Freenode Network Hijacked, Passwords Compromised? The world's largest FOSS IRC network, FreeNode, was hijacked (for lack of a better term) by someone who somehow got a hold of the privileges of the head honcho of FreeNode. To make matters worse, the passwords of many users may have been compromised. See link for details. From on June 25, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..
40 Things you don't know about Superman 1. He started as a bald villain... From on June 25, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..
Ending Family Violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities: Key Issues This paper summarises the main findings from Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) research and consultations relating to family violence and abuse in Indigenous communities conducted from 2001-2006. The paper includes extracts from various reports, submissions and other materials (organised thematically), which can be used as a reference tool for government officials, researchers and Indigenous communities. This paper seeks to ensure that any program responses to family violence in Indigenous communities are built on solid evidence and facts. It demonstrates how violence relat From EdNA Online on June 25, 2006 at 10:05 p.m..
Old Way New Way Spelling Chart This is a one page, printable, self-directed spelling lesson sheet for children and adult learners. It uses the Spelling Zone old way, new way learning method. Users follow the steps and fill out the worksheet to correct habitual spelling errors. From EdNA Online on June 25, 2006 at 10:05 p.m..
International Year of Deserts and Desertification (2006): Resources for School Libraries This page from the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL)includes links to Internet and print resources related to deserts and desertification to coincide with the international year. From Recent Items on June 25, 2006 at 10:05 p.m..
Survival Tip: How to Make Fire From Ice Next time you are stuck in the Arctic wilderness and need to make fire, consider this method for making fire with ice. Be sure to check out the ice sphere, looks cool and apparently it works the best! From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
BitTorrent Supports Filmmaking Festival BitTorrent, in apparent defiance against the MIAA has announced it is supporting the Duke City Shootout filmmaking festival, an annual week-long filmmaking competition overseen by the Digital Filmmaking Institute. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Sidekick 3 Sells for $4050 on eBay The phone/communicator is going to cost $300 and is likely to be available later this week. Still, this does indicate good times ahead for Danger and T-Mobile. It is a nice device - with a far superior keyboard compared to the Sidekick 2, bluetooth, ability to play music and even vCard support. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
ATI plans for Crossfire on a single card. Plans are in the pipe for two RV560 or RV570 chips on a single board. The Gemini variants will allow one GPU to be used for graphics and the other for physics. If this takes off Ageia may have a tough road ahead. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
the unfunny truth about scientology 2 codebot.org taken down due to scientology legal threats. check out the ytmnd that lays it down. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
320GB Serial ATA150 Hard Drive For $99! Get this weekend deal while it lasts -- this is a steal! From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
US Army Lists its Top 10 Inventions of 2005 The US Army recently recognized some special innovators by naming its "Top 10 inventions of 2005," a list that should be of interest to many militaries around the world. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Confucius Institute Opens in WA The first Confucius Institute to be established in Australia will officially take up residence in its new home at the former Claremont Teachers' College, now owned by The University of Western Australia. The Confucius Institute's mission is to become a world-class institute for the promotion of Chinese language, culture, studies and business, as well as research. The Institute is one of an eventual network of several hundred Confucius Institutes planned by China's Ministry of Education (National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language) for locations around the globe.EdNA Online on June 25, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Managing classroom behaviour Curriculum Leadership Journal 4: 20 A Macquarie University study has found teachers should spend more time giving positive attention to good classroom behaviour than in reprimanding bad behaviour. It found that where teachers dealt with troublesome behaviour in a negative way, students not only perceived themselves to be less engaged, but their on-task behaviour was reduced. Classroom harmony can be better achieved by focusing on appropriate and positive behaviour, and trying to build such behaviour into the repertoire of a students classroom skill set. While negative attention will usually cu From EdNA Online on June 25, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Warantless Surveillance Program to Become Legal The White House is nearing an agreement with Congress on legislation that would write President Bush's warrantless surveillance program into law. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Top 10 Strangest Japanese Gadgets and Accessories We’ve compiled the “Top 10 Strangest Japanese Gadgets and Accessories” for your enjoyment. Which ones are your favorites? From digg on June 25, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
The best way to learn history I "stumbled" upon this site that gives you a very good reward if you answer the history questions correctly. You must be 18 or older and have flash enabled to participate. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
AllofMP3 media frenzy sparks traffic surge Amid mounting legal attacks, it seems the controversial Russian music downloads site AllofMP3.com is enjoying its time in the spotlight, benefiting from a boom in traffic. Both total pageviews and unique user levels have skyrocketed this month, reports Digital Music News, citing the traffic tracker Alexa.com. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Sonic the Hedgehog's Green Hill Zone made out of paper! With a downloadable .pdf to make it yourself. SonicTeam and Sega in Japan have found the coolest way to celebrate Sonic's 15th birthday, a paper model which re-creates the first level from Sonic The Hedgehog. From on June 25, 2006 at 7:57 p.m..
Supercomputers are about to get a lot more super The federal government is pushing computer scientists and engineers to greatly step up the speed and capacity of America's supercomputers. From on June 25, 2006 at 7:12 p.m..
King Tut’s glass beetle came from outer space Scientists believe they have solved the mystery surrounding a piece of rare natural glass at the centre of an elaborate necklace found among the treasures of Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh. From on June 25, 2006 at 7:12 p.m..
Go Daddy says their mistake is my problem On or around June 10, 2006, GoDaddy of Scottsdale, Arizona allowed the fraudulent transfer of my domain PlanetSRK.com. The domain transfer, as mentioned by GoDaddy, was initiated over the phone with little or poor verification. Now I’ve lost my domain, my money, and my reputation, and Go Daddy does not care (they’ve already got paid). From on June 25, 2006 at 7:12 p.m..
Drop shadows with CSS A very simple technique for making links with drop shadows with pure CSS and without using images. You dont even need to install any additional scripts. It can be used for buttons or any other text. From on June 25, 2006 at 7:12 p.m..
MSG plus Live! Launched MSG Plus Live! Has fianally been launched. The most respected and awaited for MSN Messenger add-on has now been released for Windows Live Messenger! and promises to be great. From on June 25, 2006 at 7:12 p.m..
Digg users spurred to register and contribute In response to the previously dugg article: “Digg’s 8 million “social freeloaders”, ZDnet publishes this response to the criticism and discussions about the users who fail to contribute to digg. From on June 25, 2006 at 7:12 p.m..
Is your new MacBook stained? Stained MacBook info site "Is your new MacBook stained after few weeks of purchase ? This site was born as a way to give pressure to Apple regarding recent QA issues with the new white MacBook. Many people all over the world are complaining about stains appearing in their newly acquired piece of Apple hardware." This site has what causes and some fixes for the stains. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Best Buy dumps HD-DVD to the side to push Blu-Ray "Turns our that BB has clearly stated that they are to promote Blu Ray due to the high margins. They're also told to NOT play actual movies in the Toshiba and do not directly compare both players." From digg on June 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
MacBook discoloration not caused by oil or perspiration! Despite applying the Shieldzone Standard kit to my MacBook palm rests and trackpad, the yellow discoloration is forming UNDERNEATH the film. Apple, the discoloration is not caused by oil or perspiration! This is a serious manufacturing defect which needs to be rectified! Where is the product recall? From digg on June 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Beautiful Nasa Photos Here is a collection of Beautiful Nasa photos. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
KC-135 Caught Refueling C-5 Galaxy in Mid-Air in Google Earth Someone just discovered this satellite photo of a KC-135 refueling a C-5 in flight. Learn about the photo, why there are blue ghost images, and see links to other planes in flight in Google Earth. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Windows Vista 5456 Released - New Mouse Cursors Too! Microsoft has just released a new build following the lackluster Beta 2. Build 5456 has a new Aero, better UAP that isn't (as) annoying, and best of all for the first time since Windows 3.0: new Cursors! From digg on June 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
IT expert: I worked with 7/7 bombers and warned police A computer expert who worked alongside two of the July 7 bombers claims today that he tried to warn the police about their activities almost two years before the suicide attacks. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
The latest in Insurgent Tech The device, which has been used by insurgents throughout Iraq since May last year, fires an armour-piercing "explosively formed projectile" or EFP, also known as a shaped charge, directly into an armoured vehicle, inflicting death or terrible injuries on troops inside. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Chemical Factory in a Suitcase? You have probably heard a lot about nanotechnology, but have you heard about microreactors? This revolution in chemical technology offers tremendous advantages in efficiencies. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Deputy mistakes pistol for taser, shoots wacko in tree One deputy attempted to discharge a Taser at the man, but when it did not work asked another deputy to fire a Taser. Instead of grabbing the Taser, the deputy grabbed and fired the gun. "Ow, that hurt, I'm coming down, I'm coming down," said the wounded man. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Toyota Factory Workers in England Make Giant Flag From Cars Toyota Factory Workers in England make giant England flag from cars. Interesting. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Speed up the Internet in Ubuntu Basically you disable ipV6 which apparently conflicts with ipV4, I'm no expert on the whys or hows but like I said, it worked for me. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
VIDEO: F-22 Goes Vertical After Takeoff Very cool video..... From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
The best waste of time ever. My friend Lee was experimenting in flash, and he came up with this. Its very similar to Spirograph, I love it! From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Greenland's Ice Sheet Is Slip-Sliding Away "The Greenland ice sheet, two miles thick and broad enough to blanket an area the size of Mexico, shapes the world's weather, matched in influence by only Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere. However, massive glaciers are deteriorating twice as fast as they were five years ago. If the ice thaws entirely, sea level would rise 21 feet." From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Cnet Benchmarks: Mac OS X, Parallels and BootCamp on 17inch MBP This review gives everyone a fair idea how quick Mac OS X is compared to Windows XP and how quick a Paralleis virtual machine of XP is compared to both. Interesting Read! From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Cadbury's will bury 250 tons of chocolate The company said more than a million chocolate bars and Easter eggs recalled from shop shelves and warehouses will be buried at landfill sites across Britain. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
World's 2nd Richest Man Give Away Fortune: To Bill Gate's Foundation Warren Buffett: The world's second richest man - who's now worth $44 billion - will start giving away 85% of his wealth in July - most of it to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Snakes on a Plane Early Auditions Christopher Walken, Joe Pesci, Jack Nicholson and Robert DeNiro all auditions for SoaP, but as we all know, Samuel L. won out. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
IEA: How to Cut World Energy Consumption in Half Oil and electricity consumption across the world could easily be cut by half, with major benefits for the environment, if clean energy technologies that are currently available were applied, an international watchdog said. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:02 p.m..
Microsoft's 1997 prank on Netscape On the morning of Monday the 11th of October 1997, Netscape employees arrived at work to find a huge "E" (Internet Explorer logo) had been placed on their front lawn by Microsoft employees. Taped to the sign was a balloon with the message "We Love You". Netscape spokespersons were not amused. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Dealing with Microsoft Haters This is an interesting propaganda piece about dealing with the objections of those who view MS as an evil, monopolistic company peddling insecure, unstable products. I like this quote: "As one veteran partner puts it: 'Sometimes I hate Microsoft myself.' " From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
PS3 controller used to rumble in 1999 No need for 360 fanboys to waste energy mocking the "revolutionary" PS3 controller for being sadly inferior to a 7 year-old product that worked with Warhawk on the PS1 when Playstation Magazine is producing humiliating videos like this. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Humans 'Destroying Coastal Life' Scientists studied 12 estuarine and coastal regions in Europe, North America and Australia from the onset of human settlement until today. Their findings, reported in Science, suggest that many of the biggest declines were seen from 1900 to 1950 and 1950 to 2000 as populations grew and industry boomed. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Mad-Cow Disease may Silently Incubate in Humans The ultimate death toll among humans from mad-cow disease could be massively under-estimated, according to an innovative study conducted among a cannibal tribe. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
GM eyes 'plug-in' hybrid. GM is finally admitting its mistakes when it comes to hybrid vehicles, and is considering a plug in Hybrid. They also admit that the specialized docking mechanism for the EV1 misjudged the need to plug in anywhere. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Seasons of the Sun : The Solar Cycle We are currently in the middle of the 11 year solar cycle, with the Earth experiencing the effects through changes to radio communications, power distribution, orbiting spacecraft and even the weather. So predicting what the Sun will do next is in all our interests. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Waiting for Dough: Traditional Media Companies Hardly Making a Buck Online "We're still in the early innings, but given how much the Internet has already transformed the media and society, it's surprising how little money traditional media companies make directly from it." From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Fish Can Multitask Thanks to Lopsided Brains A symmetrical face is often thought a sign of beauty, but symmetry may be a disadvantage when it comes to the brain. "Left-brained" or "right-brained" fish are more adept at handling multiple activities than fish with no hemispheric preference, according to a new study. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Spider Webs Haven't Changed Much in Millions of Years Researchers led by Jessica Garb of the University of California, Riverside, compared orb-web building spiders in the genuses Deinopoidea and Araneoidea. Both build orb webs to catch prey and the deinopoids also include net-casting spiders that throw a modified orb web over their prey. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Do Internet video sites encourage dangerous behavior? In some of the most popular videos people do dangerous stunts or attack an unsuspecting mark. One site holds contests giving prizes for the most popular videos. Critics are concerned that it's become 'Jackass' for the masses. But are the sites to blame, or is this something innate in humans (I.E. boxing, the Roman Coliseum, bull fighting) From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
Trees in Berlin May Die Because of Too Much Urine Because of the lack of public toilets in Berlin for the world cup, many fans are resorting to peeing in the bushes. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
The majority of web surfers use 1024x768 The screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels has signficantly decreased since July 2005. More and more internet users choose for screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher. The finding has important implications for web site designers because most web sites are designed for a screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. 1280x1024 is #2 in the world. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..
How to Setup Your ubuntu Computer to be a Router If you have two network cards in your ubuntu computer, it can be a very powerfull router with NAT, port forwarding, and even QoS so your downloads dont interfere with gaming! This howto will cover setting up Webmin which will be used to configure masquerading, DHCP, DNS servers, and port forwarding. Includes pictures for most steps! From on June 25, 2006 at 7:13 a.m..
Sound Dogs: the original online sound effects library Founded almost ten years ago by veteran Hollywood sound editors, Sound Dogs is the original online sound effects library. The site boasts over 400,000 downloadable sounds including award-winning effects from big-budget films and world-class music. The virtual library of sounds lists everything you can imagine. From on June 25, 2006 at 7:13 a.m..
Multiplayer patch for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion! "MultiTES4 is my attempt at an Oblivion mod/add-on that, you guessed, adds multiplayer to this awesome game. I started the work on this project around the 7th of May, 2006. It's come a long way, and has a long way to go, but with perseverance and a little luck, it'll go a long way." From on June 25, 2006 at 7:13 a.m..
How To: Hide MP3s Inside GIF Images This page describes how to use GIF's "application extension block" to create a file that displays an image if you load it in a browser, but plays music if you load it in Winamp. Includes a demo and a server-side script that will create combo files from your uploaded GIFs and MP3s. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:36 a.m..
Star Trek New Voyages episodes free for download Using a completely fan-built recreation of the original series’ bridge and other sets, a small group of amateur actors and actresses, assisted by various professionals who worked in special effects, writing, costumes and set design on various Star Trek incarnations, are picking up where Kirk, Spock, Scotty and the crew left off. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:36 a.m..
Nicotine In A Bottle: An Alternative To Smoking? An 8-ounce bottle contains the same amount of nicotine as two cigarettes is being marketed to tide over smokers when they can't light up on a plane or a bar. But critics say it could be one more way for young people to get hooked. From on June 25, 2006 at 4:36 a.m..
Wii will see Red Steel REVAMP before launch! Red Steel has faced alot of criticism since it playable at this years E3 conference. Ubisoft is listening to that feedback and giving the fans what they want! From on June 25, 2006 at 4:36 a.m..
Ever Want to Communicate with the Car in Front of You, Sony Thinks So Sony Patents Car Communication Invention From digg on June 25, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
The first Free Online TV channels aggregator. Watch TV on web Unlike all the others, Streamick.com aggregates the TV channels and keep them updated costantly (with descriptions and schedules), and it uses a "streamrank" relevancy system for the new channels and reports of unworking streams. In less then 2 clicks you could be watching ABC news or ESPN or a movie. No software is needed. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
SD Card Slot In Wii Confirmed As One of Wii's Storage Formats The SD card is confirmed as one of the Wii's storage formats. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Man takes $100 to New York City with intent to make $1 Million A guy from Colorado headed to NYC with $100 and video equipment, and is working on seeing if he can make a million dollars in just 30 days without the usual donation method, but with a business plan. Surprisingly, he's gotten really far. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
MacBook Pro Light Sensor Secrets Revealed Mac programmer Amit Singh, who in February figured out how to access and manipulate the motion sensor in Apple's laptops, has published an explanation of the ambient light sensor also found in the company's latest portables. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Digg Spy on Crack comming in July ne of the more fascinating parts of Digg's launch party for version 3.0 was a demo of an application they're (internally) calling Digg Spy on Crack. Slated to launch sometime in July, the new app provides a real-time, ever-changing view of which stories Digg users are reading, adding, and digging. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Japanese EXTREMLY public toiliets While using the toilet, people get launched into public view. This is the funniest prank ever! From digg on June 25, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Diggnation Episode 51 About Digg v3 The latest episode of Diggnation is all about the neat features of Digg v3. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Finding a common language through clay A four day ceramics workshop involving two pairs of artists, one couple from Mata Ortiz, Mexico, the other from Yixing, China. They demonstrated their respective techniques to each other and to students, then collaborated on new work. The goal was to determine if master artists from different cultures and artistic traditions could find common ground. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on June 25, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
2006 New Media Consortium Summer Conference This is a brief reflection, with links to more reflection and notes, on my attendance at the 2006 New Media Consortium (NMC) summer conference. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on June 25, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Virtual Molecular Models.....Where Molecules Become Real Computer modeling can help solve a fundamental problem in teaching organic chemistry: visualizing the electronic structure and reactivity of molecules. This investigation describes the implementation, evaluation and the future plans of incorporating computer modeling in the undergraduate organic chemistry curriculum. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on June 25, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
ListenUp: Voices of Intercultural Communication This grant was withdrawn by the project director, Holly McKinzie Beene, who was selected as a 2005-2006 Fellow of the Maricopa Institute for Learning. The MIL project incorporated and advanced this concept, with the essential difference that students identified, composed, and produced original "Audio Postcards." See links below. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on June 25, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
SCC Mathematics Faculty Learning Community The project developed a faculty learning community at Scottsdale Community College in which both residential and adjunct faculty worked together. This learning community focused on the teaching and learning of mathematics at the developmental level (introductory and intermediate algebra). From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on June 25, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Universal GMail How to use GMail as your single inbox, regardless of how many email accounts you have. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
My Opera DS Browser hands on via .ed of my.opera "Without repeating too much of what Jon already touched on in his hands on preview of the Opera Browser on DS" From digg on June 25, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Man Robbed by Teen Girls, Thought He was Meeting MySpace Friend "[One of the girls] took [a] gun out and put it to my head and told me to empty my pockets." The girls didn't get much because the victim had forgotten his wallet. They let him go, unharmed, and he called police. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
XM Speaks to Artists in the Fight Against the RIAA Dear Artist: With the recent noise and confusion around ongoing negotiations between XM and the recording industry, we feel that it's important to speak to you directly at this time. From digg on June 25, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Deputy Director of the NSA doesn't know what the 4th amendment says (Video) MSNBC video of the NSA and the 4th amendment. (Click to play) From digg on June 24, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
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