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Dvorak: Is an Apple-Sun Merger in the Works? As soon as Google CEO Eric Schmidt was named to the board of directors at Apple some mild speculation ensued suggesting that he'd eventually become CEO of Apple. In fact Schmidt may have been brought in as the set-up pitcher for what may finally be the often rumored merger between Apple and Sun. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 9:16 p.m..


Fox News Selling Preemptive War Against Iran (Video) On the eve of the U.N. deadline to suspend Iran's nuclear program, Fox is selling a preemptive military strike by the United States. A compilation of video clips, all culled from the last several hours, featuring pundits on Fox who claim that a U.S. strike against Iran is essential and imminent. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 9:16 p.m..


10 Most Feared NFL Players This Season (SI Photos) These players strike fear into the hearts & minds of NFL teams From digg on August 30, 2006 at 9:16 p.m..


Best-Case Scenarios for all 32 NFL teams (SI Forecast) Assuming 16-0 is out of the question, what's the most your favorite club can hope for? SI looked at each team's schedule to devise a best-case scenario -- how the season could play out if all the key elements break right From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


The GNU Linear Programming Kit, Part 1: Introduction to linear optimization The GNU Linear Programming Kit is a powerful, proven tool for solving numeric problems with multiple constraints. This article introduces GLPK, the glpsol client utility, and the GNU MathProg language to solve the problem of optimizing the operations for Giapetto's Woodcarving, Inc., a fictional toy manufacturer. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Principal Fired After Stand Against Overcrowded Classrooms An interim principal has been fired after refusing to enroll more students at an overcrowded high school on the city's southwest side. Martin McGreal, 37, said accepting more students at Gage Park High School would boost some classes to more than 40 pupils. "At some point you have to say no to what this system is doing to kids," McGreal said. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Brian Williams Interviews a pretty incoherent Bush It's amazing that Bush's handlers allow him out in public. Here's another example of Bush making a fool of himself. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


OpenOffice to be 'true' Mac application... Until now the software has required that users install the X11 Window System, a graphical interface that lets Unix-based applications work on Macs. The new version of the software won't require X11, and will work just like any other OS X-native application. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


OutFOXed Interviews: former Fox employees reveal the truth about Fox News Former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. Some have even chosen to remain anonymous in order to protect their current livelihoods. As one employee said "There's no sense of integrity as far as having a line that can't be crossed." From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Working on an open source project Vs. Working on a paid job "Sometimes people ask what the difference is between the work I do on my paid job during the day, and working on the open source project in my spare time. there are many differences between the two, and those differences decide whether working is fun or just work." From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


How To Crash Internet Explorer Ever wish you could make your friends and family switch away from Internet Explorer? Perhaps the ability to make it spontaneously crash (and I mean totally crash) just by sending them a link might sway them... From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Tecmo is On-Board for the Wii Virtual Console With Wii’s launch growing closer and closer with each day, publishers are finally starting to their weight on the Wii Virtual Console bandwagon. You can now add another name to the list of supporters: Tecmo. In a financial report on August 28, 2006, the company promised to support Nintendo’s Wii download service “aggressively.” From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Republican Assault On Net Neutrality The telecom lobbies with their crooked Republican shills are at it again. They have no legitimate claims, so now they're now resorting to spreading FUD through phony "grass-roots" sites like www.instituteforliberty.org. Strangely, Gun Owners of America and The Christian Coalition are involved. Now why would they do that? From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Female Stormtroopers (with pictures) I'm glad to see women supporting Star Wars geekiness, but their armor is impractical for battle. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Starbucks takes back it's free coffee offer The free coupon was real, but Starbucks is taking it back because it was too widely distributed. Lame! From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


UN denounces Israel's "Completely Immoral" use of Cluster Bombs UN clearance experts had so far found 100,000 unexploded cluster bomblets at 359 separate sites, Jan Egeland said. "Ninety per cent of the cluster bomb strikes occurred in the last 72 hours of the conflict, when we knew there would be a resolution," he said. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Electric Mini: 0-60 in 4 Seconds: It Has Motors In Its Wheels This newly unveiled electric Mini has an output 640 horsepower and top speed of 150 mph. The car uses a small gasoline engine with four 160 horsepower electric motors on each wheel. It can out accelerate a Porsche 911 Carrera. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Pilotless Planes To Monitor Environment On the horizon: pilotless planes used by the military to drop bombs and carry out reconnaissance will be flying over Britain by the end of the decade under proposals from a government-backed project. The drones could be used to monitor the environment, allow firefighters to spot blazes in remote locations. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Top Wordpress plugins This is a great list of over 20 wordpress plugins, includes many popular and useful plugins for wordpress blogging software. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 6:13 p.m..


Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express Beta 1 Ready For Download XNA Game Studio Express enables individuals and small teams to more easily create video games using new, optimized cross-platform gaming libraries for Windows and Xbox 360. This beta release targets the development of games for Windows. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 6:13 p.m..


The Big Lie About 'Islamic Fascism' The term "Islamofascist" is utterly without meaning, but packed with emotional explosives. It is a propaganda creation worthy Dr. Goebbles, and the latest expression of the big lie technique being used by neocons in Washington’s propaganda war against its enemies in the Muslim World. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 6:13 p.m..


SimCity DS announced EA recently announced a new version of SimCity for Nintendo DS. It will be based on SimCity 3000 with lots of additions and will be released in Japan this winter. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Digg's Eli White Releases PHP Book A digg developer publishes a PHP how-to reference. Called PHP In Practice, the description reads: PHP 5 in Practice is a reference guide that provides developers with easy-to-use and easily extensible code to solve common PHP problems. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Digg's Eli White Releases PHP Book A digg developer publishes a PHP how-to reference. Called PHP In Practice, the description reads: PHP 5 in Practice is a reference guide that provides developers with easy-to-use and easily extensible code to solve common PHP problems. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


New film COREUS From X-FILES Composer. Previews PETITES PEURS PARTAGÉES From X-FILES Composer Mark Snow!! (With Samples!!) From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


New film COREUS From X-FILES Composer. Previews PETITES PEURS PARTAGÉES From X-FILES Composer Mark Snow!! (With Samples!!) From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Senator Ted "The Tube" Stevens is holding up public Federal $ database Senators have ways to stymie things. One of the senators most criticized for his personal projects, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has a hold of his own on Coburn’s bill (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act). Apparently this is payback since Coburn opposed Ted's Bridge to Nowhere earlier. I think the bill is a great idea. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Senator Ted "The Tube" Stevens is holding up public Federal $ database Senators have ways to stymie things. One of the senators most criticized for his personal projects, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has a hold of his own on Coburn’s bill (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act). Apparently this is payback since Coburn opposed Ted's Bridge to Nowhere earlier. I think the bill is a great idea. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Cigarettes pack more nicotine. State study shows an average 10% increase. Most of the tests are conducted at an independent laboratory in Canada that uses a machine to simulate a typical smoker's puffing. The Massachusetts study analyzed nicotine in 116 cigarette brands, finding that the amount of nicotine that can be inhaled by a typical smoker increased in 92 brands from 1998 to 2004. Only 12 brands had a decrease. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Cigarettes pack more nicotine. State study shows an average 10% increase. Most of the tests are conducted at an independent laboratory in Canada that uses a machine to simulate a typical smoker's puffing. The Massachusetts study analyzed nicotine in 116 cigarette brands, finding that the amount of nicotine that can be inhaled by a typical smoker increased in 92 brands from 1998 to 2004. Only 12 brands had a decrease. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Browse Web 2.0 News by Logo Web2Logo.com is a visual front end for Web2List. Both are outstanding for finding and tracking various Web 2.0 startups. The logos on Web2Logo.com link off to a Web2List page with the latest news about the company, Alexa info, blog chatter volume and even a profile written by the company. Here's one for digg. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Browse Web 2.0 News by Logo Web2Logo.com is a visual front end for Web2List. Both are outstanding for finding and tracking various Web 2.0 startups. The logos on Web2Logo.com link off to a Web2List page with the latest news about the company, Alexa info, blog chatter volume and even a profile written by the company. Here's one for digg. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


SimCity DS announced EA recently announced a new version of SimCity for Nintendo DS. It will be based on SimCity 3000 with lots of additions and will be released in Japan this winter. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


FBI Shows Off Counterterrorism Database The FBI has built a database with more than 659 million records -- including terrorist watch lists, intelligence cables and financial transactions -- culled from more than 50 FBI and other government agency sources. The system is one of the most powerful data analysis tools available to law enforcement and counterterrorism agents. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Plame Out, The ridiculous end to the scandal that distracted Washington. So Plame was outed by Richard Armitage, Colin Powell's deputy at the State Department, and critic of the Iraq war. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Ancient Raptors likely Feasted on earliest Humans Researchers drew this conclusion after studying more than 600 bones from modern-day monkeys. They had collected the bones from beneath the nests of African crowned eagles in the Ivory Coast's Tai rainforest. A full-grown African crowned eagle is roughly the size of an American bald eagle, which typically weighs about 10 to 12 pounds. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Robots Wrestling! VERY COOL! Little robots duke it out! From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Fox News Calls In Katrina 'Experts': Richard Simmons and Don King Today on Fox News, Neil Cavuto devoted much of his show’s coverage to the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. To give the real picture of what’s going on, Cavuto brought in two “experts” on back-to-back segments — exercise guru Richard Simmons and boxing promoter Don King. (See photo at link) From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Screen Capture Sharing with AllPeers “One other cool thing about AllPeers is that sharing screen captures is now a no-brainer. Press the “Prt Sc” key on your keyboard, click on the “Share” button and “Paste from Clipboard”. That’s it“. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Former NASCAR Star Rusty Wallace Crashes SUV Former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace walked away from an accident in which a driver talking on her cell phone ran a stop sign and collided with Wallace's SUV -- then used the occasion to tout the safety of his Dodge Durango. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Dabble DB Screencast: Using a Web 2.0 Database to Explore Digg A 6 minute video showing how easy it is to suck in data from Digg and mash it up into a useful database - for example to find out how many of the hot stories were submitted by top users. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Linspire frees "Click 'N Run" software service In a surprise move, Linspire is now offering its CNR ("Click 'N Run") software service at no charge to its Linspire and Freespire Linux distribution customers. In addition, the company will soon be open-sourcing the CNR Client. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Conservative Family Group Protesting 911 Documentary For Bad Language The Rev. Donald Wildmon's American Family Association has urged members to protest against CBS's decision to air an updated version of its 9/11 documentary in which firemen and other emergency workers are seen swearing. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Edit web pages in real time in Opera Opera 9 has a neat little feature that lets users, specifically webmasters, play with live website code, and then run it in the cache. This Opera browser option allows users to load a webpage, view and edit the source code, and click the "Reload from cache" button to check out the changes made to the site. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Run Linux in your Gmail Cool - you can now use common linux commands like ls and dir and mount gmail as your virtual file system. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Become your own radio station with Musicast Streaming an iTunes playlist over the internet, or making it into a podcast: sounds like the mad ravings of a lunatic, right? The RIAA would never allow such a thing, people becoming their own radio stations and not playing crappy pop music?! From digg on August 30, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Web Analytics: The Results of Tabbed Browsing Depending on your audience, the following issues could arise and should be considered when analyzing site performance and visitor behaviors: Cookies, Pathing, Web browsing behaviors, Time on site, and Paid search. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Who's the secret senator blocking S.2590? Porkbusters wants to know...at least one senator has blocked S.2590, legislation that would create a 'google-type' search engine that would track how our tax dollars are being spent. Who's the secret senator(s)? Hmmm? Forty have checked in to deny it. Sixty haven't replied yet...here's the list From digg on August 30, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Battlefield 2142 Beta Hacked Already Apparently, EA/DICE haven’t fixed the problems with the BF2 engine before starting on Battlefield 2142. What more can you expect? From digg on August 30, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


CBS Promotes Fall Lineup With Bluetooth The television network today announced plans for a new interactive marketing campaign that will use Bluetooth-enabled billboards at New York’s Grand Central Terminal train station to beam video clips from its fall primetime lineup to the Bluetooth-enabled cell phones, smart phones and PDAs of harried commuters -- but only if they “Accept.” From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


NCAA, NBA Could Team on Amateur Reform NCAA President Myles Brand left open the possibility yesterday that college sports' governing body for the first time is willing to work with both the NBA and shoe companies to improve amateur basketball, which has come under increasing criticism this year. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


Things You Shouldn't Do In Rails The Rails core team recently checked in code that kicks and screams all the way home if you’re using deprecated methods or instance variables. Here's a list of things I still see over and over in Rails code that you really shouldn’t be doing anymore. Really. Trust me on this. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


Kazakh Firm Aims to Supply Japan Uranium Resource-poor Japan is active in nuclear power generation, and the country is keen to secure uranium deals with the ex-Soviet republic amid growing competition for its huge uranium resources, the world's second largest after Australia. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


Onyx - Tweak and Speed Up Your Mac Onyx is one of the many utilities for Mac OS X that allows you to tweak some of those hidden system preferences, and preform clean up tasks that keep your mac running in its most optimized form. It’s a very powerful application, but just be careful to read the checkboxes before you run any optimizations From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


How to Make a Taser from a Disposable Camera A tutorial on how to make a taser from a disposable camera. $7, 7 minutes, and 7000 volts. Be careful! I'm not responsible for any injury you cause with this information! From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


Bring Back the Side Scrollers 2old2play has a great retrospective piece up on the side scrollers that we all loved for years, and looks into the future of side scrollers in the next-gen 3D gaming world. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


New Wi-Fi standard 'N' 802.11n is expected to be about five times faster. It promises even greater reach through walls and into dead spots. Next-generation products will also use several radios to send and receive data, making them better at handling big video files. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


FCC speeds bidding in wireless sale The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday accelerated the bidding in its auction of licenses for advanced wireless services, which has already raised almost $13.6 billion after 14 days. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:48 p.m..


Is It Possible to Surpass World of Warcraft? A new report from analyst group DFC Intelligence's David Cole looks at the unique path that gave rise to Blizzard's groundbreakingly-populated MMORPG World of Warcraft, including the myths behind its international impact, and the forecast for competitors hoping to break off a chunk of Blizzard's success. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


AT&T Hack Exposes 19,000 Identities Hackers broke into one of AT&T's computer systems and accessed personal data on thousands of customers who used the carriers online store. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Scientists unlocking the secrets of bioavailability. Experts advise us to eat more fruit and veg; boost protein and fibre intake; make sure we get the optimum levels of vitamins and minerals. But what actually happens to these nutrients once they are inside the body? Eat iron rich veggies with OJ to convert the iron into the form we get the most from, but coffee and tea inhibit iron absorption. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


ESPN's pre-kickoff Bottom 10 poll We've all seen the Top 25 polls, here's ESPN's first Bottom 10 Poll of the season. Who ESPN thinks will be the 10 worst teams in college football this year. Leading (or not leading) the pack, Temple. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Mozilla Goes Mainstream The unconventional company hopes to gain market share and outfox the competition with a new version of its Firefox browser. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Canadians Mock Yale University Over Bush Graduation A small Canadian university has sparked controversy with its recruitment drive by using posters and a website mocking US President George W Bush. Lakehead University in northern Ontario set up www.yaleshmale.com in a bid to attract potential new students. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Dvorak: Microsoft Office vs. the World—No Contest "It's been 20 years since I first heard that Microsoft was freaked out over its dependence on Office as one of its two cash-cow profit centers. "Microsoft knows that Office is doomed," I was told back then." From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


16 Buildings Demolished at the Same Time Sixteen buildings in China being simultaneously destroyed with 1,500 pounds of explosives. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Will the PS3 save Sony, or be its death knell? Sony has been pretty good in it's 60 years churning out consumer electronics, but in the last couple decades they have have oddly fixated on trying to enforce standards like beta-max, Atrac UMD, and many more. Will Sony remember why people used to like them or continue to blindly go down the path to irrelevance. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


How to Boost Your Cell Signal If your calls end every time you cross the dining room, you need a cellular amplifier kit. These little DC-powered devices extend service from the outdoors inside by taking even a faint signal from the closest tower and sending it around your home through an indoor antenna. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


The Best Minimalist WordPress Themes A minimalist design is not the same as a simple one. What very few designers realize, particularly the younger ones, is that most people would rather read something—actually read the words—than look at all of their lines and arrows and silly pictures they’ve screened back. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Stellar Nursery Really nice pic from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured a glowing stellar nursery within a dark globule that reveals the birth of new protostars, or embryonic stars, and young stars never before seen. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


The Apple Store's next frontier - AIRPORTS "Take it from a traveler who's always forgetting to pack some sort of electronic paraphernalia -- Apple should expand its retail efforts into airports." From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Nanotech and immortality Good review/article on Ray Kurzsweil's, "The Singularity is Near" From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


NEW Video of Laser Etching a PowerBook When I first saw those crazy kids at Make magazine laser-etching their laptops, I thought, "I want that! But where the heck will I find a $20,000 laser cutter?" Luckily I got to visit Make HQ this past weekend at FOO Camp, and got a Celtic knot tattooed onto my Powerbook. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Share Huge Files Online with Gigasize (1.5 GB/FILE!) Gigasize is new on the block, but compared to sites like Rapidshare and Megaupload, it is light years ahead. Without signing up, you can host files up to 1 gigabyte, or sign up to host huge 1.5 gigabyte files. Could sites like this kill P2P networks? From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Japan Billiards Trick Shots Excellent video, loads of different trick shots. Some of them are incredible! From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Pictures of the family of the person who stole my cell phone "My cell phone was stolen last Friday. I had it disconnected and arranged to get a replacement. It had been set up with the excellent service from ShoZu to automatically upload all pictures taken with the phone to Flickr. So today, completely surprisingly, I find pictures on my Flickr account of the family of the person who took the phone." From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


One man's attempt to live a logo-less lifestyle We are surrounded by myriad brands, flashing neon signs, billboards, labels on our heads, feet and bodies, and the objects we hold in our hands. But what happens when one man tries to live without them? From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


How Future Batteries Will Be Longer-Lasting and Safer An MIT battery expert says advances in materials and engineering can realistically double capacities in the next 10 years, without sacrificing safety. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Shuttle Atlantis to Ride Out Storm on Launch Pad In an unprecedented move, NASA managers sent the shuttle Atlantis back to the launch pad after they had begun to haul it to a protective hangar to take cover from the approaching Tropical Storm Ernesto. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


What's the Most Popular Linux Desktop? The results of DesktopLinux.com's 2006 Desktop Linux Market survey are in, and the votes are all tallied. This first article of a series offers a perspective on how the various desktop Linux distributions fared, and why. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


My SQL Database Normalization Call me a nerd, but I’ll never forget the elation I felt several years back when I first succeeded in connecting a database to a Web page. At the time a newcomer to the world of database administration, I happily began creating all kinds of databases to store my valuable information. However, several problems soon arose... From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Jimmy Carter Agrees to Hold Talks With Former Iranian President Khatami For an event that would turn a page in American history, former president Jimmy Carter has agreed in principle to host former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami for talks during his visit to the United States starting this week. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Examples of ImageMagick Usage This web pages presents a set of examples using ImageMagick from the command line. However they are also examples of what can be done using the ImageMagick Application Programming Interface (API). As such these pages should be the first stop for IM users after reading the terse user manuals. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


iTunes Inspires Changes in Music Industry Imagine a world where Musicians keep the copyright to their music and make $5 or $6 per album sold instead the current $1 or $2. This is a model being proposed by Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Secure Web site access with Perl Perl and its LWP module make it a breeze to automate Web site access; too bad the breeze becomes a storm when the Web site requires a username and password for access. Fortunately, you can use Perl modules to calm the storm. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Shopping Cart Sculptures Ptolemy Elrington makes amazing sculptures from old shopping carts that litter our rivers and canals. Now one artist is rescuing them... to create these incredible wire sculptures that celebrate water wildlife. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Stolen Smart Phones Scream to be Found That ear-piercing ring you hear in a restaurant might not be somebody who forgot to set their cell phone to vibrate. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Download YouTube videos directly to iTunes Using TubeSock you can now download Videos from YouTube, and save them directly into iTunes in a iPod video compatible format. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Indian state aims to break Microsoft dominance, provide Linux India's communist-run Kerala state has said it aimed to break US software giant Microsoft's dominance in schools, two weeks after rattling investors by banning Coke and Pepsi sales. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Boeing's Zero-Emission Plane Set To Take Off Boeing plans to launch a hydrogen fuel cell-powered light-aircraft prototype within a year, the Sunday Times reports. The only emissions from such a plane would be water vapor. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Thin clients the right way This is the perfect hands-on guide on how to install a great computer room (at home or in a huge company). It's done the RIGHT way: one main server, and lots of thin clients. It's possible, and it's easy - finally. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


The most beautiful flash animation ever created. At a hefty 7.7 megs it is well worth the wait 5 minute wait. It is part of a series created by Adam Phillips called Brakenwood. Take the time to view his other Brakenwood animations, which are all of the same amazing quality. This will make your jaw drop. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Messing with telemarketers A little while ago I put together a little application on our phone system so that when a telemarketer calls in, I can transfer them to this extension and annoy the hell out of them. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 1:34 p.m..


Repeating school has no benefit Making a student repeat a level at school has no benefit and in fact may do more harm, Australian research by Deakin University's Dr Helen McGrath shows. Dr McGrath reviewed dozens of studies by academics in Australia and the United States over the past 75 years comparing the outcomes for students with specific needs who were either held back or allowed to progress. The study found students who repeated a year were 20 to 50 per cent more likely to drop out, compared to similar students who progressed. The Age, 30 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 1:33 p.m..


Treeplanting Day Tree planting is important for us. Firstly, it reminds us of the nature and the importance of environmental protection. Secondly, it is a symbol for international co-operation. And, above all, 21 September is known as the international day for peace. Children and youth bring the message of peace. This is a public event. We invite all the schools/clubs or individual children/young people to join our activity. Make a concrete action for the environment. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 1:33 p.m..


Fox News' Ratings Take a Nosedive Somewhere, Keith Olbermann is sticking pins in a Bill O'Reilly voodoo doll: Fox News' ratings, TVNewser reports, are down since August of last year. Like, way down. Like down 28 percent in primetime among all viewers, and down 7 percent in daytime viewership overall. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


Microsoft investigates leak of "Office" videos "Software giant Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it was investigating how two in-house training videos made by British comedian Ricky Gervais, creator of "The Office" television series, appeared on two Web sites." From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


Top 11 Things to Do if Your Laptop Battery Explodes Duck and cover, BBSpot lends us its sound and satirical advise of what to do if your laptop battery explodes. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


The secret to Yahoo! Answers' success "Yahoo Answers has become the second most popular Internet reference site after Wikipedia, according to Comscore. In June, Yahoo Answers attracted 12.3 million unique visitors, a 35 percent spike from the previous month. (For comparison, media sensation YouTube had 13.4 million visitors in June.)" From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


Apple and Google alliance shakes industry? "A few days ago when Google announced what is a precursor to Google Office, many saw it as a big move against the long term nemesis, Microsoft. Today’s news of Google CEO Eric Schmidt joining the board of directors of Apple Computer portends potential headaches not just for Microsoft, but for anyone with digital media ambitions." From digg on August 30, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


Dark Cut - Be a Medieval Surgeon in this Flash Game! Extract an Arrow, Cure the Plague, or Kill a Vampire. You can do it all in this unique and creative flash game. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Postman faces sack for delivering advice about cutting junk mail A postman who advised people how to stop junk mail being delivered to their home could lose his job after bosses suspended him for misconduct. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Can Linux Save The Palm OS? Access is betting that the Palm community could use a little push from a penguin. More than two years have passed since PalmSource--the Palm OS developer purchased by Access in 2005--released an update to the venerable operating system. But the next version, which is set for release next year, will be very different under the hood, From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Foxconn sues two Chinese journalists over iPod city story You're a huge business worried about your recently tarnished image -- what's the first thing you do? If you answered sue the hell out of the journalists who reported possible sweatshop labor tactics going down in your factories, congratulations, you might be prepared for a career at Foxconn, proprietor of iPod city From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Why men don't ask for directions. No wonder. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Japan orders Apple to probe laptops, batteries Japan's trade ministry ordered Apple's Japan branch to report on its findings and measures to prevent future troubles by Sept. 5 or it could face a fine of up to 300,000 yen ($2,570) under Japan's consumer safety laws. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Bowmaster - Most Addictive Flash Game Ever I've literally spent hours and hours playing this game. A defend-your-castle type bow & arrow game, complete with experience points, purchasable upgrades, and more. Probably the best flash web game I've ever played. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Sneaky DNA Analysis to be Outlawed From Friday next week it will be illegal in the UK to covertly analyse someone's DNA. When former US president Bill Clinton visited a pub in the UK in 1997, for example, his bodyguards reportedly removed his pint glass after he had drunk from it to stop this happening. The legislation allows for some exceptions. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Madden 07 on the Wii (over 9 minutes of footage) Some great footage of how Madden 07 will work on the Wii. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Is HP the Heir to Apple's Halo? While HP may never have the sheer panache or intense loyalty that Apple has, its fortunes of late have been stellar. This is the company once dubbed "Boy Scouts on a Rampage," and for good reason. HP CEO Mark Hurd has rekindled something in the HP DNA that made it one of the world's most consistent high-fliers for five straight decades. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


ICEIS 2007 - 9th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems The purpose of the 9th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of information systems. Five simultaneous tracks will be held, covering different aspects of Enterprise Information Systems Applications, including Enterprise Database Technology, Systems Integration, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Information Systems Analysis and Specification, Internet Computing, Electronic Commerce and Human Factors. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Make Poverty History concert (VIC) The G-20 forum will bring together finance ministers and central bank governors from leading industrial and developing countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union. To conincide with the G-20 this year, Melbourne will stage a Make Poverty History concert on Friday, November 17, at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Modelled after Live8, the concert aims to raise awareness about the global issues surrounding poverty. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


AUSOUG - OAUG 2006 Conference A conference for Oracle professionals in Australia. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Somerset Conference for Librarians 2007 The Somerset Conference for Librarians, Teachers et al is an academic forum for national and international research on the promotion of reading. The 2007 conference theme is: Active Reading! Active Learning! Re-affirming the thirst for knowledge. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


John Barleycorn Must Die It’s the audiovisual transposition of the famous english ballad. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


The English Vowelsounds For Kids It's a product to help young students to learn an english base vocabulary. It's the output of a cooperative learning course held in a Primary Italian School. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Introduction to Computer Science using Java A complete tutorial in Java programming intended for beginning programmers. The tutorial is divided into individual pages that are linked together with questions and answers. Many programming exercises and self-grading on-line quizzes. Intended primarily for individual study, but some sections can be used for classroom presentation. Elementary programming topics are emphasised more than is typical in a printed text.   From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Conversion Tools Metric conversions of distance, area, weight, speed, temperature and more. Also converts fractions to decimals. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


iAnatomie iAnatomie.com is designed to help University of Ottawa’s francophone medical students with their clinical anatomy lectures. By developing this site, I attempt to facilitate my students’ learning process not only by providing a learning resource to supplement oral lectures, but also by enabling them to decide when, where and how to review the lectures. I hope this will both educate and enthuse my students about clinical anatomy. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Jumping Jack Flash It’s the audiovisual trasposition of the Rolling Stones song. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Algebra Help Algebra practice problems From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 30, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Born to be free (World Vision) This website from World Vision looks at child labour in India. Site includes case studies on child labourers, the type of work children are forced to do, an online expert, the simulation game 'Eliminate Child Labour', ways to stop child labour and teacher resources. From Recent Items on August 30, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


The Path to Linux Success Virtualization and Linux can be a match made in heaven, which is why enterprise Linux heavyweights Red Hat and Novell are pushing so hard to make support for virtualization a highlight of their respective mainstream Linux operating systems. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


Genius Junk Food 6 formerly forbidden snacks that are actually good for you. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


1.2 Million Flickr Photos Geotagged After First 24 Hours Flickr added a geotagging feature yesterday that allows users to tag a photo with its physical location on a Yahoo Map. In the 24 hours after launch, 1,234,384 photos were geotagged. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


Corporate profit as share of G.D.P. rising, wage share at new low (Graph) This New York Times graph illustrates that while corporate profits are at the highest share of the G.D.P. since the 1960s, the take home pay of the typical worker is actually the lowest on record as a share of the same G.D.P. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


Kinder Morgan Accepts $15 Billion Buyout Offer Kinder Morgan Inc., one of the largest pipeline operators in the country, said today it had agreed to a sweetened buyout offer of $15 billion from an investor group led by the company’s chairman and co-founder, Richard D. Kinder. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


Google to Allow Free Downloads of Books Google Inc. on Wednesday plans to begin letting consumers download and print free of charge classic novels and many other, more obscure books that are in the public domain. Using Google's Book Search service, Web surfers hunting titles like Dante's "Inferno" and Aesop's "Fables" will be able to download PDF files of the books. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


America Finally Closes Abu Ghraib Prison The prison that came to symbolize the abuse of Iraqis by US soldiers and the dark side of America’s war on terror has closed. Prisoners have been moved out and US military forces are currently in the process of transferring the Abu Ghraib facility back to the Government of Iraq. From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


Biggest scam in EVE Online (and maybe all MMO) history It might have been a scene out of some movie about the Great Depression. Hundreds of frantic people tearing their hair out as they mob the doors to a bank, only to realize that the bank's owners, along with their money, had vanished into thin air... From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


Windows Vista Pre-RC1 Screenshots!! I just finished installing Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and decided to take a couple screenshots so that everyone can check it out. (Read Full Article For All 16 Pictures) From digg on August 30, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..


Boosting Australia's R&D Performance Australia's business and university sectors need to work more closely to find ways to boost the nation's research and development performance, according to the President of the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee Professor Gerard Sutton. AVCC Media release, 30 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 2:37 a.m..


Educators Corner: Entrepreneurship Education Resources This free online archive of entrepreneurship resources for teaching and learning resource has been developed by Stanford University. The mission of the project is to support and encourage faculty around the world who teach entrepreneurship to future scientists and engineers, as well as those in management and other disciplines. The site has been developed by a team of educators, entrepreneurs, engineers, and designers at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP). From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 2:37 a.m..


Child friendly Community Champion winner This year, Victorian-based organisation Family Life has been announced as the NAPCAN 'Child friendly Community Champion'. Family Life's success has been achieved via an integrated program of initiatives for both adults and children: including the Homework Club, in which kids meet once a week to do their homework in an environment that is safe and warm, offers something to eat and a chance to kick a ball or hang out with a caring, responsible adult; the Community Bubs project that helps new mums increase their skills, self esteem and support network; and YouthWorx, a funky recycl From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 2:37 a.m..


Viking Network Ireland This site provides information about the Viking age in Ireland and has project ideas and lesson plans for School projects. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 2:37 a.m..


The civilization of the Incas A collection of information on the history of the Incas. Including clothing, religion, craft, agriculture and architecture. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 2:37 a.m..


Put ECE money toward 'at-risk' children, says Canadian study A CD Howe Institute study says the Canadian government should use its spending powers to ensure access to reasonable quality ECE for 'at-risk' children, rather than launch universal childcare. ECE programmes targeted at disadvantaged families could generate significant benefits, says the paper. While studies show childcare programmes benefit children from low-income or single-parent families, who are likely to be disadvantaged in terms of preparation for formal schooling, the net benefits for children from stable, middle-class homes are doubtful, the study argues. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 2:37 a.m..


Vikings : The North Atlantic Saga From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History this interactive website explains the history of the migration of Viking mariners to North America and includes maps and famous historical figures of the Viking age. From EdNA Online on August 30, 2006 at 2:37 a.m..


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