U.S. accused of Kidnapping family members of Alleged terror suspects. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has until 5 p.m. Friday to hand over a raft of documents to Congress that might shed new light on detainee abuse in Iraq. The documents could substantiate little-known allegations that U.S. forces have tried to break terror suspects by kidnapping and mistreating their family members. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:19 p.m..
Mercury atomic clock keeps time with record accuracy An experimental atomic clock based on a single mercury atom is now at least five times more precise than the national standard clock based on a "fountain" of cesium atoms, according to a paper by physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the July 14 issue of Physical Review Letters. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:19 p.m..
Digg: Primary Way to find out Story in a Given Time Frame, CEO Jay Adelson "Digg's approach is not to say, `Here's today's bit about entertainment.' Our approach is to say, `Within each category of news, here are what, in the last five minutes, people found interesting," says CEO Jay Adelson. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:19 p.m..
Mario Bros in 7 Minutes... Without the B Button NES Super Mario Bros. (JPN,USA) in 07:02 by Joel Yliluoma (aka. Bisqwit). Contrary to common belief, Super Mario Bros can be completed without pressing B at all. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:19 p.m..
Hezbollah's Deadly Arsenal Lebanese militants had the ability to sew terror only twelve miles into Israel. That changed on Thursday, when Hezbollah launched a new weapon, the Ra'ad rocket, which hit Tsfat and, for the first time, Haifa, 20 miles from the border. 220,000 Israelis stayed in bomb shelters last night to avoid the missiles, Ha'Aretz reports. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:19 p.m..
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in sync with The Wizard of Oz When you play the classic Pink Floyd Album with The Wizard of Oz, starting at the second roar of the MGM Lion, it eerily goes with the movie. It's very trippy. This idea has been around for a while, but I'm surprised how many people still have never heard of it or took the time to see it for themselves. It seems too good to be a coincidence. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:19 p.m..
Original Footage of the Hindenburg Disaster With the famous commentary - Oh the humanity! From on July 14, 2006 at 8:19 p.m..
REVIEW: Intel Core 2/Conroe Kicks AMD's Butt ExtremeTech put the just-released Core 2 chips (formerly Conroe) through 20 benchmark tests, and it beats AMD on all of them. Even the standard desktop chip beats AMD's enthusiast FX-62. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:19 p.m..
Django vs. Rails vs. Symfony: Django is fastest Some folks benchmarked Symfony, Ruby on Rails and Django. Django was the fastest. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Medical Tech: Seeing Your Pain Until a few years ago, selective control of brain activity was just a provocative idea. But a new version of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has, for the first time, made brain activity visible in real time. I am attempting to control brain activity in the cingulate and insula, and in turn to quell 8 years of chronic back pain. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
The Ungrowing, Growing Problem Specialists called Thursday for more early ultrasound exams during pregnancy and tighter guidelines for infertility treatment as key first steps in battling a growing problem: One in eight babies now is born prematurely. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
As UMD loses retail space, Sony toys with Memory Stick movie distribution. Sony's proprietary UMD movie format continues to falter as the company loses shelf space at a major US retailer and shifts promotional focus to another proprietary Sony technology, the Memory Stick Duo. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Messy iTunes library? go iEatBrainz! This FOC program takes selected songs that have incorrect or missing information for Title, Artist or Album, and then uses the sound of each song to match it with the correct information maintained in the MusicBrainz Database (musicbrainz.org). Please contribute to musicbrainz however! This only works if cd information is contributed! From digg on July 14, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Are Games Getting Easier? An interesting 5-page read questioning whether or not games have become easier over the years. The author compares Pac-Man, which had a seemingly infinite number of levels and were hard to master to today's games with their endless saves and scalable difficulty settings. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Google sends blogger aspirin after complaining about Google headaches After writing a blog post titled “Dear Google, You’re Giving Me a Headache”, Google sent the author a small pack of acetaminophen, with a message saying "I hope this helps you keep up with the many Adwords changes." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Foo Fighters Live From London’s Hyde Park on XM Satellite Radio Tune into XM's Ethel (ch 47) on July 21st at 12 noon ET to hear the concert with 85,000 screaming fans jammed into London’s Hyde Park as the Foo Fighters play the largest show of their 11-year history. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Israel's show of force will backfire "Both Israel and the US need to realise that the application of brute force cannot resolve the deep-seated problems in the region. What is required is a sound political strategy to address the plight of the Palestinians, defuse tension between Israel and its neighbours, and improve America's image among the Arabs and Muslims." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Verizon very upset with a "Minutes Used" Firefox Extension Author states that the "the reason it disappeared from Mozilla's site is because Verizon complained about the extension and we are trying to sort it out." Verizon essentially doesn't want it "too" easy for customers to check their minutes as it could pre-warn users with "yellow" color code that have only 60 minutes left on monthly plan From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Coping With High Oil Prices The most surprising feature of the current oil crisis is that it does not really feel like a crisis. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Heat Bearing Winds Are Melting Antartica Heat-bearing westerly winds have picked up speed in the past 50 years are likely to be contributing to the melting of Antarctica's Larsen ice shelf, say scientists. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Microsoft Windows XP Fundamentals for Legacy PC's Screenshots "I have been playing around with "Microsoft Windows XP Fundamentals for Legacy PC's". The result can be seen in screenshots posted on my gallery." - Bink From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Woman's 10-cent bet pays $21,584 at Racing track A woman placed a 10-cent bet at a Michigan horse track and won $21,584, a track official says. The Michigan woman, whose name was not released, made the bet Friday at Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
kernel_task and what's happening inside Mac OS X kernel_task is one of the more resource intensive processes inside of Mac OS X, but what does it do? Why is it process number 0, why does it eat up lots of virtual memory? A (not so) brief explanation of one of the key components to Mac OS X, and it's microkernel-esque insides. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Virtual Reality Super Mario Brothers! A group of college students have created a custom version of Super Mario Bros. that is played using VR goggles and special controllers. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
"South Park" duo get animated about censorship "So there are two things we can't do on Comedy Central: show Muhammad or Tom Cruise," Trey Parker said. "We didn't do any press because we were just going to get in a pissing war with Tom Cruise, and we didn't want to be in the same article as that guy. We picked the wrong guy to parody because we're going to be asked about this for years." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
iPod forever? Not In Its Current Form Demand for interoperability will pressure vendors like Apple to bring down technology barriers--or face consequences. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Intel's New Core 2 Duo Processors Run Blazingly Fast in Tests Tests show that PCs equipped with Intel's new Core 2 Duo processors, formerly code-named Conroe, set new high marks for desktop performance--they're the fastest we've seen by far. With this chip line, due to be formally launch on July 27 , Intel decisively reclaims the power desktop crown from competitor AMD. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
BREAKING: Hezbollah Leader Vows 'All-Out' War on Israel After Home Hit Hezbollah head Nasrallah kicks up the rhetoric, vowing all-out war on the Jewish state. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Turn your Flickr into a Photoshop with Preloadr! Preloadr is a free image tool (web based), that connects you with your flickr account and lets you design your photos before or after you upload them to your flickr account. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Chess, The Immortal Game and Blade Runner The chess game between Tyrell and Sebastian is the conclusion of an informal game played between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky,1851; known as the Immortal Game and considered one of the more brilliant chess games ever played. The game also has a good wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_game (hmm gaming or movies...) From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
46,000 pieces of plastic for every square mile of ocean A June United Nations Environmental Program report estimated that there are an average of 46,000 pieces of plastic debris floating on or near the surface of every square mile of ocean. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
The Intelligence Behind Alienware Known for its far-out designs, high-end PC maker Alienware has a loyal following among video-gaming enthusiasts. The company, acquired by Dell (DELL ) in March, prides itself on edginess and creativity. CEO Nelson Gonzalez talks about the high-end PC maker's design philosophy, its signature "gills," and its recent acquisition by Dell. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Can more sex make up for less life? A higher level of the hormone increases sex drive and attractiveness of males, leading to more offspring and increased evolutionary fitness; it also weakens the immune system, amplifies stress, and encourages recklessness, increasing the risk of departing the gene pool altogether From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
New Dell Power System to Feature Overclocked Intel Conroe CPU On the day Intel announces its next generation of Conroe desktop processors - which is expected within days - Dell Computer will upgrade its top-of-the-line XPS 700 desktop computer model to offer not only an overclocked Core 2 Extreme CPU, but also the option of two Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX cards in SLI mode. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Small Pennsylvania city bans illegal immigrants The City Council of Hazelton approved a law Thursday night designed to make this small city in northeastern Pennsylvania among the most hostile places in the U.S. for illegal immigrants to live or work. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Abramoff, Reed Planned To "Mortgage Old Black People" Reed expressed interest in an Abramoff scheme to profit from the deaths of members of African-American churches. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Will mega-cities become states in their own right? 21 cities have populations greater than 12 million. More will join them soon. Mega-cities now have more in common with other mega-cities than their host countries and outgrow the host country in power and wealth? Will we see a return to medieval city states? Interesting article. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Sculpting Dreams With Sound An artist, Luke Jerram, who has recently created the Sky Orchestra. Composed of seven hot air balloons each playing a different part of a musical score, he is releasing the balloons at dawn over different cities to see if they influence the sleep of local residents. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Researchers Develop Material as Tough as Metal and Much Lighter a Kyoto University research team has developed a material based on microfibrillar cellulose (MFC) that is as tough as metal, but much lighter. The team projects that the material could replace metals and oil-based plastics in a number of structural applications, including auto bodies. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Shift: Why Wii Will Win The Nintendo Wii surprised a lot of people, generating loads of buzz from its strange name, unique controller, and low price point. An admittedly underpowered machine, Nintendo has taken a very risky path, ignoring gamers' cries for cranked specs and flashy graphics. Will this risky strategy pay off, and will the Wii succeed? From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Seaweed extract protects against cervical cancer Algae compound surprisingly effective at preventing cancer-causing viral infection. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Watch first 24 min. of "A Scanner Darkly" Title says it all. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Fugu: The World's Most Deadly Feast? Fugu (blow fish) is a fish which contains deadly poison in the organs. Despite the risk, fugu dishes remain as special feasts in Japan. It's said that the most poisonous fugu, "Tora-fugu," is the most delicious. Be careful though, you don't want to have to stay up all night listening to Larry King read the bible. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Late Night With Conan O'Brien Interviews Stephen Colbert Colbert talks about his highschool life and how he used to play dungeons and dragons, and his new movie Strangers With Candy. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Google TechTalk Videos Some of the Google video TechTalks: The Science and Art of User Experience at Google; Building Large Systems at Google; Computers vs Common Sense & The Next Fifty Years of Science. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Wikipedians Take On Elections Voters have a new place to turn for information on candidates this year. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is behind a new site called Campaigns Wikia. The site is one of many ground-up efforts to empower ordinary people to weigh in on political discussions. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
FTC declares websites public property Today the Federal Trade Commission declared that a popular Texas real estate website was de facto public property. The FTC prosecuted the Austin Board of Realtors (ABOR) because the association restricted publication of listings on its Austinhomesearch.com website. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
CNN attempts to decive the USA. Just as important as what is reported on the news is what is omitted. This isn’t the first time CNN has chosen to omit certain facts in order to sway the public opinion on a certain issue. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
A design gallery just for logos A well designed logo gallery that is described as "A Place To Fish For Ideas". From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Republicans outraged over Internet campaign use of flag-draped coffins "In his 2004 re-election campaign, a controversial Bush commercial used the image of the flag-draped coffin of a terror victim in an effort to evoke the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. At the time, the families of some 9/11 victims attacked the Bush campaign, but Republicans stood by the ad." Flip-flopping, anyone? From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
NASA: Don't Flush It -- Breathe It This week's space shuttle mission will bring a breath of fresh air to the International Space Station with the delivery and installation of a new device from NASA that can turn astronaut pee into oxygen. The devices could hold the key to a major hurdle for extended space travel and off-planet colonization. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
US to implement insecure RFID in passports beginning in August Imagine being overseas and your identity being available for the taking - your nationality, your name, your passport number. Everything. That's the fear of privacy and security specialists now that the State Department plans to issue "e-Passports" to American travelers beginning in late August. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
DIY Wind Turbine A Savonius wind turbine consists of two simple scoops that catch the wind and cause the vertical shaft to turn. This type of turbine is simple to build, but is not nearly as efficient as a well-designed horizontal axis turbine. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
MYSQL Drawing Curtains on Older Databases The company has been relatively generous in the past in providing free updates for versions of its database as old as five years or more. Maintaining several releases at once costs the company money, however, and it will soon start charging for updates to the older versions, MySQL said. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Spider-Man and Venom Movie Poster. A MUST SEE! Sony Pictures has released a new back-lit movie theatre poster to help wet the palates of Spidey fans worldwide. This poster is an incredible depiction of the Spider-Man/Venom inner battle that'll ensue come the now confirmed release date of 05/04/07. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
The Future Of Medicine Cancer-killing nanoparticles, fat-fighting nucleic acids and more breakthroughs set to transform health care. Doctors will wield molecular tools to switch genes on and off, taming diabetes and obesity, among many ills. Researchers will harness tiny proteins to ward off any strain of influenza. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Autism could affect twice as many children as previously believed 1 per cent of children in Britain are affected by the lifelong developmental disability that impairs the way people communicate with each other. More than three times as many boys as girls are affected. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Poisonous Snake Found On Plane To Amsterdam SNAKES ON A PLANE!... that is all From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Deep Impact Reveals Comet’s Components The Fourth of July last year had some extra fireworks. NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft sent a hefty projectile--more than 800 pounds--into the body of the comet known as Tempel 1. The collision delivered 19 gigajoules of energy--the equivalent of nearly five tons of explosive TNT--into the comet and ejected a plume of its innermost secrets. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Mumbai Bombings Shake Outsourcing Community Even though the major firms came out of the Mumbai bombings unscathed, the attacks spurred a big reality check. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Free FPS Warrock Public Beta The free first person shooter Warrock, often compared to counter-strike and BF2, goes into open beta on Friday. Definitely a must play and free never hurts either. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
India says Pakistan Intelligence Service behind train bombings India says use of RDX explosives and high-level coordination makes the attack too sophisticated for Kashmiri terrorists. They blame Pakistan's ISI intelligence service, the same group that armed the Taliban and once worked with the CIA against the USSR in Afghanistan, for the recent train bombings that killed close to 200 people. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Yahoo Drops Live Search Into Firefox 2.0 The newest beta candidate of the Firefox 2.0 web browser has been online for only a day, but Yahoo has already made one of its technologies available to it. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Friendster's Patent Possibilities The patent, issued on June 27, refers to a "system, method, and apparatus for connecting users in an online computer system based on their relationships within social networks." While that's pretty general, it certainly covers the activities of the dozens of other social-networking Web sites that have sprung up since Friendster filed the patent. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Turn your Palm into a Walkie Talkie RaNo Software has released an interesting new program for the Palm OS. WiFiTalkie lets you use your handheld like a Walkie-Talkie 2-way radio. WiFiTalkie uses VoIP (Voice over IP) technology to broadcast audio data. The program supports full duplex mode, which lets you broadcast and receive voice simultaneously. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Toshiba and SanDisk to build flash factory in Japan. The joint venture will mainly compete with market leader Samsung and Intel's recently announced venture with Micron Technology. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Photo in Calif. could be world's largest What is believed to be the world's largest photo was successfully created in a hangar that had been converted into a massive camera at the former El Toro Marine Corps base. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Microsoft Looks To Foil Web Spammers Researchers at Microsoft have developed a tool to scrub search engines of major spam Web sites that pollute results. From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
747 Lawnmower Aircraft See it to believe it! From on July 14, 2006 at 2:20 p.m..
Colombia volcano provokes alert The Colombian authorities are urging several thousand people to leave their homes on the slopes and foothills of a volcano that is spewing ash and smoke. The last major eruption from Galeras, one of Colombia's most active volcanoes, killed nine people in 1993, including scientists monitoring it. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
A family business based on PHP "We've been humbled along the way many times, but open source has really saved us. We just coudn't afford any other kind of technology." From on July 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Putting your computer to work to fight against malaria in Africa While you are sending an email or surfing the Web, your computer could be helping to tackle one of Africa's major humanitarian challenges, malaria. Africa@home, a project conceived and coordinated by CERN, was launched publicly this week. It is recruiting volunteer computers to run a computer-intensive simulation program called MalariaControl.net From on July 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Microsoft releases new OS for old PCs Extend the life of older PCs with "Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs" or you can switch to Linux. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' Eyes Competition for food between two species drives an important evolutionary concept. Add this to your list of evolutionary changes in our lifetime. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Israel's War : A Small Door To Peace Often, it's difficult to sort out who started what in a Middle East conflict, but that's not the case here. Militant Islamists - Hamas in the Gaza strip and Hizbullah in Lebanon - provoked this by incursions into Israel, killing and abducting Israeli soldiers, and demanding the release of Arab prisoners in exchange for the Israeli captives. From on July 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Gaming On The Run With Alienware's Aurora M9700 This Aurora notebook keeps mobile gamers happy with a pair of the latest Nvidia graphics processors, both offering 256 MB of dedicated memory. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on July 14, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..
Apple scores high marks in customer satisfaction Apple Computer is among the top rated technology companies for customer satisfaction, according to a new report released by research firm Satmetrix Systems. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Great Collection of Footage - Time Lapse Plants See plants grow, flowers bloom, and fruit ripen and decompose -- in seconds! The new Time-Lapse Plants collection, sourced on 35mm film, beautifully captures the secret life of plants. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Google Has No Adsense.com The owners of the domain adsense.com have been fielding hundreds of customer service e-mails and phone calls regarding Google's AdSense program since the advertising service launched in March 2003. Unfortunately for the domain registrants, they have no connection with Google, except for the fact that they happen to share the name. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
China Gives Web Reporter Two-Year Jail Sentence Li Yuanlong is on the growing list of journalists imprisoned for expressing themselves on the Internet. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Following The Money of Web 2.0 VCs are still upbeat about the next wave of Web services. Web 2.0 may be a buzz word, but it's still attracting big bucks. Some of the novelty surrounding Web 2.0 has worn away since the term first gained traction in 2004, but venture capitalists in search of the next big thing are still pouring in money. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Xbox 360-Branded Ecstacy At UK Raves There's a new "brand" of ecstasy (aka MDMA) making the rounds at UK raves and such, called Xbox 360. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Skype protocols opening up, ready or not. Chinese programmers write their own Skype client, able to call directly to Skype. This means they reverse engineered the Skype cloud, the Skype session protocols, encryption, and negotiated the audio codec settings. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Mechnical elephant awes Belgium It was something the people of Antwerp, Belgium just had to watch. It was a giant, magestic, mechanical elephant making its way through the streets of their town. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Lawns sucking up more of California's water Thirsty home landscaping, particularly lawns, will suck up an increasingly burdensome amount of water in California over the next 25 years unless big changes are made, according to a new report by the Public Policy Institute of California. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Using Internet Explorer at work can be a shock if you use Firefox at home As a freelance journalist, I mostly work at home, on a computer set up just the way I like it. And I use Firefox, the browser that's eaten into Internet Explorer's market share. So it's only when I work in an office that I am exposed to the full horror of Internet Explorer. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Funny Cat Clips - Very Funny I personally like the cat that chases the Bear away... From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
The Size of the Sperm: Is bigger better? Evolution favors tiny sperm, which boost a guys chances of fertilizing an egg. So why do some fruit flies produce giant sperm? A new study explains how evolution can favor guys with gargantuan gametes. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
The worlds most advanced helicopter flight sim bf2 chopper whores should save up and buy this sim From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Rare Shakespeare folio sold for $5.2 million A rare complete copy of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, widely regarded as one of the most important books in the English language, sold for $5.2 million at auction Thursday. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Urban dorms for the over educated, and under paid "Then she saw an ad on Craigslist for space in a 60-unit building in Harlem described as full of young professionals. [...] This month, Ms. Cook is moving in. The woman on the phone, Karen Falcon (not a mass murderer), calls the building a dorm for adults. It is a community of the overeducated and underpaid." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Library of free database models The library includes hundreds of sample database schemas for tons of topics – ranging from “Airline Reservations” to “Organizations and People” to “Car Servicing” to “Pizza Delivery”. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Antique Celestial Maps A gallery of exquisitely detailed antique celestial maps. This particular atlas collection comprises a systematic display of the heavens in a series of thirty maps : illustrated by scientific description of their contents and accompanied by catalogues of the stars and astronomical exercises. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Canadians may soon be able to drink their nicotine? The distributor of a new type of bottled water that contains nicotine, the addictive agent in cigarettes, say the product may soon be coming to Canada. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Linux Pre-installed on a AMD 64-bit Based System for $300 Technalign has said that they have partnered with Britt Systems in Florida to provide a 64-bit AMD 2800+ computer for under $300.00. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Intel Core 2 Duo & Extreme Gaming Performance HardOCP tests Intel's Core 2 Duo and Extreme using real-world gaming. Don't let a bunch of canned benchmarks lie to you about gaming performance, real gameplay experience tells a different story. Unless of course you game at 800x600. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Halle Berry has very distracting breasts. On "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" Halle Berry breasts confuse Jonathan and he forgets his question. His question would have probably been "Your breasts are in the movie as well?" anyway. But this is still a funny clip. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Pigs Fly: Saudi Arabia Blames Hezbollah, Not Israel Hezbollah doesn't seem to have a lot of allies right now. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
50 Terabyte Organic Discs On The Horizon, Maybe The team estimates that they will have a USB disk on the market in 12 months, and a DVD product 6 to 12 months after that. With a partner like NEC on board, all of that is possible, assuming that the technical challenges have been met already. But the idea has been under development for a long time. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Intel cutting 1,000 management jobs Intel Corp. is cutting 1,000 management jobs as the chip maker tries to become more efficient amid stiff competition and weaker demand for personal computers. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Sense magnetic fields without the cutting? A blog entry from a guy who claims that he found a way to sense magnetic fields without the need to cut into his finger and risk infection. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
The Who to tour after nearly 25 years It's been almost 25 years since the Who blasted their way through a major concert tour, so they should be ready. This fall, they'll give it another go, band members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey announced Thursday. Opening date will be Sept. 12 in Philadelphia. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
White House backs secret court's review of NSA operations Sen. Arlen Specter on Thursday revealed a bill that would require a court to review the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's controversial intelligence-gathering program, saying the deal was negotiated with the Bush administration's cooperation. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Possible Meteorites in the Martian Hills From its winter outpost at "Low Ridge" inside Gusev Crater, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this spectacular, color mosaic of hilly, sandy terrain and two potential iron meteorites. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Ditching Your Cell Contract When a co-worker told him about Celltradeusa.com, a web site that would help him find someone to take over his T-Mobile contract for a $19.99 registration fee, the customer decided to give it a try. It paid off immediately. "I got emails the same day from people who wanted my phone." Within days, a buyer from Delaware got approved by TMobile. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Firefox Anti-Phishing Features Score Points Mozilla's new Firefox 2.0 beta release is now available for download. The latest version of the popular alternative to the Internet Explorer browser includes anti-phishing features to protect users from being tricked by fake Web sites. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
What Game Developers Hate About Videogame Reviewers They smile at junkets, exchange pleasantries at E3 and treat the enthusiast press exceptionally well, but behind closed doors, many game developers take a dim view of videogame reviewers. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Sharply-tuned nanostrings work at room temperature Using a fast, low-cost fabrication technique that allows inexpensive testing of a wide variety of materials, Cornell researchers have come up with nanoscale resonators -- tiny vibrating strings -- with the highest quality factor so far obtainable at room temperature for devices so small. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Researchers Discover New Pathway by which HIV Attacks the Immune System "We have new insight into how the virus does its damage. The pathway is surprisingly simple, yet it has important implications for future studies and drug development efforts that focus on reservoirs of HIV in cells other than T cells," said Charles R. Rinaldo, Jr., Ph.D. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Netflix Guilt: you queue or rent the acclaimed movie but it sits there A feeling I know well: The author rents City of God and it sits at his house unwatched while taking up a valuable 'out movie' space and ends up costing him an estimated $66...so much that he returns it unwatched but feels like he HAS to put it back in his queue. Meanwhile lighter movies like 40-Year-Old Virgin are watched and returned in a day. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Real-life Gundam robot runs on Linux The HRP-2m Chromet is a 35cm tall, 1.5kg Gundam lookalike that is driven by ARTLinux. (I just noticed.. no more robots - hmmm linux or gadgets) From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Build Solar Generator out of Auto Parts Two groups at MIT are working on alternative approaches to solar-based electricity that could significantly cut costs -- and put the ability to harvest electricity from the sun into the hands of villagers in poor countries and backyard tinkerers alike. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Will New Wal-Mart Shoplifting Policy Help Catch More Drunken Drivers? But if for someone could figure out exactly how and when each Wal-Mart store changes its shoplifting policy, and how many fewer times it calls the police, it would be really interesting to see what else the police in those places end up doing: do they make more arrests for drunken driving or domestic abuse or meth distribution? From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Japanese take on Darth Vader, this is comedy gold! I have no idea what show this is from but it is possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Super Bee Invasion British bumblebees could be under threat from imported foreign varieties, says a new study. Researchers found that a Mediterranean subspecies being brought into the country to pollinate plants in commercial glasshouses can survive in the wild. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Hammer & Tickle: The Art of Soviet Joke-Telling Communism is the only political system to have created its own international brand of comedy. The standard interpretation is that communist jokes were a form of resistance. But they were also a safety valve for the regimes and jokes were told by the rulers as well as the ruled—even Stalin told some good ones. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Opening Address to the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia - The Hon Julie Bishop MP We must continue to strive for a world class higher education system where our students are educated to the highest levels - equipped with those workplace skills which employers seek in this fast moving world. Our universities must create new knowledge, support innovation and become more competitive. Our universities must be accountable for their performance and transparent and efficient in their operations. And for our universities to remain competitive and attract students from both Australia and overseas they must embrace greater diversity. DEST Ministerial Speech, 10 July 2006 From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Sustaining Prawns in the Padi Report by the CSIRO from the 'Marine research - Understanding our oceans' series. Discusses the problems associated with achieving sustainabilty in prawn farming in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. From Recent Items on July 14, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Envisioning Future Challenges in Networked Information - Presentation from the JISC/CNI Meeting, July 2006 The meeting, organised by The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), explored developments in information systems' management and delivering of digital services and resources for learning, teaching and research. Presentation included: Joan Lippincott, Trends in Learning Spaces in the US; Anne Bell, Designing spaces for effective learning; Duane E. Webster, Global developments in assessment: A LibQUAL/E-Qual update; Neal Juster, Design requirements for a digital library of ideas; Laura Campbell, Preserving America's Digital Herita From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Lloyds International College This Sydney based registered training organisation offers courses in English language, business and information technology at a range of levels. The College is for both Australian and international students. Information for international students about studying in Australia is available on the website. From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) The Global University Network for Innovation - GUNI is composed of UNESCO Chairs in Higher Education, research centers, universities, networks and other institutions highly committed to innovation in higher education. Over 100 institutions from around the world are GUNI members. From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
3rd International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education Accreditation for Quality Assurance: What is at Stake? The conference will provide information on: The global issues in accreditation: debates on current methods and how they should be handled to ensure overall harmony in higher education’s contribution to social commitment; The regional perceptions and experiences with accreditation: debates on current practices and how accreditation should be handled to protect society’s interests, while taking diversity into account and avoiding uniformity; Good practices on accreditation carried out around the world: presentations of good practices selected by the GUNI Observatory, which have a high potent From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
North Sydney English College This college offers general English language courses as well as preparation courses for the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) which is used as an indicator of English language proficiency for entry into Australia's further education system. From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Production, Processing and Exports and Imports of Fisheries Products Report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released 20/01/2006. From Recent Items on July 14, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Prawn Cocktail Ready to Explode The use of antibiotics in international prawn production and cheap imports coming into Australia are big problems faced by Australian prawn farmers. Article from the Sydney Morning Herald Online. From Recent Items on July 14, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Simulations, Games, and Learning Exploring games and education is inherently controversial. Games can seem un-educational; they are typically associated with play and childhood. Even the name implies that games are the opposite of work. Assertions that games must be used to make learning 'fun' ignore the fact that students who are deeply engaged in learning consider it both fun and hard work. From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Tassal comes the raw prawn import A crustacean price war spawned by cheap Thai prawn imports has left Tasmania's Tassal Group fishing for profits. Article from the Sydney Morning Herald Online. From Recent Items on July 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Australia Advances: Prawns with Brawn Australia Advances is a series of short video stories being shown on network and cable television throughout Australia, developed by the CSIRO. This story focusses on research into farming Kuruma prawns. The video requires Quicktime for it to be viewed. From Recent Items on July 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
"The camel has two humps" - Programming Aptitude Test (PDF link) warning this is a PDF link! "Learning to program is notoriously difficult. A substantial minority of students fails in every introductory programming course in every UK university. Despite heroic academic effort, the proportion has increased rather than decreased over the years." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Liberal Exodus? (Blue State Secession) From Jefferson's Declaration of Independence to Wilson's Fourteen Points liberals and Democrats have typically supported the idea of people to break away from governments they felt were not responding to their wishes. Is it a legitimate tool, but misused by the South in order to protect slavery? From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Self-control is the key to success "He left a succession of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a marshmallow. If they rang the bell, he would come back and they could eat the marshmallow. If, however, they didn't ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own, they could then have two marshmallows." Interesting study that correlates results to success in life. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Global Warming Will Negate Aid, Devastate Africa Britain warns that climate change could have a devastating impact on Africa, wiping out all the benefits from the measures to help the continent. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Myspace (Fox News) Censors Video That Makes Fun of Dipshit Ted Stevens! After hearing Sen. Ted Stevens' now infamous description of the internet as a "series of tubes," Andrew Raff sang the senator's words over a folksy ditty and anonymously posted it to MySpace.com, where about 2,500 people listened to the tune. On Tuesday, MySpace canceled the TedStevensFanClub account. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Symantec admits Zero virus' for Mac OSX Finally, straight talk from someone inside Symantec. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Intel's New CPU Family Arrives! Today Intel unveil their new Core 2 Duo or "Conroe" microprocessor family. OCAU have an in-depth review of the new high-end 2.93GHz X6800 and the 2.67GHz E6700, compared with the current top-flight Pentium D 955XE and AMD's A64 FX-62. Lots of info, loads of benchmarks and of course, some overclocking. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
CBS Sportsline and Maxim.com will share online content. CBS' sports site and the popular men's magazine are hoping that mixing sex, sports, and humor will SPiN them a winner. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
BREAKING: Iran Promises Retaliation if Israel Attacks Syria Iran's President said that if the 'Zionist Regime' attacks Syria, it would be considered an attack on the whole Islamic world that would bring a "fierce response." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Bugs turn dust into gold Australian scientists have found the strongest evidence so far that bacteria play a key role in forming gold grains and nuggets. They have found bacteria that remove gold from the soil and deposit pure grains of it around them. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Terrorists didn't need the Times to tell them anything. If you still labor under the fantasy that the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal divulged "classified information" that put U.S. lives at risk or hampered our ability to track terrorist financial assets, you are willfully ignorant or have been living in a sensory isolation tank. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
85% decline in rape caused by increase in porn? Recent statistics have shown that incidents of rape have declined by 85% since 1970. Although the major news agency's haven't reported it, what could be causing this decline, especially since the religious movement would say that porn causes increases in crimes like this. Commentary on the subject linked. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Anti-DRM Children's Picture-Book! The Pig and the Box is about a pig who finds a magic box that can replicate anything you put into it. The pig becomes so protective of it, and so suspicious of anyone that wants to use it, that he makes people take their copied items home in special buckets that act as... well, they're basically DRM. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Team Fortress 2 to come with Half-Life 2: Episode Two! "WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? Hey, they're still making it! It's got a totally exaggerated, crazy art style now. Looks a little like Spy vs. Spy or No One Lives Forever, kind of a '60s spy feel. It's going to be the included multiplayer mode in Episode 2! Class-based, etc. We all thought this game was dead years ago." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
How much oil did it take to ship your bottled water? "The picture's author, David Coale of Acterra, calculated the amount of oil required to ship a bottle of water from its source to the Bay Area of California. Then he poured this amount of oil into each bottle." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Space Diver Prepares For Big Jump Frenchman Michel Fournier is readying himself and equipment to attempt a record-setting free fall from the stratosphere. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Cultivating Careers: Professional Development for Campus IT - an EDUCAUSE e-Book The book provides an overview of current principles and practices for mentoring and developing IT professionals in higher education. The book's chapters are organised into two sections: the organisational perspective and the individual perspective. In addition, the online site for the book will have exclusive audio interviews with CIOs and other senior IT leaders in higher education who give advice for future leaders and talk about how they overcame challenges and moved ahead in their own careers. From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Youth Conference - South Australia The conference will offer participants the opportunity to learn about human rights issues in Australia and overseas, and develop their own skills to become advocates for human rights. The program includes a variety of workshops, covering hot debates on human rights issues, sassy campaigning tools, breaking the media code and creative campaigning. From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
MacBook so hot, you can cook eggs on it Everyone knows that Apple's Intel powered portable lineup gets hot, but this is insane! An enterprising fellow figured out that it would be possible to actually fry an egg on the bottom of his black MacBook. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
New Final Fantasy III DS Gameplay Footage Nearly 4 minutes of new footage showing off a dungeon, some enemies, and even a bit of duel screen action! From digg on July 14, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
2,850 Medical and Health Places in Australia's Universities The Prime Minister announced the allocation of a further 2,850 university places in medicine, nursing, mental health and other health related disciplines at Australia's universities. This conditional announcement includes the establishment of a new rural medical programme involving a partnership between the University of New England and the existing medical school at the University of Newcastle - 80 medical places will be allocated to this new programme, 60 at the University of New England and 20 at the University of Newcastle. $3 million will be provided by the Australian Government to t From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Sunny Queen Farms Sunny Queen Pty Ltd is an unlisted public company which specialises in the distribution of Eggs and Egg Products throughout Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Included in this website are recipes and lesson plans for teachers. From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Meet Anthony Horowitz - Author of Stormbreaker For a chance to win a place at this exclusive workshop, write a short scene - no more than 300 words - featuring Alex Rider in Australia. From EdNA Online on July 14, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Sony's Phil Harrison: "I don't think we're arrogant" Joystiq conducts a short interview with Sony's Phil Harrison. From digg on July 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Pete Coors arrested for DUI Friends don't let brewing magnate friends drive drunk! Not the best thing for someone on the board of directors of Molson Coors to be caught doing, as the company ostensibly promotes responsible consumption and designated drivers. From digg on July 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Google's Anti-Social Downside In the social-networking party sweeping the Web, search titan Google is playing the wallflower. Is it being smart or just plain nerdy? From digg on July 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
GAO says Bush refuses accountability for Iraq spending Big surprise, I know. But this is official. "David M. Walker, the U.S. comptroller general, told lawmakers that President Bush did not give proper consideration to conditions on the ground and said the administration is not demanding accountability for the $1.5 billion per week that the United States spends in Iraq." From digg on July 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Parents Next Big Issue : Online Amateur Videos As if pornography sites and pedophiles in chat rooms were not frustrating enough for parents whose children use the Internet, now online postings of amateur videos featuring things that parents think are too violent and risque are a new problem. From digg on July 13, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Healthy Food for Queensland Schools During 2006, Queensland schools will review their current practices and begin making the necessary changes to the food and drinks they supply to students. By 1 January 2007, implementation of the Smart Choices - Healthy Food and Drink Supply Strategy for Queensland Schools will be mandatory in all state schools. School food and drink supply includes all situations where food is supplied in the school environment - tuckshops, vending machines, school excursions, school camps, fundraising, classroom rewards, school events such as celebrations and sports days, and food used in curriculum activiti From EdNA Online on July 13, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Register for Money 101 Money 101 is a financial literacy program for staff. A guest module will be offered as a free online resource for partners and participants of the Adult Learners' Week event Learn @ Work Today. Register online to access the module which will be available from 1 August to 30 September 2006. From EdNA Online on July 13, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Transnational Quality Higher Education Good Practice Project Outcomes and Next Directions Australian Education International (AEI) and the International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) are jointly hosting a workshop Transnational Quality Higher Education Good Practice Project Outcomes and Next Directions, to be held in Melbourne. Practitioners of transnational education and training are invited to discuss the findings of 15 Transnational Quality Good Practice projects undertaken by a number of universities in 2005, and explore ways of further encouraging good practice for the quality delivery of transnational education. The outcomes of the workshop will form a report whic From EdNA Online on July 13, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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