D L O R N
Distributed Learning Object Repository Network


Most recent update: July 24, 2006 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4)
Search Edu_RSS:

Global Learn Day X: Voyage Number Ten This virtual round-the-world voyage is a 24 hour online conference on technology and e-learning. Key Note Speakers include Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, Inc. and Sir John Daniel from the UK. The day aims to celebrate learning, to increase and accelerate affordable access to education, worldwide and to promote the Socrates Academy and prize. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..


Skilled migration policy a failure in IT Australia's skilled migration system has been branded an 'abject failure in public policy' for importing thousands of foreign IT workers while Australian graduates struggle to find a job. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Google site to aid the blind | CNET News.com Google is testing a site designed to create Web pages that software can easily read to blind users. 'The new Google Accessible Search site prioritizes the list of search results based on how simple the Web page layouts are', said T.V. Raman, research scientist in charge of the service. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


$10 million to develop 'thinking' robots New cross-disciplinary research that brings together neuroscience, artificial intelligence, robotics and computer science will receive $10 million over the next five years under the Australian Government’s Thinking Systems initiative. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Registration Open for New Ways of Working in VET Forum 3 Reframing the Future has opened registration for New Ways of Working in Vocational Education and Training (VET) Forum 3. The forum will showcase Reframing the Future 2006 projects and programs. The forum is in Sydney, 28-29 November 2006. Registration closes Thursday 2 November 2006. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


$30 CVS Camcorders unlocked without hardware modification A while back CVS pharmacy came out with a digital one time use camcorder, this was unlocked with efforts from the camerahacking.com community. After a while the software hole exploited in unlocking these cameras was plugged and the camcorder users had to resort to much more difficult methods. Now there is a new tool to help unlock these camcorders. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


95 Theses of Geek Activism Food for thought, worth a read. (not my blog) From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


This Guy Collects Road Signs bonus pretty nice web site to boot Guy has an excellent collection of street signs. How I ended up on this page ill never know but its well laid out and interesting none the less. Beats the crap out of your one no parking sign you stole in college! From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Mouse wheel programming in JavaScript Programming mouse wheel event handling in JavaScript. Works on IE, Firefox and Opera 9. Might be useful to web application developers. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Allies Expressing Concerns About American UN Envoy Over the past month, more than 30 ambassadors consulted in the preparation of this article, all of whom share the United States’ goal of changing United Nations management practices, expressed misgivings over Mr. Bolton’s leadership. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Another Bengal Arrested: DT Askew charged with resisting arrest When did the Bengals turn into the Portland Trailblazers? From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Help Bring Back TechTV Chris Pirillo is asking for your help to make the TechTV reunion a reality. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Programmer Blows Whistle on Voter Machine Fraud A programmer who has worked for NASA admits he was asked by the Speaker of the Florida House to write a hidden program to "control the vote in south Florida." Video. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


FDA Targeting Conflicts of Interests with Monday Announcements Outside experts who advise the government on drugs and other regulated products often have financial ties to industry, creating the potential for conflicts of interest. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Bush's Tactic of Refusing Laws Is Probed The president is indicating that he will not either enforce part or the entirety of congressional bills," said ABA president Michael S. Greco, a Massachusetts attorney. "We will be close to a constitutional crisis if this issue, the president's use of signing statements, is left unchecked. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Halo 3 developer receives death threats Despite Death Threats, 'Halo 3' Developer Keeping Secrets Close To The Chest From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Picturing the New Spam The spam contains images spouting everything from stock scams to Viagra, and its volume has more than doubled since April, according to analysis by anti-spam vendor IronPort Systems. Image-based spam accounts for 21% of all spam, compared with just 1% in late 2005, IronPort says. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Nations of the World - Yakko An oldie but goodie. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Intel pulls ATI chipset license There is a lot of news surrounding ATI at the moment, especially with the AMD buy out confirmed earlier today. Intel has pulled ATI's chipset license, meaning that there will be no more ATI (or rather, AMD) chipsets for Intel processors after the end of the year. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Why Female Teachers Have Sex With Students! Excellent info MSNBC story on why female teachers have sex with students--excellent, smart, cool. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Superman 6 in 2009? If director Bryan Singer has his way, Superman will take to the air a second time. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


YouTube Worth $1 BIllion? But Who Will Buy It? John Battelle ponders who could buy YouTube, recently speculated to be worth $1 Billion, without getting burned. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


CSS Layout Techniques: for Fun and Profit Feel free to steal all the code you find on this site, and consider linking back here on your site or in your source comments. You will also find below links to various online CSS resources and tutorials, appropriate for both the novice and the seasoned CSS veteran. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Astronomers glimpse exploded star A star on the brink of exploding as a spectacular supernova has been glimpsed by international astronomers. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Zippo Tricks Check out these Neat Tricks with Zippo Lighters From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Take a Test: Where Do People Click? The new click survey asks you to click anywhere on a set of 8 images. In the end, you'll see where you and everyone else clicked. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


The Largest Water Clock in North America a 8m (26.5 feet) high clock that displays time as colored & filled up water vessels, using 260l (70 gallons) of a solution of water, methyl alcohol & food coloring. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Cursor Kite "It's a kite that looks like a cursor! Quad-line control, asymmetrical framing, invisible stainless fittings, and opposed-bow tensioning for the sail make this incredible kite look digitally pasted right into the sky...." From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Personal Tech: A Look At What's Hot On The Wireless Desktop Wireless must have gadgets From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


The Terminally Ill and Their Right to Drugs Some organizations are demanding a change in the process to permit terminally ill people to gain speedier access to possible cures. Their demands have so far been rebuffed by regulators. Here I argue the case for liberalizing the approval process. Terminally ill patients are still capable of rational assessment of their alternative choices. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Drawings that look alive Here is a set of drawings that look so much alive. These look damn cool. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


First pictures of the new Volvo C30 Here are the first photographs of one of the year’s most talked about new cars – the Volvo C30. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


AMD + ATI = CPU/GPU integration Now that the merger is official, AMD has a set of pages up with information on the combined company's future plans - enable the combined company to compete on the corporate desktop, and system-level CPU-GPU integration. They also mentioned die-level CPU-GPU integration. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..


Tarantino Confirms More Kill Bill! "Tarantino spilled the beans that once he finishes 'Death Proof' he will begin working on two more 'Kill Bill' films! Both films will be animated..." From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Why F1 is so boring Given the competitive nature of F1, with cars separated by less than a tenth of a second, it is unreasonable to expect drivers to be passing and repassing with the frequency of MotoGP riders. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Knife Sharpening Tricks There are many ways to sharpen a knife. This method produces a good general purpose edge. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


William F. Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative Lately his foreign policy has come under fire from some conservatives — including the father of modern conservatism, William F. Buckley. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Yes, another PS3 game is cancelled for now. "THQ has announced on its official German forums that the PS3 version of WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 07 has been cancelled. The PS3 version was scrapped because, as THQ puts it, “the development team would rather concentrate their resources on the three other platforms“. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Have you got the balls? The latest thrill ride involves getting strapped into a giant inflatable ball and pushed down a hill. You ride in an inner chamber is surrounded by a 3-foot cushion of air and nearly 1,000 nylon support straps tethered to an outer shell of 12 feet in diameter, made of clear PVC and weighing about 350 pounds. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Albert Einstein - The trash talker and Sex Fiend Albert Einstein made bad financial investments, revealed details about his mistresses to his wives, and was plagued by doubts about his relationship with his two son From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Video Blogging using Django and Flash Video (FLV) "The whole process is surprisingly simple and straightforward and can be done entirely with free (FLOSS) tools." A pretty straighforward guide. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Podcasting Grows Up and Gets its Own Academy Awards Podcasting has a new award based on the Academy Awards model. The Podcast Peer Awards are the first podcast awards given by podcasters, and the emphasis is on excellence rather than popularity. A unique voting system lets shows with small audiences compete with popular shows, and makes cheating virtually impossible. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Revolutionary New Music Service Debuts Artists can upload their music to Amie Street for promotioni and sale. Users form social networks with friends, listen to, and purchase music. All songs are DRM-free in MP3. Songs appear to be at 192kpbs quality level, although it may just be whatever the artist uploads. Users can search, browse and listen to music for free (via streaming). From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Six Keys to Peace The U.S. finally decides to give peace-making a chance and is sending Secretary of State Rice to the region. It isn't rocket science, but the playbook for bringing stability to the Middle East requires American commitment, Israeli restraint, Arab flexibility-and a little luck in Iraq. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


"WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY" at Boston 'demonstration' "Look what happens when a blogger with a video camera shows up to a pro-Hezbollah rally in Boston" -- "much jostling, grabbing, profanity and threats of violence directed toward our intrepid" (blogger) From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Machine Gun Vs Katana Can the katana withstand a .50 caliber machine gun? Find out here. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Wrongfully Accussed Olympic Bomber Suspect Still Hurting 10 Years Later "The heroes are soon forgotten. The villains last a lifetime," Jewell told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview. "I dare say more people know I was called a suspect than know I was the one who found the package and know I was cleared." From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Microsoft Exec: Vista Slip Could Mean $200 To $400 Million Hit Company CFO Chris Liddell says a slip in Vista's release to Q2 2007 would cost the company hundreds of millions, but it's unclear whether the estimated loss includes some of the planned sales and marketing money--estimated at $900 million total for fiscal 2007. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


YouTube's Phenomenal Growth Video-sharing site YouTube attracted 19.6 million visitors in June, a 297 percent increase from January, a market research firm said Friday. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Discovery Channel Tip Saves Teen From Alligator Attack A 16-year-old being dragged into a Central Florida lake by a large alligator used a tip he watched on the Discovery Channel to break free and likely save his life. Corey Workman's left foot was grabbed by a 6 to 8 foot alligator. Workman escaped by poking the alligator in the eye with his thumb, just as depicted on the Discovery Channel. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Erase permanent marker from your dry erase board Just what the title says. If you have permanent marker on your board, remove it with three easy steps. I did it and it definitely works. I removed markings that were four years old without much hassle. http://www.lifehacker.com/software/top/erase-permanent-marker-from-your-dry-erase-board-176015.php From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Latest Edition of the Official Qt Book Published A new version of the official Qt book, "C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4", has now been published. The book is officially approved by Trolltech and has been reviewed by many Qt developers. It contains 560 pages of new and updated instructional content covering end-to-end cross-platform development. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


WWDC 2006 Keynote Bingo John Siracusa presents the WWDC keynote bingo card. Actual attendees to WWDC are encouraged to play along -- first person to winn is expected to yell "bingo" loud enough so that people watching the webcast can hear the shout. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Best "Series of Tubes" yet: t-shirt from HOPE con Further embiggening the pile of parodies inspired by Senator Stevens' infamously inept analogy: a t-shirt spotted at HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) in NYC this week From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


First Kazaa, Then Skype, and now "The Venice Project" Serial entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis are at it again, this time with a venture for distributing TV and other video over the Net. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Official: AMD Buys ATI, Shafts NVIDIA Straight from the horses mouth, AMD press release announces $5.4 bn acquisition of ATI. Where does this leave AMD-NVIDIA?? From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


ThreatViewer allows security personnel to see in all directions at once ThreatViewer was used to enhance security surrounding the All-Star week events and monitor critical infrastructure in Pittsburgh. Typically in such circumstance, multiple cameras are utilized to monitor a location, each providing images within a narrow line of sight. ThreatViewer provides 360-degree, panoramic images from a single position. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


The Case for Breaking Up Wal-Mart Wal-Mart's massive growth has begun to disrupt America's entire retail economy, forcing companies large and small to adapt to its ruthless practices if they want to do business. Is it time to bring in the government to break up the mega chain? From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Huge Toll Feared in Soccer Scandal It is not only Italian soccer fans who are biting their nails after a match-fixing scandal resulted in a ruling that harshly punishes the country's top four clubs. The soccer marketplace is also bracing itself for what could be huge financial losses From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Remote-Controlled Nano Air Vehicle Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories has 10 months to design a remote-controlled nano air vehicle for the US. Oh yeah, it has to be the size and shape of a maple tree seed - about 1.5 inches long with a maximum takeoff weight of about 0.35 ounces. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Canada wins key softwood lumber ruling Canada and its lumber industry have won an important victory against punitive American duties in the U.S. Court of International Trade. The U.S. trade court has upheld a Canadian claim that the U.S. illegally continued to charge anti-dumping and countervailing duties on lumber after a NAFTA ruling determined there was no basis for them. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Specs of almost 280 graphics cards summarized and compared! This is a great guide for those who need to quickly find out the important specs of any graphics cards in the market and in the past. Even XGI and Intel are covered! From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Comprehensive list of nearly every OS ever made A comprehensive list of Operating Systems, broken down into categories. It is Wikipedia, but the list seems trustable to me, you'll be amazed at how many OSes there are! Most have links to their respective pages. Fictional OSes included! From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Cities Shed Middle Class, and Are Richer and Poorer for It Places like New York and San Francisco appear to be richer and more dazzling than ever: crime remains low, new arrivals pour in, neighborhoods have risen from the dead. But middle-class city dwellers across the country are being squeezed by the rich as much, or more so, as by the poor . From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Top Ten Worst Referee Calls of all time Every so often, a ref will make an erroneous, game-altering determination. Here are history's 10 most heinous such calls. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


'The USS Liberty': America's Most Shameful Secret At 0800 hrs, 8 June, 1967, the Israeli attacks killed 34 US seamen and wounded 171 out of a crew of 297, the worst loss of American naval personnel from hostile action since World War II. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Private Spaceport Plan The craft would hit an altitude of about 325,000 feet -- or almost 62 miles -- before descending and restarting its engine for a "precision vertical powered landing on the landing pad" in sparsely populated Culberson County, about 125 miles east of El Paso. Those were among the plans detailed in a 229-page draft filed with the FAA by Bezos. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Mercedes cars get anti-smash radar Mercedes-Benz releases a car that automatically applies the brakes when it feels its going to hit something. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


MySQL Quick Admin Becomes Open-Source Freeware The makers of MQA have decided to make it open source, and free. Feel free to download it now! From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


China's Maglev Train Breakthrough for Green Transportation The magnetically levitated train (or maglev train)is a "green transportation" breakthrough for urban traffic problems. China's research organization for maglev trains recently unveiled its magnetic engine, along with plans for China's first permanent maglev train line in the development zone of Dalian. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Light goes faster in reverse A group of US physicists funded by the US Department of Energy have made a material capable of making light travel backwards, at speeds "that appear faster than the speed of light", at the smallest wavelength ever. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Cancer Medicine Found To Be "Toxic To The Heart" A widely hailed cancer drug can damage cardiac tissue and may lead to heart failure, US researchers say. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


All the Wild Wonders: 2008 CBCA National Conference The 2008 Children's Book Council of Australia conference, All the Wild Wonders, will provide those interested in children's literature with an opportunity to explore issues formally and informally through presentations which will allow engagement in intellectual debate and in celebrating successes and new directions. The 2008 Conference will feature a number of outstanding local and international speakers. Keynote sessions will be open to the public. There will be concurrent sessions further exploring the focus issues introduced by the keynote speakers. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


Paying tuition with plastic is common A third of students from the richest families carried a credit-card balance, compared with nearly half of students from the poorest families. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


U.S. Gas Prices Hit All-Time High Nationwide gas prices hit an all-time high in the last two weeks, rising nearly 2 cents to just over $3 per gallon. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Under pressure, FDA moves to ensure independence of outside advisers Outside experts who advise the government on drugs and other regulated products often have financial ties to industry, creating the potential for conflicts of interest. Bar these scientists from review panels, say Congress. Not possible, the agency says, But pressured by Congress, the agency is trying to bring its decision-making more into the open From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


'Pirates' salts away $321.7M over 17 days. Johnny Depp and his pirate friends are keeping all the box-office treasure for themselves. Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" remained the top movie for the third straight weekend, hauling in $35 million and lifting its total to $321.7 million after just 17 days, according to studio estimates Sunday. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Bear falls from tree by way of tranquilizer and onto a trampoline Bear in tree + trampoline + plus tranquilizer = comedy From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


The 5 Most Popular Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars complement gas engines with electric motors to get more power, subsequently achieving better mileage than their gas-only counterparts. Toyota and Honda are both major players in this space, but just about every other carmaker is working on a hybrid model. We've picked our top cars based on great gas mileage and good performance. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Cop takes a TASER shot to his groin A cop in training has to be shot with a TASER to be able to use it on duty. This cop has a teacher with a bad aim and hits him with 50,000 volts to his groin. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


HEZ SLEEPER CELLS AWAKENED Hezbollah Sleeper Cells awakened From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


HOWTO - Live Coding with Python "Live coding is the act of writing software while it is executing, often as part of a performance." This tutorial shows you how to experiment with live coding python and apply the concept to creating a drum machine and jamming with dynamic code. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


The Sleeping Sickness Beginning in 1916 and into the 1920s, medical science was baffled by this bizarre epidemic, which affected millions of people across the globe. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Study: Parrots Show Impressive Intelligence An American scientist says the results of a 29-year study suggest parrots could be as intelligent as five-year-old humans. A study of Alex, an african grey parrot, shows parrots have an impressive intelligence. "They're about the same intelligence as a five-year-old child but their communication skills are only about that of a two-year-old. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 9:31 a.m..


Victoria Online Thesaurus The Victoria Online (VO) Thesaurus is a subject thesaurus of descriptive terms that reflect the themes and resources within Victoria Online, the Victorian Government's online portal. Victoria Online is a metadata-driven gateway to Victorian State, Federal and Local government information. The VO Thesaurus has been developed to populate the Keyword (DC.Subject) field within the VO Metadata Application Profile (VOMAP). This site contains the thesaurus and articles and resources about its development from the Victorian eGovernment Resource Centre. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Man racks up 31 million SkyMiles While jetting about the planet, selling his software, the CEO of Noble Systems has accumulated more than 31 million Delta SkyMiles.That's more than enough miles to fly from Earth to Venus — business class. Or to the moon and back 62 times. It should coma as no surprise that Jim Noble, 48, is on his third wife. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


A Visual Exploration of Complex Networks Collected here are a few of the many intriguing, and often beautiful, images that illustrate how the whole is more than the sum of its parts. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Israel says it would accept NATO-led force Israeli warplanes struck a minibus carrying people fleeing the fighting Sunday in southern Lebanon, killing three people, Lebanese security officials said, and Israel said it would accept a NATO-led international force to keep the peace along the border. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Microsoft Video: Bill Gates and Napoleon Dynamite This is just too funny. Insider video from Microsoft with Bill Gates and Napoleon Dynamite. Bill Gates goes to College. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Online Dating 2.0: 13 Next-Gen Sites To Find Love A great outline of 13 next-generation online dating sites with a handy feature comparison chart. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


The Internet Is Your Next Hard Drive New Web-based services don't just store your data online -- they keep it synchronized across your laptop, desktop, and mobile phone. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Firefighters could be replaced by robots. Let's call it Snakes on a Flame Lovingly nicknamed Anna Konda, the Norwegian robot was assembled using 20 hydraulic motors powered by a regular fire hose, whose 100 bars of pressure give it enough strength to break through walls and even lift a car right up off the ground. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Bush writing exceptions to laws he signs Violates the Constitution, ABA This report raises serious concerns crucial to the survival of our democracy," said the ABA's president, Michael Greco. "If left unchecked, the president's practice does grave harm to the separation of powers doctrine, and the system of checks and balances that have sustained our democracy for more than two centuries. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Myspace redesign mockup MySpace, it’s the biggest social network ... t’s also one of the butt-ugliest websites out there. What’s ironic is that in all practicality, bad design (or a poor UI) should inhibit user experience, yet MySpace suffers no such fate. Heres a mockup of a new design.. From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Shiira 2, Download the Private Beta Build! Remember that super cool new browser that was previewed and dugg a few days ago? Well, you can now try it out! With a cool visual tab bar, tab exposé, full screen mode and more, better act quick before this early beta build link is taken down! From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Sword Vs Bullet A Samurai Sword Vs a 9mm. Which do you think can break the other? Find out in this video! From digg on July 24, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Australian Research Centre for Public Oral Health (ARCPOH) The Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) was established at The University of Adelaide in 2001 to undertake research and research training in population oral health that is internationally recognised to be of the highest quality. ARCPOH�s stakeholders in addition to the University include government agencies, dental organisations, and private corporations. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..


Architecture: Green Wonders of the World These environmentally conscious buildings, neighborhoods, and even towns prove that going green can inspire great architecture. Today's green buildings, by contrast, minimize energy use, employ sustainable materials, and win architecture awards. This list of Green Wonders of the World celebrates this shift. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


McDonald's Food will decompose your body, but not itself... sick... The guy from Super Size Me has a short video that shows how McDonald's food doesn't naturally decompose very well. Kinda Scary.... From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


AMD buys graphics maker ATI for $5.4 Billion AMD has scheduled a telephone conference for 8 a.m. EDT Monday to make a "significant corporate announcement." Chief Executive Hector Ruiz and Chief Financial Officer Bob Rivet planned to staff the call. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


News: Second draft of GPL 3 due out Tuesday The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is due to release the second draft of the GNU general public license version 3 (GPLv3) Tuesday, according to sources close to the organization. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


21-year-old wins 2nd World Series of Poker bracelet in 5 days! Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan have 10 bracelets, Phil Ivey has 5...Jeff Madsen, 21-year-old film student already has 2...in 5 days...and is still younger then anyone else ever to win one. "[Doyle] Brunson and [Johnny] Chan have 10, so at this rate, I guess I'll have 100 when I'm Brunson's age [72].'' From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


Saddam hospitalized on 17th day of hunger strike Saddam Hussein has been hospitalized, on the 17th day of a hunger strike. The chief prosecutor in his trial says the health of the former Iraqi leader "is unstable because of the hunger strike." From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


Boy killed by falling mirror in Wal-Mart Christopher Antonio was apparently playing near the 5-foot-tall floor-mounted mirror in the children's section of a Wal-Mart when it fell Saturday. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


Stephen Hawking: "Europe Should Not Follow Bush On Stem Cells" Stephen Hawking criticized President Bush and European states that are trying to ban stem cell research. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


Hi-Def: The Mistake That Nintendo Avoided About has a pretty bold story up, talking about how the Wii avoided disaster by not including High Definition support. The article does have a few valid points on why it is a wise idea to not jump into the hi-def arena just yet, but it also makes a lot of points that just don’t make sense. I am very interested to see what you guys think. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


Test your popup blocker software. PopupTest.com provides a simple and independent source for popup window testing. Whether you are developing a popup killer software or you are thinking about purchasing one, you can use our sample popups to test the effectiveness of the application. From on July 24, 2006 at 6:36 a.m..


School and Industry Leaders’ Forums School and Industry Leaders' Forums aim to bring school, industry and business leaders together at a local level to share ideas and plan ways to work together to develop locally specific career education programmes in schools. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..


Information and Communications Technologies and Development: Help or Hindrance? This article explores the question of the great but as yet unrealised potential of ICT in development internationally. It discusses and provides case studies on the use of radio, the clear winner as the most widespread form of communication in the Asia Pacific. The article investigates: approaches to the use of ICT for development; barriers to the take up of ICT for development; key components of good practice in ICT-driven projects; and, a role for ICT in mainstream development projects. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..


Wonderful Collection of North Korean Propaganda Films! I've found a bunch of hilarious North Korean propaganda films at YouTube, and I've collected several of the best here for your amusement. Quake with horror at their WWII vintage military while watching "DPRK is Invincible!" and come to realize just how much better off they are than the US in "Capitalist “America”, Socialist Korea!" From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


AMD drops desktop processor prices by 47% Yeah, we knew it was coming and AMD really had no choice. But wait: 47% sounds more dramatic than it is. Looks like that it actually is not enough to compete with Intel across the board. Especially the $860 for the FX-62 is ridiculous. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Stiff asks, great programmers answer "I asked 10 questions to a bunch of programmers that I consider very interesting people and I respect them for various things they created." Interesting interview with Linus Torvalds, Dave Thomas, David Heinemeier Hansson, Steve Yegge, Peter Norvig, Guido Van Rossum, James Gosling and Tim Bray. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


MacBook Faster than a Desktop G5 at Some Tasks This well-written review explains how the processor in the MacBook, a consumer laptop, is as robust as the processor in G5 desktop Macs -- and sometimes exceeds G5 performance on certain tasks. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Bottle of tequila sold for $225,000 Producer Tequila Ley .925 announced Saturday that it has sold a bottle of Mexico's best-known beverage in a gold and platinum casing for a whopping $225,000. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Sex in Space: Getting a Grip on Gravity While sex in space is now a front and center topic of talk in public space travel circles, it may be far more complex and foreboding than once thought. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


The Neanderthal Genes: Cavemen, Chimps And Us It is the holy grail of human paleontology, a window on a crucial moment in our evolution. Last week scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Germany announced they would attempt to sequence the Neanderthal genome—the complete DNA of the closest known relative to modern humans, a species that disappeared from the Earth about 30,000 years ago. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Wii WarioWare Hands On Just try playing this game and not grin like the village idiot on strong ecstasy ... it’s physically impossible not to be happy whilst playing this game. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Corporate Websites from 1996 Wow, Internet 1.0 sure was ugly! From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Towards one laptop per child Countries which will initially receive the laptops are China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Nigeria and Thailand... The $100-laptops, which are designed for rough usage, will be Linux-based and have a 500 MHz processor, a 128MB of DRAM, and a 500MB flash memory. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Internet Game Leaves Man Blind An Internet war game addict in Beijing, became blind due to a detachment of the retina after obsessive Internet playing. Oh yeah, and on the other side, some violent online games are demolishing basic moral standards of the teens and are taking them away from the real world. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Text-Based Pong What if pong was a text adventure. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


The War in Iraq by the makers of Wallace & Gromit Creature Comforts is the name of this humorous show --first an animated short film then television series with the same style. In this episode, (suitable?) clay animals and insects lip-sync speeches given by George W Bush, Tony Blair and such. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Freespire videos Freespire videos illustrating the process involved in the installation and use of Freespite Linux. Link poiint to installtion. Also see: http://osvids.com/vids/0007/vid_0007.html From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Bush quietly remaking The Justice Departments Civil Rights Division. The Bush admin. is quietly remaking the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, filling the permanent ranks with lawyers who have strong conservative credentials but little experience in civil rights, according to job application materials obtained by the Globe. only 42 percent of the lawyers hired since 2003 have civil rights experience!!! From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


America's Domestic Policy vs. America's Foreign Policy This week, George Bush used his presidential veto to block a bill on stem cell research, saying he couldn't support the 'taking of innocent human life'. Meanwhile, in Iraq, six civilians are killed by a US air strike. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Hanged from a crane aged 16: Justice Iran style The Iranian judge who had sentenced 16-year-old Atefeh Rajabito to death was left unmoved as he personally put the noose around her neck and signalled to the crane driver. Kicking and screaming, Atefeh was left dangling for 45 minutes from the arm of the crane. Her crime? She had sex with an unmarried man. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


The Future of Computing From mainframes to microblades, farewell to GHz CPUs From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


So that's what floating point numbers look like "Floating point numbers are a way of representing fractions. Take color. Microsoft’s API makes colors from integer components, but Cocoa makes colors from floats. MS does sliders (like the iTunes volume control) with with integers, but NSSlider is floating point. MS does time in integers but Apple does it with doubles. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money Reading Timothy P. Carney's description of the sweet deal South Florida's sugar-farming Fanjul family enjoys at the expense of American taxpayers and consumers is enough to leave a bad taste in your mouth. From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Bill O'Reilly Avoids Kieth Olbermann at Charity Event they attended... Keith Olbermann was eagerly anticipating his first meeting with Bill O'Reilly. It didn't happen. "He never got within 20 feet of me," Olbermann told the Television Critics Association's summer meeting Saturday. "I swear to God, every time I looked up, he would suddenly look down. He was staring over at me." From on July 24, 2006 at 4:17 a.m..


Living in Harmony: Funded Community Projects Not-for-profit community organisations, schools and local government bodies are encouraged to apply for a share of grants under the Living in Harmony programme. This programme helps local communities develop projects to promote Australian values, address intolerance and build mutual respect. Applications for the Living in Harmony funds must be lodged by August 25 2006. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Mercury Colleges This Sydney based registered training organisation specialises in business services and information technology training. Short training courses are offered in addition to Certificate and Diploma level courses. The college caters for international students. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Cambridge College International This Sydney based registered training organisation offers full time and part time courses in English, Business, Information Technology, Aged Care and Financial Services, at certificate to advanced diploma levels. The college caters specifically for international students. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Academic Consortium 21 (AC21) The Academic Consortium (AC21) is an international network comprised of educational, research and industrial organizations throughout the world. The Consortium has been established to encourage the further advancement of global cooperation to the benefit of higher education and to contribute to world and regional society. AC21 plans active exchanges of students, faculty members and administrative staff, provides shared access to information on research interests and academic activities, develops cooperative education programs and supports international exchange of culture between local communi From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Nagoya University OpenCourseWare (NU OCW) The site provides free access to teaching materials used in selected courses. Teaching materials from twenty-five courses available, each set of courseware consists of a Course Overview, a Syllabus, a Calendar, Lecture Notes, Assignments, Grading and Evaluation Criteria, Related Resources, and Classroom Insights. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Waseda University OpenCourseWare Waseda OpenCourseWare is linked to the university's electronic lecture information search system. Included are course materials for: Numerical Computation, Information Technologies, World Englishes and Miscommunications, Reading Simplified Japanese Characters, Circuit Theory, Numerical Computation with Guaranteed Accuracy, Coexistence in Asia. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Kyoto University OpenCourseWare Free access to course materials from Kyoto University. Included are materials from the: Faculty of Integrated Human Studies; Faculty of Letters; Faculty of Education; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Economics; Faculty of Science; Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Faculty of Engineering; Faculty of Agriculture; Graduate School of Letters; Graduate School of Education; Graduate School of Law; Graduate School of Economics; Graduate School of Science; Graduate School of Medicine; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Graduate School of Engineering; Graduate School of Agricu From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Get Involved - Back to School for Parents This year's annual Parents Victoria conference will look at: the roles and responsibilies of parents in their children's education; skilling parents for these tasks; building relationships within the school community; building active and inclusive parents clubs; and the pros and cons of homework. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


University of Tokyo OpenCourseWare A free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. Global Focus on Knowledge (Science of Matter); Medicine (Instruction to Pathology, Clinical Bioinformatics); Engineering (Applied Acoustics; Fundamental Physics for Electronics; Machine Design Technology; Statistics mathematical principle; Quantum Mechanics); Humanities and Sociology (Sociology of Care); Science (Molecular Computing); Economics (Business Administration); Arts and Sciences (Historical development of Spanish language; Geographical variation of Spanish language; World Model; Internatio From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Tokyo Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare The site provides free access to course materials aiming at releasing the Tokyo Tech's high-level educational resources on science and technology as the world's public property. Included are course descriptions and lecture notes from the: Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Graduate School of Innovation Management, and Common Course of Graduate School. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Osaka University Open Courseware The site offers a collections of Osaka University's educational materials. Included are course materials from the Schools of: Dentistry, Economics, Engineering, Engineering Science, Frontier Biosciences Human Sciences, Information Science and Technology, International Public Policy, Law, Law School, Language and Culture, Letters, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Science. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Simple Tweak to Speed Up Applications in Windows XP "The tweak I am going to describe below does several things. First it increase system stability by instructing the operating system to seperate processes for each instanace of an application. In other words if you have three Word documents open and one of them crashes it will alow you to close out that crashed instance of Word..." From on July 24, 2006 at 12:16 a.m..


Live and Learn This commercial directory advertises learning and personal development opportunities including courses and training providers. Users can search or browse the categories for courses and providers. The site displays details of hits, ratings, votes and reviews with each provider and course listing. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 12:14 a.m..


OpenCourseWare (OCW), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health The project provides access to content of the School's most popular courses. Included is content for course materials used in the teaching of undergraduate and graduate subjects, free of charge: Adolescent Health, Behavior and Health, Biostatistics, Environment, General Public Health, Global Health, Health Policy, Injury Prevention, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Population Science, Public Health, Preparedness, Refugee Health. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 12:14 a.m..


TAFE Week 2006 TAFE Week is an annual event sponsored by the Victorian Government. It showcases the education and training options available within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. The event is aimed at school students and school leavers in addition to mature-aged students. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 12:14 a.m..


Keio University - Opencourseware (OCW) The site offers free content of courses taught at Keio University, Japan, including including syllabi and lecture notes. This content may be used by anyone free of charge for non-commercial educational purposes. Included are courses from the Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Law, with more content to be added in an ongoing basis. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 12:14 a.m..


Wii Info leaked This info was on Nintendo's forums and then yanked off. So much on the Wii hasn't been made public yet. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Commonly known as the "WTF" Illusion Don't believe what your eyes always tell you. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Absolute Coolest Picture You'll See Today! (Image Is Slightly NSFW) This is a phenomenal animated flash animation of someone drawing a person from their skeleton all the way to their fully shaped and clothed body. Check it out -- I'd need a few more words to describe that picture =) From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Video Game Themed Cakes Pictures of same amazingly well-done video-game themed cakes. Included are an NES cake, Game Boy cake and arcade cabinet cakes. From digg on July 23, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


[List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to DLORN]

Copyright 2003 Stephen Downes