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10 Reasons to get a Wii over a PS3 this Holiday Season Third-Party Exclusives, Zelda, 62 Games, Variety, Old-School, Price/Supply, Same Games/Prettier Graphics on PS3, Video Game Gift, Small, Quiet, more Portable, Power Efficient, Blazing Fast Loading Times and a Revolutionary Control Scheme. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Browser based Virtual World navigation! The latest version of Virtual Earth shipped today and features a 3 dimensional interactive virtual world right in Internet Explorer. For developers, it has a javascript interface for manipulating the world directly. This article has a video link as well. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Harvey Norman bully Nintendo, Nintendo bite back Back in September there were reports that Nintendo and Harvey Norman were on track to start stocking Wii in light of the local PS3 delay. It now seems Harvey Norman will not be stocking any Nintendo consoles, with Nintendo refusing to accept Harvey Normans’ trading terms and denying the retailer the hot ticket item this Christmas. OWNED From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The Big Fun, Low Cost, SLI Gaming Rig We've built killer gaming rigs where price is no object. We've built $800 game systems, and we've built bang-for-the-buck systems. These have always had noble goals—push the high end to the limit, show someone what they can build for relatively few dollars, and so on. While it's useful to do that, sometimes it feels like an exercise in accounting. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Scientists discover how to travel faster than the speed of light The theory of relativity predicts that masses being accelerated should emit 'gravitational radiation' in the same way that charged particles (like electrons) emit electromagnetic radiation when they are accelerated. Simply put use of gravitational wave in higher dimensions easily produce thousand time faster speed than light. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Gears of War shifting up for killer app status According to Microsoft, the incoming third-person action spectacular Gears of War has sold enough pre-release copies and gathered enough advance support from retailers to be ranked second only to Halo 2 in terms of hype and expectation. Surely that’s killer app status. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The Democrats' best slogan: "Bush lost the war" | Salon.com Damn. Maher NAILS it. Spread the word. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


BE OUTRAGED! All Four Major E-Voting Machines Flip Votes in Early Voting Early voting in five states showed that voters' choice are being flipped to the opposite candidate on all four major e-voting machines — Diebold TSx, Sequoia Edge, ES&S iVotronic, and Hart InterCivic eSlate. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Craigslist Sex Scammer Once Taught Newbies How to Properly Use Internet The internet’s new most hated figure, Michael Crook, who is on the verge of being legally humiliated in court thanks to griefer antics using nefarious websites, belonged to the Internet Club in high school, where he trained students “on how to use the Internet properly.” From digg on November 6, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Kevin Rose on the Digg Algorithm Kevin has posted an explanation of the Digg algorithm on the Digg Blog. They have been monitoring the stories this past week and have made some changed which will go live today. This means no more stories sitting in the queue w/100+ Diggs! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


America's Slide to Totalitarianism If the last-minute polling trends showing a powerful Republican comeback carry through the Nov. 7 elections, the end of America as we have known it for more than two centuries will be at hand. Election 2006 will have been the ratification of George W. Bush’s grim vision of endless war and the end of a constitutional Republic. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Occupational videos now available on myfuture website Australia's career information service website, myfuture (http://ww.myfuture.edu.au/) now includes occupational videos for selected occupations. The short videos, courtesy of the ABC's Ace Day Jobs series (http://www.abc.net.au/acedayjobs/) showcase Australians at work and offer insights into their professions. The videos are available in The Facts section of the myfuture website, which provides access to a range of information on careers and related topics. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Teens Teachers Training Forum 2006 The purpose of the forum is to provide professional development for practitioners, including teachers, trainers, lecturers, assessors and others involved in the planning, provision, delivery and assessment of Vocational Education and Training (VET) for school students. The theme of the forum is innovation and good practice in the delivery of VET to school students. The Forum facilitates this by providing the latest information on state and national initiatives. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


New organisation for development of writing for performance A new national organisation to develop great new Australian writing for performance - PlayWriting Australia - has been created. PlayWriting Australia will drive the development, advocacy and diversity of Australian drama and facilitate a national conversation about writing for performance. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Updated Australian Apprenticeships induction presentation The Australian Apprenticeships Training Information Service has updated the online Australian Apprenticeships induction presentation to include recent name changes and the recently announced Skills for the Future initiatives that relate to Australian Apprenticeships. The resource aims to provide Australian Apprenticeships Centres and Registered Training Organisations with a resource to assist in the induction of new staff. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


EyeTV release new Digital TV Tuner for Mac It's supercharged DTT, with up to 50% better reception and picture quality in any room of your house. It's DTT in a car, bus, or train at 160 km/h. It's watching one DTT channel and recording another, or watching two channels, at the same time. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


A VERY full featured pre-built MythTV DVR - NICE! The most feature complete DVRs ever. It uses MythTV, can rip DVDs, built in torrent support, 7.1 Dolby,native 1080i output, wireless out of the box, and play any media format all using the remote! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Games aren't ready for quad-core yet, so why do we let marketers sell us? What's next? Gamer clothes? Gamer condoms? Gamer bread? (Don't laugh, there's already an "Xtreme Bread" out there.) Really, can't people realize that if they just spent the time to learn how to PTFG (hint, it's a descendant of RTFM) they'd find that a PC Lexus is unnecessary 99.99% of the time? From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Louis Vuitton's Luxury Architecture "Frank Gehry is designing a new art center in Paris for luxury goods company Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy. The $127 million project, to be called the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation, will be located in the Bois de Boulogne, a large park just to the west of the city." From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Office 2007 Final Screenshots Microsoft has just announced that Office 2007 has been RTM'ed, and Paul Thurrott has posted several screenshots of the final shipping version. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Saddam’s Verdict Announced Four Days Early The verdict was announced four days before the court will finish writing their decision and two days before the U.S. midterm elections. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Fun with online money laundering Once upon a time, the term "money laundering" brought pictures of Big Al, bookkeepers, and prohibition to mind. Still, like everything else, it has come into the age of technology. A new report filed by the Financial Action Task Force, an international organization based in France, gives details on this multi-billion dollar criminal industry. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Readers Cash in on Social Network : The Real Digg Killer? DigitalJournal.com has re-launched as a revenue-sharing social network website offering financial rewards to readers for posting news and comments. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Republicans facing hefty fines in New Hampshire The NRCC may owe New Hampshire $100 million+ for robocalling people on Do Not Call lists. They admit to calling 200,000 people and each violation is a $5,000 fine (but not everyone they called would be on the do-not-call list). From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Top 10 Ajax Tutorials for Beginners A great list of the best tutorials and resources to learn what Ajax is, and how easily you can incorporate it into your own website. Great roundup From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Don't Want to Get Sued by the RIAA? Just Disable Wi-Fi Security! Tammie Marson of Palm Desert, California responded to a lawsuit from the RIAA by stating that her wireless router was not secure, and that therefore the file sharing seen on her network could have been from any passerby. The defense worked, and the RIAA dropped the case. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


cassette tape wallet! yay!!! so i saw a cassette tape made into a wallet here a while ago and i knew i had to do one for myself. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


New Breakthroughs in Mathematics (funny) Simple and genius mathematical revelations from students From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Video: Make Your Own Ethernet Cable Quick video tutorial on how to create your own ethernet cable. Beats paying 10x as much for prefab ones. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Practical cellular net access on the horizon For years 3G denoted some future wireless utopia where voice, data, and video would all merge into a wondrous amalgam. There is indeed a new wireless utopia, known as HSDPA, has started appearing on wireless networks. The technology promises speeds as high as 3.6 Mbps — fast enough to make wireless surfing and downloading well worth the effort. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Internet acronyms illustrated Classics such as zomg, o rly, and teh included within. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


9 Ways Citizen Journalists Can Cover Tomorrows Election This year citizen journalists will play an important role in keeping our elections accountable. Ideas for how you can help cover the 2006 Midterm election: NewAssignment.net Here are nine ways that distributive networks are working to cover Election Day. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Ubuntu Edgy Eft complete sources.list (repository list file) This is complete Ubuntu Edgy Eft complete sources.list (repository list file) From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Red Hat downplays Novell/Microsoft deal Ars has a good analysis of Red Hat's attack on the Microsoft Novell deal, where Red Hat predicts that it's going to be the only enterprise distro left standing in a year. Not all of the mudslinging sticks, but some does. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Snl Tv Funhouse Conspiracy Theory Rock Censored By Nbc Only Aired Once This is a riot - ripping on all the major TV networks and their corporate shenanigans. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Zune problems for MSN customers People who have bought music from Microsoft's MSN Music store could face problems if they decide to buy the firm's new Zune portable player. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:31 p.m..


Video Game Systems Get Graded Game Daily is playing teacher and handing out report cards to all the current and upcoming video game systems. Grades were given based on categories that included price, games and the system's foreseeable future. Here are the final grades so you can see how your favorite system stacks up.... From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Silicone Cleavage Bounces Back Women in the United States may soon have open access once again to silicone breast implants, which were taken off the market in 1992 because of safety concerns. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


8 killer Windows Media Center plug-ins Just as extensions make Firefox better, so do plug-ins add extra goodness to Windows Media Center Edition (MCE). With these eight plugs-ins, most of which are free, you can trick out your MCE PC like never before. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


The Next Gen of Mac Software: Rotten or Delicious? Jason Harris of ShapeShifter and My Dream App fame, has written a take on being a member of the "Delicious Generation" as seen from the inside. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


How to Turn a Photo into a Mailable Mosaic Cool tutorial on Photojojo by LuckyOliver CEO, shows you how to take a photo and turn it into 24 mailable postcards to send as a gift over 24 days to a guy, gal, or pal. Good idea for 24 days leading up to XMas. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


PS3 Startup - It's SUPER slow! A minute and a half, just to go from boot menu to NBA 07's first menu. Inexcusable. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


The new generation of 3rd party Mac software: hypeware Rogue Amoeba has a few things to say about the "new generation" of OS X developers who seem to be all about the hype and light on the content. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Interview with Adam Lasnik of Google "This interview clarifies Adam’s role with Google as well as some of the most common webmaster issues, his thoughts on the common sense of site optimization (think about the user!), long but satisfying days at the Googleplex, the Google Webmaster Help Group, the increasingly important role of Google Base and his thoughts on SEO certification." From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Giving Photographers a Bad Name... A photographer crosses the line at the NYC Marathon. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Dumb Parents Rob Kids of Fun Just when you thought you had heard all the stories about parents taking kids' sports too seriously, another idiot comes along From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Classic Gong Show - Popsicle licking twins This was the infamous act from "The Gong Show" in 1978 that pulled the plug on the NBC version, though it would last two more years in syndication. Immediately after that act, NBC switchboards were flooded with complaints from irate viewers; and despite many claims, that episode WAS seen on the West Coast. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


The Republicans admit they are breaking to law to stop people from voting Push polls illegal From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


20 Useful OS X Tips 20 cool tips for OS X, some advanced, some not. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


History of UNIX - flowchart. I found an image when I was reading up on Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) and this image shows which OS are related to UNIX and how. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Former SCO CEO admits under oath that SCO's lawsuit against IBM is bogus Ransome Love basically admits that all of SCO's claims against IBM and against Linux are bogus. For example, SCO says Linux is derivative of Unix code that it owns. Bull. "To my knowledge, while I was CEO at Caldera, no one at the company viewed Linux as a derivative of any UNIX software". From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


They’d rather die: brief lives of the Afghan slave wives Five years after the Taliban were ousted from Kabul, the number of Afghan women setting fire to themselves because they cannot bear their lives has risen dramatically... More than half of all girls are married off before the age of 16, some as young as six. The women are regarded as commodities rather than wives and are often treated like slaves. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Did Top Republican Congressmen Give away Nuclear secrets on the Internet? Watch this video and hope it's not true. It appears 2 top Republican members of Congress posted Nuclear secrets on the Internet in a weird scheme to resuscitate the WMD in Iraq lies.Please Watch,judge, and vote. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Sony Exec: Company "overreached" in including Blu Ray in PS3 Sony's Phil Harrison has admitted that the company "overreached" with its decision to include a Blu-ray drive in PlayStation 3. His comment was in direct reference to the company's cutting of shipments to the US and Japan and the delay of PS3 in other territories until March 2007. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Wii Startup - It's SUPER fast! A video showing a Wii from the "off" position all the way to Zelda's main menu. Holy CRAP the system turns on quickly. It takes a little longer to read the Zelda disk, but it's faster than all other recent disk-based systems. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


FCC Endorses Broadband over Powerline The Federal Communications Commission on Friday gave a big boost to Broadband over Powerline (BPL), classifying the technology as an "information service." The declaration places BPL-enabled access services on equal footing with cable modem and DSL Internet access services. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


VIDEO: UFO - The greatest story ever denied The official denial and the ridicule began in 1942 with the Battle of Los ... all » Angeles, where a UFO was fired upon by our military that could not bring it down. The release of this film brings an end to over sixty years of official denial. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


"Pot Docs" Put Selves at Risk to Ease Patients' Suffering Dr. Mollie Fry never thought telling her patients where to get the medicine she recommended for pain, depression and nausea would be a problem. Feds who raided her home & office thought otherwise. She was indicted last year on felony charges of conspiring to distribute marijuana. "What did I take an oath to do? To do no harm and to alleviate pain From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Korean Team Discovers Cancer Breakthrough A Korean research team, led by Yonsei University professor Yook Jong-in, made a breakthrough in discovering the mechanism by which cancer cells metastasize.This breakthrough is expected to help scientists better understand the changing nature of cancerous cells, taking a step closer to the discovery of cures. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


HowTo: Set up a RAID mirror under OS X for the ultimate hard drivebackup Back in November I wrote about setting up a RAID array on my new Mac using a bunch of external hard drives I had sitting around. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, and is a way to bind together multiple disks into one larger and/or more reliable virtual disk. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Social Bookmarking Showdown There's a score of services out there, and no single service has it all. Some social bookmarking sites focus more closely on sharing and discovery, while others offer more options for sorting and organizing. Wired compares a bunch of social bookmarking sites. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


QT Movie: Flying past Saturn at 99% the Speed of Light The appearance of these fast moving objects was calculated according to the Theory of Special Relativity taking into account Lorentz contraction, finite light speed, and aberration From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Beginner's Guide to Digg An in-depth overview on Digg that covers everything from Digg's history to submitting stories. It also covers things such as the Digg effect, Digg Spy, Digg tools, Digg labs, My #1, Friends, top users ... From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Google Takes It Offline Google is rolling out its most ambitious print advertising initiative yet, an online marketplace that will let advertisers place bids on space in more than 50 major newspapers. "It might start changing the way we do certain things," says Peter Gardiner, chief media officer for New York agency Deutsch. "But the whole world is changing right now." From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Interviews with Kevin Rose - founder, Digg.com, Revision3 Vloggies: Awards Show Party Video Video montage of the Vloggies party in San Francisco. Includes intro by PodTech CEO, John Furrier and interviews with Jerry Zucker - Director/Producer, Airplane!, Naked Gun, Ghost; Kevin Rose - founder, Digg.com, Revision3; Tom Foremski - founder, Silicon Valley Watcher; Dina Kaplan - winner, Blip.tv; From digg on November 6, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


New Halo 3 Info New information from EGM on Halo 3. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Global Warming Could Trigger Insect Population Boom A rise in Earth's temperature could prove to be a boon to insects worldwide, scientists say. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Microsoft's Gates Looks to Energy Investing billions of dollars for Bill Gates without attracting a lot of attention is a bit like tiptoeing an elephant through a crowded office, but Cascade Investments LLC has managed to go little noticed in recent years while channeling investments for the Microsoft Corp. chairman. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


One of the best SNL performances ever - Beck An incredibly original performance where Beck's band is seated at a dinner table playing bottles, plates and glasses as percussive instruments. Don't miss it! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


CSSEdit 2.0 Released CSSEdit 2 is a major upgrade to the simple and powerful Mac OS X shareware CSS editor. The biggest feature is stylesheet overrides, which allow you to tinker with any site's CSS without having to save, upload and refresh. Also featured is X-ray, which lets you easily see how any layout is built. Lots of other new goodies - check it out! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Build a Stars Wars Full Metal Blaster Rifle Replica Make your very own FULL METAL Blaster Rifle replica as seen in the Star Wars movies. The parts that went into making this prop came directly from the local hardware store and local automotive salvage yard. The entire replica was built for just over $50.00 USA. It took about 24 hours to complete the project. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Secret Plans Reportedly Underway for Post-Election Call-Up of US Soldiers The Washington Post has revealed that secret plans are underway for a surprise, post-election call-up of the National Guard and Reserves for involuntary service in Iraq. US commanders have told Bush privately that additional troops will be needed to maintain the current policy. The American people should demand transparency prior to the election. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Incredible Machines - Kinetic Art Engineering can be fun! Oldie but goldie ten minute compendium of amazing and addictive kinetic art straight out of Japan. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Google growing larger than Microsoft? Some prediction state that at the current rate, Google will have a market cap larger than Microsoft within about 4 years. I say that based on the "Economy of Attention", Google have already crossed the "tipping point" and WILL be larger than Microsoft. Check-out why. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Federal "automated targetting" database offlimits to public verification The new US "Automated Targeting System" is assigning risk assessments to all Americans who travel in or out of the United States, and despite the fact that plenty of non-government agencies can learn all about you, you can't view the records to even see if they are accurate. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Printable planning forms Those of us who actually (gasp!) still write instead of use the 'puter to plan stuff will appreciate these free printable planning forms - anything from calendars to planner pages - at OrganizedHome's printables gallery. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


HUGE Mac 20th Anniversay Poster: 'Apple Macintosh Packaging Concept' This LARGE FORMAT Macintosh 20th Anniversary Commemorative Poster features the "Original Macintosh Packaging Concept" and Apple's Philosophy of the Art of Packaging. Nice Side Article to read and Great Photos From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Fox Interactive Launches Desktop/Website Widget Platform Fox Interactive Media will announce a new widget platform called SpringWidgets on Monday morning at the Widgets Live Conference in San Francisco. It is a unique offering in the increasingly complicated widget space, although the desktop portion of it only works on the Windows platform. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


The Linux Action Show! podcast - Episode 21 Dell gets honest about its support for the Linux Desktop, A new trendy Linux-based Smartphone is on the way, then we get all excited about the new version of Amarok and talk the heck out of Novell and Microsoft’s new partnership. We interview one of the guys from TVease and talk about their awesome Linux based Media center. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Most Heartbreaking Flash Game Ever What a message... When I first started it up, I thought it looked cute. But this game is really a thought-provoking jab into the heart and mind. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


NVIDIA calls back new GeForce 8800 cards before they even launch As many of you know, NVIDIA is launching its next-generation GeForce 8-series products later this week. However, there has been a manufacturing problem with a batch of the GeForce 8800 GTX cards. Clearly someone has made a mistake during the manufacturing process and NVIDIA is going to have to pull out all of the stops to meet its launch date. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Why Gaming Sucks On Linux Despite last week's article about running World of Warcraft on Linux with CodeWeavers' CrossOver, I can't help but feel a sense of despair when I think of gaming under Linux. It seems that over the last few years, with a few exceptions, things have gotten worse rather than better. Frankly, I've had it with gaming under Linux. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


MythBusters' missing flatus experiments; unaired WHOLE segment. The whole 10 minutes clip. Presented at MIT on November 4, 2006, Jamie and Adam show two experiments that Discovery Channel didn't want to air. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Every Digg Tool Known To Man. A Bit Overboard, Even! There are literally dozens of tools to customize digg on here. Almost to the point of insanity. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Windows 3.11 is still alive, and ready to beat vista at anything! from youtube: "One night i had this idea to install dos 6.22+windows 3.11. I've put some patches to windows 3.11, make 32bit tcp/ip working, install some new drivers for network, video card etc. and... it works. 16 bit windows 3.11 system can really work in 32/64 bits world. Check this video and say: we don't need vista ;-)" From digg on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


How NOT To Do A Videogame Commercial After watching this I can't wait to get my hands on the Legend of Zelda. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


The Philosophy of Sex A variety of quotes from famous people on their opinion of sex and love:"My girlfriend always laughs during sex ---no matter what she's reading." --Steve Jobs"Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet." --Robin Williams... From digg on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Picture of Target Wii and PS3 Ticket This is the picture of the ticket you are going to get if you camp outside Target on launch day. You can't buy one of the systems without this. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Cool OS X App sold This is a pretty cool site, with lots of mini reviews. Final price $7500, seems like a bargain. Hope the new guys don't screw it up. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Mac OS X virus author admits coding difficulties The poof of concept Mac OS X virus, which was discovered late last week and dubbed Macarena, includes comments in the code that indicate the author had a difficult time creating the malware. In the source there is a comment where the author says "so many problems for so little code!" From digg on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


The safest tablesaw in the world Watch the video as they put a hotdog up to the blade. It features a revolutionary safety system that stops and retracts the blade (within 5 milliseconds) upon accidental contact, drastically reducing the severity of user injury. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Zelda Q&A - Twilight Princess will have downloadable content In an Q&A with Nintendo Senior Vice President George Harrison, it was confirmed that downloadable content such as extra levels would be available for Twilight Princess. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


TiVo screws customers, raises rates As if they weren't already charging too much, monthly rates have gone up. They're going to have a hard time competing when the cable and sat company will give me a DVR for $10 a month, with no hardware fees VERSUS TiVo's new plans plus upfront hardware cost. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Haggard finally admits to his sexual conduct These Evangelicals are the worst example of the family values that they try and promote. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


The History of Windows in Screen shots An interesting look at the history of the Microsoft Windows OS through screen shots. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Windows XP to Ubuntu Linux Most of this was written back in September. After about 6 weeks of heavy use, there's nothing that has me wanting to move off Ubuntu. It's remarkably solid and well-designed, and maybe no more than 2 years away from being something anyone could use. Definitely a keeper. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Possibly the best police chase of all time If you had just been shot at, would you still be trying to go easy on a suspect? Well these officers prove that they're just as human as us. After being shot at and having a break-check pulled on them, these officers decide to T-bone the crook as he's getting out of the car! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


From freedom to slavery; a week of two distros While gNewSense enjoys its initial introduction as a fully free as in freedom distribution, it seems at the same time an existing GNU/Linux distribution has turned to slavery. Never before has the contrast between software freedom and intellectual slavery been more clear thanks to the proud efforts of gNewSense, and the craven ones of Novell. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Republican "fake phone call" scandal spreads - now in Philly too Sleazy tactics being taken to supress the vote by the Republican Party. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Digg Beer Bottle Openers Kevin and Alex, they're coming for you! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Wii Retail Allocations and Second Shipment Dates Currently it stands as a rumor, but when it comes to Wii news, that's most of what we have to work with! Are retail outlets receiving their second shipment as early as November 20th, and why? Is Toys R Us really receiving so many units per store? Read and discuss. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Half Life 2 graphics to look MUCH better on XBOX 360 The Valve team flipped the switches to enable graphics that were possible with XBOX 360's triple core processors, and then found they had to send out their art teams to retake photos and such as their source images were too low res for the 360. It will be worth it to re-play this game on 360, ive seen the screens...its nice. Check out the HDTV! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


10 Reasons to Buy a DSLR Camera If you're planning on getting a digital camera for yourself this holiday season, read 10 reasons why you should choose a DSLR camera over a point-n-shoot. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Blast from the past - Ad for hard drives featuring a 10MB for $1,195 And a 120MB for $10,495 From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:11 a.m..


Blast from the past - Ad for hard drives featuring a 10MB for $1,195 And a 120MB for $10,495 From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:11 a.m..


Top 5 must-have php tools has a list of top 5 tools and and updated list of some other good tools. A good read! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:10 a.m..


Top 5 must-have php tools has a list of top 5 tools and and updated list of some other good tools. A good read! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 7:10 a.m..


GOP robo-calling as Democratic candidates to annoy voters The GOP is making robo-calls that initially claim to be from local Democratic candidates. If the caller hangs up, it calls the same number back as many as 7 or 8 times. If the caller listens to the whole message, it goes on to bash the Dem candidate. Some voters have reported being annoyed away from voting for the Dem candidate due to the calls. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Guy Fawkes night in Oxford Guy Fawkes Bonfire in Oxford this November In the UK and across the commonwealth, we celebrate --> From StuartYeates's blog on November 6, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..


Rumor offcially killed. Twilight Princess WILL NOT support two players. Rumors have been flying around the internet that Nintendo has been hiding a multilayer mode in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. This rumor can officially be killed thanks to the Japanese site for the Twilight Princess. Translation can be found in the link. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Want to Learn the US Constitution? 5-Min Video Gives You Important Basics Mike Badnarik has taught classes on the Constitution throughout the US. In this 5-minute video, he uses plain-language & common-sense illustrations so that anyone can understand the basics. Give it a try! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Microsoft not allowing Red Octane to produce wireless guitar Red Octane, says not to hold your breath for a wireless Xbox 360 guitar controller, because the Microsoft wireless technology is "proprietary." From digg on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Microsoft and Novell shack up There's been a swathe of coverage of this, but the best I've seen is at Groklaw: Novell Sells Out. Seriously though, I can understand why they have sold out. For a small tech company with stagnant growth, Microsoft's money and resources must have a black hole-like attraction, because these companies have legal obligations to give their share holders value for money. From StuartYeates's blog on November 6, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


10 Most Impressive Photos of our Universe As the title says, here are the 10 most impressive photos of our universe, including the Eskimo Nebula and the famous Supernova 1987A. Enjoy! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Stolen PS3: Thief Post Pictures on Car Forum Up here in NorCal someone broke into a kiosk and stole a PS3. As you can see from the pics, it's not the test system sent to game sites and magazines such as IGN, where the PS3 will say "test" on the cover From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Collection of Richard Dawkins Videos | All worth watching Richard Dawkins is a saint - lol. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


New Ghost in the Shell Movie With English Subtitles Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society is the 2006 anime film based on Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series. It premiered in September on Japanese satellite TV and is not set for US release until sometime in 2007. Click on Sandie360's videos for the other parts. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Octopus: Genius of the deep New research has shown that octopuses and their cousins, the squid and cuttlefish, are far more intelligent than previously thought. They can experience suffering and are capable of complex thought, even to the extent of using tools. The discovery has provoked a rethink by the EU, which may give them the same legal protections as monkeys. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


NASA dawn of the Apollo program Great Moon Landing Expedition Ideas set of pictures from about 1960! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


French in action A video instructional series in French for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. This series uses active participation to increase fluency in French, while introducing French culture. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


CREW - Collaboratory for research on electronic work Research on how new technologies enable new ways of organising work is of vital interest to organisations, both as providers and users of this technology. CREW, based at the University of Michigan, is a distributed organisation made possible by new technologies. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Teoria - music theory web Web site dedicated to the study of Music Theory. Articles, reference, interactive exercises, software. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Gateways - RDLO and DCO in Tasmania Gateways is the website of the Regional Disability Liaison Officer (RDLO) and Disability Coordination Officer (DCO) in Tasmania. Gateways provides information about post secondary education, training and employment for people with a disability or ongoing medical conditions. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Journal of seventeenth-century music (JSCM) The journal is published by the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music to provide a refereed forum for scholarly studies of the musical cultures of the seventeenth century. These include historical and archival studies, performance practice, music theory, aesthetics, dance, and theater. JSCM also publishes critical reviews and summary listings of recently published books, scores, and electronic media. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Using ICT to develop literacy Discover how ICT can develop literacy skills in this new UNESCO booklet. Concise and informative, it focuses on five areas where ICT can be utilized in education. The five main areas identified are: enhancing learning, raising access to literacy education, training teachers, localizing content and creating a literacy-conducive environment. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Copyright toolbox This copyright toolbox is a result of by SURF and the JISC funded research and activities and based upon the Zwolle conferences on Copyright management in higher education and the RoMEO research. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


MedPix - medical image database Peer reviewed radiology teaching files and cases, online medical image database, radiology website, and mnemonics. The site has been provided by the Department of Radiology, Uniformed Services University. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Information Technologies and International Development (ITID) The journal focuses on the intersection of information and communication technologies (ICT) with international development. ITID aims to create a networked community of leading thinkers and strategists to discuss the critical issues of ICT and development, an epistemic community that crosses disciplines (especially technologists and social scientists), national boundaries, and the North and South hemispheres. From EdNA Online on November 6, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Steve Jobs of Apple Computer, Inc.:Three stories from my life "You've got to find what you love," Jobs says. "Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories." The first story is about connecting the dots. My second story is about love and loss. My third story is about death. Jobs concludes the three stories with this precious gem, "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Republicans sending out annoying robocalls pretending to be Democrats National Republican Campaign Committee has launched hundreds of thousands of automated harassing telephone calls designed to mislead people into thinking the calls come from Democratic candidates. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


What tree is that? You can identify most trees by studying their leaves, seeds, and fruit. This animation will help you learn to identify these characteristics and take a "step-by-step" approach to arrive at the name of your tree. Once you master these skills, it will be a breeze to identify any tree using our “What Tree is That?” From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


FBI willing to go undercover in Congress if necessary With so much evidence of wrongdoing surfacing in the nation's capitol, the new chief of the FBI's Criminal Division, which is swamped with public corruption cases, says the bureau is ramping up its ability to catch crooked politicians and might run an undercover sting on Congress. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Slow WiFi? USE WiFi Speed Spray!! This is the funniest thing iv seen on the net all year. "Simply spray the area around your computer. Usually five or six sprays is all it takes. As your computer sends data, each bit also carries hundreds of invisible WiFi Speed Spray™ "scrubbing" molecules. It works at the speed of light. and even penetrates lead walls" From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Xbox 360 HD DVD : Over 4.7 Million Lines of Code! Since the Xbox 360 HD DVD player is almost entirely written in software, the amount of code required to handle decoding of audio, video, menus and DRM is staggering. In addition, an Xbox Engineer claims the software uses all 6 of the console's hardware threads and pushes it as hard as any other application on the system except for Gears of War. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


What Vista should have been... in 2003! This is a concept video of a new Microsoft OS "coming October 2003". Enjoy! From digg on November 6, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Photos From The Vloggies Video Blog Awards Ceremony Photos from last night's Vloggies, a video blog awards event in San Francisco produced by PodTech and hosted by Irina Slutsky and Daniel McVicar. Top honors went to the amazing Alive In Baghdad video blog. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Japanese researchers find dolphin with 'remains of legs' Japanese researchers said Sunday a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of back legs, providing further evidence ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to Support 2 Players? IGN.com and the Toys R Us in store preorder ticket both claim that Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be 1-2 players. Dual typos, or an extra play mode that has not been revealed? From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Original PS1 commercial Quite a clever commercial for the PS1 in EU, when they were using the slogan 'Do Not Underestimate The Power Of The PlayStation.' From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


VLC is the fastest XBOX 360 transcoding solution. Read and see for yourself Since the Fall dashboard update many have tried multiple solutions to convert their xvid/divx files to play them on the xbox 360. VLC is proving to the the fastest, yet good looking, transcoding application out there. VLC vs WinAvi 7.7 vs Windows Media Encoder. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


In defence of multi-core Critics of quad-core and multi-core have been out in force this week. Is this new hardware overkill - too much, too soon? Wil Harris doesn't think so, and explains why the move to multi-core is crucial for the future of the industry. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Top 10 unlikely requests for Mac OS X Leopard Here is a list of 10 unlikely requests for the next version of Mac OS X that might not be worthy of a Stevenote, but they could bring smiles and sighs of satisfied relief to many a user. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


Video: Drink Your Flaming Shot - Don't Spill it! If you're gonna drink a flaming shot - make sure you don't spill it on yourself. This dude misses and blows some fire. From digg on November 6, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..


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