I’ve seen this fake BBC News article on various blogs today. It’s funny but it’s a hoax. It’s fooling a lot of people too.

There has been a small outbreak of “zombism” in a small town near the border of Laos in North-Eastern Cambodia.

The culprit was discovered to be mosquitoes native to that region carrying a new strain of Malaria which thus far has a 100 percent mortality rate and kills victims in fewer than 2 days.

After death, this parasite is able to restart the heart of its victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believed to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during “resurrection.”

Cambodian officials say that the outbreak has been contained and the public has no need to worry.

General Ary Serey had this to say, “We have obtained samples of this new parasite and plan to learn how it starts the heart and other major organs of the deceased. We intend to use this to increase the quality of life for all.”

US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice opposed the plan saying that the Cambodian government holds a great biological weapon and should destroy it immediately. Cambodian officials have yet to comment.

A United Nations team will be dispatched to Cambodia to confirm the safety of biological research in Cambodia.

I for one welcome our new zombie overlords….

Incredibly funny story of stupid script kiddie posing as a l33t hacker.

(via gadgetopia)

Need a Star Wars fix to hold you over until May 19th? Check out Star Wars Revelations. One of the best fans films ever. It’s about 40 minutes in length, has some amazing special effects, and a huge cast.

Download the Revelations Trailer (11mb) or the whole movie here (250mb).

(via chrisdiclerico.com)

This keyboard is a modder’s dream come true. Every key is individually backlit, keys are rated at 50-million cycle switches, the bottom is Industrial diamond plate metal (not plastic), and the list goes on! Deck encourages modding (although it voids the warranty). And not priced too bad at $99.

Dan’s Data Deck keyboard review

(via Gizmodo)

(via Justin King’s Blog)

The signs were all there, but now we have research to prove it…

Break through research on bread indicates that:
• More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users.
• More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread.
• Read to find out more…

cgonline.com is reporting that Showtime is planning to make a movie based on the book Masters of Doom, which I blogged about a few months ago. Excellent book I might add. (via joystiq)

Apostasy is an extremely well done comic based off Half-Life 2 using Garry’s Mod to create the comic images. The Mod allows you to place and pose ragdoll models from the game. It’s the same mod used for these Half-Life 2 funnies.

It seems that this guy is a few clowns short of a circus.