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Republicans Gain In Midterm Polls Republicans appear to be gaining on the Democrats in the 2006 midterm campaign because of growing confidence in the economy, falling gas prices and President Bush's sustained political offensive on the terrorist threat, according to pollsters and campaign strategists. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


TUTORIAL: CSS Transparency in Mozilla, IE, and Opera An extensive and easy tutorial on how to implement opacity / transparency in your images via CSS3. This tutorial tells you how to make it work in three popular browsers. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Why Apple is taking its time in launching an iPhone the most talked-about product among Apple-watchers is one that the company has yet to admit even exists: an Apple mobile phone, or iPhone. The problem for Apple is that mobile phones are not like iPods, but are sold in a completely different way. People do not generally buy them in shops, but from mobile operators... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Top 10 Side Scrollers Of All Time Forget 3D. Side Scrollers rule! XYZ Computing has posted the top 10 best Side Scrollers of all time. Is your favorite one on the list? From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


How long are your MiniDV tapes and DVDs good for? Chances are, somewhere in your household – either in an attic, a closet, or bottom of a dresser drawer – there resides the pictorial history of your family. You trust it to remain safe there. Time may slowly fade them, but photos will remain more or less in tact through the years. Your modern day video albums may not be so safe. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


An iMac Made Out Of A PowerBook This photoset shows how someone converted an old PowerBook into a quite believeable iMac. It includes a case fabricated out of wood into a shape almost identical to the actual iMac. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


33% of iPod owners are 'stealing' music on the net A third of iPod owners are downloading illegally, a major study has found. "Free activity - both legal and otherwise - significantly outweighs paid activity," said Mark Mulligan, vice president at JupiterResearch, which carried out the study. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Strongman lifts helicopter An Austrian strongman has set a new world record after a 1.8 tonne helicopter Landed on his back. Franz Muellner supported the machine for almost a minute after it landed on his shoulders to secure his place in the Guiness Book of World Records.(picture included) From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Willie Nelson Cited for Drug Possession Willie Nelson and several members of his band were issued misdemeanor citations for drug possession early today during a traffic stop in Saint Martin Parish, LA. Trooper Willie Williams says troopers smelled a strong odor of marijuana when the driver opened the bus door. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Ford and GM discuss merger Rumors are surfacing that GM and Ford have recently been engaged in talks that would form an alliance, possibly even a merger, between the two financial troubled automakers. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Installing Zenoss network monitor on a Ubuntu Server This tutorial shows how to install and configure the Zenoss network monitoring tool on a Ubuntu 6.06 system. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Analyst: Microsoft Zune Can't Touch Apple iPod "Unfortunately the Zune player is kind of large and clunky and folks must buy the player and then get the service, not the other way around. If Microsoft wants to play here they need to have compelling hardware." Other MP3 players talked about are the new Samsung K5, and SanDisks products. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Super Mario Wedding Cake Talk about being a fanboi. Imagine having this as a wedding cake. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Wii Controller Accuracy Coming Into Question Recent previews seem to confirm some of my fears, that pin-point accuracy with the remote might not be a reality. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


JPG Magazine: Brave New Photography JPG is not just another photo sharing site - it's a community that's come together to create a photo magazine. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Path to 9/11 Writer Slams Critics, Defends Movie As Totally Accurate In today's Wall Street Journal, Cyrus Nowrasteh dismisses criticism of the movie as "politically driven hysteria" and defends it as entirely accurate. Nowrasteh ignores well-documented errors and criticism from prominent conservatives. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Why Warner Music is coming to YouTube Warner has done more than just "seen the light"; the music behemoth has had a full-blown, Damascus Road-style conversion when it comes to the Internet. Giving music videos away? From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Biggest ever move off Windows to Linux If the move from Windows to Linux, which the government of the south Indian state of Kerala has been making a noise about, actually does come off, then it would be the largest such migration ever seen. Kerala has a population of around 28 million and the natives of the state are generally educated and left-leaning. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


After Ney Admits To Crimes, Boehner Refuses To Call For His Resignation Yesterday on Fox News Sunday, House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) was asked whether Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) should step down from Congress. Ney pled guilty last week to federal corruption charges, admitting to prosecutors that “he had accepted tens of thousands of dollars in illegal favors from Abramoff and from a Syrian businessman. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


30 Days of DRM: 30 Things You Can Do "Michael Geist has been listing reasons why Canadians should be alarmed at Canada's proposed new copyright law, which will bring the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act to Canada's lawbooks. Today, Geist has posted a list of thirty things you can do to fight Bill C-60 in Canada." via boingboing From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Unfinished Tolkien Work to Be Published An unfinished tale by J.R.R. Tolkien has been edited by his son into a completed work and will be released next spring, the U.S. and British publishers announced Monday. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Xtorrent public beta 1 reviewed The much hyped Mac BitTorrent client from my friend David Watanabe is now available for download. Even though it’s still in testing, we’ve decided to do a review of it. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Just What Did the Pope Actually Say? Here's the transcript & explanation Pope Benedict XVI got himself in trouble this week when something he said in a speech ticked off large chunks of the Muslim world. Benedict has apologized, even if he didn’t mean the offense and even if most of the people protesting in Karachi, Jakarta, Ankara and elsewhere have no idea what it was he actually said or why. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Environmentally friendly weapons? BAE SYSTEMS, one of the world’s biggest arms manufacturers, is designing a new generation of “green” munitions, including “lead-free” bullets and rockets with reduced toxins. It also wants to cut the dangerous compounds in its jets, fighting vehicles and artillery, which it warns “can harm the environment and pose a risk to people”. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Google and Apple 'in video talks' Technology giants Google and Apple are in discussions over video content for the computer firm's recently announced iTV device, say reports. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Nintendo Wii Details Roundup A collection of all the current Nintendo Wii details. This Includes the Wii conference and gaming videos as well as pricing and launch details on the system and games. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Original Resizr Online Image Resizing Tool This tool lets you resize your JPG, PNG, or GIF files, with output in JPG or PNG. Quality is adjustable (for JPG). It's designed to be extremely easy to use, for people who can't use photoshop. It's got a neat little javascript image scaler, too. Note, a recent digg story showed a bad copy of this. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Wal-Mart leaks Zune price -- $284? Thanks to some vigilant Wal-Mart watching by our main man Bernice, we've got a good idea as to the Zune pricetag, though we're still no closer to a specific launch date. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Burn: Open Source alternative to Toast Titanium Burn is a nice, free and open source alternative to the popular Mac disc-creation application, Toast Titanium. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 8:16 p.m..


man proposes to woman at basketball game, she said NO that is why you don't propose at a basketball game From digg on September 18, 2006 at 8:16 p.m..


India's Modern Architectural Wonders The country's forthcoming wave of slick contemporary architecture is a potent symbol of its rocketing economy. Great bonus slideshow: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/09/wow_india/slideshow.htm From digg on September 18, 2006 at 8:16 p.m..


Wii pricing discussion: Wii vs. Xbox 360 " I have also seen a ton of comparisons to price points with the Xbox 360. I thought I would take some time on this very early Monday morning to put some pricing package comparisons together." From digg on September 18, 2006 at 8:16 p.m..


Family Guy Uncensored From the DVD collection! Comments from the creators and voices of the characters from Family guy! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


The ion cooled PC Sure it'll cost you about a grand for the modification gear, but in the end you'll be pushing 325 cubic-feet of air per minute at 0.0dBA without any moving parts or increased power consumption From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Adobe previews Photoshop CS3, announces CS 2.3 Adobe Systems earlier this month offered attendees at the Photoshop World conference proof that it is progressing swiftly in transitioning its Creative Suite line of software applications to Apple's new Intel Mac platform. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


C&C case mod: Temple of Nod In time for the 10th Anniversary Edition of Command & Conquer, this guy has created an awesome case mod based on the Temple of Nod building unit from the game itself. It looks just like the real thing, and is even featured on the special edition DVD included with the game! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


The US Constitution: A Very Inconvenient Document? Delineating and thereby limiting the powers of the central government is, in fact, the main function of the founding document. But while teaching kids the Constitution is an admirable goal, the very radical nature of the document raises questions as to whether the government schools as currently constituted are a reasonable choice to do the job. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


First bionic woman can feel it when people shake her prosthetic hand It's the stuff of science fiction: a prosthetic arm that can be moved just by thinking about it and that can feel heat and the pressure of a handshake. It became a reality for US Marine Claudia Mitchell who has become the world's first bionic woman. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


How Bush Rules: Torture And The Quest For Unfettered Power “We do not torture,” President Bush has said time and again. But Bush has approved techniques that are defined as torture under the Geneva Conventions. In fact, he abrogated U.S. compliance with Article 3 of the Conventions that specifically prohibits torture. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Age of the Average Netscape User (vs. Digg users) Here's a first look at the age of the average Netscape.com user, compared to that of the average digg user. The difference in the average age of the two communities leads us to believe that because of their differing interests, perhaps both sites can co-exist, and that social bookmarking doesn't have to be a zero-sum game. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


How to Make a Hollow Book A hollow book can be a nifty way to hide something, whether it's a spare key, a secret note, or even money. Most people wouldn't think to browse your library for private or personal things. It's also a great way to pass something to someone discretely--an unsuspecting onlooker will just think you're sharing a very good read! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


43 Wii videos on youtube A comprehensive library of all the important wii videos, or atleast motion pictures of games that don't really get a whole lot of attention. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Gore Calls For Immediate Freeze on C02 Emissions, End of Payroll Taxes Highlights from Al Gore's speech on global warming, delivered Monday at NYU Law. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


"Hotel Minibar" Keys Open Diebold Voting Machines The access panel door on a Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine — the door that protects the memory card that stores the votes, and is the main barrier to the injection of a virus — can be opened with a standard key that is widely available on the Internet... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Homeland Security not ready for Cyber Storm A well coordinated attack against multiple critical infrastructure points launched via the Internet could overwhelm the federal government's ability to respond, according to a report released by the Department of Homeland Security last week on the Cyber Storm exercise conducted in February. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Clarett OKs 3 1/2-year prison term COLUMBUS, Ohio - Maurice Clarett has agreed to a plea bargain that will send the former Ohio State football star to prison for at least 3 1/2 years. Clarett's deal with prosecutors in Columbus came today as jury selection was set to begin in his robbery trial. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Three's company: Warner patents all-in-one hybrid disc Most studios have already picked a side in the HD DVD / Blu-ray war, but for the few still contemplating a near suicidal attempt at a simultaneous DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray release, there's help on the way. A pair of Warner engineers have been working on a way to get all three formats to hold hands on a single disc From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Cisco Exec: Windows Vista is Scary Bob Gleichauf, the chief technology officer in Cisco Systems's security technology group, has raised concerns that integrating Vista into a complex IT infrastructure could present problems. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Oil Companies Are Now Debunking 'Peak Oil' Alarmists "That argument known as peak-oil theory has provided intellectual backing for the boom in crude prices. . ." This quote comes a September 14 Wall Street Journal article that was entitled "Producers Move to Debunk Gloomy 'Peak Oil' Forecasts" and detailed efforts by Exxon Mobil and Aramco to counter peak oil advocates. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Next Mac Office to be released in July of 2007 "The good news is that the next version of Mac Office has completed the transition to Xcode, according to Mary Starman, group product manager for the MacBU. The bad news is the projected release date for Mac Office. "Typically we release about 6-8 months after Windows Office." From digg on September 18, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


The White Stripes appear on the Simpsons The White Stripes' appearance on The Simpsons has landed on YouTube. Go here to watch it. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


iPod with Video (Enhanced 5th Gen) Review In short, the new 30GB iPod ($249) and 80GB iPod ($349) deliver entirely on these promises, and though they still fall short of the larger screen viewing experience that movies and other forms of video content unquestionably deserve, they are better values than the original 30GB and 60GB iPods that came before. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Anger at "Diggers' Iraq antics Australian soldier points a gun at the head of another soldier, kneeling and dressed in Arab headgear and robes. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


The Muppet Matrix this has to be seen to be believed From digg on September 18, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


The Rolling Stone Aricle on the Empire of Scientology "In July 2004, The St. Petersburg Times dubbed Clearwater, a community of 108,000 people, "Scientology's Town." On the newspaper's front page was a photograph of Scientology's newest building, a vast, white, Mediterranean Revival-style edifice known within Scientology circles as the "Super Power" building ..." From digg on September 18, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


How to synchronize Outlook with Google Calendar, Gmail, iPod, others This is a tutorial (with diagram) on how to synchronize Microsoft Outlook (multiple locations), Google Calendar, Gmail, iPod, and mobile phone with Funambol / ScheduleWorld. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Super Mario MP3s Mix them into music, use them as ring tones, or add them to your mp3 player for that ‘life is a game’ feeling. “Super Mario World (OST): Course Clear Fanfare” is my favorite – try listening to it after completing daily tasks. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Concentration Camps For American Citizens In this special video report, Alex Jones documents the movement from quasi-secret preparation for mass internment of American citizens, to the now public declarations that such facilities are being readied an will be used to imprison political subversives and dissidents after the next staged terror attack. This is true and PUBLIC Douments EXIST. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


How to survive the "Digg Effect" on your Wordpress Blog A guide to handling the Digg Effect using the Wordpress caching module. A good read even if you don't plan to get dugg. Would be ironic though, if this page didn't handle the digg effect... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


The 30 hottest DS titles between now and Christmas This handy summary shows exactly why the DS is the most exciting console to own right now. (But how on earth am I supposed to afford them all?!) From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Nun Murdered after Muslims Condemn Pope's Remarks A nun who had spent most of her life helping sick people was murdered today by Muslims retaliating for Pope Benedict's remarks about the violent nature of Islam. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


DiggNotify Beta - Know when people are digging your stories! DiggNotify notifies you whenever a person diggs one of your last 15 submitted stories. It'll show you how many diggs you have, who dugg it, and you can click on the notification to open up a page to the story. Small application and it minimizes to tray. Still in beta, ideas for improvement are appreciated. Screen shots & download provided. Digg on! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


AMD K8L Quad Core Discussion & Editorial A chat with AMD's CTO about the upcoming K8L Quad Core AMD processor gives us some new insight as to just how AMD is looking to handle the newly competitive market served up by Intel's Core 2 Duo and beyond. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Nintendo Wii - Milk a virtual cow with the new controllers Demo for Rayman on the Nintendo Wii From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Video: FOX NEWS Exposes Princeton / Diebold Vote-Reversal Story The Princeton professor does a short demonstration of how a hacked Diebold voting machine works. I would have liked to see more on how easy it is to actually hack the machine. Still, an interesting video considering its from Fox news. So much for left wing conspiracy... This is not a partisan issue. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Diebold "whistleblower" Clint Curtis Parlays Notoriety into House Run You've all seen the videos on YouTube of Clint Curtis claiming to have written a program to "flip the election" in a close race. Now voters in Florida's 24th congressional district have a chance to pass judgement on the man and his allegations. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Impossible to use Windows XP on 24" iMacs It seems that BootCamp is incompatible with the newest 24" iMacs. It is impossible to install Win XP on it, since the screen remains black at boot. Apple did not comment yet on this issue but everyone willing to buy one needs to be informed. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Researchers Find Underwater Lost World Two recent expeditions off the coast of Indonesia have revealed a remarkable "lost world" of marine species that researchers believe are new to science, including a shark that "walks" on its fins. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Screencast of how to re-create a loading icon from ThickBox How to re-create the loading animation icon for Cody Lindley’s ThickBox, an extremely versatile in-browser pop-up script that is written in jQuery. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Zelda: Twilight Princess fishing demo video from Wii event A video from the Wii event showing off a demostration of fishing within The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The guide walks you through how to do everything. Looks like a lot of fun, love the controls. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Buy a Zune at Walmart...Soon Walmart has started promoting Zunes in their online store. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


TIME Magazine interviews Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad On the eve of a visit to the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to TIME's Scott MacLeod about debating President Bush, pursuing nuclear energy and denying the Holocaust. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Racially divided "Survivor" : Least-Watched Season Opener The controversial new format of the CBS reality show "Survivor" -- dividing teams of contestants by race -- proved the series' least-watched debut episode since its first season, Nielsen Media Research reported on Friday. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Send Free Text Messages Worldwide FREE SMS Text messaging. Send free messages or take code and let your friends send messages to you from your blog,myspace or website. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


ITHET07 : 8th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training The conference will look at the convergence of information and communication technologies that is enabling the creation and implementation of computer aided and/or multimedia based techniques. For information to be used in gaining knowledge, however, environments for collecting, storing, disseminating, sharing, and constructing knowledge are needed. The World Wide Web provides access to valuable educational resources such as e-mail, e-groups, bulletin board services, audio conferencing, video conferencing, e-journals, search engines, and databases. The web is also used to deliver online instru From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Adelaide Community Based Child Care Centres This website provides information about Adelaide and South Australian community based child care centres. Addresses, phone numbers and email addresses are given for each centre, organised by regions. From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


International Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) Conference The International CAA Conference is a vehicle dedicated to research matters in E-assessment. The most recent conference was the tenth and attracted 150 delegates and presenters. Sectors represented include Universities, Post 16 Education, Schools, Examination and Qualification Bodies, Government and the Training Sector. Topics covered include accessibility, case studies, evaluation, free text and speech, item banking, national and international initiatives, novel question and assessment design, peer and group work, pedagogy, policies and procedures, services, standards, student experiences, tr From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


12th Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning The conference, presented by The International Research Foundation for Open and Distance Learning in association with the Open University and The Commonwealth of Learning looks at what we know about using new technologies for learning and teaching, with a ten year perspective. From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


2nd International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA 07) The conference will draw together researchers and developers from academia and industry across all fields of Internet computing and engineering. Topics include: Accessibility and Usability; Data-mining; Distributed systems; e-Learning/e-Society; Internet technologies; Multimedia; Semantics; Services; Web software; Wireless networks; XML. From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Playgroup Victoria Playgroup Victoria promotes, resources and encourages playgroups. The website provides a searchable map to locate playgroups in Victoria. Information is also provided on how to start a playgroup. From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Connecting Diversity: Paradoxes of Multicultural Australia The report examines and analyses the views and experiences of younger Australians from culturally diverse backgrounds. Most significantly, it reveals a series of paradoxes in younger people's appreciation and understanding of multiculturalism in Australia. It questions common presumptions and reveals complexities in their attitudes to diversity and media. The report includes calls to action for media organisations in better reflecting contemporary Australian society and in engaging younger people as audiences and as citizens. Commissioned by SBS, and published in March 2006, Connecting Di From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Reflective Practice in Open and Distance Learning: how do we improve? These collected papers from the 11th Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning include: Action Research and Tutoring in the Online Learning Community. New Implications for Adult Teaching and Learning; The New Learning Technologies in Higher Distance Education: theoretical benefits through the prism of a Case Study; Preparing Students for Online Learning – the Oscail Experience; Quality Issues in Managed Learning Environments and Language Learning; Developing the Architecture of Online Learning Communities; Learning and teaching with new technologies; From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


AARNet3 launched AARNet has officially launched its third generation specialist optic fibre network. The Minister for Education, Science and Training launched the network and congratulated AARNet and the Australian universities, research, and education communities responsible for developing this quite remarkable network, adding that this will be a critical foundation, not only for cutting edge research but for a 21st century approach to teaching our children. This network is leading edge and fully resilient and will enable AARNet to facilitate the eResearch agenda in this country. It will allow researchers to From EdNA Online on September 18, 2006 at 2:31 p.m..


Code to fetch high resolution album covers from iTunes 7 After Apple re-opened their cover give-away with the launch of iTunes 7, there have been no way to obtain these outside of iTunes. Here's the code to do it (includes on-line demo). From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


‘Pirates 3’ will end trilogy but not sequel "The third film... will conclude the initial Pirates trilogy, though it is unlikely to be the last Pirates sequel," the Daily Mail quoted him, as saying. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


In-flight Broadband Inches Skyward AC BidCo LLC won a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction earlier this year for 3MHz of radio spectrum to be used for in-flight communications services. The company's affiliate, AirCell Inc., said Wednesday its offer of Wi-Fi hotspots and other services on airliners should get off the ground commercially in early 2008. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Arstechnica Review: iPod nano (2nd Gen) Review of Apple's new 2nd Generation iPod nano, introduced on September 12, 2006. Story includes a stress test and a complete breakdown of the player. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Pipeline Worm Floods AIM with Botnet Drones A new worm is crawling through AIM - using a sophisticated network of "chain" installs, the bad guys can start the process of infection with any of the files and still hit you with the rest. Or they can target you with a certain selection of files depending on what they want you to do as part of their Botnet. Its like a 10-hit Tekken combo... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Retrieve Serial Numbers or CD Keys from your computer KeyFinder Thing is a simple utility to retrieve the Serial numbers or CD Keys of Microsoft software installed on your system. It includes options to export the list of found keys and a search option to find keys not included by default.... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Pirate Party gets stopped from handing out voting papers The Swedish Pirate Party was told to stop handing out voting papers in front of an election house From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


First Book Created by Global Collaboration of Over 1,000 People An emerging project, YRUHRN, is creating the first book designed, written, edited, marketed, and published using the wisdom of crowds involving over 1,000 people. YRUHRN is based on hundreds of people answering the question, “Why Are You Here – Right Now” via the Amazon service, Mechanical Turk. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Let Tekken Decide Funny as site. Sweet video simulation that settles any argument or dispute you could ever have. Choose Tekken fighters to battle for either side of your dispute, then see who wins. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Microsoft Demands Web Site Owners Take Down FairUse4WM Last month, Ars reported that Microsoft's Windows Media Audio (WMA) digital rights management protection had been cracked, and a program called FairUse4WM had been written that would strip DRM data from purchased audio files. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


What "American War with Iran" would look like ! The first message was routine enough: a "Prepare to Deploy Order" sent through Naval communications channels to a submarine, an Aegis-class cruiser, two minesweepers and two minehunters From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Banned Discovery Channel Documentary now on Google Video On Tuesday May 3, 1994 this program was scheduled to air on the Discovery Channel. Influential members of congress applied pressure to the cable industry to stop the airing of the program and destroy all copies. The Discovery Channel was reimbursed for the 1/4 to 1/2 million dollars production costs. This is the program they didn't want you to see! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Superdollar - The Almost Perfect Fake Superdollar: North Korea’s Almost Perfect Counterfeit. The superdollar is the name given to an almost perfect counterfeit of the US banknote, believed to be produced by North Korea in the late 1980s. The superdollar notes were so good that even experts were fooled for years From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Was the 2004 Election Stolen? In June Rolling Stone ran an article by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delving into the statistical improbability that Bush won the 2004 election based on massive amounts of evidence that support a Republican-sponsored election fraud across the country, particularly in Ohio... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Want to see some amazing illustration? Check this out. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


The fertile advantage, four out of five kids will vote like their parents. Through the past three decades, conservatives have been procreating more than liberals. The top four states are Utah, Arizona, Alaska, and Texas are strong red states. The bottom of the list are the blue states of Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. If it continues the Democrats will find themselves at a serious disadvantage. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Amazon Quickly Sells Out of Wii Pre-orders Here is a comment from one customer that made it under the wire: "Amazon offered preorders with Wii Sports included for $249 today. With 1 day expedited shipping ran $283.83. No absurd bundle required. They began taking preorders this morning and had sold out of preorders by 11 am cst." From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Fix for Fuzzy scratchy sound in iTUNES 7 A user on the apple support forum finds a solution to poor sound quality on iTUNES 7 before the experts at apple even realize that there is a problem. Kudos NOWOOL I salute you. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


AP Poll: Auburn #2, Miami out of poll first time since '99 1: OSU, 2: Auburn, 3: USC, 4: West Virginia, 5: Florida, 6: Michigan, 7: Texas, 8: Louisville, 9: Georgia, 10: LSU. Previous #2 Notre Dame falls to #12 after getting stomped at home by new #6 Michigan, while Miami falls out of the poll for the first time since 1999, 107 consecutive appearances. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Unprovoked Invasion of A Sovereign Nation Regarding the situation in Iraq, it appears to this Senator that the American people may have been lured into accepting the unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation, in violation of long-standing International law, under false premises. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Radio is dead. Movie theatres are next. How do you kill the movie industry? Well, first you make it so you don�t have to actually go anywhere to watch the movie. Then you bring the movie into peoples homes for only one third of the cost of what it would be to go to the theatre. Then, you sell a device that allows people to take the movie with them so they can watch it anywhere. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities Yes, you're right, you've seen it before, but it's being updated quite frequently. Take a look. Read on From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


AP Photographer Jailed Without Charge The U.S. military in Iraq has imprisoned Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein for five months, accusing him of being a security threat but never filing charges or permitting a public hearing. "We want the rule of law to prevail. He either needs to be charged or released," said AP's president Tom Curley. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Robert Novak Slams Jon Stewart (Video) Novak said, “somebody mentioned the Jon Stewart program, I’ve never seen that in my life and I will go to my grave never having seen it.” Asked why, Novak said, “I don’t see any reason for it. It’s a comedian, self-righteous comedian taking on airs of grandeur and I really don’t need that.” From digg on September 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


AOC Nilta, BECTA and Open Source AOC Nilta have produced an excellent response to the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) Learning Platform Functional Requirements and Learning Platform Technical Requirements. There are some really excellent features of the program overall, from both a teaching and pedagogical standpoint, bStuartYeates's blog on September 18, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Classic Horror Magazine Covers The Warren Magazine collection features years of covers of classic horror magazines CREEPY, EERIE and VAMPIRELLA. By Frazetta, Ken Kelly, Maitz, Corben, etc. (warning, contains obnxious Flash audio) From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


PS3 Virtua Tennis 3 in 1080p The "holy grail of full HD" is confirmed for Sega's PS3 tennis title. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Infect. Evolve. Repeat. - bloody addictive! Play this skilled game in which you try to take over the human body with your virus to kill the neccessary amount of red blood cells needed. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:08 a.m..


'Apple Logo' stamped on nano Chips hiding Function/Manufacturers Identity The company stamped the Apple logo on three chips used in new iPod Nano music players introduced this week, concealing their functions and manufacturers' identities, said analyst Craig Berger. Apple has not used this strategy before From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:08 a.m..


A Chip That Can Transfer Data Using Laser Light Researchers plan to announce on Monday that they have created a silicon-based chip that can produce laser beams. The advance will make it possible to use laser light rather than wires to send data between chips, removing the most significant bottleneck in computer design. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:08 a.m..


Warner to license music in YouTube videos YouTube and Warner Music Group Corp. will announce a deal Monday that will put thousands of Warner music videos on the video sharing site and allow user created videos to legally use Warner owned music, according to a story tonight from the Associated Press. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:08 a.m..


Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Nag Screen A collection of Methods to Disable and Remove This... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:08 a.m..


Germany battle to Hockey World Cup glory Hosts Germany fought back from 3-1 down to beat Olympic champions Australia 4-3 and retain their World Cup title. Christopher Zeller put the Germans ahead only for Mark Knowles and Matthew Taylor to give Australia a 2-1 half-time lead in Moenchengladbach. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:08 a.m..


Welcome to the new Engadget! Welcome to the new Engadget! It's taken us a ridiculously long time to get to this point (could everyone please stop having keynotes we have to liveblog?), but we're finally ready to introduce the latest version of Engadget. We haven't just refreshed the design, either, we've added a bunch of new features that should make Engadget a little more use From digg on September 18, 2006 at 7:08 a.m..


SC: 18/09 Internet Explorer threatened by malicious code posted by hackers Hackers have published malicious code which could affect users of Internet Explorer, even versions which are patched fully up-to-date; attackers have to trick users into viewing a maliciously encoded Web page, but once they had simply opened the page they can then run unauthorised code on a victim's computer ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on September 18, 2006 at 7:08 a.m..


True Video iPod By Christmas? Thinksecret believes that Apple may be able to get its reported "true" video iPod out to production by October, and thus just in time for the holiday buying season. As has been expected, the new iPod would complement the existing lineup at the top-end rather than replacing any existing models. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


FVWM-Crystal 3.0.4 — speed and transparency FVWM-Crystal is an eye-candy, functional and ultra-fast desktop environment for GNU/Linux, based on FVWM. Crystal can be used even on very old machines, thus it is a noticeable alternative to popular desktop choices like XFCE or Fluxbox. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Nintendo Wii: Failure Is Not An Option If Nintendo's new console fails, are we doomed to an eternity of World War 2 shooters and sports game sequels? Will it send a message that gamers don't care about innovation? From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Vista RC1 Screenshots without Aero How does Windows Vista look like at slower computer without Aero? Screenshots from new Start menu, Media Center, working with folders, search, Windows Mail & Calendar & Contacts... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Cancer drug slows muscular dystrophy in mice "An experimental cancer drug has slowed muscular dystrophy in mice with the disease, raising hopes that a simple pill could one day treat the fatal condition in humans." From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


World record for magnetic recording density record-breaking 421Gb/in² data density, which should allow for 500GB 2.5-inch notebook drives, 2.5TB 3.5-inch desktop drives, and 1-inch to 1.8-inch consumer electronics drives that can store between 40GB and an impressive 275GB, starting in 2009. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Toshiba Readies New HD DVD Players The devices, which will be available soon, will offer better picture quality than earlier models. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


CMOS Fabrication Process This link provides a step-by-step description of the CMOS fabrication process through an interactive diagram. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 18, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


Animated Circuit Simulator This link describes a Java Applet for an animated circuit simulator. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 18, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..


MOS Transistors An introduction and breakdown of mathmatics and models of MOS transistors. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 18, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..


Building a Transistor This link describes how an individual FET transistor is built with masks. It also shows the simulation of the FET with respect to the Gate Voltage. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 18, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..


An iPod dock for poor people When you can't afford the real ipod dock, you get creative... It opens up like a case to put your ipod in it too :) From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


The 13 Most Corrupt Members of Congress Over the past year, the issue of Congressional ethics has taken on new resonance. Here's a look at the 13 most corrupt members of congress. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Wii Console Walkthrough …good news for gamers and sports fanatics alike, big bold letters on the box indicate the Wii Sports WILL be shipping as part of and parcel of the system From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Nano's Got a Secret Three early reviews of the new 2nd-generation iPod nano have shown it to have dramatically slower USB transfer rates than the 1st-generation model. While the cause of this has not been proven, some reviewers believe Apple's switch away from a PortalPlayer chipset has something to do with it. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


George Bush is in trouble Bush is trying to change the laws he has already broken From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


10 FAQs on MySQL command-line interface mysql Ugly site, but good beginners resource. A collection of 10 FAQs on MySQL command-line interface mysql. Clear answers are provided with tutorial exercises on mysql command option; running SQL and mysql commands; running mysql command files in batch mode; returning query output in HTML and XML formats. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


A Look Back: The Origins of Ctrl + Alt + Del Most PC users are all too familiar with Ctrl + Alt + Del, but how many of us know the origins of this button combination? Find out after the jump. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


RFID-enabled smart shelves heading into stores These shelves will be able to track whether you debated the PSP over the DS lite, whether you wanted the high end version but opted for the low end because of price and what items were popular amongst consumers and which were not. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Senator calls for investigation of buried FCC study locally owned stations air an average of 5.5 additional minutes of local knows per half hour, it also reveals that the local news coverage provided by such stations can be politically motivated From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


HOW TO: Bypass Windows Genuine Advantage! How to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage easily without patches or scripts in only a few steps. This is EXTREMELY EASY to do, and works!! What a big hole in trying to authenticate your Windows. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Invisible Skateboarding This is a video of guys who used the green screen technique on skateboards. They made their skateboards green then digitally took out the boards. It looks quite cool. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Search For a Better Battery Keeps Going and Going While the recalls embarrassed some of high-technology's biggest brand names, they aren't likely to change the way portable devices are powered - at least in the short term, say industry observers. Lithium-ion (li-ion) battery technology, introduced to consumers in 1991, still has plenty of room to improve in both safety and performance. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


The Carbonite Solution to Online Backups Weâ??ve been tracking online storage for nearly a year, and for good reason. As the PC becomes the center of our digital lives, having backups of email, photos, videos and music becomes increasingly important. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


3D animation tutorials galore Learn at our own pace with these superb tutorials. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


New Zelda Twilight Princess Trailer! During the Nintendo Press conference last week, Nintendo released a brand new trailer for the Wii version of Zelda: TP. This is a stunning video of some really awesome things we haven't seen yet and just how big the Zelda world is! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


See Images From Nearby Wifi Traffic! Driftnet is a program which listens to network traffic and picks out images from TCP streams it observes. Fun to run on a host which sees lots of web traffic. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Jesus Camp: Kids worshiping a picture of President Bush From ABC News: Speaking in tongues, weeping for salvation, praying for an end to abortion and worshiping a picture of President Bush — these are some of the activities at Pastor Becky Fischer's Bible camp in North Dakota, "Kids on Fire," subject of the provocative new documentary, "Jesus Camp." From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


FEED-BUTTON One Button, For All XML/RSS Readers FeedButton is a method of organizing your blog's sidebar. Instead of putting all those messy buttons on the side, FeedButton consolodates them all into one easy to use button. This allows you to offer your readers a choice without sacrificing valuable real estate From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


DDR Super Star - Video This kid is dancing on 2 player mode and he is getting them all. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


MSDN: HTML and DHTML Reference An extremely through reference for HTML and DHTML, even if is from Microsoft. Includes Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), various tools such as Color Table and Language Codes, as well as some Tips and Tricks. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


The Vending Machines of Japan (Photo's Included) Estimates suggest there are 5.6 million vending machines in Japan which works out to be one for every 20 people. Sales from vending machines in 2000 totaled $56 billion! The most common are drink and cigarette machines followed by machines with pornography. Check out some of these in this collection... From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Software allows people to write Indian languages using English alphabet Using an English keyboard, 24-year-old Mary Kavita types out an email in her mother-tongue Tamil with the help of software created by two Indian entrepreneurs. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Lions dying in Indian zoo after failed experiment Twenty-one lions are dying in a zoo in north India after a cross-breeding experiment to boost the park's attractions went disastrously wrong. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


The only CSS layout you need(?) Despite the flexibility in CSS, you have maybe experienced that the CSS layout you normally use didn't handle a specific case so you still had to edit, or perhaps totally restructure your HTML? This article presents nine different layouts without using absolute positioning (with example pages), all based on the same HTML. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Coin Through Soda Can Revealed! this trick has been circulating around, but now you can do it yourself! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Damn Interesting: The Seventh Sense From childhood, we are taught that the human body has five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. However, ask a neurologist how many senses the human body has, and you might get a surprising answer. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


µTorrent's WebUI is now released for public beta testing!! The final ingredient for a really full-featured bittorrent client has just been released to the public, after a long period of closed beta testing. Get it, test it, provide feedback, enjoy!! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


How to deliver PowerPoint from the iPod or BlackBerry Can you really deliver a PowerPoint presentation directly from an Apple iPod, RIM BlackBerry, or Palm Treo? The answer is "yes," and I'm going to tell you how to do it. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Amazing Rally Car Save Rally Driver successfully avoids a rollover when the BMW suv hits a small patch of dirt and starts to roll. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


The Most Exciting feature of Apple's iTV may be it’s USB Port the USB connector may be used to add third party TV tuners, Keyboards, etc...suddenly it all makes sense and we all get what we had been waiting for. I would be really surprised if Apple hadn’t planned that all along. Why not announce it now, then? Well, I guess that Steve Jobs is already preparing it’s One more thing… speech From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Free video editing software list for all platforms. A list of Free video editing software for all platforms. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Sun CEO Among the Few Chiefs Who Keep Blogs Chief executives of smaller companies have already seized on blogs, and big companies are increasingly joining in - despite the potential for disastrous backfires. In its unfiltered form, blogging lets CEOs bypass the public relations department, journalists and industry analysts and speak directly to the public. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


New Version of Digg Thumbs Released - No Reg Req Digg Thumbs is a Firefox extension which improves digg by adding website screenshot thumbnails next to each digg listing. This update fixes all reported bugs with positioning, video thumbs, my #1, etc and is completely free, no tokens required. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Oblivion to be PlayStation 3 launch title 1UP.com's RadiOPM recently announced that a new PlayStation 3 launch title would be revealed in the November issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine (OPM), however, it seems that the secret may have been leaked on another 1UP podcast service, 1UP Yours. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


The Simpsons: THX Parody "Turn it up!" From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Windows designed to play classical music when the computer is broken It's true, you've got problems in Windows and classical music plays. It's not a joke, it's supposed to happen! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Don't like ads? Stop clicking them Do you click on advertisements in search engine result pages? If no, you might begin seeing less ads than you normally would. Barry Schwartz talks about a post on WebmasterWorld forum that explains how Google begun removing "top of the page" ads for users who don't click them. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Confirmed: GameStop pre-order is Hawaii-only UPDATE: GameStop has confirmed to us that they are indeed starting this offer on Monday and that it currently only applies to Hawaii. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Xtorrent Public Beta Available! Xtorrent, from the maker of Acquisition, this is an amazing application! You can search with-in it with instant result, it has a beautiful UI too. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Mythbusters beat the finger print security system How to beat the finger print security system, the Mythbusters way From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Shoppers Avoid Spinach in E. Coli Scare Shoppers changed their buying habits Saturday as spinach was pulled from grocery store shelves because of the outbreak of E. coli bacteria that had killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


2008 White House race may cost hopefuls $500M each Strategists from both parties estimate the White House race in 2008 could cost each nominee $500 million — far more than the Presidential Election Campaign Fund can afford. As a result, this next presidential campaign could mark the first time in 30 years that the Democratic and Republican nominees turn down the fund's millions. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Blu-ray a disaster for Sony? The Hollywood studios aren't liking Blu-ray. What does this mean for the PS3? From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Easy Image Resizer -Web Based Resizer allows you to resize an image from your local computer or the web. Simple is that. Upload your picture and choose your desirable width number. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Click Drag Type 3!! Flash Puzzle Game Damn! Such a good set of games! From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


How to reverse-engineer a pizza In New York City, few topics can arouse as much passion as a debate over who makes the best pizza. But Jeff Varasano, founder and CEO of the software company Think2020, took his pie obsession to new heights. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


How To: Learn AJAX Tutorials With the popularity of AJAX growing every day I've had the opportunity to collect and try out many more tutorials in the last several months. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


EXCLUSIVE: first details of Office 2007 for Mac. All new UI Office 2007 for Mac will have an all-new UI that borrows from the "Ribbon" concept in Office 2007 for Windows, along with XML file formats and of course Universal Binary code. The bad news? It's not due for another year. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Wii Want Games, Wii Get Games Nintendo has dropped the lists of titles that are in production and slated for release through SPRING 2007. This article lists them all. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Video Of The XBox 360 Laptop Really cool. I wish Microsoft would sell something like this. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Gaming is Addictive! Or Is It? At first the concern was relatively mild—worries about children trading time in the sun for the digital joys of the cathode ray cathedral. Then in 1993 Mortal Kombat sparked a sizable backlash against violence in games. The problem, however, was demonstrating that violent videogames are actually harmful to kids. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Security Around Pope Beefed Up Italian media report security around Benedict XVI tightened following harsh responses to his remarks on Islam; pope expected to deliver weekly sermon from his summer home on Sunday, but it remains unclear whether he will address international uproar. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Armless Man Plays The Guitar With His Feet!!! Mark Goffeney was born without arms, here he plays Tom Petty's "Last Dance with Mary Jane" with his feet. Better than I can do with the use of my arms. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


U.S. Global War Prisons: 14,000 detainees beyond the "Reach of Law" In the few short years since the first shackled Afghan shuffled off to Guantanamo, the U.S. military has created a global network of overseas prisons, its islands of high security keeping 14,000 detainees beyond the reach of established law. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Daily Show: Jon Gives The Best Option Ever for Ending Poverty in Africa "Love Has Made Brad Pitt Want to Use His Handsomeness For Good" From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Video : First level of Super Mario Bros. 3 done with Lego's Title says it all. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Little Google deals hint at big strategy When Google quietly bought a software shop called Android a year ago, neither the suitor nor the quarry revealed much about the terms of their attraction. Google never said how Android, a 22-month-old start-up that described itself solely as a maker of software for mobile phones, would fit into its grand strategy. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Global Firepower: Military Strength Rankings GlobalFirepower (GFP) provides a unique analytical display of national military strength based on sources from all over the globe. It is based on statistics such as yearly military expenditure, weapon inventories, oil reserves, and available manpower. You can also compare how to nations stack up against each other. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Weird Al's White & Nerdy Video The music video for "White & Nerdy" from Weird Al's new album Straight Outta Lynwood. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


PS3 & Wii game box art compared The first official pictures of Wii and PlayStation 3 box-art have hit the web, and opinion seems to be divided. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Top 10 Pot Studies Government Wished it Had Never Funded Strange Marijuana discoveries that the government funded. From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Pictures of the world's ugliest Corvette This is -- used to be -- a 1985 Corvette. The owner, who calls himself "Buckeye", says: "Women love this car. Every time I stop for gas, women come up to me. I could have as many girlfriends as I want -- old ones, fat ones, anything. They're all over me." From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Sex toy or Baby toy? Can you tell the difference between toys for sexy fun and toys for baby fun? From digg on September 18, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


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