Seeds 200 years old breathe life again Seeds which have been stored away since the time of George III have been persuaded into new life. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Dubai Ports World Retains Control of U.S. Ports Six months ago Dubai Ports World promised to sell its North American operations to appease critics in Congress. Those critics did not want foreigners running U.S. ports and demanded that Dubai Ports find a buyer for its U.S. facilities. Six months later, the company still owns those ports. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Picture This: Nintendo Wiis Invading Your House More and more Wii Parties are occurring now, but the Wii Ambassadors might not be the people you would expect. Tracey Clark is a photographer, author, wife, and mother; and she had a visit from Nintendo who brought free gifts, free food, free alcohol, and most importantly Wiis. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Fix for the iTunes blues in the works People with ties to Apple say the Cupertino, Calif.-based company is well aware of the matter and that it's toiling feverishly to rectify the issues. It hopes to release an update to both the Mac and PC versions of the jukebox software -- presumably iTunes 7.0.1 -- as soon as possible, those people say. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Don't put "magna cum laude" in your resume, spam filters don't like it Dylan notes on his resume that he received a master's degree in business from Babson College in 1999 and graduated magna cum laude. About three weeks ago, he sent his resume to a company and received an automated e-mail response that said his resume had contained a specific obscenity. Here are other things to watch for... From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Intel quad-core Kentsfield to be named Core 2 Quadro ntel is expected by the end of this month to officially name its Kentsfield quad-core desktop processor as the "Core 2 Quadro," with the first model to be an Extreme version, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, which will be available starting in mid-November From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Internet worse for your grades than alcohol "A survey at Michigan State University finds that more students have experienced negative academic consequences from excessive Internet use than from excessive alcohol consumption. But are they addicts?" From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Nuclear site converted into a Park! "In about two weeks, the final trainload of radioactive waste is to leave the Fernald nuclear site." "This fall, the site will open to the public as a natural, undeveloped park following a 13-year, $4.4-billion cleanup. That is actually a bargain. Experts had originally estimated that cleanup would cost $12 billion and take until 2025." From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
The daily Show: Lewis Black - Back in Black on Fake News Back in Black segment on Fake News in the Real News. Watch Black exposing a news segment that was bought and paid for and ran on 5 major network news programs. Basically ads posing as a news report, DURING the news. Priceless From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Torrent site has servers mysteriously disappear after featured on Digg Snarf-It, a 2.0 torrent site which was front page on Digg last week have had their servers mysteriously disappear with no indication as to why. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Mexican president pledges to extradite all drug lords wanted by U.S. President Vicente Fox said Tuesday that Mexico is willing to extradite any drug lord in its custody wanted by the United States. President Fox said Mexico currently has 16 "big leaders" of drug gangs in jail along with 75,000 lower level members of various cartels From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
John Ashcroft Image Made out of Porn Pictures An image of politician John Ashcroft, who opposes nudity in art or any other form, comprised entirely of porn images. NSFW although the porn images are very small and indistinguishable from the image of Ashcroft. **A Must SEE** From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Guitar Hero to Rock All Consoles, OMFG FTW Activision's CEO Robert Kotick, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XV Conference, said the heroic guitar simulation would be arriving on "every significant new platform." From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Weird Al Yankovic Polkarama! The new polka from Weird Al's newest album, Straight Outta Lynwood, set to hit stores Sept. 26th!... POLKA !!! me mateys From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Another Dell battery explodes at Yahoo HQ, hundreds evacuate We just got word that a Yahoo empoyee's laptop went up in flames today at their Mission College campus down in Silicon Valley, causing hundreds of Yahoo employees to be evacuated from an 8-story building. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Scientists Discover New Ring and Other Features at Saturn Saturn sports a new ring in an image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sunday, Sept. 17, during a one-of-a-kind observation. Other spectacular sights captured by Cassini's cameras include wispy fingers of icy material stretching out tens of thousands of kilometers from the active moon, Enceladus, and a cameo color appearance by planet Earth. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Hackers, start your engines: all Vista versions on one DVD You probably remember the old hack that lets you change a couple of digits in a registry key in order to burn a disc capable of installing Windows XP Pro when all you paid for was the cheaper Home edition. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Richard Hammond critically injured during filming British TV presenter, Richard Hammond, has been critically injured during filming. Richard is globally known for his appearances in both "Top Gear" and "Brianiac: Science Abuse". He was driving a jet-powered car at the time - let's hope he's OK. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Can We Please Bring Our Damned Coffee On the Plane Again, Idiots? You don’t have to be a laboratory scientist or explosives expert to know the “Gatorade/iPod Bomb Plot” was total bullshit from Day One; you just need to be able to read and comprehend the simple explanations provided by said laboratory scientists or explosives experts. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Zune Caught Seattle must be dripping with Zunes because our Bothan spies - many of whom died while taking these pictures - grabbed a Zune in the wild. That’s right, folks. This little white Zune works, is ready to roll, and is probably in the shipping channel as we speak. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..
Watching a phishing attack live Yesterday, I watched a phishing attack unfold live. After informing the phished bank and US CERT I was able to see in real time the details people entered on the phishers site. Here's what I saw. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
The Daily Show 10 F-ing years: The Best of "Even Steven" Celebrating 10 years of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: A retrospective on the best moments from the "Even Steven" segments, featuring incredibly funny debates between future comedy superstars Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Alcohol 52% DVD/CD emulation software goes freeware Alcohol 52% is releasing a freeware version within the next few hours, you will find more details available including the download link here. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
OpenOffice.org announces template and clipart design contest Users of OpenOffice.org's open source productivity suite will have a chance to win cash and prizes by submitting template and clipart designs in a contest sponsored by OpenOffice.org and WorldLabel.com. The contest, which ends October 13, offers a top prize of $750 to first place winners who submit the best design. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Stable linux kernel 2.6.18 just released! Changelog is huge (3.6MB), happy using. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
"Super Datacenters"... the 21st century pyramids? Will super datacenters built by the likes of Google, Amazon, Yahoo and Microsoft evolve into more intelligent hubs, dispensing advice and ordering our lives? From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
cDc's Hacktivsmo Releases Torpark for Anonymous, Portable Web Browsing Hacktivismo, an international group of computer security experts and human rights workers, just released Torpark, an anonymous, fully portable Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox. Torpark comes pre-configured, requires no installation, can run off a USB memory stick, and leaves no tracks behind in the browser or computer. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Top five GPS Navigation Systems Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have finally become affordable and user-friendly. However, there are so many brands and models available that it's easy to get lost in technical details. Here are the pros and cons of 5 systems at different price ranges. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Medical school graduate accused of taking hand from cadaver A doctor who graduated from a New Jersey medical school has pleaded not guilty to stealing a hand from a school cadaver and giving it to an exotic dancer, authorities said... The dancer, Linda Kay, kept the hand in a jar of formaldehyde in her bedroom in South Plainfield. Friends have said she called the hand "Freddy." From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
100 years of phone books online People searching their ancestry have been given an online boost after BT launched more than one hundred years of their phone books on the web. The company hopes to tap into the nation's huge interest in genealogy by allowing users to trawl through millions of names, addresses and phone numbers covering the period 1880 to 1984. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
15 of the Ugliest Hockey Logos Ever In honour of Buffalo's new 'buffaslug' logo, here's a list of 15 mostly non-NHL logos that will burn your retinas. The worst must be the spur-enabled hockey skate (blade-enabled cowboy boot?) from the Denver Spurs. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Atomic Arabs: A Nuclear Dawn in the Gulf? While Iran continues play a game of cat-and-mouse over its nuclear ambitions, it's Arab neighbors have recently discussed the possibility of a joint atomic energy program. This is a major shift in policy for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE - all have signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and agreements banning all uranium enrichment From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Fish Explores Land with Robotic Device First time on land? Terranaut, the robotic exploration vehicle art project by Seth Weiner, is definitely the way to go. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Thief steals courthouse computers while on trial for computer theft "It just amazed me that someone could be in the middle of a jury trial for a burglary involving computers and immediately get involved in another burglary at the Civic Center," said sheriff's Sgt. Jerry Niess From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Download The First Release Candidate Of Firefox 2 RC1 This is the first release candidate for Firefox 2 RC1, which is due for release on September 26. A portable version is also available for those people who want to test it out real quick. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Python Programming for Beginners In this tutorial, you will learn how to write applications that use command-line options, read and write to pipes, access environment variables, handle interrupts, read from and write to files, create temporary files and write to system logs. In other words, you will find recipes for writing real applications instead of the old boring Hello, World! From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Greenpeace declares MacBooks 'poison Apples' "Some of the best-known laptops are contaminated with some of the worst toxic chemicals. Of the five top brands we tested Hewlett-Packard and Apple laptops showed the worst contamination levels." From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Inflation Fears Ease Inflation is easing after being fed by surging energy costs earlier in the year. The data could help persuade the Federal Reserve, which meets Wednesday, to keep interest rates unchanged. The Fed paused last month after 17 consecutive quarter-point rate increases that lifted the federal funds rate to 5.25 percent From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Apple Continues to Win Massive Market Share These statistics tell it all. Apple's growth into the PC OS market, especially since the transition to an Intel platform, is staggering, and keeps improving. Are we on the edge of a massive shift to a new, better PC platform? From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Bush at the U.N.: Another Political Masterstroke? Democrats and some observers have argued that the old strategy — that making the election about national security, a traditional G.O.P. strength — wouldn't work this time because voters have gotten wise to it and are generally fed up. But this morning's Gallup Poll suggest otherwise. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Chat Bot: Computer Program Smart Enough to Carry on Conversation If this year's winner of the Loebner Prize is on the right track, call-center data could be what's needed to achieve the ultimate goal of artificial intelligence (AI): creating a computer program smart enough to hold a natural conversation. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
How To Write Proofs Proofs are the heart of mathematics. If you are a math major, then you must come to terms with proofs--you must be able to read, understand and write them. What is the secret? What magic do you need to know? The short answer is: there is no secret, no mystery, no magic. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Yahoo! Launches Better Video Content On a day that saw it’s stock take a hit, Yahoo! has teamed up with Current TV to launch Yahoo! Current Network, a video site with a mix of profesional and user submitted videos arranged in channels. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Effective use of Interfaces and Abstract Classes Imagine you are the Transport Department who is responsible for the cars in the city. You come out with a specification of a car by stating its behavior and properties. I wont specify all the attributes but only two. Car manufacturers can use this specification to manufacture their own versions of cars. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Live Call To EB/GAMESTOP About Used Game Pre-Order scam Apparently EB is doing a "trial" in Hawaii offering Wii pre-orders only to customers bringing in $50 in USED GAMES. When the 360 launched, retailers took units meant for pre-order customers and sold them as expensive bundles to new customers. This looks like the new scam for leveraging their quantity by only accepting games they can resell. (Mp3) From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Ohio Man Sentenced in Coffee Urine Case A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers' coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program. Thomas Shaheen, 50, of suburban Springfield Township, also must pay $1,200 to the people he used to work with to cover their cost of making a secret video of his role in tainting the office coffee. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Marijuana doesn't kill? And it's not a 'gateway' drug? This is the first and only anti-drug commercial that I've seen that certainly tells it like it is. Why aren't the other commercials like this? From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Chavez calls Bush 'the devil' At U.N. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. The devil came here yesterday," Chavez said. "He came here talking as if he were the owner of the world." From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Find the 50 "dark" movies in the M&M painting find the 50 dark movies in the painting. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Send An Email To Yourself in 2036! (Send it now, recieve later!) http://futureme.org/ automatically sends you an email of what you said on whatever date you specify. For examply i could send my self an email reminding me to get married in 2036! From digg on September 20, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
AI Invades Go Territory Chess was once the pinnacle of geekdom, but then the artificial intelligence geeks got too smart for chess and turned to Go -- an ancient chineese game. Why Go? From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Hydrofoam R/C Flying Boat. Can't help it.. I want one!! Kick ass toy! From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime Talks With Take Two About Supporting the Wii "We're reaching out to every publisher, frankly every day. I'll be spending some time later today with the folks over at Take Two to see what type of support they can give our console. ... The fact is there will be M-rated content on the Wii console...we want every single best-selling game to be available on Wii. Whatever that content is." From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
AMD AM2 worth it? Between the choice of AMD's AM2 or it's “old” socket 939 chip, which would you choose? Here's an article that sums up the differences between the two and what you can expect from choosing one over the other. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
The Bootless PC and Terabytes on a Dime Imagine a PC with instantaneous boot up or storing 10TB of data -- 10,000 gigabytes -- on a device the size of a dime with data-transfer rates unhampered by any latency. Systems using nanotechnology could do away with disk drives as well as the boot-up process. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Apple address some iTunes 7 bugs Apple has begun publishing tech support documents to address some reported bugs in iTunes 7. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
"Smart buildings" include IP phones, touch screen to control lights Residents of this upscale property on the Upper East Side of Manhattan can use an IP telephone and touch screen to control lighting, play music and raise the temperature in their units. That's because the complex runs a single IP-based network for building-management systems and IT. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Guide: Installing Anything in Ubuntu Having problems installing something on your new Ubuntu operating system? Don't worry, installing software, themes and other things on Ubuntu is actually very easy! This guide will help you understand with screenshots, instructional videos and to-the-point language. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
President Bush Drops "Islamic Fascism" From Speeches Mort Kondrake reports that Condi and Karen Hughes convinced Bush to drop the phrase, which is popular among conservatives, from his speeches. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Most Adults Turned Down for individual health coverage Of working-age U.S. residents who sought individual health coverage in the last three years, 89% were rejected for medical reasons or felt that the available plans were unaffordable From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Meta-Data: Social Bookmarking And The Meta-Utopia When you submit an article to a social bookmarking website, the title, article summary, the category, and any other information that you submit along with the article, are all examples of meta-data describing the article. Here's a look at the problems with meta-data in social bookmarking, and how to create a meta-utopia. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Free Portable Apps for your USB memory stick! Must see! A perfect directory of Free Portable Applications for your USB Memory Stick! Great apps which can be taken with you. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
How to Destroy the Earth With a Coffee Can It's not as easy to destroy the Earth as you might think; evil geniuses everywhere have been trying for years. The problem lies with the fact that the Earth is pretty big (at least compared to you and me) and it takes quite a bit of energy to destroy it. There is a way however, to do it with nothing more than a coffee can. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Web designer sues American Express, Digitas and Ogilvy Web 2.0's David vs. Goliath. A web designer is suing advertising titans Ogilvy & Mather, Digitas and American Express claiming copyright infringement, trademark infringement, etc. Looks like they stole his website's design and trademarked concepts to develop Amex's "My Life, My Card'' campaign". From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Back to Back to Back to Back Home Runs It's only happened four times in baseball history From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Cousteau Talks Shit About Irwin ...But, he added, Irwin would "interfere with nature, jump on animals, grab them, hold them, and have this very, very spectacular, dramatic way of presenting things. Of course, it goes very well on television. It sells, it appeals to a lot people, but I think it's very misleading. You don't touch nature ... and that's why I'm still alive." From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Earth - View from Saturn Seen from the outer solar system through Cassini's cameras - Earth is captured in a natural color portrait made possible by the passing of Saturn directly in front of the sun from Cassini's point of view. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Teacher Suspended for letting 50 Students use the same Blood-drawing tool! "A science teacher was suspended for allowing students to use the same instrument to draw blood from their fingers as part of a class project, district officials said Tuesday." - The students are being tested for HIV & Hepatitis. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Amazon Talks About Wii Pre-Orders Certain portions of the Internet were all atwitter last Friday when word broke that Amazon.com was taking pre-orders for the Wii. Then the buzz got even louder when word broke that the offer had been pulled after only a few hours. Had Amazon sold out of their allotment that quickly? From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Report lays out science map for return to moon Scientific missions to the moon should concentrate on sampling its thin atmosphere and on examining as much of the lunar surface as possible, the National Research Council advised on Tuesday. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Chavez promises dire consequences if Iran is attacked During a visit to his country by Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Chavez warned the world of dire consequences if his ally was attacked by the United States. He also threatened to cut off oil supplies to the U.S. if provoked. This, he explained, on top of Iran shutting off its oil exports, could send oil prices soaring to well above $100 a barrel. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
Bush's climate-controlled White House The administration claims it wasn't trying to tell government scientists what to say about climate change, but e-mails obtained by Salon prove otherwise. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..
iTunes 7 music purchases don't play on iTunes phones? "A reader linked us to an Apple Discussion thread where a number of users have listed problems with playing purchases from the iTS through iTunes 7 on their Motorola SLVR and ROKR iTunes phones." From digg on September 20, 2006 at 10:25 a.m..
New iPod Earphones Having caved in to what must have been significant request, Apple has finally released some sleeker, form-fitting earphones, and I’ve already picked up a pair for my 30g Video. So how do they measure up? From digg on September 20, 2006 at 10:25 a.m..
Hitachi 160GB UATA100 8MB Cache Hard Drive $29.99 DealsPlus is reporting that Outpost.com has Hitachi 160GB UATA100 8MB Cache Hard Drive for $29.99 after rebate with FREE shipping. SATA/300 version = $39.99. Seagate 300GB ST3300631A-RK Hard Drive = $74.99. Maxtor 300GB L01S300 16MB Buffer Serial ATA (SATA) = $74.99. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 10:25 a.m..
Xbox 360: Now with 1080p support At their pre-TGS press briefing in Tokyo today, Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 will support 1080p content through a software upgrade. Sony better hope that extra Blu-ray disc space is worth it. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 10:25 a.m..
Chuck D lays down the law on DRM The rapper, who was a founding member of hip-hop group Public Enemy and now runs a content service, told delegates at the Mobile Content World conference in London that he had always looked at technology as "Something you can apply to a better world if you stay on top of it and don't let it stay on top of you". From digg on September 20, 2006 at 10:25 a.m..
SC: 20/09 Internet Explorer exposes second 'Highly Critical' vulnerability in a week. Following our earlier note about a serious and unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer, another has come to light; the vulnerability lies in the way IE 6 handles certain graphics - malicious software can be loaded, unbeknownst to the user, onto a vulnerable Windows PC when the user clicks on a malicious link on a Web site or an e-mail message ... From on September 20, 2006 at 10:25 a.m..
Linus Torvalds talks like a pirate In this hilarious email, Linux creator Linus Torvalds enjoys Talk Like a Pirate day to the max, allocating kernel developers pirate nicknames and talking about keelhauling bugs. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 8:48 a.m..
Photo: Look Closely at the Contents of this Bag After reading the comments, you'll think twice before you pick up just any bag of food product... From digg on September 20, 2006 at 8:48 a.m..
Want a faster Windows XP? Here's how! A recent study of our team on how to better our Windows XP systems led us to investigate a countless number of details on how to better your performance and machine. Some of the working tweaks you can do to your Windows XP can really be a blessing to your systemâ??s speed. So visit us to know how to get a faster Windows XP step by step. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
The WordPress Podcast Episode 6 Akismet rumors, lots of new and updated plug-ins, listener mail. Vety good one, for all of you who uses wordpress. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
iPod nano 2nd Generation Review Its been a week since Apple has released their 2nd Generation iPod nano. Whats new? How about 24+ hours of battery life in our tests, along with a better case and brighter LCD.... find out more in the review. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
San Francisco experiments with tidal power in radical new proposal Giant turbines submerged in the choppy waters below the Golden Gate Bridge generating enough alternative energy to provide power to nearly 40,000 homes. The idea may sound like science fiction, but it is a real proposal backed by city leaders who hope it will decrease their dependence on oil and make S.F. a hub for tidal power experimentation. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
UnixTutorials - Unix tutorials for all your needs A great site with lots of Linux/Unix tutorials From digg on September 20, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
NASA's plans to return to the moon A panel of scientists strongly endorsed NASA's plans to return to the moon, saying in a report Tuesday that lunar exploration will open the way toward broader studies of the Earth and solar system From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Plasma: the Next-Generation KDE Environment It has hardly been a few weeks since the release of KDE v3.5.4, and the KDE development team is already hard at work. They have a dream of revolutionizing the concept of desktop by providing an array of innovative features aimed at improving both the looks of the desktop environment as well as the productivity of end users. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Obsessive speller? Use a Mac? Check this out! Pressing the ESC key after typing in a character or part of a word while in iChat, Mail, TextEdit, etc. will reveal a drop down menu. This menu contains all the words your computer knows that begin with that combination of letters! Pretty neat, and a great time saver!! From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Radar-Activated Speed Bumps Gwyn Harvey has developed a new radar-activated speed bump system “that would only deploy to slow drivers traveling at an unreasonable speed.” The so-called ‘Selective Road Humps’ would likely cost a great deal more than regular speed humps, but could theoretically be justified in busy subdivisions and residential areas. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Congress Says "fuck you" to Net Neutrality Takeaway: The Senate Commerce Committee ran a pro-big-media marketing campaign disguised as a "bipartisan poll." The message is obvious: the committee is in bed with telcos and Net Neutrality is dead. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
5 Reasons Why The Wii Will Win & Lose The Console Wars I took on the mindset of the Jeckle & Hyde of gaming and tried to convince myself either way but alas I am still befuddled. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Companies wake up to blogs' barking Many firms have started to pay attention as a rapidly expanding slice of cyberspace is devoted to vitriolic, often obsessive blogs listing the shortcomings of well-known companies. Mostly, the contents of such sites are anecdotal. But they can become a significant rallying point for a company's critics. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Tech Manufacturers rally against Net Neutrality Motorola and other tech types urge Congress to hold off on extensive rules they say could disrupt the way the Internet works. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Fiat unveils Tri-powered Car The Multipla Multi-eco concept, meanwhile, runs on methane, gasoline or E85 bioethanol. Like the Panda Panda, the methane is stored in separate tanks, while the main tank takes either gas or bioethanol, leaving the ECU to switch modes automatically according to the fuel used. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Inventing The Future: 10 Radically Innovative College Programs The next 20 years of American innovation will be shaped by these 10 cutting-edge science and engineering programs. But before they change the world, these undergraduates will have to finish their homework. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Chris Angel swallows quarter and cuts it out of his wrist...how? How is this possible. Chris Angel swallows a quarter, works it down his arm, then slits his wrist to pull it out. wtf!? From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Disney's Iger: iTV Has a Small Hard Drive Dosney CEO Bob Iger says the iTV has a small, internal hard drive. Not sure if the word was supposed to get out, in that Apple was mum as can be on the details of the unit at the "It's Showtime" event, but there's been a lot of speculation on this issue. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Ubuntu tricks - how to create a list software and use it to restore your pc I've recently had the occasion to make a complete list of software installed on one of my Ubuntu boxes, and then reinstall it from scratch. Here's a quick and easy way to generate a list of installed .deb packages, and then use that list to quickly reinstall them. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
If the Pope is infallible how can he make a mistake? Commentators have described Pope Benedict's recent expressions of regret as close to a rare papal apology. But how, they ask, can a man believed by Catholics to be "infallible" make a mistake? From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Xbox 360 adds 1080p, HD DVD drive is $170 US They've finally stepped up with a couple of interesting, albeit expected, announcements. First up: the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive finally has a price and date of launch -- for Japan. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Despite all the good freeware, people still paying for security software Why bother, when so much is available elsewhere at no cost? Because free often means cobbling a package together. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
The most amazing super Mario cover(possibly ever) This guy Kim can play on two guitars what most people can't play on one and super Mario is just icing on the cake From digg on September 20, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Barclaybarrios.com: Portfolio: Print media This is a collection of downloadable documents (handouts, packets, and supplemental materials) produced for a variety of courses and audiences. The author is Director of Writing Programs / Assistant Professor of English at Florida Atlantic University. Resources include: Things That Work with Technology; Working with Non-Textual Sources; Notes to Teachers About Technology; chapters from a forthcoming dissertation including: Reimagining Writing Program Web Sites as Pedagogical Tools and Grading the Writing Program Web Site. From EdNA Online on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) The European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN), established in 1991, is the most comprehensive European association in open, flexible, distance and e-learning. Its aim is to foster developments in this constantly evolving field through offering services in a non-hierarchical manner. As a meeting place, EDEN assists a wide range of European institutions, networks and individuals in becoming involved in professional co-operation. This is achieved by the information and networking activities in the membership and by the organisation of European conferences and publications of the highest sta From EdNA Online on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Grants Scheme Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program - Full Proposals (Requested from first round applications) Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program to support systematic, structured and sustainable models of academic leadership in higher education. From EdNA Online on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Grants Scheme Priority Projects Program - Full Proposals (Requested from first round applications) Priority Projects Program to address, in the first instance, priorities emanating from the Institute’s designated responsibilities (including benchmarking, assessment, standards and related aspects of good practice in learning and teaching). From EdNA Online on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Storytelling: Passport to the 21st Century What is new today about the art of telling stories is the purposeful use of narrative to achieve a practical outcome with an individual, a community, or an organization. Four of the world's leading thinkers on knowledge management explore how storytelling will become the key ingredient to managing communications, education, training, and innovation in the 21st century. From EdNA Online on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
WA Department of Education and Training - Literacy and Numeracy Review The purpose of the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Review is to improve literacy and numeracy levels of achievement of those students who are struggling, particularly those not reaching the national benchmarks in years 3, 5 and 7. The website includes submissions to the review, the Taskforce's preliminary report, and registration for the public consultation forums. From EdNA Online on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Grants Scheme Competitive Grants Program - Full Proposals (Requested from first round applications) The Competitive Grants Program supports: Innovation in learning and teaching, especially in relation to new technologies Strategic approaches by higher education providers to increase recognition of the importance of teaching in higher education, both within institutions and within the wider community; Research and development focused on issues of emerging and on-going importance (e.g. the nexus between teaching and research; performance indicators for learning and teaching in higher education); Strategic approaches to addressing the implications of the changing cohort in higher education. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Physical Properties of Semiconductors This web page contains the list of semiconductor materials such as Si, Ge, InSb, etc. and their physical properties and characteristics. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
"FA" Function in CMOS Contains applets on different CMOS gate configurations. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
CMOS Gate Circuitry A digital textbook chapter that provides a good description of CMOS logic with clean images. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
MOS capacitor This is a briefly lecture about MOSFET capacitor and flat band. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Effect of Parameters on MOSFET Characteristics The simulator allows the user to change different parameters of MOSFET such as channel type, doping, channel width, gate voltage and view the effect on MOSFET characteristics in a graphical interface that will compute and display the Vd-Id plots of the MOSFET. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 20, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Parallels Desktop adds Vista support... Parallels today released an update to its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software that adds Windows Vista support and improves support for Apple's new Mac Pro systems with performance improvements and new tool help users with large RAM configurations From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Get Any Competitors Adsense Account Banned Permanently. An exploit in Google's Adsense program that allows anyone to get anyone else banned. Due to the total lack of appeal process, there would be pretty much nothing that they could do about it. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Topless Sunbather Caught in Google Earth! Imagine having a quiet afternoon's sunbathing on your private, secluded, back patio - and then one day discovering that your nearly naked body has been posted all over the Internet! From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
All the News that's Fit to Digg Here's a portrait of a Digging as it rises from 50 to well over 1000. A look at the power of Digg to challenge established media, how different people use Digg, and how its simple premise can provoke strong reactions, from frustration to rage. Daniel Eran, RDM From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
MacRumorsLive Stats : Digg vs Slashdot MacRumors.com posts statistics from their coverage of the Apple keynotes in the last month - they peaked at 97,000 simultaneous visitors this time and they include a comparison between the referrers from digg and Slashdot during WWDC. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Church 2.0: Religion embraces Web 2.0 God might not have a myspace, but He’s got the web’s attention. The church wants followers every bit as much as Myspace does. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Experiences with Vista RC1 - a brief report For the past two weeks I've been working almost exclusively on the Windows Vista RC1 build (5600). The quick and dirty is this: performance is drastically improved over Beta 2, stability is significantly improved, From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Apple broadens Leopard distribution, iTunes update soon Apple Computer this week made pre-release versions of its next-generation operating system available to a broader developer audience. Meanwhile, the company is aware of ongoing issues with its latest iTunes release and is working on a solution. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
After $8 billion spent, the salmon are still dying The Bonneville Power Administration, responding to concern about dwindling fish populations, has spent more than $8 billion helping salmon travel from the mountain streams of their birth to the Pacific Ocean and back again. The agency, which is world's most expensive wildlife restoration program, has little to show for its efforts. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Microsoft Robbed Dying Font Designer Rather than pay a 1 penny per OS license fee for Adrian Frutiger's "Frutiger" font, MSFT chose to clone the font instead and call it Segoe UI. EU courts have invalidated MSFT's registration of the font. Frutiger is 75 and is dying of lung disease, he is too weak to fight Microsoft's ghoulish army of lawyers. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Iraq Fires Saddam Genocide Judge Judge in Saddam's genocide trial ousted From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Universal Studios Backs Out of Blu-Ray Xbox Addict has posted a short article with quotes from PC Magazine, indicating that Universal Studios has decided not to back Sony's Blu-Ray DVD format. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Top-Secret Elmo Revealed! The much-anticipated top-secret 10th-anniversary Elmo, code-named "T.M.X. Elmo" is finally here - and it's the hysterically laughing, belly-clutching, floor-thumping Elmo. From digg on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Tom Cruise's Lawyer Threatens Legal Action Over Gay Claims Tom Cruise’s lawyer is looking into legal action after allegations on the internet that his client had a homosexual affair. Porn producer Paul Barresi published a chapter of his new book on his website, which included the claim that a man tried to sell him his account of an affair with the Hollywood star. From on September 20, 2006 at 12:54 a.m..
Microsoft's Masterpiece of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) I've been tracking the evolution of Microsoft FUD for nearly 10 years now. But even I was impressed when I came across Microsoft's latest effort in this department: it's truly a masterpiece of its kind. It's a white paper from IDC, "sponsored" by Microsoft, on "The Economic Impact of Microsoft Windows Vista". From on September 20, 2006 at 12:54 a.m..
Putting his Math Where His Mouth Is A billionaire ex-mathematician believes he has a simple formula for improving math education and making America more competitive. From on September 20, 2006 at 12:54 a.m..
Google's pirate-speak rejection letter Google penned a pirate-themed rejection letter, when turning down a request to create a pirate-themed logo, in celebration of Talk like a Pirate Day. From on September 20, 2006 at 12:54 a.m..
X-rated font used on third-grade handout School officials apologized after an X-rated font was used on a third-grade spelling packet handed out to parents. The font showed male and female stick figures in provocative poses to form the letters of the alphabet. Bet this kept the kids attention. From on September 20, 2006 at 12:54 a.m..
Cool kitchen design puts everything in an island Called the "White Wing," this design concept uses a modernistic island to house (and hide when not in use) a refrigerator, dishwasher, induction cook top, oven and sink. Several images show how the concept works. From on September 20, 2006 at 12:54 a.m..
How to lose your fear of being fired The risk of being fired is the biggest axe a company or a manager holdes over employees’ heads. It’s a mostly unstated, but well-known fact of working life that if you as an employee get too far out of line, you’ll be fired. Or terminated/axed/given the chop - don’t you just love those terms, with their unsubtle flavor of death? From on September 20, 2006 at 12:54 a.m..
Script Kiddie Leaves Photo ID Behind After Wreaking Havoc As the administrator of a free shell account provider, I see all kinds of questionable activity on a regular basis. People usually try to cover their tracks before trying anything stupid. Not so in the case of Mr. Machelesen of the Netherlands. From on September 20, 2006 at 12:53 a.m..
Create and Store your own Buttons Nice drop and drag web buttons, Share your designs with the community. From on September 20, 2006 at 12:53 a.m..
iTV: What you need to know Its not every day that Apple gives use a preview of a piece of hardware thats not going to arrive for at least three months, and maybe as long as six. But the release of the new iTunes Store, including the sale of full-length motion pictures, wouldnt have had as much impact .... From on September 20, 2006 at 12:53 a.m..
New Red Bull Drink: Cocaine There's a new Red Bull drink on the market, and it's called "Cocaine". "They say a high hits you within five minutes, followed by a caffeine boost 15 minutes later. But hold on—the ride lasts five hours and the concoction is "350 percent stronger than Red Bull," they claim." Read on From on September 20, 2006 at 12:53 a.m..
California fire creates huge smoke plume - hi res satellite image Northwest of Los Angeles, the Day Fire was churning out a thick, snake-like plume of smoke on September 17, 2006. The human-caused fire started on September 4 in mixed brush and scattered timber in the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests and the Sespe Wilderness. As of September 18, the 60,589-acre fire was only about 15% contained. From on September 20, 2006 at 12:53 a.m..
Pandoras Box - Updates!! Now posts to windows Messenger to show the currently playing song. Control Pandora from the menu by right-clicking on the taskTray icon. New lyrics window to pull lyrics for the currently playing song From on September 20, 2006 at 12:53 a.m..
9rules Does Web 2.0 Search 9rules has launched their new Search page which not only searches results across the 200+ sites in their network, but also pulls results from Technorati, Flickr and YouTube to truly bring search to the Web 2.0 world. Surprisingly quick for the information they pull in due to the use of AJAX loading for the YouTube and Flickr search results. From digg on September 19, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
EU Antitrust Czar Denies Microsoft Feud The European Union's antitrust chief said Tuesday she had no personal feud with Microsoft Corp. despite an ongoing legal fight between her office and the software company. "Far from pursuing a vendetta against Microsoft, the Commission's actions are guided by the desire to create the most innovation- friendly business climate in Europe..." From digg on September 19, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Russian sites using new IE bug to install spyware Hackers are taking advantage of a newly discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) to install spyware on PCs that visit a number of Russian pornography sites. From digg on September 19, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Tasmania investing in early years education The 2006/07 Tasmanian Budget contains a range of measures to support students in the early years, their teachers and parents. The Government has committed $12.6 million over the next four years for the Launching into Learning program, a new initiative to help support young children, particularly those at risk, before they formally start school. The 2006/07 Budget also includes $140,000 over four years through the Skills to Care Program to provide more training and support for new child carers and to train carers to take on management roles. From EdNA Online on September 19, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
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