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Yahoo! Challenges MySpace Victory For the first time, MySpace overcame champion Yahoo! at the top of the charts. According to November comScore measurements, MySpace racked up 38.7 billion pageviews compared to Yahoo!'s 38.1. However, controversy over counting methods continues: Yahoo! is claiming that the count was inaccurate, while MySpace points to Nielsen's confirming data. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Nintendo Wii Hack - Wiitar! This is a demonstration of the capabilities Wiitar!! From digg on December 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


KDE 4: the ultimate business desktop? Since beginning as a one-person project over ten years ago, the fourth generation of the K Desktop Environment (KDE) is poised to be the most business-friendly open source desktop to date with a host of new features ideal for enterprises. KDE 4 is now in rapid development and is scheduled for release sometime next year. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Photoshop CS3 Preview - The New Interface Photoshop guru Deke McClelland delves into one of the biggest changes in Photoshop CS3 - the new Interface. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


In Antarctica, by law, extreme recycling prevails Mcmurdo Station, Antarctica -There are no garbage dumps here, no piles of rotting trash or oozing waste, no incinerators belching smoke. That's because all refuse generated by the U.S. Antarctic Program is shipped to the United States in an act of extreme recycling. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


10 Reasons Why Microsoft Will Acquire Yahoo In 2007 With Google breaking away from the pack does Microsoft have any chance to compete? Well if Microsoft acquires Yahoo they do. Here are ten reasons why they will acquire Yahoo in 2007. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Pink Zune Sells For $960 On eBay. I was lucky enough to get this Zune in a box meant for a black Zune. As you know, this is one of 100 special edition pink Zunes, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. It is unused, and includes everything in the original box. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Screenshot: ZFS in Leopard Looks like ZFS may be the file system of choice after all... From digg on December 16, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Released This SP release is a pretty major service pack, and incorporates a lot of bug-fixes and feedback from customers. Included built-in with the service pack is support for VS 2005 Web Application Projects (which we also made available as a separate download back in May). It also contains a number of design-time performance optimizations and fixes acr From digg on December 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


US Citizens Ignorant of Genetically Modified Diet Despite having consumed genetically modified food in their cookies and apple pies for the best part of a decade, most Americans still don't know they're routinely eating the stuff. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


ComicSpace: just like MySpace, only a million times better Let the numbers do the talking: by Dec 12th, exactly one week after launching, this site had over 4200 members and had served nearly a million pages. Every serious (and not so serious) webcomic creator is there, and some heavy-weight pros like Warren Ellis, Dave Gibbons, Steve Rude, Ed Brubaker and Jim Salicrup, among others are already there. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


How to Train Your Wine Palate $80 in groceries and an empty stomach is all it takes to develop a professional-grade wine palate. This guy (Gary V!) tastes a whole table full of food commonly referred to in wine tastings. Hilarious and educational at the same time. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


O'Reilly Completely Rewrites History on Thomas Jefferson O'Reilly has decided that he must rewrite history to please his far-right audience. He asserted that "if Thomas Jefferson were alive today, he would mock these secular fools" for believing in the seperation of church and state; despite numerous Jefferson quotes saying the exact opposite. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Photoshop CS3 For Windows Cracked! Yep, it works just fine now, no trial period no nothing. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Now, this should be another character that belongs in SSBB If you've been with the Mother 3 scene, then you'll know why this guy should belong with the SSBB lineup. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Things people said (Restaurants)...HILARIOUS!!! My personal favorite...."Don't you guys have them 99 cent Whoppers?" -- Asked of a Taco Bell cashier.Lots more... From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Gears Of War DLC Release on 12/24 via Viral Marketing Theabovedomain.com has a picture of what looks like Gears of War underground battle going on with a release date of 12/24 below. The title of the web page is Re-Emergence Day and when you whois the domain you see that the site is registered to in game characters located on Sera20 852; the games planet. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Jot This Down! An Overview of Popular Note-Taking Applications "The brain can only hold so much throw-away data at one time. In this age of digital overload, there ’s little room left over for temporary phone numbers, phone messages, notes from a conference call meeting, reminders that aren’t big enough to be full-blown tasks, etc." From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Buzz Aldrin Talks About UFO during Apollo 11 Apollo 11 is the mission that put man on the moon. About halfway into the trip, the astronauts spotted a strange object. Buzz Aldrin talks about what they did and having to hide it from NASA to stop any panic. We hear conspiracy theorists talk about UFOs all the time, but hearing someone as famous as the 2nd person on the moon is slightly different From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Metal Gear Solid 4 - another LOST PS3 exclusive, coming to Xbox 360! Straight from a dev source on the game, MGS4: Guns of the Patriots will be hitting 360 a few months after the PS3 version, simply because Konami doesn't believe there'll be enough consoles out there. Blu Ray diode failure appears to be the issue that publishers believe hinders market penetration. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


In Raising the World’s I.Q., the Secret’s in the Salt Worldwide, about two billion people — a third of the globe — get too little iodine, including hundreds of millions in India and China. Studies show that iodine deficiency is the leading preventable cause of mental retardation. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Futurama spoofs Apple's "1984" commercial Our enemies will all be eaten by squirrels! From digg on December 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Generate HTML/CSS code and images for rounded corners Instantly make your web site disruptive, innovative, revolutionary, and... Web 2.0.. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Matt Damon: Maybe President Bush’s daughters should go to Iraq Robert De Niro and Matt Damon will be on Hardball next week, so they played a little teaser clip for us. Damon thinks that all of America should share the burden of war and maybe the Bush Twins could be serving our country better shopping in Baghdad. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Philosophical Games-many types to test your knowlege and belief systems Sample of the games you can play to find out how you measure up.Do-It-Yourself Deity - Can you construct the perfect God? Interactive Philosophy Quiz-Test your knowledge of philosophySo you think you're logical?- Maybe we're not.Battleground God - Will your beliefs about God and religion survive?many more on the site. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


TV networks mulling YouTube rival With Google offering the television networks big money to let their content be shown on YouTube, why are the networks interested in launching a rival site? Because their very survival might be at stake. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Anti Net Neutrality Commercial on TV This commercial was on TBS. Its probably the most unbelievable thing I've ever seen from a commercial. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Time-lapsed video of rotting pumpkin Just another cool little time-lapsed video of a pumpkin rotting. Much more interesting than it sounds. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Why they deny the Holocaust With great conviction, my half-sister cried: "It's a lie! Jews have a way of blinding people. They were not killed, gassed or massacred. But I pray to Allah that one day all the Jews in the world will be destroyed." From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Top 15 Strangest Coincidences "Mark Twain was born on the day of the appearance of Halley's Comet in 1835, and died on the day of its next appearance in 1910." From digg on December 16, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Interactive Map A complete map of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Clicking on an entrance to a dungeon or building will display its contents. Reminisce, or discover for the first time, one of the most underrated games in the Zelda series. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Nuclear warhead nearly detonated in 2005 in Texas A watchdog group charges a nuclear warhead nearly exploded in Texas when it was being dismantled at the government's Pantex facility near Amarillo. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Human Thoughts Control New Robot Armed with nothing more than brain waves and a special cap, a person gets a robot to pick objects up and move them around. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


17yr old girl loses both legs in horrible 'accident' Tricia Ann Taylor, 17, lost both her legs above the knees when she was pinned against a wall by a drunken illegal alien with seventeen prior violations who hit her while drag racing. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Richard Dwakins is the guest on The Late Late Show, RTÉ 1, Once again he is asked the hardest questions and brilliantly handles the job. He's an island of logic in a sea of confusion. Note how he remains calm and courteous while those who are religious are antagonistic and anxious. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Open source is where the action is in 2007 The pace of change in the open source software business is likely to accelerate in 2007 as developers climb up the software stack from the operating system and databases to applications. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


One of the best moments from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air No, it's not funny but, it's still one the best. Pretty touching and heartfelt moment from a comedy show from a lot of our childhoods. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


The conspiracy revealed. Top British Diplomats testimony on Iraqi war lies Testimony revealed today in Britain that Mr Blair (US also) must have known Saddam Hussein possessed no weapons of mass destruction that any threat by Saddam Hussein had been "effectively contained". This link gives the full testimony transcripts ,news and commentary on this breaking news that we were purposely lied to by our governments. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Best Buy Sales Receipt Worth $451.00 A sales receipt for a Nintendo Wii (purchased on launch day) from Best Buy is apparently worth $451. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


10 People Who Matter in Open Source You may not know them beyond a three-letter acronym. These sometimes shadowy figures may be unknown to the world at large, but their absence would make it a much different world indeed. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Sermon wants you to pay for his private Gulfstream Jet in Gods Name.. Sermon Benny Hinn wants 6,000 people to pay $1,000 to cover the Down Payment for his new private Gulfstream jet in God's name. He wants us to find Donations because, "There is simply no other possible way for me to keep up with my schedule." Donate now and you even get a desk model of the jet and your name in the jet where he studies. What a Joke From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Clinton kills santa! some little girl asks bill clinton if he is looking forward to christmas, his response is priceless! From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Download these cool Mac OSX Utilities Includes iPod notes, slide show, secret folder, timer, etc From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Nintendo Wii Sports causes ridiculous knee dislocation (w/ pictures) This is why you don't play Wii games in high heels. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


The Force is Strong With This One Jedi Trainer 2.0 Is a fairly simple game, but it's so addictive you won't believe how many hours you end up playing it. See what you can get for a high score! So far my best is 43,178. That was a long night. =) Enjoy. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


ATI 8.32.5 fglrx Linux Driver Reviewed -- Many bug fixes. AMD/ATI is pushing out their final display drivers for the year. The ATI fglrx 8.32.5 driver comes with few end-user changes, but it brings many bug fixes and more "under the hood" changes. Users of ATI Xpress cards in laptops will be particularly pleased to hear that this release is working with Sideport-only (dedicated) video memory and XGL. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Top 10 Future Energy Solutions Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, Nuclear and more. As global demand for energy rises and the consequences of the current fossil fuel based system become apparent, we need to expand the current energy portfolio. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Scientist Explain Why Brainwashed Cricket Commit Suicide A follow-up to: http://digg.com/videos_educational/Brainwashed_Cricket_Commits_Suicide From digg on December 16, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Color photos dating back to the 1800's Look at these amazing photographs, color photography really isn't that recent. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Tip: When Leaving Your Job At An ISP, Don't Cancel All Its Customer Account A former employee of a wireless ISP in Utah was jailed for apparently logging back into the computers of his former employer (shame on them for leaving access open to the guy) and cutting off customer accounts by reprogramming customer access points. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


TuneGlue° | Relationship Explorer Relationship mapping of bands/artists. On site type in an artist, and click the circle that pops up representing that artist. When you expand, tuneglue will generate a web of similar-sounding artists. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Hidden Wii Secrets There are secrets hidden within the Wii. Do you know about them? We do! From digg on December 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Soda Constructor - Very Addictive Soda Constructor is a Java applet that allows you to build your own wire frame models, and test them in many different environments. You can set the Gravity, Friction, and Spring Stiffness.Great for Physics students, and anyone who needs to waste a lot of time. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


DMV Drivers License Prank These guys dress up in a couple ridiculous outfits and go get their drivers license photo taken at the DMV. Will they get away with it? From digg on December 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


SC: 16/12 Cool Player media vulnerability ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on December 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


The Genius of Apple's User Interface Themes A possible explanation why Apple design their Mac OS X applications with different themes. A response to point 7 on "15 Things Apple Should Change in Mac OS X" from computerworld.com From digg on December 16, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


Addicting Arcade Game: Puzzle Bobble (a.k.a. Bust-a-Move) Try to clear balls from the screen by forming same-colored groups of three or more. Use the left and right arrow keys to aim the cannon and the space bar to fire. This game should come standard on any manned mission to Mars - it's a great way to pass time. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


Microsoft's Vista isn't compatible with SQL Server Vista flaw could haunt Microsoft:Microsoft wants a bigger piece of Oracle and IBM's database business, but an oversight in its new operating system could cost the company plenty. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Americans are officially the fattest humans on the planet There's no polite way to say this: Americans are the fattest people on the planet. Americans are heavier than Mexicans, Australians, Greeks, New Zealanders and the British -- from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 Statistical Abstract Americans ate more than twice as much high-fructose corn syrup per person in 2004 as we did in 1980. (no wonder) From digg on December 16, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


IGN says Far Cry on Wii massively sucks "It sets a new graphic low on Wii, with visuals so blurry, smeary, sluggish and ugly that you'll question whether the title could realistically run on Nintendo 64" From digg on December 16, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Andrew Reynolds 411VM Andrew Reynolds when he rode for Birdhouse, Independednt Trucks, Furnace Skateshop, Etnies. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


SC: 16/12 Yahoo Messenger 8.1 update may affect Internet Explorer 6.0 stability It's reported that the recent Yahoo Messenger 8.1, released yesterday, automatically installs a Yahoo Mail icon in a user's system tray and changes the user's default mail settings to Yahoo Mail; for some people running Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6.0, Yahoo's changes will crash the browser application. Some 73 million users worldwide use Yahoo Messenger ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on December 16, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Top 100 Mods of 2006 Voting After 30 days of voting the TOP 100 mods of 2006 have been announced on the Mod DB. Gamers are now being called to play some mods and to vote for their favorites, as the ultimate winner is decided in the next 15 days. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


VIDEO: Cheney Calls Rumsfeld the 'Finest Secretary of Defense' In History Today, Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at a ceremony honoring outoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Cheney, himself a former Defense Secretary under George H. W. Bush, said Rumsfeld was the “finest Secretary of Defense this nation has ever had.” From digg on December 16, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Over 160 sickened after eating at Olive Garden in Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS - The Marion County Health Department says more than 160 people have claimed they became ill after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis last weekend. A spokesman for the Marion County, Indiana, Health Department says restaurant patrons reported symptoms including nausea, vomiting, fever and diarrhea. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Gene That Governs Pain Perception Is Found Drug developers might find the gene particularly interesting because the defective form in the Pakistani patients seems to have no side effects, even in the sympathetic nervous system where they would be expected, Dr. Waxman said. “But having a target doesn’t guarantee that drugs can be developed,” he said. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Israelis dig 'Borat,' jokes in Hebrew Like moviegoing masses around the world, Israelis have crowded theaters to watch the hit spoof "Borat." But they are laughing for another reason: Borat Sagdiyev, is not speaking Kazakh or even gibberish, but rather Hebrew, the biblical language of the Jewish people. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Photoshop CS3 Beta Cracked! Looks like someone on demonoid found a crack for the latest beta of Photoshop CS3 - it involves editing the hex value of a file after it has been installed. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


VIDEO: Inappropriate touching in Wii Play Youtube user TheAvengerGB has been experimenting with inappropriate touching of his Mii in the new Wii Play minigame bundle. Obviously his parents never taught him the difference between good touching and BAD touching! From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


How does a 'logic bomb' work? A logic bomb, also called slag code because all that's left after it detonates is computer slag, is not the same thing as a virus, although it often behaves in a similar manner. It is a piece of computer code that executes a malicious task, such as clearing a hard drive or deleting specific files, when it is triggered by a specific event. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Ces Ne Pas un iPhone Over the past 24 hours there has been mass speculation, started by Gizmodo, about the iPhone being released on Monday. While that information isn’t precisely incorrect, it is exceedingly misleading. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


SC: 16/12 Open Office 2.1 vulnerability In a recent bulletin we advised that Open Office 2.1 is an alternative to using MS Word in the light of the current unpatched vulnerability affecting the Microsoft program; however, today we've noted a posting which suggests that Open Office has its own vulnerabilities - so continue to exercise caution in opening document files from unknown sources, whichever program you use ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


SC: 16/12 New vulnerability in MS Word Microsoft has warned of a second problem with Word, leaving users vulnerable to criminal attacks ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


SC: 16/12 Computer Worm affects users of Symantec Norton security system Security firm eEye Digital Security said yesterday that it had discovered new non-Microsoft based Malware that has both the characteristics of a worm and a botnet spreading the wild ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on December 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Is GameSpot Behind the Times or Out of Touch We are in a new gaming era, one which Nintendo cannot get enough positive press from everyone. Everyone except GameSpot. Why? From digg on December 16, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Fresh iPhone details emerge as release grows closer Sources report that the iPhone will bs a GSM/EDGE (2.5G) phone and not a UMTS (3G) device. Apple's decision to go with 2.5G lies in the technology's advantages over 3G: physically smaller components and more reliable communication. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Army Captain's Simple Demonstration: How to Win in Iraq A young officer, killed in battle, created a simple (we're talking stick figures here) powerpoint presentation to show how to win the war in Iraq. This is a setup for a story airing on ABC tonight on "World News with Charles Gibson". I'm curious if there is credibility to the stick figures. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Too poor to donate? Digg to help sick kids! Let's raise Awareness! The foul mouthed philanthropists over at Penny-Arcade created the Child's Play charity in order to get books, video games, toys, and movies for kids that are stuck in hospitals during the holiday season. As of today, they have raised $760,000 for this year, if they reach $800,000 they will have raised over two million. If you can't donate, Digg! From digg on December 16, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Yo Momma Loves Ubuntu This guy got sick of his mom buying a new computer every time her computer started running slow (total of 5 computers in five years) so he installed Ubuntu on one of her laptops. I'm gonna make my mom use Ubuntu now. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


China signs agreement to crack down on piracy China signed a memorandum of understanding today with several trade associations in the UK and US, agreeing to crack down on copyright infringement and piracy in the country. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Flaming Christmas Tree Takes Down Room in Under 60 Seconds If Smokey the Bear and Santa had a child, it would most certainly land the gig for doing the voice-over on this video, "Only you can prevent Christmas fires. Ho ho ho!" Watch this Dry Scotch Pine Tree burst into flames. Oh, and have a safe holiday season. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


How to train a cat to operate a light switch. Title says it all. =) From digg on December 16, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


World's First Cloned Cat Has Kittens The world's first cloned cat just became a mother - and she even did it without test tubes. Copy Cat, who was cloned by Texas A&M University researchers in 2001, had three kittens in September. Mother and kittens are doing well, said Duane Kraemer, an A&M veterinary medicine professor who helped clone her and has been taking care of her since From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Despite Controversy, Hooters Prospers Having a brand image focused on staffers wearing less has meant more for the privately held company, which started in 1983. It's blossomed into a chain that brings in $900 million in yearly sales and is expected to cross the $1 billion mark for the first time next year. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) Christmas Lights! So your neighbor has the inflatable Santa, holographic christmas train, icicle lights, wire reindeer and nativity scene in his yard? One-up him with your own giant, lighted Flying Spaghetti Monster! Here's a how-to so you can cook up your own FSM holiday display. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


New Hope for Stem-Cell Therapy Stem cells derived via asexual reproduction could provide an efficient way to generate cells that are tissue-matched to the donor. For now it has only been done in mice, but if results can be reproduced using human tissue it could be a way around the problem of immune rejection. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


MacHeist hits $100000 for charity A milestone in history.You will get a 404 error but still look at the stats!DIGG NOW!! From digg on December 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


How Skype & Co. get round firewalls Ever wondered, how P2P software like Skype directly exchanges data -- despite the fact, that both machines are sitting behind a firewall that only permits outgoing traffic? Read about the hole punching techniques, that make a the firewall admins nightmare come true. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Stream Live TV to the PSP A you don't need a PS3 for this one..... From digg on December 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


OMG... Guy extracts parasite from his stomach (Video) I'm speechless. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


It's Like Digg...for Comics! A new social bookmarking site is born, check it out. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Anti-Bush T-Shirts Not Allowed on Airplanes There goes our freedom of speech. An Australian man was denied permission to board a connecting flight unless he removed the T-shirt titled "World's #1 Terrorist" with a picture of U.S. President George W. Bush. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Streetart Explosion in NYC The Wooster on Spring project opened today at 11 Spring Street-- here are some exclusive pix. All the big names in international streetart/graffiti are up in this show. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


What you *can't* see can be very distracting The human brain can process information from visual inputs without letting the conscious portion of the brain know what it's up to. But some new research suggests that the filtering comes at a cost—in some cases, the mental price can be so high that it actually interferes with what you are trying to pay attention to... From digg on December 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Mazda scrapping all 4,700 vehicles aboard capsized Cougar Ace Mazda just announced that it has decided to scrap all 4,703 vehicles that were aboard the Cougar Ace cargo vessel when it nearly capsized off the Aleutian Islands in Alaska back in late July. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Is Jack Thompson racist against Native Americans and indiginous peoples? At about 8:15 Jack is asked why he never wins court cases, and he answers with a phrase which implys that Native Americans were nothing but savage, violent killers. Hmmm... by Jack Thompson logic (not to be confused with actual logic) that would make him, in addition to be a moron, a racist. From digg on December 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


A Bridge to a Better Online Video Interview Rosetime is a way to do high quality video interviews over the Internet. The name is derived from the famous PBS interviewer, Charlie Rose, and the video software Quicktime. Live video conferencing is still in its infancy, the rise of social media suggest it’s only a matter of time before other hardware, software or webdriven solutions pop up. From digg on December 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Professional Courtesy, Whither Went Ye? Have you heard!? It's the Week of the Independent Mac Developer!!!!!!!And how can I tell? Because the whole blogosphere is lighting up with people concerned about my welfare as a developer. Truly, ... From digg on December 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Confirmation: Castro near death. Cuba to fall in line with the U.S.? Looks like the eyes and ears in the sky and the feet on the streets are revealing some new information. The fate of Cuba hangs in the balance. From digg on December 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


War in Iraq: A Mercenary's Tale Nearly 50,000 mercenaries are in Iraq. This is the story of one Englishman who went to war for profit, lured by the prospect of a tax-free wage. From digg on December 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Intel vs AMD - Integrated Graphics Shoot-Out Who's best for games - and Windows Vista? From digg on December 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


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