Information for Social Change (ISC) Information for Social Change is an activist organisation that examines issues of censorship, freedom and ethics amongst library and information workers. It is committed to promoting alternatives to the dominant paradigms of library and information work and publishes its own journal, Information for Social Change. From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
DEST Portfolio Budget Statements 2006-07 This DEST site provides statements related to the Australian Federal Government's Education budget for the year 2006-2007. From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata: PREMIS Tutorial This two-day tutorial will introduce the PREMIS preservation metadata data dictionary. Metadata can play a vital role in enabling the effective management, discovery, and re-usability of digital information. Preservation metadata provides provenance information, documents preservation activity, identifies technical features, and aids in verifying the authenticity of a digital object. From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
2006 Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration The Program in Research in Information Technology of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invites nominations for the 2006 Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration (MATC). In support of the Program's mission to encourage collaborative, open source software development within traditional Mellon constituencies, these awards, to be given for the first time in 2006, will recognize not-for-profit organizations that are making substantial contributions of their own resources toward the development of open source software and the fostering of collaborative communities to sustain open source develop From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
We Feel Fine - the Internet has emotion apparently It searches blogs for emotion words then records the blog entries they're in. Then it turns it into a giant particle structure of clickable color coded emotion. It can be filtered pretty well into region specific, certain emotions, gender and such. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Every Seinfeld episode script. A must see for any Seinfeld Fan This site lists every episode script of Seinfeld in order of season. A must see for any fan who wants to get that quote just right. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Original Mosquito MP3 I uploaded the mp3 after reading the article posted about the anti-teenager sound for mobile phones. This is what i got sent to me from my school in London. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
First mobile phone virus nears 2nd birthday The first real mobile phone virus, which was found in the wild and could replicate on its own, was discovered almost two years ago. F-Secure's chief research officer Mikko Hyppönen reports that although there are now over 200 mobile phone viruses -- many of which are variants of Cabir -- the problem is unlikely to get as bad as it has with PCs. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Nintendo Puts $250 Price Tag on Wii OFFICIAL The price, $250, is half the cost of Sony's $499 PlayStation 3 console and considerably less than Microsoft's top-end Xbox 360 that sells for about $400. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Internet2 To Get GigaFast Internet2 is plenty fast when it comes to speed. It currently runs at about 10 gigabits per second. But that might seem downright glacial when the network operators are done with an upgrade. Plans are afoot to use 80 channels to pump 10 gigabits per second per channel, and upgrade the total backbone bandwidth to a whopping 800 Gbps. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
A look at the FreeNAS server FreeNAS, an open source NAS server, can convert a PC into a network-attached storage server. The software, which is based on FreeBSD, Samba, and PHP, includes an operating system that supports various software RAID models and a Web user interface. The server supports access from Windows machines, Apple Macs, FTP, SSH, and Network File System (NFS). From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Seagate's Barracuda 7200.10 Perpendicular! HD Review. Remember that "Get perpendicular" flash presentation by Seagate for its new hard drive? Well here it is and its performance is quite amazing for its 750 gigabyte size. The cost for the drive is also cheap going at around $0.55 per gigabyte while 500GB hard drives usually go for $0.52 per gigabyte. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Strap Up and Jump Like Mario The Nintendo Amusement Park lets players defy gravity in an environment that mimics the onscreen world of Super Mario Bros. David Cohn reports from New York. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The Robot Turns 85 From R2D2 to the Terminator, robots are a common theme in modern fiction, but not many people realize that the robot was born in Prague exactly 85 years ago. To celebrate its birthday a project last week at the University of Cambridge in England examined the life of robots and their Czech creator. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Winamp Tweak Guide When it comes to media players there is no doubting on the popularity of Winamp. Its ease to use and extensive customisation via plug-ins have made it quite a legendary piece of software, being one of the most downloaded programs ever From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The Most Important Exercise Tip They lack six-pack abs. They could lose a few. Yet they're happy, body and soul. How are such people possible in body-centric America? They exercise. They work out. It's part of their routine. Maybe not as often as they would like or think they should, but they do something. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
How to Hold a Digital SLR Camera Avoid 'camera shake' with this simple guide. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Social Networks are the New Media Much like corporations leveraged Internet 1.0 by creating digital storefronts and giving rise to ecommerce, people around the world are now learning how to leverage the incredible power inherent in the URL to create what is essentially a parallel universe of digital identities. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
"PS3 too expensive," 88 percent say, as Wii dominates Japan 88 percent of gamers surveyed by Famitsu believe that the PlayStation 3 is too expensive, with 69 percent saying that that they are most looking forward to the Nintendo Wii this fall and winter. In the quest for who gets to be #2 in Japan, 21 percent said that they were looking forward to the PS3, while only 7 percent cited the Xbox 360! From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Satellite could open door on extra dimension An exotic theory, which attempts to unify the laws of physics by proposing the existence of an extra fourth spatial dimension, could be tested using a satellite to be launched in 2007. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Hasbro introduces Transformers Classics line The new series of figures will feature updated versions of the first generation of TRANSFORMERS, inspired by the look and spirit of the original figures and characters. The line will include favorites: OPTIMUS PRIME, Bumblebee, Astrotrain and Megatron – which will be represented as a blaster for the first time since the 1980’s. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Amazing new Zelda Twilight Princess Screenshots Apparently running on Gamecube, these show off the spectacular looking new Zelda game. A better look at the Twilight Realm and more! From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The DVD War Against Consumers The current crop of DVDs uses a copy protection scheme that encrypts the disk, but that scheme was broken several years ago and the hack was widely incorporated in innumerable freeware DVD decryption programs. The movie studios have vowed not to let that happen to them again. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
SC: 30/05 Fake MS Update contains Trojan that can steal passwords A spam message purporting to contain an official Microsoft Windows update in fact carries malware, called "Trojan-PSW.Win32.Sinowal.u" ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on May 30, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..
SC: 30/05 Proof of concept Macro virus written for StarOffice Although it is not yet a threat, it seems that users of Sun Micrososystem's' StarOffice' product, widely used as an alternative to Microsoft's 'Office' suite of programs, may be affected by a virus that may damage the installation ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on May 30, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Virgin Mobile introduces free calls (after ads) Virgin Mobile USA, a cell-phone service used mostly by teenagers and 20-somethings, said on Tuesday it was giving its customers the option to earn free calls if they view and respond to ads on their phones. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Slashdot CSS Redesign Winner Announced After oodles of entries, most of which were featured on digg, the Slashdot redesign winner has been announced. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Scientists discover 100,000 year old sea weed that's 6 miles long. The boffins have found a strand of Posidonia which measures an incredible 8 kilometres and has been growing for at least 100,000 years. This makes it the biggest and oldest living organism in the world today. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
AMD to invest $2.5 billion in German factories Advanced Micro Devices, the No. 2 maker of microchips for personal computers, said on Monday it will spend an additional $2.5 billion to upgrade and expand its two factories in Germany. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Microsoft's "Invasion of Robots Contest" Following the launch of the Windows Live Messenger Beta, Microsoft has announced the start of its new contest, "Invasion of Robots Contest". Through this contest, Microsoft is challenging developers worldwide to create conversational robots or BOTs for MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Sharp's new (and extremely ugly) mp3 player Apparently Sharp thought it would be cool to design an mp3 player with huge clunky buttons that looks like it is running DOS. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Music Phones Want to Be Free Millions of consumers say they would jump at the chance to dump stand-alone MP3 players for a really good musical cell phone. But the industry's misguided business plans could kill the party before it gets started. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Open Source Quake 2 Leads to Digital Paintball 2.0 Standalone Game (Free) Digital Paintball 2.0, originally a Quake 2 mod, has come a long way in almost 10 years. Digital Paintball 2 (DP), is no longer a mod, and is now a fully playable stand-alone game, weighing in at just under 32 megabytes. With a strong player-base and a very active community, new maps are produced weekly. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Pharmaceutical company sells AIDS-infected medication Bayer knew that the batch had been infected with AIDS so they pulled it from the US market and sold it overseas. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Alarm clock puzzler won't shut up until you can play Simon. An engineering student has made an infernal alarm clock that won't stop until you can repeat a random sequence on the colored buttons. If they market this it will definitely need to withstand some random punishment, and be able to defeat the remove power cheat! From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Hangover Culprit Found - mutant allele ALDH2*2 Acetaldehyde may be the culprit behind hangovers, according to new research from Japan. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Diabetes Nerve Drug It could be the first treatment for a terrifying problem faced by people with diabetes -- the nerve damage that's a leading cause of amputations. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
First Audio-Only Novel Tells New Story for Authors "The world's first audio-only novel will be launched this week in a sign that the surge in demand for downloadable books is set to provide a new medium for budding authors and performers." From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Software to Look for Experts Among Your Friends For anyone who has hesitated before making a purchase on a Web site, uncertain which brand is preferable, Tacit Software is preparing to introduce an online service that will make it simple to pick the brains of friends and colleagues for opinions and expertise. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Taiwanese invent wi-fi "flying" mouse A micro system technology laboratory recently unveiled a wireless flying mouse, which can be moved and rotated in the air for 3-dimension object manipulation. With the 3D device mounted on wrist, users can play interactive computer games and make presentations wirelessly. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Sidekick III to debut June 26 Several ‘reliable leads’ appear to be pointing to a launch party for the Sidekick III taking place on June 20th, followed by a release to the general public on June 26th From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Oneredpaperclip guy tradesdown... majorly. Kyle recently traded an afternoon with Alice Cooper, not for the firetruck, or the entertainment system but instead for a... snowglobe? From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Newly revealed da Vinci Sketches, Hidden by Monks for 500 Years Sketches hidden beneath one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous works have been revealed to the public for the first time after scientists discovered the provocative images under a thick layer of paint From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Amazingly High Rez photos of the sinking of an old carrier to make a reef! The Oriskany, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on May 17 to form an artificial reef. The sinking of the 888-foot ship took 37 minutes. NICE photos. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Help Fight DRM Join the Action Alert Network to stop DRM From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Baby born with 3rd arm (with terrifying picture) The boy, identified only as "Jie-jie," also was born with just one kidney and may have problems that could lead to curvature of the spine, local media reports said. Jie-jie cried when either of his left arms was touched, but smiled and responded normally to other stimuli, the reports said. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Ultimate Vista and Office 2007... At An Ultimate Price There's no word better than "ultimate" to convey the impression that you're getting nothing but the best. However, when it comes to Microsoft's new software, whatever you end up getting is going to cost you heaps. And all those bits and bytes can be yours for just US$679, the price of a fairly handy desktop computer. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
The Vista/SUSE smackdown! As unbelievable as it might seem, OpenSUSE actually seems to support more hardware than Vista does at this stage in its development. Linux having more hardware support than Windows -- who says we don't live in a time of miracles?! From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Clone your hard drive with open source software This document serves as a guide for cloning your hard drive using 'dd' and 'netcat'. If you've ever used Ghost before, then you understand the general concept. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Track the US congress and your representatives This site has been mentioned on numerous media outlets but still, most people aren't aware of it. People need to learn their rights.. another site is http://flexyourrights.org From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Battery Causes Apple iBook To Go Up In Flames! Pics Included. "I mean, it was five minutes and (the computer) was in flames," Cindy Brown said. "The computer burst into flames. It doesn't seem real that you would have a fire in a computer. We all could have died, and the house could have burned down." From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
18 Days of Reckless Computing Someone over at wired gives tests his new Dell to see how many viruses and how much malware it takes to get the Geek Squad to call it a total loss. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Googlearchy or Googlocracy? Conventional wisdom says that search engines make big websites even more prominent. New research, though, says "not so fast" on jumping to that conclusion. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Why Google makes everyone else nervous Today the maverick company, adored by online shoppers and Internet surfers, has emerged as one of the most disruptive forces in the business world. Its secret sauce: a technology that lets business customers link targeted ads to search results and Web content. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Lego Aircraft Carrier Complete! The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is done! 16.4 Feet long. 200,000 Bricks, movable elevators and radar dishes, electric lights on the flight deck, in the hangar, and inside the aircraft, motorized catapult!!! Cost in the 5 Digits From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Will Vista Run Your Games? Extremetech, "spent the better part of a week installing a bunch of modern, popular games on the upcoming OS, noting what works and what doesn't, and trying to find some simple workarounds. Has Vista got game yet?" From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Former U.S. POW gets Note from Iraqi Captor, "I still have your watch" A retired Air Force officer held as a prisoner of war by Iraqi forces 15 years ago has received an unusual reminder of his days in captivity: a letter from his Iraqi interrogator From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
How Big Is Your Console? For all those size queens out there, here are the dimensions for all current consoles. The 360, PS3, Xbox, PS2, PS2 slim, GameCube, Wii and Mac Mini (?) all put in facetime. Conclusions? The waffle iron isn't that big, and the Wii could fit in a large man's pocket. Hit the jump for the measured machines. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
The Evolution of Honda's Asimo Robot 1986-2006 Looking at the progress Honda's made in robotics the last 20 years makes you wonder what robots will be like in the next 20 years. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Minerals go ''dark'' near Earth’s core. Researchers at the Carnegie Institute were surprised to discover that magnesiowüstite crystals behave differently under pressure. The mineral normally tranmits IR light absorbs it instead when subjected to the extreme pressures found at the Earths core. They say it's still too early to tell how the discovery will change geophysics. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Do Modems Still Matter? With broadband adoption at an all-time high in the United States, can we finally assume that all users will have high-speed internet connections-- and by association, an enjoyable, responsive, non-painful way to use the internet? Or do web developers still need to accommodate dial-up users? From digg on May 30, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Heart May Be Home To Its Own Stem Cells A team of US researchers has discovered the “home” of stem cells in the heart, lending credence to the idea that the heart has the capacity to repair itself. The finding raises the possibility that these cardiac stem cells could one day be manipulated to rebuild tissues damaged by heart disease. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Judge used Wikipedia as a Source to Blast Steve Jobs over Blogger Case Judge Rushing cites Wikipedia as a source, a mistake which earns students an 'F' grade today. He talks about the need to disregard economics and sociology in favor of a "memetic marketplace", and allows himself some flights of technological rapture From digg on May 30, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
What Retailers Don't Tell Consumers Theory: The Web is the great equalizer and, given the opportunity to access comprehensive, accurate and unbiased information about products they want to buy, consumers will choose to buy the products that are best for them, given price, features and various other details.... WRONG! From digg on May 30, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Young People and Human Rights: Art Competition The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) is inviting young Australians between the ages of 11 and 18 to demonstrate their ideas about human rights through the 'Rights in Perspective' art competition. From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Young People and Human Rights: Essay Competition The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) is inviting young Australians between the ages of 11 and 18 to demonstrate their ideas about human rights through the ‘Human Writes’ personal essay competition. From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Why Is the Best Sunscreen Blocked by FDA? But even though dermatologists say Mexoryl is the best, you cannot legally buy it in the United States. It's illegal, because the Food and Drug Administration won't approve it. They won't even say why. From on May 30, 2006 at 4:20 a.m..
New Intel roadmap reveals Conroe L "solo", mobile plans The roadmap shows a "Conroe-L," described as a single-core version of Conroe aimed at the low end. Conroe-L will probably be joined in the low end by the last remnants of the Pentium 4 and Celeron D lines, from which Intel will try to squeeze the very last drops of revenue before finally putting Netburst out to pasture. From on May 30, 2006 at 4:20 a.m..
Australia and European Union Strengthen Education Links The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, announced four new projects aimed at creating enduring education links between Australia and the European Union (EU). The projects, jointly funded by the Australian Government and the European Commission through the fourth round of the EU - Australia Education Cooperation in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training Projects, range from studies in international relations and security to developing environmental sustainability programmes. DEST Media release, 30 May 2006 From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 4:20 a.m..
The Main Game: Millenium Development Goals World Vision's Global Education resource kit is designed to give Australian students an insight into the need for the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is a detailed unit of work consisting of information sheets, DVD, worksheets and posters profiling the MDGs in an informative, entertaining and easy-to-use manner. The resource would be helpful in developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes of Years 5–10 students to become confident, informed and engaged global citizens. From Recent Items on May 30, 2006 at 4:19 a.m..
The State of The World's Refugees 2006 The annual report of the United Nations Refugee Agency contains the latest information about the 'people of concern' populations and their movement. On the positive side the current number of refugees is at a 25-year low; on the negative side millions of people are displaced internally and there are concerns about tightening borders restricting the movement of refugees and migrants. From Recent Items on May 30, 2006 at 4:19 a.m..
Mapping the Future: World Population Trends and Projections How many people will live on the planet 20 years from now? Where will they be? This new map of projected population distribution in 2025 with its roll-over for closer examination gives an insight into the possible answers to these questions. From Recent Items on May 30, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Missing intro scene from Star Wars A New Hope Found!!! Check it out! The lost opening scenes to Star Wars: A New Hope! See Luke watch the space battle and talk with Biggs about the Rebellion! From on May 30, 2006 at 2:28 a.m..
Accessibility Colour Wheel This colour wheel displays different coloured text on different backgrounds so you can see how accessible it is. Personally, I find the AJAX in this amazing. From on May 30, 2006 at 2:28 a.m..
Replacing The Desktop: What's Missing In Web 2.0? Web applications replacing the desktop? Here are two problems we need to solve before that can happen. Problem 1: Offline Access. Problem 2: Encrypted, Searchable Storage. From on May 30, 2006 at 2:28 a.m..
Battle Maps : Where America Fought its Wars Some interesting maps of various American wars. From on May 30, 2006 at 2:28 a.m..
How To: Repair modular power supplies Instructions on how to break the seal on modular power supplies to fix the common problem of fatigue breaks in the cord, repair the internals, or salvage for other uses. From on May 30, 2006 at 2:28 a.m..
Banjo-Kazooie is coming to the Xbox 360. OFFICIAL We thought it would never happen. According to Official Xbox Magazine UK Issue 44, there is a new feature called 360 Access. In said feature, it shows the number of games to be released for the Xbox 360, one of which is our favorite Bear and Bird Duo, in a tentative title called "Banjo-Kazooie Game" as seen below in the Action section. From on May 30, 2006 at 2:28 a.m..
School Drug Education Through the National School Drug Education Strategy (NSDES), the Australian Government has developed a range of resources and initiatives that assist schools and the broader school community to deliver effective drug education and to prevent the harm that substance abuse can cause young people. From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 2:27 a.m..
Top Scientist Gives Up On Creationists If somebody has decided to believe something - whatever the evidence - then there is nothing you can do about it. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
US Marshals Switching to Red Hat Linux The U.S. Marshals Service is switching the databases at all 94 of its district offices in the United States and its territories to Red Hat. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Decision Algorithms: Autonomous Software Improves Data Flow Decision-making software on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 spacecraft is wading through copious amounts of data to determine which information should be downloaded and studied first, saving researchers at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., both time and money. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Calling all Schools! A nation wide schools competition to recognise online safety education has been launched to award innovative school programs teaching internet safety. From EdNA Online on May 30, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Meet New (Random) Friends at Fo.rtuito.us When you register at Fo.rtuito.us it randomly introduces you to another member. You have four days to interact with that member via anonymous email to see if you can become friends. If after those four days both people decide they would like to stay friends, they are added to your permanent friends list. You are then introduced to another person. From digg on May 30, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Over 100 drugs, recrystallized and photographed The Molecular Expressions Pharmaceuticals Collection contains over 100 drugs that have been recrystallized and photographed under the microscope. Many of these are presented here and we hope that you enjoy your visit. From on May 30, 2006 at 12:12 a.m..
Keep the Promise: HIV and AIDS Teaching Resource This teaching resource on advocacy and HIV/AIDS has been launched to encourage young people to voice their opinions and call on national and world leaders to keep their promises in response to HIV and AIDS. Produced by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance and co-sponsored by UNAIDS, the World AIDS Campaign and the World Health Organization, the easy-to-use curriculum provides useful information about HIV/AIDS, its effects on people around the world and what is being done to address the pandemic. From Recent Items on May 30, 2006 at 12:11 a.m..
String of Earthquakes Urelated, Scientists Say While earthquakes are common and even expected along the belt that circles the Pacific Ocean, the Asian side of the rim has been struck particularly hard in the last 18 months by strong seismic activity. But while the strength and frequency of the quakes rattling the region raises fears of more disasters, experts say they are likely unrelated. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Why the Democratic Ethic of the World Wide Web May Be About to End "Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist who invented the Web in 1989, envisioned a platform on which everyone in the world could communicate on an equal basis. But his vision is being threatened . . ." From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
The Emergence of Social Inequality among Robots "We investigated in particular what kind of learning and adaptation strategies the robots needed to adopt to ensure group survival. But we also witnessed the emergence of a remarkable pattern of behavior that was neither preprogrammed nor expected." From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
How to Make Great Photographs "Photography is the power of observation, not the application of technology." Ken Rockwell. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Cooling chips the micro-way IBM's working on smart ways of keeping processors cool. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Researchers develop OLED illuminated surfaces Imagine a house without a single light fixture - but instead walls, ceilings, furnishings, and accessories all sources of light. Thanks to research at Princeton University and the University of Southern California (USC), almost any surface in a building can become a light source with OLEDs. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
The Coolest Solar Eclipse Photo You Will Ever See... I dare you to find one cooler.... From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
SCIF Security Rooms: If These Secret Walls Could Talk . . . The walls have quarter-inch metal shielding. The floors are either 8-inch-thick reinforced concrete or contain metal plates to thwart eavesdroppers. Vaultlike doors guard the entry. Copper foil is stuffed into the corners to prevent transmissions. Ventilation shafts have metal baffles or bars to stop any "Mission Impossible"-style intruders. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
A Tutorial on Pointers and Arrays in C A well-written and comprehensive introduction to pointers and arrays. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Lab focuses on alternatives to gasoline Formally called the Mobile Automotive Technology Testbed, or MATT, the bare-bones chassis plays a vital part in the research at Argonne National Laboratory into new ways to power vehicles. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
DuggMirror Greasemonkey Script The Digg Effect is a cruel thing. Install this script and you'll see an automatic mirror link to the story in below the description, powered by DuggMirror. Broken links begone! From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Tiny USB 1gb pen drive for $20 Much cheaper and smaller than the other pen drives I've seen out there - waterproof as well. If anyone can find the 2gb version, please post! I'd love to get my hands on that one. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Lambda Table - A high-res tiled LCD table and interaction device this is the “Lambda Table” — a high-resolution tiled LCD table and interaction device. You can find this device at the Electronic Visualization Lab (University of Illinois at Chicago). Watch the video demo. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Who's Sorry Now? Pip Coburn was a star research analyst during the Internet boom. Today, he thinks the entire industry has to change. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Mars Robots to Get Smart Upgrade The new algorithms will give the robots' computers the onboard ability to search through their images to find pictures that feature these phenomena. Only the most significant data will then be sent to Earth, maximising the scientific return from the missions. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Mac + Quicksilver + Gyro mouse = Magic wand for your computer! Now you have the basic ingredients for a functional wand-like device that runs under OSX using mostly free software. Grab the index finger trigger and push the right mouse button on the Gyration mouse, and wave it in the the air (you don't have to wave it at the computer screen, that's part of the fun). Enjoy the magic. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Why Redmond feels so threatened by the OpenDocument format How strange that so much ink has been devoted in the past few months to the OpenDocument format. Various open source office productivity suites have incorporated code that allows them to save and load ODF documents. But nearly every application ever written saves and loads data in some file format or another. Why all the fuss about this one? From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
A third of us are TV pirates: survey Over a third of broadband users are now regularly downloading pirated television episodes on their home internet connection, according to Whirlpool's latest survey of over 16,000 of its members. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Gates says: no motion-sensing controller for 360 MTV, generally the worst place for gamers, had a pretty good interview with Microsoft head honcho Bill Gates who talked about the future of the 360. He alluded to a future handheld computer-like device, and how he was a little wary of motion-sensing controllers. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
The Secrets of Supervolcanoes. Lurking deep below the surface in California and Wyoming are two hibernating volcanoes of almost unimaginable fury. Were they to go critical, they would blanket the western U.S. with many centimeters of ash in a matter of hours. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
New book scanning device scans at up to 1,800 pages per hour A new device from Atiz Innovation will scan books at up to 1,800 pages per hour. This would be extremely useful for libraries and companies seeking to put out of print books online. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
You Got Game Theory! It was fun until we realized that no business uses it. "Undaunted, we assembled a panel of 30 respected game theorists around the world, and we sent them a survey asking, "Can you think of any examples of real, live companies that have consciously applied game-theoretical concepts to a real business problem?" The response was . . . a deafening chorus of head scratching." From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Slowed By the Vacuum In the 26 May PRL researchers propose an experiment to detect "friction" in the quantum vacuum, the effect of virtual particles on vibrating objects.If successful, it would demonstrate that virtual particles are not just convenient theoretical constructs. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
XBOX Live Now The World's Largest Platform For High-def On-demand Content "Xbox Live, the first and only unified online games and entertainment network, is now the world's largest platform for high-definition on-demand content, surpassing 24 million downloads following the launch of Xbox 360 in the US on November 22, 2005. " Can anybody say "WEBTV 2.0"? From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
DIY High Capacity Panoramic Pinhole Camera Plans and instructions on building a Pinhole Camera that was panoramic and high capacity at the same time. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
New SlingBox to have PAL and DVB-T broadcast support According to SlingBox manual version 1.1.0.153, the new Slingbox will include PAL and broadcast DVB-T support, and is apparently due any time now. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Computer Viruses Monitored via Dynamic Worldmap You'll be able to view Previous Hour, Previous Day, Previous Month, This Year, and Previous Year. Color Coding has 6 Ranges (No Data, Quiet, Low, Medium, High, and Epidemic) From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Microsoft's Vista System Rating Tool Comes Under Fire Is your PC Vista ready? The answer you get next week could be different than the one you have today, but the real question is: why? From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Video Clip of Dust Devils on Mars Dust Devils on Mars From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
How concert photographers work An interesting article about how to get a press pass, what equipment to use, and tips about how to get the good photos. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Super Mario DS Sells 480,000 Units In Japan on Day 1 Super Mario Bros. managed to sell through 480,000 units in it’s first day, making it the fastest selling DS title ever. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Wells Fargo Introduces Envelope-Free ATM Deposit System... In a bid to make it even easier to separate you from your money, Wells Fargo is converting 400 of it's Bay Area ATMs using digital imaging technology. This will eliminate deposit envelopes... From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Starcraft RTS in 3D? Snowflake Entertainment held a fansites Q&A to discuss details of their ambitious Project Revolution - a Starcraft to Warcraft 3 total conversion mod. It will allow players to experience Starcraft RTS in 3D using the Warcraft 3 Engine. Read the Q&A transcript. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
A new superbug is stalking the world If you are unfortunate enough to catch it, you will suffer from intractable diarrhoea with gut-searing pain and fever. The full extent of the illness is unclear because American hospitals are not required to report it. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
CNET’s AllYouCanUpload Is Disruptive CNET very quietly launched a simple new photo uploading site called AllYouCanUpload last week. At first glance it doesn’t appear to be very special or disruptive. But it is. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Responsible Asynchronous Scripting AJAX and its kin are empowering developers, but with great power comes great responsibility. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Ubuntu "Dapper Drake" Linux due this Thursday The public schedule for releasing the next version of Ubuntu lists 1 June as the date for Dapper Drake to be made public. The milestone release will be officially supported by the project for a longer period than previous versions, and will be billed as suitable for enterprise use. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Guitar Hero thinking about Wii - "Guitar Hero is not limited to Sony" Wiire staff members Aaron Canaday and James King had the opportunity during E3 last week to speak with Harmonix Senior Designer and Guitar Hero Lead Designer Rob Kay about his thoughts regarding Nintendo's Wii, the console's E3 showing, the potential of music games on Wii and much more. From digg on May 29, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
International Conference on Educational Technology This conference provides the platform for participants to address these issues and transform technology-mediated practices in schools and education institutions; at the same time, generate and refine theories about teaching and learning with technologies. From EdNA Online on May 29, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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