Mouse Party This interactive website is designed to teach how drugs affect the brain. Drug addiction is a chronic disease which results in a compulsive desire to use a drug. A combination of many factors including genetics, environment and behavior influence a person's addiction risk, making it an incredibly complicated disease. The new science of addiction considers all of these factors - from biology to family - to unravel the complexities of the addicted brain. Clicking on each mouse at the mouse party provides information on how each drug disrupts the synapse to make the user feel 'high&apos From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Net neutrality has ruined the Web "I thought I knew something about networking, but according to an animated cartoon by telco lobbyists, I've been laboring under numerous misconceptions. For example, I'd always believed it possible to increase both capacity and bandwidth without the kind of traffic discrimination that the telcos would like to introduce. Apparently, that's wrong." From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
The 50 Worst Video Game Names Of All Time Some of these game titles are unbelievably bad. People made these games? From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Old Trick To Stop Telemarketers If you call a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service you will hear 3 short tones, "doo dah dee." When the telemarketers’ software detects these 3 tones at the beginning of your outgoing message, it thinks it has reached a line that is disconnected. So, it disconnects and does not log your phone number as a working number. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Free Google Video For today only, google video is letting users watch normally priced movies for free. Sweet. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
FBI Thwarts Possible Terrorist Plot to Blow Up Sears Tower The FBI raided a building in Miami, Florida and took 7 people into custody in connection with an alleged plot to blow up various targets including the Sears Tower in Chicago. (Can't wait for the new digg so this doesn't have to go in links...) From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Online Graphing Calculator This online graphing calculator tracks points on the curve, draws multiple equations, moves around like Google Maps, and requires no browser plug-ins. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
The Government Sells Machinima As Terrorist Propaganda This is a video news item from ABC News that shows how highly paid people in our goverment are trying to sell a piece of machinima as terrorist propaganda just because of certain websites it was found on. It uses Team America soundbytes. Are they effin retarded? Don't answer that. If you're old enough to pay taxes like me, are you pissed like me? From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
New Leopard screenshots hint at desktop switching, Windows compatibility Two screenshots of what apparantly is a beta of Mac OS X 10.5 have been leaked, revealing what appears to be a desktop switcher and even Internet Explorer running natively in OS X. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Working and active exploit on citibank.com Look by yourself - this is how citibank.com cares about phishing and password theft. I reported it 20 hours ago. Nothing happened. Maybe it's time to make it public? It is an active link to working exploit, ready to send YOUR data from citibank.com domain to attacker's server - so dont give your real login and pass please. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Man Makes $100-$300 a Day Sitting In Cars Creative idea. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Comcast Tech Falls Asleep On Guy’s Couch Why should AOL be the only ISP to rag on? You know you hate Comcast too. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Nintendo Ds hand crank Want to play your Ds really badly? No outlet? No worries! You can still play From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
PS3 Secret Weapon Revealed? A story that MegaGames claims is exclusive suggests that a 3D user and environment recognition add-on will be available for PS3 at launch. Developed by Prime Sense the device will be reminiscent of the glove manipulated computer of Minority Report. A PC version will also become available a bit later. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Opera for Nintendo DS: First Look and Hands on Review It was announced back in February that Opera would be coming out for the Nintendo DS and just recently Nintendo announced a release date of July 24th. But just how good is this pint sized web browser on Nintendo's hot new handheld? Here is the first hands on review with some of the juicy details. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Torrentspy Names Alleged MPAA Hacker Documents present more details regarding the alleged relationship between the MPAA and a man who claims to be the hacker. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
55 Ways to Have Fun with Google - FREE PDF BOOK DOWNLOAD http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-06-22-n39.html From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
"Robot" harvests trees underwater The Sawfish Underwater Harvester works under water by remote control. Equipped with 8 video cameras and a 55 inch chain saw, this 7000 pound beast harvests forests left behind after dams were built and reservoirs flooded. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Wi-Fi hacked in 'digital drive-by' Security researchers have found a way to seize control of a laptop computer by manipulating buggy code in the system's wireless device driver.The two researchers used an open-source 802.11 hacking tool called LORCON (Lots of Radion Connectivity) to throw an extremely large number of wireless packets at different wireless cards. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Magnetic field research could make computers 500 times more powerful Magnetic fields created using nanotechnology could make computers up to 500 times more powerful, if new research is successful. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Million Dollar Homepage Inspires Million Dollar Building (pic) Based on the million dollar homepage an institute will try to sell the facade of the building tile by tile. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Planning for Ubuntu Edgy On Monday of this week, more than 60 Ubuntu developers gathered in a hotel near Paris' Charles de Gaul airport to plan Ubuntu's next release, codenamed Edgy Eft. The goal of the meeting is to set the goals for the upcoming release and to chart the set of steps that will be necessary to implement it. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Scientists plan to recreate 'Big Bang' International scientists will recreate the immediate aftermath of the "Big Bang" in a bid to uncover the mysteries of the universe, a world physics summit announced Thursday. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Skype's China client installs censorware on users' PCs "Skype's partner in China, Tom Online, has implemented filtering of Skype's text chat for Chinese users. Skype is not being transparent about the filtering fucntionality that has been introduced. Here is my initial attempt at trying to figure out Tom-Skype's filtering." From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Amazing Pictures of Petra! Remember in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the "temple" built into the rock face? That was Petra, and the whole city was carved from rock. Plenty of pictures to explore. From on June 23, 2006 at 5:00 a.m..
Using Wikis on the Intranet: the British Council Case Study Wikis are increasingly being used on the intranet to help in collaboration around shared work. However, many case studies only briefly cover the actual work practices that successfully accommodate wikis; the focus is still on the overall reactions of the managers and staff on their use. In this article, the author describes how wikis are used in the Singapore branch of the British Council and highlight the characteristics of the work practices that accommodate them. From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 4:59 a.m..
Football in Australia This pathfinder provides the curriculum context for football in Australia. It includes the football codes for Australian Rules, Gaelic Football, Gridiron, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Touch (Rugby), and Soccer. Links are provided to international football events, and other resources. From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
PLoS Clinical Trials PLoS Clinical Trials, launched May 2006, provides an unbiased, peer-reviewed venue for clinical trials results in all fields of medicine and public health. The journal aims to increase the breadth, depth, and transparency of clinical trials reporting. From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Year 12 Conversion Table The aim of this table, created by the Tertiary Admissions Centres from all Australian states and territories, is to provide Year 12 students with information about the conversion of their results across Australia. (The conversions are based on 2004 results and must be used as a guide only.) The conversions are based on a common index which allows comparisons to be made across states and territories and across time. From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Internet Access Survey Results 2005 (ALIA Report) This survey of internet access in public libraries covers 41 per cent of public libraries across Australia. Library services which participated in the survey represent almost 6 million registered users and over 77 000 people access internet services in these libraries each week. This report is a follow-up to a similar survey in 2002 and provides up-to-date information on how public library internet services are being managed, delivered and used. From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
PLoS Computational Biology The journal is published by PLoS in partnership with the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). It features works of significance that further our understanding of living systems at all scales through the application of computational methods. From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Surviving the Middle Years Workshop Explore the challenges of working with students in the middle years (ages 10 ? 15). Included in this informative and practical workshop are the characteristics and needs of these children, organisational patterns for schools, social growth and development, physical changes, intellectual development, home/school communication, and study and organisational skills for students. From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Creative, Multi-Sensory Approaches to Teaching & Learning This course is designed for educators who want to help children reach their educational potential. The course presents information about the latest brain-compatible learning methods, multiple intelligences and practical multi-sensory teaching methods. The 2-day course is presented in an exciting hands-on mode so that attendees are fully empowered to take these highly successful strategies into classrooms to help all children reach their full academic potential.During this course educators will learn many multi-sensory and active strategies to help children who are experiencing difficulties wit From EdNA Online on June 23, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Student Tried to Warn Ohio University About Vulnerability in 2002 Four years ago, Jeremy Valeda cracked the Ohio University computer servers and plucked a few Social Security numbers to prove that the system was vulnerable. Instead of fixing the security problems, university officials focused on punishing him. 367,000 identities later... From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
iTunes to offer music in Apple Lossless format? A new version of Apple Computer's iTunes Producer software suggest that the company may begin to offer tracks through its iTunes Music Store that are encoded in its higher-quality lossless compression format. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Surgery on boy's unprotected heart This poor 7-year-old kid does not have a sternum or muscles that protect his heart - the photo is pretty freaky. Doctors in China are preparing to correct this problem with surgery. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Micro USB TV Tuner for Apple Computers Miglia TVMicro isn't the first of its kind, but it is apparently the only USB TV dongle for Mac as of this writing. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Guy arrested for using free WiFi without buying something A Vancouver, WA coffee shop called the cops on a guy who had been mooching their free wireless over a three month period without buying anything. Fair game or foul play? From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Democracy Player is new baby of Open Source Internet TV Democracy Player just released a stable beta version (fast on my Linux box too). They call it their baby Democracy, with toddler Democracy coming next. It's slated to be the open source answer to any major video needs that you might have, including video managment and downloading and playing any and all of your torrents. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Jon Stewart Takes On Congress' Gamer Haters Jon Stewart took on congress, again, last night and their idiotic attack on video games. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
White House Ordered Pirate Bay Closure According to this article by Radio Sweden and SR International in Stockholm, the order to shut down Pirate Bay came from the top. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Chinese Citizens Using Censor-Proof Browser To Bypass Government Controls Chinese netizens are turning to a little-known browser called Maxthon to get around government controls--and others are fans too. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Novell Axes CEO and CFO in the same day Software maker Novell fired its chief executive, tapping its president to fill the post. They also announced the departure of Chief Financial Officer Joseph Tibbetts. How long do you think Novell will still be with us? Does anyone still use Novell anymore? From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Is Bill Gates learning from modded Xbox systems? It looks like Bill Gates may be paying close attention to the modding scene. Here's a story about him being impressed by a modded Xbox and everything it could do. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Visual Representation Of How The Alphabet Evolved Watch the evolution of the alphabet step by step. Interesting to see that evolution rules such as survival of the fit applies here as well. Complicated characters didn't make it while simple ones remained and divided into new characters. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Codebot.org now redirects to Scientology website! No longer do you see the legal notice, it just straight sends to to http://www.scientology.org From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Creating a “Who’s Online” script with PHP In this tutorial I will show you how to create your own "Who's Online" script, which is often found on message boards and other community scripts. We will first create a really simple script, and after that add a few more features like the location of each visitor. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Nintendo's New Brand Game "By introducing an imprint for portable video games geared toward older players, the game maker aims to capitalize on the industry's sales trends." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Study: Earth hottest in 400 years The National Academy of Sciences, reaching that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by Congress, reported Thursday that the "recent warmth is unprecedented for at least the last 400 years and potentially the last several millennia." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Nokia to stop making CDMA phones "CDMA is the less popular wireless telephony technology, used by 25 to 30 percent of mobile subscribers, and competes with the GSM standard used by about 70 percent of the world's 2 billion mobile phone users." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Google Spammers Fund TechCrunch "TechCrunch blog founder Michael Arrington is respected (okay, tolerated) for his fairness and openness in covering Internet startups. He wouldn't dare promote an evil company -- that's why he called out a spammy startup called Jigsaw." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Mummified Brachylophosaurus holds secrets millions of years old "This specimen could be as important to the field of paleontology as the day Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon," said Nate Murphy, curator of paleontology at the Judith River Dinosaur Institute. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
10 Interesting Things You Can Do on Digg.com Are you using all the nice features of Digg.com ? From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Futurama Renewed for 13 New Episodes Comedy Central has ordered 13 new episodes of the animated series that Fox canceled two years ago. Billy West, Katey Segal and other stars signed deals this week to return the show to TV. In getting a second life, "Futurama" is following the path taken by "Family Guy," which also found post-cancellation success on DVD and cable reruns. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Sure, Apple drops Shake 4.1 from $2999 to $499...but there's a catch "Apple will no longer be selling maintenance for Shake and no further software updates are planned as we begin work on the next generation of Shake compositing software. While we're excited about the innovations we can bring in the future, we understand you have a business to run today that requires Shake." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
The Blog of a Homeless Guy "Thank you for caring enough to learn about homelessness. I hope this blog will be helpful to you. You can email me at thehomelessguy at gmail dot com." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Six confirmed Wii games at Wii launch The new issue of Nintendo Power has confirmed six games to be available along with the launch of the Wii. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Web enable C++ programs with XML-RPC This article is a step-by-step guide to exposing C++ methods as services on the web. It includes sample code snippets for C++ integration using an open source XML-RPC Library. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
World's oldest spider web found in amber The world's oldest spider web – complete with captured prey - has been discovered, preserved in 110-million-year-old amber. The sap may have dripped onto the web, or the web may have blown onto its surface. Then more sap covered it, forming a small amber "stalactite" 18 millimetres long and 7.5 millimetres wide. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Boeing evaluating outlook for in-flight Internet "Boeing Co. on Thursday said it is evaluating the prospects for Connexion, its in-flight Internet venture, but declined to comment on a press report that the company may sell or close the unit." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Mirror of codebot.org site that was illegally taken down This site was illegally shut down by the Church of Scientology. I have provided a mirror so that people can read the truth. Feel free to browse the rest of the site and learn more. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
What Scientology Doesn't Want You To See In light of what happened to codebot.org, here are top-secret religious materials from the Church of Scientology that they don't want the public to see. Posting material like this online has, in the past, caused legal threats and even forced Slashdot to infamously remove a comment. Enjoy, and educate yourself about this organization! From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Babes of the World Cup That's it I'm moving to Brazil! From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Digg-like for Design Tutorials There are some pretty good tutorials in there, mainly in Photoshop but it touches to many web design facets. Be sure to check the Tools section, as there are some nice links there. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Snipshot: Edit pictures online Features include: Edit images up to 5000x5000 pixels, Import from anywhere, crop, rotate, resize, and unlimited undo and redo. Try it out! From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Results of a MASSIVE Google Ban - 7 BILLION Pages Spammers depend on Google BIG time as can be seen with the massive Google ban that just occurred, of over seven BILLION pages. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Diesel is stinky and slow? 220mph Racecar aims to prove you wrong. - video The quiet, fuel-efficient Audi R10 TDI is the first diesel racecar to win a major race. See a cool promotional video put together by Audi, featuring a time-lapse construction of the R10 TDI From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Nintendo DS Opera Box Art Go Nintendo has scored some pretty box shots of the Japanese Opera DS Browser package. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Digg 3 To Launch Monday: Exclusive Screenshots and Stats "Digg 3.0 will launch Monday, June 26, in the morning PST. The launch is being announced this evening, and Digg has made a number of screen shots available to me which are included in this post." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Disney, 1939: No woman animators allowed "Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen, as that work is performed entirely by young men. For this reason girls are not considered for the training school." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Super Mario Galaxy: Two Player Co-Op Revealed Eager for information on any and all things Mario Wii related, fans of the series (surely everyone with a real heart) will be pleased to hear that two player co-operative mode will be included in the upcoming Galaxy. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Man Finds Message In A Bottle 11 Years After It Was Written Steve Lieder opened the bottle and found a note. Lieder was amazed to find it was written eleven years ago by one of his closest friends, who died last year. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Robot Dogs Develop their own Language “What has been achieved at Sony shows that the technology gives the robot the ability to develop its own language with which to describe its environment and interact with other AIBOs. It sees a ball and it can tell another one where the ball is, if it’s moving and what colour it is, and the other is capable of recognising it” From digg on June 22, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Inaugural Australian Rock and Water Conference: Gadaku Institute This conference will give educators extra knowledge and ideas to implement the program successfully. It will also give educators who have heard about the program to attend and find out more. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Science and Innovation Award for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry If you are aged between 18 and 35 years and employed or studying in an agricultural, fisheries, forestry, food or natural resource management related industry and you want to use science, technology and innovation to advance the future of that industry, then you may be eligible to apply. Up to $10,000 is available for each award winner to carry out an innovative project that will benefit rural industries. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Workshop on the Science of Seasonal Climate Prediction The workshop will be held under the auspices of the Australian Academy of Science's National Committee for Earth System Science, with support from the Academy, Bureau of Meteorology, Bureau of Rural Sciences, CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, and Managing Climate Variability Program. The objective of the two-day workshop is to assess the scientific basis for seasonal climate prediction and its application to practical problems. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Webinar Series - Should You Outsource Your Campus E-mail? Topics: key features schools should look for in an e-mail solution; the pros and cons of hosted e-mail programs and the advantages of an; integrated system; how to ensure your e-mail systems and practices comply with FERPA. Event presenters include: Matt Villano, Senior Contributing Editor, Campus Technology; David Henry, Associate Director, University of Maryland; Craig Carpenter, Director of Corporate Marketing, Mirapoint. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
AGIMO e-Govt Update - June, Seminar Presentations The Responsive Government service agenda was launched by the Special Minister of State, the Hon Gary Nairn on 30 March 2006. Presentations from the June seminar include: Responsive government: A new service agenda. Brian Stewart; The ICT Investment Framework. Margaret Makeham-Kirchner; Secure communications/Telecommunications.John Lalor; ICT skills - who needs them?. Peter Dale; www.australia.gov.au. Peter Alexander; ICT procurement. Kayelle Wiltshire; Watch this space' - upcoming AGIMO initiatives: Measurement report: Kishwar Rahman; Entity management and authentication initiatives: Tony From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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