Yahoo China Sued Under Brand New Copyright Law The International Federation for the Phonographic Industry says that around 90% of all music sold in China is pirated and Yahoo! China includes links to unaffiliated sites selling pirated music. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Website Flags The web becomes more global every day, and country borders are blurred. What we really need in this day and age, even more than country flags, are flags for websites. Like... From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Universal Binary of OSX Fullscreen Windows I've compiled a universal binary of the application mentioned earlier on digg for all the Intel Mac owners out there. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Why is Ford Backing Away from Hybrid Commitment? Recently, Ford was saying it had a "keen interest" in hybrids, and now it's turning to biofuels. Why? Because of a special credit the law gives them.. A loophole, more or less. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Fan-Made Wii Powerglove This is a brilliant fan-made design for a Wii Powerglove. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Apple adds new MacBook retail configurations Apple Computer recently added two new retail configurations to its MacBook line of consumer notebooks, both of which are now available at most of the company's stores. The new model retails for $1499. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Steven Colbert in 1996 (video) Colbert honed his act on the short lived Dana Carvey show, his second professional gig according to IMDB. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Before You Try To Argue, Make Sure You Know How Now that we have a Politics section here on Digg we'll being seeing a deluge of people from all areas of the political spectrum making really bad arguments in the comments section. To do my part I thought we could all use a lesson in logical fallacies. The most common being: Ad hominem, Appeal to fear, Appeal to tradition, Argumentum ad populum... From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Automated Freebie Finder Updated Freebie Finder still aggregates freebies while filtering out scams and referral pyramids by detecting links on multiple sites. The new Freebie Finder also predicts categories and countries for new freebies and then utilizes user input to refine these initial predictions through user votes on categories, descriptions, countries, and ratings. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
The Anatomy of the Google Product Cycle Step 1: Two Googlers meet for Battlestar Galactica marathon on UPN but end up calculating their worth as the weekend stock price hovers around $415; after two epicurean Mike's Hard Lemonades, a message is sent to an internal developer list with an idea for (a) Google Base or (b) an old Yahoo/Microsoft product with a new AJAX interface. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Leo Laporte's Digital Digs on TechTV Get a tour of Leo's house and his set up. Those were the good ole days of TechTV. They were all actually worth watching unlike the network now. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Get windows to shutdown fast Windows has a hard time shutting down because of resource issues caused by third party programs, and Microsoft software. Get the free profile hive cleanup service and start shutting down in seconds...instead of minutes From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Why the "loudness wars" are killing today's music "Pull out a vinyl record from the 70s or early 80s, and listen to it. Odds are it'll have a big dynamic range -- it'll be whisper-quiet in some parts and booming lound in others. You'll pick up new nuances every time you listen to it. Now listen to any music track recorded in the last ten years, and it'll be radically different." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Spanish metro kills 34! VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - At least 34 people were killed when an underground train ran off the tracks in a tunnel and overturned at high speed in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Monday, officials said. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Solaris Xen support imminent So far, Linux operating systems such as SUSE Linux Professional 9.3, the upcoming Suse Linux Enterprise 10 and Red Hat's Fedora Core 3 and 4, have been modified for Xen support. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
12 Web 2.0 StartUp Gems - Useful Services for Free A wide range of google AJAX / Web 2.0 Services offered by innovative Start Ups Will be fascinating to watch how they progress From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies (DDOGS) The Council of Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies in Australia (DDOGS) is a forum of representatives of universities engaged in graduate studies to discuss matters related to the provision, quality and advancement of graduate education. The purpose of the Council is to promote excellence in training, research and scholarship and to seek to maintain high national standards for all graduate degree programs. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
SC: 04/07 Star Office and Open Office affected by security vulnerabilities Security monitoring company Secunia reports three 'Moderately critical' vulnerabilities in Sun's Star Office which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system; Star Office is supplied by Sun as an alternative to the Microsoft Office product; Open Office is an open source version provided free of charge and both are affected ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on July 3, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
SC: 03/07 Anti-firewall virus masquerades as message from AOL IM contact A new instant messaging (IM) worm that poses as a security notification from Microsoft's anti-piracy program has been identified by Sophos; if opened it switches off the firewall in Windows XP so the PC can be hijacked remotely ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on July 3, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Massive case mod - the tallest ever? This guy has taken a massive Lian Li PC70 case, added a vapour cooling box on the bottom and a custom watercooling housing on top. Sandwiched together with plexiglass, the end result is a spectacular (and incredibly tall) custom case. Sweet pictures and build log! From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
10 Days That Changed the History of the US "The dates that truly made a difference aren't always the ones we know by heart; frequently, they've languished in dusty oblivion. The 10 days that follow — obscure as some are — changed American history." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Jon Stewart of the Daily Show weighs in on Senator Ted Stevens Simply put, and I quote, "Who the F**k is Ted Stevens". From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The evolution of Blood Doping This is a pretty good write up on performance enhancement through better chemistry. From it's humble origins with strychnine, cocaine, caffeine and amphetamines to more modern methods. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
15 things with Yahoo UI Dustin Diaz shares some of his recent experiments with the Yahoo! User Interface library From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Ubuntu Gamers Arena Latest drivers list , latest games , all for Ubuntu From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The Return of "Black Death" Is the time ripe for the re-emergence of hemorrhagic plague? Is the deadly virus still living in its animal host in Africa? Few have taken seriously the possibility that a killer viral disease, such as the Black Death or something like it, could emerge without warning and destroy our civilization... From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Twenty mp3s of Great Songs from 1901-1920 (public domain) "It's a shame most people are unfamiliar with American Popular Music. It's great fun. It occurred to me today that a lot of this music is in the Public Domain — I could rip mp3s from my collection and post them. So I have. All mp3s in this entry are in the Public Domain — download and share!" From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Homeless man helps heart attack victim This is cool; some homeless guy, who must have been an advanced paramedic or doctor at some point in his life, helped save a mans life. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
"Weird Al" Fights Record Label Using the Web! Atlantic's efforts to block a parody of James Blunt's hit "You're Beautiful" has Yankovic fighting back publicly, and using his Web site as a tool to do so. Instead of fighting with the label, "Weird Al" is giving the song away for free! From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
N. Korea Warns of Nuclear War if Attacked North Korea will respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war," the state-run media said Monday, heightening its antagonistic rhetoric. The Korean Central News Agency, citing an unidentified Rodong Sinmun newspaper "analyst," accused the United States of increasing military pressure.. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The REAL way to set up your rear view mirrors You've been driving for years. You THINK you know how to adjust your mirrors. But chances are, you don't have your side mirrors adjusted anywhere near how they should be. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
How Failure Breeds Success Indeed, for a generation of managers weaned on the rigors of Six Sigma error-elimination programs, embracing failure is close to blasphemy. Figuring out how to master this process of failing fast and failing cheap and fumbling toward success is probably the most important thing companies have to get good at. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
In Britain, Sports Betting Can Look a Lot Like Investing In spread-betting, participants can take positions on dozens of different variables in a soccer game, from the final score to the number of corner kicks to the sum of all the numbers on the players' shirts. It feeds an apparent hunger among British gamblers for new things to bet on, with the Internet making it easier than ever to do so. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Top Ten Most Beautiful OS X Apps As someone in the Macintosh shareware business, I make the daily crawl through MacUpdate to look for the latest and greatest in Mac software. One thing I've been noticing recently is a renaissance of extremely polished and beautiful Mac apps, so I thought I'd share some of these finds with you guys. Hopefully you'll find some new gems in there! From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The War On Contraception "What rational person could oppose using birth control to prevent pregnancy?" From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
PS2: Dance Factory generates DDR-like routines to any track on any CD "That's why I'm looking forward to Dance Factory. Not because of their song list, but because their big feature is the ability to put in any music CD and have the game generate dance steps on the fly for you. You put in the disc, it gives you a routine, and you get to play it." No more Britney Spears, unless that is your thing I guess. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Microsoft drops its XP pirate checks Microsoft has dropped elements of its Windows Genuine Advantage Notification after they ignited a firestorm of controversy. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Found in Space: Evidence of Hydrogen Accumulating Around Dark Matter... "...Scientists discover a large primordial 'blob', more than 10 billion light-years away. The most likely scenario to account for its existence and properties is that it represents the early stage in the formation of a galaxy, when gas falls onto a large clump of dark matter." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Zarqawi's Wife: "Al-Qaida Sold Him Out To The U.S." Al-Qaida leaders sold out Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to the United States in exchange for a promise to let up in the search for Osama bin Laden, the slain militant's wife claimed in an interview with an Italian newspaper. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Video: O' Reilly interviews John Kerry Last week Bill O' Reilly interviews Kerry on immigration, the environment, the conflict between the US and Iran, and the Iraq war. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
How to wall mount a display like a professional Nice guide to installing mounting systems for displays and projectors. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
One lucky SOB Keep your eye on the rightmost lane of the stopped traffic. Watch for the luckiest idiot in the world . Timing is everything! I wonder who carries his insurance? From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
go forth and API Practical advice on how best to use APIs From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Geodesic Domes: 'Doing More with Less' Life in a Geodesic Dome with Photos From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Tour de France - Live Google Maps Tracks A cool Google Maps and Tour de France mash-up: Displays driver's data live on a interactive map. And you can can even follow the bike's position! Heart beat, speed, stress factor, distance, power and current position are tracked. Check it right on time ;) From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
HD-DVD clearly outshines Blu-ray "Blu-ray is garnering almost universal scorn from reviewers and enthusiasts alike. Reviewer Evan Powell, of projectorcentral.com, commented of Blu-ray: "The image quality does not measure up to what we would expect from a high-definition source, and it certainly falls short of the hype." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
38 Full Length Movies On YouTube This index includes Ace Ventura, The Chronicles of Narnia, City of God, The Crow, Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong, The Lord of the Rings (1 & 2), The Omen, The Rock, Top Gun, Underworld: Evolution, and more. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
BBC: Al Queda Trying To Inflitrate British Intelligence MI5 Targeted by Islamist Extremists pretending to be patriotic Brits. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
HOW TO: Detecting Lies & Cheating A Polygraph Test Everything you need to know about lies, how to detect them with and without a polygraph, and how to cheat a polygraph test. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
PS3 price must drop in 2007, says Ubisoft boss Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot has warned that while his company is optimistic about the prospects for the next-gen consoles, Sony must be prepared to drop the price point of the PS3 in 2007 if it is to compete effectively with the Xbox 360. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
73 Amazing Macro Nature Photo Galleries Check out hundreds of gorgeous macro nature photos in this huge list of galleries. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Retire the Penny It costs 1.4 cents to mint a penny, and it costs each person $60 a year in wasted time. Here's a site dedicated to getting rid of the penny. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
HOW TO: Fire 15,000 Bottle Rockets under a minute (with VIDEO)!!! The Vulcan Project is an annual event in which people get together and shoot off about 15,000 bottlerockets in under a minute. Its an awesome phenomenon. Check out the video from this year's event and learn how you too can shoot off huge amounts of bottle rockets in a very short amount of time. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Digg's comment system encourages meaningful contribution Digg has stumbled upon a brilliant formula. Where most web sites struggle with worthless or offensive comments on blogs, Digg's thumbs up/down rating system encourages meaningful responses. Many users find themselves going back to stories they commented on to see whether other users found their comments worthwhile using the rating system. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Amarok 1.4.1 released with Last.fm stream support! Amarok 1.4.1 has been released with full support for Last.fm streams, so it is now possible to listen to your favorite tag radio right in Amarok! Other new features include a completely revamped custom icon theme, creative nomad jukebox support, support for custom scoring algorithms, and the new Advanced Tag Features framework. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Academics break the Great Firewall of China Computer experts from the University of Cambridge claim not only to have breached the Great Firewall of China, but have found a way to use the firewall to launch denial-of-service attacks against specific Internet Protocol addresses in the country. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The Trio that Could Transform Autos - BusinessWeek An alliance of Kirk Kerkorian, deputy Jerome York, and Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn could have big implications for General Motors—and the car business as a whole. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Easy way to get a @MSN.com email address. Microsoft normally doesn't allow people to have an @MSN.com account without purchasing their MSN internet service. This unpublished link takes you to a registration page on Microsoft's website that allows you to register for an @MSN.com email and Passport account. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Updated Index Of TV Shows On YouTube This index includes 32 episodes of The Screen Savers, as well as episodes of Call For Help, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Lost, Quantum Leap, Seinfeld, The Wonder Years, and more. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Letter from a Terrorist's Daughter This is a letter to the mother of the Israeli soldier who was kidnapped recently in Gaza - resulting in the current firestorm. "In personal letter to Gilad Shalit's mother, girl implores: 'You can take one step and we will take a matching step, in order to return our loved ones. Stop our suffering and yours' " From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
U.S. Beach Closings Up 29% In 1 Year Due to Pollution The number of beach warnings issued nationwide increased by 29% from 2004 to 2005, based on statistics from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Most of these warnings were due to excess fecal bacteria in the water. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Cursor-Dodger / Try to stay away! This little booger chases you curser and it is hard to get away. He has weapons that will make it even harder. Try Your Best! From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
8 risks identified by Google (The Google risk list) In the latest publicly available 10-Q statement, first quarter, 2006, Google identified a myriad of risks it faces, as it seeks to maintain its search dominance and its revenue growth rate. Here are eight of the risks impacting Google, according to Google: From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
MIT Scientist Says Al Gore Is Wrong On Global Warming Consensus According to an MIT Professor of Atmospheric Science, Gore is wrong when he claims there is scientific consensus on global warming and ignores key facts like the Arctic being as warm or warmer in the 1940s as today, that the Greenland ice sheet is growing, and that climate in general is highly dynamic, always changing, and nothing to fear. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Why Harry Potter must finally die Rowling stands to upset millions of fans if she murders her hero. But in a survey of critics, fans, booksellers, churches and family groups, The Sunday Age has found there are many reasons why the four-eyed wally with a wand needs to be magically evaporated. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Apple OSX Menu Meter (Fantastic OSX Application) Menu meter integrates within your apple system to provide real time information about your network activity, disk activity, CPU and RAM on you toolbar. Better than any activity light (which is sadly missing from apple laptops) you get all the information you would ever want. (Non-bloated no footprint software) From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
A Piano... From Flash not Wood This interesting little game/tool recreates a piano in flash, but instead of keys the notes are played by little bouncing blocks that you can pickup and throw as you please. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Secure Gmail From Sniffers This article looks at the potential security risks associated with using gmail, especially in the workplace where traffic may be monitored. It investigates how to keep the HTTP-SSL connection open for more then just login credentials, but for the whole gmail session to read, write and chat without worrying about prying eyes. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Tutorials for iLife 06 from Apple Apple has a new site up called iLife 06 Multimedia Tutorials. They have tutorials for all iLife apps, the tutorials range from things for the average user and some for the more advanced, and its free! From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Ancestor of every living human may have lived only 2000 years ago "That means everybody on Earth descends from somebody who was around as recently as the reign of Tutankhamen, maybe even during the Golden Age of ancient Greece. There's even a chance that our last shared ancestor lived at the time of Christ." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Canadian Terror Suspect: "Halo Made Me Do It!" "Internet postings suggest the alleged ringleader of a group accused of plotting terror attacks in Ontario was just another a video game-obsessed teen two years ago" From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
SC: 03/07 Apple iTunes must be updated to avoid 'Critical' security flaw A 'Highly Critical' vulnerability has been reported in Apple iTunes, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system; users of iTunes should update immediately to version 6.0.5 - there's a download location listed below ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on July 3, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Google: A Search Engine That's Becoming an Inventor Google is as much about infrastructure as it is about the search engine. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Long-haul birds 'returning early' Birds that migrate long distances have adapted to the world's changing climate in unexpected ways, a study shows. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Hydrogen peroxide production may keep Mars sterile "We suggest that this H2O2, or another superoxide processed from it in the surface, may be responsible for scavenging organic material from Mars. The presence of H2O2 in the surface could also accelerate the loss of methane from the atmosphere, thus requiring a larger source for maintaining a steady-state abundance of methane on Mars." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Blast fireworks in your computer (flash) Just click and enjoy! From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
One armed bass. Impossible is nothing. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Jack Black's King Kong Jam Aewsome video from SNL. Jack Black performs a song he wrote for King Kong. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Excalibur Satellite-Guided Artillery Shells The 155-millimeter Excalibur projectile uses satellite guidance and tailfins for pin-point attacks on distant targets with minimal collateral damage and less danger to close-by friendly forces. Targets included armored vehicles, simulated troop concentrations and a reinforced steel-and-concrete structures. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
The Open Source Monopoly "As long as people substitute brand-name thinking for a hard-nosed, down-to-earth approach, they will choose the name. In every other industry, the lion's share of the market inevitably is owned by no more than four companies. It is no different with computer technology and will be no different with open source." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
SCOPE Alliance Publishes Carrier Grade Linux Operating System Profile Profile Builds On The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) CGL Requirements Definition From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Steve Jobs is single largest shareholder of Disney 138,000,000 Shares Valued at = $ 3,900,000,000 From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
The Six Sins of the Wikipedia It is a question of time before the Wikipedia self-destructs and implodes. It poses such low barriers to entry (anyone can edit any number of its articles) that it is already attracting masses of teenagers as "contributors" and "editors", not to mention the less savory flotsam and jetsam of cyber-life. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
What to do if you're still running Windows 98, Me When Microsoft issues their last patch July 11, Windows 98 and Me will be complete. How can you keep running them safely without security updates from Microsoft? From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Why Consumers Will Lose in Telco Vs Cable Video Plan "Anytime you've got AT&T, Verizon and Comcast all pushing for the same legislation, what worse rogue's gallery could there be from a consumer's perspective?" "The consumer gets the shaft here." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Ancient Flowers Found in Egypt Coffin The flowers are likely the remains of garlands strung with gold strips that were worn by ancient Egyptian royalty. "It's very rare—there's nothing like it in any museum. We've seen things like it in drawings, but we've never seen this before in real life. It's magnificent," Lokma said. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Daily Telegraph : Britons see US as vulgar empire builder Britons have never had such a low opinion of the leadership of the United States, a YouGov poll shows. As Americans prepare to celebrate the 230th anniversary of their independence tomorrow, the poll found that only 12 per cent of Britons trust them to act wisely on the global stage. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Fragments of Collosal Meteor Change Some Perceptions of Other Impacts Usually, asteroids large enough to create craters more than four kilometres wide are vaporised by the high temperatures created when they hit the Earth. But recently, an international group of scientists accidentally discovered a fragment of an asteroid in the Morokweng crater that is believed to be a piece of the destructive, ancient space rock. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Venture Caps Going Green As oil and natural gas prices climb, venture capitalists are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in young, often money-losing Green companies trying to find alternative forms of energy. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Farm Program Pays $1.3 Billion since 2000 to People Who Don't Farm EL CAMPO, Tex.- Even though Donald R. Matthews put his sprawling new residence in the heart of rice country, he is no farmer. Yet under a federal agriculture program approved by Congress, his 18-acre suburban lot receives about $1,300 in annual "direct payments," because years ago the land was used to grow rice... From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Buggy software drains billions from US military budget The F-22, F/A-35 and other critical military projects are facing $12 billion budget overruns this year alone because of software that has failed to live up to "optimistic" contractor promises. With no-bid contracts and corporate lobbying, these white collar crooks have no incentive to change their ways. Dick Cheney says hi. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Sun, Microsoft answer calls for ODF/Office converter "Our technical engineers feel that the ways for accessing the range of interface options in Office [are] not fully documented and fully committed to," said Douglas Johnson, corporate standards program manager at Sun. "We don't think Microsoft Office is too proprietary. We know it is." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Oldest registered Internet domain still in operation Symbolics.com was registered in 15 March 1985 - long before anyone knew what a huge part in our lives the Internet was going to play some 20 years later. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Guy builds an awesome flying model of a F-14, with working afterburners. Request permission to buzz the tower, Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Why Microsoft Would Want WGA to Phone Home Ars Technica takes a look at the reasons why Microsoft's new antipiracy tool will continue to check up on you long after your installation is finished. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
Atlantic City Casinos Ordered to Close Atlantic City's casinos were ordered to close Wednesday, the latest casualty of a state government shutdown that entered its second day Sunday after the Legislature failed to adopt a budget by its July 1 deadline. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 10:06 a.m..
World Most Energy Efficient Vehicle? A Bicycle Comparing energy used per passenger-mile (calories), they found that a bicycle needed only 35 calories, whereas a car expended a whopping 1,860. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Dubai Waterfront: The Largest Waterfront Development in the World Covering an area seven times the size of Manhattan, this series of artificial islands and canals will add 1500 km of coastline to Dubai. It will also be the location of Burj Dubai, the tallest human construction in the world upon completed. The linked video introduces the project and includes some incredible footage of the new planned downtown From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Hilarious Australian TV show A TV show that makes fun out of current issues, politics and advertisements. Some of the videos won't make sense to people who don't live in Australia but the rest of them are gold. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
NSA sought wiretaps BEFORE 9/11 he U.S. National Security Agency asked AT&T Inc. to help it set up a domestic call monitoring site seven months before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
YouTube Jr. w/ Profit Sharing (YouTube Killer?) This new site is like YouTube (and ImageShack, AlbinoBlackSheep, Google Video) etc, except we share ad revenue with content submitters. So if you upload a video and it's real popular, you'll be getting monthly kickbacks on the ad revenue the site makes. Could this be the new trend in user-submitted content sites? From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Senator Barack Obama on Network Neutrality "It is because the Internet is a neutral platform that I can put out this podcast and transmit it over the Internet without having to go through any corporate media middleman. I can say what I want without censorship or without having to pay a special charge... Everyone who cannot pony up the cash will be relegated to the slow lanes." From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
A Conversation with an MSN Encarta Bot Below is an actual conversation a user had with the new MSN Encarta bot with the fancy AI... From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Cheap anti-allergy drug offers hope of cure for malaria A drug developed to treat allergies has been identified by US researchers as a potential cure for malaria. Tests in mice show that the antihistamine astemizole also kills the malaria parasite. It is already licensed for use in people, so it could be developed for use as a malaria drug in about 12 months From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
There is No Consensus on Global Warming The Arctic was as warm or warmer in 1940. Icebergs have been known since time immemorial and the evidence so far suggests that the Greenland ice sheet is actually growing on average. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
New Super Mario Bros. Final Castle 105 seconds The final stage of New Super Mario Brothers on the Nintendo DS, done in 105 in game seconds as small Mario with no items. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
PHP ASCII Art Generator, with COLOR! This is a PHP powered ASCII Art Generator, it supports PNG, JPEG, GIF, and BMP. It also keeps COLOR! and it doesn't mess up with transparent PNG's! From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Perfect Pixel Patterns - Photoshop Learn how to create intricate and complex looking pixel patterns in Photoshop. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
U.S. forces Western Union to block money transfers by Muslims Money transfer agencies like Western Union have delayed or blocked thousands of cash deliveries on suspicion of terrorist connections simply because senders or recipients have Muslim names. A Pakistani said Western Union blocked his attempt to wire money to his brother, Mohammed, for a cataract operation. "Every Mohammed is a terrorist now?" From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Political Cyberspace Politicians take campaign trail to Internet; It's funny, it speaks volumes about politicians that there's an article about them catching on to the Internet in 2006. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
L.A. Times: GOP Aims to Use a War to Win an Election Battle Ever since the Sept. 11 attacks, Republicans have made an uncompromising stance against terrorism a cornerstone of their campaigns. It helped the GOP to take control of the Senate in 2002 and Bush to win reelection in 2004. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Transformers Game To Be Released Same Day as Film The Transformers video game, based on the upcoming Michael Bay movie, will hit stores the same day the movie hits theatres. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Déjà Vu, Again and Again Take a moment to remember what happened during your day yesterday. Images and sounds begin to flash through your mind: people you spoke to, places you went, meals you ate. One scene cues up another, leading you on vivid tangents as you cycle through the day. Now ask yourself: how do you know that you are remembering those images as they happened? From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Firefox creator's thoughts on IE7, and Future of Firefox Blake Ross was a teenager in 2002 when he and fellow software developer Dave Hyatt launched the Mozilla Firefox project -- a community-made Web browser that has won devoted fans and taken market share from Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer, stirring the Redmond company into action. From on July 3, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Advances in Computer Science and Technology 2007 The purpose of the conference is to bring together international researchers and practitioners working at the cutting edge of several sub-areas of computer science and engineering, as well as related areas such as scientific computing, computational biology and medicine, and bioinformatics, in order to promote the growth of interdisciplinary computer science and technology research. In addition to fostering research collaboration, this conference aims to enhance technology transfer to industry. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Open source could become "boring" Open Source Development labs chief executive Stuart Cohen says, "If Microsoft open-sourced all these apps, they'd have tremendous opportunity in the marketplace." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Just How Much Is $60 Billion? $60 billion could put $9.19 in the pocket of every person on the planet. $60 billion could fill up the tank of a Hummer with $3 gas enough times to drive around the equator 8.4 million times. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Linux Box Start with the ultimate AMD64 motherboard and build on it to create a masterpiece of your own... Linux syle! From digg on July 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
How many frames per second can the human eye see? A great article explaining how the eye percieves frames per second. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Uninstalling Google Desktop may "break your internet" According to Google's online help files, uninstalling Google Desktop may break your internet. Although Google offers several solutions to the problem, it leaves one wondering if this is a Microsoft-like tactic of breaking the system on uninstallation (as the uninstallation of Internet Explorer will break Microsoft Windows), or an honest mistake. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Winning Guantanamo case will probably end Navy Lawyer's career. Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift was assigned a tough case. He had to argue that that the President's (his Commander in Chief) policies were unconstitutional. He had the courage to do his job, and believed in what he was fighting for. I can understand why he isn't very worried. Supreme Court win is impressive on a resume. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
'Virgin Birth' Stem Cells Bypass Ethical Objections "VIRGIN-BIRTH" embryos have given rise to human embryonic stem cells capable of differentiating into neurons. The embryos were produced by parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction in which eggs can develop into embryos without being fertilised by sperm. This could be used therapeutically without having to destroy a viable embryo. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
World's Most Complex Paper Model A v8 engine made entirely of white paper; it even moves in sync with the rest of it, and involves over 5,750 pieces of paper. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
NYC Cops Arrest Animal Baloon Maker On Terrorism Suspicions A Manhattan face-painter and balloon-animal maker said overzealous cops tackled him off his bike, shoved two guns to his head and threw him in the slammer for more than four hours - all because his misplaced balloon pump looked like a bomb. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
The Internet needs YOU! The US government is asking for comments on how the Internet should be run, and anyone is allowed to comment - but you'll need to be quick. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
XBOX 360 homebrew working.. with VIDEO! No mod required! Thats right, homebrew on the 360. Whether the video is fake or not, its a rather fine effort all the same. My fingers are crossed this is real. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Curve Ball This game gets crazy after level 6 and that's how far I get before I get owned. But, it is a good game. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Web 2.0 financial success: Easy as 'two weeks and $700 bucks'? YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Digg..all are “off the charts” Web 2.0 success stories, if traction with non-paying users is the gauge. If financial success is the yardstick, however, the leading traffic generators of the Social Web are another “whole ball of wax.” From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
New Trojan for Mac OS X Just days after the release of OS X 10.4.7, which was released to patch five security holes, a new Trojan has appeared that takes advantage of the launchd flaw. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Giant Diggnation mosiac assembled from ~4,000 Digg.com user icons Two versions available. Check if your icon was used! Inspired by an earlier digg story "Browse Digg users by their icon". From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
If you're running Mac OS X Tiger...Maybe You Ought To Be Using Automator What Automator does is it gives you all the power and ability of AppleScript, and the other scripting languages built into the operating system, but in a drag and drop format, where you’re not actually writing anything you’re just checking boxes, radio buttons, pop up menus, that kind of thing to determine what you want to do From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Self-Defense For EBay Buyers Goods that are damaged, counterfeit, don't match what was advertised or are never delivered remain a persistent problem for eBay and its customers -- even though the numbers represent a relatively small fraction of transactions on the Web site. How big a problem is unclear. EBay Inc. does not disclose specific totals. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Scientists try to unravel the secrets of aging. Though there are many theories, some scientists admit we don't have a complete understanding of why we age. We do know that growing old is one of the biggest risk factors for developing a chronic illness. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
The Talking Urinal The Wizmark “Interactive Urinal Communicator” uses a sensor to detect someone approaching, activating an attention-grabbing display of lights flashing in a pre-programmed pattern. This draws the eye to the graphics incorporated within the waterproof 9cm viewing screen at the base of the urinal. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
SHOCKING photos of Indian girl's face transplant!! A grass-cutting machine completely amputated her face and scalp. The machine caught one of her braids and then pulled her head in. Her mother, who witnessed the accident, said: "I didn't know where her face was. Everything was peeled off." From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Remember this old Nickelodeon bumper? Classic! Absolutely classic! From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Being The First Man On The Moon Neil Armstrong still remembers the powerful liftoff of Apollo 11. “It felt like a train on a bad railroad track, shaking in every direction. And it was loud, really loud.” Armstrong is 75 now, an aging hero, but his winning smile is still there. We remember him as the cool, confident commander of Apollo 11, joined by his crewmates, Buzz Aldrin. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
LEGALLY Watch EVERY EPISODE of SOUTH PARK right NOW on YOUR COMPUTER! This is pretty crazy you can now watch every episode of south park on your computer for free. It's fast too! From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Ebert hospitalized-- In Serious Condition Ebert and Roeper rocks! LEt's hope he pulls through, so he can give more good reviews to bad movies From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
John F. Kennedy, in 1961, on secrecy and the press "The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it." From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Opera making big profits from free software despite the fact that its most popular product is free, the company in extremely profitable. For 2004 (the last year for which results have been posted to its web site, in generated a gross profit of around $US14 million on revenues of $US30 million. From on July 3, 2006 at 4:00 a.m..
Pre Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning 2006 Virtual Conferences - Topic/Theme 4: Innovation An e-mail-based virtual conference as a lead-up to the Fourth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. The discussions are open to all and there is no cost to participate. Moderated by Dr. Olabisi Kuboni, Campus Coordinator and Curriculum Development Specialist, Distance Education Centre (UWIDEC), The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago; and the Honourable Dr. Renee Webb, Member of Parliament, Bermuda. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 3:59 a.m..
Death at Blue Hills: a Model Criminal Trial This mock court activity is designed for Victorian Legal Studies students from year 9 to VCE. The resource comprises a set of statements for a mock trial, together with detailed explanatory notes. The documents are aimed at helping students gain practical insight into the rules of evidence and procedure relevant to the preparation and presentation of a court case. It is intended that students obtain an understanding of the operations of the Victorian court system and the roles played by all those involved in a court case. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 3:59 a.m..
NT Department of Employment, Education and Training - Home Education Home schoolers in the Northern Territory need to submit an Application for Education in other than a Government or Non-Government School. The 'Home Education' website provides a downloadable information booklet for parents and a parent information pack. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 3:59 a.m..
Climate Change Pentathlon Five interactive games that offer practical ways to reduce personal contribution to climate change. The games cover topics such as recycling, alternative methods of transport and energy saving ideas at home and in the office. From Recent Items on July 3, 2006 at 3:59 a.m..
Homeschool Australia Homeschool Australia encourages families to learn together in a natural way. The website provides news, a blog, articles, reviews, resources and a newsletter. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Learning Without School: South Australian Home Education Network Information on getting started with homeschooling in South Australia - how to obtain approval, links to networks, resources, articles and more. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Broadband Reporting (ACCC) Snapshots of broadband deployment from data collected by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Includes data on broadband take-up from a limited number of broadband providers, cross-classified by technology type and type of customer. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
WA Department of Education and Training - Home Education This Department of Education and Training website is designed to help parents to understand how home education operates in Western Australia. Included is registration information, educational programs, resources and other links. A map of Western Australia gives contact details for the district education offices for home education moderators. From EdNA Online on July 3, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Richard Simmons on Whose Line is it Anyway - Hilarious! I spit my mountain dew out all over the keyboard. Richard Simmons makes a surprise guest visit. The entire crowd is dying with laughter as Colin and and Ryan manipulate Wayne Brady and Richard Simmons as the "scenery" during they're "honeymoon"1 From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
The Death of the American Meritocracy You’ve heard it since the day you where born. “You can be whatever you want. If you work hard, you will be successful in anything you choose. Even if you start out poor.” Well, things have changed. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Tiny Extensions Which Should Be Merged Into Firefox Firefox while usually very intuitive, has some strange gaps in functionality which make certain tasks unnecessarily difficult. Here's a list of tiny extensions which fix it. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Optical illusion that lasts for days! It is called the McCollough Effect, and was originally described by Celeste McCollough [...] It has been the focus of on-going investigation ever since. The precise cause of the effect is unknown, and currently under investigation. [...] There are neurotransmitters involved and appear to be responsible for the long-lasting nature of the effect. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
By 2050, two-thirds of all people will live in cities. The world is fast approaching the point where the majority of the human population will be found in urban areas. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Vice President Said to Feel That If There's a 1 Percent Chance, Then Act Imagine what would happen in everyday situations were the Cheney doctrine to be applied. A young man is in a bar and another man gives him a hard stare. If the young Cheneyite feels threatened and believes the probability to be at least 1 percent that the other man will shoot him, then he has a right to preemptively shoot him in "self-defense." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Not Your Average Summer Camp These boys did have a very normal camp experience, certainly, but what they had really done for two and a half weeks was unwittingly take part in an elaborate and fascinating psychological experiment. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Browse Digg users by their icon Search query in Google images that shows Digg user images. I'm not sure what the purpose of this could be, but it is still cool. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
OS X windows can finally go full screen! Mac OS X windows can be maximized to almost full screen, but this program lets you make any OS X window go true edge to edge full screen! From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Ann Coulter Plagiarized Liberally In Her New Book "John Barrie, the creator of a leading plagiarism-recognition system, claimed he found at least three instances of what he calls "textbook plagiarism" in her new book." From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
The False Hope of Biofuels As we've looked at biofuels more closely, we've concluded that they're not a practical long-term solution to our need for transport fuels. Even if all of the 300 million acres (500,000 square miles) of currently harvested U.S. cropland produced ethanol, it wouldn't supply all of the gasoline and diesel fuel we now burn for transport. From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
wii cpu is 729MHz gampstop says what the wii cpu is and that it will have 2 sd card slots From digg on July 3, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Teaching Australia Standards Statement: Our Profession � Our Future Curriculum Leadership Journal 4: 21 Teaching Australia has been established to be the national body for the teaching profession, promoting quality teaching and school leadership for the benefit of all Australians. As a strong unifying body acting in the interests of teachers and school leaders, we are working to bring greater recognition and acknowledgement of the high quality of the teaching profession in Australia. This document sets the scene for the teaching profession to engage in the development of national professional standards. From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
e-Learning 2007 An annual distance learning conference for e-Learning practitioners. Exchange your great with colleagues, learn about new and successful educational strategies, technologies that work, and special techniques for teaching at a distance. e-Learning 2007 is sponsored by the Instructional Technology Council, ITC, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. ITC, provides leadership, information and resources to expand and enhance distance learning through the effective use of technology. Host Organization: Central New Mexico Community College. From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Indigenous Communities Adopt E-learning More than $600,000 has been committed this year to increase the skills and employability of Indigenous Australians through the use of technology. Funding has been allocated to research and trial the use of communication technologies, such as laptops, video conferencing and satellite internet connections, to improve vocational and technical education opportunities for Indigenous communities across Australia. The funding is through the national training system's e-learning strategy, the 2005-2006 Australian Flexible Learning Framework. From EdNA Online on July 2, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Global Education News July 2006 Focus on using cartoons in the global education classroom, the July issue of the Global Education Newsletter also contains news on current issues, Professional Development, information on non government organisations, AusAID update and resources. From Global Education on July 2, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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