WildCharge Makes Tesla Proud If you've ever begrudged carrying several device chargers, then this new option could be for you. Using a thin plate, devices simply rest on top of the charger and charge through osmosis. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Firefly to live on... Virtually! Like Capt. Mal Reynolds stumbling in after a bar fight, the short-lived but much beloved sci-fi series Firefly will soon make an unexpected return, not as a TV show, but as a massively multiplayer online game. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Brand new 300 trailer! OMFG! Click and watch! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
How To Kill Someone (Sam Fischer Style) A North Korean militant spec-ops training video. This can be dangerous in the wrong hands, so Im not responsible for anything you do w/ this video, but used properly, it can save your life. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Australia Lifts Cloning Ban Lawmakers rejected the moral views of their political leaders Wednesday and lifted a four-year ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research — legislation that could put Australia at the forefront of research into diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
PuzzleLand Another seemingly impossible addictive adventure !! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
James Kim died of hypothermia, autopsy reveals - CNET News.com CNET senior editor had hiked more than 10 miles in a desperate search to help his family; other details of ordeal are made public. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
New Jersey asks Taco Bells to throw out their food "New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling." No quiero Taco Bell. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
James Kim's Final Hours He crawled, climbed through 5-mile canyon seeking help for family From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
TurboGrafx the most downloaded Virtual Console games According to participating members of the NeoGAF Virtual Console sales thread, Bonk's Adventure tops the list of the most purchased games on Wii's download service thus far. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
New York's Trans Fat Ban Is a 'Nanny State' Intrusion Many Politicians Would Rather Restrict Our Freedoms Than Improve Our Livesby John StosselThis week, New York became the first big city to ban trans fats. Gee, I'm all for good health, but shouldn't it be a matter of individual choice? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
McDonald's forced to shut from lack of patronage in healthy town McDonald's is closing its outlet in a town known for quality food and healthy, local produce. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Build your own search robot that feeds on Digg and Del.icio.us Awesome new experimental search engine where you can build a Searchbot that continuously scours websites like Digg, Del.icio.us, Google, Yahoo and other Web 2.0 sites for you. Your Searchbot can also search the web by colour and mood! Check out the Tour there some cool history and research behind this project. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
A Hummer with a Fireplace: Think It's Too Much? Because Hummers aren't offensively over-the-top as-is, Germany's GeigerCars decided to trick one out in the spirit of the holiday season. We're not talking just rims and a big subwoofer, either: they put in a goddamned fireplace. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Christian Scientists Gets PWND (Video) American style Christian evangelicals are spreading in the UK, and real scientists aren't taking it lying down. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
1993 - Vision of the Future AT&T had a pretty good idea of what was coming, but they didn't suspect that other companies would be bringing it to us. Then again, they also thought phone booths were here to stay. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Technology Kills the Renaissance Man He never learned how to use a computer. What's more, he never had any interest in learning. For John, life existed "out there," not on a screen. He never owned a cell phone, or any phone, for that matter. Didn't have a TV. Probably never heard of an iPod. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Clooney Wants to Act in Bollywood Movie Hollywood star George Clooney says he would love to act in one of India's spectacular song and dance movies produced by Bollywood, India's prolific Hindi film industry, a television channel reported Thursday. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Panasonic Develops “World’s Thinnest Speaker” At just 1.5mm-thick, Panasonic claims that it has developed the “world’s thinnest speaker”. Full production is expected to begin next year. Commercial pricing has not yet been set. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Confucius Institute at the University of Western Australia The Confucius Institute (CI) at The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Chinese language, culture, studies and business. Our mission is to facilitate engagement with China in ways that strengthen the understanding, opportunities and bonds between individuals, enterprises, communities and institutions in Western Australia with the People's Republic of China and the global Chinese diaspora. The Institute is a joint venture between the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL) (Ministry of E From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Ocean Planet: Ocean Colour Web Links to various interactive and educational project sites supported by NASA including OceanColor Web, SeaWiFS, JASON, How Deep Can they Go?, Ocean Planet and In Search of Giant Squid. Users will find a broad range of teaching and learning resources for school aged students. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
International journal on e-learning Vol. 6, No. 1 (January 2007) IJEL serves as a forum to facilitate the international exchange of information on the current research, development, and practice of e-learning in these sectors. In this issue: Using Edutainment Software to Enhance Online Learning. Mary Green, Mary Nell McNeese; Toward a Quality Assurance Approach to E-Learning Courses. Gary Kidney, Leslie Cummings, Azalea Boehm; Get Your Degree from an Educational ATM: An Empirical Study in Online Education. Yu-Feng Lee, Hien Nguyen; A Network-Based Electrical Engineering Laboratory. Nikolaos Asimopoulos, Kyriakos Nathanail, Vlasios Mpatzakis; The Impact of A From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Nullity - the Nonsense Number A guy has "invented" a new number, which he calls "nullity". This number is not on the number line, can't be compared to other numbers by less than or greater than, etc. In other words, he's given a name to the basic mathematical concept of "undefined", and proclaimed that this is somehow a solution to a deep and important problem. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Creepy Russian kids' playgrounds A photo gallery of decrepit playground equipment in bitterly cold Russian playgrounds. Even though this one-off stuff is nightmarishly creepy I prefer it to the bland factory-produced equipment found in US playgrounds. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Turns Out The Violence in Iraq is Tenfold What We Were Told U.S. military and intelligence officials have systematically underreported the violence in Iraq in order to suit the Bush administration's policy goals, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group said. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Set Up Ubuntu-Server 6.06 LTS As A Firewall/Gateway This tutorial shows how to set up a Ubuntu 6.06 LTS server as a firewall and gateway for small/medium networks. The article covers the installation/configuration of services such as Shorewall, NAT, caching nameserver, DHCP server, VPN server, Webmin, Munin, Apache, Squirrelmail, Postfix, Courier IMAP and POP3, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Best Fisherman On the Planet Very funny, nothing goes right for this guy. lol. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Tom Brady Sues Yahoo! Along with a sweeping management reorganization and shrinking stock price, Yahoo! also has to contend with a lawsuit filed against it by the gridiron's golden boy, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who claims that the online giant improperly used his image to promote its fantasy football game. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Amazing Video of 1,200 people playing Capture the Flag in Downtown Toronto 1,200 people come together to play a massive urban game, using public transit to navigate the giant map and WiFi and SMS to communicate with teammates. Wild! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Crysis Delayed Again With Letter From CEO Originally slated for the end of 2006, the game has already seen two delays for Vista and then again for March 2007. This time around Crytek isn't commenting on a date, but CEO Cevat Yerli did write a letter to the fans. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Fox Forcing Site to Sell or Shut Down for Linking to TV Shows! QuickSilverScreen is a US based website that is being forced to shut down or be given away for free after Fox claimed that LINKING to TV Shows on video sharing sites like YouTube and DailyMotion is illegal. Fox alledgedly claims the site cannot be sold by the owner so therefore it must be given away for free. Is Fox Threatening Freedom of Speech From digg on December 7, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
New technique could double U.S. oil reserves A 3 year old pilot program has produced 6,000 barrels so far using a new technique of water injections to repressurize a used well and push out remaining oil. If the new technology is brought to market, it could reinvigorate thousands of old oil fields while it could double the 218 billion barrels the U.S. currently holds in crude reserves. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Is cursive handwriting dead? "I forgot how to handwrite," says 18-year-old Kris Tofer Baker, as he mulls over the execution of a "w." Don't misunderstand. Baker is an intelligent young man. He just hasn't needed to use cursive script since Grade 4. "I print out or type the majority of my school work." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Wireless 360 Headset Defect Video Here is a video showing the Xbox 360 Wireless headset Defect. PLEASE help spread the word. Original console owners should not have to pay the cost for repair! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Your Brain Can Send Information Back in Time You read it right, information can travel beyond the speed of light. View on. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Get out of here, six gigabits per second WIFI? CSIRO researchers will tomorrow demonstrate the fastest and most efficient wireless link ever achieved. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Tornado damages cars and houses A tornado has swept through an area of north-west London leaving a trail of destruction behind. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
VIDEO: New Guinea's bizarre Birds of Paradise The strangest, most colorfully eccentric, strangely behaving bird I have ever seen footage of. From David Attenborough's "Planet Earth" From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Top 10 Gifts for People you Hate It's the thought that counts. . . especially when the thought is dark and angry. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Firefox Creater Blake Ross - "How I Knew James Kim..." Some have speculated that James Kim’s tech celebrity drew disproportionate attention to his story relative to the thousands of other people who go missing each day. But I had never heard of James, watched his videos or read his articles. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
O'Reilly: "Do I care if the Sunnis and Shiites kill each other?" Bill O'Reilly claimed that the redeployment of U.S. troops is "necessary," adding, "I don't care" if "the Sunnis and Shiites kill each other in Iraq." O'Reilly then stated: "Let's get our people out of there. Let them kill each other. Maybe they'll all kill each other, and then we can have a decent country in Iraq." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Guide to Installing Linux on Your PS3! This guide shows you step by step how to run linux on your ps3. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
National Flag 'Re-branding' for Political Correctness or Marketability Frederik Samuel created this Flash video of how flags of various countries would have been designed in order to achieve political correctness (like erasing the star of David in the Israel flag as not to offend other religions) whereas others are “rebranded” (like the Canadian flag ) to achieve that on-the-edge pop look From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
The macabre debate on preserving the Auschwitz death camp It is a macabre dilemma. Should one give new life to a Nazi camp that has become synonymous with evil? Or should one let the camp crumble gently? Should Auschwitz become an overgrown site for mourners or a tourist destination? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Visual comparison between Xvid, DVD, HD 720p and HD 1080p Have you ever wondered what are the visual differences between common video formats? Here we will demonstrate it with I, Robot. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Solar cell breakthrough claimed A breakthrough in solar cell technology promises to make solar power a cost-competitive energy option and to reduce U.S. dependence on oil. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Bob Ross Painting for Wii NOT DEAD "By hook or by crook there will be a game. There's no way we couldn't do a game because everybody wants one badly. ... We are currently working on digging up the development team that has the swift enthusiasm to carry through." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Keep Your Processes Running Despite A Dropped Connection I guess you all know this: you are connected to your server with SSH and in the middle of compiling some software (e.g. a new kernel) or doing some other task which takes lots of time, and suddenly your connection drops for some reason, and you lose your labour. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
openSUSE Linux 10.2 officially released The wait is over. The final version 10.2 of the popular openSUSE Linux distribution is officially here and available for download. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Identity-theft insurance isn't even worth its small price. As the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has noted, identity-theft insurance won't protect you from becoming a victim any more than fire insurance would stop your house from burning down and "does not cover direct monetary losses incurred as a result of identity theft." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
The best beer ad I've ever seen For those that have never seen it, it's one of the best TV ads made. And it's a beer ad, what could be better? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Playing the Wii on the set of 24 (in CTU) A video of a couple of guys playing the Nintendo Wii on the CTU set from '24'. Is that Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
ANZIIL Symposium: How e-learning impacts on information literacy practice The Australian and New Zealand Institute for Information Literacy presents a regional symposium on e-learning. Case studies will be presented alongside the opportunity for participants to engage in this professional development day and share successes from their own institutions. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Education, Training and Employment Australia This Registered Training Organisation offers training for the health and community services industry. Training courses on offer include Certificates I to IV in English as a Second Language. Courses take place in various locations, with offices based in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Broadband blueprint The Broadband blueprint provides a national framework for the future of broadband in Australia. The Blueprint articulates the essential elements of the broadband market and a forward strategy to encourage their development. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Collaborating across the sectors: This report examines how and when people in the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) collaborate with colleagues in science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM), and details the benefits to Australia of encouraging big collaborative research projects, to provide solutions to the big problems the country faces. These issues include caring for an aging population, maintaining water supply, cyber crime, and aboriginal health and welfare. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Miyamoto Tells Wii Gamers to 'Calm Down' "We are encouraging people to understand that you really don't have to be so excited, but rather you need to understand the control and then you're going to be the best player. We are looking into the situation to see if there are additional methods to encourage people to kind of calm down so they would never throw away the controller itself." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Poll: How long will it take Gamespot reviewers to figure out the Wiimote? "I laughed along with the Gamespot reviewers when they tried to bowl sitting down and I chuckled as they went on to criticize Wii games for having "tacked-on controls" (seemingly the new phrase of the month at Gamespot HQ). Everything new takes a period of adjustment. Fair enough. They'll get there eventually, I thought." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Digital Trends: Optical HD Battle Is Over, HD-DVD Wins Right now it appears impossible for Blu-Ray to gain a substantial lead on HD-DVD, even after massive investment, they likely could only close the gap. The killing blow may have been done by Microsoft who decided to bring to market a $200 HD-DVD option for their Xbox 360. With a 6x advantage by year end, you’d have to conclude that HD-DVD has won. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Elementary School Shot At By F-16 Aircraft on Training Mission "LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. - The Air Force will pay more than $500,000 to an Ocean County elementary school that was mistakenly shot by an F-16 on a training maneuver two years ago." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
James Kim Saga Tracked by Millions; MSNBC sets Record: 1 Million Page Views "It was a very moving, and very noble story," said Mitch Gelman, senior vice president and executive producer of CNN.com. "And ultimately, very sad." Making the story more dramatic was how viewers and readers hoping for the family to be reunited clung to each new development online From digg on December 7, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
New magnets made from the strongest known hydrogen bond A team of scientists from the US, the UK and Germany has been the first to make a magnetic material constructed from nature's strongest known hydrogen bond. Hydrogen bonds are responsible for many of the properties of water and for holding together the DNA double helix. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..
Wii Drum Machine Drum machine hack created from Wii remote and some simple software. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
UK and Ireland lead the world in WiFi hotspots per capita The west leads the world in WiFi, both in numbers and per capita. But does this mean that Asia is behind? Not necessarily. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Xbox 360 Selling Like Hotcakes in Japan, Thanks to CHEAP Blue Dragon Bundle Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi's first major work in over five years is selling Xbox 360s like hotcakes in Japan! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Man Makes Own False Teeth of Stainless Steel This guy really should be inducted into the Maker hall of fame. If that doesn’t exist, they should create one. Just for him. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Wii Sports Experiment I decided to try out an experiment, where I would do everything I normally did, eat everything I normally ate and see if anything changes after playing 30 minutes of Wii Sports everyday for 6 weeks. I will be keeping track of the following:Weight, BMI,Heart Rate (at rest), Body fat %, Pain/Soreness, Additional Notes, Wii Fitness Age and more. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Two Years of Digging! "Hard to believe, but two years ago today, Kevin decided my code was bug- free enough to take down the beta sign and unleash Digg upon the world. It's been a crazy and exciting time since then, and we owe it all to you - the loyal and passionate members of the Digg community." Thanks everyone and Happy Birthday to all! : ) From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
IBM designing chip to help decode the Big Bang IBM and European astronomy organisation Astron are collaborating on designing a microprocessor that will help antennas collect weak radio signals from deep space, in an attempt to learn what happened at the time of the Big Bang. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
The Best (and Worst) Console Game Innovations Ever "I combed the depths of history and my memory to pull together a (very subjective) list of the best and worst innovations to hit console gaming. Rather than full systems (with a few obvious exceptions), I chose to focus on peripherals and concepts. Enjoy!" Guess what is number 1 on 'The Best'. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
BitTorrent merges with uTorrent BitTorrent Inc. has just bought (merged with) the popular BitTorrent client, uTorrent for an undisclosed sum. Both CEOs are available for discussion on IRC. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
What Causes Hiccups? So they might know the cause, but how do you get rid of one? I think the cure still might be up in the air. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
What if we made a moon base and no one showed up? Industry hasn't found anything that's worth doing in low-earth orbit so far, and they're extremely unlikely to suddenly discover something that's going to make it worth the added costs of doing it on the moon. There are compelling reasons to want to go to Mars. I haven't seen an equivalent scientific justification for putting people on the moon... From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
At The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time: Last Photo Ever Taken Collection A short series of photos that you would not want to have the opportunity to take yourself. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Digg Cheaters Get Caught Scammers, schemers, and cheaters watch out! Over 700 of you just got caught.Recently, some “entrepreneurial” folks have built systems designed to exploit - or cheat - social networking sites like Digg, Reddit, and Delicious. These exploit-the-social-network-sites have even received attention from the likes of TechCrunch and CNet. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Global warming will reduce ocean productivity, marine life A 10-year, satellite-based analysis has shown for the first time that primary biological productivity in the oceans - the growth of phytoplankton that forms the basis for the rest of the marine food chain - is tightly linked to climate change, and would be reduced by global warming. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
What the Barrage of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in the US Can Lead To A Vermont man was arrested for stalking and threatening to kill a Muslim family that he believed were terrorists. Police say the man told officers that he believed the family members were terrorists because they spoke Arabic to each other. "They needed to be killed to protect the United States.” From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Use your MacBook into a camera to spy on and record events IN FRONT of you. View / Zoom / Record events happening in front of you with this nifty MacBook and MacBook Pro attachment.The Huckleberry mirror is the perfect addition to any MacBook or MacBook Pro. Consisting of an acrylic mirror and two durable plastic mounting brackets, Huckleberry is placed above the screen to reflect the built-in camera's field of view. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Skyguard, a Star Wars like defense system that is here now. Sounds too futuristic to be true? Check out the video of the Skyguard system taking out mortar rounds, artillery shells and rockets. Pretty cool and at $150 million a piece, Bill Gates might even pick one up for his place. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
MySpace blames Apple for hacked accounts - actually a MySpace flaw A Quicktime movie that made the rounds last week, which altered user profiles and changing links on their pages to redirect to phishing websites. In fact it was a flaw of MySpace in combination with a legit feature of QuickTime that caused all the damage. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
How Geeks Get Down When dance fever hit MIT, students built a computer-controlled, LED-lit disco floor. Now you can, too From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Learning During Sleep: Study of Communication Between Memory Areas Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg have been investigating how memories might be consolidated. Their new study offers the hitherto strongest proof that new information is transferred between the hippocampus, the short term memory area, and the cerebral cortex during sleep. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
By 2010, Movies-over-the-Web will be Hollywood’s ‘New Box Office’ Movies-over-the-web are going to be a big part of Hollywood’s “new box office,” according to the Research and Markets research firm. And Apple is in a good position to capitalize on the trend. In fact, the research firm says that the iPod is also laying the foundation for Apple’s “Television 2.0” business expansion From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
New UK piracy laws proposed A new report in the UK has begun being translated into legislation. The goal is to modernise copyright law to bring it up to speed with the digital age, and it takes some pretty big steps - you can reformat your music any way you want, for one. Could this new version of Fair Use be a good middle ground between consumers and content makers? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
RIAA moves to reduce artist royalty payments Unbelievable stuff. It's truly amazing that an organization can burn the candle at both ends and continue to thrive. What a model for success. Let's rip off the people that create the art and let's also ignore and piss off the people that pay for the art. Esthero is right, "We R in need of a musical revolution". From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Key-Based SSH Logins With PuTTY This guide describes how to generate and use a private/public key pair to log in to a remote system with SSH using PuTTY. Using key-based SSH logins, you can disable the normal username/password login procedure. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
PlayStation 3 support now standard in Linux 2.4 Sony-contributed patches aimed at adding machine-specific features for the PS3 have been merged into the stable 2.4.20 kernel tree. This makes it easier to create and maintain Linux distributions that run on the PS3. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Inside the $37 billion prison economy The nation's 2 million inmates and their keepers are the ultimate captive market: a multibillion dollar economy bulging with business opportunity. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
PILOT HAD HUNCH: It led him to wife, kids "A private helicopter pilot who says he spotted James Kim's footprints in the snow and then located Kim's wife and children alive in the southern Oregon mountains had a hunch the family had made a mistake common to motorists unfamiliar with the area." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
James Kim's Path. Google Earth Images showing James Kim's Path A collection of Google Images that show the path James Kim on his quest to get help. The view from various vantage points shows the terrain and change in elevation he encountered. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
How Vista Lets Microsoft Lock Users In What if you could rig it so that competing with your flagship product was against the law? Under 1998's Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), breaking an anti-copying system is illegal, even if you're breaking it for a legal reason. Technology called "Information Rights Management" combined with Vista enabled Microsoft exactly this. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Christian parody of "Hi I'm a MAC" commercials Several thought provoking Christian parodies of the "Hi I'm a MAC... and I'm a PC" commercials. There's a good discussion on it too. Enjoy. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
SSX Blur to hit Wii ONLY If you have ever played the SSX brand then you know the games are great and this is fantastic news for the Wii Community.Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that SSX™ Blur developed exclusively for Nintendo Wii™ is the newest version of the critically acclaimed snowboarding franchise... From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Schoolchildren Divide by Zero using "nullity" Schoolchildren are among the first to learn the solution to a 1200 year-old problem: dividing by zero. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Interview with Linux security expert Kurt Seifried Linux.com readers might know Kurt Seifried as the author of the Linux Administrators' Security Guide or proprietor of the popular security mailing list. In this interview, he gives his views on how security in Linux has been stacking up and where it's lacking, what users can do to secure their systems, and whether every admin needs to know . From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
How Steve Jobs Came Up With 'The Perfect Thing' How did Steve Jobs rescue Apple and create the most important consumer product of the 21st century (so far)? The answer will not be comforting to those who work for relentless, hard-driving, impossible-to-please CEOs. According to Levy, the iPod became The Perfect Thing and a huge blockbuster because of Jobs, in all of his boss-from-Hell genius From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Girl, 13, charged as sex offender AND victim Utah Supreme Court justices acknowledged Tuesday that they were struggling to wrap their minds around the concept that a 13-year-old girl could be both an offender and a victim for the same act - in this case, having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
When iPods Die This holiday season Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod is once again a top seller in stores and the music player's white earphones remain a nearly ubiquitous sight on city streets and at gyms. But as it reaches deeper into the mainstream, more users are becoming familiar with a new sense of loss: the death of an iPod. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
What will you be adding to your vehicle emergency kit? Fates forbid that you find yourself in the situation that James Kim and his family were in, but if you did, what would you want in your trunk? Sometimes gadgets can save your life...what gadgets would you want with you? Think practical, easy to store things that can really help. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
The Wiimote on the PC is old news, but now you can use the IR function! This isn't the same thing as the past news stories where you could only use the Wiimote's accel feature to move the mouse around. Now there's a new program available that allows you to use the IR function to move the mouse around (like a pointer) just like you do on the Wii. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
iPhone runs into trademark problems APPLE MIGHT have some serious problems with the iPhone. No, not the product, I am sure it will be reassuringly expensive and the fashion equivalent of what Paris Hilton wore last night, but who really cares? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Spotting a fake: “New apple design” I spend far too much time on digg wasting my time, so my eyes sharped when I saw this new apple.com design… or supposedly, at least. Let’s take a quick step-by-step at why this design is clearly a fake. Apple’s an easy candidate because their brand is so strictly controlled on apple.com. Every detail is executed to precision. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
LinuxBIOS ready to go mainstream After seven years of work, the LinuxBIOS project is on the brink of making a free BIOS a standard option for computers. Serious obstacles remain, including a lack of resources and resistance from some proprietary chipset manufacturers and OEMs, but the advantages of LinuxBIOS indicate that its availability to the average computer buyer may be only From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Reader Poll: How many Firefox extensions do you have installed? An ambitious writer at the CyberNet web site installed 200 extensions to his Firefox browser, resulting in the monstrosity of toolbars (and then some) you see above. Granted, the 200 extension-install was intended as a lark, but it got me wondering: How many Firefox extensions do you have installed? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Christmas Lights Degrade Wi-Fi Signals, Better Shelve That Holiday Cheer One wireless monitoring software vendor is gunning for press today by informing everyone that Christmas Lights deteriorate your Wi-Fi. The company concluded that light-up holiday decorations actually degrade your signal strength by 25%, and increase signal deterioration over distance by one-third. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Joystiq Guide: PSone downloads hit the PSP (by way of the PS3) Enjoy our photo guide for getting PSone games onto your PSP using nothing only $5.99 in virtual cash, a USB cable, and some time (then some more time) ... oh yeah, and a PS3. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Part 2: Changing Climates for Microsoft and Google, Desktops and Webs "The other day I was trying out IE 7. It has a nifty feature that downloads all the elements of a web page and stores them together in one file for future viewing. We do a lot of work with SharePoint at my company and I was curious how many bytes a generic, freshly created Document Workspace takes... From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Sirius Stiletto 10 Now Available, Likely Sucks The Sirius Stiletto 100 has been out for a couple months now, and we have confirmed that it sucks mightily so we can easily assume that the 100's little brother, the Stiletto 10 will suck just as much. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
The Banned TiVo Commercial The Networks Didn't Want You To See When TiVo first launched their company they tried to run a commercial on the major networks for their DVR service. When the studio heads got one look at TiVo's take on their industry they immedietely banned the spot from ever airing. Since then TiVo has advertised mostly on the internet until Radio Shack helped them get TV spots this year. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Plan B (morning after) Pill Now Readily Available A month after distribution began, the over-the-counter version of the morning-after pill is now available at pharmacies nationwide. Planned Parenthood celebrated Wednesday with a free giveaway of the emergency contraceptive, while critics insisted that Plan B's accessibility will soon be a cause for regret. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Australian Education Dept considers desktop Linux instead of Vista The Department of Education and Training (DET) in New South Wales may increase the penetration of Linux on its 165,000 desktop fleet because open source is "clearly an industry trend". In this video interview, the IT director says: "The possibility of running Linux-based desktop platforms is real for us". From digg on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Linux and Ubuntu takes off in Europe Wired is running an article on the increasing Linux-friendliness of European territorial authorities, which are switching to Linux and OpenOffice solutions for a whole range of reasons, including ease of customisation, translation and localisation. Linux and OpenOffice aren't a silver bullet, of course, there are no silver bullets in IT. A Gendarme contacted by Wired News who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that while he was optimistic about the prospects of the Linux operating system From StuartYeates's blog on December 7, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Grandma's Little Helper In 20 years, the 75 million Boomers will be over 60. Enter a new industry: tech for the elderly that provides greater independence and better health. Some examples (with pictures) would be the Pill Pets, stuffed animals that die if Grandma doesn't take her medicine, and Aware Car, which provides driving assistance. Red LED for hood optional. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
The best trials biker you have ever seen Amazing video, this guy is a master of the bicycle. For those not familiar with trials biking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bike_trials_riding From digg on December 7, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Wii Linux project members steal donations According to sources in the Wii development community, members of the Wiili Wii Linux project have made off with the donation money! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
CNET Tribute: James Kim--family man, technologist (1971-2006) James Kim was a respected expert on bleeding-edge digital devices, an owner of a trendy clothing store, and a lover of the futuristic-sounding music known as electronica. Yet most of Kim's life revolved around traditional values, according to friends: sacrifice, friendship and family. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Once Again, Machine Beats Human Champion at Chess In the continuing quest to see if humans can outpace their electronic creations, the humans have lost another, perhaps decisive, round. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Yahoo! Gets Shaken Up Growing strife inside Yahoo! has erupted into a sweeping management and organizational shakeup. CEO Terry Semel announced yesterday that the company will be reordered into three groups: one to focus on advertisers and publishers, another to focus on Yahoo!'s base of over 500 million users, and a third on technology and development. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Taco Bell Removes Green Onions Taco Bell ordered the removal of green onions from its 5,800 restaurants nationwide Wednesday after tests suggested they might be responsible for the E. coli outbreak that sickened at least three dozen people in three states. Say it ain't so. That's one of the only green things they offer,lets all take pause and honor the Taco Bell green onion. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) Hidden Minigame GameTrailers.com shows us a hidden minigame found in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Nintendo Wii. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
This Could Save The Human Race, No Joke An American scientist has revolutionized the way we may look at energy. He has developed a technology that allows water to be used as an alternative fuel source. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Follow Allah or vanish, Ahmadinejad tells West Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned Western leaders to follow the path of God or "vanish from the face of the earth". "These oppressive countries are angry with us ... a nation that on the other side of the globe has risen up and proved the shallowness of their power," Ahmadinejad said in a speech in the northern town of Ramsar... From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Govt's Senseless War on Drugs Claims 88 yr old Woman as Collateral Damage All wars have a way of creating collateral damage, as the desk-bound bureaucrats euphemistically call the dead innocents, destroyed buildings and decimated towns that just happen to be in the way of bombs and bullets. Kathryn Johnston was collateral damage in America's misguided "war on drugs." The 88-year-old woman was shot dead by Atlanta cops From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
What if chat rooms were real? Hilarious Parody Hilarious video: Pedophiles, young teen girls, old men and women. Its AOL in it's prime! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Behind the scenes at FeedBurner Their office is split into two areas: one for engineers that is a bit darker, and the other side with the rest of the team. The office is setup in an open environment. The walls are painted in FeedBurner colors and it is so nice to see an office that does not have corporate tan walls. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
PayPal Closes Account After 7 Years For Selling Playstation 3 - FULL STORY After being banned from the eBay forums for exposing PayPal's bad business practices, a website is born from the guy being banned from PayPal forever for selling a PS3. This is the full story including all of the actual emails involved. If you or someone you know has been a victim of PayPal/eBay, find out what you can do to help stop their madness! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Do you know who I am? If you are ever late handing in your exams, this trick is definitely the one to try. I didn’t expect this ending, it’s real smart ;). From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Study Shows Cell Phones Safe In a move worthy of the Mythbusters, scientists in Denmark tracked over 420,000 cell phone users over the course of 21 years in an attempt to determine if the urban legend that cell phone use causes cancer is true. Their results: the RF energy produced by the phones did not correlate to an increased incidence of the disease. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Studio 60 To be Cancelled It's not like the writing isn't on the wall.... From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Audit says FEMA squandering Katrina aid One year after Katrina, the government is still squandering tens of millions of dollars in wasted disaster aid, including $17 million in bogus rental payments to people who had already received free trailers and apartments, federal investigators said Wednesday. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
CNet Remembers James Kim This is a short video, with an introduction by CNet's Tom Merritt, remembering James Kim and his work at CNet. It seems like Tom is barely holding it together in the clip. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Google's Silent Monopoly (Or How Much Does Google Pay For It's Own AdWords? If you are trying to advertise a product that is competitive to Google, then you'll never be able to receive the Top Ad Position, no matter how much money you bid and spend.How successful do you think *your* ad buys would be if your competitor trumped your position no matter how high you bid your key words? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
VIDEO: Hockey Game called...on account of fog!! Indoor rink conditions were too foggy to play! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Family Guy vs. The Original The clips compare a couple of Family Guy clips that parodied Internet virals including the Burger King carol and peanut butter jelly time song. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Journal of interactive learning research Vol. 18, No. 10 (January 2007) The journal publishes papers related to the underlying theory, design, implementation, effectiveness, and impact on education and training. In this issue: Preface Special Issue: The Connected Learning Space Guest Editors Introduction. Madhumita Bhattacharya, Piet Kommers; Facilitating Online Learning Communities: The Collaborative Design of an Online Support Resource. Shannon Novak, Anna Ponting, Madhumita Bhattacharya; The Safety of Crowds. Jon Dron; E-Learning Environments for Digitally-Minded Students. Diana Andone, Jon Dron, Lyn Pemberton, Chris Boyne; Design of Virtual Learning Environmen From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Community Arts Network South Australia CAN SA is a peak body for community arts in South Australia. Training includes workshops, seminars, conferences and forums, for professional development. As a Registered Training Organisation, CAN SA also offers a Graduate Diploma in Community Cultural Development. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Arts Access SA This organisation is a peak body for arts and disability in South Australia (SA). Arts Access advocates to government, the arts sector and disability sector, for opportunities and access to the arts for people with a disability in SA. This South Australian organisation is a member of the national body, Arts Access Australia. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Restaurant and Catering NSW/ACT Restaurant and Catering is a Registered Training Organisation offering training courses in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory for the hospitality industry. Prevocational courses include Bar and Restaurant training, Barista training, Responsible Service of Alcohol and Responsible Conduct of Gambling. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Country Arts SA This organisation inreases access to and participation in the arts in South Australia. It is the principal provider of ats programs to country South Australians. The organisation operates four regional divisions. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Community door The Queenland Government's Community door website provides information for community-based organisations. The website covers service standards, management, funding, reporting and networks. From EdNA Online on December 7, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Digg Hits One Million Story Submissions! Congratulations to digg as it hit story #1,000,000 at about 6:52 pst tonight. A huge THANK YOU goes out to all of the users that take time submitting top quality stories day in and day out. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
WSJ Gets Face-Lift: Smaller, Tighter, More Colorful "The Wall Street Journal unveiled a new look yesterday for its flagship edition--a smaller and "tighter" daily newspaper that will focus more on news analysis and less on actual news events. Plus, it's encouraging readers to access the publication across all its platforms--print and online--throughout the day." From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
AJAX Calendar to Track TV Shows and TV Torrents Easy to use calendar that lets you select which shows you watch, and you are able to tick off everyday which shows you have watched, or downloaded, making it invaluable if you watch lots of show. New shows and features are added all the time. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Opera web browser for the Wii to come out before Christmas? Nintendo Sweden has revealed that the release date for Opera Web Browser will be on December 23rd, 2006 in Europe. It also sounds like the possible release date in North America as well. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Stocking Stuffers: Hide Stuff in Your Laptop The Stash Card is a PCMCIA-sized fake card that opens to reveal a tiny compartment for hiding small valuables, extra cash, or the smart media card with your pr0n collection. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
VIDEO: Car Stereo so bassy, it pops out girl's glass eye! There's nothing quite like dropping 10K on a car to make the ladies scream. But there comes a point in time when a person's got to decide, should a system merely figuratively make your eyes pop out of your skull or should it literally make your eye pop out of your skull! From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Al Gore on Iraq: “The worst strategic mistake in the history of the US" Al Gore was on The TODAY SHOW and brought some sober thoughts to the discussion of the Iraq Study Group and the war. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Ann Coulter gets OWNED! Apparently her knowledge of 20th century history is a little lacking. Welcome to reality, Ann... enjoy your stay. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Music Business Model Gets its own 2.0 SellaBand.com -- By deferring the cost and talent of scouting to a crowd of music lovers, SellaBand puts powerful marketing and production tools into the hands of those with a personal interest in the music. It’s one of several examples of crowdfunding -- and it could change how the music business is organized. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Homophobia Associated With Homosexual Arousal: study The heterosexual men were exposed to sexually explicit erotic stimuli consisting of heterosexual, male homosexual, and lesbian videotapes, and changes in penile circumference were monitored. Only the homophobic men showed an increase in penile erection to male homosexual stimuli. From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
The 8 People You Meet on Digg The Überdigger, the Downdigger, the Spammer, the One-Liner, Kevin Rose's Special Friend, The Mastur-Digg-Baiter, and the Value-Adder. Which one are you? From digg on December 7, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Major labels beginning to offer DRM-free MP3 sales After years of selling online music digitally wrapped with copy and playback restrictions designed to hinder piracy, major music labels are beginning to make some songs available in the unrestricted MP3 file format. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Two Weeks with the Wii So what is the console really like? Why is it selling so quickly? What does it have to offer? I've had two weeks to find out. Read on, so that you can get a feel for the system you'll definitely be playing (if not owning) at some point in the future. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Gear of War Clogging The Tubes? 80% increase In XBL Traffic Gears of War is reported to have increased sales of Xbox Live Gold Memberships by roughly 50% and increased XBL traffic by almost %80. Not bad Cliffy B. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
The new Swiss Army Knife just doesn't look like a knife anymore. Just as you can't be too rich or too thin, I'd always thought, so you can't have too many tools on your Swiss Army knife - but that was before I took delivery of the new Giant Swiss Army knife. Grotesque, if superbly engineered, the Giant weighs nearly 2lbs and features 85 devices in all. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Bizarre Peoples Court Exit Interview If you haven't seen this video before, it's priceless. The defendant gives the strangest answers possible in the brief interview. Even the bailiff tries to refrain from laughing. If you HAVE seen this video, the first comment has a link to a recent interview of the defendant by College Humor. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Remembering James Kim For the sake of his family, he wanted to know whether I knew of any openings at CNET. Less than one minute later, I walked into my boss's office and told her that I had found my replacement, for sure. "This is your guy!" I exclaimed. Out of everyone I knew, he was the most competent, knowledgeable, friendly and responsible man for the job. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Photo: Thousands of Quality Control Rejected Condoms, turned into Dresses Adriana Bertini is our new hero. The 35-year-old artist takes thousands of quality-test-rejected condoms and turns them into beautiful dresses, skirts, suits and sometimes wedding gowns with all the big, riotous color of some crazy street carnival: "Condoms must be basic like a pair of jeans and so necessary like a great love" From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Dinosaur Eggs Fossilized in Glass During Act of Division! The first fossils of half-billion-year-old clusters of soft-shelled eggs have been found preserved in a strange new way. Some of the eggs were even caught in the act of dividing. The three-dimensional clusters of petrified eggs from invertebrate animals that lived in a sea 501 to 510 million years ago are preserved in silica; glass essentially From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
6 ways to make php scripts lightning fast! 6 things you can try to make your php scripts fast! From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Which Vista Edition is Right for You? Article Includes Table of Versions Features. --- There are six main editions of Windows Vista. We're not going to go into the Starter Edition in this article, because there simply isn't that much to say. There is no pricing announced, and you won't find it on store shelves or as an option from major OEMs. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
New apple.com design coming? I just found this image from desudesu.com. "It's design test made for Fantasy Interactive for the next generation of apple.com site" says the caption. It looks quite great to me. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Hair loss drug can hide Prostate cancer The popular hair-loss drug Propecia can change the results of a common screen for prostate cancer. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Basketball stats shown live on players' shirts Basketball vests (singlets) with electroluminescent displays that show a player's score, and number of fouls, are being trialled in Australia.The vests can also display more general information, like the amount of time left in a game. This gives players greater confidence in their team's tactics, say the researchers involved. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Amazing: Grow Your Own Furniture! You can grow a stool or a table frame like these.Fruit growers have been training trees to shape since we don't know when, and furniture has been made of wood for thousands of years, so why not train trees to make furniture? I've proved that it can be done. All you need are three saplings, a plywood jig, instructions and a little patience. From digg on December 6, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
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