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Mortgage Rates Drop For The First Time This Summer Mortgage rates fell in the week ending Thursday, breaking a string of four straight increases. June's unemployment figures aided the shift, as well as the anticipation that the Federal Reserve only has one more rate hike left. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


What if... Ethical Questions Posed Being Polled by the BBC "Suppose you could save five lives by taking one - what would be the correct thing to do? Such ethical dilemmas provide classic "experiments" for philosophers. Here the Magazine presents four such quandaries and asks readers to vote on what they think is right." See the answers to the polls after voting. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Awesome Knockout in 18 seconds! Talk about a quick boxing match. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Star Trek "crop circle" maze carved into UK farmland "An image released July 14, 2006, shows a 32-acre maze dedicated to cult TV show "Star Trek" on a English farm near York in northern England. Tom Pearcy used satellite technology to help him design the huge maze at his farm to celebrate 40 years since the airing of the first episode of the show" From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Professor calls Six Degrees of Separation academic urban myth. When psychology professor Judith Kleinfeld went back and studied Milgram's notes she found he came to the conclusion based on a 5% success rate. It was not supported by other studies either. Somehow it persists in academia, even though the studies don't back it up. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Nice CSS How-To and Template site Good little CSS resource site. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


5 Tools To Bulletproof Firefox Here are five essential tools for securing Firefox by disabling JavaScript and Flash, sniffing out suspicious sites, foiling phishing, preventing peeks at private data, and preparing powerful passwords. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Media Divided: Is U.S. Now In World War III, IV, or V? With the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East and a terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, the media have declared a new "world war" but have can't agree on whether it is World War III, IV, or V. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


E.T.'s Arctic Cousins? "An unusual discovery in remote Canada may help us humans find the nearest extraterrestrial life." From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Landscapes from the Ancient and Eroded Lunar Far Side Image taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft shows a highly eroded highland area on the lunar far side, close to the equator. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


New Internet protocol provides new addresses How many? 340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to be precise. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Want to have tea with Nelson Mandela? Buy it on eBay "The chance to drink tea with Nelson Mandela is to be auctioned on eBay later this year to raise money for a heart unit at a Johannesburg hospital." From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


New Facial Analysis Software can Read Emotions Developed by British scientist Peter Robinson and MIT, it can analyze people's facial expressions to read their moods and emotions. Potential applications are broad...and Orwellian. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Ex-teacher violates probation by nude photos to student. The Tennessee teacher was originally sentenced for having sex with a 13 year old, and will spend 6 more years in jail for violating her probation. She also faces new charges: four counts of exploiting a minor. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Stop PDF from freezing your Firefox Yes, you can stop Firefox from trying to use this silly PDF plugin to open PDF files. Read how and become more productive. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


How aerosols effect clouds The effect of the tiny airborne particles known as aerosols has seemed paradoxical. Some observations have shown cloud cover increasing as aerosols increased, while others have shown cloud cover decreases as aerosols increase. NASA scientists have finally zeroed in on when aerosols increase clouds and when they decrease clouds. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Terrel Owens claims he was misquoted in autobiography. Though in typical T.O. fashion he found someone else to blame. This time it's co-author Jason Rosenhaus. Another quote I found interesting was his claim that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told him that "knew what it was like to be treated like Darth Vader." From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Oil climbs to never-before-seen levels as world tensions rise SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures climbed to never-before-seen levels Friday and analysts predict $80 prices as early as next week, with violence between Israel and Lebanon and the Wests quarrels with Iran and North Korea fueling traders anxiety over the state of oil supplies as countries begin to take sides on the various conflicts From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Software Freedom Law Center gives thumbs-up to OpenDocument The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) announced yesterday that the OpenDocument Format (ODF) standard is OK for use in free software. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Media Transparency is Only Skin Deep "Jeff Jarvis, (blogger and media critic), is a proponent of media transparency to bridge the gulf of credibility between journalists and the public" How can we trust journalists and what are the proper levels of transparency really? From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Lieberman's 'Judas kiss' could seal his primary fate Today, however, he is in the fight of his life; a senator of 18 years standing who must endure the ignominy of a primary against a dangerous challenger who has built his campaign on his opposition to the war in Iraq. [...] The candidate himself remembers his brush with Bush slightly differently. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Smart Girls Need Smart Porn Violet Blue's new book inspires our columnist to search for the porn that best suits her tastes. The industry doesn't make it easy for an intelligent, female porn lover. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


FM Transmitter ban may end in UK Until now, small FM transmitters to allow you to listen to your iPod on an FM radio have been illegal in the UK; looks like this might finally change. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


What shape is a pebble? A seaside conundrum has been solved: what shape is a pebble? The answer, of course, is 'pebble-shaped'; but now, thanks to research by a team in France and the United States, it's possible to define what that means. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


UPS Uses Software To Create Right-Turn Only Routes To Conserve Fuel You wouldn't think of something as benign as avoiding a left-hand turn could conserve fuel, but Atlanta-based United Parcel Service (UPS) swears by it. In fact, the parcel carrier has technology in its systems that help map this out routes that minimize the number of left turns the driver has to make. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


No Jail Time for FBI Consultant Hacker An FBI computer consultant who pleaded guilty to hacking the secret passwords of Director Robert Mueller and others will not serve any time in prison, a federal judge has ruled. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


U.S. Soccer dismisses coach after World Cup fizzle Long thought, today it's official: "Bruce Arena’s eight-year reign as the manager of the United States men’s national soccer team is over." “We reached a decision that will not be renewing Bruce’s contract,” Gulati said. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Discovery's Hydraulic System Leaking While astronauts set a record for using robotics in space, NASA engineers on Friday focused on a slow leak aboard space shuttle Discovery that if it worsens could cause a first-of-its-kind shutdown of one of three hydraulic systems during Monday's landing attempt. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


Lyrics Sites Next Targets For Content Groups? "U.S. digital entertainment company Gracenote on Thursday said it obtained licenses to distribute lyrics as music publishers mulled legal action against Web sites that provide them without authorization." From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


What Your Job Pre-Interview Research Should Cover When you go in for a job interview, you're not just a candidate seeking a job. You're a potential problem solver and contributor. To play that role effectively, you must be armed with the right kind of information. That's what pre-interview research is all about. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..


IT Careers in 2010: The IT Skills You'll Need The skills required to land future technical roles in 2010 will be honed outside of IT. Some of these skills will come from artistic talents, math excellence or even a knack for public speaking -- producing a combination of skills not commonly seen in the IT realm. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


How a nude Playboy model became the standard image compression test subject "They had tired of their stock of usual test images, dull stuff dating back to television standards work in the early 1960s. They wanted something glossy to ensure good output dynamic range, and they wanted a human face. Just then, somebody happened to walk in with a recent issue of Playboy." From digg on July 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


100 sick as Carbon Monoxide leaks into Va. dorm Carbon monoxide leaked into a college dormitory early Friday, killing a man and sickening more than 100 teenagers and adults attending summer programs at Roanoke College, the school said. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Ex-Bush Aide Fatally Shoots Son, Himself... A former Bush administration official, after arguing violently with his wife Thursday night, shot and killed his 12-year-old son inside their McLean home, then turned a shotgun on himself and committed suicide, Fairfax County police said. William H. Lash III, 45, was an assistant secretary of commerce from 2001 until last year From digg on July 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Allies Split on Israeli Attack: USA, UK, Germany Vs. France, Italy, Spain France, Italy, Spain, and The Pope condemn Israel for disproportionate attack. USA, UK, Germany sides more with Israel. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Thief robs judge at his trial The thief stole the judges keys. The man when confronted said that he was shocked that he had them, and had hid them under a toilet brush. The theft temporarily suspended the trial as it may bias the judge. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Dave Chappelle: The Sketch that Sent Him Packing The sketch that reportedly drove Dave Chappelle out of the biz and into Africa when he saw a white crew member laughing at his blackface performance. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Apple's Mac Pro to sport modified Power Mac enclosure (With Pics) Contrary to published reports, Apple Computer does not plan to introduce new enclosures alongside its first Intel-based Mac Pro desktops and will instead employ only slightly modified Power Mac G5 casings, AppleInsider has learned. [INCLUDES ARTIST IMPRESSIONS] From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


KOffice 1.5.2 Released The KOffice team is pleased to announce KOffice version 1.5.2. This is mainly a bugfix release but also contains numerous translation updates. Especially KWord, KSpread and Kexi have received critical bug fixes. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Help a computer geek defeat Orrin Hatch for the US Senate. For FREE Pete runs the largest private ISP in Utah, called Xmission.com. I personally collaborated with him writing Amiga software in motorola 68000 assembly language back in 1986. Besides the fact that Orrin Hatch is an evil son-of-a-bitch, this would be the first US Senator who actually knows technology. Click the recent blog entries section for details. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


REPORT: Hezbolah Used Hi-Tech Flying 'Suicide Drone' Against Ship Hezbollah catches up to the 21st century and introduces the "Suicide Drone". UAV was packed with explosives and did some major damage to ship. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Two Linux PCs Power 12-Station Internet Café HP, Blueloop And Omni Demonstrate How Upto 10 Users Can Share A Single Linux Desktop Computer From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


GeekCorps: Geeks for a Good Cause Geekcorps is a hard-working nonprofit that trains people in the developing world to use technology. Volunteers typically spend at least 4 months working intensively with locals who want to use technology to accomplish a goal, like creating a network. Geekcorps pays the volunteers' travel expenses, housing, meals and other incidental expenses. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


More Wii Controller Details Come out.. How its powered, its lifetime, rumble ability, how it all work, the "Classic" Controller and More.. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


BREAKING- 4 Israelis Missing After Warship Hit BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Al-Jazeera reported the Israeli military was searching for four of its troops who were missing after their warship off Lebanon's coast was hit by a Hezbollah rocket Friday. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Keira Knightly's digitally enhanced chest The 21-year-old star of the Pirates of the Caribbean films has spoken of her bemusement at being surgically enhanced by computer trickery in promotional material publicising her films in the US. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


US 'could be going bankrupt' The United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to an extraordinary paper published by one of the key members of the country's central bank. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Man Arrested for Doing 56 mph on In-line Skates If he had wanted a safer ride at those speeds, he should have used a trusty MagnaPoon. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Guns for bikes program extended in Democratic Republic of Congo. The proponents are claiming it han been more successful than the UN backed forcible disarmament program. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Mercury atomic clock keeps time with record accuracy, Part II: How it works Single ions.. can be isolated at a point in space for better control. The ion is created inside an electromagnetic trap, which holds [it] in one place with electric fields oscillating at radio frequencies. Cooled with lasers until it is nearly motionless, the ticks are generated by oscillations of ultraviolet light, x100k faster than cesium. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Team Fortress 2 Screenshot + Other Valve News Official news post from steampowered about Team Fortress 2 (including a screenshot of the new character art style!), Half-Life: Episode 2, and Portal. In addition, Valve will release videos of all three games next week! From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


2 Billion People May Go Hungry if the World Switches to Biofuels The surging demand for corn, sugar cane and vegetable oils to make Earth-friendlier biofuels is pitting hungry cars against hungry people, and trouble’s brewing, says sustainable development pioneer Lester Brown. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


First half of 2006 is warmest on record WASHINGTON - The first half of the year was the warmest on record for the United States. The government reported Friday that the average temperature for the 48 contiguous United States from January through June was 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit, or 3.4 degrees above average for the 20th century. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Superconductivity and the Meissner Effect "Superconductivity is a phenomenon that can occur in certain materials at low temperatures, characterized by exactly zero electrical resistance and the exclusion of the interior magnetic field. OK now in English, when this stuff gets really cold, magnets can float over it for a very long time until the stuff warms." From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


The Pirate Bay making millions? I think I want to start my own bittorrent site! From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Fence for Beatles tapes spared jail time. The middle man who tried to sell the stolen recording session tapes will receive two years probation instead of jail time. ''Mr Aspinall, who is now managing director of the Beatles' Apple company, told the court the tapes contained more than 200 one-off performances.'' From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Breakthrough: kidney transplant with incompatible blood types The first kidney transplant in Australia between a donor and recipient with incompatible blood types has just been performed in Melbourne. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Should the US Take a Page Out of China's Schoolbook? American students trail their Chinese peers in science because science is the linchpin of China's educational system. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Deep Sea Photo Contest Competition Website Strange and unusual photos in different categories from the depths of the oceans. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


People's photos of International Space Station A number of amateur astronomers and Space Station enthusiasts regularly take photos as ISS rises above the horizon in westerly direction and sets towards the East. In response to a recent article on this website, you sent us some of your ISS images. A selection of your photos is presented. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Clash Over Stem Cell Research Heats Up With just days to go before the Senate is scheduled to vote on a hotly anticipated bill that would loosen President Bush's restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research, both sides of the scientifically and ethically charged issue have ramped up their publicity machines and attacks on each other. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Poll: Americans Want Democrats in Power Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November. With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold the GOP-controlled Congress in low regard. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Owner of Well-Known Creationist Theme Park Arrested on Federal Charges Kent Hovind, who often calls himself "Dr. Dino," has been sparring with the IRS for at least 17 years on his claims that he is employed by God, receives no income, has no expenses and owns no property. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Make your own Web Photo Gallery – Japanese Way It's an Awesome Flash based application. You can upload up to 20MB per month, and the uploading is very, very fast. After that you can tag the photos, add description, make some comments, choose your favorites entries/users and more. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


New Nintendo Wii Controller Details "Wii-vealed" A document sent to publishers has recently been leaked to the public. This document reveals how the Wii will be powered, how long battery life will last, and what the mysterious "sync" button will do. Another interesting piece of information includes a unexplained several kilobytes of free memory that will be available on the controller. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


NTFS-3G - Full NTFS read / write support for Linux Finally, a read-write ntfs driver, capable for unlimited file creation and deletion. From digg on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


SC: 15/07 Unpatched Powerpoint vulnerability being exploited Only a day after Microsoft's monthly patch day, a new security hole in Microsoft Office is being exploited in cyberattacks; these attacks take advantage of a previously unknown vulnerability in PowerPoint for which no patch is available, security experts at Symantec said in an alert issued Wednesday ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on July 15, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


From the creator of Hellboy, a new TV show Hilarious and very original pilot with a quirky steampunk feel that will be picked up by Sci-Fi if enough people vote for it. Features excitable zombies, vampires, turnips filled with demigods, and taxidermied dog secret agents among other things. Full episode. Please vote for it, I want to see more. From on July 15, 2006 at 2:46 a.m..


Mr. T Sheds Gold After Katrina Destruction I pity the fool that shows up to Louisiana without a hammer! From on July 15, 2006 at 2:46 a.m..


[photos] Ever wanted to a see a water-balloon, WHILE bursting? These are some pretty amazing "stop action" professional photos of a water balloon mid-burst, a hammer breaking a wine glass, and a few other moments frozen in time. From on July 15, 2006 at 2:46 a.m..


Will Printer Ink Ever be Cheaper? "It’s somewhat of an open secret that the photofinishing industry relies on high-margin ink, toner and other supplies sales for profit. But consumers are starting to demand more for their money, according to a study announced today." From digg on July 14, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Show Me the Money: IT Salary Negotiation Tips Negotiating or renegotiating your salary is, to say the least, a delicate dance. You want the folks that control the purse strings to show you the money, and if your workplace is like most, they'd rather keep it in their seemingly gold-lined coffers. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Google Spreadsheets close to getting 'Charts' feature? While the last update was good, this will truly help Google Spreadsheets become more of a competitor in the spreadsheet business. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


IT Salaries - what do you get? The IT workers respond... Where do you stand? From digg on July 14, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Last.fm has finished it's BETA phase, new site live now! Last.fm has finished it's BETA phase and is now live with a brand new design. A bunch of new tools and features have also been added, and a new Player is on its way too! From digg on July 14, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Israeli Web Sites Attacked by Hackers Fighting along Israel’s border has led to hacker attacks against hundreds of sites. The latest onslaught came within hours of Wednesday morning’s outbreak of hostilities. The hackers look for vulnerabilities on Israeli web sites and domains. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Satellite view of famous houses Cool site that has views of famous houses from above. Including Beverly Hillbillies Mansion, The Playboy Mansion, The Brady Bunch House, Beverly Hills 90210 Home, Six Feet Under House, Happy Days House. Well the list goes on and on. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


How to dodge questions about the Middle East Jon Stewart investigates George Bush and his love affair with the pig. From digg on July 14, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


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