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Teen CEO of Podcast Firm Gets Early Start on American Dream Weina Scott answers about 100 tech support e-mails a day. The Web site must be perfect -- one glitch, and 6,000 irate customers will bombard her inbox. First, though, she has to study her physics. At age 17, Weina is the chief executive of her own Web-based podcast hosting company and makes an annual salary of US$40,000 for working 20 hours a week. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Emotional Clothes Philips Design recently announced that it has developed a series of garments that, through "emotional sensing," can read and project wearers' emotions through the LED lights installed in the garment. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


The Torturer-In-Chief & His Rift with the Military: Coercion isn't working Bush's torture policy has provoked perhaps the greatest schism between a president and the military in American history. But since the supreme court's ruling in Hamdan v Rumsfeld in June, deciding that Bush's kangaroo court commissions for detainees "violate both the UCMJ and the 4 Geneva conventions", the struggle has been forced into the open. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Apple Wants to Own "Podcast" Trademark "Apple has issued a cease and desist to Podcast Ready, claiming that the terms "Podcast Ready" and "myPodder" infringe on Apple's trademarks, and that they cause confusion among consumers. Wired notes that Apple has been cracking down on use of the word "pod" by lots of different people." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


British patients given body parts stolen in US At least 40 patients have received bone grafts alleged to have been stolen in America and sold to British hospitals. The patients were treated in hospitals that had bought bone tissue for use in bone grafts from an American company that is the center of allegations that more than 1,000 body parts were stolen by gangs in New York. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


NASA it's not, but desert spaceport nears first launch In a sign that spaceport competition is now an entrepreneurial venture, UP Aerospace is scheduled to make the first launch from New Mexico's nonfederal spaceport - an airport for space travel - Sept. 25. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Grow Your Own Limbs In response to the hundreds of soldiers coming home from war with missing arms or legs, Darpa is spending millions of dollars to help scientists learn how people might one day regenerate their own limbs. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Woman's Fetus Apparently Cut From Womb The body of a woman who apparently had a fetus cut from her womb was found in a vacant lot, and police said Friday they had captured a woman in the case. State police said a 26-year-old woman, whom they described as a person of interest, had buried a baby Thursday that she said had been stillborn... From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


AguaT brings the Aqua back to iTunes 7 "If you aren't hip on the un-Aquaness of the new iTunes 7, AquaT might just be the remedy for adding some of Apple's more standard UI elements back into their straying media software." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


A portable toilet with a flat-screen tv There exists a luxury restroom trailer called the "Cherry Suite" that cost roughly $2,500 a night. Inside, the trailer had marble sinks, porcelain flush toilets and air conditioning. The wooden vanity was decorated with phalaenopsis orchids and white votive candles. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Beta version of new NVIDIA Linux driver with AIGLX support available! The beta version of the 9xxx series of drivers for Linux is available from NVIDIA now. Time to start testing AIGLX on NVIDIA! From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Wii Photo Channel www.wii.com now has the photo channel video available to view. It really shows the amount of control you have with the Wiimote. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Lack of Backwards Compatibility Allowing Publishers to Charge More? Does the XBox360's lack of true backwards compatibility allow publishers to charge more for their next-gen titles? On top of this we are getting charged more for less content. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Fry's Electronics finally own frys.com My favorite electronics store has finally gained ownership of frys.com, which, for the longest time was just a Fry's ISP site. All purchases went through outpost.com (which is still up as a duplicate of frys.com). Its just nice to see that they have their site up now! From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Awesome Drifting RCs A great video of RCs drifting. The camera works is done really well, actually looks full size every so often. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


DRM is old and busted, according to BitTorrent cofounder BitTorrent cofounder Ashwin Navin believes that DRM is not the answer to legal online video services despite his company's getting ready to launch its own DRM-based movie service in the near future. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Steve Jobs is 49th Richest American with 4.9 Billion King of the iPods sold his Pixar Animation hit factory to Disney for $7.4 billion in May. Today Jobs is Disney's largest shareholder; stake worth $4 billion. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Adult Stem Cells Help Weakened Hearts Using stem cells harvested from patients' own bone marrow, researchers improved cardiac function in heart attack patients months, years and even decades after the attacks, they reported Wednesday. The infusion of stem cells boosted cardiac pumping efficiency by 7% in three months a modest gain, but still a significant improvement. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


The Science of Seeing the Future with Threshold and Pattern Dynamics Events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, violent floods, disease epidemics and tsunamis are hard to study because they occur over long time scales, in hidden places and in sudden, erratic episodes. But they all have telltale buildup signs which, correctly interpreted, can help us predict them. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


(Space) Marine Corps plan to deploy through space The Marine Corps calls the concept the Small Unit Space Transport and Insertion Capability (Sustain). The concept is to deliver strategic equipment or a small squad of soldiers to any point on the globe -- even the most hard-to-reach location -- within hours of need. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Bush Gets His Way: Republican Senators Look the Other Way Pay no attention to the news stories suggesting that the White House caved in yesterday. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Amazon working with TiVo for Unbox integration? There's nothing confirmed yet, but the New York Post is reporting that Amazon and TiVo are currently in talks regarding a feature that would allow the playback of Amazon Unbox videos on TiVo's set-top boxes. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Introducing Engadget HD! Well, the new Engadget isn't the only thing we're unveiling this week. We're very proud to announce the birth of our latest spin-off, Engadget HD, where we'll have obsessive coverage of everything related to high-definition. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Norm Macdonald on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire (He gets pretty far...) Norm Macdonald on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Celebrity Edition. This is part one. You can find parts two and three in the Related Videos section on this YouTube page. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


NYC Rally for" Illegal Guns" - Monday 9/25 - 12:30PM @ City Hall Gates To support so-called “illegal guns” and the thousands of decent, responsible New York State citizens and residents who own and carry them to preserve their Freedom and protect themselves from criminals, terrorists and other violent people, contrary to what NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg claims in his current campaign against “illegal guns”. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


NY Times screws up, places 3 pages of Lorem Ipsum On a story about the ABC drama “Brothers and Sisters”, NYTimes.com places 3 pages of Lorem Ipsum copy instead of the story From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


20 free ways to save energy # 5 - Put your PC to sleep. Keep your computer and its monitor in sleep mode rather than leaving them on around the clock. You stand to use 80 percent less electricity, which over the course of a year could have the effect of cutting CO2 emissions by up to 1,250 pounds, according to EPA estimates. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Poll suggests only 6.52% of mature gamers will buy a PS3! Responders overwhelmingly favor the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Will the Sony Playstation 3 be the biggest flop in console gaming history? From digg on September 22, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Half of world's oxygen comes from phytoplankton When we think about Earth’s sources of oxygen, we usually think of vast forests such as the Amazon, but about half of the oxygen we breathe comes from elsewhere; it’s produced by phytoplankton. Phytoplankton also serve as the base of the oceanic food chain. This image shows nine years of ocean chlorophyll from phytoplankton. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Fish Loft, transparent tubes for fishes to swim above water level Step 1: Put glass tube on a socket into pond. Step 2: Suck air out of tube with a swiming pump. Step 3: Profit-able new point of view for fishes. Page is german but it's small and simple anyways. [Insert Ted Stevens jokes here] From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Nokia to put Microsoft search on cellphones Nokia will integrate Live Search capabilities into Nokia's Mobile Search. This would enable phone users access to Microsoft search directly from their Nokia N-series multimedia phones and other compatible Nokia phones using Series 60 software From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Marketing on Google: It’s Not Just Text Anymore "The project begins today with a test of a campaign for Saturn, bundling together several Google products and services like clickable video clips, the Google Earth satellite mapping tool and geographic finding of computer users." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Pitt tipped to take over Cruise MI role Brad Pitt has been tipped to reverse the Mission Impossible franchise's struggling fortunes by replacing Tom Cruise in the fourth instalment. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


IM Worm Attack Cloaked in Virtual Card Hoax A new IM worm has been discovered that opens up a picture of a heart when you become infected and attempts to steal your banking data. The heart picture is taken from a site dealing with internet hoaxes..the infection site mentions a "virtual card for you"...which is the name of a famous hoax stretching back to the year 2000. Clever stuff. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Woot.com jests about MSI stolen card scandal - lists item as "pilfered" Woot.com, accused of selling stolen goods through their one-deal-a-day website, lists today's item, a projector as "condition: Refurbished, possibly pilfered". From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Smithsonian Unveils New Arts Pavilion With native dancing and displays of tribal relics, the National Museum of the American Indian is unveiling its $5 million arts and performance pavilion in Lower Manhattan, the city's newest cultural attraction. The Diker Pavilion adds 6,000 square feet to the museum's public space, boosting it by one third, and provides a stage for music, dance... From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Linspire Linux company buys its own building. Cool photo! If you like the Linspire / Freespire GNU/Linux distro, you might be interested to see that it has purchased its own building in San Diego. IMHO, this is good news for GNU/Linux fans, because it means that Linspire is succeeding well enough to commit to a new building. The link has a cool photo of the new building. I don't work for Linspire. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Nintendo Stole a Super Mario Theme from a Funk Rock band? While LP hunting, I ran across this funk rock band, by the Name of Friendship, with a song a little too similar to Super Mario Brothers' "Underworld Theme". Friendship released 1979. Super Mario Brothers released 1985. Audio link included. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Pentagon: Refutes 'Able Danger' Claim A new Pentagon report knocks down the idea that a secret military unit had garnered intelligence a year before the Sept. 11 attacks that might have stopped the hijackers, a senior defense official said Thursday. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Rome dusts off its ancient chariot track Rome's city council has decided to spruce up the Circus Maximus whose history predates the nearby Colisseum by 600 years but is sometimes overlooked by both locals and tourists as the often trash-strewn site bears few signs of its former glory. Projects will include construction of an elegant wall as well as small-scale archealogical excavations. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


US threatened to bomb Pakistan unless it joined war on Al-Qaeda "The US threatened to bomb Pakistan 'back to the stone age' unless it joined the fight to stop Al-Qaeda, according to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. The US envoy also insisted that Pakistan suppress domestic expression of support for attacks on the United States, he said." Freedom of speech? What freedom of speech?! From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Playstation 3 to Support Dolby Digital 5.1 for games and TrueHD 7.1 Blu-ray Dolby labs sends word that the Playstation 3 supports Dolby Digital 5.1 for games and Dolby TrueHD 7.1 for Blu-ray movies. SOUNDS good to me (sorry, couldn't help). From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


PS3's Mysterious flOw Sony tries hard to be innovative. Can you say Geometry Wars, Sony? From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Fitzgerald given way out of Libby CIA leak case The judge in the CIA leak case ruled Thursday that if Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald feels that admitting certain classified documents at the upcoming trial of I Lewis "Scooter" Libby can jeopardize national security, Fitzgerald can then move to dismiss the perjury charges against Libby. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Diebold Whistleblower: 5000 Machines Hacked in '02 Georgia Election "There was a universal key to unlock the machines, and it's easy to get access. The machines in the warehouses were unlocked. We had control of everything. The state gave us the keys to the castle, so to speak, and they stayed out of our way." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Baned dodge comercial LMAO From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


British Poll: Living to 100 worth giving up sex for Four out of 10 Britons are willing to give up sex if that meant they would live to be 100 years old, a new survey showed. Long life at the cost of celibacy proved more popular with women than men as 48 percent of women surveyed said they would give up sex to live until 100 but only 31 percent of men agreed. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


New fitness center targets teens with games Located in Mountain View, CA, Overtime Fitness restricts its membership to teens aged 13 through 18. "It's a first-of-its-kind fitness center because it's focused solely on teens," From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Wal-Mart Threatened by iTunes Movies? The New York Post reports that Wal-Mart is warning Hollywood studios against partnering with Apple's iTunes Store for movie distribution. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Army Ends Best Recruit Year Since 1997 At the start of this recruiting year, which began Oct. 1, 2005, many questioned whether the Army would reach 80,000, given the many alternative career options available to young people and the growing unpopularity of the Iraq war. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Walmart says "Serious Ramifications" if Studios Hopped in Bed with Apple His message, according to a studio exec involved in the discussions: that there would be "serious ramifications" if the studios hopped in bed with Apple. The situation between Bentonville and Hollywood has gotten so heated and so high-level that Jobs recently phoned Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott to ask him to moderate his stance, according to a source. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Astronaut Collapses During Ceremony An astronaut from the space shuttle Atlantis collapsed twice Friday during a welcome home ceremony, a wobbly return that officials attributed to the adjustment from 12 days at zero gravity. Piper, fifth of the six astronauts to speak, appeared to be confused before her legs buckled during her address. NASA officials and crew members braced her .. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


A Letter from the RIAA This is a nice illustration of what a letter from the RIAA would probably look like if you cut out the legal terms and restrictions. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Ben Folds: Cover of "Such Great Hieghts" The didn't have a drum set, so they used random objects they found around the studio (like a champagne glass and a plastic mail bin). From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Norway taped plot to blow up U.S. embassy. Norwegian prosecutors unveiled on Friday evidence against four men detained on suspicion of plotting to blow up the U.S. and Israeli embassies and of participating in a shooting at the Oslo synagogue last weekend. The main suspect had also been briefly detained in Germany during the World Cup. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


IT's seven deadly career sins "The fast track to any successful career has its turning points. Lose your way on any of the detours described here, and you may be in for a rough patch -- or, worse. So keep your head up and steer clear of these seven common pitfalls" From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


This is just Too Freakin Cool! The Video is awesome. The web design on this site is some of the best i have ever seen for video streaming sites.Scroll your mouse down the bottom of the page to make the menu appear. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Palestinian PM Won't Recognize Israel Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday he will not head a government that recognizes Israel, striking a potential blow to President Mahmoud Abbas' attempts to create a national unity government. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


How to Hack your iPod This guide from PC Magazine teaches you about installing a second operating system on your iPod. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Chavez, in Harlem, Offers Discounted Oil To NYC Poor Now that Hugo Chavez has finished his anti-American rants at the U.N., he's beginning a program of rewards for America's poor. The Venezuelan president was at a Harlem church Thursday, making good on a pledge to help low-income families in New York purchase deeply discounted oil. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


RunFatBoy has just launched After a very long awaiting the "Exercise for the rest of us" has just launched From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


32 Weirdly Specific Museums Here's a sampling: the Hat Museum, the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, and the British Lawnmower Museum... these are all brick-and-mortar museums; there are many more that exist only on the Web. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Micro Mosquito Helicopter The ingenious BladeRunner double-propeller system which relies on a coaxial rotor to make piloting the ‘chopper. A three-channel digital remote controls up & down motion, forward & reverse, turning left & right and even allows the Mosquito to hover. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Steven Colbert - Medical Marijuana On which side of the debate are You on? From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Resident Evil Wii Details A plethora of new details have surfaced for Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles for the Wii. As the title indicates, the game revolves around tying together the story of the Umbrella Corporation. Gameplay wise, it will NOT be light gun style, instead using a setup similar to Resident Evil 4. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Big Papi sets new Red Sox HR record David Ortiz hit his 51st home run of the season Thursday night on the first pitch he saw from Johan Santana, breaking the Red Sox record set in 1938 by Jimmie Foxx. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Navy retires F-14, the coolest of cold warriors Today the Navy holsters the F-14 Tomcat, the top gun in its Cold War arsenal and one of the most recognizable warplanes in history. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Prototype magnetic train crashes in Germany "At least 20 people have been hurt in the crash of a prototype magnetic train system in western Germany, police say." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Innovator Devises Way Around Electoral College Now, a 63-year-old eminence among computer scientists who teaches genetic programming at Stanford, Dr. Koza has decided to top off things with an end run on the Constitution. He has concocted a plan for states to skirt the Electoral College system legally to insure the election of whichever presidential candidate receives the most votes nationwide. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Color Meanings and Colors That Go Together Colors are more than a combination of red and blue or yellow and black. They are non-verbal communication. Colors have symbolism and color meanings that go beyond ink. As you design brochures, logos, and Web sites, it is helpful to keep in mind how the eye and the mind perceive certain colors and the color meanings we associate with each color. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Ancient birds flew on all-fours New research at the University of Calgary suggests that birds first took to the air by gliding down from the trees on feathered wings on their arms and legs. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


TheSpringBox [beta] - A Widget Engine for Desktop & Web The Spring Box is a widget platform for both the web and the sesktop for users that means great content can follow you home. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Hotbox case modding competition - photos of entries The Atomic Hotbox competition is designed to find the very best home-made Hot boxes from among the sea of commercialized pre-built case mods. Some of this month's entries are not very impressive, but at least one is - check them out. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Self-Aligning Liquid Crystal Technique for Displays A new technique for creating vertical alignment among liquid crystal molecules could allow development of less-costly flexible displays and lead to a better understanding of the factors that govern operation of the popular liquid crystal display systems. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Coke Machine Service Manual Leaked, includes coin dump function Looks like the average joe can now read about Coke machine programing. Seems that the service manual is now readily available. When are companies going to learn to guard this material better? From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


The Maccast is Back Quote from Adam: "As for MacCast.com… In the short term we are back and GoDaddy will closely monitor the server and notify me in advance of any issues to avoid another shutdown." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Columbia Scraps Plans for Ahmadinejad Columbia University scrapped plans Thursday for a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, citing security and logistical problems. The cancellation came after a Jewish activist group expressed outrage that the hard-line leader had been invited to speak. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Disposable Phone Numbers Until IT becomes ubiquitous and all telephones can dial using the “sip:foo123@example.com” syntax, I’ve devised an alternative scheme to achieve disposable telephone numbers: use a single telephone line, but assign each company its own extension. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


jUploadr - A photo uploader for Linux, Mac and Windows jUploadr is a cross platform, cross-site Photo uploader. Currently it runs on Windows Linux and OS X and supports both Flickr and Zooomr. It allows you to set all properties of a photo before you upload it. It also supports batch editing, so you can make short work of uploading a bunch of files. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


MTV will acquire Harmonix, maker of Guitar Hero "MTV, the cable TV channel some critics have accused of straying too far from its musical roots, is to acquire Harmonix Music Systems, a maker of music-oriented video games, for $175 million in cash." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service featured on Bittorrent.com Bittorrent is teaming up with indie-labels and bands. A short video about Death Cab for Cutie, songs and movies from The Postal Service and The Shins, and more good stuff. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Daily show take on Bush vs. Ahmadinejad (very funny)! Jon Stewart covers the UN smackdown between George "Soprano" Bush and Mahmoud "little kid nuclear" Ahmadinejad. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


BBC Reveals 'Direct Link' Between Big Tabacco And Global Warming Deniers Video of a segment on Newsnight yesterday, the BBC revealed a “direct link between the tobacco companies and the claim that climate change isn’t happening.” From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Digg Watch: See Your Diggs In Real Time Open source desktop application to alert you when your stories have been Dugg, or reach the front page. Pops up a small message that doesn't gain focus so you know how many diggs your stories have in real time. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Sony Finally Announces PlayStation 3's Online Features! At the opening press conference of Tokyo Game Show, Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Ken Kutagari finally revealed the unique features of the PlayStation 3's online functionality, including personalized shopping, networking, and something called a Global Mapping System. More details inside! From digg on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


VIDEO►Cop Arrests & Sprays Teen Cashier for Wrong Change A police officer was cought on tape after going through a fast food drive-in and claiming the 17 year old female cashier did not give him the correct change. Eventually she was arrested and pepper sprayed. The tape shows she did him the CORRECT Change From digg on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Banned Pokemon seizure episode This episode sent a few hundred children to hospital in Japan. The next day it was banned. Watch at your own risk. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Seth Meyers to Co-Anchor `SNL's `Update' Seth Meyers gets the plum job of "Weekend Update" anchor next to Amy Poehler in a newly streamlined "Saturday Night Live" this season, the show's creator and executive producer, Lorne Michaels, said on Thursday. Meyers, entering his fifth season on the late-night institution, must replace the popular Tina Fey on the fake-news anchor desk. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


The World According to Logos If pictures are worth a thousand words, logos must be worth at least a few hundred. That seems to be the logic behind the Web 2.0 trend of aggregating company information through their nameplates alone. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


IEEE restarts Mobile Broadband Wireless Access working group The 802.20 standard has been under development since late 2002, but the going has been slow, to say the least. In June, things got so bad that the IEEE SASB brought work to a screeching halt due to concerns that development had stalled because of political infighting From digg on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Conroe-L, the brains behind Apple's iTV? Back in May, we mentioned the emergence of Intel roadmaps featuring the mysterious Conroe-L, a single-core processor from Intel aimed at the very lowest end of the PC market. Even though Conroe-L is based on the Conroe/Merom microarchitecture that powers the Core 2 Duo line From digg on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Microsoft offering free repairs for all 2005 Xbox 360s - Engadget Microsoft is offering free fixes to all problematic Xbox 360s built in 2005, and is sending out refunds to users who paid for repairs to that "three red lights of death" problem or other quirks before this dealio went into effect. Of course, one could argue that Microsoft should've been doing these repairs for free from the outset. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Review of the Canon 400d I recently bought a Canon 400d digital SLR camera, here are my thoughts on it. This is my first SLR camera and I upgraded from a "pro-sumer" Minolta DiMage Z6. SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras are cameras which have a single lens though which the picture is both composed and taken. A m From StuartYeates's blog on September 22, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Thousands of the Most Important Photographs of the Last 150 Years It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Even with a thousand words, how do you describe the look in a Mother's eye who does not know how she will feed her children, or the look on the face of a paratrooper minutes before the D-day invasion. The simple answer is that there are some stories that can only be told with pictures. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Starbucks raises prices of coffee drinks SEATTLE - Got three bucks? That and a nickel will buy you a coffee drink at Starbucks. Starbucks Corp. said Thursday that it planned to raise prices of its lattes, cappuccinos, drip coffee and other drinks by 5 cents, or an average of 1.9 percent. The increase goes into effect Oct. 3 at all company-operated stores in the U.S. and Canada. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


'Free the birds': Orioles fans walk out in protest Nearly a thousand disgruntled Orioles fans walked out of Baltimore's game against Detroit en masse on Thursday, culminating a demonstration aimed at team owner Peter Angelos. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


TiVo Series3 Exposes CableCard Confusion Now that TiVo seems to have resolved most of the Series3 shipping problems, new problems are popping up -- but they can't all be blamed on the company. The Series3 is probably the biggest consumer product to embrace the use of CableCards, and with the increased demand comes increased confusion. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Yahoo Offers $900 Million for Facebook To woo Zuckerberg, Yahoo has offered about $900 million for Facebook and says it will keep the company somewhat independent, with Zuckerberg in charge. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Zune Portable Media Player - BY APPLE ! Amazon gets it right ! From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Xbox Live Outages All Over The United States (TGS to Blame?) With the 2006 TGS in full swing and Microsoft delivering yet another "Bring It Home" media blitz, could all that bandwidth be to much for MS to handle? Many customers are experiencing Xbox Live outages for several hours with no explanations from tech support. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


The Mysterious Stone Spheres of Costa Rica In the 1930s, workers clearing land for banana plantations began unearthing large numbers of almost perfectly round polished stone spheres. The largest of these apparently man-made balls was over two meters in diameter and weighed over 16 tons. No one is sure exactly when or how they were made, or by whom, or for what reason. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


California church says it will fight the IRS over anti-war sermon A liberal church that has been threatened with the loss of its tax-exempt status over an anti-war sermon delivered just days before the 2004 presidential election said Thursday it will fight an IRS order to turn over documents on the matter. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Research Looks at How Open Source Software Gets Written Computer software systems are now among the most complex, expensive artifacts ever created by humans, and some of the most sophisticated are being built by teams of volunteers as "open source" projects, where any programmer can read the code and suggest changes. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Want to "Maximize" on a Mac? Check out Stoplight. Earlier today on Digg was a post about the "Maximize" button in Windows and OS X. For OS X users who want to maximize, check out the open source app called "Stoplight," which allows Mac users to customize window behavior. It's new and free from InsanelyMac. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Incredible Indoor Model Airplane Contest [Video] Carvin 2005 Indoor Model airplane contest. Great video of the winner of 2005 indoor fly contest. Pilot is Armin Mangelmann (DE). Some great technique. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


The iTunes Monopoly/Failure Myth According to proponents of this myth, Apple's iTunes Store has a monopolistic lock on digital music... and is also a marginal failure nobody is using! It's hard to keep the FUD straight. In both cases, they're wrong, here's why: How monopolies work, why they can be both good and bad, and why iTS isn't one. by FUD buster Daniel Eran, RDM From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


All you ever wanted to know about apt for Ubuntu/Debian Linux If you're like me, which is a debian/ubuntu user who likes to instal new and use(ful)(less) software all the time, then apt will be an important part of your life. It's time too look into a powerful program used in the Debian world. Apt. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Research: $199 Apple's New Nano Components Worth $72 Apple's new iPod Nano may provide a significant boost to the company's bottom line by giving the company a greater profit margin on each device. According to a new report from research firm iSuppli, the materials in the new 4GB version of the music and video player cost $17 less per device than in the company's first Nano From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Richard Hammond "followed safety rules and wasn't trying to break a record" Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was observing the highest safety standards before the jet-powered car he was driving crashed, event organisers say. Primetime Land Speed Engineering also denied reports that Hammond was trying to break the British land speed record. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


FCC Chairman approves free Logan WiFi The Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs the airport, objected to this plan and in late 2005 told all airlines at Logan to disconnect any WiFi equipment. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Desktop Linux distributions -- from A to Z There are hundreds of Linux distributions. This is DesktopLinux.com's list of the ones they think are especially interesting for desktop Linux users. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


PS3 Price Drop for Japan Only 1UP has confirmed with SCEA that there will be no price drop in the US. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Big Papi Closes In On Red Sox Record Even though Ortiz's hopes for Most Valuable Player honors have faded as the Red Sox stumble out of the AL playoff race, his standing in Boston is intact as he closes in on the club record of 50 home runs in a season set in 1938 by Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


The Human BeatBox Rahzel - If Your Mother Only Knew (live) Amazing beatbox, Rahzel performing If Your Mother Only Knew live. He can actually do the chorus and the beat at the same time, I have seen this done before but I think Rahzel was the first to bring it to the masses. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Rep. Waxman Calls For Bush's Housing Secretary To Resign Immediately An investigation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General found that HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson instructed staff to award contracts to President Bush’s political allies and withhold them from his political opponents. The news prompted Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) to call for Jackson's immediate resignation. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Zero - Brilliant Flash Game Unique and wonderfully designed shooting game. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


NYT Tech Guys Clueless about the Wii Reader Ryun writes to point out just how stupid the New York Times tech guys sound in their latest Tech Talk podcast when they start talking about this thing called the nunchuk for the Wii. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


VGN-N130G Vaio From Sony The attractive VGN-N130G laptop is available in 3 colors, brown, black and white. It also boasts a 1.6 GHz core duo processor and a 15.4 inch wide-screen display with XBRITE technology. But big-time gamers beware, this new VAIO only sports an integrated Graphics chip. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on September 22, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Boot Linux faster This article shows you how to improve the boot speed of your Linux system without compromising usability. Essentially, the technique involves understanding system services and their dependencies, and having them start up in parallel, rather than sequentially, when possible. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Windows XP Privilege Escalation Exploit Using simple command line tools on a machine running Windows XP we will obtain system level privileges, and run the entire explorer process (Desktop), and all processes that run from it have system privileges. The system run level is higher than administrator, and has full control of the operating system and it’s kernel. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Munich Begins to Switch Windows Out for Linux Munich has begun its migration to Linux on the desktop, a year later than planned and nearly three years since the city announced its move to open source software. Since Tuesday, the first 100 of the city’s 14,000 PCs have been switched from Microsoft’s Windows operating system and Office applications to Linux and OpenOffice. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Playing Google Videos In Windows Media Player Turns out that Google Video’s downloads, called .gvi files, are just standard .avi files that have been altered to be unplayable in Windows Media Player. When you click in Google Video to download a video to Windows/Mac, you download a .gvp bookmark, which loads Google Video Player and downloads the appropriate .gvi file... From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Mac game makers disappointed by iPod shut-out "Long-time Mac game developers, many of whom have been asking Apple for years if they could develop games for the iPod, were surprised and disappointed when the company unveiled new games for its handheld music player without coming to them first." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


PS3 Price Drop Confirmed Sony has cut the price of the PS3 from $515 to $410 making it almost the same price as the XBox 360. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Sling to launch Slingbox Tuner, AV, Pro It apparently slipped beneath our FCC-radar, but a posting on Sling Community shows some interesting developments according to FCC filings. Sling Media's apparently planning at least three new devices (here, here, and here), the Tuner, AV, and Pro. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Rumsfeld's Guinea Pigs? US Citizens at Risk for Military-Weapons Testing It's naive to think that once developed, US military weapons will only be used against foreign populations. The Bush administration's "you're with us or against us" mentality leaves little room for domestic dissent, and as the line blurs it's naive to think that once developed, US military weapons will only be used against foreign populations. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Secrets Of The Self-Made Fourteen self-made members of the vaunted Forbes 400 shared candid, contrarian and even comedic answers to 20 thoughtful questions--ranging from what they eat for breakfast and how they pray to the importance (or lack thereof) of getting an M.B.A. and what advice they would give aspiring entrepreneurs. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Iraqi Insurgents Deadly New Method: Setup Kidnap victims as Suicide bombers Insurgents are now using unwitting kidnap victims as suicide bombers — seizing them, booby-trapping their cars without their knowledge, then releasing them only to blow up the vehicles by remote control, the Defense Ministry warned Thursday From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Maps - Satellite, Street, Theme Maps Satellite, street maps and more from national geographic. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Apple quietly updates U2 iPod, lowers price Almost lost in last week's new iPod announcements was the iPod U2 Special Edition. In the days following Apple's special event, the company has quietly updated the black-and-red model to bring it in line with the current enhanced fifth-generation iPod. Apple has also cut the price of the U2 iPod to reflect the newly lowered price of the 30GB iPod. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


For Bush, cheaper gas is premium When it comes to Bush's approval rating, one factor seems more powerful than any Oval Office address or legislative initiative. It's the price of a gallon of gas. Statisticians who have compared changes in gas prices and Bush's ratings through his presidency have found when gas prices rise, his ratings fall. As gas prices fall, his ratings rise. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


SC: 22/09 Apple issues Mac OSX Security update Apple has issued a security update to MacOS 10.3.9 and 10.4.7, dated 21st September 2006.   The new update is targeted at improving Airport wireless networking security, and fixes three recently discovered bugs which could allow execution of arbitrary code on the affected machine.   In all three cases, there are no known exploits which use this code, but the update is still necessary to prevent future attacks ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on September 22, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


Wiretap Case: 'Drop It,' Say Feds The Bush administration asked an appeals court Thursday to step in immediately and dismiss a lawsuit over the government's warrantless eavesdropping program, calling a lower judge's ruling dangerous and wrong. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Ubisoft Leaks Upcoming Game Screens and Artwork Ubisoft has inadvertently leaked dozens of images from upcoming games onto their FTP server, some of which were unannounced until now. It was quickly taken down but the damage has already been done. Click here to see images. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Sony Rips off MacBook Design. Sony copied the MacBook design, even down to the chiclet keyboard. Sony Europe's site mentioned that the notebooks design was part of "Sony's Design Values" which must mean copy other company's better products. Oh well, can't blame them. Link to the Europe site: http://www.sony-europe.com/PageView.do?section=en_EU_Press&pressrelease=115815 From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Far Cry on the Wii looks way bad These screen shots look like they were taken from a Nintendo 64 game. Disappointing but not unexpected. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Logitech's FreePulse Bluetooth headset leaked he FCC's handed us yet another tasty morsel today: the new Logitech FreePulse Wireless headset, and what a headset she is. The minuscule looking device features Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR with A2DP (huzzah!) to control your iPod (via a dongle, of course) if that's how you want swing it, or other A2DP-compliant devices like that swanky LG Fusic From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


The Flickr Umbrella The Pileus Umbrella project shows a Flickr stream on the inside surface of the umbrella. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Microsoft Media Player shreds your rights THINK DRM WAS bad already? Think I was joking when I said the plan was to start with barely tolerable incursions on your rights, then turn the thumbscrews? Welcome to Windows Media Player 11... From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Both PS3 sku's to have HDMI & Now Cheaper He then asks people if they want HDMI in all models. Everyone in the audience says yes. He then confirms that all models, including the 20 gig version, will have an HDMI port. Although only confirmed for Japan at the Moment. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


$1195.00 Industrial Keyboard I think this is the keyboard used by villians from James Bond movies, solely to show off how fiendishly evil they are. "My keyboard costs $1000. Why? Because I am an evil madman!" Even after reading the specs I'm still not sure why it costs so much. Surely stainless steel and silicone rubber aren't THAT expensive? From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


ATI to announce "Stream Computing" on September 29 Reg says this technology has the potential to kick up performance by a factor of 10 and possibly as high as 30 in some computing applications From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Alzheimer's Protein Injected Into Mice Scientists injected a sticky goo from Alzheimer's victims into the brains of mice and watched it take over, provocative research that promises to help shed new light on the earliest stages of the memory-robbing disease. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Federal Highway Made Of Mud (Photos) This is Russian Federal highway Moscow city. The road doesn’t have asfalt surface, though it is a Federal, vital highway. Everytime it rains the road gets paralized, these shots are made a few days before the traffic jam for 600 cars got stuck there. Hunger and lack of the fuel followed, according to the witnesses. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


How to explain RSS the Oprah way "We all have busy lives with very little time. Web surfing is fun but can take hours going to visit every single website and blog you enjoy. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if you could just get all the headlines of the most current stories from all your favorite websites and blogs in one place? Well now you can, and it is called RSS feed. " From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


A few thousand science fiction magazines (interactive) This is cool. it's a random colelction of covers from the visual index of science fiction cover art. move the mouse over the covers to see more information, click to see the cover full-size. covers are arranged horizontally by time, and vertically by average hue. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


NASDAQ Sends Dell Delisting Notice NASDAQ has alerted Dell and Novell, two tech stalwarts, that it is starting delisting procedures. NASDAQ told Dell it has failed to meet requirements for continuing to be listed on its exchange. Dell faces a number of investigations into its financial reporting and accounting methods. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


The Problem With E-mail Users of electronic communication can take up to four times as long to exchange the same number of messages as communicating face-to-face, particularly as non-verbal cues can account for up to 63% of the social meaning within face-to-face exchanges," says the report. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Inflation: What Are Its Causes & Consequences? What Damage Does it Cause? Inflation is often called printing money, and the word conjures up images of printing presses working round the clock to churn out $100 bills that are shipped by truckloads to the Treasury Dept. In fact, all money creation is done via the banking system, and the task of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing is merely to accommodate the demand for..... From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Malware researcher developing stronger Blue Pill Hijack software takes better advantage of Vista virtualization. The researcher who developed Blue Pill, an attempt at developing undetectable malware for computers running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system, is working on a stealthier version that could be finished within the next few months. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


First Look - Wii - Trauma Center: Second Opinion (VIDEO) GT provides us with a first look at Atlus Software’s Trauma Center: Second Opinion for the Nintendo Wii From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Rebellious Supernova Confronts Dark Energy A rebellious supernova in a youthful galaxy is breaking all the cosmological rules, according to an international team of astronomers who published their study in the British journal Nature. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


One Man's Mistake: US Hedge Fund Loses $5 Billion in a Week on Energy Bets Brian Hunter, 32, had led a team of Amaranth energy traders out of his Bankers Hall office until a disastrous bet on natural gas prices ended up costing Amaranth $5 billion US last week. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Google: New Spreadsheets fun (New features) support for Open Document Format (handy for those who use linux-based machines and Open Office products). a way to force multiple line text in a single cell (like a street address in, say, a spreadsheet for planning a wedding). currency symbols in addition to $ and more. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Open Source - An App a Day: Randomize Your Desktop Wallpaper Using Google! This app allows you to randomly switch your desktop background at a given time. You can give it different keywords to search Google for, and it finds the related backgrounds. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Power from Not-So-Hot Geothermal Sources Lower-temperature geothermal resources (below 300F) are common across the US and could be a bountiful source of power, if researchers were able to find an economical way to convert them into electricity. Now researchers say they have developed a low-cost system that can utilize low-temperature geothermal resources to generate electricity. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Robber Tricks ATM machine The infamous hack everyone is talking about. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Why Top Employees Quit? It's like clockwork. Every year a portion of our top talent decides it's time to move on. Once those bonus or holiday checks are cashed, the flood gates open and the resignation letters start flowing in. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


SC: 22/09 Microsoft provides workaround for 'Highly Critical' Internet Explorer VML vulnerability Microsoft has formally acknowledged the 'Highly Critical' vulnerability whereby hacked Web sites can infect PCs just by showing specific images in Internet Explorer ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on September 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Learning, Technology and the Business Agenda This seminar brings together organisations who are leading the way in the use of technologies for learning, and leading exponents in the development of elearning methods. The seminar will explore both the strategic and the design aspects of learning that utilises technology. Presenters will examine: issues about strategy, the business case for e-learning, implementation and evaluation of outcomes issues relating to design, methods and effectiveness for learning. Join with other learning and development practitioners to explore the new technologies and methods that are becoming part of the trai From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


Interactions online journal This is the web journal for Educational Development and E-Learning at Warwick. The journal provides an outlet for Warwick staff who take a scholarly approach to developing teaching and learning in their discipline and wish to publish informally. Articles are peer reviewed. Past issues have included: Fostering student autonomy; m-Learning and m-Teaching; Using Audio and Video in Teaching; E-Pedagogy; Re-purposing Content for E-Learning; Developing E-Learning Courses; E-Tutoring; Accessing Resources for E-Learning; Staff Development Experiences; Distance Technologies; Collaborative Learning on t From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


Pre-conference forum - Australian Council for Adult Literacy National Conference 2006 This pre-conference research forum will be presented by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) and Reframing the Future. The two sessions are: 'Training and assessment for adults with low literacy skills: a workshop for adult literacy teachers, trainers and managers', and 'Hand in glove - developing Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) practice in a Training Package context'. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


Online Marketing IQPC has developed this Online Marketing Conference for all marketers looking to integrate online into the general marketing mix for a total communications planning approach. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


ELETE 2007: Third International Workshop on E-learning and Mobile Learning on Telecommunications ELETE 2007 covers on-line learning delivered over the World Wide Web via the public Internet or the private, corporate intranet, including mobile learning. It provides an overview of technologies, approaches, and trends that are happening right now. It focuses on the latest trends in e-learning and also on the latest IT technology alternatives that are poised to become mainstream strategies in the near future and will influence the e-learning and mobile learning environments. This workshop is part of AICT 2007 (The Third Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications) and colocated wi From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


Research in Practice in Adult Literacy - British Columbia (RiPAL BC) This network of individuals and organisations in British Columbia focuses on research in practice in adult literacy education. This website provides access to the network's research project publications as well as further information about research in practice. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


Outcome based education blamed for high relief teaching costs Relief teachers cost the public education system almost $50 million a year. The report explains how this amount of money could add one extra teacher to every school. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


TechEd 2007: TechEd International Conference & Exposition The conference looks for dynamic and innovative presentations that present real-world hands-on best practice solutions to the problems educators and administrators from around the world are trying to resolve. The topics for 2007 are: Behind the Scenes: Administrative Technologies; Conquering the Digital Divide; Creative Funding Strategies; Cutting Edge: Web Strands; Digital Media & Resources: Harnessing the Power; eLearning; Interactive & Collaborative Learning Communities; Mobile Learning; NICE: New, Inspiring, Creative & Educational; Standards Based Assessment & Learning; Workforce Education From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


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Imation's USB bracelet goes 1GB You know those USB flash drive bracelets no one is wearing? Well, consider 'em bumped to a full 1GB in your choice of 8 colors to match you collection of ironic T-shirts. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Why Symantec and Adobe object to new features in Vista Symantec objects to features such as Patchguard, which locks third-party vendors out of the kernel. The company wants the European Commission to make Microsoft open the system to security vendors From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


0wnz0red by Cory Doctorow Programmers who hack their own bodies don't need exercise and never get sick. [This is an awesome short story. It's a little dated but if you've never read it before, like me, it's worth checking out.] From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


15 Family Guy Episodes On YouTube No short clips or fanvids to weed through, just 15 full length episodes. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Apple Airport update? Description: A heap buffer overflow exists in the AirPort wireless driver's handling of scan cache updates. An attacker in local proximity may be able to trigger the overflow by injecting a maliciously-crafted frame into the wireless network. This could lead to a system crash, privilege elevation, or arbitrary code execution with system privileges. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


eLoader 0.99 for PSP Firmwares 2.7-2.71 Released! Dubbed "Märzenbier", this new eLoader by Noobz does it all. It's the first eLoader for 2.7-2.71 firmwares, and even has limited kernal access for 2.5-2.71. Awesome! From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


MPAA Sics Dogs On Travellers The Motion Picture Association of America on Thursday unveiled its latest tool in the war on movie piracy: a pair of DVD-sniffing Labrador Retrievers named Lucky and Flo. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Mighty F-35 Lightning 2 Engine Roars To Life The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II completed its first series of engine runs on Monday afternoon, culminating in a full-afterburner test that unleashed 40,000 pounds of thrust - the most ever from a jet-fighter engine. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Best Next Gen Graphics on any platform - Check the video for yourself Starts at CG then shifts to gameplay which looks as good as the CG. Judge for yourself. Coming to Xbox 360 in 2007 From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Average U.S. home has more TVs than people now, Nielsen says That threshold was crossed within the past two years, according to Nielsen Media Research. There are 2.73 TV sets in the typical home and 2.55 people, the researchers said. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Linux XP releases international edition Linux XP, originally released in Russia, just released an international english edition. Linux XP Desktop is a full-featured PC operating system like Windows but based on the stable and secure Linux platform. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Billionaires only: The 400 Richest Americans A nine-figure fortune won’t get you much mention these days, at least not here. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net worth of the nation’s wealthiest climbed $120 billion, to $1.25 trillion. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Teeny Linux PCs proliferate A small company has begun building its line of tiny, gumstick-sized board-level computers into miniscule packaged PCs that displace around 68 cc of volume and come with Linux pre-installed. Suggested apps for the teeny Linux PCs include webservers, printer servers, IP-telephony servers, security appliances..... you name it! From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Hackers play Xbox Live Arcade games from burned DVDs "Some enterprising hackers at 360GameSaves.com have figured out a way to play Xbox Live Arcade games on the 360 without storing them on the internal hard drive. The technique is fairly simple, involving burning the files to a specific directory name on the CD-R or DVD-R. It only works for Xbox Live Arcade game" From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Experts rethinking how stars explode Astronomers have discovered a distant supernova, or exploded star, so large that it will force scientists to question their understanding of how certain older stars disintegrate. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Top 10 Worst Portrayals of Technology in Film Here's the top 10 list of the worst techno-blunders in film. Rest assured, Hackers is not number one. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


How to Cure your Blogging Addiction in 7 Easy Steps Blogging has made a huge impact in many peoples lives over the past few years - just look at the Technorati numbers to see blogs in the tens of millions, from all corners of the globe and by people of all walks of life. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


US Attorney General Forgets Sending Canadian to Syrian Torture Cell Asked at a news conference on Tuesday about a Canadian commission's finding that the man, Maher Arar, was wrongly sent to Syria and tortured there, Mr. Gonzales replied, "Well, we were not responsible for his removal to Syria." He added, "I'm not aware that he was tortured." From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Diet Coke and Mentos are old school check out the new experiments they are doing these days From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Insane Popping Battle - Cephalopod vs. Dementia So you think you can dance? Watch and learn. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Sad News for Conspiracy Buffs; "No Face on Mars" Update. Best Data Ever ESA's Mars Express has obtained images of the Cydonia region, site of the famous 'Face on Mars.' The High Resolution Stereo Camera photos include some of the most spectacular views of the Red Planet ever. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Sony to Cut the Price on Playstation 3 Sony Corp. will lower the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console, Kyodo News agency reported Friday, as competition heats up in next-generation gaming between Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Sony will cut the price to 49,980 yen ($430), from an originally planned 62,790 yen ($536), Kyodo said citing Sony executive Ken Kutaragi From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Hillary presidential bid taboo subject at home, says Bill Clinton Former president Bill Clinton praised wife Hillary's prospects to be elected the next US leader, but said her possible White House run is a taboo topic at home. "I'm superstitious about it," Clinton told NBC television in an interview, saying that, for the moment, his wife's sole focus is her bid for reelection to the US Senate in November. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Apple updates strengthen wireless security Even though SecureWorks was never able to substantiate their claim that they hacked MacBooks via Apple's wireless drivers, Apple has pro-actively audited their driver code. Today they released an update addressing issues they found internally. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Using Life Insurance To Shelter Income A little investment strategy that allows you to shelter your income from tax, take money out tax free and transfer it to your heirs' tax free. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Ten Rules for Buying New Apple Products Every time Apple Computer announces a new product, we hear the same question: "should I buy now, or wait?" After years of experience, iLounge’s editors have a reliable answer to this question that comes in two versions: with and without an "ten-step guide to happy purchases of new Apple products." Both versions are below. From digg on September 22, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Healthy Choice Worksheet This worksheet produced by The Advertiser newspaper in Australia, gives students the opportunity to look at and compare the nutritional value of a burger and a sandwich. It also contains a blank food chart that students can complete. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


WebQuests A collection of webquests categorised into key learning areas and age groups. Including maths, social studies, art, science and health. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Applications open for Leadership Achievement Award for women The Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) national Leadership Achievement Award has been established to recognise women in the community who use their own initiative to create and implement projects for the benefit of the community and in collaboration with the community. It aims to encourage leadership of Australian women and to advance the rights and status of women in Australia. The Award is open to all Australian women 18 years and above. Individuals can nominate themselves or be nominated by someone else. Applications close on 22 December 2006. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Internet activity, Australia, June 2006 The Internet Activity Survey (IAS) is a census which collects details on aspects of Internet access services provided by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Australia. This publication contains results from all ISPs operating in Australia with over 10,000 subscribers as at 30 June 2006. ABS, 22 September 2006 From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Spectrum Organization Association Inc This Brisbane based not-for-profit organisation assists people with a disability with community integration. The community centre offers life and work skills courses, recreation and fitness services, counselling, and a free employment service. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Interactive MusicNetwork Funded by the European Commission, the MusicNetwork has been established in order to help bring music into the interactive multimedia era. The MusicNetwork is a Centre of Excellence to bring the music industry, content providers and research institutions together. The MusicNetwork draws on the assets and mutual interests of these actors to exploit the potential of new technologies, tools, products, formats and models. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Walk Against Warming International day of action on climate change. Join the growing movement demanding deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions through: Renewable energy guarantees; No new coal fired power or mines; Better public transport. From EdNA Online on September 22, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


They thought Apple was dead Now that Apple has a market cap of 20% larger than Dell, this a fun look back. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Confirmation -- PS3 is almost totally silent Confirmation from a game site editor who went over to a Development Studio and got to see actual PS3 TEST. "Low and behold the power supply was internal with minimal heat to the unit and no fan noises! (I'm not joking, the thing was freaking mute)." From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Remember Ring Gives You a Burning Reminder The Remember Ring has a special nagging feature, using its "Hot Spot" technology that warms up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 seconds, every hour, on the hour, beginning 24 hours before that "special day," apparently honoring the anniversary of your voluntary servitude. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


22" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $300.00 Flat panel monitors are getting cheaper than ever. For just $300.00 you can get a 22" Acer (brand) widescreen LCD monitor! Features include Ultra-fast 5ms response time, 1680x1050 resolution, RGB Analog/Digital input and optimal contrast ratio of 700:1 renders crisp images and enhances legibility. Includes a 3 year warrenty. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


One fifth of corporate email is spam A fifth of all messages received by corporate email servers are spam, according to research by Panda Software. The company said that its GateDefender Performa website had identified 21 per cent of emails as spam messages. Perhaps more worrying, Panda found that one in 20 emails were infected with malware. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Stephen Colbert, Jedi Knight, against the federation droids! I think this is the best entry, so far, for the Colbert Star Wars Green Screen Challenge. He really kicks some droid butt... and guest-starring George Bush as the Dark Lord of the Sith! From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Arrested Development to Make a Return on Scrubs Ausiello: Is it your goal to get the entire Arrested Development cast on Scrubs? Zach Braff: Yeah, one by one. I was such a fan. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Crazy guy takes leap of faith.... And fails miserably. This man has a deathwish. About as crazy as people can get. The modern leap of faith. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


The Art of Distribution One of the most important things for startups is distribution. Guy Kawasaki looks at distribution in detail and goes over 10 factors. Some of the factors include: allocate responsibility, obey the law of big numbers, focus on revenue and look out for the other guy. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


New Red Steel Images Did I see a dual wield of a gun and a sword? 4 new screens of red steel goodness From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Exact 1/3-Scale Replica of a Ferrari 312 Frenchman Pierre Scerri spent the last 15 years building an exact working replica of a Ferrari 312PB prototype, where everything is built precisely the way it is in the real car, except it's all one-third the size.(pics included) From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Two Serious Windows Flaws Uncovered The first is a zero day exploit that affects Internet Explorer (and Outlook) even on fully patched copies of Windows XP. The second is a file corruption bug in Windows 2000 introduced by a Microsoft patch. Steve Gibson has fixes for both in his Security Now podcast, plus an interview with the fellow who discovered the VWL exploti. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Mira software lets all Macs use Apple Remote Mac users rocking the latest Apple gear have one less thing to taunt their late-adopter friends with, now that the Apple Remote has been freed from the confines of the systems with which it came bundled -- giving Mac Pro users a chance to remedy Apple's curious oversight as well. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Keith Richards: I've quit 'weak' drugs Hellraiser Keith Richards says he has finally given up drugs — because they don’t give him Satisfaction any more. The Rolling Stones guitarist complained dealers and chemists have reduced the power of his favourite narcotics. “All they do is try and take the high out of everything," he said. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Kentucky Flag-Burning Teacher Avoids Charges A middle school teacher who burned two American flags as part of a civics lesson won't be charged, but may still face discipline from the school board, officials said Wednesday. Dan Holden, who teaches seventh-grade social studies at Stuart Middle School, burned the flags last month during a lesson on freedom of speech. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


A Printer that Delivers 1,000 Pages a Minute Two researchers from The College of Judea and Samaria in Israel have designed an ink-jet printer head that could lead to printers capable of chugging out 1,000 pages per minute – or even more. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Weapons Rap for Man Tied to Rapper 'Proof's Death The man authorities say killed the rapper Proof in lawful defense of another man during a nightclub shootout was convicted Wednesday of two weapons charges related to the incident. Following a three-day trial, a jury found Mario Etheridge, 28, guilty of carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm inside a building. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Podtropolis is back up!!!! The popular torrent site (featuring iPod torrents) is back up after a long hiatus! Yay! From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Lucky To Be Alive Compilation I have a feeling they did something that day to please the big man upstairs. "Thank God that tree was there" is probably what one guy was saying. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


"Serenity" Outtakes (NSFW Gorram Language) Outtakes from the movie Serenity. Very funny. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Apple: Macs vulnerable to Wi-Fi hijacks "Attackers on the wireless network may cause arbitrary code execution," Apple said in the alert describing one of the flaws. "Arbitrary code execution" means the intruder can commandeer the system. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


A Cure for Jet Lag "Groggy fruit flies could lead to the perfect sleeping pill for time-zone hoppers" "The allure of such a pharmaceutical would be hard to resist: A traveler could simply pop a pill to increase his light sensitivity, essentially resetting his biological clock and allowing him to adapt instantly to a new time zone." From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


The ULTIMATE Owned Compilation (450 videos in one) A 33 minute compilation of funny, crazy, accident videos. Over 450 videos in this excellent compilation. If you're behind on the Internet video scene this should bring you up to date. Enjoy! From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


3D TV closer than you think You might be replacing your old-fashioned high definition TV set for a brand new 3D TV within three years time. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


How to seperate the Magnets from an old harddisk "Harddisks have a pair off very strong magnets in it, Unfortunately, they are placed on a metal plate for fixing them in the drive. It's very hard to remove them from the metal without breaking the magnet. But if you know the trick, it's very easy... This is the trick:...." From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Digg Founders Plot Internet TV Takeover The Wired News office received an invitation to attend a special event next Tuesday, September 26 hosted by Jay Adelson and Kevin Rose of Digg.com and David Prager of Revision3. There's going to be an announcement at the event about Digg and Rev3's plans for a new internet TV venture. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


PS3 Packages Arrive - Actual PS3 Boxes These pics and the video were taken from TGS. The game festival actually begins tomorrow, September 22. And I must say, the white and sleek back combination of the package does look impressive. From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Roll-up displays and screeens 'moving closer' "Roll-up laptop screens and e-newspapers may be a step closer, according to scientists." From digg on September 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


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