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Welcome to "Day Against DRM" Defective by Design is sponsoring a "Day Against DRM" today in an effort to spread the word about the trials, tribulations, and general badness of digital rights management schemes. Folks in hazmat suits (yes, hazmat suits) have dispersed across the globe to spread the gospel of unencrypted media, some of them even spotted by an Ars staffer From digg on October 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Breast Implants Save Woman In Car Crash.. A Bulgarian woman driver escaped relatively unscathed from a head-on pile-up with another vehicle when her 40DD breast implants absorbed most of the impact, Ananova reports. A police expert explained: "[The implants] worked just like airbags - protecting the victim's ribs and vital organs from damage.".. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Farmer raped by cow Video of a farmer being humped by a cow while feeding it. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Daily Show's Rob Cordry starts weekly SuicideGirls Column Hilarious Rob Cordry, of Daily Show fame, has recently started writing a weekly column entitled TRUE STORIES on the SuicideGirls website. His first one is about fighting AIDS in Africa. How can that NOT be funny? From digg on October 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Ten Reasons To Dump Windows This article about top ten Windows annoyances which made me switch from XP to GNU/Linux and stick with it. I hope my thoughts will be informative and somewhat useful to all of you wondering whether to give up MS Windows. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Stephen Colbert Interviews His Daughter Stephen Colbert interviews his daughter, who is demonically possessed by Getty Oil. Also brings up a great point: if gas stations can lower their prices by thirty cents and find business and profit booming, exactly why aren't gas prices thirty cents lower? Oh wait... greed. Right. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Top 10 Headphones Reviewed Here is a list I have compiled of headphones that I have used over the past two years. I have owned at one point or another all of these headphones at one time. As most web designers know it is very very important to have good headphones seeing as more often than not it's just you and your laptop plugging away... From digg on October 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


MySpace Takes On YouTube Yet YouTube's pull is so strong that it is changing the way established Web giants think about the way they serve up Internet video: News Corp. in particular is overhauling its Web sites to combat YouTube's appeal. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Top Ten Geek Wallets Get rid of that George Costanza wallet, check out this list of the Top Ten Geek Wallets From digg on October 3, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


PS3s Overheating, Sony stock cooling At TGS, the PS3s on display had more than their share of errors. A Sony spokeswoman stated that ay irregularities stemmed from poor ventilation and concentrated heat of 200 PS3 units being so close together. An analyst for Macquaire Equities stated "We are concerned that such a negative problem has occurred so close to full production" From digg on October 3, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Halloween Costumes for Geeks! Sure, there's the sexy Trekkie costume and Hellboy and Catwoman...but a Slave Leia outfit -- for dogs! You have to see this pooch as Slave Leia! From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


GTD: Priorities don't exist in a vacuum If you're a fan of [Getting Things Done](http://gtd.43folders.com/), you're familiar with the [Four Criteria Model](http://blogs.officezealot.com/marc/archive/2004/04/19/1738.aspx) for choosing tasks. It's where the rubber meets the road in GTD... From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Limited Vista Access Hurts Security Effort, McAfee Says McAfee Inc. warned Monday that Microsoft Corp.'s move to lock down Windows Vista's technical core could "hamstring" it and other security software vendors, but Microsoft calls it an important security precaution. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Underwater sonar images Off Alaska Coast May Be WWII Sub Underwater sonar images of a black shape against a background of grainy monochrome are safely stored on two computer hard drives at Bruce Abele's home in Newton, Mass. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Why Drinking Tea may Reduce the Risk of Deadly Diseases I love coffee. I love the way it smells. I love the way it tastes. (Although I'm so sensitive to caffeine, even a cup of coffee makes me talk as fast as Robin Williams might sound if he were on speed—and, hey, do you have to drive so slowly?) But I drink tea now. Most of the time. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Visualizing the editing history of Wikipedia pages IBM's history flow is a tool for visualizing dynamic, evolving documents and the interactions of multiple collaborating authors. In its current implementation, history flow is being used to visualize the evolutionary history of wiki* pages on Wikipedia. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


VIDEO: Stephen Colbert on Predatorgate! Colbert started his show last night with FoleyGate, and even took blame for what happened From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


To All Diggers: "Hacked by my host! Be Careful!" So, basically, I got hacked by my own host. No, it wasn’t a mistake. No, the server didn’t just go down. They hacked it so that they could upsell me on some $2000 security audit and package! So here is the evidence. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Bush Lied: Bob Woodward on 60 Minutes (Video) Watergate journalist Bob Woodward portrays Bush as an incompetent pawn of his chief advisers and the Pentagon war planners. He contends that, locked in a desperate battle to win re-election in 2004, Bush & his coterie were more interested in concealing the failures to thwart the 9/11 attacks and find WMDs than running a competent military campaign. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Photo Gallery Of Natural Arches and Bridges From Around the World Collection of hundreds of photographs of naturally formed arches and bridges from 36 states, and 54 countries from all over the globe. Includes brief details and location information with each photograph. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Burger King to offer $4 Xbox 360 games Burger King is looking to encourage more quick dining by offering original Xbox and Xbox 360 games for $3.99 with the purchase of any value meal. Three titles, rated E for Everybody, will be released: Pocketbike Racer, Big Bumpin', and Sneak King. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Hastert: Foley Scandal Is Conspiracy To "Get To Me" & "Affect Our Election" (Audio) Interviewed by Rush Limbaugh today, House Speaker Hastert said Mark Foley’s inappropriate behavior was "a political issue" and promised Rush that "we are going on offense." From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Largest 3D Map of Galaxies A team of American, Australian and British astronomers has released maps from the largest full-sky, three-dimensional survey of galaxies ever conducted. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


DreamHost Releases An Anti-DRM File Sharing Service: "Files Forever"! Any file you get from there you can re-download forever for free.. and even loan it to your friends so THEY can download it. Files with DRM are strictly prohibited. Also works as a cheap, permanent personal online archive. Currently in "beta".. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


When Magic Tricks Go Wrong - When Everything Goes Wrong! Another segment from "When Magic Tricks Go Wrong". This features magician Harry Blackstone and his "amazing" halftime show during an american football game. Definately worth a watch! Includes some words from Jonathan Goodwin, Alistair Cook, Andy Nyman, John Lenahan and Pete Firman. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Archmage 2.0: The Reincarnation The Reincarnation is a massive multiplayer online game that you can play for free. In this game you take up the role of an ancient mage, guiding your fantasy kingdom with the power of your magic, the strength of your armies and your talent of managing your land. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Zune unboxed on camera e kind of wish Microsoft would stop putting their best foot forward with the marketing peeps on Zune, and instead let the product stand on its own. Having Chris Stephenson get on camera for CBS and say stuff like "brown is the new black is the new white," and "welcome to the social -- that's one of our key lines" smacks a mite bit disingenuous From digg on October 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


GRILL SKILLZ: Hilarious 1980s Training Video From Wendy's What better way to convey company policies than with a drum machine, spatula air guitar, and all-beef patties as backup singers? This is an actual training video from Wendy's. So strange and funny. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Women's Skin Ages Faster Than Men Men become more distinguished as they age and women, well, we just keep getting older. And if this isn't bad enough, a new study shows that the female skin actually starts to age faster than the hides of men. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


New Foley Instant Messages; Had Internet Sex While Awaiting House Vote Former Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) interrupted a vote on the floor of the House in 2003 to engage in Internet sex with a high school student who had served as a congressional page, according to new Internet instant messages provided to ABC News by former pages. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Hackers Crash the Social Networking Party Huge crowds in social networking sites draw money-minded malware authors. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


iTunes Visualization Cheat Sheet Keyboard shortcuts to control iTunes' Visualization. Via Lifehacker.com From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Running .Net applications on Linux with Mono Mono is an open source project (sponsored by Novell) that allows you to run .Net applications on Linux (as well as Unix, Mac OS X, Solaris and even Windows). To obtain it, go to the Mono download page and find the version you need for your distro. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


PS3 Controller's Name Revealed Rumor no more, Sony's wireless PS3 controller has been oficially dubbed SIXAXIS. The Bluetooth supported, USB outfitted controller will be packaged with the PLAYSTATION 3 or can be purchased in Japan for 5,000 yen (US $43) starting November 11th. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Check out the Best Zombie Flash game: 'DeAnimator' This is the best flash zombie game it is just so fun and amazingly addictive! From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The World's Smallest Swimsuit Winner (NSFW) Check out the world's smallest [legal] swimsuit! What happens if she sneezes you might ask? Well the secret is, it's not just a set of pasties but an actual bikini held in place with clear fishing line. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Leaked Simpsons Movie Clip Here it is the leaked Simpons Movie Clip, Part 2 in the comments. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Ex-CIA chief told panel he warned Rice of al Qaeda threat Former CIA Director George Tenet did tell the 9/11 commission that he had warned of an imminent threat from al Qaeda in a July 2001 meeting with Condoleezza Rice, adding that he believed Rice took the warning seriously, according to a transcript of the interview and the recollection of a commissioner who was there. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Food may be like a drug for some The same brain circuits are involved when obese people fill their stomachs as when drug addicts think about drugs, a finding that suggests overeating and addiction may be linked, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The Best: Movies in the Public Domain Wired's list of must-see movies you don't have to pay a cent for. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


FINALLY! Battlefield 2142 DEMO!! Electronic Arts unveiled that a playable demo for Battlefield 2142 will be launched on October 4th, giving you the chance to try out the next installment in the Battlefield franchise, scheduled to ship worldwide this month. Team play features allow up to 64 players to enter the action on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or work behind the From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Steve Jobs To Keynote Macworld San Francisco 2007 Coming as little surprise to veteran Apple watchers, it was announced on Tuesday that Steve Jobs would deliver the keynote address at Macworld San Francisco. Last year brought iLife/iWork 06, MacOSX updates, and the first Intel Macs. This year? Perhaps more on 10.5, the 'iTV', an Apple phone, and the true video iPod? From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


How much sugar is in a can of soda? A science experiment that lets us find out how much sugar there is in a typical can of soda. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Issue 14 of Free Software Magazine released Another bunch of free articles about free software are available to read on line or download in PDF for free from the Free Software Magazine crew. That's a lot of "free"s... From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Fox News had copies of Foley emails but chose not to run it Copies of explicit emails from Foley to the teenage page were leaked to news outlets last YEAR, but they chose to sit on them instead of reporting on them. The St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald were given copies of the e-mail, as were other news organizations, including Fox News. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Anti-DRM protests kick off worldwide A string of worldwide protests against digital rights management (DRM) technologies are scheduled to kick off today around the world as angry consumers take action against technology and media companies. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Vista's 'virgin stack' to speed up your torrents Windows Vista has a brand new Network Stack. According to tests conducted on both Windows XP and Vista, the new stack might actually speed up BitTorrent transfers by an estimated 10%. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Google Opens Block-Long Office in N.Y. It's so big, you won't even need Google Maps to find it. Internet search engine Google Inc. has a new home in New York: a 300,000-square foot, three-floor office that covers a Manhattan city block. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Hastert: Foley Misconduct Treated As A Campaign Issue (Video) In an interview today with CNN, Speaker of the House Denis Hastert said that Rep. Tom Reynolds, chairman of the RNCC, presented him with information about Foley’s behavior in the context of “other things that might have affected campaigns” From digg on October 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Insight - National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) Insight is a quarterly publication from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). It provides news and information from the centre as well as highlights from the latest additions to the NCVER VOCED database. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Learning and Teaching with the Brain in Mind Learning and Teaching with the Brain in Mind provides a comprehensive approach to practice congruent with brain theory. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


DARPA Chooses Teams for Robot Challenge The winners of last year's Pentagon-sponsored robot race are back to take on another challenge - this time to develop a vehicle that can drive through congested city traffic all by itself. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Get Your TV Season Pass With Democracy Player Democracy Player, BitTorrent, and TV Show RSS feeds are nothing new. Most of us know all about the software and solutions at hand. However Lifehacker offers a good guide for those who are new to this idea of downloading TV shows online and automatically subscribing to "season passes" kind of like a Tivo. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Rethinking Birthright Citizenship Make no mistake, Americans are happy to welcome immigrants who follow our immigration laws and seek a better life here. America is far more welcoming and tolerant of newcomers than virtually any nation on earth. But our modern welfare state creates perverse incentives for immigrants, incentives that cloud the issue of why people choose to come here From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Magnets Could Fling Satellite Weapons into Space A new study by the US Air Force has suggested a cheaper method of sending satellites (possibly missile weapons) into orbit. A ring of superconducting magnets would contain and propel a payload, accelerating it over a period of hours, before suddenly powering down the magnets and flinging the satellite into space at 23 times the speed of sound. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Robert Anton Wilson needs our help Author of the famous counterculture tome "The Illuminatus Trilogy" is in trouble with his life, home and his finances. Robert is dying at his home from post polio syndrome. He has enough money for next months rent and after that, will be unable to pay. We appeal to you to help financially for the next few months to let him die at his home in peace. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


10 myths about American School Shootings Here are 10 myths about school shootings, compiled by MSNBC.com from a 2002 study by the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education. The researchers studied case files and other primary sources for 37 attacks by current or former students, and also interviewed 10 of the perpetrators From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Rush Limbaugh: Democrats "set Foley up" On the October 2 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh suggested that the recent resignation of former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), which came after allegations that Foley sent inappropriate emails to a 16-year-old male congressional page, was a "set ... up" "coordinated" by the Democrats. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


CrunchGear New York/Digital Life Reader Meet-up First reader meet-up! The event will coincide with Digital Life in New York and we’re planning giveaways, an open bar, and the chance to meet and abuse CrunchGear editors John, Blake and Josh. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Awesome Metal Business Card for Woz! Here's a close up of the metal business card Woz shows Colbert.. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Colorado Man Arrested for "Assaulting" VP Dick Cheney with Iraq criticism A Colorado man accused a Secret Service agent today of arresting him on trumped-up allegations of assaulting Vice President Dick Cheney after he told Cheney the administration's policies in Iraq were "reprehensible. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Courts are asked to crack down on bloggers, websites Rafe Banks, a lawyer in Georgia, got involved in a nasty dispute with a client over how to defend him on a drunken-driving charge. The client, David Milum, fired Banks and demanded that the lawyer refund a $3,000 fee. Banks refused. Milum eventually was acquitted. Ordinarily, that might have been the last Banks ever heard about his former client. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Developers say that the PSP has "failed" In a podcast that's supposed to wrap up TGS 2006, the folks of GamesRadar have proudly declared that the PSP has failed. They state that nothing really notable was shown for the PSP during TGS2006 except Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, compared to four to five DS games that were featured at TGS 2006 From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


'Tolerance & Diversity' Are To Blame For 'Congressmen Chasing 16-Year-Olds' Yesterday on CNN, Tony Perkins, President of the conservative Family Research Council, blamed the Foley scandal on America's policies of "tolerance and diversity." He also excused the House leadership's neglect of the issue, stating they may have been "fearful of acting because they would be seen as homophobic or gay bashing." [VIDEO AT LINK] From digg on October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m..


Mythbusters - Used cooking oil makes for free car fuel Mythbusters runs a Mercedes Benz on used cooking oil. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 4:18 p.m..


Wind generators - Fun Physics Game Have fun with particles using vectors to move them. Simple yet addictive! From digg on October 3, 2006 at 4:18 p.m..


Changing the way video games are made Longer titles may become less common as developers adopt a 'Saturday matinee' model. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 4:18 p.m..


CBS News Commentary Blames School Shootings On Evolution and Abortion Last night, the CBS Evening News turned their broadcast over to a man named Brian Rohrbough, who lost his son during the Columbine massacre. Mr. Rohrbough proceeded to blame recent school shootings on: 1) the teaching of evolution, and 2) abortion. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 4:12 p.m..


Sleep for longer if you want to stay healthy The amount of time people spend sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest. The study looked at people living in rural areas. Previous studies conducted in urban and suburban areas have had similar results, which suggests that sleep loss may play a role in the increasing rates of obesity in the United States. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 4:12 p.m..


Practical guide to Web Typography simple step by step instructions to "What works and what not" of typography for Web. Deals with ideal word space, natural width of the font, etc and filled with CSS. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 4:12 p.m..


Create a Gladiator, then send him into battle Create a gladiator, arm him up with a variety of armour and weapons, and send him into battle against a horde of crazy gladiators. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 4:12 p.m..


Schwarzenegger: Yes to WiFi stickers, no to RFID safeguards The Governator giveth with one hand and taketh away with the other. That's what California privacy advocates learned when Governor Schwarzenegger pulled out both the signing pen and the veto stamp recently, approving a bill to label WiFi routers with security warning stickers but refusing to sign a piece of RFID safety legislation From digg on October 3, 2006 at 4:12 p.m..


Virtual Interactive Paper (VIP), Grammar Draft A “proof of concept” and pilot for a Virtual Interactive Paper, a model or example text or image with tutorial clickable “hot spots” of problems that launch tips and help in languages such as Spanish, Japanese, etc. Learning concepts remains in English, but tutorial-type supplemental tips are available in several non-english languages to build confidence in the ESL or new to English student who is "self tutoring" in the midst of a project, away/after class. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on October 3, 2006 at 4:08 p.m..


Typeonline A structured touch typing course for motivated individuals looking to develop their keyboard skills, and a free resource to complement supervised keyboarding education in schools. From Teaching and Learning on the Web on October 3, 2006 at 4:07 p.m..


New Jersey begins taxing iTS downloads like CDs and armored cars The state of New Jersey is suffering from a slight $4.5 billion debt problem. Amidst a recent sales tax increase and a frantic session of checking the sofa for change, Governor Jon Corzine has expanded the list of items which can be taxed to include, amongst other things, iTunes Store purchases. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


The Daily Show on the Foley Fiasco Jon Stewart tackles the GOP's reaction to the Mark Foley page scandal on Monday's Daily Show. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Amazon EC2 data leak Amazon provides beta Elastic Cloud Computing service where you can get a new server allocated in minutes, but does not wipe out the hard drives every time the server is requested. The result? Private data gets leaked. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


BREAKING NEWS: Turkish plane 'sends hijack SOS' A Turkish airliner has been hijacked in Greek airspace, with one report speaking of a hijack SOS being sent out, Greek and Turkish media report. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


My #1 Feature Gets Small Update What's new: You can now remove your previously marked #1 stories using the 'Remove My #1' link under each saved story in your profile. We now also display which stories your friends currently have marked as #1 under your 'My Friends' tab. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


In Europe It’s Fish Oil After Heart Attacks, but Not in U.S. "Every patient in the cardiac care unit at the San Filippo Neri Hospital who survives a heart attack goes home with a prescription for purified fish oil, or omega-3 fatty acids...But in the United States, heart attack victims are not generally given omega-3 fatty acids, even as they are routinely offered more expensive and invasive treatment" From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Head-stomping Titan suspended for 5 games The NFL handed down an unprecedented five-game suspension to Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth for kicking Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode in the head. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


ALL GIRL Battle Royale breaks out at Wedding!! These girls are kicking some serious ass! I love the guy that's filming it. He's busting up the entire time. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Unnessary Censorship I rarely watch Jimmy Kimmel's show, but I caught it tonight. His Unnessary Censorship bit had me $#%#ing so hard it hurt. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Zune wireless: worthless (for now) So throughout this whole Zune launch thing the whole lot of us have been playing cat and mouse with Microsoft on the finer points. Will it or won't it be built on PlaysForSure or some variant? How will it recognize copyrighted vs. creative commons content without opening up piracy loopholes? From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Levers One of the most addictive games I've ever played. You have to balance objects that fall from the sky so that they don't touch water for a certain period of time. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Records show Tenet DID brief Rice on Al Qaeda threat A review of White House records has determined that George J. Tenet, then the director of central intelligence, did brief Condoleezza Rice and other top officials on July 10, 2001, about the looming threat from Al Qaeda, a State Department spokesman said Monday. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


New Survey Shows Americans Know Very Little About Science When the results of its latest survey came back, officials at the American Museum of Natural History were hardly astonished. Fewer than half of those surveyed answered correctly when asked how much of the planet is covered in water (about three-fourths). Hardly anyone knew how much of that water is drinkable (about 1 percent). From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


How Fast Does Dark Matter Fall? Dark matter is mysterious stuff. Scientists don't really know much about it at all, other than the fact that there seems to be a lot of it in the universe.Thanks to a new analysis by physicists we can expect that lumps of dark matter gravitationally attract each other in just the same way that lumps of normal matter attract each other. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Street Fighter: The Later Years CollegeHumor produced original vid about what the warriors from Street Fighter are up to these days. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Video: Mark Foley Speaks To House Pages in 2002 Creepy vid. Foley tells them, "You came in very shy and meek, and very polite -- and for the most part, you remain polite, but not shy and meek." From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


OpenBSD creator wants users to pressure Intel on open source policies OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt has written an open letter to the open source software community requesting that users assist in pressuring Intel to provide documentation and change the distribution policies for certain components of its wireless drivers. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Do Dieting Monkeys Live Healthier and Longer Lives? An ongoing study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in which rhesus monkeys are being fed an extremely calorie-restricted diet gives preliminary evidence that the regime prevents age-related diseases. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Top 10 Signs You're Dating A High Maintenance Girl Gentleman, too many of us fall prey to the High Maintenance Girl. And too many of us don't see the warning signs until it is, alas, too late and we have been reduced to snivelling, weak, insecure shells of our true, pre-High Maintenance Girl days. Funny stuff. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Winners of the Nikon Small World Photo Competition with Pics The Nikon Small World Photo Competition draws entries from scientists and amateurs all over the world whose photographs reveal hidden worlds not visible to the naked eye. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Colliding With Death at 37,000 Feet, and Living "In a corporate jet flying 37,000 feet above the Amazon rainforest, I heard the three words I will never forget: “We’ve been hit.”" From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Breaking News: N Korea 'to conduct nuclear test' North Korea is to conduct a nuclear test, the foreign ministry has said in a statement. The move would "bolster" the country's self-defence in the face of US military hostility, North Korea's official KCNA said. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Hamster wheel goes wrong! Poor hamster. Running in his wheel, but going to fast and gets spun upside down. Must be a really healthy hamster! From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


The MOST EXPENSIVE Items On Ebay- Self Updating BOOKMARK THIS! Using a Search String, you can get a self updating list of the most expensive items being sold on Ebay in basic Price Order. Fascinating to see what is being pushed ....... an ongoing search that will NEVER bore you!! From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


New CrossOver Runs WoW, Half-Life 2 On Linux Would-be Windows-on-Linux gamers got a very early Christmas present Saturday, with the release by CodeWeavers of the first public beta of CrossOver 6.0, with support for World of Warcraft and other "steam-based" games such as Half Life 2 and Counterstrike From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Zune Ads spotted in NYC (Apple shouldn't be worried yet) Title says it all...take a look. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Leo LaPorte - Podcasting's Reluctant Evangelist Even if he's not excited by the responsibility, Leo LaPorte is the face of podcasting. His fans say he can do no wrong. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


WOODWARD: Timed Book to Come Out Before Election Woodward replied that he had not waited "to make a splash, but to assemble the whole story," and then go to the White House and Pentagon and CIA and ask, "What did you do?" He added: "Simon & Schuster and my bosses at the Washington Post said the only real obligation here is to tell it before the election. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Firefox JavaScript security "a complete mess"? Firefox is loaded with security flaws, according to a hacker duo that presented at this year's ToorCon. Mischa Spiegelmock and Andrew Wbeelsoi used a session at the show to highlight what they have called "a complete mess" that is "impossible to patch" in Firefox's JavaScript implementation. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Joomla! 1.5 set for release October 12th! Joomla! lead developer Johan Janssens announced the official Joomla! 1.5 Beta release date at the German Joomla! Day, in Bonn, today. The announcement marks the most significant milestone in Joomla's short history. "We've decided to release on the 12th of October — exactly one year since we wrote our first line of Joomla! code," Johan said. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Hastert Owes America An Apology How disgusting this Foley scandal? How shameful Hastert's political maneuvering. Now Hastert wants an investigation because the ugly cat is out of the bag. What it really comes down to is that Hastert is more concerned about how the Foley sex scandal will impact his efforts to retain Republican control of the House of Representatives From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Could Digg Ever Rival A Search Engine? VC Andrew Parker debates whether or not digg could ever compete with specialty search engines, if it could gather enough meaningful articles at a rapid pace... From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


"Official" Diablo 3 Petition Diablo3.com has decided to use its member base of over 4500 registered users to begin a Diablo 3 petition to send to Blizzard. The petition is in good fun, but it will be posted on multiple sites and sent to blizzard. So if you want to see a Diablo 3, help out and sign the petition. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Nakama: addictive mobile blogging and content sharing site A new mobile community that lets you upload pictures and videos from your cellphone directly to your blog, flickr, myspace, gallery. The best part: it runs in nearly any phone's browser so you don't have to download or install anything! It's easy to use, and surprisingly addictive. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


iPhoto 6.0.5 shows evidence of Google Collaboration! Poking around iPhoto 6.0.5, the guys at MacTelChat stumbled on a hidden Google Maps geotagging feature. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Polls: Democrats in Striking Distance for Senate Five weeks out from the midterm elections, MSNBC/McClatchy polls, conducted by Mason-Dixon in eight states, show Democrats are in striking distance of taking control of the Senate. The Democrats are very likely to gain several Senate seats with some races still rated as toss-ups. Included are state-by-state results from the polling data. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Exclusive: Here Comes Windows Vista RC2 Microsoft this Friday will ship the final pre-release version of Windows Vista and, unexpectedly, will name the release as Release Candidate 2 (RC2). Previously, Microsoft had publicly asserted that it would not ship an RC2 milestone release of Windows Vista. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Most gamers do not agree that advertising makes games more realistic Not only do players not mind the ads, but some view them as making game worlds more realistic—that is, the advertising is a benefit. When we look closer at the numbers, though, the picture isn't quite as rosy as advertisers might want you to believe. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Sony Online Dating Game Gone Horribly Wrong... Sony had a dating game where a chooser asks dumb questions like 'If you were an ice cream flavor what would you be?' Well word got out and suddenly, hundreds of twisted f***s like me bombarded this place, and took over. Some of the responses were posted on something awful, and i just saved most of the screen captures... From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Update: Possible Vulnerability Reported at Toorcon More details on the vulnerability found at Toorcon--apparently it is not as 'viable' as previously documented. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


How Lucasfilm Took back a Phantom Menace Domain Name Before the title of Episode I was announced, Lucasfilm's lawyers registered as many Phantom Menace domain names as they could think of. Too bad they forgot one. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Intel Officials: Rice's July '01 Briefing Was A "10 On a Scale of 1 to 10" Rice claims the briefing on al Qaeda's plans to strike US interests was relatively unremarkable. The intelligence officials who prepared the briefing disagree. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


The Solar Powered VW Camper This is pretty cool. It's a hybrid (fuel/diesel) electric vehicle which also serves as a full-fledged camper with several amenities: A swivel cooking range makes it possible to cook outside as well as inside. The passenger seat is transformed mechanically into stairs, so that the second stage area can be easily reached from inside. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Washington Times: Resign, Mr. Speaker The facts of the disgrace of Mark Foley, who was a Republican member of the House from a Florida district until he resigned last week, constitute a disgrace for every Republican member of Congress. Red flags emerged in late 2005, perhaps even earlier, in suggestive and wholly inappropriate e-mail messages to underage congressional pages. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


France Nears Ban On Smoking "French smokers are bracing for a major culture shock in the coming months as the country prepares to follow several of its European neighbours and enact a ban on smoking in public places." From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Chip Sales Set Record in August Semiconductor sales worldwide surged to a monthly record of $20.5 billion in August, fueled by higher demand for memory chips used in PCs and mobile gadgets such as cell phones and digital cameras, an industry group reported Monday. The figure was more than 10 percent higher than the $18.6 billion reported in August 2005, and a slight increase ... From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


Claimed Security Hole In Firefox "Just A Joke" The allegedly critical hole reported yesterday in Firefox's JavaScript implementation has turned out, not surprisingly, to be a hoax. Mischa Spiegelmock, who made the claim at the Toorcon hacker conference, told Mozilla's security chief Window Snyder, "The main purpose of our talk was to be humorous." From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..


SC: 03/10 New Mozilla security flaw discovered Researchers at a conference have uncovered a JavaScript security flaw in the Mozilla/Firefox browser which could allow a malicious website to take over a user's computer; if a Web site contained the exploit it could fill up the available memory on the computer and then allow an attacker to take over the computer to do something harmful ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on October 3, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


SC: 03/10 Hackers exploiting unpatched 'highly critical' Internet Explorer flaw Malicious hackers have started to exploit a newly-discovered flaw in Windows only days after sample attack code for the vulnerability surfaced; websites with the exploit are now 'in the wild' and will attempt to load malicious software onto Windows PCs ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on October 3, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


DIVO - digital interactive video online The DIVO Project uses online digital video dialogue to promote intercultural understanding and peer-led learning between people in different geographical contexts. We create, upload and exchange short digital video clips based on participants experience of common issues/situations. These are discussed in groups on and offline and new films are generated in response. DIVO is moving forward, refining the methdology to support Citizenship within the UK Secondary and Further Education curricula. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


SIG-III blog The Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) launched the blog to provide a means for communicating more actively with members, colleagues, and others interested in international information issues. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Ask NRICH - the Ask-a-Mathematician service This web-board is monitored by a team of mathematicians who are ready to answer any mathematical questions users have. Users can join in existing discussions or start a new conversation of their own. To post, users need to be registered, but this is free. Asked NRICH contains many of the discussions that have taken place in the past. NRICH is the parent site, provided by the University of Cambridge. All rights reserved. It has mathematics resources for all ages. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


2007 Tasmanian ACE grants now open The 2007 Adult and Community Education (ACE) Grants Program from the Tasmanian Department of Education is now open. Not-for-profit organisations are invited to apply for a grant to fund an ACE project that contributes towards reaching the Department's ACE Policy goals. Applications are due Friday 3 November 2006. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) Vol 7, No 2 (2006) - challenges and possibilities for academics and tutors at open and distance learning environments This refereed e-journal aims to advance research, theory and best practice in open and distance education research. In this issue: ‘It's a unique role!’ Perspectives on tutor attributes and expertise in distance language teaching. Monica Shelley, Cynthia White, Uwe Baumann, Linda Murphy; Identification, Motivation and Job Satisfaction among Tutors at the Open University of Israel. Ruth Beyth-Marom, Gal Harpaz-Gorodeisky, Avaid Bar-Haim, Eti Goder; A Multi-Island Situation Without the Ocean: Tutors' perceptions about working in isolation from colleagues. Ilse Fouche; Adaptation fo From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


SketchUp Google SketchUp (free) is a 3D modeling program that enables users to explore the world in 3D. With just a few simple tools, users can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects - even space ships - and then place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies. Google SketchUp is free for personal use. No registration is required. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


Music lessons - instrument of success Young children who take music lessons show more advanced brain development and improved memory than those who do not, according to a new study. Researchers claim to have found the first evidence of musical training being linked to greater attention skills. After a year, musically trained children performed better in a memory test that is correlated with general intelligence skills such as literacy, verbal memory, mathematics and IQ, reports a Canadian team. Furthermore, the research showed that this occurs in children as young as four years of age. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


SA Young Indigenous Entrepreneur Program extended The SA Young Indigenous Entrepreneur Program will be extended to Port Augusta with support from the State Government and BHP Billiton. The program offers indigenous people aged between 15 and 25 the opportunity to learn business practices and skills through hands-on involvement in entrepreneurial activities. YIEP was launched in March with two metropolitan teams - The Heights and Immanuel College. Since then, it has been expanded to Playford City and The Parks Community Centre, and now to Port Augusta. Through their involvement, participants receive practical help, coaching, advice and on-goin From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


New Tasmanian Certificate of Education Tasmania is developing a senior secondary qualification that means students must reach set standards of achievement in key areas such as literacy, numeracy and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The new proposal is intended to improve the learning and skills of all young people who have completed Year 10 and are moving on to further education and training. The Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (TQA) expect the first students to gain this qualification to be those who start Year 11 in 2008. From EdNA Online on October 3, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: Undergrad Engineer Resources Here is a group of Java programs which were designed to help undergraduate engineering students. These programs cover the basics of aerodynamics and propulsion. The icon at the top of each section will take you to a web page which contains a simulator or calculator for an aerodynamics problem. The web page assumes that you understand the problem and contains only the applet and a couple of hyperlinks to additional pages which describe the science and math behind each problem and some additional instructions on the program opera From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: EngineSim and RangeGames EngineSim was developed at the NASA Glenn Research Center in an effort to foster hands-on, inquiry-based learning in science and math. EngineSim is a simulator that models the design and testing of jet engines. The program works in two modes: Design Mode or Tunnel Test Mode. In the Design Mode, you can change design variables including the flight conditions, From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: Atmosphere Applet This program lets you study how the properties of the atmosphere change with altitude. You can study the atmosphere of either the Earth or Mars. The equations used in this program are taken from the ICAO standard day model for the Earth and from some curve fits of the Martian atmosphere gathered by the Global Surveyor spacecraft. Using the airplane graphic you can select an altitude, or you can type an altitude into the input box. The program instantly outputs a selected prop From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: Kite Modeler Kite Modeler was developed in an effort to foster hands-on, inquiry-based learning in science and math. KiteModeler is a simulator that models the design, trimming, and flight of a kite. The program works in three modes: Design Mode, Trim Mode, or Flight Mode. In the Design Mode (shown below), you pick from five basic types of kite designs. You can then change design variables including the length and width of various s From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: Rocket Modeler The Rocket Modeler program was developed at the NASA Glenn Research Center in an effort to foster hands-on, inquiry-based learning in science and math. RocketModeler is a simulator that models the design and flight of a model rocket. The program works in two modes: Design Mode or Flight Mode. In the Design Mode, you can change design variables including the size of the rocket body, the fins, and the nose cone. You can also select different materials for each component. You can select from a variety of standard solid rocket engines. The program From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: Comet Shoemaker Levy Reference From July 16 through July 22, 1994, pieces of an object designated as Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 consisted of at least 21 discernable fragments with diameters estimated at up to 2 kilometers. Enjoy! From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: NASA Simulations The Information Technology and Communications Services Interactive Media site has been designed with one focus - to educate every one through multimedia. What does this mean to you? It means that by following the links to the right you will be able to launch a Space Shuttle, dock with the International Space Station or even take a Virtual Tour of different facilities at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. These tours will show you places previously off limits to the general public. You may choose to take a tour of the Vehicle Assembly Bu From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: NASA Explores! The mission of the NASAexplores initiative is to generate interest in and understanding of NASA's research and technology within the three enterprises, and to inspire the educational community by using the Internet to provide timely, quality standards-based educational materials. Each week two new articles are published about a current NASA Aerospace Technology or Space Flight topic. And, now, Biological and Physical Research topics will also be available on NASAexplores period From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: The Gas Lab This is a series of computer animations which demonstrate all the possible combinations of the ideal gas law or equation of state. Gases have various properties which we can observe with our senses, including the gas pressure, temperature, mass, and the volume which contains the gas. Careful, scientific observation has determined that these variables are related to one another and the values of these properties determine the state of the gas. In a scientific manner, we can fix any two of the four primary properties and study the nature of the relationship between the other two From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


NASA Learning Objects: Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards Site The Earth orbits the Sun in a sort of cosmic shooting gallery, subject to impacts from comets and asteroids. It is only fairly recently that we have come to appreciate that these impacts by asteroids and comets (often called Near Earth Objects, or NEOs) pose a significant hazard to life and property. Most of the hazard is from asteroid impacts; comets make only a minor contribution. Although the annual probability of the Earth being struck by a large asteroid or comet is extremely small, the consequences of such a collision are so catastrophic that it is prudent to assess the n From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..


Myspace and Facebook facing rivalry from upcoming networks While MySpace and Facebook are the dominant social-networking Web sites, they're facing a growth of up and coming rivals. The rise of the new social-networking sites is another sign of the shifting tastes on the Internet, as niche audiences flock to new alternatives to MySpace and Facebook. That potentially spells trouble for those two incumbents. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Analysts don't like YouTube's chances Copyright issues that have plagued video-sharing site YouTube since its official launch almost a year ago will mean that "YouTube will get sued. And it will lose," wrote Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler, analysts for Forrester Research, on a blog posted last week. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Unbelievably Long Rollerblade Grind - Amazing These rollerbladers grind a HUGE downhill curvy hand rail. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Wonders of the World: Ships These days, one might look skyward to find amazing ships, but there are plenty of modern-day miracles on the oceans From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Building Changes Shape Via Wind Power Wind "continually alters the shape of the pavilion, while at the same time generating electrical power for its nighttime illumination." The structure has "only a slim chance of ever returning to its original symmetry." Check out the pictures! (This links to a better writeup than the other article on Digg, with more pics and explanation.) From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


FORTUNE's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business FORTUNE's annual ranking of America's leading businesswomen. And no ... Oprah isn't #1. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


House Republicans protected pedophile Mark Foley (R-FL) for five years Oct. 1, 2006. A Republican staff member warned Congressional pages five years ago to watch out for Congressman Mark Foley, according to a former page. Matthew Loraditch, a page in the 2001-2002 class, told ABC News he and other pages were warned about Foley by a supervisor. Loraditch, the president of the Page Alumni Association, said the pages From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Giant NES! Here's a giant NES measuring in at 8 ft. wide, 3ft height, 3ft long, and in weighing in at 400 pounds... From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


What happends when you put a light bulb in the microwave! The radiation lights up the bulb and it glows! From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Sit back, relax, and surf the web with your feet The future of computing could include a foot-activated input device, according to some HP researchers in the UK. The researchers have filed a patent for a foot-controlled user interface that is intended to be used with a wearable computing device, but may also be used with a desktop computer. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Learning 3D graphics and games? Some free vids to teach you how! Amazing collection of high-quality instructional videos. Lessons on C++, Maya, SoftImage, 3DSMax, ZBrush, Doom3, Unreal Tournament, Half-Life 2, etc. all in one spot! Designed for beginners and pro's alike, these are the best videos I've ever seen! From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Charges and Evidence: Impeachment of George W. Bush This site summarised all the illegal activity performed by Bush demonstration. It is up todate and provide all the evidence. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


US firms responsible for buying up one-third of world's semiconductors Manufacturing jobs have long since taken the slow boat to China, but the US continues to lead the world in the design of electronic equipment, according to new numbers released by research firm iSuppli. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Supreme Court rejects Texas sex-toy case The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider whether a Texas law making it a crime to promote sex toys shaped like sexual organs is unconstitutional. An adult bookstore employee sued the state after his arrest for showing two undercover officers a device shaped like a penis and telling the female officer the device would arouse and gratify her. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


OSX quickly recovers from BSOD Watch how quickly XP recovers from the "blue screen of death", while running XP under OSX using parallels, From digg on October 3, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Joe Mauer becomes First Catcher In Baseball History To Win Batting Title On the final day of MLB's regular season, Mauer belted out 2 hits to finally beat out Derek Jeter and Robbie Cano of the Yankees for the batting title. In doing so he achieved Baseball Immortality as the first catcher ever to lead a league in batting average. Mauer's second youngest person to win a batting title at 23 (2nd to A-Rod @ 21) From digg on October 3, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Own Your Attention Data with APML Touchstone, an Attention product created by faradaymedia, announced today (October 1, 2006) an innovative Attention initiative called ?Attention Profiling Mark-up Language? or APML with the intent of letting people own their own attention data. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Satellites See how many satellites you can keep in orbit at once. Courtesy of the University of Colorado physics dept. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Simple Eye Test Could Spot Alzheimer's Early On Scanning the eyes with lasers could help detect signs of Alzheimer's even before symptoms of the disease appear in the brain. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Retailers expect Wii to sell better than PS3 A survey of retailers conducted by the Japanese media outfit Enterbrain shows that 88 percent think that the Wii will sell better over the Christmas break. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


E-mails Show Foley Sought to Rendezvous with Page In addition to explicit sexual language, former Congressman Mark Foley's Internet messages also include repeated efforts to get the underage recipient to rendezvous with him at night. In another message, Foley, using the screen name Maf54, appears to describe having been together with the teen in San Diego. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Look Up, Digg adds Top Yesterday feature! No real link to follow, Digg has now added a new feature-Top Yesterday, it is now at the top of all categories From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


McAfee Places Full-Page Ad in Financial Times Blasting Microsoft "McAfee Inc. has thrown down the gauntlet in its dispute with Microsoft's decision to lock down the core of their Vista operating system. The security software vendor has a full-page ad in today's Financial Times which berates Microsoft." From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Scientists study men who pay for sex British researchers say nearly half of the men who pay for sex already have a partner. he scientists used survey data from a standard health screening questionnaire completed by more than 2,500 men at one British sexual health clinic from October 2002-February 2004. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Bay Buchanan: Foley Email Had 'Predator Stamped All Over It' Prominent conservative pundit Bay Buchanan appeared on CNN this afternoon and lit into Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and the rest of the House leadership. Buchanan said that the email that Hastert was informed about ? and described as "overly friendly? ? "had predator stamped all over it. No one in the country can suggest otherwise." From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Flash Mii Creator - Make a Mii Before the Wii! The Wii's Mii service - the built-in service that lets you create a simple model of your face for use in games like Wii Sports and Warioware, was just so simple, it was just asking to be created into a flash app. Create your own Mii before the Wii even hits stores. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Small Digital Camera Makes Night-Vision Images Imagine a digital camera that not only takes up less power and space, but can also take night-vision pictures as well. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Rice's single-pixel camera takes high-res images Using some new mathematics and a silicon chip covered with hundreds of thousands of mirrors the size of a single bacterium, engineers at Rice University have come up with a camera that captures just one point of light several thousand times in rapid succession. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


ABC: Congressional Pages "Sending Messages About Possible Other Members" ABC's Brian Ross said tonight that Mark Foley's predator scandal may be just the beginning. Incredible. From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Apple 'TinyMac' in 2007? Flash Memory, Mac OS X Lite, Tablet Form Factor ...the fat free portable will use flash memory to start up in a jiffy, and run a cut down version of Apple?s OS X. We can see the appeal of a pint-sized Mac portable, possibly in tablet form. Its latest laptops are a little on the large side, and Apple?s decision to discontinue the 12-inch Powerbook left swathes of notebook fans in mourning From digg on October 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


1997 Wired Cover Story: '101 Ways to Save Apple' The Cover Story that Wired wishes they never published. Apple Death Knells were the Journalists' Favorite Sport in the Late 90's. From digg on October 2, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..


Keep your Web site online with a High Availability Linux Apache cluster Failover clusters are used to ensure high availability of system services and applications even through crashes, hardware failures, and environmental mishaps. In this article, I'll show you how to implement a rock-solid two-node high availability Apache cluster with the heartbeat application from The High-Availability Linux Project. From digg on October 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Official Poker Sites respond to Internet Gambling Bill The Internet Gambling bill has shocked millions of poker players and digg visitors, but what do the poker sites think? The CEO of TruePoker doesn't believe this law affects online poker. Other companies have reacted in a more negative way. From digg on October 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Hidden Labels in Gmail A list of some of the hidden labels in gmail, that will helps you to find your emails faster From digg on October 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Jackbutt 2 Apparently in Orange City, IA, the locals were a little put off by the title of the new Jackass 2 movie. So, rather than deal with the snarky complaints of their townsfolk, they came up with this "clever" editing to make the title palatable. What they failed to realize is that "jackbutt" sounds way dirtier... From digg on October 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Top 10 Dinosaur Myths No, humans never lived alongside dinosaurs. No, a meteor alone did not kill them off. No, not all dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago. This article clears up 10 common misconceptions. From digg on October 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Tony Batista Scares the Sh*t out of a Japanese Pitcher This pitcher thinks he's about to get owned by the massive US ballplayer. From digg on October 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Technology in schools: what the research says A US report speculates that three decades after the first computer was introduced into school classrooms, educational technology remains surprisingly controversial. Some reasons are explored why this learning revolution still has untapped potential, and criteria for successful implementation are discussed. The report was commissioned by Cisco Systems, and produced by the Metiri Group. From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Open-access bill divides schools, publishers in US An open-access bill now pending in Congress stipulates that any research funded with federal tax money must be made available online free of charge within six months of its publication in a scholarly journal. Publishers of such journals oppose the bill, believing it will cut into their revenue; most colleges and universities support it, believing it will speed the advancement of knowledge. eSchool News, 2 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


US Study shows that 'Ed tech' has proven effective When implemented carefully,with adequate attention paid to training, support, and evaluation, technology has been found to have a significant positive impact on student learning across all areas of the curriculum, according to a new US report. eSchool News, 2 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Cheat factories are not fair Coaching schools have gained access to exam papers, potentially disadvantaging thousands of children vying to enter selective schools. It is believed a number of coaching schools have past OC exam papers in their possession, unfairly helping the students allowed to read them. Daily Telegraph, 3 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


New standards aid in virtual instruction The Southern Regional Education Board has released cost guidelines for establishing virtual schools and a set of standards for ensuring high-quality online teaching. The guidance comes as K-12 education is experiencing an explosion in online learning programs. eSchoolNews, 29 September 2006 From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


University of California Berkeley - videotaped courses The site offers access to videotaped seminars, speeches, special events and courses taught by some of the campus' leading professors. Users can view more than 100 introductory-level lectures in subjects such as physics, biology, chemistry, information systems and bioengineering. From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Sorry I'm outta here: what happens to the education system's failures? Many students leave school early even though year 12 is increasingly the benchmark for employers. Teenagers' reasons for dropping out are highly individual and range from attitude and motivation to study and challenging personal circumstances (such as pregnancy) to learning disabilities and issues with school culture. The Age, 1 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Schools advised to target blogging bullies Legal advice about cyber bullying has been sent to all NSW schools in response to threats against teachers and students on internet blog sites. The Department of Education has advised schools that the inappropriate use of the internet, telephones or text messages is a criminal offence, carrying penalties of up to 10 years in jail. The Age, 2 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


Sydney Theatre School This theatre school uses production-based training techniques in its one-year diploma course. This website provides information on the course, information about the trainers, and enrolment details. From EdNA Online on October 2, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..


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