Handheld Printer Made from a Toner Cartridge This "handheld printer" was made from a repurposed HJ inkject cartridge -- because it's handheld, it can print on odd surfaces like balloons. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Art Teacher Loses Job After Kids See Nude Sculpture An award-winning Texas art teacher has lost her job after one of her fifth-grade students saw a nude sculpture during a trip to a museum. The school board voted not to renew Sydney McGee's contract after 28 years. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
The Claim: A Plane’s Back Row Is the Safest Place to Sit "You have to put up with the noise, the bathroom and the prospect of being the last passenger to exit the plane. But if you sit at the back of an airplane, are you safer in a crash?" From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
The Secret Failures of Microsoft The big corporations partering with Microsoft suggest that the company knows what it's doing, but real the secret is that Microsoft hasn't ever earned significant profits in the consumer hardware business. Here's why DRM is the least of the Zune's worries! Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine : The Truth, Censored by Digg. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Runaway bride is suing former fiance for $500,000 Jennifer Wilbanks, who became known as the "runaway bride" after taking off just days before her lavish wedding in 2005, is suing her former fiance for $500,000. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Intel "Conroe-L" Launch Plans Intel’s latest roadmap reveals the Conroe-L processors will arrive in 2007. The Pentium E1000 series will arrive in Q2’07 with models E1060, E1040 and E1020 as previously reported. These new Pentium’s will target the value sector and coexist with Intel’s Pentium 4 HT models 651, 641 and 631 for a quarter. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders - Make your own commercial It's all about... Girls From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Private Moments Being Caught on Google Earth. For Example: Funerals. With the continually increasing quality of images on Google Maps/Earth, it’s hardly surprising that the cameras are capturing ever more private moments of people’s lives. Perhaps then it was only a matter of time before the very end of someone’s life was published on the Internet for the whole world to see. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Motorcycle GPS Instructions on putting a GPS navigation system on a motorcycle. You know, cause geeks like to ride Harleys. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
In News Nobody Saw Coming: Microsoft Sues The Makers Of FairUse4WM "As the release of a anti-FairUse4WM had proved to be just a temporary solution, Microsoft now seeks to put an end to this threat the best way it can: with a lawsuit. However, the company might have a lot of trouble in the court..." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Shelby GT350 stolen 26 years ago returned to insurance company, not owner From the bible of the collector car world comes a cautionary tale of a stolen Shelby and a good lesson in caveat emptor. John Draneas of Collector Car Market recounts the story of a 1965 Shelby GT350 that was stolen back in 1979. The insurance company paid the owner $6500 and the vehicle was never seen from again. Well, not with its original ... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Study: Statins Increase Life Expectancy Cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins can increase the life expectancy of elderly patients by an average of two years, a new study by a doctor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences claims. "We were surprised to find that statin users actually lived an average two years longer despite the patients having more health risk..." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
China recalls troops after N Korean nuclear test China has reportedly cancelled all leave for troops along part of its border with North Korea. The Wen Wei Po newspaper says Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops ranged along the border in the north-eastern Jilin province have had leave "totally cancelled". It also says some PLA forces are also conducting chemical weapons training. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Does Bush Think War with Iran Is Preordained? The Christian right sees an apocalyptic nuclear war with Iran as a vision set forth in the Bible. Bush himself may be a believer, too. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 Released It's not Office 2007, but it also won't cost you an arm and a leg! From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
How Did Gillette Know It Was My Birthday??! "Corey was a bit freaked. He received a box in the mail containing a razor and shaving cream. The box said, 'Happy Birthday, from Gillette.'" From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Developers are from Mars, Programmers are from Venus Many of us use the terms "programmer" and "developer" interchangeably. A very good article describing the actual difference between the two. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Now for Stage 2 : A Warhead on the End of a Ballistic Missile Miniaturising nuclear war- heads for intercontinental missiles will be beyond the present North Korean capability. In the most sophisticated weapons- design world, weight does not equate to yield. The Americans and Russians have produced low-weight nuclear warheads capable of producing 250 kilotons From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Plugin Provides Tagging Inside iTunes New music search service Qloud allows you to organize your tracks inside itunes using tags. You can also search the entire community easily at qloud.com. There's a good flash demo here (you can also download the plugin there): www.qloud.com/tutorial/iTunes/tutorial.html From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
The Debate That Refuses to Die: Gay Marriage Marriage used to be a private matter between two people or, at most, two people's families. A clear distinction was made between marriage and a union recognized by the authorities. Apart from government's rapacious desire to control all facets of human life, there is no reason at all why government couldn't simply accept as valid any civil union From digg on October 10, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
The Guy Fawkes experiment Most teachers regularly write resources for their classes, but very few make the leap unaided to producing resources that colleagues in other schools will use. The difference is that, with a resource you wrote yourself, you completely understand the original intention and can teach over the gaps where the resource fails to deliver. Traditionally, this is great news for us educational publishers. Our job is to take your ideas, format them, edit them and stress-test them until they are next to bomb-proof. I say 'traditionally', because since the advent of --> From Chalkface: Blog on October 10, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Infrared map of giant asteroid Ceres unveiled The surface of the solar system's largest asteroid, Ceres, has been mapped in infrared light in fine detail for the first time. The feat will pave the way for a better determination of the surface composition of Ceres, whose interior is believed to be 25% water ice. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
GameStop: Our PS3s Sold-Out Nationwide "I just got off the phone with a GameStop spokesman who confirmed that the chain's 3,600 stores has sold out of every single one of their PS3 pre-orders. As of right now, he went on to say, the chain has no word on whether they will be getting anymore for launch day. So this could be it for their initial batch of consoles." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Have Sprint Cellular? Don't Like It? Get Out Now w/No Early Termination Fee Do you have Sprint for your cellular service? Right Now you Can Get Out Of Your Contract For FREEEEE!!!!! Sprint Recently raised the cost of pay-per-use SMS Text Messages to $0.15. Sprint's contact states that customers can be released from their contract if Sprint makes a "material change" to the service. This Counts As a Material Change! From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Format wars: Blu-ray to come out on top? The next-generation optical format wars have begun, and so far the most common response from consumers is a collective yawn. Market research firm Forrester believes that those yawns will ultimately translate into a victory for Blu-ray down the road, but with adoption of either next-gen format moving at a glacial pace in the near term From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Will Wright & The Long Zoom In an age of microscopic technologies and sweeping Google-earth panoramas, Will Wright, the world's most successful video-game inventor, has set out to create game (or is it the art form?) that will teach us how to really see. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Firms to boost Internet speeds without fiber-optics "A group of technology and telecoms companies, including Spanish giant Telefonica, joined forces on Tuesday to boost the Internet speeds of copper telephone wires to almost equal that of fiber-optic cable." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
What Else Can $1.65 Billion Get You? How did they come up with such an enormous figure? Will it be worth it? I say no: For that amount of dough, just think of all of the other cool stuff Google could've purchased: From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Flashback: Bush Grants N Korea Nuclear Funds in 2002 In releasing the $95 million in funding, President George W Bush waived the Framework's requirement that North Korea allow inspectors to ensure it has not hidden away any weapons-grade plutonium from the original reactors. President Bush argued that the decision was "Vital to the national security interests of the United States." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Wii - The Real Project Dolphin? "Although the Dolphin CPU was set at 400Mhz, compared to the Gamecube the Dolphin GPU was 38Mhz faster with the memory transfer rate at 3.2GB/sec (600MB/sec faster) and it would boast a 4.7GB DVD disc drive to fit 12cm discs (Gamecube used 8cm 1.5GB discs)." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
A Vote We Can Believe In Sometimes, paranoids are right. And sometimes even when paranoids are wrong, it's worth considering what they're worried about. I speak here of all who are worried sick that those new, fancy high-tech voting systems can be hacked, fiddled with and otherwise made to record votes that aren't cast or fail to record votes that are. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Hollywood Continues Its Attack On Consumers Hollywood is increasingly using one old technique that industries that can no longer compete do: they get laws passed to stifle the competition. In this case I'm talking about TiVo's (TIVO) new Series3 HD model. It does have one strength that TV watchers will really like - the ability to record high definition programs. Now the bad news ... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Two more movie studios to sell movies on iTunes after holidays Two major motion picture studios have indicated that they expect to join Walt Disney in offering their film content on the iTunes Store within six months. So far, there appear to be three key reasons why other studios are taking their time in opening up film libraries to iTunes -- "retaliation," copy protection concerns, and pricing. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Google Reader Gets A Few More Small Updates Google Reader was just updated with a few new features, including the ability to set your homepage to "All items," or any folder or tag. Another cool new feature they've added is a refresh button, to easily refresh your subscriptions, and have added the auto-refresh feature, that Gmail users know and love. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Snow:‘Silly’ And ‘Gratuitous’ To Ask If Bush Made Mistakes With N. Korea Asked if President Bush believes he has made any mistakes with respect to North Korea. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow responded, “Oh, my goodness…it’s a silly question.” Later, he called the question “gratuitious.” Snow explained that “you need to give presidents the benefit of the doubt when national security is involved.” From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Thriller...with Legos A technical tour-de-force. Every single shot, scene-for-scene, replicated in Legos. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Wil Wheaton reviews another ST:TNG episode on TV Squad This time he's reviewing 'The Last Outpost' where Ferengis made a big appearance. Hawsome review. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Smartphones are leaving PDAs in the dust Right now, smartphones are the new hotness and PDAs are old and busted. At least that's what a new report from research firm Gartner says. During the first half of 2006, shipments of PDAs and smartphones grew 57 percent over the same period in 2005, totalling 42.1 million units. 34.7 million of those were smartphones, with the remainder PDAs. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
The ext4 filesystem has been released Andrew Morton released a new -mm patch this morning, it includes, among other things, the new ext4 filesystem patch. The ext4 filesystem promises improved data integrity and performance, among with less limitations. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Wiki Music Guide Features artists, bands, songs, albums and a compilation of newsworthy events in the music world. Any music fan and site visitor may be the featured user. Visitors and regulars may edit the artists' pages, give their own reviews and ratings on albums and tracks. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Philip K. Dick - Book Cover Art Gallery Philip K. Dick fans from around the world have contributed to this scanned collection of over 650 PKD book covers. We think you will enjoy seeing the many visual interpretations of his stories presented here. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Group Warns Of More Junk E-mail The anti-spam group Spamhaus Project warned more junk e-mail could be on the way as it prepares to lose its domain name thanks to a company it has accused of sending spam. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Bush's Downward Slide President Bush's approval ratings appear to be dropping to their lowest levels ever -- and this time, to the enormous apprehension of the White House, there's something voters can do about it. Underlying grim news at the polls for Republicans generally is a dismal report card for the............... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:28 p.m..
Why Integrity Matters: The Amish and Mark Foley Two news stories arose in the same week, each illustrating the significance of living one’s life with integrity. One involved allegations that Republican Congressman Mark Foley had explicit sexual e-mail conversations with teen-aged male pages. The other informed us of the killing and wounding of a number of young Amish children by a deranged man. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
IBM Cranks Up Its Server Chip- 5.0GHz IBM plans to crank up the speed on its Power6 server chip to 5.0GHz, far higher than competing processors from Intel and Sun Microsystems. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
USB, FireWire, and eSATA--All in One External Drive Review: OWC ships an external hard drive that supports four direct-connect interfaces. Whether you need USB, FireWire or eSATA, OWC has you covered. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
America's Temple to Political Plunder: For the Great Railroad Lobbyist Lincoln was a corporate lobbyist long before the term lobbyist was even invented. When he began his political career in 1832 he announced that, as a Whig, his goal was to promote policies that would benefit the country’s wealthy corporate elite at the expense of the rest of the nation: protectionism, corporate welfare for "internal improvements," From digg on October 10, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The BBC HoneyPot Sneakily this was an image rather than a Windows dialogue box so clicking anywhere on it, even the "cancel" button, got the download going. The download installed automatically and kicked off a tsunami of background downloading. The software was so sneaky that it tried to stop this traffic being seen by injecting it into the IE processes. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Sony to Ship First 50GB Blu-ray Movies This Week Sony has announced that Click, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and Black Hawk Down will be the first Sony films released on 50GB dual-layer Blu-ray disc. Although Blu-ray discs have been available on the market for several months now, these are 50GB dual-layer discs as opposed to the current discs being only 25GB. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Strong copyright + DRM + weak net neutrality = digital dystopia? Three critical issues - a dramatic expansion of the scope, duration, and punitive nature of copyright laws; the ability of Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems to lock-down digital content in an unprecedented fashion; and the erosion of Net neutrality, which ensures that all Internet traffic is treated equally - are examined in detail and their potential impact on libraries is assessed. How legislatures, the courts, and the commercial marketplace treat these issues will strongly influence the future of digital information for good or ill. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Adult, community and public education as primary sites for the development of social capital This article reviews current literature and discussion about the policies and sites of Australian adult education and training and their potential impact on the development of social capital in a regional context. The review stems from a current research project examining the impact of participation in adult education by people from diverse cultural backgrounds in a regional town in northern Victoria. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Learning in and through social partnerships This paper explores participation in social partnerships as a space for learning. It analyses interview data about participation in social partnership from partnerships involved in vocational education and training (VET) to argue that social partnerships constitute a form of learning space. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Anger in Beijing: Rethink Policy Over Former North Korean Ally CHINA responded with rare fury to neighbouring North Korea’s nuclear test, resorting to language generally reserved for imperialist opponents rather than communist friends. Indeed, North Korea’s test has delivered China to a diplomatic crossroads: it can choose to act tough with a troublesome neighbour or to stick with the cajoling and persuasion. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
EXCLUSIVE: Helium Web 2.0 ‘knowledge rules’ targets $16 billion Internet ad What is Helium, exactly? Helium aims to be the next generation Wikipedia/About.com/Yahoo Answers/eHow…all rolled up into a clean, interactive package. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
This is how smart Apple really is. Apple bought a radio station in India recently which significantly boosted iPod sales without them even having to advertise on their newly bought station. How? Well they are just really smart. Read more. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Jelly (as in Jello) sparks toxic waste alert A pile of jelly (as in Jello) left by a road in Germany caused a major security alert after it was mistaken for toxic waste. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
New Red Steel (Wii) gameplay video of a near-final version JeuxFrance.com has video of what they claim is an almost final build of Red Steel for the Wii. Running in 16:9 at 420p and at a nice smooth frame rate, it's looking pretty damn good (considering what hardware it's running on). Some people will undoubtedly be disappointed at the swordplay (it's still not 1:1), but it still looks really fun. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Hilarious Rejected Nintendo Wii Games The upcoming Nintendo Wii will use a revolutionary new controller which won't be used for any of the following. A hilarious must view! From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Documentary - How To Be Emo Funny documentary describing how to become emo From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Amazing Photoshop Brush Resource Site! Hey guys, PS Brushes has finally launched, so if your ever looking for a certain photoshop brush be sure to check us out, we have over 170 brushes indexed and growing daily. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Analysis of the YouTube Acquisition by Google The Criticisms of YouTube - What Google can do for YouTube - The Threat of Video Search. Google now likely controls MORE INTERNET TRAFFIC than any other company. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Update: Battlestar Galactica NOT going to NBC Jessica Nevarez in the publicity department of NBC Universal officially says, "It is an online rumor that someone started and it is absolutely false." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Monster.com founder and CEO resigns, posts resume The man who founded New York's Monster Worldwide Inc., a large Internet job search site, has resigned.Andrew J. McKelvey, 71, resigned as chairman and chief executive, Monster said in a news release Monday. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Generating Power From Kites Researchers in Italy have high hopes for a new wind-power generator that resembles a backyard drying rack on steroids. Despite its appearance, the Kite Wind Generator, or KiteGen for short, could produce as much energy as a nuclear power plant. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Ichimoku Charting - Japanese Technique [Beginner's GUIDE] The Ichimoku Charting Technique was developed by a Japanese newspaper writer named Goichi Hosoda in the years before World War II. Formally known as the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, or “equilibrium-chart-at-a-glance technique,” this charting technique is designed to indicate where prices are likely to go. It's one of the most popular indicators nowadays. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
GoogTube: Mobile Implications? Perhaps the biggest indication of any mobile results is in the content deals announced by both companies just before the merger, which is mostly with music labels and is for music videos. There’s talk of free music videos supported by Google’s advertising nouse. Music videos, as well as the user-generated content, is perfect for mobile devices. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Battlestar Galactica Grace Park's Q&A video The third part of Grace Park's Q&A series was made available October 9, 2006. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Batch of interesting Security Articles A nice selection of recent academic papers on security research topics. Titles include:"Robust Reactions to Potential Day-Zero Worms through Cooperation and Validation""Network-Level Polymorphic Shellcode Detection Using Emulation""An Active Splitter Architecture for Intrusion Detection and Prevention" From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
A peek at Windows Mobile 6.0 With the announcement that the release of the new version of Windows CE had slipped into some time in the first half of 2007 (with its Windows Mobile variant to follow a few months later), most mobile Windows enthusiasts had resigned themselves to sticking with Version 5. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Pig-To-Human Transplants on the Horizon "Thousands of patients die every year in the United States waiting for a suitable donor organ. Transplant surgeon David Sachs thinks he has almost found the right protocol: a combination of organs from miniaturized, genetically engineered pigs and pig immune tissue that can prime the primate immune system to accept foreign parts." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Disney-ABC: "We understand piracy now as a business model" After years of clinging to traditional business models, media companies have finally started embracing ad-supported Internet distribution in a big way. Yesterday's announcement that several major music labels made nice with YouTube may turn out to be a watershed moment for the industry From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Hastert Tries To Shift Blame To Staff, Raises Prospect of ‘Cover Up’ At a press conference this morning, House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) set up his staff to take the blame for the Mark Foley scandal. Asked if he was satisfied with how his staff handled the matter, Hasert said, “I understand what my staff told me. And I think from that response, they’ve handled it as well as they should. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
50 ways to get your stuff done Writer Jerry Oltion says he has to come up with a new anti-procrastination technique every few months - so he shares a 50-item laundry list of strategies he's used to get to work over the years. His advice is aimed at working writers but can be applied to anyone who's got to self-motivate through a project. A couple of goodies... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Dropout Makes Big Bucks Playing Games When 18-year-old Tom Taylor dropped out of high school because he wanted to play more video games, most people were skeptical. Now he's known as Tsquared on the gaming circuit. He's earning six figures and has product endorsements and a video game tutoring business. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Open Source madness! Firefox fork? Opinion -- I love free software. I use open-source programs and operating systems every day. But once in a while, I want to take some free software developers and shake them until their teeth rattle. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Four top Israeli doctors arrested over illegal human experimentation Four senior doctors at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot and Hartzfeld Geriatric Hospital in Gedera suspected of illegally experimenting on humans were arrested Monday. The hospitals in Gedera and Rehovot conducted illegal and unethical testing on thousands of elderly patients for years. During one of the incidents described, twelve patients died. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
New Liquid Could Replace Adhesive Bandages Adhesive bandages might become a thing of the past, thanks to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Hong Kong University who have developed a simple biodegradable liquid that can stop bleeding in rodents within seconds. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Leo Laporte suggestion to change Podcast to Netcast is ridiculous "His suggestion was Netcast and although the suggestion is not necessarily bad this move will add more confusion to the marketplace. I understand that Leo thinks the general public is completely confused about the term podcast. But I also think his suggestion only confuses the matter even more. To illustrate this point..." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
America's Plan to Fence Mexico Meets Wall of Skepticism Critics said the fence does not take into account the extraordinarily varied geography of the 2,000-mile-long border, which cuts through Mexican and U.S. cities separated by a sidewalk, vast scrubland and deserts, rivers, irrigation canals and miles of mountainous terrain. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Windows XP SP1 support comes to an end Is anyone out there still running Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)? If there is, then you should know that support for the operating system is officially coming to an end today, October 10th. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Bigfoot Killer NIC: Online Gamers Get Ready, Ludicrous Speed Ahead! Pretty incredible Network Interface Card (NIC): Quote -- "The company claims their product can improve ping times and frame-rates in many on-line games, and it's unique design opens up the possibility of running dedicated network apps with the help of its on-board processor and RAM. Take a look..." Comes bundled with F.E.A.R. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Origin of Planets Confirmed It's official: planets are formed from the debris swirling around a young star, astronomers have confimed, more than 250 years after the idea was first proposed. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
How To Make Exercise A Permanent Habit In Your Life #5. Exercise Even When You Feel Tired - Chances are, you’ll feel better after exercising. Researcher Diane Klein PhD, says “It energizes us, you breathe deeply, and your body makes better use of the oxygen exchange. You’ll get an exercise-induced euphoria during the activity and for some time after.” From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Top Five Wired Nations IBM has a short list of countries hat are leaders in the wired revolution. The U.S. makes the list, barely. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Experimental Psychoses at LivingTech When the drug called LSD is administered to human subjects, it produces the symptoms of psychosis. The phenomenon provides a remarkable new tool for the investigation of psychotic states by Six Staff Members of Boston Psychopathic Hospital. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Man buys 7.5 ton army tank for supermarket runs The father of one has left other motorists stunned after shelling out £14,000 on a 1974 Sabre light reconnaissance tank. Now 42-year old Stephen uses the military vehicle instead of a car for shopping trips - zooming round at up to 40mph near his home in Winsford, Cheshire, drawing astonished looks from fellow motorists and passers-by. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Safari, Firefox Shares of Browser Market Highest of Year Safari maintained its ongoing third place position with 3.53 percent of the browser market, while Firefox, still in second place, climbed up to 12.46 percent. Internet Explorer, meanwhile, dipped down to 82.10 percent, according to statistics from Market Share. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
North Korea threatens to fire nuclear missile "An unnamed North Korean official was quoted as saying today that his country could launch a nuclear missile, a day after Pyongyang said it tested a nuclear device. The world is lining up against Kim Jong Il, with even longtime ally China saying the test claim harmed relations." Read on From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Woz business card sells for $560 on eBay Woz's sharp, laser-cut metal business card may have already become more famous than Woz himself. How else can you explain one of his cards (signed, of course) going for $560 on eBay? From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
New D.C. Sex Scandal Looming? With the capital already mired in its latest sex scandal, federal agents last week raided the home of a woman they allege has, for the past 13 years, operated a Washington, D.C. escort service that dispatched college-educated prostitutes to the homes and hotel rooms of well-heeled clients. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Restaurant owner says songs may cost him his business A performance of the Jimi Hendrix classic, "The Wind Cries Mary," may cost Michael Dorr his restaurant.Dorr, the 37-year-old owner of Imbibe on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, has been slapped with a federal lawsuit by companies that own the rights to a trio of popular classics that were performed at Dorr's restaurant in 2005. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Laser TV unveiled Laser vision... Australian Dr Larry Marshall and France's Jean-Michel Pelaprat pose before the world's first laser television, which they say uses less power, has more colour range and costs half the price of LCD and plasma screens From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Apple about to announce wireless video iPod? "...when not only one, but multiple trusted sources get in touch to let us know Steve Jobs & Co. are supposedly finally about completed with the wireless / video iPod, we have to take note..." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
U.S. Doubts Korean Test Was Nuclear U.S. intelligence agencies say, based on preliminary indications, that North Korea did not produce its first nuclear blast yesterday. U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that seismic readings show that the conventional high explosives used to create a chain reaction in a plutonium-based device went off, but that the ... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
The Geekiest License Plates "...we decided to a little 'geeky license plate' spotting of our own and tag our favorites. So, with out any wait, we present our favorites geek license plates starting from the obvious (via Flickr and thanks to all those who spotted them):..." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Amazing Gordon Freeman Halloween costume...made with duct tape! This is what a lot of duct tape (especially around the crotch), cardboard and perspiration will get you. Kevin on the Picture Of The Day - Planet Half Life forums made this beauty Gordon Freeman costume complete with head crab and crowbar. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Gambling with Freedom? Govt creates more crimes & criminals Govt should not turn vices into crimes, even granting the notion that gambling is a vice, which is questionable in the context of today's Congress. Perhaps pork barrel spending is a more serious vice, one to which Congress should direct its attention. How significant are gambling losses, really, when compared to pork barrel and other wasted govt... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Key Races of 2006 mid-term elections interactive map Nice interactive map of the key mid-term elections. Excellent if you want to know who the players are. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Fertile Women Dress To Impress Women dress to impress when they are at their most fertile, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study they say shows that signs of human ovulation may not be as mysterious as some scientists believe. A study of young college women showed they frequently wore more fashionable or flashier clothing and jewelery when they were ovulating... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:16 p.m..
79% think GOP Leaders Put Political Interests Ahead Of Pages Safety Americans say that Republican Congressional leaders put their political interests ahead of protecting the safety of teenage pages, and that House leaders knew of Mark Foley’s sexually charged messages to pages well before he was forced to quit Congress, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:16 p.m..
How To Verify a Nuclear Test Blast Some ways the international community can detect nuclear tests, and reasons why it's hard to determine how strong a blast is and whether it is nuclear. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:16 p.m..
Gone for Decades, Jaguars Steal Back to the Southwest Using the same clandestine routes as drug smugglers, male jaguars are crossing into the United States from Mexico. Four of the elusive cats have been photographed in the last decade, one as recently as last February, in the formidable, rugged mountain ranges of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:16 p.m..
Black Ops: Korean Conflict Use stealth and guise to eliminate highly trained North Korean guards and complete key missions to destroy their nuclear capability. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:16 p.m..
Rumsfeld helped sell reactors to N. Korea ...Given the Republican outcry over the reactor deal, Rumsfeld's public silence is nearly deafening. "Almost any Republican was complaining about it," says Winston Lord, President Clinton's assistant secretary of state for East Asian/Pacific Affairs. Lord can't remember Rumsfeld speaking out. Nor can Frank Gaffney Jr., ... Our DOD Chief. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Congress Needs Tutorial on the U.S. Constitution Phyllis Schlafly: "Byrd deserves our thanks for this great idea (to 'hold an educational program on the United States Constitution on Sept. 17')... The only thing the matter with his law is that he should have required a constitutional tutorial to be taken by judges and members of Congress." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Jon Stewart Reports On The North Korean Nuclear Weapons Test Jon Stewart on Mondays "The Daily Show" Discusses the recent nuclear weapons test, and mourns the loss of his North Korean summer home in the blast. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
YouTube's New Deep Pockets The online video star has found a rich parent, but can it ensure that it won't leave Google vulnerable to copyright lawsuits? From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
History of Nuclear Weapons The history of nuclear weapons chronicles the development of nuclear weapons—devices of enormous destructive potential which derive their energy from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactions—starting with the scientific breakthroughs of the 1930s which made their development possible, continuing through nuclear arms race & nuclear testing.... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Why does Apple mistrust Asia? Is Apple worried that piracy syndicates in this part of the world will start downloading songs for 99 cents apiece and start selling them for 10 cents? Ironically, by not selling to large swaths of Asia, Apple is indirectly encouraging piracy because iPod owners wouldn’t be able to buy songs online. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Pakistan Recipe Used in North Korea's 'home-made' bomb The North Koreans have shared military technology with Pakistan in the past but Islamabad has strongly denied involvement in the test. Its foreign ministry pointed out that technology reportedly delivered to the North by disgraced Pakistani nuclear programme founder AQ Khan was "mainly" uranium-based, and is believed to have involved centrifuges From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
MGM Talks Hobbit Film TheOneRing.net reported that MGM has confirmed that it has held initial talks with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson about helming a movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Bush's 'Axis of Evil' Comes Back to Haunt United States Nearly five years after President Bush introduced the concept of an "axis of evil" comprising Iraq, Iran and North Korea, the administration has reached a crisis point with each nation: North Korea has claimed it conducted its first nuclear test, Iran refuses to halt its uranium-enrichment program,... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
The REAL Reason why Google Bought YouTube Now you can stop making every second digg article about Google and YouTube. No, really. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
PyPy – the 'Babelfish' of Programming Using the popular programming language Python, a group is attempting to create a programming system that translates code between different environments and platforms, allowing implementation of various languages. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Kill the Stickman! Kill as many stickmen as you can, don't forget to reload. Don't end up hanging in a freezer somewhere! Very entertaining! From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
YouTube's Chad Hurley & Steve Chen: Discuss Big Deal with Google From offices above a pizza parlor in San Mateo, Calif., YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen birthed a video-sharing Web site that has made a huge mark in the Internet and entertainment world after barely a year in operation. On the day Google announced its $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube, Hurley and Chen talked about ..... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Colbert Sucks Up to North Korean Dictator Kim Jong il Stephen Colbert tries to make nice with Kim Jong il in exchange for not attacking us. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Skype Founder: Kazaa, Napster Help Music Kazaa, Napster Inc. and other creators of file-sharing applications have been good for the music industry, Niklas Zennstrom, founder of the now-defunct Kazaa and CEO of Skype, said Monday From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
The Fraudulent Tax Larry Vance finds that the advocates of the FairTax have backpeddled on many of their most far-flug claims for the merits of their plan. But they still aren't admiting just how terrible this idea is, nor that the US government should never pass a budget that is in the trillions. With taxes, it is size, not the type of tax system, that matters. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:26 a.m..
Surfing in Mudaka: A Famous Wave Returns to Spain One of Europe's most famous waves disappeared 3 years ago after a local shipyard company dredged an estuary at the mouth of the Oka River, ruining what turned out to be a very important sandbar as well as tourism and a bustling surf culture. But now the wave is back, and so is the world-class "Billabong Pro Mundaka", running this week. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:26 a.m..
Parents in Virginia Trying to Unadopt Troubled Boy A talkative 9-year-old boy came to Helen Briggs on Valentine's Day 2000. She was a foster mother with years of tough love and scores of troubled kids behind her. Now, six years later, Briggs and her husband, James, a maintenance worker for the city of Alexandria, Virginia are taking the highly unusual step of trying to unadopt him. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:26 a.m..
6 OPEC Countries Agree to Curb Oil Output Saudi Arabia and five other OPEC members reached an informal agreement to cut oil output by a total of 1 million barrels a day, a spokesman for the organization said. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has sought to revive oil prices, which have lost a quarter of their value in two months. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:26 a.m..
World scientific gather data on 'nuclear test' Scientists around the world are taking a cautious wait-and-see attitude after North Korea claimed to have successfully conducted an underground nuclear test on Monday. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:26 a.m..
A New Nuclear World--The Implications North Korea's nuclear weapons test creates serious problems for the U.S. and its allies in trying to rein in the rogue state—and opens a dangerous new chapter in nuclear proliferation From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:26 a.m..
Huge African diamond sells for over $12 million The biggest diamond to be found in 13 years, the "Lesotho Promise", was sold on Monday at auction for more than $12 million and is expected to fetch in excess of $20 million once it is cut up. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Iceweasel Icons in the Ubuntu Wiki As you may know, Debian is switching to Iceweasel instead of Firefox, Ubuntu will probably do the same. Members of UbuntuForums.org have created several icons that we think should be used in Ubuntu as the Iceweasel icon. Go here to see the thread:http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=273757 From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Wii preorders to start by the end of the week "Just to let everyone know, I have called numerous EB Games/GameStop outlets, all of which have told me that Wii preorders are due to start this week. No one would give me an official day. The reason I didn’t make a big deal out of it is due to no confirmation of a date from any store." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Wii Remote: An in-depth analysis You know how the Wii controller works. You know what it can do. You've seen the press shots and read the games previews. But how does the controller actually feel? From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Yahoo! To Beam Message to Aliens From Mexican Pyramid Mexico's Teotihuacan, once the center of a sprawling pre-Hispanic empire, is set to become the launch pad for an attempt to communicate with extraterrestrial life. Starting on Tuesday, enthusiasts from around the world will have a chance to submit text, images, video and sounds that reflect human nature to be included in the message. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Scientologists Drop Foley From Website Scientologists have removed a photograph of former Florida Congressman Mark Foley from the Web site of its Flag Service Organization. A cached version of the Flag Service Organization page shows the Florida Republican accepting leather-bound copies of two books by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, said Radar Online. Foley received the two... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Kevin Rose will be on the new Tom Green show LIVE wednesday night! TUESDAY - Jackass's Steve-OWEDNESDAY - Digg.com's Kevin RoseTHURSDAY - Rappers Blackalicious and Pigeon JohnFRIDAY - Something ridiculous TBDShows are on every day at 11 PM EST. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
First Ever Under-Sea WiFi Because radio waves don't travel through salt water, divers can't talk to or text each other without using clumsy wired devices. But now British firm Wireless Fibre Systems, based in Livingston, claims it has developed a wireless modem that works underwater. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Apple seen delivering "strong" September quarter Apple Computer, which reports its September quarter results next Wednesday, is likely to report results at the upper end, if not exceed its guidance of $4.5 to $4.6 billion in revenue and 46 cents to 48 cents earnings-per-share. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
"Click" here for first 50GB Blu-ray Disc Consumers will be able to buy the first 50GB Blu-ray Disc -- which boasts twice the capacity of a regular disc -- when Sony Pictures releases the Adam Sandler comedy "Click" on Tuesday. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
The ULTIMATE Game desk This looks like a workstation from The Matrix. Made by Japanese company M-S-Y, this US $500 plus beast features loads of mini-tables for peripherals and extra monitors and speakers. Ladies and gents, we have a winner, a BIG AND EXPENSIVE one. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Prepare for consumer-led IT Gartner analysts on Monday predicted a large-scale shift in technology influence toward consumers and away from central corporate IT departments. The corporate technology research company this week is hosting Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., where analysts are presenting research on the "consumerization" of IT. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
13-Year-Old Student Fires AK-47 In Missouri School A 13-year-old student fired an AK-47 into the ceiling at his middle school Monday morning after confronting a pair of students and administrators, telling them "please don't make me do this," officials said. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Google Acquires Youtube - 10 Unanswered Questions 10 unanswered questions on the YouTube acquisition by Google. Some of the questions that are discussed include: will users stay with the recently scrubbed and censored YouTube or will they migrate to other alternatives? From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Google.com/Mac gets makeover and adds Google apps for Macs Title says it all. In simular news, Google also adds an "Official Google Mac Blog" at http://googlemac.blogspot.com/ From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Weapons of the World's Nuclear Powers North Korea announced Monday that it has tested a nuclear weapon, a claim that if true formally makes it the ninth nation known or generally thought to possess such arms. A glance at the world's nuclear weapons states and their stockpiles, based on estimates compiled from different sources. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Internet overtakes newspapers as the main news source in Europe The Internet has overtaken newspapers and magazines as Europeans' main source of news and feature-type information, according to a new study by JupiterResearch. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Iraqi vice president's brother killed BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen wearing military uniforms assassinated the brother of Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president in his home Monday — the third sibling the official has lost this year to the country's violence. Elsewhere, 11 Iraqi soldiers were kidnapped in a brazen attack on a checkpoint in Sadr City, a Shiite district in Baghdad. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Hewlett Packard's Pavilion Dv2000t Matt Brodsky offers his opinion about a HP dual core laptop sporting a 100GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and a glossy 14.1 wide-screen display. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on October 10, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
A look at Firefox 2.0 RC2 Ars Technica takes RC2 of Firefox out for a spin, looking at all the new features and how it stacks up against the upcoming Internet Explorer 7. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
5 ways to save on your monthly software rental bill in the year 2056 A very funny and clever article that'll give you look into a not-so-bright possible future were IP laws become ubiquitous, Microsoft and its allies are overtly and legally monopolist, and free/open source software no longer exists. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Sega consoles were really ahead of their time- a Sega Saturn with Navi "...In addition to the standard Saturn ports (serial, AV + controller) it has two microphone inputs for karaoke use, a GPS antenna port, video and audio inputs, a TV-tuner port and a line-out port. This was all standard equipment." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Daily Show: Bush's Stumped Speech This is another one of my favorite clips of this year. Bush's non-response to the apocalypse question is very telling. Plus, the clip parsing at the end is classic. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
A Message From Chad and Steve, founders of YouTube on Google acquisition Say hello to the worlds newest millionaires! From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
iPOD to become a GPS iPhone? Apple fanatics have fround references to GPS data in Apple’s iPhoto software - something which is set to be used with the iPhone. The code of the software apparently references GoogleMaps hinting that iPhoto will soon enable photos to be tagged with location data. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
The 300 Millionth Footprint on U.S. Soil At the current rate, the person who tips the population past 300 million will emerge in a week or so. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Rumsfeld sat on the board the company that sold nuke materials to N. Korea Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, sat on the board of a company which three years ago sold two light water nuclear reactors to North Korea.2000: director of a company which wins $200m contract to sell nuclear reactors to North Korea 2002: declares North Korea a terrorist state, part of the axis of evil and a target for regime change From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Elvis Jams with Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Sheryl Crow and Stevie Wonder Cool video of an impossible jam...even Noel Gallagher makes an appearance. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
GPS + Google Maps Mash-up in 42 lines of code Here is a quick and dirty hack to perform mobile GPS-referenced Google Map searches on your laptop (e.g., where's the next coffee shop around here?). 42 lines, about half of them comments. I put this small demo together for last weekend's Silicon Valley Code Camp to show how easy it is to get up and running with GPS for your own projects. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
aiglx + Beryl Pretty cool demonstration of aiglx + Beryl from sakuragisAlmost makes me want to install ubuntu again. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
U.N. Enlists Internet Star for Antipoverty Pitch On YouTube The United Nations is hoping a lonely girl can help it fight poverty. The Lonelygirl's antipoverty video, like those made by other amateur video makers, has been posted on YouTube. The online ad push shows how public-service advertising is catching up to mainstream marketing in its embrace of viral marketing and user-generated content. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Design Planet Design Planet is the website of Marie Jasinski, who is involved internationally in education, research and performance improvement. Design Planet explores research and activities relating to learning and innovation. The site provides access to resources and Marie Jasinski's current work. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Government to survey open source usage Open source software continues to attract interest from the government, with the first whole-of-government survey of how agencies use the software to go ahead in the coming months. The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) will run an online survey of approximately 163 government agencies, from December to March, to gauge the adoption of open source technologies. The survey will be the first detailed study of Australian government use and attitudes towards open source, with findings to be published early next year. ZDNet Australia, 10 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
ePortfolios This page provides a definition of eportfolios, and a collection of articles and information. Examples of portfolios created with different software are highlighted with links. This would be useful information for education professionals wishing to create one for themselves. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Readability tests A page that provides information about readability tests; these include the Fog Index, the Flesch Readability Test, and the Flesch-Kinkaid Index. The tests were designed for asssessment of text books, but can also be useful for those involved with technical documentation. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Readability Practice Development Group is an association of lawyers offering support services and information for fellow professionals. This page advises on the notion of readability and its connection to the skill of writing well and with clarity. It provides a brief historical overview of the topic of readability tests, and information about the readability formulas generally used today. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Cohmetrix Coh-Metrix calculates the coherence of texts on a wide range of measures. It replaces common readability formulas by applying the latest in computational linguistics and linking this to the latest research in psycholinguistics. This method of measuring readability is being developed by the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Expressions of interest: 2006-2007 Skills First Assessor Kit Development Projects The Department of Education, Training and the Arts is seeking expressions of interest from Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), industry bodies and other interested organisations to develop recognition of prior learning (RPL) assessment resources under the Skills First initiative. Applications should be submitted by Monday 16 October 2006. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Expressions of interest for offshore skills assessment services The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations invites expressions of interest for the provision of offshore skills assessment services for potential skilled migrants to Australia. Only providers with current registration in an Australian State or Territory as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and with the relevant qualifications on their scope of registration are eligible. The closing date for responses is 25 October 2006, 2pm EST. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Glossary of linguistic terms The glossary is provided by LingaLinks, an electronic library of resources from SIL International. It includes a definition of the term 'rime' and many other terms from the field of Linguistics. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Small Businesses go to Work.com Business.com is launching a user-contributed small-business manual today at Work.com. The site already hosts more than 1000 guides dealing with contracts, accounting, financing, et cetera. Most guides are super basic, but the provided templates generally render them well-organized. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Gaming: Then Vs Now What started as a "cool craze" in the early 80's leading into the 90's has now become one of the most popular sources of entertainment to date, surpassing even television and movies. there are a few trends that seem kind of similar between gaming then and now, here are a few examples.. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Monk's Mind Game INSTRUCTIONS: Complete all five levels and help Monk ease his mind by carrying out the minor tasks he deals with throughout the day. But be quick about it...you don't have much time! From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Mark Cuban on YouTube Purchase: "I Still Think Google is Crazy" I think there will be supoenas to get the names of Youtube and Google Video users. Lots of them as those copyright owners not part of the gravy train go after both Google and their users for infringement.... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Upcoming DirectX 10 Games There’s loads of fuss and hype over DirectX 10 and the impact that it’s going to have on gaming. It’s not without good reason since this is one of the biggest things to occur in the last few years. If you want to see a good rundown of upcoming games that have been confirmed will be taking advantage of MS’s new platform (with screenshots) head here From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
America's gambling ban destroys myth of a borderless internet in the West. The ban on internet gambling may look like an attempt to legislate morality, but scratching the surface shows its protectionist roots. The bill specifically allows online betting on horses. It appears they target financial institutions because banks like to appear beyond reproach, and flouting the law would cost them customer confidence. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Users drive Web 2.0 revolution Experts argue that Web 2.0 pioneers will be rewarded with greater customer loyalty From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Facadeprinter A paint gun that can print images on a wall from up to 20 feet away. It looks like it uses paintball bullets. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
MusicMap A visual music search application. Simply enter a search term, click on the result and start exploring. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
“White House” To Roam Sky (Presidential Airplane, oct.1947 ) This is long before it was called Air Force One. It’s a pity the current one isn’t painted to look like an eagle. Maybe we can get Stephen Colbert to lobby for it. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Check all your email-box from one central place - completely free Jump2Mail is a free web-based email retrieval application, check all your email-box from one central place - completely free, from any computer, anywhere in the world. This multi account or multi pop webmail allows you to read all your mailboxes without limit From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Does the Wii run Linux? Blogger Kiyoshi Saruwatari claims that Nintendo's upcoming Wii console runs on the open source Linux operating system. According to Saruwatari, who claims to be a Nintendo insider, the company reduced development costs by leveraging open source software and incorporating a Linux kernel into the Wii software platform. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
ASL DCC INCN TELEMETRY DATA Telemetry data from Inchon showing N Korea nuke test. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Turkish Star Trek! A must see. "Turkish Star Trek continues this cinematic tradition. In Turkey it’s called Turist Omer Uzay Yolunda, which probably translates literally to “Tragic Mistake.”" From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Scientists probe North Korea nuke test North Korea sets off an earthshaking explosion — and claims it was nuclear. Was it? For scientists, that was not a quick and easy question to answer. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Galaxy gardening more than hobby for future moon, Mars residents Long periods of total darkness and poor soil needn't stop an avid gardener – at least not one who's willing to go out of this world to grow plants. Lush lettuce is growing by galactic measure in cylinders designed by Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers to mimic conditions on the moon and Mars. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
ATI AMD Chipset Roadmap Detailed The roadmap outlines new details on ATI’s upcoming RS690, RX690, RD550, RD790, RX790, RS790 and RS740 chipsets. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
5 Strategies To Keep Your Heart In Top Shape Heart disease may be the leading cause of death for both men and women, but that doesn't mean you have to accept it as your fate. Although you lack the power to change some risk factors — such as family history, age and race — you can always control your lifestyle choices. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Battlestar Galactica shows go missing in the iTunes Store As you know, BSG is available on the iTunes Store, however, 3 days after the premier there is no sign of the 3rd season opener on iTunes. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Yes, Americans are stubborn, and proud of it Funny video showing off the stubbornness of our great nation's Navy. You WILL divert your course 15 degrees to the north, over. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Dream Homes & Mortgage-Debt Nightmares? $3 Trillion in ARM's set to adjust With the housing market dramatically slowing down, there is angst amongst the plutocrats in DC that a nightmare scenario will unfold in which millions of over-leveraged homeowners struggle to avoid foreclosure; with many eventually losing the battle. The bursting of the housing bubble may cause a financial calamity that will make the S&L crises.... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Vista Features that Didn't Make the Cut Microsoft's David Vronay gives a hilarious look at some of the less-desirable features that the Vista team decided would have to be cut from the final product. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Two more Indian states might shun Microsoft A few months back, the state government of Kerala (India's most literate state) banned the use of Microsoft Products in schools. The Kerela government wants that the most literate state should learn an operating system which has been created by programmers, for programmers. Now, it two other states, West Bengal and Tripura might follow this path. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
The Cost of Movie Piracy to the U.S A recent study by the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) reveals that Movie Piracy not only has a direct impact on the movie business, but that is also affect the US economy on a larger scale. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Applications of Recursively Defined Data Structures "A circular program contains a data structure whose definition is self-referential or recursive. The use of such a definition allows efficient functional programs to be written and can avoid repeated evaluations and the creation of intermediate data structures that would have to be garbage collected." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Smart night scope The US Army has filed a patent application for something that would surely be welcomed by troops in hotspots like Afghanistan – a rifle night-sight that keeps their head out of harm's way. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Crazy French commercial that will blow your mind (NSFW) Politics aside, the concept behind this commercial is amazing. Why don't we see anything like this in the US? From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
SNK making child molester's dream game SNK, the company that brought you games like King of Fighters, has gone nuts and is bringing a child molestation, that's right child molestation, game to the Wii and DS. This is sickening. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Why It Make Sense For Google To Buy YouTube Google Inc. said today it’s buying No. 1 Internet video sharing Web site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock. While most of the market thinks this move is largely a defensive one, there are many good reasons outside of defense for this buy out. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Guy Gets to Level 60 in WoW...Naked The quest of a guy who made it to level 60 in World of Warcraft without wearing any armor. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Studios warned over iTunes Store movie pricing Target has sent a sharply worded letter to movie studios expressing concern that new movie download services like Apple's iTunes are getting better deals from studios on digital copies of movies than retailer gets on DVDs. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
A masked Apple employee begins to blog The Masked Blogger is an Apple employee who has decided to "join the conversation," while trying not to have the conversation turn to the inevitable topic of his employment being terminated by Apple. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Run like hell...PS3 pre-orders start tomorrow! We just called two of our local EB Games/Gamestops and confirmed that PS3s are going on preorder tomorrow. Most stores are limited to 15 or less units so you better expect to be camping out in the middle of the night. Make sure you have a $100 for the deposit too. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
'Smart' table could boost brainstorming A 'smart' table that copies images of objects on its surface to a video display below could improve brainstorm sessions, researchers say. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
The Future of Social Networks - Communication "There is another critical aspect of social networking, however, that I have not yet addressed… and it’s one that will serve as the anchor component for social networks as they begin to enter their next stage of evolutionary development. The component I’m referring to is the communications layer embedded within social networks." From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Facebook: Worth a billion? CEO responds Is Facebook worth a billion bucks? What's so special about Facebook? Where is Facebook headed? An interview with the CEO answers some questions... From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Secret Iraq Meeting Included Journalists On Nov. 29, 2001, a dozen policy makers, Middle East experts and members of influential policy research organizations gathered in Virginia to produce a report for Bush and his cabinet outlining a strategy for dealing with Afghanistan and the Middle East in the aftermath of 9/11. What was unusual was the presence of journalists at the meeting. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
WordPress Comments System built with Yahoo! UI Ajax comment system allowing comments to be related to any content in the post. Comments can be attached to paragraphs, images, code blocks etc. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Is Google Getting Serious About Video? It's been almost a year since Google launched its Google Video service into beta, and so far the video-streaming service has played second fiddle in two different orchestras. The service's catalog of television content has always lagged far behind iTunes Music Store's, and YouTube has Google Video squarely beat in the user-uploaded video category. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Guitar Hero 2 Final Song List Revealed! Red Octane finally released the final song list for Guitar Hero 2, and it looks absoutly amazing!! From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Despite the Recent Flames, Lithium-Ion Batteries are Here to Stay There have been battery recalls announced in the past few months involving names such as Dell, Lenovo, Apple, Toshiba, Matsushita/Panasonic, and Fujitsu. The seemingly weekly recall announcements have had many industry watchers and consumers asking for alternatives to current battery technology. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Adobe Creative Suite 3.0 due in first quarter of 2007 Exclusive: Adobe Systems plans to introduce its much-anticipated Creative Suite 3.0 software bundle towards the end of the first quarter of 2007. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
1000 ways to open a beer - the original 1000 ways to open a beer - the original From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
The Size Zero Pill Chosen by Celebrities It isn't hard to get or illegal. Plus it's more chic to discreetly take an Aderall with a cocktail than to snort a line of coke," says one user. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Turning Portrait Into Stone Statue with Photoshop This is a simple tutorial on how you can make a statue from a portrait with Photoshop. It is highly recommended if you’re using a close up portrait of a woman/man. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Kate Bilo of "Most Fliratious Avatar" Fame: "I've been Dugg!!" "I'm laying on my couch in a post-operative Vicodin-enhanced daze, and I get a phone call from my fiance telling me to check out a site called www.digg.com. Apparently, someone saw my blog picture and bestowed upon me the title of 'Most Flirtatious Avatar'! Now, I wasn't consciously TRYING to be flirtatious in the video reel, but..." From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Google & YouTube - Six reasons why this deal makes sense Good insightful article into how acquiring YouTube may actually be a stroke of genius by Google. For those feeling confused by this deal, definitely worth a read. It also takes time to jab at Yahoo and Microsoft in multiple ways. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
"Productive Talk" Podcast: 43 Folders meets David Allen Starting tomorrow (Tuesday), 43 Folders and the David Allen Company will release a series of podcasts focused on GTD implementation. Should be good stuff! From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
College students forced to resort to prostitution to pay for college An increasing number of female students in the uk are resorting to prostitution or other jobs in the sex industry to pay rising university tuition fees, a study claimed on Sunday. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
German Tells Court CIA Kidnapped Him A German citizen testified Monday in a Spanish court that he was kidnapped and tortured by U.S. intelligence agents in 2003, then flown by the CIA to Afghanistan where he was imprisoned and abused for five months. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
DNA evidence turns 20. Now a key forensic tool, used in crimes from car theft to burglary, sexual assaults to murder, DNA profiling was first used in a criminal investigation 20 years ago in Leicestershire. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
The Daily Show - Bush's Struggle with Words... and the Truth "For 4 years, George W. Bush has used the power of words to overcome insurmountable facts." From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Iraq's Dark Day of Reckoning If you were a Shiite, having suffered through a brutal insurgency and an incompetent government, would you give up your weapons? Iraq is now in a civil war. Thirty thousand Iraqis have died there in the past three years, more than in many other conflicts widely recognized as civil wars. From digg on October 9, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Classics a rediscovered pillar of education Two ancient languages are sparking an unexpected revival in the increasingly lost arts of punctuation and grammar in the nation's schools. A revival in the popularity of classical Greek and Latin and ancient history is teaching high school students something that many are failing to grasp in modern day English classrooms. The Australian, 7 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
E-volution of education A 24-hour school with no traditional classrooms and where students use mobile phones and laptops to learn is being built in Sydney. Designers of the Catholic school for 1700 pupils say it will keep students interested in learning and reduce truancy and behavioural problems. Sydney Morning Herald, 8 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
ANU ranked Australia's best university The Australian National University in Canberra is the best university in Australia, according to global rankings published today. ANU comes out on top of the Australian institutions and 16th overall in the latest annual survey of the world's universities by The Times Higher Education Supplement. The Australian, 5 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
BluePages depression information The resource is produced by the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) at the Australian National University (ANU) and CSIRO Mathematical & Information Sciences (CMIS) with the assistance of an Advisory Board and feedback from Consumers and Health Professionals. BluePages provides information about: the symptoms of depression and how depression is diagnosed; which medical, psychological and alternative treatments work for depression (and which don't); people, organisations, books, web sites and other resources that may be helpful if you are depressed. BluePages also offers: access to a From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Usability-Driven Home Page Design (Web Conference). Session 2 The conference will discuss: Developing a user-centered approach to redesigning higher education websites; Deploying various usability testing techniques; Best practices for information architecture, site navigation, and interactive content; Communicating your project requirements to technology, communications, and marketing professionals; Assessing the effectiveness of your design with web analytics and web-based surveys. From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
E-research: synchronising global research via the internet The University of Melbourne, in partnership with Monash University and the Victorian Government, is part of a new $10 million program to enable collaborative eResearch and sharing of scientific knowledge globally via advanced information and communication technology. The Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative (VeRSI) is a State Government strategy to position Victoria as a leader in global collaborative research. The initiative was launched at the Australian Synchrotron by the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Marsha Thompson, Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty from From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
New 10-point Reform Agenda for TAFE Australia’s TAFE directors today released a far-reaching reform plan on the future of vocational education to showcase new ways to ease skill shortages. A ten point reform agenda provides practical solutions - including new governance and funding models for TAFE institutes - a training system model reflecting innovative European structures for skill institutes. TAFE directors, 27 September 2006 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Mobile Learning in Higher Education The event will explore building and implementing m-learning, creating interactive and collaborative m-learning, emerging hardware and software, evaluating the quality of m-learning, and investing in m-learning social software and implications. By the end of this conference, participants will gain the knowledge to: Select the most appropriate mode of dissemination of learning materials; Design learning materials for mobile learning; Decide what applications enable an effective learning community; Identify the support systems needed; Understand how wireless and mobile technology has the potentia From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
e-Learning International Conference 2006 The International Conference on e-Learning at RU aims to bring together a number of leading researchers, developers, and practitioners to generate new ideas, and exchange theories and knowledge in the field of e-learning. The conference will also serve as a platform for establishing sustainable learning and research networks that will enhance the task of researchers, developers, and practitioners in advancing e-learning in the years to come. From EdNA Online on October 9, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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