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Old computers from 1980-1983 From Radio Shack's "CoCo" to the Commodore 64, this photo gallery has some cool pictures of old computers. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Empower your Apple IR remote Teach your Apple IR remote new tricks, and let it be used to control any application, as well as be used as a virtual mouse. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


John C Dvorak on the new digg You knew he was going to give his two cents, the title of his article is "Understanding Digg and Its Utopian Idealism" check it. Dvorak is always entertaining. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Linux hackers re-claim the Linksys WRT54G As predicted, the open source community has come up with a way to convert VxWorks-based LinkSys WRT54G wireless routers to Linux. The process does not require hardware hacking. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


8 cheap places you'd might want to live Look for a strong economy, a college and low crime in your search for an area where you can afford to live. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Linux Breaks Scalability Records With 1,024 Processors World's Largest Linux System Image Achieved on SGI Altix 4700 Blade Servers From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Wii's final secret: What's under the flap? Speaking to US mag Game Informer, Nintendo of America's recently elected president, Reggie Fils-Aime divulged exactly what the Wii's flap was for... From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Optical illusion causes hallucination You HAVE to try this. Fix this video for 1 minute and 30 seconds, and look away. You will hallucinate waves over anything you look. For best results, look at this video on full screen mode... From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


The Colbert Report - "Gravitas" Rematch From "The Colbert Report" (05/06/06) Stephen Colbert and Stone Phillips engage in a no-holds barred rematch of the "gravitas-off" to see who can put the most substance and weight behind ridiculously routine news items. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Consumers Don't Want Flexible DRM "Buy music from iTunes and your only portable playback option is the iPod. Buy it from Napster, and it'll only play on certain Microsoft-approved devices. Although you can circumvent these restrictions by burning and re-ripping audio CD-Rs, it's a poor substitute for real music interoperability." From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Japan has ambitious plan to fight warming Japan hopes to slash greenhouse gas emissions and fight global warming with a revolutionary plan to pump carbon dioxide into underground storage reservoirs instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, an official said Monday. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Saudi Schoolbooks: Christians and Jews are "apes and pigs" Our friends the Saudis teach their kids the full spectrum of Jihadism, infidel-hatred, and other goodies. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


New FOX News pilot rips off 'The Daily Show' "An anonymous tipster says Ingraham's pilot is known as Watch This Right Now. The tipster calls it 'an absolutely terrible rip off of Daily Show' including a 'music and video montage' and 'mouth replacement of known news figures.' 'The writers and producers should be embarrassed to show this one to Roger.'" From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Confirmed: SMART cars coming to USA DaimlerChrysler is going to announce tomorrow that the SMART car will come to the United States in early 2007. That's the word from three major newspapers citing insider sources! This comes after months of speculation. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Zwok - awesome game, now in the correct category! This is a great multiplayer Flash game (a bit like Worms) that has been doing well on Digg but really belongs here in the playable games category. If you haven't already, check it out! From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Codebot.org is up and running again! Codebot is back online after almost a week of downtime. "Scientology Can't Stop the Truth" From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Inside HTTP Headers What is in the headers? What can you do with header data? What is all that stuff for? This tut answers those questions and more with an easy to follow explanation. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Bush Ignores Science On The Cause of Global Warming This morning, President Bush was asked whether he believed global warming was a “real and significant threat to the planet.” Bush claimed there is still a real debate over the cause of global warming. Video included. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Why Religion Must End A leading atheist says people must embrace rationalism, not faith -- or they will never overcome their differences. A fascinating yet controversial interview with Sam Harris. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Insane rock climbing video This guy would put Spider-man to shame...check out the video. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Nonprofit Groups Funneled Money For Abramoff Newly released documents in the Jack Abramoff investigation shed light on how the lobbyist secretly routed his clients' funds through tax-exempt organizations with the acquiescence of those in charge, including prominent conservative activist Grover Norquist. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


300GB Maxtor ATA Internal for $79! If I would have known the stories like "320GB Serial ATA150 Hard Drive For $99!" made the front page as good deals, then this one definitely should. 139.99 - 60.00 MIR = 79.99 From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


the myspace problem Why do successful websites often look like they were designed by someone who wouldn't be able to design their way out of a pencil case? From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


Harry Potter Book 7 - 2 Characters will be killed off! For all you Harry Potter fans...and you know who you are, there will be 2 characters killed off according to JK Rowling. From on June 26, 2006 at 7:01 p.m..


µTorrent 1.6 Release Candidate 1 The best BitTorrent client just got better. Get it while bandwidth lasts! The latest version of µTorrent has much improved disk caching, and other optimizations for faster download speed. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


I Just Can't Get Enough - 25GBs FREE storage! Streamload is a web service that allows users to easily send, store, move, receive and access their digital files. (video, photos, music) From digg on June 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Digg Suggestion: Ability to set Default Topic With this new version, we have the ability to change the topic categories, or "containers" we view on the site; however it seems that the default category is ALWAYS the technology section. I think we should have the ability (on a per-user basis) to set what WE would like our default category/topic to be. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Men with older brothers more likely to be gay S. Marc Breedlove of Michigan State University said the finding "absolutely" confirms a physical basis. "Anybody's first guess would have been that the older brothers were having an effect socially, but this data doesn't support that," Breedlove said in a telephone interview. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Digg v3 now requires logging in to view unpromoted stories Perhaps in response to the recent "social freeloaders," the new version of digg now requires users to be registered and logged in to view certain umpromoted stories. I'm no big fan of required login in any site. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Digg v3 User Registration Clarification "There seems to be a slight misunderstanding regarding user registration in digg v3. Just to clarify, digg and all of our containers/topics will be publicly viewable and will not require user registration. However, over the next week we will require user registration to access the new beta areas of the site..." From digg on June 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Netscape Says "Digg v3 Disappoints" Just a link to Netscape users saying Digg 3 disappoints, how do they have room to talk? From digg on June 26, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Herald Sun: School Doughnut Row A debate over food fundraisers has been sparked in light of 50 Victorian Schools signing up to sell doughnuts. Nutritionists warn that schools need to use less traditional methods of raising funds, rather than high fat foods. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Beck reveals new album details "Recorded with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, the as-yet untitled LP will feature tracks such as 'Soldier Jane', 'Nausea' and '1000 BPM'." From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Shuttle to Launch July 1 Second space shuttle flight since Columbia tragedy to launch. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


NY Times Frank Rich shines light on the massive corruption of Bush Gov't again cutting through the bs, Frank Rich writes about the astonishing billions and billions of dollars squandered by the Bush Administration enriching companies that don't get the job done but get huge contracts. Unfortunately, Frank Rich is behind a pay wall at the NYT, but you can always find a blogger that reprints it. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Intel to Release New Chip for Servers Ahead of Schedule "Intel plans to launch a chip that's both technically impressive and ahead of schedule — a sign that the semiconductor giant is righting itself, tech analysts say. The processor chip, known in the industry as Woodcrest, is designed for back-office computer servers. Intel earlier said it would be ready during the second half of the year." From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Top 10 Manliest Video Games Of All Time Can you smell the testosterone? From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


High-speed camera of bullets going through various objects Title says it all From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


*NEW* Coke and Mentos Rocket video Even more crazy footage of the coke and mentos rockets !! You have to see it to believe it!! From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Sirius would like to buy XM "Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Chief Executive Mel Karmazin said on Monday that he would like to buy arch-rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., but price and regulatory hurdles would be an issue." From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Intel unleashes Mac-bound Intel Corporation formally took the wraps off its dual-core Xeon Processor 5100 series of high-volume server and workstation chips, codenamed Woodcrest. The chips are also likely contenders to power a revamped line of Apple Xserve computers and possibly find their way into the Mac maker's professional line of Mac Pro desktops, due out in August. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Cell Phone Signals Excite the Brain Cell phone emissions excite the part of the brain cortex nearest to the phone, but it is not clear if these effects are harmful, Italian researchers reported on Monday. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Bush condemns disclosure of secret anti-terror program President Bush on Monday sharply condemned the disclosure of a program to secretly monitor the financial transactions of suspected terrorists. "The disclosure of this program is disgraceful," he said. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Digg Version 3 Transition Page & Song - Get Ready For Awesomeness Get Ready for Awesomeness - Digg v3 is Coming... - Digg will be down for a bit while we push the new version to the live servers. Thanks for your patience. - While not digging, the digg crew recommends: [12 links here] For those who missed out the transition page, you can view it here. (v3 bug.. tried to submit using + and : on the title, failed) From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


High Altitude Airship The Lockheed Martin High Altitude Airship is an unmanned lighter-than-air vehicle. It will operate above the jet stream in a quasi-geostationary position to deliver persistent station keeping as a surveillance platform, telecommunications relay, or a weather observer. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Google Video straight to .Avi online Just enter the Google video Url into the box and scroll down and you can download/save the video as an .Avi movie. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


The Complete List of MacBook Pro Defects So you thought it would be a good time to buy a MacBook Pro? Think again. This wiki is a comprehensive list and description of all the MacBook Pro defects known to man. Very helpful for the wary consumer. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


The Challenge-500 Dollars, One Week: Launching a Profitable Web 2.0 Startup Two CEOs take the challenge of creating a successful startup in 500 dollars and one week. Follow their blog, and see how the Web 2.0 age is making it that easy for creating a startup, that can be brought to profits. Their startup is TheWeblogwire, an online news wire that connects companies and their press releases solely to bloggers. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


How To Get 50% Off Cable TV Bill Article on how to get discounts on your cable bill. This applies to a lot of your current bills. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Ninja Flash Game Excellent flash game about a ninja. One of those games that gets passed around the office, and just has to be played at least once in your life. From digg on June 26, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


NY Times accused of treason US Representative Peter King (Republican, New York), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, has called the New York Times "treasonous" for informing the public about another secret Bush Administration counter-terrorist program. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Kentucky Governor Commutes Across the Street by Chauffeured Town Car When Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R) finishes his day at the office, he hops into the back seat of his state provided Town Car so he can be driven across the street to the governor's mansion. Total distance: a few hundred yards. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


CSSPlay.co.uk | tons of cascading style sheet ideas Lots and lots of CSS stuff... From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Wii launch in late Oct in Japan... 10 Days Later in US/UK A French gaming website has dropped some info on the Wii launch, and they are claiming that this info comes from someone very close to Nintendo. The author of the article even says that they obtained the info themself, thus trying to push this story further from rumor, and more towards fact. Take this with a grain of salt From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


iSight and AirPort Extreme removed from The Apple Store To complie with EU regulations, Apple's iSight camera and AirPort Extreme base station have been removed from the Apple Store's across Europe (which was why the store was down this morning) From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Family Guy: Best of Stewie Griffin The compilation video we've all been waiting for... All of Stewie's best lines from the entire run of the show. Hilarious! From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


iPod Factory Admits to Breaking The Law After denying that it was running a sweatshop, Apple's iPod manufacturer, Foxconn has finally admitted that it broken Chinese labour laws. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Helicopter Game Classic, fly the helicopter without crashing it From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Amazing Video of a Cat Climbing Into a Glass Bottle Cat climbs in a bottle...cat climbs out. And here's the video to prove it. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


World's most expensive cities Moscow surpasses Tokyo as priciest metropolis. Asuncion, on the other hand, is still a big bargain. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


California town had no elections for 25 years The tiny town of Vernon, embroiled in a bitter fight over its first election in 25 years, is now facing a wave of search warrants in a corruption investigation. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


"Penny Jar" Stops Bullet Fired at NYC Home Brenda Scott said she was in her bedroom Saturday night when she heard a loud noise "that sounded like thick glass crackling." She found a bullet hole in her front door. "The heavy-duty penny jar in my front hallway stopped the bullet from going all the way through" the apartment, said Scott, a retired second-grade teacher. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


How to create an AJAX homepage - step-by-step This tutorial covers everything you need to create your own Netvibes-like AJAX HOMEPAGE. It covers everything from detecting the browser, handling events, drag and drop, working the DOM, AJAX and JSON background, and loading RSS feeds and Web APIs into the Web application. cool. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Google AdWords Attacked by Jellyfish Jellyfish.com will offer an alternative to cost-per-click advertising by opening an online marketplace where advertisers can bid directly to customers for their attention and patronage. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Infrared Sauna burns 1000 calories in 30 minutes New sauna technology heats a body directly , without heating the air in between, using infrared radiation. Apparantly "to be used by Nasa and the US Airforce, Healthmate claims that you can lose up to 1000 calaries in 30 minutes. I'd trade a lie down in a sauna over the treadmill any day! From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


10 Free Plug-ins to Enhance Photoshop Take the world's best image-editing program and make it better—with these free plug-ins that let you spruce up your images like the professionals. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Study: People think their emails are twice as funny as they really are Think that email you're sending off to your coworker is pretty funny? According to a recent study, the odds are that she'll find only half as funny as you do. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


How Sudoku wiped crosswords off the board At the end of May 2005, before the Sudoku storm arrived, a crossword volume was No. 1 on the charts for adult “games” books, and six of the other 49 titles were crosswords. One year later, Sudoku had wiped the slate clean: Forty of the top 50—including the top spot—were Sudoku books. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Wikipedia 3.0: The End of Google? Semantic Web + Wikipedia's Ontoworld = Ultimate Answer Machine Where would that leave Google? From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Original 1946 Nuclear Testing Footage Part one of the amazing and frightening Operation Crossroads, a 1946 on-site documentary film of some of the famous Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests. Shows preparations, gear and planes used, damage done to ships, etc. Splurge on the hi-res, this films are amazing! Part 2 is here: http://www.archive.org/details/Operatio1946_2 From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


The Only Thing That Rocks Harder Than A Guitar Two Canadian mathematicians from the University of Moncton in New Brunswick, have created an entirely new kind of string instrument that exploits a kind of mathematics owing more to Pythagoras's theorem for triangles than to anything he ever thought about music. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


The Caffeine Database Ever wanted to know how much caffeine is in your Bawls, or your Mountain Dew? This list will tell you just that, and many more of your favorite drinks. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Apple MagSafe Burning Not Isolated? Remember the MagSafe connector on the MacBookPro catching on fire? Some people thought it could have been a result of the guy’s cats either clawing or peeing on the connector. Well, it may not have been an isolated incident. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Kid gets stuck in a basketball hoop Watch this kid try and dunk from a trampoline. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


ZDNet blog claims Digg is antisocial, destructive "The intimidating atmosphere described by the Digg commenter reflects a cliquish social dynamic that is playing out at many Social Web properties. It is ironic that Web sites which are wholly dependent on active, engaged users contributing to “the collective wisdom,” are often breeding grounds for destructive, anti-social member behavior." From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


The Public Mobile Device Charging Station The ChargeBox consists of 6 small lockers, each with 4 unique chargers that can power 90% of the mobile devices out there. Simply plug in to the charger, make a payment with a coin or via SMS, lock their box and return when charging is complete. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Johnson & Johnson Is Buying Pfizer Health care products company Johnson & Johnson said Monday it is buying drug maker Pfizer Inc.'s consumer health care unit for $16.6 billion, a nearly all-cash deal that will boost its foreign distribution and add to its many well-known brands. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Largest Downsizing in US History: GM Sheds Quarter of Workforce "Rick Wagoner, chief executive, is expected to announce that about 30,000 workers – more than a quarter of GM's blue-collar US workforce – have taken up its offer of early retirement and severance packages." From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Interview with Digg Co-Founder, Jay Adelson Jay Adelson sits down for an interview. Good questions like "There are a lot of me-too digg sites, yet digg is still the clear leader. What sets it apart? Is it the power of the community?" From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Scientists Develop Way to Harness Footsteps London-based Facility Architects is working on a project called Pacesetters that aims to literally harness the pulse of a city and reuse it as a renewable energy source. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Stealth Radar System Sees Through Trees, Walls -- Undetected Ohio State University engineers have invented a radar system that is virtually undetectable, because its signal resembles random noise. The radar could have applications in law enforcement, the military, and disaster rescue. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


The ultimate Google command list The best Google How-To ever written. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Digg V3 with Right Hand Menu Just a Stylish or userContent.css hack I made up to move the menu on Digg back to the right hand side in Firefox. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


How to convert Xvid, AVI,MPEG to DVD Many people ask me how to convert video to DVD, then, I wrote a guide for them. This guide will teach you how to convert Xvid, AVI, and MPEG to DVD step by step. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


The Sad Tale of WinFS and the Vista User Experience WinFS has long been regarded by Microsoft-haters as vaporware. It was just another empty promise to keep users looking forward at future Windows releases and away from alternative platforms like Linux or OS X. Yesterday, Microsoft proved them right by dissolving the WinFS project into their various other data access products. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


New Windows Vista Build 5456 It is fantastic,new improvements and more check out the screenshots From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Cube 2 - Fun Free F.P.S. Cube 2 is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS. Fast and fun and an example of a free engine being used commercially. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Nicole Kidman Talks About Scientology and Why She Quit! NY Times article from 2001 where Nicole Kidman talks about the reality of Scientology and what really goes on at the Church of Scientology. Really creepy stuff here that wasn't mentioned in the last article. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Marijuana loses its appeal in Dutch 'coffee shop' culture The approach appears to be working. According to the United Nations, 5.2 percent of Dutch 12 and older had used marijuana or hashish in the past year -- less than half the 12.3 percent rate in the United States. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Taiwan mandates Linux-ready PCs Taiwan has mandated that all PCs purchased for government use must now be compatible with the Linux operating system. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:06 p.m..


Blu-Ray VAIO Sony gives a thumbs up to Blu-Ray tech with the release of the VAIO VGN-AR190G multimedia notebook. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on June 26, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


The Unperson: Shunned by Scientology Scientologists who cross their religion can be declared suppressive persons, shunned by peers and ostracized by family. Another Scientology policy — called “disconnection” — forbids Scientologists from interacting with a suppressive person. No calls, no letters, NO CONTACT. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Do Boy Gamers Hate Girl Gamers? When we play with a group of people for so long we forget how the overall community reacts to certain things. I've come across many men who claim that women being treated differently in the gaming community is simply a "myth." I recently spoke with a handful of my gaming girl friends to get stories about their experiences in a male dominated world. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


The Hottest Sauces Known To Man Modern technology has provided many luxuries to us, making our lives much much easier. After trying one of these you're going to curse whoever invented these. That is, if your tongue hasn't melted. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Woman swallows 320 heroin-filled condoms! ! ! Customs officers in Sydney have intercepted an Australian woman who swallowed 320 condoms full of heroin in an attempt to smuggle the drug into the country From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Fix An Xbox... With A Mint Tin (Pictures) A friend of mine gave me an XBOX to fix. It got dropped, with predictable consequences on the hard disk drive inside. Here's the thing... it's a stock unit, no mod chip, so it will not boot unsigned code. I managed to locate a nifty howto on building an EEPROM reader and a really nice bit of Windows freeware. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Free Games A HUGE list of free games From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Scientology Orientation Video on YouTube! Here's video of a cam that was snuck into a Scientology orientation session, shouldn't be long before this gets censored by the CoS. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


The Art of Lockpicking Video on how to pick a lock using shims, by Lee Lawson. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Mario's Bastard Children From 1991 to 1995, nine Mario titles were released by companies other than Nintendo, one of them being Mario's first appearance on the PC, six of which being edutainment titles. They were all made with kids as the intended audience, meaning the name of this article also serves as a good catch-all title for any of the games seen in this article. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Prior Art on Apple's MagSafe (patent pending) technology This is interesting; it just seemed too good an idea not to have been thought of before. Everyone should adopt this technology for devices that are dangerous or fragile. Whoever gets(or has) the patent should be forced to license it cheap. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Darwin's 1860 Sympathy Letter for Evolution Nonbelievers to Be Auctioned "Written in the aftermath of On the Origin of Species, the letter provides an insight into how Darwin's ideas were received, says Gabriel Heaton, a manuscript specialist at Sotheby's in London, which is auctioning the letter. It is expected to fetch £20,000 to £30,000." From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Don't Bother Me - When DDR goes crazy Down at your local arcade there's always some kid who spends more money playing DDR then you do on rent each month. Prepare to meet that guys idol. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Best Buy Pegs Halo 3 Release Date: 11-16-2006 Retail giant Best Buy has listed Halo 3 as being released on November 16, 2006 for the Xbox 360. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


We will be able to live to 1,000 Life expectancy is increasing in the developed world. But Cambridge University geneticist Aubrey de Grey believes it will soon extend dramatically to 1,000. Here, he explains why. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Make Your Own Alpha Radiation Visualizer for $85.00 "I started this project with more of an idea of creating a system that would visualize Cherenkov radiation via webcam..." From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Sony Bravia advertisement spoof by Tango Make sure you see the original Sony Bravia ad before watching this one... From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Belgium To Tag All Children Under 12 ELECTRONIC ID CARDS for all children under 12 are to be introduced in Belgium. They will bear a code designed to allow parents of missing children to be traced instantly. This announcement came as Belgian police continued to search for two young girls who vanished from outside a bar in the middle of the night, a fortnight ago. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Amazing photos of a bedroom decorated to look like Super Mario World The photos explain it all, but this woman decorated an entire room in her house to make it look like Super Mario World! From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Artificial Solar System Could Search for Extra Dimensions "The concept of extra dimensions has tantalized physicists for years. Although the math looks good, scientists want physical evidence they can measure. And how do you test for 4 dimensions of space when you’ve only got a 3-dimensional ruler? One idea is to use gravity, a force that might actually reach across an extra dimension." From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Greek Bike Accident It's incredible how this guy survived! BTW: Any Greek could translate the dialog? From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


School claimed google hacked it's private servers and then posted that data School system officials say Google broke through the password and username protected server the information was stored in and took a photo of the page, which it posted to the Internet. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


The Jetsons VACUUM ELEVATOR Is Here. Gone are the days of science fiction like in the Jetsons cartoon when people traveled in transparent elevator bubbles. Today this is no longer a product of our imagination. There is a bubble that can carry you without cables, pulleys or pistons. By simple principles of physics; it literally transports you by air. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Want a new hobby? Try making a painting with spray paint What kind of art can be made with spray paint? Really awesome space art. Who knew you could make such paintings with spray paint? From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


NO price cut planned for the XBOX 360 So much for the rumors. XBOX PR guy John Porcaro of GamerScoreBlog says "people who know" have told him there will be no price cut for the Xbox 360 this fall. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Nice and unique IQ test You have 38 statements to answer if they're true or false (approx. 20 seconds for each). I found it to be very entertaining and precise, enjoy! :) From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


In 1985 Bill Gates Proposed Mac Licensing to Apple In 1985, AppleMatters carried this story, If the Mac has ever had a bigger fanboy than Bill Gates it is unclear who it was. In the days before the release of the Mac, Microsoft had more people working on software for the Mac than Apple had employees. Check this for the text of the memo - http://www.scripting.com/specials/gatesLetter/text.html From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Intro to Ruby on Rails for DB2 Developers IBM DeveloperWorks has a helpful howto on how to bring the worlds of Ruby on Rails and your DB2 framework together. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


How Safe is MySpace? Social-networking sites are all the rage with kids. Now a lawsuit accuses the most popular one of not doing enough to protect them from predators. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


A Brain Can Repair Itself Triggering stem-cell growth could help brain recover after a stroke. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


The Oil Sands of Alberta CBS 60 Minutes special on the oil sands of Canada. There are about 2 trillion barrels of oil literally in the sand in the middle of nowhere in Alberta. This is about 8 times the oil estimated to be in Saudi Arabia. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Stupidly Simple Games Degree Exam Paper is Very Real On first glance, this exam paper looks like a hoax intended to poke fun at the recent trend for video game degrees. However, if you dig a little deeper, you'll find that it's actually a genuine exam paper that students studying Computer Games Art or Computer Games Design at The University of Teesside have to take. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Global nuclear stockpiles, 1945-2006 Excessive secrecy prohibits the public from knowing the exact number of nuclear weapons in the world. Despite the uncertainty, we know that the total global nuclear weapons stockpile is considerably smaller than the 1986 Cold War high of 70,000-plus warheads. From on June 26, 2006 at 4:18 a.m..


Aboriginal Australia Map The Aboriginal Australia wall map represents work carried out for the Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia. Using the published resources available between 1988 and 1994, the map attempts to represent language, tribal or nation groups of Australia's Indigenous peoples. It is possible to click on grid sections of the map for an enlarged image. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Dementia Care Kit - Request for Tender The Department of Health and Ageing is seeking tenders from capable and experienced organisations to develop a comprehensive resource for aged care workers on best practice dementia care. Tenders will close at 2pm on 25 July 2006 in Canberra. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


OneWebDay The mission of OneWebDay is to create, maintain, advance, and promote a global day to celebrate online life during which participants create a ‘good news day' for the web by making it easy for people all over the world to participate in visible online/offline creative web-oriented projects. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


ATSIC - Classroom This ATSIC webite has been archived in the National Library of Australia Pandora archive. It still provides classroom resources along Aboriginal themes and includes a painting game, memory games, jigsaws and quizzes. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Brookvale Ceramic Studio This Sydney ceramics studio offers classes and one day workshops in traditional and contemporary ceramics including ceramic art, clay carving, glazing techniques, handbuilding and stone sculpture. Classes run for two and a half hours in the morning, afternoon and evening. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Making Movie Storyboards Using Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a guide, this lesson plan describes the making of movies using storyboards. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Primary Science Teachers Conference Hosted by the Science Teachers' Association of Victoria the Primary Science Conference will have displays and a range of sessions to explore ways to engage students in science, local programs and resources for teaching science, science and Victorian Essential Learning Standards (ELS), new educational kits and ICT tools. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


New Practices in Flexible Learning Workshops - Gold Coast This free workshop will demonstrate two e-learning tools designed to assist practitioners develop and deliver online learning solutions. The tools are ARED (Applications for Rapid E-learning Development) and YOLA (Your Online - Just in Time - Learning Assistant). From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Message Club - Just for Fun The ABC Message Club provides this collection of online games for children, all designed along Aboriginal themes. There is a collection of pictures, including pictures of Australian animals, to colour; a memory game; an underworld word game; quizes on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heroes, flora and fauna, and Aboriginal languages; and a collection of e-cards to email. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


ACWA 2006: Positive Futures The Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies (ACWA) 2006 Conference incorporates the 7th International Looking After Children Conference and has as its theme 'Positive Futures: Achieving Wellbeing for Children and Families'. It will feature streamed sessions on early intervention, prevention and protection; out-of-home care; supporting Indigenous children and families; meeting special needs. The 2006 Conference will bring together Australian and international practitioners, managers, carers, young people, researchers and policy makers committed to strengthening families and improvin From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Tutorials : Plagiarism Titled, "You Quote It, You Note It!" this interactive site is all about plagiarism and the issues around researching efficiently and ethically. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Indigenous Communities to get Secondary Schooling. NT. Education Minister Syd Stirling has announced new secondary school facilities for four Indigenous communities. It is expected that the new schools will allow around 300 remote students to continue their education closer to home. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Giving Every Child in Out of Home Care Every Chance: the Resilience Congress The Resilience Congress is an opportunity to bring together the range of people in Victoria who contribute to the lives of children in out of home care: carers, residential care staff, placement workers, child protection workers, teachers, principals and student support workers. Day 1 is on 'Building Resilience Through Looking After Children'. Day 2 is on 'Building Resilience Through Education'. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Power of the Podcast Podcasting is a simple technology, but universities are finding that it helps students learn more effectively, writes Kim Thomas in a Viewpoint article for UK Futurelab. Podcasts are digital audio files (MP3s) made available over a website; users can listen to them on their PCs, or download them to an MP3 player such as an iPod. From EdNA Online on June 26, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


ACEC 2006 - Computers in Education Conference The 2006 Australian Computers in Education Conference, will be held in Cairns October 2nd - 4th. Early bird registration rates have been extended until Friday 28th July 2006, due to a last minute surge of registrations and state school holidays. Register soon as pre conference workshops and field trips are filling fast. From EdNA Online on June 25, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


First Peoples' Project The First Peoples' Project allows indigenous students from around the world to work together on collaborative projects. Students can be involved in writing exchanges, art exchanges and discussion about issues relating to indigenous students. Participating groups are: Choctaw (USA), Karen (Thailand), Taos (USA), Nunga (Australia), Kunwinjku (Australia) Kek'Chi (Guatemala), Mapuche (Argentina), Cygany (Hungary), Nyoongar (Australia) Zapotec (Mexico), Koorie (Australia), Zunie (USA), Wisconsin Woodland Nations (USA). Previous themes include: Myself, my family, my culture; Traditional st From EdNA Online on June 25, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Biogas Biogas, also called digester gas, typically refers to methane produced by the fermentation of organic matter including manure, wastewater sludge, municipal solid waste, or any other biodegradable feedstock, under anaerobic conditions. This Wikipedia entry includes a comprehensive overview of the issue, associated topics, external links and references. From Recent Items on June 25, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


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