Is Ubuntu set to become non-free? Last week at the Ubuntu Developer Summit the release goals for Feisty Fawn—scheduled to appear April 2007—were discussed and drawn up. Ubuntu's next version is aiming for some pretty good features such as a bullet proof X.org and network roaming. There's one change that bothers me to no end though: composite by default. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Is Antec's Nine Hundred Case the Ultimate Gamer's Case? So, does the Nine Hundred live up to all the hype? Is it, as Antec touts, the "Ultimate Gamer Case?" If cooling and configuration options are the benchmarks we're looking at, it just may be. With four case fans included (three 120's and a massive 200mm top fan) and a distinctive look incorporating a chevron side window and mesh front...... From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Homemade Laptop Wi-Fi Amplifier I have always been frustrated with the performance of my laptop Wi-Fi. I tried many solutions to improve the signal from far away routers, but few of these worked. I'll cover a solution that I came up with that finally did yield some results for me. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
All the free stuff you can get on Black Friday (no purchases necessary) I have compiled a list of the completely free things you can pickup on Black Friday (as of the available ads on 11/13). Whether or not you want to get up in the morning and go get a handful of free stuff is your choice, however, if you are going to be out at some of these stores, there is no reason to not get some of these free items. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Scientists Developing Lung Cancer Breath Test A simple breath test could someday help predict who's at highest risk of getting lung cancer. In preliminary research, the breath test was successful in finding cancer "markers," said senior researcher Dr. Simon D. Spivack, a pulmonologist at the Wadsworth Center, the public health laboratory of the New York State Department of Health. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
100 PS3s To Be Resold By ONE GUY One person scooped up 100 PS3s from Japan, hoping to resell them all for a huge profit. Yakuza anyone? From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
New MacBook, MacBook Pros get 802.11n treatment Like the iMac line that received a Core 2 Duo upgrade in September, the new laptops have seen their wireless cards replaced by a new varient that supports the 802.11n Draft 1.0 networking standard, although Mac OS X drivers are not yet available. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Actual Video of a Violent Exploding Laptop Battery The folks at PC Pitstop forced a lithium-ion battery into an unstable state - the same state that usually occurred with the Sony laptop battery explosions - and the explosions happened from there. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Here's why you hate Mondays Todaty was yet another in a series of crappy Mondays at work. I finally decided to search the subject and I found this article: "Scientists have discovered a cure for the dreaded Monday morning blues - stop sleeping in on weekends." I dont know if the cure is worse than the disease! From digg on November 13, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Videos: How to tie 8 types of Tie knots beats the pants of the other video showing how to tie a Tie.Videos show how to tie 8 types of Tie knots. very useful for interviews/weddings.AscotBow TieCross knotFour-in-handHalf-WindsorWindsorPrince AlbertSmall Knotyup, you too can tie your own ascot knot and be like those effeminate men. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Rich Ass Monitor Guide Loaded with multi-monitor set up but lacking of tips to handle them? These guys here have come up with tricks for all of you multi-monitor die hard fans! From digg on November 13, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Playstation 3 Vs XBox 360 DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONSCPUThe Xbox 360 processor was designed to give game developers the power that they actually need, in an easy to use form. The Cell processor has impressive streaming floating-point power that is of limited use for games. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
101 Ways To Save Money From cutting the cost of eating to traveling leaner, you'll be surprised at just how many ways you can start saving ... From digg on November 13, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
The Method to Microsoft's Zune Madness Some say Redmond is crazy to take on Apple's popular iPod—and crazier still to put limits on what Zune can play. Here's how the approach could work. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Chinese Sub Secretly Stalked U.S. Fleet A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Parents warned over Net danger Police have issued a warning to parents to supervise and monitor their children's use of the internet and gadgets like mobile phones. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Live conversation - The knowledge tree The final live conversation for 2006 from the e-journal, The knowledge tree, will be with Sean and Paula Lancaster. The conversation will focus on the main ideas explored in their article for edition 12 of The knowledge tree, 'Technology shaping learner dispositions'. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Senate Committee report on Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 released The report of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 has now been released (14 November 2006). The report is available from from the site. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Nursing offered as HSC subject in 2007 Schools in Sydneys west and south-west will next year offer nursing as a subject for senior students. The hope is that offering nursing as a HSC subject will lead to more students picking nursing as a career choice. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
GameStop not getting enough PS3s to fill preorders Retailer's launch allocations not expected to cover original batch of reservations; employees "asked" to wait until second shipment to buy systems. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Comparison of different Vista versions. Microsoft has put together a more compact feature comparison guide that looks at Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate editions. It doesn’t dive into a deep comparison but it offers a quick overview of the differences. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Time says Wii Sports greatest game ever made "Wii Sports, a collection of cartoonish tennis, baseball, bowling, golf and boxing scenarios, comes with the system. I had presumed that it was merely an elaborate demonstration of the Wii Remote, which responds to natural motions rather than arcane button combinations. I discovered quickly that it might be the greatest videogame ever made." From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
In Java 5, 0 Is Not Always Equal To 0 Much to my surprise yesterday, I discovered that Java 5 believes that 0 != 0 in certain situations. Try the following in Java 5. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
US to honor civil rights hero Martin Luther King with a memorial in DC Today, a half-mile from Lincoln’s iconic statue, celebrities, corporate leaders and ordinary Americans will help turn the first sods for a memorial honouring the civil rights leader slain 38 years ago. It will be the first monument to a black American on the US National Mall. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Just Say No To UMG "If you are a music device owner, it is time to tell UMG to shut up. I am getting sick and tired of these music mafiosos calling legit music buyers, aka the customers criminals." From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Believing You Can Get Smarter Makes You Smarter Thinking about intelligence as changeable and malleable, rather than stable and fixed, results in greater academic achievement, especially for people whose groups bear the burden of negative stereotypes about their intelligence. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Bloomberg: Nintendo to Spend $200 Million on Wii Marketing to Battle Sony Nintendo Co., loser of the last video- game console war, said it will spend more than $200 million to market its new Wii in a bid to wrest sales away from Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.The advertising campaign is the biggest ever for Kyoto-based Nintendo with television ads beginning tomorrow. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Microsoft says Gmail is a Virus It seems that Microsoft has started flagging Gmail as a virus in their virus scanning software Windows Live OneCare. Many people are reporting that every time they open Gmail, a warning is displayed telling the user they are infected with "BAT/BWG.A". From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
We The People to Congress: We're mad as hell & we're not going to take it We The People of the USA are mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore! And you, members of Congress, have been elected to do our bidding. We pay your wages.No longer is your constituency easy to fool. So now would be a good time to look at exactly why you were elected. Remember this. We made you. We can break you. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
How To Crack A Combination Lock A great way to figure out the combination to a lock that you had forgotten what it was. This is intended for information purposes only. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
5 Things You Didn't Know About Prison Break Prison Break's fan base is an obsessive one, but there are things about the show that some of them don't even know. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
A Lazy Man's Guide to Budgeting: 101 Painless Ways to Cut Spending Comprehensive list of tips, including: how to make a budget, cutting down on gadget expenditures, raising deductibles, and getting travel discounts. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Universal Music CEO: iPod owners are thieves "The CEO of Universal Music has called iPod owners thieves. In explaining that Universal required Microsoft to pay it vig on the sale of each Zune, Doug Morris said, "These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it." (via Xeni Jardin at boingboing.net) From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
A new version of Wii coming in 2007? According to a press release from Sonic Solutions, Nintendo has chosen them to bring software-based DVD capabilities in a new version of the Wii. They stated that this edition will be released "in the latter half of 2007." Is Nintendo releasing a new version of Wii? From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Justin Long Still Doing Mac Commercials, Holiday Ads Coming? Contrary to previous reports, Justin Long is still making 'Get a Mac' commercials for Apple. In addition, Long is currently filming some "holiday spots" for Apple. Readers may remember that Apple has previously done holiday-themed ads during their "switch" campaign with Will Ferrell as Santa Claus. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Great Fonts for Web 2.0 Fonts are an essential part of design - but there are thousands of fonts out there, so knowing which ones to use can be quite daunting. Here's a roundup of some fonts that have found popularity recently. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
PS3 Back Compatability: Not Perfect Sony boasted backwards computability for the PlayStation 3, but it's currently not much better than the Xbox 360's functionality. The PS3 is supposed to have all the requirements and hardware built for PS2 game playback, but reports are arriving from some reviewers and players saying "my games don't work." From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Chicago Bears' Hester ties longest play record with 108-yard return Chicago's Devin Hester tied the record, held by another Chicago Bear, by returning a missed field goal 108 yards for a touchdown in the Bears' game against the New York Giants. On Nov. 13, 2005 - almost exactly a year ago - the Bears' Nathan Vasher caught a missed San Francisco and returned it 108-yards for Touchdown, breaking the previous record. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Zune Marketplace's Absurd Pricing Scheme Plenty of people have credit cards and they understand the concept of purchasing items with them. So, how, you ask, could Microsoft screw this up? No, first you might ask, what is there to screw up? I mean, the system already works. All you need your customer to do is show up with a credit card? Right? Wrong! From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
The 10 Worst Bond Girls Here's hoping ''Casino Royale'' doesn't add any new names to this list. Joshua Rich kisses off Holly Goodhead, Mary Goodnight, and 007's other misfiring flames From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Inverse Kinematics Snake Game Version of the classic snake game done with inverse kinematics to get a super smooth reali lfe snake effect. Munch down mice and watch out fro your own tail! From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Space elevators: 'First floor, deadly radiation!' Space elevators are touted as a novel and cheap way to get cargo, and possibly people, into space one day.But humans might not survive thanks to the whopping dose of ionising radiation they would receive travelling through the core of the Van Allen radiation belts around Earth. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
The Earth's Hidden Biospheres Two recent discoveries in astrobiology challenge many of our assumptions about an integrated biological community on Earth. At the microbial level, it seems that there may be previously hidden biospheres that exist on Earth alongside our more familiar neighbors. One such community has been found deeply buried underground ... From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Xbox 360 Too Weak To Handle 720p Games Activision is having trouble getting enough performance for two of their 360 games and have had to resort to down rezzing 30 percent to 1040x624 for Call of Duty 3 and 1040x584 for Tony Hawk's Project 8. So much for 1080p games on 360 promises from Microsoft. Perhaps Microsoft should have learned a thing from Nintendo and the Wii this generation. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Canada Profs Win Right to Smoke Pot The use of medical marijuana has given two Toronto professors the right to something that many students could only dream of -- access to specially ventilated rooms where they can indulge in peace. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Hillarious Super Mario Bros. prank at local stores One really brave kid goes into store after store trying to buy things with Mushroom Kingdom coins and doesn't back down from even the most threatening shop owners. Incredible. I wish there was more of these. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Polyphenol-enriched tea may double cholesterol excretion Drinking a cup of polyphenol-enriched oolong tea with a high fat meal may increase the amount of cholesterol excreted by the body by half, says a small study from Japan and Taiwan. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Want a Thinkpad For Less? Try Lenovo's 3000 Series When IBM sold it's notebook operations to Lenovo there was a lot of concern over what would happen to the Thinkpad. In addition to producing the Thinkpads Lenovo has the 3000 series of notebooks, a lower cost alternative to the IBM legend. This article looks at the 3000 V100 ultra-portable notebook computer, Lenovo's take on the X60. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
As Stallman looks on, Sun frees Java under the GPL It's official: Sun is releasing its implementations of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public License. Richard Stallman, creator of the GPL and founder of the Free Software Foundation, will endorse the move by video at a press conference Monday morning. Java SE, ME, and EE will all be available under GPLv2, the same as Linux. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Danish guy downloading from allofmp3... This is so great! A danish guy downloading music from allofmp3 also likes to download other kind of material...have a closer look at the Firefox download manager around the minute mark From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
CNN Remixes Itself The questions of copyright and "official" versions just keep getting funnier.This time we have CNN attempting (apparently successfully) to force YouTube to take down as copyright violation the original broadcast version of a show. But they have no problems with YouTube copies of an edited version, which they themselves showed.Confused? From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Wii Gameplay Video From Engadget Maybe you've been itching for some video of Wii gameplay? Watch as Veronica and I make total fools of ourselves playing Wii Sports (Bowling, Tennis, Baseball, Boxing, Golf). Also, we've got the first ten or so minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Now You Need a Fingerprint to Hire a Car Hiring a car can now mean leaving a fingerprint. And check-out staff are scanning the customers as well as the shopping. Biometrics are entering every day life. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Poor Pakistanis donate kidneys for money A kidney nets the donor $2,500, sometimes less than half that amount, while recipients — some 2,000 a year — pay $6,000 to $12,000, compared with $70,000 in neighboring China. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Apple may create their own Satellite Radio Service or acquire XM or Sirius Apple could be planning to create their own satellite radio station linked to iTunes and even their iPods instead of using an existing satellite radio service. However, creating such a service and getting the user base could be a difficult task and thus Apple may be more interested in a purchase of an existing satellite radiio company (XMR, Sirius) From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
50 Helpful Blogging Resources A list of 50 blogging resources with descriptions. Some of the resources include blogging platforms, how to design your blog, free themes, fighting comment spam, increasing your blog traffic, and creating content. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Movie's scariest characters...are really not that mean. Hilarious commercial for DirecTV shows the tender side of Jason, Freddy, Darth Vader, and Hannibal Lecter From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
I am the 447,241,380 richest person in the world! This website ranks your income against the world population. I make less than $30k per year but am still in the top 7.45% of the world's income bracket. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
On the eve of next-gen console mania, old and jaggy PS2 rules the roost! One next-gen console has been shipping for a year, and two more are on the way. The current console ruler doesn't look ready to retire, though. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
BCS Week 5: Ohio State/Michigan seperated by .003, USC a distant 3rd Ohio State is still #1 with .9765 BCS average, but Michigan closed the gap quite a bit as they come in with a .9735 average. The reason is that while Ohio State and Michigan are #1 and 2 respectively in the human polls, Michigan and RUTGERS are now #1 and 2 in the computer poll average. USC is now #3 overall again, while Rugers is #6. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Give the Gift of Pre-Installed Linux This Year With Christmas around the corner, you'll be glad to know that you can check out over 100 vendors around the globe who offer desktop and notebook computers with GNU/Linux pre-installed. Put another way, LXer's Pre-Installed Linux Vendor database is now available! All vendors in the list offer reasonably-priced desktops and/or notebooks. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Who Else Cries on Cue So Well? They broke ground on the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in D.C. today. About time! And didn't you just love that picture of Jesse Jackson crying into his hands with his fingers splayed so the cameraman could get a shot of his "anguish"? Who was it who said "Where there's a camera, there's a Jesse Jackson"? Maybe it was me. Does anyone buy his "sincerity" anymore??? From Undesignated Blog on November 13, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Universal Music CEO: iPod owners are thieves "The CEO of Universal Music has called iPod owners thieves. In explaining that Universal required Microsoft to pay it vig on the sale of each Zune, Doug Morris said, "These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it." (via boingboing) From digg on November 13, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Fox to Sell low-cost DVDs in China to Combat Piracy The strategy of beating pirates at their own game in China is beginning to catch on among movie studios who are offering extremely "affordable" DVDs to the public, legally. What good can this do for the studios, though? From digg on November 13, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Comparison: Ridge Racer 7 on PS3 vs. XBox 360 nice comparison with screenshots From digg on November 13, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Samba Team Asks Novell to Reconsider The Samba Team disapproves strongly of the actions taken by Novell on November 2nd in their dealings with Microsoft, and have posted their thoughts on the matter. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Study finds 13% of teens with bad acne have attemtped suicide. The study found students may have suicidal thoughts without anxiety or depressive symptoms. The relationship between acne, depression and suicide had not been fully investigated but it may be that the skin problem was not to blame for the emotional issues, the team said. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
8 Ways to Shoot Video Like a Pro Nothing brings out the camcorders like the holidays, which is why this is the perfect time to admit an ugly truth: You suck at making home movies. As with photography, good videography requires a bit of know-how. Luckily, I know how, so here's my list of ways you can improve your home movies. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Ubuntu Tricks : How to Mount Your Windows Partitons make it read,writable This is very simple tutorial how to mount your NTFS and FAT partitions in ubuntu and make these Partitons as read and writable From digg on November 13, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
ICT apprenticeship pilot program An Information and Communications Technology (ICT) apprenticeship program for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been launched to address the skills shortage issue in the region. The program will provide opportunities for apprentices in up to 16 Australian Government agencies in the ACT. The Canberra Institute of Technology in conjunction with the Institute of TAFE and the Health Industry Group Training Company (HIGTC) will provide the accredited training and support. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
ASLA XX Biennial Conference 2007: Hearts on fire The Australian School Library Association's biennial National conference theme is Hearts on Fire: Sharing the Passion - Learning, Literature and Literacies. ASLA XX is a national forum for teacher librarians, information specialists, library media specialists, school library staff, school administrators, classroom teachers, school library consultants and school library academics. This is an opportunity to share knowledge, explore professional practice and engage in productive dialogue. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Police dress up as Batman and Robin to catch drugs suspect Two policemen dressed as Batman and Robin captured a suspected drugs offender - in a bizarre sting operation. The Dynamic Duo - Sgt Tony Smith and PC Mike Holman - pulled on the superhero outfits in a bid to unsettle the suspected baddies. They pretended to be drunks looking for a fancy dress party and knocked on the door of the suspect's home. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Can Bush Sr. and His Team Save Son’s Presidency? - While George H.W. Bush denies helping orchestrate the replacement of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld with Robert M. Gates -- an adviser from his own administration, a Bush friend tells Newsweek, "his fingerprints are all over this." From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Baghdad's morgues working overtime BAGHDAD, Iraq - Baghdad's morgues are full. With no space to store bodies, some victims of the sectarian slaughter are not being kept for relatives to claim, but photographed, numbered and quickly interred in government cemeteries. Men fearful of an anonymous burial are tattooing their thighs with names and phone numbers. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn List of Specifications Here are all the features, fixes and extras set for inclusion in April 07's Ubuntu release, codenamed Feisty Fawn. You can discuss and contribute to any ideas, as well as adding your own. Not only is this a great way to get to know what to expect in April, it can also help you contribute and shape the OS to be perfect for everyone. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
The 25 Best College Programs for Nerds College doesn't have to suck: Game Design. 'Ethical Hacking'. Open Source Development. Cryptogoraphy. Aeronautics. Robot Design. Haptics. This list of 25 courses and programs offered at colleges around the world are geek educational heaven. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Hilarious Google Mistakes A funny video of Google tricks a guy is showing in a video. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Battlestar Galactica Gag Reel The gag reel for BSG, more parts in the side bar. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
How I created my own .mac replacement A complete do-it-yourself guide to setting up your own .mac replacements like a WebDav server etc. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Convert Direct X to Open GL ... Open Source! ... An open source application designed to help programmers convert graphics code optimized for Windows’ DirectX 9 to OpenGL. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Nintendo's Wii Is A Revolution In 2005, when Nintendo unveiled its next-generation gaming console, the company revealed that the project's internal code name was "Revolution." Now that it's set to hit U.S stores on Nov. 19, the box will sell, oddly, as the Wii--pronounced "we." But Revolution remains a better fit. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Nintendo Says Blu-Ray is Unfair to Gamers Pierre-Paul Trépanier, Marketing Director Nintendo Canada: "I think forcing a decision on consumers would certainly not be part of Nintendo's strategy, because we want to get more people into gaming and we want to make it affordable. Forcing people to adopt a technology and a model that's proprietary and still not established is unfair to gamers." From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Sun open sources Java SE, ME, and Glassfish under GPLv2 Sun has open sourced Java SE, Java ME, and Glassfish under the GNU General Public License version two (GPLv2), with Sun today releasing an early build of the Java SE 7 HotSpot JVM, the javac compiler, and JavaHelp. The fully buildable Java SE 7 JDK classlibraries will be available in Q1 2007. Plans for Java's governance model are still TBD. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Boondocks Sunday Strip- Video Game Violence vs Real Violence Riley and Huey have a chat about people who decide to attack video game publishers instead of gun manufacturers. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
"Mother of the Year" Argues with Dad, Throws Toddler into Busy Street Police allege the suspect was involved in a verbal altercation with the young boy's father and that then the child allegedly became part of his mother's rage. She picked her child up and threw him out onto a busy road. The boy's mother is now facing one count of domestic violence. She was released from jail on a $5,000 bond. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Build a Skype Server for Your Home Phone System Build this Skype server to provide 24/7 phone service through regular phone handsets in your home—and save a bundle of money in the process! From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Install Your iPod in Your Car, Permanently Upgrade your car’s console to house the iPod and integrate the iPod with your car’s audio and electrical systems. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Maddox is tired of Sony's bullsh**t "Sony is like that psycho-ex who you had a few good times with, but was too clingy and the sex got boring. Now it's over and Sony is still stewing about it by leaving you voice mail asking for another chance and promising it 'can change.'" From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Australian air guitar T-shirt actually rocks Australian scientists have invented a T-shirt that allows air guitarists to play actual music as they strum the air.The T-shirt, created by scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), is called a "wearable instrument shirt". From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Man Arrested For Death Threats To Jon Stewart, Nancy Pelosi, Olbermann A man was arrested and accused of mailing threatening letters laced with white powder to Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, David Letterman, Jon Stewart and others. FBI agents took Chad Conrad Castagana, 39, into custody Saturday on charges of conveying false information and sending threats via the U.S. mail, the bureau said in a statement. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Is a burrito a sandwich? Judge says no The Panera Bread Co. bakery-and-cafe chain says yes. But a judge said no, ruling against Panera in its bid to prevent a Mexican restaurant from moving into the same shopping mall. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
MTV Launches New HORRIBLE Flash Design This is terrible. MTV is living in the '90s. When will people stop making all-Flash websites? From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
iPod shuffle 2G and Radio Remote side-by-side There is a striking similarity between the iPod Radio Remote and the new 2nd gen iPod shuffle. Have a look. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
GameStop and EB Games Slammed by BusinessWeek for 'Predatory Packaging' Are expensive bundles of next-gen consoles, games and assorted add-ons just one big con? Rather than offering a standalone console for purchase online, it would seem that GameStop/EB are "forcing" consumers to commit to expensive packages. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
The Story of 1 - BBC documentary on the history of numbers After 40 years spent making a career from the completely different, Monty Python star Terry Jones has gone back to basics.The writer and historian, best known for his work with the surreal comedy troupe, presents The Story of 1, a one-off BBC One documentary on the history of numbers in which he merges slapstick, quirky humour and learning. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Hugh Laurie saves Borat from being beaten up! After the recording of Saturday Night Live, Borat attempts to play a joke, gets punched, Hugh Laurie comes to the rescue From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Men Who Argued For 6 Years Over CB Radio Finally Attack Each Other This is a pretty incredible story - maybe incredibly stupid story. From Apopka, Florida comes word that two men who argued with each other over CB radios for 6 years, finally met in person and went at each other. Sun-sentinel.com reports: "One was grazed with a bullet. One was sprayed with Mace. Both ended up in the Orange County Jail, police said. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
History of the Ohio State - Michigan Rivalry Here is a fairly concise history of the Ohio State - Michigan rivalry from Wikipedia, with additional trivia. This year the 'greatest rivalry in sports' will see Ohio State as the #1 team and Michigan as the #2 - the winner of which will go on to the National Championship. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
VPN Access For Roadwarriors with Racoon Racoon Roadwarrior is a client that uses unknown, dynamically assigned IP addresses to connect to a VPN gateway (in this case also firewall). This is one of the most interesting and today most needed scenarios in business environment. This tutorial shows how to configure Racoon Roadwarrior. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Mugshots - the most candid photos of celebrities that you’ll ever see Without the aid of fancy lighting, makeup, and wardrobe, these little works of mug shot art--taken with Instamatic, Polaroid, and digital cameras at law enforcement agencies nationwide and there are some really good ones. Like Larry King? from CNN, who woulda thought it. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Your computer may be outdated, but the parts have value Most people probably don't know that every single computer component - from the plastic housing to the glass monitors, wiring and circuitry boards - can be recycled. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
How to: Create an Optical Illusion with any Picture If you're a fan of optical illusions, you'll love this simple how-to tutorial from the maker of the infamous Spanish castle illusion, John Sadowski. It's amazing that it's so simple to make a really good illusion; all you need is a good photo editor and an interesting picture From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Paper Battery Developed and Unveiled by Rocket of Korea Rocket has come along and developed a paper battery that "does not include toxic chemicals nor cause explosion or fire." Taking a little direct poke at Sony, are we? From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Non-gamers go NUTS over the Wii "I left the party with 4 checks….4 checks for me to pick up 4 Wii units at the Toys ‘R’ Us launch party this Saturday night. It was a HUGE hit…and everyone figured out how to play within minutes. . . Out of the 4 familes that gave me a check, 3 of them weren’t gamers beforehand." From digg on November 13, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
7 Pains You Should Never Ignore Most of the time, it's good that the little Vince Lombardi sitting on our shoulder tells us to shut up and play through the pain, otherwise we'd never get anything done. On the other hand, there are a few instances in which we can actually talk ourselves out of existence. These common aches could very well be nothing. Or something far, far worse. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Demonstration of an exploding Notebook PC We intentionally created conditions in which the Li-ON battery pack would explode inside a generic portable. The results are dramatic. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:10 a.m..
How to raise $10,000 grassroots style Ask and you shall receive. These students are pleading with the internet to get themselves to a Linux conference and it's working! Who knew all you had to do was ask? From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:10 a.m..
0^0 = 1 says google!!! Now that result can be debated but strictly speaking you can't give an answer to a question in the indeterminate form. Google are not the only offenders the calculator application on windows and mac os x both seems dish out the incorrect answer, feel free to name any other offenders. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:10 a.m..
PS3 offers High Def Downloads in 720p and 1080p able to acquire digital media over their P-TV service, with video in 720p or even 1080p...we're waiting for our Tokyo branch to fill us in, but the 8Mbps H.264 downloads appear restriction free...it could be a little while before digital movie downloads make it to US customers. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 8:10 a.m..
Sun open source the technology formerly known as Java There's been huge coverage of the fact that Sun Microsystems has announced that it will release the core products which it has been marketing as Java as open source. What much of the coverage doesn't mention is that what they're open sourcing is not "Java," since they're not relinquishing that trademark, but merely something technically indistinguishable from it. Sun is likely to provide a comprehensive test suite and allow those that pass with flying colours to use certain trademarks in restricted ways, much as they did From StuartYeates's blog on November 13, 2006 at 8:10 a.m..
Bestbuys new scheme to ripoff Mac users In a Bestbuy advertisement, they offer to install Windows XP and parallels for your mac, for a whopping $350!... From digg on November 13, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Scientists use artificial chromosomes to correct genetic defects For years, molecular biologists and geneticists have trod gingerly around the most explosive topic of the new reproductive biology: purposely making genetic changes in people that would persist for generation after generation. Indeed, there were so many technological roadblocks to the process, called "germ line" genetic engineering ... From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Eight ways college football differs from the NFL NFL, college football have fundamental differences. Here's a list of eight differences. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Event Photos Most of us have been to events where participants take photos, but what happens to them at the end of the event? Recently while taking photos at an event I was good-naturedly hassled about pictures I'd taken at a previous event with the same attendees. I'd put the photos, taken in a semi-private space, up on flickr. I love taking pictures at events, because it means I have a permanent visual record of the people and the places. It means that in 12 months when a participant emails me I can reacquaint myself with the face that matches the name and email add From StuartYeates's blog on November 13, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Composite Cables - The Wii Killer Friday, IGN's San Francisco office was abuzz with the arrival of the Wii. Thousands of IGN employees gathered around Craig Harris' desk for a glimpse of Nintendo's new console. When Craig finally got around to actually putting in a disc, the collected masses collectively vomited. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Spiderman 3 trailer that SHOWS VENOM Click while you still can... From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) Release Dates and Mark shuttleworth about feisty Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) release dates and Mark shuttleworth about Feisty Fawn From digg on November 13, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Microcenter: Xbox 360 Premium Bundle - $299, Core System - $199 Microcenter stores (B&M) are offering $100 rebates on Microsoft Xbox 360 Consoles from now until 12/3/06. That means you can get the Premium Bundle (wireless controller, 20GB hard drive, etc) for just $299 after rebate and the Core System for just $199. In-store only.* $100 Premium System Rebate* $100 Core System Rebate From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Richard Dawkins Explains Quantum Theory to a Christian Another question and another answer in Richard's Dawkins appearance this time on Quantum Theory. Richard highlights the difference between the efficacy of science and that of religion. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Near-Death Experiences As Children Change Lives "I was underwater and I started breathing underwater because at four and a half years old, you didn't know you can't breathe underwater," she says.What happened next isn't completely clear. But Linda says she began to leave her body -- floating away.... From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Coolest Gadgets on the Web! LabPixies creates quality gadgets - interactive components for the personalized environment. We ensure the highest quality standards and work constantly to improve our gadgets selection and support. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Nintendo's new Zelda most certainly doesn't fall flat - Joystiq In short: sure, Twilight Princess is a Gamecube game that's had Wii controls bolted on it. But, like every Zelda game to date, Twilight Princess offers the same brilliant core gameplay mechanics that have driven the series for the last twenty years. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Top 5 web development tools for OS X Detailed overview of the 5 best development tools for OS X web developers. From development environments to color selection, text editor, and everyones favorite - Internet Explorer bug hunting. Five ways to save time developing on OS X. Open source alternatives included as well. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
How to write a masterpiece of a resume Award-winning guide to resume writing. Offers examples, format choices, help writing the objective, the summary and other sections, as well as samples of excellent resume writing. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Gnome Dock With Physics Engine (Linux screencast) Akamaru is a simple, but fun, physics engine prototype. It is amazing to use, and easy to install. One more reason to forget Windows Vista, embrace Open Source, and use Ubuntu or Fedora (among other non-Micro$u$e distros). From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Big Brother, Big Business Does the Privacy Act of 1974 (which places a few restrictions on how the federal gov't can compile dossiers on Americans) go far enough? When the government can’t get the information on you that it wants because of the Privacy Act, it can always turn to a commercial data broker. And they know more about virtually everyone than anyone else, From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
NEW startup sound of Vista... Listen here!!!!! Microsoft seriously debated several other sounds before settling on the final startup sound about three weeks ago. The rejects included a longer, lusher clip and a quick, techno-sounding piece. While many people liked an upbeat ditty with a clapping rhythm, it was eventually nixed for sounding too much like a commercial. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Sydney joins international alliance The University of Sydney has become the first Australian university to join the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), an international alliance of 16 leading research universities. WUN was set up six years ago to generate advances in research, graduate training, education and knowledge transfer. Its members are drawn from Europe, North America and China. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gavin Brown, said Sydney was honoured to be invited to become a member. 'We are keen to work with the Network to develop and support sustainable global collaborative research and education partnerships throu From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
New Literacies in Theory and Practice: what are the implications for language in education? The inaugural Professorial Lecture by Brian Street, King's College, London (19 Oct 1998). This online paper explores what is happening in everyday uses and meanings of literacy. It questions the widely-held belief that there are falling standards in schools, resulting in illiteracy in society at large. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Archive of the now The Archive of the Now is an online and print collection of recordings, printed texts and manuscripts. The site's focus on innovative contemporary poetry being written or performed in Britain. The Archive is part of the Brunel Centre for Contemporary Writing, at Brunel University in west London, UK. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
A way with words: Intensive teacher training helps ensure staff and community buy-in to a new method of writing assessment A way with words, an article written in 1996 by Melissa Steineger for an American site, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL), examines and discusses a six step method of assessing writing in the classroom. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Water law, regulation and policy for irrigation system harmonisation The PhD project is part of the CRC Irrigation Futures System Harmonisation Program which aims to develop strategies to improve cross-organisational communication and system-wide management while improving production and environmental outcomes. The PhD is aimed at: Analysis of legal coherence and consistency as one aspect of the integrated approach to system harmonisation in the Coleambally and the Limestone irrigation systems; Assessment of key stakeholder institutional research needs and barriers to implementation of the new regulatory requirements in NSW and SA to devise and field test a Str From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
PHISA - Parents of Hearing Impaired South Australia Parents of Hearing Impaired South Australia (PHISA) was formed in Adelaide, South Australia, by a group of concerned parents of hearing impaired children in 1977, who met to tackle a series of problems that were affecting their children. Since that time the organisation has grown from a handful of parents to a network that stretches all over the state of South Australia, to other states of Australia and even overseas. PHISA is an entirely voluntary organisation and does not receive any funding other than membership fees and donations. From EdNA Online on November 13, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
40 Things That Only Happen in Movies My favourite one: Anyone can land a 747 as long as there is someone in the control tower to talk you down. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Democrats not planning on increasing mileage standards. Already were are seeing signs that Congress will continue with business as usual. Congressman John Dingell, who is set to become chairman of the House Energy Committee does not see the need to increase fuel-efficiency standards for U.S. automobiles. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
UndoTV is here! "Join the PikSpot Team, Leo Laporte, Don Tapscott (via conference), and Chris Pirillo (via conference) for the UndoTV & PikSpot Preview Party." From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
The world's most dangerous road It seems perverse that one of the main roads out of one of the highest cities on Earth should actually climb as it leaves town. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Google Earth in 4D | Googling Google | ZDNet.com Google skipped right past the third dimension and landed directly into the fourth (time) by offering historical maps on Google Earth. Now you can travel back in time. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
WordPress Plugin: Digg Dugg "This plugin syndicates all kinds of stories from digg.com and lists them in your blog. Various options allow you to fetch stories from specific users, friends, topics, the digg search, and the Popular/Upcoming sections of digg." From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
1UP Gets Punk'd With Fake Wii While some caught on quickly, others were quite a bit more gullible, as they tried to control recorded gameplay footage with a Wiimote. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
5 year-old reviews Wii A staff at Kotaku gave his 5 year-old son Wii to try out. Nice. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
CSS-Based Forms, Modern Solutions Good examples of beautiful functional Web 2.0 forms. I know I'll be including some variation of these in my next website. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Nintendo to Spend $200 Million on Wii Marketing, Commercials Start Tomorrow Nintendo Co., loser of the last video- game console war, said it will spend more than $200 million to market its new Wii in a bid to wrest sales away from Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
The Top 10 Fitness Lies Biting my tongue has become second nature to me. Why? Because I hear endless questions like this: “If I purchase one of those ab machines I see on late night infomercials, will that make my stomach flatter?” Or, "if I lift light weights and perform a lot of repetitions per set, will that get me a defined body like Madonna?" From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Gears of War Emergence Day Rankings Riddled with Cheaters and Exploits Rigged matches, Point Farmers and cheaters in general find a safe haven in Microsoft's flagship Xbox 360 title, Gears of War. This article details how easily the unscrupulous are breaking Microsoft's TrueSkill Ranking system in a bid to get their hands on tonights prizes... Where did Epic go wrong? From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
BreakTheVault.com - Win £100 if you can crack the password! A new FREE online game and addictive as hell! All you have to do is use the clues provided to try and guess the password, if you guess correctly you win £100 cash! There are new clues posted everyday, so I advise making a note of previous clues to help you. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Video: How to Tie a Tie If you've never been initiated into the secret society of tie-wearing, rejoice! For your ship has just come in, via this instructional tie-tying video. (via Lifehacker) From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
The Offical Simpsons Movie Trailer The Official Simpsons Movie Trailer, that just aired on tonight's episode of The Simpsons. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
First in game footage of Huxley! WebZen's new MMoFPS Huxley, running on the Unreal three engine.Looks pretty amazing. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
A dead man has been blamed for hundreds of speeding offences in Australia Police in Sydney said 240 people were under investigation over the speeding scam, where hundreds of motorists blamed either the same dead man, or a person living in another state, for driving their cars at the time of the speeding offences. From digg on November 12, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Wave Simulator This site has a java applet that allows you to simulate waves in an environment. This is very entertaining and could be a great educational tool as well. It also has the .zip applet download link. From digg on November 12, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
CheapyD Gets His PS3 From Amazon Japan: Unboxing Video Waiting on line is for suckers! Amazon Japan delivered my 60GB PS3 with Resistance and Genji today. Total damage was ￥73,146 (or $614.52 US). Click the link for the unboxing video. From digg on November 12, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
"Games 4 Girls" What an INSULT to Female Gamers! EBgames/Gamestop put all the games they think girls could possibly be interested in onto one display right next to the door. Games like "Bratz" and "Barbie's Pony Riders" From digg on November 12, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Wine 0.9.25 released It contains the usual bugfixes and a number of improvements. For players of WoW the most noticeable one is that they won't need special OpenGL patches anymore for running it correctly in OpenGL mode. The game should work correctly out of the box. From digg on November 12, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
NEW "off" color comedic MAC spot... thoughts on this. I just saw this on youtube.com and thought it was pretty dern funny... especially the look on PC's face. Anyone seen this before? From digg on November 12, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
PS3 reselling for HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars in Japan The PS3 is up on Yahoo! Japan Auctions, and reselling for millions of yen, equivalent to hundreds of thousands, and even millions of US dollars. One PS3 (with over 20 bids) is selling for the equivalent of nearly $2 million USD. Damn, why didn't I pre-order a PS3?! From digg on November 12, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
EXCLUSIVE: Confirmed Best Buy Wii and PS3 Launch Numbers From the blog: "...I gathered some absolutely 100% official launch numbers for both for all the Best Buy stores in my region. I'll be hosting these here, and I'll be taking requests on areas to get numbers on..." From digg on November 12, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
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