Official Ubuntu book published The Official Ubuntu Book is now available from booksellers, It also features a DVD with the latest Ubuntu version. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 10:25 p.m..
5 free apps for any Mac user A list of 5 free applications any level Mac user can, and should, use and why. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 10:25 p.m..
Software Development Comic - How it Works For those software developers out there, check out this funny comic about how software development works. It's funny because its true! From digg on August 19, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Student Creates Electric-Field Tweezers The ability to sort cells or manipulate microscopic particles could soon be in the hands of small laboratories, high schools and amateur scientists, thanks to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. They have created a device, called "electric tweezers," which can manipulate and move almost any object seen on a simple microscope slide. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
Secret Law At The Supreme Court Does the government have the right to keep secret a law that is applied to millions of Americans every day? That's the question John Gilmore has asked the Supreme Court to decide in his petition to the Court, filed on the 4th of August 2006. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
Apple firmware update runs fans nonstop According to users commenting on Apple's own discussion groups, the MacBook firmware update makes a notebook's fans run continuously, albeit at a low speed. When necessary, the fans will speed up to move more air through the case. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
Make your own Nintendo characters out of paper! I made a bunch of these for my 5 year old son. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
God would be an atheist "Drawing on a wide range of studies to cross-match faith – measured by belief in God and acceptance of evolution – with homicide and sexual behavior, Paul found that secular societies have lower rates of violence and teenage pregnancy than societies where many people profess belief in God." From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
The 401(k) That Fixes Itself New research shows signs that a recent addition to some 401(k) plans -- known as "managed accounts" -- can provide a significant boost to workers' retirement savings. These programs are based on computer models that automatically manage portfolios tailored to match an investor's age and appetite for risk. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
How To Write Unmaintainable Code I am passing on these tips from the masters on how to write code that is so difficult to maintain, that the people who come after you will take years to make even the simplest changes. Further, if you follow all these rules religiously, you will even guarantee yourself a lifetime of employment... From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
It's a 4 Gbps Fibre Channel World n its SAN 5-Year Forecast, the research firm reports that the majority of Fibre Channel switch and Host Bus Adapter sales will remain at 4 Gbps speeds beyond 2010. Overall, the Dell'Oro Group predicts that Fibre Channel switch and HBA sales will increase from $2.3 billion in 2005 to $3.5 billion in 2010 From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
SC: 19/08 Anatomy of a botnet examined There's an article from eWeek linked below which explains exactly how malicious hackers compromise machines and turn them into 'bots' which can then be instructed to send spam messages and perform hostile acts against other machines under remote control. The whole purpose of our 'Safe Computing' initiative is to give you timely warnings and advice to prevent this happening to your machine - but all over the world, this activity is already taking place in large numbers ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on August 19, 2006 at 7:58 p.m..
The 5 Most Obviously Drug-Fueled TV Appearances Ever Date, evidence, and drug(s) they were probably on... From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Is Nanotech safe? Experts debate "In the U.S., trouble ramped up in June when an EPA study found that titanium nanoparticles commonly used in sunscreens cause neurological changes in mice." From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
awesome accoustic cover of outkast's "hey ya" What do you get when you mix a hippie with Andre 3000 in the desert? A great cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya." From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
My Dream App: Coming Monday, Final Details Phill Ryu: This is going to be the final teaser before My Dream App opens up, so I'm going to give you guys some substantial info, instead of the list of names that the last teaser basically was. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Google To Pay Freight for Number 2 Linux Guy Now that English-born Aussie Andrew Morton, Linux' second-ranking kernel hacker, has resolved what friends described as his US visa issues, he has "taken a job" with Google. In other words, Google is going to pay his salary while he continues to act as the 2.6 kernel's maintainer full-time. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
I stole your bandwidth/images and now I believe that I can sue you I must say, I'm quite upset. I have been using images from you web site on my web site for a long time now and suddenly they are gone. and I am concerned. I am using my web site to build up my business which is not easy and you changed the location or deleted them or somethin. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Radioactive Leak Reaches Nuclear Plant's Groundwater Radioactive, cancer-causing tritium has leaked into the groundwater beneath the San Onofre nuclear power plant, prompting the closure of one drinking-water well in southern Orange County, authorities said. It's unknown how much tritium has seeped into the ground, where it came from, or when the leak occurred. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
15 year old tries to out drive the police at 150MPH! This skilled 15 year old simply makes the police officers look like fools. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
50 Common Interview Questions Collections of Questions. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
FDA Says Bacteria-Eating Viruses Safe for Treating Meat A mixture of six bacteria-killing viruses can be safely sprayed on meat and poultry to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, federal health officials said Friday. The preparation of bacteriophages - the name is Greek for "bacteria-eater" - infects only various strains of the Listeria bacterium and not human or plant cells. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Family Guy - You've Got A Gay How do you know what to believe? Well, here are a few tips that may help you tell when you've got a gay. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
ScrapeTorrent isohunt+torrentspy+piratebay+mininova= excellence From digg on August 19, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Cease-Fire Broken! Israel Launches Fresh Attack on Lebanon "Israeli aircraft fired several rockets at a target in a Hizbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon early on Saturday morning, a Lebanese security source said." From digg on August 19, 2006 at 2:12 p.m..
Wrong FIRST answer of Who Wants to be a Millionaire Guy loses on very FIRST question of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. This is just stupidity on his part. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
Worst cars ever made Have you ever heard of Peel Trident, Ford Pinto, Fiat Multipla, Chevrolet Vega or Yugo? These cars we picked as the worst cars ever made. Check out why. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
DIY: Make an alarm system in 3 minutes! Nice and easy to make project with lots of potential. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
Man breaks knee playing Guitar Hero video game The hilarious story of how a man broke his knee while playing guitar hero. From his knee surgery to his recovery, you can really feel his pain. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
The Zombie Preparedness Kit - Gizmodo Yes, the title says it all. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
Hugo Chavez: Venezuela captured 4 U.S spies CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said Friday that Venezuela has caught four people spying for the U.S. government and has turned them over to the Americans. "I've caught four of their spies, four, and I've put them back in their hands. Not long ago we caught a very beautiful woman in Valencia, taking photos," Chavez told the rally. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
Awesome Site: Create Your Own Font! This website allows you to create your own font. Once you finish it you can upload it to the gallery so you can download it, as well as hundreds of others that other people have made. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
Congressman: Blacks Can't Swim Tramm Hudson, running to replace Katherine Harris, just shoots himself in the foot with the use of some clearly wrong racial stereotypes. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
Massive search for autism genes begins. Scientists at 11 Boston-area institutions, including MIT and the Broad Institute, will use new tools to analyze DNA samples from thousands of autistic people and their families. It is expected to be the largest search to date for the genetic causes of autism and may yield candidate genes in as little as six months. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
The Science of Studying The Vote A number of researchers conclude they've been going about it the wrong way. Until a few years ago, political scientists didn't even do experiments. They conducted surveys. But it's very hard to discover causation from a survey. Now political scientists have caught experiment fever. The direction is toward cognitive science and neuroscience. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
Google Video: No Tube of Plenty - Yet The search giant's video service is easy to use, but skimpy when it comes to programs you actually want to watch. But Google is putting enough emphasis on the site—nudging aside Froogle on its main page to make room for the video search tool—that it seemed worthy of inclusion in our series on Web video sites. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 p.m..
Putting Google-Fi to the Test Google launched its citywide Wi-Fi service here this week, and Wired News decided to put it to the test. Our first stop: Off the freeway at the southwest end of town, and the coverage was not bad. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Drop Kick the Faint This is sweet, kick the band members into the crowd! From digg on August 19, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Dublin man plans Apple "walk of shame" Following a week of waiting for Apple to arrange for the pickup of a malfunctioning iMac G5, a Dublin says he has decided to prove that he can walk to Cork -- the location of the nearest Apple repair center -- faster than Apple can arrange for the pickup of his broken Mac. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
First Development Snapshot of KDE4: "Krash" released Today, KDE releases a first developer snapshot of the upcoming KDE4 release. This snapshot is meant as a reference for developers who want to play with parts of the new technology KDE4 will provide, those who want to start porting their applications to the new KDE4 platform and for those that want to start to develop applications based on KDE4. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Couple to AOL: Stop searching for spammer's gold "A small-town New England couple says AOL's search for a spammer's gold on their property must be stopped." From digg on August 19, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Beautiful subways from around the world (cool pics) Many operators of metros, subways or underground railways want to attract more passengers with good station design. This often means extra effort and higher costs for the metro operators but it seems to pay when a metro is more than just a means of transport but something the residents can be proud of. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
My Yacht Is Bigger Than Yours In the world of super-luxury vessels, size really does matter. Here's a guide to the biggest yachts around and who's got 'em. Check out the awesome slideshow here. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/08/yachts_of_the_rich/index_01.htm From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:49 a.m..
Now don't drop it.... - interesting photograph of the Space Shuttle This image shows space shuttle Enterprise being prepared for vibration tests. These tests were the first time an orbiter, fuel tank and two rocket booster were joined together as a complete unit. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:49 a.m..
In Pictures: Seven Amazing Robots That Will Change Lives We present the masters of robotic innovation who are fusing advances in biomechanics, software, sensor technology, materials science and computing to create new generations of robotic assistants. Learning has been key, both for robots and for their designers. Robots are about to be unshackled from forced labor. Expect them everywhere. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:49 a.m..
Villeneuve slates Schumacher 'lies' Jacques Villeneuve has accused Michael Schumacher of a series of dirty tricks and lying to fans and fellow drivers. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 7:49 a.m..
"The List": Screwdrivers? Yes. Toothpaste? No. Screwdrivers of less than seven inches in length can be brought on board U.S. passenger jets, but toothpaste cannot, according to the new list of banned items posted today by the TSA. The list has changed almost daily since last week's failed aircraft plot, with some questioning the arbitrary and constantly changing nature of the list. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Colbert Trash Talks The New Planets Stephen has some strong words for the new planets that were recently added to the solar system. There are now 12 planets instead of the 9 we were always taught. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
More Threats for Videotaping Police Massachusetts state police and prosecutors are threatening a woman with criminal sanctions for posting video of an arrest on her website. Not only that, but state prosecutors are apparently threatening other websites for merely linking to the video. (Note: multi-blog story) From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Sony Transparent TV No kidding! This “transparent” TV really exists, and it’s from Sony. Look at the screen, it’s like floating…and the speakers, freaking awesome! From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Online Font Tester Online font comparison tool. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Ultimate-Guitar.com: The Last Stand The time has come for Ultimate-Guitar.Com to get an MPA letter. Surely, that was not something good, but the request to remove all tabs in 10 days. What does it mean? Nothing. We are legal. We are not going to shut down the website. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
SecureWorks admits to falsifying MacBook wireless hack "Remember those hackers in the Washington Post story who claimed to have hacked a MacBook's wireless drivers to gain control of it?" From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Commanding The Command Line "This guide will show you lots of features of the terminal, and different ways to use it. Coming from Windows, I thought that the terminal was useless. Little did I know that it was one of the most useful things on my entire computer." From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Zero-Day Attackers Target Japanese Word Processor "According to a warning from anti-virus vendor Symantec, attackers are exploiting a previously undocumented vulnerability in Ichitaro, a word processor produced by Justsystems, a Japanese software company." Microsoft isn't the only word processor under attack. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
List of nifty tools for drawing diagrams, charts and chart-flows "Developing web-sites over the last few years, I’ve been stumbling over the same problem over and over again: how can I visualize my ideas easily and quickly? I’ve spent hours googling for useful tools and tutorials which would help me to create diagrams, charts, flow-charts to visualize my personal ideas to my clients. Here are the results." From digg on August 19, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
test Earlt childhood education From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 19, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Creating a topographic profile. This click-through animation shows a student the steps in the process of creating a topographic profile. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 19, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Topographic Map and Profile View relationship This animation shows the spatial relationship between contours on a map and the same contours in profile (cross-section) From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 19, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Strike and Dip/ Three-point problem This click-through animation shows a student how to determine the strike and dip of a rock unit given 3 points on a topographic map. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 19, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..
Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera - A Potential Wii-Beater? New demos of the Xbox 360 camera show neat facemapping tech from Digimask, but most interestingly, gesture-based Xbox 360 software from GestureTek which can track controller-like objects and even has depth perception. Could X360 games use these to have Wii-style control methods? From digg on August 19, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Breastfeeding mothers detained away from babies. Immigration officials have been accused of flouting several UN conventions by detaining mothers away from pre-weaned infants in at least two cases this spring. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
What the Airports Must Do to Sniff Out Liquid Explosives "What is more difficult is detecting the components of a bomb before it has been assembled, particularly if surrounded by metal objects. In fact, liquid explosives might be easier to spot than solids, Reiss says, as they have to be held in a container." From digg on August 19, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
How Light Pushes Atoms Unlike water, which speeds up as it passes through a small nozzle, photons of light have less momentum at the center of a focused laser beam," From digg on August 19, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Stuff it in their analog hole, call the MPAA today The MPAA wants to plug the "analog hole". Give top MPAA execs and their underlings an ear full today as part of the DefectiveByDesign.org call-in action "Freedom Rings at the MPAA". The site is posting call reports all day, so you can read what other people had to say. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Arab secularist tells it like it is on Al Jazeera - gets called a heretic An arab woman tries to explain that this is a war between people who are thinking with a 21st century mentality and those that are living in the Middle Ages. She explains that this is simply about women's rights and allowing people to believe in whatever they want without infringing on others by blowing them up. BRAVO! From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
The Vista Domino Effect On Tech After pushing the launch of Windows Vista to late 2006 for corporate customers and early 2007 for consumers, Microsoft insisted that quality, not timing, would dictate the product's release schedule. The company's loyalty to that guiding principle is soon going to be put to the test. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Ghost Car? Is the driver of the car just a good getaway driver or more? Watch the video and see how the car disppears. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Bastard!!: Bush defends surveillance program President Bush said those who agree with a federal judge that his warrantless surveillance program is unconstitutional "simply do not understand the nature of the world in which we live From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Scarface: Inside the Film, the Game and the Cultural Phenomenon TwitchGuru takes a look back at one of the true classic films of the 1980s, the game it inspired, and why after all these years "Scarface" still matters. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Comparison of 3 File Recovery Programs You may say: "If the disk has failed, there's no way outside of super-expensive recovery services to get back the lost files." Not so fast. In actuality, it turns out that a large percentage of hard drive failures are recoverable via software. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Mac vs PC, which is better? In general, a feature-by-feature match-up of the current platforms is a draw. "Anything you can do on one, you can do on the other," said co-owner of the site XvsXP.com," James Scariati. He uses both, but prefers his Mac. According to the sites final score it's just a matter of personal preferences. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Amazing final Probably one of the coolest finals on the show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". From digg on August 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
The real cost of light pollution. Excess lighting is estimated to cost the UK 100 million pounds ($190m) a year. Street lights that are too bright have been blamed for traffic accidents even security light may as is used now may not by very helpful. "Ironically, such blindingly bright so-called "security" floodlights can hide criminal activity in their glare" From digg on August 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Ouch!!! "Google" is the Number One Search Query on AOL That so many customers would use one search engine to find another is among the odd truths being mined from AOL's public release of search data. For better or worse, the data offer the first widespread public glimpse of how people search the Internet, of what they are interested in. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Man Trapped In Chocolate... A 21-year-old man was trapped in a tank of chocolate for about two hours early Friday, police said.Capt. Randy Berner said the worker said he got into the tank at the Debelis Corp. to unplug it and became trapped waist-deep in the chocolate. From digg on August 19, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Teenagers don’t think copying CDs is a crime The result of a new survey has angered the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Do Digg Users Read Past the Headlines? Frankly, it's clear that some users don't even read the articles they're digging (or burying) before they spout their opinions. And that makes me wonder whether many of the readers who come to TechnologyReview.com after reading a few comments at Digg have mistaken expectations -- and may leave without really engaging with the site. From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
AMD wins more business from Dell Dell Inc.'s announcement that it will expand its use of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. microprocessors is another win for the smaller chip maker against larger rival Intel Corp. From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
The YouTube Team Loves Macs! (with Pics) For anyone that didn't notice, YouTube was down for maintenance yesterday. In their notification page they decided to post some pics from around the office! I was happy to see that just about everyone there was using Macs! Looks like they didn't spring for the Apple displays, but hey, nobody's perfect! From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Peter on Wheel of Fortune "I...Don't...Believe it!" From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Surprising Search Patterns: New Study Finds "Googlearchy" False "Conventional wisdom says that search engines are a fundamentally unfair technology -- favoring the most popular sites and helping them to become even more popular. A new study questions the common assumption that search engines control the hierarchy of the Internet. " From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Seahawks looking to avoid Super letdown Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren assembled his players at the beginning of training camp to discuss their fun-but-failed trip to the Super Bowl. From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Rainbow flag riles some in small town. A small town in Kansas is in something of an uproar over a rainbow flag flying from a historic hotel. Since the local newspaper in Meade identified the flag as a gay pride symbol, J.R. and Robin Knight have had bricks thrown through a window and demonstrations outside. But the Knights say the publicity has actually increased business. From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
PS3 Manufacturing, falsly reported, it hasn't begun yet!?! Apparently the large amounts of sites (even forbes) reporting back in July that Asustek and Sony had begun production of PS3 units in the range of 200k units and wanted to push forward for the november launch, however in a recent interview Kaz Hirai, apparently let some interesting details slip. From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Microsoft Office Coming To Linux? OSDL expects low cost Linux Office version to keep Open Office at bay. Microsoft within the "next couple of years" will release a version of its Office productivity to run on Linux, Stuart Cohen, chief executive for the Open Source Development Labs, predicted in an interview with vnunet.com at the Linuxworld conference in San Francicso. From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Duane 'Dog' Chapman faces Calif. suit "Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, who spends most of his days tracking fugitives who skip court appearances, might have to make a few court appearances of his own." From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
8 GB MP3 Players From LG and Sony Both sleek, both black, but the 8 GB Sony NW-1000 and LG MFJM53 take very different approaches to everything. From digg on August 18, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
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