To celebrate us college dropouts I thought I would compile a list some of the top entrepreneurs who dropped out of college and then went on to make it big in the business world! [Retire At 21]

Student In Bogus Oil, Gas Bids Faces Prosecution

The last question on the final exam in economics was timely for Tim DeChristopher. It focused on a federal auction of oil and gas leases later that same December morning in downtown Salt Lake City. DeChristopher was planning to join protesters at the auction as soon as he finished the University of Utah exam.  [NPR]

Elbows And Weed: Disturbing Trends In College Basketball

Of course, the downside of watching young hoopsters mature is that they sometimes make mistakes and those mistakes can be mind-numbingly stupid mistakes. During the second half of this season, these mistakes seem to have fallen within two categories – smoking weed (off-court) and throwing elbows (on-court). First, let’s examine the recent off-court incidents. [Examiner]

When The Heck Did Christina Ricci Get So Hot?!

Worst Idea Ever? Clothing Line For Horses

Kentucky Vs. Louisville: Drunk Chicks Dancing

Topless Celebrities Caught On Film

Get Drunker

Christina Aguilera’s Boobs Are Monsterous

Upgrading Your MAC [cartoon]

I Wish This Was Really Sarah Palin

Vikki Blows… Me Away

Sienna Miller Bikini Pictures Are Something Different

Prez Bush Meets Bill Gates

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This is a video spoof shown during the CES 2008 keynote by Bill Gates describing what his last day at Microsoft will be like. Quite a few impressive cameos for a little video spoof.

After writing a little bit about Second Life, I got to thinking about the types of people who play it. And then I got to thinking about the sex lives of those people. And then I shuddered a little, but also wondered:Do geeks make good boyfriends?

Because the internet is all expansive and all knowing, someone has already answered that question for me in a convenient, numbered fashion.

Many of the reasons are funny, and most make a lot of sense. Like number 6:

“[geeks] are quite good at remembering dates. Like birthdates and such, especially if they know it’ll make you happy. (more…)

New “John Rambo” (2008) Trailer

• Bill Gates no longer world’s richest man!
  • Overtaken by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim whose fortune is now at an estimated $67.8bn ( £33.6bn) – equivalent to 8% of Mexico’s gross domestic product – compared with $59.2bn for the Microsoft mogul, putting him in the lead by a decisive $8.6bn.

• Chris Benoit’s Personal Doctor Faces Federal Drug Charges
  • The personal doctor of a pro wrestler who killed his wife and son before committing suicide was charged Monday with improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs to other patients. The seven-count indictment said Dr. Phil Astin, physician to wrestler Chris Benoit, dispensed drugs including Percocet, Xanax, Lorcet and Vicoprofen.

• ‘Single’ euro train fare planned
  • Some of Europe’s biggest train companies are teaming up to compete directly with airlines. Railteam is an alliance of nine high-speed train companies across seven European countries. (more…)