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Noam Chomsky Speaks About Human Destiny A short but powerful message from Noam Chomsky. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Google's dirty little secret How localization of your server can cripple or double your search engine traffic. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


AOL to Reorganize AOL plans to undergo a massive internal restructuring, both to realign its business units to reflect its new focus on advertising and to create a nimbler organization, according to a company-wide internal memo from Jonathan Miller, AOL's chairman and CEO From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Cable VoIP calls clearer than landlines? Keynote Systems, a globally respected internet and communication testing company, has completed a ridiculously thorough investigation on the true audio quality that can be had using VoIP (within American borders), and the results are quite intriguing. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Video: Alarm Clock With Domino Effect Now in Japan your alarm clock can set off a domino effect of objects which eventually make your breakfast From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


EXCLUSIVE: Apple Trademarkdocs point to REAL reasons for Apple-Podcast row Using extensive documentation from the US Patent & Trademark office website, ZDNet's Russell Shaw discovers the real reasons why Apple is sending cease-and-desist letters to podcasters who use the term in their marketing. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Digg IRC Bot - Get the Latest Headlines to Your IRC Channel Open source bot that outputs the latest Digg.com frontpage stories to an IRC server/channel of your choice. It can also give you the latest headlines with one command. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


The Big Gamble on Electronic Voting HANGING chads made it difficult to read voter intentions in 2000. Hotel minibar keys may do the same for the elections in November. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Worried about the airline losing your luggage? No problem. Just pack a gun. The airline wouldn't want to be responsible for losing a gun, right? That's one photographer's solution to making sure his expensive camera equipment is watched carefully by the airline when he has to check it as luggage. He packs a starter pistol in his camera bag and declares it as a firearm. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Can Open Source Software Kiss Goodbye to Software Piracy? Over at Seopher.com it appears to be the hot topic. Linux is feeling prosperous, Firefox is hurtling towards global domination, OpenOffice is a complete package... Is it possible that Open Source software will remove/reduce the market to pirate software on line? From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


If Only We Knew Then What We Know Now About Windows XP Windows XP is turning five years old, but will anybody want to celebrate the occasion? From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Bart Simpson's Heart Attack A variation of the opening Simpsons theme leading to Bart's heart attack. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


In a High-Tech World, I Spy, You Spy, We Spy HP is not the only one snooping on others, but people are offended only when it happens to them, experts say. Google anyone lately? From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Hurry! Over 340 Years of Landmark Science Available For First Time The complete archive of the Royal Society journals, including some of the most significant scientific papers ever published since 1665, is now freely available electronically for a two month period. Among them is Edmund Halley's, Isaac Newton, Hawking, Einstein, Watson and Crick, etc. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


"but these go up to eleven" the best part of this one of a kind movie--i mean rocumentary. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Bin Laden May Feel Lure to Disprove His "Death" A leaked intelligence report of Osama bin Laden's death has met scepticism from Western and Muslim governments but may increase a clamor from his followers to show himself on video for the first time in nearly two years. One theory surrounding the mysterious French leak is that it was designed precisely to flush the al Qaeda leader into the open.. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Survivor: Racist Island Spoof The Mad TV Survivor: Cook Island spoofs are showing up on YouTube. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Vote: Wii or Playstation 3 in November Click to vote for which system (Wii / PS3 ) you will most likely get in November, or "None" if you have no intention of getting any. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


God created the world, with a computer! In the beginning there was the Computer.... From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


A MUST SEE - Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis Vid One of the best northern lights videos ever caught on tape. This is an absolutely astonishing and beautiful video From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Space plane in test run for zerogravity surgery Harnessed to the walls, their surgical tools moored down with magnets, a team of French doctors are Wednesday to attempt the world's first human operation in zero-gravity, as a test run for performing surgery in space. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


NASA Chief Heads to China to Discuss Space Cooperation The leader of NASA arrives in China on Sunday for a tour of space agency sites, making him the most senior American space official to go to China to discuss possible cooperation between the countries’ programs. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


BBC indefinitely postpones Top Gear he BBC is to indefinitely postpone the new series of Top Gear until presenter Richard Hammond has recovered from the brain injuries he suffered in a high-speed crash. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Kevin Rose making the "shocker" on Diggnation Digg's co-founder accidentally doing the shocker at the end of Diggnation Episode #64. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


PS3 Games To Be $75 - $85 ! "PS3 games will be concentrated in the 8,800 to 9,800 yen range," which translates to about 75-85 USD! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Podcast with Om Malik and Robert Scoble Companies mentioned include Digg, Facebook, Myspace, Skype, PicksPal, TechMeme, Jajah, Scrapblog, Rebtel, Hullo and GrandCentral. Episode 12 of TalkCrunch features Robert Scoble, Om Malik and Michael Arrington. They speak for just over an hour about their favorite startups and the hot news this week in tech. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Google wants to pay you to improve Google usability You will have the opportunity to work on products of all types: web sites like Google search and AdWords, web applications like Gmail and Google Maps, client applications like Picasa and Google Earth, and mobile services like Google SMS. You will use a range of methods, working closely with UI designers and product teams to define new products. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


HOW TO: Cut your electricity bill by 15% Simple. Utility companies charge you different rates, depending on the day and time that electricity is consumed. The cheapest rate is at 3AM (no wonder). So this device accumulates electricity when it’s cheap and then releases it during peak hours, when the rates are much higher. Brilliant, isn’t it? From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


War driving picks up speed Typical "mainstream news looks into the world of wardriving by sending a reporter to do a ride along" article. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. Can YOU tell them apart? Take the test!! Some say it's easy to see. Others think it's difficult-maybe even impossible. Who can really tell? That's what we want to find out. We'll show you a series of 18 pictures of CJKs. Select which country each is from and see your score. *And if you're wondering whether or not to take offense, remember: alllooksame is not a statement. It's a question. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


The Moduloo Project - Everyone can build it's module The modoloo project is an open community project. Basically it is a iant machine that moves a bloue ball on the screen from a 100/100 pixels flash to another. Everyone can build it's module, and add it to the project. The work is non-linear, so you can take your time - no one'ts work is being delayed. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Latest iPod Software Update Increases Older 5G iPod’s Video to 6+ hrs? I downloaded iTunes 7 and installed the latest iPod updater. And I noticed I something interesting. I now consistently get over 6 hours of video playback on my 5G iPod. I watched the entire 3hr 48 min Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (credits too!), the 1 hr 29 minute classic Office Space before the battery finally gave up the ghost From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


American Secrets in the Mountains of Afghanistan its commander had nominated each of his men — as well as himself — for medals for valor. The team's performance was heralded as evidence that the Guard could play as equals with the regular Army in the war on terrorism. .......But the team also had come home with secrets. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


DIGG for PORN? "Our social content engine is similar to Digg or Reddit, where members can post content and others can rate it. Based on content thresholds, who is doing the rating, karma and reputation, links make it to the homepage," Daniel says. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


The Most Bizzare (and Hilarious) Home Run Ever The fly ball hits off of outfielder Jose Canseco's head, bouncing over the wall for a home run. A classic clip. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


1 Million Wii Units At Launch In North America Nintendo will have 1 million units available, compared to Sony's 400,000 PS3s. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Awesome new homebrew PS1 emulator for PSP! Once again, Sony has been defeated. We have a PS1 emulator months before the official one is going to be released, for free, at that! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Ubuntu Wine "Saw this at the local wine store...I wonder if the vineyard would allow an indenpendant observer to obtain a copy of their process?" From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


15 Full Length Episodes of Seinfeld Includes some of the most notable episodes. They are hosted on a French version of YouTube so they might stay up for a while. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


5 ways to increase your blog traffic through content Increasing the amount of links and web traffic into your blog can be hard. Here are 5 ways you can increase your blog traffic through content. The 5 ways include breaking news, posting on weekends, writing timeless posts, teach don't sell, and joining conversations. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 8:38 p.m..


Classic Bugs Bunny Cartoons Free For Download "Merrie Melodies: Falling Hare" and "Merry Melodies: Fresh Hare" are free for download. (Warning: the second video contains the unedited racist ending; the first video contains gremlins.) From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Learning Ruby: A Complete Guide Come Learn Ruby with Satish Talim Satish Talim My interest in Ruby was aroused after I read an article Ruby the Rival in November 2005. I decided to learn Ruby myself and started making my study notes. What's presented here is a result of that. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Every Episode of Futurama Every Episode of Futurama seasons 1-5. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


The reason cops ask you to step away from your car. This cop has a sixth sense. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Microsoft Asks For Vista UI Critiques Microsoft has opened a forum to discuss the Vista GUI. I doubt they'll make any significant changes, but at least we can let them know what we really think. Maybe some like the Vista GUI, but to me, it looks nauseating. The color scheme is demented, and it's too flashy. What do you think? Tell Microsoft while they are listening! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Web 2.0: $262.3 Million Invested in First Half of the Year Venture capitalists' enthusiasm about Web 2.0 start-ups was underscored by a newly published report that found investments in those companies hit $262.3 million in the first half of this year -- more than the $199.2 million invested in this area during all of last year From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Is Bush Crazy? Or Just Bluffing About Bombing Iran There are two currents of speculation flowing through Washington these days. One current says that the Bush administration is planning the bombing campaign, but only as a bluff to force the Iranians to negotiate. The other current says that the Bush administration actually plans to launch the attack Unfortunately, I think the latter is the accur From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


New release of ffmpegX - can now encode the new H.264 iPod 640 x 480 format This is one of the first tools available that can encode the new format for the iPod 5g. This is 4 times the resolution of the old iPod movie format. Faster & better than using Quicktime Pro or iTunes. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terrorism Threat A stark assessment of terrorism trends by American intelligence agencies has found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


The TWiT store is up! After almost a year of talking about it, and teasing us with talk of TWiT hoodies, caps, and more; Leo Laporte has at last made the TWiT store open to the public! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


aKademy 2006 kicked off KDE's annual world summit aKademy has been kicked off at the Trinity College Dublin to work on the next-generation desktop, KDE 4, and desktop standards. Aaron Seigo started off the conference in the morning with his talk about the identity of the KDE project, followed by speakers such as OSDL's John Cherry and John "J5" Palmieri of GNOME fame. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Xbox 360 will only natively display 1080p with a VGA cable. That's right, not component or HDMI. It can however upscale via component, but for the few games that support 1080p a VGA cable will be required. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Bizarre Sex Sting A police sting took an odd turn when an officer pretending to be a john met a suspected prostitute pretending to be an officer. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Counting the Years, One Device at a Time At 26, I'm still pretty close to that prime age demographic -- you know, the one that marketing and advertising teams see as the cutting-edge consumer, the one that every technology company wants to reach. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Greatest ever miss in soccer This guy reaches the goal post and misses a goal. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Complete Backup Guide: What, When and HOW TO As everyone knows, backup is the Most Important Thing for computer user. Everyone knows this, but almost noone actually makes regular backups. Hey, come on! Read this article and start a new life from Monday! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Super Mario Galaxy HD Footage Don't think Wii has good graphics? It may not stand up to the technical prowess of either XBOX 360 or PS3, but it's still worth a look. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


NEW Sand Game The newest falling sand game, featuring faster performance, "seeds" and other fun things... quite addicting! (The zombies are kinda fun to throw around.) From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Bush enforced laws that didn't yet exist. When a president declares himself above the law, you are living in an official dictatorship. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Video: 700+ Macbooks Here is a video of the 700+ MacBooks ready to be handed out to the students, the boxes of pointless Mac OS X Tiger install packages, the new cases, and Apple's entire stock of luggage tags to label them. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Man dying in a pool of blood on a busy street and nobody stops to help "As I took a right turn ... I saw a man lying on the ground in a small pool of blood. He wasn't dead." ... "the man managed to sit up and wave to passing cars. No one stopped ... No one did anything ... The only reaction came from a woman in the grocery store. In a low voice, she said, 'My God, bless his soul'" From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Lesson for Students: The Best Debt Is None We're told over and over again that student loans are good debt. The conventional wisdom says that, like a home loan, student loan debt will turn into an asset. But what happens when it doesn't turn out that way? What happens when people take on tens of thousands of dollars in loans that may take decades to pay off? From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


"I'm A Mac" Guy Justin Long to Co-Star in Fourth "Die Hard" Film Justin Long and Maggie Q are coming aboard "Live Free or Die Hard," 20th Century Fox's fourth installment of the "Die Hard" series. Len Wiseman is directing. Long will play a smart, younger guy who assists McClane. Q will play a world-class hacker at odds with McClane. Production begins this month. Go Cheswick! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Hilarious Psychic Drawing Gone Wrong See what happens when a psychic drawing takes an unexpected turn. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


FreeSoftware Mac User Group! More great opensource software for the Mac! This Mac User group is all about Opensource software. From games to word processors, they have it! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Lighting technology: The light bulb is synonymous with invention How long does it take to change a light bulb? The answer is 131 years. That is the amount of time that will have elapsed between when Thomas Edison first demonstrated his incandescent light bulb, and 2010, when semiconductor-based light-emitting diodes are expected to have made significant inroads into general illumination. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


How to get a list of 4 million web sites Dmoz (the Open Directory Project) is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web harboring over 4 million web sites and used by most search engines. 4 million web sites... That's a lot really... What could one do with a list of over 4 million web sites? Well now you can do whatever you want. And here's how to... From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Updated Rules Shorten Waits for New Lungs A quiet revolution in the world of lung transplants is saving the lives of people who, just two years ago, would have died on the waiting list. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


DOS Emulator for Palm OS released Palm OS 5 handhelds can soon run DOS programs. TamsPalm has an exclusive preview of the emulator! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Why Click Fraud Is Growing on the Web Click fraud most commonly happens when renegade partners, who get a portion of the fees earned by a search engine each time a paid link is clicked, deliberately generate excessive clicks with no chance that any of the clicks will result in a sale for the business that is paying for them From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


C++ Futures: Lambda Functions - Like the Lambada, only different The use of “lambda” originates from functional programming and lambda calculus, where a lambda abstraction defines an unnamed function. Lambda functions or Lambdas in C++ are one of the more interesting things to look forward to in the next C++ standard; giving us the ability to treat functions as first class objects at last. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Woman Arrested For Refusing To Play Along With Eminent Domain You do not own “your” property. It belongs to the state. And whenever the state decides it wants to, it can take “your” property from you, and give it to whomever it wishes, for whatever reason, or no reason at all. A friend of mine, Lauren Canario, was just arrested for failing to scede her home to the government. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Researching The "Super Size Me" Diet In February, seven healthy medical students in their early 20s spent weeks stuffing themselves with hamburgers, pizzas, milk shakes and 200g bacon breakfasts - all on the university's tab. A second group of subjects are just now hitting the junk food. Physical exercise is to be avoided. Bikes are out. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Top 11 Ruby Metaprogramming Techniques Nice post about metaprogramming on Ruby! A "must see". A survey of 11 possible metaprogramming techniques in Ruby. These tips are probably most useful for programmers that come to Ruby from another language or haven't experienced the joy of Ruby Metaprogramming yet. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


The CrazyEgg has launched! a revolutionary website tracking service! Track, evaluate and improve your website. Get a clear picture of where your visitors are clicking and enhance your site's results. With AJAX like click overlays, lists and heatmaps showing what on your site is popular and might need improvement. Crazy Egg is designed to help you continually test and improve your site. Check it out! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Ubuntu releases evolution The various animals used in the names of the Ubuntu Linux releases. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Norton Unhappy With Performace Tests, Don't Do Much Better On Second Chance The other day we mentioned how a site had analyzed a lot of different software to see what slows down your computer the most. They decided to do some more tests and Symantec must have not been too happy with their Norton Internet Security 2006 result because they provided a copy of their 2007 version to test. The outcome wasn't much better. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Understanding the pros and cons of the Waterfall Model Waterfall development is a software development model involving a phased progression of activities, marked by feedback loops, leading to the release of a software product. This article provides a quick and dirty introduction to the model, explaining what it is, how it's supposed to work, describing the six phases, and why the model can fail. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


e-wallpapers - The most beautiful wallpapers of the Net Daily updated collection of the best wallpapers found on the net From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Airport Security Flash Game!!! Hilarious!!! Try to keep up with changing airport security regulations and get the passengers on the plane in time! Difficulty levels range from "Fickle" to "Knee-Jerk"! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m..


Ecological Footprint Quiz This site offers users the opportunity to take a brief quiz that assesses the extent of their "ecological footprint," which is the extent to which their daily life practices affect the earth.  The quiz is available in 6 languages.  Results tell users how many planets would be necessary to support all human beings living at the user’s current standard of living.  The site also offers an opportunity to virtually set aside part of the planet for wildlife/plant diversity to examine how that affects possible standards of living for human beings.  After users rece From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 24, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Hidden Program In Windows Xp A very useful program hidden in windows xp From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Rocket Scientists Not As Smart as Originally Thought Rocket scientists, long considered the gold standard in intelligence among all professionals, are not nearly as smart as originally thought, according to a controversial new study published today by the American Association of Brain Surgeons. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Apple software update KILLS MacBook - Pics incl. Beware of AirPort Update! The “AirPort Update 2006-001" which was just released, killed the MacBook. Immediately after the update, the MacBook does not bootup anymore. Vertical colored lines appear on the screen. Pictures included in link. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Boy Genius drops shots of the BlackBerry 8800! Shots of the BlackBerry 8800! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Social Young Voters: A Wild Card in 2006 U.S. Elections A tech-savvy college senior with a passion for politics, Ryan Briggs is fed up with the White House and is urging young Democrats to stand up for their party. But he's not waving placards or handing out fliers. Briggs is rallying his peers on fast-growing social networking Web site Facebook, posting comments in a "Democrats for 2006" message board From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Rejected 'Get a Mac' Ads Making fun of computers. Yay! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Bush "People are poor because they are lazy." When called to discuss how the Depression affected people, Bush answered: "Look. People are poor because they are lazy." A professor said Bush "came across as totally lacking compassion, with no sense of history, completely devoid of social responsibility and unconcerned with the welfare of others." Diggers please read. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Unexpected Radiation 'Hot Spots' Found In NYC Federal authorities have found 80 unexpected "hot spots" around New York City and discovered a Staten Island park with dangerously high levels of radium. The GAO report released Thursday details a previously undisclosed aerial anti-terrorism program in NYC. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


The Richest Man in Vegas...soon the world? Sheldon Adelson, the 3rd richest American, and moving UP fast. "He’s been getting rich faster than, as far as we can tell, anyone in history. Over the past two years Adelson has made $23.6 million a day — just under $1 million a hour. At that pace he’ll eclipse Bill Gates as the richest man in the country sometime in 2012." From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Why hasn't Apple included a Blu-ray drive in any of their computers? Robert X. Cringely has a theory and we think it makes sense. After looking at Apple's latest announcment; the iTV, we can only expect downloadable HD content to be in Apple's future, after all, why else include HDMI and Component and not S-Video? Apple would rather sell you a downloaded HD movie than to help you watch it via Blu-ray. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Top Ten coolest things seen with google earth. Top Ten coolest things seen with google earth. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


The Internet Address Book Find and be found Find people on the Internet and make it possible for others to find you (together with all your Internet addresses!) Manage your network Create your personal Internet Address Book in which to keep all your Internet addresses and those of your friends Discover new networks Keep up to date with the latest (social) networks, From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


10 Ways to Trick out your Mac Customizing your Mac is easier than ever these days. I started combing the web looking for new ways to “trick out” my Mac, and these 10 links. They offer a variety of ways you can make your Mac your own, increase functionality and ease of use, and Pimp out your UI. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Movietally and Understanding Web 2.0 Design This slashdot article summarizes an article by the Open Garden blog's Ajit Jaokar, which discusses a growing service called movietally and how it is a "textbook case of web 2.0 design". From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Awesome Way To Put On a Bra By far, the most amazing way you'll ever see a woman put on her bra. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


President Clinton blasts Chris Wallace Bill Clinton puts Chris Wallace in his place. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


MP3myMP3 Recorder saves any audio you hear on your computer Record internet radio and save to mp3 or wav. Record streaming audio from the Internet, microphone, or any other source for that matter. MP3myMP3 Recorder works directly with your system sound card - if you can hear it, you can record it From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Cigarettes vs Marijuana Many people think smoking marijuana is just as harmful as smoking tobacco, but this is not true. Those who hold that marijuana is equivalent to tobacco are misinformed. For example, most marijuana smokers smoke the bud, not the leaf, of the plant. The bud contains only 33% as much tar as tobacco. In fact, marijuana is an expectorant. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Apple says, "Podcast is ours". A bonehead move by Apple? Lots of buzz about Apple sending a cease-n-desist letter to Podcast Ready since they're allegedly infringing upon the iPod trademark. Here's why that's a bonehead move by Apple... From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Open Source - An App a Day: Jedi Console Today's "App" is a nice command pop-up console, with a lot of features. "It's a console window, Quake style. Ctrl-` (Crtl-~) hides and un-hides it. It attempts to behave like DOS. Given more time I'd try to tap right into a console window, but it was tough. It does command history, and has adjustable opacity using the command "jediopacity #." From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


2 Guys Pick on the Wrong Person to Rob - They Get There ass Kicked He appears to be a pro boxer and kicks both their ass very hard! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Reviewed & Rated: Impressive 12 Slot eSATA Storage Box A positive review by ExtremeTech on Norco's DS-1220 storage box. Twelve SATA drive racks in one box and twelve 750GB drives are included (that's 9TB of space people)!! Quite an amazing device, and somewhat reasonably priced at around $850. Come on you know you want one! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


SEGA Denies PS3's MegaDrive/Genesis Backwards Compatibility A few days ago Sony's TGS 06 keynote speech revealed that the PS3 would be compatible with games on the MegaDrive/Genesis. Oddly enough SEGA Japan has issues a short statement clarifying that such claims are not correct at this point, that the option is merely being considered, and is currently "under examination." Did somebody speak too soon? From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


9/11 Whistleblower Poisoned, Dies Shreveport Dentist Dr. David Graham who met three of the 9/11 hijackers and tried to warn the FBI about them was poisoned two years ago and became fatally ill. He died this week. He was scheduled to testify at the trial of a Pakistani man, Jamal Khan, who had hosted the three hijackers. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


China Will Force IPv6 Switch While luddite American bureaucrats argue over how to best protect US telecom monopolies, spy on users, and create innovative new tax schemes, China is already transitioning to a next-generation internet based around IPv6. The US has to catch up quickly, or lose the internet dominance it still currently enjoys. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Coolest.. Bird.. Ever!! The coolest bird ever does The Moonwalk!! That is all! From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


PDF Online - Free PDF Conversion Support most document formats. PDF Online supports MSWord DOC to PDF, Excel XLS to PDF, Powerpoint PPT to PDF, Text TXT to PDF, HTML to PDF, most image formats (JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, etc) to PDF, and much more. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


New print "Get a Mac" ads Apple put out a new set of Mac ads in Wired magazine. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Compaq FAQ: Where do I find the "Any" key on my keyboard? This is the real FAQ from Compaq From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Chapelle Show - Apple Commercial (video) Dave Chapelle does a mock apple commercial From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Wisdom From the Big Digg Kevin Rose's Web site lets the masses compose their own front page. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Nintendo's Launch Advertising Slogan to be "Wii Move You" Nintendo is preparing an all-out web assault to promote its Wii console, out on 8 December, allocating a significant portion of its £10m marketing budget online. Using the slogan 'Wii Move You', the Japanese gaming giant is set to take full advantage Sony's decision to hold the PlayStation 3 launch back until the New Year. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Europe Breaks With Bush Over Iran France, Britain and Germany would be willing to begin talks with Iran even if it has not suspended its nuclear enrichment programme. It is likely Russia and China will join them. Bush's Iran strategy has failed. Unless he plans to attack Iran unilaterally, which will be very costly. From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


VIDEO: SNL 9/11 TRUTH!? An unexpected reference to insider trading and other suspicious stock market activities prior to 9/11 featured in SNL skit. WTF!? From digg on September 24, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


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