Cheap bike for sale... OK, but what is that to the left of the picture!? :D Check out this auction at eBay... Everything looks fine, it's a bike for sale. But look at the picture the guy chose to post with it... Wow... this is like Conan O'Brien's actual items... you can't make this stuff up! From on July 23, 2006 at 10:59 p.m..
Students to Benefit From More Than 4600 New University Places The Australian Government has announced it will fund more than 4,600 new commencing Commonwealth supported higher education places, growing to more than 12,700 places by 2010. These places include the recent announcement by the Prime Minister, in conjunction with the recent Council of Australian Governments meeting, of 605 medical school places, 1,036 general nursing places, 431 mental health nursing places, 210 clinical psychology places and 573 other health related places. 'This enormous injection of new places will provide more students with opportunities to study at university and boo From EdNA Online on July 23, 2006 at 10:58 p.m..
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself YouTube is a place for people to engage in new ways with video by sharing, commenting on, and viewing videos. YouTube is building a community that is highly motivated to watch and share videos. The service is free for everyone. From EdNA Online on July 23, 2006 at 10:58 p.m..
PowerPoint Virus Warning A warning from Microsoft of a new computer virus that launches from a PowerPoint attachment from an email. From EdNA Online on July 23, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Universities to Get 4600 Extra Places An extra 4600 Australian students will undertake tertiary study next year, with more than half of the new places created in medical and teaching courses. Victoria is the largest beneficiary of the extra funding, securing 1326 new places, under a Federal Government plan to increase the number of university places. NSW universities are next, with 1307 extra students. Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop will today announce the extra places, rising to more than 12,700 by 2010, which will target shortages in skilled workers. News Limited, 24 July 2006 From EdNA Online on July 23, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Low birth rate to hit school enrolments - Breaking News - National - Breaking News Australia's school population will start to fall within two years as the declining birth rate makes an impact, a report says. From EdNA Online on July 23, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Making Links 2006: Technology for Social Action and Community Building 'Technology for Social Action and Community Building' is the theme for this year's Making Links conference. Attendees will participate in an innovative, interactive and inspiring showcase of best practices and strategies in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). The two day conference will address ICT capacity, infrastructure and community-building potential for the not-for-profit sector. The program will facilitate the following: *Sharing and developing of skills in various digital, web and multimedia applications; *Building and expanding sustainable networks; and * From EdNA Online on July 23, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Crysis System Requirements Released An admin posted the hardware requirements on the official Crysis forums. Although pure speculation, the admin claims he has researched a lot in order to get the requirements. From on July 23, 2006 at 9:11 p.m..
Bluetooth Headsets: Invisible Phone Or Invisible Friend On K Street, a guy in a tie screams at the air: "Who do you think you are?" "Who are you talking to?" an older woman asks. So the 26-year-old wearer of a wireless headset shows the woman the tiny apostrophe in his ear. It connects to his cellphone, and it's so itsy-bitsy it makes his watch face look like the moon on his wrist. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
For the fans who are dying to support their team. Some fans want to support their team forever, and one team wants to help them. Hamburg SV, a German Soccer club has plans to open a cemetary by their stadium. At 8,000 Euros for 25 years the plots aren't cheap. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Asia's challenge to US innovation: R&D moves offshore While manufacturing and low-level service jobs in the US are increasingly being moved offshore, it is widely assumed that Research and Development (R&D) jobs are not. However, Asia's rise as an important location for outsourcing has begun to challenge these ideas. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Many Iranians aren't cheering about the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. Hezbollah may be considered by many to be Tehran's puppet, but that doesn't mean Iran's people are happy about it. Many believe that since Iran is Persian that they should stay out of what they consider an Arab conflict, and instead improve conditions at home. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Islam and the Porno Devils Can the clash between scantily clad secularism and conservative religious ideology produce a third way in the Arab world? From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Catholic high school sues over Wikipedia posting School administrators take a dim view of these and other lines about the school: "It's (sic) tuition is ridiculously high, too. Not to mention you get an awful education there. They put more emphasis on sports than they do education. No wonder almost all kids there are complete idiots." From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Lamborghini Gallardo with a disappearing license plate Bullrun 2006 started today and a Lamborghini has a license plate frame, which makes the plate unreadable with the press of a button, another press and its back to normal. This vehicle is in the cross country race, and may be speeding past you soon! Race runs for the next nine days! This is something that we all will need to beat traffic cameras! From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Force Effects that even George Lucas can love! Finally a leaked video of the new technology for the next gen game engines that lucas arts games will be using has leaked for our viewing delight... And viewing delight it is, finally an engine that looks like it could be awesome enough to make even the smallest starwars fan almost shed a tear of delight, and i love the trooper at the end too LOL From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Finally the Linux guy is in a Mac ad Another Mac ad parody, but this time Linux is included! From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Catch-2k6: Bubble2.0 or not? Is Boom 2.0 a prelude to Bust 2.0? Or are those entrepreneurs and venture capitalists scarred by their experiences last time around losing out because they are acting out of an abundance of caution? From digg on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
100º - Get Used To It Britain experienced its hottest July day on record last week and forecasters say more is to come as climate change tightens its grip on the country. Global warming experts claim that by 2050 temperatures will regularly top 104º and warn that our health and infrastructure will be unable to cope. From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
The Wolfowitz Doctrine: Blueprint for Imperialism Want to know what Bush's strategy really is? Want to know what will happen next in the middle-east? This info has been available since 1992, after it was leaked by the NYT. Now see it for yourself. It might be a little hard to believe for some of you. If so, feel free to Google any of it, it is real. From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
Russian President Vladimir Putin plan's to shut out US oil giants. Russia's President is set to keep US oil companies out of a lucrative gas field in the latest sign of the deteriorating relationship between Moscow and Washington. The Russian leader is expected to favor Norwegian companies and reject bids by America's Chevron and ConocoPhillips after failing to receive Bush's support on Russia's WTO entry. From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
CableLabs approves Motorola's multi-stream CableCARD Motorola's "M-Card" has joined Scientific Atlanta's offering in finally earning the organization's coveted "qualified" status, paving the way for such great functionality as picture-in-picture on compatible TVs and multi-channel recording for properly-equipped DVRs From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
The Bleeding Edge of Compviz/XGL A 5-minute video that will knock your socks off... From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
Why Don’t Americans Suck at the Tour de France? The U.S. national soccer team recently embarassed itself in the World Cup. During the Olympics, U.S. athletes regularly get beat in certain sports that, like soccer, are taken much more seriously in other countries than in ours. So why have Americans done so well in the Tour de France? From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
Bush Administration to Cut the number of I.R.S.Tax Auditors by almost 50% The Bush Admin is moving to eliminate the jobs of nearly half of the lawyers at the IRS who audit tax returns of some of the wealthiest Americans. six IRS estate tax lawyers said in interviews that the cuts were the latest moves behind the scenes at the IRS, to shield people with political connections And tax-avoidance devices from thorough audits From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
Europe Plans To Build Giant Telescope Observatory A giant telescope with a mirror up to 60 metres wide is being planned by the European Southern Observatory. The telescope would be able to detect Earth-like planets around other stars and spot the universe's first galaxies. Two other groups are also pushing forward with plans for giant telescopes. There's a whole vast new area of discovery. From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
Wal-Mart's "MySpace-Killer" Is A Real Bomb "Dude, is there anything more excruciating than some lametard adult trying to speak to teenagers in their own language?" From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
10 ways to fix TV Here is a list of 10 ways for networks to make TV not suck anymore. I do hope the networks read this and pay close attention. From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
An Atheist's Worst Nightmare This is a video of Kirk Cameron and some dude talking about how a banana is the perfect tool for proving an atheist wrong. From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
This is so beautiful i could cry I know people have posted videos of xgl , so please don't flame me, but i had to post this video....Simple, clean, funcitonal :D From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
Oliver Stone and the importance of taking drugs "I like ayahuasca," a hallucinogenic tea, said Stone, who's also spoken of his love of pot. "And I liked LSD, and I liked peyote." The director of Platoon and JFK thinks tripping is so beneficial that he once spiked his father's wine with acid. From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
Flash: What is your religioin, if any? USA Religion Survey Shows Increase in 'None' From on July 23, 2006 at 6:05 p.m..
Surfing The Web With Nothing But Brainwaves Kiss your keyboard goodbye: Soon we'll jack our brains directly into the Net. Controlling devices with the mind is just the beginning. Next is what is called "network-enabled telepathy" - instant thought transfer. In other words, your thoughts will flow from your brain over the network. The only issue is making sure it's consensual. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
What Steve Jobs is like in a Meeting Steve Kemper was given complete behind-the-scenes access to Dean Kamen and the Segway design team during the machine’s development and wrote about it in Code Name Ginger. In this excerpt from the book, Kemper describes the meeting where Steve Jobs gave his first impressions. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Silicon Valley Takes On Detroit Former Computer Exec Launches 1-Cent-Per-Mile Electric Car. (Yet another Tesla Roadster story) From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Tiger Woods Wins 135th British Open Woods walks off with the Claret Jug following a riveting final day's play at the 135th British Open, Hoylake. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
You DO NOT laugh when this Japanese man tries to speak English A class watches a video of a man trying to speak English, and any one who laughs at the man get beat down. The counting part is priceless. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Breaking News: American Landis wins Tour de France Floyd Landis won the Tour de France on Sunday, keeping cycling's most prestigious title in American hands for the eighth straight year. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
For some, stock picking is like a hobby or sport Each morning, Kyle Henderson rolls out of bed and logs on to his computer. The 20-year-old is not downloading music, instant messaging or checking sports stats, he's rethinking his stock portfolio. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Ubuntu Servers Down Ubuntu services are currently down, possible DoS attack ? Details will be updated! From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
How to translate a research paper "This is the popular tool for reading research papers seen tacked up in offices, labs, and above copying machines everywhere. It has been reported that it originally appeared in a scientific journal article, Graham, Jr., C. D., Metal Progress Volume 71, Number 5 May, 1957." Learn how to b.s. certain phrases in your research paper! From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Laptops pre-loaded with Linux getting popular Indeed, with Linux consistently bettering market expectations, these large firms are offering more choice and lower prices, not just in the server market, but also on laptops. And laptops pre-loaded with Linux operating system are gaining in popularity among Indian customers as well. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
This is your chance, Sergio Sergio Garcia has finally put himself in a position to challenge Tiger Woods in a major. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Market Share Myth: Nailed! Daniel Eran of RoughlyDrafted takes apart market share numbers to prove some interesting new ideas with Macs and the iPod From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
100 Greatest Rock Guitarists Actually the list is 200 long, which obviously starts with Jimi and finishes with James Hetfield at the bottom. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
San Francisco's Underwater Dunes Scientists have mapped more than 2 square miles of some of the world's largest underwater sand dunes were mapped in the Pacific Ocean off the San Francisco coast as part of a study to help researchers better understand beach erosion. The submerged dunes, called sand waves, are located just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
FINALLY - A Hydrogen powered car! ... Ok, it's just a toy car, but still! The dream of a hydrogen powered car has been around for years, but it had not become a reality. Until, that is, Shanghai's Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies decided to start small. Really small. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Vehicle Design Summit This summer from June through August 15th MIT will host 60 engineers from 15 different countries. Their goal is to build cars that get 500 Miles to the Gallon. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Throngs gather to restore HOPE The sixth Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) hacking convention got to a rolling start Friday in New York. Thousands of mostly black-clad attendees thronged the Hotel Pennsylvania in midtown Manhattan for a three-day smorgasbord of workshops, panels, and lectures on network security, activism, DIY tech, and hacking in all its forms. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Linux sucks, Apple sucks, and Popularity Isn't Everything This blog is not about Linux or Apple, but rather the sensationalist nature of blogging that encourages low-value content. The irony, eh? From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
The Emotional Bankruptcy of Alexithymia Few people are familiar with the condition known as alexithymia, yet it is not so rare a thing. Alexithymia is condition where a person seems devoid of emotion because they are functionally unaware of their emotions. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
10 ways to cancer proof your future The fear of the Big C strikes terror into all of us.Not surprising, when one in three men and one in four women will be directly affected by cancer before the age of 75. But according to Professor Ian Olver, from The Cancer Council Australia, 50% of all cancer cases are potentially preventable and "are directly linked to lifestyle factors." From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Is it OK to use floating point arithmetic for integer applications? Most programmers do not understand floating point. After all, it is A LOT more complicated than integer. And most programmer's mental model of floating point is: sometimes the result of an operation is very slightly wrong. As a consequence, people get jittery. Modeling floating point arithmetic as "correct answer + noise" is wrong. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Update: Dead network tech might not have heard cop's orders A telephone company worker may have been fatally shot by a police officer because noisy air conditioning prevented the victim from hearing the officer's repeated commands to drop his gun. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Invasion of the film clips: Hollywood all over Comic-Con As for New Line Cinema's “Snakes on a Plane,”...Samuel L. Jackson, who had to share the stage with live critters, offered this opinion, in response to a fan who asked him what he thought of snakes: “The snakes were evil and they deserved to die,” Jackson said, paraphrasing himself from “Pulp Fiction.” “I hope they burn in hell." From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Hezbollah's Apocalypse Now "By provoking its southern neighbor, Hezbollah knew it would present Israel with a ghastly choice. Hezbollah is a popular social movement, and it is well aware that it can be destroyed only if the Israeli army is prepared to commit mass murder, genocide, ethnic cleansing against the entire Shiite community" From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Saving the World, One Video Game at a Time LAST week, in an effort to solve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, I withdrew settlements in the Gaza Strip. But then a suicide bomber struck in Jerusalem. Desperate to retain control, I launched a missile strike against Hamas militants. I was playing Peacemaker, a video game in which you play the Israelis or the Palestinians. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
Dell, HP Make U.S. Gov't List of 'Green' Computers Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) hope to gain millions of dollars in government contracts now that they have listed dozens of their desktops, laptops and monitors in a database of environmentally sustainable IT products, the companies said. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..
FUD by Association In what can be best described as a drive-by FUD-ing, Dave Marcus, the security research manager for anti-virus company McAfee claims that malware developers have embraced the open source development model. Of course, the subliminal message that McAfee wants you to get is that internet criminals and Linux kernel developers share the same DNA. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
The Steve Ballmer Dance For a man that has billions of dollars this is just one of those priceless moments. Watch Steve Ballmer go crazy on the stage. Another reason to switch to Apple? From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Can Israel Win? Not The Way It Is Fighting A lifelong Israel supporter theorizes why Israel can not win the war they are fighting with their current approach. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Laser that could stop rockets sits in Army storage "A few U.S. Army vehicles, generators and a very precise laser now sitting in a storage building in the New Mexico desert could some day become a missile shield that would blast small rockets out of the sky - rockets just like the ones pounding Israeli settlements near Lebanon." From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Scientists Spot Star Set to Supernova Soon One of the brightest phenomenon in the Universe is about to happen, and astronomers are going to watch. A type 1a Supernova like this has never been observed closely before, and scientist are watching this star in hopes to get to watch it happen. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
If the history of the universe was condensed into a one-year calendar Imagine that the entire history of the universe is compressed into one year - with the Big Bang corresponding to the first second of the New Year's Day, and the present time to the last second of December 31st (midnight). From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
My Summers at Nerd Camp This summer, nearly 11 million kids will attend camps in the US. As one nerd kid who attended a sports-oriented camp in Pennsylvania told The New Yorker, "I took boxing, and I was very afraid." For such children, mercifully, there is nerd camp—also known as the summer programs sponsored by the Center for Talented Youth. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Sneeek -- A Flash game where you mus control your mouse/input device... You must keep your mouse/input device cursor inside a moving and changing box. I got 33 seconds on my first attempt. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
War-Gaming the Price of Oil After correctly discerning that there is a conflict in the Middle East, the Chicago Tribune plugged some numbers into the widely accepted formula x+y = price = next number that sounds like a milestone = 100 and reported that market movers were feeling jittery that oil could indeed hit the magic century mark. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Report: Feds obtained Bonds' medical records Federal prosecutors obtained Barry Bonds' medical files as part of their investigation into whether the slugger perjured himself when he said he never knowingly used steroids, a newspaper reported Saturday. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Arrested Bush Dissenters Eye Courts In the months before the 2004 election, dozens of people across the nation were banished from or arrested at Bush political rallies, some for heckling the president, others simply for holding signs or wearing clothing that expressed opposition to the war and administration. Now, in federal courthouses around the nation, people are fighting back! From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
U.S. plans to peel Syria away from its alliance with Iran "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heads to Israel on Sunday, Bush administration officials say they recognize Syria is central to any plans to resolve the crisis in the Middle East, and they are seeking ways to peel Syria away from its alliance of convenience with Iran." From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Democrats On Israel: Mouths Closed, Eyes Shut Let's for a moment speak the unspeakable. I can give myself license because I am a Jew. Fact is, the Democrats' policy on Israel mirrors the Republican policy on Cuba. They both derive from primarily domestic political considerations and not from any measured analysis of foreign policy nor any deliberation on our true national interests. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Video: "Damn he's good"...Jon Stewart on Stem-Cell Hypocrisy Jon Stewart follows up on yesterday’s stem cell segment by digging in and exposing the real hypocrisy behind Bush’s veto... From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
A plane you can print An unmanned aircraft made from "printed" parts rather than traditional machine-tooled components has been unveiled at the Farnborough Air Show, UK. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
What does Sudoku stand for? And why is it everywhere? Suddenly Sudoku is everywhere (how many people did you see scribbling numbers into boxes on your last plane flight?). And now it's also on Nintendo's handheld game console, the DS. Sudoku Gridmaster is the first exclusive Sudoku title on the DS. Sudoku is the Japanese abbreviation for a longer phrase that means "the digits must remain single." From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Tina Fey Leaving 'Saturday Night Live' for Prime-Time Comedy Show Tina Fey is leaving the anchor chair at "Saturday Night Live." Fey says she's quitting the show after six seasons as head writer and co-anchor of the "Weekend Update" fake news segment to focus on her new NBC prime-time series, "30 Rock." From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Fish n Flush™ - The Aquarium Toilet! Fish ‘n Flush™ is the safe, fish-friendly aquarium for your bathroom. Kids AND adults love it! From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Make Way for The Sidewalk SUV While power scooters have been hailed as a boon for the elderly, they are now finding a new constituency: able-bodied people who simply don't feel like walking. Dennis Robles recently toured Disney World on a scooter. I'm pretty healthy,' he says. 'Just lazy, I guess.' From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
In The Beginning, There Was The Vector Graphics Arcade Game Some of the most memorable arcade games from the 1980s are the hardest to emulate with modern raster-scan monitors. hits like Asteroids, Tempest, Battlezone and Star Wars use vector graphics — straight lines and dots — to generate futuristic images that scroll smoothly across arcade displays. Here's a look. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Rumor: MacBook Pro to ship with new faster Merom processors in August! Intel is shipping Core 2 Duo Mobile chips (Merom) to manufacturers, according to recent Intel financial report. Merom is expected to replace Core Duo "Yonah" CPUs found in the MacBook Pro.Availablility at the time was still not expected until August. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Scifi.com has posted the pilot of the new show Eureka, free to watch! This is a pretty interesting show... I was quite happy to see that Scifi had posted this for free. What do you think? From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
1,500 Year-Old Byzantine Port Discovered The Port of Theodosius: Engineers uncovered these ruins of an ancient Byzantine port during drilling for a huge underground rail tunnel. the ancient port uncovered in the Yenikapi neighborhood is of a different scale: It has grown into the largest archaeological dig in Istanbul's history, and the port's extent is only now being revealed. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Terrorism Supporters Demonstrate in NYC Funny what most news organizations *won't* show you in their photo galleries of these demonstrations... From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
New Star Trek XI Movie Poster Revealed New Poster Sends Clues to Direction of Next Movie From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
No End in Sight for Queens, NY Blackout "A blackout in the borough of Queens entered its sixth day Saturday. Severe thunderstorms Friday hindered efforts to repair the series of 'unexplained' electrical failures, and knocked out some repaired circuits. Con Edison crews also have been finding more and more damage as they inspect underground cables. " From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Greatest 'Illusion' ever! Check out this trick called "Portal" by David Copperfield. It truly is mind-blowing. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Ruby programmers to get Visual Studio link Ruby in Steel will plug into Visual Studio to blend the benefits of Microsoft's development environment with Ruby technologies. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Hackers CLONE Human-implanted RFID chip in Minutes at Conference This is the first time someone has cloned an human-implanted RFID chip The pair demonstrated the cloning process: Westhues held a standard RFID reader against an arm to register the chip’s unique identification number. It actually has no security devices what-so-ever - VeriChip’s claims that its RFID chips can not be counterfited From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Study: Computer Program Helps Reduce Drinking "In a study released July 21, researchers found that three months after going through the Alcohol Attention-Control Training Program, alcohol abusers drank less, paid less attention to alcohol and felt more in control of their drinking." From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Uni-Directional WIFI Range Extender Easily receive WIFI signals from far away using a standard USB WIFI adaptor and a bit of ingenuity. This Simple idea requires no modifications to a USB WIFI adaptor or your computer. A simple way to increase the signal strength and range of your WIFI. Plus it works with all USB WIFI adaptors From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
New NASCAR Technology on Display The new spec engine, designed by Carl Wegner and being introduced into the NASCAR Grand National Division as a cost-saving measure will be available to competitors beginning August 1. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Spider-Man 3: Animators Discuss Challenges In Making Open Season Animators who have worked on major comic adaptations like "Spider-Man 3," "Superman Returns," "Hellboy" and "Blade" were on hand Thursday at Comic-Con International 2006 in San Diego. They participated in a panel discussion of their work, and they spoke of the challenges of bringing comics to movie screens. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
KFC launches the worst fast-food offering ever As we consider the worst fast-food offering ever, let us begin with the artifact itself: KFC's new Famous Bowls product consists of a plastic tub of mashed potatoes or rice, topped with yellow corn, fried chicken nuggets, gravy and three varieties of grated cheese. All in one container, all to be consumed as a single homogenous mass. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Canada wins first field lacrosse title since 1978 It was a storybook ending for Gary Gait. The star 39-year-old forward from Victoria, playing his last game at the elite level, scored four goals in the last quarter - including the winner - in a 15-10 victory over the United States on Saturday that gave Canada its first world field lacrosse championship since 1978. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
An Eye Test Could Detect Alzheimer's Early dementia could be detected with a simple eye test, similar to those used to test for high blood pressure and diabetes. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Gallery of Volume Visualizations An extensive gallery of colorful visualizations for disk, washer, shell and cross-section methods of finding volumes of solids of revolution. Useful for viewing the incremental approach in constructing three-dimensional solids. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Telework: A Management Priority From the US Office of Personal Managment and General Services Administration, this online manaual contains infomration on policy making, structuring telework arrangements, appraising performance of teleworks, and other pertinent aspects of teleworking. Though directed toward US government employees, recommendations listed in the document will appeals to a wide range of individuals. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
The Flexible Workplace: A Manager's Guide to Flexibility From Work & Family Connection, these Web-based electronic courses provide tutorials on navigating work and workplace options. A free demonstation is provided. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Commuter Challange/Telework A collection of resources about telework, including a brief video, workshop materials, a confidential online tool for calculating telework costs and benefits, sample employer/employee documents, and case studies. Commuter Challenge is a non-profit organization that has been fostering public/private partnerships to find solutions to transportation issues for over 15 years. Commuter Challenge works to improve regional mobility and protect and sustain the environment in the Puget Sound region. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Japanese-Online.com An online community of learners of Japanese who engae in languagepractice online. A free service. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches THE TOP 100 SPEECHES is an index to and partial database of full text transcriptions of the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century, according to a list compiled by Professors Stephen E. Lucas and Martin J. Medhurst. Dr. Lucas is Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dr. Medhurst is Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Communication at Baylor University (Texas). 137 leading scholars of American public address were asked to recommend speeches on the basis of social and political imp From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Volume of Solid of Revolution A tutorial on finding volumes using examples that illustrate the disk and shell methods as well as horizontal and vertical axes of revolution. Clear, multi-colored diagrams of important features are presented along with some animations. Includes a brief review of the disk, washer and shell methods. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Volumes Tutorials and animations (Flash and Java) on finding volumes of solids of revolution; helpful for students who are visual learners From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
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Learn to Speak Arabic Learn Arabic by joining an online community which promotes language exchange through e-mail, text and voice chat.Teachers can arrange exchanges for their language classes. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
Introducing Sidewalk Neutrality - a clever analogy for Net Neutrality Forget about Tubes, lottery balls, and horses. The real way to understand Net Neutrality is to try walking down the sidewalk. From on July 23, 2006 at 8:54 a.m..
55 Years In Prison For Breaking a EULA? A US Attorney today announced the return of an indictment charging William Bailey, Jr., with 11 counts of computer intrusion. It does not allege he hacked into the network. He had to read the EULA warning before getting access to the database. If convicted, Bailey faces a maximum possible sentence of 55 years imprisonment, $2,750,000 in fines. From on July 23, 2006 at 8:54 a.m..
FEMA Camp footage Covertly taken footage of a FEMA camp under construction. Also featuring Black Helicopters and trains. From on July 23, 2006 at 8:54 a.m..
Todos- It's an OS X Collage of Your Apps New Mac program that finds all of your applications and displays them in a fun and attractive window. It can be used as a launcher, but it looks pretty sweet too. From on July 23, 2006 at 8:54 a.m..
Skydiving: Smiles in the sky Mark Hrycay, 53, has been making jumps for more than 20 years, and is still hooked on the adrenaline overload that comes with each jump. A member of the Canadian skydiving club Skydive SWOOP, Hrycay has also been a cameraman for 19 years. Wearing a 10 pound helmet camera, he captures the expressions of both experienced and first-time skydivers. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Thousands Marching In Protest of Israeli Attacks Thousands of demonstrators marched through London and hundreds more gathered in Amsterdam on Saturday to protest against Israeli attacks in Lebanon. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Dutch city of 175,000 people drops Microsoft Office for OpenOffice.org This link is in German, but basically says that the Gronigen, the capital city of the Province by the same name, will save a net of 140,000 Euros by the move in the first year. I'm sure someone can translate the full article and post it in the comments section. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Novel nano-etched cavity makes leds 7 times brighter Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have made semiconductor LEDs more than seven times brighter by etching nanoscale grooves in a surrounding cavity to guide scattered light in one direction. The novel nanostructure, which may have applications in areas such as in biomedical imaging where LED brightness is crucial. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Memory Card Torture Test TrustedReviews gathered a selection of 2GB SD and 4GB CF cards from a number of popular manufacturers and subjected them to a series of tests. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
"Heroes" Trailer - Wii game from Killer7 creator's If ever there was a trailer that truly got me excited about the Wii, this is it. With an amazing style all it's own and some unbelievably cool character design, this game has some amazing potential. No word on gameplay yet, but the unique graphic style alone is enough to leave one drooling... From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Wall Of Water: Amazing Surfing Video An awe-inspiring video of a guy surfing (for his life) on a magnificent wave. The video has a nice pull back-effect that dramatizes the event even more. Did he make it in the end? What an awesome sport! From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Analysts: Apple vs Microsoft MP3 battle could transform market Instead of attacking iPod head-on, Microsoft is likely to try to transform the market in ways that change Apple from the big player into "a bit player." A deciding factor in the match-up will be how Apple responds. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Lives Saved with Highway Median Cable A relatively low-cost safety device — steel cable strung in highway medians — is proving phenomenally effective at saving lives, perhaps more so than steel-beam or concrete barriers. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
First Image of Venom So here's a glimpse of Venom! From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Paint will turn your cell phone off Keep your portable jammers at home. Here is a unique paint which will automatically turn your cell phone off when you enter the room. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
California temp's cause power outages, Myspace and yahoo are hit Soaring California temperatures prompt record power use, outages - Myspace reports they had power loss, and many Yahoo services are down, also due to power loss From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Israel-Lebanon Conflict Illustrated in Google Earth In an excellent use of Google Earth, someone living near the scene of action has begun documenting where military actions have occurred on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon conflict. This shows how GE's ability to tie information to location can be a powerful tool for visualization. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Trailer for the new Jenna Jameson porn game Not sure how successful this will be... From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Microsoft: Getting to grips with open source Has Redmond finally accepted that open source should be embraced, or are the company's recent partnerships with community-developed software providers simply another way to crack the competition? From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Amazing Video! Tiger Woods Sinks it from 209 Yards Today! With a four iron from 209 yards Tiger Woods proved once again why he is the greatest golfer ever. Today at the British Open he finished the day out with a magical shot from the 14th fairway holing an incredible shot. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Secure messenger to guard against totalitarian governments Hacktivismo, a division of Cult of the Dead Cow, unveiled their latest application, ScatterChat, this week at the sixth HOPE conference. ScatterChat is a secure instant messenging program which supports all major chat networks, second generation onion routing for anonymization, as well as end-to-end encryption for both chat and file transfers. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Video: Amazing falling dominos display made of household items These guys make a string of falling dominos that goes all around their house... From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
"America: From Freedom to Fascism" review The long-anticipated release of Aaron Russo's film starts in major cities July 28. CBS reviewer, Todd Schwartz called it "The scariest damn film you will see this year. It will leave you staggering out of the theater, slack-jawed and trembling.........." View trailers: http://www.freedomtofascism.com/ It's a perfect election year film. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Mobile Linux will have a significant impact on the handset market According to the IMS research, the use of Linux as a mobile operating system (OS) has been steadily growing, with an increasing number of companies announcing plans to develop Linux platforms. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Voice Phishers Work Harder To Get Your Number Scammers have begun using the telephone to harvest data for use in identity theft and credit card fraud, and VoIP is making it easier for them to cover their tracks. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Ricky Williams breaks arm in Argonauts' win Running back Ricky Williams broke his left arm in the second quarter of the Toronto Argonauts' 26-23 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night and is out indefinitely. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
64 Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena The showcase here is phenomenally popular and deserves to be. The website is a fine example of how an individual teacher can inform a worldwide audience online. General science illusion, optical, visual From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Ben Franklin 1706-2006 This wisdom from Poor Richard’s Almanac is in an animation in the web tribute to Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birth year. This remarkable and diverse man is aptly honored by the remarkable and diverse website here. Biography via Scout Report Benjamin, exhibit, Franklin, tercentenary From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom The highlights and quizes here link to the excellent resources of the Lincoln/Lehrman institutes. Biography Abraham, biography, Lincoln, resources From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
USA Charters of Freedom Click to this page at the National Archives of the USA for the nation’s original documents of freedom and their history. Government Bill Rights, Constitution, Declaration Independence, United States, USA From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Visualizing Basic Algebra Information Aesthetics pointed to this page as and example of visuospatial illustrations demonstrating some interesting properties of numbers. Whatever we call them, these are great images for grasping some mathematical concepts. Math algebra, math, visualize From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Ocean Explorer expeditions Enter the oceans here in virtual expeditions conducted by the United States National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Multi media are used to capture the virtual experience of exploring the deep with top ocean scientists. Earth sciences, via Scout Report exploration, NOAA, ocean From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Cradle the KC jazz Rock the digital cradle hear of real Kansas City jazz history here. The pages load slowly but their gifts are worth the wait. This look and listen into the past is absolutely impossible to convey in the sterility of generalized education resources. Arts history, jazz, Kansas City From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Egyptian Gardens and Plant Explorers Enter through ancient Egypt to meet plant explorers through the ages From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.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 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Learn Inspire Share Photo Expertise Nikon pours ideas from the experts freely into the beautiful materials here. Arts experts, image, Nikon, photographer From Golden Swamp on July 23, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
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