Nick Lets Youngsters Make Own Cartoons The Nickelodeon network is giving its young viewers the chance to create cartoons, instead of just watch them. Nick has just made available on its Web site technology that allows young fans to make cartoon mashups of different scenes from favorites like "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Avatar" and distribute them to their friends. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Yahoo editor fired - not enough porn, too much programming at work Fred Munk yesterday lost his job for excessive perl programming. Munk was hired for categorization and review of links to pornographic websites for Yahoo's Erotica department. He allegedly spent more time programming perl-scripts than looking for porn. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Woodward: Cheney Cursed At Me and Hung Up The Phone (Video) Today on Meet the Press, Woodward described how Cheney called him 10 days ago when his new book was released. Cheney said what Woodward was saying was "bull***." From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
How to create your own Youtube and get your own billion Article about how to create your own video sharing service with flash video streaming using only open-source tools. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Yankees Manager Joe Torre May Be Fired, Newspaper Reports After another early exit from the playoffs, it looks like the Yankees are going to replace their general manager. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Watergun Revenge! Lecture interrupted by watergun assassination prank. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Katt Williams on Weed Possibly some of the funniest stand up I've seen in a while. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Exlcusive Podcast interview with 24's Peter Weller! Fantastic interview with season 5's bad dude Peter Weller. You will not believe how articulate and intelligent this dude is. Incredible stuff! Can't miss for 24 fans! Weller gives tremendous insight into the character of Christopher Anderson and lots of little behind the scenes stuff! Check it out! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Will the iPod ever die? Can the glossy slim white revolution ever fade? Or will we prefer the iPod over all the others forever. Lets look at the possibilities. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Experts Say HP Not Alone With "Rogue" Investigations To think Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's second-largest computer company, is alone in pursuing aggressive internal investigations would be naive, say HP's former chairman, experts and lawyers; they do it all the time. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Duplicate Keys by Hand This will explain the process I went through to copy a key with a vice, a file and patience. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Video: 3-in-1 RC Boat/plane/car I couldnt believe my eyes when i saw this, its truly amazing, I WANT ONE! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
12 Misconceptions About Optimizing Code The following is a list of things programmers often take as either self-evident or have picked up from others and mistakenly believe. In disputing these misbeliefs I only intend to improve awareness about performance optimization. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Realistic Wii Comparison I know there are already many of these, but...I got tired of seeing inaccurate Wii comparisons, so I arranged this. It compares first gen to first gen, launch title to launch title. Even some Xbox 360 and PS3 comparisons in there. Hope you like it. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
More Useful Than Woz Card: Business Card That Converts To Set Of Lockpicks More useful than a Woz Card, is a business card that converts to a set of lockpicks. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
IE7 in Toolbar Mayhem I'm sure that you have seen the crazy screenshots of IE completely destroyed by toolbars and various other "helpful" gadgets. Every step of the way IE7 tries to stop the user, even then at the end IE7 has the power to do a damn good clean-up! Enjoy seening IE7 go from clean to crazy and back again! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
Tekken girls get real... and naked - PSP Fanboy Maxim had some models dress up as Tekken characters and threw them into a shower. Not worksafe video. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
What the Internet could have been like Short funny movie made with still frame animation about what the internet could (should) have been like! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
How To: Basic Flash Cartooning - Props "This instructable will teach you how to make vector props for animation or anything else you want to use them for." From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
Google Blog: About that fake post A bug in Blogger enabled an unauthorized user to make a fake post on the Google Blog last night, claiming that we've discontinued our AdWords click-to-call test. The bug was fixed quickly and the post removed. As for the click-to-call test, it is progressing on schedule, and we're pleased with the results thus far. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
A beginers guide to mortgages Mortgages should be straightforward - you borrow money to buy a house and pay interest on the loan. Clearly this isnt the case. This is an article explaining the basics of a mortgage. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
Presidential Doodles Two centuries of Scribbles, scratches, squiggles and Scrawls from the Oval Office. You will find doodles from George Washington, Franklin D Roosevelt, Richard Nixon etc. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
McDonald's Monopoly Game 2006 - Rare Piece List This is the list of "rare" pieces for each color in the 2006 McDonald's Monopoly game. If you have one of these, get ahold of the other common ones of that color because you've won! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
Choosing the Right Trees Can Affect Air Quality Cities can improve their air quality simply by planting the right mix of trees for their climate, according to a study by researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:18 p.m..
When Pulled Over, Remind The Officer About His Brakes Sound starts at 27 sec so just watch and listen... From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
String theory: Is it science's ultimate dead end? The most ambitious idea ever outlined by scientists has suffered a remarkable setback. It has been dismissed as a theoretical cul-de-sac that has wasted the academic lives of hundreds of the world's cleverest men and women. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Macbook Pro. Make it 40˚f-50˚f Cooler! Rokem modified some .kext files to make Macbook Pro's fans run faster. It makes the machine 40˚f-50˚f cooler! Only 5-10 mins battery life shorter! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Weather records question the truth behind the Amityville Horror Thirty years ago, rumors of ghosts and demons swirled out of a small town on Long Island, New York. In 1975, George and Kathy Lutz and their three children moved into a three-story home in the town of Amityville. The house had a bleak history that included the death of six residents the previous year at the hands of convicted murderer Ronald DeFeo From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Mount Everest Becoming a Junkyard It has been described as the highest junkyard in the world. Covered in discarded mountaineering detritus and suffering under thousands of tourists' boots every year, environmental groups are to launch a push for a radical solution - the temporary closure of the world's highest mountain. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
So, can anyone get a satellite radio show? Sirius and XM accept unsolicited pitches (details are in the article). So if you have a good idea and sound good on the air you can give it a shot. While your odds may not be high, they are a lot better than for a conventional radio station. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Microsoft was behind Baystar investment in SCO after all Seems SCO, the company suing IBM and alleging that they put masses of SCO code into linux illegally, was sponsored by Microsoft after all. Larry Goldfarb, head of Baystar investment says in a court filing that Microsoft pushed the $20 million investment ahead, even going so far as guaranteeing to back up the investment for the company. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
New Windows Mobile OS "Crossbow" shows its face Windows Mobile 5 is the current OS of choice for Windows Mobile users however the next iteration, codenamed Crossbow, has shown its face, check out the full Pocket PC homescreen shown above! It has a glossy title bar and soft keys and will feature Vista-esque folder icons etc... From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
How to Turn your eBooks into Paperback Books At Home…FAST "If you like ebooks but don’t like reading them on your computer screen, this How-to post is for you. I’ll show you a quick and dirty book binding technique you can use to turn your ebook into a real book with about 5 minutes worth of effort. In fact, this is so easy, you might end up self-publishing your own books on demand for profit." From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Illegal Immigrants Sue Wendy's A group of illegal immigrants who worked for Wendy's International Inc. is suing the restaurant chain because the company fired them after discovering it had missed a deadline for joining a federal program that would have helped them attain legal status. The immigrants, who worked for Cafe Express, are seeking unspecified damages. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Choose the wrong car in Baghdad and you die Roadblocks have gained a reputation as one of the most dangerous aspects of navigating around the Iraqi capital. Manned by nervous US troops, Iraqi soldiers or insurgents, the only certain thing about these temporary barriers thrown across most roads in the city is that they will be there — and they will be unpredictable From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The 50 Most Powerful Women This list shows the 50 most powerful women in business. It also ranks them by highest paid, age, and shows the rising stars. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Something All Americans Should Watch A complete debate - The whole story, nothing taken out of context - in which Rumsfeld is caught utterly in his lies. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The Freesound project - loads of cool FREE sound samples The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focusses only on sound, not songs. this sample is cool for those old enough to get it ;-) From digg on October 8, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Baker Commission : Split Iraq into Three The Baker commission has grown increasingly interested in the idea of splitting the Shi’ite, Sunni and Kurdish regions of Iraq as the only alternative to what Baker calls “cutting and running” or “staying the course”. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
In Soviet Russia Beer Drinks You The Museum of Anti-Alcohol Posters From digg on October 8, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Backing Up and Cloning OS X How you do your backups will determine what backup utilities you need to use. Backing up HFS+ filesystems with resource forks. Backing up normal unix files. Mounting disks from remote computers onto Mac OS X. All you can find in this tutorial. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Great Webmaster tool - Find all domains that share your IP This tool will find other domain names hosted on your IP address. Just enter a domain (www.example.com) or an IP address (127.0.0.1) to get a list of domain names that share the same IP address From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Webwag inks a strategic parternship with Yahoo! Webwag announced today of a parternship with Yahoo and launches the first ever search inside my “personal wide web” feature From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Neocons spam Youtube with Fox News Propaganda Under the usernames "intelsum" and "TerrorFreeOil", neocons have spammed Youtube with over 800 propaganda clips from Fox News including every clip of Michelle Malkin and Ann Coulter you could ever want. "intelsum" has 175 subscribers including some "masochistic Islamonazis" that are flagging videos and leaving negative comments and poor ratings. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Google Cancels Click-to-Call Project After concientiously considering, Google has decided not to continue with Google Click-to-call project. The project has been in the media on last days because of the notice of Google agreement with e-Bay. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Finally, *PICTORIAL INSTRUCTIONS* to make an origami Rubik's Cube! Here are instructions on making a colored origami Rubik's cube. Make your own and share it! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Security moms desert Republicans over sex scandal The sleaze surrounding Mark Foley, a Florida congressman and campaigner against internet paedophilia and child exploitation, has narrowed the “God gap” in politics between Republicans and Democrats From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
The World According to Rummy On May 1, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld circulated a secret memo titled "Illustrative New 21st Century Institutions and Approaches." The 6 page, excerpted below, highlights the Iranian threat, calls for a multilateral military force and argues that the United States' antiquated system of government makes competence "next to impossible. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
1980’s Solid State Hard Drive - Biological Storage Device! A 100 Gigabyte Solid state storage device from the 1980’s, it works using green and red lasers to store and read the data. As explained in the video, the problem they had is that in the process of reading the information it also destroys the information. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Now the Iraq war hinges on a sex scandal It’s payback time. Internal Republican polls are now showing that this scandal could cost them up to 50 seats in next month’s election, as their base is so disgusted From digg on October 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
GPS Hitchhiking Stunt: 50 States in 50 Days These guys are hitchhiking to all 50 state capitals in 50 days or less. Their position will be updated on a Google Map every 15 seconds, as well as geocoded photos, podcasts and videos. The cool thing about this project is that it's all built using off-the-shelf technology - in particular a $50 GPS enabled phone. Drop by and offer them a ride.. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Amazing physics (no sound) Amazing physics From digg on October 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
First DIGITAL Photo EVER Taken & First Digital Camera 31 years ago the first digital camera was created - and the first digital photograph takenSee for yourself From digg on October 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Best Buy Resells Customer's Hard Drive Interesting story. Too bad the guy's voice is so annoying. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Youth, Media and Culture in the Asia Pacific Region This will be a symposium exploring the practices and expanding field of research around youth and the media. Themes include: Youth consumption and production of media; Hybrid cultures, subcultures and issues of globalisation; The role of commercial media, public service broadcasting and community media; The impact of new media, especially the manner in which it facilitates new formations of community and identity. From EdNA Online on October 8, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Japan Relates: Australia-Japan Relations and the Future of Japanese Studies The conference will engage in a high level of discussion about the future of Japanese studies in the context of Australia-Japan relations and the expanding role of those two nations in Asia. From EdNA Online on October 8, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) AIDC is a mix of panels and in-depth masterclasses. In 2007, AIDC will explore what inspires us, how to use new tools and techniques and what are best practice models in factual film making. Masterclasses with filmmakers and commissioners will offer practical and personal revelations into the current issues faced by documentary makers. From EdNA Online on October 8, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
Review of SA training & skills laws The SA Government has initiated a review of the laws governing South Australia's training and skills system embracing apprentices, trainees, further education, universities and community learning. The aim of the review is to enhance the capacity of South Australia's post-compulsory education and training sector to develop a highly skilled workforce capable of supporting the economy and maintaining a high standard of living for all. Written comment and submissions are being invited to the Review and close on 30 November 2006. A Consultation Paper and further information relating to th From EdNA Online on October 8, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..
I love the smell of pollution in the morning Have you checked to see how polluted your area is? Click on the following URL, enter your zip code and it will pull up an air pollution report for your area: http://www.scorecard.org/ Here's the report for my county: "In 2002, this county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 20% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of air releases of recognized developmental toxicants." Wow, Ruth Munson and Denny Hastert sure are doing a bang up job for all us folks breathing toxic styrene, toluene, glycol ethers, etc. And thanks too to the companies in my area polluting o From Undesignated Blog on October 8, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Wii center at Target Today I was at Target and noticed that the video game section was re arranged and that the gamecube section was almost non existent. Then I looked around the corner and noticed that they are setting up the Wii area in the game section and I grabbed a couple pics with my phone. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
The Bio-Solar House The Bio-solar home’s energy is generated entirely through solar panelling. A sufficient water supply is maintained collectively via rain, dew and condensation from a cooling system which can also be recycled and used to replenish the garden. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Enable iPod Screen Saver 1) Create a new folder named Demo Mode on the iPod. 2) In iTunes, rename any video file as Demo. When your iPod is charging and left untouched for two minutes the movie you renamed "demo" will play and repeate. Just like a screen saver. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Israel Continues To Steal Water And Soil From Lebanon As noted, this pathological behaviour is predictable, following a long established pattern, not that we hear about here in America. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Remains of giant camel discovered in Syria Swiss researchers have discovered the 100,000-year-old remains of a previously unknown giant camel species in central Syria. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
U.S. Casualties in Iraq Rise Sharply The number of U.S troops wounded in Iraq has surged to its highest level in nearly two years as American GIs fight block-by-block in Baghdad to try to check a spiral of sectarian violence that U.S. commanders warn could lead to civil war. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
A Better Wii Graphical Comparison Yesterday, a story was posted comparing the graphics of the Wii to the GCN with the comment, "For those who still don´t get what 'basically a gamecube' means." I thought that that comparison was weak, showing only 4 four screenshots -- three of which were from Smash Bros. -- so I made my own comparison, which also includes two Xbox screens. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Your Car's Forward Gears failed? Why Not Drive There in Reverse! A 22-year-old man attempted to drive 310 miles in reverse on a remote Outback highway after his transmission failed, blocking his forward gears, police said Friday. The man was stopped by Western Australia state police on Thursday afternoon after they spotted his car roaring in reverse down the highway at about 40 mph, according to a statement. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Firefox 2 RC2 Officially Released This is NOT just another nightly from ftp servers. It's the real deal. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
New York Magazine: Stephen Colbert on Ann Coulter New York magazine has an automatic winner in putting this Stephen Colbert article on the cover. This particular Colbert article looks to be extra-good, authored as it is by the perspicacious and very funny in his own right Adam Sternbergh. In the article, Colbert offers "The Stephen Colbert-Ann Coulter Challenge." From digg on October 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
What exactly is Adobe doing with 28MB to read PDFs? Why Adobe sucks and how dark horse alternatives such as Foxit rule the schoolyard. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Oil Exec: Oil is cheaper than Coca-Cola "Today, a barrel of oil is worth half a barrel of Coca-Cola (Charts). So you should put things into perspective," he said, adding that the fact that consumers had not significantly changed their behavior proved that they were not particularly feeling the pinch. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Illegal Chem Spraying Continues I defy anyone to look at these satellite pix (third one down) and tell me that chem trails aren't real! It was interesting too to see two of the latest animated features over the summer feature chem trails in them, Cars and Over the Hedge. It's almost subliminal but they're trying to tell you that chem trails are commonplace; that they're natural. Uh huh. If you're new to chemtrails here's a nice tidy overview< From Undesignated Blog on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
The Colbert Report: Interview With Sen. Dorgan: Take This Job and Ship It North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan steps into the Colbert Nation to discuss his new book, Take This Job and Ship It, to discuss how brain dead politics and coportae greed is selling out America. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon Baader-Meinhof is the phenomenon where one happens upon some obscure piece of information– often an unfamiliar word or name– and soon afterwards encounters the same subject again, often repeatedly. Anytime the phrase "That's so weird, I just heard about that the other day" would be appropriate, the utterer is hip-deep in Baader-Meinhof. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Border between HEAVEN & HELL - Real Photography One of the most ironic Environmental moments in the history of Photography From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Hack Your Mac Pro SuperDrive For Fun And Profit Manufacturers often swap out various components for similar or near-identical parts during a production run. Occasionally manufacturers, like Apple, will use a part which has a slightly higher build quality or performance than its counterpart in other machines and simply throttle down the performance of the superior part through firmware From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
CSS Trick: Using Fewer Images Image rollovers are usually composed of two individual images; one for the default state and one for when the mouse is hovered over the image or link. However, it bears some advantages to use a single image by taking advantage of CSS image offsets. -- Useful trick for optimizing your website. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Fidel Castro Believed to Have Terminal Cancer Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is believed to have terminal cancer and is unlikely to return to power, Time magazine reported, citing US government officials. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
The skeleton dance This historic Ub Iwerks directed short was the first in the Silly Symphonies series. Iwerks is sort of the forgotten man behind Disney. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Edge of black hole NASA scientists and their international partners using the new Japanese Suzaku satellite have collected a startling new set of black hole observations, revealing details of twisted space and warped time never before seen with such precision. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
New Bush Space Policy Unveiled U.S. President George W. Bush has authorized a sweeping new national space policy, green-lighting an overarching national policy that governs the conduct of America’s space activities. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Test Your Computer's Vista-Compatibility Microsoft has a Band-Aid solution for people who want to know whether their Windows XP-based PCs can run Vista: the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor RC Release, which can be found at the URL below. Upgrade Advisor is a small tool that scans your computer, reports any compatibility problems, and recommends ways to fix them. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Can't You Do Any Better Than That Navarrette? Your rhetoric is tired. Suddenly I'm a "nativist" if I want the rules of my country adhered to so implies Ruben Navarrette who writes an op-ed piece for CNN. That's tantamount to me saying Navarrette is a card-carrying member of La Raza ("The Race") because he's for illegal immigration. So according to Navarrette's logic should we let the whole world enter our country? Navarrette prattles on about immigration history and how the "natives" have always gotten restless when threatened by outside cultures coming into t From Undesignated Blog on October 8, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Spice test Spice test by this guy From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Top 10 Ways to Save Money on Gadgets Although we do get a lot of gadgets through the review sample process, nothing beats the feeling of getting a great deal on your own. If purchasing that hard drive at well below the cost of what other folks are paying brings a smile to your face, then you're a hot deal hunter. We've got a list here today that should be right up your alley. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
U.S. Kickballers: Not Exactly Cut-Throat Competition The U.S. kickball craze began in 1998. The World Adult Kickball Association, or WAKA, has about 25,000 players nationwide. WAKA has also spawned smaller offshoots like a league called No, Adult Kickball Isn't Dumb, or NAKID. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Completely Useless Inventions People are always trying to create inventions to make tasks easier, but these are go too far. Some of them are just plain stupid. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
How-to Make Money with YouTube Videos I made this site tonight in my spare time and thought i'd share it with the digg world. It's called Greedtube.com. Videos are played on the site with YouTube embed code and 50% of the ad revenue is paid to the people that submit the videos using Google adsense. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Unsexy Wii Accessory Photos Surface You know we're chomping at the bit for everything and anything related to the upcoming next-gen hardware launches when we see Wii heavily watermarked photos of composite cables and say out loud "Coooo-UHL". From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Holy !#@& a ninja! One day, all was quiet. The next, campus had been overrun with Ninjas! Watch to the end, for the final confrontation! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Apple founder Steve Wozniak at Microsoft Today, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer came by the campus. "Woz" as his is commonly known, was a electronics geek in his teens and designed many little gadgets before Steve Jobs convinced him to design the Apple micro computer in 1976. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Outspoken Putin Critic Shot Dead in Moscow Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, police said. "According to initial information she was killed by two shots when leaving the lift. Neighbors found her body," a police source told Reuters. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Attack of the Jaggies in Wii Call of Duty 3 This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone: when compared to the Xbox 360 version the difference is so severe that it looks like a different game in some shots. Jaggies aside, there are a lot of visual problems such as absence in depth of field shadows, realistic lighting, and volumetric fog — all things that do attribute to immersive gameplay. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Wii retail details: markup and endcaps Looks like peoples in the retail industry are getting pretty stoked about the Wiis about to make it into their respective stores. We got our hands on the CompUSA hardware / software markup sheet for Nintendo's new console, as well as some spy pics of some Target Wii endcaps and the variety of accessories those will be stocking, as well. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Encrypting Instant Messaging Conversations Whenever you talk online with your instant messaging (IM) client of choice, your conversations can be, and in all probability are, recorded, monitored, and read. Any data which travels over a network can be viewed using programs known as packet sniffers, with some specially crafted programs.. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Hard Drive Headaches A must see about everything your hard drive goes through, as well as recovering those lost files on a dead hard drive. Backup..Backup..Backup... From digg on October 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
How To Look Like A UNIX Guru This lecture takes you through the basic commands and then shows you how to combine them in simple patterns or idioms to provide sophisticated functionality like histogramming. This lecture assumes you know what a shell is and that you have some basic familiarity with UNIX. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Create your own Digg-like site with Pligg beta 8! Pligg, the widely used open source "Digg-like" CMS, released its long anticipated Beta 8 today. Pligg's dynamic structure allows users to quickly and effortlessly install and customize their sites. Pligg acts as a framework for many successful sites such as VH1's Best Week Ever and VideoSift. The community currently consists of over 2,151 members. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Iran's ancient relic: The "Defenseless Hercules" statue All visitors to the Zagros mountains have seen the historical `Hercules statue' and have written materials to describe this ancient artwork. Carved out of a boulder, Western archeologists and tourists who have visited the monument believe that the relic dates back to 153 BC, From digg on October 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
The Largest BitTorrent Search Engine on the Web? A week ago several respectable sources including Digg and Slashdot reported that Btjunkie is the largest BitTorrent search site on the web. But both the methodology and the legitimacy of the source are doubtful. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Public Schools Have Flunked Out: How can we save & regenerate education? Public schools are brain dead and on life support; so let’s pull the plug on them, give them a decent funeral, and let better alternatives take root and flourish. Education is what we must save & regenerate, not an obsolete proven flop that has been in a persistent counterproductive condition for decades. The time has come to slaughter a sacred cow From digg on October 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Suicidal ride KARTVADER-100 mph go-kart on highway Chase: Take go-kart and hit the highway. Police look confused and trxy to catch Kartvader, but he was too fast for them :-) Looks like Getaway in Stockholm, only this dude is driving go-cart! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
John Elway: "The Drive" It is known, simply, as "The Drive." Great QB John Elway led the Denver Broncos back from defeat numerous teams, but his performance in AFC Title game against Cleveland Browns topped the list of his heroics, Trailing 20-13 with 5½ minutes left in the fourth quarter at Cleveland, Denver took over on its Two, 98 yards away from the tying touchdown. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Crazy Ants in Panthanal A huge amount of ants walking like a tornado pattern. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
EB/Gamestop to Employees: "Zip It!" "I'm a manager at a EB/Gamestop location and recently we recieved this great little scare notice to pass around the store. Basically it's been sent in response to all of the news about the PS3/Wii Preorders, as well as to scare employees off from buying PS3's and selling them online." From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:04 a.m..
Exploring Pay Per Digg As Digg grows and becomes more influential, it will attract more and more people who will try to profit off it. There are Digg clubs, Digg trading and now Pay Per Digg, where users are pay to digg a story. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 1:04 a.m..
My Mama Said I Could mama said i could.. heh! From digg on October 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Hungry Critters Attack NYC Ships The city's waterfront is getting cleaner, and bothersome river critters not seen in hundreds of years are once again attacking wooden ships and piers. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Shawn Woolley: Man who committed suicide because of Everquest "Shawn Woolley was an avid player of the computer game EverQuest, an MMORPG, who committed suicide at the age of 21 years old. He shot himself and was found dead at his computer, which was still running EverQuest." Read more about this sad, sad story. From digg on October 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
The Negotiator A random guy asks you for $200. The choices you make will determine your future! From digg on October 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Keith Olbermann on the Difference Between Terrorists & Critics, and Lying While the leadership in Congress has self-destructed over the revelations of an unmatched, and unrelieved, march through a cesspool ...While the leadership inside the White House has self-destructed over the revelations of a book with a glowing red cover ...The president of the United States — unbowed, undeterred and unconnected to reality — From digg on October 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Diebold vote-hack roundup A nice roundup of articles and videos explaining plain and simple why you should not even consider using a Diebold machine to cast your vote this November. From digg on October 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
The Most Hypnotizing Website Ever Definitely listen with speakers or headphones. The dots are arranged to trigger notes on a chromatic scale when they pass the line. How can something be so creepy yet so cool at the same time? From digg on October 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
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