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Play GB/GBC Games... In your browser. (No install) I tried to find the source of this.. had no luck, alot of sites dont properly work either. But this one does, and has over 400 games for GB/GBC that you can play directly in your browser, Definetly a great way to kill time. Enjoy. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


"Seat Chiller" invented for car seats Natalie Prust, of Palm Desert, CA, created the Seat Chiller, a long, ice pack-like device made to fit onto children's car seats. The Chiller cools the seated child down and prevents soft, tender baby skin from burning. It also claims that it will prevent whining. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


About Those Photos of Little Girls and Artillery Shells … The image caused a huge storm of outrage in the Arab blogosphere. Huge. You wouldn't believe how huge. So who were those children? Where were their parents? Why were they so close to weaponry? In a nutshell, the children are from Kiryat Shmona, a community that is smack on the border with Lebanon. And as Goldman explains it... From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Peter Cullen is CONFIRMED to play Optimus Prime in the upcoming Movie Fanboys rejoice! The voice actor that played everyones favorite Autobot, Optimus Prime, from the 1980's cartoon, has signed on to play Optimus Prime in the upcoming live-action film. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


How a Skyscraper Window Washer Faces Death for a Living This is a cool, retro article on a job few among us would have the nerve to do. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Slashdot HTTP headers sprouting "Futurama" messages This goes to reveal that Slashdot's HTTP header has hidden quotes from "futurama" in its bowels. Now this is sweet. Look under the "HTTP Headers received for / on server slashdot.org" section for quotes like "X-Bender: Listen up, cause I got a climactic speech." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Buy It Now: Google, Yahoo Buying Small Startups Thanks to booming ad revenue, in the last 18 months, Google gobbled up Dodgeball, Urchin Software, and Upstartle, gaining entry into mobile social networking, Web analytics tools, and Web-based word processing. Yahoo went on its own Pac-Man-style rampage, swallowing Konfabulator, Webjay, Upcoming.org, Flickr, and del.icio.us. Urp. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Giants acquire Hillenbrand from Blue Jays The San Francisco Giants acquired Shea Hillenbrand from Toronto on Friday night, two days after the Toronto Blue Jays booted him from the team for clashing with management. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


North Korea producing highly advanced counterfeit US currency The counterfeits were nearly flawless. They featured the same high-tech color-shifting ink as genuine American bills and were printed on paper with the same precise composition of fibers. The engraved images were, if anything, finer than those produced by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Many Americans Producing Home-Made Biodiesel As the prices of petrol continues to spiral with no signs of going down, a growing number of Americans are setting up mini-refineries back home to transform waste cooking oil into a cleaner and much cheaper biodiesel fuel. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Why Linux isn't mainstream Toby Richards of NewsForge discusses some reasons he thinks are why Linux hasn't yet become a mainstream operating system yet. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Hurricane Alley from Space Among the ocean and atmosphere “vital signs” that forecasters monitor on a daily basis during hurricane season are sea surface temperatures. This image shows sea surface temperature conditions in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico on July 17, 2006, compared to average conditions (1985-1997). Hurricane Alley is warmer than normal. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Microsoft Partners, You've Been Zunked! "Perhaps the only story in the news is that Microsoft's partners - from device makers to music services - just got double crossed by the company they choose to believe in." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Man is ravaged by flesh eating disease - after DIY accident Tim Mulvaney - a promising gridiron football player and musician who once performed with rock legends Judas Priest -fell into a coma for three months after contracting the deadly bug following a freak accident. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Bob Dylan's new album leaks on to the web. His label? Sony. Excerpts from Bob Dylan’s next opus have been accidentally leaked online by, you guessed it, his record company Sony. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


The Murder Castle of H.H. Holmes In 1893, Chicago, Illinois was host to a spectacular World’s Fair. During the fair a number of victims were tortured and killed an a true mansion of terror custom built by America's most horrific and original serial killer. I still can't believe HHH's story has never been made into a major movie. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


The sport they call human cockfighting Tonight, Mr. MacKay will enter a hexagonal cage with Halifax fighter Curtis Fiander at the Halifax Forum and the pair will fight until one of them is rendered immobile. Few rules will cramp the combatants' fighting styles. If he wants, Mr. MacKay can punch his opponent in the head, even if he's on the ground, or kick him in the neck. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Chicago questions whether mayor Daley ignored police torture. Daley claims claims he doesn't remember the letter Police Superintendent Richard Brzeczek sent to him while he was a state prosecutor. The letter expressed his concerns that police may have tortured a suspect. Mayor Daley also said that he handed it off to subordinates and followed up on the letter. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Killer drones on display at U.K. air show " An invasion of killer drones struck English commuter town Farnborough this week as Boeing and other companies showed off sleek, pilotless spy planes set to reshape future combat." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Ted Koppel: "The US Is Already At War With Iran" Ted Koppel asserts in a NY Times op-ed that the United States is already at war with Iran. The battle is just being fought through surrogates for the moment. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Largest NHL Hockey Fight in History (video) The largest NHL hockey fight in history. All the lines fighting leaving only 2 players on each team's bench at the end of the game. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Star Wars vs. Dune Here is a side by side comparison of both films with some amazing similarities. George Lucas often achknowledged Dune as an inspiration. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


US admits it used banned napalm bombs in Iraq American pilots dropped the controversial incendiary agent napalm on Iraqi troops during the advance on Baghdad. The attacks caused massive fireballs that obliterated several Iraqi positions. The Pentagon denied using napalm at the time, but Marine pilots and their commanders have confirmed that they used an upgraded version of the weapon From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Flaw finders lay siege to Microsoft Office For most of the summer, Microsoft's Office product teams have had little time for development. Responding to a steady influx of flaws in the company's Office productivity suite has occupied many of Microsoft's programmers since late 2005. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Companies selling preinstalled Linux and no-OS I am putting together a list of companies that sell pre-installed Linux and no-OS computers. It is aimed at the lower priced desktops and notebook/laptops. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


How much is your average fuel cost? Database of 25k cars from 1984-2006 I came across this site the other day mpgbuddy.com. It has a database of close to 25,000 cars dating all the way back to 1984. What I like is that it also calculates the average fuel cost for the car your are looking up. Lowest fuel cost vechicle they are showing is a 2000 Honda Insight ... I also looked up a 2006 Maserati ... close to $700/year From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Over 100 CSS demos "A lot of these are experiments without explanation but a lot of people find them interesting, so I will list them here until I get around to documenting them fully. Use them at your own risk and I hope you find them useful." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Apple to do eBooks? Is it possible the next iPod might catch the eBook bug? We'd say the possibility is very real. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


(Stand-up) Rowan Atkinson as the Devil A hilarious sketch from the master of comedy, where he plays the Devil welcoming people to hell. He's Mr. Bean, if you don't recognise his name! From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Experiencing déjà vu? Here's why Researchers believe they have found a key insight into déjà vu, the eerie sensation of seeing something that has already been experienced. Experiments suggest that déjà vu can be triggered independently, without a real memory to prompt it. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Jack Warden dead at 85 Jack Warden, an Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor who played gruff cops, coaches and soldiers in a career that spanned five decades, has died. He was 85. He was nominated for his role as a businessman in 1975's "Shampoo" and the good-hearted football trainer in 1978's "Heaven Can Wait." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


How Sudoku Works Sudoku began as a game called "Number Place" in the Dell puzzle books from the 1970s. It was actually adapted from a mathematical concept called "Latin squares," which can be traced back to medieval times but was first written about by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in the 1700s. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Man hangs dead from the ceiling, yet remains online A play about a man who hangs dead from the ceiling of his apartment while his computer program maintains the facade that he is still alive was among the top entries in a new competition for plays about science and technology. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Planet Poster: Mapping The Future Of World Population Researchers at the Earth Institute at Columbia University have developed map that projects where people will be living in the year 2025. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


FOAF (Friend of a Friend) Vocabulary Specification The FOAF project is based around the use of machine readable Web homepages for people, groups, companies and other kinds of thing, using a FOAF vocabulary to provide a collection of basic terms that can be used in these Web pages. The initial focus of FOAF has been on the description of people, since people are the things that link together most of the other kinds of things described in the Web. For instance they make documents, attend meetings, and are depicted in photos. The FOAF Vocabulary definitions are written using RDF/OWL to enable processing of facts about the terms in the FOAF vocabu From EdNA Online on July 22, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


The 10 Coolest Technologies You've Never Heard Of This PC Magazine story goes into top technologies that may change your life although most of you haven't even heard of them. Number 7 might be familiar to some people already! From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


The Invention Machine A machine in search of a problem. Koza is the inventor of genetic programming, a revolutionary approach to AI capable of solving complex engineering problems with virtually no human guidance. The 1,000 networked computers donâ??t just follow a preordained routine. They create, growing new and unexpected designs out of the most basic code. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Beware of Microsoft bearing gifts I've told you that I didn't think that anything good could result from Microsoft's ODF support. I was wrong, though. It's already worse than I expected it would be. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


AMD Is Buying ATI for $5.5B ATI is battling with Nvidia Corp. to be the No. 2 maker of computer-graphics chips behind Intel Corp. Buying ATI may help Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro in its efforts to keep taking market share from Intel, the world's largest semiconductor maker. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Congress Should Sue Bush, Says The American Bar Association... The American Bar Association task force In a report to be released Monday, will recommend that Congress pass legislation providing for some sort of judicial review of Bush's use of signing statements. Task force members want to give Congress the right to sue over the signing statements, With the supreme court given Final Judgment on Legality. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Google Vision "What If You Could Google Objects, Not Just Words? Called "Google Vision," the concept involves a gadget about the size of a cell phone with built-in GPS that scrolls out to reveal a flexible screen. Its purpose would be to use image recognition and GPS data to tell you what you're looking at." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


AMD Plans To Demonstrate Native Quad-Core This Year AMD plans "to demonstration our next-generation processor core, in a native quad-core implementation before the end of the year." Earlier this year, AMD's Executive Vice President Henri Richard claimed this native-quad core processor would be called K8L. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


The best goals of World Cup '06 Great video of the best goals of 2006. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


A shotgun blast in ultra slow motion Ultra Slow Motion footage of a shotgun blast. It's totally real, but does look almost too good to be true. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


999 ideas that changed our lives The toothbrush we use, the car we drive, the phone we answer, the chair we sit in at work — every manufactured object we buy has been pondered, argued over, sketched and prototyped. In short, designed by someone or a team of someones. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Get Your Voice Mail Via Email eVoice is an internet voicemail answering service that delivers your voicemail messages to the email address of your choice. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Just when you thought your apple remote could do it all... mira is designed exclusively for the Apple Remote, taking it beyond Front Row with personal control over any application. Shipping with built-in support for over 20 applications, new ones can be given their own specific actions in a few seconds with virtually no learning curve and no additional software or plugins to download or install. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Walk in Space for $15 Million (Plus Airfare) The company that sent the first tourists to space is about to start offering its clients an alluring add-on: a spacewalk. Space Adventures Ltd.,that has sent 3 wealthy men to orbit the earth on the International Space Station, is planning to announce today that future customers will be able to take an hour-and-a-half trip outside the station. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Bush Administration Blocks NASA from Studying the Environment New York Times: Saturday, July 22, 2006 From 2002 until this year, NASA’s mission statement, prominently featured in its documents, read: “To understand and protect our home planet... as only NASA can.” In early February, the statement was quietly altered, with the phrase “to understand and protect our home planet” deleted. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Israeli troops capture Lebanese village. Israeli troops backed by artillery and tank fire seized control of a Lebanese border village on Saturday and recovered weapons from another town in Hezbollah territory, military officials said. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Reggie Bush contemplating sitting out 2006, may re-enter 2007 draft. No. 2 overall pick and Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush not only appears headed for a holdout with the New Orleans Saints, a league source said Bush is toying with the idea of sitting out the entire season and going back in the draft in 2007 if he doesn't get his price. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Mram could one day overthrow hard discs and flash memory BBC article on Mram technology includes a video showing how it works. Article also does a nice job of comparing Mram to other memory technologies. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


The Fountain -- First Official Trailer An odyssey about one mans thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. As a 16th century Conquistador, a modern-day scientist, and a 26th century astronaut, he searches for the secret to eternal life. Amazing looking, time travel including and Darren Aronofsky directed. Includes Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Sean Patrick Thomas. Amazing!! From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Holy keyboard to hit Japan soon In what's not being hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough, a Japanese company called Sigma A.P.O has developed a spill-resistant keyboard that's got holes drilled in it to let the coffee, beer, juice, etc. escape. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Bill Gates demands open source Bill Gates is demanding that AIDS researchers share or open source their results if they're to get some of the $287 million the Gates Foundation is putting into the search for AIDS vaccines. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Omni Group announces new project management software: OmniPlan The Omni Group has announced a release date of Wednesday, July 26th for a public beta of their new OmniPlan software. Household accidents among Mac users quadruple overnight due to slippage on excess drool. And there aren't even any screenshots yet! (but there is an eye-candy icon) From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


What Makes Serial Killers Tick? "I'm the most cold-blooded sonofabitch you'll ever meet," said Ted Bundy. "I just liked to kill, I wanted to kill." The hallmark of the psychopath is the inability to recognize others as worthy of compassion." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Drug War Police Tactics Endanger Innocent Citizens. You know the drug war has gotten out of hand when Fox News is criticizing it. Interesting opinion piece about SWAT teams and their botched raids. There are links to a Google Map plotting almost 300, and cops killing dogs for their sick amusement in these raids. What really disturbs me is the SWAT officer steeping on a baby's head in the 2ND link. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


German novel starring Carl Gauss outsells Harry Potter and Da Vinci Code Gripped? You will be. In fact, Measuring the World has proved nothing less than a literary sensation. Since it was published last September, the novel has sold more than 600,000 copies in Germany, knocking JK Rowling and Dan Brown off the top of the best-seller list. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Mexican legislators consider immigration bill. Mexico has long been critical of U.S. immigration laws, but their laws on it are tougher ours. Last year they detained 240,269 migrants, mostly from Central America. Now some Mexican legislators have introduced a bill to eliminate jail terms for illegal migration into Mexico. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


How to take appart almost anything: a tinkerer heaven This site is a resource to be used by anyone who wishes to see -- for any reason -- how to take apart certain electronic devices. We will try to post a new dissection as often as time permits. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Possible TechTV Reunion? From Leo's Vox blog... Ideas are still being thrown around, but it looks like a reunion could be in the works in the near future! Get the word out and maybe we can help make this work! Plus Martin Sargent has offered to host! From digg on July 22, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..


New Command & Conquer 3 Screen Shots Like the title says, three new screens from C&C 3. This game is gonna rock. Hard. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..


Let the Lightsabers Ignite: LucasArts Confirms Wii Support In a Star Wars panel this afternoon at the San Diego Comic-Con, LucasArts representative Steve Sansweet confirmed that the company that would be working with all three next generation systems, most importantly for us, the Wii. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..


Why Ubisoft's Red Steel for the Wii Needs "Canned" Sword Moves A lone blogger comes to Ubisoft's aid in attempting to explain why they chose to go with canned animations/techniques for sword moves in Red Steel for the Wii rather than freestyle play ... and why they were right to do so. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 3:30 p.m..


Fun with Google Mark Austin (who wrote these ECDL tests - login req) recently showed me some web quests he'd authored. They are specific to his area, so not appropriate for Yacapaca public space, but good end-of-term fun nonetheless. But what if you want young imaginations to soar beyond Google's utilitarian façade? Pick up a copy of Philipp Lenssen's 55 Ways to Have Fun with Google (PDF). I pa From Chalkface: Blog on July 22, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


Amazing Bill Gates Playboy Interview This is a really insightful interview with Gates from a dozen years ago. It's interesting how some of the themes are still current, Bill talks about not leaving a significant inheritance to his then future offspring, saying that when he's in his fifties he'll give away 95% of his wealth to charities. His love for McDonalds and Jack in the box. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Next Ronaldinho: 10 Year Old Turkish Wonderkid Video Keep an eye on Turkey in 2014. As you can see from the video below, clearly Turkey will be the team to beat because the 10-year-old next Maradona/Ronaldinho you see playing here will be 18 then and there isn’t a chance in hell he won’t turn out to be a superstar. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


The Best Nuclear Option Imagine a nuclear industry that can power America for decades using its own radioactive garbage, burning up the parts of today's reactor wastes that are the hardest to dispose of. Add technology that takes nuclear chaff, uranium that was mined and processed but was mostly unusable, and converts it to still more fuel. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Area 51 hackers dig up trouble To the Area 51 buffs who journey to the Nevada desert in the hopes of catching a glimpse of unexplained lights in the sky or to bask in the mythic allure of the region, 58-year-old Chuck Clark is almost as much a part of the local color as the Black Mailbox. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Optical Illusion: Hot Space Gas Cloud Seems to Begin to Disappear if it does not to you then it is just a cool picture of a hot gas cloud in space. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Another Osama Bin Laden Message Coming Soon "A new Osama bin Laden message from al Qaeda's as-Sahab Institute for Media Production is to be released soon, according to IntelCenter, a private contractor providing counterterrorism support work to the intelligence community." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Teacher under fire for his Cheney-9/11 theory MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- More than 60 state lawmakers are urging the University of Wisconsin-Madison to fire an instructor who has argued that the U.S. government orchestrated the September 11 terrorist attacks. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Boobs, Butt or Shoulder? Can you tell if a cropped image is part of a butt, boobs, or shoulder of a woman? From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


"HOLY WAR" IN SOMALIA Another front in the War on Terror just opened up From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Microsoft: Lost In Transition Microsoft reported fourth-quarter sales above Wall Street's estimates and announced a $20 billion stock buyback, but with its business still in transition, margin improvement is unlikely in the near-future, according to a Friday report by Credit Suisse. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Green Wonders of The World Green building technology has reached a tipping point that makes it more feasible — and elegant — choice for new construction. Here's a look at the best-looking green buildings around the world, with pictures. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Hilarious: Colbert Gets the Truth from Congressman Wexler During the interview, Colbert asked the Congressman to explain why he enjoys cocaine and prostitutes. The congressman explains that he enjoys them both, simultaneously. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Study: Kids Should Play More Doctors may soon have a prescription for health that even kids will like: more playtime. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


The 100 science fiction books you just have to read! "Take my word for it; all science fiction books are not created equal. Many of these novels are award winners, and most have inspired profound trends in science fiction." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


The first Ubuntu-based Mepis Linux (6.0) is out! MEPIS has released SimplyMEPIS 6.0. This is the first public release of SimplyMEPIS to incorporate an Ubuntu foundation. Based on the Dapper LTS package pool, 6.0 is designed for stable long term use and support. SimplyMEPIS 6.0 is a complete and safe desktop environment designed to meet the needs of everyday computer users. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Miyamoto Shares Wii Secrets The origin of the speaker, the truth behind the name nunchaku, and some of Miyamoto's Wii ideas. Miyamoto also shares some of his gaming philosophy, and how he, as a left handed game player, was able to quickly get used to the Wii controller. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


AMD Throws Out Quad-Core Challenge To Intel AMD says that it will release true quad-core processors by mid-2007, distinguishing the chips from packaged two dual core design that Intel has announced will be released this year. AMD's quad-core product will differ from the Intel offering because it will four distinct processors on a single die rather than two dual-cores packaged together. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Watching movies on the big screen... on top of roofs in Manhattan Rooftop Films originally started showcasing short films on a rooftop in Brooklyn. Now in its 10th year, they screen over 275 movies at more than a dozen locations. Screenings take place Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays all summer long through September 23. Tickets are $8. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Congress goes after sneaky 'sex' sites Web pages that use innocent words like "Barbie" or "Furby" but actually feature sexual content will be subject to felony charges, thanks to a bill the U.S. Senate approved Thursday. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Top five things Linux can learn from Microsoft Linux does a lot of things right -- open-source, security, reliability -- but it's far from perfect. Here's SJVN's list of the top five things that Linux could learn from Microsoft. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Reversing and accelerating the speed of light Physicist Costas Soukoulis and his research group at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory on the Iowa State University campus are having the time of their lives making light travel backwards at negative speeds that appear faster than the speed of light. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


2006 NFL Team Previews Sports Illustrated provides an in-depth analysis of all 32 NFL teams...let football season begin. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Columbus exposed as iron-fisted tyrant who tortured his slaves The man who discovered America for Europe routinely tortured slaves and starved his subjects in colonies on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. One woman said that Columbus came from a working-class family and that his father had been a weaver. Columbus's brother had her tongue cut out, and paraded her naked through the streets on a donkey. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


The 450-Watt Skateboard There's a reason Exkate's Raptor 4.0 Extreme is called a power board. Whether you're a complete novice or a hardcore rider, the first time you pull the trigger on the wireless remote, the board will probably take off without you. The Raptor's responsive 24-volt, 450-watt motor can do 0 to 15 mph in 4 seconds and scale steep inclines. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Redesigning Life Forms - To Make Ethanol Synthetic Genomics: Genetically engineered organisms can more efficiently produce ethanol from cheap and abundant sources of biomass, such as agricultural waste. It could make ethanol cost competitive. The more one can fiddle with the ethanol-producing microbes to reduce the number of steps in the conversion process, the lower costs will be. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


EA Defends Sony: 'PS3 Criticism is Unfair and Irrelevant' "Everybody writes these big stories like 'Oh my God, what will this mean? Will they stumble for the next for years, can they recover?' When Sony first put out the PlayStation 2 there were hardware shortages, and some manufacturing glitches... I give Sony a lot of credit and would never ever underestimate them." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Energy from the Sea In the October 1978 issue of TR, William Whitmore invoked an idea from the 19th century: ocean thermal energy conversion, or OTEC. Exploiting the temperature difference between the sun-heated surface of tropical waters and the chilled depths thousands of feet below, Whitmore argued, could provide clean, renewable energy in the lower latitudes. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


The Man Who Said No to Wal-Mart Every year, thousands of executives venture to Bentonville, Arkansas, hoping to get their products onto the shelves of the world's biggest retailer. But Jim Wier wanted Wal-Mart to stop selling his Snapper mowers. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Cricket infected with Parasitic Gordian worm committing suicide OMG! From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Letter to Luke Wilson Steely Dan, the band that brought you "Reeling in the years" wrote a letter to Luke Wilson. Absolutely Hilarious. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Nato General: "Afghanistan Is Close To Anarchy" The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan today described the situation in the country as "close to anarchy". From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


City Declares War on The Guardian Angels Toronto has decided to treat the Guardian Angels as a criminal street gang. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Office Space Quiz So you think you know a lot about the move Office Space? Take the quiz and answer tough questions like "How many times does Michael punch the fax machine?" Quiz is 100 questions long so make sure you have time. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


The Song of the Mosquito Crooning Mosquitos From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


YouTube - Mac Spoof: Performance Funny spoof of the new Get A Mac ad campaign and the black MacBook. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Will Future Doctors Be Forced to Teach Abstinence? The Bush administration has funded an evangelical anti-sex group to develop the sexual health curriculum for medical students. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Congressman to Colbert: ‘I Like Cocaine Because…’ What do you get when you put Stephen Colbert in a room with a congressman facing an uncontested election? Television magic. Prompt or no prompt, it’s not every day you hear an elected official talk about cocaine and prostitutes. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Atheist Fights The Pledge The ludicrous vote by the House on Wednesday to "protect the Pledge of Allegiance" from the purview of federal judges was all show, over one of those meaningless "gotcha" issues the Religious Right excels in promoting. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Israel calls up Reserves, likely to expand ground operations in Lebanon "With small units already operating in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military massed armored vehicles near its northern border today and called up several thousand reserve soldiers, suggesting that expanded ground operations and extended combat may lie ahead." From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Software freeloaders driven to pay … or use Linux With software companies better able to crack down on piracy, some people find they're having to make tough choices, according to Grigor Gatchev. Nearly every day in Bulgaria, he writes, computer experts have conversations that go something like this: "Grigor, have you heard of any new ways to register Windows XP? From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Cheaper to "Give Away" Free Cellphone Services in Rural Areas U.S. taxpayers are getting stuck with the tab of US$13,345 per telephone line per year for federally subsidized phone service.The "gold-plated" waste and inefficiency under USF is so out of control that taxpayers actually could save US$1 billion or more each year by simply giving away at full retail cost satellite or cellular phone services From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


How to Embed YouTube in Winamp "To add YouTube to Winamp, close Winamp and add the following lines to the bottom of the ml_online.ini configuration settings file" read on for more... From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Abandoned futuristic housing in Taiwan - a photoset on Flickr Some amazing futuristic buildings in Taiwan, that have been abandoned before completion, 20 years ago. They now look, well... Retro futuristic. Worth to see ! From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Electric powered MINI Concept with 640 Hp! Mini Cooper with four electic motors makes 640hp...and 2,213 lb-ft of torque! From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Is a Hybrid Worth It? This article, although a couple months old, shows that even though gas-electric hybrids are the most fuel-efficient passenger cars on the road the industry-high efficiency can't economically offset the steep sticker price. The author gets down and dirty with the math and specific examples. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Steve Nash shaves off his trademark long, unruly hair (pic included) ‘‘I just cut it,’’ the Suns star said with a shrug. ‘‘I don’t really have a rhyme or reason. I felt like taking it off.’’ From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Microsoft Readies Its IPod Killer Allard's involvement is seen as significant because he is one of the few executives at Microsoft with experience in launching a consumer electronic device from scratch with the Xbox gaming system. His involvement suggests that gaming might be part of the media player. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Fake Google Website Hides Trojan Horse Scammers have set up an exact copy of the download page for Google’s Toolbar plug-in in an attempt to lure users to download a Trojan back door. Some versions of the scam even spoof the correct Google Toolbar Web address for Internet Explorer, using Google’s own redirection service in an attempt to hide the real, non-Google address. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


Hilarious video - programmers at work This is so funny I had trouble breathing at times I was laughing so hard. It's two programmers at work with way too much spare time on their hands - and what they do with it. Very professionally acted and shot too. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


Michael J. Fox Speaks On Bush's Stem Cell Veto Michael J. Fox, suffering from advancing Parkinson's disease, gives his opinion on President George W. Bush's veto of a recent bill approved by congress to expand federal funding for stem cell research. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


YouTube Is The Fastest Growing Website The popularity of YouTube is growing at an astronomical rate, as web traffic to the video-sharing site grew 75% just in the week ending July 16. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


Pacifists versus Peace "Peace" movements are among those who take advantage of a widespread inability to see beyond rhetoric to realities. Few people even seem interested in the actual track record of so-called "peace" movements -- that is, whether such movements actually produce peace or war. From on July 22, 2006 at 4:28 a.m..


Braves acquire closer Wickman The Atlanta Braves, seeking to shore up their bullpen as they make a push for a wild-card playoff spot, acquired closer Bob Wickman from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for Class A catcher Max Ramirez. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


A Failure to Communicate: The Case of the Minimum Wage Many of us have been trying to teach the public that the laws of economics operate no matter what anyone thinks of them. They grow out of the nature of human action. But the message hasn’t gotten through. Around the country people are enthusiastically voting in referendums to raise their state's minimum wage above the federal $5.15 level. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


AMD to acquire ATI for $5.5 billion Advanced Micro Devices, the No. 2 supplier of computer processors, is close to a deal to buy graphics chip maker ATI for $5.5 billion and unless talks break down, a deal could be announced as early as Monday, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. From digg on July 22, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Time for a bite of Apple? Yes, analysts say Now might be a good time to put the Apple back into the investor's cart. From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Robin Williams Plays Spore Robin Williams configures a character for the PC game Spore. This is one of the most hilarious videos i've seen lately. From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


The Best Logo Redesigns of 2006 Excellent commentary on some of the best logo redesigns this year and information on how each logo has changed throughout the years. From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Colin Farrell Confronted by "Insane" Woman on Tonight Show According to a studio audience guest, Farrell calmly walked Bradford off stage and then, as she was escorted off the set, she shouted, "I'll see you in court" and Farrell retorted, "You're insane." From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


What If Governments Had Not Destroyed Money? What would the world economy and financial markets look like had government controlled central banks not followed a course of relentless increases in credit and fiat money supply? Thorsten Polleit explores what would happen if the recommendations of the legendary Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises had been followed by the U.S. government. From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


SCO Claims IBM Destroyed Crucial Evidence The SCO Group versus IBM lawsuit is growing ever more desperate--and ever more weird. The latest twist: Buried in a new filing from SCO is a claim that IBM destroyed evidence by ordering its programmers to delete copies of software code that could have helped SCO prove its case. SCO alleges this happened in 2003. From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Worst Weatherman in History!!! Some kids putting on a news program, with the most awkward weatherman ever. How uncomfortable do you feel??? From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Middle East Crisis: Who backs an immediate ceasefire? (graphics) If this doesn't put it the situation in perspective for you, I don't know what will. From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Steve Jobs Early Days at Atari Al Alcorn, co-founder of Atari with Nolan Bushnell, recently spoke with PodTech.net about the early days of the company, including Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' time there. Mr. Jobs was an 18-year-old college dropout at the time and Mr. Alcorn hired him despite his lack of a technical education. From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Shaun White back in golden groove "He's back. Shaun White righted his golden ship in the Pepsi Center's halfpipe Saturday, throwing a spinning 720 to regain his top-podium splendor after a crushing 20th-place finish last month in the first stop of the five-city Dew Action Sports Tour." From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


At 25, Kournikova is retired and loving life The sexiest athlete in the history of women's sports is discussing what it's like, at 25, to be retired -- well, that's not what she calls it, because she hasn't ruled out a comeback -- and now she's flashing those perfect white teeth and preparing to devour the fruit of her labor. From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


GM admits it's building hybrids to get good press, and not much else "Hybrids are technologically of doubtful benefit, and expensive, but necessary from a political and public relations point of view," said GM's Bob Lutz. "Toyota has said, economically, hybrids make no sense. The reduction in fuel does not pay for the technological content [...] so therefore economically it remains fairly nonsensical." From digg on July 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


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