Microsoft gets Sued over Genuine Advantage Auto Update The same lawyers who sued Sony BMG over Rootkits on music CDs, and Ubisoft for Starforce on its game disks are now taking on Microsoft. A quote from the Complaint: “Microsoft effectively installed the WGA software on consumers' systems without providing consumers any opportunity to make an informed choice about that software." From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Finally, a Close-up of the Wii Flap Want to see the infamous Wii Flap? Well, here it is in all of its SD card and SYNC button glory! From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Behind Bush's Fury, a Vow Made in 2001 Ever since President Bush vowed days after the Sept. 11 attacks to "follow the money as a trail to the terrorists," the government has made no secret of its efforts to hunt down the bank accounts of Al Qaeda and its allies. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The complete notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci All of Leonardo's notebooks gathered into a single file. Free from the Gutenberg online library. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Giant Red October Typhoon sub surfaces near public beach A few cool photos of a Typhoon (941 Akula) sub, the largest ever built, as it made a pass near a beach. When you look at the photo, just think of the 20 ICBMs it's carrying onboard. That's 10 nuclear warheads per ICBM, 200 total! Those beachgoers have no idea of what's sailing by them. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Pentagon Resists Ban on "Degrading Treatment" As new reports detail further abuse by the U.S. military of its prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, a behind-the-scenes battle is being fought between the U.S. departments of state and defence about whether a key section of the Geneva Conventions should be included in new rules governing Army interrogation techniques. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Baby Gray Whale Births Rebound The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, biologists said. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
GOP's New "American Values Agenda" Bill Fails House Republicans failed Wednesday to advance a bill protecting the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. Only a day earlier, the GOP had placed the measure on its "American Values Agenda" in hopes of bolstering the party's prospects in the fall election. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Spain Outlaws P2P Filesharing Spain is outlawing any form, legal or otherwise, of P2P filesharing. It is also illegal for an ISP to make it possible for its users to do so. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Ubuntu Developer Summit Paris: New alliances, new horizons Last week, more than 60 Ubuntu developers met in Paris to plan Ubuntu's next release, codenamed Edgy Eft. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Forget One Laptop Per Child - Think One Cheap Desktop for Everybody Imagine a world where the next generation of computers isn't a hundred times faster and a lot more expensive than the one you just bought. What if they were designed without all the bells and whistles to be just a little more practical at a fraction of the price? From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Father Assaults Kids Skateboarding Some kids are skateboarding and a father passing by with his two children doesn't like where they are doing it, violence ensues. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Turning sewage sludge into gasoline To help Israel become a little less dependent on fossil fuel imports, engineers are looking in the sewer. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Asia tsunami warning system ready A tsunami warning system covering the Indian Ocean region is now "up and running", Unesco has said. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Polanoid - Building the biggest Polaroid-picture-collection on the planet "Hungry for real analog, good smelling pictures in a digital world, we decided to swim against the stream and to reset our focus and start the biggest, best and most instant online photo community ever. Stuffed with millions of Polaroids, collected and uploaded by Polaroid addicts all over the planet." From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Can't Code?? Then Squash a Few Bugs! "The strength of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is its openness and transparency, and community support. Anyone can contribute, not just elite coders with lush geekbeards and ratty sandals. So what can a non-coder do?" From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The Amplifico Webathon.World's First Ever Live Broadcast Album Fundraiser! Comedy short film to promote a whacky campaign idea.Unsigned scottish band Amplifico in association with live streaming music TV show Nexuslive plan to raise funds for the bands debut album by persuading people to tune in to a live broadcast and then giving them the option to donate money and get their pic in the album sleeve. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
OpenOffice.org 2.0.3: Ready For Download! The latest version of OpenOffice.org, the free alternative to Microsoft Office, has been released. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
40 Years of X-men Comics on DVD (PDF Format) Over 485 complete printable comics, cover to cover, that’s over 17,500 pages. All X-MEN comic books from September 1963 through August 2005, including debut issue and annuals. I realize this came out at the beginning of this year but I hadn't seen it and thought many of you may not have either and may be interested. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
IE 7 Beta 3 released to public Microsoft released IE 7 Beta 3 today. Download it http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4C1A8FBE-FB6A-47AC-867D-BB1F17E477EE&displaylang=en#Requirements From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The 27 worst Family Feud answers ever "I've always been fascinated by groups of five people who try to guess what 100 randomly selected people have said for a chance to win $10,000, which they'll split between themselves before splitting it again with the government... I've also been fascinated by how one of those five people will crack under the pressure..." From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
eBay Employee Talks About Google's GBuy and then Deletes Post - Full Post eBay employee Rogelio Choy trashed Google's GBuy and then deleted the post from his blog. PowerSellerKing posts the original uncensored trashing. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Cool paper throwing flash game a nice time-killer :D From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Sony PSP Digital Camera Details Are OUT! Sony has released details on the PSP Digital Camera. It seems to be a sad disappointment. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
WORLD EXCLUSIVE Transformers Trailer! Rated-M.com has the WORLD EXCLUSIVE first look at the Transformers Trailer from Michael Bay. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The World’s Most Efficient Solar Electricity Generator A single dish can power up to eight homes. And get this: A 10,000 square mile farm could meet the energy needs of the ENTIRE country, without pollution . From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
$5 bill to be redesigned soon due to new scam? Originally, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing had planned to exempt the $5 bill from the design makeovers introduced in the past three years for the $50, $20 and $10 bills. But officials said changed their minds in part so they can respond to a new scam. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Virgin Caught Pirating Madonna's "Hung Up" In an astounding ruling, Virgin have been found guilty of downloading Madonna's latest track from the internet, cracking the DRM and selling it on their own website in a move calculated to seriously embarass the music industry From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Final Fantasy XII for the PS2 to ship to North America this Halloween Gamers who've already made plans for Halloween this year might have to rethink them. Square Enix today announced that it will release Final Fantasy XII for the PlayStation 2 in North America on October 31. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
1,000,000,000,000,000 watt Laser to Provide Fusion Power! University of Texas Petawatt laser will test fusion, star formation, simulate nuclear explosions! From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The MySpace Bubble "There’s money and eyeballs coming at these sites from all directions, but because there isn’t much money flowing back out again, some wonder whether we’re in for another bubble." From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Ten Things Your Supermarket Won't Tell You (Full Story) "Just like the title says, here are ten ways your supermarket is either aiming to rip you off or potentially messing with your health. Practical information you can use to make wise choices rather than alarmist propaganda. Possibly limited to U.S. supermarkets but still worth reading." (This is the original article.) From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Hey Guys.. Lets see if your can Park your Car Park each car to it's own parking zone. It might be easy at first but it's getting harder and harder! (50 moves) From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Theseis was NEVER comign out for PS3 A story posted earlier claimed that Theseis by track7games was being cancelled for the PS3. track7games says on their site that it was never coming out for PS3 in the first place, but is coming out for Xbox 360 and PC. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
9 Mac OS X Leopard Rumors My two favorites are bittorrent integration and the ability to run Windows apps natively. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
OSX 10.4.7 on your x86 Windows computer! Yesterday Apple released OSX 10.4.7, today it's possible to install it on your Windows computer. The guide let's you create a dual boot menu in which you can choose from OSX and Windows. You'll also create a nice rescue disk in case something goes wrong. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Bush Chastised By Supreme Court, "Overstepped Authority" The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees, saying in a strong rebuke that the trials were illegal under U.S. and international law From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Cop tasers defensless woman on the ground. Watch this poor defenseless woman be Tasered, while on the ground by a big fat bold Piggy. Welcome to the police state. Spread the Truth - www.TruthRing.org From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The Rich Giveth, and They Taketh Away In 2001, Netscape founder Jim Clark withdrew $60 million of his $150 million pledge for a biomedical research center at Stanford University in protest against federal restrictions on stem-cell research. In 2002, philanthropist Robert Thompson withdrew a $200 million pledge to build Detroit-area charter schools amid the city's political infighting. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Microsoft to release the "Ultimate" Keyboard Can a keyboard create its own mood lighting? Respond to you? Enlighten you? Move with you? Microsoft say their ultimate desktop keyboard can with ambient backlighting, proximity sensing and 30-feet of range. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Visualizing Basic Algebra Information Aesthetics pointed to this page as and example of visuospatial illustrations demonstrating some interesting properties of numbers. Whatever we call them, these are great images for grasping some mathematical concepts. Math algebra, math, visualize From Golden Swamp on June 29, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Google Releases a Video Tour of Google Checkout Watch a quick video tour of Google Checkout From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Feds Bust Ring of Film Bootleggers FBI says the 13 people accused of producing movie bootlegs were responsible for 25 percent of all illegally produced videos worldwide. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Geo-engineering and Climate Control Let's move past the Global Warming thing; we know we caused it, now let's do something about it. Besides, when we do finally get off the planet, we're gonna need this skill set to renovate new home planets. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Powered Shoes - Virtual reality input These shoes will likely be the way people run around (literally) in World of Warcraft, Second Life and all sorts of virtual worlds From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
ReplayTV officially launches! Um, Again. Looks like ReplayTV is pretty confident about the progress of this early beta program of theirs, since not not even a month since opening up pre-release downloads of their newly reinvigorated and resurrected ReplayTV product, we're already seeing the launch announcement. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
PS3 game cancelled because of development cost? Take this for what it's worth, but PS3 Land is reporting that Track7Games have cancelled PlayStation 3 development on their upcoming multi-platform game Theseis. The site claims that "the developer blames the problem on the exceptionally high cost of developing for PS3." From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Fishing contests are serious business in Kentucky. Two men are accused of rigging a fishing contest by stashing five live bass in a bucket in Lake Barkley. Their combined winnings are a few thousand dollars and a bass boat valued at $30,000. They face 10 felony counts, and were arrested Tuesday after being indicted. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Tamil Tigers Admit to the Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi For the first time ever, the secessionist Movement for the Liberation of Eelam Tamil (MLET) has admitted to the murder of Indian ex Premier Rajiv Gandhi. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
World's Fastest Supercomputers - June 2006 listing Of course the IBM BlueGene/L leads the list, but what others make it? The US has the top 4 sites and 6 out of the top 10. IBM seems to be the dominant manufacturer. Link is to the top 100, but you can click to the rest. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Skype beta for mac with video support! This beta was pulled off skype.com within hours. It doesn't sign me in properly on mbp (others confirmed they could sign in before). You can check out the skype video options in the preference panel. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
SETI Makes Alien Contact? According to Dr. Steven Greer, yes, SETI has recieved multiple exttraterrestrial signals. This news he says, is confirmed by senior employees within the SETI program. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
New York Times Unofficially Accused of "Treason" George Bush and Dick Cheney are calling The New York Times a disgrace. Republican congressmen say it is guilty of treason and demand the prosecution of the Editor, while a right-wing radio presenter suggests most of its readers must be “jihadists”. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
NASA engineer quits 5 days before launch A 30-year NASA veteran and one of the agency's top shuttle engineers has reportedly angrily resigned only five days before Saturday's Discovery launch. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Iran could have a Nuclear Bomb by 2009 Iran could be able to build an atom bomb by 2009 if it laid groundwork this year for producing highly enriched uranium, a former U.N. arms inspector said in a report. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Breaking News: US Supreme court rejects Guantanamo trial The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Bush administration does not have the authority to try terrorism suspects by military tribunal. In a landmark decision, the court upheld the challenge of Osama Bin Laden's ex-driver against his trial at the US facility at Guantanamo. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Final Fantasy III DS to have WiFi! IGN contacted Square Enix about the possiblity of FFIII going online. "I can confirm that Final Fantasy III contains Wi-Fi," a representative admitted, "but I can't reveal the details at this time." From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Triumph for Bugatti Veyron The Bugatti Veyron has wiped the floor with the opposition in Autocar’s annual 0-100-0mph contest, featured in the current issue of the world’s oldest car magazine, even managing to beat a Suzuki GSX-R1000 superbike. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Shark: Mind of a Demon with Fabien Cousteau. This is the amazing tale of Fabien Cousteau and his Great White Shark Submersible. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Mysterious Pear-Shaped Object Orbiting Saturn Looking a little like a sideways Mr. Potato Head sans limbs, the Cassini space probe photographed this unknown object. Break out the tin-foil hats. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
2,794 Full-length Videos & Cartoons in 87 easy-to-browse Channels This site has taken DiggUser's cartoon vids, added 1500 more music videos from the 80s, and a few 'ladies of YouTube' streams and put them into a streamlined channel browser with thumbnails for every video. (IFrames != Ajax, but good enough.) From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
10 Beautiful Women Who Are Way More Intelligent Than You No but seriously fellow man-people, a beautiful yet intelligent woman (heh. I said “yet”) is something that deserves our worship as much as our apprehension. You see, beautiful women don’t need to be intelligent. They’ll get along just fine in life saying “O RLY?” From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Gaza militants say They fired a chemical-tipped warhead at Israel A spokesman for gunmen in the Gaza Strip said they had fired a rocket tipped with a chemical warhead at Israel early on Thursday. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Create your own fake Leopard screenshots! With all the supposedly real screenshots of Leopard going around, this website shows how easy it is to fake them! Hopefully this will stop people from digging those obviously fake screens that we have been seeing over the last few days. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Hilarious Japanese Wake Up Call Pranks!! Nothing like waking up in the morning to being drug through the mud by a horse! From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
First human trial of antibacterial contact lens Biotechnology company Biosignal Ltd and the Institute for Eye Research have received ethics approval for the first human clinical trial of an antibacterial extended-wear contact lens. The ASX-listed company commercialises a novel anti-bacterial technology identified by UNSW researchers at the Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bioinnovation. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Beer More Healthy Than Wine? Contrary to popular opinion, beer is as healthy—if not more healthy—than wine, according to a university professor with an academic title any Joe Six-pack would relish. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Ferrari for sale, hot chick included. A woman living in Germany is auctioning off her red Ferrari Enzo sports car and including a little extra in the package -- herself. Leila said she would meet with interested bidders but would need to see the bidder's passport and proof of capital. No bids have been made yet in the auction which ends in a week. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
How To Make Porn Movies (video) How To Make Porn Movies From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Some view new Superman as Christ figure Both are heroes sent to earth by fathers to serve mankind, etc. This article is also cool because it has a reference to the greatest superman reference ever, the bit in Kill Bill vol.2: "..Clark Kent is Superman’s critique on the whole human race.” From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Google enabled contact lenses - The look of the future Wired Mag's "Artifacts from the future" unearthed this little optical enhancement. Sure it's WiFi enabled, location aware, has a built-in 16MB camera and is even Linux compatible, but it's that Firefox icon that's really intrigued me. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Crash Course in Subversion If you're already familiar with version control, Subversion is reasonably simple to use. If not, this article/tutorial will definitely help you out. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Bill and Melinda's $60 Billion Challenge They must expand their foundation without becoming a bloated bureaucracy to use Warren Buffett's billions wisely. Already, the foundation is bracing for the challenge. Federal tax law requires philanthropies to give away 5% of their total assets each year to maintain their nonprofit status. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Ten Things Your Supermarket Won't Tell You Just like the title says, here are ten ways your supermarket is either aiming to rip you off or potentially messing with your health. Practical information you can use to make wise choices rather than alarmist propaganda. Possibly limited to U.S. supermarkets but still worth reading. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
MySpace Restricts Adult Access to Teens Under the new MySpace model, adults can no longer access profiles or request to be friends with any users under 18. This may help cut down on Internet predators on community sites such as MySpace. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
NBA Introduces New Game Ball Technologically-advanced game ball has new design, better grip and consistency From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Xbox 360: Prey demo tonight at midnight? But only at 30FPS!? "IGN.com is reporting that we may see the demo as early as midnight tonight, and they have one nugget of information that may irritate 360 owners." "The PC version has been capped at a smooth 60 FPS, while the Xbox 360 version will run at a steady 30 FPS" From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
5 Worst Fake Bosses Think you've got it tough? Check out RedEye's list of the baddest bosses in recent movie and TV history. (This should have a fluff-piece warning, well, there it is) From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
RIAA's New Legal Strategy: Sue Globally; Promote Locally "They're now filing a bunch of lawsuits together in one geographic region, while working hand in hand with the less skeptical local press to promote the fact that someone nearby has been fined for sharing music." From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Real Hackers Dont Use CSS Back in the old days of 1996 there were two kinds of people. Those who understood the web, often referred to as “hackers”, and those that didn’t. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Why it's cooler to work at Yahoo than Google "You're gonna get fat at Google. There. I said it. You can't control yourself, so the free food will kill you. Oh shut up, you would not use the exercycle and the swimming pool. You'd just roll the M&M's cart over to your desk and gorge." From on June 29, 2006 at 1:14 p.m..
Star Wars 1979 drunken driving public service announcement Following on the success of 1977's Star Wars, a PSA featuring (presumably) the cantina on Tattooine was released in an effort to curb drunk driving. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Best Japanese Prank Show Ever You don't need to speak Japanese to enjoy this. One of the funniest things I have ever seen on the Internet. From on June 29, 2006 at 6:50 a.m..
Google Checkout is live! Web sites and merchants can integrate Google Checkout into their sites as an alternative payment processing method to existing checkout and credit card processing systems. From on June 29, 2006 at 6:50 a.m..
Vitamin Pills Fail Brain Test Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people's brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Sierra Club club sues Pentagon for blocking wind power. The Sierra club claims that by blocking wind mill farms within line of site of military radar the Pentagon a virtual ban on construction of wind mills. They also claim the military is not completing it's study in a reasonable amount of time, and bring up some other interesting points. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Yahoo has now censored Scientology critics from first page results A brief search on Yahoo about Scientology reveals critics of the cult are now nowhere to be found. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Breaking News: Tony Blair to announce resignation on monday over IRAQ British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce he will resign as early as next May, The Telegraph reports, citing members of Parliament. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
New Crop of iPods delayed until December According to CNN Money. There are a few problems with the new iPod's development. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Giant Rubberband Ball Rolled Down Hill Into Car! These were the days. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Nigerian Letter Scammer Convinced to Carve Replica Commodore 64 The incredible story of a guy who baits "Nigerian Letter" scammers by telling them he has no time to help them free their dead relatives' seized assets because he is so busy sending out $150,000 scholarships for talented carvings to display in his galleries. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The first voice-controlled game on the web!! Ok, this one is a real fun! All you'll need is web cam and a microphone and you can start to SCREAM!! From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
President Bush vs. New York Times: a battle is brewing "The Bush administration has launched a full-throated attack on the New York Times in response to the newspaper's disclosure of a secret programme which the White House says is designed to track financial transactions by terrorists." From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
RIAA Shifts Lawsuit Strategy The old strategy of suing 800 people at once is gone. Instead the RIAA is looking to be more localized, focused and personal with its new strategy. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Penn & Teller: The truth about PETA Showing the BS of PETA From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The bat-eating centipede Hate bats? Grab yourself one of these... From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Growing Up in Scientology Interview (w/ video) A SCARY look into the life of two women raised in scientology, nuff said. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Ford throws in more high tech options Ford has added a bunch of high tech options to it's more affordable cars. Audio jacks for MP3 devices, voice activated blue tooth, etc. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Turn your old computer into a SmoothWall firewall. Cnet shows you how to turn your old clunker of a computer into a good firewall to protect your home network. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
People Aggregator video tour: Wagged edition Marc Canter's unbearable video intro to his "social network network" is so much better with snarky subtitles. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
The beginnings of the thinking brain Oxford researchers have identified the very first neurons in the human cerebral cortex, the part of the brain that sets us apart from all other animals. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Shaking out the last from oil reserves Creating artificial seismic waves, similar to those that occur during an earthquake, could help squeeze more oil from natural reservoirs, say scientists. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Blair laid bare: the article that may get you arrested In the guise of fighting terrorism and maintaining public order, Tony Blair's Government has quietly and systematically taken power from Parliament and the British people. The author charts a nine-year assault on civil liberties that reveals the danger of trading freedom for security - and must have Churchill spinning in his grave. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Breakthrough: UV microchip manufacturing Researchers are claiming a breakthrough which could revolutionize how microchips are manufactured. They say that they have a new way to induce silicon to oxidize. They use UV lamps to get the oxide to form by breaking apart oxygen molecules on the material's surface. Cheaper chips could be the result From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
What Kind of iPod Am I? A Secure One To foil iPod snatchers, Targus recently introduced the Mobile Security Lock for iPod. The company makes many security devices for computers, the most common being a steel cable and lock that attach to the security slot found on just about every laptop. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
White House Gives Israel the "Go Ahead". Israel, which has moved troops into the Gaza Strip, has the right to defend itself, but should ensure innocent civilians are not harmed, White House spokesman Tony Snow said on Wednesday. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Top 5 iPod Alternatives Lusting after a music player, but want something different to Apple’s legions of ear-budded iPod fans? Our list of alternative tuneboxes will get your feet tapping all the way to the shops! From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Guy Wins an Xbox 360 with 85,000 Redemption Tickets A guy "snagged an Xbox 360 console from the Dave & Buster's ticket redemption center after racking up an amazing 85,000 tickets by regularly defeating skill games like Slide Master and Throttle Up over the course of several months." From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Mathematical Illustrations: A Manual of Geometry and Postscript This book will show how to use PostScript for producing mathematical graphics, at several levels of sophistication. It includes also some discussion of the mathematics involved in computer graphics as well as a few remarks aboutgood style in mathematical illustration. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Cranberries may help prevent tooth decay. Researchers believe they have found the mechanism by which cranberries can help prevent tooth decay. Doctors are cautioning that the sugar used to sweeten them could offset some of the benefits. Not in the article, but the quercetin in cranberries has also been shown to help people with allergies. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Amazing ads - A series of the worlds best advertisements So, how do you get your message across and get people talking about your product? Create astonishing advertisements. These designers certainly got it right and created the world's most original ads! From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
"Casual" Gamers Are More Hardcore Than We Thought According to a recent worldwide survey, 37 percent of those who use casual games play nine or more two-hour 'sessions' each week. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Russian Secret Services Ordered to Execute Killers Of Russians In Iraq President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's secret services to find and kill those who kidnapped and killed four Russian Embassy employees in Iraq, the Kremlin announced in a statement. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Nominate Human Rights Heroes The Human Rights Medal and Awards, presented by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, celebrates the achievements of individuals and organisations that have made an exceptional contribution to the advancement of Human Rights in Australia. The Commission is calling for nominations from both individuals and organisations. Entries close Friday 29 September 2006. From EdNA Online on June 29, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Curtin University of Technology - blog@your Library This is the Curtin University Library's Blog giving users up to date information on what's new and what's happening at the library. From EdNA Online on June 29, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Games for Children This site contains online alphabet, counting and reading games and activities for preschool children. From EdNA Online on June 29, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Collaborative Action for Reference Competencies and Information Technology (CARCIT) Wiki A wiki of presentations from Western Australian University Librarians on new technologies, including: podcasting, wikis and blogs. Usability is also addressed. From EdNA Online on June 29, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Mind Reading Computers SImply put, computers are being developed that can recognize facial movements and interpret them as interpersonal thoughts - hence 'mind reading'. One possible use - targeted ads towards your feelings at a given moment...new google money program anyone :p From digg on June 29, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Newly discovered cell structures offer new hope Researchers have discovered that children suffering from Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) have an excessively stiff shell of proteins. "Once we understand what causes the lamina to stiffen, we can try to reverse or stop the problem." A similar stiffening occurs with aging providing an additional area of future research. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:00 a.m..
Montenegro admitted to the U.N. Only independent from Serbia since 3 June, is now the 192nd member of the U.N. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:00 a.m..
How to hide your porn in Mac OS X Afraid that co-workers might fight the embarrassing picture you've made of yourself, or that your mother might find your porn stash in ~/Movies/? Search no further. Discover every way to keep your files secure from others. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:00 a.m..
How to Check for NSA Wire Taps 27B Stroke 6 outlines how to use a trace-route to determine if you are being tapped by the NSA. From on June 29, 2006 at 1:00 a.m..
Microsoft Instructions on how to Disable WGA Notifications! I wonder who forced them to do this? You can also stop it from phoning home. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Anna is a Bot: Chart-topping Song about IRC (Video) Boten Anna (Anna is a Bot) is a top hit in the Scandanavian music scene. Basically, the DJ thinks "Anna" is just the name of the IRC bot... but there is more, oh so much more. Destined to become an geek meme. Great for laughs. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
More to weight than diet and exercise New reasons for why we are fat such as air-conditioning, lack of sleep, and use of antidepressant medications top the list of a new scientific study published in the International Journal of Obesity. Scientists hope to generate additional research in these understudied areas. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Make your own AWESOME granola & protein power bars Alton Brown (on Good Eats) explains great, cheap granola and protein bars. (links to transcript of the show which shows nutritional information and recipes) From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Schools and Open Source Schools need to save money (know any school districts so rich money doesn't matter?) and one way to do so is via Open Source Software. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Clouds threaten Saturday shuttle launch "A cloudy weather forecast raised doubts Wednesday about whether the space shuttle Discovery would get off the launch pad this weekend for the space shuttle's first launch in nearly a year." From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Britney Spears Naked Pregnant Pictures a Shock to Fans Britney Spears is trying as hard as she can to stay in the news! What could possibility be next a Paris Hilton style sex video? From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
In the long run, we regret virtue more than vice A couple of Columbia University researchers have found that in the long run, people tend to regret having missed out on opportunities for pleasure -- and they wish they hadn't been so diligent about working. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Senate deals blow to Net neutrality - CNET News.com Narrowly rejects strict Net neutrality rules, dealing setback to companies that had made enacting them top political priority. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
MacBook Discoloration Issue Blown Insanely Out of Proportion ...so I decided to make some calls around to people I know inside and outside Apple who are responsible for providing warranty support for the darned things. What I've found is, largely, that the blogosphere has blown these issues insanely out of proportion From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Gnash, the free Flash player, makes progress The Gnash project has been developing a free software Flash player since December. Filling one of the last major gaps on the GNU/Linux desktop, it is one of the Free Software Foundation's high-priority projects. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
The first OS X Leopard (10.5) Video Of course this falls under rumors. This is supposed to be a video of Mac OS X (10.5) Leopard. You be the judge. From digg on June 29, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Master Builders Association of Victoria (MBAV): Training This registered training organisation provides training services to the Victorian building and construction industry. They offer Diploma, Certificate level and short courses, and seminars to meet the varying needs of the industry. Customised programs and onsite delivery of training are also offered. From EdNA Online on June 28, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
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