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Top 100 scariest movie scenes of all time It's easy to talk about scary movies, but we wanted to highlight the individual scary scenes that really stick out. Some films aren't scary by design, but happen to have creepy and shocking moments that deserve special recognition. Each screen capture is linked to a brief synopsis of that particular scene. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


iTunes Cheat Sheet Lately, iTunes visualizations has become my favorite thing to play with. The visualizations in iTunes has proven to be quite fun. The key is knowing that you can save your favorites under the numeric keys by using SHIFT-#; and then not to reset them by hitting the 'D' key. If you did not know about this already, check out his list. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Los Alamos Lab to Test Giant Magnet LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- Los Alamos National Laboratory expects researchers from around the world to use its new facility for high magnetic field science. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Is the Internet A Long Tail Ghetto ? Chris Anderson did a masterful job of identifying and defining The Long Tail back in 2004 in a Wired Article. What i havent seen yet is a definition of when content crosses over from being part of the long tail, and onto the Vert Ramp (The perfect term to steal from skateboarding). From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Vinyl Vaults into Digital Age With New Devices Digitizing your legacy vinyl, 8-track, cassette and reel-to-reel tunes. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


The 100 Most Visited Sites in America (Digg.com at #22) Digg gets more traffic than The Weather Channel's website? Wow... #21 on the list? Mapquest. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


The Who returns: First albumn since 1982 "Endless Wire,” coming out Tuesday -- a sprawling work ranges from the first songs Mr. Townshend and Mr. Daltrey have ever recorded as an acoustic duo to some that hold their own next to the band’s finest stadium rockers. At its heart is “Wire & Glass,” a 10-song “mini-opera." much like Tommy -- Classic The Who. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


The 15 Freakiest Web Sites Bad dates, B-movie terrors, meat that eats meat, and meeting places for the dead: All these horrors and more make up our list of the freakiest Web sites. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:31 p.m..


Steve Wozniak: Why I Carry $20,000 With Me At All Times "I’ve got about $20,000 on me at the moment, which is about the usual. Cash has always appealed to me more as a means of payment than card". Great interview with Woz discussing his feelings towards finances. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Former Celtics Coach Red Auerbach dies at 89 Red Auerbach, perhaps the greatest coach in the history of the NBA, has died at 89. Auerbach led the Celtics to eight straight titles from 1959-66 and won nine overall. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Juan Pablo Montoya Makes NASCAR Debut Juan Pablo Montoya looked nothing like the "idiot" he feared he would be in his NASCAR debut, but showed he has a lot to learn before he'll be challenging for wins alongside the likes of Kevin Harvick and Co. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Anti-Daylight Savings Drive-in Ad From The 50s "Check out this drive-in intermission film from the 1950s. At exactly 2 minutes into the clip is an exhortation to stay off DST. Staying on "natural" time was portrayed as almost a patriotic and religious duty, but the real reason was undoubtedly that it cut into the drive-ins' business." From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


General Wii Information - All New - Enhanced Wii in future? All new information regrading the Wii. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Rock 'n' Roll Memories For Sale Fifty years after his first appearance on the show that became known as "American Bandstand," Dick Clark is ready to let go of the microphone, and many other objects he accumulated during his career as a rock 'n' roll host. The auction is scheduled for Dec. 5 and 6 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, and online on eBay. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Awaken 3 beta: must have alarm clock for OS X The Awaken 3 public beta was just released, and it features a total rewrite, complete UI overhaul, and several highly requested features. Version 3 establishes this as hands down the best alarm clock solution for OS X. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


David Blaine Puts His Hand Through A Glass David Blaine, One of the best street illusion, puts his hand through the glass. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


mb3Digg - Digg goes 3D Check out my first version of the mb3Digg Engine: A Flash visualisation tool that lets you explore the top digg stories in a 3D environment. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


How Much Is A Domain Name Worth? The T.R.A.F.F.I.C East 2006/Moniker.com Live Domain Auction is over and the results are in. $4.7 million changed hands as 314 of the Internet’s most wanted domain names went on the auction block. The big winner was Cameras.com, which sold for $1.5 million. See the full list here. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Quality frameworks: reflections from Australian universities (AUQA occasional publication series No 9) This new AUQA publication is now available from the AUQA website. October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre Summer Scholarship Wodonga, NSW Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre. The Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC) is multi-disciplinary research centre who's work includes environmental flows, biological and chemical monitoring programs, nutrient ecology and algal blooms, fish and invertebrate ecology, macro- and microinvertebrate taxonomy and identification and water quality assessment. MDFRC operates two regional laboratories strategically based in the Murray-Darling Basin; at Wodonga and Mildura. The MDFRC is requesting Expressions of Interest for a Summer Educational Scholarship at our Wo From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


PhD Scholarship: predation risk in fragmented landscapes Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments University of Southern Queensland. PhD Scholarship in ARC Linkage Project: 'Developing Strategies for Restoring Fragmented Brigalow Ecosystems'. This PhD project aims to quantify the effects of landscape and habitat structure and seasonal variability on predation risk by feral carnivores, particularly cats and foxes, in the Brigalow Belt South, a national biodiversity hotspot. The project will enhance understanding of the effects of fragmentation on key landscape processes and will assist in formulating recommendations relating to restorat From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


National School Chaplaincy Programme To assist schools in providing greater pastoral care and supporting the spiritual wellbeing of their students, the Australian Government has announced a new initiative, the National School Chaplaincy Program. This program will provide up to $20,000 a year directly to government and non-government schools that want to provide chaplaincy services for their school community. DEST will release Guidelines for the National School Chaplaincy Programme in December 2006. Schools will be able to submit applications for funding by the end of March 2007. Successful applicants will be notified in late Apri From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


11th international conference on user modeling The conference is a forum for presentation and discussion of latest developments in academic research on user modeling and adaptive systems as well as industrial experience in deploying adaptive and personalised systems in 'real-world' applications. From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


LearningSpace - the Open University's OpenLearn The website offers free and open educational resources for learners and educators around the world. From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


The CAMEL project: collaborative approaches to the management of e-learning CAMEL aims to explore how institutions who were making good use of e-learning and who were collaborating in regional lifelong learning partnerships might be able to learn from each other. This short publication highlights some of the things CAMEL participants found out about e-learning and about each other. JISC infoNet and ALT led the project and provided a management framework and facilitation. From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Web 2.0 reaches the classroom The University of Arizona's Eller College of Management offered a new course 'Web 2.0: Maintaining and Developing Online Communities.' The undergraduate course attempts to teach students how new online services like wikis, blogs, and social networks, along with related practices like content tagging, syndication, and categorization, can help companies create communities of clients, employees, and partners. InfoWorld, 25 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Public comment sought on the .au Internet domain Public comment is being sought on a discussion paper released as part of a review of the .au domain arrangements. Industry bodies and members of the public are invited to make submissions to the .au Internet domain review by Tuesday 28 November 2006. Copies of the discussion paper are available at http://www.dcita.gov.au/communications_for_business/news_and_events/review_of_the_structure_and_operation_of_the_.au_internet_domain From EdNA Online on October 29, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Jesus Loves You on Google Earth This has got to be one of the largest Jesus Loves You signs in the world! From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Why America Picks on Internet gambling : Pilgrimage to Vegas Must Go On Casinos in the U.S. traditionally have "fundamentally opposed" online gambling, said Holly Thomsen, spokeswoman for the American Gaming Assn., the casino industry's lobbying arm. Without "proper regulations," she asked, who would protect the children or the "problem gamblers"? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


If you look happy you are a terrorist Travelers have been ordered not to look too happy in their passport photographs to avoid confusing facial recognition scanners. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Out of Time Out of Time - a celebration of the occasionally loved, but mostly unloved modernist architecture and design of London and beyond in the 60's and 70's. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Saw III cuts up rivals at Halloween box office The familiar sound of fearful screaming coming from movie theaters across North America belonged to "Saw III," as the horror franchise took hold of the Halloween box office for the third time in as many years. According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the chiller sold about $34.3 million worth of tickets since opening Oct. 28. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Free software and world peace Somebody recently noted that, what with all the bombing and killing and tyrannical madness going on in the world, how can we waste all this time talking about free software? Surely there's more important stuff to worry about? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Moderate Drinking May Boost Memory Researchers found that moderate amounts of alcohol - amounts equivalent to a couple of drinks a day for a human - improved the memories of laboratory rats. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


LEAKED MEMO: Karen Hughes Thinks Small In Combating Iraq Insurgency Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes heads off to the Middle East this weekend for a round of public diplomacy. Think Progress has obtained this internal memorandum sent from Hughes to National Security Council Principals earlier this month entitled "Thinking ‘bigger.'" From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


fireworks.js Fireworks.js is a bit of Javascript that creates star burst-type explosions, which have to be seen to be believed. Exploding firework animations are hot, the new black, the script equivalent of the blink tag. Mmm, blink tag. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Aerial imagery inspires industry Since map programs with satellite images took the world by storm in 2005, aerial photography has become crucial to everyone from firefighters to real estate tax assessors. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Karl Rove has an 11th-hour plan to win Most significant element of Rove's effort to help four-term Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds keep his job may have occurred behind closed doors, when the White House strategist met with a federal disaster relief official contemplating how to respond to the storm. Four days later, Reynolds announced that President Bush would authorize millions From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Somalia faces 'all-out war' as neighbours intervene An "all-out war" between Somalia's government and Islamists is brewing due to the presence of thousands of foreign troops, according to the UN. A confidential report obtained by the AP says that Ethiopia, Uganda and Yemen are supporting the government, while Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Gulf states are supporting the Islamic movement. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Use this symptom decoder to decipher the cause of your stomach pain This article talks about the symptoms and treatments for acid reflux, appendicitis, gallstones, IBS, and ulcers. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Leo Laporte: “I think the PS3 stands to be a huge bust.” Some might say, “Leo is no gaming expert”. Well, gaming is right up his alley as the subject does harmonize in the realm of technology. Leo Laporte is a Tech Guru, in fact–considered by many–The Tech Guru. With over 250,000 weekly downloads of TWiT and over several hundred thousand more downloads of his other tech publications to go along with From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


iPod Shuffle 2G Now Shipping According to multiple sources, orders placed early for Apple's 2G iPod Shuffle are beginning to ship from factories in China. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Decoding Odors How is smell written into molecules? And how do our noses interact with scent molecules? Since classical times, scientists have been trying to pin down solid olfactory rules but they still don't know exactly how the nose works. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Study Links Truck Exhaust to Bronx Schoolchildren’s Asthma In the South Bronx, from 2002 to 2005, air pollution monitors went mobile. A group of schoolchildren with asthma carried the monitors everywhere they went. The study found daily exposure to fine-particle pollution for the group of 10 children exceeded the E.P.A.’s new standard on 18 out of the 69 days that were monitored. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


EMI music boss: "The CD is dead" The CEO & chairman of EMI Music, Alain Levy told an audience at the London Business School on Friday that the CD as we know it is dead. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Is your Mac running low on hard disk space? If so, check out this great article on how to reclaim your hard drive. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


NEW: 'Wii Play' game, with screenshots! "In Wii Play, the star of the game is you! Create your own personal Mii character with the Wii console's built-in Mii Channel and then play as yourself in this compilation of nine simple, fun games like target shooting, table tennis and fishing." •Includes free Wii Remote•Features nine different games, all playable by one or two players From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Love it or hate it movies Why are the top five most requested netflix movies also on the list of movies that people either love or hate? What makes these movies so contentious? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Teaching iTunes New Tricks To get the most out of your iPod, it helps to know your way around iTunes. There's a lot that you can do beyond the basics of importing songs from your CDs, and purchasing music and videos from Apple's online store. Here's a guide to some iTunes tips and tricks. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Payback for GP2X is the first handheld game with HDR lighting Apex designs has released a status report on what they have improved on the gp2x version of their game payback. Among the many upgrades due to the raw system power the gp2x offers, one was HDR lighting, which up until now was non existent on handheld games. Payback is available to buy now, or download the huge demo in the gp2x.de archives. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Why Play Dead? The Science of Playing Dead A look at why different animals play dead. Gary Gerald studies animal movement, so when two female brown snakes in the lab had babies, he wanted to see them in motion. Playing dead is a tactic used to evade predators - but when and why does it really work? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The Art Of Image Altering In our digital age, images fly at us with remarkable speed and frequency. Computers, television, cell phones — this flood of visual information pours into our eyes, and our brains then determine if we like what we see. But, more and more, my brain is asking, is it real? Or is it a contrivance? Has it been touched up for vanity? Or altered to make . From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Call for legal copying of own CDs Copyright laws are "out of date" and must be updated so MP3 player users can make copies of CDs without breaking the law, according to a think tank. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Michigan Cops Invade School IN FULL RIOT GEAR for a Safety Drill "Some of these kids were so scared, they just about wet their pants," said Marge Bradshaw, a parent with four children in Godfrey-Lee Schools. "I think it's pure wrong that the students and parents were not informed of this." From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The Idiot Test (flash) Take this test to find out if you're an idiot. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Building Your iTunes Music Library "In this article, we will go over some of the common, legal ways to obtain music, and give you that music collection you have always dreamed of!" From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Zotero: A seriously useful research tool If you spend most of your time doing research on the Web, you need Zotero, a Firefox extension that helps you manage research sources. With Zotero installed, Firefox is not confined to the Web, and you can use it as a standalone application for all sorts of online and offline research. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


UK Paper Says U.S. Created Death Squads That Rule Iraq Sectarian war is now regarded as a greater obstacle to any semblance of peace returning than the insurgency. Yet, ironically, the death squads are the result of US policy. At the beginning of last year, the Pentagon was reported to have decided to train Shia and Kurdish fighters to carry out "irregular missions" as part of the "Salvador Option". From digg on October 29, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Microsoft is banning 360 firmware modders A gamer got banned from Live with his 360s because they are registered as being modded: confirmed by official Support staff. The ban itself is probably incorrect, but it's a sign that Microsoft is finally taking action against the firmware mods out there. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Legend of Zelda video retrospective (part 3) Part three of Game Trailers' Legend of Zelda retrospect leading up to the launch of Twilight Princess explores the junkie CD-i Zelda games, top-ranking Ocarina of Time, and the controversial Majora's Mask. Third time's a charm. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


£3.68 trillion: The price of failing to act on climate change The review by Sir Nicholas Stern, commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and published tomorrow, marks a crucial point in the debate by underlining how failure to act would trigger a catastrophic global recession. Unchecked climate change would turn 200 million people into refugees, the largest migration in modern history. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Nicaragua Bans Abortion The rights and safety of Nicaragua’s women took a giant step backward last week when the country’s legislature passed a law criminalizing all abortions, with no exceptions. The previous law permitted an abortion if the mother’s life was in danger. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Webb: It's Smear After Smear Webb told Washington Post radio that to pull excerpts from his writings "and force them on people, sort of, like pound them over the head with them," rather than having someone read the entire book "is just a classic example of the way this [Allen] campaign has worked. And you know, it's smear after smear." From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


BlueTie Launches Free Ajax Email Suite BlueTie released a very nice hosted Ajax email suite last week. This is a polished product - the company has been in business since 1999 and has hundreds of partners, like ISPs, that already distribute this software to their customers. The new product is a customer-facing email solution, with both a free and premium version. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Rush Limbaugh Fakes Stupidity Limbaugh's ability to say things that are outrageous and refuse to let them drop have led some to claim he is socially deficient or possibly mentally defective. Here's one pundit who doesn't buy it, but instead suggests that it is a clever ploy to make Rush's detractors seem like elitist snobs. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


We’ve Gotta Get These Kids' Untucked Jerseys Under Control! Two of the NBA’s new rules this year include potential delay of game technical fouls for players who don’t have their jerseys tucked in, and also potential technical fouls for players who strip off their warmups on the way to the scorer’s table. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Climate Changing Sci-Fi How global warming is turning a genre once filled with pipe dreams into a pipeline of ideas. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Security Guard Owns Skater I can imagine that being a security guard can be very frustrating at times. This rent a cop just couldn't take it anymore. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Men's room monologue One man's journey to the restroom. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


HDR Tutorial: How to create ‘High Dynamic Range’ Images Using Photmatrix The main aim of this tutorial is to help people use HDR techniques to produce photos with a higher dynamic range than they normally get in a standard out of the camera photo. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


South Park's rise to fame Matt Stone and Trey Parker, still in college, create "Jesus vs. Frosty," a crudely animated short with the four "South Park" boys. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Play a Classic Sports Video Game A multiplayer version of NHL '94 that works over the internet. You just login to a server, find an opponent, and away you go. There are even leagues. I wonder if you can still make the guy's head bleed? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Warm Tea: The Bully boy-on-boy kiss goes mainstream Reuters reported on Bully's boy-on-boy kissing, brilliantly dubbed "Warm Tea," by Sex in Video Games author Brenda Brathwaite. It's only a matter of time now before the Associated Press picks up the story and news outlets across the country jump into the fray. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Google rivals Microsoft with free Web applications If Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and the other members of the Microsoft billionaires club don't feel something mighty hot breathing down their necks, it's probably because they don't have accounts for Google's free online productivity packages. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


How To Prepare For A Stolen Mac "Recently, a good friend of mine had his home broken into by a thief. They came in thru a side window, stole both of his Macs (left both of the PC’s). I’ve started to compile a list of things to consider in preparing for a situation like this if it happened to me. I thought I’d list it here for others." From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Unpatched, highly critical vulnerability in Firefox 2.0 This weakness has been known since June but no patch has yet been made available. The developers claimed to have fixed the problem in 1.5.0.5. So why did they release 2.0 without a fix? If "security" is what makes FireFox better, how do we explain known vulnerabilities unpatched on major releases? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


HOWTO: Lego Minifig costume Two years ago, I decided to make a Lego minifig (ie: "Lego man") costume for Halloween. The hardest part was building the head. Here's how I did it. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..


Wii Sadness trailer See the trailer for yourself. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..


Is Linux Ready for Desktop? For me personally, YES. Over the years, this question is raised again and again. Some are telling it is ready, some are telling it is not. So, where is the truth? In this case, truth is very subjective. For me personally, Linux on the desktop was ready a long time ago, and Windows on a desktop was never ready for me. Let me tell you why. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..


The Full Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz Sync: "The Wizard of Floyd" While this mystery is very old and known by many, how many of you have gone to the trouble of trying this. And for those of you who have, it is somewhat difficult to perfectly sync to two. Well someone has gone to the trouble of doing it for us, watch the entire music video here. Stoners. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..


Uk Urged to Legalize Ipod ippr recommends a legal ‘private right to copy’ that would allow people to make copies of CDs, or DVDs for personal us. The report says a new right would legalize the actions of millions of Britons without any significant harm to the copyright holders. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..


British the most spied-on people in western world The linkage of databases and surveillance systems mean Brits are now having their movements tracked, habits profiled and photograph taken hundreds of times a day. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


5 Ways To Prevent Iraq From Getting Even Worse Staying the course is no longer an option. Here's the best scenario for the U.S. to do some good before it pulls out. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Gay Marriage Through a Black-White Prism IN 1947, the county clerk in Los Angeles refused to marry Andrea Perez and Sylvester Davis. They were of different races, and a California law said that “all marriages of white persons with Negroes, Mongolians, members of the Malay race or mulattoes are illegal.” The next year, the California Supreme Court, by a vote of 4 to 3, struck down that law From digg on October 29, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Wii nunchaku will have rumble!! Thanks to the folks at EDGE magazine (and those at NeoGAF for finding out), it looks like the Wii nunchaku attachment will indeed have rumble functionality. Just how many more secrets is Nintendo holding? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Interview with Digg Kevin Rose is the founder and Chief Architect of Digg. Prior to Digg, he co-hosted TechTV show The Screen Savers until May 2005. He is also the founder of Revision3, a company that produces technology related videos. Visit the company blog here. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Triggered Lighting from Natural Thunderclouds Natural lightning is compared with rocket-triggered (artificially initiated) lightning.The photograph shows lightning artificially initiated from a natural thunderstorm via the launching of a small rocket trailing a grounded wire. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Exclusive! Sony PS3 SIXAXIS battery EASILY USER-REPLACEABLE! (+ bonus!) Someone took apart a SIXAXIS and posted pics. As seen in the following, the battery is not soldered onto anything and appears very easily repleaceable by anyone:img.cgfans.cn/upload/userfiles/ets/ps3_015.jpgBonus!: check out those forums in China. Corny avatars, way too many smileys, and awesome sigs recycling communist propaganda. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Tortured into False Confessions, innocent Maher Arar will get no US apology Arar, a Syrian-born Canadian, was detained in New York in September 2002 and soon after deported by U.S. authorities, winding up in a grave-like Damascus cell where he was tortured into giving false confessions. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


A story of how the "Digg Effect" destroys a blog I liken the experience to lighting a firecracker, realizing it has a short fuse, and quickly throwing it away. Then you realize it landed in your house, exploded, and lit everything on fire. As you watch your house burn down, everyone stands around staring and wondering “What were you thinking?”. Still, it sure is exciting watching the flames. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


How To Piss Off 1086 People With 1 Click "So I woke up yesterday morning to an e-mail in my inbox from “Moda Condominiums”, an upcoming condo project in Seattle. I had filled out a form several weeks ago at the Moda website indicating I was interested in some information about the place. To my shock, THE CC: FIELD IN THE MESSAGE EXPOSED ALL 1086 NAMES AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES FROM THE LIST." From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Apple' Letter to Pirate bay... and the reply Very funny! These guys at Piratebay Fear No one! From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


The Interface of a Cheeseburger McDonald’s as seen through the eyes of an information designer. Interesting read. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Windows Live Barcode Launches No this isn't an April Fool's joke. Windows Live Barcode enables users to store their own data in QR codes, which are already present on Spaces for markets like Japan. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Webb accuses administration of 'incompetence' in Iraq The only remedy to a series of Iraq policy failures by President Bush is a Democratic takeover of Congress in Nov., Virginia Senate candidate Jim Webb said Saturday. The former Republican, who was Reagan's Navy secretary, said in the Democrats' weekly radio address that Bush's "incompetence" in Iraq had undercut the the fight against terror." From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Another guy gets 1st question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire wrong! This one just aired recently.. this guy is young and from TN. I feel kind of bad for him but the reaction on his face is definitely comedy. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..


Linux Usage on the Rise in Large Companies Linux usage in the servers of large companies is continuing to rise. 73% of enterprise companies are running Linux on at least some of their servers. Just six months ago that figure was 67% and a year ago it was 65%, as per Evans Data Corp's latest Enterprise Development Issues Survey. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


If You Break it, You Pay For It, Mr. President Bush hits the campaign trail stumping for two troubled candidates just as Iraq and his Republican Party seem to be falling apart simultaneously From digg on October 29, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


Rumor: Best Buy Wii Inventory Numbers "One of the leaders in retail, best buy will be a getting AT LEAST this many. After taking an average of diverse locations directly from Best Buy’s retail stock system(RSS) the total number units indicated is aprroximately 80-90 units. this ranges from 120 in the more popular stores to just 24 in bufu." From digg on October 29, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


Jon Stewart vs. Bill Bennett on gay marriage - MUST SEE Jon is truly on his game. Point for point, he clobbers Bennett's argument against same-sex marriage. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


Solar's Next Level Ami Elazari has been a solar freak for decades. The 56-year-old computer and communications engineer outfitted his house in 1991 with a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) energy system. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


The $1275 Bang & Olufsen Cell Phone The phone is called Serene. It’s a radical departure from any cellphone you’ve ever used before, mostly in a good way. One of the bad ways, alas, is the price. Promise you won’t stop reading when you find out? It’s $1,275..... From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Words for the Wise - A jab at A-list bloggers This post calls some A-List bloggers out on some extremely unprofessional statements they've made and calls for bloggers who are serious about their work to backup what they say before spewing at the mouth. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Borat Film Success Sets Off Bidding War For Follow-Up Film "Bruno," English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to next week's release "Borat," triggered an intense bidding war in Hollywood on Thursday. By early evening, sources said leading contender Universal Pictures had offered more than $42 million for worldwide rights to the film. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Time Magazine: Why Two Browsers are Better than One The just released Mozilla Firefox 2 may be better than Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7, but you'll probably want to use both.. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


LED Headlights Find Their Way to High-End Automobiles... "While LED taillight technology has found its way into a wide range of sedans, wagons, sports cars and SUVs/crossovers, LED headlights are just now starting to find their way into the automotive sector." From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


A Clockwork Orange / Reservoir Dogs Trailer Mashup Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, and Mr. Pink in white jumpsuits and bowler hats. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Build a solar iPod charger I looked everywhere for a lightweight solar iPod charger. Nothing fancy, just something I could attach to the top of my backpack. I couldn’t find one anywhere, I couldn’t even find instructions on how to build one. So, I set about building one for myself. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


The Insides of an Etch-A-Sketch Nifty nifty. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


5 Myths About Turning Out The Vote If you're an upstanding U.S. citizen, you'll stand up and be counted this Election Day, right? Well, maybe not. Just because Americans can vote doesn't mean they do. But who shows up is what decides the tight races, which makes turnout one of the most closely watched aspects of every election -- Here are five, debunked: From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


FBI Visits PhD student A 2nd Time About NWA Ticket Ordeal Chris, the PhD Student that created the NWA Ticket Generator has been visited by the FBI a second time. This time he found his home ransacked and all of his equipment completely absent on the eve of an upcoming conference. They carried out a search warrant at 2:00AM Indianapolis time, taking all of his electronic posessions. Copy of warrant posted. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Digg's Adelson Brushes Off Acquisition Rumors I asked Adelson if this was true. While he woldl not comment specifically on the rumor, he did say that ever since Google bought YouTube everybody has been speaking with everybody. I then asked him under what circumstances would he sell Digg to a larger entity. He said he would only consider it if he believed that a larger company could do more to From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Compusa to sell Wii @ $1,119.06 At least according to their website. Makes the PS3 seem affordable. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


All Laptops Break. Period. This Consumer Reports chart ranks how quickly different laptops need repair. As you can see, Apple is in the middle, with Sony as the most reliable and Gateway the least. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


New Wii Promo Trailer From The Official Nintendo Magazine Of Mexico Check out this new 2.5 minute Wii promo trailer with new actors (that aren't doing totally excessive movements). There's some new footage of various games. Uploaded by RawmeatCowboy of gonintendo.com. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Mac OS X86 10.4.8 DVD for Intel SSE3 released... Things are moving really fast in the OSX86 scene. After the open source 10.4.8 kernel has been modded by semthex to run on non Apple hardware. Now a complete Mac OS X86 DVD with the new kernel has been released. Its seems that it will work on any PCs with Intel motherboards and SSE3 CPU instructions set. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Find a Job College grads often flock to New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago to start their careers. But they'd be far better off in Washington D.C., Phoenix and Las Vegas. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Photo: Wow!....Now THIS is a Comet!! Near its closest approach to planet Earth, comet SWAN brightened unexpectedly earlier this week. Telescopic observers also noticed dramatic changes in the comet's colorful coma and tail, seen in this view recorded on October 25th. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Over 400 Free Mac Apps: The Best Freeware Site For Mac I Have Found So Far. This is the most comprehensive list of mac freeware I have ever seen. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Toolbar - Buttons Closer for Firefox 2.0 Buttons closer on toolbar ignoring theme settings (It ignores border, background style and size from the operating system's theme) From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


What Are The Good BitTorrent Search Engines? This list is selected from hundreds of reader votes, and voted on each week by a small panel of torrent download users. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Hidden camera: Michael Schumacher at Shell Gas Station Imagine the surprise of pulling into your local Shell station to find your car surrounded by a Ferrari pit crew led by Michael Schumacher! Find out what happens to a Shell customer in this unique, hidden-camera video! From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


South Park Mocks Steve Irwin, Draws Ire Is anybody REALLY surprised that the South Park crew didn't give Irwin a pass? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Photos: Top 10 products with high 'wife-acceptance factor' In a recent column, playfully dubbed "Fully Whipped," CNET's David Carnoy listed the 10 products with the highest wife-acceptance factor, or WAF. Here are his picks. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Canadian Citizen Illegally held, tortured, and released tells his story This was BEFORE the new laws relaxing corpus went into effect. Only in the US on a stop over, Maher Arar is illegally detained, ridiculed, and interrogated by US officials for six months. Finally he is sent to Syria where he is tortured into confessing to crimes he did not commit. BEFORE the new laws... what horror stories await now? From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Ann Coulter defends Mark Foley What a sick, neocon hack. At least other conservatives have some integrity. She is a total partisan hack. She has no humility. If you have an '-R' next you your name she'll defend you. Even Laura Ingraham was hesitant to try and pin this one on the Democrats. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


The Top 10 Funniest, Saddest & Scariest Mangled Statements & quotes by Bush The fun begins halfway down the page. One of my favs: "There's an old...saying in Tennessee...I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says Fool me once...(3 second pause)... Shame on...(4 second pause)...Shame on you....(6 second pause)...Fool me...Can't get fooled again." - President Bush From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Samurai Sword-Wielding Man's Arrest Caught On Tape German police arrested a man who was wielding a samurai sword outside a railway station in Hamburg. The man brandished the sword at workers at the train station after attempting to leave the station without a ticket. The man was later captured on videotape swinging the ancient sword violently at police as they attempted to disarm him. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Dancing Fountains Bellagio: Las Vegas, USA Using a dramatic combination of music, water and light, the Bellagio delivers spectacular performances with its majestic fountains. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Where did the Republican Revolution Go Astray? The answer is simple: Republican lawmakers forgot the party's principles, became enamored with power and position, and began putting politics over policy. Now, the Democrats are reaping the rewards of our neglect -- and we have no one to blame but ourselves. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Time to quit... You know it makes sense.... From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Bomb threat stops Swedish hockey game Police stopped a game in Sweden's top hockey league during the third period and evacuated the packed arena after receiving a bomb threat. The game between Farjestad and Modo in Karlstad in southern Sweden was stopped with less than eight minutes to go in the third period, with host Modo leading 2-0. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


FBI Raids Creator of Fake Boarding Pass Generator Christopher Soghoian created the Northwest Airlines Boarding Pass Generator to demonstrate flaws in the government’s implementation of airport security and the so-called no-fly list. Then the FBI agents kept a federal judge awake until two in the morning to get a search warrant and raided his house in a predawn raid Saturday morning. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Ground Control Lives: New Forum Keeps My Dream App Eliminated Idea Going There's a new forum for the app idea that was eliminated in the My Dream App semifinals. Here's your chance to help contribute to one of the better ideas that didn't make the final cut. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


New Theory For Mass Extinctions A new theory on just what causes Earth's worst mass extinctions may help settle the endless scientific dust-up on the matter. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Former Major League Pitcher Niekro Dies Former major league pitcher Joe Niekro, Houston's career victory leader, died Friday, Astros president Tal Smith said. He was 61. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Video Footage of the Madrid Train Bombs Scary footage of the bomb explosions March 3rd 2004. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Al-Qaeda warns Canada An al-Qaeda strategist has warned Canada to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan or face terrorist attacks similar to 9/11, Madrid and the London transit bombings. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Wikipedia Leaves $100M on the Table I sat next to Jimbo at a Wikipedia dinner over the summer. I begged him to put a leaderboard on Wikipedia and told him I would get AOL to sell it and host Wikipedia--for free. He declined saying there will never be ads on Wikipedia. I then explained to him in detail how that one leaderboard could make over $100M per year. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


22% of Americans spend 1 to 3 hours on e-mail each day Study that breaks down how long Americans spend time writing and reading emails. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


America : A Country Ruled by Faith Aside from Rove and Cheney, Bush's inner circle are all deeply religious. [Condoleezza] Rice is a minister's daughter, chief of staff Andrew Card is a minister's husband, Karen Hughes is a church elder, and head speechwriter Michael Gerson is a born-again evangelical, a movement insider From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Tetris Weightlifting The controls for Tetris weightlifting are relatively simple. Users hold two handle grips while seated. Each grip has a button that can be used to rotate pieces. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


How To Pick Up Internet News as it Breaks Really good tips about how to be the first to get to those news items. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


L8ter: Overloaded Web Page Reminders L8ter is a small and simple service that informs you when an overloaded website is available again. Everyone knows that being linked to by websites such as Slashdot and Digg can temporarily cripple a website and bring service to a halt. Now, instead of bookmarking it or forgetting about it, you can have l8tr keep an eye on it: L8ter.org From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Bad Attitude at an American Airport: You could be Fined $1,500. Passengers can be fined for their actions too. For example, "interference with screening" that includes physical contact could cost a traveler $1,500 to $5,000, and "non-physical contact" $500 to $1,500. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Dave Watanabe's Inquisitor 3.0 (Safari Search on Steroids), Now Free! Dave's just released version 3 of Inquisitor, which improves Safari's search to provide instant results on typing, autocompletion suggestions, and support for more search engines. And best of all? Version 3 is now free. From digg on October 29, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


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