How do you preserve digital messages for 20 years ? Even though Forbes magazine has been around for 90 years, and Forbes.com for a decade, we can't simply assume that the company will be around in another 20 years (although we certainly hope so!)--or even that a database and application will be safe sitting on our servers for that long. But we can be fairly certain that if several different entities From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Google Video on mobile devices There's a Google Video for mobile devices, but not from Google. People can search, download and view content off Google Video directly from their mobile phones. All you need is a phone that has an XHTML-compliant browser and enough storage to hold large video files. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Amazon Users Tag DRM Products DefectiveByDesign Amazon customers are using the e-retailers "tagging" and review systems to warn shoppers that products with DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) are "Defective By Design". Over 15 products have been tagged by a few dozen users in the first few hours. The effort was initiated by anti drm group http://www.DefectiveByDesign.org. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Very cool and unique Urinals A collection of images of urinals made to look like flowers. Definitely some cool sculptures. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Exxon Mobil Posts $10.49B Profit in 3Q Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday said its profit rose to $10.49 billion in the third quarter, making it the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Two Hobbit Films Planned Two words, Peter Jackson. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
KungFu vs. Yoga funny clip - a yoga guy fights 2 kungfu-fighters from the movie "KungFu vs. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
U.S. control of Internet remains touchy ATHENS - An international dispute over U.S. control of the Internet appears unlikely to be resolved even as state envoys, regulators and technology experts convene next week to discuss the network's future. "Concerning ICANN we believe, like the European Union, it should slowly become independent, and not be subject to any government influence." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Muslim Leader Blames Women for Sex Attacks! "The nation's most senior Muslim cleric has blamed immodestly dressed women who don't wear Islamic headdress for being preyed on by men and likened them to abandoned "meat" that attracts voracious animals." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Adobe releases public beta of Soundbooth audio app Adobe is going head-to-head with Apple's SoundTrack Pro by releasing a public beta of Soundbooth. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Red Steel Multiplayer Video! Great video of how Red Steel's multiplayer mode will work!Hint, Wiimote speaker is used! From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Bush defines marriage as man and woman President Bush said the "sacred institution" of marriage between a man and a woman must be defended against what he called activist court rulings. Bush briefly brought up the topic, unprompted, while raising money for a Republican congressional candidate. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Nokia 770 Successor Spotted, 330? British gadget site T3 has the scoop on Nokia’s upcoming successor to the previously released Nokia 770 tablet. The Nokia 770 successor is expected to pack more entertainment features into a smaller form factor. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
World's Biggest Solar Plant for Australia Australia has announced plans to build the world's biggest space-age solar power station. The plant will use high performance solar cells originally developed to power satellites. "Solar Systems has developed the capability to concentrate the sun by 500 times onto the solar cells for ultra-high power output," the company said. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Play your PS3 on your PSP It's already known that you'll be able to use your PSP as a remote viewer for your PS3's media content. At launch, the two systems will have to be within direct ad-hoc connection range of one-another, but following launch, Sony plans to extend the functionality across the internet. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Tony Snow: Black Candidates Will Always Try To Play The Rce Card (Video) Tony Snow on MSNBC: "I mean, maybe I’m just quaint in this day and age. But no, I think there is always an attempt when you have got an African-American candidate to try to attribute something to the race card." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Best Beer Dispenser Ever!!! Awesome. The Asahi Beer machine at the Northwest Worldclubs lounge in Narita Airport tilts your glass and dispenses the perfect amount of beer and head for your consumption. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
The Ultimate Sync - Coming Soon to a Mac Near You! This app could quite frankly replace all of the hodge-podge sync-related apps I've ever used. Truly powerful and beautifully simple. Imagine once the big time pros get a hold of it. Now it just needs enough votes to get made!!! From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Optimized Firefox 2.0 for G4, G5, and Intel Macs released This article not only has specific processor optimized builds of Firefox 2.0, but a good list of recommended add-ons. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
2007 NFL Draft Projections As the college football season nears the midway mark, here's a projection of which players would be taken first in the 2007 NFL draft. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
MacBook Pros shipping with secret draft-N cards So it looks like Apple's engineers decided to throw another little treat into the latest generation of MacBook Pros along with those zippy new Core 2 Duo processors -- just like the recently spec-bumped iMacs, these Merom-powered MBPs also feature a dormant 802.11n wireless card. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Bully is a far cry from Columbine Even if you agree that video games are too violent, focusing energy on Bully is like trying to raid a crack house and accidentally smashing in the door of the doughnut franchise across the street. Bully seems like Rockstar's revenge. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
South Korea begins sanctions against North Korea South Korea announced on Thursday it would ban the entry of North Koreans who are part of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, the first step taken by Seoul to adhere to U.N. sanctions. The decision came after North Korea said any action by Seoul would be "a grave provocative act" which could lead to war. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
I want my man pages back Only *nix users will get this!! Man pages are an endangered species. Give me back my man pages! HTML docs are nice, but not very readable on a headless server that does not run X windows. Hunting down whatever weirdo directory the HTML help docs is not a fun use of time. Reading them in a text HTML browser is an even bigger waste of time. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Internal 'Spy(?)' Photos of a Chinese Nike Production Facility I don't think Nike gave their blessing with these Shoe Production Photo Sets... From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Oracle's Red Hat rip-off No one saw this coming. People talked about Oracle making its own Linux, or buying a Linux company (Ubuntu?). But, the news that Oracle is erasing Red Hat's trademarks from Unbreakable Linux and supporting it for less than Red Hat is a bolt from the blue. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Going off to Iraq. Should you? Check this out, parents, soldiers and more about why not to enlist. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Google giving away book downloads for Halloween "To help get you in the Halloween spirit, we’ve gathered some of the best classic spine-tingling tales you can find in Google Book Search. At google.com/scarystories, you can rediscover spooky classics like Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Ragdoll Swinging Game Swing like Spider-Man. The graphics are horrible but the game is addictive. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
U.S. generals call for Democratic takeover Two retired senior Army generals, who served in Iraq and previously voted Republican, are now openly endorsing a Democratic takeover of Congress. The two retired generals, Maj. Gen. John Batiste and Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, first openly criticized the handling of the war last spring, when they called for the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Team develops DNA switch to interface living organisms with computers Researchers at the University of Portsmouth, UK, have developed an electronic switch based on DNA - a world-first bio-nanotechnology breakthrough that provides the foundation for the interface between living organisms and the computer world. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Bush Says There's a February 30th (From Late Show with David Letterman) "These are the actual results for the fiscal year that ended February the 30th." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Wall Street's green machines Wall Street investment banks are making a serious commitment to energy-saving initiatives, Fortune's Matt Boyle reports. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Vox launched and open to Public Six Apart today launched Vox - a blog service for the masses that had been in beta since earlier this year. Vox has 85,000 members currently. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
The Apple iTV is NOT an 11 year old invention Someone on digg posted yesterday that the Apple iTV was invented by Apple 11 years ago and got front page. What they were talking about was the an Apple Cable Set Top Box that did NOT stream TV over the Internet. The product was abandoned by Apple and never made it past the prototype stage. Digg this article to set the facts straight. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Top 10 Video Sharing Sites on MySpace, YouTube Wins There are more YouTube videos on MySpace pages than videos from MySpace, according to a study. As it turns out, MySpacers still prefer YouTube. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Voting machines put U.S. democracy at risk Across the nation, eight out of every 10 voters will be casting their ballots this November on electronic voting machines. And these machines time and again have been demonstrated to be extremely vulnerable to tampering and error, and many of them have no voter-verified paper trail. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Comedian Gets Beaten On Stage! This is an insane clip from a comedy club in Seattle. The comedian is being so verbally abusive that a woman from the audience runs the stage and punches him in the face! Be warned that the clip contains swearing, violence, racist remarks, sexist remarks, some very uncomfortable silences and an overweight woman in camouflage cargo pants. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Oldest Bee Ever (pic) Melittosphex burmensis, which has been trapped in amber for the past hundred million years, is the oldest bee fossil ever discovered. It lived in northern Myanmar (Burma) in Southeast Asia about 35 million to 45 million years earlier than the next oldest specimens known to science. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Drug makers pour money into key races Few businesses have more at stake in next month's congressional elections than pharmaceutical makers. Assailed by Democrats, drug companies are pouring millions of dollars into close races, giving some Republicans a financial edge. In the process, the industry is becoming not just a campaign backer, but also a campaign issue. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Top 10 Ways to Steal a Car (and how to defend against them) We're going to give you the unique opportunity to look inside the mind of the car thief and learn how he steals cars. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Photo: The Last 'Face-tattooed' Woman of Myanmar An old woman from the Chin ethnic minority group in Myanmar, which borders India and Thailand, shows off the tattoos she was given as a young girl to ward off attacks - particularly by neighbouring princes, who would kidnap girls to be concubines. She was one of the last to get the markings, in a 200-year-old custom which has now died out From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Novell announces PCs preloaded with SUSE Linux Wouldn't it be great to just get a PC with Linux already installed and ready to go? Novell thinks that's a grand idea too, and on Oct. 25 announced agreements with four white-box PC manufacturers who will globally distribute PCs pre-loaded with SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) 10. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Radio Free North Korea Even before North Korea's nuclear test, a small group of people was working to actively hasten the downfall of Kim Jong Il's regime. They're mainly North Korean defectors living in Seoul, who run a radio station broadcasting news into North Korea for an hour a day. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
MySpace, ByeSpace? Both MySpace and Facebook lost visitors in September, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, a Web-tracking service. The number of unique U.S. visitors at MySpace fell 4% to 47.2 million from 49.2 million in August, and the number of visitors to Facebook fell 12% to 7.8 million from 8.9 million. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Silicon Valley's Next Revolution: Lighting up the $1 trillion power market Silicon Valley has changed the world once. Now, thanks to a wave of investment and innovation in solar power, it's on to the next revolution: A massive disruption of the U.S. electricity market. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Google's YouTube copyright pledge Google has vowed to take a tough line on copyright when it completes its $1.65bn (£875m) takeover of YouTube. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Vim tips: Working with external commands Vim is a powerful editing tool, but there are some things it just can't do. However, Vim lets you access shell commands and utilities without leaving Vim, and that lets you perform some amazing tricks. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Get organized with GTDTiddlyWiki Everyone has to find their own killer personal organizational app, and for me, it's a single, free HTML document called GTDTiddlyWiki. The self-contained standalone mini-wiki is packed with features but it doesn't dictate how you work - it provides a canvas on which you can design your own process improvements and workflows. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
DS Lite = 72% profit rise in second quarter earnings With the tag team duo of New Super Mario Bros. and the DS Lite, Nintendo posted a 72% profit gain during fiscal second quarter. Given the news, Nintendo's net income reached 38.8 billion yen (or $327 million US) and increased their shipping forecast for the DS Lite yet again to 20 million units. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
School Boots 3 Girls in 'Underpants' A high school principal has decreed that Captain Underpants has no place in an institution of learning. Three 17-year-old girls were told to leave Long Beach High School on Wednesday after they showed up on Superhero Day costumed as the subject of the best-selling children's books. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Pelican swallows pigeon in London Park - photo BBC news item on a pelican which decided to eat a live pigeon - shocking stuff! From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Defendant doesn't want RIAA let off the hook MediaSentry found shared music on Kazaa and the IP address was traced to Tallie Stubbs of Oklahoma. After settlement talks proved futile, Warner Bros., UMG, Sony Music, and Arista Records filed suit in the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on July 25, 2006. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
National International Specialised Skills Institute overseas fellowships Are you an experienced trades person, artisan or TAFE teacher and you are at a point in your career where you wish to up-date and extend your skills in your area of expertise, but cannot do so because the most current technology and/or best practice exists overseas? Are there skills which you cannot learn at TAFE or univeristy? If that sounds like you, then there is a current fellowship opportunity available to do just that. Apply now as applications close on 13 November 2006. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Becoming Australia - A South Australian Federation Project The website includes stories of Australia based on resources from public South Australian institutions. It was developed by teachers based in those organisations for the 2001 Australian Centenary of Federation. Stories may be viewed as a timeline or as snapshots. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Ohio GOP Smears Al Franken In Press Release With Doctored Photo Yesterday, the Ohio Republican Party sent out a news release attacking Rep. Sherrod Brown for enlisting the support of Franken. The release said Franken compared conservatives to Nazis “who should drink poison and die.” An accompanying photo showed Franken dressed up like a baby bunny, wearing adult diapers. Both the photo and quote were made-up. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Danish ISP Must Block AllofMp3 A Danish court rules that ISP Tele2 must block AllofMP3 from their customers. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Make your computer a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with a normal connection With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, your home computer can easily be converted into a LINUX server which can be used to host your own websites, email service, FTP service, etc... From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Poor Man's Ipod you'll just have to watch From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Bear Climbs Telephone Pole, Gets Shocked....Big Time Not for the faint of heart. A bears climbs a eletrical pole, then, while coming down, touches a giant capacitor, and gets and enormous shock. Falls all the way to the ground. Personally, I don't like videos where animals get hurt, but this one is worth a watch. Don't worry....he's OK. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
The Engadget Index We'll provide updates both monthly and quarter as to the progress and performance of the portfolio. Monthly updates will typically take place on the first of each month, while the quarterly updates will take place on or shortly after the beginning of the new quarter, so as to insure all quarterly reports, information, and adjusted prices can be From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Why did Congress kill online gambling? Whose values was Congress protecting? It had nothing to do upholding virtue. Congress was protecting the "values" of brick-and-mortar casino owners and those who live off the state lottery racket. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Move That Mouse: Mouse Distance Measurer Mouse Distance Measurer is a crazy yet cool application by AlphaOmega Software. What does it do you ask? It perches in your menu bar, calculating the distance your mouse has travelled in any given day. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Battery woes flatten Sony profits, 94% crash Sony profits crash 94% on the growing cost of recalling laptop computer batteries. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Joomla! Wins Best Open Source Project Award 2006 at UK LinuxWorld Joomla! won Best Linux/Open Source Project at UK Linux and Open Source Awards 2006, in London tonight. This is the second year in a row the Joomla! project has won the prestigious award. The buzz around Joomla! is driven by it's huge user base which translates into what is fastly becoming the most popular open source web content management system. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Battlestar Galactica Moving To NBC - iTunes Confirms The Move? I recently got an email from Apple's iTunes support about my season pass to Battlestar Galactica was being trimmed by 5 episodes due to a change in the number of episodes the network (SciFi) was planning to air. Besides the latest insider rumors, this is the most solid proof we have that Battlestar Galactica is indeed moving to NBC, and soon. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Why Obama should run for president Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is two years older than Kennedy was when he became president at age 43. Yet many people wonder whether Obama is ready to assume the responsibilities of the presidency. I believe he is ready, and here's why From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Microsoft Claim Intercooler Kills the 360! Nyko's Intercooler is blamed as the source of the Red Rings of Death, according to several Microsoft tech support employees. GWN has launched an investigation and relates their own experiences with the Intercooler/360 combo. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Hybrid hard drives set to heat up the market--for Vista Scott Lowe explains the potential of hybrid hard drives to reduce storage power consumption for Microsoft Vista and beyond. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Iraq withdrawal to be put to voters in three states Voters in three states will consider calls for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq when they go to the polls in less than two weeks. Organizers said they do not expect the results to turn U.S. policy around. But they said the outcome could at least make the growing anti-war sentiment clear to policymakers. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
NASA spacecraft to study solar flares NASA readied twin satellites for launch Wednesday on a mission to study huge eruptions from the sun that can damage satellites, disrupt electrical systems on Earth and endanger spacewalking astronauts. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Web Browser Faceoff how all the main browsers compare with each other in terms of features and innovation. We are basically looking for what is unique, interesting - and missing - in each browser. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Wii - Top 10 Launch Games! There has been plenty of talk about which launch titles will be the most fun for the Nintendo Wii, but this list introduced me to a few that I hadn't seen yet (Trauma Center for the Wii... fantastic!!) From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
How to:Upgrade Ubuntu dapper to Edgy Eft (Today Released) With screenshots Here is the nice procedure how to Upgrade Ubuntu dapper to Edgy Eft With screenshots From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Which Hospital Is Best? How good is a hospital? many criteria come into play—the reputation of the physicians, or how well equipped a facility is, or the quality of food and patient services. As health care becomes more a global enterprise, with patients going farther afield in pursuit of the best care, the need for an objective measure of hospital performance has become From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Oldest bee fossil creates new buzz - LiveScience - MSNBC.com The discovery of the oldest bee fossil supports the theory that bees evolved from wasps, scientists reported today. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
New Boeing CH-47F Takes Flight The Boeing Company's first production CH-47F Chinook helicopter successfully completes its first flight Oct. 23 from its Rotorcraft Systems facility in Ridley Park, Pa., where testers evaluated the aircraft's systems and structural performance. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Mozilla Rebuts Firefox 2 Bug Reports A day after shipping Firefox 2.0, Mozilla on Wednesday largely rebutted two claims of security flaws in the latest version of the Web browser. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
The Marvel of Microbubbles Tiny things can do a lot, and microbubbles are no exception. Researchers say the little guys could improve medical treatment in a wide number of fields. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
MacBooks becoming crackBooks? Here's a disturbing new one: MacBooks with exteriors starting to crack and distort the chassis under normal usage conditions From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Different Search Engine Means Different Algorithm he first, and most pertinent point is that Yahoo judges content to be the most important factor in their algorithms. They do still consider inbound links and other factors but they are attuned to the way of the content site and they love sites that provide keyword-optimized content in large mass. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Borat to sell his kids to Madonna for money "I have come here with Bilak, my 11 year old son, his wife and their child, and we are hoping maybe to put some chocolate make-up on the child's face and sell him to Madonna. I am hoping that Madonna will be a very good father for it." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Getting Real by 37signals -- now free online So far we’ve sold over 23,000 copies of Getting Real in PDF format. We introduced it on March 1 of this year, so we’re pretty thrilled with the results.But 23,000 readers isn’t enough. We want millions of people to read the book. So today we introduce two new flavors that make the content even more accessible. And, in one case, completely free. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Is Azureus' Biggest Shortcoming Java? Wired.com is running an article on the best bit torrent clients available today , and among the top five is Azureus ; a popular SWT/Java client application, and consistently one of the most actively developed and downloaded projects at Sourceforge.net. Ironically, the first and foremost 'Bad' feature listed about it is... Java. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Oneofakind magnet open for science The world's most powerful pulsed, nondestructive magnet is now ready to explore the frontiers of high magnetic field science - after 10 years of research, major instrument development, and construction. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Rumsfeld Agrees Terrorists Want Democrats To Win In an interview with North Dakota radio host Scott Hennen, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld said that “it would be logical” that terrorist groups are ramping up violence in Iraq and elsewhere to give liberals a boost in November’s election. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
UK army tested 'stay awake' pills, turned troops into zombies A controversial drug which can keep people awake for days has been tested by the UK military, MPs have been told. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
MIND CANDY "FINDS" $7M IN FUNDING Today Mind Candy, the UK based developers behind Perplex City, announced they had raised $7 million from Accel Partners and existing investor Index Ventures and NewMedia Spark to fund a major expansion of new products to be announced in early 2007 including the development of its second major puzzle brand aimed at a younger demographic. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Why John Stossel Calls Himself a Libertarian When 20/20 co-host John Stossel utters his signature catch-phrase, "Give me a break!" there's a good chance he's talking about some govt program, regulation, or policy. That's not surprising, since Stossel is a libertarian. He isn't just calling himself a libertarian because it's trendy. He takes libertarian positions on just about every issue. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Firefox 3.0 & 4.0 on the way Mozilla is pushing ahead on work and planning for its next two major browser releases, Firefox 3.0 and 4.0. Firefox 2.0 was just released yesterday.Firefox 3.0 is currently being developed under the code name Gran Paradiso and the current alpha release is code-named Minefield. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
New Jersey Says Thanks, But No Thanks Yesterday, New Jersey rejected federal funding for abstinence-only sex education and sent a clear message to the Bush administration: abstinence-education is unproven, often medically inaccurate, and simply not the answer for American teenagers. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
How to STEAL AN ELECTION by hacking the vote After reading this article, how can we trust the election process? "When it comes to reporting on electronic voting, it is very difficult to find a good way to convey to the nontechnical public how well and truly screwed up we presently are. So now it's time to hit the panic button: in this article, we're going to show you how to steal an election. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Happy Birthday Picasso! Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. One of the most recognized figures in 20th century art, he is best known as the co-founder, along with Georges Braque, of cubism. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
A Tale of Two Web Browsers A couple of the year's most-anticipated releases -- new versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox -- arrive within a week of one another. So which one is best? Wired Magazine finds out. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Video iPod Patent Pictures and Touch Sensitive Bezel New patents from Apple show very clearly what a touch screen iPod might be like. Interesting concept to avoid the 'scratches' with a normal touch screen. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Hannity to Cheney: Should We Even Debate the Patriot Act and NSA Wiretaps? In an Orwellian, sycophantic moment extraordinaire, Sean Hannity asks Vice President Cheney if he's "as surprised as he is that the country is so divided" and, given the all-consuming nature of the terrorist threat, if we should "even be debating the Patriot Act and NSA wiretapping". From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Microsoft clarifies Vista activation - you got 10 goes, geek A spokesperson from MS' Licensing Dept says Vista enthusiasts get 10 activations (which will kick in if you swap the hard drive and another component) before things start to get tricky. More details on what this could mean to geeks. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Alienware Media Center PC Known for its killer gaming PCs, Alienware is taking its line of Media Center machines to the next level.... From digg on October 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Apple prepping 8 CORE Mac Pro! "Apple Computer is prepping a lavish new version of the Mac Pro that will boast nearly twice the brawn of existing models and form the centerpiece of the company's high-performance professional desktop line, AppleInsider has learned..." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
ABC chides Democrats for negative campaign ads that haven't been produced In a report on how recent campaigns advertisements are "getting ugly," ABC News, unable to point to a single instance of "nasty" attacks from Democratic candidates or their supporters, suggested it is only a matter of time before "the left" begins to "unleash its garbage as well." ABC News offered no evidence to back up its allegation. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Vampires a Mathematical Impossibility, Scientist Says A researcher has come up with some simple math that sucks the life out of the vampire myth, proving that these highly popular creatures can't exist. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
The Resurrection Plant When dry, it looks like tumbleweed, and rolls across the deserts of Mexico and the Middle East in much the same manner. But it is not dead. Add a small amount of water and the "Rose of Jericho" comes back to life, blooming bright green. In some countries, the roses are passed down from generation to generation. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
NVIDIA supplying half of AMD's chipsets, likes life as an independent On this day of AMD related news, we take a quick look at NVIDIA's place in the changing graphics landscape. In a market that was already quite competitive, it's business as usual. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
GoogleBot Is Getting Lazy The cache of CNN.com is 4 days old. The cache of Digg.com is 5 days old. GoogleBot used to fetch new pages within 15 minutes, something's not right. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Outsourcing: The C.I.A.'s Travel Agent On the Boeing website, there is a section devoted to a subsidiary called Jeppesen International Trip Planning. The write-up mentions that the division “offers everything needed for efficient, hassle-free, international flight operations,” spanning the globe. What Boeing does not mention, is that Jeppesen’s clients include the C.I.A. for rendition. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Refurb MacBook Pros hit $1,449 shipped for 2GHz model As listed at dealmac.com, The Apple Store is selling refurb MacBook Pros starting at $1,449 with free shipping for the 2GHz 15" model. 2.16GHz models, in 15" and 17" configs, are $1,599 and $2,199 shipped, too. Also, at dealmac, it looks like Amazon.com offers new 2GHz models for $1,600 after rebate. Too bad I just bought a Core 2 Duo model. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Is Microsoft Pushing Customers to Linux? You have to ask yourself, “Is Microsoft Pushing Customers to Linux?” Surely not intentionally. That would be business suicide, but in a way by placing too many restrictions especially in the form of licensing on their products they are paving the way for open source products to gain market share. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
"Heroes" Hiro is a REAL Coding Hero! Millions of viewers of NBC's Heroes know actor Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura, the bored young Japanese office worker who discovers he has the power to alter time and teleport. What they probably don't know is that he's been working behind the scenes for years as one of Industrial Light & Magic's top programmers. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
The Mysterious Pace of Human Achievement, all in one graph All of human achieviement ... all our hopes, dreams, and fears ... in one graph.The mysterious pace of change is great. Where will be tomorrow? From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Can you sit down to play the Wii? Overweight journalists go hands-on. Two journalists get extended play-time with the Wii and come away underwhelemed with a control system that seems less than revolutionary. What's the point of standing up and being active when you can sit on your butt and substitute button mashes for wrist flicks? Gentlemen, start your flamethrowers. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Analyst Lowers Xbox 360 Shipment Estimates, Raises Console Market Totals Research notes from a Wall Street analyst firm hint at lower Xbox 360 sales than expected. Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian wrote that the console's sales "appear to be tracking below current market expectations," and lowered his unit shipment forecast from 5 million to 4.5 million by the end of the year. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Bush's Odd Behavior This 16 minute video clip shows that Bush was acting VERY strangely on the morning of 9/11. The video was made by veteran journalist Barrie Zwicker, who wrote for numerous mainsteam publications, won several writing awards, and was a part-time media professor.This is "must-see TV". From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Scientists develop a real Star Trek Universal Translator A "Tower of Babel" device that gives the illusion of being bilingual is being developed by US scientists. Users simply have to silently mouth a word in their own language for it to be translated and read out in another. The researchers said the effect was like watching a television programme that had been dubbed. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Batteries: Why They Explode and the Multicell Future "It occurs when the touchy elements inside a Li-ion battery heat up to the point where the internal reaction accelerates, creating even more heat. In the case of a laptop flameout, the chemicals break out of their metal casing. Because lithium ignites when it makes contact with the moisture in the air, the battery bursts into flame." Read on From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Revolt of the fairly rich "Today's lower upper class is seething about the ultrawealthy. If people no smarter or better than you are making ten or 50 or 100 million dollars in a single year while you're working yourself ragged to earn a million or two - or, God forbid, $400,000 - then something must be wrong." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Republican Ad Uses "Jungle Drum" Sounds for Mentions of Black Candidate Okay, so Election Central has just obtained a radio ad which you've got to hear: It actually has what sounds like tom-tom drums playing in the background every time the ad talks about Democratic candidate Harold Ford, Jr. The ad -- which says it was paid for by the campaign of GOP Senate candidate Bob Corker -- can be heard right here. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
True Stories by Rob Corddry: Urine Trouble Rob Corddry's hilarious weekly column continues with this week's post about...um...wetting his pants. A class act, indeed. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Rising tide of global warming threatens Pacific island states While rich nations tinker with policies that may shave their carbon dioxide emissions, low-lying South Pacific nations such as Kiribati are sinking beneath the waves. Kiribati, an archipelago of 33 coral atolls barely 6ft above sea level, is vanishing as global warming sees the oceans rise. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
SPAM King gets 7million dollar bill from Microsoft He sent 38 billion emails and called himself the Spam King. Then Bill Gates went after him. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
"Sexsomniacs" puzzle medical researchers Researchers are struggling to understand a rare medical condition where sufferers unknowingly demand, or actually have, sex while asleep. Research into sexsomnia -- making sexual advances toward another person while asleep -- has been hampered as sufferers are so embarrassed by the problem they tend not to own up to it, while doctors do not ask. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
VIDEO: Republicans vote against troops - Iraq War Veterans fight back Newest ad from VoteVets.org. Republicans don't support the troops, and now the troops are speaking out. Versions of this ad will run in tight races all across the country. This version smacks down Republican Congressman Gil Gutknecht for voting to cut health care for veterans after voting to increase his own pay. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Ever looked at your phone bill??? Interesting, if you actually take the time to look at it. The 9 cent scam is my personal favorite. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Political Campaign Ads Hit a New Low If this campaign ad wasn't linked to from the candidate's own webpage, you'd think it was an SNL spoof. Paul R. Nelson has approved this campaign ad against congressman Ron Kind. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
German army under fire for 'skull desecration' The German defense minister has ordered an investigation after a newspaper printed photographs of what it said was German soldiers in Afghanistan desecrating a skull. In today's Bild, the photographs show one soldier holding the skull next to his exposed penis, while in another, a soldier displays the skull mounted on the front of a vehicle. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Seven Imaginary Movie Gadgets We Want We have always had a love affair with gadgets, whether a Dick Tracy decoder ring or a watch that can shoot out a grappling hook. If it's cool and useful, chances are everyone wants one. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Olbermann Takes Down Limbaugh's Attack on Michael J. Fox By now everyone has heard Limbaugh's little commentary about Michael J. Fox's appearance in the ad for Claire McCaskill. Well tonight Keith Olbermann supplied us with the visual to accompany Rush's latest show of idiocy. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Apple's new Xserve delayed If you've been waiting to purchase a new Xserve from Apple, you're going to have to wait a little longer. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Bush Press Conference & An Insufficient Explanation But Bush didn't have much new to say today, other than endorsing yesterday's already largely debunked announcement in Baghdad of a "new plan" that sounds very much like the old plan.And after an hour of familiar sound bites, the public would be forgiven for feeling it still hasn't gotten that explanation he promised. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
3 Million IE7 Downloads in Four Days! Tony Chor, the IE team's Group Program Manager, said that IE7 was downloaded over three million times during the first four days of availability. He also said that Microsoft expects many more downloads in the coming weeks thanks to the distribution of IE7 via Automatic Updates. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..
Do you "Google?" What do zippers, baby oil, brassieres and trampolines have in common? From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Honeybees' DNA reveals 'human' side HONEYBEES are less closely related to other insects than once thought - nearer, in one respect at least, to humans than flies - according to scientists who have sequenced their genome. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Enron Explorer mines Enron's emails "To celebrate Mr Skilling's sentencing, the "Enron Explorer" offers access access to the whole corpus of 200,000 enron emails released during the fraud investigation." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
10 Steps You Can Take To Guarantee Failure In the hustle and bustle of this technologically packed world you may decide you really don’t want to achieve any lasting success in your lifetime. Sure, you can find a lot of strategies and tips here that can help you increase your success rate. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Something for Nothing Why govt welfare cannot succeed. Gary North, who works with welfare recipients each month, tells why govt welfare will only fail. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
37signals shows how ridiculous it is to install something in Windows Vista Clocking in at a stunning 35 clicks, the video shows that installing a script debugger in the new operating system is not only not made any easier, but it still takes a series of hoop jumps. They offer the same process in OS X for comparison. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Retail losses rise as shoplifters go high tech Just as technology has given a big boost to the retail industry, making it more efficient and productive, it has also transformed retail crime. Using sophisticated tactics such as bar-code forgery and fraudulent gift cards, criminals are stealing larger amounts, and it has gotten harder to catch them. Police say organized crime has gone retail. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Girls's Costume Warehouse (local ad for Halloween) LOOK AT ALL THESE F***ING COSTUMES! From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Frankenfight: IE7 Vs. Firefox 2 How do the reviewers see it? "In one corner we have Internet Explorer 7. After 18 months of development and a shiny new set of tabs, he's in top shape and looking better than his predecessor ever did. That is, before he entered the ring with Firefox 2.0. Now he's just a cripple with fancy RSS reading." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Odeo is Dead, Assets Bought Back From Investors Odeo has kicked out its investors and is going it alone. Founders Even Williams and Biz Stone, along with some Odeo employees, have created a new company called Obvious Corp. This new company has purchased purchased the assets of Odeo, Inc. (including Odeo and Twitter) from the investors and other shareholders. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
How To Configure your Mac to Send Mail Regardless of Where you Are Ever need to e-mail when you're not at home and get stuck? Here are easy steps to make your Mac an mail server so you can! From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Steve Carell on The Daily Show - Slimming Down with Steve Steve Carell talks to a nutritionist and eats a couple of scoops of Crisco. Jon and Steve crack up. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Boy patents umbrella invention A 12-year-old boy from the city of Toyama became the first elementary school student in Japan to be granted a patent for an invention that helps people remember their umbrellas. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Stripper teaches you physics Welcome to PopSci's newest blog feature, "The Breakdown." Each week, we'll pick a YouTube video that involves a minor crash, explosion or other nonfatal mishap and invite one of our experts to explain, in scientific terms, what went wrong. In this week's edition, physics whiz Michael Moyer analyzes the case of the tumbling pole dancer... From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Net@Night: Leo Laporte & Amber Macarthur's new podcast Amber and I are proud to announce the first live TWiTcast. We’re reinventing Inside the Net, and renaming it net@nite. You’ll still be able to listen to the show as a podcast every Tuesday, but you can also listen live as we record it Sunday nights. Even better, you can participate. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
U.S. troops on active duty call for Iraq withdrawal More than 200 active duty U.S. armed service members, fed up with the war in Iraq, have joined an unusual protest calling for withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, organizers said on Wednesday. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Fox Cuts The Number Of Theatres That Will Show New Borat Movie By Half "20th Century Fox has cut in half the number of theaters that had been booked to show it, the studio confirmed Tuesday. Fox distribution chief Bruce Snyder told today's (Wednesday) Los Angeles Times that despite enormous pre-release publicity and marketing, the studio's research had concluded that the movie was "soft in awareness."" From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
TWiT Army Netcast- Episode 1: "TWiT Turmoil" A few members of the TWiT Army have brought you what TWiT could not this week. The result- The TWiT Army Netcast! Topics include the iPod 5 year anniversary, DVD Jon strikes back, the new browser releases, an of course what's going on over at TWiT. The final question is to every TWiT listener- Why do we listen? From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
The 50 Worst Video Game Names Of All Time Three of the best: "Booby Kids," "Nuts & Milk," and "Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt!" From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
How Blank HD-DVD and Blu-ray Discs Are Made Mind-blowing 14 minute video podcast that takes you behind the scenes at Imation's plant for making blank HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs. Shows the whole process from mastering to production. If you use optical media, you have to see this... From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Ubuntu 6.10 Released!!! Ubuntu 6.10 "Edgy Eft" was released today. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Limbaugh on Michael J. Fox: ‘I Take Back None of What I Said' Wow. Completely expected, but still ridiculous. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Gay marriage now legal in the State of NJ The Court holds that under the equal protection guarantee of Article I, Paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, committed samesex couples must be afforded on equal terms the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil marriage statutes. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Overflow: The Key To a More Simple Dock Sick of your dock been crammed with dozens of applications when you typically only use around 5 at a time? Let Overflow fix this cluttered dock problem... From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Cingular Rolls Out GPS Navigator Service "Cingular rolled out its version of the TeleNav GPS navigation service, barking out turn-by-turn directions without requiring you to buy a separate receiver. Yep, these phones have a satellite receiver built-in." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Immune cell communication key to hunting viruses, Immunologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have used nanotechnology to create a novel "biosensor" to solve in part a perplexing problem in immunology: how immune system cells called killer T-cells hunt down invading viruses. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
National Geographic Photo Gallery: Antarctica Photos and wallpapers from a pioneering mountain climbing expedition in Antarctica's Queen Maud Land. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
New early years strategy for NSW The New South Wales Department of Education and Training has published a new education strategy for the early years from Kindergarten to Year 4, aimed at giving the state's youngest children a confident start to their schooling. The strategy sets a new direction, aiming to ensure children successfully make the transition to school through developing better links as children move into kindergarten. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Cool Antarctica A collection of Antactica information and images, that are free to use as long as they have a watermark showing, in the bottom left hand corner. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Our young learners: giving them the best possible start This New South Wales education strategy for the early years from Kindergarten to Year 4 2006-2009 aims to give the state's youngest children a confident start to their schooling. The 3 goals are: learning confidently; growing strongly; strengthening connections. The Early Years Strategy will also encourage schools to pursue a number of initiatives focusing on Aboriginal children, and complements the Literacy and Numeracy Plans. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Supporting universities to implement VSU The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, invited eligible higher education providers to apply for funding under the Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) Transition Fund and the Support for Small Businesses on Regional University Campuses Programme. Minister Bishop said the Australian Government is committed to assisting universities during the transition to VSU. DEST Media release, 25 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Shafston Shafston, established in 1996, is a private education college with two campuses based in the heart of Brisbane, Queensland - Kangaroo Point Campus and City Campus. The institution offers courses in English, Nursing, Business, Humanities and Hospitality. Student accommodation is available at Shaftson Mansions. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
TAFE Futures findings released Dr Peter Kell has released his findings on the investigation into the TAFE system. The independent inquiry, which ran across the country during July and August, was based on submissions, public hearings and private consultations. The TAFE Futures Inquiry was established by the Australian Education Union to determine how TAFE can best operate in the future to ensure it is meeting the skills and education needs of its students, employers and local communities. The report and key findings are available on the TAFE Futures website. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
International Specialised Skills Institute Since 1989 International Specialised Skills Institute Inc (ISS Institute), an independent, national organisation, has identified skill deficiencies through market research, then fills them through its Overseas Skill Acquisition Plan (Fellowship Program) and consultancy services. The ISS Institute provides opportunities for Australian industry and commerce, learning institutions and public authorities to gain best-in-the-world skills and experience in traditional and leading edge technology, design, innovation and management. From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Communities Linking Computer Knowledge (CLiCK) Originally named the Regional Students' Association Computer Recycling Program, CLiCK has now become a community project which helps students, people who can not afford computers, and non-profit organisations obtain computers free of charge. Many people and organisations upgrade their computers on a continual basis, however the computers and parts which have been replaced, upgraded or that have become obsolete often collect dust or are sent to landfill. CLiCK recycles these computers and parts to help community members and groups obtain computer equipment, so they can share in the knowled From EdNA Online on October 26, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
ATI Brand Will Live On AMD has announced their plans for the ATI brand, and yes, they're choosing to keep it. AMD will retain ATI branding on its discrete consumer products, which essentially means that ATI's brand will remain on anything that ships soldered to a motherboard. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
100 Greatest Films From The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) to Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) this website has a list of the 100 greatest films. Each film has a comprehensive review as well as interesting facts surrounding the movie itself. The website won't win any design awards, but since it's mostly text, it loads pretty fast. On to your Netflix queue... From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Working XML: Serve friendlier RSS and Atom feeds RSS and Atom feeds are popping up like mushrooms on Web sites. They are popular because they offer a simple mechanism for loyal visitors to register with a site and be notified of updates. Still they are not always easy on users, particularly those with older browsers. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Home experiments with hydrogen Ah, the good ole' days, when fun meant home experiments with hydrogen, Modern Mechanix 1936 From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
The Definitive Guide to Airline WiFi If you're flying anywhere soon check out this really in-depth guide to onboard WiFi / internet access. You can even see if your flight number has internet access! From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Steve Carell on The Daily Show - Not My Parrot! Steve Carell investigates a foul mouthed parrot. Hilarity ensues. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
How to Change the World: Defensibility "What should an entrepreneur say when she's asked what makes her company defensible? This question is more and more common as more and more entrepreneurs start "Web 2.0 companies," and investors torture themselves by wondering why they didn't fund YouTube." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Passion for Windows: Does it Exist? Both Linux and OS X are surrounded by user passion, and it shows. There's really no comparison that can be made to Windows in this way. As I’ve said before, I can’t even remember the last time when someone said they were really pumped about using Windows, but the other operating system alternatives receive these unsolicited testimonials frequently. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Nintendo Adds 4 More Wii Experience Videos To Wii.com Watch how this Japanese family of four learns to play Wii Baseball. As usual, Nintendo found some random people and put them in a room with a TV and gave them the controllers with no explanation at all. As Iwata predicted, people *will* say "WOW!" just like the little boy did at 0:26. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Digg NOT being purchased my News Corp $150M is more money then News Corp wants to pay for Digg. Instead Digg will head into a new round of financing with it's backers. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Very funny picture I don't even know how to describe this, just too funny. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Media Falsely Reporting Limbaugh "apologized" for Attacking Michael J. Fox On October 24 and 25, a number of media outlets -- including ABC News, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press -- falsely reported that nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh "apologized" for recent comments he made about actor Michael J. Fox, who has Parkinson's disease. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Dangerous Terms in MS Vista's EULA "[I]f Microsoft has the right to put even the mildest of restrictions on a consumer's rights to comment on their products, why can't a carmaker or an appliance manufacturer have a censorship clause hidden somewhere on their website?..." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Anti Sony sites spawn, in light of Lik-Sang lawsuit Websites like "www.forgetsony.tk" have already popped up pleading with the gaming community to send Sony a message. This message is boycott Sony. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Sony admits to buying grey market goods Sony reveals it has bought PSP handhelds from a firm it has taken legal action against. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
AMD Recommends Core 2 Duo AMD/ATI is crazy enough to promote Intel PCs on its new green site. Someone just removed the direct link at www.ati.com where AMD endorsed the "Best Gaming PC" 2006 powered with Core 2 Duo, an Intel CPU. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
A Wii bit of an issue: Where are the RPGs? Should a lack of RPGs worry Wii fans? From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Need a Tuneup? Become a Hacker A new breed of mechanics has begun hacking into car computers. Yesterday’s grease monkeys have morphed into automotive computer geeks. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Time bomb ticking for coral reefs? Coral reef experts heard dire predictions for the underwater kingdoms, including one estimate that 60 percent of the world’s coral reefs could die in less than 25 years due to pollutants and global warming. Up to 30 percent of the world’s coral reefs have already died in the last 50 years, and another 30 percent are severely damaged. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
HILARIOUS: Cars Trying To Pass An Automated Roadblock A roadblock made of two automatic cylinders that pop out of the street are used to give passage to buses and assigned vehicles. Unless you have your pass, do not try to follow them or else you will suffer the same fate. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
How to Tell Time by the Stars If you ever wondered how to tell time without a sun-dial, here's your chance to learn. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
MyDreamApp, 3 Winners Announced! After five grueling rounds, the MDA winners have been announced. Let the development begin! From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Crysis Video - New Features & Story Line Exposed This new video showcases many new Crysis gameplay features and gives a very detailed look at the environments and outlines the story line as well. I think many companies are counting on Crysis as being “the” title to truly kick off DX10 and Windows Vista while being an exciting motivation for more enthusiasts to upgrade their hardware. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Solaris, Sun Fire Chosen to Help Power Internet The Internet Systems Consortium is adding a Sun Fire x64 server running the open source Solaris 10 operating system to the Internet's core infrastructure. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
VIDEO: Sony Commercial on Why the Cell Processor is Important This is a pretty cool commercial trying to explain why gamers should care about the Cell processor. It sorta stumbles a bit when it transitions from a snow storm to Warhawk, but the rest is all good. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
iTunes, iPod…iLike? Another day, another social music discovery service. iLike.com will tomorrow open its private beta. The real measure of these services is how well they find new music for you, but if we had to judge on looks and ease of use alone we’d pick iLike, which in name, appearance, and functionality, is extremely well-integrated into iTunes and iPods. From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Nazi film found in English church... "The SS officers, who were running a forced labour regime in southern Russian during the Second World War, are seen relaxing while troops make prisoners work. Historians said the footage was highly unusual because it was taken in Russia , and shows informal scenes as opposed to the slick Nazi propaganda films..." From digg on October 26, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Potential Voting Problems in 10 States Two weeks before the midterm elections, at least 10 states, including Maryland, remain ripe for voting problems, according to a study released yesterday by a nonpartisan clearinghouse that tracks electoral reforms across the United State From digg on October 25, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Why is Yahoo! Competing With Itself? The new Yahoo! Bookmarks, which doesn't integrate with del.icio.usYahoo! Photos, which doesn't interface with FlickrYahoo! Maps Beta vs. Yahoo! "Driving Directions"Ask Yahoo! vs. Yahoo! AnswersGeocities vs. 360 From digg on October 25, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
The New American Idol... The Coder Competitive coding is where it's at. From digg on October 25, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
New Eragon Trailer Hits! 20th Century Fox has premiered the new Eragon trailer at Apple in high-quality QuickTime formats! The trailer gives you a better look at the special effects in the film. From digg on October 25, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Top Talent Agency Is Aiming to Find Web Video Stars "One of Hollywood’s top five talent agencies has created an online unit devoted to scouting out up-and-coming creators of Internet content - particularly video - and finding work for them in Web-based advertising and entertainment, as well as in the older media." From digg on October 25, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Pyongyang threatens war if S.Korea joins sanctions SEOUL - North Korea warned South Korea on Wednesday against joining U.S.-led sanctions against Pyongyang and said it would take action after any such move by Seoul. South Korea's participation in sanctions would be seen as a serious provocation leading to a "crisis of war" on the Korean peninsula, a North Korean spokesman said. From digg on October 25, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
CRICOS Course Search The Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) database provides search facilities for obtaining information about Australian Education Providers and courses categorised by field of study, type of course and location. From EdNA Online on October 25, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Teachers at work: 4th annual thinking & learning conference Under the theme of 'Teaching for understanding', sessions include: how the brain learns; the differentiated classroom; understanding by design; cooperative structures; MI structure for success; differentiated learning; developing a classroom culture of thinking; habits of mind; just what are boys' brains made of; thinking together and the community of inquiry; raisng achievement; strategies for nurturing creative thinking in the Visual Arts. From EdNA Online on October 25, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Selective school sample test papers These publications assists applicants for Year 7 entry to selective high schools to become more familiar with the NSW Selective High Schools Test. Sample test papers are available from the website, and cover reading, mathematics and general ability. From EdNA Online on October 25, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Playing field levelled for NSW selective schools exams NSW Minister for Education and Training, Carmel Tebbutt, today granted access for all to past exam papers for the Selective High Schools Test and Opportunity Class Placement Test. Ms Tebbutt said making the papers publicly available would ensure a level playing field for all students. "NSW Selective High Schools and Opportunity Classes are world class and places are highly sought after," Ms Tebbutt said. Media Release, NSW DET, 24 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 25, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
Report of the consultation on future directions for public education and training (NSW): Early childhood years 'Eary childhood years' is a chapter from the report of the NSW public consultation on future directions for public education and training 'One size doesn't fit all'. The 'Early childhood years' chapter emphasizes the benefits for children who attend a quality preschool program, particularly for children in disadvantaged areas and indicates the need for an interagency approach to children's services. From EdNA Online on October 25, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
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