AJAX folder tree with drag and drop An AJAX based menu in form of a folder tree with support for drag and drop. Nodes in the tree can be rearranged by dragging and dropping them as in file management programs. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Enron witness found dead in park A body found in north-east London has been identified as a banker who was questioned by the FBI about the Enron fraud case. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Data Miners Digging Deeper Why? It knows a florist will pay a premium to have a coupon for roses reach males 30-40, earning good wages, who check their e-mail during lunch hour on Valentine's Day. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Treating Cancer with Radioactive Scorpion Venom Radioactive venom from an Israeli scorpion species might not be the first thing one would think of to treat a form of brain cancer called glioma. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Weezer is 'Done' - Again According to this MTV interview with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo; WEEZER is done. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Integrating Digg Within Your Website (w/digg icon pack!) "With today's latest code push we have enabled two new methods for integrating digg directly within your website: submit to digg, and digg story button" From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Mexican Mario Glass Blowing Working from a photo, an artisan produces a glass-blown Mario figurine in 1 hour. Don't worry, the video has been sped up to only take 60 seconds. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
PS3 Cell yields are in the toilet A VP from IBM remarks on the low yield rates of cell processor production. Logic redundancy is used to boost yields. This suggest that Sony will be hemorrhaging a large flow of money on PS3 manufacturing. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Killer picks electric chair over needle A death row inmate set for execution next week for the rape and murder of a young mother has chosen to die in the electric chair, the Virginia Department of Corrections said Wednesday. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
New York Times Launches MyTimes NYTimes.com has launched a limited beta of a personalized news site called MyTimes.com From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Motorola demos finger-writing recognition on mobile phone Motorola just unveiled new finger-writing recognition technology that'll let cell phone users compose messages and emails with ease. I can't wait for this, I've wasted enough time typing messages on my keypad. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Karl Rove Heckled During Speech Karl Rove drew scattered boos when he highlighted Bush’s recent approval of $1.9 billion in funding for more border security, including deployment of National Guard troops, and was disrupted twice by hecklers who unfurled antiwar and anti-Bush banners. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
A Trip Down HP's Memory Lane In 1960, when Hewlett-Packard built offices and a new boardroom at 1501 Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, Calif., the facility was state of the art and evoked the new frontier. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Man Fails To See The Humor In Office Prank Guy looses his cool when co-workers fill his office with balloons. Talk about no sense of humor. I've never seen someone this angry around so many pretty colours! "Who paid for the air?!" Classic. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
KDE lookking for people to bring more eyecandy to KDE 4 KWin window manager in KDE 4 is going to have compositing support built-in. Think about XGL, Compiz and all the effects that come with them. If you know graphics programming, OpenGL, XRender and would like to help (and become famous) don't be afraid to contact KDE. They are looking exactly for people like you. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Apollo 11 Moon Experiment Still Providing Useful Scientific Data Ringed by footprints, sitting in the moondust, lies a 2-foot wide panel studded with 100 mirrors pointing at Earth: the "lunar laser ranging retroreflector array." Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong put it there on July 21, 1969, about an hour before the end of their final moonwalk. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Target pulls UMDs from shelves a lack of sales and outrageous prices sends the UMD to the betamax bin. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Talent isn't everything: 7 habits of highly effective junior designers After working for the past three years at MetaDesign, I've noticed that talent has very little to do with the success of a junior designer who's just starting out. Instead, the ones who survive and last more than six months practice these 7 habits. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Marcus Ranum on hard disk encryption "This stuff is really easy!" "I have no idea why I was lazy about setting up hard disk encryption on my laptop. After a bit of research and a relatively simple bit of data wrangling, I've protected my laptop's data. What too me so long? This stuff is really easy!" From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Video of Lewis Black Demanding CNN To Take Down Banner... & They Do It nterrupting his interview with CNN's Miles O'Brien and looking toward backstage, Black demanded, CNN to take down the banner from the bottome of the screen. CNN promptly removed the banner and the ticker from the screen for the remainder of Black's interview. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Microsoft sued over RAM cache acceleration Computer Acceleration Corporation (CAC) claims Microsoft has illegally used its patent, 5,933,630 - granted to it on August 3rd 1999... CAC claims Microsoft knows about the 630 patent but has continued to infringe on it. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Latest U.S. missile-shield component test successful The U.S. military said it had successfully tested Wednesday a missile-shield component built by Lockheed to shoot down a ballistic missile in the last minute or so of its flight. That's right North Korea... From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Top 10 most expensive cars in the world Check out the list of 10 most expensive cars in the world. At the top of the list is the legendary Bugatti Veyron, most expensive, most powerful, and fastest car in the world. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Open Source Opens Doors Malaysia's CIOs are into open source software, and many see it as a way of cutting costs and upping choice. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Cellphone Towers In Disguise It's tough to spot, but there is a pine tree in Great Falls Park that's a little taller and fatter than most of the others in the dense forest. The tree -- with a steel trunk, rubber bark and plastic needles -- is actually a cellphone tower in disguise, bolted to a concrete base and surrounded by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
You're Getting Poorer For A Reason As the saying goes, "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer". But increasingly, it's not just the poor; it's everyone else. According to this editorial, the greed of the Republican party in particular is in danger of rigging the system to the breaking point. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference The theme of the conference is: Locating Learning - Integrative Dimensions of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Hosted by The University of New South Wales, co-hosted by The University of Sydney. From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
ICOM Training ICOM Training is an Australian information techology (IT) training and education company. The company focuses on providing large corporate, private businesses, government organisations and private individuals with leading edge IT end-user training and certification programs. From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
A brilliant idea: kids on merry-go-rounds pump clean water in rural Africa It’s a simple idea. As children spin on a merry-go-round, water pumps from below the ground. It is stored in a tank just a few feet away, making a safe, plentiful supply of water available in the community. From on July 12, 2006 at 6:21 p.m..
Forget Vista : How to Stay Happy with XP Think Windows Vista will bring more hot air than benefits? This article is for you. Here's how to get the most out of XP for a long, long time -- including ways to get some of Vista's hot new features on XP right now. From on July 12, 2006 at 6:21 p.m..
Only in New York: Thief mugs bank robber A man who robbed a New York bank fled on foot and ended up losing his loot on the street to another thief who stole his haul. From on July 12, 2006 at 6:21 p.m..
Study: Outsourcing Boom Is Over The leveling off is due in part to experienced customers becoming more savvy and more picky about the work they hand to outsourcing providers. The reticence on the part of some customers is due to disappointment with the performance of their outsourcing providers, the study found. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Breaking: Novak fingers Rove as source of leak in Plamegate Columnist Robert Novak said publicly for the first time Tuesday that White House political adviser Karl Rove was a source for his story outing the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
The Steam Powered Mac shows it's a really useful engine The steam engine sits in a field providing power to the iMac. Amusingly, this is probably the first time that a Mac has been aesthetically upstaged by its power brick. The engine boiler, which one lived life as part of a fire engine, features brass taps, teak cladding, and a whistle. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Virtual PC 2004 is now FREE Not a demo, not a timed trial, but fully free. FTA: "Whether Microsoft virtualization technology is an important component of your existing infrastructure or you're just a Virtual PC enthusiast, you can now download Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 absolutely free." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Pearl Jam Offsets Climate Footprint of 2006 World Tour Pearl Jam has promised to donate $100,000 to several groups that focus on climate change, renewable energy and other environmental causes as part of an effort to offset carbon emissions the band churns out on tour. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Webmasters Can Watch What Visitors Do with AJAX-based Service Unlike traditional web analytics that produce only pure statistics, ClickTale (www.clicktale.com) gives webmasters the ability to watch movies of users' individual browsing sessions. Every mouse movement, every click and every keystroke are recorded for convenient playback. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
US Army Cancels Halliburton's Iraq Contract! "Under the deal, Halliburton had exclusive rights to provide the military with a wide range of work that included keeping soldiers around the world fed, sheltered and in communication with friends and family back home. Government audits turned up MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN QUESTIONABLE COSTS." Dick Cheney replied: "My preciousssss!" From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Cyberattacks : An Alarming Shift in Cyberattacks In a widely aired TV commercial, a hip-looking dude personifying Apple products wipes the nose of a sickly businessman representing Windows PCs, and smugly declares Apple's immunity to computer viruses. But the ad belies an alarming shift in cyberattacks. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
the REAL Transformers Movie Optimus Prime. NOT a fire truck. Pic Included! Prime will be a tractor trailer, but NOT with the traditional red/blue color scheme. So Alex, Kevin, you can rest easy, Prime will NOT be a fire truck. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Tremulous: The best free software game ever? Linux and open source software lag behind the proprietary market in the number and quality of available video games, especially in the realm of first-person shooters (FPS). Here, Linux is an afterthought, if not ignored completely. Tremulous, a mixture of FPS and RTS (real-time strategy) written by Tim Angus, is an exception to that rule. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Comedy Central to finally re-run the "South Park" Scientology Spoof Now that Tom Cruise's saturation-level publicity tour is over, Comedy Central is finally respecting South Park's authoritay by airing the Scientology spoof. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
An Early Retirement For The Hydrogen Fuel Cell "There is not much doubt that northern North America (US and Canada) can afford to use hydrogen, and could do so with only small efficiency increases, considering that Canada uses 16000kWh/person/year and the US consumes 12000kWh/person/year. But the worry is the other 95% of the world that lives outside of North America." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Researchers discover key deficiencies in brains of people with autism In a pair of groundbreaking studies, brain scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that the anatomical differences that characterize the brains of people with autism are related to the way those brains process information. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
New Rocketboom Show Online At long last, a new Rocketboom show is online, with Joanne Colan presenting. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Slave Leia Bellydances! Hot cosplayer shakes her metal bikini in a belldance routine that's sure to take the wrinkles out of any Jedi's robe! From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
How will YouTube make money? "Can YouTube make money from these millions of mouse clicks? Is there a business plan that ensures the 1 1/2-year-old San Mateo start-up is not just another Silicon Valley one-click wonder?" From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Zidane Finally Responds : Materazzi Insulted Mother and Sister Sticks and stones, brother, may break my bones but words will.......... From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Slingbox for Mac Beta Sling Media is, at long last, readying a Macintosh version of the software that interfaces with the Slingbox, their “placeshifting” device that enables users to watch their TV programming from anywhere, using an Internet-connected computer. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Hidden Camera Video Shows Mice On Airplane The whistleblower explained, "There's feces all along this edge right here. It's throughout the whole aircraft." [...] The whistle blower said workers found nests in air vents and dead mice in emergency oxygen masks. When mice would get hungry, they ate insulation and chewed through wires. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Warranty scam on Cisco smashed in police raids Cisco alerted the police in both the US and UK that they were being taken in a warranty scam. The US raid, with more than 30 uniformed police contained a number of different experts; including specialist searchers and computer engineers. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..
Government uses Patriot act to bypass Facebook security. A student reflects on how a state agency that he had applied for brought up information and pictures from his facebook account during his interview, when he belived those where secure. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Allergies May be Erradicated in 5 Years Researchers, working with colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are developing drugs designed to stop allergens from entering the body, so rendering them harmless. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
The Canary Project: Global Warming Documented in Photos Through The Canary Project, photographer Susannah Sayler and a team of researchers, writers and designers are collecting photographs that document global warming and displaying them on and offline. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Embarrassing questions for the entertainment industry EFF has put together a list of "Frequently Awkward Questions" for the entertainment industry, "tough questions for times when you hear entertainment industry representatives speaking and want to challenge their positions." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Study Suggests Money is not as Dirty as We Think The long-held belief that you can catch disease from handling money may be exaggerated, says an Australian researcher. A study by Dr Frank Vriesekoop, a lecturer in food science at the University of Ballarat, has found there are generally few pathogenic bacteria on banknotes and coins. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
RedHat sticks Canberra feather in its cap The Red Hat empire is spreading with Canberra TAFE signing up as the latest academic institution to partner with the Linux vendor to offer training to its students and prepare them for the Red Hat Certified Technician exam (RHCT). From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Putin Rips Cheney's Verbal 'Hunting Shot' President Vladimir Putin lashed out at Vice President Dick Cheney ahead of this weekend's G-8 summit, calling his recent criticisms of Russia "an unsuccessful hunting shot." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Beware what you Digg, it could come back to haunt you A new survey from ExecuNet says that 35 percent of job recruiters said they dropped a job candidate because of information uncovered online. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
LOST Season Three Spoilers The latest scoop on what is coming up in Season Three of LOST! From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
FBI: putting a backdoor in every router soon? The FBI wants all future routing equipment manufactured to include backdoors for law enforcement. Like in CALEA, such back doors require no warrant to activate, and hence can be secretly enabled at will. How bad is this? From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Who is Going to End Up Paying for the Information Superhighway? What are the sides, what is all about, who has the edge? An interesting look at Net Neutrality with all the cards facing up on the table. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Who's Behind the India Bombings? All the bombs were detonated runs from Bombay's central station. Typically, a Bombay train carries around 4,500 people (three times its official capacity) and at rush hour, each carriage would have been stuffed, with passengers hanging onto doors and sitting on roofs. For terrorists looking to maximize carnage, it was an all too tempting target. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
A Tent That Pitches in 2 Seconds: Before It Hits the Ground Basically, this is a Sci-Fi Tech story that interested me: "Yes, 2 seconds; simply toss the folded-up tent in the air, and by the time it hits the ground, it's pitched. All you have to do then is attach it to the ground with tent pegs so it doesn't blow away or anything" WOW... From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Burn people with a magnifying glass You have the whole city under a giant magnifying glass. How fun... From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Army enlists nanotechnology for vehicle armor The U.S. Army has for months been searching for ways to improve armor on vehicles that have been a prime target for improvised explosives and roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nanofoil, a "reactive multilayer joining" of silicon carbide and titanium, might be the answer. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Gates: Vista "80%" chance for January release Bill Gates says: "We got to get this absolutely right. If the feedback from the beta tests shows it is not ready for prime time, I'd be glad to delay it." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Woodcrest to power Apple's next-gen Mac Pro desktops Apple Computer has selected dual-core Xeon server processors from Intel Corp. to power its next wave of high-performance professional Mac Pro desktops, AppleInsider has confirmed. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
This Is a Computer on Your Brain Researchers at Columbia University are combining the processing power of the human brain with computer vision to develop a novel device that will allow people to search through images ten times faster than they can on their own. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Microsoft Fined 280m Euro Microsoft has been fined 280.5m euros ($357m; £194m) by the European Commission for failing to comply with an anti-competition ruling From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
At Odds Over How To Prosecute Terrorists A Senate hearing Tuesday made clear that nearly five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration and key Republican lawmakers are at odds over how to prosecute suspected terrorists swept up in military operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
When could Iran get the Bomb? Iran is indeed on the verge of mastering a critical step in building and operating a gas centrifuge plant that would be able to produce enriched uranium for either peaceful or military purposes. However, it can be expected to face serious technical hurdles before it can reliably produce large quantities of enriched uranium. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Did IBM hack a law firm's email server? A federal judge is deciding whether to throw out a suit filed by Washington, D.C.- based law firm Butera & Andrews alleging that IBM Corp. tried to hack into its e-mail system. Private investigators identified 42,000+ attempts to penetrate the e-mail system. The complaint claims the attempts cab be traced back to e-mail addresses at IBM. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
The Map of the Known Universe This is a 3D projection based on real astronomical data taking the viewer through a journey between the brightest stars in the nightsky. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
McDonald's Uses The Sun on it's New Billboard Check this out. Very clever advertising. Personally, I love billboard advertising to show something about your product of service no one has ever seen before. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Inmate and wife plead guilty to her smuggling drugs to him in a bible. When you decide to commit a crime remember to pay in cash and remove the bar code. On second thought, maybe it's best if the criminals stay stupid. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Cartoon Network to launch broadband channel for Toonami Cartoon Network is launching a broadband version of it's anime and action block,Toonami, on July 17th. It's the world’s first broadband destination for full-length episodes of the best in action and anime. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
UK set to ban Standby on consumer electronics Please give a warm welcome back to good old 'Off'. It would save enough carbon in one year to meet all the Kyoto targets and is stilling there right in our living rooms. Who knew? From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Breaking News: Israeli Troops Enter Lebanon Israeli troops entered southern Lebanon Wednesday, following reports that Hezbollah guerrillas had abducted two Israeli soldiers along the border with Lebanon, according to the Israel Defense Forces. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Top 10 US Cities for Identify Theft The 10 US cities you are likely to be ijacked in, as well as the 10 safest cities. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Google Erases Malta We have some bad news for those on the sunny island of Malta: you don't exist and we have the evidence to, er, prove it. Look on the bright side, though: since you either don't exist or are currently drowned, you can reasonably argue with the boss that the rest of the afternoon spent in front of a bottle of excellent red wine is in order. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Mock-ups of New Default Theme for Firefox 2 Mozilla team has released the mock-ups for a new default theme to be included with Firefox 2. The theme looks slick, simple and yet elegant. Have a look. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
How To Prevent Attacks Against Your Apache Webserver With mod_security This article shows how to install and configure mod_security. mod_security is an Apache module (for Apache 1 and 2) that provides intrusion detection and prevention for web applications. It aims at shielding web applications from known and unknown attacks, such as SQL injection attacks, cross-site scripting (XSS), path traversal attacks, etc. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Don't put it in your mouth! Canadian children of the 80's will recognize this public service announcement. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Scientologist assaults peaceful protester A man filming a documentary outside the Church of Scientology in Clearwater, Florida was attacked and assaulted by a Scientologist. Michael Fitzgerald was caught on camera attacking peaceful protester Shawn Lonsdale who was there in Clearwater filming a documentary on The Church of Scientology. Fellow Scientologists were quick to lie to the cops... From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Physicists Unlock Mysteries of the DVD-RAM New research conducted by scientists at North Carolina State University to discover how DVD-RAMs work on the microscopic level. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Radiation May Cause More Inner Bone Loss than Previously Believed Mice receiving just one therapeutic dose of radiation lost up to 39% of the spongy portion of their inner bone, reducing the inner bone's weight bearing connections by up to 64%, researchers reported. The study has implications for patients receiving radiation therapy and astronauts traveling on long space flights. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
SkySeer Drones: The Future Of Policing? It looks like a model plane and sounds nearly silent. It costs $30,000, and could pay for itself in its first hour of use. As close as 20 feet, the LASD drone prototype sounds about as loud as a mosquito buzzing in the ear. Farther than 20 feet, the drone is completely undetectable. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
MD5 hash reverse lookup Ever wondered how secure MD5 hashed passwords are? Wonder no more, they aren't secure anymore! From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Parachute Malfunction This is why I dont go skydiving. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Texas Republican Platform - Banding together to hate "The Gays" If you ever had a doubt that republican party is a party that promotes hate. They support get out of jail free if you assault gay people. Quote "we oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Command-line gems: screen "Whenever you open any kind of command-line prompt to enter commands and run programs, anything you start will last only as long as the session is kept running. When you quit the session, any task running within it ends too. But getting around this is easy and you can use the handy screen program." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Natalie Portman is going to bare it all in her next movie She is going to get naked in the movie Goya's Ghost a biopic on Spanish painter Francisco Goya in which she plays the artist's muse. Who is going to be there opening night? "Hey honey want to go see this artsy flick?" From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
A simple Linux backup method This how-to provides an easy method for non-technical Linux users to backup their important data. It's simple, easy to set up and use, and can be completely automated. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
First Nintendo Wii Print Ads Published Print ads for Nintendo's next console have shown up in German and Canadian magazines. These are the first ads in print for the console, meaning hopefully a launch is near. Pics and scans look pretty legit. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Israeli president accused of sexual harassment. From accusations of graft to women claiming sexual harassment Israel's President Katsav is under increasing scrutiny, and it's causing their military campaign to take a back seat in Israeli newspapers. Not surprisingly this has inspired journalists to ask "Who does he think he is? Clinton?" From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Endangered cuckoo found in Indonesia Scientists trying to photograph wild tigers deep in the Indonesian jungle captured a glimpse of another endangered species instead — the Sumatran ground cuckoo. This is only the third known recording of the rare bird since 1916. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
YouTube hits the big time in a short time "YouTube is so over. What's that? How can it be over when you don't even know what it is? Of course you know what it is. It's been written about in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Mercury News, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, Fortune, Time and on blogs, blogs and more blogs" From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live? Researchers at the Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR), a part of The Earth Institute, have developed a high-resolution map of projected population change for the year 2025. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Serial Killer Stalks Phoenix Police blame 38 separate shootings on one killer; now dubbed the 'baseline rapist". From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Video Tour of the Large Hadron Collider In Seed Magazine's first exclusive feature film, science communicator Alom Shaha travels underground and behind the scenes to probe the cavernous Large Hadron Collider at CERN. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
10 Things Gas Stations Won't Tell You I need all the help I can get saving cash on gas. Makes you really start to consider going Hybrid... From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
South Korea to Spend $150B on Defense Next 5 Years - Hankooki That's about how much the US spends in a single year, but still no small amount. South Korea will now have the defense expenditures as high as some of the world's most armed nations. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
My Leak Case Testimony By Robert Novak Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has informed my attorneys that, after two and one-half years, his investigation of the CIA leak case concerning matters directly relating to me has been concluded. That frees me to reveal my role in the federal inquiry that, at the request of Fitzgerald, I have kept secret. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Referee Smackdown It's not often that you see the referee join in on the fight. This guy gets manhandled. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Mac Display-Attacking Plant This doesn't happen every day in IT support. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
A Closer Look at Damn Small Linux In summary, I've found this take-along operating system to be a great companion for doing most of what I need from a computer. Once your keydrive is configured the way you want, it will seem like you can take your computer everywhere without really having to take your computer anywhere. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
U.S. Terror Targets: Petting Zoo and Flea Market? Old MacDonald’s Petting Zoo, the Amish Country Popcorn factory, the Mule Day Parade, the Sweetwater Flea Market and an unspecified “Beach at End of a Street” are all included in the official federal antiterrorism database. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Statement from the 20th MCEETYA Meeting State, Territory and Commonwealth Ministers with responsibility for Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, met in Brisbane on 6 and 7 July for the 20th meeting of the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs. Motions unanimously passed by all members of the Council included: National literacy and numeracy testing; Literacy and numeracy reform; National standards for Year 12 curriculum and assessment. Ministers agreed to further examine a common minimum school starting age. The financial implications of a common school starting age of 4 years and 6 mo From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Cell phone makers to standardize charger plugs... Finally! The standardization would enable cell phone users to continue to use the same chargers even after replacing phones with ones marketed by different service providers From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Unique autistic savant describes how his mind works Tammet became famous for reciting pi to 22,514 decimal places with the same ease that the rest of us can reel off 3.142. He also broke the bank in Las Vegas the first time he played blackjack. And now he has done something that, for a man who describes words as "his second language", is even more remarkable: he has written a book. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Rumsfeld Promises To Defeat The Taliban (Claimed In 2002 It Was Defeated) Today, Donald Rumsfeld held a press conference and promised that the Taliban will be defeated. This is strange because for the last 4 years, Rumsfeld has been claiming they have already defeated the Taliban. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
HTML's a Tag Too! It’s the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end of every document. But yet, it happens to be one of the most ignored tags out there. Why? From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Dude Blows Perfect Bubble Rings Underwater This guy can blow perfect bubble rings, just like dolphins. The amazing part is when he gets them to join and create even larger ones. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
The Future of .Mac - Free? This article explains why Apple will soon be making .Mac a free service and how it will drive many people to the Mac platform. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Microsoft warns of 5 "critical" security flaws Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday warned of five "critical" security flaws in its Windows operating system and Office software that could allow attackers to take control of a computer. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Biology and the Engineer John Mills fiddles with the knobs on a microscope, but instead of looking into the eyepiece, he stares at a sphere displayed on a laptop's screen. The laptop is connected to a video feed coming from the microscope, and Mills watches as fluids on a slide flow past the sphere, a tiny silica bead. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
A chat with Michael Dell: Alienware and XPS to stay separate Michael Dell talks to reporters about keeping Alienware and Dell XPS separate. He states both brands have done well, but at the same time they each have their own customer base. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
If artificial sugar is so splendid, why aren't we thin? More than half of Americans using sugar free products, but our waistlines keep growing. Some studies have suggested that artificial sweeteners interfere with our ability to gauge calories from foods containing real food. That wouldn't be good considering even foods like peanut butter and soup come loaded with sugar these days. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Satellite imagery shows oceans alive and well Observations of global chlorophyll patterns tell scientists where ocean surface plants are growing, which is an indicator of where marine ecosystems are thriving. Phytoplankton are the base of the food chain: regions that support large phytoplankton blooms also tend to support a diverse marine population. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
The mathematics behind the soccer ball Mathematics suggests that the older, 32-panel design can itself be modified in various ways to yield a variety of new patterns for spherical and even doughnut-shaped soccer balls. "To a mathematician, a soccer ball is an intriguing puzzle," mathematician Dieter Kotschick of the University of Munich writes. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Alan Kotok, designer of the first video game controller, dies at 64 When we talk about video games it's always important to remember the people who brought us here. Today we should all bow our heads and remember Alan Kotok, one of the forward-thinking people who brought us Spacewar!, one of the first video games ever made. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Foolproof way to solve any Sudoku by yourself, without even thinking! A step by step instruction to solve any Sudoku. All you need is the puzzle, a pencil and an eraser. It's fast and pretty much foolproof. This isn't really a new technique (it's called "candidate elimination" and is almost as old as Sudoku itself) but this is one of the nicest guides explaining it to the casual player. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
The Seduction Of Sales With market teams focusing of the psychology of sales seduction, many Americans need to learn how to avoid the discount splurge. Here we'll talk about why this is and give you some tips on how to avoid the seduction of sales. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
9 Yrs Prison for WiFi Credit Card Hacker Though there's no evidence either man saw a single stolen credit-card number, and despite cooperating to help Lowe's boost its security after his arrest, Salcedo was sentenced to what the government described at the time as the longest U.S. prison term for a hacker in history. A federal appeals court upheld the nine-year prison term... From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
The Smoking Airline Smoker’s International Airways (SMINTAIR) is planning to take to the skies in March 2007 catering just for smokers. the first SMINTAIR 747 will fly between Dusseldorf and Narita (Tokyo). From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
HotSoup: MySpace For The Politically Obsessed A team of U.S. political strategists is creating an Internet forum for debating hot-button issues, hoping to connect the politically obsessed the way MySpace.com hooks up hypersocial teens. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Cool Cigarette Tricks Japanese magician performs some cool tricks with a cigarette From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Ultimate House of Dominoes! Those crazy Japanese have done it again! Make dominoes from EVERYTHING in the house. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Drunk Jackie Chan disrupts concert, insults audience An apparently intoxicated Jackie Chan disrupted a concert by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jonathan Lee in Hong Kong and exchanged insults with the audience. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Rocketboom dies on the launchpad Stop toying with us, Rocketboom! Days after host Amanda Congdon left, the video blog was still a no-show on Monday. This morning the front page promised "Rocketboom 2.0." Now the 'Boom taunts viewers with a fake-out shot and a message from producer Andrew Baron. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Serious Sam 2 for Linux "Linux port of editor and client is nearing its end. What is left to do is some internal polishing and a few minor issues to resolve. As we are currently preoccupied with implementing new features to the Serious Engine 3, thel inux port will be finished and shipped as soon as we catch some breath." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Loathsome child abuse and incest perpetrated by the "gentle people" Impressed by their piety, courts have permitted the Amish to live outside the law. But in some places, the group's ethic of forgive and forget has produced a plague of incest—and let many perpetrators go unpunished. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Scientists Question Nature's Fundamental Laws Public confidence in the "constants" of nature may be at an all time low. Recent research has found evidence that the value of certain fundamental parameters, such as the speed of light or the invisible glue that holds nuclei together, may have been different in the past. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
The new Office 2007 icons Microsoft has published the pictures of the new office 2007 icons. Go check it out. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Fox News Spin Attack Ends With Red-Faced Anchors Fox News' tactic of mapping out a spin and attack policy for guests whose stance they disagree with was spotlighted and deflated recently by 9/11 truth scholar Jim Fetzer - who left Alan Colmes and Oliver North red-faced after he exposed them and Fox producers for not having done their homework. (includes video & article) From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
British cast guest starring on NBC's The Office Gareth, Tim and Dawn are coming across the pond to appear on the next season of The Office. Talk about bizarro world! From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
BREAKING: State Dept Network Hacked Targeting North Korea & China Info Unidentified hackers stole info, passwords, and implanted backdoors to allow them to return. The Pentagon warned earlier this year that China's army is emphasizing hacking as an offensive weapon. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Sexually Harassed Soldier Remains Confined To Base Swift served in Iraq for a year but decided she could not return and went AWOL. Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq. Suzanne Swift remained AWOL until early June. Then on June 11th, the Eugene police knocked on her mother's front door and Suzanne was arrested and taken to the county jail. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
How the world's most powerful laser works The world’s largest laser, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) will employ 192 ultraviolet beams that will converge on a target. Here's how an individual beam works. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
America's FAT!! yea yea... we all know this but here's an interesting visual map of how fat we are. Come one.. lose some weight already! From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Coming soon to a screen near you: more government Will the government edict new ratings rules to the MPAA? This is mostly fallout from the much dugg, "MPAA gives movie a PG rating for religious content". It's funny that the only time the government hasn't come down on the side of the MPAA, is when they stepped on the toes of the religious right. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
The Sultans of Splat Skydiving? Easy. Skysurfing? A breeze. For true airborne daredevils, nothing beats skyflying -- zipping horizontally through the air with the help of a birdlike wing suit. Never mind that serving in Iraq would be less risky. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
50 Year Study: Conservatives are "Followers" In an interview with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, former Nixon counsel John Dean explained a largely unknown 50 year academic study. The data shows that conservatives are much more likely to follow authoritarian leaders. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Picture of the Sun in three colors of ultraviolet light Since only active regions emit significant amounts of energetic ultraviolet light, most of the Sun appears dark. The colorful portions glow spectacularly, pinpointing the Sun's hottest and most violent regions. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Digital Dirt: How to Clean Up Your On-line Profile According to a 2005 survey of 102 executive recruiters, an executive job-search and networking organization, 75% of recruiters use search engines to uncover information about candidates, and 26% of recruiters have eliminated candidates because of information found on-line. Search engines aren't going away, so here are some tips to help you. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Arrested Development Movie? In an interview with TVGuide, actress Alia Shawkat ("Maeby") confirmed that there is talk of doing an Arrested Development movie. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Apple Market Share to Explode? "Those who think Apple Computer is on its last gasp might want to look at the latest news. It appears that Apple is poised for a market explosion." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Immortality: Science or fantasy? Called the SENS Challenge, the goal of the competition was to settle once and for all whether a controversial road-map for anti-aging research that aims to achieve thousand-year life spans is true science or wildly speculative science fiction. Answer: Maybe. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Intricate Steps of How to Hack Into a Computer Here is a huge map that pretty much shows you all possible ways to gain entrance into a system. From finding exploits and scanning ports to password cracking. It shows all the likely paths you can take to hack into a computer and/or test out it's security. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Ben's Bargains V3.0 Digg isn't the only one reaching 3.0, so is the deal site Ben's Bargains: "Welcome to a completely redesigned BensBargains.net. We decided to keep the same theme, but completely update the underlying code to make for a superbly integrated experience for you, the user." From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Open source Gnome Partition Editor gets easier Staff without Linux expertise can use free utility to resize disk partitions with various file systems From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Teaching Japanese women to speak English in situation of being robbed One of the strangest videos I've ever seen... I couldn't decide if it was Education or Comedy. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
FIFA to investigate Zidane incident; Could disqualify Italy FIFA has launched an investigation into the events leading up to Zidane's head-butt on Materazzi in extra time during Sunday's World Cup final. A recent amendment to FIFA's Disciplinary Code shows the entire Italian could be disqualified and perhaps lose their championship if Materazzi did indeed use racial and/or religious slurs towards Zidane. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
100 Best Places to Work in IT! For the 13th year in a row, Computerworld conducted a survey to identify the 100 Best Places to Work for IT professionals. A total of 20,435 IT professionals responded to the employee survey from the final 100 companies selected. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
NARA - Electronic Records Archives - The Advisory Committee on the Electronic Records Archives Website The Advisory Committee on the Electronic Records Archives (ACERA) is a deliberative body to advise the Archivist of the United States on technical, mission, and service issues related to ERA. This includes, but is not limited to, advising and making recommendations to the Archivist on issues related to the development, implementation, and use of the ERA system. From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Poetry Archive The Poetry Archive is an ever expanding archive of poets reading their own work. Users can listen, free of charge, to the voices of contemporary English-language poets and of poets from the past. Areas of the site are provided for teachers and students. From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Weird Al interviews Eminem From waxy.org: I missed this ballsy cut-up interview from 2003, y'know what I'm saying? Long live ALTV! From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Wine 0.9.17 This release features more work on Direct3D shaders, support for using the Gecko engine directly for MSHTML, better support for apps switching to full screen mode, support for multiple joysticks, and lots of bugfixes. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Penn and Teller’s Bullshit: Bottled Water (FULL VIDEO) Stop wasting your money on bottled water. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
XBox360/PS3/Wiii Call of Duty 3 Screenshot Comparison None of them look really great to my eyes... From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Condé Nast Buys Wired News for $25 Million A $25 million deal puts the Wired website and Wired magazine under the same owner after an eight-year separation. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Scientist developing coated 50TB DVDs that can make hard disks obsolete An Indian born scientist in the US is working on developing DVDs which can be coated with a light -sensitive protein and can store up to 50 terabytes (about 50,000 gigabytes) of data. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Complete List of White House Staff Salaries Fun fact: the White House aide who keeps a log of the gifts sent to the president makes about as much as the average starting pay for a public school teacher. From digg on July 12, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Podcasts Help Make History Come Alive As the use of iPods and other handheld listening devices become more prevalent amongst students, some forward thinking educational groups are embracing and using the technology to teach. From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Australian Prawn Farmers Association Environmental information from the Australian Prawn Farmers Association. Topics covered include: an eco-efficiency case study; descriptions of Australia's high environmental standards; water quality in Australia; water treatment; protecting marine plants; health management; fishmeal facts. The Farm Tour which can be accessed by the link at the bottom of the page is useful. From Recent Items on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Defending Our Oceans: Community Impacts Report from Greenpeace on the impact on communities living near shrimp farms. These farms are often located in delicate transitional zones from sea to dry land and mangrove forests which are nesting grounds of countless marine species including, fish, crustaceans and many mammals like monkeys, sloths, jaguars and raccoons. From Recent Items on July 12, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Changes to the Learning & Teaching Performance Fund The Minister announced changes to the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund at the conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) in Perth on 10 July 2006. The main change is that funding will now be allocated on the basis of the following broad discipline areas: Science, Computing, Engineering, Architecture and Agriculture; Business, Law and Economics; Humanities, Arts and Education; Health. There will also be some minor improvements to the performance indicators. From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Prawns: Bangladesh's Mixed Blessing Report from the BBC on the devastating effect prawn farming is having in Bangladesh on the environment and the lives of villagers. From Recent Items on July 12, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Mangrove Action Project The Mangrove Action Project (MAP)is a nonprofit organization, dedicated to the protection of the world's mangrove forest ecosystems. The website has detailed newsletters and articles on the protection of mangroves. Includes photos and articles on aquaculture. From Recent Items on July 12, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
Hungry for Change The Environmental Justice Foundation campaigns to resolve environmental and human rights abuses in the global shrimp industry. From Recent Items on July 12, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
A Fine Line Between Friendship and Bullying This study by Dr Barbara Spears from the University of South Australia explores girls' perception of relationships and bullying. From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
acocseminar2006: Beyond the OPAC : future directions for Web-based catalogues This full-day seminar will be the Australian Committee on Cataloguing's main professional development event for 2006 and is intended for all librarians, but particularly those responsible for the development of library catalogues and systems. It features a well known overseas speaker and a mix of Australian speakers. Although online catalogues have migrated to the Web environment, their scope, functionality, and displays have undergone very little change in recent years. If OPACs do not evolve in order to meet the demands and expectations of the next generation of users, they run the risk From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Structured Training and Employment Projects (STEP) This program offers support to help employers provide quality job opportunities for Indigenous Australians. The program covers training, development of an Indigenous employment strategy, mentoring and help with employment costs. It is aimed predominantly at the private sector. From EdNA Online on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Sureerath Prawns Thailand Web site of Sureerath Prawns, an environmentally-friendly producer of prawns based in Thailand. From Recent Items on July 12, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
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