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iPod eBook Creator - convert books into notes on iPod This utility/PHP script loads large text file and splits it into notes for use on iPod. It is easy to read your book in plain text format on your iPod via Notes functionality. All notes will be automatically linked, so you can move from one to another with absolute ease. It's as simple as turning pages of the book. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


iPod eBook Creator - convert books into notes on iPod This utility/PHP script loads large text file and splits it into notes for use on iPod. It is easy to read your book in plain text format on your iPod via Notes functionality. All notes will be automatically linked, so you can move from one to another with absolute ease. It's as simple as turning pages of the book. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Friendster: Poised for a Comeback With $10 million in new funds and a second patent, the social networking pioneer has big plans for an improved site to rival MySpace. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Friendster: Poised for a Comeback With $10 million in new funds and a second patent, the social networking pioneer has big plans for an improved site to rival MySpace. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


SanDisk introducing 8GB+ music player NEW YORK - SanDisk Corp. on Monday introduced a new digital music player that stores twice as many songs as the popular iPod Nano for nearly the same price and cut the cost of existing models ahead of the holiday shopping season. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Sen. Russ Feingold rips 'pile of lies' on Iraq Senator Russ Feingold told a group of Madison area residents this morning that the ongoing U.S. presence in Iraq is the result of an "outrageous pile of lies." And that "The Bush administration should take accountability for being stuck there and not admitting mistakes." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Sen. Russ Feingold rips 'pile of lies' on Iraq Senator Russ Feingold told a group of Madison area residents this morning that the ongoing U.S. presence in Iraq is the result of an "outrageous pile of lies." And that "The Bush administration should take accountability for being stuck there and not admitting mistakes." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Madden 2007: Top 21 Players of NFL (SI Photos) Read Above From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Madden 2007: Top 21 Players of NFL (SI Photos) Read Above From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Light text on dark background vs. readability What’s up with the current design trend of light text on dark backgrounds? Many web designers seem to favour inverted colour schemes, but what happened to readability and usability? From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Light text on dark background vs. readability What’s up with the current design trend of light text on dark backgrounds? Many web designers seem to favour inverted colour schemes, but what happened to readability and usability? From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Vista's Aero Glass: Is It All It's Cracked Up to Be? Windows Vista provides a host of new features, but the first thing that jumps out is the slick, sleek Aero interface. Here's a look at the advantages and disadvantages of the new interface and what's required to get the most out of it. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Vista's Aero Glass: Is It All It's Cracked Up to Be? Windows Vista provides a host of new features, but the first thing that jumps out is the slick, sleek Aero interface. Here's a look at the advantages and disadvantages of the new interface and what's required to get the most out of it. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Female Newscaster Farts on Air The broadcast of Swedish TV Channel SVT broadcasting porn isn't on youtube.com yet, but there is footage of this newscaster letting one rip. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Female Newscaster Farts on Air The broadcast of Swedish TV Channel SVT broadcasting porn isn't on youtube.com yet, but there is footage of this newscaster letting one rip. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Missiles may be next big threat to U.S. airliners The nations airline industry is a shoulder-launched missile attack away from plunging into a financial tailspin, one that could trigger $1 trillion-plus in financial losses in this country. If beefed-up airline security continues to keep terrorists and their bombs off commercial flights, shoulder-launched missile attacks pose a likely alternative. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Missiles may be next big threat to U.S. airliners The nations airline industry is a shoulder-launched missile attack away from plunging into a financial tailspin, one that could trigger $1 trillion-plus in financial losses in this country. If beefed-up airline security continues to keep terrorists and their bombs off commercial flights, shoulder-launched missile attacks pose a likely alternative. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


SanDisk introducing 8GB+ music player NEW YORK - SanDisk Corp. on Monday introduced a new digital music player that stores twice as many songs as the popular iPod Nano for nearly the same price and cut the cost of existing models ahead of the holiday shopping season. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Nvidia Insider: Playstation 3 Demos Look Astonishing Nvidia Insiders believe we will be impressed with Playstation 3's graphics capabilities. Someone from the team that saw the demos developed in house could not keep their mouth shout. Our source says the demos look astonishing. Sony is super secretive about the demos but we believe it won't be long before we see some of them. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Gmail Audio Player Gmail has a built-in player for MP3 attachments. If you receive emails that include MP3 files (maybe a podcast or a public domain recording), you can listen them directly from Gmail. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Gmail Audio Player Gmail has a built-in player for MP3 attachments. If you receive emails that include MP3 files (maybe a podcast or a public domain recording), you can listen them directly from Gmail. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Live Rattlesnakes Released In 'Snakes On A Plane' Theater Authorities said pranksters released the young venomous rattlesnakes in a dark theater at the AMC From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Live Rattlesnakes Released In 'Snakes On A Plane' Theater Authorities said pranksters released the young venomous rattlesnakes in a dark theater at the AMC From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Ten things colleges should start teaching you Guy Kawasaki feels that college does not prepare you for the working world, so he made a list of 10 things that colleges should teach you and why. Some of the things are: how to talk to your boss, how to survive a meeting that's poorly run, how to figure out anything on your own, and how to explain something in thirty seconds. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Ten things colleges should start teaching you Guy Kawasaki feels that college does not prepare you for the working world, so he made a list of 10 things that colleges should teach you and why. Some of the things are: how to talk to your boss, how to survive a meeting that's poorly run, how to figure out anything on your own, and how to explain something in thirty seconds. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


Nvidia Insider: Playstation 3 Demos Look Astonishing Nvidia Insiders believe we will be impressed with Playstation 3's graphics capabilities. Someone from the team that saw the demos developed in house could not keep their mouth shout. Our source says the demos look astonishing. Sony is super secretive about the demos but we believe it won't be long before we see some of them. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:38 p.m..


World's biggest medical experiment gets go-ahead A project to collect DNA samples from 500,000 Britons to unpick the genetic basis of killer diseases including cancer got the go-ahead on Tuesday, marking the start of the world's biggest medical experiment. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:36 p.m..


Rent a Rocket Ship German company, Techart, specializes in souping-up Porsches to drive on the autobahn. Now you can rent a car like a modified 635 hp Porsche Carrera GT, 600 bhp Cayenne Magnum, or maybe a 997 for a weekend, a week or longer and take it throught it paces on the world’s fastest highway system. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Play Multiplayer Monopoly®, Scrabble®, Yahtzee®, Battleship® FREE Atari Play, the place to find online versions of the world's greatest games. Once located at Games.com. Now located at Atari Play! From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


177 Versions of Pac-Man The main page is in German, but there are screencaps. I think the first one is the best one. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Move Over, MTV A growing number of Web sites are using music videos to lure young people and steal some of MTV's market share. Remember when MTV showed videos? It's got thousands to choose from online. And so do some formidable rivals, who are using their own music video strategies to grab hold of the valuable online youth audience. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Apple fires retail store employees who admit to downloading Leopard At least five employees of Apple's retail stores have been fired after admitting to having downloaded copies of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard from the Internet that were distributed to developers at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference two weeks ago. "Dozens" more also face termination. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


When is a click not a click? It's an urgent question pitting Web sites against their advertisers. Fortune's Devin Leonard explains why answering it won't be easy. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Tower Records files for Chapter 11 Tower Records has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors, its second such filing in less than three years. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Azureus Update 2.5.0.0 Send to Friend, Auto upload speed * OSX: Open .torrent files into Azureus via Finder/Desktop/etc * 'Do not download' files handled more consistently with respect to download completion. * Renaming of a download directories.* Moving of data files on torrent removal from Azureus.* Signed updates and plugins for improved security. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Cancer news - how cigarette smoke blocks cell repair Cigarette smoke can turn normal breast cells cancerous by blocking their ability to repair themselves, eventually triggering tumor development. While some cells nonetheless rally and are able to fix their damaged DNA, many others become unable to access their own cellular first aid kit. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Internet Explorer 7 v FireFox 2.0 comparison An interesting article that compares the betas of IE7 and FF2 - examining the interface, security, tabbed functions, RSS, search and extensions. Looks like IE7 actually might not suck - do we still need FireFox? Some good screencaps and analysis. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


The Daily Show investigates "Snakes on a Plane" Let's nominate this for best Daily Show segment ever... When Samantha Bee raises the question: "Snakes on a Plane: could it motherf-ing happen here?" And Sam L Jackson himself answers: "Hell yeah!" From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Windows Vista Beta 2 Plagued by Bugs "I have been testing Microsoft operating systems since Windows 95, and this is the buggiest OS I've seen this late in development," says Joe Wilcox, an analyst with Jupiter Research. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Lilly-Gibbons argument leaves manager bloodied Blue Jays manager John Gibbons wound up with a bloody nose after tangling with Toronto pitcher Ted Lilly near the dugout during Monday night's game against Oakland. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Spinning in a dot For the second time in four days, a new development in quantum computing has turned up. One thing has been clear: all implementations suck beyond belief, especially when thinking about building something beyond a demonstration. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


HumanCar is About as Green as Walking, But Faster "Pedal-powered four-wheeled vehicles are nothing new. The HumanCar Company has updated the concept by giving the purely pedal-driven vehicles an electric motor and updated ergonomics. Several downhill time trial runs have had the car above 60+mph with incredible handling and BodySteer® characteristics." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Cooper: SG-1 will go on Stargate's producers are looking for another outlet for SG-1 and asks viewers to maintain their ratings and keep watching stargate From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Does process matter? The value of following an agreed-upon process in software development is well-established. But what sort of process? How complex? For what size teams? Professor Gary Pollice answers these questions by considering the variety of process needs within an enterprise From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


iPods at War "Ars Technica has put together an outstanding piece of journalism about the use of personal technology in America's military and how these devices along with blatant piracy is causing new problems in the face of war." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Poll: Opposition to Iraq war at all-time high Opposition among Americans to the war in Iraq has reached a new high, with only about a third of respondents saying they favor it, according to a poll released Monday. Just 35 percent of 1,033 adults polled say they favor the war in Iraq; 61 percent say they oppose it -- the highest opposition noted in any CNN poll since the conflict began. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Top Ten Best Physics Games Why else would explosions, firearms, and car crashes be so inherently gripping? In light of this, our basic need for physics experiences, I thought I would give my Top Ten list of great physics games. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


The Mother of All Windows XP Tweaking Guides The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion Version 3.1 is the complete system optimization guide for Windows XP users. It contains an enormous amount of detailed descriptions and resources together in one free 175 page downloadable PDF file. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 3:21 p.m..


Another American politician caught removing negative material from his own Wikipedia entry Gil Gutknecht has been caught removing negative material from his Wikipedia entry. The offending material was a summary of his breaking a election pledge on the term length sourced to a UsaToday article. A similar broken term limits pledge was also at issue in the case of Massachusetts Democrat Marty Meehan, the first From StuartYeates's blog on August 22, 2006 at 3:20 p.m..


Web Surfing in Public Places Is a Way to Court Trouble Any business traveler who has logged on to a wireless network at the airport, printed a document at a hotel business center or checked e-mail messages at a public terminal has probably wondered, at least fleetingly, “Is this safe?” From digg on August 22, 2006 at 12:25 p.m..


Iran Attacks Romanian Oil Rig The Iranians first fired into the air and then fired at the Orizont rig, said GSP spokesman Radu Petrescu. Half an hour later, troops from the ship boarded and occupied the rig and the company lost contact with the 26 crew members shortly afterward. Petrescu said he had no information about any injuries or deaths. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 12:25 p.m..


Gruber Lays Smackdown on Shoddy MacBook WiFi Hack Reporting John Gruber of daringfireball.net has devled deep into the murky morass that surrounds the seemingly shoddy reportage of the Alleged MacBook Wifi Hack that was so popular here some days ago. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 12:25 p.m..


Play Multiplayer Monopoly®, Scrabble®, Yahtzee®, Battleship® FREE Atari Play, the place to find online versions of the world's greatest games. Once located at Games.com. No located at Atari Play! From digg on August 22, 2006 at 12:25 p.m..


Halo 3 "feels" more like the original Halo -- Bungie In Bungie's latest weekly update of the Halo 3 development process, we learn that the Halo 3 single player will feel very much like the original Halo. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Is Tomorrow Doomsday? This year, August 22 marks the holy day on the Islamic calendar that is the day of reckoning for Shiites. Some Shiite sects believe that August 22 could correspond to the end of the world. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Could you shovel enough snow in the winter to cool your house all summer? It certainly would be an easy system to build. All you need is a big insulated container with some coiled tubes at the bottom. You would run a chilled water circuit from the container to a radiator inside the air conditioner. You would need a small pump to pump the water in the chilled water loop, but that's it. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Noisy space station deafens inhabitants The three astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are experimenting with ways of making their temporary home less noisy. To protect their hearing the station's passengers have to wear earplugs or anti-noise caps while working near noisy equipment and even while asleep. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Pacman 3D Prank Pacman is chased through a college by a ghost. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


FTC Chief Negative On Net Neutrality The head of the Federal Trade Commission on Monday expressed sharp skepticism toward proposed laws that would levy extensive Net neutrality regulations on broadband providers. Majoras said extensive Net neutrality legislation currently pending in the U.S. Senate is unnecessary because there has been no demonstrated harm to consumers. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Zogby Poll shows 92% of Americans want right to see ballots counted A new Zogby poll to be released on Tuesday will reveal that 92% of Americans, spanning every party and democraphic group, believe that the public has the right to view and verify the counting of votes. The issue of transparency has become particularly important due to the use of electronic voting systems From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Web 2.0 Advertising: Google vs. MSN vs. Federated Media "Backup would be welcome supporting the various assertions on relative advertising rates, advertiser usage, audience profiles…for Google, MSN, Federated Media. Below is some publicly available data of interest on the companies cited." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


EA adopts Unreal 3 engine for upcoming titles Electronic Arts has licensed Epic Games' Unreal 3 Engine for upcoming titles. No specific games were mentioned, but EA says "several next-generation titles" will be using the engine. Financial details have not been released. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


OSU player trains even when he's sleeping Anthony Gonzalez sleeps in a tent. The Ohio State junior wide receiver also studies in his tent, plays Xbox in his tent and writes e-mails from his laptop in his tent. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Look At All These Passwords! If you use any number of popular web forums or even some commercial services like classmates.com, amazon.com, netzero.com or your provider's webmail service, you may not be aware that you're sending your credentials over the internet in the clear.Some sites appear to secure your credenti als, but they really don't. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Dvorak: Google's Free Municipal Wi-Fi May Start Revolution Google has been toying with the idea of implementing free municipal Wi-Fi. I've always believed that it began as a whim, but became a subtle threat aimed at the major carriers who are saber-rattling over tiered service, threatening to charge Google (GOOG) more for its supposed free ride on their networks... From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


"Don't Download this Song" Song by Weird Al for Free About how to break national copyright laws and get the RIAA on your tail. "You start out stealing songs, then you're robbing liquor stores..." Very much tounge-in-cheek. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Linux Shell Scripting Basics In a non-graphical environment, all instructions to the computer are made as text commands, each of which consists of the command name followed by zero or more options, which modify what the command will do. For example, the Linux command "ls" can be used to list files in the current directory. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Latest Ubuntu xorg-core update breaks X If you run Ubuntu be very weary in applying the latest xserver-xorg-core update. It can bring your machine to an abrupt halt. There is a fix suggested in the forums. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Madden 2007 being played on the Nintendo DS Set to be released tomorrow, looks pretty sweet. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Capturing Online Video Pirates YouTube and similar video-sharing services deal with these copyright violations after they occur: by taking down the material if they receive a complaint from the legitimate copyright holder. But given the sheer number of videos uploaded to the Internet every day, it's a losing battle. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Nominations Sought for Tasmanian Parent Group Expressions of interest are now being called for positions on a new Tasmanian parent group designed to provide a voice for parents with children in child care. The Early Years Parents and Friends steering committee was seeking nominations to the Board of Early Years Parents and Friends Inc (EYPF). The not-for-profit group aims to provide a voice to parents of children in the 0-5 age bracket, and to help develop a strategic vision for childcare in Tasmania. From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


Devon Island: "The Mars on Earth" The climatic extremes here in the polar desert of Canada's high Arctic resemble what is found in the polar regions of Mars. The geology of the sterile, rocky terrain is similar to that of the Martian surface. Even the water here, most of it perpetually locked in ice beneath the permafrost, closely parallels what scientists believe exists on Mars. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Gratis Gaming: Real PC games you can download for free Gaming is becoming a more expensive proposition all the time: games with monthly subscriptions, game services with yearly fees, PC graphics cards that cost north of $500, new games that go for nearly $60 a pop. Presented here are more than a dozen games you can play for free. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


5 Ways To Organize Your RSS Reader RSS feeds can be your best friend, but they can also be your worst nightmare when you wake up and have thousands of new items to scan over. Here's how to keep them arranged... From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Games Industry is 'Failing Women' The videogames industry is continuing to fail women by not producing suitable content, a senior executive at Electronic Arts (EA) has said. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


How do deep-diving sea creatures withstand huge pressure changes? Some sea creatures exploit great depths. The biggest physiological challenges in adapting to pressure are probably faced by those animals that must routinely travel from the surface to great depth. Dives as deep as 6,000 feet have been recorded for some whales. How do they survive? From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Kevin Mitnick Web site hacked Instead of the usual description of Kevin Mitnick, his consulting services and books, the famed hacker's Web site on Sunday displayed a vulgar message. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


DVD Insider - The Real Pirates The movie industry continues to ratchet up anti-piracy security, but how well is it working and should it steer a different course? From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


FBI Races the Clock to Reinvent Itself In the war on terrorism, investigating criminals after the fact is no longer an option. Intercepting plots requires a culture change for agents. Now, under pressure from Congress and several bipartisan commissions, its business model is being turned upside down, with a focus on preventing crime rather than apprehending criminals. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Microsoft invites Firefox development team to Redmond Microsoft's hopes are that, in a four-day span, the company can provide the open source developers with enough information to get the popular web browser running smoothly on Windows Vista. Is Microsoft admitting something here, helping an open source project? From digg on August 22, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Nintendo's Miyamoto Spills the Beans on Mario 128 & Other Lost Projects! Mario 128: "We've been experimenting all this time," said Miyamoto about the mysterious title that was originally shown as a GameCube video demo. "Some percentage is included as Mario Galaxy on the Wii." Miyamoto wouldn't break down exactly what in Mario Galaxy originated from Mario 128, but did give a few hints. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Man Blames Dell Laptop for House Fire A Florida man has leaped onto the Dell laptop explosion bandwagon by claiming his house was burnt to a crisp because a Dell laptop ignited his couch on fire. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


The Dark Side of the Universe Some of the most fascinating places out there are facing the wrong way. Astronomers had long assumed that the farside was just like the near side. Wrong. Pictures of the hidden hemisphere, first taken in 1959 by the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3, show a vastly different landscape. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


New 1080p HDTVs Compared "Here's a look at three 2006 big-screen HDTVs that have the highest-available native resolution, known in the industry as 1080p. These sets have their work cut out for them competing against the 2005 models, despite all sharing the ability to accept 1080p sources." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Wii.com now owned by Nintendo "The site used to be home to Weyerhaeuser Corporation, a forest products company. From what I could see, they weren’t willing to sell their domain." Wonder how much Nintendo had to fork over. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Rice set to retire a 49er, with a fan fete to follow Jerry Rice is rejoining the 49ers for eternity and a day. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Personality Traits of the Best Software Developers The best programmers are up to 28 times more productive than the worst programmers, making them the best bargains in software. Here are four personality traits to look for when hiring. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


More Details On Amazon's Unbox Video Service The Unbox Video Service will allow consumers to both rent or buy digital videos (movies, TV shows, sports events, etc.), which will be transferred to their computers. In the case of buying, they will be able to keep the videos. In the case of renting, the videos will expire. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


DaimlerChrysler Must Pay Ex-Shareholders A German court has ruled that DaimlerChrysler AG must make payments to some former shareholders of Daimler-Benz AG to settle a case related to its 1998 merger with Chrysler Corp., a court spokesman said Monday From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Bush on Iraq: 'We're Not Leaving So Long As I'm The President' (Video) At a press conference today, President Bush said, "We're not leaving [Iraq] so long as I'm the president. That would be a huge mistake." His term ends almost two-and-a-half years from now, in January 2009. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Rock paper scissors...with Kevin Smith. Kevin Smith promises to reveal his next project if a member of the WizardWorld Chicago audience defeats him in a rock, paper, scissors battle. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


What Is Page Rank And Why Do We Want It? PageRank is Google's way of deciding a page's importance. It matters because it is one of the factors that determine a page's ranking in the search results. It isn't the only factor that Google uses to rank pages, but it is an important one. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Virginia Tech campus shut down as police search for escaped inmate suspecte Virginia Tech shut down its campus Monday and ordered everyone to remain inside as authorities searched for an escaped inmate suspected of killing a hospital guard and a sheriff's deputy. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


High Resolution Image of Naboo Beautiful image. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


The Top 50 Independent Films The formula for calculating the Top Rated 50 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate: weighted rating (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


EA Says Wii Price at $170? Not Really Importance of quote appears to have been overblown. EA rep was misquoted. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Profiling Your Applications with Eclipse Callisto The latest release of Eclipse (Eclipse 3.2) comes with Callisto, a rich set of optional plugins for Eclipse 3.2. Callisto includes a powerful profiling tool called the Eclipse Test & Performance Tools Platform, or TPTP. TPTP provides a comprehensive suite of open source performance-testing and profiling tools. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


North Korean 'spy' arrested South Korea has arrested a suspected North Korean spy trying to enter the country at a time when tensions are running high on the peninsula, Yonhap news agency has reported. Yonhap reported that a source familiar with intelligence matters said the suspect was a 48-year-old North Korean with the family name Jeong. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Meebo for your website! - ajax im version 2 ajax im is a complete instant messaging system for your website; akin to Meebo without needing to pay for tons of expensive servers. This system uses Javascript/PHP/MySQL to allow users to communicate between users of the ajax im script on your site. No refreshing of the page is ever needed, as everything is updated in real-time via the JavaScript. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Nuclear Holocaust starts tomorrow It seems that Iran is going to attack Israel tomorrow, 22 August, with nuclear weapons, and initiate World War III, as famous Islamic scholar Bernard Lewis explains in his recent Wall Street Journal editorial. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Disaster Readiness Puts Tech Tools To The Test Can thumb drives, mash-ups, and RSS improve our ability to react in emergencies? The organizers of two disaster simulations hope to find out. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Alonso hopeful of stretching lead World champion Fernando Alonso is optimistic he can extend his lead over Michael Schumacher in this year's title chase at Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Are you a "Ghost In The Shell"? It's well-known that the way that people choose to appear online is distinct from physical appearance, and this is often perceived as some kind of falsehood. But honestly, for someone you've never met, which is their “real” face? And do you learn more from a photograph or an avatar? From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Official Compilation of Bush's Iraq Claims "A collection of misleading and inaccurate public statements made by the five Administration officials most responsible for providing public information on Iraq. The source of this information is a report created by the US House Committee on Government Reform." Justice is coming. Resist the Dark Side. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


GNOME and Google reach out to women GNOME's Women's Summer Outreach Program (WSOP) is underway, with twice the number of projects originally scheduled, thanks to Google's generosity. The program has not only brought a few more women into the GNOME fold, but it seems to have jump-started efforts to actively recruit female developers within other open source projects as well. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


‘Tom and Jerry’ smoking scenes to be axed They chase each other at high speed wielding axes and hammers. But the famous cartoon duo of Tom and Jerry are in trouble in Britain for smoking on screen. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Microsoft in Buying Mood: Spending Spree Takes Aim at Smaller Companies Microsoft went on a buying spree in its recently completed fiscal year, acquiring -- 23 companies, compared with nine the year before. But the company is focusing on much smaller deals. It spent slightly less than $650 million on 23 acquisitions last year. By comparison, the company spent more than $2 billion on three companies alone in 2003. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Watch your favourite TV channels in your browser - FREE Watch more than 150 TV channels for free. Here is a collection of more than 150 free legal channels that you can watch from your browser. Includes HBO, ESPN, Playboy TV, Bloomberg, ABC News, AL Jazeera, E-Music, Deejay TV, Deluxe Music, Fashion TV, Horror Channel, Comedy Channel, Sci-Fi Channel, Lifestyle Network, 16 Adult channels and a lot more. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Zune's Wi-Fi Has It Bass Ackwards "Retailers interviewed by Gilroy tell her that Zune will not offer the capability of purchasing songs over a Wi-Fi connection. For that purpose, users will have to go the old-fashioned route: use their PC to purchase songs via the Web, download them to their PC, and then execute a file transfer to the Zune." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Schwarzenegger Signs Solar Power Bill The bill calls for the installation of 1 million rooftop solar panels on homes, businesses, farms, schools and public buildings by 2018. The solar systems would generate 3,000 megawatts of power and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 3 million tons, equivalent to taking 1 million cars off the state's highways. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


GP2X (MK2) Review from the United Kingdom Not the first review of course as but this is specifically the MK2 version that comes with latest firmware. Sounds like most initial problems with the MK1 system have been eradicated. Being a money-conscious person I've been sitting on the handheld fence for ages, but finally I think I'm finally going to opt for the GP2X instead of the DS & PSP. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Colorado Lawyer sues fantasy sports leagues and calls it illegal gambling. Attorney Charles E. Humphrey Jr. claims that fantasy sports leagues run by ESPN cable network, CBS, and others are illegal gambling operations. He is in theory suing to recover losses, but if he wins leagues where you pay to compete for prizes would be shut down. Looks like another lawyer is on a mission to save the world from vice. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


First XBOX Modchip Released The NME-360 enables your XBox360 to play backups of your highly valuable original games. NME-360 is a universal solution for ALL currently available XBox360 Consoles on the market. Forget crazy dual mods with 30+ wires or even bricking your DVD drive by flashing corrupt/wrong firmware files. Your original firmware stays untouched and intact at any From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Nintendo's Brain Age Wins Prestigious 'Edge Award' The award is given to a game from the past year which the editors of Edge and a jury of industry creatives consider to have "celebrated the willingness to aim higher and try something new." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Rubik's cube solved in 20 seconds--one-handed What do you do once you've mastered the Rubik's cube? Tie one hand behind your back and do it again--very impressive. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Killing won’t win this war. Counterinsurgency is work better suited to a police force than a military one. Military forces - by tradition, organization, equipment and training - are best at killing people and breaking things. Police organizations, on the other hand, operate with minimum force. They know their job can’t be done from miles away by technology. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Man Survives 1000m Fall, Walks Away According to his calculations, he hit the earth at about 60km/h. After the fall he simply got up and, with a bleeding nose and somewhat disorientated, walked to a farm gate about 100m away, where an ambulance was already waiting. He said although he was the third person to jump from the aircraft, he was the first to land. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Campaign targets Web crimes against kids "Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced a new public service campaign Monday that will warn teenage girls against posting information on the Internet that could put them at risk of attack by child predators." From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Digg Signature Creator - Generate your own personal Digg Signature DiggSig allows Digg users to enter their username and will generate a personal forum signature, including their latest Digg, Rank, Stories Dugg, Stories Submitted in addition to other useful Digg.com stats from their account. Signatures automatically update so to show your latest stats. Works on MySpace, forums, personal websites, etc. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


University of Texas is No. 1... in partying The University of Texas at Austin was named America's best party school in a new ranking out Monday. The school beat Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University and last year's winner, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the Princeton Review survey of 115,000 students at campuses around the United States. From digg on August 22, 2006 at 5:03 a.m..


Teacher joins exodus for better pay A news story about a young Australian maths and science teacher who is about to leave Australia to take up a teaching position in London. His departure and that of thousands of other teachers each year has led to calls by Labor backbencher Craig Emerson for a model that would allow all state school principals to pay teachers more money for good performance instead of seniority. The Australian, 21 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


Indigenous Sports Academies Funding Available The Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) invites Expressions of Interest for funding from suitable organisations to deliver a school-based sports academy/academies for Indigenous secondary school students. Academies may operate on a single school or cluster arrangement, but must utilise existing infrastructure. Interested organisations will be expected to develop strategic partnerships with schools and relevant education authorities, sporting bodies and corporate and philanthropic organisations. Further information is available from the DEST website. Closing date is Tuesday 19 From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


the wordbox 'the word box' is a general reference site for young Australian readers and writers. 'the box' provides links to competitions, opportunities and activities that are specifically for young people up to the age of 20. There are link to other useful external sources on '4 writers' and '4 readers'. The site includes Literary Competition Guidelines as recommended by the Australian Society of Authors. From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


Lucky T Fun and Games A series of colouring in activities based on the underwater reef or aquarium environment produced by Reef HQ Aquarium, the Education Centre for the Great Barrier Reef. From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


Victorian WebQuest of the Year Award WebQuests are an exciting initiative which many teachers have been developing to bring together valuable web resources to support their students' learning whilst embedding higher order thinking skills. The Victorian Education Channel is a rich source of online content from all around the world, which has been recommended by teachers. This competition is an opportunity to use these resources and highlight and share the valuable work of Victoria 's teachers who are merging ICT and the Thinking Curriculum in an authentic learning opportunity for their students. From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


Voipally Voipally is a blog dedicated to technologies concerning VoIP, IM and other Internet based communications. From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


Review of the Reframing the Future program A discussion paper has been developed as part of the review of the Reframing the Future program. Submissions on the discussion can be submitted up until 25 August 2006. The review is being conducted by Professor Rod McDonald of the Ithaca Group for the National Quality Council. From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


Leavers and the Law 'Leavers and The Law' is a downloadable booklet designed to inform Year 12 students planning their Leavers Week celebrations of their legal rights, and highlight common problem areas associated with 'Leavers'. From EdNA Online on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


edna Groups A free online toolset/community spaces built in Moodle. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


The Three Question Test for Finding Run-ons and Comma Splices Interactive PowerPoint presentation to help students identify run-ons and comma splices by working through a step-by-step process. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


Caterpillar Toothpaste: a Child's Introduction to the Decision Making Process This downloadable book has been written to help younger children develop early decision making skills, actively preparing them for fuller participation in the home, school and community. The story is about Tim. Toothpaste reminds him of a big caterpillar coming out of the tube on to his toothbrush. Tim has some decisions to make. Should he stop brushing his teeth and risk smelly breath, dirty teeth and trips to the dentist? Join Tim on his decision making journey, and help him work out what he can do to solve his caterpillar problem! From Recent Items on August 22, 2006 at 5:02 a.m..


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