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Apple and Linux slowly eating Microsoft away Apple's market share used to be 5% as declared by Steve Jobs in a keynote last year. Around the same time, they introduced the new intel-based computers, and they've been selling like hot cakes ever since. The result: Apple now has 10% of market share! Apple's dramatic move to Intel architecture is producing the rewards now! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Google Buys Garage Where It All Started Internet search leader Google Inc. has added a landmark to its rapidly expanding empire — the Silicon Valley home where co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin rented a garage eight years ago as they set out to change the world. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Intact Soft Tissue Recovered From Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil When scientists found a massive Tyrannosaurus Rex thigh bone in a remote region of Montana a few months ago, they were forced to break the bone in two in order to fit it into the transport helicopter. This act of necessity revealed a startling surprise: soft tissue that had seemingly resisted fossilization still existed inside the bone. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The Battle Over YouTube Clock is ticking for the Silicon Valley star. YouTube has raised $11.5 million in venture capital, mostly from Google backer Sequoia Capital. But its operating expenses, which it doesn't publicly disclose, are undoubtedly massive and growing. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


F-22 Raptor Goes Vertically Upwards After Take Off In this Video F-22 Raptor goes vertically up just after take off and you see the thrust vector technology in action here. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


100 largest economic entities: 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries Of the world's 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Clever Shopping Bags What this world needs is a good injection of clever. Instead, what we are assaulted with when we usually go about our business is the mundane. Same old, same old. I count shopping into the mix when it comes to the topic of "boring". I really do hate shopping. You know what would make shopping better for me, though? Clever shopping bags. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Five Ways Apple Will Change TV: #1 On Demand Content "Why Apple Will Change TV" presented similarities between the iPod and iTV, and introduced how Apple will play the iTV in much the same way as the iPod. Here's the first and most obvious of Five Ways Apple Will Change Your TV: #1: On-Demand Content - Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine From digg on October 1, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


A Laptop Powered by a Jet Engine With a micro-engine about the same size and weight (as a laptop battery), you could end up with somewhere between 15 and 30 hours of battery life. Epstein and a team of about 20 colleagues and students have already created and tested wafers that would make up the miniature compressor, combustion chamber, turbine, generator and the like. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


PSM get a PS3 Shock from Sony! The guys and gals over at Playstation Magazine - PSM - got a major shock from Sony just there on Friday and it turned out to be a dream come true for there staff. Sony popped in to there office and handed them over a FULLY FUNCTIONAL PS3 Console! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


What happends when you put a furby in a microwave! Well, this video shows you exactly what happends when you put 1 annoying furby in a microwave! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Raptor Menu - the new start manu for KDE 4 The main goal of Raptor is to deliver a unique menu for KDE 4, that is easy to use yet also eye-candy and with customisable look and feel. It will be a Plasma widget (Plasmoid). Data sources and the representation will be separated. Representation will be handled by plugins and it will be highly customisable. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Five Key Myths in Bob Woodward's Book: White House The White House has issued "Five Key Myths in Bob Woodward's Book," disputing, among other things, the idea that Bush was not leveling with Americans about Iraq. It cited speeches over the last year in which Bush acknowledged problems. The release also said Laura Bush's office has denied she pushed for Rumsfeld's ouster. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Pissed Off News Reporter Runs After Prankster This man decided to interrupt her "on location" recording three times, the third time... well, let's just say that the sound tech. had to chase after her. A hilarious must see! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..


Hilarious Mad Tv Sketch Of A Hardcore Gamer R&B music video parody about a hardcore gamers. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..


"The Constitution is just a piece of paper" - G.W. Bush The same man who admits he doesn't know what "outrages upon human dignity" actually means. The same man who's war in Iraq, an intelligence estimate found, has made the threat of terrorism worse. Watch this interview with Keith Olbermann. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..


88 Tips To Save Money 88 tips for saving money, in a number of categories including personal finance, food, home, electronics, etc. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..


75 Open Source C++ 3D Effects These effects were intended to experiment with 3D, OpenGL, C++ and in particular - D. The first effects were made in C++ and D. The list below is unordered, both chronologically and language wise. Give it a look, the effects are awesome. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..


Official in S.C.: Sterilize Bad Parents A City Council member, reacting to a video store holdup believed to have been carried out by children, says parents who can't properly care for their kids should be sterilized. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 7:29 p.m..


What If Michael Jackson Was Indian? The Funniest Thing You'll See Today. This is Bollywood's take on Thriller. The funniest thing ever. A must-watch. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 7:29 p.m..


Shake it like a Tic-Tac! Rechargeable led flashlight powered by magnets housed in the obligatory mints container. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 7:29 p.m..


Tcl/Tk Cookbook A Tutorial / Cookbook for doing graphics based Tk programs in Tcl. Good way to do GUI stuff that will work unchanged on Windows, Unix and Mac machines. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 7:29 p.m..


Top 126 Ajax Tutorials Heres a list of the top 126 Ajax tutorials out there. They are organized into a wide range of categories from Getting Started to Shopping Carts. Everything you need regarding Ajax is right here. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 7:29 p.m..


Dual boot OSX 10.4.8 on your Windows computer! It only 2 days since Apple released OSX 10.4.8 and it's already available on the hackintosh scene! This guide clearly describes how to create the HFS+ partition on your computer and install OSX without messing up your Windows partition. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 7:29 p.m..


Funny commercial about protecting kids from internet porn Kinda sick in a way From digg on October 1, 2006 at 7:29 p.m..


Five Great Fonts Designed For Programmers This article presents five great fonts designed for programmers to ease their long code-writing habits and put the eyes at ease. Pictures of each font along with their description is provided and download links are attached. So enjoy =) From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Leading UK Supermarket Starts Software Business Tesco is to launch a range of budget own-brand PC software, in a move that will pitch the grocery giant against the likes of Microsoft and Symantec. Are they nuts? From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The Ultimate Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Trailer! Words cannot describe how this 7 minute Video makes me feel. Zelda: TP is already GOTY material. Everything you want to see, from fishing to boss battles are in this ultimate collage of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess clips. Please, don't let me waste anymore of your time, just watch! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Top 10 Lies told to Naive Artists and Designers # 1 - "Do this one cheap (or free) and we'll make it up on the next one." - No reputable business person would first give away their work and time or merchandise on the hope of making it up later. Can you imagine what a plumber would say if you said "come in, provide and install the sink for free and next time we'll make it up when we need a sink. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


very cool "Rube Goldberg Machine" Amazing machine that throws a teabag into a cup. I wonder how many times it took to get that right? From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Doodle and Draw in 3D DOODLE is a work-in-progress exploring the possibilities of intuitive and direct drawing in 3D virtual space. Built to use a Flock of Birds (from Ascension Technologies), we have also made a (limited) demo using a conventional mouse... From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Chile - Australia education links Australia and Chile have been building closer ties with the Chilean Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Mr Jose Luis Balmaceda, visiting Charles Sturt University (CSU). The visit promoted greater collaboration between CSU and Chilean educational institutions in the areas of wine and agricultural research and staff and student exchange. CSU and Chile's Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), which is based in Quilamapu also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Industry Cooperation. It is envisaged that this will lead to the development of collaborative research pro From EdNA Online on October 1, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Vegas Police Woman has a Little Accident - 9 Second Video Clip Wow, I am sure she would get fired for this. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Lights out in Iceland this week so people can gaze at the night sky Authorities in the capital Reykjavik will turn off street lights on Thursday evening and people are also being encouraged to sit in their houses in the dark, writer Andri Snaer Magnason said on Wednesday. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Got 15 minutes? Give Ruby a shot right now! Ruby is a programming language from Japan (available at ruby-lang.org) which is revolutionizing the web. The beauty of Ruby is found in its balance between simplicity and power. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


PacMan written entirely in Excel All actions are expressed by rewriting of a cell background color. Each one of cells as a dot, and move it by make cell's background color high-speed rewriting. Although I did not think it's possiblele, but now it's possiblele by the favor of the improvement in a performance of a personal computer. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Congress Gives Bush Dictatorial Powers — Media Silent on the Issue "With the final passage through Congress of the detainee treatment bill, President Bush achieved a signal victory Friday, shoring up with legislation his determined campaign against terrorism in the face of challenges from critics and the courts." From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Exhaustive list of television shows online legally For those of you looking for a legal alternative to the usual methods, TVSquad has a list of every major network, and all of the shows they make available online. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


The PS3 Kiosk The kiosk to play the Playstation 3. Expect to see this soon in a store near you. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Battlefield 2142 Titan Training Video Battlefield 2142 Titan Training Video From digg on October 1, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Steve-O to Quit Doing Stunts with Animals Due to Steve Irwin's Death "At least one member of the infamous Jackass stunt crew, who have a cult following with teenagers around the world, is contemplating quitting stunts with wild animals after his own near-death experience with a shark." From digg on October 1, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Parallels Desktop for Mac: getting better a little at a time Yesterday, Parallels released an Update RC2 for Parallels Desktop for Mac. For the first time, the application is behaving nicely on my Mac. I have my full 3GB of RAM back, the application is running smoothly, and Windows XP and Ubuntu feel native on my machine. Vista? Slower, but improved over the previous builds of Mac Pro. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


"Wikipedia is for children and the computer illiterate" Why are people so ignorant? From digg on October 1, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Keeping it Simple: How Unnecessary Changes 'Broke' the Mario Kart Sequels Editorial: Mario Kart 64 is widely considered the best game in the series. It was balanced and fine-tuned to near perfection.. The game appealed to everybody. The problem is that games became overly complicated and lost their ability to reach out to hardcore and newbie alike. This became even worse with Mario Kart DS and powerslide abuse. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Bush-Cheney Escape War Crimes Prosecution With the passage of the Detainee Bill, Bush and Cheney have put themselves above the law. Because, buried deep in that bill, there is a provision that makes them immune from prosecution for war crimes against any detainee being held at Gitmo or elsewhere. Jack Cafferty asks: "What kind of country have we become?" From digg on October 1, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


The Playstation 3's worst enemy The PS3's biggest problem isn't its lackluster release lineup, or its manufacturing problems, or its supposed shortage at release. The Playstation 3's biggest problem is the Playstation 2. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Be Anti-Social - How To Deal With Diggs, Slashdots, Delicious And The Like Examples of how to prepare your site for a social bookmark attack. (no need to digg) From digg on October 1, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Rep. Foley: “If I were one of these sickos, I’d be nervous..." Here's the video of Brian Ross and ABC's report on Rep. Mark Foley's Predatorgate if you missed it. "If I were, uh, one of these sickos, I'd be, uh, nervous with America's Most Wanted on my trail." From digg on October 1, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Corporate Snoop Digging: The Disasters of Spy vs. Spy Executives who hire private investigators share some common characteristics. For starters, they are often desperate to get their hands on sensitive information: Who is leaking my company's secrets? Why is this person attacking my reputation? When is my competitor releasing its new product? Where are my goods being counterfeited? From digg on October 1, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Im am a Mac - BOOOOOOM An exploding Mac video! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Boundless Stupidity? Stossel on Government Throwing Your Money Around Doctors are so addicted to government funding that even insane and embarrassing subsidies are passionately defended. "Erectile dysfunction is not fun, it's a disease," said Dr. Steven Lamb, who appears often on ABC. "It needs to be treated. It needs to be paid for." I gave him a hard time about it. "Sex is a government entitlement now? " From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


ABC News Releases Message Exchanges Between Rep. Mark Foley And Teens ABC’s Brian Ross was the person who broke the story of Rep. Mark Foley. Tonight on ABC News, Ross gave a more indepth report, including the text of instant messages that Foley allegedly exchanged with these minors. Ross goes on to say that the messages "become much graphic - too graphic to be broadcast" and gone on to describe internet sex. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Funny place for a Wii advertisement Perhaps unknowingly Sony allowed a Wii advertisement on their PS3 website. Heres a picture of it. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


****WOW.. Amazing Card Trick**** I have no clue how he does it, but it's damn cool. Wish I could do it. If you guys know how to do it, please enlighten me! thanks. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


The Foley Coverup Timeline Since Rep. Foley resignsed it’s become clear that Congressional leadership “knew for months about e-mail traffic between Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page, but kept the matter secret and allowed Mr. Foley to remain head of a Congressional caucus on children’s issues.” Here is a timeline of the coverup. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Full version of Gears of War leaked? Gears of War has been pirated and uploaded to an Xbox 360 binaries group on Usenet. The file clocks in at around 7.2 gigs in 157 parts, and will require someone with patience, bandwidth and no sense of morals to download. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Welcome to EasyUbuntu! EasyUbuntu is an easy to use (duh!) script that gives the Ubuntu user the most commonly requested apps, codecs, and tweaks that are not found in the base distribution - all with a few clicks of your mouse. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


The Skinniest of the Skinny in Hollywood People Magazine shows the skinniest stars in Hollywood in the wake of Madrid Fashion Week's controversial ban on underweight models. Battle lines have been drawn in Hollywood and the fashion world. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Alex Trebek Raps There's a category "MC Trebek" featured in Jeopordy, meaning Alex Trebek had to rap lines from Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and more. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Ancient Rome's 9/11 - and what happened after Extremely interesting read! Could this be a prediction of what is to come in America? From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Turtle Rape caught on tape - HILARIOUS VIDEO omfg, rofl. Watch what the turtle does when she refuses to give it up. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Library requirements for Flash 9 Player for Linux Is your Linux distribution ready to run the upcoming Flash 9 Player? Check out this list of libraries that are required. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


New Competitors Can't Measure Up to iPod Standards The iPod shouldn't dominate the digital-media-player market. That's not a value judgment, just a statement about economics. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


How the SecDef Blew it: Exclusive Excerpt from 'State of Denial' It was Bush's decision. But Rumsfeld drove the dynamic on Iraq. How the SecDef blew it. An exclusive excerpt. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Pink Floyd's The Wall complete on Youtube Pink Floyd's The Wall complete on Youtube. Defiantly worth watching if you've never seen it before. I recommend it on a much larger screen at a much better resolution, hopefully this will bring out some new Pink Floyd fans. Enjoy. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Hackers Claim Zero-Day Flaw in Firefox The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Every Move You Make - If you think you're being watched, you probably are. "...one might wonder: Is someone, right this very minute, watching my keystrokes? Or reading my e-mail? Doing background checks on me even after I'm hired? Noticing when I come and go based on my key card? How about all of the above -- and more." From digg on October 1, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


If you watch '24', you support torture Radio talk show host Laura Ingraham makes this outrageous analogy on Fox News. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Awesome Little Known Project H.A.M.M.E.R. Clip! Here's a clip from Project H.A.M.M.E.R. Media and info from this upcoming Wii game are scarce, so this little gem of a clip gets me really excited for it. Check out all the destructible scenery! The hammer motions are pretty fluent and natural looking in the clip as well. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Visa and Monkey Business Clever Adversting by Visa From digg on October 1, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Officer shoots himself at birthday party Florida sheriff's deputy Matt Barnes was celebrating his 26th birthday when he accidentally shot himself fatally in the face while showing friends his gun. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Tasmanian Tiger, 1933 - before the extinction The world's largest carnivorous marsupial. Possibly extinct, but some believe they might have survived. Very cool looking, but it's got a huge gaping jaw full of sharp teeth. It's too bad you can't see that on the video. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


The Tech-Talent Hunt: Innovators Looking for Nimble & Creative Designers So last spring, Mozilla's business development team turned to Stanford University. But instead of going to the business school, they headed for the double-wide trailer that housed Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, dubbed the "D-school" on campus. The course was team-taught by Stanford profs and industry professionals. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


World most expensive car wash worth more than $10,000 Belive or not. If you want that this man do car wash for you-it will cost you. Official the most expensive car wash on the Planet. Only for supercars. He is not washing Seat or Volkswagen. It is Porsche's, Ferrari's, Maserati's, Lamborghini's etc. Watch car wash worth more than 10,000 $!!! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Find Out Your Ecological Footprint Ever wondered how much "nature" your lifestyle requires? You're about to find out. This quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard. After answering 15 easy questions you'll be able to compare your Ecological Footprint to what other people use and to what is available on this planet. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


KDE has a re-designed website After many years of the plain blue template, KDE has finally got a very exhilarating new Oxygen theme. Check it out, if you haven't noticed it. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Pedophile inmate gets pwned A convicted child molester and child killer gets a lifelong reminder that pedos arent treated well in prison (with picture) From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Singer swallows microphone Remeber to keep the microphone stand in proper distance from the dance floor. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Add Foley to the list: Republican Pedophiles, cataloged This list is a little out of date now that Mark Foley (R-Florida) has left the building in disgrace. But for those of you that think Foley is "just one bad apple", check the history. Republican pedophilia is nothing new. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


A Heroin Addict's Christmas Ever wondered what a herion addict Christmas would be like? Mitchell and Webb shows us. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


How did your city looked like 100 years ago? Interesting maps of U.S. cities, showing how they were growing and evolving. I especially liked NYC maps. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Over 800 attacks every week in Iraq The Bush administration has misled the American people about the level of violence in Iraq, where there is an attack by insurgent forces every 15 minutes, Bob Woodward said yesterday. That is four an hour attacking our forces," Woodward told CBS television in an interview to be aired tonight. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Best Political AD EVER!!! And I'm not just saying that to whore for diggs -- this one gets its point across. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


The Unix Acronym List: Unix Commands A list of unix commands followed by their appropriate meanings. For instance, the command bash is an acronym for "Bourne again shell". From digg on October 1, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Wario Ware Wii Demo with Wiimote Title says it all. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects:Play and Learn This website has a number of activities for different grade levels. Items are available by type, grade level, and even subject. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 1, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..


Smithsonian Photography Initiative On this site are often stunning photos on a wide variety of topics.  Users can create their own slide shows comprised of a sequence of up to 10 slides.  They can save and edit them. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 1, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: Cosmic Tales This multi-faceted site has slideshows, video, and podcasts from the Spitzer mission, among others. Enjoy this reference material! From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 1, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects:Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter This is the website for any discussion that starts with the planet Mars. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 1, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..


Kill Unwanted Processes Using This Useful App! Kill processes that take up memory so that you can play or work faster, without using the Task Manager! It will kill all processes except those listed on the configuration file! Perfect for when you just want to play and free up memory! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Pinochet Also Thought He Could "Legalize" Torture There should be a lesson here for Bush and the GOP Congress. While you might believe today that you can legalize torture and other crimes against humanity, some day they will come for you. Power does not trump the law forever. You are naked before the world, and it's only a matter of time. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


The laughing 9/11 bombers: Chilling message of the 9/11 pilots A video shows two of the world’s most infamous terrorists joking and laughing while filming their ‘death wills’ at Osama Bin Laden’s lair in Afghanistan. The journalist and author Yosri Fouda explains the terrible significance of the new find From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Skype phone & optical mouse - 2 in 1! Mouse with built-in microphone and speaker can be used as a Skype phone, listing contacts and their status on 1.3 inch LCD screen. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Candidate-veteran attacks Bush on Iraq An Illinois congressional candidate who lost both her legs during combat in Iraq said Saturday that President Bush has no real strategy for securing the war-ravaged nation, just political talk designed to appeal to voters."Instead of a plan or a strategy, we get shallow slogans like 'mission accomplished' and 'stay the course,'" said Duckworth. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Hastert Knew About Rep. and 16-year-old said 'We're taking care of it' House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of some "contact" between Foley and a 16-year-old page. Boehner said he told House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), and that Hastert assured him "we’re taking care of it." From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Podcaster of the year wants name change The podcaster of the year told an audience of 1,000 at the Podcast Expo in Ontario, California Friday that Apple's iTunes software was the best thing and the worst thing that ever happened to podcasting. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Prank Call to FOX News Amazingly hilarious prank call to the anchors of Fox. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Armstrong's Famous Moon Landing Quote Rewritten after Tech Analysis An Australian computer programmer says he found the missing "a" from Armstrong's famous first words from the moon in 1969, when the world heard the phrase, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Hacker Camps out Across the Nation Both coasts are having hacker conventions this weekend. Wired will be covering BarCamp -- the poor mans FooCamp. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Bush Officials May Have Covered Up Rice-Tenet Meeting From 9/11 Commission Woodward's new book reveals a meeting in July 01, during which Tenet warned Rice in the strongest terms of an impending al Qaeda attack. A Counsel to the 9/11 Commission says that the Commission was never told of this meeting, and that hiding it from the investigation may have been a criminal act. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


OMG! A list of 25+ Free Video COURSES on EVERYTHING Computer Science! FTW!! HUNDREDS of videos! Sorry for the sensational title, but I stumbled on this amazing list just now that someone put together of entire college COURSES on computer science. Computer Architecture, Operating System Analysis, Programming Languages, the list goes on and on. Spread the love! It's like getting a full college education for free! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Netvibes gets color themes, embedded video search, more! Netvibes 2.0 has just been released. It has selection of color themes, a video search that embeds the video in the module, and a redesigned sidebar. Check it out! From digg on October 1, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


The Drupal.com domain has been donated to Dries Buytaert When OpenDomain.org first announced they had acquired Drupal.com, the community was suspicious and outraged (see article for the historical links). OpenDomain listened to the message that was being sent and generously DONATED the domain to Dries, Drupal's founder. This is a domain that had previously been cybersquatted for thou$ands. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Man Discovers Pi Repeats Itself At The Hyper-Thousandth Level An amateur mathematician, Hagar Dronbecker, has discovered that Pi repeats itself at the hyper-thousandth level, the sequence occurs in a new a controversial realm of numbers. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Diggnation on a Zune A preview of the Zune and its video features. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Put Down That McDonald's Chicken! It Causes Cancer A study has been conducted in which "every sample of grilled chicken products from the seven national chains 'tested positive for a dangerous carcinogenic compound called PhIP' during analysis at an independent laboratory." And guess what! PhIP causes cancer. From digg on October 1, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry In modern times we have abandoned local artisanal processing in favor of factory and industrial processing, which actually destroys the nutrients in food rather than increasing them, and makes our food more difficult to digest rather than more digestible. Furthermore, industrial processing depends upon products that have a negative impact on ..more From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Professor shows up to class COMPLETELY STONED Recently a University of Florida professor showed up to his class stoned off his brains. Hilarious 4 minute segment "Willy the Shake wrote The Globe"-yes, he actually said that From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Pacxon - a cool twist on Pacman Use Pac-man to capture sections of the board. Clear 80% to progress to the next level. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Men as Addicted to Shopping as Women it's typically the women of movies and television shows that swipe credit cards at shopping malls. But in reality, nearly as many men suffer from compulsive buying disorder as women, a new study finds. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


MacBook Egg Frying This MacBook Pro gets hot enough to fry an egg. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Get a Wii, 2 controllers, AND 2 games for only 250 dollars... in Canada. Here is, quite possibly, the deal of the year! If you are in, or near Canada, you can put down 50 Canadian bucks for a Wii at Toys R Us. Then on November 17th, for 279.99 Canadian dollars. Not only can you score yourself a Wii system. But you also get an extra controller, and a second free game! $279.99 Canadian translates into $249.59 US dollars! From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Republicans block resolution calling for an ethics investigation into Foley The clerk reads the resolution calling for an ethics investigation into Foley - Republicans boo Nancy Pelosi when she asks for a recorded vote. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


20 Reasons The World despises Norton Anti-Virus Norton anti-virus sucks, and the world despises it. Why is it around? Because Compaq bundles it with their PCs. Geek Squad at Best Buy hands it out to old ladies who can’t even get their monitors on; With the history laid, here are the top twenty reasons that the world despises Norton From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Maxtor Hard Drive dominos, 22 Terabytes worth $18,400 worth of Maxtor Hard Drives set up in a huge domino set. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Is Dissent Treason? That's the legal climate Bush wants Because Bush can no longer reasonably depend on winning hearts & minds through persuasion, he's forced to take action against activities that threaten the tolerance & uncritical acceptance at home that his neocon foreign policy requires. He must take action against people who spread dissent or watch helplessly as his entire house of cards implode. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Digg/Revision3 CEO Jay Adelson Interview by Podtech PodTech’s Catherine Girardeau went over to Digg headquarters to talk with Revision3 (and Digg) CEO Jay Adelson and Production Director David Prager. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Where airplanes go to die The life span of most commercial airplanes is said to be around 30 years; and so, just as there was a 1970s explosion in aircraft production. What's to be done with them? Aircraft contain toxic materials, so dumping them at a far-off airfield or throwing them in the sea is clearly unacceptable. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Nickelodeon Suspends Programming, Tells Kids to Go Play! As part of the Worldwide Day of Play, at 12 noon,the Nickelodeon network suspended programming and aired a looped scrolling message telling kids to turn off the TV, get up, get out, and go play.Programming resumes at 3pm,but the rest of the day is dedicated to coverage of the Get Healthy Challenge. Responsible, respectable move for the kids network From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


The Constitution: "It's just a goddamned piece of paper!" "I don't give a goddamn," Bush retorted. "I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way." This is the man trusted with enforcing the rules and regulations of a "toilet paper stained" document. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Ramen noodle burgers? a repository of interesting recipes using the cheapest "food" ever. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


Thirsty Giant: India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up With a driving need to boost agricultural production, Indians are tapping their groundwater faster than nature can replenish it. From digg on September 30, 2006 at 11:26 p.m..


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