Generation Y Students Choose Careers on Interests, Not Money A study conducted by ACER for The Smith Family has found that many Generation Y Australian students are choosing careers based on their interests, not money. The study of more than 1300 disadvantaged Year 11 and 12 students found that anticipated income does not factor in their plans to attend university. Rather, the type of role and how closely it aligns with their interests and abilities has emerged as the deciding factor for these teens rather than the potential size of their pay packet. From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
A response to the proposal for an Australian Certificate of Education Curriculum Leadership Journal 4: 21 Geoff Riordan examines the proposed Australian Certificate of Education and addresses arguments against its development. Needs to be integrated with a national curriculum and not added as a 10th certificate or similar. Concerns that current incremental changes may, either by design or neglect, make the achievement of an Australian curriculum more difficult by deflecting attention and resources away from the larger, more important goal. From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
$160 Million Back in the Pockets of University Students From next year, no university student will be forced to pay an up-front fee for services and amenities which have nothing to do with their studies. For some students, this will put more than $600 a year of their hard earned money back in their pockets. DEST Media release, 30 June 2006 From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Australian Apprenticeships Australian Apprenticeships is the new name for the scheme formerly known as 'New Apprenticeships'. The name, Australian Apprenticeships, will reinforce that apprenticeships are a first-rate career option and as professionally, financially and personally rewarding as a university pathway. Under the scheme the Australian Government incentives and personal benefits programme are still the same. Australian Apprenticeships still encompass all apprenticeships and traineeships. They combine time at work with training and can be full-time, part-time or school-based. From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Videoblogging and VodCasting in Education Uses for technology enabling the sharing of video via social software continue to diversify: the Weblog with video accessories has become videoblog, vlog, vblog, vog, vidblog. The iPod diversified the field with the video podcast, aka the vodcast. These technologies offer flexible multimedia mix for the delivery of motivating chunks of instructional content. This edition of WWWTools for Education looks at the diverse nature of the genre, uses in educational practice, and trends for the future. From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Image of Tux done in ASCII art in COLOR!! Everybody's favorite penguin now in ASCII art. Also it's done in color. This must have taken a long time to do. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 9:48 p.m..
Hugo Chavez Urges Africa to Unite Against U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on Africa on Saturday to forge closer ties with Latin America to combat what he called a threat of U.S. hegemony. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Create Change For most scholars, the ways research is conducted, conveyed, and shared are different today than just a few years ago. This website will help researchers understand the changing landscape and how it affects them and their research. It also offers practical ways to look out for their interests as a researcher. From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Nintendo Wii Launch Date In Print It seems as though someone at Sports Illustrated Kids has gotten wind of the Nintendo Wii's launch date. The article also accurately reflects the PS3's launch date of November 17th (which has been OFFICIALLY announced.) Of course, this Wii launch date has not been made official by Nintendo yet. Could Sports Illustrated know something we don't? From digg on July 2, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Download Torrents at 100Mbps without Web Hosting This was inspired by a digg I saw earlier about using a web interface to download torrents, but I think you'll find that this way is easier and won't piss off your web host. I've been doing this for years with great success, and I wrote a short article detailing how it's done. It's also much cheaper than purchasing web hosting. Check it out. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Microsoft censors MSN Messenger Microsoft filters out any MSN messages containing "download.php" or "gallery.php". The messages are silently discarded without any indication being given that they have been blocked. To see a list of legitimate URLs that are now unable to be sent through MSN, put allintitle:download.php into Google. Many are Free Software downloads. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Scientists create conditions under which light travels a mere 38 MPH Light, which travels in a vacuum at almost 300,000 kilometers per second (186,000 miles per second), takes only 8 and 1/3 minutes to journey from the Sun to the Earth. Now a team of physicists has managed to slow the speed down by a factor of 20 million. Yes, that's correct, a 20-million-fold reduction in the speed of light! From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Govt. Of Myanmar bans Google. YANGON: The Myanmar government has blocked the Google search engine and its mail service Gmail, say Internet users.Users in the country have not been able to access the Google site for more than a week, reported the Mizzima News. Those attempting to view either Google or Gmail are confronted with a message saying "Access Denied". From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Rubber sidewalks coming to a city near you? D.C. tests rubber sidewalks, apparently 10 U.S. cities total have them installed in limited quantities. The apparently last 3x longer, but cost 3x as much as cement currently. They work better with nearby trees however, and can be removed to service land underneath them. How will they do with the snow shovel though? From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Corporate crackdown hits legal roadblocks. After five years of unchecked zeal, judges are starting to put limits on what prosecutors can get away with. The one that I found most disturbing is the Feds coercing accounting firm KPMG to cut off legal fees for its former partners. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Sunday Times: The founding fathers save America's soul. The full importance of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Hamdan vs Rumsfeld took a little time to sink in. The president is not an old-style monarch, empowered in wartime to make up rules as he goes along to defend his subjects. He is not the law. He must obey the law, as all citizens must. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Rainbow Tornado [Phenomenal Image] "This is one of the most beautiful tornadoes I have ever seen, located near Mulvane, Kansas. We were on the west side of this tornado with a gorgeous white tornado with a rainbow. As you can see the streaks of hail moving inward towards the tornado." From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Discovery Shuttle Launch Delayed for 48 More Hours NASA TV just broadcasted the "scrubbing" or today's launch window and they will not attempt another launch until Tuesday, July 4 at 2:38pm EDT. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Babies need 'tummy time' to develop Every day Isobel also gets "tummy time" - a period of the day set aside specifically for her to lie on her stomach. Physiotherapists are warning however, that more and more children are missing out on this special time, and their development is being stunted. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Why Does Rush Limbaugh Need Viagra? Simple question: if Rush Limbaugh, who is not married, is against premarital sex, then why does he need viagra? From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
The World's Most Dangerous Improv Game Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood play an Improv Game surrounded by mouse traps. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Why Are Nails On A Blackboard Irritating? Fingernails on a blackboard. Why does the very phrase send chills down one's back? The question has annoyed scientists for at least 2,300 years. Aristotle mentioned "hard sounds", but didn't try very hard to explain them. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
New in Gmail: Delete All Spam Gmail is rolling out a new link called "Delete all spam messages now" so you don't have to repeatedly select all messages and delete them. Another new feature: "Empty trash". From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Supreme Court decision could expose Bush to war crimes prosecution "The real blockbuster in the Hamdan decision is the court's holding that Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention applies to the conflict with Al Qaeda — a holding that makes high-ranking Bush administration officials potentially subject to prosecution under the federal War Crimes Act." From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
New Pain Research Shows Mice Capable Of Empathy A new study by McGill University professor of psychology Dr. Jeffrey Mogil shows that the capacity for empathy, previously suspected but unproven even among higher primates, is also evident in lower mammals. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
HOW TO: Record Videos Of Your Desktop Have you ever wanted to take a video of your sleek desktop, with your customised icons, window manager, GKrellM, and whatnot? Or make a video of cool XGL effects? Or a video tutorial to teach a few friends how to use a certain application? If you have, then this tutorial is for you. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
9 Year Old Girl Catches Toddler: Unhurt In Fall From 2nd Story Window When 9-year-old Kasie Hammons saw a toddler dangling from the second-story window, she knew what she had to do. She rushed over just in time to break 2-year-old Zeke Cole's fall, probably saving him from injury or death. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Pennies May Soon Be a Thing of the Past The article states that the "U.S. Mint has said pennies are costing more than 1 cent to make this year, thanks to higher metal prices." Consequently, pennies do not appear to be in the future of the U.S. currency. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Microsoft denies "kill switch" story Microsoft has responded to the allegation that Microsoft is planning to use WGA to implement a “kill switch” for PCs that fail validation. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Camera seized in Pitt-Jolie photo probe Massachusetts man traced to release of pictures of couple shot in Africa From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
NASA Will Fly Shuttle Home By Remote Control If Damaged Once in orbit, if Discovery is deemed unsafe for manned re-entry, shuttle managers have the option to initiate an audacious plan for rescuing the $2 billion craft: Fly her home by remote control. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
U.S. Outsources Iraq War - Brings U.S. Troops Home FRONTLINE takes a hard look at private contractors servicing U.S. military supply lines, running U.S. military bases, and protecting U.S. diplomats and generals. Private military contractors comprise the second largest "force" in Iraq, far outnumbering all non-U.S. forces combined. Run -time 60 min. - Full Program Online From digg on July 2, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Yahoo Messenger now able to message Windows Live! Messenger (with Pictures) Since their agreement to make the two networks be able to connect to each other last year, Yahoo and Microsoft have finally started to bridge the two networks through Yahoo's latest Mac beta and Microsoft's windows live Messenger. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Scalable AJAX - For The Love Of God, Think Of The Servers! Done badly, AJAX can bring a server to its knees. If you are writing an AJAX application and you have never heard of "/dev/poll" or the "thundering herd problem" then you really ought to smarten yourself up by reading this. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Flying Robots Made From Cellophane? Researchers have discovered that ordinary cellulose is a piezoelectric and smart material that can flap when exposed to an electric field. So it should be possible to use it to build lightweight flying robots carrying cameras, microphones or sensors for surveillance missions. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
The Simpsons diePod This is a video of the simpsons making fun of the iPod. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Uncovering progress in FOSS-based archeology for a variety of reasons, it makes sense for software in archeology to be open, viewed as a service, and controlled by the user community. In this way, even institutes with very small budgets can play a significant role. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Pixar Interns: Hard-core Pixar recently took on a bunch of interns, 9 in the animation department alone. These are talented kids, but more importantly, they stand up to abuse. Part of their hazing, I mean, indoctrination, includes wearing special intern overalls and consuming large amounts of cupcakes. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Hollywood fighting Piracy through price cutting Warner Bros is selling DVD's with price tags of only $2.75 in major Chinese cities, aiming to carve out a market for relatively affordable, legitimate versions of movies in a sea of counterfeit products selling for less than a dollar. Nice, I guess if everyone keeps up the piracy in North America and Europe they'll lower the price here too. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Torrent downloads now faster and while your PC is turned off! Tired of waiting hours or even days for a large & slow torrent file? Don't want to leave your PC on all the time? I found something real cool: It's a PHP based Torrent client that runs on a server. You can manage your torrents through a web interface. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Windows account password cracks Ophcrack is the fastest Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 password cracker. Download and burn!! Ophrack 2.1 comes with a GTK+ Graphical User Interface and runs on Windows as well as on Linux. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
The united states of total paranoia I know Britain is full of incompetent water board officials and stabbed Glaswegians but even so I fell on my knees this morning and kissed the ground, because I’ve just spent three weeks trying to work in America. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
President Johnson signs Civil Rights Bill 42 years ago today Today in 1964, The Civil Rights Bill - one of the most important piece of legislation in American history - has become law. US President Lyndon B Johnson signed the bill creating equal rights in voting, education, public accommodations, union membership and in federally assisted programmes - regardless of race, colour, religion or national origin. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Fireworks Part II: How To Make a Sparkler Sparklers are a handheld 'fireworks' that don't explode (pyrotechnic devices). They are easy to make, plus you can use your knowledge of chemistry to make colored fire. Please Use Caution. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
iPod law: User's manual for the shifting digital culture Everything you need to know about travelling to France with your iPod. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide An in-depth exploration of the art of shell scripting From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
North Korea Preparing for "Nuclear War" North Korean state news service, KCNA, condemns US decision to deploy updated U2 spy plane. Also claims that such actions by the United States are bringing the nation to the brink of war. The nation has also prepares to bolster "deterrent" against the United States, the typical way used to refer to their nuclear program. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Fight over IPTV will be decided in Arkansas An AT&T Inc. spokesman said Friday that the phone giant has worked out what is expected to be a final agreement to offer digital TV services in central Arkansas. The battle over digital TV service in Little Rock could have broad implications statewide and nationally, experts say. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
How to make a Coke Rocket - Finally revealed! (video) I can't believe how easy it is! Stock up, and get your rockets ready for the 4th of July! From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
They Might Be Giants Concert on NPR TMBG, a favorite band of many on Digg, have a new concert available for streaming from NPR. The Good: It's Free! The Bad: You have to use Realplayer. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Trouble with Mosquitoes? Install a Bat House If mosquitoes are driving you batty, here's a chemical-free solution that also provides entertainment: Install a bat house. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
The Hubble Can See Again Friday NASA successfully switched the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) to a secondary power channel after concluding that a transistor in the camera’s power supply had failed. Allowing for recalibration, the ACS should return to its scientific observations Sunday night. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
My First Week With Linux I'm surprised I'm saying this, but Linux has thus far been a more enjoyable user experience than Windows. The setup for Linux compared to Windows is a pain, particularly Libdvdcss, but once it was set up it was all around nicer to use. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
93% of Gitmo Detainees May Be Innocent The Guantanamo camp may have only 30 to 40 "real" cases (of 460 detainees) and the US detention center should be shut down by 2007, the president of the Belgian Senate, who headed a European inspection team there, said. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
How fast can you type? Test your typing skills by copying a piece of text into a textarea under a time limit. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
freedb is closing down Main developers quit, the rest is history. Long live freedb! From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
The video where Norm Macdonald gets even with Saturday night live The Title says it all From digg on July 2, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
An American Debate: How Many More? "How many more times will find ourselves scrambling to justify the unjustifiable? How many more times will we let fear blur the line between right and wrong, humane and inhumane? How much liberty are we willing to sacrifice for safety? When we make such concessions, how should we weigh just how much real security will be gained in exchange?" From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
NY Times: Digg brought the world's attention to Vincent Ferrari "With the enthusiastic help of users of Digg, the much-visited site that lets readers rate news stories, the online world found its way to Mr. Ferrari's door. (Actually, too many curiosity seekers arrived that day: the server that hosted his blog crashed hard when about 300,000 visitors tried to push through the door at about the same time.)" From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Talk Show Host Can't Stop Laughing Ever had one of those times where laughing was very innappropriate, but you just couldn't stop? That's what happened to this guy, on television. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Windows Error Message Generator For great fun on line, check out the windows error message generator and the gallery! From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
learn HTML or CSS fast This great site has free and easy tutorials for learning HTML or CSS for programmers who are new to it From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Microsoft delivers cease-and-desist order ... in a frame At the Gnomedex...: As conference organizer Chris Pirillo was wrapping up one session, three Microsoft reps came on stage to deliver a cease-and-desist order... It was just a framed copy of the one the company had sent ordering Pirillo and Jake Ludington to shut down their alternative, BitTorrent-based download site for the Windows Vista Beta 2. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Life after Privacy The war for privacy may be lost. But the battle over what to do with all that data has just begun. As governments increase their prying, businesses are struggling to keep a lid on their records. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Piracy Hurting China's Own Industries Kingsoft Corp.'s English-Chinese dictionary program is used on most of China's 60 million PCs. That's the good news. The bad news: Kingsoft doesn't make any money from it, because 90 percent of those copies are pirated From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Will The Home Be Steve Jobs Last Big Hooray? "What they are trying to work out is how the device will handle both entertainment and automation applications. Steve Jobs is in the thick of it with some saying that the solution being worked on could be one of the best products Apple has ever delivered to market." From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Defend Your Base Same concept as defend your castle, but with more entertaining. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
BREAKING NEWS: Palestinian PM's HQ 'targeted' BBC- Israeli aircraft have launched an attack on the office of the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, witnesses have said. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
How NASA Figures Out the 'Launch Window' for the Space Shuttle A launch window is the time or set of times during a given day that the Space Shuttle can launch and still meet mission objectives and stay within safety guidelines. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Kevin Rose & Dan's 'flat' Heh. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
6th grader featured on Google's Blog Alex (age 12) got 106/100 points on her essay about Google and receives a prominent mention on Google's Blog. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Rollin' with Saget For those of you that haven't seen it yet, I give you Rollin' With Saget - featuring of course, the one and only Bob Saget with George Lucas and John Stamos in cameo: From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Bird takes down a 40 million F16 Fighter jet HUD view Great footage of f16 injesting a bird and crashing. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
conan goes to india to track down tech support conan goes to india to track down tech support, no he actually sends a guy to india to talk to them about pop up ads and how to get rid of them. If you have not seen it its pretty funny. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
The 100 Worst Corporate Citizens There's no point in rewarding companies that play pick and choose when it comes to business ethics. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Real Sex, Virtual Worlds The flurry of press about sex and games has focused mainly on a handful of virtual worlds and video games set to launch in this year, from the blend of The Sims and Yahoo Personals in Naughty America's The Game (to Red Light Center's blatantly pornographic online mall. And one big question has been: if they build it, will people come? From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Russian Pirate Industry Is Booming Russian prosecutors are already pursuing a criminal case against allofmp3, but Igor Pozhitkov, head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in Russia, calls the current situation with the site "ridiculous." "It's as though a person is stealing your electricity. The prosecutors determine that what they are doing is illegal. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Man gets cut in half by train, calls 911 A North Texas railroad worker whose legs were severed when he was run over by a train Sunday morning managed to make a call that may have saved his life. "I just got run over by the rail cars," he said in the call. "I need 911, CareFlite. I think I'm cut in two. I need everyone to hurry up now." From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Father of Molested Son Gets Revenge, Vigilante Style The father of a kidnapped boy takes matters into his own hands. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Starcraft units in Oragami This is what happens when talent, fandom, and massive amounts of free time collide. Starcraft.org has a photo of someone's Starcraft-themed Oragami art (no relation to the UMPC, also a waste of time). Dozens of painstakingly detailed units are shown off, from the Protoss Carrier to the Zerg Hydralisk. Fans of Blizzard's classic, enjoy. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
how to optimize your blog for search engines There is a big bunch of resources on optimizing your blog for search engines. I have tried to collect the best tips and plugins in this article. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft Microsoft is famous for asking puzzle-type interview questions, and the most famous one is “why are manhole covers round?” The answer they are looking for is that square covers could fall down the hole, but round ones can’t. Of course, some people are just too smart for their own good… From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Amazing home made wood computer case for 22.4 euros Quite amazing computer case made almost with free stuff, the most expensive part was the paint, all the rest was free or found around the house. The wood was offered from a local carpenter who offered some pieces he had laying around. The home made rounded cables are particularly great. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Library phone answerers survive the Internet - CNET News.com Anyone, of any age, from anywhere can telephone 212-340-0849 and ask New York Public Library researchers almost any question. The New York Times From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Tesla: Lighting up the world -- again Nikola Tesla harnessed alternating current, invented radio technology and patented 700 inventions, including the wireless remote control and spark plugs. He died alone of a heart attack in a New York hotel room, impoverished. His Nobel Prize awarded to another man for an invention he had created years earlier. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
The birth of the open source enterprise stack For the first ten years of its life, free software was largely a hacker's tool. All the early programs – Emacs, GCC, Perl, Linux – were written by coders for coders (usually themselves). It was the rapid uptake of the Internet by business in the mid-1990s that led to free software being used by companies, not just their employees. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Senator Ted Stevens Downloads the Entire Internet and Complains It's Slow! Regarding a recent vote, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) explained why he voted against the amendment (basic net neutrality) and gave an amazing primer on how the Internet works: "It's a series of tubes." and "...an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday." Story includes an mp3 link. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
MetaFilter Music launches LifeHacker announcing Matt Haughey launching MetaFilter Music, where Mefites can share music they've created with the rest of the community. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Big Brother Australia "Sexual Assualt" - The Real Uncensored Video Thanks to a fansite based on the Big Brother Australia TV show there has been a true video released of the claimed "sexual assualt" on a female housemate - Camilla. From what has been said of the incident on TV reports and from the official Big Brother show this video will give you a different view of the whole "incident". From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
The Roots of the Human Family Tree Are Shallow Whoever it was probably lived a few thousand years ago, somewhere in East Asia. He or she did nothing more remarkable than be born, live, have children and die. Yet this was the ancestor of every person now living on Earth. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Cracking WEP with Ubuntu A nice tutorial on cracking WEP Encryption under Ubuntu. From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Rogue Helicopter Pilot in this airspace! Local nut goes insane at a public town meeting, and demands the FBI go after a "rogue helicopter pilot" which apparently has been haunting him. Extremely funny, and its get even better at the end!, this guy is crazy!!! From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Method to Better Predict Software Vulnerabilities Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a model to predict with much greater accuracy the number and severity of vulnerabilities that will likely surface in operating systems and in major software applications in the near future From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
Is Bush a War Criminal Due to Supreme Court Hamdan Ruling? Andrew Sullivan takes a moment to consider this pressing quesion: Is our president a war criminal? From on July 2, 2006 at 12:37 p.m..
USA Charters of Freedom Click to this page at the National Archives of the USA for the nation’s original documents of freedom and their history. Government Bill Rights, Constitution, Declaration Independence, United States, USA From Golden Swamp on July 2, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..
Crazy Optical Illusion This phenomenon is called chromatic adaptation. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 may have memory handling advantages over Firefox In our initial tests, when we loaded four of TG Publishing's own front pages into memory, then checked memory consumption in Task Manager, both IE7 Beta 3 and Firefox 1.5.4 consumed about 64 MB of system memory, with Firefox slightly more than IE7. But when both programs were minimized, something almost magic happened.. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
HowTo: Blackpowder Rockets It's almost that time of year when Americans contribute to global warming setting off rockets and other explosives. Instead of setting off the store-bought ones and paying a small fortune for the fun of a few seconds, how about learning something about rockets and having some fun in the mean time? PLEASE USE CAUTION. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Drugged from birth The federal government wants to perform mental health screening on infants and get them started on drugs which they will take for their entire lives, if the drugs don’t kill them first. And you’re going to pay for it, whether you want to or not. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
'Morning After' Sunburn Cream Could Prevent Cancer The "morning after" lotion is called Dimericine. Dimericine is basically an enzyme cream that repairs the skin's damaged DNA. The body does this process naturally, but this cream would significantly speed it up. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Israeli strike on Gaza power plant will cost US taxpayers $48,000,000 A Western aid official involved in the matter said Israel's decision to hit the power plant was a surprise in large part "because it was American-owned." From digg on July 2, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
What kind of governments produce winning soccer teams? There have been revolutions to create socialism, democracy, and authoritarian dictatorship. But humankind has yet to fight a revolution to guarantee one of the most vital elements -- if not the most vital element -- of the good life. That is, a winning soccer team. What kind of government would we want to install? From digg on July 2, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Amazing Storm Pictures Here is a set of the amazing storm pictures taken by the storm chaser, Mike Hollingshead in Nebraska and Kansas during the summer months of 2002 and 2004. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
PS2 Vs. PS3 Side by side graphics display. A side by side view of how much more realistic next generation PS3 graphics are compared to last generation PS2. NBA Live 2007 is the game of choice to show new features and some pretty cool physics. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Hackers hit 700 Israeli Web sites The Jerusalem Post said about 700 Web sites were shut down early Wednesday. Their home pages were replaced by the message, "Hacked by Team-Evil Arab hackers u KILL palestin people we KILL Israeli servers." From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Robot Chicken Grand Theft Auto Spoof Adult Swim's Robot Chicken takes a crack at portraying GTA the way Congress sees it. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
No more Vista!! Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista. The Customer Preview Program is now closed. We have reached our program capacity and no new orders are being accepted. We apologize for any inconvenience. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Linux Chosen for Post-Production Work Australian Post-Production Facility, Frame, Set & Match, Adopts Autodesk's Discreet Flame Visual Effects Systems Running Linux From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
AJAX Rapid Domain Search Tool Squurl is a free tool that allows you to rapidly search domain name availability in real-time, cutting your brainstorming process in half. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
WOW. Just how fast is Dubai growing? Take a peak at these two photos. 11 years has made a world of difference in Dubai. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
India to catalog traditional knowledge to stop bad patents. Incensed by patents based on traditional knowledge, and copyrighted styles of yoga India is fighting back. They are developing the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library to send to patent offices worldwide. Out of 762 randomly selected U.S. patents, 49% were based on traditional Indian knowledge. It's time to stop the patent trolls. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Xbox 360 sold 1,169 units in Japan last week Media Create reported Thursday that the Xbox successor sold only 1,169 units from June 19 - 25. By comparison the Nintendo DS sold 157,022 units and Sony's PSP sold 24,737 units in the same period. Is there any way for Microsoft to combat such rampant apathy in Japan? From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Man Banned From Second Life For Letting Son Play At the end of the session Beth Goza, a Linden Labs employee, caught up to Patrick on screen and said “you’re toast.” (We had both been warned about the rules before, so we both knew what that meant — we were about to be kicked and banned). From digg on July 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
NJ Is Closed: Governor Shuts Down The State Government On Saturday morning, just after 9:30am, Governor Corzine signed an order shutting down New Jersey's state government. Minutes later road construction projects around the state were ordered to cease. Parks, beaches, historic sites and possibly casinos may also be closed in the coming days. From on July 2, 2006 at 3:03 a.m..
Please Help Find My Missing Son My son John has been missing since 02/05/2003. He is bipolar and in need of medication. He is a kind and gentle person - he is not a danger to anyone but himself. He is extremely intelligent, hard working, and greatly missed. He has worked construction, landscaping, cooking, fishing boats. I suspect he is still in the Florida area. 352-457-1377 From on July 2, 2006 at 3:03 a.m..
Draw a Pig The pig serves as a useful test of the personality traits of the drawer. Just draw a pig on this site, and if its good it will be added to the Top pigs in the gallery. Currently: 1,099,830 pigs in gallery From digg on July 2, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Floating bed magnetically levitates (with cool picture) A crazy Dutch inventor has created a spectacularly expensive and impractical floaing MAGLEV BED. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
A better wall plug This is just brilliant: A new plug design, angled out from the wall to make it easier to plug things in or out. It was created by University of Notre Dame student Julia Burke, and won an IDSA award this year. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
How to Install other desktop environments in ubuntu Ubuntu is capable of many different desktops. The main ones are GNOME, KDE, and Xfce. The main difference between the different ubuntu's is the desktop environment they come with. Many people dualboat multiple ubuntus because they want to try other desktop environments. This howto shows how to install other desktop environments. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Behold…the Wii power supply [PHOTO] Gamefront snagged a pic of the Wii power supply. Power supplies are a big deal nowadays, all because of Xbox 360 power brick…quite the beast. The Wii power supply looks just about the same as the one for the Cube, maybe even a little smaller. From digg on July 2, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
The top 25 “you may be a computer geek if…” jokes like foxworthy's redneck jokes "If you refer to freeware as legally free...you might be a computer geek." From digg on July 2, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Confirmed: Apple Stores knew about discoloration warranty coverage I spent about an hour on the phone with Apple today. After being passed around through the AppleCare dept, I have learned that Apple Genius Bar reps were aware of the discoloration issue warranty replacement two weeks ago! Why the hell was I repeatedly told that the yellowing was my own doing?! Going in Monday to a local store case # in hand... From digg on July 2, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Woman fuses with couch from sitting too long! (PICTURE) Removing her from the couch would be too painful, since her body was grafted to the fabric. After years of staying put, her skin had literally become one with the sofa and had to be surgically removed. sorry about the old article but I just heard this on the radio today and went googling for a link. I think I'm gonna get up and go for a walk now! From digg on July 2, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
SNL - Will Ferrell - I Need More Cow Bell One of the all time great sketches on SNL and certainly one of my favorites. Includes Christopher Walken. From digg on July 1, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Firefox 2.0 Gets Two NEW Features: Undo Close Tab & Scrolling Tab Bar After upgrading to the latest nightly build of Firefox 2.0 I noticed two features that I haven’t seen before. One of the features was an “Undo Close Tab” button when you right-click on the tab-bar or on a tab. The other feature that I don’t like very much is a scrolling tab-bar. From digg on July 1, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
The rise of the CGI performers Movie special effects have been around for pretty much as long as the movies themselves, but with the latest digital cameras, editing equipment and animation technology it is has become possible to work more magic than ever before. From digg on July 1, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
90.29 Percent of Developers Say the PS3 is Too Pricey Translated by IGN, the latest issue of Japanese mag Ge-Maga polled Japan's development community on issues regarding Sony's PlayStation 3. From digg on July 1, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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