Archive for August, 2008

The Anti-Britney: San Diego Punk Rockers From the ’80s

Members of the San Diego hardcore punk scene reunite on a blog dedicated to rare material from the early ’80s. From the diplomat in Nairobi to the Jiu Jitsu instructor in Hawaii, we track them down with the help of a blog to see where life has taken them.
Original post by Eliot Van Buskirk

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Sept. 1, 1939: Wehrmacht Puts the Blitz in Krieg

1939: Germany invades Poland, starting the second European war in a generation and introducing the world to a new kind of warfare: blitzkrieg.
This form of attack, which helped the Germans obliterate the Poles in three weeks and the French in only six, relies on rapid mobility and the coordination of massed armor and infantry, with […]

Match These Sports Pros to Their Bloggy Prose

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These athletes are turning the stereotype of the inarticulate jock on its empty head. But they have more on their minds than endorsements and bad calls. Just try to match the pros with their prose.
 
1) “Life comes at us in stages. Sometimes, those stages develop slowly … Other times, they sneak up […]

Ditch the Joystick and Go Voice Commando With Tom Clancy’s EndWar

Original post by John Gaudiosi

Hyundai Going Electric With Hybrids and Plug-Ins

The Korean automaker’s got a slate of gas-electric cars it plans to start rolling out by 2010, and it predicts Korean battery tech will be on par with Japan’s within five years.
Original post by Keith Barry

Gallery: 10 Things You Should’ve Bought at PAX 2008

: Photo: Stephen Brashear/Wired.com
SEATTLE, Washington — Besides being a global gamer mecca, the annual Penny Arcade Expo is also an excellent place to pick up some super-cool, super-dorky swag.
Unlike Comic-Con where massive dealers’ rooms hold hundreds of vendors that sell everything up to and including the kitchen sink (if the sink was autographed by Mark […]

An Ode to Drive-in Movies

Drive-in theaters are just a bit of nostalgia for most of the country, but Geekdad writer Kathy Ceceri can choose from five drive-ins in her vicinity.
Original post by Kathy Ceceri

Despite Rumors, Republican VP Candidate Is No Hacker

Is Sarah Palin a hacker? Well, not exactly, but that’s what a couple of articles and a nascent internet rumor might have you believe.
Original post by Kim Zetter

Blackwater Preps for Hurricane Gustav

New Orleans is being evacuated once again, as Hurricane Gustav lumbers towards the Gulf Coast. Everyone from the U.S. military to the British Royal Navy to Blackwater is gearing up to respond.
Original post by Noah Shachtman

Gallery: Cranked Up and Costumed at PAX 2008

: Photo: Stephen Brashear/Wired.com
SEATTLE, Washington — The Penny Arcade Expo is quickly becoming the Woodstock of videogames, and even meatspace games are gaining ground in the halls of the convention center as rooms fill with Warmachine and Dungeons & Dragons players.
Click through the gallery for the latest scenes from the expo and check out Wired.com’s […]