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Webcam-Controlled Guns Discovered In Georgia Woods

Adrian Chen · 01/16/11 03:10PM

Some overeager hunter in Georgia hooked up a bunch of shotguns to be fired via webcam. A state wildlife employee found the rig last fall and reported it to the Department of Homeland Security. We're never leaving the house again.

Girl Falls Into Mall Fountain While Texting

Kristina Grosspietsch · 01/14/11 02:00PM

The scariest part about this security camera video is the proof that security guards are not only watching the stupid things you do, but they're sharing it on the internet with multiple angles.

Student Sues College for Having Her Committed Over Hidden Cam

John Cook · 01/13/11 04:42PM

Chinemerem Eze, a Nigerian national attending Brooklyn College, believed that her landlord had hidden a camera in her apartment. When she asked school officials for help, they shipped her off to a psychiatric ward. Then she found the camera.

This Is Mark Zuckerberg's New Home

Ryan Tate · 01/13/11 01:41PM

After we published photos of his old house—and he gave Oprah a tour—Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg moved out, relocating to a new security camera-studded home a few blocks away. Now his neighbors are gossiping—and they've sent us pictures.

Your Zodiac Sign May Have Changed

Maureen O'Connor · 01/12/11 06:18PM

Astronomers have restored the original Babylonian zodiac by recalculating the dates that correspond with each sign to accommodate millennia of subtle shifts in the Earth's axis. Prepare to have your minds blown, all you people with easily blowable minds.

Meet the Reporter Who Was Cuckolded by Julian Assange

John Cook · 01/07/11 12:57PM

We've learned the identity of the sadsack American reporter who had his girlfriend stolen from under his nose by leaking lothario Julian Assange during a visit to Sweden last year: Vanity Fair contributor and Family of Secrets author Russ Baker.

Members of Congress Can Now Play Cellphone Games While 'Working'

Jim Newell · 01/05/11 06:58PM

House Republicans have declared victory in the historic battle for Electronic Freedom! They've changed the rules to allow members to use electronic devices in the House chamber — as long as it doesn't "impair decorum," which it probably will.

Is This the End of the World?

Richard Lawson · 01/05/11 04:15PM

The new year has arrived and it is awful, what with bird/fish/crab death, floods, freezing temperatures, and zombie ex-Vice Presidents. So let's just put it all out there and list the reasons why this is already the worst year ever.

MySpace Halfway in the Grave

Ryan Tate · 01/04/11 03:39PM

Well, that was fast: Barely two months after a big redesign, MySpace is planning to lay off half its staff, according to news reports. So much for the flailing social network's supposed turnaround.

Full Size Chair Folds Neatly into a Briefcase

Richard Blakeley · 01/03/11 04:17PM

Most of the time folding chairs just fold into something almost as difficult to carry around as a chair itself. So one man has decided to take folding chairs to the limit, be prepared to be impressed.