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Early Years: From Research Policy to Practice Seminar This is the third seminar of 2006 on The Early Years, made possible by a grant from the R.E. Ross Trust and hosted by the Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. The keynote speaker will be Professor Edward Melhuish, an internationally recognised expert in the study of child development and childcare with extensive experiences with longitudinal studies. Professor Melhuish is Executive Director of the National Evaluation of Sure Start and his work undertaken to date has addressed many issues relevant to Sure Start including cognitive, language and behaviour From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Sure Start and Other Early Years Evaluations: the UK Evidence Base The National Evaluation of Sure Start is one of the most significant social research projects ever undertaken, evaluating one of the biggest UK government interventions designed to improve the life chances of young children growing up in disadvantaged circumstances. Its early findings have proved to be both fascinating and controversial. It is vitally important for policy makers and practitioners to understand their significance if we are to improve on the interventions which make a difference to children and families. This workshop, given by two of the Principal Investigators, will summarise From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Verify that your virus scanner is working The EICAR virus test is a harmless text file that is detected as a virus by most AV vendors. You can use it to verify that your local virus scanner is working (just copy the string into a plain text file), check to see if your email server scans for viruses (email yourself a copy), and test if scanners detect viruses... From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


2GB SD Flash Memory = $43 Enough said From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Only 20 PS3’s Per Retail Store GamesFirst reports that major retailers like EBGames and GameStop will only receive about 20 PlayStation 3 consoles per store, where they received between 50 and 100 Xbox360 consoles. As many recall, there were huge shortages on the Xbox360. All I got to say is, PS3 fans, what comes around goes around! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Is Wal-Mart Good for the American Working Class? Studies have reached conflicting conclusions about the impact of Wal-Mart on local labor markets. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Stay hidden from ghosts in Pac-Man In the original Pac-Man arcade cabinet, there's a spot under the T-bar where the ghosts can't harm you. Apparently, this is a test to see if the Pac-Man is the original code or a newer recoded version. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


27 people executed in China on anti-drug day China has executed at least 27 people for drug trafficking and sentenced up to 12 others to death for the same offense to mark international anti-drug day. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Girl snatched, killed in shopping centre Yesterday an 8 year old girl was raped and killed in a Livingstone Shopping Centre, the person who committed the crime has supposedly been caught... This place is right near where I live, some of my friends were even around the shopping centre at the time. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Nokia, Vodafone & Google working together to make mobile web surfing easier Most cell phones today have browsers, but only 19% of US mobile phone users regularly use the web on their phones. The Worldwide Web Consortium, a group backed by 30 industry players, hopes to raise that number by creating guidelines for developers to design sites hat are easy to use on cell phones, which have much smaller screens and tiny keypads. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Video of Disneyland's renovated Pirates of the Carribean ride Video of Johnny Depp riding and interaction with the new additions to Disneyland's Pirates of the Carribean ride. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


todo.txt in action Lifehacker has a good demo for using todo.txt in your daily life. This is the evolution of the same todo.txt which was dugg was upon a time before. The impatient can just skip the demo and hop over to todotxt.com From digg on June 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Why We Ran The Bank Story The Times editor on the paper's decision to expose U.S. money monitoring. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Google Could've Bought MySpace (for half price) Google could've bought MySpace for half price. They passed because they thought the could do it better on their own. Talk about a strategic blunder. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Wii Editorial: How Super Smash Bros. Brawl Could Be The Greatest This obsessive guy is REALLY looking forward to Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and has more than a few words to say about what the upcoming Nintendo Wii game needs to do in order to top Super Smash Bros. Melee. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


2001: A Space Odyssey in 2001 seconds "It is now that this lighthearted little edit of 2001: A Space Odyssey is offered out for people’s fun and enjoyment. It’s a parody, but also an homage. I hope you enjoy it, but I would recommend a little smoke first perhaps :)" From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Top 10 "skin" moments in video gaming history Hotter than Hot Coffee? GTA may have stolen all the recent sexual thunder, but nudie games have been around for decades. We look at 10 of the hottest and most historic nude moments in gaming, all for your viewing pleasure! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Teen burns down house over test grades! A Japanese boy burned down his home, killing his stepmother and two younger siblings, for fear his parents would find out he had lied about his score on an English test. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Exclusive Video Interview: Jon Voight on Transformers! "So while we know that Michael Bay is trying hard to keep the story under wraps we had to try to see if Jon Voight would reveal any new information on the movie. He seems pretty confident that fans will love the film and also mentioned that he has seen some early pre-vis of the robots transforming and it looks awesome." From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update Released Apple has released the 6th maintenence update for Mac OS X. This update resolves a number of issues with syncing and audio problems among other things. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Google Desktop has gadget contest. 1st place will get $5000!! Google is offering $5000 to 1st place, $2000 to 2nd place and $1000 to 3rd place to write a gadget for Google Desktop as part of a contest they're holding! WOW!! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Microsoft Says there will be no 360 Price Drop Less than a week ago, the Internet was all ablaze about news from so-called "insiders" that Microsoft was planning a pretty major price drop this fall, presumably to put themselves back in the market spotlight when the PS3 and Wii are released for the holiday season. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Arizona Changes Climate Patterns. Could changing normal climate conditions help fight global warming? Phoenix, AZ is changing their ecosystem by increasing rainfall 12-14%. Weigh in! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


The Scientology South Park Episode Still Lives... In case you are on of the FEW digg users who have not actually seen this episode, I was able to find a resource for the episode that is still alive and kickin'. Watch the video. Download it. Share it. Make this craziness known, and help to fight it in the name of free speech (including satire, which is STILL protected free speech!). From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Top 10: Why We Still Play Gamecube To 10 reasons for sticking with the gamecube this late in it's life span. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Radioactive Scorpion Venom for Fighting Cancer (No, seriously.) Health physicists are establishing safe procedures for a promising experimental brain-cancer therapy which uses a radioactive version of scorpion venom to kill cancer cells. The therapy, designed to treat aggressive brain gliomas, is currently in the second sequence of phase II trials in humans. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Most Americans don't know Canada is their biggest oil supplier The Canadian American Business Council (CABC) — which represents some of the biggest private sector companies in both countries — said its survey of 1,000 Americans found that only four per cent of respondents thought Canada was the country that provided them with more oil than anyone else. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Wii launch date revealed? direct quote from the article: "A NINTENDO 'deep throat' seems to have overestimated his drinking capacity and let slip the release date for Nintendo's up and coming console, the Wii." From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Shuttle crew faces 1-in-100 chance of dying "WASHINGTON (AP) -- The seven crew members of the space shuttle Discovery arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday to begin training for a spaceflight next month in which each will have a 1-in-100 chance of dying." From digg on June 27, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Run the McDonalds Corporation A Flash Game that... simulates the McDonalds corp. Can you run it? From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Prostitutes work overtime during World Cup Germany's brothels are having to extend their hours to meet the surge in demand that the World Cup as brought on. Many "daughters of joy" are making a weeks wage in one days shift. Meanwhile organizers fear illegal sex workers may flock to Germany to enjoy the increase in their bustling industry. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Picture of partially transformed Bumblebee from Transformers A spy picture from the set of Transformers the movie, this very high res picture shows off what we can expect from the movie next summer. Awesome... From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


SYNC Button behind secret Nintendo Wii flap? A Nintendo insider says that he saw a SYNC button behind the secret Wii flap! Picture and story inside. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Family Guy: The Best of Peter Griffin You saw 'The Best of Stewie', now here's the best of Peter! Equally hilarious. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


The Back to the Future Tour As a big fan of the movie, I decided to live the cinematic adventure myself by locating each of the sites used in its making. With hours of research, a few dozen rolls of film, and countless miles added to my odometer, I was able to create the most comprehensive guide to Back to the Future filming locations on the Internet. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Stop Windows Update from nagging you to restart your computer! You're working and Windows hijacks your screen asking you, "Restart Now? Later?". Worse, you leave for lunch and come back only to realize your PC has restarted on its own. Agh! Use this to define how often Windows will nag you (default is 10 minutes), or to turn off the nag entirely (yes!). From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Warner Bros. sells films via Guba.com Warner Bros. began selling its movies and TV shows over the Internet video site Guba.com Monday, marking the second deal the studio has made to distribute content over Web sites that have offered pirated video in the past. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Flagr: Brag about where you've been The idea, according to co-founder David Wurtz, is to "give people a way to brag about where they've been." One can also think of it as Digg for the physical world -- all Flagr needs is a rating system, and the team is considering adding one. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Wonder Woman May Spring From India Evidently Joss and company are in negotiations with actress Priyanka Chopra to play the lead in his next big blockbuster comic-to-movie project. It had been thought from the beginning that Morena Baccarin (Firefly/Serenity) would get the nod. Morena, however, has since signed on to do several guest spots on the hit TV show “Stargate: SG-1″ From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


E3 Poll: 60% will NOT buy the PS3 a MSNBC poll shows that over 60% will not buy the PS3 after finding out that the cheap version costs $499, and that’s without HDMI. 20% say “Maybe”, and only 15% say that they will defineltly be getting one. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Password-protected bullets A patent has been filed for ammunition triggered by an encrypted radio signal. If your gun doesn't send the right signal, you can't fire the bullets. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Saddam Hussein faces second trial "The second trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will begin on August 21 on genocide charges stemming from a deadly campaign against Iraqi Kurds in the late 1980s, the Iraqi High Tribunal has announced." From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Japanese People Aren't Having Enough Sex "Japan's fertility rate fell to an all-time low of 1.25 last year. Demographers say a rate of 2.1 is needed to keep a population from declining." Let's go there and help them out... From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Spiderman 3 Trailer online! No description. Just watch. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


OpenSUSE Linux Vs. Vista (Video) "Is Linux prettier than Vista? Check out Xgl on OpenSUSE" From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Man Plays Super Mario Bros. For the First Time Well, every household except Japanese comedian Shigenori Yamashita's. (He even admits to never touching a Famicon!) Years later, here Yamashita is, playing Super Mario Bros. for the first time, discovering mushrooms, Goombas and Question Boxes. Hilarity ensues. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


FREE Legal Archive of Quality Classical Music MP3s Here is an archive of quality classical music performances by Italian musicians. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Games That Defined The Sega Saturn While the Saturn may have failed commercially in comparison to the Sony PlayStation, it had a very solid game selection including some very unique titles that made Sega stand out in the 1990's. The goal of this list is to identify the best exclusive Sega Saturn games. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


New tool tracks brain development in babies Researchers have used a new technique to monitor brain development in infants and detect disturbances in white matter, according to a study in the July issue of Radiology. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Seat of Female Libido Revealed The precise part of the brain likely to be the seat of desire in women has been revealed by experiments on mice. The study confirms that the hormone oestrogen is vital for arousal, but only in the specific area of the brain called the ventromedial nucleus (VMN) in the hypothalamus. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Daily Show: Regulating Video Games Jon Stewart does an excellent piece on what the Government is wasting it's time on.. Video Game Regulation, Bonus clip includes Daily Shows Senior Playstationologist reporting from San Andreas From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


XM responds to music industry concerns XM argues that the Inno and Helix satellite radio recorders are merely time-shifting devices like Tivo rather than piracy tools. Also points out that the new devices do not enable users to duplicate, redistribute, or permanently preserve downloaded content, and that the service itself doesn't enable users to select which songs are played. From on June 27, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Introduction to Engineering for High School Students Students in Physics and Engineering Classes shared information about specific class projects and the engineering profession in general in front of high school students. Also, an engineering promotional video CD was made which included the students' project presentations. Finally, an informational notebook with the CD was created to distribute to approximately 45 area high schools. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on June 27, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Life without Windows From the Philippines: a journalist writes about using Ubuntu instead of Windows From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Knoppix Linux deployed in Australian prison desktops Australia has deployed a secure, "locked-down" Linux environment based on Knoppix across more than 100 desktops in state prisons. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


» Is Microsoft about to release a Windows 'kill' switch? A ZDNet.com Blog, posted by Ed Bott. Ed speculates that a specific unanswered question may reveal a September date to disable Windows if WGA has not been applied to computers running Windows. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


More strange tales from Ambien users The drug has come under scrutiny since U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., said he took it before crashing his car in Washington in May. Kennedy said he does not remember the incident. A N.Y. lawsuit also alleges hundreds of people have complained the drug causes sleepwalking and an eating disorder. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Will Canada be the first Cashless Society? Article has 4 sub-articles about how Canada is moving towards being Cashless. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


More Hybrid Taxis Coming to NYC Hybrid taxis will soon become a much more common site in the streets of New York City. Permits have been sold for a total of 281 hybrids taxis, which is a tenfold increase. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Floods shutdown Washington D.C. buildings, including the DoJ, IRS... "Flooding from a weekend of heavy rain shut down the Justice Department building, Internal Revenue Service headquarters and the National Archives on Monday, and created a nightmare for commuters with washed-out roads, mud blocking the Capital Beltway and delays on the area's rail lines." No domestic wiretapping, today! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


How Do Space Pictures Get So Pretty? Photoshop, of course. Here's how it works: Telescopes take black-and-white pictures using different filters to capture particular wavelengths of light. Then these pictures are sent back to Earth via the Deep Space Network, a set of large antennae set up around the world.the image files can be up to 70MB in size, with a resolution of 16.7 megapixels. read on for more... From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


U.S. government monitoring student protest emails Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the U.S. government is conducting surveillance of student protest groups at a wider scale than previously reported. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Smart Laser-Scanner Tracks Finger Movement in 3D 'Space' (video) This “Smart Laser-Scanner for 3D Human-Machine Interface” is capable of tracking fingers in three-dimensions and in real-time. It was developed by A. Cassinelli, S. Perrin, and M. Ishikawa from the Ishikawa-Namika Lab (University of Tokyo). From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Disabling The Guest Account in Mac OS X Something that has always bugged me about Mac OS X is that when you connect to a remote computer you have the option of being a registered user or a guest. Anyone that is on your network can connect to your computer via the guest feature. Wouldn't it be nice to not allow this? From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Nintendo DS MegaDrive Mod Kotomi has unveiled his latest creation, a Sega MegaDrive/Genesis themed Nintendo DS case, complete with matching color scheme and “16 Bit” decal. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Internet Connection Speeds/Classes Explained Ever wonder how fast an OC3 is? What is a DS-3 anyway? This page explains it pretty well... Digg, if you're listening, comment in on what your current connection is. Thanks. (This really doesn't fall under any of the topics listed, just general technology. Can we get one for The Internet? or Networks?) From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Harper Lee publishes for the first time in 40 years...for Oprah's magazine The 80-year-old author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" has written a letter about her love of reading growing up in Depression-era Alabama for Oprah's magazine O. Other than a 1983 review of an Alabama history book, this is the first time Lee has published anything of note in about 4 decades. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


The First Version of Photoshop An interesting look back at Photoshop 1.0. Photoshop's developers, Thomas and John Knoll began development on Photoshop in 1987. Version 1 was released by Adobe in 1990. The program was intended from the start as a tool for manipulating images that were digitized by a scanner, which was a rare and expensive device in those days. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Glaciers Are Melting At The Fastest Rate In 5,000 Years "Ice cores taken from mountains as far apart as the Andes in South America and the Himalayas in Asia have revealed how climate change is leading to a full-scale retreat of the world's tropical glaciers." From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Rice may combat the #2 killer in children in developing countries In sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Latin America and Asia with poor access to health care, clean water, and other resources, diarrhea is the number-two infectious killer of children under the age of five (surpassed only by respiratory diseases), accounting for two million deaths a year. Modified rice may be the answer. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


CSS Galleries A single RSS feed of all of the major CSS showcase and gallery sites (CSS Mania, CSS Drive, Unmatched Style etc.). Indexes all featured sites into one simple feed, with thumbnail. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Germans refuse to drink "king of beers" Budweiser at the World cup Anheuser-Busch paid $40 million for "pouring rights" at 12 stadiums across Germany, something Germans and tourists have had trouble swallowing. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Supreme Court to look at "obviousness" in patents. About time! The Supreme Court will finally weigh in on the matter of whether or not you can patent the combination of two obvious technologies into one "new" patentable invention. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


The SIMPSONS Theme Unplugged.. all on guitar!!! One guy plays the entire Simpsons theme on an acoustic guitar without any other instruments.. absolutely incredible playing! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


8 Invaluable Wordpress Plugins 8 great plugins that'll help you pump more juice out of your Wordpress installation. Check it out! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


RSS: The New Intranet Protocol? With RSS as both the notification mechanism and the content subscription mechanism, you basically have a single technology that takes e-mail, e-mail attachments, and far too many round-trips completely out of the equation. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Pirate Party added as a US Political Party The Pirate Party has been added to Wikipedia's List of political parties in the United States and hopefully this will jump-start the effort to encourage this party. The official website is: http://www.pirate-party.us/ From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


last.fm launched beta website It's beta time! The web team has busy working on an updated look and new features for Last.fm, and now it's time for subscribers to have a play and kick the tyres. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


10 video game franchises that "Jumped the Shark" "Jumping the shark" is used to describe the moment when a TV show sharply drops in quality (based on the Happy Days episode where Fonzie jumped a shark when water skiing). But who said you can't apply that principle to video games, too? Here are several big-name game franchise that, for one reason or another, have ground to a screeching halt. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Microsoft, Yahoo, Others Pledge Child Porn Crackdown As Congress considers forcing Internet providers to snoop on their customers, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo say they have a better solution. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Bill Gates Gives Indian Hookers Smart Cards If you didn’t know, Bill Gates and Wife Melinda Gates run a charity organisation called Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. As you could guess, it has alot of money and alot of technology, and thanks to this they have given 500 Indian sex workers smart cards. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


25% of Women's Purses found to Carry E. COLI...some even carry Hepatitis! A study was performed on women's purses. A health team went to a local mall and took samples from the bottom of 50 women's purses...The Health Report also showed where women place their purses: public rest-rooms (on the floor beside the toilet) From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


4 DJs at once (Video) Birdy Nam Nam (4 DJs from Paris), combine their talents to make one sweet song. They won the DMC World Team Championship. I wonder why? From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


James Stewart Was Forced to Bed Two Hookers Movie great James Stewart was forced to prove he wasn't gay by bedding two hookers, according to an explosive new biography. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Rocks Show Oxygen on Early Earth. These Rocks are providing new evidence of an oxygen-rich Earth almost 2.5 billion years ago — suggesting oxygen infused Earth's lower atmosphere 500 million years earlier than previously thought. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Microsoft to launch code-sharing site Microsoft on Tuesday is expected to officially launch a community-building Web site where it will share code with developers. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Improve The Performance Of Parallels Desktop Noticed that you Mac Book is sluggish when running Parallels Desktop? MacOSXHints provides a solution to the problem via Application Enhancer that actually works. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Make your own droid Here's your opportunity to make R2D2 or C3PO. I'm off to Fry's to get the components. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Little known microsoft site hosts tons of cool freebie toys The Microsoft research website is not known to many. This site publishes all sorts of cool programs and papers dealing with new technologies that Microsoft is working on. Have a look for yourself. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Pay $12 for...blank CD's? Cordless Recordings artists "The Residents" have released a new album. How is this news? You buy the album art with two blank cd's and burn them yourself. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


World's Tallest Tower To Be Completed in 2008 The Burj Dubai tower will stand 800 metres tall - just 5 metres shy of half a mile - once completed in 2008. That will be nearly 300 metres taller than the tallest floored building in the world today. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Macs and Xserve power worlds fastest net cafe The Visitors Centre at BT's Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, is to become the world's fastest internet café on June 27. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Caveman Cuisine Goes Space Age. Grilling over charcoal will probably never be a thing of the past, but this popsci slideshow shows how to grill in style. The TEC Sterling G 4000 FR Infrared Grill sear meat faster sealing in more juice. A see through propane tank, and the world's first propane powered slow cooker for making the perfect chilli anywhere. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Colbert on 60 Minutes CBS 60 Minutes segment featuring our good friend Stephen Colbert From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Why the Civil rights landmark Voting Rights Act is being allowed to Expire Voter disenfranchisement is illegal? Not if you do away with the law... From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Wars force Army equipment costs to triple The annual cost of replacing, repairing and upgrading Army equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan is expected to more than triple next year to more than $17 billion, according to Army documents obtained by the Associated Press. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


20 Amazing Facts About Voting in the USA 80% of all votes in America are counted by only two companies: Diebold and ES&S, and the vice-president of Diebold and the president of ES&S are brothers. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Top 10 Designs for Web 2.0 great list of 10 nice web 2.0 designs From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Minor League Baseball Manager goes Physco after being Ejected Upset that umpire Andy Russell called Clemens safe at second base in the fifth inning of Asheville's 5-2 loss, Mikulik rushed onto the field. He made a headfirst dive into second base and later pulled up the bag -- taking a few tugs to get it done before throwing it into right field. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Drag the ball and see the water follow A neat physics "game" move the balls and watch the water pull towards them. Entertaining for a while atleast. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Spiderman 3 Trailer up at Apple Trailers on 27th June 2006 No need to worry about waiting in long lines at the cinema to catch the "Spider-Man 3" teaser as this baby is going to make its debut in glorious high quality Quicktime in just a few hours. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Don't Ask. Don't Tell. Just Pray. A minister is defrocked when he presides over his daughter's same-sex marriage. She has studied to be a minister but hasn't been ordained because of how open she is about her sexuality. Her partner just graduated from a theological institute. A very religious family at the center of the church's debate with homosexuality. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes can't sell Suri's baby pictures Shiloh Jolie-Pitt was worth $4 million. Suri? How about $0 From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Florida man cited for feeding squirrels Jack Garrison said he was cited for squirrel at large, squirrel on the beach, squirrel defecating or urinating on public or private property and squirrel disturbing the peace for putting out water and peanuts for the furry critters. Curiously this one is even slightly tech related. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


How To Make Digg Look Better on High Resolution and Widescreen Monitors I wrote a layout for the Stylish Firefox extension to make digg look a little bit better on widescreen monitors and monitors with aat least a 1600x1200 resolution. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Music search sites that learn your taste The boom in digital music has left a lot of iPods to fill and made millions of songs available online. But how to choose which ones? Music recommendation services are using tech wizardry to solve the problem. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Movie Studio Bosses Linked to Wiretap Suspect Paramount head Brad Grey and Universal head Ron Meyer, two of the most powerful men in Hollywood, have been linked to notorious private eye Anthony Pellicano, who is currently under federal indictment for wiretapping. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Dell and AMD sign deal for a 1,000,000 Chips Looks like Dell will start selling AMD based machines. This could get interesting. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Multiplayer Videogame. IN. A. BANNER. AD. Toyota has launched a mutiplayer flash driving game recently for their new Yaris, sort of like Spy vs. Spy + Grand Theft Auto and what's more, it's in A BANNER AD. Light years ahead of the "Hit Saddam on the head and get a free ipod" games you usually see. Hopefully we see more stuff like this in the future. The link goes to a hosted version. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Aggressive Alpine Skiing Ski down the mountain, collect stars, go off ski jumps. Great background music, too. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Are Scientologists Interfering With Digg? A blogger at Free Xenu asks, "Are Scientologists Interfering With Digg?" He notes the specific stories with particularly vitriolic comments about Scientology and comments containing damning material about the church are broken. I can confirm that these digg stories are no longer working. Have Scientologists somehow hacked Digg? From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


Bush is Above The Law "When the government breaks the law then there is no law." From on June 27, 2006 at 12:52 p.m..


High praise Some things are just too good not to share, such as this comment from Jane Weller of Cheam High School's Maths dept. Absolutely brilliant! I've never known my class so engrossed in a lesson. They worked almost in silence on the survey I'd set up, then were challenging each other on the multiplication & division tests. I can't stop telling people about it! Jane has written a really nice Learning Styles survey. I'd like to show it off to you, but so far she is keeping it in her private ar From Chalkface: Blog on June 27, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


ISPs Are Going To Eat Vonage's Lunch "The problem for Vonage will be: there is nothing in their technology that larger providers can't already do, and do more cheaply." From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


OpenOffice.org challenges Microsoft Office Microsoft today announced the opening of a "test drive" so that people can see what Microsoft Office 2007 looks like. The OpenOffice.org Community invites potential upgraders to go one better - download the full OpenOffice.org 2 office suite today for a test drive, and if you like it, use it free for as long as you like. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Cable Guy Says Google, Yahoo Are Toast Leo Hindery's Washington Insider Keynote at the Convergence 2.0 conference asserted that portals (Google, Yahoo etc.) are stealing money from providers (cable cos, telcos), and they will eventually be toast. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Fighting windows piracy check Windows Genuine Advantage not really an advantage for most. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Video: First Blu-ray player hits the market First Blu-ray player hits the market. Does new Samsung BD-P1000 have what it takes?. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Public misled over MMR vaccine Autism link Thirty leading experts issued an urgent plea to draw a line under any supposed link between the MMR vaccine and autism. This got dugg up before; it only seems right to give both sides. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


New color-changing snake found in Borneo Biologists working in the forests of Borneo have found a previously unknown type of snake which can change its color spontaneously like a chameleon. When picked up and put in a bucket, it was reddish-brown but later changed its color to white, apparently in an automatic reaction to blend in with surroundings. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Three New Lemurs Discovered Three new species of lemur in the African island nation of Madagascar have been discovered. All three are mouse lemurs and are as tiny as their name implies. The palm-size creatures are primates—the group that includes apes and humans. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Supreme Court to review Bell conspiracy case The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider an appeal by the largest U.S. telephone carriers aiming to dismiss a class action antitrust suit against them. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Black iPod Modification (youtube) Ever wonder how much heat it would take before an iPod would no longer function? Using a blowtorch and an apple iPod we found the limit, and took it way too far… Welcome to the black iPod modification. (Warning: Flaming Electronics that are Functional, Refrain From Crying!) From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Man with 10-year erection awarded $400,000 A former handyman has won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a penile implant that gave him a 10-year erection. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Huge Caterpillar Tears Its Own Arm Off (with Photos) It's amazing nobody got hurt when a huge 15 ton caterpillar tore through an underpass at 60 mph destroying everything in its path. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Songbird source and binaries available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux Songbird can do everything you'd expect a media player to do. Play music from your computer, as well as from the Web in one integrated user experience. If you run a music service, you can leverage Songbird's APIs to create deeply integrated stores and user features. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Cellphone radiation makes brain more excitable Cellphone radiation can make nearby areas of the brain more excitable, according to a study carried out by Italian researchers. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Character should count for something. Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman is under attack from by his party for being a man of principle. Even if you don't like where he stands on the issues, you can at least count on it when he says where he stands. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Jeff Garlin: The Improviser Can Jeff Garlin, the comedian's comedian, turn the art of making it up into the art of making it? Garlin is a co-star and an executive producer of HBO's hit series "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Or, as he's known more commonly: "Oh, yeah, the fat guy!" From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Weather Makes Earth Wobble Weather can have many effects, from sinking a city to causing whole hillsides to slip away. Now scientists say changes in the weather cause small wobbles in the entire planet's spin. As it rotates, the Earth wobbles on its axis like a spinning top. And like a top as it slows down, the planet develops a host of different wobbles. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Dane Cook Insomiac Tour (Full Set) Dane Cook performing his full set (24 MIN) from the Insomiac Tour From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Jon Stewart on crossfire The infamous appearance of Jon Stewart on crossfire, where he destroyed Tucker Carlson. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Harry Potter May Be Killed Off J K Rowling hints that she may kill off Harry Potter in the next book. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Popular Brands on MySpace A list of brands on myspace and how many friends their profiles have garnered. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Digg V3 With Right Hand Menu Greasmonkey Implementation. A greasemonkey script to alter the Digg view without having to tweak userContent.css. I found 2 similar greasemonkey scripts in Upcoming Stories but they just removed the menu entirely. This is my first GM script. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Bush Ignores Laws He Inks, Vexing Congress John McCain thought he had a deal when President Bush, faced with a veto-proof margin in Congress, agreed to sign a bill banning the torture of detainees. Not quite. While Bush signed the new law, he also quietly approved another document: a signing statement reserving his right to ignore the law. McCain was furious, and so were other lawmaker From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Feingold Argues ‘Insanity’ Of Misplaced Priorities On NBC’s Meet the Press, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) argued that the broader al Qaeda network is gaining strength as a result of the Iraq war. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Amazing Video of George Bush Singing "Sunday Bloody Sunday" Take clips from speeches, add audio and video editing, and you have an amazing music video. If the message of the sond wasn't entirely in opposition to Bush, this could almost make you like him. (I know that "Amazing" is overused, but it's true!) From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


iPod Nano Running Linux Software This video demostrates an iPod Nano running Linux. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


10 Commandments Stephen Colbert interviews a congressman who sponsored a bill requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in Congress and the Senate. The best part is when he asks him to name the Ten Commandments! From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Chappelle to Return to Comedy Central July 9. It is being reported by the 'New York Post' that David Chappelle will return to Comedy Central on July 9, the new show is currently dubbed, "Dave Chappelle: The Lost Episodes". From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


NBC to Run TV Promos on YouTube NBC will use the YouTube video-sharing site to promote its fall television lineup. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Rush Limbaugh is in drug trouble again! Looks like the hypocrite's plane is being detained in Miami for possible illegal drugs. Please let it be true From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Al Gore meets Bender (video) This trailer for Al Gore's new movie "An Inconvenient Truth" featuring Bender from Futurama. Al Gore finally has a sense of humor. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


A Frothy Market for Bath Products As Americans work more and vacation less, they're increasingly looking for quick fixes for their stress. That's good news for retailers such as Target and Gap, and manufacturers like L'Oreal, which see bath, beauty, and at-home spa products as a surefire formula for growth. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Thousands take buyouts at GM, Delphi About 47,600 hourly workers have decided to leave General Motors Corp. and Delphi Corp. through buyout or early retirement offers, accelerating the distressed companies' plans to cut costs by paring their work forces. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


And you thought the AOL guy was mad? A British Telcom customer goes absolutely insane on a telemarkter. Wow I know getting calls in the middle of dinner is annoying but I dont think I've ever gotten this mad. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


NASA analysts screen launch video for problems "Needing the best quality images as quickly as possible after launch, NASA has expanded and improved its photo analysis program since Columbia. Digital imagery has replaced videotapes, and high-definition monitors have replaced old TV tubes." From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Google Desktop lookout!! X1 Desktop now free! I don't want lame "Gadgets" with my desktop search, I want performance and options! This $60 desktop search industry pioneer comes through and is now FREE! Indexes 370 formats, including Eudora (!!!), Lotus Notes, all the usuals (Outlook, Word, Thunderbird, etc), and tons more. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Blu-ray & HD-DVD Hybrid Samsung and Toshiba have joined forces to end the format wars for good. They are releasing a hybrid player that plays both Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats. But that’s not all! Sony and NEC are also releasing a dual-format player of Blu-ray and HD-DVD. This is back-up for Sony, since they did loose miserably with Beta. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Lego GUN (video) Rapid Fire Lego Gun From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Dragon Illusion - amazing how we choose to interpret what we see This is a small Google video that shows a dragon-sculpture from different angles. Look how it keeps an eye on you... From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Beck - Girl This video is cool because in it, the whole world is a MAD fold-in! Check it out. From on June 27, 2006 at 11:15 a.m..


Japan's Plan to Bury CO2 Japan hopes to slash greenhouse gas emissions and fight global warming with a plan to pump carbon dioxide into underground storage reservoirs instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, an official said Monday. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


The Trouble with the New York Times Another story highlighting the economic ignorance of the New York Times (and most other journalists as well). From our 'addiction' and overuse of oil to raising the minimum wage, we should all be thankful for a site like Diggs were the truth can come out, and perhaps, just perhaps, basic economic principles will once again be understood. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Inflatable raft that can carry 6 people The raft can carry a total weight of 1020 pounds and costs $320. The electric air pump is an optional extra though. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Ready for more Zhang Ziyi? The Banquet is a new movie of Zhang Ziyi that has been described as a loose adaptation of "Hamlet" with exciting kung fu twist. An official trailer was shown last month in Cannes Film Festival. However, the international release day is still unknown. This movie has the biggest budget in the China’s movie history. You can view the trailer here From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Hacking the Mac OS X Login Window This page gives step-by-step instructions to change the text of the login screen AND the overall appearance of the window. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


New Company to Produce Biodiesel From Algae A new company plans on producing biodiesel from algae -- a process widely touted as the most efficient way to make the fuel From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Berkshire stock falls after Buffett sets donations Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (BRKb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell on Monday after Chairman Warren Buffett said he would give most of his $44 billion fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other charities From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


From Kansas to South Carolina, Republican moderates are switching parties Interesting story in the Guardian- anecdotal examples of elected officials and would-be officeholders in "red states" running as Democrats. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Bill Gates' Legacy: Charity or Microsoft? Perhaps Bill Gates' work in Microsoft will become part of the background of the history of the computer. "What won’t become background, though, are the foundations that Gates is founding, and which will do incalculable good in the world — and that’s how people will remember the man." From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Biden: "Cheney Has No Credibility." "No, I don’t want to respond to him. He’s at 20 percent in the polls. No one listens to him. He has no credibility. It’s ridiculous…There’s guys like me and a lot of others and on the Republican side, Chuck Hagel and Lindsey Graham, John McCain, across the board, who realize that this requires a political solution…" From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


stealth radar: Traffic cops could check speed without triggering detectors Ohio State University engineers have invented a radar system that is virtually undetectable, because its signal resembles random noise. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Windows Noises Turned Into Music Some guy made an awesome song out of different Windows noises, and put it into a flash animation. Awesome. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Kent State University bans Facebook Soon, Kent State's nearly 400 athletes will be banned from Facebook -- not by the Web site, but by university administrators. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Quickmaps - Draw all over Google Maps Quickmaps gives you a bunch of tools, including a couple dozen markers, line and doodle tools for drawing, and text labels that you can place anywhere on a Google map. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Screech Can't Be Saved By The Bell Diamond, best known as geeky Screech Powers on the 1989-1993 teen comedy series "Saved by the Bell," is selling T-shirts with his photo on them to try to raise $250,000 so he doesn't lose his gray, two-story house under a foreclosure order. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


200 Mbps Powerline Solution enables HD video and audio streaming The home network you wished you had might already be there – just missing a few parts. Netgear’s new 200 Mbps Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter turns any AC electrical outlet into an HD-streaming, high-speed ethernet broadband connection, suitable for real-time high-quality video, gaming and VoIP or connecting a personal computer. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


The use of colour in web designing This article explains the use of colour, what colours signify, and how to find colours that fit with each other in your web pages. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


What women can't do in public A guy and a girl play a game of copycat on the subway, but the guy's got a trick up his sleeve... Really clever idea for a commercial. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Desktop Linux could take off at airports The airport check-in desk could be where "desktop" Linux usage takes off, according to Unisys' European coordinator of open-source software activities. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Does secrecy hurt Apple? The problem is that Apple has integrated secrecy into its business model, counting on selling the latest, coolest thing. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


The Dark Side of Stem Cells: The Real Culprits in Cancer? A dark side of stem cells--their potential to turn malignant--is at the root of a handful of cancers and may be the cause of many more. Eliminating the disease could depend on tracking down and destroying these elusive killer cells. Stem cells' power to self-renew already exempts them from the rules. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Minor league coach goes crazy. Rips up second base, throws bats on field! Video of minor league coach Joe Mikulik of the Asheville (N.C.) Tourists going crazy over a bad call on second. He gets ejected, reenacts the play, rips up second base, throws bats on the field and buries home plate. Guy deserves his own Budweiser Real Men of Genius Song! From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


How hospital bug can evade attack Scientists have decoded the genetic make-up of a bacterium responsible for many hospital-acquired infections - and shown why it is so difficult to tackle. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Amazing Matrix bullet time effect made by kids Project White Rabbit is an experiment by young independent filmmaker/effects artist Ryan Wieber. The goal of the experiment is to test methods intended to emulate the "Bullet Time" effect popularized by the Matrix films... practically and inexpensively. Information on the project can be found here: http://whiterabbit.ryan-w.com/ From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Tracking Earth's wobbles down to the size of a cell phone New technologies are enabling scientists to determine precisely the extent and causes of Earth's short-term wobbling. Like a spinning top, Earth wobbles as it rotates on its axis. In fact, it displays many different wobbling motions, ranging in period from a few minutes to billions of years. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


How to Win on Ebay: Snipe A study by South Korean physicists confirms via some elaborate mathematical modeling that sniping — waiting for the very last second to submit your bid — is indeed a rational and effective strategy to win in an eBay auction From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Caption this! Jobs and Gates at the same table Jobs: Maybe if I focus intensely on this empty wine glass it'll start vibrating to the tune of U2's Vertigo! Neuggghh, gneeuuugh... Gates to himself: It works! The mind control device the guys developed back at the lab actually works! Now that Jobs is obsessed by that annoying band he'll dedicate the iPod design team to me! From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Play Street Fighter Online against others. Play Street Fighter Online against others. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Reclaiming a Superman TV's first Superman, born in Woolstock in 1914. Plans are underway for a museum dedicated to George Reeves. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


The Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2006 The Top 99 Most Desirable Women is an annual list compiled by the readers and staff of AskMen.com, ranking the females that have been collectively deemed the year’s most alluring. 2.5 million reader votes were cast for the 2006 version of the list, which will be read by millions more worldwide. Wow Holy Hotness. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Japan Agrees to US Deployment of Patriot Missiles Japan and the United States have agreed to deploy advanced Patriot interceptor missiles on U.S. bases in Japan for the first time, officials said Monday. The agreement earlier this month came amid concerns that North Korea may be about to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Preview Microsoft Office Without Installing It Online For Free People can try out the upcoming software without installing a beta or replacing the version they already have. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Microsoft warns of exploit code for dial-up bug Microsoft is warning users of malicious software that could be used to attack Windows systems that lack the company's latest security updates. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Motorola does it again! Behold the new H5 Smallest bluetooth headset in the world. Fits like a hearing aid. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Sneak Peak at Verizons IPOD Phone - "Chocolate" http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=1790 From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Darren Hayes Donates Song For Charity Darren Hayes (former lead singer of Savage Garden) has donated a song 'Unlovable' to charity in aid of children who are born HIV+. In an effort to raise awareness the special acoustic version of the song 'Unlovable' is available to download free from his official website at http://www.darrenhayes.com/sch-appeal/ From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


World Cup Game Theory - What economics tells us about penalty kicks. Game theory, applied to the problem of penalties, says that if the striker and the keeper are behaving optimally, neither will have a predictable strategy. The striker might favor his stronger side, of course, but that does not mean that there will be a pattern to the bias. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


FBI Says 7 Terror Suspects Were Mostly Talk Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales characterized the suspects as "homegrown terrorists" but the FBI said after searching a warehouse the men, ages 22 to 32, never presented any real danger. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


How would you spend 320 Billion dollars? A quality list of things we could be spending all that Iraq money on...because it's nice to dream sometimes. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Israeli Forces to Raid Gaza Israel said today that it was preparing to launch a broad military assault in Gaza where Palestinian militants killed 2 soldiers, wounded 4, and kidnapped one of the men. From on June 27, 2006 at 9:42 a.m..


Iced marijuana tea to debut in British health food shops British health food shops will soon be offering customers iced cannabis tea, its Swiss distributor said. Sold under the label "C-Ice Swiss Cannabis Ice Tea", the beverage contains five percent of hemp flower syrup and a tiny (0.0015 percent) quantity of THC, the active ingredient of marijuana. From on June 27, 2006 at 5:34 a.m..


Reinstall Windows XP and keep your files without moving them off your drive This howto will demonstrate how to keep all of your data while reinstalling Windows without copying it off of your hard drive. This will only work if you have a Windows XP CD or a real source to install it from, NOT a manufactures "Restore CD" which reloads all the junk it came with. From on June 27, 2006 at 5:34 a.m..


Your call is important to us. Please stay awake Some jobs are so dull, they put workers to sleep. Are some companies so slow, they put their own workers to sleep? From on June 27, 2006 at 5:34 a.m..


Americans Increasingly Divided Over Iraq Latest Washington Post-ABC News poll survey found that 47 percent of the country now favors setting a deadline for troops to exit from Iraq, up eight percentage points since December. Opposition to a firm timetable for withdrawal stands at 51 points, down from 60 percent seven months ago. From on June 27, 2006 at 5:34 a.m..


Complex thinking required to understand SARCASM Sarcasm is lost on many people, in some cases more than others, because they may be missing part of a complex set of cognitive skills based in specific parts of the brain. From on June 27, 2006 at 5:34 a.m..


Skywatch - Astronomy Podcast from the people who run the Hubble Telescope. Skywatch hosts weekly podcasts on various Space / Astronomy topics. There are already 41 shows in the archive. From on June 27, 2006 at 5:34 a.m..


E-Dayz 06 This flexible learning conference for the South Australian vocational education and training (VET) community will feature a range of flexible learning initiatives and case studies. The theme is 'practical connections'. The conference will provide many hands-on experiences for VET practitioners. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


Call For Presenters - e-dayz 06 The e-dayz 06 flexible learning conference for the South Australian vocational education and training (VET) community is calling for expressions of interest for presenting at the conference. Registrations must be received by Tuesday 8 August 2006. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


Worlds Largest Nuke Explosion! Worlds Largest Nuke detonated by the Russians for testing. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Game Show This is not something I would normally digg, but it made me cry with laughter... From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


O`Reilly Openbooks - O'Reilly has published a number of Open Books -- books with various forms of "open" copyright. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Jack Cafferty's Outrage Regarding Illegal NSA Wiretaps... A Must See VIDEO This guy has big brass ones to tell it like it is when it comes to the dictator-like behavior of the Bush and his illegal wiretaps. He's one of the few reporters out there on a large network that doesn't bow down to these jerks just to get an interview. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Chinese speakers and English speakers do Math differently in their head This is really interesting; when doing math native English speakers showed activity in a language processing area of the brain, while native Chinese speakers used a brain region involved in the processing of visual information. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Homeland Security Chairman Wants Charges Against The NY Times The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee called yesterday for criminal prosecution of The New York Times, saying that its report Friday on U.S. government surveillance of confidential banking records "compromised America's anti-terrorist policies." From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


'Terminator' Meets One Angry Customer An angry customer at a car dealership takes his frustration to the next level, 'Terminator' style! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


The Evolution of a Programmer From high school to a chief executive let's take a look at the evolution of a programmer... From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Test Your Web Design in 20 Different Browsers + More for FREE! Preview your website in 20 different browsers for Linux, Mac, Windows, Terminal, and Mobile. Customize screen resolution (tiny to huge), JavaScript (yes/no + version), Flash (yes/no + version), color depth (4/8/16/24-bit), Java (yes/no + version), media plugins (QTP/WMP/SVG/PDF), and maximum wait (15 min to 4 hours). FANTASTIC WEB DESIGN TOOL! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Laptops outselling desktops Laptops are outselling traditional desktop PCs for the first time, according to the retailer, PC World. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


The 10 Weirdest Things Ever Sold On eBay Perhaps you've heard stories of people auctioning off strange items on eBay, like the homely kid who put his virginity up for bid or the bald guys who offer their own heads as advertising space. But those are nothing compared to some of the items that have made their way onto eBay's digital auction block. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


No more Ubuntu downloads - Dapper on 5 DVDs Have a slow internet connection? You can now get Ubuntu and all the repositories on 5 DVD's. Very Cool!! From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


iSkins new "Claro" iPod case (jaw drop included) iSkin debuts with its brand spanking new iPod case named Claro....this thing is smokin hot. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


G4 will harass you/friends/enemies at midnight to watch their shows. "to get the word out about this new block of programming you can sign your friends up to get threatening phone calls at midnight telling them to watch." "Basically, it's G4s way of letting you be a complete butthole to a friend. Or enemy. Or whoever you want to keep up." The best part they termed the tactic "midnight spank call". From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


FCC approves new Internet phone taxes An estimated 4 million subscribers to Internet phone services like Vonage could see new fees on their bills under a plan approved Wednesday by federal regulators. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Add to Any - One Button for Your Site Lets Visitors Add to Any Service This form generates an Add to Any button for your site that allows your visitors to easily subscribe to your feeds or bookmark your pages using any feed reader or bookmark manager. It also gives you the option to automatically display the chicklet for a visitor's saved service. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Iraqi death toll reaches 50,000 At least 50,000 Iraqis have died violently since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, according to statistics from the Baghdad morgue, the Iraqi Health Ministry and other agencies — a toll 20,000 higher than previously acknowledged by the Bush administration. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


(VIDEO)-A guy photocopys his ass and falls in Short video... but funny as hell. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Inequality in America - The rich, the poor and the growing gap between them An interesting article showing how the top 1% of the American economic food chain just keeps on getting richer. From the Economist. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


7 Lessons from a Larger-than-Life President - Theodore Roosevelt 1. It is every American's responsibility to be active in our civic life. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


MIT research may make the conventional battery obsolete Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology think they're on the verge of making traditional batteries obsolete. The researchers are working on a new device that uses carbon nanotubes to store and release electrical energy in a system that could carry as much power as today's lead or lithium batteries. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Amazingly Addictive SlaveHack.com releases version 2.0 Slave Hack released V2.0 of its in game software & Riddles. SlaveHack gives everyone a "Computer" with an "IP" and allows you to hack into other peoples "computers" deleting files, uploading viruses, sending spam, selling warez, etc.... Amazingly Addictive and very fun From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Tony Snow Suggests NYT Has Undermined Americans’ ‘Right to Live' White House Press Secretary Tony Snow attack the media at today’s press briefing: "[T]he New York Times and other news organizations ought to think long and hard about whether a public’s right to know in some cases might override somebody’s right to live." From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Customizing your BSOD Ever wanted to change the messages displayed by BSoD's to something more interesting (e.g. instead of "A problem was detected on your computer and windows has been shut down..." it says "Windows suddenly decided to hate you" ? Read on :) From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Tired? Wonder why tired.com is such a simple site with just 2 lines of text and an email link? Many would ask why this site would even exist. This article uncovers the mystery of the site. This article may have been written over two years ago, but it's interesting none the less. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Guy is voluntarily shot with 300 paint balls. " Over 300 paintballs shot at one shirtless man as part of a student council campaign video." Owch. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Scientists measure the 'dark matter' of the universe. A new $300 million observatory in Washington state is set to measure gravitational waves, which could one day be used to discover many of the universe`s secrets. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Gimmie: A Revolutionary New Panel for Gnome 3.0 Gimmie is a new concept of the panel designed to shift the direction of the desktop beyond the standard WIMP model (Windows, Icons, Menu, Pointer) towards one directly representing the concepts that modern desktop users use every day. It is being considered for inclusion in Project Topaz (a.k.a. Gnome 3.0) From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Apple confirms Mac OS X 'Leopard' the topic of Jobs' August keynote As Apple confirmed this morning, Jobs will indeed preview the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, v. 10.5 "Leopard," during the company's Worldwide Developers' Conference on 7 August. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Learn to shave the correct way -- avoiding razor burn etc. This article is an interesting read providing tons of tips on proper shaving and the proper tools needed. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


25 states move to limit eminent domain A revolt that began when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld government's right to take private property for economic development a year ago is sweeping much of the nation. Legislatures in 25 states, as well as numerous local governments, have passed a variety of laws and ordinances to blunt the court's June 2005 ruling. From digg on June 27, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


AICTEC Business Plan - 2006-2007 The Australian ICT in Education Committee (AICTEC) Business Plan for 2006-2007 reflects the priorities identified by Ministers in the area of ICT in education and training in the MCEETYA Joint Statement on Education and Training in the Information Economy. Key actions and outputs are in the areas of copyright, interoperability, educator professional development, bandwidth, learner information management, and domain name management. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


PETA - What Kind of Support do Beginning Teachers Need? Primary English Teaching Association have launched an online survey to survey primary teachers at the beginning of their teaching career about the kinds of support that they require from PETA at this crucial stage of their career. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


OneWorldTV This is a collection of video messages and short films from around the world. They are grouped into some key themes like youth, water, environment, human rights, war and peace, HIV/AIDS and trade justice. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


SC: 27/06 Microsoft warns Windows 2000 users to check update status of their PCs Microsoft has taken the unusual step of announcing to users to Windows 2000 an exploit which could damage or compromise their machines if the recent June update patches are not yet downloaded and applied; they say that "detailed exploit code" that targets a critical Windows vulnerability has been published and that Windows users—especially businesses running Windows 2000—should patch the vulnerabilities addressed in the MS06-025 bulletin immediately because of the potential for a worm attack ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on June 27, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Second International Conference on Open Repositories The conference will include Open User Group meetings for DSpace, Fedora, and Eprints, followed by general conference sessions that cover cross-cutting and overarching issues. The user groups will partition their programs into Plenary, Technical Issues, and Management Issues and the partitions will be staggered so that IT managers can attend all plenary sessions, technical staff can attend all technical sessions, etc. The general conference program will be organized around the following themes: Metadata, Value-added services, Metrics, Strategic IT infrastructure, Interfaces, Repository Types, M From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


$2 Million for Sir Robert Menzies Scholarships During an address at Australia House in London, the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, announced the Australian Government's $2 million endowment for the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust scholarship programme. Minister Bishop said the trust provides opportunities for Australian postgraduate students to undertake further study at universities in the United Kingdom, and will ensure stronger links between the two nations. 'Educational exchanges build strong relationships and enhance the opportunities available to our brightest scholars,' Ministe From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


State of the World’s Cities 2006/7 This UN report highlights the poor living conditions of slum dwellers in developing countries who are as badly off as, if not worse off than, their rural relatives. The report comes at a time when the world's urban population is expected to exceed the rural population due to rapid migration. The press kit includes: Press Releases; Backgrounders, Facts and Figures; Feature Articles; and Commission for Africa Photos. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


UN Chronicle A gateway to news, information and links about the United Nations system. Includes articles on issues such as human rights, development and international economics. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Centre for Work Experience The Centre for Work Experience is a virtual resource for employers, career specialists and those seeking a work placement. While this has been developed as a resource across Western Australia, it is relevant nationally and internationally. Employers and voluntary groups may advertise work placements for free. There is specialist information and resources for Career practitioners. Those seeking a work placement can also benefit from step by step resources and a quick quiz and checklist on work experience that produces a self generated Certificate. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


New Work Experience Website for WA A WA initiated virtual Centre for Workplace Experience will offer part of the solution to Australia's skill shortage by opening up places to those seeking work experience. As the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports, insufficient work experience is the main difficulty for the nation's youth who make up 40 per cent of the unemployed. The new website provides a centralised resource for the community where employers, career specialists and those seeking a work placement can go to obtain specialist information and guidance. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


PETA Living Literacies Conference This one-day conference (plenary + three concurrent workshops) is designed to help primary teachers better comprehend, communicate and implement literacy programs in their classrooms that reflect the Queensland Literacy - the Key to Learning Framework for Action 2006-2008. Key note speakers include acclaimed children's author Lisa Shanahan and Senior Education Lecturers Dr Annah Healey and Dr Eileen Honan. Primary English Teaching Association (PETA) members are eligible for discounted registration. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


INKCINCT Cartoons Social and political cartoons with a slightly black and esoteric flavour. They are Drawn on Australian and World issues but from an Australian perspective. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


World Comics Almost any issue, idea or fact can be expressed in a comic. This kind of visual storytelling is flexible, attention-grabbing and relatively inexpensive. World Comics promotes the use of comics as a means for social change. The site includes instructions to create comics for individual information campaigns. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Cartoons from the New Internationalist Magazine Consumerism, fashion, sweatshops, Free Trade Zones, multinationals, transnationals, corporate propaganda, corporate PR, artificial babymilk, babyfood substitute, fair trade, consumer reports: these are all themes that recur in New Internationalist Magazine articles and cartoons as we chart the causes of world poverty and campaign for the changes that are needed to bring about justice and a green future. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


No Neutral Ground in This Internet Battle "Net neutrality. The mere mention of the issue is enough to make a wonk explode. At its heart, the net neutrality battle is commercial -- over who pays how much for improvements to the Internet that we all use and sometimes love. But that's not what the opposing sides would have you believe." From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


New Flip4Mac Universal Binary Posted All Intel Mac Users, Flip4Mac has come out with a new universal binary. Link will be live for 24 hours. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Netgear Ships 200-Mbit/s Powerline Router Netgear on Monday began shipping a new powerline router designed to distribute information around the home at speeds up to 200-Mbits per second over ordinary power lines. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Full Resolution Photos of NASA's New Spaceship Title says most of it. About 11 pictures including cargo launch, rendezvous with the space station and re-entry From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Bush approval rating by state This shows bush's approval rating by state (per month) since the 2004 election. Could we be a blue country by 2008? From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


The differences between Linux distributions A lot of people have heard of GNU/Linux (more commonly referred to as just "Linux") and are having trouble finding out what the differences are between different versions -- or distributions -- that are available. This article outlines the differences between several popular GNU/Linux distributions and similar operating systems. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


High Schoolers Pick Web Yearbook Skeptics wonder if the free website can ever truly replace the traditional printed chronicle of high-school memories -- even for the generation that's grown up with the internet. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Digg Ad Revenue Could Top $200K Per Month With the new Digg design providing three advertising slots on most pages, the site could earn more than $36 per 1,000 page views, based on the pricing of its ad units. With 5 million page views at present and traffic likely to grow with today's expansion, that starts to get into serious revenue. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


The Postal Service begin work on new album! The Postal Service, aka Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello, are working on a follow-up to their 2003 album "Give Up" on Sub-Pop records. So far, they're got two songs recorded, but will be working on more after Death Cab for Cutie's summer tour winds down. Get excited! From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Hypercubic Building in Second Life "And so a graduate student in Stanford’s math department has managed to create, more than 60 years after Heinlein first conceived it, a home that seems to exist in more than three dimensions, a kind of multi-directional Mobius strip. (Metaphysics in the metaverse?)" From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Gov't Break a Law? Change It "WASHINGTON -- The White House is nearing an agreement with Congress on legislation that would write President Bush's warrantless surveillance program into law, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday." From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


New SNAKES ON A PLANE Trailer! Here's the latest trailer... behold speargun fu, fire extinguisher fu and many more snake fus. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Rush Limbaugh held on drug charges again Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been detained at Palm Beach International Airport for the possible possession of illegal prescription drugs Monday evening. Limbaugh was returning on a flight from the Dominican Republic when officials found the drugs, among them Viagra. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


North Korea will pay a price for missile test: Seoul South Korea warned North Korea on Monday there would be a price to pay if it launched a long-range missile, using its strongest language yet to try to dissuade Pyongyang from a test-flight. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Australia cheated out of the World Cup Once again, it proves diving is a good way to win a soccer match; a penalty was awarded to Italy after a slide tackle from Neill which was perfectly normal, yet a penalty was awarded by the same referee who ignored a hand ball in Italy's own penalty box. Australia (who weren't even expected to qualify) have played exceptionally well. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


What Belongs in Your Safe Deposit Box? Here’s a list of items that should be kept in your safe deposit box. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Warren Buffett calls for retention of estate tax. Buffet suggested that inheritance is luck of the draw, and not consistent with American values of equal opportunity. It's not surprising that a man who worked his way to the top would feel this way. Especially considering most who inherit fortunes squander them away, never quite understanding the value of a dollar. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Can Wal-Mart buy off the neighbors? During its 40 years in business, Wal-Mart has been attacked for forcing mom-and-pop shops out of business by underselling them. But only now has the criticism started to seriously threaten expansion into new neighborhoods. So the $316 billion retailer has come up with an unusual strategy: offering cash and benefits to keep tiny rivals afloat. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


School Finds Out It's Not Google's Fault A snafu between Google and a North Carolina school brought with it some valuable lessons: spiders can't type passwords; Google crawls so deep only reporters can find it; you should double check your security; and everyone likes a judge with a funny name. So ends this latest google saga. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Sony CEO: "PS3 is Future Proof, Xbox 360 is a transitional product" Sony's CEO must be scared, he is out flapping his jaw about how PS3 is Future Proof and saying Xbox 360 is merely a "transitional product" I have a feeling they are scared that "transitional product" is going to wipe the floors with them. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


World of Warcraft FREE TRIAL! YES! You can sign-up for free and you will receive a 10-day trial of world of warcraft + the client download. The client is for both Mac and Windows. Warning: This game is VERY adicting! But fun, enjoy. From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Playable Web Game: Damn Birds You're a statue in a park. You stood here for years and watched birds pooping on you until one day your patience came to its end and you decided to take revenge on these feathered demons. Thank God you are a statue with a gun! From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Hapland 2 Sequel to a popular puzzle game, remember to google for the guide From on June 27, 2006 at 12:26 a.m..


Free Internet Filters for Every Household The Australian Government has announced it will spend $93 million dollars to provide internet filters to every household over the next three years. The requirement will be for all internet service providers (ISP) to provide new and existing customers with a free filter in a measure to try and combat internet pornography. From EdNA Online on June 27, 2006 at 12:25 a.m..


In the Shadow of the Palms: Iraq In the Shadow of the Palms: Iraq is a 2005 documentary film. Focusing on a cross-section of individuals, it documents the changes in Iraqi society and the lives of ordinary Iraqis under 12 years of sanctions and the regime of Saddam Hussein, as they prepare for war and how they cope during these times of conflict. The study guide is designed for upper secondary and tertiary students. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 12:25 a.m..


Cartoons for Children's Rights - UNICEF Cartoons for Children's Rights is a UNICEF broadcast initiative that aims to inform people around the world about child rights using the medium of animation. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 12:25 a.m..


Australian Cartoonists' Association The Australian Cartoonists' Association (ACA) is the world's oldest cartoonist organisation, formally the Australian Black and White Artists' Club, founded in 1924. Site includes a history of Australian cartooning and cartoonists, an archive of Inkspot - the official ACA journal and related links. From Recent Items on June 27, 2006 at 12:25 a.m..


The Power of the Marginal Great new things often come from the margins, and yet the people who discover them are looked down on by everyone, including themselves. Why do great ideas come from the margins? What kind of ideas? And is there anything we can do to encourage the process? From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


easy fake cover of magazine generator I've found websurfing around something that I've never seen before. I think that u should see it and check how it works. It works this way, you can choose which magazine, then u can upload the pic that u want on the cover and u can write also the title that u want on the cover then click generate and u'll be on rolling stones's cover! From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Sleepy Comcast technician has been fired The Comcast Tech who fell asleep in a customer's apartment has been fired. Read on. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


The secrets of the Scientology Test revealed I delved into the insane world of Scientology to find out just how deep the rabbit hole goes, now you can see for yourself what they want to know without having to have them harass you! Forgive my simple web design, i simply hate HTML. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Belgian government decides to use only open formats for documents ODF by 09/2008, First country in the world. The rest of the EU to follow soon! From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Internet Users Plagued by 'Banner Blindness' An eye-tracking study finds users block out ads on the Web, especially when the creative is not relevant to what's on the page. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Mxtabs.net finally closes after 7 years, thanks a lot MPA Tablature is great for learning to play songs without having to learn sheet music. With pressure from the MPA and sheet music organisations Mxtabs, one of the greatest tab resources was forced to close despite over $3000 per month in sales of licensed sheet music via their links. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


900 Full Length Cartoons On YouTube My previous Cartoon Index received over 3,000 diggs, however YouTube recently removed all of those videos. Here is an updated list of 900 functioning cartoons. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


In 1956, 400 Princeton seniors served in the military. In 2006, 9 did. "During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had sons serving in uniform. Today's political leaders and the rest of the country's elite don't feel the same obligation to send their children to serve in harm's way." From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Can Your Site Survive a Digg? Having a link on the front page of Digg.com presents websites with one of the fastest influxes of traffic possible. When the story first hits, you will receive hundreds of uniques per minute, all grabbing the same page. How can you prepare your website to stand up to the crushing wall of visitors? From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


The Pirate Bay: more hot water The Pirate Bay is coming under fire from none other than the Swedish Maritime Administration, after a .torrent file which purported to link to users purporting to offer their GPS map data for download was found on TPB. Honestly, you couldn't write this- cue lots of 'Yaargh!' cries from TPB supporters. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


CLI Magic: EncFS EncFS is an easy-to-use, command-line tool for storing information in encrypted form. It's not really a filesystem, but it pretends to be one at the CLI. If you've been searching for a means of encrypting and decrypting your sensitive data easily, here it is. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Despite Evidence, Media Conservatives Hype WMDs Fox News and Rush Limbaugh continue to ignore conclusive assertions of intelligence officials that the degraded chemical munitions found in Iraq and hyped by Sen. Rick Santorum were not "weapons of mass destruction". From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Bicycle Drifting What do you do after you watch Tokyo Drift, but can't afford a car? From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


UN Considers T-Shirts A Threat Three Canadian youths were dragged out of a Vancouver convention center for having anti-war t-shirts in their backpacks. One of the girls was then dragged out of the convention centre by her hair. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


HACKING IRAQ - soldiers take the internet into their own hands The military provides just 6-12 computers for every 1,000 or so troops, time limits of 10-15 minutes per day are often enforced. Now, Hajjinets, the term for troop-owned ISPs, have sprung to life on almost every base around Iraq. A typical Hajjinet is built and maintained by one or two soldiers and can provide nearly 24-hr internet access. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Sen. Russ Feingold Rips into Bush Administration on meet the press "The worst thing we could possible do is what Vice President Cheney and President Bush did which was take us into an unnecessary war — that had nothing to do with 9/11 — on false pretenses. They have done the worst thing that has ever been done in this regard. " (continue to see the video) From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Meet the Arch-Nemesis of Productivity: The Internet It's a little surprising that nobody has taken aim at the #1 enemy of productivity everywhere: The Internet. Do you spend so much time obsessively keeping up with the latest ninja tips on productivity, programming, and time management that you run out of time to actually Get Things Done? If so, you're not alone. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Statistics on Digg Users According to Digg's advertising partner Federated Media: "Audience: Business and IT influencers working in technology.* 94% male * 88% 18-39 * 64% HHI above $75k * 52% IT professionals, developers or engineers * 26% managers or above * 39% publish their own blog" From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


nUbuntu 6.06 Released - Security Linux LiveCD Building on top of the success of nUbuntu, the popular security Linux LiveCD based upon Ubuntu Linux, has been updated to Ubuntu 6.06 and is available for download with updated packages as well. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Every freaking way to charge an iPod Here is a round up of just about all the ways of charging an iPod and/or making a DIY battery pack. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Classic NES games recreated in Battlefield 2 Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, Track and Field.....they're all represented here in this video made by some BF2 enthusiasts with way too much time on their hands. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


DVD or download? Are you going to download them on your computer and then watch them on your TV or an iPod? Continue to buy or rent DVDs? Order them through a video on demand service from your cable company? From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Debian On PC Engines WRAP Board With Microdrive When I read on the net about people running Linux on these tiny computers I was captivated by the idea of having a full-fledged Linux system that consumes less than 6W of power, and is completely silent, with no spinning fans and disks. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Addicted to the Internet? It's possible " Ever open up your Web browser to check on a news item, and suddenly an hour has gone by and you're still online?" " Internet addiction? Cyber shakes? I was dubious. Alcoholism is an addiction. Drugs are addictions. Food can be one too. But the Internet?" I'm going to have to enter rehab. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Scientists have announced they are creating a PC that is emotionally aware University of Cambridge professor, Peter Robinson, said his team has a computer that can recognize various expressions generated by actors, including boredom, confusion and surprise. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


An Introduction to Information Theory Information theory is a relatively new field of mathematics that tries to characterize what information is in a quantifiable way. It's an area of math that was almost totally obscure until not too long ago, and one which is frequently misunderstood, even by people who mean well. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Bush: Breaking the Law, Again and Again The Bush administration is using the Treasury Department and the CIA to mine American banking records, all in an effort to find the next terra cell. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth on July 3 An asteroid possibly as large as a half-mile or more in diameter is rapidly approaching the Earth. It's not gonna crash into us, but the space rock will make an exceptionally close approach to our planet early on Monday, July 3, passing just beyond the Moon's average distance from Earth From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Supreme Court to take up Global Warming A dozen states argue that the EPA is obligated to limit CO2 emissions under the Clean Air act. The administration argues that CO2 is not a pollutant (what?!). From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Optimize Your Bittorrent Download Speed Bittorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current speeds? These suggestions might help to optimize your download pleasure From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Scientists plan to attach high-tech equipment to fish Halifax scientists announce plans to attach high-tech equipment to fish, noting that they're one step closer to sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Enter the code every 108 minutes (Ajax LOST hatch) The timer on this addictive little website will reset every 108 minutes as long as someone, somewhere enters the code '4 8 15 16 23 42' into the prompt. So far the counter has been reset 584 times! From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


AT&T: We own your data. If AT&T is so sure of itself then why are they asking for customers to affirm their claim of ownership? It's well past time for Congress to do something about this. This could have a lasting impact on the security of your information. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


LOST Fan collates every single outstanding LOST mystery This lost fan has compiled the ultimate list of currently unresolved mysteries from the ABC show LOST. The list currently has over 150 mysteries that require solving and asks users to submit any new outstanding mysteries. A must read for any Lost Fan From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Help Lower the Broadcast Flag Tomorrow the Senate Commerce Committee continues its markup of Senator Ted Stevens’ omnibus communications bill. Hidden deep within the legislation are the broadcast and audio flags. Both represent the latest and perhaps most desperate attempts by the Hollywood cartels to control innovation, roll back fair use, and disrupt the free market. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


The Top Ten List Of Top Ten Lists Geek bloggers have gone nuts lately with the "Top Ten" lists, although some of them are really good. So here's the Top Ten List Of Top Ten Lists. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


Bulletproof iPod Case Well not really, but it looks really cool. This case was originally designed to keep your $300 bundle of musically joy from being crushed on over-crowded Japanese commuter trains. It's constructed of 5mm aluminum A5052 casing and supposedly can stop up to a 22mm bullet. Kinda cool. From on June 26, 2006 at 11:12 p.m..


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