StarTrek 11 - Greg Grunberg shre some info. Greg Grunberg—a longtime friend of writer/director J.J. Abrams, who has been hired to helm the proposed 11th Star Trek film—told SCI FI Wire that he and Abrams have joked about giving Grunberg a cameo role—and he also dropped a tantalizing hint about the film's possibly youthful characters. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
Man Photographs Every Meal for a Year Opera singer Chris Gillet snapped 2,550 photos of every breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the year of 2005, resulting in this colossal 16 ft. art piece. He looks satisfied. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
Crackberry - it's no joke BlackBerry developer Research in Motion has garnered considerable kudos from the addictive nature of its pioneering push email technology, but that could change with suggestions that technology addiction is no laughing matter and that employers could face liability for their employees' affliction. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
Ask.com Explains Smileys Typed Into Search Box I like this Ask now shows the meaning of emoticons entered into the search box. For example, search for :-/ and you'll see :-/ is an emoticon that typically means skeptical, uncertain, or wry (along with a couple of links to smiley dictionaries). You can also enter acronyms like LOL... From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
GC 2006: StarCraft 2 Hints Dropped? While our meeting with Blizzard Chief Operating Officer Paul Sams today at the German Games Convention mainly focused on The Burning Crusade, the upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft, we did ask him about what the future holds in store for Blizzard, and specifically about StarCraft 2. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
Police property: It's finders keepers in NH The state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the government can keep and destroy more than 500 CDs taken from Michael Cohen, owner of Pitchfork Records in Concord, in 2003 even though the state failed to prove that a single disk was illegal. Cops, which are there for the purpose of protecting our rights and property, are the ones legally stealing. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
Vista Transformation Pack 5.0 We are very proud to present the highly anticipated release of Windows X's Vista Transformation Pack 5.0. The new transformation pack features some extremely exciting features, including the ability to update VTP without uninstalling, and the ability to slipstream VTP 5 into your Windows setup files! Read on for more features and download... From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
The Social Organism: Even Microbes Favor Their Own Kin New research published by Rice University biologists in this week's issue of Nature finds that even the simplest of social creatures - single-celled amoebae - have the ability not only to recognize their own family members but also to selectively discriminate in favor of them. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
Evolution of Speechballoons "During the 18th century, British caricaturists changed the shape of speechballoons from gothic speech-bands or flags into fluffy balloons, our modern speechballoons." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 7:56 p.m..
Tivo Series 3 Information is Now on Tivo.com!! Tivo.com now has a page with a signup for the mailing list to stay informed on the Series 3. They also have a FAQ on Cable Card. Hopefully this is an indication that this box will be coming in the next couple weeks! From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Syllable: A different open source OS Syllable is a new OS built for speed, with low hardware requirements. After trying it out, I was really impressed. Syllable is a great OS with a lot of potential. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
New Device Cuts Gas Engine Air Pollution When you start your car on a hot summer day, barely 20% of the gasoline injected into the engine vaporizes and powers the engine. The rest become unburned hydrocarbon air pollutants. Two U.S. scientists say they've developed a light-weight, relatively inexpensive way of reducing unburned hydrocarbon air pollutants from gasoline engines. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
AMD quad-cores CPUs to become dualies to save power AMD's quad-core processor will become a dual-core processor if it decides the user isn't giving it enough work to do. The chip will also beef up the on-board cache with an extra level of memory shared between the four cores. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Microsoft announces prices and dates for Xbox 360 peripherals Clever Microsoft's been stringing us along since May with the pricing and release dates for the launch of their new 360 peripheral line, but it looks like we've got the final details, announced today at the Leipzig Game Convention. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
First Unboxing of the Logitech MX Revolution Mouse A few weeks ago, we heard whispers of new meeces by Logitech— meeces that claimed to reinvent the scrollwheel. We got our hands on one early, and we present you with the first unboxing, impressions, and details of the Logitech MX Revolution. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
GM Cashman says Yankees losing money "How bad does George Steinbrenner want to win? Bad enough that he's willing to lose money with the Yankees to do so." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Your Digital Wallet With new technology called near-field communications, you could use a cell phone to make purchases, or even download a movie trailer from a poster. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
1 in 4 Americans Believe U.S. was Safer Before 9/11 Less than half of Americans believe the United States is now safer from terrorism than it was before Sept. 11, 2001, according to a CNN poll released Wednesday. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Playing fair play by AJAX Amsterdam (soocer/footbal team) After an injurie of an Ajax player,a Cambuur player is being fair by shooting the ball out,so that the injured player can be treated.Instead of waiting,another Ajax player is bringing the ball in to Vertonghen,who then is trying to be fair and give Cambuur the ball back by shooting to their goalie,but the goalie was a bit to far of his goal. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
NEW - Half Life 2 Episode 2 Gameplay Videos 5 shakey cam videos have surfaced of gameplay of the upcoming HL2 game. Showcasing new enemies, new vehicles and coll Vortigaunt fighting. [View the comments for the other 4 videos] From digg on August 24, 2006 at 4:34 p.m..
TiVo Coming To Cox As with Comcast’s Motorola 6412 boxes, TiVo software will be a download option for select Cox DVRs when available in 2007. I assume the TiVo brand name, advertising features, and patent portfolio helped secure this deal. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 4:34 p.m..
Let them pay. Little League is a Big League business and gets bigger each and every year, thanks to the increased national television coverage from ESPN and ABC. Even Nike and Kathie Lee pay their child workers a few cents an hour. The corporations getting rich could at least send little league players to university. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 4:34 p.m..
Spider-Man 4 Confirmed "There will be many more Spider-Man films to come," Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige reveals. "We already have stacks of ideas for the next one because of the wealth of stories in the comics. We could be making Spider-Man movies for the next 20 years, based on the 50 years of Spider-Man history we have." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 4:34 p.m..
The MSM-Hezbollah Ambulance Hoax:All your fakes are belong to us The word media will stop at nothing to portray terrorists as poor innocent victims. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 4:34 p.m..
From Zero to Awesome: The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Awesome car. "Our ridiculously lucky automotive editor drove this 1.5-million dollar ride from San Francisco to L.A. Now he can die happy." "Broke 190 in the California desert and could have gone so much faster were it not for upcoming traffic." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 4:34 p.m..
List of Main Primetime Emmy Nominations Here are the nominees in major categories for Sunday night's 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Mindstorms NXT: Lego Takes Tech Over the Top The $250 Lego Mindstorms NXT is somewhere between a really cool toy and a robotics lab in a box. The combination of a computerized controller, sensors, servo motors, and hundreds of Lego Technic pieces lets kids of all ages design and build sophisticated robotics. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
P2P Services Compared - AllPeers, Pando, Zapr and Exaroom detailed comparison of four new P2P services: A new crop of services has popped up recently to make it much easier to share files with a private network of friends and other trusted people. Allpeers, Zapr, Pando and Exaroom are all fairly recent entrants. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Refuse to be Terrorized The people terrorists kill are not the targets; they are collateral damage. The real targets of terrorism are the rest of us: the billions who are not killed but are terrorized because of the killing. The real point of terrorism is not the act itself, but our reaction to the act. And we're doing exactly what the terrorists want. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Microsoft cuts full HD playback in 32bit Vista Microsoft revealed today that no 32-bit versions of Vista will be able to play back “next generation high definition protected content” (studio-released BluRay and HD-DVD movies). PC users will now have to choose between a PC that can play high definition content (64 bit) versus one that can potentially run older devices (32-bit) From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Sony Release Fresh PS3 Hardware Pictures Sony has now released fresh PS3 hardware pictures. The new pictures show the PS3 as never seen before, much more up close and personal. Sony's new pics also try to emphasize the connectivity with the PSP, disc loading mechanism as well as the multi format card reader. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Java theory and practice: Testing with leverage Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is a new and promising technology, but adopting new technologies can be risky (as can not adopting new technologies). As with all new technologies, it is often best to follow a risk-managed path toward their adoption. You can benefit from reduced risk with AOP if you use it for policy enforcement and testing. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
T-Shirt with Arabic Script = Terrorist?!? While traveling through JFK airport, Arabic blogger Raed was told he must change his t-shirt. Raed asked "Isn't this my constitutional right to wear it?" with which Inspector Harris responded "you can't wear a t-shirt with Arabic script and come to an airport. It is like wearing a t-shirt that reads "I am a robber" and going to a bank". From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Kangaroos Put on the Pill to Curb Population Kangaroos around Australia's national capital will soon be fed a contraceptive pill by authorities trying to control their booming population. "It's definitely a lot better than shooting kangaroos," Animal Liberation spokeswoman Simone Gray told Reuters. "In our nation's capital, it certainly isn't appropriate to kill our national symbol." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Apple to recall 1.8 million notebook batteries Apple Computer Inc. will recall 1.8 million lithium-ion notebook batteries after nine devices overheated, causing minor burns in two users, U.S. safety regulators said Thursday. The recall is the second-biggest in U.S. history involving electronics or computers, after No. 1 PC maker Dell Inc. recalled 4.1 million lithium-ion batteries last week. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
New stem cell technique may help solve political, ethical debate A group of U.S. scientists has for the first time extracted stem cells from human embryos without destroying a budding life in the process. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
HTML Color Codes Matching Chart (Pantone, CMYK, RGB Hex) Here’s a Quick Way to select colors for your projects. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Novum OS v1.12 - "best windowblinds theme" Novum OS v1.12 Ready for Download. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Zepto Znote 6214W for Gamers There's definitely more to Denmark than bacon and Hans Christian Andersen. Zepto is a Danish laptop maker with a line of competitively priced gaming notebooks that are worthy of closer inspection. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on August 24, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Turing Machine For an introduction and an interactive visualization of Alan Turing’s famous computational machine visit MIT here. Technology Alan.machine, computation, history, Turing From Golden Swamp on August 24, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Real Time Coming to Linux Real Soon Thanks to efforts to incorporate Real Time enhancements into Linux, standard mainstream Linux may well become a real, Real Time OS real soon. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Angry Irish man threatening "Walk of Shame" gets free Intel iMac As humorous as the image of an impatient Irishman walking across a large portion of the country with an iMac G5 strapped to his back is, it didn't happen. Not shortly after his complaint hit the media, Apple Ireland got wind of news about the man with the plan and about ninety minutes later, he had a brand new Intel iMac at his door. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Move over Firefox, Thunderbird does tricks too All the focus these days seems to be on Firefox extensions. Web Developer this, FlashGot that. But what about Mozilla Thunderbird? Here are five super extensions for the open source email client. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Japanese IQ Test Apparently this is an IQ test given to job applicants in Japan. Everybody has to cross the river. The following rules apply: Only 2 persons on the raft at a time, The father can not stay with any of the daughters, without their mother's presence, The mother can not stay with any of the sons, without their father's presence, The thief... From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Cycling: Phonak and Astana Teams Given Green Light for Tour of Spain The Phonak and Astana cycling teams have been given the all-clear to take part in the Tour of Spain despite their association with the recent doping scandals that have hit the sport. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
GMail Notifier is Now Google Notifier with Calendar Support Creating a better user experience for Google Calendar on a Mac was my first project at Google. So I'm excited to tell you that Google Calendar now works great in Safari, and we've just launched a major Mac-only upgrade for the Gmail Notifier. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
AT&T sues over unauthorized access to customer data "On Wednesday, the company's services division filed a lawsuit in U.S district court in San Antonio to block 25 unnamed "John Doe" defendants who have allegedly pretended to be customers to gain access to account information." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Russian Cosmonaut to Whack Golf Ball From ISS A Russian cosmonaut will whack a golf ball from the international space station in a publicity stunt on Thanksgiving Day. Russian flight engineer Mikhail Tyurin will show off his swing to promote a Canadian golf club manufacturer during a spacewalk on Nov. 23. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
New Passport Holder Claims to Block Unwanted RFID Signals An Orem Utah-based forensics company is now selling metal mesh bags that it claims will stop identity thieves from accessing the newer US E-Passports. Paraben Corporation, known for their mobile phone forensic kits, is selling a nickel, copper and silver mesh "Passport StrongHold" bag will block RFID transmissions from hitting unopened passports. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Drug Companies Plan Assault Against Michael Moore Michael Moore's upcoming 2007 documentary "Sicko" -- aimed at the $1.5 trillion healthcare and pharmaceutical industry -- has mobilized many companies within the medical industry to try to discredit Moore and the film. They are attempting to discredit Moore's film by trying to spin the filmmaker as biased and one-sided. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Bryce 3D 5.0 for FREE until Sept. 6th !! Awesome 3d Rendering software that typically sells for about $80 on Ebay is being offered FREE from DAZ Software. DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINK. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Tiny, sub-$100 PC runs Puppy Linux This tiny device can serve as an ultra-low-cost platform for thin-client, kiosk, and electronic signage apps, or as an affordable PC for students and others in developing countries. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
High Technology: Enthroned In The Bathroom Computers are invading the bathroom. For several years, manufacturers have been quietly pushing toilets and toilet seats costing $1,000 or more that use small, built-in computers and remote controls to add new features that warm, wash and dry you. As bathrooms become more upscale and luxurious, a digital toilet fits right in. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Microsoft Mouse is 'Not for Noobs' Microsoft's notfornoobs.com teaser site has turned out as expected, promoting a new gaming hardware partnership between the Redmond company and Razer. The first joint product to hit the market will be the Habu mouse, designed for serious gamers. The mouse features a 2,000 DPI laser engine, on-the-fly DPI adjustment for changing sensitivity... From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Iraq Is Not War On Terror - Poll Americans increasingly see the war in Iraq as distinct from the fight against terrorism, and nearly half believe President Bush has focused too much on Iraq to the exclusion of other threats. Should the trend hold, the rising skepticism could present a political obstacle for Mr. Bush and his allies on Capitol Hill. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
New York City Gets a Giant Vortex Scultpture Too The sculptor Anish Kapoor, famous for Chicago's 125-ton stainless steel "Cloud Gate" sculpture in Millenium Park (giant mirrored jellybean), will install his 3-story tall "Cloud Mirror" in NYC later this fall. To be situated at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the dish-like sculpture's concave side will show an inverted reflection of the skyscraper. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Breaking: Pluto is NOT a planet anymore Leading astronomers approved historic new planet guidelines Thursday - downsizing Earth's neighborhood from nine principal heavenly bodies to eight by demoting distant Pluto From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
225 pranksters shop in slow motion at Home Depot - hilarious Improv Everywhere is at it again! This past Saturday, 225 people descended on Home Depot in Madison Square Park to shop in slow motion. This is the same flash mob group that organized the fake U2 rooftop concert and invasion of Best Buy with lookalike-employees. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Apple's iPod Season Looms There has been little activity out of Cupertino on the iPod front recently. But hints of new products are in the air. The waning of August has kids getting ready to go back to school — and Apple Computer watchers wondering when Steve Jobs is going to pull the next iteration of the iPod music and video player out of his turtleneck. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
A hidden iTunes feature you should know about If you're tired of opening up the iTunes window every time you want to pause, start, or fast forward iTunes check out this nifty built in feature very few people know about. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
What not to do in jail.. Too funny to describe. It is about 60 seconds of funny... From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Call users from your Gmail A new feature for Gmail being rolled out right now allows you to call contacts from within your Gmail account. Currently you must be signed into the Google Talk application for it to show up, but hopefully soon the feature will be available to users who don't have the instant messenger installed. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Why has the evolution major vanished from approved federal list? "Evolutionary biology has vanished from the list of acceptable fields of study for recipients of a federal education grant for low-income college students." Some claim the omission was inadvertant, but after another check, it's still not on the list! Are some political forces at work here? From digg on August 24, 2006 at 1:12 p.m..
Receptor Found: How the Tongue Tastes Sour Taste in mammals is classified into sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami (the taste of monosodium glutamate, commonly found in Chinese takeaways). Until now, only the sweet, bitter and umami taste receptors had been identified, and researchers were unsure whether the other two tastes had specialized receptors for them at all. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 8:26 a.m..
Micheal Jackson's chocolate factory Take a guess what its about From digg on August 24, 2006 at 8:26 a.m..
Dark Days at Dell For company founder and Chairman Michael Dell and Chief Executive Kevin Rollins, this summer has been one mishap after another: a massive recall of potentially self-igniting laptop batteries, a dismal earnings report, and an announcement that the computer maker is under Securities & Exchange Commission scrutiny for the way it counts revenues. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 8:26 a.m..
Stephen Colbert vs. Rancor Very nice video of Colbert fighting the Rancor. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 8:26 a.m..
NY's oldest bartender still mixing martinis at 90 A man who mixed martinis for Marilyn Monroe and poured Scotch for John Lennon was feted as New York's oldest bartender when he turned 90 this week, and he vowed to keep working. Hoy Wong is known simply as Mr. Hoy at the historic Algonquin Hotel where he has served Manhattans and martinis for the past 27 years in the dimly lit Blue Bar. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 8:26 a.m..
Viruses and Spyware Cost Users $7.8 Billion "Consumers paid as much $7.8 billion over two years to repair or replace computers that got infected with viruses and spyware, a Consumer Reports survey found." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 8:26 a.m..
Sorry about the bug Sorry if any of you witnessed the technical difficulties I was having earlier with my blog. There was mis-behaviour in the link between my flickr account and my connect.educause.edu account. The bug is described here, and was compounded by a bug in Firefox which caused it to crash when trying to edit the source of the bad HTML (but not the WYSIWYG, strangely enough). Unfortunately the specification of body of blog messages and RSS messages is notoriously under-specified (or implemented poorl From StuartYeates's blog on August 24, 2006 at 8:26 a.m..
Judge adds US$25 million to patent infringement judgment against Microsoft Last April, Microsoft and AutoDesk lost a patent infringement suit to a Michigan-based software company known as z4. z4 alleged that the companies copied its product activation technology in Microsoft Office, Windows XP, and Autocad software. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
First impressions are made in a fraction of a second. When we see a new face, our brains decide whether that person is attractive and trustworthy within one-tenth of a second, the results of new research indicate. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Girl Escapes After Being Held in Cellar - For 8 Years An Austrian girl held prisoner in a cellar for 8 years was reunited with her parents last night after making a dramatic dash for freedom. Natascha vanished in 1998, while walking to school in Vienna. She was 10 years old at the time. She reappeared yesterday after leaping out of a black BMW when it was stopped in a routine police road block. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Stage6: The Youtube Killer?? DivX, the video company well known for its coding and compression technology, quietly launched a YouTube-style online video sharing community, Stage6, a few weeks ago. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Jim Carrey is Vanilla Ice In this clip we see Jim Carrey doing an impression of Vanilla Ice, One of the funniest things i have seen Jim Carrey do, Keep an eye out for when his shoe comes off. From In Living Color From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
eMachines Founder Offers $450 Million For Gateway This is a bit ironic, don’t you think? eMachines was sold to Gateway less than two years ago for a shade under $300 million. Today, the founder of eMachines has made an offer to buy Gateway for $450 million. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
VLC website gets a remake! Our beloved media player's website gets a makeover. It looks way better than before! From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Star Wars - "The Last Supper" Great painting comissioned for Giant Magazine. I think Vader should be in Jesus' spot - but it's still really cool as it is. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
China and Russia to launch joint mission to Mars China and Russia want to launch a mission to bring back samples from Mars and AND Mar's nearest moon. Russia will launch the spacecraft in 2009 and it will carry China-made survey equipment. In June, China said that it would focus on the moon and Mars in its deep space exploration program over the next five years. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Cloned Beef: It's what's for dinner "What if you could carve off a chunk of the most succulent slab of steak you've ever eaten, clone a bull from it, then produce weeks of identically delectable dinners? Irina Polejaeva, chief embryologist at ViaGen, a livestock-cloning lab in Austin, Texas, aims to bring cloned beef to the American dinner table within the next few years." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Qantas Airline Has New Rules For Dells If you've got a Dell laptop and you're going to be flying Qantas sometime soon, be aware of their new rules regarding your precious lappy. One is to remove your battery and move up to first or business class and power your computer via power supply. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Apple unable to meet rising MacBook demand Apple Computer is once again facing a problem that it has become all too familiar with -- not enough supply of its most popular products to meet growing demand. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Software's New Predators So-called systems integrators such as Accenture and IBM may benefit most from the growing emphasis on service-oriented architecture. We're seeing this played out now in the business-software market. The next "game changer" in the industry is what's known as service-oriented architectures (SOA). From digg on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Reflections on a year of flickr Tree in the Thames Originally uploaded by Stuart Yeates. I've now been using the photo sharing website --> From StuartYeates's blog on August 24, 2006 at 6:54 a.m..
Broadmeadows Community Hub Broadmeadows is a Neighbourhood Renewal area. Neighbourhood Renewal brings together community members to explore and pursue opportunities for enhancing skill, capacity and leadership within the community. This website supports the Broadmeadows Neighbourhood Renewal program, providing access to news and community information including community events and services. From EdNA Online on August 24, 2006 at 6:53 a.m..
Hume Festival of Learning 2006 The Hume Global Learning Village is holding its second 'Festival of Learning', organised by the Hume Global Learning Village in partnership with Hume City Council. The event will be held over two weeks and will include a range of community activities, many of which will be free. From EdNA Online on August 24, 2006 at 6:53 a.m..
Data logging and Control A teacher's manual for using sensors and data logging software with pupils aged 11-18 This ebook about using sensors in science teaching has ideas and activities for all makes sensors and software. There are over 50 experiment sheets with science investigations and control technology mini-projects. Data logging and Control illustrates the many aspects of science which can be explored with sensors. It is a practical guide and a bank of ideas showing what data logging and control is and where it fits into science education. Investigations and experiments From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 24, 2006 at 6:53 a.m..
Bicarbonate Buffer Reserve Interactive Animation, illustrating the Bicarbonate Buffer Reserve. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 24, 2006 at 6:53 a.m..
Radius IM radiusIM is all about location. It’s a free web service that shows you who’s around and let’s you IM them. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
Gnome 2.16 Preview Good slideshow demonstrating the new stuff in Gnome 2.16 From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
14-year-old girl sues friend over missing iPod You gotta love the litigousness of youth -- especially when there's an iPod involved. A spat over a missing iPod resulted in a lawsuit in Wheaton, Illinois. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
Google free, kick-ass word-processor Google has re-launched Writely, the online word-processor they recently bought, in public beta. Access to Writely is now free for everyone. Writely does most things Word does, for free. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
Snorlax Owns... The funniest serious discussion about pokemon that you will ever watch. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
Army Hero Attacked Over 9/11 Question 41-year-old Sergeant First Class, intel analyst Donald Buswell is a hero. He served over 19 years in the US Army and received a Purple Heart in Iraq. But when he alleged there was 9/11 conspiracy, he was branded a traitor by the military. Now SFC Buswell could soon find himself dishonorably discharged, court marshaled, or worse. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
How to provide a web API What are a few simple rules for providing a web API? 1. Keep it clean and simple 2. Stick to standards 3. Make it about data 4. Keep it working 5. Design for updates From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
Everyone's favorite Dictionary.com, gets a major facelift Just a major css facelift with a tableless design. Even better and faster than before. Check it out! From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
10 tips for keeping your desk clean and tidy "When I started wasting more and more time looking for lost items instead of being a brilliant creative person, I knew I had to do something. I got my desk organized, and have been miraculously keeping it clean for the past three months." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
Spammers Make a Sound Investment in Stocks Unsolicited e-mail that touts penny stocks is on the rise and getting results. Sophos, a Massachusetts-based supplier of software for protecting companies and consumers from online threats, reported in July that 15 percent of all junk e-mail messages are now stock spam, up dramatically from less than 1 percent 18 months ago. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
.Mac's slow death "Somebody call the ambulance, because .Mac is dying...and Google is the assassin (with a little help from his sidekick Firefox)." From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
That's Not a Penis Pump, It's a Bomb! Mardin Azad Amin found himself in a tight squeeze last week when security at O'Hare Airport discovered a suspicious-looking object in his luggage. Rather than admit it was a penis pump, because his mother was standing next to him, he told security the object was a bomb. Now he faces felony disorderly conduct and up to three years in prison. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
Digg is Named #1 of the 5 Most Successful People-Powered News Sites Netscape came in waaay behind at #5. From digg on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
MobiFilm Academy This online course in mobile film-making offers lessons and exercises designed to teach users how to make the most of mobile phone cameras as film-making tools. The lessons cover digital photography basics to planning and storyboarding. The course also includes a glossary of film-making terms. From EdNA Online on August 24, 2006 at 3:12 a.m..
Development Co-ordination Directorate (OECD) The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is the principal body through which the OECD deals with issues related to co-operation with developing countries. From Recent Items on August 24, 2006 at 3:11 a.m..
Apple pays $100m to Creative in patent lawsuit settlement Remember all that talk of Creative beating Apple to the punch with patenting various elements of the iPod's UI? Today these talks came to an end, with Apple whipping out the checkbook, and Creative (I'm assuming) throwing a party. That's right: Apple has shelled out USD $100 million to Creative for a paid-up license. From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
CNN - bush Violated 1st & 4th Amendments, Oath, & Lied Watch the whole video. The first part has Jeff Tobin (aka legal expert) pushing for Congress to make warrantless wiretaps legal. But then, after that, Jack Cafferty rips Bush a New One and tells it like it is. From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
Illegal IPod Market Booms in India It's not easy to buy an Apple music player in India legally. But the trade in smuggled iPods is going gangbusters. From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
Pac-10's Top 10 Football Players (SI Photos) Full members * Arizona Wildcats * Arizona State Sun Devils * California Golden Bears * Oregon Ducks * Oregon State Beavers * Stanford Cardinal * UCLA Bruins * USC Trojans * Washington Huskies * Washington State Cougars From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
Starwood Hotels Tests Its Hotel Prototypes in Second Life The owner of the Westin, Sheraton, and W chains is testing out a new loft-style hotel with prototypes in the suburbs and in virtual reality. Starwood will use both prototypes to help determine what design elements most appeal to consumers before the company actually finalizes and builds the hotels. From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
Google can make - or break - your company Best ways to deal with the online Goliath. From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
Killer Whales Settle Disputes Like Humans Whether it's a blowout argument or a dinner-table disagreement, a spat with your lover can be trying. Humans have of course devised ways of making up, including tight hugs and customary apology flowers. Killer whales have their own tricks for mending relations, a new study finds. Rather than a bouquet, however, they might opt for an intimate swim. From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
'Wrong Guy' TV blunder could be right for big screen story The man who became a celebrity after he was mistaken for an internet expert and interviewed on BBC News 24 could see a film made about his story. The incident involving Guy Goma is the basis for a film being planned by Alison Rosenzweig, who produced the 2002 Nicolas Cage film Windtalkers. From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
A divide over the future of hard drives "Heat or dots? The question is dividing the hard drive industry as it prepares for a major product overhaul." From digg on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
Aust Maths Genius Wins Fields Medal Australian prodigy Dr Terence Tao, aged just 31, has become the first Australian to win the mathematics world's version of a Nobel prize, the Fields Medal. Dr Tao, Adelaide-born but based at the University of California in Los Angeles in the US, was lauded for contributions to harmonic analysis and numerical theory. From EdNA Online on August 23, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
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