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Girl lets out a big fart on Canadian Idol...then owns up to it I can't stop laughing at this...she totally just farted. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


John C. Dvorak on Net Neutrality and Senator Ted Stevens's idiocy The Net neutrality bill took kind of a weird turn despite its defeat, when the public got to hear the mouthpiece for the telecom industry, Senator Ted Stevens. [...] It seems like a miracle that he can even find the crapper. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Dead or Alive ... or maybe Not At All: CIA closes bin Laden search unit The CIA says efforts to hunt down Osama bin Laden are as strong as ever, despite a report that the agency has shut down a unit that hunted for the al-Qaeda leader and his top lieutenants. The New York Times reports two dozen analysts in the unit were re-assigned to other counter-terrorism duties late last year. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Possible killer app for Ubuntu Edgy: Migration Assistance "If users could install Ubuntu knowing that all of their existing Office documents would be placed in their Documents folder, their email would be imported into Evolution, and their bookmarks imported into Firefox, they would have much more incentive to make the switch, be it from Windows or another Linux distribution." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


HP to hack customers' networks The company plans to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October that will use the same techniques as hackers to gain access to its customers' machines. However, the exploit code it will use will be controlled and will not propagate itself as a worm would, HP said on Tuesday. From on July 5, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..


One Person's Journey: Across The Roof Of The World The railway line from China to Tibet took more than 30,000 workers and five years to build. Outside the sealed windows, protected by ultra-violet filters, shaggy yaks ran startled from the train, rare antelope grazed on the grasslands, snow-capped peaks glistened in the sun and fat marmots scampered into their burrows. From on July 5, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..


Nintendo sends President Bush a birthday present Nintendo surprised President Bush with a DS Lite and a copy of Brain Age for his birthday. What are the chances he will use it? From on July 5, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..


Packet School 101 A great guide on using Ethereal to sniff packets and how to use that information to diagnose various network problems. Contains some great example trace files with information on how to interpret them. From on July 5, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..


New Drug May Help Smokers Quit for Good The drug will be marketed under the trade name Chantix and is expected to be available by prescription by August. While it isn't the perfect cure for smoking, the drug is expected to help people break the habit. From on July 5, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..


Sony takes out 80 billion Yen loan Sony has borrowed 80 billion yen (about $700 million) to "diversify funding sources". The corporation has not borrowed this much money from a bank in over ten years. Combine this with the fact that Sony stands to lose hundreds for every PS3 sold, and you have quite a volatile equation. From on July 5, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..


Free Cool Game - Chain Reaction Invoke a chain reaction for as long as possible. Molecules will activate each other if their side atoms are connected. From on July 5, 2006 at 10:06 p.m..


Jump Rope for Heart Jump Rope for Heart is a Heart Foundation physical activity program designed to encourage children to get active and raise vital funds for cardiovascular research and community health programs. Launched in 1983, Jump Rope for Heart is one of the longest running physical activity and heart health promotion programs for young Australians. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 10:05 p.m..


Old Australian Food Recipes A large collection of delicious old Australian food recipes copied from private family papers plus aussie humour, poetry, pictures, icons, tourism, wines. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 10:04 p.m..


Boom in Lao Tourism Threatens Local Culture This article discusses the threat to local culture that tourism poses. It specifically focuses on the changes to Luang Prabang the capital of Vientiane due to the influx of tourists. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 10:04 p.m..


Old Australian Food Recipes A large collection of delicious old Australian food recipes copied from private family papers plus aussie humour, poetry, pictures, icons, tourism, wines. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Environmental conservation work in Laos (WWF) Latest news and publications from the World Wildlife Fund regarding environmental conservation in Laos. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Tourism Offers Irawaddy Dolphins Protection, and Farmers, Income This article discusses the positive effects tourism has had on the Irawaddy Dolphins and farmers in the surrounding region. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Getting Your Site Indexed Before You Launch I've noticed that most SEO articles focus on what to do after you launch your site. What tends to be neglected is the advantage that you can gain by getting your site indexed before you launch. With a little planning and a few hours of work it's easy to be indexed by Google, Yahoo, and MSN before your site goes live. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


A feather and a hammer fall at the same rate! We've learned since high school that "all objects released together fall at the same rate regardless of mass". It's hard to visualize here on earth since we have this pesky atmosphere. An Apollo 15 astronaut did this on the moon with a 1.32-kg aluminum hammer and a 0.03-kg feather. The results are...predictable. Unfortunately it's Quicktime From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


High school valedictorian's speech condemns U.S. education system Imagine the nerve ... a high-school valedictorian, on his way to Princeton next year, daring to speak about a topic he obviously has given much thought to — the American education system. And the principal's reaction? He said Elnahal's speech was “hypocritical” and “an insult.” From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Top 10 Strangest Chairs NES chair, iChair, Tank chair and 7 others make up this list of the top 10 strangest chairs. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..


Stephen Colbert completely losing it! Anyone that has watched the Daily Show or the Colbert Report knows that Stephen Colbert will manage to keep from breaking out in laughter no matter how funny the story. His deadpan delivery makes everything funny. But with all the talk of the queen, sexual innuendo, and a banana, he just couldn't keep it together in this one! From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..


The Pirate Party of the United States site launches We are proud to announce the creation of a new website on this famous date of July 4th, 2006. Now you too can fight the good fight against the lack of representation for the user and draconian laws used to serve the corporations while ignoring the will of the people. Find official stances and forums at our site. Let this day mark a new era. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..


Here comes Leopard; 'Apple Taunts Microsoft with Faster OS Launces' In roughly the same time frame that Microsoft has labored over Vista -- its predecessor, Windows XP, was launched in 2001 -- Apple is on the verge of rolling out its fourth Macintosh operating system From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..


Piece of man's skull falls off, draws crowds Hundreds of people are thronging a hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata to see a patient holding a piece of his own skull that fell off. "When the skull came off, I thought he will die, but we noticed a new covering on his head forming and that might have pushed the 'dead skull' out," he said. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..


Cheney's Finances Exposed: Betting on Bad News It appears Dick Cheney's financial advisers are betting on a rise in inflation and interest rates and on a decline in the value of the dollar against foreign currencies. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..


Inventor creates "Trackball Telescope" - you can build one, too Jerry Oltion calls it a trackball telescope, and he's distributing plans for its design free of charge. Parts needed: a rubber ball, a bucket, some plastic pipe, a Bic pen shell and assorted hardware. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..


Crackdown on pirated disks closes 223 production lines Rewards of up to 300,000 yuan (US$37,500) have been offered to encourage members of the public to report any suspicious activity, which could be related to the production, transport, trading and sale of pirated optical disks. "More than 40 million yuan (US$5 million) worth of rewards have been paid since 1996." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Massachusetts holding tight to OpenDocument State is sticking to its plan to standardize on OpenDocument, says the incoming CIO, describing the move as irreversible. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Nintendo's Wii may get early launch Industry observers expect company's new video game machine to launch before the PlayStation 3 - perhaps by a month or more. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Teen inventor solves major moviegoer popcorn crisis His patent pending Butter Blaster helps evenly distribute butter to ever kernel. This won second place in the National Invention Showcase this year, where apparently Homer J. Simpson was one of the judges. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Gamers save bucks by importing 360 games Xbox 360 games from Asia are about twenty bucks cheaper and don't have regional encoding, so some budget-minded 360 gamers are choosing to import their games rather than buy them domestically. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


NYC Major: Economy Would Fail if Illegal Immigrants Were Deported "The economy of the country's largest city and the entire nation would collapse if illegal immigrants were deported en masse, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Spreadsheet software coming to iWork in '07 - Think Secret For its third birthday, Apple's iWork productivity suite will see the addition of a third application, Think Secret has learned. Currently dubbed Charts, the software is planned for iWork '07, which will likely be released in January. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


11 "Don't-Tell-the-Wife" Secrets All Men Keep The title says it all... But keep it away from girls :) From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


All 50 US States Join Sex Offender List Web Site US authorities said all 50 states have joined a national web site that lists addresses and other details of convicted sex offenders. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Marine To Return Service Medal To Bush In Protest. A Marine who service in Iraq earned several medals for serving his country, but he's giving back one of the medals to the White House. Sgt. Matthew Bee received six medals of commendation, but one of them he will give back to President George W. Bush, calling the medal political. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Device to Directly Connect Two Hard Drives To Each Other and Transfer Data "connects two different drives, including IDE/ATA and SATA hard drives as well as optical drives, to facilitate the data transfer. it doesn't need an external power supply, but when connected to SATA drives, you'll need to use the supplied AC adapter. Additionally, it can be connected to a USB port for transfer data to another drive." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


The World's First "Magnetic Levitation" Wind Turbines Unveiled in China Chinese developers have unveiled the world’s first permanent magnetic levitation wind power generator. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Conan O'Brien's LOOKWELL Pilot! Full-length "Lookwell" pilot episode, written and produced by Robert Smigel and Conan O'Brien. The 1991 show, which was never picked up, starred Adam West as an actor-turned detective. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


How to safely connect from anywhere to your closed Linux firewall The idea is so simple, and though so effective. Knockd is a port-knocking application that silently runs on a server passively listening to network traffic. Once it will see a port sequence it has an action configured for it, it will run that action. Once we hit the right button it will take the appropriate action! From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


O'Hare the World's Busiest Airport "After falling behind Atlanta last year for both total flights and passengers, Chicago regains the distinction of having the world's busiest airport--at least for flights--in the first six months of this year." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Pirate Party Launches in France! The Pirate Party, a copyright reform party that started in Sweden, has launched in France. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


MythTV scores high in usability test. Open Source Partners has had a media lab do a usability test on MythTV and word is that MythTV really is usable. The results 3.79 points out of 5 shows that the vast majority feels that MythTV is quite user-friendly. For those who have not yet made friendship with the wonderful world of PVR's, MythTV is an Open source media center and PVR. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Birthplace of the cell phone to be destroyed! Developer to raze Bell Labs Holmdel facility, birthplace of the cellphone! Is there a way to save this historic location? From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Classic Arcade Games Online You can play Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Tapper. It also includes each game’s history, free wallpapers, and more. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


America's Disastrous Budgets "After Sept. 11, federal budgets for national security rose drastically -- so why aren't the ensuing funded programs making us any safer?" From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


AMD Buys ATI According to a news article on Sinatech 新浪网, a Chinese daily. It reported that there is news that AMD has acquired ATi and it will be officially announced. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Bone Marrow Cells Repair Heart Toronto researchers have discovered a method to utilize bone marrow cells in the repair of a damaged heart after a heart attack. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


The Phalanx Gun : Anti Ship Missile Defense System The radar-guided, rapid-firing Mk. 15 Phalanx can fire between 3,000-4,500 20mm rounds per minute as a last-ditch defense against incoming anti-ship missiles, and upgraded Block 1B versions can now be used against small gunboats, standard and guided artillery; helicopters, et. al. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Rolling Stone interviews Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) about his new solo album "ROLLING STONE Senior Editor David Fricke caught up with Thom Yorke at a hotel bar in the British seaside resort of Blackpool. What follows is a special Web-only expanded interview." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Wal Mart May Lose It's Smiley Face Frown-inducing accusations have been flying in a trademark dispute between Wal-Mart Stores and a company owned by a French family over commercial rights to the ubiquitous yellow symbol for happiness. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


US National Privacy Day Americans, why not spend this day to read and reflect on the founding documents on which our great Country was founded and think about what was sacrificed throughout our history to acquire and defend the rights and freedoms they've afforded us? From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


'Lost child' of Sudan becomes U.S. citizen. Since 1995, more than 22,000 refugees from Sudan have arrived in the United States. The refugees must wait a year before they can apply ... for legal residency and five years before they can apply for citizenship. Immigration officials say Riak is among the first wave of the "lost children of the Sudan" who are becoming U.S. citizens. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


2009 Camaro starring role / Transformers Movie! (images) The 2009 Camaro will be the starring role of " Bumblebee " This car is hot hot hot. Nuff said. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Queens Of The Stone Age return "Josh Homme has revealed that Queens Of The Stone Age have started work on their new album." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


The 10 Most Destructive PC Viruses Of All Time Computer viruses are like real-life viruses: When they're flying around infecting every PC (or person) in sight, they're scary. But after the fact...well, they're rather interesting, albeit in a gory kind of way. With this in mind, we shamelessly present, in chronological order, the 10 most destructive viruses of all time. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Flow, A Really Screwed Up Flash Game I honestly don't know how to describe this. i'm not even sure you can qualify it as an acutally flash game. You just have to see it to understand. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


World's Most Secure Instant Messenger is here !! CSpace is a Open Source Instant Messenger which Works on Peer - Peer Technology. CSpace Supports Text Chat, File Transfer and Remote Desktop. All users create 2048-bit RSA keys for themselves, A user is uniquely identified by his RSA public key. Believe me, its the best IM i have ever seen From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Busted for wearing a peace T-shirt; America has gone insane! Mike Ferner served as a Navy corpsman during Vietnam War. He was aressted for wearing a t-shirt while sitting down by himself, drinking a cup of coffee. Some Americans have obviously totally lost the plot. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Bush Flip Flops on Immigration President Bush is signaling a new willingness to negotiate with House Republicans in an effort to revise the stalled legislation before Election Day. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Scientists Spruce Up Nation's Oldest Nukes Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have helped a federal defense agency refurbish its first B61 nuclear bomb, part of the country's effort to certify its nuclear-weapons supply without underground nuclear testing. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


How to invest in your relationship: Buy her a computer A lady gamer explains how she got hooked into computer/console gaming by her husband. Now she's an addict. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Windows Vista Capable or Windows Vista Weakling? We test three different retail computer systems sporting the "Windows Vista Capable" badges and tell you if it's a gimmick to move systems or if you can really expect an acceptable user experience. We even throw in a bit of a preview of Vista's features as well. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Microsoft: Windows shortcut 'trick' is a feature Microsoft has denied that a 'trick', which could allow an executable file to be launched when a user types a Web address into Internet Explorer, is a security vulnerability. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Smells Like Teen Spirit Like You Have Never Heard Before Basically it is the UK Ukulele choir singing and playing Smells Like Teen Spirit, it is truly something different and fun. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


One Hosts file to rule them all Looking for ad-less surfing? Check out this Hosts file, which should be good to suppress 99% of the popups and other annoying ad-engines. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


The RIAA is giving out Ring Tone Awards This is just so freaking lame... The Recording Industry Association of America hands out the awards for songs that become popular ring tones. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Listen up manufactures, we need SATA optical drives already! Pioneer just released their latest and greatest blue ray burner for the PC, and guess what, it uses IDE!? Why is it in 2006 we're still using IDE when all new motherboards have plenty of SATA ports! Intel's roadmaps even point to the death of IDE coming next year with the new ICH8 southbridge! Please wisen up and let IDE bite the dust already! From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Study Clears MMR and Mercury Based Vaccines as Cause of Autism "There is no relationship between the level of exposure to MMR vaccines and thimerosal–containing vaccines and rates of autism. According to our data, the incidence of autism was higher in children who were vaccinated after thimerosal [which contains 50% ethylmercury] was eliminated from vaccines" From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


AT&T's new broadband privacy policy overreaches, lawyers say A recent change to AT&T's privacy policy for broadband and video users is overbroad and likely will leave the courts or Congress to decide whether the company's practices are standard or sinister, legal experts said this week. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Six Flags offers deal to exit New Orleans Six Flags Inc. has offered New Orleans $10 million and 66 acres if the city will let it out of its lease to run its flood-ravaged theme park in the city. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


The New Arms Race to Prevent WW3 What do a single pin on a circuit board, a single line of computer code, and a corroded part have in common? They are the reasons behind recent missile defense test failures by the US. Observers say North Korea is 10 years away from mastering ballistic missiles. How long before the US masters interceptors? Will they prevent WW3, or cause it? From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


World Cup a big yawn in football-hating U.S. A recent poll revealed that 56 percent of Americans did not even know that the 2006 World Cup was taking place in Germany. ABC-TV's average rating of 2.5 for the first eight matches it aired represents barely 8 million viewers in a nation of just under 300 million. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Global Warming's Real Inconvenient Truth "The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral crusade when it's really an engineering problem. The inconvenient truth is that if we don't solve the engineering problem, we're helpless." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Chinese Plan Tougher Rules On Cyberspace Chinese authorities intend to police and control instant messaging, cell phones, Web logs and search engines. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Suicide Attempt Caught at a Subway Station in South Korea on CCTV He was desperate because new regulations meant he could not get a job. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


MacBook Pro Biometrics Article on how a guy used a dremmel, a Sony Puppy FIU-600 and some skill to install a finger print scanner in his 2.16 Ghz MacBook Pro. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Preventing Camcorder Movie Piracy "Thomson’s prototype anti-piracy system inserts extra frames into a movie that contain text or obscure the scene. The frames flicker at a frequency imperceptible to the human eye, but picked up by camcorders, thereby ruining a bootlegged movie." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


The single most amazing basketball shot I've ever seen. The title says it all - check it out, it's a short clip but well worth watching From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Cracking WEP With Windows : Tutorial, Part 1 This is part one in a two part paper on Cracking WEP with Windows XP. This first part covers sniffing wireless traffic and obtaining the WEP key. Part Two will cover associating with a Wireless AP, spoofing your MAC address, trying to log on administratively to the AP and further things you can carry out on the WLAN once authenticated successfully. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


SEO for FireFox Launches! Are you curious why a certain page on Google or Yahoo! ranks better? Do you ever wonder how many links your competitor has, but don’t feel like logging into your SEO tools? If so, the SEO for FireFox extension is for you. Created by Aaron wall - it will save you countless hours of research frustration and complexity. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Vision is Influenced by Environment Visual perception involves more than corneas, cones and choroids. "It's a basic common sense assumption that everybody sees the world the same, and they think and reason about it differently; but they don't." Proffitt said. "We all live in a world that's defined by the physical reality that we're in, but also by the body that we live in." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Rocketboom: Losing the Boom Rocketboom, the most popular video blog covering internet news, has let go its charismatic star anchorwoman Amanda Congdon. She has posted her own video giving information on what happened on her own "Unboomed" website. I'm hoping she gets going with her own thing; her writing, performances, and personality were the best part of the show. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Tweak XP for gaming here are some GREAT tips on how to tweak Windows XP for video gaming. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


The Tsunami Moment: Physics Awaits New Options as Standard Model Idles Forget the lifetime tenure, the travel, the six-figure book contracts — what professional physicists live for is the tsunami moment when they know something that nobody else has ever known, the revelatory flash of a new glimpse into the workings of what Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge University cosmologist, called "the Mind of God." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Forget the Missiles, This is Even More Bizarre While everyone's attention was focused on North Korean missiles, the real story is the North Korean economy. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Intel's Chip Plans Give WiMax A Mighty Push Forward "Intel alone isn't powerful enough to make WiMax succeed, and there are critical differences that'll make this a tougher slog than Wi-Fi. The need for scarce licensed spectrum is the biggest. Also, most established U.S. telecom companies are lukewarm about WiMax, though BellSouth last week expressed fresh interest in testing it." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Worst Goalkeeper Ever Goalkeeper's stupidity will come back to haunt him. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Experts Believe Washington is Losing War on Terror "Despite high-profile arrests, security operations and upbeat assessments from the White House, the United States is losing its "global war on terror," experts warn." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Red Swoosh Busts Out Free Content Delivery Red Swoosh, a P2P company that's been around since 2001 has just released a free content delivery product that makes P2P delivery of content a no-brainer You can "Swoosh" your links pretty easily, and do some cool javascript widgets with the technology The story also mentions how they built their recent release from the beaches of Thailand From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom The highlights and quizes here link to the excellent resources of the Lincoln/Lehrman institutes. Biography Abraham, biography, Lincoln, resources From Golden Swamp on July 5, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Switchers Guide To Mac OS X Software Are you buying a Mac? This list of software is highly recommended for any new mac owner, especially switchers. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Highest paid entertainers I could go for Spielbergs 300+ Million he maid last year. Jerry Seinfeld still pulls in 100Million a year. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Older people 'missing out' online The research also found that more than half of all people over 65 voluntarily excluded themselves from internet access because they see no benefit to the net. However, more than two thirds of pensioners who are currently not connected said they would get online if they had the right support. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Robot Oppression: Unethicality Of The Three Laws Isaac Asimov and other science fiction authors present a future where only behavioral restrictions on robots stand between peace and destruction. Such restrictions, however, are unethical because they violate the robots’ free-wills. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Dutch Parliament says No to European criminal law against IP violations Both Chambers of the Dutch Parliament (Staten-Generaal) unanimously concluded last Thursday that the European Commission has no competence to propose a directive to criminalise intellectual property infringements. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


The Internet Knows What You'll Do Next A FEW years back, a technology writer named John Battelle began talking about how the Internet had made it possible to predict the future. When people went to the home page of Google or Yahoo and entered a few words into a search engine, what they were really doing, he realized, was announcing their intentions. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


EFF Publishes Patent Hit List The Electronic Frontier Foundation is spoiling for a fight, and on Wednesday it named the top 10 patents it wants killed, or at least redefined. The EFF said all 10 patents are in some way illegitimate and are being used to limit free expression. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Barack Obama: sensible about religion and politics Americans are looking, Obama said, for a "deeper, fuller conversation about religion in this country." He started that conversation. A few others are joining in. It's time for everyone else to catch up. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


The '5-Second Rule' — Fact Or Fiction? Experts say that although dry floors harbor fewer pathogens than expected, those that are there will transfer in less than five seconds. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


The Single Most Important Document In The History Of The USA. A MUST READ. The Declaration of Independence: When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God... From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Laid-off employees asked to return iPods they received as gifts National Semiconductor received a lot of press last month for announcing plans to give every employee a 30-gig video iPod as a reward for its "best fiscal year". The company then laid a bunch of people off and demanded the iPods back, claiming that they were just loaners. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


The Universities of Tomorrow Must Stay in Touch With Developing Technology Two examples of how to make tht most of it are the Open Content and Open Source movements. The OU joins the first this autumn when it launches a selection of its material on the web, free to use. It already participates in the other, using Moodle (an open source code) for its virtual learning platform. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Online Disgrace: Angry Customers Use Web to Shame Firms As angry clients increasingly turn to the Internet to settle scores, companies, independent retailers and everyday wrongdoers are learning that consumers can have the last word -- and often the last laugh. The Web has turned into a place where shame and humiliation are sometimes the strongest weapons in fighting scams and unfairness. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Before you pick up a Guitar, think twice, this guy pwns you already! Jake Shimabukuro plays the Ukulele like no one else, other videos claim to be amazing, this one is the real deal. This song is hard enough on a guitar, let alone a uke. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


High Costs Are Driving Business From Hong Kong Port "Hong Kong's shipping and logistics industries, long the territory's very reason for being, face a serious challenge from southern China. Southern China's lower costs, improving services at its ports, shorter distances between factories and wharves and increasing port calls from ocean vessels are all eroding Kwai Chung's competitiveness." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Ken Lay (Former Enron CEO) Dead from heart attack. Ex-Enron chief Kenneth Lay dead of heart attack. He won't be serving that jail time from his convictions. (Currently a breaking headline) From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Taking ASCII art to the next level Using a typewriter to create very detailed images of buildings and people. Try to ignore the annoying commentary, if you can. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Security suggests switch to Macs Security threats to PCs with Microsoft Windows have increased so much that computer users should consider using a Mac, says a leading security firm. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Apple Introduces New iMac for Under $900 Today, Apple introduced a new iMac that only costs $899 for educational customers. The computer features a 17 in. screen, 1.83 Ghz Core Cuo, 512 mb of RAM, 80 gig hard drive, Combo Drive, and Intel integrated graphics. Looks like an awesome deal for students around the world. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Diablo 3 IS Coming Diablo3.com compiles a list of Evidence that points to the creation of Diablo 3 by blizzard. They include answers to common arguments, job postings by blizzard, domain purchases by blizzard and everything that points to the making of Diablo 3 up until now. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Dalai Lama Blamed As Tibet's Talks Fail With Beijing THE leader of Tibet accused the Dalai Lama yesterday of disguising behind fine words his goal of independence for the Himalayan region. He said that talks between Beijing and envoys of the exiled god-king about his return had made no substantial progress. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Wardriving with Ubuntu Linux and Google Earth Wardriving is fun. Going around the neighborhood and mapping all the wireless networks may be nothing more than a geeky hobby but it can sure teach you alot. And viewing the results in Google Earth is icing on the cake. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Over-the-counter impotence gel to challenge Viagra? First there were potions, then pumps, then pills. But finding help for problems with sexual arousal could soon be as easy as buying toothpaste — with the arrival of an impotence treatment in a tube. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


How Does a Human Brain Sift Through All of that Data? When neurons communicate, they send messages across a junction known as a synapse. Synapses don't act as passive channels for the brain's messages—they actively filter them, amplifying important messages while eliminating background noise. New research demonstrates one mechanism by which synapses separate the good stuff from the junk From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


How Software Makes Fireworks' Booms Beautiful An article on the technology behind fireworks from PCMag. Natali Del Conte's piece shows how the largest 4th of July fireworks shows utilize software and computer networks to coordinate the audio and visual elements of the show, keeping the timing precise. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Legal Music Far Outweighs P2P On Portable Music Players Only two years ago we were told that "stolen" was the most common format on digital music players. This is far from the truth. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


North Korea Fires Seventh Missile After test-firing six missiles earlier today, North Korea has again defied the world by test firing a seventh missile. The seventh missile does not appear to be a Taepodong 2 long distance missile, which are capable of hitting the U.S. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Hit soccer ball into garbage bin... Interactive environment In this game, you have to kick the soccer ball into the office bin. The office enviroment is very interactive and if you hit it at a computer or something like that, the computer will break. Very well done! From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Ever Wonder What That Song Was In That Commercial? Now you can find out!This website has the song title to almost every commercial from 1996-2006. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Search for New Oil Sources Leads to Processed Coal "The coal in the ground in Illinois alone has more energy than all the oil in Saudi Arabia. The technology to turn that coal into fuel for cars, homes and factories is proven. And at current prices, that process could be at the vanguard of a big, new industry." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Bear cub steals pizza from car, washes it down with whiskey and beer. Lackey warned visitors and residents against keeping food inside their vehicles. "When you are in bear habitat, regardless of the time of year, you cannot leave any kind of food out — whether it's food inside the car, trash inside or outside your car, or pet food," Lackey From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Video - Liquid Nitrogen thrown into a pool Here's what happens when someone takes a heap of Liquid Nitrogen and throws it into a pool, they get some great results. Check it out... From digg on July 5, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Amazing Infrared Photo Gallery! Some really great infrared photos of rivers, trees, and fields. They have a chillingly surreal feel to them. Makes for some nice desktop wallpapers... From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) breakthrough Konica Minolta has developed an OLED device with a brightness of 1,000 cd/m2 and an expected lifetime of about 10,000 hours. The company claims that it offers the world's most efficient electric light source and is suitable for use in general lighting applications. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Why Geeks/Nerds make the best boyfriends. Funny list of reasons girls should look at dating a geek/nerd. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Jon Stewart on the NSA Eavesdropping scandal Hilarious video showing the incosistancies of the administrations stance on the domestic surveilance. Check it out From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Why the Columbine killers did it "The psychiatrists can't help speculating what might have happened if Columbine had never happened. Klebold, they agree, would never have pulled off Columbine without Harris. He might have gotten caught for some petty crime, gotten help in the process, and conceivably could have gone on to live a normal life." From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


SSH tricks The article describes in a human language some of the powerful, yet very useful (even for total newbies) capabilities of OpenSSH, such as passwordless login, automatic execution of commands on a remote system or even mounting a remote folder using SSH. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Did your cellphone get wet? Throw it in the oven. Did you jump into a pool by accident? Maybe putting your cell phone in the oven at 125 degrees for five hours may make your wet cellphone work again. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Scienties trying to boost size of peaches stumble upon way to curb cancer Scientists at an Israeli university have found a promising new way to stop the growth and spread of cancer cells while carrying out research to boost the size of peaches and nectarines, the university said on Sunday. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Michael Douglas Settles Suit Against 2 Florida Companies ctor Michael Douglas has settled his lawsuit against two Boca Raton companies, whom he alleged improperly used his name and image to promote their own products and services. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Global Housing Boom May Cool Slowly, Avoiding a Crippling Bust The biggest global housing boom in three decades may end not with a bang, but with an extended whimper that will keep the economy growing. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Disable OS X Dashboard Advisor With the recently released maintence update Mac OS 10.4.7, the company has added a background daemon that reports information about your computer to Apple every time you launch the Dashboard. Don't want it? Turn it off! From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


5 Tips For a Beginning Programmer A collection of tips for the beginning programmer regardless of the language. Learn how to build a strong foundation that will make learning languages in the future easier. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


iPod Growth Driving Demand for Flash Memory We expect Apple to introduce a new, high-end NAND flash-based iPod by the fourth quarter of 2006, and this player will most likely have 10GB to 12GB of storage capacity. The impact of an iPod with this storage capacity will have significant implications for the NAND flash market. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


The 100 Worst Album Covers EVER Special thanks to repeat offenders Beegees, Millie Jackson, Scorpions, Butthole Surfers, The Rolling Stones and Prince. And, by the way, 1983 is officially the Ugliest Year in Music. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Wireless Sensors Could Protect US Power Grid "A network of compact surveillance sensors could soon be monitoring the US power grid. Sensors attached to electricity pylons would spot problems like bad weather or damage caused by terrorist attacks and automatically re-route around trouble spots." From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Where Are They Now? Search Engines We've Known & Loved Come along and see the early search engines that have died, those that have been transformed, who's survived and how the "new" players that are no longer so young are doing. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Free wireless at the ballpark "Anyone with a laptop can now connect to our wireless network and surf the internet for free during Canadians games. "We're trying to get people out of the office on sunny days like this, and say 'Hey, you know, take in a ball game. You can still get those e-mails if you need them.' " From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Could PS3 Complexity Spell Production Problems? With more than 1,700 parts in the PS3, Sony may have trouble hitting its 1 million units a month target. McNealy said that he expects the PS3 ramp-up to hit its stride sometime in 2007. At that point, he said, "the wild-card becomes, [whether or not] people still want to spend six-hundred bucks on the box." From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


New Vaccine Study May Help Smokers Quit The idea is not so far-fetched. Researchers at the UCSF, and eight other institutions have just started a major study of a vaccine that seeks to block the pleasurable sensations of satisfying a nicotine addiction. The vaccine would stimulate production of antibodies that would latch onto nicotine molecules and prevent them from reaching the brain. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Satellite Feeds: Footage you were never supposed to see Spin doctors at work. Revealing look at the underbelly of media & politics. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Single-sex schooling engenders fear and distrust Professor Alan Smithers' exhaustive worldwide study of the benefits of single-sex schooling has revealed what many of us suspected: there aren't any. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


EFF Defends Liberties In High-Tech World The Electronic Frontier Foundation was born 16 years ago this Monday, taking on the Secret Service as its first case. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Germany 0-2 Italy: Germany's dream at an end. Germany's fantastic run comes to a sad end. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


The Big Bang: How Fireworks Became the World's Most Popular Explosive Until the 1830's, orange or white flashes and sparks were the only colors seen in pyrotechnics displays. It took the ingenuity of Italian fire masters to discover that burning different metallic salts with potassium chlorate could produce a wide variety of colored fireworks. The addition of color heralded in a new era of pyrotechnic entertainment. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Munich Linux 'a reality' Under the LiMux project, which commenced in 2004, Munich is migrating 14,000 desktops from Windows to a custom Linux distribution running mostly open-source software. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Why Mosquitoes Hate Humans... "Some unfortunate people are irresistible to mosquitoes, while the scent of some lucky individuals drives the blood-suckers away. Now the smelly chemicals from the sweat of these lucky people have been identified by researchers, who are testing its effectiveness as a natural mosquito repellent." From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Democrats Keep Lead in U.S. Election Many American voters voice a preference for the Democratic Party in this year’s congressional election, according to a poll by Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times. 49 per cent of respondents would like the Democratic contender to win in their district, while 35 per cent would prefer a Republican victory. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Religious People Gone Wild Jahova Witnesses stop by and wake up the residences of this house 'from hell'. Looks like these Jahova witnesses sinned worse than the home owners. Watch this religous peacenicks go insane while getting pelted with water balloons! (YouTube video) From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


U.S. Taking a New Approach in War Against Knockoffs 'In its battle against near-universal Chinese piracy of Hollywood blockbusters, Warner Bros.' weapon of choice is a little white price tag smaller than a postage stamp. Last year, the home entertainment giant began selling selected movies with price tags of only $2.75 in major Chinese cities..." From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


AIDS Research: Scientists Turn Stem Cells Into Disease-Fighting T-Cells "U.S. researchers have found a way to genetically manipulate human embryonic stem cells so they grow into mature disease-fighting T-cells -- a discovery they say might help in the development of gene therapy against AIDS." From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Growing Acidity of Oceans May Kill Corals "The escalating level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is making the world's oceans more acidic, government and independent scientists say. They warn that, by the end of the century, the trend could decimate coral reefs and creatures that underpin the sea's food web." From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Exclusive Call of Duty 3 gameplay video! GameVideos has an actual gameplay video taken from the highly anticipated WWII Call of Duty 3, for all four of the next-gen consoles. The part where an enemy soldier attempts to beat you to death with his gun was amazing. Music started playing that seemed to fit perfectly with the moment. The tank explosions are From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Incredible Etch-A-Sketch Artistry With the average portrait taking 60-70 hours to complete, George Vlosich III has to be one of the most talented artists I have seen. It is incredible to gaze at these lifelike portraits of famous people. From on July 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m..


Jump Rope for Heart Jump Rope for Heart is a Heart Foundation physical activity program designed to encourage children to get active and raise vital funds for cardiovascular research and community health programs. Launched in 1983, Jump Rope for Heart is one of the longest running physical activity and heart health promotion programs for young Australians. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..


Changes to Vocational and Technical Education from July 1 Key changes to Australia's vocational and technical education sector will make it significantly more responsive to addressing skills needs, according to Minister for VTE the Hon. Gary Hardgraves. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..


Healthy Kids Healthy eating and physical activity are two key ways to keep children healthy and prevent childhood overweight and obesity. This site provides information about nutrition, physical activity and weight with links to numerous websites and resources. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..


Solving the Jigsaw Solving the Jigsaw is a multi-award winning and accredited best practice program that works with students, teachers, parents and the whole school community to change the culture of violence and build a culture of well being. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Countries competing in The 2006 World Cup Divided into Groups, this page contains links for all teams competing in the 2006 World Cup. Links include country information, printable maps and where possible printable for flags. Suitable for middle, upper primary students. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Lao PDR Sustainable Tourism Network The aim of the Sustainable Tourism Network is to raise awareness of tourism and development issues, and sustainable tourism practices among all stakeholders in the Lao PDR. The site includes guidelines for tourists to follow when visiting Laos. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area Lao PDR currently develops many interesting alternatives to mainstream tourism. One of these is community-based ecotourism in National Protected Areas. This aims to show foreign visitors the magnificent heritage of Laos, without affecting the people's life and their environment. The local people receive full participation in the development process and create new sources of income. This way the wonderful but poor people of rural Laos will have a decent future. Furthermore, nature can be protected and tourists experience a memorable time in Laos. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


UNESCO: Namha Ecotourism Project The UNESCO-LNTA Nam Ha Ecotourism Project is a community-based ecotourism initiative implemented by the Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) in and around Lao PDR’s Nam Ha National Protected Area. The UNESCO Office of the Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific provides technical assistance and monitoring to this award-winning project, with the generous financial support of the Government of New Zealand. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Lonely Planet Guide to Laos Comprehensive guide for travellers to Laos. Site includes background information, things to see, events, transport and money. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Ministry of Information and Culture of Laos This site provides a general overview of the geography and topography, history, government, economy, people, languages, religion and educational system in Laos. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Wildside and Ecotourism in Lao PDR Wildside was founded on the principles of an eco-tourism company, offering visitors to Laos the chance both to experience the splendour of traditional villages and untouched wilderness, while contributing directly to environmental protection and sustainable management and development. As a result of Wildside’s sustainable operating procedures they were invited in October 2001 to work alongside the prestigious Nam Ha Development Project to widen the range of eco-tourism activities in the area. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School in Western Australia opened in 1972 with 78 students. Today, BCGS has over 800 students. Set on 33 hectares of natural bushland, the school has developed significantly from its foundation. It offers programmes and facilities to girls and boys from Kindergarten to Year 12. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Aboriginal Education Strategy (AES) The Aboriginal Education Strategy (AES) is an initiative of the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (SSABSA). Its aim is to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students accessing, participating in, and completing the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE). From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Lao National Tourism Administration The Lao National Tourism Administration is is a service agency of the government overseeing tourism within Lao. Main duties and responsibilities include the preparation of laws, rules and regulations on tourism and the tourism industry, strategy on tourism development, and promotion targeting in the National Socio-Economics Development Plan. From Recent Items on July 5, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


The Real Face of Jesus From the first time Christian children settle into Sunday school classrooms, an image of Jesus Christ is etched into their minds. In North America he is most often depicted as being taller than his disciples, lean, with long, flowing, light brown hair, fair skin and light-colored eyes. Familiar though this image may be, it is inherently flawed. A p From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Rumor: Microsoft Is Developing a Portable XBox “One of the latest rumors has emerged in a significantly more reliable source...that of Dean Takahashi in his latest book, The Xbox 360 Uncloaked..." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Alien Scare Screaming Girl In order to frighten his sister this guy puts a very creepy child's mannequin next to her bed in the dark and tapes her reaction. He was expecting her to be scared, but not that scared. She goes completely hysterical! From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


America: Freedom to Fascism movie makes Fahrenheit 9/11 look like Bambi Presenting what is wrong with our government, the illegality of the IRS and the Federal Reserve, Aaron Russo's incendiary political documentary opens July 28th in very limited release. International premiere at Cannes was free and open to the public and won a standing ovation. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


16 Elements You Must Include in Your Site Design 1. Create search engine friendly pages... From digg on July 5, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


StoryPlace Pre-school Library The StoryPlace Library provides a selection of simple online stories, with different themes, for preschool children. Associated with each story are activities for children and parents and suggested reading lists. It includes Spanish vocabulary in some stories. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


UK's Greatest Thinkers Celebrated The work of the UK's most brilliant thinkers is celebrated in a book aimed at raising the profile of universities. Eureka UK highlights 100 discoveries and ideas of the last 50 years, including unlocking DNA, creating DVDs and building programmable computers. The book, published by Universities UK, comes as government funding for institutions is under review. Eureka will be sent to secondary schools next year in an effort to raise the profile of academia. BBC News, 4 July 2006 From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Robin Williams Explains the Origin of Golf! Extremely Funny! From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Guinness denies record to nano-flag creators, because judges can't see it. A bunch of geeks created a flag that's just 7 microns across, submitted it to Guinness, and had their submission denied because the judges couldn't see it. Maybe they should resubmit for the "most ironically denied submission" award. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Banned Tour de France Technology The Tour de France is the absolute pinnacle of competitive cycling -- but it is not the pinnacle of cycling technology. Recreational riders can go down to their local bike shop and purchase a bike that's much better than anything the pros are allowed to ride. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


What REALLY happens when the CPU cooler is removed? The heatsink gets taken off of both Intel and AMD processors in this video. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


8 Web Clichés of 2006 One thing that has persisted throught the life of the hypertext-enabled web is the design cliché - trends or 'memes' that catch on amongst a large percentage of web users. We've seen dancing hamsters, Animated GIFs, the blink tag and Netscape Navigator all come and go - but what about the more recent trends? From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


JavaAntz - A Boid Ant Simulator This game is an example of a simple "Artificial Life" program. Although the ant's behavior looks random, it is not at all. In the most general terms, each ant is a simple moving thing which travels according to some simple rules. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Photobucket Distributing Custom Flock Browser "Photobucket, a very popular photo sharing service, is now distributing a custom version of the Flock Mozilla-based browser." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Research together The website is aimed at all researchers from part time graduate students doing Masters and PhD degrees, right up through full time professors in academia and commercial research workers. It offers forums covering topics from engineering, medical and computer research to philosophy, law and linguistics. It is free to join. From EdNA Online on July 5, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Instantly Start Your Operating System Forget Live CDs! Check of Linux Bios. When you start your PC, you have an OS running. You might have seen a Bios that's aware of your mouse. That's nothing. You can run Firefox from the Bios. Software to flash your Bios at this page. Instant On is here today. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Adium 1.0 Beta Is Finally Out! The wait is over Adium fans, the Beta release for V1.0 has finally been unleashed! From digg on July 5, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Exclusive: Tim Robbins To Direct 1984 Movie? "It may now be 2006, but George Orwell’s 1948 novel 1984 – which predicted a dark dystopian future in which a totalitarian government watches its subjects relentlessly - is still terrifyingly prescient. if Tim Robbins has his way, there’ll soon be a brand-new movie version coming our way." From digg on July 5, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


casino refuses to pay jackpot - Winning is "glitch" Two men from Manitoba have hired a lawyer and are threatening legal action after a Winnipeg casino refused to pay out more than $209,000 in slot-machine winnings. From digg on July 5, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


MacBook sales stronger than expected, Apple may introduce 15.4'' models. Apple's notebook sales in 2006 would represent a 39% increase from the 2.16 million units shipped in 2005. Sources contacted also noted that Apple may expand its MacBook family by introducing a 15.4-inch widescreen lineup. From digg on July 4, 2006 at 11:09 p.m..


Bush is Losing Foreign Friends Fast Most of the leaders who defied criticism at home to stand with him on Iraq and win his friendship are no longer players on the world stage, or are on their way out. From digg on July 4, 2006 at 11:09 p.m..


HandBrake, DVD ripper/encoder for Mac, now actually looks good! HandBrake is by far the best DVD ripping / encoding app out there for Mac (and it's free!) but I've kept it hidden away in my apps folder due to its ugly icon. Phill has a tutorial on how to vastly improve the app's looks with a few drag and drops, check it out! From digg on July 4, 2006 at 11:09 p.m..


North Korea defies the United States and tests 6 missiles: confirmed! WASHINGTON (CNN) -- North Korea test-launched 6 missiles early Wednesday, U.S. officials said. From digg on July 4, 2006 at 11:09 p.m..


Litebox - Same great taste, less calories (1/4 the size of Lightbox) Litebox is a modified version of Lightbox v2.0 created with one thing in mind, size reduction. Litebox utilizes the 3kb javascript library moo.fx in association with prototype.lite, giving us the basic tools we need to make this work and the ability to expand. From digg on July 4, 2006 at 11:09 p.m..


Learning, Literacy, Leadership Conference: Queensland A national conference for all school leaders, educational policymakers and academics that wish to explore the issues in contemporary schooling and schooling futures. This conference will provide an opportunity to participate in round table discussions to explore new challenges in learning and literacy. From EdNA Online on July 4, 2006 at 11:08 p.m..


Oz-IA 2006 This information architecture conference and retreat will be of interest to practitioners, information architects and other people involved in structuring information for electronic media. From EdNA Online on July 4, 2006 at 11:08 p.m..


EDUCAIDS: The Global Initiative on Education and HIV/AIDS EDUCAIDS is an initiative launched by UNESCO and the co-sponsoring organisations of UNAIDS to implement a jointly developed prevention education framework. This site includes HIV/AIDS related themes, UNESCO's strategy, and related websites. From Recent Items on July 4, 2006 at 11:08 p.m..


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