AVCC Review - a Way Forward The Australian Vice-Chancellors'Committee (AVCC) today released the PhillipsKPA report on the future directions for a university peak body. The AVCC commissioned PhillipsKPA early in 2006 to undertake consultations with various stakeholders, both within and outside the university sector to develop a proposal for the future direction of a university peak body. AVCC President Professor Gerard Sutton said the AVCC Board of Directors has given broad support to the directions of the report, which will now be discussed in detail by all Vice Chancellors at a retreat in September. AVCC Media rele From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
International Asperger's Year 2006 The 18th of February, 2006, is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Hans Asperger, discoverer of a social disorder known as Asperger's Syndrome. It is a condition that affects, on average, one in every 100, and is characterised by difficulties with social interaction, coupled with (in many cases) obsessive interests in a particular field. It falls on the Autism spectrum, up towards the high functioning end. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
OURMedia VI The theme for the 2007 conference is 'Sustainable Futures: The role of community media in the 21st century'. The conference will have a special focus on community and participatory media in Australia and the Pacific with a highlight on community media in the Western Sydney region. Four types of sesions will be used to demonstrate innovative cultural research and practices in community media, including: academic and research papers, project specific panels, discussion forums, and media workshops. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
M/Cyclopedia of New Media The site has been eveloped by New Media Technologies students in the Creative Industries Faculty, QUT. M/C — Media and Culture was founded in 1998 as a place of public intellectualism, analysing and critiquing the meeting of media and culture. The M/Cyclopedia, first published in November 2004, provides a backdrop to many of the debates conducted through M/C, but also stands as a publication in its own right. In the ever-changing new media environment it is important to track the development of key issues and terms; the M/Cyclopedia helps with task. It is updated every year with the help of From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Dream, Learn & Live: Your Guide to Adult Community Education This guide profiles seven people who have undertaken adult and community education in order to benefit or change their lives. The document outlines the range of courses offered by the adult and community education sector, and lists adult community education colleges in and around Sydney. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Taco Bell Takeover A few guys, in all there brilliance decide to "hack into" the drive thru speaker at a Taco Bell, so they can talk to the customers. Very funny. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Viddler to make moments in video searchable Video Sharing site "Viddler" gives users the ability to add tags and comments tied to particular points in a video. Those tags are then searchable, so if you want to find the particular point of intrerest in a video, its that easy. Users will also be able to link to specific points in a Google Video as well. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Sterling sued by DOJ for housing discrimination The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday sued Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling for housing discrimination, claiming he refused to rent apartments to blacks and families with children. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Tackles Net Neutrality and AJAX Google CEO Eric Schmidt appeared to play the role of cryptic savant in remarks at the search engine strategies summit in San Jose. Schmidt, who once opposed development of Java during his days at Sun, conceded that it is very difficult to predict the future in the technology business in general and in the search business specifically. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..
Endorsed By Mel Gibson! Lieutenant Governor candidate Tom McClintock isn't bragging about that anymore. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..
Soldier uses Linux in war and peace In 2003/2004, Jeff Schroeder served in Iraq, flying a tiny remote control spy plane and servicing Unix/Linux systems on the battlefield. Schroeder learned a lot of technology in the desert, and now he's busy working as a Web administrator for Comair Airlines, writing utility scripts for Ubuntu. He says Linux is going to "take over the world." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..
Finding a Job - Service SA This 'Life Event' guide to finding a job looks at how to prepare yourself properly and the techniques and tools you can utilise when looking for a job. It also takes a closer look at youth employment, and deals with issues you may encounter once you've got a job. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 9:17 p.m..
Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America Giles Slade was checking out a touring exhibit called "Eternal Egypt" with his 10-year-old son a few years ago when he had an epiphany. The Egyptians, he realized, designed great monuments to endure for countless generations, while here in North America, nearly everything produced is made to break. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Number of Next-Gen Games in Development for PS3, 360, and Wii Technophilia has compiled a few graphs which illustrate the number of games in development for all 3 next-gen systems. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
What's Wrong With Showing Your ID? If a 19 year-old college student can get a fake ID to drink, why couldn't a bad person get one, too? And no matter how sophisticated the security embedded into the ID, wouldn't a well-financed terrorist be able to falsify that, too? The answer to both questions is obviously 'yes'. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
2007 BMW X5 intros high-speed communication chip based on Flexray tech BMW today announced a new version of its X5 flagship SUV. It's larger, stronger and faster and probably better and more expensive than its predecessor, but what makes this new model especially interesting form a technological view is the presence of a Flexray chip. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Next Generation Stack Computing Expert Eric Laforest talks about stack computers and why they are better than register-based computers. Apparently NASA uses stack computers in some of their probes. He also claims that a kernel would only be a few kilobytes large! From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Who is more tech-savvy.drug traffickers or federal agents? In the pitched battle surrounding illegal drugs, each side has its advantages. Law enforcement can take advantage of private sector expertise, expensive machines, and, of course, the law. Those who cultivate, manufacture, and smuggle illegal drugs can leverage vast sums of cash, generated by constant demand.So who's winning? It's a tough call. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Hacker Sophistication Outpacing Forensics In the never-ending cat-and-mouse game between hackers and those charged with stopping them, it's pretty clear who's winning--and it's not the cat. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Consumer Electronics Association lambasts the RIAA CEA president/CEO Gary Shapiro lambasted the RIAA concerning a letter the RIAA sent to Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) about copyright issues. Shapiro said that the RIAA has avoided participating in the copy-protection technical working group because the RIAA does not want to change its business model. No surprises there! From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
JFK assassination spam scam exposed IT security experts have warned computer users to be wary of an email claiming to come from a dying KGB agent, offering to pass on secrets of the John F Kennedy assassination. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The Art of Pulling 7 G's Explains the art of pulling Gs and why nascar drivers and over-weight short pilots don't black out. When was the last time you faced 7 Gs? From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The Decline and Fall of the CPU "Specialized cores are inevitable for one simple reason. If you design a chip for a specific task, the same number of transistors can perform that task 10-100x faster or more. These kind of performance gains can't be ignored. Why not include some cores designed specifically to run certain applications?" From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Dungeons & Dragons maker looks for success in competitive gaming market The company responsible for marketing successes like Dungeons & Dragons and Magic The Gathering is betting its newest game will develop the same cult-like following. To make sure Dreamblade, a science-fiction game, hits it big with players, Wizards of the Coast Inc. is backing the game's release with a half-million dollar tournament circuit. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The woman with the largest human parasite Rita was meticulous in keeping a kosher house and enjoyed making the special Jewish dishes, including gefilte fish. But she had not been feeling well for months: abdominal symptoms of cramps, distention and occasional diarrhea, associated with increasing weakness, shortness of breath, lethargy and fatigue. Her doctors were stumped. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
.NET and J2EE to get better dynamic language support Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have observed growing interest in dynamic programming, and plan to integrate more extensive support for dynamic language features in their respective managed language platforms. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Student's Exhibition: Concept Car Designs (Slide Show) Students were required to collect information about a brand, prepare a strategic plan for it, and to develop a complete concept for a vehicle. The students used the concept of the vehicle to capture the spirit of of the brand. Projects from the Swedish institute's students include a sports car with a joy stick and a "fashionable hybrid." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:17 p.m..
Free PDF download of magazine for older gamers issue #5 2old2play.com just put up issue # 5 of their free print magazine, 2o2p Magazine, in PDF format. This months issue has several game reviews, great editorials, stories on retro gaming and life sims and much, much more. Totally free. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:17 p.m..
Study: U.S. babies are becoming fatter U.S. medical researchers have examined more than 120,000 Massachusetts children under age 6 for 22 years -- and found today's babies are fatter. The study by Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care shows young children -- especially infants -- are more likely than children in past years to be overweight. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:17 p.m..
All 151 Wii games in development. Here is a list of all 151 Wii games in development from our friends over at Wikipedia. I just wanted to ask, does Digimon really need a game for the Wii? From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:17 p.m..
Verizon owns 81% of U.S. fiber-to-the-home subs Verizon Communications owns about 81% of all fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) subscribers in the United States, according to a report released today from Ovum-RHK. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:17 p.m..
Driver's license fight gathers steam in NH The only way for Real ID (Which is basically a National ID card) to not gain a foot-hold in this country is for New Hampshire to not join the pilot program. The only way for that to happen is if the members of the Executive Council in NH refuse to spend the money the Fed's trying to bribe them with. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:17 p.m..
How NOT to Release a Leopard Whatever you do, don't poke an angry leopard with a stick! From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
FDA Forms Internal Nanotechnology Task Force Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., today announced the formation of an internal FDA Nanotechnology Task Force. The new task force is charged with determining regulatory approaches that encourage the continued development of innovative, safe and effective FDA-regulated products that use nanotechnology materials. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
German TV proof that Qana photos were staged Conclusive proof that the photographs from Qana were cynically staged, as Green Helmet directs cameramen in a video from German TV (with English subtitles). From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
IE7 is basically non-compliant with CSS web standards. IE6 51% IE7 55% Firefox 93% Will this affect Web 2.0? From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
15 minutes of fame shrinking in reality TV and Youtube era "While the windows of opportunity are widening, the shelf life of fame seems to be steadily shrinking." "There are so many opportunities for your 15 minutes (of fame). Is there enough time in the world? Maybe it should be just 10 minutes now." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Xubuntu / Edubuntu 6.06.1 LTS Released The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS, the first maintenance release of "Dapper Drake". Over 300 post-release updates have been pre-applied, so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation, and a number of bugs in the installation system have been corrected. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Is Drew Bledsoe a Hall of Famer? I can hear you already. "Hold on there, Old Guy. You're not gonna try to run Bledsoe by us as a Hall of Famer, are you? What's he done, for crying out loud?" I am not going to try to run Bledsoe by you as a Hall of Famer. Not yet. But permit the case to be made that the quarterback has numbers you may not realize. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Apple thrashes Dell on Mac Pro pricing "We thought it would be interesting to compare pricing between similarly specced systems from Dell and Apple, and were gobsmacked at the results - this should be very good reading for Apple advocates..." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
How To Run A Ubuntu Webserver And Torrent Client Under Windows XP This tutorial is meant for Linux newbies who want to try and build a Ubuntu server box as a webserver and torrent client. It is a step by step instruction on how to do this in VMware on Windows XP to get the feel of it. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:20 p.m..
Poll: President Bush would lose to Kerry and Gore today According to a survey by Scripps Howard News Service released by Ohio University which asked 1,010 "Americans to ponder their options in every U.S. presidential election held since 1964," two term President George W. Bush would lose to both Senator John Kerry and former Vice President Al Gore. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:20 p.m..
Gore not as green as he would like you to think I guess the sky is not falling on Al From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:20 p.m..
How to Pick a Linux Distro (Distribution) Choosing a Linux Distro (Distribution) can be a very daunting task, especially when you are new to the Linux world. "How to pick a Linux Distro (Distribution)" will be a great help and give anyone a good start into looking for a Linux distribution, especially coming from a Microsoft Windows world. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:20 p.m..
Sean Hannity Sucks Ass Short clip of a someone in the background of a Hannity and Colmes live broadcast holding up a "Hannity sucks ass" sign. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:20 p.m..
China's Super Space Seeds In an effort to feed its ever-growing population, Chinese officials are launching over 2,000 seeds into orbit for a two-week trip designed to force the seeds to mutate. Exposed to special environment such as cosmic radiation and micro-gravity, it is hoped that some seeds will mutate to such an extent that they may produce much higher yields. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:20 p.m..
Over 200 games planned for PlayStation 3 With all the news of games being cancelled (Black Blade, Endless Saga, etc) many gamers have been disheartened into feeling that Sony is losing developers left and right. Well with some research done by GameSpot, recently, gamers should be a little less worried. Here is a list of over 200 games that are either currently in development or planned... From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Family Guy Fire Truck skit done in GTA. Family Guy National Geographic Special on Firetrucks done in San Andreas. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
"Sopranos" DVD Set Coming Out in Hi-Def "The Sopranos" is poised to become the first TV series to be released on high-definition video discs. HBO Video said Wednesday that its first release on the nascent HD-DVD format will be "The Sopranos: Season 6, Part 1," arriving in stores November 7, the same day as the standard DVD. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Seagate CEO: We're Prepared for the Hard Drive Price War Seagate was prepared to meet hard-disk drive price cuts by competitors including Hitachi and Samsung, who are hungry for market share. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Replace minimum wage laws with a free market in education? Economist Walter Williams tackles minimum wage laws, shows why they don't make economic sense, and concludes by suggesting that people who want to help low-skilled workers should "do something about the rotten education that many receive". From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Can I hug my son's killer, mom asks judge "The mother of a Harlem teen gunned down by a 12-year-old told her son's baby-faced killer she forgives him - then asked the judge if she could hug him." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Will Wright Talks Spore with Gamespot, spills some beans Spore's future beyond the PC - We're certainly looking at [Spore] as a franchise. The PC [version of the game], for me, is the tip of the iceberg. We're not announcing anything yet, but it's pretty obvious that I want Spore to take over the world (laughs). I think [Spore] definitely wants to go beyond being a computer game. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
8 Changes I Experienced After Giving Up TV "In June I decided to do a 30-day trial of no TV watching. DVDs were OK, but no regular programming or cable shows or tape anything with my DVR. At the end of the 30-day trial, I was pleased with the results, so I kept going. Now that it's been over 60 days, I thought I'd share my observations on life without TV." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
First look at Leopard (Mac OS X) Here are some of the first unofficial 'real life' images taken from Leopard, including Time Machine, Mail, iCal, Preview and Spaces. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Google to continue storing search requests despite AOL gaffe Although he was alarmed by AOL's haphazard release of its subscribers' online search requests, Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday the privacy concerns raised by that breach won't change his company's practice of storing the inquiries made by its users. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
A look at the Arizona Cardinals' brand new stadium "The Arizona Cardinals' new stadium is a rarity in the world of the National Football League: a work of serious architecture packed with the energy of a coiled snake. Unfortunately, this snake lacks fangs." Still that movable field so they can maintain the grass is pretty cool. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Weighing a Switch to a Mac Ten years ago, if you were a Windows user, the idea of switching to a Macintosh might not have seemed enticing. An abundance of new Windows software was arriving on store shelves, while the selection available to Mac users seemed to be falling behind, often relegated to a back corner of the same store. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Rockstar to release Bully game in October MAKER OF the controversial video game Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar, has confirmed that it will release a game with themes of school fighting in October. "Bully", in which a 15 year-old defends himself against school bullies at a fictional US boarding school called Bullworth Academy has got the anti-violent video games lobby hot under the collar. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
The Case for Old-Fashioned Fiscal Corruption So state pension plans are broke, huh? Graft, mismanagement, and scandal all around. Well, the financial leakage is nothing compared to the federal government but no one cares because the feds have a central bank to paper over the problem. The states don't, which is what makes the scandals so entertaining. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Ubuntu adds a community manager In July, Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical's head, started looking for a community manager for Ubuntu, the popular Linux distribution. Shuttleworth recently found his man, Jono Bacon, a UK-based technology consultant and writer. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
SC: 10/08 Macintosh Office X and Office 2004 require update from Microsoft Microsoft has released security updates for its Macintosh Office X and Office 2004 software; the updates fix problems with Office that could allow an attacker to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code that could damage your data or affect your privacy ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
A Sports Guy Can Dream... Bill Simmons has 33 ways to make sports better for everyone. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Wii's MASSIVE Launch Lineup: 27 Games Confirmed for Day 1 "With the Wii launch hiding somewhere in the next 3 months...we went back to count just how many games had been confirmed for the Wii so far, and were wonderfully surprised to find 27 confirmed launch titles coming to the Wii. Can you say 'biggest game console launch in history'?" To compare, the 360 launched w/ 18, and the PS3 has 15 confirms. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
An Earthquake So Violent It Even Shook Gravity The giant earthquake that set off a devastating tsunami across the Indian Ocean in December 2004 disrupted the earth enough to change gravity and to deflect satellites passing hundreds of miles above. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
The Secret Garden of New York City Built over a parking lot, a 2.5-acre garden behind the Time Warner Center offers a private retreat in the city. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Camera phone picture from inside YouTube's office A co-worker of mine had a meeting at various sites last Friday, one of which was YouTube. They snapped a camera phone picture upon entering the less than overwhelming office, and send it to the company Where.com wall. A larger office will probably come after the inevitable acquisition. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Intel announces open source graphic drivers Chip maker Intel have announced that they will release the 2D and 3D graphics drivers for their 965 family of chips. This will provide a way for open source users running Linux, and BSD to get the very best out of their hardware. There are three likely motivations for this. Firstly, a significant minority of desktop and laptop hardware shoppers know that they're going to be running open source and so will presumably going with Intel will allow them to be confident that their new hardware will &q From StuartYeates's blog on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..
Software Mines Internet To Identify Music Piracy The software called "Unstructured Data Module" applies analytics and algorithms to scan for hidden relationships in streams of digital data. Beyond information found in traditional databases and spreadsheets, the software digs into e-mails, file directory listings, search results for peer-to-peer (P2P) sites, and lists of top downloaded songs. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..
Some of the most amazing Sept 11th pictures you might ever see A photographer, who had worked for an alternative New York picture agency, had been carrying three cameras with him, when he left his home in Manhattan that sparkling Tuesday morning, and started walking south towards the plumes of smoke. He took some pretty amazing (and disturbing) pictures. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..
FROM Software: PS3 Line-up Cancelled! Two more PS3 games canned. According to the latest Famitsu magazine, FROM Software have halted production altogether on their PS3 titles Dark RPG and Black Blade, which were originally announced at Tokyo Game Show in 2005. This is just the latest in a string of cancellations the PS3 has endured in the lead up to launch day. When will it end? From digg on August 10, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..
Google: Govts are the greatest threat to web privacy CEO Eric Schmidt told the Search Engine Strategies industry conference that Google had put all necessary safeguards in place to protect its users' personal data from theft or accidental release. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..
Ford eventually will do away with fuel filler caps The gas cap, long left sitting on trunk lids or dangling from cars as they leave gas stations, will become a thing of the past on many Ford Motor Co. models in the coming years. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Get A Free T-shirt from Google People always ask, what makes Google tick? There are two key elements: our ongoing commitment to building great technology that empowers people like you -- and of course our passion for free T-shirts. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Interview with Chris Forsythe of Adium and Growl OSNews features a very interesting interview with Christopher Forsythe, the developer behind the Growl notification system and project manager of Adium, the multi-protocol chat application for Mac OS X. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Newest Army Recruiting Tool: A Military Themepark Hey kids! “You can command the latest M-1 tank, feel the rush of a paratrooper freefall, fly a Cobra Gunship or defend your B-17 as a waist gunner.” Maybe, they'll even pipe in that smell of napalm in the morning.. smells like ... victory. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Aussie scientists unlock cancer puzzle Scientists have discovered two commonly found genes that significantly increase the risk of breast cancer. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Intel Open Sources Graphics Drivers Intel's Keith Packard announced earlier today that Intel was open sourcing graphics drivers for their new 965 Express Chipset family graphics controllers.The new drivers, available from the Linux Graphics Drivers from Intel website, are licensed under the GPL for Linux kernel drivers, and MIT license for XOrg 2D & 3D rendering subsystems. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Car in the Subway - Highly Illegal Yet So Convenient! (Video) Looks like this guy was playing a little too much Grand Theft Auto. Some classic reactions from the people in the station. Some don't even notice. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
V for Vendetta' victorious on video "V" stood for "victory" in video stores last week, as the edgy futuristic thriller "V for Vendetta" opened at No. 1 on both the DVD sales and rental charts. The Natalie Portman film handily outsold its nearest competitor, by a margin of more than 2-to-1 earning $9.1million. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
CT Scan of Apple Design Award The winners of the Apple Design Award for "Best Student Mac OS X Project" took their award to a CT scanner to see how it works. The award lights up whenever you touch it. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Superb high resolution wallpapers (up to 2560x1600) An excellent source for free backgrounds, sorted by user rating. The images are available in all common resolutions, from 2560x1600 down to 1024x768, and are very diversely themed. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 10:12 a.m..
eBay: Kid Auctions Off 2% of His Income for the Rest of His Working Life For a chance to go to college, Ron Steen is offering up 2% of every dollar he will make for the rest of his working life for a starting bid of $100,000. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..
Lewis Black Goes After Lieberman on The Daily Show Lewis Black took "Connecticut's most circumcised Senator", Joe Lieberman to the mats last night on TDS. He even got his digs in on "the kiss" as only Lewis Black can do. Afterwards he got on Katherine Harris and her sudden loss of support by the Florida GOP and then Mike DeWine and his altered 9/11 footage ads. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..
Commercial Space Travel in 5 Years Virgin Galactic is constructing up to seven commercial spaceships that will fly 87 miles (156 kilometres) above the earth's surface to give passengers about 5 minutes of weightlessness. Commercial flights to space could be taking off from Britain within five years. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..
Wi-Fi for the masses - It looks like a large Styrofoam takeout container. The 14-pound box would fit into a backpack were it not for the two antennas, set well apart. It can withstand subfreezing temperatures and 165-mph winds; it's even lightningproof. With the lid bolted down tightly, the box offers no clue as to what's inside. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..
Intel aims for open-source graphics advantage Intel on Wednesday released open-source software intended to give Linux full-fledged 3D graphics support and to give the chipmaker an advantage over rivals ATI Technologies and Nvidia. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..
Clean Energy: Wall Street's New Love Affair You know a cultural movement is real when the money men get on board. In just the past year a broad swath of financiers have begun sinking billions of dollars into anything that might tap into the green craze. Saving the planet, protecting America, doing God's work, cynically exploiting a feel-good trend -- call it what you will. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
US Drug Czar Wants Random Drug Testing in Schools America's drug tsar raised the stakes on drug testing in schools yesterday, suggesting that it could come to be seen as normal required and "responsible behaviour" in the same way that some US schools routinely test all pupils for tuberculosis. Wow. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Clarett called LeBron, Jim Tressel, and THIS AUTHOR before his arrest A great article by the ESPN reporter Maurice Clarett called just hours before his arrest. He reveals Clarett has a newborn daughter: "He said he'd do anything for that little girl, that he'd go to jail for 30 years for this little girl. It wasn't clear what he meant, although it's starting to get clearer now." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Wildcast African bush adventures Follow along here as famed wildlife photographer Kim Wolhuter posts accounts — and gorgeous images — of the making of his upcoming documentary about wild Zimbabwe. Animal sciences (Thanks! Chris) photography, wildlife, Zimbabwe From Golden Swamp on August 10, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..
Why Do They Hate Us? Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, US officials declared that the attacks had been motivated by the terrorists’ hatred for America’s “freedom and values.” The sad thing is that today, there are still Americans who fall for it. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Gamer Takes Home $100,000 Check Micah Ernst, 23, battled it out at the Verizon FiOS Grand Tournament (6000 participants) on Monday and took home the $100,000 grand prize � playing Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Snakes On a Plane Flash Game!! The Snakes On Plane Flash Game!! From digg on August 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Poll shows 30% of Americans unsure of 9/11 year. SOME 30 per cent of Americans cannot say in what year the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in Washington took place, according to a poll published in the Washington Post newspaper. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
VIDEOS: Links to 23 full episodes of Penn and Teller: Bullshit FREE! Here are links to 23 free, full episodes of the great show Penn and Teller: Bullshit! This is one of the best shows on television. Penn and Teller debunk all the bullshit that people try to feed you everyday. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Make a Wireless LCD in 5 minutes! "I decided to relocate my graphic LCD to another person's desk but still have control over it. To do this, I figured I could simply use the ACODE-300 wireless bluetooth modules." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Real-Time Airport Plane Visualization - Gizmodo Just go to the site, pick an airport, and see a real-time display on planes flying in and out of your local hub. So far only major airports like Boston Logan International, LaGuardia, LAX, and my local San Jose International airport have plane tracking up. Pretty sweet app nonetheless. Link: http://www.java.com/en/everywhere/airportmonitor.jsp From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Hydrogen Micro-Economics The H-racer ($40), a new toy car from a Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, is a fascinating look into the potential hydrogen economy—although a sad excuse for a toy. The H-racer is pretty much pointless without it’s Hydrogen Station accessory ($40), which extracts hydrogen from water using electrolysis. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
GP2X: It's all fun and games The GP2X is an open, Linux-based handheld games console manufactured by Game Park Holdings of South Korea. It has a typical handheld control layout, a good quality backlit screen, built-in stereo speakers, headphone socket, and several connectivity and expansion options. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Google: the Godfather of Open Source? It's well known that Google runs its vast array of servers using a custom version of GNU/Linux. But this is only one aspect of its support for free software. Others include its Summer of Code, now well established as an incubator of both coding talent and projects, and more recently its open source code repository. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
EU Domain Dream in Disarray Europe must reboot its fledgling domain name to avoid a system crash, critics say, after alleged missteps allowed cybersquatters to stockpile trademarks for auction. "It was badly handled from start to finish," said John McCormac, who runs an Irish domain monitoring service and whose blog tracks the .eu controversy. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Fossil find: new hoofed mammal - cross between a dog and a hare Fossils of a new hoofed mammal that resembles a cross between a dog and a hare which once roamed the Andes Mountains in southern Bolivia around 13 million years ago have been discovered. The animal belonged to a group of animals called notoungulates - hoofed mammals native only to South America. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Google: We Won't Pull An AOL CEO Eric Schmidt says the Net giant's top priority for its search engine is user trust. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Cuba targets illegal TV dishes as US weapon "The Communist Party newspaper Granma on Wednesday warned that the (black-market) dishes, which many Cubans use to watch Spanish-language television programs from Miami, could be used by the U.S. government to broadcast subversive information." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Can the International Linear Collider save physics research for the US. The start-up of the Large Hadron Collider in Europe next year has left Americans worried that they will become irrelevant if the don't start building a competing collider. If built the ILC will be able to accelerate particles to near light speed and may be able to show how the Higgs Boson works, assuming it exists. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
The Race to 100 MPG The Aptera concept car uses a low-weight, low-drag approach to increasing fuel economy. The goal: 330 mpg for under $20,000 within two years. By far the most obvious approach to achieving ultra-high mileage is to dramatically cut weight and wind resistance, the chief enemies of highway mileage. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..
Molecules in Cyberspace: Tutorial for embedding Jmol images into websites. This site provides a step-by-step tutorial for embedding Jmol images into websites. Jmol is a Java-based tool for displaying interactive, 3-dimensional models of molecules from websites. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 10, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..
Gangs, Guns, & Violence Documentary This is a documentary about gangs in Stanislaus County. This 30-minute video includes interviews with police, local leaders, prosecurors, an ex-gang member and a secondary victim. Some of the images are a little graphic as they show victims of gang violence. The video does include a number of social theories (social disorganization, differential association, social learning, strain & subculture) that explain violence and makes a good discussion after viewing. I use in my Sociology of Violence Course. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 10, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..
Tumble Books An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games, and teacher resources From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 10, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..
Personal Ads and Shakespeare Personal ads are a way of communicating to others the person you are, or the person you want to be, in the hopes of attracting friends or a mate. As a result, language choices, descriptions, and key phrases are often specifically calculated to provoke a particular reaction—or attraction. At the same time, the text of ads often reveals things about the ad writer in the same way that a playwright would reveal a character’s subtext.In this assignment, we will discuss the language used in personal ads (assuming that it is indeed reflecting the inner thoughts of the ad write From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 10, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..
Terrorist Threat foiled to blow up aircraft Overnight arrests have foiled threats to blow up aircraft. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Ubuntu On the Thinkpad T43p: Wow! I cannot overstate how important this is: Ubuntu is the first real "desktop" Linux I've ever seen. There's a lot of polish to it, most of the "right" things have been hidden from non-Linux geeks. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Domesday Book The National Archives is the home of Domesday Book, the oldest surviving public record. Domesday is now available online; users can search for their own town or village, and download images of Domesday along with an English translation of the entry. A fee applies to document retrieval, but background information and activities are provided free of cost. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
The New SS It appears as if the new trend in law enforcement is to proudly wear your brown shirt on the outside instead of just on the inside or in interrogation rooms where it's the "perp's" word against yours. For instance, take an incident in Miami, Fla. in 2003 where a woman who was peacefully demonstrating at a free-trade meeting was shot by police with rubber bullets. Officers later bragged and joked about hitting the woman in the head and for some reason taped their disgraceful behavior and astonishingly putUndesignated Blog on August 10, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
11 "Don't-Tell-The-Husband" Secrets All Women Keep We women are well aware that most of the time we're a profound mystery to men. And for the most part, we like it that way. But the thought has occurred to just about every woman: Would it really be so bad if he knew _________ about me? From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Digg.com Featured on Attack of the Show digg was on AOTS when it launched Version 3. "Our own Kevin Rose from back in the day." "Hey Rose," Kevin Pereira gives a chest peace to Kevin Rose, "nothin' but love." Pereira says that AOTS gets their news from digg. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Nikon D80 available now!!! The Nikon D80's officially real. We've been waiting for this one for the last few weeks, but by now any real mystery about the device has surely gone up in smoke. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Bandwidth Monitoring Tools I did a lot of research about bandwidth monitoring tools recently. Yesterday, I wrote about ibmonitor and bandwidthd in Bandwidth Monitoring blog. Today I just would like to share another great bandwidth monitoring tools. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Science reveals secrets of invisibility Invisiblity may be closer than we think. "The key to that possibility is the development of increasingly complex metamaterials -- manmade composites engineered on a nano scale with properties entirely different to anything found in nature." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Dell designed so poorly you can't plug in both usb ports This is a blog posting of a hell lattitude notebook so poorly designed that you cannot plug both usb ports in at the same time. This is one serious design flaw. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Topless porn star parade? Auckland says OK. The parade is to promote an Erotica Expo later this month. This is the first year they have sought approval, and it was granted because no laws will be broken. Several city council members are shocked since they weren't notified before the parade received approval. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Australian History Summit The purpose of the The Australian History Summit, 17 August 2006, is to research ways of strengthening the place and maintaining the integrity of Australian history in the school curriculum. There are two papers for consideration: one on what is currently set to be taught in primary and secondary schools, and one on the rationale for, and outline of, a narrative approach to Australian History in schools. The Australian History Summit discussion papers are available for download, as well as the media release and the list of participants. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
The Colbert Report - Toss to Jon Stewart At the end of Colbert's show, he tries to toss back to Jon Stewart. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Mac OS X Leopard: Who's the Copycat Now? Paul Thurott explains why he feels Apple has been grabbing a few of Windows features, and he also touches on a few other subjects, such as all the Windows bashing that Apple has been doing. "I'm not dim: Microsoft does copy Apple on a fairly regular basis. But seriously, Steve. Apple's just as bad." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Surprising Six-Figure Jobs You don't need to work on Wall Street to make $100,000. Here are 10 careers you can bank on. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Scientists develop fire-proof plastic Scientists at the CSIRO have developed a plastic that transforms into a fire-proof ceramic during a blaze. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
The Damage in Lebanon and Beyond The idea that you can solve social and political problems militarily from the air is, on the face of it, ludicrous. The historical record is filled with the dead dreams of air power solutions to ground-based problems. But that stops no one. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Doom for the Nintendo DS with Multiplayer Wifi Combat "DSDoom takes the prBoom PC port and brings it to the DS, complete with Wifi multiplayer but, sadly, no touch screen controls. It'll play Doom, Doom II, Ultimate Doom or the TnT Doom expansions." From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
The Brazilian Ethanol Fraud Ethanol apologists like to use the example of Brazil. Unfortunately, the author lives in Brazil and sees no ethanol revolution there. In fact, the heavily subsidized ethanol program (Pro-Alcool) used to be a ecological and social disaster. Brazilian government spent nine billion dollars in subsidies and wasted large areas of land. It's a sham. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
TV interview with Mark 'Ubuntu' Shuttleworth A rare chance to see Mark Shuttleworth, the man behind Ubuntu, on television. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
HOW-TO: Replace your car stereo with a Computer This is a really cool guide, it's basically telling you how to replace your car stereo with a PC designed specifically for the car. It's got sleep mode, hibernate mode, a touch-screen LCD, Internet access, FM radio, 100GB of MP3 storage (upgradeable), and best of all there's no proprietary components so you could build it all yourself. Nice. From digg on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Mapping World First for Australia A world-first map launched today aims to uncover Australia's untapped, underwater mineral resources. Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP and Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP revealed the unique map, highlighting areas of mineralisation off Australia's coastline. DEST Media release, 10 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
International Symposium on Educational Documentation – SIDOC 2007 The International Symposium on the Educational Documentation Project (SIDOC) is an initiative of REDINED (Educational Information Database Network). Information, knowledge, education and training are closely and indisputably related to economic and social development. Access to educational knowledge in any of its forms enhances quality and innovation in educational strategies, methodologies, activities and resources and strengthens the capacity for educational research. Databases are very useful tools for accessing information effectively and therefore, REDINED, through the SIDOC, tries to cre From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
14th International Conference on Learning 2007 This conference will address a range of important themes relating to education today. Main speakers will include leading thinkers in the field of education, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners. This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning — and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
New Technologies and Adult Learners This article discusses the impact of new technologies on adult and community education. It explains that new technologies help demonstrate that learning is a social process in which learners collaborate. New technologies allow users to take responsibility for their own learning. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Language Learning & Technology: special issue on electronic literacy In this special issue on electronic literacy, LLT vol 10, no. 2, May 2006: The Development of E-mail Literacy, by Chi-Fen Emily Chen; Mode, Meaning, and Synaesthesia in Multimedia L2 Writing, by Mark Evan Nelson; Playing the Videotext, by Paul Gruba; Exploring the Relationship Between Electronic Literacy and Heritage Language Maintenance, by Jin Sook Lee; Wikipedia: A Multilingual Treasure Trove, by Jean W. LeLoup & Robert Ponterio; Tag Clouds in the Blogosphere: Electronic Literacy and Social Networking, by Robert Godwin-Jones. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Dare to Lead Newsletter August 2006 APAPDC's Indigenous education newsletter 'Dare to Lead', August 2006 edition, has a focus on accelerated literacy. It includes links to recent developments of the What Works Project. From EdNA Online on August 10, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Canary Project The mission of The Canary Project is to photograph landscapes around the world that are exhibiting dramatic transformation due to global warming and to use these photographs to persuade as many people as possible that global warming is already underway and of immediate concern. From Recent Items on August 10, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Tony Snow: A Vote For Lamont Is A Vote For Another 9/11 (Video) White House Press Secretary Snow said that Connecticut voters who backed Ned Lamont were choosing to "ignore the difficulties and walk away." That is the same approach, he said, that led Osama bin Laden to the conclusion "that Americans were weak and wouldn’t stay the course and that led to September 11th." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Rescue files with a boot CD using another OS "Boot sector corrupt. Config.sys missing. Disk cannot be read." In other words, "You're screwed." Or are you? Just because your computer can't boot up Windows from your hard drive doesn't mean you can't boot it up with another operating system on another disk just long enough to rescue your important files. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Age of Empires III Comes to Mac! "MacSoft today unveiled Age of Empires III for Mac, a Universal Binary version of the real-time strategy game. [...] The title is scheduled to ship in late September (pricing was unavailable)." From digg on August 9, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
New 'indestructible' traffic pole lives up to its promises. It practically cuts a truck loaded with sandbags in two. Amazing! From digg on August 9, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Intel releases open source i965 drivers Intel engineers announced open source i965 drivers supporting a fully programmable GL pipeline. The drivers are available via git as well as the "Linux Graphics Drivers from Intel" website, with different components licensed under either the MIT or GPL open source licenses. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Yowser: The new Yahoo browser In an interview with Guy Kawasaki, he discusses that if he was the CEO of Yahoo (and he once had the chance), what would he have done differently. Guy discusses the Internet browser Yowser that Yahoo should make as well as other things that Yahoo should do to set themselves apart from Google. From digg on August 9, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Deliberations on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Deliberations is an international website on issues of learning and teaching for the higher education community. Deliberations is designed to act as: a resource for academic and all other staff supporting learning and teaching in higher education around the world; an interactive forum for participants to discuss and develop ideas, and identify resources that will develop their practice. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Tufts OpenCourseWare Tufts OpenCourseWare is part of a new educational movement initiated by MIT where course content is accessible for free to everyone online. Tufts' initial offerings demonstrate the University's strength in the life sciences, as well as a multidisciplinary approach, an international perspective and an ethic of service to local, national and international communities. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
eLearning Forum The eLearning Forum is a non-commercial, global community of people who make decisions at the intersection of learning, technology, business, and design. Founded in 1999 as the Silicon Valley eLearning Network, eLearning Forum aims to be a thought leader on eLearning trends, best practices, and advice on the industry. Members of the community of practice include corporate chief learning officers, eLearning marketing executives, investment analysts, researchers and developers. Membership is free. The site contains archives of reports and papers. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Sustainable development high on universities agenda The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) has released its policy on Education for Sustainable Development. The policy sets out the principles by which members can promote sustainability ahead of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainability (2005-2014. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Homework in State Schools (Qld) The Queensland Government 'Homework in State Schools' policy sets out guidelines for homework, including the amount of time students should spend on homework each week. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Population Health Promotional Resource Launch The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council invites interested people to attend a meeting to launch the new Population Health promotional resource in your state and territory. The meeting will serve as a networking opportunity for Australian Apprenticeships Centres (AACs), Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and employers, focusing specifically on the Population Health qualifications. From EdNA Online on August 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
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