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Australian Skills Recognition Information (ASRI) This site will help people to find out how to get an assessment of occupational qualifications, skills or experience gained overseas. You can also find state-specific licensing and registration requirements to practice an occupation in Australia. There is an A-Z list of occupations to click on for information on qualification recognistion for specific occupations. From EdNA Online on June 4, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Pirate Chief speaks: "It's all about control over culture and knowledge" The leader of the Swedish Pirate Party speaks out at the Pirate Bay support demonstration in Stockholm, putting the recent events into a historical perspective. From on June 4, 2006 at 7:41 p.m..


One of the worst video game intros. Ever. 3:36 of pain. In what has to be one of the most mediocre intros ever made for a video game, I present to you the planned intro for the Acclaim (canned) version of Juiced. The video features: Mediocre rappers Lame CG effects Some of the worst blue screening ever. Sparkling lyrics such as "Tits up foot down pedal to the floor". From on June 4, 2006 at 7:41 p.m..


Complete MS-Debug Tutorial If you started on MS-DOS PC's back in the 80's you probably still have fond memories of writing .coms in debug. Even if you never used it, Microsoft still gives you a copy of it with Windows, so you can fire it up and flashback to the days before the GUI. From on June 4, 2006 at 7:41 p.m..


Delorean + Mac Mini = Priceless Totally customized Delorean suited up with a Mac Mini system. The screen is projected onto the hood! Be sure to go to the ":Why a Delorean" section to see the pics. From on June 4, 2006 at 7:41 p.m..


Internet Browser Graveyard. (with downloads!) Every web browser in history... right here. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


iPod Multi Boot the Easy Way This article shows you how to quickly and easily install two additional operating systems on your iPod (RockBox and Podzilla aka iPod Linux) with a startup menu to choose between them. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Complete List of Civil Rights Violations Regarding The Pirate Bay Raid This is a complete list of currently known civil rights violations that happened during and after the raid on The Pirate Bay, translated to English by Rickard Falkvinge, the leader of the Swedish Pirate Party. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


SpamMATTERS Downloadable Reporting Button (ACMA) The Australian Communications and Media Authority has launched the SpamMATTERS reporting button, which enables spam to be reported to ACMA with one click of a computer mouse. Instead of using the delete key to remove spam emails, users can simply select the SpamMATTERS button to simultaneously delete their spam and report it to ACMA. Submitting spam to ACMA using the SpamMATTERS button will assist ACMA in rapidly identifying emerging spam campaigns and in providing timely and comprehensive information to authorities fighting spam-related crime. From EdNA Online on June 4, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


National Survey of Young Australians (11-24 years) Responses are due by Friday, 16 June 2006 from young people aged 11-24 years who wish to participate in the fifth annual National Survey of Young Australians organised by Mission Australia. The primary purpose of the survey is to identify and clarify the key and emerging issues of young people. The survey is distributed nationally to secondary schools, libraries and youth services. Since the first survey was conducted, the response rate has grown significantly, increasing from 2,500 to 11,300 returns in 2005. From EdNA Online on June 4, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Yamaha’s Crotch Air Bag File this one under “Why didn’t anybody do this sooner?” Yamaha’s prototype isn’t quite the first motorcycle airbag, but the first motorcycle airbag for your, er, tender nuggets.Their advanced safety scooter, designated the ASV-3, has a multi-chambered air bag rigged between your legs, under the seat, to open in the case of a crash. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Endangered Species photo gallery. Here's your chance to see some of the World's endangered animals. Photos and descriptions for all. There are some really neat creatures here. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Robots Help Hospitalized Students Keep Up Lying in his hospital room, on a mattress designed to protect his fragile skin, 13-year-old Achim Nurse poked his bandaged fingers at an orange button on what looked like a souped-up video game console. Half a second later, in a social studies class discussing the Erie Canal, a 5-foot-tall steel-blue robot raised its hand... From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


"Ligers are not something we planned on having," "We have lions and tigers living together in large enclosures and at first we had no idea how well one of the lion boys was getting along with a tiger girl, then lo and behold we had a liger." Pictures included. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Experimental drug Tykerb slows spread of breast cancer. The drug worked so well in tests that the study was stopped. GSK will expand access under compassionate use provisions.It's not in this article, but Tykerb has also been shown to help with cancers that produce the highest amounts of a protein called EGFR. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


The Ultimate Paleontological Specimen Search Tool UCMP has the largest paleontological collection of any university museum in the world. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Titanic Replica Made With 5 Million Matches Mark Colling is aiming for a world record with a 19ft-long ship, complete with an 8ft match model of the iceberg which sunk the Titanic in 1912. Mr Colling is building the model in his garage in Llanelli. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Build your Memory. A site with tons of ways to help build your memory. How to remember names, how to remember dreams, how to master a foreign language and more. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


10 Highest-radiation Cellphones "set down your Moto and slowly back away..." From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


A video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop (Amen Break). A YouTube video (18:08) that narrates the history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures... From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Final Nintendo Wii secrets revealed by Game Informer? This article from the upcoming Game Informer magazine focuses on the pros and cons of the development environment of the upcoming Nintendo Wii. As well as revealing the last big secret concerning hardware functionality From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Fold.com Closes - Not to be the first. Well, the inevitable is starting to happen - a few new web startups are starting to close up shop as they find that building an application is a lot easier than getting users to try it out From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Ozone and Cholesterol Combine to Cause Heart Disease Numerous studies have linked heart disease and air pollution, particularly smog. But researchers have yet to discover the pathway by which smog impacts the cardiovascular system. Now a new study shows how ozone's byproducts in the body can harden arteries and cause heart disease. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Single-Sign-On on Linux using LDAP with Active Directory This article discusses how you can integrate Linux into a Windows-based network by making it authenticate against an Active Directory server and having it get passwd and group information from Active Directory as well. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


MIT students make a raft out of empty Gatorade bottles Me and my roommate used just duct tape and empty Gatorade bottles to build a raft. Then we rowed it across the Charles River in Boston. Pictures included! From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Astounding Super Mario World Skills (Video) Skeptics might say some of these moves are so brilliant that they're only possible with an emulator. There are so many mind-blowing feats of caped Mario acrobatics in this video that it must be seen. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Exploring XML Encryption Two part series from IBM on implementing XML encryption per the w3c. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Cool pictures from Google Earth A Norwegian newspaper asked users to send in their Google Earth findings. Look at what they got. Pretty cool. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Learn how to grow, harvest and refine Opium, all from the CIA's site!! The CIA's website has surprisingly detailed instructions (and pictures) for making smokable opium and heroin. Oh and you can can legally buy and grow papaver somniferum in the US. It only becomes illegal when after you derive opium from the poppy pod. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Why no one will ever beat the Apple iPod. An article on why Microsoft, or any other company, will never beat the Apple iPod and it's dominance over the portable music market. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


The Photographed History of Technology A huge historical database of photographs technology related. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Flickr photoset from The Pirate Bay demonstration in Stockholm A big and successful pirate demonstration with ~500 people in Stockholm demanding the servers back and changed laws etc. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Microsofts iPod Killer Revealed? The pictures are kind of blurry, but this is what engadget had to say "An anonymous tipster sent us a bunch of pictures he shot last night from the outside of the Saturn Cafe in Santa Cruz.. this guy claims the pics depict the filming of a commercial of a possible "iPod killer" from Microsoft" From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Unbelievable golf hole in one Fuzzy Zoeller shoots a ball into the rough, but yet it is a hole in one. One of the most amazing golf shots you will ever see. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Apple software logs out of India Apple computers has decided to close its India software operations. The company had commenced operations in April and hired about 30 people for its subsidiary, Apple Services India Pvt Ltd. The employees will be given 2 months pay as a severence package. This could equal about 1000-5000$ based on salaries in bangalore. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Dell Installs Even More Junk on Their Computers "Dell computers ship with the software tools, which are activated by service reps with the permission of customers. By commandeering the computers, technicians can often find and correct problems faster than trying to talk the customer through the fix." From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Ethanol Dazzles Wall Street, White House Ethanol production in the United States is growing so quickly that for the first time, farmers expect to sell as much corn this year to ethanol plants as they do overseas. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Boing Boing Being Monitored for World Cup Piracy "I just opened a letter sent to Boing Boing from some fools at Dewey Cheatem and Howe LLP in London." From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Spectacular Nighttime Video of Machine Gun Madness Pretty insane footage - enjoy :) From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Engineered virus thwarts ovarian cancer, in mice Doctors could soon have a new weapon for fighting one of the toughest malignancies ovarian cancer. Tests conducted in mice show that a virus engineered to target cancer cells and kill them can completely suppress these tumours if it is given quickly enough. The authors hope to begin human clinical trials of the therapy within two years. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Letting Babies Cry Will Only End In More Tears Parents of bawling babies take note: comforting them may work better than leaving them to cry - at least during the first few weeks of life. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Consortium brings open source database projects together It's no coincidence that PostgreSQL and MySQL released fixes for a SQL injection vulnerability within the last week. The SQL injection vulnerability find marks the first security collaboration between Open Source Database Consortium (OSDBC) members, but it probably won't be the last. From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Amazing Remote Control Airplane Flying Never seen Remote Control Plane flying like this From digg on June 4, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Motion Sensing and iSight Hacks on the Mac I went out searching for new Mac sudden Motion Sensor hacks (and discovered a few that were new to me) but in the process I found a bunch of cool iSight hacks... all are listed. From on June 4, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..


GPS golfing device tells you how far it is to the green A new US$400 handheld golf course measuring device called the SureShot GPS designed to answer the age-old question: “How far is it to the green?” It shows distance from the tee (or wherever else you are on the course) to the front, center and back of the green, together with up to fifteen hazards. From on June 4, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..


Have We Met? (2% of the Population May Be Incapable of Facial Recogniton) We all know that sinking feeling that comes when we just can't remember someone who clearly recognizes us. So imagine how uncomfortable life might be for a person incapable of recognizing anyone From on June 4, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..


After years of increasing complexity in games, Nintendo makes it simple. I think this article explains Nintendo's plan better than most attempts. They are simply trying to make a game system that anyone can use. Just wait till Granny shows her tennis skills. From on June 4, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..


A valid reason to hate Sony An article on how Sony used mis-information, and threats to game retailers to subsequently kill the Sega dream cast,and how they are doing it again with the 360 and wii! Great read! From on June 4, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..


The History of Console Piracy and how it affects You The Gamer Software Piracy has been around since the floppies were invented; people were copying games and sharing with their friends and family if they too owned a computer. The first mass console piracy came when the Super Nintendo Entertainment Center got a device that let people put ROMs into a cartridge (at that time only 1 game at a time worked). From digg on June 4, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Viral video sharing is new headache for music biz As the recording industry tries to block file trading of songs across peer-to-peer networks, blogs and other viral distribution channels, the major labels suddenly have a whole new piracy concern: music videos. From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


Al Gore's Documentary Convinces Leading Skeptic Chief editor and founder of Skeptic Magazine, Michael Shermer, says that the time has come to switch from environmental skepticism to activism. From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


5 Great Domain Naming Techniques So you have a beautiful website complete and you have no idea what to name it. You have tried to think and think over and over, yet nothing seems good enough. Why don't you try one of these naming techniques? From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


HOWTO: Hand Solder Teeny Tiny Chips! "Have you ever looked at a chip that's smaller than your fingertip, and has no pins, and wondered how you could ever possibly hand-solder it?" From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


Now nobody can can say that Linux isn't printer-friendly For a long time, setting up a printer in Linux has been somewhat challenging. But, it's been getting easier and easier. And today, setting up a printer in Ubuntu as simple as it gets - this article is firm evidence! From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


University of Washington's Crypto Course Who wants to pay for Stanford's Crypto Course, when University of Washington has made the whole Cryptography Course available on-line for free. Yes, all the presentations, videos (mp3, WMV), homework, quizzes etc. are available on-line. The material seems pretty decent, and is intended for advance audience. From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


The Pirate Bay is Back Online! (WITH SEARCH) The pirate bay search is back online, no more "no hits due to politics". Eat it America. From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


Photo shows China exporting pollution Photo shows smog and haze leaving China for Japan and beyond. Commentary also provided. From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


Jack Thompson sways sheriff to seize video games from teen’s home. Jack Thompson convinces sheriff's office to seize video games as possible motive for murder. Thompson published reports that the victim was killed by the two teens because the victim would not let the teens borrow his car follows “the same scenario in ‘Grand Theft Auto.’ ” From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


Demonstration held in response to the raid on The Pirate Bay A demonstration took place today in Stockholm in response to the raid where over 100 servers were seized without proven criminal offence. It was arranged by several political youth parties. From on June 4, 2006 at 12:23 a.m..


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