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Win XP Running on PS3! Video! Someone got Windows XP running on PS3 by emulating it on Linux! It runs a little slow though because of the 256MB of RAM but i'm sure it'll get tweaked to run smooth as butter From digg on November 24, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Bat Maker Wants to Sell Company on His Terms Holman’s foray into building the better bat has blossomed from a one-man operation in a 300-square-foot workshop into a $1.5-million-a-year business in a 29,000-square-foot warehouse. One of the first maple bats Holman made was used by an 11-year-old. Now Barry Bonds is one of Holman’s clients. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


What We Talk About When We Talk About Brands Consumer brand companies have long wished they could find a way to eavesdrop (legally) on customer conversations. Marketers can easily read Internet blogs, chat rooms and social networking sites, but what people say over coffee or across their cubicle remains largely unknown. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The English Wikipedia hit 1.5 million articles today! "The English language Wikipedia thanks its contributors for creating over 1,500,000 articles!" Congrats, Wikipedia, and here's to another 1.5 mil.! From digg on November 24, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Madness! Black Friday deals at Best Buy today on video We drove up to best buy this morning at about 4 a.m. - The line was just about 1,500 people or more, all played follow the leader when a lady rushes in. Luckily we were equipped with our camera gear so its all on tape (part 2 soon). From digg on November 24, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Gaia - Open Source Google Earth It will be interesting to watch this project and the added functionality. Google Earth is a proprietary application that runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, but lacks a real API. An open source alternative to Google Earth is NASA World Wind, which, ironically, is a Windows-only application. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Silver in Clothing Keeps Odors Away Scranton-based Noble Biomaterials embeds silver in clothing worn by U.S. soldiers, elite athletes and weekend warriors alike thus capitalizing on the precious metal's increasing popularity as a way to keep clothes smelling fresh, even after multiple wears without a wash. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu) welcoming OpenSUSE developers Novell’s decision to go to great lengths to circumvent the patent framework clearly articulated in the GPL has sent shockwaves through the community. If you are an OpenSUSE developer who is concerned about the long term consequences of this pact, you may be interested in some of the events happening next week as part of the Ubuntu Open Week. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Real SPEED TALKING this guy talking extremely fast pronouncing every word correct!!! Think you can talk faster? From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Coker fired by Miami Miami fired football coach Larry Coker on Friday, a day after the Hurricanes beat No. 18 Boston College 17-14 to salvage a 6-6 season to become eligible to play in a postseason bowl game. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Python Tutorial Index Page Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, Palm Handhelds, and Nokia mobile phones. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Wii Remote Early Designs Check out these early prototypes, and be glad that nintendo deveoloped the one they did. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Backstabing made easy: meet the nanoknife U.S. scientists say they have designed a carbon nanotube knife that, at least in theory, would work like a tight-wire cheese slicer. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Highest paying jobs in the U.S. an interesting look at the highest paying jobs in the United States. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


DS Lite Beats PS3 and 360 Combined in Japan The situation isn't pretty in Japan for either Sony or Microsoft as the DS Lite ran away with the highest sales of any system during PlayStation 3's first week on the market. The system sold nearly twice that of the PS3 with nearly 150,000 units, compared to approx. 82,000 PS3s. The Xbox 360 tied the GBA SP for 5th at fewer than 5,000 units. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


61-year-old grandma fights to get Wii for sick grandson Ignoring her families warnings, Pat Bay follows rumors all over town, finally lining up outside EB Games in a 30-degree chill on Black Friday in hopes of scoring a Wii for her grandson Jake, who has leukemia. As the doors open, Bay takes a misstep and crashes hard into a doorside display ... From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Pakistan senate backs overhaul of stone-age rape and adultery laws Pakistan's Human Rights Commission says a woman is raped every 2 hours and gang-raped every 8: an underestimate, as many rapes go unreported. Until now, victims had to have 4 male witnesses to the crime, or face adultery prosecution. The new law allows for scientific evidence (e.g., DNA) in rape cases, and abolishes the death penalty for adultery. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


An excellent documentary from British TV showing the reality of Iraq War Very well made and skilfully narrated piece. It is commenting on the way the war in Iraq is portrayed by the media. Unfortunately, such a documentary is very difficult for us to see - here in the US. Watch and learn. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Growing number of states requiring alternative energy Renewable energy is gathering steam in several states as voters and governors push electric utilities to generate a set percentage of electricity from clean sources such as wind and solar power. 20 states now have regulations requiring the use of alternative energy. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Dying spy's message to 'barbaric' Putin Former spy Alexander Litvinenko sent a message to Russian leader Vladimir Putin from his deathbed, it emerged today. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Infinite Mario Bros! A clone of Super Mario Bros with randomized maps! Ever wish you can play Mario Bros forever? Well now you can. Each map is randomized so you'll never play the same map again. It even includes different landscapes and many of the original characters. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Sony Finds Defect in Digital Cameras As Well ! Sony said Friday it found a defect in some of its popular Cyber-shot compact digital cameras and offered to repair affected cameras free of charge. They have defects in battery and Cameras..They have defects everywhere.. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


US Copyright Office grants rights to crack copy protection of abandonware Here's something abandonware enthusiasts can be thankful for: the Library of Congress yesterday approved six exemptions to US copyright. The one most pertinent to gamers is that, for archival purposes, copy protection on software no longer being sold or supported by its copyright holder can be cracked. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


How to Oil Paint Have you ever wanted to create beautiful, expressive paintings with oils? Here are some basics to guide you into the wonderful world of oil paints. Once you've got the basic techniques down pat, the world is your oyster! From digg on November 24, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Wii Sensor Bar replacement...2 candles? Using two candles as a Wii Sensor Bar replacement. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Why Wii Won Oh, you need to stop thinking about the machines and more about the business strategies involved. Sales performance is merely a reflection, a type of ‘lag’ that appears as the business strategies undergo their thing. Around 80% of a console’s success is dependent before that console is even launched. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Public School Teacher Tells Students, "You Belong in Hell." A Kearny High School student has accused a history teacher of teaching religion in class - and he's got the tapes to prove it. The history teacher, David Paszkiewicz, told students that if they didn't accept Jesus, "you belong in Hell." He then lied about teaching religion in class until the 16-year old presented recorded evidence. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


MySpace is Dying It's been all over the news recently - MySpace is dying! What does this mean for the over 3,000,000 bands are using MySpace to promote their music? From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Swedes Trust IKEA More than the Church What do Volvo, Ericsson, Saab and IKEA have in common? The people of Sweden have more faith in them than in the church. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


In Full: Apple's Black Friday Deals Detailed As in recent years, Apple retail stores will offer one of the few sales of the year tomorrow as shoppers flock to the malls for Black Friday. Insiders report special pricing can be expected on iPods ($15-$25 off, excluding the iPod shuffle), iMac (about $100 off), MacBook (also about $100 off), and .Mac (about $30 off). From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Peter Jackson back on The Hobbit? Or Sam Raimi? Few news stories on the choice of director for a film could rival the news that New Line Cinema wanted to move ahead with "The Hobbit" without trilogy director Peter Jackson. Now rumours are swirling that New Line, whose rights are set to lapse next year, want "Spiderman" director Sam Raimi to take the reins. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Twighlight Princess is the SECOND best game of ALL TIME!! Yup, it's that popular. Ratings give it a whopping 96.5%! Making it second to another Zelda game, Orcarnia of Yime.Nintendo did a great job. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Couple fights jaywalking police officers After receiving a citation for jaywalking, a couple began photographing police and city officials doing exactly the same thing. The police even threatened them with homeland security act for taking the aforementioned pics. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Teens Frustrate Military Recruiter's ASVAB Scam When the military stepped into their high school to illegally force students to take a military aptitude test, the students fought back. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Having a clue as the main requirement for open source Free software requires "clueful" people to exist in the IT food chain. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Just about every report written about failed projects involve clueless people not understanding the problems in the first place. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Wii Kid Video Watch as a kid gets a Wii from his parents, its just like the N64 Kid but only happened 2 weeks ago. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Losing weight the Web 2.0 way - Fat-Off challenge I want to give you some suggestions on sites that can help you battle the bulge. I call it the Web Apps Fat-Off. These are apps that really hit upon many of the new Web 2.0 ideas and really are some great ways to help you lose the weight. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


The great firewall of Canada Canadian ISP's seek to implement a nation-wide firewall to block certain content. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Microsoft Busts Phishers Microsoft has acknowledged filing 97 lawsuits throughout Europe and the Middle East during an eight-month investigation into fraudulent Web pages, and made another 32 criminal complaints together with local authorities, according to our colleage Jeremy Kirk, a London correspondent for the IDG News Service. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Create Celebrity Mii's on the Wii The Mii creation system on the Wii is awesome. You can make yourself, family, friends, and also celebrities. Check out this video and see some awesome celebs that can be created on the Wii. After you see the video, check it out for yourself. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


ABXY - The history of the Button Diamond For as long as there have been video games to play, there have been buttons and controllers to play them. The earliest games had dials. Then they graduated to a joystick and button. Soon we'd be seeing two buttons, and then shoulder buttons, then start buttons, and all sorts of buttons. There is one scheme though, since it was first made, that has From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Who's Using What for RSS? A good rundown of the available RSS readers out there. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Sean Connery Talks about Slapping Women An interview excerpt with Barbara Walters with him saying that it's acceptable for a man to slap a woman from time to time. Or rather, "shlap". From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


The Wired Child How is digital media is transforming youth and their learning processes? Turns out, technology isn't turning our boys into drooling, violent zombies. The challenge is finding a balance in the digital reality that confronts them each day. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Ultimate bikini babe case mod Need a new case for your computer? How about a new girlfriend? Why not build a case that you wish was your girlfriend instead. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Hotmail Filtering "Wii" E-mails "Wii" in the title goes straight to the Hotmail junk folder. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


Zelda wins Wii players but critics query future demand The rush to get hold of Nintendo's new Wii video game console is being fueled by demand for another attraction -- the new game in Nintendo's legend of Zelda series -- but game critics were uncertain this level of interest would continue. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


US to get 150-200k Wiis per week The US is set to get 150,000-200,000 Wiis per week until the end of 2006. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:33 p.m..


"Big" Playstation 2 Development Kit spotted on eBay Check out the size of that thing. You don't see those everyday! From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Walmart SCREWS the Online Shopper on Black Friday "Walmart Low Standards-Always!" So you decide to stay at home at make your purchase at 5AM online like a sensible person. So how do they reward us? By shutting down the site. At 5AM, we get treated to this garbage when putting walmart.com into your browser; " Walmart.com Scheduled Maintenance- Walmart.com is temporarily unavailable while we..... From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


21st Century Technology Cracks Alchemists' Secret Recipe A 500-year old mystery surrounding the centre-piece of the alchemists' lab kit has been solved by UCL (University College London) and Cardiff University archaeologists. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Wii 'tips n tricks' just some helpful advice on the new wii :) From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Anatomy of a Black Hole Check out this interactive black hole guide. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Uncyclopedia: The Hilarious Evil Twin Brother of Wikipedia A hilarious website. It's great to just hit the Random Page button, you find the funniest stuff! From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


GNOME 2.16.2 Released! The latest release of GNOME is here: GNOME 2.16.2! This is the second release in a series of point releases for the 2.16 branch. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Jackass failed ending (rube goldberg project) This was the planned ending for Jackass: The Movie but only the very end aired. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


The Computer Industry's Whipping boy: The Lowly Computer Technician PC support companies build their business on the backs of high school and college graduates, the people who get a job just to get by until something better comes along. These people are called hardware technicians; they bare huge responsibility and work for low pay, often for little better than minimum wage.... From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Door To Door Atheists Bother Mormons Australian filmmaker John Safran is so fed up with mormons ringing his doorbell early in the morning that he flies to Salt Lake City Utah and tries to convert Mormons to atheism. Needless to say, the locals were not pleased. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


History Of The Video Game - How Video Games Have Evolved The certainly have come a long way. Shows the beginning until today of different genres of video games: basketball, Star Wars, fighting, first person shooters and driving. Pretty amazing to see how primitive the games were in the beginning compared to today. Will also bring on nostalgia for you long time gamers. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Wearable fruit fly farm The Fruit Fly Farm is built as a wearable object for people to adopt and carry around. It is a personal “pet” and wearable system with a public access via mobile phone.A camera phone, embedded in the sculpture, is observing the fly community. Anyone can access the phone camera by sending a sms to the piece. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Quick PC Shutdown Easy and Safe. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Pentagon "misplaces" $2.3 trillion in transactions. That's with a T. $8000 for every American. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Google Integrating Blog Posts Into Search Results Looks like Google are giving up some space on their search results pages just for blog posts ... From digg on November 24, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Black Friday: Man CRIES on News Because He Didn't Get to Product in Time! A man that was attempting to get a portable DVD player at Target on Black Friday doesn't make it, and he cries on camera. This is from 2005. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Open source gift guide - Open source hardware, software and more There are hundreds of gift guides this holiday season filled with junk you can buy - but a lot of time you actually don't own it, you can't improve upon it, you can't share it or make it better, you certainly can't post the plans, schematics and source code either. Here's the only open source gift guide you see this year and it's from MAKE Magazine From digg on November 24, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


use the Wii Shop as a FREE Opera Browser. Full working Vid someone redirected the DNS querie to Google, and was able to surf the web for free From digg on November 24, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Make your pictures dance, magically! A cool flash applet which can make any figure that you sketch dance, automatically! Tons of pre-drawn examples. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


How To: Become A Hacker An extensive definitive guide to learning to be a hacker written by the editor of the Jargon File and author of a few other well-known documents of similar nature. Very comprehensive document that makes for an interesting read whether you want to be a hacker or just want to know more about the lifestyle. Very nice resource. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Virtual Console To Start Offering Upgrades... Mario Kart ONLINE? Joystiq reports that the virtual console games might get upgrades. This leaves the possibility for our old favorites to have online play. Awesome! From digg on November 24, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


"12 Gizmos of Christmas": #9, Laptops Gizmos for Geeks believe the 9th most requested item wished for this year will be laptops. Laptops had a big year this year as dual-core processors were added, and Apple turned to Intel. We're starting off our list with one of the most requested laptops currently... the 13" Black Macbook. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Amazon's Xbox 360 promo was NOT a scam. Picture proof (posted by someone else... I didn't get one). You can stop whining like a baby. Amazon got diggslammed, and there were only 1,000 units for the millions of us who were slamming refresh in 20 different tabs. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Customised Laptop Designs? Stand out at your next LAN party with a customised paint design for your notebook. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on November 24, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


Which Linux Desktop Packs The Most Punch? System builders considering a Linux desktop are faced with a dizzying array of choices. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of Linux distributions to choose from. Narrowing the field of contenders basically comes down to what works best for both the system builder and its customers. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


AMD Thanks Self for Awesome Wii It would seem AMD is squeezing its acquisition of ATI for all the juice it's worth. As if to dangle a gold medal of some sort in Intel's face, AMD is flaunting -- no, gloating over -- sorry, congratulating Nintendo on its release of the Wii console. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Ghost Girl Causes Car Accident The video shows 3 friends picking up a hitchhiker. This hitchhiker is actually a ghost and causes the them to crash. (girl is picked up around 4 min. into the video) From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


54 Stunning Wallpapers from Vista RTM (Download) Some very stunning wallpapers, check it out! From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Apple to offer Blu-ray-equipped Macs by Febuary Apple might be making a significant step forward for newer Macs next year, with the possible inclusion of Blu-ray drives as a stock feature of the machines. Probably partially due to Vista's built-in readiness for HD DVD drives, there are some rumors flying about that as early as February, Macs with Blu-ray drives may be surfacing. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


This boat swims like a dolphin Boats are built for the water, and dolphins are built for the water--but when's the last time you saw a boat built like a dolphin? From digg on November 24, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Hacking Internet Cameras Fox shows how to hack internet cameras. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Extremely rare, some people can TASTE with their ears "A rarer few, said Julia Simner, a cognitive neuropsychologist at the University of Edinburgh, involuntarily “taste” words when they hear them. In a study, “The Taste of Words on the Tip of the Tongue,” published in the journal Nature today, Dr. Simner reported finding only 10 such people in Europe and the United States." From digg on November 24, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


After decades of opposition, Vatican view on condoms begins to shift The Roman Catholic church has taken the first step towards what could be a historic shift away from its total ban on the use of condoms. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Decrypting Hitler's Home Movies With New Technology The technology allows the dialogue to be dubbed on to the silent films, many of them made by Eva Braun at Hitler's mountain retreat, the Berghof. With the new soundtrack, Hitler can be heard encouraging young children towards a life in the military, criticising even his closest henchmen and flirting with Braun. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Wardriving Using A Ubuntu Notebook With Garmin Etrex, Kismet, And GPSDrive "This tutorial is about wardriving using GPS. It explains how to install Garmin Etrex on Ubuntu and how to configure it. It also shows how to use Garmin with GPSDrive and how to convert the data to an xml file which can be imported by Google Earth." This is awesome, a must see for any wardriver! From digg on November 24, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


PS3 broken straight out of the box - Video Punch Jump received their 20 GB Playstation 3 only to discover it has a malfunctioning disc feeder. The sound that the Playstation 3 makes while attempting with absolute futility to consume the disc is what really makes this video pop. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Seen on Google Map: A 'Star' over Amsterdam!! I was just playing with Google Eargh, and found this. What kind of artifact is this? From digg on November 24, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


$99,999.99 iPod? Among other things ... So naturally, every website has its flaw here and there, but today must be Amazon's worst day. Not only do the servers crash three times, the website lags in account area, et cetera - But a $100,000 iPod is just incredible. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Devil Terrorizes People on the Street Taken from the most controversial moments from the British hit comedy show, Balls of Steel, the annoying devil pranks everyday people on the street - Absolutely HILARIOUS video. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Crazy Chemical Reactions with Water! HUGE EXPLOSIONS!!! (VIDEO) This is probably the coolest chemistry video that I have ever seen! "These next two are the dogs nuts of the periodic table". Behold the power of rubidium and cesium!!! From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


The iPod killer could be a Penguin A new Linux based MP3 player is an open source computer in your pocket. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Wii controller slips, strap snaps during tennis game (video). We hadn't owned the console for even a day yet. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Very Few Hooked On PodCasts The number of US internet users who have experimented with downloading a podcast continues to grow but few remain hooked, research suggests. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Prime Minister Stunning declaration: Quebec is a Nation 'within Canada' Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper stunned Parliament on Wednesday by introducing a motion recognizing the French-speaking province of Quebec as a nation within Canada -- a moved aimed at pre-empting Quebec's separatist party which intends to do the same From digg on November 24, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Christmas tree pop-up Card craft especially for Christmas From EdNA Online on November 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Potential for podcasts in education The author discusses what is podcasting and how it works; why use podcasting in education; how is podcasting used in education; teacher-created podcasts; student-created podcasts; and issues to consider before incorporating podcasting. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Simple Pop-Ups to make Printable templates and instructions on making pop-ups cards and books. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Angel pop-up Card craft especially for Christmas From EdNA Online on November 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Grants in Australia survey 2007 Ourcommunity.com.au invites feedback on grants in Australia through its online survey. The survey results will be used to develop a picture of grants management in Australia and will provide a platform for improving future grantmaking. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


How to Make a Pop-Up Joan Irvine, Canadian children's author, explains with step-by-step drawings, how to make a simple pop-up card. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Animal Crafts Animal Crafts for kids. Kindergarten, preschool, and elementary school crafts. Make simple animal crafts with things found around the house. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Auslan.net: Auslan (Australian Sign Language) online for everyone Auslan.net is an interactive website that includes over 500 pre-made Auslan worksheets, songsheets and activities, plus sections that allows the user to generate their own customised resources, text to sign translations and grammar translations. There is a special section for children, which includes online games and activities, as well as teacher and adult learner sections. It also includes a special section for those working with babies and toddlers using baby sign language. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


PS3 vs Wii in Washington Post throwdown There was a showdown between the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 3 at The Post's game testing lab last weekend. Most of my friends arrived having heard little about Nintendo's new system. But, as it turned out, that device was the hit of the party. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Wireless technology made me sick It is the hi-tech tool that has revolutionised home and office alike - but a growing band of campaigners claim wi-fi is a major threat to health. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Apple's Black-Friday Sale List Revealed Here's what Apple is offering for its after-Thanksgiving sale. Check it out. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Photoshop >> image coloring A simple method to colorize any picture you want! That is the final image from this tutorial:http://www.swedesignz.com/tuts/color/beforeafter.jpg From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Linux movement destroys Ballmer's dream MICROSOFT'S cunning plan to be the ruler of Linux has hit a slight snag.Its Linux ally Novell is not going along with its plans to force Linux distributors to join its approved partners, pay up or be sued and the Open Sauce community has a counter attack planned... From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


The First Wii Newsletter, recieve it right on your Wii! There is now a Wii newsletter you can sign up for and recieve and read directly from your Wii. The newsletter will contain Release Announcements, Photos for doodling on in your photo channel, and alot more. Sign up just so you can come home and see your wii disc slot glowing blue! Just add Wiikly@gmail.com to your Wii address book to sign up. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Poisoned Russian ex-spy has died Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko - poisoned in London three weeks ago - has died after his condition sharply deteriorated, the hospital treating him said on Thursday. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Amazon Xbox 360 Deal Doesn't Show EC2 Well If Amazon cannot handle a traffic spike like the Xbox 360 deal, does it give confidence for its EC2 Elastic Computing Cloud offering? From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Invisible Refrigerator = ZOMG! Need I say more... From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Ruby on Rails 1.2 Release Candidate The Ruby on Rails 1.2 Release Candidate 1 is out now! Next to all sorts of cool new stuff within the framework, It also includes all the latest Prototype and script.aculo.us features (both Prototype 1.5.0_rc2 and script.aculo.us 1.7.0 beta 1 is part of it). So be sure to get a glimpse of the future right now… :) From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Indian student develops paper-based storage system A Kerala student claims to have invented an eco-friendly, paper-based storage system capable of compacting 90 to 450GB on a single disk. Sainul Abideen, 24, says the secret behind his "Rainbow Versatile Disc" (RVD) is that "instead of using zeroes and ones for computing, he he used geometric shapes such as circles, squares and triangles." From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Poverty is not an issue for the Christian Coalition. What would Jesus say? The Reverend elected to take over as president of the Christian Coalition of America said he will not assume the role because of differences in philosophy. He had hoped to focus on issues such as poverty and the environment, but the Christian Coalition board said, "These issues are fine, but they're not our issues, that's not our base." From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


MTV Bans Faithless Video Director Greenhalgh: "War infects all our lives; recently it feels that this has increasingly become 'our way of life'. It is rare to be given the opportunity to shoot a video that is deemed controversial. All I tried to do was make people think about the everyday life we live in our comfortable existences, and the contrast to that through war." From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Man gets patent for the WHEEL An Australian man has registered a patent for a "circular transportation facilitation device" - more commonly known as the wheel. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


WWYDWFI? (What would you do with fifty iMacs?) In the fall of 2006, there were a bunch of Imacs in the old girl's locker room of the middle school. Nobody wanted anything to do with them, and since there were enough of them, it seemed like there might be something interesting to do with them. Give your ideas for the iMacs fate. From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Kevin Rose Admitting Digg Has Moderators "My attention was recently brought to this post on Digg.com which made it to the Digg front-page with only 1 Digg. When users started to question how a story with one Digg could make it to the front-page, the following conversation with Kevin Rose ensued:" From digg on November 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


At least Two iPhone Models (3G and GSM) from Apple to Debut in March 2007 Apple is preparing at least two versions of its forthcoming iPod mobile phone, popularly known as the 'iPhone', according to reports from component suppliers in Taiwan and Japan. A 3G version and a GSM version of the iPhone will be available by March 2007, sources have told analysts in Taipei From digg on November 23, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Console Screens of Death XBOX 360, Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, Nintendo Wii, and XBOX screens of death for your viewing pleasure. From digg on November 23, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Apple ready to rock the phone world Renewed reports that Apple is to launch its long awaited iPhone in the first half of next year may prompt a lot of people to delay the purchase of their next phone. From digg on November 23, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Another Review, Another Low Score, IGN gives PS3 a 6. I'll close with this: given the momentum of the Xbox 360 right now and the strong reactions to the Wii's launch last weekend, the PS3 didn't come out swinging hard enough to cement its heralded position as king of the next generation this year. From digg on November 23, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


South Park to Scientologists - SUE ME! South Park to Scientologists - SUE ME!!! (watch the credits) From digg on November 23, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


The 20 Sexiest Sci-Fi Babes Topp 20 sexiest sci-fi babes from live-action film and television. From digg on November 23, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


My Xbox Live HD Video Rental Nightmare My tale of woe and misery in unsuccessful attempt to download the HD version of "V for Vendetta" on my Xbox 360. From digg on November 23, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


How To Login From an Internet Cafe Without Worrying About Keyloggers "We tested five shareware or commercial keylogging programs: HomeKeylogger 1.70, GhostKeylogger, KG-BKeylogger, Spytector 1.2.8 and ProBot. None of them captured passwords entered using the trick we describe." From digg on November 23, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


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