Age of Entry Trial 2005: Report on Phase I (NT) This report outlines the findings of Phase I of the NT Department of Employment, Education and Training's Early Years review and Age of Entry Trial. This two phased trial is ensuring Territory schools are on track with respect to the Australian Government's requirement for all states and territories to move to a nationally consistent single intake policy. From EdNA Online on July 9, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
New Release of VOCED The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has released the latest version of the research database VOCED. VOCED 3.1 offers a new integrated search screen; a limit search option; a 'landmark reports' page; and two special collections on adult literacy and numeracy. From EdNA Online on July 9, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Ever Wanted A Hidden Passage Way In Your Place? Who has not fantasized about having their own secret passage to a hidden room? This is a brief write-up linked to a well done vendor site. From on July 9, 2006 at 9:19 p.m..
White House kept "major program" secret from Congress The Bush administration was running several intelligence programs, including one major activity, that it kept secret from Congress until whistle-blowers told the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, the committee's chairman said on Sunday. From on July 9, 2006 at 9:19 p.m..
Expression of Interest for Saver Plus Delivery Expressions of interest are being sought from community service delivery organisations to deliver Saver Plus in Ballarat, Geelong and Mildura. Saver Plus is a financial literacy and matched savings program for low income earners. The program provides financial training, matched savings, and support and guidance for participants. From EdNA Online on July 9, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..
Collaborative Learning Communities Forum This one day seminar run by the Victorian Learning Communities network will bring together practitioners from across the state to share projects and ideas about building learning communities. The event will feature round table discussions and a tour of Caroline Springs learning facility. From EdNA Online on July 9, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..
NT Age of Entry Trial The NT Department of Employment, Education and Training's Early Years review and Age of Entry Trial (Phases I and II) are ensuring Territory schools are on track with respect to the Australian Government's requirement for all states and territories to move to a nationally consistent single intake policy. The trial involves children who turn five on or by 30 June 2006 being able to begin in Transition at the beginning of Term 1, 2006. The trial continues to offer flexible intake for preschools, with preschools encouraged to negotiate this with their community. The Age of Entry website From EdNA Online on July 9, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..
Microsoft Employee Recommends Open Source Windows Open Source Windows Sounds interesting -- plus he wants our feedback! Leave him your thoughts (^_^) From on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
WinFS-like Storage for Linux GLScube, an augmented storage abstraction for GNU/Linux that allows end-users and developers to organize and search through the data based on their semantics, metadata and content. Some of the features include real-time searching, developer schemas and a pesudo file system for backward compatibility. Demonstration videos are available. From on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
DIY T-Shirt folding machine made out of cardboard. From on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Bird Explodes After Being Hit By Baseball A classic video... a bird flies directly into the path of a pitch by Randy Johnson. What are the odds? From on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
How to Dodge a Blue Shell in Mario Kart DS (with video) Good at snaking but still getting creamed by blue shells? Take this tutorial to heart and increase your already ridiculous first place lead to even greater levels. P.S. snaking isn't cheating From on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Ann Coulter or Hitler - Guess Who Made The Statement - Online Test For this quiz I've replaced some of Hitler's pro-Aryan and anti-Semitic language with the words, "America", "Democrat", "liberal", and "the liberal media" to make the Coulter quotes a little more difficult to spot. Try to figure out who made the statement, Ann Coulter or Hitler. From on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Removing sex, profanity from films violates copyright A judge has ruled that editing swearing, sex and violence from films on DVD or VHS violates copyright laws. The ruling could end sanitizing done for video-rental chains aimed at the Christian market. From on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Aid only feeds Africa's corruption ASK Andrew Mwenda how rich nations can help Africa and you get a quick and disturbing answer. “The best thing the West can do is nothing” From on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
GIMP Tutorials Learn how to do aqua/crystal/glassy orbs, layered masks, Script-fu, water, fire, lightning, blending, rust, metal, fog and a whole bunch of other stuff. If you're a very new GIMP user, there's even a tutorial on how to draw a box using paths or how about one on doing Rounded corners? From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
You think game prices are high now? Look at the old days! Heres a picture I've uploaded to my server that shows the prices for SNES and Sega games. Amazing. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
A guide to OS X software for switchers. I have yet to see a Switcher's Guide that focuses on the Switcher. Most seem more concerned with listing a few personal favorite programs or touting some of the wonderful features of OS X itself. My goal is to outline those applications that are not only the most useful, but have direct bearing on the life of those who have recently switched over. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Italy Win The World Cup On Penalties Italy win the World Cup on penalties, beating Franceafter 90 mins. and extra time. Zinedine Zindane was also sent of for France during extra time. The World Cup has only once before been settled on penalties. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Sony PS3 Q+A (Leaked) An internal SCEE Q+A re. PS3, from E3, has made its way onto the web. It's an interesting read - in many ways they would have been better off just releasing this, it would have better communicated some of their points. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Play burnt XBox game by faking an eject Video showing the 1.2 xtreme hack version thanks to birdy and xboxhacker.net From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
The Magnificent Moscow Underground And you thought Moscow looked great aboveground? From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
How To Tweak Some Of Firefox 2.0 Beta 1's New Features This guide will show you how to tweak some of Firefox 2.0 Beta 1's new features so that you are prepared when it gets released on Tuesday! From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Preview Of Madden NFL 07 For The Wii (With Pictures) "Dubbed 'FreeMotion,' Madden NFL 07’s new control scheme has been built ground up for the Nintendo Wii – specifically the controller." From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
W3Counter: Internet Explorer 67%, Firefox 25% as of July 8, 2006 Just read a report about the market share of web browsers from W3Counter: Internet Explorer 67%, Firefox 25%, it looks that firefox is doing very well. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Surfing 20 inches above water Breakthrough in surfboard design makes the board float on air while internal fins hold it steady on dense water below wave surface. It's not exactly technology news but I think it's cool. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Zidane headbutts Italian player, gets ejected from the World cup Final Watch this replay as France's star player levels Italy's Materazzi, for which he recieves a red card. Some of the worst sportsmanship ever from one of the sport's best From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Overclock your Toothbrush! Kevin and Alex show you how to make it 4x better Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht show you how to "overclock" your cheap $6 Toothbrush, and even how to make it into a $100 Toothbrush! From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Londoner Fined for Accurately Pointing Out Crappy Security Apparently the cops on the London Underground feel that mentioning that the metal detectors on the Tube are shit is worth 20 minutes of harassment and an 80 pound fine. Good thing here in the US, we treat people who come forward with security concerns with the respect they deserve, oh wait... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Aviation history is made by ornithopter Yesterday Dr. James DeLaurier, an aeronautical engineer and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies, fulfilled a lifelong dream, seeing his manned mechanical flapping-wing airplane, or ornithopter, fly — a dream first imagined by Leonardo da Vinci. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Optimizing AirPort Connectivity Here's a story about using iStumbler and AirPort Management Tools to optimize your AirPort wireless network. Now you can use signal charts to measure your AirPort's performance. This is particularly useful for fine tuning WDS setups. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Setting Up Your Own DNS This article will describe Internet domain names and the structure of the DNS, followed by a brief tutorial about creating and maintaining the DNS information. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
PC World's 30 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on the Internet The Web is learning new tricks every day. These surprising sites and services will help you solve problems and save time--and one might even make you a star. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Microsoft Releases New Windows Standard Theme Many Vista testers have complained that the "Standard" or Non-Aero theme was very badly design. For those who couldn't afford or simply didn't want all the eye candy were out of luck. The latest builds will feature and new, much improved theme. From a dull gray, to a nice hue of blue. Check it out. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
WinRAR vs 7-Zip A good compression program is one of those programs you can't live without. WinRAR has filled that spot for many years now but rumor has it that 7-Zip offers better performance. How well does WinRAR hold up when put to the test against 7-Zip? From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Penn and Teller Bullshit Patriot Act a quick little clip on the patriot act on youtube From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
List of the Most Controversial Books Ever Written A must-have website for any student (especially in high school or college). This is a thought-provoking list of banned books, the places in which they were banned, and the reason for their banishment. Make sure to check it out... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Magic Eye Image Creator This flash tool lets you created your own Magic Eye image. You draw the image you want to be seen once the magic eye is seen from the correct view, and it generates an image like that. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
RFK Jr., Florida Law Firm to File Suits Against Two Voting Machine Companie Robert F. Kennedy meanwhile, is preparing to up the ante on those he believes abetted the GOP's electoral theft. In July, the outspoken attorney plans to file "whistle-blower" lawsuits against two leading manufacturers of electronic voting machines.... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Sony fanboy goes nuts live on the air in a Radio Station phone call Title says it all. Funniest thing ever. (This is not a video though, just audio. Did't know where else to put it...) Might wana mirror it before it dies too... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Alex Albrecht Video Demo Title says it all, just watch. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Segway tries new balancing act and considers an IPO Though the electric, self-balancing Segway never caught on with commuters the way its backers had predicted five years ago, the gizmo found a growing market among law-enforcement agencies. Segway is also selling its "smart motion" technology to robot developers at universities and in the military. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
715 Megapixel Photo of Sydney Harbor Simply a ridiculous amount of detail... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Drought Conditions Worsen in the U.S. Expansion of drought conditions across the upper Midwest caused NOAA's Climate Prediction Center to issue an unscheduled update Friday to its U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
The toxicity and regulation of recreational drugs. People have sought altered states of consciousness throughout history by both meditation and drugs. The latter is easier and the preferred method by most. Do we continue to fight human nature, or do we follow cultures that use more positive social means to regulate the use of less hazardous recreational drugs. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
The Tartan Wave: History Of Scottish Surfing SCOTLAND isn't renowned for its rich surfing history. When some of the best wave riders on Earth travel led to Thurso earlier this year to compete in the inaugural O'Neill Highland Open, the rest of the surfing world seemed to think it was hilarious. But perhaps they shouldn't have been so quick to have a laugh at our expense... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
And you thought it was bad when a cell phone went off in a movie theater “We were just getting started and were in the middle of a very important legal argument,” Shubb explained. That’s when somebody’s cell phone went off. I guess that they had one hell of an annoying ringtone... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
5 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With PHP! This is an extremely surprising list of things for PHP programmers, you better check it out! From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Murdoch meeting raises disclosure issues "News Corp. shareholders learned how much revenue a closely watched Internet division would generate -- if they were lucky enough to be invited to a meeting in Australia last week with Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch." "The disclosure of sales targets for the unit that oversees the popular online teen hangout MySpace.com" From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Plan crashes in Russia, death toll reaches 120 MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian airliner crashed on landing and burst into flames in Siberia on Sunday, killing at least 120 people and injuring more than 50, emergencies officials said.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=QlXhMi From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Video editor for linux Cinelerra 2.1 released Released the version 2.1 of the open source video editor Cinelerra. Some of the new stuff: OpenGL, Live Video and Live Audio, Limited DVD subtitle support and lots of bug fixes. A complete changelog can be read at: http://www.heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra_changelog.2.1.txt From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: estimated 55.5 million dollar opening day! If the preliminary estimates hold up, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Man's Chest made more on its opening day (Friday, 55.5 million) then Superman Returns did in its entire first 3-day weekend (52.5 million). It is certainly on pace to come close to or surpass Spiderman's record opening weekend. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
PS3 or... (i.e., various bundles you could get for the same price..) Wondering if the PS3 will be worth the wad of cash you’ll have to cough up for it? Wondering what else you could do with that same wad of cash? The following is a list of some other things that you could spend your hard-earned $600 (+/- $50) on instead of the top-of-the-line PS3. No real news here, but it's still fun to consider such things.. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Moderate House Republicans Angry With GOP Agenda Moderate house republicans are frustrated and angry, saying the leadership's new American Values Agenda, a list of initiatives heavy on ideological themes, seems short-sighted and ill-timed. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Using sails to move big ships, with a twist. File this under "what's old is new again." A German company is introducing sails it says may help propel ships across the sea cheaper and faster than modern engines.SkySails' system consists of an enormous towing kite and navigation software that can map the best route between two points for maximum wind efficiency. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Middle School Website Sent Readers To Porn Page Readers using the Stone Mountain Middle School's website could found something they did not expect on the site's student resources section. Among the 36 links in the section was a link to www.blackgirlmagazine.com. The site WAS a legitimate magazine aimed at middle- and high school girls. The registration lapsed and got picked up as a porn site. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Keyboard Food Tray Prototype, Genius Many of us spend a lot of time working on the computer and sometimes we even have our meals while working. Here is an ingenious design which makes use of the keyboard which occupies the max space on the desk. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
$75 Linux PC - Just Add Monitor I stumbled across this site on distrowatch.org. You can but a $75 PC with your favorite Linux distribution installed; just add keyboard, mouse and monitor. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
An Internet lifeline for troops and loved ones IRAQ -- Sgt. Mark Grelak found a way to shut out all the demands of his job--sweeping the local highway for bombs left by insurgents. In a tiny space in his barracks, he would flip open his laptop, adjust his Web camera and watch his daughter Katie take her first halting steps. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Move an Entire File System on a Live Unix System Copying a live file system can be risky, especially if there are open files. You should also be careful to ensure that you don't accidentally overwrite a partition, or existing files, with the files you are trying to copy. With some careful thought, you can effectively migrate files reliably to take advantage of more space, even on a live system. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Reason to Believe A leading geneticist argues that science can lead to faith. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Optical lens that reads and writes both Blu-Ray and HD DVDs A company named Ricoh has developed a 3.5-mm diameter, 1-mm thick round diffraction plate that detects what kind of disc has been inserted, and adjusts to change the laser beam as necessary for the format. Via HDBeat.com From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Why is so much private data allowed to be on laptops? Every month seems to bring another episode of sensitive personal information escaping into the wild because a corporate or government laptop computer is lost or stolen. A common response is a lot of hand-wringing over how the data should have been encrypted. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Top 100 Greatest Designs of 2006 The Industrial Design Excellence Awards of 2006 have been awarded - and the result is an extraordinary selection of 108 objects for you to spend a few hours studying and drooling over. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest breaks opening day record Pirates of the Caribbean opened to an estimated 55.5 million on Friday, breaking the previous record-holder Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith's 50 million from May 19th of last year. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Van Gogh painted perfect turbulence Scientists have struggled for centuries to describe turbulent flow — some are said to have considered the problem harder than quantum mechanics. Van Gogh seems to be the only painter able to render turbulence with such mathematical precision. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
The Uncanny Valley: Can video game graphics get too good? Gamespot makes the claim that graphics are like a mountain with a steep cliff at the end. Graphics make us feel better and better about the game until the graphics become so realistic that they make us feel discomfort and react negatively. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Where Did All The Women Go? Women's post-WW2 rush to employment stopped in 2000 and started to decline, as they began to join their male counterparts in retirement, go out on disability and delay paid employment to get more education. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Micheal J. Fox bloopers: Forgets which movie he is in. Back To The Future IV? Very funny little vid showing two bloopers: Michael J. Fox yelling 'DOC!' where he shouldn't. 'A Frighteners blooper with MJF giving Judge the ghost a new name.' From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
The coolest floor in the world Sensitive floor is a video floor projection that interacts the movements of those who walk on it. Check out the video in the gallery on their site From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
South Africa Unveils 2010 World Cup Logo A moment of hope, a moment of sense, South African president Thabo Mbeki, describing 2010 World Cup. The president spoke to international media in Berlin where South Africa revealed its 2010 logo to the world. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
The Awesome Power of Data Visualization A marvelous read with a excellent example. For me visuals that provide awesome insights come from 1) a deep understanding of the goal/objectives 2) from thinking beyond what standard trend lines or stacked bar graphs can provide. Something non-normal to grab attention and yet communicate insights. This is what data visualization can offer. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Geek goddesses or calendar girls? Female Australian IT professionals have posed for a provocative calendar to try and shake off their industry's geeky image and encourage young women to consider a computing career. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Couple Pays $32,000 Fine With Dollar Bills Frustrated by their experience with Temple Terrace code enforcement, D.J. and Susan Halligan paid a $32,000 lien in $1 bills. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
19 Rails Tricks Most Rails Coders Don't Know Some good rails tricks for everyone who is interested in rails. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Military-Grade PDA is Everything-Proof Recon X-Series pocket PCs are the toughest we've ever come across. Both new models, the 200MHz 200x and the 400MHz 400x, are tested to stand up to even the toughest conditions, including drops, heavy vibration, extreme temperatures, dust and water that would turn many slicker devices into a shiny pile of junk. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
A War Democrats Can Win "Next time, the Democrats should try a different strategy. Instead of calling for troop cuts in Iraq, they should call for transferring forces and resources from Iraq to Afghanistan." From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Inside a spyware developer Interesting article on a sypware developer, one which is making huge profits. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Face blindness is a common hereditary disorder "In the first study to examine whether the inability to recognize faces can be inherited, researchers found that it is in fact a common disorder that runs in families and is one of the most frequent disorders apparently controlled by a defect in a single gene." From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
The Valley really, really wants open source location to matter Will I need to change my opinion two years from now, since Silicon Valley VCs have invested in 3.2 trillion open source companies in the past two years (potentially raising my earlier $1.3 billion open source investment number to $2+ billion)? From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Review: Apple's MacBook Is a Threat to PC Notebooks The latest Apple laptop excels at Windows, Mac Operating Systems, and more. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
U.S. and Russia to Enter Civilian Nuclear Pact Bush Reverses Long-Standing Policy, Allows Agreement That May Provide Leverage on Iran From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Where are the root servers located ? Root servers plotted on the global map. Whats weird is that 5 of the 13 root servers are located very close to each other. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Exploring Language: Do You Understand Me, My Pet? Dr. Marc Hauser of Harvard’s Primate Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory says it's not clear how much a dog understands you beyond recognizing through your body language and tone that your mood has changed. Hauser says there's a big difference in cognitive ability between this higher-level empathy and plain old sympathy. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
RaidenX - Flash version of Raiden The flash version of the 1990 game Raiden. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Noam Chomsky Likens U.S. to Nazi Germany on Charlie Rose Noam Chomsky, MIT professor, recently appeared on Charlie Rose where he asserted that the U.S. is a failed state due to its unwillingness or inability to protect its citizens and its decisions to ignore international treaties and norms. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Google CEO on Click Fraud: "Let it Happen" Google CEO Eric Schmidt believes the "perfect economic solution" to click fraud is to "let it happen". From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Black Box Investing: How a Computer Knows What Many Managers Don't Many mutual funds that make their trades based on the recommendations of a proprietary computer model, known as quantitative funds, have outperformed their benchmarks in the last three years. And investors have noticed. Still, it has taken longer for individual investors to embrace fully the idea of a "black box" running their investments. From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Students cry foul over cell phone policy "Fearing their wireless freedom may be in jeopardy, students at Framingham High School were fuming over a new school policy that allows administrators to seize cell phones and search their contents." From on July 9, 2006 at 12:29 p.m..
Dow Jones Learning Center The interactive history here traces the timeline of the famed New York Stock Exchange Dow Jones market average, with dates, facts and trivia. History Dow Jones, history, market, stocks From Golden Swamp on July 9, 2006 at 12:28 p.m..
First Graduates of Duel Degree Program with China The first group of students from a joint educational program between China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) and Swinburne University of Technology have graduated recently. It is believed to be the first program that allows students to gain degrees in the two countries simultaneously. The 23 graduating students have been studying at Swinburne's Lilydale campus and will receive their Bachelor of Business (eCommerce) degrees from Swinburne Chancellor Bill Scales. Under the special program arrangements, they will also receive their CUMT Bachelor of Management majoring in eCommerce d From EdNA Online on July 9, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Asus W3J Notebook An Intel T2400, and an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 chip, pulse under the hood of this cruiser weight laptop's brushed metal chassis. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on July 9, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Photo: Lisa Simpson 'shows a bit too much' during a Simpsons Event From a Russian Site. I would imagine kids either shocked or giggling after seeing this... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
All the Colbert clips you could ever want Title says it all. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
35 episodes of The Screen Savers on YouTube For all the TSS fans, check it out. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
"The Luckiest CORVETTE THIEF Alive.. well almost!".. Arizona U.S.A. You'll be amazed as you watch a stolen Corvette driven at over 260 kph (165 mph) through the Arizona Desert chased by the Buckeye County Cops.. until he attempts to overtake two big rigs at high speed.. I say no more.. take a look at this incredible act of luck ever seen at high speed! From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Encyclopedia of strange vehicles "Compiled here is a list of various eccentric vehicles and unique concepts. Most are production models but some are radical one-offs." From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
IE7 Acid2 Results Probably the most funny/pathetic thing I've ever seen. Look for yourself. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Buying out one of the worst game ever to make this world a better place. Shaq-Fu must be eliminated for everyone to feel at peace. Shaqfu.com's mission is to LIBERATE all the copies of Shaq-Fu from existence by buying them from anyone who owns the game, including local console retailers, Ebay merchants, normal citizens, and the like. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
At Colleges, Women Are Leaving Men in the Dust In two national studies, college men reported that they studied less and socialized more than their female classmates. Small wonder, then, that at elite institutions like Harvard, small liberal arts colleges like Dickinson, huge and small public universities alike, women are walking off with a disproportionate share of the honors degrees. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Programming Is Like Sex A couple dozen similarities between the two most enjoyable practices on earth. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
The Diggnation Commercial Alex Albrecht Doesn't Want You To See Now I know what all that mousse in your hair is about. Call me Alex you got my number. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Ubuntu (Canonical) Decides to Offer Non-Open-Source Commerical Software!! Canonical, Ubuntu’s parent company has announced the dapper-commercial repository, where one will hopefully find packages released by commercial companies (read non-open-source) for use by Ubuntu users... So is that a good thing, or is it the beginning of something bad? I'm all for more choice! From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Reporter Truly Freaks Out Keep your eye on the bottom left corner of the screen. I haven't laughed this hard in forever. Pure Gold. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
The Daily Show on Scientology The Daily Show explains the beliefs of scientologists From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Music Download Sales Soar! Up 77% over first half of 2005 numbers. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Back to the Future: The Enchantment Under the Sea Dance Revisited Wonder what it would be like to have Parts I and II of "Back to the Future" synched up on a split-screen during which both Marty McFlys are together? From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
New in Gmail: Apply Filters To Old Emails Until now, Gmail allowed users to set filters only for the future emails. Now when you create a filter or update one, Gmail allows you to apply it to old emails. You can think of many nifty applications for this new feature, that's not yet available for all Gmail users. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Apple sneaks new logic board into whining MacBook Pros MacBook Pro user Rickard Almqvist sent in his MBP for some repairs and got it back with a new logic board and a friendly letter from Apple letting him know what was up. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Hacking into College Five simple tricks to get access into college/ school computers... From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Guy quits his job! Decides to go out with a bang! Obviously wont be getting a reference from them! Warning: Bad Language From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Fear Factor Fight Have you ever seen a reality TV host go at it with a contestant on his show. No?!?…neither have I. Joe Rogan, the host on the TV show Fear Factor, felt the need to take on one of the contestant after he shouted at his wife for hitting another contestant. Was he right to do so…you judge for yourselves. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Bush on Thin Ice With Congress Over Secret Intelligence Programs "The U.S. Congress simply should not have to play Twenty Questions to get the information that it deserves under our Constitution." From digg on July 9, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Surprising Jump in Tax Revenues Curbs U.S. Deficit Tax receipts about $250 billion above last years will help the budget be about $100 billion less then projected 6 months ago. Tax revenues from corporations and the wealthy are climbing in some cases twice as fast as predicted. From digg on July 9, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
School Admin wants access to student cellphones Its seems like the school Administrators are getting a bit too concerned with student activities, demanding access to read through students messages and emails looking for references to drugs or alcohol From digg on July 9, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..
Dan Rather on CNN -- Precursor of permanent move for the ousted CBS anchor? No, your eyes weren't fooling you this evening: That was Dan Rather on CNN. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Six Myths About Libertarianism Conservatives and everyone else should politely be put on notice that libertarians do not believe that everyone is good, nor that everyone is an all-wise expert on his own interest, nor that every individual is an isolated and hermetically sealed atom. Libertarians are not necessarily libertines or hedonists, nor are they necessarily atheists. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Why is Firefox So Darn Popular? When considering how it handles downloads, the absence of ActiveX, the total lack of Firefox users complaining about excessive spyware infestations and even the fact that the browser has allowed for such great extensions to be created by motivated Firefox users is an exciting achievement. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
I Was a Mouthpiece for the American Military The typical Republican propagandist will tell you the "liberal media" is painting an unfairly bleak picture of Iraq. The truth is, the situation is even WORSE than the "liberal media" is telling you. Newsweek's Rod Nordland describes how the US military controls the news coming out of Iraq. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Readies For Presidential Run Well-connected public figures report that they have been told recently by Rudolph Giuliani that, as of now, he intends to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. The former mayor of New York was on top of last month's national Gallup poll measuring presidential preferences by registered Republicans, with 29 percent. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate Now Available Mozilla has posted the first release candidate for Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 that is scheduled for release on Tuesday. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Adam Carolla hangs up on Ann Coulter On yesterday’s Adam Carolla radio show, Ann Coulter called in to the show an hour and a half late, then told the host "I am really tight on time."Carolla responded, "All right, well get lost" and then hung up on her mid-sentence. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Hacker-friendly Linux PDA stack reviewed The OpenZaurus project aims to maintain an alternative, more developer-friendly Linux stack for Sharp's Linux-based Zaurus PDAs. It claims to be the only Zaurus distribution with a 2.6 kernel. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Digg on New York Times More national press for digg. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
sprint gives out customers data when you call You dial 1-877-785-8414 which is a Sprint customer service line (doesn't matter what number you're dialing from), then punch in the cellphone number of a Sprint Wireless subscriber (not necessarily yours). The Sprint voice-bot reads back to you the full name and street address of the account holder associated with that number. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Turning Back the Clock: Is a G3 iMac Usable in 2006? Surprisingly, these ancient machines perform quite well for everyday tasks. Not bad for $50-$100 used! From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Engineers find out why a 285-Acre Florida Lake Completely Disappears "Four sinkholes beneath a 285-acre lake in central Florida, and one in a nearby ridge, caused the lake to drain completely earlier this month, flooding two nearby homes and killing wildlife." From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Today is a 1337 day (for all UNIX-timestamp users) Its day No. 13337 !!! In the UNIX timestamp function today is day No. 13337 - A leet day for all who use the timestamp php-function date() frequently. From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
No Built-In Virtualization in OS X 10.5? Analyst Charles Wolf: "I had a talk with Phil Schiller at the opening of the 5th Avenue Apple Store, and I asked him the question, ‘will Apple include a virtualization solution in [the next version of Mac OS X] Leopard.’ He said ‘absolutely not, the R&D would be prohibitive and we’re not going to do it. Our solution is dual boot." From digg on July 8, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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