Holy Images from Getty Icons Exhibit The Getty museum provides an online virtual visit here to the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine at Sinai — an ancient place revered by Christians, Jews and Moslems. History catherine, holy, icon, monastery, moses, sinai From Golden Swamp on December 18, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
HUGE Rumor: Wii Backups Loader! A video has come to our attention which shows the running of a supposed Wii backup via the use of a bootloader that is stored on the memory card. The author says to expect something special this new years.. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Brains can recover from alcoholic damage But patients should stop drinking as soon as possible. Findings published today in the online edition of the journal Brain, used sophisticated scanning technology and computer software to measure how brain volume, form and function changed over six to seven weeks of abstinence from alcohol in 15 alcohol dependent patients (ten men, five women). From digg on December 18, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Google "did you mean..." suggestion inappropriate - HILARIOUS! While researching the history of mafia in Rhode Island, I did a search for "RI mob" - look what Google recommends! Oh, won't somebody please think of the children! LOL From digg on December 18, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Last minute Christmas gift ideas for geeks A whole range of geek websites have run christmas lists, and if get it quick there's a chance they'll be delivered before christmas: linux.com, red hat, make and even MSN From StuartYeates's blog on December 18, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..
Bush Seeks to Halt Congress Pet Projects [Now That GOP Not In Power] "WASHINGTON - President Bush said Saturday that his administration will outline a series of changes that would clamp down on the common Capitol Hill practice of slipping pet projects into spending bills." Why now? Why not before? From digg on December 18, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Plane + Dog + 0 gravity.....just watch... dog inside a plane can be veery interesting From digg on December 18, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Pelosi Targets Grassroots Freedom of Speech House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) has pledged to take up a lobbying reform proposal that would impose new regulations on speech by grassroots organizations, while providing a loophole in the rules for large corporations and labor unions.......... From digg on December 18, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Wiimote Working With Playstation 3 A Japanese group has made a Linux driver that recognizes the Wiimote. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Amazing LARGE sculptures made out of Legos! (With Photos) Great large structures made out of our favorite building blocks. Some of these sculptures are over 6 feet tall. Surely the largest No. 2 Pencil you've seen! The Statue of Liberty, a large monopoly box are fantastic! From digg on December 18, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Australia take back the Ashes Australia totally outclassed England in the 3rd Test, going to 3-0 in the 5-test series and winning back the Ashes. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!! From digg on December 18, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Freaky Transport Robot. The Legs Look Too Human! A robot with four very humanoid legs. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
The Simpsons Voice Actors 2 Homer J.Simpson,Apu Nahasapeemapetilon,Moe Szyslak and Barney Gumble From digg on December 18, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Shark tears entire calf off and eats it in one bite - Guy is dead silent... This man is standing in shark infested water, then a shark decideds to eat his calf off... blood goes everywhere. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Tickle me EMO! From the makers of Tickle Me Elmo and Tickle Me Elmo Extreme comes this season's hottest must have toy! It's Tickle me Emo! Very funny video. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Crazy Man Takes AK-47 To Courthouse and Opens Fire A man angry about a divorce takes an AK-47 to the outside of a courthouse. He shoots his own son and ex-wife who are entering the courthouse for divorce proceedings. Several police officers go out and try to shot him but they are all shot down. The video includes security camera footage of everything. I can't believe I hadn't heard of this before. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Black NY protesters march 5th Ave over shooting Black New Yorkers angry over the police shooting death of a groom on his wedding day marched down Fifth Avenue on Saturday to demand better treatment by law officers. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Did Gizmodo trick us all with the Monday iPhone release date? Yes and no. It was an obvious con to get hits, but there is an element of truth in what he said. There is an iPhone being released today. A VoiP phone called iPhone, but it's not from Apple. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
The Hottest Course on iTunes (and the Future of Digital Education) What's the most popular podcast in the Higher Education section of iTunes? Ahead of all the podcasts from Princeton, and all of those from Yale, and ahead of the Understanding Computers course from Harvard, and even the pyschology course from UC Berkeley, is an unexpected podcast called Twelve Byzantine Rulers: The History of the Byzantine Empire. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Colin Powell: 'We Are Losing' In Iraq (Video) On CBS's Face the Nation, Colin Powell disagreed with Bob Gates' assessment that the U.S. is neither winning nor losing in Iraq. "We are losing," Powell said. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
France Bombs two African Countries. Press Has Just Ignored It In the past two weeks, with minimal publicity, Mirage F1 jets have attacked and scattered a rebellion in north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR). But reports from the ground say the operation has had a devastating impact on civilians. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Observations on Diggs Quality If we consider the numbers, this shows that between the top 8 submitters a total of 23,953 stories have been submitted, of which only 2442 stories have reached the front page of digg. This translates to a 10% success rate, or to look at it another way 9 article out of every 10 were not interesting enough to make the front page. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Awesome Comparison of Languages' Syntax What's this about?*Language Designers:Looking for operator or function names?Well have a look at the following and remember using existing one may ease the transition/*Language Users:You know one language and want to find the corresponding operator or function in another language/*Language lovers:Want to know the various ways people invented for... From digg on December 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
The iPhone is Dead: What Will Apple Name Its Cellphone Now? Apple doesn't own the iPhone trademark. What does that mean? This isn't a simple case of cybersquatting, as with the hijacked sex.com. Nor is it an academic exercise, like when Josh Quittner bought McDonalds.com for a Wired story. Cisco rightfully owns the trademark for iPhone. And Apple can't sue them or bully them into giving it up. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
2 Effective Methods for Bathing a Cat. I'm pretty familiar with the second one, but I wasn't even aware of the first one. I'll have to try it when I get home. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
The Most Amazing Parrot Ever This parrot just putted a shot I wouldn't be able to get in 17 tries, if Jesus had been a parrot, he would have been this parrot. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
PostgreSQL or MySQL? A little dated, but it's a nice concise comparison of PostgreSQL and MySQL. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Turn Your Digital Camera Upside Down For Better Portraits Believe it or not by turning your camera upside down impacts how the light from the flash illuminates your subject. Most people have circles under their eyes and when you turn your camera upside down the flash hits the skin at a different angle and helps diminish the circles and makes them look younger. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Wacky use of Google map API ... and an insane resolution pic of Boston. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Worst Xbox 360 Case Mod: Halo 3 Guy tries to make Halo 3 case for Xbox 360. Except the 3 is backwards. Pictures From digg on December 18, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Stunning hi-res photo of the shuttle crew's most recent space walk The Earth (I believe it is New Zealand, specifically) serves as a spectacular backdrop to this image. I should have been an astronaut : / From digg on December 18, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
MacHeist is over. 200,000k raised for charity! MacHeist has finished and over 200k was raised for charity! There is more though! "Alas, it wouldn't be MacHeist if we didn't have one more trick up our sleeve. Check back for information on the sixth and final heist. You will definitely want to check it out. We promise." From digg on December 18, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
THE BEST human beatbox that I have ever heard this guy from Estonia is an amazing beat boxer... This is a hilarious video! From digg on December 18, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Children's participation in cultural and leisure activities, Australia This ABS publication presents results from the Survey of Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities conducted in April 2006. While the publication primarily provides information about the participation of children aged 5 to 14 years in cultural, sporting and other leisure activities, details on children's use of computers and the Internet and their involvement in homework and other study are also presented. From EdNA Online on December 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Children's participation in cultural and leisure activities Most Australian children are active, with 63% playing organised sport and 71% visiting a cultural venue or event outside of school, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). One-third (33%) were involved in at least one of the surveyed cultural activities - playing musical instruments, dancing, singing and drama. Over the same period, 92% of children used a computer and an estimated 65% accessed the Internet. Further details are available on the ABS website. From EdNA Online on December 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Fundraising Institute Australia's 30th International Fundraising Conference This international conference will look at fundraising across the following sectors: Healthcare; Education; Sports, Entertainment, Media and Arts; Welfare; and Corporate and Community. The conference will address major fundraising disciplines including major gifts, capital campaigns and deferred giving. From EdNA Online on December 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Broadband Internet access doubles The take-up of broadband Internet connections by Australian households almost doubled in the year to June 2006, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released recently. About half (2.3 million) of all households with Internet had broadband access in 2005-06. Overall, 34% of all households in metropolitan areas were connected to broadband, compared with 19% of all households in non-metropolitan areas. The main reasons given by households without home Internet access in 2005-06, were "No use for the Internet" (24%), followed by "Lack of interest in Internet" (23%) and "Costs From EdNA Online on December 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Yapaneyepuk-Worawa Indigeous Education Conference As the only Aboriginal-controlled Independent secondary school in Victoria, Worawa has a unique place in Indigenous education. In 2007 Worawa will celebrate 25 years of operation; this coincides with the 40th Anniversary of the Referendum, which gave Indigenous Australians the right to be included in the census. To mark these milestones, Worawa Aboriginal College plans to convene a Conference on Indigenous Education. The Conference will provide a platform for discussion on Indigenous education, exchange information and identify resources. It will be an opportunity to come together to review ap From EdNA Online on December 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Improving Tasmania's literacy The Tasmanian Government will invest an extra $3 million and host a literacy summit in the first half of 2007 to further improve Tasmanian literacy rates. The Tasmanian Literacy Summit will include literacy experts, educators, industry and parents, school leaders and teachers, the University of Tasmania and professional associations and will be open to representatives from the Government, Catholic and Independent school sectors. The focus will be on the recommendations of the Rowe report, a national inquiry into the teaching of reading released in December 2005. From EdNA Online on December 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Blue Strike Jobline Blue Strike Jobline is a company specialising in finding part time, casual and temporary work for students and job seekers through a two tier system: the first tier has the option of viewing different job advertisements and applying for them directly; the second tier, is a database which allows potential employers to select applicants for any positions they have. From EdNA Online on December 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Surviving and thriving in the first years of teaching Starting a teaching career can be an exciting and exhilarating time. However, we also know that it can be quite stressful if beginning teachers are not given the right tools, resources and support to help them through the first years of their teaching career. This conference aims to expose teachers new to the profession to a variety of experiences and resources which will assist them in their journey. It will also allow the teachers to network with their peers and share common experiences. From EdNA Online on December 18, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Hidden Camera Exposes Illegal Search by Police A driver who wishes to remain anonymous has used a hidden camera mounted in the dash of his car to record instances with police as a protection against potential harassment or any violation of rights. He was pulled over in a 2002 incident which reveals an illegal search by police recorded on his camera. The man clearly tells police not to search. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
The Best Snow Yoshi Ever Stuff like this is almost guaranteed to spread all over the Internet tubes. Could this be the best Snow Yoshi ever? From digg on December 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
The chicken than lived for 18 months... without a head! The brave story of how a chicken who had it's head cutoff lived and lived and lived without a freakin' head! From digg on December 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Now your girlfriend can also pee while standing up Sitting down while peeing is so last century. Now you ladies out there can stand up and pee without soaking your boots. Fortunately, the makers of Magic Cone have supplied us with a handy animated video showing us the latest in upright waste disposal. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Derren Brown shows how mediums work Derren shows how easy it is to convince people that you are talking with their dead relatives. This is pretty amazing. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
SHOCKING VIDEO: Amateur's video of a PLANE LOSING its WINGS and CRASHING I'm speechless.While trying to extinguish a wild fire, a C130 tanker plane loses its wings and crashes!(from fox news) From digg on December 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Top 13 Worst Slogan Translations Ever "The Dairy Association's huge success with the campaign "Got Milk?" prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention the Spanish translation read "Are You Lactating?" " From digg on December 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
A late but strong entry for dumbass of the year That looked like it must have really hurt but what were they expecting to happen? From digg on December 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
geoTorrent.org Distributes Free Satellite Imagery geoTorrent.org is a relatively new BitTorrent website that’s distributing, what it claims to be legal, Satellite images and geospatial data, something that would be impossible over HTTP considering file sizes can go up to 87 GB. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Nintendo Wii: Still Impossible to Buy Chances for a Wii by the holidays are getting slimmer. 200 people in line, 100 camped out from the night before, total of 20 units at the store. A lot of unhappy people today. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Time Magazine doesn't give their advertisers a heads up on Man of the Year "(...)But as I went to read the piece, a Chrysler ad took over my screen before I could get to the article. And check out the opening line of the ad: ..." From digg on December 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
20 Greatest Inventions by Muslim Scientists From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life. As a new exhibition opens, Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential- and identifies the men of genius behind them. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
99 Strange Photos From 2006 (with explanations) slideshow of the 99 strangest photos of 2006 - great to make sure you didn't miss all the weird news out there. From digg on December 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Live Digg Chat Room with Gabbly! Awesome service that puts a small chat window up while you are on Digg.com! It allows you to chat with other Diggers, while you are on the website. Give it a shot! From digg on December 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Del.icio.us reorganized!!! (it's about time) Focused on usability and readability.More spacing, less colors, few icons...Applies also to the del.icio.us Firefox plugin From digg on December 17, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
New U2 Video: Entirely Made of Classic Footage of Musical Legends This is U2's new video, titled "Window in the Skies", entirely made of classic footage of musical legends. Try and guess them all! From digg on December 17, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Wii Straps: There Is No Recall "Nintendo is not recalling any of the Wii wrist straps for its motion sensitive Wii Remote. There is no problem with the existing wrist strap as long as the Wii Remote is used sensibly and properly in accordance with the guidelines provided by Nintendo. All parts of the wrist strap have passed product testing and quality control." - Nintendo From digg on December 17, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Shoplifting techniques from... Wikipedia? Who knew shoplifting techniques could be found on Wikipedia? Every possible shoplifting method, from "bag switching" to "milkshake subterfuge" can be found here. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Guy does incredible impressions on prank call Skit where a guy prank calls Olive Garden with impressions of various celebrities. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
How to get PNG image transparency working in Internet Explorer Directly inserting PNG images with transparency in Internet Explorer will leaves you with a big white spot in webpages. This tutorial shows you how this can be solved. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Joystiq Confirms - MGS 4 coming to the Xbox 360! Boutros' source says that MGS4 will be coming to the Xbox 360 shortly after the PS3 release. The source says Konami is concerned that there will still not be enough PS3 units out there to make the game profitable. This is the same rationale being used by many publishers, including Ubisoft, to jump off the exclusive bandwagon. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Top 25 Killer Apps of All Time eWeek counts down the top 35 best killer apps over the many years. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Michael Vick breaks 34-year-old record for QB rushing yards per season The Atlanta Falcons' one-of-a-kind quarterback eclipsed Bobby Douglass' mark for most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback in Saturday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys. Vick broke off an 11-yard run with 10 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, giving him 975 yards for the season. Douglass rushed 968 yards for the 1972 Chicago Bears. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Date from hell This chick is grim reminder of how shallow the shallow end of the gene pool can really be. Props to the guy for keeping his composure. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
The Best Cereal Box PC Game Ever! If you haven't played it, it's really addicting (well when I was younger). But ya, I don't think that you can find this game in a Chex Cereal Box anymore. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Climber found dead in 2nd snow cave Authorities said a climber on Mount Hood was found dead in a second snow cave, and he's believed to be one of the three missing climbers. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Forget iPhone, Think Google Phone Google2 might be working with HTC and mobile/telecom giant Orange to build a Google Mobile Phone, which could possibly have Google software inside the device, and would be able to do many of the web tasks smartly. The device, article speculates, could go on sale in 2008. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Imagining the Tenth Dimension This animation illustrates the concepts presented in chapter one of the book "Imagining the Tenth Dimension" by Rob Bryanton. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
A LOST Moment that you don't want to miss !! As soon as you watch this short clip, all your interest about LOST will coming right back ....TRUST ME !!! From digg on December 17, 2006 at 8:22 p.m..
Mac OS 7.5 on a DS "Mac on ds? You might think its crazy but with lazyone's mini vmac ds you can emulate mac os 6 to 7.5.5" From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Ultra-Realism in Gaming During his GDC demonstration in 2005, Peter Molyneux of Lionhead Studios demoed his brainchild: The Room. An experiment dabbling in Hyper realistic surroundings, portals, and incredible definition. Where objects age and books have individual pages. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Bees To Sting Drugs Dealers & Terrorists The next weapon against terrorist and drug dealers may be bees. They can be trained within minutes to detect the smell of bombs and drugs, Started in Britian, it's now being successfully tested in the US: "When they detect the target scent they stick out their proboscis and the tiny movement is picked up by sensors attached to a computer" From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Secret dossier 'led to spy death' Murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was killed because of an eight-page dossier he had compiled on a powerful Russian figure for a British company, a business associate told the BBC on Saturday. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Apple iSight No Longer Available Apple iSight no longer available on US online store. Hint at possible introduction of new monitors with built in iSights...? From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Mininova gets a Web 2.0 facelift! The popular torrent site gets a nice looking web 2.0 update. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Hackers Selling Vista Zero-Day Exploit Underground hackers are hawking zero-day exploits for Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system at USD 50000 a pop, according to computer security researchers at Trend Micro. The Windows Vista exploit - which has not been independently verified - was just one of many zero-days available for sale at an auction-style marketplace. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Keyboard Shortcuts for Bash The default shell on most Linux operating systems is called Bash. There are a couple of important hotkeys that you should get familiar with if you plan to spend a lot of time at the command line. These shortcuts will save you a ton of time if you learn them. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
Kicker Morten Andersen: Leading Scorer in NFL History ATLANTA - Morten Andersen became the leading scorer in NFL history Saturday night with a pair of extra points in the Atlanta Falcons' game against Dallas.The 46-year-old Andersen went past Gary Anderson with his second kick, which pushed the native of Denmark to 2,435 points in his 24-year career. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..
'Most South Africans borrow money for food' The main reason South Africans borrow money is to buy food. This is one of the findings of a study conducted by Research Surveys to monitor financial behaviour on behalf of the National Treasury, the major banks and insurance companies. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
James Bond Movie Mistakes bond is a big mistake From digg on December 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Mini-Jet Engine Powered bike What else to say? From digg on December 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
MacHeist raises over $150K for charity! MacHeist exceeded even the directorates' expectations, raising over $150,000 for eight charities. For seven days, players could purchase bundles of eight programs, and could own two more apps at the $50K and $100K milestones. 25% of the varying purchase prices were donated to the buyer's selection of one or all of the eight charities listed. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Astronaut Loses Camera in Space On the most recent STS-116 Discovery mission, while working on the Space Station, an astronaut watches his camera float off into the dark nether regions of space. Let's hope it's found by a species of alien who's developed technology capable of reading SD cards, but hasn't quite grasped how to build a laser death beam yet. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Study: Cutting fat can't stop hormone-fueled cancer The first experiment to show that low-fat diets could help prevent a return of breast cancer now reveals, with longer follow-up, that the benefit was almost exclusively to women whose tumor growth was not driven by hormones. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
High-Res Satellite Picture of Los Angeles Against the Mountains I'm sorry to say it, but title pretty much says it all. Thanks to NASA for this incredible picture. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
eBay Auction: Can this be for real? The seller seems legit enough, even though the auction smells like scam. Can it possibly be for real? Odd what people will bid on these days. Even stranger that the seller requests all sales through PayPal ... will PayPal even transact payments that high? From digg on December 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Leopard to include native GTK support in Quartz According to a new post on O'Reilly.net, it appears that the next version of Apple's OS X 'Leopard' will include native GTK support. It goal is to: "run Gtk+ applications without X11 on Mac OS X". Sounds like good news for developers! From digg on December 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Particle accelerator to be ready in '07 Nuclear research officials in Geneva, Switzerland, expressed confidence that the Large Hadron Collier particle accelerator would be ready for use in 2007. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
MPAA Is Helping Their Users Pirate Movies! MPAA tells readers of their website what clients to use to pirate software and movies. They also tell you the advantages of pirated movies. They include no DRM, no region locking, they are cheaper, and come out before the actual release. Thanks for the tips! From digg on December 17, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
SNL Digital Short - A Special Christmas Box (Uncensored) Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg sing about a special gift idea for your girlfriend. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Crazy Structure: Grand Canyon Glass Walkway To Open In March (picture) Bet you get one hell of a view from that, but not for people afraid of heights: "The 1,500-member Hualapai tribe announced last week that the Skywalk—a giant, 30-million-dollar steel-and-glass walkway—will open to the public in March 2007." From digg on December 17, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Diabetes breakthrough In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body's nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of the disease that affects millions of Canadians. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Police find woman weighing 43 pounds A 22-year-old developmentally disabled woman weighing only 43 pounds was found in a bedroom at her mother's home, and the mother was charged with abusing her, authorities said. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
7 Things You Didn't Know About PETA. From July 1998 through the end of 2005, PETA killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other "companion animals" -- at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. That's more than five defenseless animals every day. Not counting the dogs and cats PETA spayed and neutered, the group put to death over 90 percent of the animals it took in during 2005 alone. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
the scale of some stuff in the universe must see From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Most Powerful Automatic Weapon This is a cool design of a hand gun removing all of the mechanical moving parts. Very neat. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Convert .docx Files from your Dashboard Convert the new Word 2007 default XML format to html (including formatting) right from your Dashboard. The solution Microsoft should release.. but won't. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Photo: Retirement Home for Super Heroes Artist Exhibition by Martin Margulies From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
VIDEO:WarioWare Smooth Moves knows if you're dancing The latest installment in the series, WarioWare Smooth Moves for the Wii, can apparently tell if you are following all the dance moves displayed on the screen, including foot tapping movements. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
LG KE850 = iPhone? With a 3.5" touch-screen interface and (almost) Apple-like minimalist design, this forthcoming LG phone (likely to be released as a member of the Chocolate franchise) looks to have what most people seek from iPhone. The site is in espanol, but the pics speak for themselves. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Charles Manson Interview - San Quentin Prison This guy's never getting out of prison.. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Preparing For The Biggest Experiment On Earth The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) particle detector experiment, which will aim to find new particles, detect mini black holes and solve some of the mysteries of the universe such as where mass comes from, how many dimensions there are and what constitutes dark matter. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Sweet hack for FF and IE users. Make web pages load much faster. Make web pages load lightning fast.. A must-see tweak for Firefox and Internet Explorer users. Most browsers are configured for dial-up.. Tweak the settings to boost surfing speeds and minimize page load times... From digg on December 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
New Dragon Quest IX Video Blows Minds No doubt about it, Dragon Quest IX will be the best selling Nintendo DS game of all time. This video just further illustrates that the game will be gorgeous, a massive hit, and maybe even a little fun. Bear with the CG intro to get to the tasty action RPG core nestled within. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
GTA Coming to Wii From first line of article..."One of the greatest selling franchises in video gaming history is heading straight to the Nintendo Wii." I wonder how they will implement the wiimote with it? From digg on December 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Drupal as a complete OpenSearch processing suite The OpenSearch Aggregator presents its results through the normal search system. So, if you install the OpenSearch module on top of this, you automatically provide OpenSearch feeds for the aggregated search. In other words, Drupal is now a complete OpenSearch processing suite! There is no other CMS out there that can claim this. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Firefox Reaches 25% Market Share According to these stats across over 4,000 websites, one in four web users browses with Firefox. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Update: A 9 year old on Linux, Edubuntu to Fedora Core 6 I thought I should update everyone since this story received so much attention the first time. We had some bumps with Edubuntu, moved on to Ubuntu, and then ended up resting comfortably on Fedora Core 6 with KDE. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Yahoo! Encourages Mac Firefox users to "upgrade" to IE 7 Seems rather odd that Yahoo! doesn't understand basic browser and platform detection in 2006. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Confused by Net Neutrality? This video makes the concept easy to understand, and gives us the truth. It is easy to understand and to follow. Pick the chance to convince your non-geeky friends to support Net Neutrality ... Show them the video. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
All Men’s Rules We always hear the rules from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. Please note…these are all numbered “1″ on purpose! From digg on December 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Guide (Wii) GUIDE for FREE As our holiday gift to you, enjoy this The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess online strategy guide completely gratis—free. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
What the Hell is ZFS? Well what ever it is it seams very important to Apple... ..."Populating 128-bit file systems would exceed the quantum limits of earth-based storage. You couldn't fill a 128-bit storage pool without boiling the oceans."... From digg on December 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Apple iPhone may include JAJAH VoIP software...'Skype Killer' JAJAH is presently holding intense conversations with Apple over the use of JAJAH software for a mobile phone, according to a reports from the German-language website "futureZone." JAJAH has been described as a "Skype Killer" by some From digg on December 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Building instructions for EVERY LEGO SET EVER This site has complete instructions for building every lego set EVER. Break your box out of the closet and get building! From digg on December 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
HOLY FU*K - - - Bush administration to "Screen" scientific study results. I hope scientists revolt. Am I wrong or is this the 21st century? From digg on December 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Pogue gets hate mail from people that don't get his Vista video He's getting hate mail in response to his video from last week that “proved” that Microsoft didn’t steal ideas in Vista from Mac OS X. A few people have already written him, saying, “You must be the dumbest man in America. You think that’s a DIFFERENCE? Who the @#*#*#** cares if they use a different term? It’s EXACTLY THE SAME THING!” A good read! From digg on December 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
The Art of Deception Revealed "The great fake psychics are great improvisationists. This means that a really good pseudo-psychic is able to produce phenomena under almost any circumstance. A quick mind and a good knowledge of the techniques and psychology of deception are all that is needed. Sometimes, only a quick mind is enough." From digg on December 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
ePassports 'at risk' from cloning Lukas demonstrated to me, he can easily download the data from his passport using an RFID reader he got for 200 Euros on eBay. Lukas is less forthcoming about where he got what is called the Golden Reader Tool, it is the software used by border police and it allows him to read the chip on his ePassport, including the photo. From digg on December 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
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