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Zune.net is UP Microsoft's official Zune site is finally up. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Apple Offers Free Trial Of Aperture Apple is now offering a free trial of Aperture for everyone. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Two Guys Jump Out From University Window from the 21st Floor Two guys first go through university and then come to library, approach to the window and jump out. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Google donates $30,000 to CC Google has donated $30,000 to Creative Commons, the open licensing organization. The charitable corporation has essentially created a new method for the licensing and sharing of intellectual property. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


MLB Wants Season Openers in China "Our goal is to open the season in China -- with regular-season games -- in the very near future," MLB president Bob DuPuy told Reuters on Thursday. MLB officials are anxious to unearth baseball's version of Yao Ming before China hosts the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. MLB's marketing strategists are looking to strike while the iron is hot .... From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


14 year old crashes his dad's new 50 grand car minutes after its bought Some kid's dad just got a brand new 2007 Mustang "Eleanor"....of course his son who is 14 is way too excited and with the car in the driveway for 5 minutes asks for the keys, gets in, and proceeds to plow it through the garage wall. Watch dad and friends' reaction. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Cheoptics360: the future of 3D video is here Forget what you know about lenticular-based 3D displays, holograms, and even those "real" 3D image projectors being toyed around with in Japan. That 3D image you can see on the site was generated within the Cheotpics360, a four-sided transparent pyramid develop by a Danish team of engineers and designers from viZoo and Romboll. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Microsoft removes device transfer limitations from Vista! Microsoft has backed off of their Vista license, now allowing transfers and even legal sales between third parties. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Ann Coulter Says She Won't Cooperate in Voting Probe Ann Coulter, all-American champion of justice. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


YALP - Yachad Accelerated Learning Project YALP is a three-year educational intervention program aimed at raising the scholastic achievements of students in remote and rural locations in Australia, particularly those with a high proportion of academically low achieving Indigenous students. It is based on whole of community educational approaches developed by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


DC-2007 international conference on Dublin Core and metadata applications The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is an organization dedicated to promoting the widespread adoption of interoperable metadata standards and developing specialized metadata vocabularies for describing resources that enable more intelligent information discovery systems. The 2007 conference will be hosted by the National Library Board in cooperation with the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information of Nanyang Technological University. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Australian Technical College National Forum held in Canberra For the first time, principals and chairs of governing boards from Australian Technical Colleges being established in every state and territory across the nation, have converged on Canberra to meet the Australian Minister for Vocational and Technical Education, the Hon Gary Hardgrave MP, and exchange ideas. The Australian Government is investing $343.6 million to establish 25 Australian Technical Colleges in 24 regions, to promote pride and excellence in the teaching and acquiring of trade skills at secondary school level. The new Australian Technical Colleges allow students to complete their From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Web inventor fears for the future The British developer of the world wide web says he is worried about the way it could be used to spread misinformation and 'undemocratic forces'. The web has transformed the way many people work, play and do business. But Sir Tim Berners-Lee told BBC News he feared that, if the way the internet is used is left to develop unchecked, 'bad things' could happen. He wants to set up a web science research project to study the social implications of the web's development. BBC News, 2 November 2006 From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


2006 Merck Sharp and Dohme Florey Medal - invitation for nominations This prestigious award, inaugurated in 1998 to mark the centenary of the birth of Howard Walter Florey, will be made to an Australian or Australians for a milestone achievement in biomedical science and human health advancement arising from research carried out in Australia. Nominations close on 23 November 2006. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Funding boost to put pools in Aboriginal communities Another $2.5 million will go towards building swimming pools in Aboriginal communities in South Australias far north. The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister, Mal Brough, used the opening of a new pool at Mimili to announce extra funds. He says the Government's 'no school, no pool' program has helped improve health and education. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


U3A international conference 2007 The University of the Third Age (U3A) international conference is an opportunity for U3A members from around the world to meet and discuss the future with the conference theme, 'The world ahead - from here to where?'. Each day of the conference will focus on a specific area of interest including the environnment, social issues and the arts. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Rural primary school wins Anzac Day award Tallimba Public School, a rural primary school with just 26 students, has been presented with the national 2006 Anzac Day Schools' Award in the primary school category. Students, teachers, parents and local veterans travelled from central New South Wales to Canberra for a ceremony at Parliament House where the school was presented with $2000 and a commemorative plaque, as national primary school winner, and $1000 and plaque as NSW primary school winner. The Australian Government's Anzac Day Schools' Awards encouraged students to demonstrate their understanding of the significanc From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Linking Tasmanian Seniors (LTS) The Linking Tasmanian Seniors (LTS) initiative aims to promote companionship and social interaction between seniors who hold similar interestes and have access to personal computers, and to assist seniors in gaining further skills and confidence in computer systems and information technology. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Project: Mac mini Cube "There are mods, and then there are really nice mods. I think Anthony's Mac mini Cube might just be the best Mac mini-based mod you will ever see." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Wii To Support Custom Soundtracks New Excite Truck screenshot hints at possible inclusion of custom sountracks for Wii games From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Scientists Say White House Muzzled Them Two federal agencies are investigating whether the Bush administration tried to block government scientists from speaking freely about global warming and censor their research, a senator said Wednesday. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Nine minutes to install Ridge Racer on PS3 Given the 2X speed of the Blu-ray drive inside the PS3, installing the 5GB of Ridge Racer on the hard drive would take 9 minutes to complete. What ever happened to plug and play? Isn't that the point of videogame consoles? From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Ultimate Programmer Reference Resource (with Ajax search) You can find any function/class/tag/style in 2 seconds using this search service. Works with most of the technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, Oracle, PHP, XSL, ActionScript, ColdFusion, C/C++ and more. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Religious right leader paid for gay hooker and took drugs This guy is virulently anti-gay, and according to TIME he's one of the top 25 evangelical Christian leaders in the US. But according to a gay hooker, he's been paying for gay sex for 3 years and doing drugs. Wonder what Jesus would do? From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Best ipod Costume Ever these guys have the best ipod costume I've ever seen. They have the 2nd most amount of votes for the colleghumor.com costume contest. It is out duty to honor their amazing costume by voting for it.When ipods win, we all win. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


John Dvorak: Is Vista a Dead End? As we get ever closer to the official release of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, we have to ask ourselves what comes next—or is this the end? I think it is the end, for a lot of reasons. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Color-blind Voting This article was written by my favorite professor at Northwestern, Prof. Bill Savage. We all thought he was so cool because his office had a Pulp Fiction poster and I think an Animal House poster on the walls. But he wasn't just a good teacher, he was a good mentor and a hell of a guy. He encouraged me to write my first book, which now, thanks to him, awaits publication. He just was/is so cool. He was the kind of guy you could have a couple of beers with at Nevin's. And he's right. He did From Undesignated Blog on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Installing Windows on a Mac is now Easier than Installing Windows on a PC! "As of today, its now easier to install Windows on a Mac than it is to install Windows on a PC! That's due to the inclusion of our new Installation Assistant into today's build of Parallels Desktop for Mac." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


New Addicting Game: Snowball How big can you roll your ball to? I got 2084 pounds. There are some massive records, very addicting. Note: Direct link to the game. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Gmail For Mobile Launches Today Gmail for Mobile, a downloadable gmail application for java-enabled phones, launches this morning at 5 AM PST. Previously, users were only able to access gmail via a mobile browser. But for java-enabled phones, using the Gmail for Mobile application will significantly speed email use. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Brand new Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess trailers! Go watch them NOW! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Meet the Google Reader Team Nick Baum, product manager on the Google Reader team, and Jason Shellen, new business development manager at Google, sit down with Scoble in front of the Google Master Plan 2.0 to talk about Google's news aggregator . From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


'Only 50 years left' for sea fish Enjoy while u can !!!!! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


102 Personal Finance Tips Your Professor Never Taught You Why is it we never learn basic personal finance skills in school? Here are 102 tips that can form the basis of your money management. Some of the tips are: spend less than you earn, never buy the extended warranty, banking fees are for suckers, high deductible is your friend, and money isn't everything. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


All NHL Games Free on Google Video Now I guess google just signed some sort of deal with the NHL. I was surprised to see that all the games were free. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Child Abuse May Alter Victims' Brain Chemistry Abuse is not just something that's learned from living with abusive parents. Suffering through abuse also appears to permanently lower the brain's production of an important regulator of emotions called serotonin. Low serotonin can make people more prone to acts of rejection, impulsive aggression and violence. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Top 100 photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope Taken by a singularly talented photographer. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


67%of Americans believe that Al-Jazeera English should be banned in the US ...and 53% believe that the channel should not be launched at all.It's shocking that in such a free country, people ask their government to censor their information to decide what they can and can't see. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Lifelong Christian GOP columnist quits the GOP because of Sen Allen Frank Schaeffer: " I'm a Christian, a writer, a military parent and a registered Republican... I have nice handwritten letters from various members of the Bush family... But enough is enough. I've had it with Republican smears.Wartime demands leaders with character and moral authority. The political party smearing Mr. Webb proves it has neither." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Microsoft helping Novell sell Linux: WSJ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are entering into a partnership that could help Novells Linux operating system, according to a media report Thursday. Under the agreement, which isnt final, Microsoft will offer sales support to Novells Suse Linux, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site, citing people famili From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Mac Mini Portable with Touch Screen This thing is smaller than a MacBook or anything else made by Apple! It's got a 3 hour battery life and has it's own stand. Oh, and it has a touch-screen. Made by Peter Green (http://www.petergreen.org) From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


A time lapse video of a drive from L.A. to New York. This is pretty neat. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Sunglasses a 'security threat' to Airline TSA employees About a week ago I flew to Rhode Island on business. I was forced into the 'security threat' line because I refused to remove my sunglasses at the second of four TSA checkpoints at LAX. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Tell Steve not to partner with Walmart Wal-Mart Watch, an independent organization that keeps tabs on what Wal-Mart is up to, isn't happy that Apple is considering a partnership with the big W. Recall, if you will, that Wal-Mart wasn't so happy about the iTunes Store potentially biting into their share of the movie business. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Have Nintendo's Elite Beat Agents Help You Pass The Time Waiting For Wii IGN DS's editor-in-chief, Craig Harris, has given Elite Beat Agents an "Incredible" rating of 9.5 - the highest score of *ALL* DS games - rivaling New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS. Read the whole review to see why you'll be tapping and dancing away the Wii-Waiting-Time with "one of the most creative and clever rhythm games ever conceived." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


How To Hack a Windows XP Admin Password Here is exactly how to hack a Windows XP Admin Password and not get caught. Have fun. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Video: Lawyer arrested for dressing as Bin Laden The lawyer who revealed George W. Bush's suppressed drunk driving conviction was arrested for dressing up like Osama Bin Laden for Halloween. Here's a video of the incident. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


PS3 playable at Toys R Us Times Square -- Pictures! I had heard that the Toys R Us in Times Square, NYC, had playable PlayStation 3 kiosks, luckily for me and you, that rumor is true. There is a station set up now with four units, but only one is playable. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - All-new trailer. Never-before seen trailer of the upcoming flagship title for Wii, released just yesterday. Keeps looking more and more spectacular - It's going to be far beyond worth the wait! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Nintendo picks GameStop, Toys "R" Us for Wii launch Nintendo said on Thursday that it chose GameStop & Toys R Us as the retailers that will host the launch of its new Wii video game console, which goes on sale on November 19.The "official" Nintendo midnight launch events at Toys "R" Us and GameStop will feature live music/entertainment, and a countdown to the moment that the console goes on sale From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


BSD is Dying - A tale of sex and greed! This was a talk presented at the NYC BSD Conference last weekend at Columbia University. Very funny stuff, gives a nice background on the various BSDs and addresses the famous "BSD is Dead" troll from Slashdot. Don't miss the last slide... Linux users might get squeemish! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Most Offensive Halloween Costumes Ever! Gee, I wonder what would happen if I competed in the office Halloween contest wearing one of these costumes From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


7 More Sure-Fire Headline Templates That Work An excellent Copyblogger article on how to write a catchy headline. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Lindsey Lohan: 'Yes, I'm a Slut; So what?' "It is the variety of partners everyone likes, especially at my age. I'm like Angelina Jolie, taking on lovers... but if I'm going to give my body to someone, I'd rather them not be with other people. It's very old-fashioned." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Yellowstone Super Volcano - A Geological Doomsday As each catastrophe leads inexorably to its tragic conclusion, the hands of the doomsday clock move another minute closer to midnight. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Stephen Colbert dismantles Rush Limbaugh Colbert totally rips into Rush Limbaugh... From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Sexual Orgasm Increases Longevity Dr. Mercola's verified health benefits of having sex. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


EA Now Charging 360 Owners For Content Shipped On The Disk EA is now offering downloads on the XBOX Live Marketplace for the game "Need For Speed Carbon". These downloads add up to about $50. That price is to be tacked on top of the $60 retail price. Making the fill game cost $110, and all the content is locked away on the disk. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Pictures of Moscow 24/7 Traffic Jam "The accent of these photos is on enormous Moscow traffic. The situation on road like on this pictures was without any difference during all the day today - both in the daytime and late at night." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Hak.5 Season 2 Episode 4 Released Paul takes a look at Q, an open source emulator for the PowerPC Mac platform. Erin Shahan joins us to talk about the geeks natural predator, RSI. Alli shows off an idiot-proof Nintendo DS mod chip with plenty of hackability (and Doom of course). And Wess adds style to your micro with a blingin' modded mouse. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Primary and early e-voting problems point to gathering storm As we move toward the November mid-terms, we're beginning to a more detailed and depressing picture of exactly what we're up against as a nation in less than a week: two major new reports from independent research groups detail the myriad security breaches, and procedural and technical problems in the 2006 Ohio primaries. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Best video game levels of all time From Mario to Shadow of the Colossus, from Call of Duty to Beyond Good & Evil, from Goldeneye to many more, Destructoid has taken time to poll gamers over a few weeks to decide one some of the best video games ever. Feel free to comment and contribute to the list! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Geek Girl of the Month: Ruby Rocket GEEKIEST MOMENT: A guy taps me on the shoulder and says, “Hi, I just thought that since I created the Teen Titans, I should get a picture of you!” It was George Perez…I totally fangirled. MEASUREMENTS: 40-27-35. 'Nuff said. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Scientists Discover Cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of cot death, the leading killer of children in their first year of life. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


myQuiz Digital Learning for Careers myQuiz is a series of multimedia learning objects accessible from the myfuture website. The series has been developed to assist career practitioners engage young people in career development and planning. The learning objects provide an alternative medium for teachers to utilise, particularly, with students who experience lower literacy levels and/or have difficulty participating in traditional classroom activities. Also available are the myQuiz Practitioner's Guide, and Learning Experiences resources to support the implementation of myQuiz in a classroom environment. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Woman So Fat .... She never knew She Was Pregnant Many new mothers don't know what to expect during pregnancy, but Amanda Brisendine didn't know she was expecting at all. "He was hiding. He was our big surprise," says Amanda. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Olbermann’s Special Comment : There is no line this President has not cross Tonight we got another one of Keith's special comments and this one was another top-notch job. Olbermann left no stone unturned while going through the exhaustive list of how the Republicans love to manipulate words and turn them into something they are not. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Call of Duty 3 for Wii Gets Glowing Review Even though the principles of the control system are the same as Red Steel, CoD3 feels immediately more responsive and easier to control. CoD3 also uses the tilt function in the Wii Remote in some interesting ways. You can lean your head out by twisting the Remote in the direction you want to look and you change ammo by flicking the Nunchuk. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


South Park - Cartman goes nuts for Nintendo Wii This is the FULL episode of Cartman going crazy for the Nintendo Wii. He wants the system so bad that he ends up doing anything and everything for it. It was so damn funny that I couldn't stop laughing while watching this. This is definitely one of the best I have seen in a good while. Must see! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Big Tobacco's Anti-Smoking Ads Boost Teen Smoking Anti-smoking ads on television produced by tobacco companies and aimed at parents may actually be encouraging children to start smoking, Australian researchers report. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Diebold Fumbles Attempt to Stop HBO Airing of 'Hacking Democracy'! In Hilarious Statement, Company Claims Documentary — Which They Haven't Seen — Has Facts Wrong... But They're Referring to a Completely Different Documentary! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Breaking: UTube Sues YouTube A release on one of the press wires says that UTube is now suing the video sharing site, demanding that YouTube stop using their name. Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corporation of Perrysburg, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit in the US District court in Toledo, according to the reports.They complained a few weeks back that the site was being downed b From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


I want a Firefox Extension to ... 200+ extremely useful Firefox extensions that save time and effort. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


700MHz Dell Refurb OptiPlex Celeron for $47.91 Need a cheap file server, Linux machine, or emailing machine? How about a refurbished 700MHz Celeron for $47.91. It's really bare-bones, with only 128MB of RAM, a 10GB hard drive, Windows 2000 (not installed), onboard Video and Audio, two PCI slots, one AGP slot, and four USB slots. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


Can your girlfriend be too perfect? (NSFW) The perfect girl-friend From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:24 a.m..


Ann Coulter involved In Illegal Voting Case: Could Face Prison if Guilty WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: Conservative columnist Ann Coulter has refused to cooperate in an investigation into whether she voted in the wrong precinct, so the case will be turned over to prosecutors. Knowingly voting in the wrong precinct is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:24 a.m..


Valve adds Multi-core to the Source Engine Valve is adding multi-core processor support to Half-Life 2's Source engine in time for the release of Kentsfield. We travelled to Seattle to talk to Gabe Newell and his team about what this will mean for gamers and hardware geeks, as well as examining a new benchmark tool created to show off what can be done. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:24 a.m..


Highest Elevation Tornado Ever Observed (Pictures) On July 2004 a backpacker in eastern Sequoia National Park encountered a tornado at around 12,000 feet. The highest ever documented. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..


Touch-screen iPod directly confirmed by Apple Apple's iPod documentation reveals that the touch-screen iPod is coming. You can verify it yourself. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..


The Top 10 Things We’ll Miss About Bob Barker Yesterday, it was announced the Bob Barker will be leaving The Price is Right after 35 years as its host. #3. Bob losing his patience. #7. Female contestants kissing Bob on the cheek. #9. The Most Feminine Microphone in the Biz. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..


Stephen Colbert talks about Youtube on The Word Colbert addresses the issue of Viacom asking Google / Youtube to take down clips of The Colbert Report. He basically says that everything will be all right... will it? From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..


Saved by an Inch Bad work day. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..


Blender DESTROYS a bag of marbles How not to use your blender. This has bad idea written all over it, but it's still fun to watch. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..


Napster launches 'free download of the day' Online music service Napster is giving away MP3s again--sort of. Starting yesterday, music fans can download a free (and legal) MP3 every day. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..


Light-emitting transistor uses light to transfer an electrical signal In one of the early discoveries of the current "silicon electrophotonics era," scientists from Hitachi, Ltd. in Tokyo have built a light-emitting transistor (LET) that transfers, detects and controls an electrical signal all on a single nanometer-sized chip. Using a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, the group could optically connect the LET .. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


New version of line rider released! The large delay was well worth it for this new version. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


It’s official: Vista and Office 2007 to launch November 30 A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed that the planned release dates for Vista and Office are indeed November 30 after all, fulfilling Microsoft’s promise of delivering Vista in 2006. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Is there an IPTV boom in the making? If not today, then sometime soon, the IPTV will become a big business. The incumbent telecom operators worldwide are investing heavily in IPTV business. Infonetics Research, a Campbell, Calif.-based research firm forecasts4 that there will be 68.9 million IPTV subscribers by 2009. Bluewin TV is the latest IPTV service to launch in Europe. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


CVS to Purchase Caremark in $21 Billion Deal The deal creates a pharmacy giant, to be known as CVS/Caremark Corp., that will have 180,000 employees and fill or manage more than one billion prescriptions per year. Combined, the two companies estimate they will generate $75 billion in revenue this year. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


"Lost": Introducing the Redemption of TV Theory EW's resident expert introduces the Redemption of TV Theory, pursues the ''Lost''-''Heroes'' connection, and finds a clue with Stephen King. Oh, and there's that scoop about the Others... From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


All 28 Episodes of The Venture Bros. If you haven't gotten into this Adult Swim cartoon, you are missing out. It has frequent references to Star Wars, Marvel/DC comics, and Internet culture. Drawn and inked in the traditional animation style, albeit digitally, and presented in glorious Extra Color, this intelligently done cartoon has become my favorite show. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Mutant Fruit Flies Have Genetic Resistance to Alcohol Give them a little booze, and fruit flies get rowdy. After too much alcohol, they'll stagger and, eventually, pass out. But for a select few flies, alcohol's effects are much weaker. Now, scientists have identified the genetic mutation responsible for this difference. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Mythbusters Test Fart Lighting The Mythbusters crew look into the myth of lighting farts on fire. Super slo-mo camera captures the truth. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Shuttleworth: Linux distros need consistent packaging A long, long time ago, packaging was an exciting idea. There were disputes over style and process, there was innovation. There were reasons to prefer .deb over .rpm over emerge and it’s binary packages… Today, these differences are just a hindrance. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Web reaches new milestone: 100 million sites The Internet services company Netcraft says a mammoth milestone was reached during the month of October. "There are now 100 million Web sites with domain names and content on them," said Netcraft's Rich Miller "Within that, there are some that are busy and updated more often, and that represents the active sites which are at about 47 or 48 million" From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Iranian Kidneys for Sale Need a kidney? Go to Iran, they advertise them on the streets. Every year 1,400 Iranians sell their kidneys on the international black market for organs. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Why I sacked Tom Cruise THE man who ended Tom Cruise's 14-year-relationship with Paramount Pictures says he was influenced in the shock decision by his wife, because she and "women everywhere" had started to hate the star. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


53 Hardware Secrets Ready to revitalize the gear you already own? We have scores of smart tips and thrifty add-ons for your PC, printer, camera, phone, and other devices. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


The Big Fun, Low Cost, SLI Gaming Rig Can two low cost graphics cards, ganged together in SLI mode, beat out a super-overclocked 7900 GTX? From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Apple release Xcode 2.4.1 Xcode 2.4.1 is Apple Computer's integrated development environment for Mac OS X. The full Xcode package is free to ADC members and includes all the tools you need to create, debug, and optimize your own Universal applications, targeting both Intel and PowerPC platforms. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


How the Landscape is Changing for Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Adobe The days of purely desktop-based applications are clearly numbered, but so are the days of exclusively web-based apps... From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


American Election Hacker Testifies He tells the members how he was hired by Congressman Tom Feeney in 2000 to build a prototype software package that would secretly rig an election to sway the result 51 / 49 to a specified side. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Kazaa Settles Third and Final Lawsuit Kazaa has settled the last of the lawsuits against it, coming to terms with the National Music Publishers' Association earlier this week. Although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the final settlement is expected to reach $10 million. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Star Trek weapons turn their sights on cancer Using antimatter to destroy cancer cells. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


IE 7 vs FireFox 2 It's being covered as a war between two browsers, Internet Explorer 7 and FireFox 2, it's about features, it's about security and it's about ease of use. newsday.com says: Bottom line: If you're happy with Firefox or Opera, there's no need to switch to IE7, but it's worth a look. If you're still using IE6, the new version is definitely worth downloading. You From StuartYeates's blog on November 2, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..


The Beauty of Mathemagic Brilliant, isn’t it? From digg on November 2, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Porky Pig in old toon: Son of a Bitch! This is a real clip from a real cartoon. He mashes his thumb with the hammer, and cries, "Son of a b-b-b-, son of a b-b-b-, son of a b-b-b-... gun!" He then turns to the camera and says, stutter-free, "You thought I was going to say 'son of a bitch', didn't you?!" From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


CNN VIDEO: Christopher Hitchens and Andrew Sullivan in the Situation Room Andrew Sullivan and Christopher Hitchens sure can turn a phrase when describing the delusional way that the present President sees the world around him! They discuss Bush, his delusions and failings. The election we have on Tuesday is not an election but rather an intervention of this delusional President. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


10 things you MUST know before registering a domain name The world of domain registrars today is a minefield. In extreme cases, the fine print of a registrars T&C has included "power of attorney" -- and if you're using a whois protection service, you don't actually own your domain names. Don't get stuck with a bad registrar. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Intel Kentsfield Quad Core CPUs FULLY Reviewed Intel has just launched their first quad-core CPU, dubbed Kentsfield. The approach is simple: take two Conroe cores, and put them on the same CPU.This review features Kentsfield clocked at launch speed - 2.66 GHz - as well as speeds that will be released in the near future, like 2.40 GHz for the Core 2 Quad Q6600 to be released this January. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Mac OS Market Share Spikes to 5.21 Percent - Up 35 Percent Year Over Year Apple's Mac OS X market share continues to rise. It's now up to 5.21 percent but the real news is that growth is accelerating. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Kerry Says ‘I’m Sorry’ On MSNBC For His Remarks About Troops In Iraq This morning on MSNBC, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) apologized for his comments on Monday. “Of course I’m sorry for the botched joke,” he said, calling his comments “pretty stupid.” [VIDEO] From digg on November 2, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Surprises Inside Microsoft Vista's EULA Scott Granneman takes a look at some big surprises in Microsoft's Vista EULA that limit what security professionals and others can do with the forthcoming operating system. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Hidden File in Mac OS X System Files There is an unexpected audio file hidden in the Mac OS X system files.Quite funny and completely random. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Arabic Speaking Soldier Commits Suicide in Objection to Torture Army specialist Alyssa Peterson was an Arabic speaking interrogator assigned to the prison at the Tal-afar airbase in far northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border. Peterson objected to the interrogation techniques used on prisoners. She refused to participate after only two nights working in the unit known as the cage. She shot and killed herself. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


ThePirateBay Grows The once briefly shut down tracker shows little sign on slowing down. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


John Kerry "Botched Joke" Comment Clarified by Keith Olbermann There have been recent GOP remarks on Kerry's comment. This video as explained by Keith Olbermann, shows the full comment in context. Kerry is seen mentioning just before, that Bush is in a "state of denial". From digg on November 2, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Republican Congressman Shows Family Values by Beating His Wife The wife of U.S. Rep. John Sweeney called police last December to complain her husband was "knocking her around" during a late-night argument at the couple's home, according to a document obtained last week by the Times Union. The emergency call to a police dispatcher triggered a visit to the couple's residence by a state trooper from Clifton Park. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


OpenBSD 4.0 review Full review of OpenBSD 4.0, which was officially released November 1. This is the 20th CD release, marking 10 years of OpenBSD development. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


National Geographic: Interactive King Cobra Information about the King Cobra snake produced by National Geographic and suitable for middle primary aged students. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Innovating with technology: the challenge to education policy, leadership and management This presentation was given at the Second National ICTs in Basic Education Congress in Cebu City, Philippines, 2006. It introduces the topic of using ICTs in education from an Australian context by posing the question of 'Why?' It then goes on to briefly examine the introduction of computers and the World Wide Web, cites a seminal report entitled Australia’s Future Using Education Technology, and finally, refers to a paper about the evolution of methods of communication that humans have developed for common use and which are fundamental to education. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Australian Education International industry seminar - Perth This seminar is an opportunity for institutions, peak bodies and other interested parties to hear about the latest directions and trends in international education from Australian Education International's International Counsellors and senior National Office staff. From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Australia low-ranked on childcare Only one country in the OECD spends less than Australia on early childhood education and care, a recent report has found. Australia ranks second from last among 20 developed countries in funding vital early childhood education and care. Skimping on spending now could impact on the social and educational development of Australians later in life, said the report's co-author, Professor Collette Tayler (Tayler). The eight-year study, Starting Strong II: Early Childhood Education, found Australia spent only 0.45 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in early care and education. But the From EdNA Online on November 2, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Tony Snow and Bush knew that Kerry didn't speak about the troops They knowingly cut just 10 seconds of footage to make it insulting to the troops. They timed the release for the Bush speech. Never mind Olbermann, just watch the footage.Now, that's what's called propaganda. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


OpenOffice : The Free Office Software Suite Everyone Should Know About Thankfully, computer users can now enjoy the benefits of having free software that is actually far superior and useful to many of the products available for a hefty price in the retail market . For example, AVG Free Edition and ditto for OpenOffice. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


The Trouble with Multi-Core Computers Today's top-of-the-line computers have dual-core processors, by next year, major chip makers Intel and AMD will have rolled out quad-core systems. Although multiple processors are theoretically faster than a single core, writing software that takes advantage of many processors--a task called parallel programming--is extremely difficult. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


The PS3 and Xbox 360 equal in power In a recent interview with the San Jose Mercury, the president of Silicon Knights, Dennis Dyak, said that the PS3 and the Xbox 360 were essentially equal in power. "The 360 and the PS3 are equal in power in my eyes. Maybe the PS3 has more processing power. The 360 has more available memory. It's pretty much a net, net...." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Yahoo! Wii Site This is the first I have heard about this page! Yahoo has a Wii page up which has a countdown timer, info on the Wii, a comments section, pictures, and more. Worth a look! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Keith Olbermann To Limbaugh: "Please Go Back On The Drugs" (Video) Countdown's latest list of nominees of worst person in the world. "Rush, your lies used to be slightly entertaining, but no more. Please go back on the drugs". Comedian Rush Limbaugh: todays worst person in the worlllllllllld! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Best Halo SPARTAN suit ever wins $1000 Halloween contest in Ohio The Posh Nite Club offered a two day competition for best Halloween costumes, and this guy won $1,000 each night, once for his Halo outfit, and again the next night for his Predator suit (last thumbnail). If he pulled a Metroid surprise and took off the helmet to reveal he's really a hot girl I'd be forced to battle her Spartan with some trojans. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


50 Tools that can Increase your Writing Skills We found this in the way, way, way back machine while cruising though Bloglines last night. If you are writing anything at all, odds are you'll improve your skills by spending some time at the Poynter Institute. So without delay, here is a list of a whopping 50 articles that we should all read. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Southpark Wii EPISODE! Zomg. Anyone watching southpark right now 9on comedy central), in the episode, Cartman is obsessive about getting a nintendo wii.If you are quick, you can still catch the rest of the episode on Comedy Central. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro runs 25% cooler "I received my brand new MacBook Pro 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to learn that it runs 25 percent cooler than my previous MacBook Pro." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


iTunes 7.0.2 thinks I've moved to France (and they have no TV Shows there!) "A number of people, myself included, have noticed that after or shortly following the upgrade to iTunes 7.0.2, their default country was changed for the iTunes Store." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 12:31 a.m..


Linux Kernel *^(#! Count when you put it all together and consider that in the present kernel source, 275 credited kernel authors wrote over 1,895,964 lines of code and documentation (6,856,723 words) and only managed to cuss 29 times -- it would seem that these developers show incredible self restraint when expressing frustration, are complete professionals... From digg on November 1, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


11 Ways To Sleep Better To look and feel your absolute best, you need to get approximately seven to nine hours of deeply restful, quality sleep each night. Here are eleven simple tips so you can start sleeping like a baby. Find out how to get a great night’s sleep, right here: From digg on November 1, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


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