Coolest Case Mod. Ever! - PC in a Soccer Ball If you're a soccer fan, you've gotta love this. Cool, clean, just don't use your old kleats for this. check the link for pics. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Nintendo DS passes 20 million mark "Even as Sony was rallying the PSP troops over the weekend, Nintendo demonstrated who rules the portable gaming roost. In a press release, Nintendo trumpeted the sales figures for the Nintendo DS, revealing that since its launch in November 2004, Nintendo has sold over 21 million Nintendo DS and DS Lite handhelds." From digg on July 25, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
The Warrior of the Future Amid the rubble of a war-torn city in a distant land, a strange creature lurks in the dark. Encased in lightweight climate-controlled body armour, humming with electricity and bristling with sensors, this fighting man-machine is constantly updated with battlefield information via a glowing monocular display. Meet the soldier of the future. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Oceans in Distress Pollution, destructive overfishing and increasing commercial exploitation are threatening the planet’s cradle of life, warns the UN. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
Kevin Rose Responds to Jason Calacanis' Rant from Netscape Jason, I know AOL has given you access to their war-chest, but honestly, take that money and invest it into site development. Listen to your existing community. Think of what your loyal Netscape users must think - you're essentially telling them that they aren't good enough and that you have pay better users. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..
The post-compulsory curriculum, WA Curriculum Leadership Journal 4: 23 The proposed new courses of study for Years 11 and 12 in Western Australia have come under heavy challenge in the media, and are now going through a process of revision. However, as a school principal I would like to support the thrust of the proposed reforms. At the moment, students come out with a percentage grade. That doesn't tell students, parents or employers what the students do or don't know, or can or can't do. By contrast, the assessment used with the courses of study would demonstrate student achievement. The current system is more From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Wii launch date confirmed? Hardly, but Nintendo offers clue Nintendo's fourth quarter release calender came with a cryptic message attached, "Perhaps the secret to the launch information for Wii is somehow encoded in the text of this news item", and the release date points logically to October 2nd. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Millionaire Takes Fight to MPAA It's about time someone with some cash took a stand. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Brazil's new coach a surprise: former captain Dunga "Former Brazil midfielder and captain Dunga was surprisingly named as the country's new national team coach on Monday. The 42-year-old, with no previous coaching experience, replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira, who resigned last Wednesday following Brazil's disappointing performance at the World Cup." From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
How-to: Unload Unused DLL's to Regain Memory in Windows XP Get some of your hard earned memory back! From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Super-plants from outer space China plans to blast seeds into space in a novel way of boosting the nation's food production, reports say. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Motorola Debuts BROADBAND, Camera, Stereo, BLUETOOTH Phones as fast as 3.6MB per second...2.0 megapixel camera, - stereo Bluetooth audio, - an updated phone directory and new messaging applications and space for extra storage for up to 500 songs..... http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=7064_7013_23 From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
15 Years of Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Retrospective) “As of May 2006, the [Sonic] franchise has sold more than 44 million units, with more games slated for release in the later half of 2006” (Wikipedia). From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Digg Stack and Swarm Hidden Message With the launch of Digg Swarm and Stack today, I decided to decompile the flash files and do a little "digging" (some pun intended). It is a very complicated file, but one thing stood out to me. It's a little reference to our favorite Senator, Mr. Ted Stevens. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Geekdrome Comic-Con 2006 Clips featuring ALEX ALBRECHT from DIGGNATION Hilarious interviews from floor, including Alex Albrecht from Diggnation ALEX ALBRECHT ALEX ALBRECHT ALEX ALBRECHT DIGGNATION you know you love it From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Tantalizing tennis teens seek breakout There's a lot made of teenage girl phenoms in women's tennis. But no teen has won a Grand Slam title in 2005 or 2006 and this season, it's been a veteran's affair at the majors. However, 17-year-old Nicole Vaidisova is poised to make some noise at this year's U.S. Open. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
10 cent ring. Site shows how to make a ring out of a dime! From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Police Arrest Pretend Zombies For Possessing Pretend Weapons In Minneapolis, it is apparently against the law to pretend to look like an undead ghoul carrying a bag "with wires sticking out." From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
The Social Networking Bubble Both big corporations and tiny startups are trying to capitalize on the social networking trend, but neither camp has demonstrated a surefire business model. There’s money and eyeballs coming at these sites from all directions, but because there isn’t much money flowing back out again, some wonder whether we’re in for another bubble. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Metallica catalog now on iTunes After refusing to offer their music on the iTunes Music Store when it first opened, it seems like the boys from Metallica have decided to listen to their fans and offer their catalog at the popular digital music store. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Huge Collection of Programming and Computer Cheatsheets! This website contains a large collection of quick reference materials ranging from HTML and CSS to Python and Perl. All of the links are up to date and all of the cheatsheets are free to download. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
New Product Commercial A cute blonde (Brittany Paige) checks to see if she is pregnant... From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Wiki start-up taps open source to lure new users - CNET News.com Looking for more users, wiki appliance company MindTouch will open source its business wiki software and a Web development framework. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:42 p.m..
Expressions of Interest to Develop Game-Based Learning Objects Expressions of interest are sought from organisations to develop game-based learning objects for the vocational and technical education (VTE) sector. Tenders must be submitted to the 2005-2006 Australian Flexible Learning Framework's Flexible Learning Toolboxes project by noon, Wednesday 2 August 2006. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
The Lincoln Cult’s Latest Cover-Up On July 19 the Associated Press and Reuter’s reported an "amazing find" at a museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania: A copy of a letter dated March 16, 1861, and signed by Abraham Lincoln imploring the governor of Florida to rally political support for a constitutional amendment that would have legally enshrined slavery in the U.S. Constitution. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Adding more servers to digg labs... back online soon "Wow, we digg effected ourselves...if that makes sense. Give us some time while we add more servers. Labs will hopefully be back online shortly." From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Microsoft.com redesign preview that doesn't work with Firefox Microsoft released a preview of their redesigned site. Lots of AJAX, looks good, but doesn't work with Firefox. You can scream bloody murder now. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
The numbers are in for Google Talk, and they're not good "Google (Talk) is a distant, distant 4th after MSN, Yahoo and AIM. They hold a pitiful 1% of total instant messaging market share, with 3.4 million unique users in May 2006." The numbers however do not factor in Google Talk's usage within Gmail. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Nintendo CD-ROM Press Kit available for download Features over 300 high resolution Photoshop, Illustrator, .TIF, .PSD, and .JPG files. Some even big enough to be printed as posters. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Google adds Traffic to Maps Now you can see how heavy the traffic flow is when planning your route. It works with both the PC and mobile versions! From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
ESPN fires Harold Reynolds Harold Reynolds of Baseball Tonight fame was fired by ESPN today for an unknown reason as he was just re-signed by ESPN for 8 years a while back. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Motorola RIZR announced, slide style RAZR Motorola kept with its 4-letter naming scheme and announced the RIZR. It's a slider (hence the name) and is packed with a 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth and a memory card slot. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
How to Protect Your Eyes While Gaming Flash graphics, rapid-fire movements, and long hours at the console result in health problems like muscle and eye strain. Common ailments resulting from gaming are: lateral epicondylitis, tendonitis, bursitis, and carpel tunnel syndrome among others. This article offers 10 tips to save your eyes. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
The n Habits of Highly Defective Windows Applications "On one recent consulting trip, I spotted a Sleep() inside a WaitFor..., and said "there's the problem", and then explained "Your program will fail under the following conditions (a), (b), (c) and the behavior it will exhibit on failure will be (d), (e) and (f)" and they said "Yes, that's exactly where and how it is failing!" From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
ISP that lost 700Gb of mail screws up again! Plus.net, the ISP that brought you the 700Gb of deleted emails disaster (www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/11/plusnet_email_fiasco) then comprehensively insulted half of its user base (www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/20/plusnet_complains) strikes again, having sent out the personal details of 20,000 of its customers to a mailing list. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
VIDEO: Miss Universe TOP TEN in Evening Gown Competition - 2006 Very Diverse Group of Woman - so various standards of Beauty are being Represented From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
MPAA 'Dear Sweden' letter There never was any doubt that Hollywood's Big Six movie studios were behind the attempt to close down The Pirate Bay. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Scientists Say They’ve Found a Code Beyond Genetics in DNA Researchers believe they have found a second code in DNA in addition to the genetic code. The genetic code specifies all the proteins that a cell makes. The second code, superimposed on the first, sets the placement of the nucleosomes, miniature protein spools around which the DNA is looped. The spools both protect and control access to the DNA. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
New Disk-Lubricating Process Could Bring 1-Terabyte Laptops Researchers at Seagate Technology acknowledge that such levels of storage on small, commercial products are still between five years and a decade into the future, but they feel confident they've hit upon a way to overcome a major limitation in disk manufacturing and capacity. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
You Could Go To Jail For Googling Certain Keywords Google confirmed this week that it keeps and collates these results, which means the company can be forced to divulge them under court order. [...] Has this happened before? Almost. A North Carolina man was found guilty of murder in November in part because he Googled the words "neck," "snap," "break" and "hold" before his wife was killed. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Protest Bush - Go to Jail School teachers, Christine Nelson showed up at the Bush rally with a Kerry-Edwards button pinned on her T-shirt; Alice McCabe clutched a small, paper sign stating "No More War." What could be more American. Their reward: a pair of handcuffs and a strip search at the county jail. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Nominations Open for Northern Territory Adult Educator of the Year Nominations are open for the Northern Territory Adult Educator of the Year Award 2006 as part of Adult Learners' Week. All adult educators have the opportunity to nominate. Applications close on 12 August 2006. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
The Smallest Page on the Web Learn microbiology in this virtual guidebook through the hidden world of freshwater microorganisms. Biology freshwater, microbes, microbiology From Golden Swamp on July 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Corporate Greed Kills Think our country isn't starting to resemble Nazi Germany? Well this story from CNN should change your mind. As this article shows, the government is now intervening in parents' medical decisions for their children. In this case it's Starchild Abraham Cherrix from Virginia. Sixteen-year old Cherrix decided he no longer wanted to undergo chemotherapy for his Hodgkin's disease but instead chose a sugar-free, organic diet along with herbal supplements under the supervision of a clinic in Mexico (Undesignated Blog on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Bill Clinton Endorses Joe Liberman HuffPost has obtained an exclusive preview of some of what Bill Clinton will say today about why he is backing Joe Lieberman: "Like Joe Lieberman, I too have loyalties that are greater than those to my party. Starting with Hillary. I still owe her big time" From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
'Grey gamers' boost Nintendo sales The computer game firm Nintendo today announced an eightfold rise in quarterly profits and raised its full-year earnings forecast, in a clear sign that its decision to court the new generation of "grey gamers" was paying off. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Complex Ransomware Outsmarting the Anti Virus Industry The first piece of ransomware to use a sophisticated encryption algorithm, Gpcode.ac, was detected in January 2006 and used the RSA algorithm to create a 56-bit key. Since then, the author of Gpcode has released several increasingly complex variants of the virus and in June released Gpcode.ag, which used a 660-bit key. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
AT&T Labs vs. Google Labs what AT&T is doing today is not your grandfather's R&D, and neither is the work coming out of Google's labs, or Microsoft's. AT&T is working in the areas of voice recognition, network traffic analysis and shaping, the use of graphics processing units for nongraphics DSP algorithms, data mining, information security, wireless networking, etc. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Simple ways to make PHP objects lightning fast A nice article that explains simple steps you can take to speed up your PHP objects. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
The N Body Problem The N-body problem is one of the most famous, and easily stated, problems in mathematical physics: find exact solutions to point masses moving under their mutual Newtonian gravitational forces (i.e. the inverse-square law). But let N=3 and chaos breaks loose, quite literally. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Microsoft puts price tag on Vista delay A further delay in the launch of Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system could cost the software giant hundreds of millions. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
The Perl Hacker Inferiority Complex "There seems to be a lot of posts recently along the lines of "Perl needs The Solution" and "Perl is Dying" in which some folks appear to be losing the Faith." From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
CNN's Robertson Now Admits: Hezbollah Had Control of His Anti-Israel Piece Better late than never? On CNN’s Reliable Sources on Sunday, CNN’s senior international correspondent Nic Robertson added all of the caveats and disclaimers that he should have included in his story last week that amounted to his giving an uncritical forum for the terrorist group Hezbollah to spout unverifiable anti-Israeli propaganda. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Symantec Reveals Way of Pwning Windows Vista "We discovered a number of implementation flaws that continued to allow a full machine compromise to occur," Matthew Conover, principal security researcher at Symantec, wrote in the report titled "Attacks against Windows Vista's Security Model." From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
AMD & ATI - Some Questions Answered Peanut butter & chocolate? Or oil & water? No matter what your thoughts are on AMD's acquisition of ATI, we have some information from AMD and ATI that will answer some of your questions about the merger. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Bleeding-edge, luxury smartphone This spring, an industrial designer named Jaren Goh unveiled a concept design for a truly bleeding-edge, luxury smartphone. Because this device would so expensive, no one really expected him to find any customers. Surprisingly, though, a European company has put in an order for five of them. Price: $300,000.00. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
States step up for Stem Cells after Presidential Veto California (headed by Gov. Schwarzenegger, a Republican) has chipped in $150 million for grants for stem cell scientists, Illinois has promised $5 million for the same in their state. Individual state support of stem cell research has become a huge political issue in many of the upcoming elections due to the President's veto. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Models show One Nearby Star System could Host Earth-like Planet Researchers running computer simulations for four nearby systems that contain giant planets about the size of Jupiter have found one that could have formed an Earth-like planet with the right conditions to support life. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Want To Lose Weight? Try Sleeping More Michael Sivak presents calculations showing that replacing one hour of inactive wakefulness with sleep can result in a 6 percent reduction in caloric intake. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
25 of the best extensions for Firefox - Have It Your Way! The following is a list of the best 25 extensions for Firefox. They have been classified into three board categories: those that add additional enhancements to the browser and improve a user's experience, those that add additional enhancements to certain web sites, and ... From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Skype 1.5 Beta with Video for OS X Released New version is out, and its cool :) From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
How to Build a Better NASA Some have argued that NASA should cancel the Vision or, barring that, end the shuttle and/or station programs now, which would free up billions of dollars for science. But that's exactly the wrong approach to take. Instead, we need to accelerate the Vision. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
The biggest hole in the world - amazing photos The biggest hole in the world is located in Russia.. it is actually a diamond mine.. see the amazing photos here... From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
New Apple iPod Details Surface "We previously believed that new nanos and the widescreen video iPod could ship in Q3 and Q4, respectively," he tells clients in a research note, "however, we now believe that both could be delayed by a quarter or two." From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Deja vu 'recreated in laboratory' or have you read this before? Scientists believe they have found a way to probe the mysterious phenomenon of feeling you have witnessed something before - deja vu. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Million dollar homepage? Make that "body" Following the succes of the million dollar homepage, a Stockholm copycat is offering advertisers to have their logo tatoed onto his body.The million dollar homepage sold pixels at a rate of $1 each. The 21-year-old Dane plans on charging $1000 per square centimeter with a minimum purchase of 4 sq.cm. So far no advertisers have taken the bait. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Collection of Interesting Google Links A collection of some interesting and strange google links that most people probably have not seen. Some are fun and some interesting. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Kung Fu Vs a Street fighter bully I love this video. Kung Fu guy clearly did not want the fight. But since he had no choice... From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Top 10 NBA Dunks Top 10 From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
OFFICIAL MacBook Pro CPU/Whine confession from Apple. Short, sweet and to the point. You don't need to argue with Apple support any more. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Evidence Discovered Of Hydrocarbon Lakes On Saturn's Moon Titan Scientists have found the first widespread evidence of giant hydrocarbon lakes on the surface of Saturn's planet-size moon Titan. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
"Urban myths" of the Linux kernel. A very interesting presentation from the OLS 2006 symposium that talks of the myths of the Linux kernel, what the Linux kernel community is about and how you can get involved! From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Camp Hyrule: Summer Camp for Nintendo Fans Camp Hyrule is a free virtual online summer camp where video game fanatics can become immersed in the world of Nintendo. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
RadRails 0.7 RadRails is a free and open source integrated development environment for the Ruby on Rails framework. The 0.7 release brings along new continuous testing features, rake integration, RHTML code templates and lots of general bug fixes. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Kevin Smith skewers his 'sacred cow' CNN interviews Kevin Smith "Smith tantalized fans by promising a "Clerks" sequel at the end of the "Dogma" credits. He later changed his mind." "I was just like, that's a sacred cow, and I shouldn't really mess with the first movie" From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Nintendo Releases Wii Sales Predictions Nintendo just sent out their consolidated results for the quarter ending last month. They make some predictions about the Wii. (PDF) From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Digg Labs Launches! By providing broader and deeper views of activity on the site, the tools and projects in Labs aim to help manage the stream of stories passing through Digg, and to better understand the patterns and trends generated by our fast-growing membership. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Amd Prices Cuts Now Online! When will newegg update their prices! Athlon 64 FX-62 (socket AM2 only) $827 From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
Device writes on water Researchers at Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen), working in conjunction with professor Shigeru Naito of Osaka University, have developed a device that uses waves to draw text and pictures on the surface of water. From on July 25, 2006 at 3:07 p.m..
"Steady Eddie" - Samsung X60 Thin and Light A finely crafted, but otherwise unremarkable notebook from the chaps at Samsung. The X60 is equipped with a dual core processor and a 100 GB hard drive. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on July 25, 2006 at 11:30 a.m..
First Survivor Sentenced to Prison Richard Hatch has been sent to a federal prison in Oklahoma as he serves a 51-month sentence for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of "Survivor." From digg on July 25, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
First Dell store to open Tuesday in Dallas "The first Dell Inc. store opens Tuesday in an upscale Dallas mall, but company officials insist they're not abandoning the computer maker's strategy of selling directly to customers over the phone and the Internet." From digg on July 25, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Next Space Shuttle Readied for August Launch NASA moved space shuttle Atlantis from its hangar on Monday to the massive Kennedy Space Center assembly building where it will be attached to a fuel tank and twin booster rockets in preparation for launch next month. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
How UPS went from low-tech to an IT power Awaiting a flight among visibly weary travelers at this city's airport, David Barnes, the CIO of UPS, pranced on the balls of his feet as if he were about to bound through the gate and pilot the plane himself. From on July 25, 2006 at 9:04 a.m..
Sonic the Hedgehog Play the full original Sonic the Hedgehog in flash From on July 25, 2006 at 9:04 a.m..
$6.7 Billion in US Quarterly Venture Capital [.pdf file] US venture capital investing reached its highest quarterly total in 4 1/2 years. $6.73 billion was invested in 619 deals, according to Ernst & Young and VentureOne. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
China to test its 'artificial sun' The first plasma discharge from China's experimental advanced superconducting research center -- the so-called "artificial sun" -- is set to occur next month. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
Google to Launch Service Like Source Forge? Google is about to launch a service for the open source community. The question is, what could it be? Garret Rogers thinks it might be a competitor to Source Forge and Krugle. Greg Stein (the Googler who started this whole thing) has worked on projects like SVN and WebDAV and is currently also the Chairman for the Apache Software Foundation. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
Could You Afford to be Poor? example: "poor people are less likely to have bank accounts, which can be expensive for those with low balances, and so they tend to cash their pay checks at check-cashing businesses, which in the cities surveyed, charged $5 to $50 for a $500 check." read on for more... From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
Einstein's Equations Conquered by Columbia Supercomputer & NASA For 90 years, physicists have tried to solve the equations that constitute Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity – the concept that matter, space and time are intertwined. But some of Einstein’s abstract equations have proven too complicated to reliably calculate using traditional computer software and hardware. Until now, that is. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
Gore Family Now Living "Carbon Neutral" Lifestyle Gore said he and his wife, Tipper, who was in the audience, had adopted a "carbon neutral lifestyle." "We've fallen into this pattern of consuming more and more and more and I'm part of it, I understand," he said. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
10 Things I Hate About Commandments 10 Things I Hate about You + 10 Commandments = Comedy Gold. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
Flash Player 9 for Linux Details Posted by Adobe Insider API details posted along with other information for the Linux Version of Flash Player 9. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
Why I pay for music Buying from iTunes is better than pirating or even buying the actual CD. Great article proving buying music legally online is a win win situation. Do you guys agree or has this guy completely gone mental? From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
Scientists turn fat cells into muscle Stem cells taken from human fat can be transformed into smooth muscle cells, offering a way to treat diseases of the heart, gut and bladder, US researchers report. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
How to: Make a Flaming Vortex of DOOM with a Computer Fan Step by step instructions to make a flaming vortex From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
Toothpick + Microwave = great balls of plasma Brainiac put a toothpick in a microwave with surprising results. They actually don't know what happens, but they theorize that it's either balls of plasma, or ball lightning (aka, St. Elmo's fire) From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
FOX News Editing Team: Way to go! A clip from the Colbert Report is chopped up and blown out of context. From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
IRS Threatens Political Speech -- A basic First Amendment Right Congressman Ron Paul (TX-14) warns us: "Today, the IRS is again attempting to chill free speech, sending notices to more than 15,000 non-profit organizations—including churches—regarding its new crackdown on political activity." We can't allow political dissent to be silenced. Indeed, "Speech is speech, regardless of the setting." From on July 25, 2006 at 8:16 a.m..
The War on Chocolate. Economists doubt that schools can sucessfully ban junk food. Thirteen year old William Guntrip is a good example why it might not work. He is a junk food dealer, and is making nearly $100 a day selling junkfood on the playground. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Astronomers Reach 200-Exoplanet Milestone With little fanfare, planet detectives have now found an astounding 200 planets orbiting nearby stars. A little more than a decade ago, that number was zero. Since that time, planet detections have confirmed astronomers' suspicions stretching back centuries, along with many a space opera writer's plot outline. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Babylon 5 returns! One of the greatest sci-fi series of all time will return in a series of direct-to-DVD mini movies. They will be written and directed by J. Michael Straczynski and we can expect the first set to be released during the second quarter of 2007. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Oil Is Everywhere, But High Oil Prices Are Needed To Find It We're not running out of oil--but high oil prices are needed to find it, says the head of strategy and development at Italian energy company, Eni. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Nobel 'Peace' prize winner wants to 'kill' President Bush Betty Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 30 years ago. But the lady now wants to kill the President. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Davy Jones Completely CG -- Amazing A slide show showing the actor being completely replaced by the CG Jones. Some of the most amazing CG...ever. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Indian man eats entire supply of food at all-you-can-eat joints On several occasions, the cops had to intervene to rein in the monstrous eater. Once college students took sweet revenge on a restaurateur with Rappai’s help. He took an “unlimited meals” coupon and emptied the day’s food -- three buckets full of rice, one bucket of fish curry and 10 kg cooked meat -- in no time. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
AMD's ATI acquisition may help Linux AMD's acquisition of ATI Technologies, one of the top two graphics processor makers, may be great news for desktop Linux users. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Dvorak: Microsoft Needs a "Code Pope" "Microsoft needs to back up and re-fork its OS development from Windows 2000 Professional or even Windows NT 4.0. Then it needs to find a "pope" who can understand the code base. Let me explain." From digg on July 25, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Scaffolded Literacy/Accelerated Literacy: What's It All About? Accelerated literacy is more rigorous than just teaching students to read, spell and write, talk and think critically, although this pedagody does address these aspects, its aim is to assist students in developing a literate orientation to text. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
International Science Linkages - Competitive Grants (Round 11) The Competitive Grants element of the International Science Linkages programme (ISL) provides support, on a competitive basis, for excellent, researcher-initiated, international science and technology cooperation and related activities and which meet the objectives of the ISL programme. The call for Competitive Grants applications (Round 11) will open on 7 August 2006 and close 1 September 2006. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Australian Olympic Committee The Australian Olympic hosts the a.s.p.i.r.e school network which is a free resource for school students. As a member, you will receive a Certificate of Membership, access to Australian Olympic Education resources and the Olympic Fact Zone, a monthly newsletter containing the latest news and events about Australian Olympic Education and a BK Medallion to award to a student who has demonstrated the a.s.p.i.r.e values at a sports carnival. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Government Acts on Cyber-bullies Guidelines to help schools and parents tackle the rise of cyber-bullying are issued by the UK government. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Australian Socal Trends 2006 Australian Social Trends 2006 is the 13th edition of an annual series that presents information on contemporary social issues and areas of public policy concern. By drawing on a wide range of ABS statistics, and statistics from other official sources, Australian Social Trends describes aspects of Australian society, and how these are changing over time. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Standards for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics in Australian Schools 2006 Originally adopted by AAMT Council in 2002 as representing a consensus view by the profession for the profession, describing the knowledge, skills and attributes required for good teaching of mathematics, this report is the 2006 edition. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
International Council for Adult Education Seventh World Assembly The Council's seventh World Assembly is open to all members, partners and friends and those who work with adult education and training that promotes adults' rights to learn. The meeting will promote and recognise the value of access to lifelong learning. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Frodocam: Live Webcam and Videos of Peregrine Falcons Nesting on a Brisbane High-rise Frodocam: The Courier-Mail's live webcam and videos of Peregrine Falcons nesting on a Brisbane high-rise. The website has a picture gallery, a forum and background information about the Peregrine Falcon. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
The Art of Computer Programming A bunch of good pdfs on Boolean basics, evaluation, generating permutations, combinations, etc. worth a look. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Drawing On Water Cool technology that involves 50 wave generators combining to create letters and drawings on water. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
The Real Tragedy of Student Debt A young, working-class woman shares her story of a subtle slide into unbearable debt. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Bluetooth Mighty Mouse Its a prototype, but it looks like they're finally ready to cut the tail. via Engadget From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Intel gets behind "Wi-Fi on steroids" - Rosedale II chip Intel was the powerhouse that drove Wi-Fi towards ubiquity. Now it wants to do the same with WiMax, the long-range, high bandwidth technology that has been popularly described as "Wi-Fi on steroids." Momentum around mobile WiMax will receive a much-needed boost from Intel's Rosedale II chip. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
The Country Of Iraq Will Inevitably Be Broken Up Iraqi political parties have moved to plan B. The Shia, Sunni and Kurdish parties are now looking at ways to divide Iraq between them and to decide the future of Baghdad. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
White Sox "extremely close" to a deal for Alfonso Soriano "The White Sox are "extremely close" to trading for Nationals outfielder Alfonso Soriano, a source close to the situation told ESPN The Magazine's Tim Kurkjian. The Nationals have great interest in pitcher Brandon McCarthy." From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Even Elephants Can't Move Mountains, So They Avoid Them Even a tiny hill can mean a big expenditure of energy for an elephant. So they avoid slopes, a new study suggests. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Complete Digg Tools Collection An attempt to combine all Digg tools in one place. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
LocalBrit.co.uk - A UK Local Search Engine Done in 24 Hours With some data in hand could you make a local search engine in 24 hours? Well, that is exactly what someone has done with Local Brit. With everything needing to be done in a day, you would expect corners to be cut, but everything, from the design to the search, just works. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
How 25 years of MTV have Changed the World (for better and worse) MTV famously claimed its first casualty with its premiere video, aired August 1, 1981. But since video killed the radio star, what has the network accomplished? From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
The Top 10 Most Memorable Cheats In Gaming History Here is a list of the top 10 most memorable cheats that will hopefully forever be remembered in video game history. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Craigslist users hit by robbers Beware of robbers using Craigslist. Several of the popular Web site's users have been held up at gunpoint by individuals posing as buyers and sellers, according to a number of police departments. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Penn and Teller Do the Cups and Balls Trick with Clear Cups Penn and Teller reveal how the cups and balls trick works using see-through cups. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Video Display Projects Images Into Thin Air Right out of Star Wars, this new technology requires no screens, monitors or other physical surfaces to be able to project and display its images. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Hillary Clinton pushing for a Video Game tax??? Get ready to pay more for video games according to Hillary Clinton. She's at it again... more taxes. Enough said... From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
PC recycler raises $50 million Rather than just bury them in the ground, companies are looking for a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of PCs. Specialist recycler, Newmarket IT plans has just received $50 million in private equity funding. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Inside Vista’s New Image-Based Install Vista’s installation process is dramatically different to any previous version of Windows: rather than being an ‘installer’, the install DVD is actually a preinstalled copy of Windows that simply gets decompressed onto your PC. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Painting with Bob Ross on the Wii and DS The Bob Ross game will utilize the unique inputs that the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii have that can truly immerse the players while they learn to paint like Bob Ross and can play the addictive and fun games that we have planned for the title. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Grow Cube Cool but extremely frustrating game where the aim is to turn your basic brown cube into the most interesting cube you possibly can! Very weird but very addictive. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Do Google Ads Belong On A Company Desktop? Spiceworks applies so-called Web 2.0 ideas in the business of networking monitoring for small businesses. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Power Emergency declared for California "The utility regulator predicted yet another record high for afternoon peak demand: 52,336 megawatts. That was just a few hundred megawatts under the system's net capacity of 53,000 megawatts." It's currently a stage 2 emergency but could very easily hit stage 3 at some point today at which point rolling blackouts will be implemented. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Apple has 12% of U.S. laptop market share Sales of the MacBook and MacBook Pro are pushing Apple's take of the U.S. portable computer market up to 12 percent. During its second quarter earnings report, Apple noted that its laptop market share has doubled since January and Apple predicts that this figure will increase with the number of programs that are written in universal binary. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
AOL founder says he is 'sorry' for Time Warner merger Steve Case, co-founder of the one-time biggest online service AOL, apologized for the company's merger with media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. that ended up destroying some $200 billion in shareholder value.. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Donald Trump Might Buy Chicago Cubs Trump, appearing as a guest on the "Mike North Morning Show," was asked if he would want to own the team. His reply: "I would be interested, yeah. I think the Cubs are a great franchise, a storied franchise, an amazing franchise. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Want to simplify? Add a monitor They may conjure up the image of frantic day traders, but few pieces of technology can make your work at a desk more serene than a second monitor. Forget about constantly minimizing and maximizing windows to read a new email. Put Outlook on its own monitor, and go about your work in the other. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Famous Logos redone in Web 2.0 Format Graphic designers from yayhooray (design forum) redo famous logos to be Web 2.0 compatible. Some standouts include ABC, Nike, and of course Fedexr. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Gates spoof on Letterman A funny short video clip from David Letterman Show. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Monopoly replaces cash with Visa debit card Say goodbye to the rainbow-colored monopoly money of yore. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Do more with your Apple Remote A roundup of applications that can add more functionality to the Apple Remote. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Nintendo Sells A DS Every Other Second If you do the math, Nintendo has sold an average of 1 DS every 2 seconds since launch. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Developers ditching PS3 for Wii and 360 Gamedaily BIZ has a feature up where they ask if Sony can do something that someone has never done before: dominate the industry for three generations. Based on a report run by BusinessWeek Online, they analyze Sony's high-priced offering and claim that developers are instead diverting resources to the more cost-effective Xbox 360 and Wii. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Apple Release List of Software Compatible with .Mac Apple has published a list of applications that offer support for .Mac in one way or another. The list is broken down into four categories, and offers a description of each app. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Jeopardy Champion Shows All the Crap He Got After Competing (Hilarious) What would you do with a bathtubful of Mrs. Butterworth's? This Modern World blogger and Prisoner of Trebekistan author Bob Harris found himself pondering that very question in 1998, soon after he competed in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. When his apartment filled up with unexciting free gifts seemingly sacked at random from a drugstore. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Sexiest woman in the Middle East Haifa Wehbe's wikipedia page From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Nintendo DS Browser "Real Life" Test (Video) The Nintendo DS Opera Browser is now on sale across Japan and here we have a video of it in action on a DS lite with commentary in English. Shows many popular sites running on the DS, including Digg, Slashdot, Gizmodo etc. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Watch reporter John Stossel get Bitch Slapped "Doctor D" David Schultz slaps scumbag 20/20 reporter John Stossel like the bitch he is. Doctor D: Keepin' It Real, Keepin' It Heel! Look very closely for the smile on Mr. Fuji's face in the background. Heh. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Exploring the future of the violin Ted Brewer violin leaves one in no doubt whether he is a maker of traditional musical instruments. He freely acknowledges that with a world of changing possibilities, it is his duty to explore applying new materials, technology, design and his passion for crafting beautiful instruments to explore the future of the violin. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Glass Fibers Instead of Copper Cables Semiconductor technology is expensive. Novel optical microchips made of plastic are set to bring down the price of fiber-optic technology in future. Personal fiber-optic connections for private individuals and industrial enterprises may soon become a reality. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
American Bar Association: Bush is Destroying the Constitution President Bush's penchant for writing exceptions to laws he has just signed violates the Constitution, an American Bar Association task force says in a report highly critical of the practice. From digg on July 25, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Ipswich District Teacher Librarian Network Ipswich District Teacher Librarian Network - 2006 Book Week Theme Page includes ideas and shares files to download. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Teen Leader's Toolkit A Complete Student Leaders Training Resource. The website offers the contents page to the Workshop Manual and a sample page from the Student Workbook. The full Toolkit is available to purchase, and includes topics: Leadership Knowledge, Public Speaking, Vision Building, Team Leadership, Self-awareness, Leading Others, Creative Thinking, Meeting Procedure, Project Management and Continual Learning Action Plans. Membership also includes access to an advisory service and PowerPoint slides to accompany the workshop. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..
Pupils 'need more work guidance' Employers must do more to enthuse teenagers about work opportunities, a UK survey of pupils suggests. A poll of 1,827 pupils starting their GCSEs showed more than half had not had an employer presentation at school. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Spellmasters Spellmasters Australia, aims to provide Victorian students up to Year 9 with the opportunity to participate in spelling competitions. The site also includes a section on spelling basics and word lists. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Indigenous Education Statement and Other Funds Report The annual Indigenous Education Statement provides a vehicle for systems to outline how they are using Australian Government funding provided through the Schools Assistance (Learning Together – Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004 [the Schools Assistance Act 2004] to improve outcomes for Indigenous students. Combined with the Indigenous Education Statement is the Other Funds Report. The annual Other Funds Report, to be completed as part of the commitment by education providers to their Indigenous Education Agreements, provides a vehicle to outline the use of funds provided th From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture : 5th Annual Conference Scholars from more than 20 countries will participate in the Fifth Annual Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture in Rome to discuss international and multicultural issues related to education. The theme is New Techniques and Technologies for the International Classroom. The program will include diverse sessions, from formal presentations to roundtable discussions, in order to stimulate discussion on critical topics. The primary focus of this congress is to allow teachers, researchers, scholars and business leaders a venue in which to discuss innovative and unique ways of advancing education, From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Premier's Spelling Bee Premier's Spelling Bee is an initiative of the NSW Premier and encourages young people to engage in spelling in a fun and educational way. There are two categories in the spelling bee: one for students in Years 3/4 and one for Years 5/6. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
HighEdWebDev 2006 The annual conference is tailored specifically for higher education Web professionals. Keynote speaker is Todd Markelz, Google. This year's theme is Collective Intelligence. Participants and attendees come from public and private universities, from community colleges and major research institutions. Job titles for past attendees include: Webmaster, Web Developer, Programmer Analyst, Graphic Artist, Multimedia Designer, Portal Project Manager, Web Editor, Instructional Designer, Web Specialist, Web Content Coordinator, Educational Technology Specialist, Electronic Information Services Libr From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
ACT Adult Learners' Week Awards Closing Soon Nominations for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Adult Learners' Week Awards close Friday 4 August 2006. The Award winners will be announced at the ACT Adult Learners' Week Dinner on Tuesday 5 September 2006. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Online Literature Festival: Queensland The annual Online Literature Festival, engages thousands of young people from schools across Queensland. The program includes stories, raps, conversations and mystery guests, including renowned Australian authors. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Consumer Benefits Resulting from Australia’s Telecommunications Sector As part of its ongoing research program into significant developments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) commissioned an independent analysis of the estimated benefits to economic welfare from developments in the telecommunications sector during 2004-05. A key focus of the report is on market developments with fixed, mobile phone and internet services over the year. The report includes a regional analysis of telecommunications developments and also assesses the benefits to household and small business consumers from t From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
CIA - The World Factbook This online factbook is updated periodically throughout the year. It includes maps, flags, geographic information, climate, population and other country specific information. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Closing The Gap 24th Annual Conference At this conference on assistive technology resources for children and adults with special needs, topics will cover a broad spectrum of technology as it is being applied to all disabilities and age groups in education, rehabilitation, vocation, and independent living. People with disabilities, special educators, rehabilitation professionals, administrators, service/care providers, personnel managers, government officials, and hardware/software developers will share their experiences and insights. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Schools Abuzz Over Spelling Bees Spelling bees, it seems, are gaining in popularity. NSW schools have the Premier's Spelling Bee, now Victorian schools are embracing the idea, enrolling groups of six to eight children in Spellmasters. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
NEA Higher Education 24th Annual Conference The National Education Association (NEA), the United States' largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 2.8 million members work at every level of education. The NEA annual higher education conference brings together educational and political leaders and experts along with faculty and staff to discuss issues confronting colleges and universities. The theme of the conference each year deals with an issue that is vital to the interests of higher education. From EdNA Online on July 25, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
9th Annual Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference Accessing Higher Ground focuses on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology in the university and college setting for sensory, physical and learning disabilities. Other topics include legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance, and making campus media and information resources - including Web pages and library resources - accessible. This conference is intended for individuals who need to design or provide accessible Web, media, information resources and technology in the academic or business environment. In the past, audiences have included Web designers, assisti From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Learning Disabilities Association of America's 44th Annual International Conference The Learning Disabilities Association of America helps people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals. It provide support on the national, state and local levels by providing information, practical solutions, and a network of resources. The conference will provide the latest research and findings in learning disabilities, including specific workshops on medical, mental health, teacher preparation, public policy and adults. From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Asia Scope and Sequence for English: Engaging Young Australians with Asia This resource highlights key studies of Asia concepts and content that can be incorporated into the P–10 English, Studies of Society and Environment, Arts and Languages other than English curriculums. The documents identify opportunities for teachers within these curriculum areas to introduce or strengthen engagement with Asia by: providing teachers with advice and support to engage young Australians with Asia; pointing teachers to existing exemplary resources that allow students to engage with Asia; and linking teachers to a repository of freely available and accessible curriculum materials From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Australian Capitol Hill Congressional Fellowship Program The American Australian Association announces the first Australian Capitol Hill Congressional Fellowship program, in cooperation with the American Political Science Association (APSA). The American Australian Association (AAA) has established its first Australian Congressional Fellowship in Washington DC. In its first year, the program will provide the opportunity to award a single grant up to US$50,000 to an outstanding Australian future public policy or opinion leader to gain vital insider 'Hill' experience. The mid career professional that is selected will spend 10 months on the & From EdNA Online on July 24, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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