The Way i Go

Happy Eid

The President released the following statement today to mark the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid-ul-Fitr: “As Muslims in the United States and around the world complete the month of Ramadan and celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, Michelle and I would like to extend our personal greetings on this joyous occasion. Eid is a time to celebrate the completion of 30 days and nights of devotion. But even...

Thief Nabbed After Forgetting To Log Out Of Facebook During Robbery

Joining our ever-increasing pantheon of stupid criminals, we have one 19-year old Pennsylvania man who was nabbed after forgetting to log out of his Facebook account at the scene of the crime. Why the hell would someone stop to check Facebook on a computer owned by the person you robbing?

Obama Caught on Tape Calling Kanye ‘Jackass’!

The audio was recorded just before Obama went on camera to do an interview with CNBC. Before the interview began, Obama — referring to Kanye’s antics on stage — said “I thought that was really inappropriate,” then adding, “He’s a jackass.” After making the remarks, Obama said “Where’s the pool?” Presumably, he was worried the joke...

Dubai Metro System Launched

Travellers planning a trip to Dubai in the future will find it easier to explore the city following the launch of the Metro public transport system this week. The first Metro train left the Mall of the Emirates station on 9 September, carrying Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, and other special guests on its maiden journey. Union Square, Khalid bin Waleed and Dubai airport...

Facebook Releases the “Tornado” Web Server

Facebook has announced the release of its Tornado web server under the Apache license. “Tornado is a relatively simple, non-blocking Web server framework written in Python, designed to handle thousands of simultaneous connections, making it ideal for real-time Web services. Tornado is a core piece of infrastructure that powers FriendFeed’s real-time functionality, which we plan to actively...

How To Rob An Apple Store In 31 Seconds

  Just like this. In 31 seconds the thieves made off with 23 Macbook Pro’s, 14 iPhones and 9 iPod Touch.

An Incredible Stolen Mac Story: This is Why You Should Have a Mac

An East Coast man had his house broken into with 2 Macs and one PC stolen, along with some other household items of value. One of the Macs was a laptop, and our victim bought a new MacBook Pro to replace it, and used a Time Machine backup to restore all his files. The crime was reported to police, who said they had no leads, but there had been a string of similar burglaries in the area for quite some...

The Boy with Blood Tears!

15-year old Calvino Inman is just like any other 15 year old boy. Except he’s cries tears of  blood. Watch the video!

California Wildfires

Wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles nearly doubled in size overnight and continues to threaten a broadcasting antenna complex and thousands of homes. Spokeswoman Dianne Cahir said the fire had burned 134 square miles of brush and trees by early Monday. At least 18 homes have burned and 12,000 are threatened in a 20-mile stretch from Pasadena to Acton. Two firefighters died when their vehicle...

Disney to Buy Marvel in $4 Billion Deal

Walt Disney is to buy Marvel Entertainment in a shares and cash deal which will add 5,000 characters to the Disney stable.

Apple Expected to Offer iPhone on New U.S. Carriers Within a Year

Apple’s worldwide single-carrier exclusivity model for each nation is seen as fleeting, as a new report suggests the iPhone could be available for carriers other than AT&T in the U.S. within a year. In his latest note to investors, Gene Munster, senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray, takes on 14 “unanswered questions” that surround Apple. They address the company’s...

Woman Fired For Using Uppercase in Email

Tomachi writes “An accountant in NZ has been awarded $17,000 NZD for unfair dismissal after her boss fired her without warning for using uppercase letters in a single email to co-workers. The email, which advises her team how to fill out staff claim forms, specifies a time and date highlighted in bold red, and a sentence written in capitals and highlighted in bold blue. It reads: ‘To ensure...

The Difference Between Barack Obama and Gordon Brown

Naked Man Hijacks Bus Carrying Students

An angry, naked man commandeered a school bus full of teenage students Thursday in Atlanta, police said. The man drove the bus for less than a mile before a student confronted him and the bus crashed into a wall off the road, according to police. The incident started Thursday afternoon when the bus stopped to let students out, said Atlanta police officer James Polite.Arris Pitmon, 23, darted toward...

Guy Busted for Stealing WiFi at NYC Library — to Play Halo

In a public library, a dude sitting at a monitor with his hands in his lap, covered by a newspaper, implicitly means bad things. Fear not, he’s only sneaked in an Xbox to steal the free WiFi and play Halo. The tumbelog teendrama picked this up – the writer’s pal spied the multiplayer shenanigans in the New York Public Library. The guy above brought in a monitor, Xbox, wireless router,...