putting computing power and Internet access in millions of hands worldwide. Manufacturers shipped 216 million smartphones worldwide in the first three months of this year, compared with 189 million regular cellphones, according to a study IDC [...]

Another Wake Up Call

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:09:42 +0000

In this March 12, 1984, file photo, President Ronald Reagan gets some instructions on computer operations while visiting the Congress Heights Elementary School in Washington. The White House has taken on the school as one of their projects in its operation. U.S. students are falling behind their international rivals. Young people aren’t adept at new [...]

Family Wage Mining Jobs!

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:03:12 +0000

State environmental regulators say they are reviewing a permit application for a Montana gold mine near Butte. If the Department of Environmental Quality approves the application by Timberline Resources Corporation and Highline Mining, the venture could begin operating by the end of the year.The joint venture proposes a mine with a one-acre footprint 15 miles [...]

Samsung Pulls Out All The Stops

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:43:33 +0000

The list of new features for the Galaxy S4, by contrast, is both impressive and overwhelming — and maybe more than consumers can get their heads around. The over-the top event was held at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. It featured Broadway star Will Chase and numerous other actors playing out skits that were [...]

A Car That Steers For You When It Senses Danger

Andy West — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:32:09 +0000

This fall Nissan announced that they developed new technology with cameras and radar that senses dangerous situations and tells the driver exactly what to do to avoid the hazard. If the driver fails to act in time the car takes over and handles the steering and braking duties. Too bad they don’t make locking underwear [...]

Hallelujah! Pope Benedict Joins Twitter

Donald Deane — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:30:28 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI may be the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church with a tradition dating back more than 2,000 years, but that doesn't mean he's not up on the latest technology. In fact, the Vatican recently revealed the pope's Twitter handle and said that he'll start tweeting to followers on Dec. 12.

Feeling Stressed? Blame Your Many Facebook Friends

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:30:09 +0000

The counter located prominently on everyone’s Facebook page has created a bit of a friends arms race. According to new research, it’s a race you may be better off losing. A study from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland of 300 Facebook users has found the more social network friends a person has, the higher their stress [...]

Google Celebrates 107th Anniversary of 'Little Nemo' With Gorgeous Doodle

Emerald Catron — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:30:23 +0000

In case you were wondering what the deal is with today’s Google Doodle, it turns out today marks the 107th Anniversary of Winsor McCay’s ahead-of-its-time ‘Little Nemo’ comic strip. You might not be familiar with the comic strip, but perhaps you remember the movie ‘Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.’ In case the ‘E.T.’ soundtrack accompanying [...]

iPhone 5… Shot by a .50 Cal Rifle [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:56:18 +0000

The Tech Assassin, Richard Ryan, has got one of the coolest jobs ever. He is the first to get the latest technology…phones, tablets, video games, etc… and DESTROY them. Do you have an iPhone? Are you jealous of those that do have one? If you are the latter, you’re going to love this. In this [...]

What Features Does the New iPhone 5 Have? LTE, Larger Screen, iOS 6 and More

Lisa Bernier — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:00:07 +0000

At a press conference this morning in San Francisco, Apple introduced the iPhone 5. The latest version of the best-selling smartphone has been highly anticipated ever since the somewhat disappointing release of the previous iteration, the iPhone 4s. The iPhone 5 will be the thinnest smartphone on the market. Made entirely of glass and aluminum, [...]

Do You Feel Like You Need to Upgrade Your Smart Phone to 4G? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:00:36 +0000

Internet connectivity on cell phones has improved by leaps and bounds over the last five years. According to experts it’s about to take another huge leap with the introduction of the iPhone 5, which is expected to run on Apple’s 4G LTE network. As of today, iPhone users and the majority of all smartphone users are connected to [...]

Which Do You Prefer on Your Smartphone — Keyboard or Touchscreen? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:00:57 +0000

Smarthphones are now used by half of all Americans.

Thanks to the iPhone, touch screens have challenged the QWERTY keyboard for the entry method of choice on a smartphone. But has Apple’s improved touch screen technology made consumers forget about the more traditionally reliable keyboard?

2012 U.S. National Texting Competition

JP — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:58:50 +0000

It turns out Mark wasn't making any of this up. There really is a a national competition to determine who is the fastest "texter" in the United States. It's taken very seriously apparently, considering that there is a a $50,000 prize for the champion! The 2011 champion, Austin Weirschke, will be coming back to defend his title this year.

Mold-A-Rama – The Wax Figure Vending Machine

JP — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:51:27 +0000

Mark and Paul talked about their interactions with a "wax figure vending machine". As it turns out these machines are called "Mold-A-Ramas" and can produce a variety of different figurines.

Do You Track Your Exes on Facebook? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:30:28 +0000

Sometimes it’s best to take an out of sight, out of mind approach to an ex after a breakup. However, in our brave new world of social media, the chances are your former flame is just a couple clicks away, making it difficult to completely ignore them. In fact, according to a study from Western [...]

Top 10 Apps for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Maura Chwastyk — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:30:17 +0000

The athletes have been training for the last four years. The city has been preparing for the last seven years. And the fans have been booking their tickets for months and months. The 2012 London Summer Olympics are upon us! No matter where you are, you won’t be able to make it to every match. [...]

Does Facebook Make It Harder to Heal a Broken Heart?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:10 +0000

Relationship experts often say the fastest and easiest way to get over someone is to make a clean break — essentially erase the person from your consciousness. But with the advent of social media, that’s getting harder and harder to do.

And it seems we’re bringing a lot of the anguish on ourselves.

Jerry Seinfeld's New Series to Debut Next Week [VIDEO]

Jami Bond — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:51:38 +0000

Jerry Seinfeld is returning to the small screen or rather your computer screen. The former Seinfeld star has released a 1 minute test drive of his new web series called Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. It shows him driving around with various comedians presumably on their way to get coffee. Larry David, Ricky Gervais, [...]

See the Other Things Facebook Changed on Your Profile

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:00:03 +0000

Earlier this week, Facebook changed all the default email addresses on its users’ profiles to a brand new address, @facebook.com. Sneaky yes, but was it really that big of a deal? Probably not since very few people are ever going to navigate through a Facebook profile to get an email address when it’s so much easier and more reliable to use Facebook’s internal messaging system.

However, the folks at Thank for You for Not Laughing have found other recent tweaks Facebook has made that are far more dubious.