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How to use RSS & BitTorrent to download TV shows Are you tired of scanning several BitTorrent sites for the latest episodes of your favorite TV-show? You should definitely try using RSS feeds then. RSS and BitTorrent are a perfect match. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 10:14 p.m..


How to use RSS & BitTorrent to download TV shows Are you tired of scanning several BitTorrent sites for the latest episodes of your favorite TV-show? You should definitely try using RSS feeds then. RSS and BitTorrent are a perfect match. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 10:14 p.m..


The clockwork computer An ancient piece of clockwork shows the deep roots of modern technology From digg on October 14, 2006 at 10:14 p.m..


The clockwork computer An ancient piece of clockwork shows the deep roots of modern technology From digg on October 14, 2006 at 10:14 p.m..


Antimatter and matter combine in chemical reaction - RUN! Mixing antimatter and matter usually has predictably violent consequences – the two annihilate one another in a fierce burst of energy. But physicists in Geneva have found a new way to make the two combine, at least briefly, into a single substance. This exceptionally unstable stuff, made of protons and antiprotons, is called protonium. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 10:14 p.m..


Antimatter and matter combine in chemical reaction - RUN! Mixing antimatter and matter usually has predictably violent consequences – the two annihilate one another in a fierce burst of energy. But physicists in Geneva have found a new way to make the two combine, at least briefly, into a single substance. This exceptionally unstable stuff, made of protons and antiprotons, is called protonium. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 10:14 p.m..


Pictures Of The First Computer Mouse PIctures of the first computer mouse and some drawings from the patent. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 10:14 p.m..


Pictures Of The First Computer Mouse PIctures of the first computer mouse and some drawings from the patent. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 10:14 p.m..


Nuclear North Korea: The Nightmare Comes to Pass Now that North Korea has carried out a nuclear test, can anything be done to punish it? Or would the collapse of the regime be even more dangerous? From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


The Amazing YouTube Tools Collection YouTube is the most popular site to visit for viewing online videos, sharing your favorite videos with people and commenting on videos you like. This is a collection of several YouTube third party tools which can enhance your YouTube experience. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Politicians Try Out MySpace "He has some funny quotes and talks about himself" in the Web postings, says Mr. Lowe, a 24-year-old from Little Rock. "I felt like I could understand him on a personal basis. It played into the decision of me not only voting, but giving money, too." From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Getting Your Ubuntu Box Safely Up To Speed I wondered how well Ubuntu would run on some of my older PCs. Alas, the resulting installations were a little slow, and in one case installation failed completely. But a little research turned up tricks to get Ubuntu sprinting even on antiquated systems. Here are a few basic things I did to adapt Dapper Drake to old hardware. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Improbable Collapse : The Demolition of our Republic This is the best video on the collapse of the 3 World Trade Center buildings that I have seen. Has video, photographs and interviews that I have not previously come across. Most notable being video of the damage sustained by WTC 7 (maybe the pics the PM guys claim to have seen). Professionally done. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


How It's Made - CDs Cool video of how CDs are made. Much more complicated than you would think. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


How many seconds old are you? - What was the day of your conception? What was the moon like on your birthday? What egyptian month was it? And your life path number? What about your birthstone? What was the population then? How much do you really know about YOUR special day? From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Goodbye Eudora, Hello Thunderbird Eudora, once one of the most popular e-mail clients, is finally being retired. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Rep. Curt Weldon Probed Over Contracts for His Daughter The Justice Department is investigating whether Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) traded his political influence for lucrative lobbying and consulting contracts for his daughter, according to sources with direct knowledge of the inquiry. At issue are Weldon's efforts to aid two Russian companies and two Serbian brothers with ties to Slobodan Milosevic. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Consumer Reports picks the Mac (with caveats) Consumer Reports did not choose any Mac as a "Best Buy" model, possibly because "buy" is suggestive of low prices. As for reliability, Apple Computer crushes the competition, at least among desktops. Read on. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Wii Line-up Harassment - Game Developer Reports! Police turned up, people were harassed and accused of all sorts of things, simply for lining up for the Wii! This one comes from none other than the game developers at 'Hudson'. And wow, what a story! From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Create Animated Gifs from your Pictures [Generator] It's very simple and fast to create an animation: Just upload some photos from your computer (up to 10 files per one animation), and get a link with your animated gif. You'll also get a code to place in your site/blog and share it with your visitors and friends. The service support PNG, GIF, and JPEG formats. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Guess What Happens Next I found this video clip and was not sure what it was about, but what does happen is quite shocking From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Caffeine more disruptive for daytime sleep Caffeine has a stronger disruptive effect on daytime, catch-up sleep after a night of sleep deprivation than it does on a normal night's sleep, a new study shows. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


The Techdirt Insight Community Launches Companies sign up to engage the Techdirt Insight Community to raise issues, get feedback, test ideas, review products, make strategy suggestions, help with purchasing decisions or any number of other services that require a dedicated group of experts. Bloggers take part in interesting discussions with peers, interact with companies and get paid. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Swiss banks broke law, illegally gave data to U.S. Swiss banks broke their nation's laws by providing banking information to U.S. counterterrorism officials, Switzerland's top official for data protection said Friday. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


New Law Cripples Internet Gambling Placing bets over the Internet was effectively criminalized by the federal government yesterday, as lawmakers work to eliminate an activity enjoyed by as many as 23 million Americans who wagered an estimated $6 billion last year. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Granny sues Post Office after terrorist accusations. Lucille Greene takes baking and mailing about 30 fruitcakes as Christmas gifts seriously. Seriously enough that the 88-year-old grandmother sued the U.S. Postal Service for emotional distress after accusations of being a terrorist from a postal clerk. While the incident happened in 2002 it is just now making it through the courts. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Top 5 Most Creative Ads Some really amazing ads in there, worth checking out... From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Weird Al Yankovic - It's All About The Pentiums.. You know it is.. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Cool Picture of the International Space Station silhouetted by the Moon On October 6th, a nearly full perigee Moon shone in Earth's night sky. The bright moonlight, accurate planning, and proper equipment resulted in this amazing composite featuring sharp silhouettes of the International Space Station (ISS) as it rapidly crossed (right to left) in front of the lunar disk. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


The 10 Most Puzzling Ancient Artifacts There is a great deal of archaeological evidence that the history of life on earth might be far different than what current geological and anthropological texts tell us. Consider these astonishing finds. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


South Koreans believe policy of engagement with North Korea has failed. They are so weary of Kim Jong II's rejection of attempt to build ties to that 65% of S. Koreans now want their own nuclear program."Sunshine has got to be dead," says Lee Pil Ho, a mid-level manager. "It's not going to work. Many people think so. This is the result we get of giving a lot of oil, fertilizer, and cement to the North." From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Coolest use of SomethingAwful Physics This is got to be some of the coolest uses/applications I've seen for the SomethingAwful Physics. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


Options in Iraq : Why staying put is even worse Given the plunge in Bush’s poll ratings, Republicans will want him to pick a new strategy well before the 2008 presidential campaign. But how? No option is attractive; all have uncontrollable consequences. Yet staying looks the worst (apart from sending more troops). From digg on October 14, 2006 at 9:18 p.m..


No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted This is a video from dove's campaign for real beauty where you see a girl get a heavy makeup and then "fixed" in photoshop before she's beauty enough to fit the ad. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


digg.com looking for php developers Digg.com is looking to hire some high-quality PHP programmers. We are growing fast, have great ideas we want to implement, and need some more hands to do it quickly. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


NFL's Best Tackles Title Says It All From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


American Fascism Is on the Rise The precursors of fascism -- militarization of culture, vigilantism, masculine fear of female power, xenophobia and economic destabilization -- are ascendant in America today. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Oldest computer on campus FOUND! These people at UI held a contest to find the oldest, most obsolete personal computer still in regular use on campus and applaud that member of the UI community who has held their ground against the march of planned obsolescence. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


U.S. Citizen Sentenced To Death In Iraq A U.S. citizen who allegedly orchestrated the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists near Baghdad last year was sentenced to death in an Iraqi court Thursday, prompting his lawyers to ask a federal judge in Washington to block the U.S. military from transferring him to the Iraqi government. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Text for Condom Delivery A new service allows users to send an SMS to have condoms discreetly delivered to them... From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


The Complete Bushisms One has a stronger hand when there's more people playing your same cards."—Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2006........"I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense."—Washington, D.C., April 18, 2006 From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Fla. Dems Attack Election Day Notices Foley's name is still on the ballot and election supervisors want voters to know that votes for Foley will be given to state Rep. Joe Negron instead. Democrats say that would be electioneering, which is illegal under state law, and are asking a state court to block these Election Day notices at polling places. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Punch through icewalls - Very addicting You must get through all the icewalls by punching through them at the right time with your mouse. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Scientology and the Art of Deception When a talented young artist left her home in New Mexico for Hollywood, she had no idea that simply answering a classified ad on craigslist would get her sucked into an insidious Scientology front group that would spy on her personal internet activity, then ultimately crushed her hopes for success at her very first dream job... From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Google's Blogger Suffers Outage After getting hacked this past weekend, Google's Blogger publishing service suffered an outage yesterday morning that kept both Blogger.com and the Blogspot hosting service offline for two hours. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Pre-1980 Nintendo Toys An excellent collection of photographs of the early years of Nintendo. Some of these are just brilliant. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Grocery Powered Vehicles: hovercraft Grocery Powered Vehicles are contraptions that you can make with materials that you can find at your local grocery store. In this podcast, I teach you how to make a simple hovercraft, bearingless motor, and dirigible. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Microsoft to Change Vista Here are the changes Microsoft said it will make: From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


AMD's Proposed Aquisition of ATI Receives Approval Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and ATI Technologies Inc. today announced that the proposed acquisition of ATI by AMD has been approved by the Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act, satisfying one of the conditions to the closing of the acquisition. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Cobain's Documentary "About A Son" Trailer "Legendary musician and father of grunge Kurt Cobain himself provides the narration in AJ Schnack's KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON (USA, world premiere), which intimately traces the rock star's life from his hometown of Aberdeen to his famed days with Nirvana in Seattle." Here is the movie's trailer. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


British Soldiers: 'At last, someone told the truth' After years and years, AT LAST someone at the top has had the b@lls to stand up and be counted. If he gets the sack, watch out for fireworks, At last, someone who had integrity and genuine concern for his men and his country From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Paint.NET v3.0 Alpha 1 Brand new Multiple Document Interface (MDI) with tabs that show thumbnails for all the opened images.Colors window now supports a color palette, along with the ability to manage multiple named custom palettesColors window now uses value sliders that more clearly show how the color is being manipulatedFloating windows now better support dockin From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


World’s Most Dangerous Airport : Landing in Baghdad Before jumping out of your seat to complain to the pilot, consider the good news: You’ve just avoided being shot down by a missile. Welcome to Baghdad International Airport. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


Record Unique Voice Greetings for Anyone who Calls you! YouMail is the new voice mail for cell phones. Among many features, it allows you to record unique voice greetings for anyone who calls you, based on their caller ID. Individualize your voice greetings for friends, family or important callers while maintaining a standard greeting for work and unknown callers. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


HowTo: Read Wikipedia on an iPod "Wikipod starts from a Wikipedia page and traverses all the links it finds, downloading each page to the iPod. It will then traverse each link on the new pages, continuing this process until it finds no new links or has reached the size limit you specify." Read on From digg on October 14, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..


SC: 14/10 PowerPoint - new flaw revealed after Microsoft issues patches Although a number of flaws involving Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation software were fixed in the most recent round of update patches this week, a further flaw has been acknowledged by Microsoft in the same software; the vector for an attempt to maliciously take over a PC would be a specially crafted PowerPoint slide presentation placed on a web site or sent via email ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on October 14, 2006 at 4:44 p.m..


Antipiracy System Could Hurt YouTube A technology designed to detect copyright material could give YouTube a needed dose of legal legitimacy and calm any concerns Google Inc. has about spending $1.65 billion on the Internet video site. But that same technology could hurt YouTube's edgy appeal. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 1:03 p.m..


The COOLEST RC Airplane EVER! A $60,000 Model of a B-52. Too Bad It Died! They crashed it, and it wasn't pretty. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 1:03 p.m..


Coming Soon - YouTube on your TV One thing that is going to be pretty revolutionary about the Wii is the fact that it includes a free, fully-featured web browser. This means for $250 you get instant-on web access on your TV. This is something that the XBox can’t deliver for fear of cutting into Microsoft’s PC market. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 1:03 p.m..


45% of computers bought at Princeton this year were Macs Dude, you're getting a Dell! Well ... maybe not any more. According to the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at Princeton, 45 percent of computers purchased this year were Macs, more than in any previous year. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 1:03 p.m..


How Long Can the World Feed Itself? "For the sixth time in the past seven years, the human race will grow less food than it eats this year. We closed the gap by eating into food stocks accumulated in better times, but there is no doubt that the situation is getting serious. The world's food stocks have shrunk by halfsince 1999..." From digg on October 14, 2006 at 1:03 p.m..


Caliendo Does Bush Watch comedian Frank Caliendo impersonate President Bush, brilliantly capturing his speech patterns, mannerisms, and body language. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 1:03 p.m..


The Twilight of Free Speech Cheers to Prof. Kevin Barrett and Provost Patrick Farrell of University of Wisconsin-Madison who stood up for free speech. If you don't know the story read it here. Jeers to the 61 Wisconsin state legislators, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and Mark Green, his Republican opponent et al who want Kevin Barrett fired. Politicians have strictured or taken all the other rights in the constitution and now you want free speech too? I don't care if Wisconsin is a Republican state (and Republica From Undesignated Blog on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Earth has a "second moon" : Asteroid 2003 YN107 Title says it all. Interresting read. Read on From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Vista on schedule in Europe, South Korea The European Commission and Microsoft separately announced today that Windows Vista will ship on schedule in the EU. After several months of scaremongering about how a Vista delay would put European businesses at a worldwide disadvantage, it turns out that Microsoft was willing to make changes in order to get its product out the door on time. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Why Internet Explorer 7 Will Break the Web Microsoft's next generation browser is due to arrive in a week or two (October 18 is the word on the street), so you'd better prepare yourself for the inevitable meltdown. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Jon Stewart Interviewing a Stoned Owen Wilson Watch host Jon Stewart awkwardly interview a furiously stoned Owen Wilson. Hilarity ensues From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Yawns for Yahoo, ga-ga for Google Earnings from the two search leaders are coming and guess what? Google's eating Yahoo's lunch From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


AMAZING!! Huge list of portable apps for Mac OS X After seeing the endgadget article asking for portable apps for Mac OS X in a flash drive, I decided to give up my secret. The server is slow and probably hosted in some basement server so please be gentle. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


pfSense 1.0 Released today at 13:13 EST pfSense, the FreeBSD-based firewall LiveCD distribution was released today. Utilizing pf as the firewall basis, this distribution has been 2 years in development and offers firewalling, traffic shaping, clustering, load balancing and a very solid packaging system all managed by a WebGUI. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Web App Customer Service Face-Off! CenterNetworks puts 10 top web apps to the customer service test! Check out the winners and the losers! Digg, Dogster, Edgeio, Faces, Flickr, MySpace, Skype, Technorati and Youtube are tested. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Ooops I took that corner slightly too fast... oh and mind the bike! From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Amazing Video of Plane Being Painted ever wonder how they paint jets? here's a time lapse video of a Virgin America Airbus A320 getting is paint on. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Why the World Went Windows How Microsoft combined savvy marketing, fortunate events, and fraudulent marketing to take the tech world by storm, displace terminals and Unix workstations, challenge the Macintosh, and build an empire. Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Kate flashback photos from LOST S03E06 Want to see Kate in her episode 6 flashback? Well we have some behind the scene set photos for you. Continue if you want to be spoiled. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Adsense now allows multiple custom channels It is now possible to assign multiple custom channels to a single ad unit, which can be very useful when you want to track one ad unit across several different metrics simultaneously. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Blair 'agrees' with UK Army chief's Analysis Tony Blair has said he agrees with "every word" the new head of the British Army said on the Iraq war. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Why US may bequeath Bush a hostile Congress The Democrats need to gain just 15 seats in the 435-member House to win control. Two of these seats are already in effect won, since the Republican incumbents (one of whom is Mr Foley) remain on the ballot paper but have withdrawn from the race. The Democrats also need to add six seats in the Senate, where 33 of the chamber’s 100 seats are ..... From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Literally Eaten Alive By Heroin (Warning: Graphical Pictures) THESE shocking photos show the terrible toll that heroin addiction has taken on 27-year-old Rachael Keogh. Watch out for the graphical pictures, you've been warned. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Ride Of Your Life - Terrifying Story Told In 5 Frames Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy ride! From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Create ZIP archives on the fly with a PHP script and a PEAR class When developing Web applications, it's quite likely that you will encounter files in different formats -- CSV data, password files, XML-encoded content, and different forms of binary data. Your PHP script can interact with a ZIP files, both reading and creating them, via its ZZipLib extension and PEAR's Archive_Zip class. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


HowTo: Find SSH Hackers' IPs Fast “securing illegal activity on the internet is not about disallowing and blocking access, it’s also about allowing it so that you can monitor it, without monitoring an even more secret and underground movement” From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


This Page Requires Internet Explorer: Worst Offenders? You're familiar with it. You probably hate it with a passion. It's that message that you get when you visit a site that doesn't support 15-20% of informed web citizens: The page you have requested requires Internet Explorer to function properly. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Why Are Macs Becoming More Popular? Apple and its Macintosh computers have been the subject of increasing attention, especially over the past few years. Why are Macs becoming more popular? Six reasons are given and your input is requested. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


The 50 Most Essential CDs Since 2001 Harp magazine has compiled a nice list of the most essential CD's in the past 5 years. This list wont ruffle too many feathers, but it's nice to see if anything is missing from your own record collection. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Fourth quarter Mac revenues to exceed $2 billion Merrill Lynch's Richard Farmer is the latest Wall Street analyst to tweak his expectations for Apple's fiscal fourth quarter to reflect lower iPod digital music player sales and slightly higher Mac sales. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Is Renting Really Throwing Money Away? When I was renting I couldn’t keep track of the number of time my parents told me I was throwing away money. I was paying someone else’s mortgage, they would tell me. At first, this seems to make sense. Why pay $1,500 a month for rent when you can pay $1,500 a month for a mortgage and own your own home? There is one major flaw with this argument. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Document your life with a Timeline - via Lifehacker There are tons of ways to create a timeline - from a text file to an Excel spreadsheet to a weblog to a hosted webapp. While Timeline is more difficult to use than those other options, it is highly customizable, super good looking and keeps data and presentation separate. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Password Manager and Form Filler for Mac OS X - New Version With the explosion in the number of websites we rely upon it has become impossible to securely keep track of all your passwords. The old techniques of password memorization and password reuse are no longer acceptable practices in today's security conscious environment. But most users continue to rely on bad practices in order to remember their pass From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


vNES: play Nintendo games in your internet browser "vNES" allows you to play NES Games from the comfort of your favorite internet browser. You don't need any emulators or NES download packages, simply select the game from the scrollbar on the left hand side of your browser and then get ready to "lock and load." From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Navy Seal falls on grenade....Saves his buddies.* Max. respect.*reminder: there is a war going on, despite the lack of media attention. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Inside the CIA's Secret Prisons Program An explosive new book provides a rare glimpse into the full extent of the agency's controversial terror renditions - and the curious coalition of partners who helped the U.S. pull them off From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Greasemonkey Script To Put Google Reader In GMail You can now check your GMail and Google Reader at the same time with this amazing Greasemonkey script that will show a link for your feeds in the sidebar of GMail. It will also show you how many unread feeds you currently have and when you click on the link it pulls up your unread articles! From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Iconfactory's macabre icons for Halloween 2006 Today being Friday the 13th and Halloween this month, it would be fitting to take a look at this year’s spooky icons from the Iconfactory created by Gedeon Maheux. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Hilarious Manipulation of a Telemarketer The best way to get a telemarketer to stop calling that I have heard! From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Flash Player 9 for Linux Beta Launch in the Next Week or Two There is chatter about an impending beta release of the Linux Flash Player. I'm not allowed to confirm or deny any dates... The optimist Ryan Stewart predicted earlier this week that he expects the beta to go live next week, but later revised the estimate to 2 weeks. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


My first 10 years with Linux "I began dabbling with Linux as early as 1995, but in June of 1996, I began using it for real when I created my first Web site. Today, my Linux desktop takes care of all my personal computing needs, both at work and at play." Here's one man's story of how he and Linux matured together. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


The Yahoo! Time Capsule: One World. Many Voices "Like everything Yahoo! does, it’s about you – our amazing users. We think there’s no one better suited to teach future generations what the world was like in 2006. For 30 days, from October 10 until November 8, Yahoo! users worldwide can contribute photos, writings, videos, audio – even drawings – to this electronic anthropology project." From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Ten Greatest Robberies of all time Here's a sampling: 1 - Central Bank of Iraq (2003): Saddam took US$1 billion a day before the war. 2 - Boston Museum (1990): dressed as police officers, stole US$300 million worth in paintings. read on for more... From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Big-Brother 7074 Is Watching You Interesting article about the consequences of computerization at the IRS. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


US Navy SEALs Workout: Physical Fitness Standards Are you healthy enough to be a Navy SEAL? From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Microsoft eyes another chance to be a TV player The success or failure of Microsoft's Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) initiative could determine the fortunes of a number of telephone companies betting billions that the company can help them encroach on cable television operators' home turf. From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Video Game Sales Soar in September September's video game sales jumped by a whopping 38 percent compared with the year-ago period, according to data from the NPD Group, a market research company. Year-to-date, the industry is up 11 percent and there are no signs of slowing down, according to video game analyst Anita Frazier, who added that a record year for industry "is a given." From digg on October 14, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..


Common Cartridge IMS Common Cartridge specification defines a commonly supported content format, able to run on any compliant LMS platform. The Common Cartridge combines three IMS specifications: Content Packaging, Question/Test Interoperability (QTI) and Metadata, with the IMS Tools Interoperability Protocol, which enables standards-based data exchange between learning management platforms and standalone learning tools, such as adaptive tutors or assessment engines. It enables both publisher-created digital assets and faculty-created digital assets to be exchanged among learning management platforms with an o From EdNA Online on October 14, 2006 at 11:47 a.m..


National Copyright Guidlines Version 2.0 The National Copyright Guidelines have been produced on behalf of the Copyright Advisory Group, a committee of the Schools Resourcing Taskforce (SRT) of the Australian Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA). The Guidelines have been designed to provide a reference guide to copyright issues affecting Australian schools. They are not intended to provide a detailed response to specific copyright questions or legal advice. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2006 at 11:47 a.m..


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