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Has Heroes Cracked the LOST formula? A lot of fans are saying Heroes is not only the new LOST, it actually exceeds it! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Operating Systems or a Popularity Contest With all the OS bashing and fanboyism that seems to pervade digg, I thought this piece might put a little perspective on things. The article is mostly geared toward Apple users. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Army preparing plans to keep current troop amount in Iraq through 2010 Breaking: The Army is preparing plans to keep the current level of troops in Iraq through 2010, the top Army officer said. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Pre-Order your Nintendo Wii at Gamestop and EBGames this Friday A couple of sources report that the Nintendo Wii will start to go on Pre-Order this Friday the 13th, 2006. The Pre-Order will cost around $25-$50, and analysts aren't expecting huge shortages like the PS3 or the 360, meaning a Pre-Order will most likely get you one of these tiny bad boys before Christmas. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Bevo 13, longest tenured U of Texas mascot dies McDonalds calls for Bevo Burger week: "Bevo (BEE'-voh) 13 died yesterday on the private ranch where he lived with his successor, Bevo 14. The passing was announced today by the Silver Spurs spirit club. Bevo 13 was 22 years old." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


After Blaming Clinton , McCain Blasts People ‘Engaging In Finger-Pointing’ Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) explicitly blamed the Clinton administration for North Korea’s nuclear weapons test on Sunday: “[I]t is a failure of the Clinton administration policies…that have caused us to be in the situation we’re in today.” From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Japan presses on North Korea amid fears of second nuclear test A report of a second North Korean nuclear test spread fresh jitters on Wednesday as Japan, faced with Chinese and Russian reservations about the scope of U.N. sanctions, pressed for a robust response to Pyongyang's defiance. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


A Waterproof Stainless Seal Vault Sealed Shut for the next 6,107 years Lacking the budget for poison darts and giant stone spheres, the builders of this crypt instead used a different deterrent against would-be early intruders: Guilt. A stainless steel plaque is mounted above the crypt's sealed entrance, begging any who encounter the crypt to leave its contents undisturbed until the year 8113. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Judge to Take-Two: Produce Bully here tomorrow and I decide how bad it is “Never in the history of gaming has a judge ever asked to review a game before it’s release — and that is going to happen here tomorrow”. These are words spoken but a few feet from me as Jack Thompson walked away from a satisfying session against Take-Two and Walmart, which are scheduled to release the game on Tuesday. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Insane - Grindhouse Trailer!! the new trailer for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse is online. The trailer is for Rodriguez's part, "Planet Terror". This film looks insane From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Apple granted patent for "Home on iPod" feature Apple has been granted a patent for a pretermitted feature of Mac OS X that would have allowed users to sync their home directories to an iPod and then use the data stored on the player to securely log into any supported Mac. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


New at McDonald's: burgers with a side of Britney Using the system, patrons can queue up songs and videos using text messaging or a WiFi connection, and the content then plays in a special "multimedia zone." The Woodfield multimedia zone contains 10 flat-panel screens capable of playing back the content, and the entire service is free—for now. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Cnet Ceo Steps Down Amid Options Probe CNET Networks Inc., an online publisher of technology news and reviews, on Wednesday Shelby Bonnie has resigned as chairman and chief executive following a review of the company's practices regarding stock options From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Rumor: Wii Pre-Orders Start Friday? We've received a number of tips that GameStop is going to start taking pre-orders for the Nintendo Wii by the end of the week. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Buy 5000 Wii Points and get a Classic Controller! Nintendo of Japan today have revealed that if you buy a 5000 Wii points card (valued at 5000 Yen or $56.25AU) you will receive one free Classic Controller! The Classic Controller is the controller best suited and needed for the Virtual Console service. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Top economists call for U.S. minimum wage increase NEW YORK - Hundreds of leading economists urged Congress on Wednesday to boost the U.S. minimum wage, which has been stuck at $5.15 an hour for a decade. The group recommended a $1 to $2.50 hourly increase and argued that future boosts should be indexed to inflation to protect workers purchasing power from rising prices. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Evolution Prevails in Michigan Schools - ID Defeated "The State Board of Education on Tuesday approved public school curriculum guidelines that support the teaching of evolution in science classes but not intelligent design." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Microsoft Responds to Google Docs & Spreadsheets "The future of software is going to be the combination of client applications [like Office] and [online] services," said Microsoft VP Antoine Leblond. "It's not going to be one or the other -- the black or white approach...The technology they [Google] are using has some inherent limits. They are going to hit up against these limits." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Iraqi Parliament Passes Federalism Bill The Shiite-dominated parliament Wednesday passed a law allowing the formation of federal regions in Iraq, despite opposition from Sunni lawmakers and some Shiites who say it will dismember the country and fuel sectarian violence. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Xogen - Tap Water as Fuel? (w/ video) Xogen claims to have developed a process to split water and deliver hydrogen on demand to a burner tip, combustion chamber, or fuel cell, without external pressurisation or storage while consuming modest amounts of electrical current. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


The Religious Right's Crusade for 'Decency' The Christian right has done its best to keep America obsessed with clean, friendly family values. But what constitutes 'decency' -- and where does the Foley scandal fit in? From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


U.S. Weighs First Treason Charges Since World War 2 A California-born convert to Islam could become the first American accused of treason since World War Two after he appeared in al Qaeda videos, sources familiar with the man's case said on Wednesday. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Sex! Packers! Politics! Wisconsin secretary of state race has it all Sex! The Green Bay Packers! Sex WITH the Green Bay Packers!The usually ho-hum race for Wisconsin secretary of state is being spiced up by one candidate's naughty tell-all book about her bed-hopping exploits with Green Bay football legends during the team's glory days under Vince Lombardi in the 1960s. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Run Apple DashBoard Widgets on Linux No need for OS X . Say hello to Jackfield for running yahoo and dashboard widgets on linux From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Exclusive Photos from NYC Airplane Crash Here are some exclusive pics from the NYC airplane crash eariler today. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Thieves Steal 39 iPods and PS2s in 15 Seconds from Target Store (+Photo) Three New Yorkers are singing a different tune after a run in with police. The suspects allegedly stole 39 iPods and several Playstation 2 games from stores in Riverdale. But it's how they pulled off the robbery that has police scratching their heads. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Federal Deficit Now Lowest in 4 Years The federal budget deficit, helped by a gusher of tax revenues, fell to $247.7 billion in 2006, the smallest amount of red ink in four years. The deficit for the budget year that ended Sept. 30 was 22 percent lower than the $318.7 billion imbalance for 2005. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


New HD-DVD Xbox 360 Commercial The new Xbox 360 commercial for HD-DVD. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


AP Exclusive: Reid Got $1M in Land Sale VERY questionable doing from Senator Reid. Let's see if this story gets as much press in the NY Times andWash. Post as theFOley case (in which Foley did nothnig illegal). From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


First YouTube, Now Facebook? Rumors Circulate about Google News of the Google YouTube acquisition wasn't even cold yet when a new rumor popped up in the blogosphere that Google is also in talks to outbid Yahoo! on the number two social networking site, Facebook, reportedly offering $2.3 billion. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Hi Res Photo ~ Flying Bugs Fight till Death Amazing Quality HDR Photo - you see virtually EVERY Detail of the Victim & Victor in the survival of fittest battle From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


8.9 million U.S consumers ‘are prepared’ to pay PS3's full price According to the study by Los Angeles based Interpret, 8.9 million U.S consumers ‘are prepared’ to pay full price ($500 or $600) for the PlayStation 3 this fall, compared to 5.7 million consumers who are willing to buy Wii at $250 and just 800,000 people who are willing to pay full price for Xbox 360 ($300 to $400). From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Gamers Are Ready for HDTVs, Right? How important are HDTVs to this console cycle? Are HDTV adoption rates ripening, or is the importance of hi-res gaming televisions being overstated by platform holders not named Nintendo? From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


ARS: Hands-on with Rockstar's Bully! Ars goes to the Big Apple to spend a day with Rockstar and get some quality gaming in with upcoming titles Bully and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. After the hype has come and gone, what do we have to look forward to with Bully? From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


McAfee Fires President; CEO Retires Antivirus and security software provider McAfee Inc. on Wednesday said it fired President Kevin Weiss, and announced that CEO and Chairman George Samenuk will retire after a stock options investigation found accounting problems that will require financial restatements. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


China tries to steal possibly the most revolutionary war tech of our time! "Metal Storm" is the name given to the deadly weapon. A revolutionary new "supergun" can actually fire 1 million bullets per minute. The weapon has been identified by the US Department of Defence as a technology so deadly that it must not be allowed to get into the hands of America's enemies." China offered the creator $100 million for the tech From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


10 reasons you shouldn't go to film school Just in case you were thinking about it. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Speed up Dashboard by clearing out its cache Over the course of the past few months, Dashboard had become painfully slow for me, sometimes taking 10 to 20 seconds to load. Dashboard now loads almost instantaneously for me. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Sony CEO Buys Nintendo Stock! (Ctrl+Alt+Del pokes fun at PS3) Popular comic Ctrl+Alt+Del pokes fun at the PS3. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


XviD & Divx coming to Xbox 360? The latest news floating around the web is that XviD and Divx playback will be coming to an Xbox near you soon...It would seem Microsoft have announced at an event in Rotterdam called Mission 360 that there will be a firmware patch coming out in the next few months that will address the lack of support for these very popular video formats. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


655,000 Iraqis Have Died Since the Start of the Iraq War In the new study, researchers attempt to calculate how many more Iraqis have died since March 2003 than one would expect without the war. Their conclusion, based on interviews of households and not a body count, is that about 600,000 died from violence, mostly gunfire. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Cory Lidle Crashes Plane Into NYC Building New York Yankees Manager Joe Torre told CNN that the plane that was a Cirrus SR-20 registered to team pitcher Cory Lidle. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


NES Quiz Name the NES game. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Vista timeline: what's the rush? It's certainly not support "When Windows Vista ships to businesses later this year, it will mean that Microsoft will be simultaneously supporting three desktop operating systems for the workplace: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Vista's business editions" From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Shelfari, like YouTube for Books In the same way that Flickr transformed digital photos, Digg transformed news discovery, and YouTube transformed online video, Shelfari transforms the discovery of and social interaction around books. Check it out! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


After Blaming Clinton For NK Nuke Test, McCain Blasts 'Finger Pointing' Think Progress has the video. "Straight Talk" McCain said on NBC today, "I think this is the wrong time for us to be engaging in finger pointing when in this crucial time, we need the world and Americans united." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The Colbert Report: The Word: Satety Colbert shows his support for Frank Lasee's proposal to arm the teachers of our schools. Colbert makes a proposal of his own, arm the students as well. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Trading money management Money management is a key to your success in trading and investing. This article gives some basic guidelines on how to use MM on FOREX market. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


McCain criticizes Clinton on N. Korea There is just too much passing of the buck going on. Clinton hasn't been in office for six years now... maybe they should stay focused on the current leadership. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Make your own font To fontify your handwriting, you'll need: A printer my inkjet did fine), a thin felt tip pen (I used a .5mm Bic), a scanner (that can scan an 8 1/2 x 11 black and white document at least 72dpi), nine bucks (via PayPal or credit card). From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


MS-DOS 6.0 appears to be on Google Code Search Story Title says it all... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Microsoft's Answer to the Google-YouTube Deal. Its own Video Search Engine! Microsoft is linking up with video search engine Blinkx in an attempt to SQUASH THE GOOGLE-YOUTUBE THREAT. As a video search engine Microsoft won't host videos so can't get sued... unlike YouTube. Microsoft can provide access to more video than Google & YouTube & can sit back and watch them get sued to oblivion. Who will WIN? Microsoft or Google?? From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Kid's life ruined by being teabagged! If you don't know, A teabagging is when you have genitals rubbed on your face, I know, it's funny already. This kids life was ruined after some people held him down, rubbed their penis on his face and then tried to stick a banana up his arse. Somehow I don't think talking about the situation on tv helps out any. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


5 Biggest Dot-Bombs of All Time CNET TV reports on the 5 biggest dot com failures from the internet boom of the late 90's-2000. eToys anyone?... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Yankees Won't Trade A-Rod “I fully expect him to be here,” Cashman said Tuesday. “We’re going to figure this thing out together.” A-Rod went 1-for-14 (.071) in the first-round playoff loss to Detroit and is 4-for-41 (.098) with no RBIs in his last 12 postseason games. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Safer, Higher-Capacity Batteries Silver-zinc battery chemistry could replace lithium ion in laptops and other electronics--if such batteries can be made cheaply enough. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Principal sues students, parents over MySpace page That's the case in Texas, where an assistant principal is suing two students and their parents over a MySpace page that depicted the administrator as a lesbian and contained "obscene comments, pictures and graphics," according to the court filing From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


64 GB Thumb Drive Who knew they came this big? CDW has a 64 GB for sale on their site. A bit pricey though... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


* INTEL * Official Blog Debuts . From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Military Commissions Act I should've written about this earlier, but it required extensive, time-consuming research (which I'm sure is why it's so convoluted). As Rep. Nadler (D-NY) stated, this bill negates the Bill of Rights, and obliterates completely the writ of habeas corpus. It also potentially defines terrorists as "political dissidents," i.e. anyone who doesn't lay down and spread for the rape of this country. While it is only supposedly for enemy combatants, not for citizens, how easy would From Undesignated Blog on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


When celebrities attack. Moments from TV where celebrities get out of hand. Great moments. Great TV From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Video: Japanese Magician uses 2 Rubber Bands to show Solid-thru-Solid Half Japanese Magician, demonstrates Solid-thru-Solid using only two simple Rubber Bands. For those who already know how to do it; please don't spoil the illusion by revealing the secret. Half the fun is figuring it out on our own. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Top 10 unnecessary, yet cool tech gadgets! The list of products are dynamic in their order by being based around the buzz being generated around them in real-time. Every action taken (viewing, commenting, recommending, blogging) contributes to the buzz for that product. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Woman charged with DUI - Riding a Horse !!!!! Heather Darnell, 22, of Mountain City, Ga., faces a drunk driving charge after she steered the horse she was riding onto the highway and tangled with a car, authorities said. Darnell also was cited for entering a traffic lane. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Build a bluetooth controlled Holloween Hovercraft party light DIY hovercraft and made it a Halloween version, the one is controlled via Bluetooth! The video is fun. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Bush: Iraqis Are Willing To ‘Tolerate’ This ‘Level Of Violence’ Today in his press conference, President Bush applauded the courage of Iraqis, stating that he is "amazed that this is a society which so wants to be free that they’re willing to -- you know, that there’s a level of violence that they tolerate.” [VIDEO] From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


From One Billionaire Internet Entrepreneur to Another: Congrats Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo! for 5.7 billion at the height of the internet bubble in 1999, hd some advice Monday for the founders of YouTube, who sold their operation to Google for $1.65 billion in stock on Monday. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Aircraft crashes into NYC building NEW YORK - An aircraft crashed into a high-rise apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City on Thursday, NBC News reported. There were conflicting reports about whether it was an airplane or a chopper From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


A Virtual Mac, done in Flash .. amazing A Virtual Mac written in Flash, even the ITUNES works, and has music in it! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


100 Million people watching Diggnation (and shows like it) by 2010 Is IPTV poised to take over the world? That's the claim being made by Alcatel's Michel Rahier, who spoke at the Broadband World Forum being held in La Défense, Paris. "I think there will be about 100 million subscribers to IPTV by 2010," Rahier told his audience of industry professionals, according to Reuters. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Middle Class Needs to Fight Back "I don't know about you, but I can't take seriously anyone who takes either the Republican Party or Democratic Party seriously -- in part because neither party takes you and me seriously; in part because both are bought and paid for by corporate America and special interests. And neither party gives a damn about the middle class." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


LOST Glass Ballerina DIVX Promo Scenes Two 3 minutes scenes from this Wednesday's episode of LOST From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Ballmer on PC's role in Web services world "Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday that lines between on-premise software and Internet-delivered services are blurring, an industry shift the company is embracing." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


AMAZING - Shrimp Running on a Treadmill Because the hamster thing is kind of played out - SHRIMP on a TREADMILL. Pacific biology researchers have one fit shrimp thanks to their daily workouts! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Unthirsty.com: Google Maps + Happy Hour = "I’m a sucker for Google Maps mashups and I’m a sucker for cheap booze. Imagine—no, really, just close your eyes and really soak me in—that I had found a website that mashed up both: Unthirsty.com." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


CoRD - Cocoa Remote Desktop "CoRD is a remote desktop client for Mac OS X ported from the UNIX program rdesktop. It is a Universal Binary, and allows you to connect to multiple servers concurrently." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Stephen Colbert as the Letter Z on Sesame Street's "All Star Alphabet" Opposite Nicole Sullivan of MadTV, roaming a mall. Colbert doing children's humor is unsettling. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Yale Punks Entire Harvard Crowd in Massive Prank Nerds. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Draw-Play A very addictive game, you must draw your own level to get to the end! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Lost city 'could rewrite history' BBC news reports on the finding of a lost city underwater in the Gulf of Cambay off the western coast of India that could be over 9,000 years old. Related links: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EE02Df02.html, http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/khambat/khambat01.htm. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Microsoft Launches Web Based Xbox Live Market Place The "Pipeline" is a one stop web enabled flash based catalog of what's on the Marketplace. At the moment there are pulldowns for Game Downloads, Demos and Game Videos, Themes and Gamer Pics, Media and Entertainment, Editors Choice and We Need Your Help. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Digg Ticker Tool Bar Here is a tool bar which is docked at the top of your screen and displays the digg front page stories in rotation. From this tool bar you can left click the story title to open an embedded browser viewing the referenced page and right click the story title to open the story from duggmirror. This enhances the digg experience 100%! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


South Korea: Best Effigy Burning Yet South Korea responds with flare...and flames. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Yahoo Fails to Act, Loses Out on YouTube "Yahoo itself tried to buy YouTube just a few weeks ago and got as close as negotiating price and terms, according to an executive briefed on the discussions. Indeed, many Internet executives are noting just how often Yahoo appears to be late and slow, both in its own business and in negotiations with other companies." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


FreeTube - Watch TV shows and Live TV for FREE This site lets you watch real television shows online, as well as live TV. Judging by the other submissions, you'll be impressed by this one - it has about 200 channels, and a huge listing of videos on demand of various movies, television shows, documentaries and sports videos. By far one of the best TV sites and it's completely FREE! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Free Online Crime Based Game Fun game which can help waste hours of your time when your bored. Its totally free and is kind of like the old dope wars but is way way better. Join thousands of other players and get down n dirty by doing crimes, joining in gang wars and more. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Bahamas orders man lashed with cat-o'-nine-tails A man convicted of trying to rape an 83-year-old woman was sentenced to eight lashes with a cat-o'-nine-tails, a punishment used by the British Navy in the 18th century and reinstated in the Bahamas 15 years ago. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Iran Blames World Powers For North Korea Test Iran has pinned the blame for North Korea's nuclear test on the refusal of world powers to abandon their atomic weapons, as Tehran continues to face pressure over its own nuclear programme."This injustice, inequality and discrimination in international law has resulted in such threats to world peace" as the North Korean test, he added. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


PCI Express 2.0 Due By Year's End The final basic version of PCI Express 2.0, an update to the high-speed peripheral interconnect introduced in 2002, is just months away.On Monday, the special interest group that owns and manages PCI specifications announced the release of candidate revision 0.9 to its members for a final evaluation. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Debunking the Business.com Myth: It wasn't 7.5 Million The single most publicized domain sale ever was business.com for a reported 7.5 million. The blog post above exposes the truth behind the oft-mentioned lie: it was 2 million, not 7.5 million. DIGG to spread the truth. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


First Pictures of Official Wii Accessories! Nintendo has released Japanese pricing and the first pictures of accessories for the Wii, including the fabled wired LAN adapter. Also revealed is replacement power cords, composite cables, S-Video cables, component cables and a 512MB Nintendo-branded SD Card. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


PBS Programs Now Available on the iTunes Store PBS joined the lineup at the iTunes Store on Tuesday. The children's shows Arthur, Cyberchase, and FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman, along with Antiques Roadshow, NOVA, NOW, and Scientific American Frontiers are all available now. Individual episodes for each series, except NOVA, are priced at US$1.99. NOVA episodes cost $7.99 each. - iPod Observer From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Countdown: Olbermann On The Murder Of Habeus Corpus Olbermann ran a special investigation tonight on the Military Commission Act signed into law last month and, in particular, the habeus corpus stripping provision contained therein. Keith counts down to the number of rights (or should I say right) we have retained in our Bill of Rights, cross out 90% of the Bill of Rights. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Browser numbers released, IE still losing ground New browser usage statistics are out for September, and they're showing some interesting changes in browser market share. Internet Explorer, which has been the market share king for many years now, has been falling steadily since the launch of Firefox 1.0 and has now reached its lowest point in over two years at 82.10 percent. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


A Virtual Mac, done in HTML .. amazing A Virtual Mac written in HTML, even the ITUNES works, and has music in it! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


YouTubers Ponder Google: What Will the New Owner Do With the Place? On YouTube, where members are encouraged to express themselves through amateur video, it took only a few hours before they started chiming in on Google's $1.65 billion acquisition of the popular online video site. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Where did all the lithium go? You have to admire a group of people who try to understand something as complex as the earth's interior using nothing but sound waves and the chemistry of rocks. It is amazing to me that they can infer, with confidence, so much from so little. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


NEC dual-mode chip can power both Blu-ray, HD DVD at no extra cost NEC Electronics has started shipping a single decoder chip that can handle both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats, all at about the same price as the company's single-format solutions. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


PlayStation 3 preorders come and go in minutes Today was the first chance to preorder the PlayStation 3 at one major chain. If you weren't there for the first 30 minutes the store was open, you're out of luck. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


China says N.Korea should be punished "China, North Korea's most important ally, on Tuesday joined other world powers in calling for a tough response to the reclusive communist state's announcement of a nuclear weapons test." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Israel worried North Korea may help Iran "Israeli officials said Tuesday they were concerned that North Korea's reported nuclear test would set a dangerous precedent and encourage Iran to press ahead with its nuclear program." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Google vs. MySpace.com : YouTube Fallout A comparison of MySpace and Google after the YouTube acquisition. The article also discusses how Google signed a rather lucrative $900 million advertising & search deal with MySpace this summer; and considers YouTube to be intense competition. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


FBI Agents Still Lacking Arabic Skills Five years after Arab terrorists attacked the United States, only 33 FBI agents have even a limited proficiency in Arabic, and none of them work in the sections of the bureau that coordinate investigations of international terrorism, according to new FBI statistics. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Montessori better, Science journal reports Montessori educated children have better social and academic skills than children who attend traditional schools, a United States study has revealed. The study was reported in the September 29 issue of Science. The authors compared the outcomes of children at a public inner-city Montessori school with children at traditional schools. Montessori students proved to be significantly better prepared for primary school in reading and maths skills than the non-Montessori children. They also displayed better abilities on the social and behavioural tests. From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Online video bubble set to burst? "Now that Google has snatched up the leading online video site, will rivals shell out big bucks, or will the competition dry up for smaller sites?" From digg on October 11, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


The Computer Geek's Stonehenge "In Russian city Ekaterinburg there is a monument for QWERTY keyboard. It looks like white stones scattered across the lawn if to look from some distance. But when you come closer you can clearly see that thouse boulders are keys and the lawn is the board." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Logitech Harmony 1000 Advanced Universal Remote The Harmony 1000 trades in the plethora of buttons and stereotypical remote look for a sleek new industrial style design which consists mainly of an LCD and just a few basic controls. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Einstein's High School Diploma - PICTURE contrary to the urban legend, Einstein did well in school. Here's a picture of his high school diploma .. and yes this is authentic. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Sony: Wii and Xbox 360 "a bit pricey" "[The quote is] from Sony Computer Entertainment Australia Managing Director Michael Ephraim talking about the Wii's AU$400 price point.... Ephraim also mentioned that the Xbox 360 "appeals only to a very core group" and, at a little over AU$600, is "still pricey."" From digg on October 11, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Walk-on comes out of the stands to replace suspended BC kicker Last year, Steve Aponavicius was in the stands, with his face painted, cheering on the Boston College Eagles. On Thursday night, the left-footed walk-on will sub for suspended placekicker Ryan Ohliger. It's not just Aponavicius' BC debut; it will be the first time he's ever played in a football game. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Carnivorous Plant Eats Mouse At French Garden The carnivorous plant, native to the Philippines, is the first to actually prove that plants can indeed eat small mammals. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


A Giant Slush Fund for Congress to Spend? Your Social Security $$$ Contributions are supposed to be set aside from general revenues & placed in a trust fund. The truth, of course, is that your contributions are not put aside. Over the decades Congress found itself simply unable to sit on a big pile of money, so it began treating SS contributions as general revenues to fund the ever-growing federal government. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Put a PS3 on eBay, get your account banned! It turns out that selling your pre-ordered PS3 right now is a violation of eBay's pre-sale policies. The item must be no greater than 30 days away from being in your hands to be sold on eBay. Many people got their auctions removed and accounts banned due to this violation. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Eye-Catching Images of Nature, Made With a Common Machine How did these images come to be? It was like playing with a Lego set. There were only two provisos. Parts had to be laid out upside down on the copier’s stage, because the copier ‘sees’ the stage from beneath, and the arrangements, once composed, had to be covered with a black velvet cloth to exclude ambient light from the picture. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


O'Reilly: 'North Korea is causing trouble' to 'influence November election' On the October 9 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly claimed that "the reason North Korea is causing trouble" by allegedly developing and testing nuclear weapons "is that it wants to influence the November election." He added: "That is not a partisan statement. It is a fact,". From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Version control for Linux: Overview of architectures, models, and examples Version control systems, or source management systems, are an important aspect of modern software development. Not using one is like driving a car too fast: it's fun and you might get to your destination faster, but an accident is inevitable. This article provides an overview of Software Configuration Management (SCM) systems and their benefits. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


A Third Way on Network Neutrality To supporters, net neutrality protects innovation by ensuring that all Internet traffic is treated equally. To opponents, it threatens innovation. "In reality, both are right." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Word Tetris It's like Tetris, but with letters. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Java for Vista is rock solid, says Sun Sun has begun circulating links to one of its engineer's blogs that claims "we have been building a rock-solid release of Java [Java Standard Edition 6] for Vista. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Sexy new keyboard from Logitech Logitech's new rechargable keyboard, the diNovo Edge is a timely update to its 2003 predecesor. This spanking new keyboard connects to your PC via Bluetooth, providing a range where traditional RF keyboards could never achieve. This is good news for couch potatoes and their HTPC setup as you can now control your entire computer from the comfort... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


North Korean Body Guard - WOW An interview with an former body guard to the dictator. Man the guys are well trained. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Bodington gets their open source on Adam Marshall and Sean Mehan Open source VLE --> From StuartYeates's blog on October 11, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Gun that Shoots 1 MILLION Rounds A Minute Very cool vid of the fastest gun on the planet, it shows a cool comparison between 600, 30000, 60000, and finally 1,000,000 rounds per minute. The gun fires so fast at 1,000,000 rounds per minute that your ears only pick up the sound as one shot. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Excess of Evil : North Korea, Iran—and Iraq—are more dangerous than ever. George W. Bush’s State of the Union address in January 2002 was nothing if not a victory speech. The Afghan war had just been won. “The American flag flies again over our embassy in Kabul,” Bush told the joint session of Congress amid the constant punctuation of enthusiastic ovations. “Terrorists who once occupied Afghanistan now.... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Linus Torvalds buys Mac mini Linus Torvalds has picked up one of Apple's new Intel-based Mac minis to play with, but the Linux creator still prefers Apple's old PowerPC architecture for his primary desktop machine. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Microsoft release huge numbers of security fixes Bill Gates, Microsoft founder Microsoft has --> From StuartYeates's blog on October 11, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


James Bond to Drive a FORD??? The Ford Motor Comany will unveil its all-new Ford Mondeo in the upcoming James Bond movie, Casino Royale, as part of a product placement deal with Sony/MGM. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


CONFIRMED! Sony is Worried About Overheating! Just as PS3 pre-orders are selling out nationwide at EB Games/GameStop stores, Generation: Gamerz has received confirmation that Sony is worried about PlayStation 3 heat issues, contrary to recent reports.In addition to the 3 crashes witnessed by many at the TGS show, companies that manufacture the store kiosks have been asked to... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Recess can make kids smarter and better leaders A report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that recess can foster creativity and social skills, arguing that when play is undirected, kids become resourceful in figuring out conflict resolution, negotiation and even leadership -- which might not surface as naturally in an adult-structured atmosphere. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


HBO blocks movies on TiVo Series3 via Macrovision Connecting a TiVo Series3 to a JVC A/V receiver via HDMI seems to awaken an otherwise dormant copy-protection feature in the DVR: "COPY NEVER." All we wanted to do was watch TV, and connect our gear with a minimum of cables and wires. Thanks to DRM, that simple task becomes more difficult all the time. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Microsoft helped company finance legal battle over Linux, investor says Microsoft Corp. helped a Utah company raise money for its legal challenge to the open-source Linux operating system, an investor said in a court filing.In a sworn statement, Lawrence R. Goldfarb, a founder of BayStar Capital Management of Larkspur, Calif., said he invested $50 million in The SCO Group Inc. at the urging of Microsoft executives From digg on October 11, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


HOW-TO: Adobe Photoshop CS2 on Ubuntu - 10 steps! This HOW-TO covers up the whole process of installing Adobe Photoshop CS2 on a Ubuntu box in a few simple steps. This method has been tested only on Ubuntu, but it should work on any other linux flavor. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


First Wii TV Commercial Nintendo chooses to go the mysterious route once again... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


The politics of science will Change For too long scientists have approached politics with one hand tied behind their backs. This November, all that's going to change. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


HOW TO - Free international calling... for the next 3 years? "Michael Gartenberg from Jupiter Research spotted this odd phone service for making free international calls, you call a number in Iowa (712-858-8883), enter 011 and then enjoy your free call." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


SC: 11/10 Microsoft Update 2004-1130 for Mac Office Microsoft have issued a new combined update for Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac OS X ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on October 11, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Linux: Harnessing The Über-Powerful Find Command (+xargs) find is one of the most useful Linux/Unix tools around, but most people use only a fraction of its power. Many Linux/Unix questions seen online can be solved using the find command alone; it's simply a matter of becoming familiar with its options... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Croatian Fans Form Human Swastika w/Pic CROATIA could be kicked out of Euro 2008 if fans abuse England’s black players tomorrow. Soccer chiefs fear trouble after 200 of their supporters formed a human swastika at a friendly in Italy. UEFA’s William Gaillard warned: “We won’t tolerate racism. We have had many problems with this in Eastern Europe before and Croatia have been among the .. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Styled HTML Checkboxes and Radio Buttons A fairly simple and elegant way to style checkboxes and radio buttons, wrapped up in an easy to use package. Uses javascript and CSS with graceful degredation in almost all major browsers. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


New paradigm for OSX Music Production & Fun - Whistler Article about conceptual OSX music application Whistler and its potential for many purposes outside of its already revolutionary remit."The potential for utility and entertainment both are immense, and if executed properly would be established as one of the legendary few applications to revolutionize the user experience on Mac OS X." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


SC: 11/10 Microsoft issues major series of security updates Microsoft has issued 10 patches in its regular monthly cycle of updates; the patches fix vulnerabilities in both Windows and MS Office - of the ten patches, six are listed by Microsoft as "critical," one as rated as "important" two as "moderate" and one vulnerability as "low." The six critical vulnerabilities included four in Office and two in Windows ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on October 11, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


Wii Launch Quantity now 2 Million It looks like Nintendo plans on quantity being their ace in the hole for the holiday shopping season duke-out. Nintendo is well ahead in it's production schedule. In fact it looks like right now the Wii will launch with 2 million consoles, which is double the quantity announced previously. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Samsung starts marketing world's first 10 megapixel camera phone Samsung has started selling what it claims is the world's first 10 megapixel multimedia phone that offers crisp video and top-notch digital camera functions. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Google Finaly Fully Adopts Writely! Google has finally fully adopted writely and integrated it with its other services. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Click on to the benefits of IT The Government will soon be funding IT skills development for small businesses around the country to ensure they can get the most from the booming Internet and electronic business environment. Through the Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business (BESB) program, the Government will provide funding of more than $8 million to service providers for business skills training, particularly for IT skills development, as well as young entrepreneurs and mentoring and succession planning. Examples of potentially successful funding might include training small businesses on how to export globally throu From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business (BESB) grants open Applications for grants under the Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business (BESB) prgram are open. BESB is a suite of four competitive merit-based grant initiatives which support a new culture of entrepreneurship by providing grants focusing on the ongoing improvement of Australia's small business operating skills. Applications close 24 November 2006. From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


ICT Competency Standards for Teachers (UNESCO) The goal of the ICT Competency Standards for Teachers (CST) project is to improve teachers' practice. However, the Standards do not merely focus on ICT skills. By combining ICT skills with emergent views in pedagogy, curriculum, and school organization, the Standards are designed for the professional development of teachers who want to use ICT skills and resources to improve their teaching, collaborate with colleagues, and perhaps ultimately become innovation leaders in their institutions. From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


ECIA (NSW Chapter) 21st State Conference The theme of this year's Early Childhood Intervention Australia conference is 'Hot Topics'. The theme was chosen as a way of bringing together a smorgasbord of both research and practice on current issues and points of interest within the Early Childhood Intervention field for both families and professionals. Topics will include inclusion, language development, brain injury, autism, use of technology and more. From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Dyslexia Solutions Dyslexia Solutions conducts courses for teachers and other professionals who are working with students with dyslexia. The courses are designed to provide teachers with an understanding of the implications of the learning style of students with dyslexia in the classroom so they can cater for their needs. It also will equip teachers to tutor one or two students in a withdrawal situation. From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


WA apprenticeship policy for building A new policy will see up to 4,000 apprentices and trainees working on major Western Australian Government infrastructure projects over the next four years. The Priority Start - Building policy requires building and construction contractors to employ a set number of apprentices and trainees on every major project under the State Government's record $18.1 billion capital works program. Western Australia will use the spending power of their record capital works program to boost the number of people in training. From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Australian Regional Tourism Research Centre (ARTRC) The ARTRC is a partnership between the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (ST CRC) and Southern Cross University (SCU). The Centre was formed to undertake research and extension activities to assist in the growth of tourism industries which would contribute to sustainable communities in regional Australia. Since its inception, the Centre has undertaken numerous projects, produced various occasional papers as well as industry-relevant kits. From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Early Childhood Intervention Australia (NSW��Chapter) ECIA is an organisation of professionals and parents involved in promoting the interests of young children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. They have an advocacy and educative role. From EdNA Online on October 11, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Google “Docs & Spreadsheets” Launches Google will launch Docs & Spreadsheets later this evening at docs.google.com. It integrates the previously separate Writely and Spreadsheet product silos into a single control panel and admin area (the previous sites for those products redirect to docs.google). This is not a deep product integration, but it is another shot across the bow of Microso From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


iTunes Movies Vs. Retail DVDs - How is this unfair to Target and Wal-Mart? First Wal-Mart, and now Target, are having a pretty severe reaction to Movie downloads appearing in the iTunes online store....Let’s look at what iTunes is offering, and what Target and Wal-Mart are selling - and you tell me which one is a better deal - From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Olbermann: "Why does habeas corpus hate America" Crooks and Liars: Keith did a great report tonight on what the recently passed Military Commissions Act of 2006 means to America and our Constitution. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Jupiter's Little Red Spot Growing Stronger The highest wind speeds in Jupiter's Little Red Spot have increased and are now equal to those in its older and larger sibling, the Great Red Spot, according to observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Extra Pounds May Drain Brain Add another hazard to the pitfalls of being overweight -- a few extra pounds might reduce your brainpower. According to a new French study, heftier people score lower on cognitive tests, even when factors such as education level are taken into account. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


2007 Will Be A Big Year For RSS With Microsoft's IE7 just around the corner and the other big Internet companies upgrading key information management products, 2007 is going to be the 'make it or break it' year for RSS. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Hans Reiser Arrested On Suspicion of Murder Hans Reiser, author of the Reiser File System for Linux, was arrested by Oakland, CA police on suspicion of murdering his estranged wife. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


America has now killed more Iraqi civilians than Saddam A new study asserts that roughly 600,000 Iraqis have died from violence since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, a figure many times higher than any previous estimate. Human Rights Watch has estimated Saddam Hussein's regime killed 250,000 to 290,000 people over 20 years. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Sansa e280R Rhapsody unboxing We got us one of those new Rhapsody editions of the Sansa e280, and ritual unboxing has commenced. The Sansa e280R "Rhapsody" hardly earns its namesake -- with the main noticeable improvement being a new menu item for Rhapsody Channels -- but the player is just as solid as ever, so we suppose we have little cause to complain. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


PSP Homebrew Made Easy With Install-O-Tron! Fanjita, developer of the eLoader for PSP, alongside AlexRichter, has created a new homebrew application called Install-o-tron, which downloads, extracts, and installs homebrew directly from the PSP, which, essentially, simplifies homebrew installation. Homebrew for the masses, yay! From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


the inventiveness of Chinese farmers A 75 year old Chinese farmer invented and built this DIY dual-use amphibious vehicle (called "The Happy Boat"). It has a 5 HP diesel engine and a 1 HP electric engine, he plans to take it on vacation soon... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


LOST DeathWatch Season Three! Top Ten Most Likely to die! Who will die in Season Three of lost? Ordered from least likely to most likely. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


The Acquisition Price Guide Trying to put the recent Google/ YouTube deal in perspective, Tristan Louis put together a great overview on tech acquistions of the last few years. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


300 The Movie - Pausing Each Scene is like Taking Great Photos!!! Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Film Noir is coming out of the shadows A cinematic genre that emerged in 1940s America is enjoying a resurgence – from last year's Sin City, and this year's Brick, Lucky Number Slevin and The Black Dahlia through to the forthcoming Hollywoodland and The Good German-- but what exactly is film noir? Here's a list of lthe key ingredients. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Mozilla still looking into Firefox flaw claims Despite claims by one of the researchers involved that the whole thing was a joke , security experts at Mozilla Corp. are continuing to investigate whether there is indeed a remotely-exploitable flaw in the Firefox browser. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Stop posting full DuggMirror links - it can detect the referrer! I've noticed a lot of people posting full DugMirror links in the comments, and they're always getting dugg down. I don't think people get the idea or fully understand this yet. From the site itself: "...or you can just link to http://duggmirror.com - it will detect the refering URL and show the correct page automatically." From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Making sense of the OLPC debacle RMS, Theo de Raadt, Jim Gettys, and others weigh in on the One Laptop Per Child project's decision to use proprietary software. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


What Does A Candle Flame Look Like In Zero Gravity?? Picture of candle flame in zero gravity... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


'Flags of Our Fathers': Clint Eastwood Interview The tall, strident figure who enters the room is unmistakeable. Age, as has been said, has not wearied him. Clint Eastwood still looks impressive at 76. ... From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


GooTube and what it means for content producers The impending sale doesn't affect independent content creators as much as it does big media, but there are defininite advantages for the independent content producer. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


White House & Laura Bush Address School Violence More than metal detectors or security cameras, the key to halting school violence is communication, safety specialists said at a White House-led summit Tuesday. From digg on October 11, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Gartner: Better Windows security keeps Apple safer Research group Gartner has said that Mac OS X users are now safer from a mass attack -- such as Blaster on Windows -- than they were two years ago, partly because Microsoft has closed so many holes in its ubiquitous platform. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Watch more than 200 channels on your PC - Nothing to install. ChooseAndWatch is a free TV portal where you can watch only the best online TV channels. Now with bigger screen and more channels than ever. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Cingular Wireless sues telemarketers for unsolicited calls "Cingular Wireless, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp. on Tuesday said it filed three lawsuits in a U.S. federal court against telemarketers to stop them from making unsolicited and illegal calls to Cingular customers." From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Keep IE 7 from being deployed automatically on your network Many system administrators are going to be taken by surprise when IE 7 is pushed out automatically by Microsoft. There are considerable changes that could cause many headaches. Most administrators would prefer to decide when IE 7 is deployed on their network. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Jack Thompson Threatens 19 year old with Lawsuit and Gets Out-Lawyered In what is apparently backlash for a letter to Electronic Gaming Monthly by game politics blogger & Flowers for Jack creator, Jack Thompson is at it again. Luckily, George (the aforementioned letter-writer) is no slouch, and has posted both the letter from Jack and his scathing 3 page response.... From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Virtual Machine Software Grows 67% in 2005: Report The market for software that allows one machine to host multiple operating systems rose in 2005 by 67 percent, topping the previous record set in 2004 of 63 percent growth new research indicates. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Microsoft partners with major players on IPTV Edition-powered SoC STBs With Zune and Vista hogging all the headlines these days, you may have forgotten that Microsoft is also hard at work pushing its IPTV Edition software platform into living rooms around the world, so the software giant decided to take the Broadband World Forum Europe in Paris as occasion to remind us just how committed it is to TV over the internet. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Full Text Of Draft UN Resolution On North Korea This is the full text of the draft UN resolution for sanctions against North Korea put forward by the United States. From digg on October 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Play Online: Kusama's world of dots In 2005 to coincide with the Children's Art Centre exhibition 'Made for this World: Contemporary Art and the Places We Build', the Queensland Art Gallery launched an online interactive based on exhibiting artist Yayoi Kusama's fascination with dots. Children can click on different coloured dots to create their own dotted scenes. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


National conference on university governance, Old Parliament House, Canberra The University Governance Professional Development Program, which was established with funding of $200,000 from the Australian Government, organised this annual conference, and also supports a number of initiatives helping universities to develop 'best practice' in their governance arrangements. The program's ongoing operations are funded through subscriptions and training fees. 26 universities are now members of the program, up from 18 a few months ago. DEST, Ministerial speech, 10 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


EOI - What works in early learning for Indigenous children? Expressions of interest are invited for a topical paper on 'What works in early learning for Indigenous children aged 0-5 years'. The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) is calling for expressions of interest for a topical paper to be developed to support the Australian Government's Communities for Children initiative as part of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy. The applicants should have relevant subject expertise and be able to complete the work by 28 Feb 2007. Expressions of interest close on 27 October 2006. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Australian TAFE Marketing Association National Conference 2006 The theme of this conference is 'Integrate, Communicate, Educate'. The conference provides a networking opportunity for marketing professionals within TAFE to share best practice marketing and communication strategies. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Australian TAFE Marketing Association (ATMA) Limited The Australian TAFE Marketing Association (ATMA) is a non-profit professional organisation that seeks to promote excellence in marketing within TAFE and the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. Established in 1994, ATMA provides training, networking and professional development opportunities for marketing, communications, public relations and business development officers in TAFE and VET. From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


New report looks at adaptive technologies Technology is enabling people with disabilities to actively participate in education and training programs, a new report concludes. Selecting and utilising assistive technologies in an e-learning context looks at a range of assistive and adaptive technologies that help learners with disabilities take in information and instructions, make notes and be assessed. The report has been put together by the national training system's e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework). It outlines a range of equipment that is suitable for people with vision impairment and From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Australians to prosper from $365 million in research projects The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, announced $365,069,342 in Australian Research Council grants. The 1,154 grants were awarded in the latest Australian Research Council funding round for its two major schemes - Discovery Projects and Linkage Projects - and three smaller schemes, Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development; Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities; and Linkage International. The projects funded today affect the whole community. Issues that are important in the lives of all Australians such as our health and wellbeing, the environ From EdNA Online on October 10, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


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