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Spectacular Meteor Blaze Meteor blaze over Guadalajara Mexico - this is absolutely astonishing footage. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The Original CBS Breaking News of John F. Kennedy Assassination Footage of Walter Cronkite breaking News of JFK's murder in Dallas from 1963 also features video of the shooting in color. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The Man Who Literally Saved the World Today is an important anniversary for Russian hero Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet missile commander who saved the world from nuclear destruction in 1983. Sadly there are plenty of other examples of this kind of thing. How long will we keep getting lucky? From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


How much money should you be making? Use Salary Search to find out Salary Search is a easy-to-use search engine that gives salary information for you particular occupation in any region or city that you identify. You can even compare the same job salary in different cities. Digg's favorite tech journalist Walt Mossberg calls it "Simply a one-stop shop for job seekers." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Revision3 now online! YESSS! The Broken here we come. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Bluetooth,Wireless Product Designs for USB Wireless USB devices are moving farther down the path to actually becoming products, with updated testing plans and product reference designs announced this week at the Intel Developer Forum. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


MySpace Launches Voter-Registration Plan The youth-heavy online hangout MySpace.com is launching a voter-registration drive to engage its members in civics. In partnership with the nonpartisan group Declare Yourself, MySpace is running ads on its highly trafficked Web site and giving members tools such as a "I Registered To Vote On MySpace" badge to place on their personal profile pages. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


DIY Living Room PC I needed a case for my computer with would blend into the living room, where it would be playing MP3's. About this time, a broken CD player came along, and an unholy marriage resulted - The PC in a CD player was born! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Tony Snow: ‘Please Show Me’ Where The NIE Says ‘We’re Not Winning' In today’s briefing, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow challenged a reporter who said the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) concluded that we’re not safer. Snow retorted, “Look for, ‘We’re not winning.’ Please show me. Well, the President says we’re winning From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Oblivion Heads to PS3, PSP OPM cover story has all the details. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The Ultimate Digg Poll 12 questions that every Digger wants to know. Age, browser, OS, how you digg, how you contribute to digg, ad blocker, time you spend on digg + more. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Olbermann death threat powdered letter made fun of by Murdoch’s NY Post What would the conservative media be saying if Limbaugh was sent a letter like this? The NY Post: "POWDER PUFF SPOOKS KEITH" From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Audi unveils its first ever super car: The stunning AUDI R8! Audi has just unveiled the 2008 R8 -- its first ever production supercar. Sales will begin in the first half of 2007 for the United States and Europe. The car has a 414 horsepower high-revving V8 engine and all-wheel-drive. It uses a mid-engine Lamborghini platform, and will sell for around $100,000 -- positioning it squarely against the BMW M6. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Awesome Mac app for exploring Wikipedia Helps you discover Wikipedia without having to worry whether you'll have enough time to read everything you want, or if you'll get lost. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Mac OS X 32-bit and 64-bit Performance Here's an article comparing 32-bit and 64-bit performance under Mac OS X using both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs. What's surprising is that while the Intel-based Macs are faster in 64-bit mode, the PowerPC-based Macs are slower. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Halo Wars Trailer Looks to be huge hit, what's really cool is that bungie has come full circle on this.Since the original Halo started out life as an RTS, for Mac. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


The World's first LiveCD that supports Beryl, Emerald, AIGLX and XGL The flexibility of a Gentoo Linux based distribution has no limits. SabayonLinux Team have released SabayonLinux 3.0 for x86 and AMD64/EM64T (x86-64) Processors. This is the first Linux LiveCD that supports, out of the box, AIGLX, Beryl and Emerald (pre-release: http://www.beryl-project.org), 2.6.18 Kernel and much, much more... From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Musgrave: Gay Marriage Is "The Most Important Issue That We Face Today" ThinkProgress has the video of this congresswoman. She warned that the “future is grim” if gay marriage is not banned. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Stop or start a service - across your entire network Stopping and starting services in windows is easy. What if a vulnerability was found and you needed to quickly stop a service across your entire network? This command line program and script will allow you to stop or start a service across your entire network - in just one line. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


The Green Children's Machine The OLPC's $100 dollar notebook, which now responds to the moniker 2B1, sticks rigidly to the European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances policy. Not only is the "Children's Machine" RoHS compliant, but it is also amazingly energy efficient, indeed the CPU uses less than one tenth of what an average laptop consumes, and can be recharged by a pedal, or a pull-cord. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on September 27, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


A working list of apps not working on Vista Microsoft may be reticent to provide a list of what’s not working on Vista, but that isn’t stopping others from going public with their findings. The folks over on IEXBeta.com have published as a Wiki a list of applications that work (mostly) well; work somewhat less well and don’t work at all with Windows Vista RC 1. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


San Francisco In Jello.. Pictures of a scale model of the City By The Bay, rendered in Jello. Complete with fog! I think I see the digg HQ in there.... From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


These Guys Found An Underground Tunnel From Their Rez To Another "We found a tunnel under the floor boards in our Rez house leading into the next..." (Watch what they do) From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Is it really possible to Tip a Cow? According to Hollywood, "cow tipping" is a popular pastime among bored drunk Midwestern teens, but how possible is it to tip a cow. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Lost Planet = Best Next Gen Effects Check out the explosions, and destruction that this game can render. I can't wait to play. Check out the Trailer. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Project Orion: NASA's Next Spaceship Takes Shape The pieces are coming together for NASA’s next spaceship Orion as space agency engineers begin working with lead contractor Lockheed Martin to shape the vehicle’s cockpit. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Apple to Own "Pod" Trademark Soon Apple has existing registration and pending trademark applications in the US and abroad for the words "iPod" and "pod." It said: "The term pod has been adopted and used extensively in the marketplace by consumers as an abbreviation to refer to Apple's iPod player." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


54 Geeky Tutorials in one spot Personal nerdy obsessions is the name of the game: from home networking, Firefox, and data security to personal finance, netiquette and web publishing. A lot happens in the course of a year, so today go back. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Study Says U.S. Has Lead in Nanotechnology The US continues to lead the world in nanotechnology research, but the influence of the government’s multibillion investment in the field may take decades to become apparent. But the report cautioned that too little money was being invested in understanding the potential health and environmental risks of manipulating matter on such a small scale. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Turn your SOHO router into a powerhouse with DD-WRT Linksys makes some fine wireless broadband routers, but one of the best things about these devices is that their firmware is based on Linux and can be replaced with third-party software, allowing anyone to have the functionality of an expensive, professional-grade router for less than $100. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Assassin's Creed live demo at X06 One of the best demonstrations at this years X06 conference was, hands down, Assassin's Creed. This game epitomizes next-generation. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0 released - Universal Binary Microsoft has finally released a UB Messenger for Mac. New features include spell-check support, custom emoticons, and the ability to display what you're listening to in iTunes. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Bill O'Reilly thought that nobody would notice! Bill O'Reilly gets his on the daily show when those at *cough* "secularcentral" do away with his favorite holiday. well sorta, take a look at this clip. ;-) From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


New Poll: 71 Percent Of Iraqis Want U.S. Forces To Withdraw Within A Year The Program on International Policy Attitudes released a new poll on Iraqi public opinion today which finds that seven in ten Iraqis want US-led forces to commit to withdraw within a year. Moreover, an overwhelming majority believes that the US military presence in Iraq is provoking more conflict than it is preventing. See here for the key findings From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


The Future of Copyright An in-depth look at all things surrounding the open-source-copyright debate. From Napster to Google's book project and more. "People fail to see the big picture in copyright stories: what is at stake is the long-term health of our culture. If the copyright system fails, huge industries could crumble. If it gets too strong, it stifles creativity" From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


The dream app we have all been waiting for? In a word: yes. This is as close to my dream application for college students as I think I am going to find. The note taking feature is solid with everything you would expect and a little more, and features such as RSS feeds and iCal support just top it off. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


How to put drug dealers out of business without an arrest The police did something unusual: they determined the "influentials" in the dealers' lives - mothers, grandmothers, mentors - and cultivated relationships with them. When police felt they had amassed ironclad legal cases, they did something even more striking: they refrained from arresting most of the suspected dealers and gave them a second chance From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


CO Middle School Evacuated - "Active Shooter" Jefferson County authorities confirm an "active shooter" inside Platte Canyon High School, and students from that school and the adjoining Fitzsimmons Middle School are being evacuated. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


David Pogue: There will probably never be an iPhone Everyone’s always asking me when Apple will come out with a cellphone. My answer is, “Probably never.” From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Solar Flares Could Seriously Disrupt GPS Receivers A minor solar flare in September 2005 produced a noticeable degradation of all GPS signals on the day side of the Earth. When scaled up to the larger solar flares expected in 2011-12, Cornell researchers expect massive outages of all GPS receivers on the day side of the Earth. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Very Cool Scale Model of Moscow City... This is a Moscow city scale model. It is back from USSR times, when Soviet leaders had a little craze on making such epic compositions. It was ordered from an artist Efim Deshalyt in 1976. The size of the model exceeds 400 sqft...The model really takes a lot of electricity - it turns on and off outdoor and indoor lighting according to the time... From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


New Songbird 0.2 RC1 for WinXP, Mac, Linux -- Firefox of Media Players? Songbird is an open source, Mozilla-based Web player, a mash-up of a media player and a Web browser. Launched today new Songbird 0.2 "Test Flight" release, new Web site, new translation tools and more. Play the Web! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Mexican drug cartels' new scare tactic: beheadings To send a chilling message to their underworld rivals, Mexican drug cartels are adopting a method of intimidation made notorious by Middle Eastern terrorist groups. Already this year, at least 26 people have been decapitated in Mexico, with heads stuck on fences, dumped in trash piles and -- most recently -- tossed onto a nightclub dance floor. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Guitar Hero II Confimred For Xbox360 (w/ new controller!) "With Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360 rock rhythm, lead, or bass guitar tracks with downloadable content and the new X-Plorer controller, designed specifically for the Xbox 360." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The Broken New Intro With the release of Revision 3's new website, they have put a holding page up containing the new intro for The Broken, this is a direct link to the intro From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Giant bugs in Germany! Google earth image of a giant bug over Germany. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Frank Caliendo - Impressions. A MUST SEE! This guy is really talented! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Most Iraqis Favor Immediate U.S. Pullout, Polls Show Gosh, we bomb them for 12 years then immorally invade their country killing hundreds of thousands of their citizens and they don't want us there. What ingrates. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Doctors Have Performed First Zero Gravity Surgery French doctors carried out the world's first ever operation on a human in zero gravity today, using a specially adapted aircraft to simulate conditions in space. During a 3-hour flight from Bordeaux in southwest France, the team of surgeons and anaesthetists successfully removed a benign tumour from the forearm of a 46-year-old volunteer. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Viodentia responds to Microsoft, releases FairUse4WM 1.3 After yesterday's news that Microsoft was launching a lawsuit campaign against the John Does responsible for FairUse4WM, we weren't expecting the next volley to come so soon. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Scientists explain why insects dont get fat Insects don't get fat, and why they don't may help our understanding of what has been described as the current human obesity epidemic. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The Last Phone Number You Will Ever Need GrandCentral is a brilliant new web app that lets you consolidate all of your phone numbers into one number, meaning someone can call you on your GrandCentral phone number and all of your phones will ring. And then it gets interesting. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Open-source guru Eric Raymond joins Freespire board Eric Raymond, a co-founder of the open-source movement, has joined the Freespire Leadership Board. Raymond recently stated that if desktop Linux is to advance, it must work with iPods and other MP3 players, and play DVDs, Windows Media, and Quick Time files, etc., and one of Freespire's key objectives is to do exactly that. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Terrell Owens' Suicide Attempt Follows a Familiar Path: Deion Sanders' Until I read this, I forgot that "Prime Time" tried to kill himself, too. The article makes for an interesting parallel, with both players going from cocky, egotistical, narcissitic personas to the self-loathing depths of suicide. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


White House: New Iraq NIE Won’t Be Released Until After Elections A second National Intelligence Estimate reportedly paints an even grimer picture of the situation in Iraq. White House advisor Fran Townsend says it won't be released until January 2007. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Slurp It: 7-Eleven Dumps Chavez's CITGO Debbie Schlussel: "We're happy to report that 7-Eleven is ending its relationship with Chavez and CITGO. 7-Eleven also took an unusual, but courageous step for corporate America. It basically denounced Chavez's comments, last week, at the United Nations (see statement, below). We applaud that." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


The origin of Walken for President 2008 revealed. Tonight on the late show with Conan, both Conan and Walken said they wanted to know who started the Walken2008 campaign. This thread on the NBC forums reveals the creators. The only question is, with Walken stating that he would run for president if the people wanted him to will the campaign pick up speed? From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Microsoft Confirmed: 360 HD-DVD for $200 "Microsoft has confirmed what a lot of us suspected today, the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player will sell for $199.99 here in North America. The HD-DVD player add-on will include a copy of King Kong in HD DVD for a limited time and a 360 Universal Media Remote." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


YouTube - Host Of Cheaters Show Gets Stabbed LIVE The host of cheaters confronts a man cheating on his girlfriend and gets stabbed in the stomach in the process From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


CENTCOM Sergeant Details Traitorous Stand Down Orders On 9/11 Former Army Sergeant Lauro "LJ" Chavez was stationed at MacDill AFB where he claims he witnessed unusual preparations for a potential airplane hitting the base on the morning of 9/11 and distinctly heard officers talking about a stand down. This has led him to go public in questioning the NORAD stand down and the demolition of the twin towers. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Who is the Esquire 2006 Sexiest Woman Alive? Esquire has been teasing readers by posting photos of its "Sexiest Woman Alive" ... without showing her face. Take a guess. (♥ Scarlett Johansson) [via pop candy] From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Daily Show examines Bush power to legalize torture Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, talks about the torture debate happening on Capitol Hill, and highlights the Statements Condoleeza Rice made against Bill Clinton. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


MS announces Halo Wars, a new RTS A real-time strategy game based in the Halo universe has been announced. The project, entitled Halo Wars, will be designed by Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires) "exclusively for Xbox 360" (read: no PC). From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


10 Things That Will Make Or Break Your Website What every web developer should know about building the next Digg or Flickr - a condensed version of lessons learned from the Future of Web Apps Summit in San Francisco earlier this month. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Animal activists free 15,000 farmed fish to their deaths POLICE have warned fish farmers to increase their security after 15,000 halibut were released from their cages in an attack believed to have been carried out by animal rights activists. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Half Life 2 Ass-Kicking Device Video of an ingenious Rube Goldberg device created in GMod for Half-Life 2. It's function? A kick in the ass. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Debunking the MySpace Myth of 100,000,000 Users - the Real # of Users Good article that goes into the commonly (and mistaken) repeated statement that MySpace has 100 million users. It explains why the number is wrong, does a quick analysis of actual MySpace profiles, and extrapolates to estimate that there are really 40 million users. Still a large number, but a far cry from 100 million. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Peter Jackson partners with Microsoft X06 announces Peter Jackson partnering with Microsoft to build an "interactive entertainment series." Peter has some ideas for stories and Microsoft has game designers. One of these stories will be set in the Halo Universe while another will be a completely new IP. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


No Mozilla Scandal: they are just trying to protect their trademark "Our code is free, but we do strictly enforce our trademark rights, we must, in order to keep them valid." Everyone just take a deep breath and calm down. A Mozilla Foundation Rep. might have said something he wasn't legally supposed to, but this is hardly a scandal. Here is the Official Trademark FAQ for Mozilla. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


iTunes 7.0.1 Released for downloads and in software update iTunes 7.0.1 addresses stability and performance issues with Cover Flow, CD importing, iPod syncing, and more. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Company touts a podcast search engine HearHere is claiming to have a working search engine that can find things within Podcasts. Currently they're testing the search on their own podcasts, but plan on releasing the search to the public before the end of the year From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


3D Finder Replacement For OS X Nice looking Finder replacement. Version 1.0 Out Today. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Coral Overheating, Scientists Say Scientists have issued their strongest warning so far this year that unusually warm Caribbean Sea temperatures threaten coral reefs that suffered widespread damage last year in record-setting heat. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Gallup: Bush Blamed More Than Clinton for Failure to Capture Bin Laden According to a recent Gallup Panel survey, the American public puts the primary blame on Bush rather than Clinton for the fact that bin Laden has not been captured. A majority of Americans say President Bush is more to blame (53%), compared with 36% blaming Former President Bill Clinton. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Marijuana Prevents Cancer Could you imagine that cannabis might one day offer hope as a cure for cancer? The United States government, that’s who... Last year, five scientific journals published prominent articles trumpeting cannabinoids (compounds in marijuana) as potential anti-cancer agents. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


See 5000 years of history in 90 seconds Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Greeks, Persians, Europeans...the list goes on. See 5000 years of history in 90 seconds. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


'Tower of Babel' technology nears The problem of compatibility between wireless devices is being addressed at an international conference this week. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Saved by the Bell's 'Screech' in Sex Video He may have played nerdy 'Screech' in the sitcom "Saved by the Bell." But former TV geek Dustin Diamond can now take his place with Colin Farrell, Tommy Lee and Kid Rock as the star of his very own sex tape. Everyone who remembers Diamond as a lovable putz is in for a shock once they see a 40-minute video in which he engages in a kinky three-way. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Microsoft patches major IE flaw A fix for a serious flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been released early to combat escalating attacks. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Mininova's Server Setup What keeps the most popular BitTorrent site on the Internet in the air? In case you ever wondered, here's the answer. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


LEAKED: Best Buy Wii Marketing Slides Someone has posted what appears to be marketing slides from Best Buy about the upcoming console launches. Included are details on the Wii kiosk area. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Making Epiphany Usable Epiphany can be a great browser, but only after you get to know it. This guide teaches you how to import bookmarks from Firefox, enable much needed extensions, and many other features. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Computerworld review: ‘Apple’s new iPods are better than ever’ Rave review, thumbs up on everything from battery life to video brightness. Too bad they haven't come up with a scratch resistant screen yet, but at least it sounds like Apple is keen on continuing improvements to the iPod. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Revision3 News Report on CBS CBS 13 does a news report on Revision3 and interviews CEO Jay Adelson. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


DS Games to Come in Cardboard Packaging Due to Plastic Shortages "Nintendo has gone through hardware shortages with the DS. They've gone through the same hell with the DS Lite. They've gone through software shortages as well with this little system that could. Now, they're facing plastic shortages." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


One Laptop per Child project update Christopher Blizzard wrote up a long update on where they are in the software and hardware for the Linux-based OLPC project. They've gotten a lot done, but he doesn't think that's been communicated to the outside world very well. So, for the first time, here's an update of where they are. Hopefully he'll be able to do this on a regular basis. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Oil's not the only thing Chevron's been pumping Big Oil is raking it in these days, and Chevron is one of the companies reaping the bounty of record profits. But, the way Chevron sees things in Richmond CA, where one of the company's oil refineries is located, it's paying too much in taxes and the local government owes it money. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Well-Funded Scientists Map Mouse Brain A map of the mouse brain down to details of individual cells has been completed, the first project of an institute funded by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul G. Allen, it was announced Tuesday. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Preview of the Revision3 flash player? Browsing around this new company, I found a page featuring Revision3's new flash player. Are they going to be doing streaming on the new site? If so, it's about time! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Xbox Live Arcade to get Doom, Sensible Soccer and more! A fresh sellection of new titles coming toward the 360's Live Arcade. Doom makes an appearance with added 4 player co-op as well as 5.1 surround. The BFG 3000 will never have sounded so sweet! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Software makers learn that improving disability access helps everyone Windows offers several ways for people with disabilities to tweak the software. But a few years ago when Microsoft researched how those technologies were being used they discovered that most people didn't even know they existed. They've now begun trying to make these tweaks more accessible From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Complete Free iTunes Downloads List Tired of searching thru iTunes for the latest free downloads in the iTunes Store? This site collects them all on one page, separated by category (songs, TV shows, short videos) and provides an RSS feed for updates. Each week there's usually two songs and one TV show - this week's a Battlestar Galatica review show. Over 30 downloads available now! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Mac OS X 10.4.8 Final BUILD to be Released in the Next Few Days 10.4.8 Build 8L2125 Seeded to select & prem devs today, and has no know issues. This means Apple plans to release it in the wild witin the next few days. Intel Version 206mb (mostly rosetta) PowerPC Version 30.8mb. NOT LIVE YET, For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n304200 From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


14-year-old girl shreds classical guitar Unknown Asian guitar soloist playing Paganini Caprice. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Surveillance video of a static spark from a girls sweater igniting gas pump Title says it all. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Rundown of the "Madden Curse" 2000-2007 The full list of the players and their injuries and/or misfortunes that followed. "Indeed, since 2000, when EA began featuring athletes on the Madden cover, a series of unfortunate events, in varying degrees, has befallen the stars who allegedly risk their careers for EA's "dirty" money." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


SURPRISE! Sonic Demo on Xbox Live! No one was expecting this. The next-gen Sonic The Hedgehog demo is now available on Xbox Live, and it's only 350MB. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Getting Your Pirated Films to Your Living Room There's a push from vendors like Netgear & D-Link to provide devices that can stream downloaded content from the PC to the living room. Apple promises their iTV service will do the same by 2007, and Microsoft offers their solution now with their Xbox 360 Media Extender; and there's a slew of home-brew options emerging as well. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


NewsSnacks - The Best RSS Homepage Ever On top of having all your feeds in one place, NewsSnacks allows you to import OPML files from the web, have multiple layouts, and even grab other users' setup for your homepage. Feeds that are in the system can also be rated and personalized. Check it it out, really impressive stuff. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Wii: 4 Million Consoles By End 2006 IGN reports: "After the Americas lead the worldwide launch on Nov. 19, Nintendo expects to sell 4 million Wii consoles globally by the end of 2006, with the largest allotment available in the Americas." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Who Paid For the New Orleans SuperDome Reclamation? An interesting look at the economics behind the football's newest shrine. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Harry Potter and the Wavering Costar "Harry Potter" might lose one of its stars. The fifth film in the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," is currently filming at Leavesden Studios north of London. Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) who is 16 is unsure if she wants to continue. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Microsoft sues over source code theft For more than a month, the Redmond, Wash., company has been combating a program released online called FairUse4WM, which successfully stripped anticopying guards from songs downloaded through subscription media services such as Napster or Yahoo Music. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


[Video] Cheney and Bush knowingly misrepresenting the now declassified NIE "The Iraq conflict has become the a 'cause celebre' for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of US involvement in the Muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement." After seeing this was consensus report of 16 intelligence agencies in April of 2006, both Bush and Cheney knowingly continued to argue the opposite. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Bush's Terror-Fighting Takes a Bruising Former President Clinton has revived charges that Bush didn't take the threat of terrorism seriously enough before Sept. 11. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Nintendo: New Wii Featured Revealed!!! In the latest part of a series of interviews, members of the Wii development team at Nintendo in Japan have discussed the birthing of the Wii's Message Board - a unique element that they envision members of the whole family becoming attached to - and they've revealed an interesting statistical feature, called .... From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Complete HDD data recovery guide (including software lists) A backup guide which had hit the Digg's hompage showed that the topic is hot... Okey, and what to do if you found that article too late? Read this one: guide to data recovery with 1) types of damage overview; 2) file systems overview; 3) freeware soft list and step-by-step manuals; 4) commercial soft list. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


25 Signs That, Sadly, You've Grown Up Yeah, I guess I am getting old... These are funny! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Tom's Hardware Turns 10 Years Old Today Today, Tom's Hardware Guide turns ten years old. Over the years, the site has gone from being a simple hobbyist site for hardware enthusiasts to a media business that reaches out across the globe, appearing in 11 languages, on three continents, and reaching an audience of over 10 million unique visitors a month. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Congress unlikely to pass legislation on Bush's wiretapping program Congress is unlikely to approve a bill giving President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program legal status and new restrictions before the November midterm elections, dealing a significant blow to one of the White House's top wartime priorities. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Original Austin Powers FemBot for Sale! Ebay auction for the FemBot of Jessica Kensington from the movie, Austin Powers 2, "The Spy Who Shagged Me". This silicon puppet weighs approximately 30lbs and is the original that was used in the movie. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Gamers want PS3 to have Rumble feature A recent survey found that 74 percent of gamers don't know that the PlayStation 3 won't have a rumble feature and 72 percent say it makes a positive impact on gameplay. What's a $600 gaming 'experience' if the controllers don't vibrate? From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


$10 Million in Venture Capital to Help Wallop Build Social Network Wallop, the social networking startup that was spun out of Microsoft Research Labs earlier this year, has landed $10 million in venture capital that it will use to create a new competitor to MySpace, Friendster and Facebook. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Yahoo Catches Up With Busy Family 2 0 A Yahoo and OMD study found that modern families are using technology to their advantage. "Family 2.0," as the study calls it, is "harnessing pervasive technology and media to help them manage busy households and achieve more balanced, satisfying lives." Family 2.0 has also apparently managed to extend their days by 19 hours through multitasking. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


FCC Clears Tyrannic AT&T-BellSouth Merger "The AT&T-BellSouth merger will create the world's single largest telecommunications company and cost $67 billion to complete." The FCC has just undone years of progress. The FCC, promoting competition and "consumer choice" as always: no choice at all! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Dallas Cowboy's Terrell Owens attempts suicide Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens ingested a large amount of prescription pain medication in a suicide attempt, according to a Dallas police report released Wednesday morning. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


It's over for "The Boondocks" comic strip Syndicate says 'Boondocks' won't return. After six years, a remarkably short run for a strip that found its way into 300-plus newspapers. Universal Press Syndicate told subscribers Monday they should start looking for someone to replace political/social satirist Aaron McGruder who took a sabbatical six months ago to recharge. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


World Leading Cocaine Smuggling brothers plead guilty Two Colombian brothers pleaded guilty Tuesday to U.S. drug trafficking and money laundering charges stemming from their roles as founders of the Cali cocaine cartel, and agreed to forfeit billions of dollars of assets linked to their drug trade. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


CinemaNow, Universal sign pact on movie downloads, DVD burning The online movie download market may have gotten a bit more interesting today. Universal Pictures and CinemaNow announced that "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" will be available for download and burning to DVD on the same day as the DVD is released in stores From digg on September 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Da Vinci's Mona Lisa (story update): She was a new mother Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman immortalized in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece, had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting, a French art expert said on Tuesday.The discovery was made by a team of Canadian scientists who used special infrared and three-dimensional technology. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:52 a.m..


"Google Your Tax Dollars" - Bush "President Bush said Tuesday that Americans will now be able to 'Google their tax dollars,' as he signed a law to create an online database for tracking about $1 trillion in government spending on grants and contracts. The law is aimed preventing wasteful spending by opening the federal budget to greater scrutiny." Black Budgets included? :) From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:52 a.m..


Top 10 Web 2.0 Winners Paul Scrivens, the guy who made the "Top 10 Web 2.0 Losers" list this weekend now makes his Winners list. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Top Gear star begs BBC to show 280mph car crash With Top Gear facing the axe, injured presenter Richard Hammond has begged the BBC to show the 280mph car crash that almost killed him. In a bid to save the motoring show, the 36-year-old is also prepared to appear on television live from his hospital bed. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Pepper Pad 3 Linux Internet Touchscreen Tablet The Pepper Pad 3 is an Internet touchscreen tablet with Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, full QWERTY keyboard, scroll wheel, mouse and runs on the Linux OS. It weighs about 2 lbs and is less than 0.9” inch thick with a 7.0” 800×480 WVGA TFT LCD. It sports an AMD Geode processor, a 20 GB disk drive, and two rechargeable lithium batteries. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Google: How we approach content Protecting content owners’ rights, respecting their wishes, helping to reward them for their creative endeavors – these are the primary principles that guide Google’s approach. We believe it’s the best way to make the world’s information universally accessible and useful. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


US Economy: No Longer No. 1, and No Wonder On the surface, two studies out this week seem to raise warning flags about the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. These reports speak to the embarrassing failure of a decade of Republican rule in improving U.S. competitiveness. Business taxes, as a percentage of anything you want to measure, are at their lowest level in decades. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


2 Sago miners commit suicide; Two miners whose jobs included watching for safety hazards inside the Sago Mine before the deadly explosion last January committed suicide. Neither man was blamed for the disaster that killed 12, and neither one's family has definitively linked the suicides to the accident. But those who knew the men say there is little doubt they were haunted. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Revision3 Launch Party Photos Photos from Tuesday's massive launch party for Revision3 at Mighty in San Francisco. Special guests from Tiki Bar TV, Ask A Ninja, French Maid TV and many others flew in just for this special occasion. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Hilarious McDonalds ad: Illegally downloading food This ad was found at the Gatech management building, thought I'd share it. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


A Swarm of Angels: P2P Powered Film Model A Swarm of Angels is a project that aims to create the first community driven film. The film will be written, funded and distributed over the Internet - a break from the traditional movie business model. The genre will be thriller based with some soft sci-fi elements and will be released under a Creative Commons license. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Stephen Colbert Mocks Senate Compromise Stephen Colbert shames the rebel Republicans for their "compromise" with the Bush Administration over enemy combatants. Definitely one of Colbert's better "The Word" segments. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


House aide resigns over fake blog posts A top aide to U.S. Rep. Charles Bass resigned Tuesday after disclosures that he posed as a supporter of the Republican's opponent in blog messages intended to convince people that the race was not competitive. Tad Furtado, Bass' policy director, posted messages to two liberal blogs who traced the postings to the House of Representatives server. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Create custom paper CD case This website creates custom PDF file that can be printed and folded to create paper jewel case. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Find Google related images For example, when you search for bmw the result shows images of Honda, Ford, Audi, Mazda and so on. Here are some more sample searches. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


WAKE UP AMERICA! The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill this month that would allow, but not require, the administration to submit its warrantless wiretapping program to a secret national security court for constitutional review. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Taliban says bin Laden alive Dubai-based Al Arabiya television on Tuesday quoted a Taliban official as saying al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was alive and in good health. The Arabic channel said its Pakistan bureau had received a call from the unnamed Taliban official a few days after a leaked French secret document said Saudi intelligence believed bin Laden died. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..


Intel announces plans to launch 4-core microprocessor in late 2006 Intel Corp. plans to begin shipping microprocessors that have four computing engines on a single chip - products that analysts say will help it win back market share from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..


Young Jon Stewart - 1994 - On Letterman Who would have ever thought Jon Stewart would be where he is today. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


SC: 27/09 Microsoft reissues security bulletin for Windows 2000 users Microsoft has reissued its 'important' security bulletin MS06-049 for Windows 2000 users; after updating with this patch in early August 2006, some users experienced problems with file corruption ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on September 27, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Tested: T-Mobile GSM phones CAN unlock your car. I was skeptical, to say the least, about this rumor, and was about to dismiss it as one more Internet hoax. But I thought I better try it out first. Well, low and behold, it works. I tried it with a Motorola v330 GSM cell phone, and it reliably opens (and relocks) the car. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Revision3 Party Photos I just got back from the Revision3 Party at the Mighty club, and here are some pictures I took with Alex, Kevin, Lala, Heather, and Johnny Johnny. First 2 hours of the party featured an open bar. The party continued with a short demo of the upcoming Revision3 website along with new shows about to premiere, including the the rebirth of The Broken. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


India outsourcing firms may process 30 percent of US transactions by 2006 India's outsourcing industry has the potential to process up to 30 percent of banking transactions in the United States by 2010, but tightening data security is key to realizing that aim, a trade body said Tuesday. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Happy 8th Birthday Google! www.google.com is showing off a nice new logo in celebration of their 8th birthday. Keep it up guys! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


New DVD could end format war Britain-based New Medium Enterprises (NME) said on Tuesday it had solved a technical production problem that makes it possible to produce a cheap multiple-layer DVD disk containing one film in different, competing formats. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Feed Mailer: Email based feed aggregation Feed Mailer allows access to RSS feeds through email. This is especially useful for those users that have limited Internet access or are in environments that prohibit certain computer use such as government or education institutions. It also enables less savvy hat are more comfortable with an email interface users to benefit from RSS feeds. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Official Wii Box Art, Zelda, Redsteel, and More! IGN Wii has put together a compilation of official Wii box art, as given to us by Nintendo and third party publishers. Although still incomplete -- there are nearly 30 launch window games planned for the holiday -- we've posted the first eight or so box arts, which should give viewers a very good idea of what to expect going forward. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


This Is Your Ass on Drugs Whatever you may think of its arguments, this spot is quite a departure for the ONDCP. Finally, an admission that using pot isn't necessarily calamitous. It's possible we're seeing this about-face only because previous scare-tactic ads were recently proved to increase drug use. But either way, I applaud the new, more truthful strategy. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


ACT annual Vocational Education and Training priorities for 2006/07 - incorporating the July 2006 half yearly outlook The ACT annual Vocational Education and Training priorities for 2006-07, incorporating the July 2006 half yearly outlook, has been prepared to assist stakeholders and other interested parties understand: factors affecting vocational education and training in the ACT; factors likely to affect vocational education and training in the ACT over 2006-07; the ACT Government’s vocational education and training priorities for 2006-07. From EdNA Online on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Leading up to the Global Summit An interview with George Siemens, provocateur of the Global Summit being held in Sydney 17 - 19 October 2006. Listen to what George has to say about education, learning and the application of new technologies. From EdNA Online on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Schools Online Curriculum Services (SOCS) The Western Australian Department of Education and Training has initiated the Schools Online Curriculum Services (SOCS) project to deliver online tools and services to support outcomes and standards education. The project supports the vision where schools will become networked learning communities and the use of ICT will be an integral part of teaching and learning. From EdNA Online on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Specialist programs (WA) List of specialist programs available at public schools in Western Australia that help children develop and extend their specific areas of interest. From EdNA Online on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


ACT Department of Education and Training: strategic plan 2006-09 Outlines the purpose, vision and strategic goals for the ACT Department of Education and Training for 2006-2009. From EdNA Online on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Gifted education: revised policy (NT) This policy details the importance of identifying students with high abilities or talents, as well as those who may be underachieving. Schools are encouraged to plan and implement a range of measures to address the needs of these students. The revised policy is applicable to all Northern Territory schools and school staff. From EdNA Online on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Trainer Tools and Materials This site contains a number of useful free activities, games, icebreakers, quotes and trainer materials for running courses. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Incidents and Costs of Crime Features a bar graph that shows the percent of incidents and the percent of costs of crime.  Reasearch done by the Australian Institute of Criminology.  From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Algebra Electronic Workbook This is an introductory algebra electronic workbook. The workbook, designed to help students practice their problem solving skills, contains exercise problems covering various introductory algebra topics. The test area of the workbook presents 10 randomly generated questions every time it is accessed, and provides feedback if a problem is solved incorrectly. The content area of the workbook shows all the problems solved by the user. The data section provides graphical data pertaining to user performance and progress over time. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


MOS Capacitors Metal-Oxide-Silicon (MOS) capacitor From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Crime and the Nation's Households Presents information on the percentage of households or persons in households who are victimized as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey. Findings are presented by region; urban, suburban or rural location; and by household size. This annual report also includes overall trends since 1994 and includes vandalism and intimate partner violence. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


The Costs of Cime to Victims This data brief provides information on both the overall and the average cost of crime to victims. It also provides selected data on crime costs for different demographic groups in the U.S. population, by such variables as age, sex, and race. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 27, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Laser-etched Laptop Ads Leah C. strives to own the first laptop paid for by advertisements laser-etched on its surface. Each square inch is $150, but for $30 she'll buy you a drink. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Sony's Vaio UX, with 32GB of Solid State Disk Sony continues kickin' out the updates on the VAIO UX lineup with a new 32GB Solid State Disk option for those tempted to drop Yen in Japan. And tempted they will be since the larger capacity SSD brings sufficient capacity for XP and MS Office without the heat and vibration associated with the current 40GB hard disk. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Crazy guy(me) on a mission to meet Michael Dell to share an idea he has.. I'm on a journey to try and meet Michael Dell himself, face-to-face to share with him an idea I have for changing the way we use computers. A simple idea I came up with during the course of my day-to-day duties as an IT-Janitor. Is it LAME to digg my own story, .,. I figured if I waited for you guys it was never gonna get DUGG... we'll see.. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Finally, a web Sudoku site that doesn't suck Every Sudoku site I've tried is worse than using a piece of paper. So my friend and I created a site that's more fun than pencil and paper, and has a bunch of cool features to boot: Smart Hints (that tell you *why* the next move makes sense so you get better), undo, bookmarking so you can resume a puzzle later or send it to a friend, and a cool UI. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


The "Worm Picture" - The Longest Picture on the Internet A group of 70+ artists have all did a section of this "Worm Picture". It looks awesome and is worth the loading time, which took about 1 minute for me. Let's hope Digg doesn't kill the worm. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Free on Apple iTunes: Battlestar Galactica – The Story So Far With the premiere of Season 3 just two weeks away (october 6th), Sci-Fi Network has released a free retrospective episode of the first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica in hopes of enticing new viewers, as well as reminding current fans just where the series left off From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Revision3 now on iTunes Store Apple has given Revision3 their own spot on the iTunes Store along with the new logo and links to a selection of audio and video podcasts. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Revision3 Fall Lineup Revealed! Scroll down a bit and you'll see a list of shows Revision3 has planned for this fall, including 2 brand new shows called PixelPerfect and and Mysteries of Science Explained. Check it out! From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Best 5 RC aircraft you can fly straight out of the box for $100. Sure; you could buy a $400 RC craft that might be a little more impressive, but you're in it for the fun anyway (plus you're going to break it eventually either way.) From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


New law to create online budget database WASHINGTON - President Bush said Tuesday that Americans will now be able to "Google their tax dollars," as he signed a law to create an online database for tracking about $1 trillion in government spending on grants and contracts. The law is aimed preventing wasteful spending by opening the federal budget to greater scrutiny. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


MIT's intelligent aircraft fly, cooperate autonomously The U.S. military depends on small, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to perform such tasks as serving as "eyes in the sky" for battalion commanders planning maneuvers. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


The Broken Episode 4 Is Done! David Prager Proclaims On TWiT, "Its Done, Its Done, Its Done!". Looks Like The Two+ Year Wait Will Finally Be Over. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Amazing picture of scuba divers in a spiraling school of fish. Take a look. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Most Laws never read by the Congess that signs them. YOU can help change it Congressmen should know what “fiduciary responsibility” is, and for them, it should mean reading every word of every law they sign. There's a basic principle at stake here. America was founded on the slogan, “No taxation without representation.” A similar slogan applies to this situation: “No LEGISLATION without representation.” From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Apple previews next version of .Mac webmail. Apple is showcasing the next version of the .Mac webmail service. .Mac's webmail has been stuck in 2002 for about 4 years now, so an update will be very nice. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


World's smallest cellphone might be a bit too small Hey, I like tiny phones as much as the next guy, but this is insane. Take a gander at the Xun Chi 138, purported to be the world's smallest cellphone. You won't here any arguments from me on that front; it's freakin' tiny. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Resident Evil 5 exclusive denied! Word from Japan had suggested that Resident Evil 5 will be exclusive to Xbox 360 for a year but that's not the case, Capcom tells us this morning... "Resident Evil 5 will release on PS3 and Xbox 360 as announced. There a no plans for an exclusive with the game", a spokesperson from the company told us. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Greenpeace mimics Apple homepage, slams Apple. They can't get enough can they? From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


What's The Best Way To Avoid Bad News? Don't Read it. "I haven't read it," Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said yesterday when asked his opinion of the once-secret April 2006 National Intelligence Estimate. His excuse -- the document was classified -- is a little shaky. Frist is a member of the "Gang of Eight," a group of top lawmakers who are briefed on the darkest secrets of American intel. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


2001 memo to Rice contradicts statements about Clinton, Pakistan Rice gets caught in her lies today by the pdf of the actual memo from Richard Clark that demonstrates the contradiction. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


The X Prize looks inward The X Prize Foundation is most famous for funding a race among private ventures that ultimately resulted in a series of successful suborbital flights. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Apple is NOT suing people for using 'Podcast' They sent a cease and desist to Podcast Ready for 'mypodder', not 'Podcast', and they have not asked them to change their name. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


National Intelligence Estimate Declassified, Online! This document is the declassified Key Judgments from the larger, classified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States that was produced in April 2006. The NIE analyzes the nature of the threat that terrorist groups across the world will pose to US lives and interests. (PDF File) From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Self Ejecting MacBook Pro Battery? Battery swells and pops out! So I'm sitting in a staff meeting this morning and I hear a pop and then my MacBook Pro goes stone dead. I flip the laptop over and my battery fell off. Turns out the battery heated up, started to swell, changed shape and outgrew its designated battery compartment. Hey, at least it didn't catch fire. (Picture included) From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Build your very own robotic "rocket" launcher out of legos. On top of all sits the feeder mechanism, which consists of a reservoir for up to five rockets and a feeding motor that delivers them into the launch bay. The long black rails are the ones on which the rocket comes out. The trigger mechanism (behind the yellow liftarms) pulls back a hammer and loads two rubber bands. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Does file-sharing hurt the music biz? Will file-sharing be the savior or the slayer of the music industry? The industry is quite sure that it knows the answer, and it has been attempting to sue the file-sharing genie back into its bottle, with limited success. From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


High-tech jobs grow this year The U.S. high-technology industry added more than 140,000 jobs during the first half of this year, nearly doubling the growth during the same period a year ago, according to a report released today. The sector employed 5.8 million people as of this June, the largest number since 2002, said the analysis by the American Electronics Association, From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Former Governor Jesse Ventura Questions Official 9/11 Story Former Governor Jesse Ventura Questions Official 9/11 Story Goes further than ever before, cites Northwoods, Gulf of Tonkin, NORAD stand down, staged war provocations Former Minnesota Governor, actor and wrestling star Jesse Ventura has publicly questioned the official version of events behind 9/11 and gone further than ever before in citing Op From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Bush's Response to Clinton, 9/11 A woman asks Bush at a recent press conference if Clinton's allegation is true that Bush had no meetings about dealing with Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda threat for nine months after Clinton left office, and left Al Qaeda intel for Bush. Bush's response? "No comment." From digg on September 27, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Why PSP holiday hardware sales are doomed! Sony is going to be begging for mercy this holiday season. Though software sales should be strong for the portable handheld, expect hardware sales of the PSP to be "abysmal" as this fact-based article states. From digg on September 26, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Conservative "Values Voter Summit" Features Attacks on "Faggots" (Audio) This weekend, top conservatives from Tony Snow and Attorney General Gonzales to Sen. George Allen (R-VA) and Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AK) to Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity — appeared at the Family Research Council’s “Values Voter Summit.” From digg on September 26, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


MSNBC's Olbermann calls Bush out as a lying coward on National TV! Olbermann makes an amazing retort to the Clinton interview on Fox. I've never seen a member of the media make such a politicized speach... and it was dead on! I hope this is a turning point for this God awful administration. From digg on September 26, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Amazing Cornstarch Liquid Look at what you can do with cornstarch and water - it looks really cool. It's ALIVE! From digg on September 26, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


IBM to put its patent filings online IBM, the nation's largest patent holder, will publish its patent filings on the Web for public review as part of a new policy that the company hopes will be a model for others. If widely adopted, the policy could help to curb the rising wave of patent disputes and patent litigation. From digg on September 26, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Prison Break's new web site This is the forum Michael Scofield uses to communicate over the Internet, don't digg this story else the FBI will know. From digg on September 26, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


LINUX: See changes word by word with dwdiff Unix text utilities were designed primarily for programmers and admins, but here's a little secret: the utilities also work well for writers. Instead of using diff to see changes between programs, I often use diff utilities to see what has changed between one version of an article and another. A few weeks ago, I found dwdiff, and found it works eve From digg on September 26, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Falwell Refuses To Apologize For Lucifer Attack (Video) On MSNBC today, Rev. Jerry Falwell said he would repeat his comments comparing Hillary Clinton to Lucifer "over and over again." From digg on September 26, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


NSW moves to end student report uncertainty The NSW Government has moved to end the uncertainty surrounding the introduction of new report cards by providing schools with a choice over how student achievement will be described. The move will ensure parents receive clear, concise reports, written in plain-English by the end of the year as planned. Following consultations with principals and parents groups, schools will be given a choice about whether to use A to E to describe student performance, or word descriptors ranging from "outstanding" to "limited". However, schools who choose to grade students using word descriptors instead of A From EdNA Online on September 26, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


British Library calls for digital copyright action U.K.'s national library says copyright law must be updated to curb the excesses of digital rights management. The British Library has called for a 'serious updating' of current copyright law to 'unambiguously' include digital content and take technological advances into account. In a manifesto released on Monday at the Labor Party Conference in Manchester, the United Kingdom's national library warned that the country's traditional copyright law needs to be extended to fully recognize digital content. CNET News.com, 25 September 2006 From EdNA Online on September 26, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


New email alert service from the Government Education Portal Keep up-to-date quickly and easily by subscribing to the Government Education Portal email news update service. Receive a weekly email alert of the top education and training news headlines, compiled from each sector around Australia. The service covers government policies, reports, initiatives and programmes, in addition to awards, grants and funding opportunities. From EdNA Online on September 26, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


New email alert service from the Government Education Portal Keep up-to-date quickly and easily by subscribing to the Government Education Portal email news update service. Receive a weekly email alert of the top education and training news headlines, compiled from each sector around Australia. The service covers government policies, reports, initiatives and programmes, in addition to awards, grants and funding opportunities. From EdNA Online on September 26, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


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