The Science of Why Cats Always Land on Their Feet Surprisingly, cats falling from lower floors have been found to suffer greater injury than those falling from higher. In fact, when given prompt medical attention, cats which sustain a fall from two to thirty-two stories have a 90% survival rate! The highest a cat has fallen and survived was forty-six stories. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Flow Chart explains How Men Select their Clothes We all know that men are not quite as adept at fashion as women. In fact guys will pretty much wear anything, anytime, with anything. This creates the false impression that guys just "throw" any old thing on. This however is not the case. As this handy little guide points out, getting dressed is a highly complex and organized ritual for men From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Video: See the Future Now! Future by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a "generalist" or multi-disciplinarian From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Bush Diminished as World Leader The word abroad will be that George Bush is on the defensive and has taken a knock. Enemies will be encouraged. Friends will take cover. As Oscar Wilde might have put it: "To lose one House may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness." From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
The Red Balloon Short Film From 1956 -- A boy and his red balloon friend. A classic French film of a boy and his best friend; a red balloon. Better than a dog and you don't even have to house train it. But the poor balloon is persecuted, not allowed access to public transportation or an education, and constantly under attack by the roaming gangs of Parisian boys who seem intent on the annihilation of red balloons... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
President Bush Extends Congratulations to Democrats President Bush, waking up on Wednesday to a new balance of power in Washington, picked up the phone and called House speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi to invite her to lunch. "They had a very good conversation. He congratulated her on their wins," deputy White House press secretary Dana Perino said about Bush's call to Pelosi. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Are I.T. Workers Blue Collar? "Are I.T. Workers Blue Collar?" Interesting question. I was recently asked this by some executives who were concerned with improving the productivity of their I.T. departments. I asked them to explain why they thought this way. They contended their I.T. people (e.g., analysts and programmers) exhibit a lot of blue collar characteristics. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Segway x2 enables a faster round of golf Segway x2 Golf features a bag carrier, as well as a scorecard holder and special low-pressure tires that enable the x2 Golf to travel gently, causing less damage to the turf than a golf cart. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
A Different Minimise-to-dock Animation Built Right Into Mac OS X If you open your terminal and type the following line: defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect suck it will produce a different effect when you minimise a window. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Democrats Take Senate (It's all over but the recount) Forbes is reporting that the votes have been counted, and Webb leads by 7,000 votes giving the Democrats control of the Senate. The less than 1% unreported are not enough to swing the election even if they are 100% in Allen's chute. Still, Allen refuses to concede. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Successful Science, Technology and Maths projects Successful school clusters and their projects have been announced in a new third round of the $33.7 million Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) Project which will help invigorate science, technology and mathematics classes in Australian schools. These innovative projects achieve an unprecedented level of collaboration between Australian schools and universities, industry, science organisations and the broader community. Funding grants of between $20,000 and $80,000 will go to 586 different schools and around 324 partner organisations. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Knowing knowledge Knowledge context and characteristics are changing, our organisations (schools, businesses) need to adjust. The book, by George Siemens, explores these changes and suggests networks and ecologies as alternatives to hierarchy and control structures of both learning and organizational design. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Tux Paint Tux Paint is an open source drawing program suitable for children aged from 3 years to 12 years old. (preschool - year 6) From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Knowledge 2006: Map of human knowledge The site has been developed by an information scientist specialising in knowledge mapping and information services. Knowledge 2006 is a systematic and comprehensive map of human knowledge 500 major fields. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
10th Interlending and document supply international conference Libraries the world over are facing financial challenges in collection build-up; one obvious way to address this is to establish some form of resource sharing between libraries. Gain valuable insights, exchange ideas and build new networks at the conference. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
New book: Knowing knowledge Knowledge context and characteristics are changing, our organisations (schools, businesses) need to adjust. The book, by George Siemens, explores these changes and suggests networks and ecologies as alternatives to hierarchy and control structures of both learning and organizational design. 4 November 2006 From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Introduction to Assessment Even though this site is written for teachers working in colleges and universities in the UK, the online discussions and papers will provide information for further debate in other areas of education. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Spaghetti Book Club: book reviews by kids for kids A site of children's book reviews written and illustrated by kids for kids. Users can submit their own reviews. The site offers titles sorted by author and reviewer. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Vic students can opt out of Christmas A Victorian Education Department memo sent to government schools issues advice about how to celebrate Christmas. It says schools need to be mindful of the secular nature of the government school system. 'It is not appropriate to promote adherence to a particular religion or denomination of a religion,' it says. 'Accordingly, students must be allowed the opportunity to withdraw from planned events.' 'In schools with particular diverse populations, in addition to any Christmas celebrations, consideration ought to be given to an inclusive end-of-year event, such as a conc From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Get Info on every Mac ever Made....including every Mac OS and Newton! Mactracker provides detailed info on every Apple Macintosh computer ever made, as well as processor speed, memory, optical drives, graphic cards, supported Mac OS versions, and expansion options. Also included is information on Apple mice, keyboards, displays, printers, scanners, digital cameras, iPod, AirPort Base Stations, Newton.... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Even MORE Wii Virtual Titles Unveiled! Mario RPG, Starfox 64, Mario Kart 64, and many more have their shiny new ratings and are in the wings waiting to be released. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
CNET launches Webware.com There's a shift underway in how people use computers and the Internet. Every day more utility is being delivered over the Web. Full applications can now be run in a browser, accessible from any computer. Software? It's no longer required. Software is becoming Webware... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Gears of War delayed, screw you FedEx Did you walk into EB/Gamestop today, looking to grab Gears of War only to realize that it's not there? That's because FedEx forgot their shipment in Tennesse and screwed every one over. All I have to say is: What can brown do for you? From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Colin Hay Playing Overkill on Scrubs One of the best songs ever on one of the best shows ever. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Students Switch to OS X, Windows in Trouble The teachers I've talked to tell me that they will be offering Macs to their students as well. It looks like we are back to the original Apple days where Macs were the dominant platform. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Contraception as an Option for the Man “Relationships are supposed to be about compromise,” said Mr. Kleinman, 30, a law student at New York University. “I should be able to say to my wife, ‘Hey, you’ve been on the patch for a few months - let me take care of this for a while.’ ” From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
There are already people in line for PS3.. This is too awesome. Im glad I have my preorder in. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
SC: 08/11 Bugs found in version 1.5 of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird email - upgrade required If you are still using version 1.5 of Mozilla Firefox, you need to be aware of a newly published vulnerability which requires immediate attention by upgrading to 1.5.0.8 or to the new version 2.0; there are also fixes to the Thunderbird e-mail client ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on November 8, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Vista's last mile... A fascinating look at what goes on behind the scenes at Microsoft as they begin the final weeks of Vista's launch.... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Photo: Incredible (no, really) 'Waterfalls' Photograph Plitvicka Jezera National Park: waterfalls at Plitvicka Jezera National Park. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Extreme Trainsurfer Surfs Germany's Bullet Train Before he died from leukemia, "The Trainrider". enjoyed the last year of his life by surfing on trains. Included Germany's fastest Highspeed train ICE with a top speed of 330 km/h(!), a feat noone has ever done before. "You can only be free when you have nothing to lose." From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Does a Blog Post Count as "fair disclosure"? The interesting story of Christopher Cox, head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Nvidia's GeForce 8800: the future of graphics today Nvidia has been working on a unified graphics architecture for 4 years. Today, they've unveiled it to the world and selling it to consumers. The GPU formerly known as G80 has arrived as the GeForce 8800, and it's anything but a conventional design. Performance and image quality blow away the competition without consuming too much power. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
World Sees Democrats' Win as Rejection of Bush Democratic gains in Congress were seen around the world Wednesday as a rejection of the U.S. war in Iraq that led some observers to expect a reassessment of the American course there. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Halo 3: Exclusive in-depth look at three multiplayer maps During a recent trip to Bungie's office, the developer showed three multiplayer Halo 3 maps. And nestled in these three are similarities, familiarities and surprises that will fundamentally change the way you play in this ridiculously anticipated first-person shooter. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Rumsfeld Resignation Summarized as a Mac OS X Screenshot Title says it all. I thought it was funny. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
MySpace wants a global audience, but many dislike the site design “I’m not a typical user,” he said. He became frustrated by unwanted messages and he did not care for the flashy pages. “People here think the design is bad,” he said, “and that is important for Germans.” From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Official Wal-Mart launch details for PS3 and Wii Joystiq has been in contact with Wal-Mart corporate to get Wii and PS3 launch details. We've got something old, something new, something rumored and a bunch of stuff true. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Microsoft Prepping its Move into Voice Over IP Microsoft has been assembling the pieces of a VoIP play for over a year, and Steve Ballmer says it's just about time to make a move. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Display text files on your desktop If you keep your daily worklog, grocery shopping list, todo's, project ideas or even your calendar in text files, you can embed that information right onto your Windows desktop automatically with free Windows system monitoring software, Samurize. Great tip! From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
300 Free Icons for Web Application Development You can't build a slick application without good icons. Professional icons cost too much, most free icons suck and I know I don't have the time to create a set of icons. Here is a site offering a full set of professionally designed icons for web applications for free. Digg it for later and save yourself the search.. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
script.aculo.us 1.6.5 released today I’ve just pushed script.aculo.us 1.6.5 for your download pleasure. It’s a maintenance release that adds a few tweaks here and there—read on! From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Digg's DBA talks UTF8 Discusses Digg's UTF8 conversion. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The Richest Members of Congress 1 Herb Kohl (D-Wis) $219,098,029 2 Jane Harman (D-Calif) $168,651,649 3 John Kerry (D-Mass) $165,741,511 4 Darrell Issa (R-Calif) $135,862,098 5 Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) $78,150,023 From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Humans' big brains may come from interbreeding with Neanderthals Neanderthals may have given the modern humans who replaced them a priceless gift -- a gene that helped them develop superior brains, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.And the only way they could have provided that gift would have been by interbreeding, the team at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the University of Chicago said. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
KFED Finds Out About Divorce Via Text Messaging According to sources, this video clip shows the exact moment KFED finds out that Britney is divorcing him. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Gay Marriage Ban Rejected in Arizona In a triple setback for conservatives, South Dakotans rejected a law that would have banned virtually all abortions, Arizona became the first state to defeat an amendment to ban gay marriage and Missouri approved a measure backing stem cell research.... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Latest PS3 Commercial Sony's latest PS3 commercial focuses on it's unique Six Axis Controller. Unlike the creepy baby commercial, this one actually kind of makes sense. It is even actually kind of cool. See what you think! From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The Sarcoman Robot Does Everything - Is It? The next time you see a robot from Ford doing crazy things, it's probably because some doofus is controlling him backstage. See the rest of the videos after the jump. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Zune File Transfer Zune to Zune music transfer From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The Colbert Report: Colbert Giving Nation One Last Chance For Redemption Stephen Colbert is disgusted over the recent election results and says good bye America. Colbert "calls it quits!" He then decides to give America one more chance. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS Evaluated using Real World Gameplay - G80 is HERE! Today marks the announcement of NVIDIA’s next generation GeForce 8800 series GPU technology code named “G80.” We have two new hard-launched video cards from BFG Tech representing the 8800 products. Gameplay experience TWIMTBP? From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
5 Robots You Don’t Want to Mess With Five real life robots that can kick your ass. (except maybe for that Rubik's cube one) From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Apple ditches "Mac Guy" from Mac commercials "As Apple prepares a new batch of commercials, 'Mac guy'—aka Justin Long, of Dodgeball and Herbie: Fully Loaded semi-fame—is nowhere to be found. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Most comprehensive review of the GeForce 8800 GTX NVIDIA's latest graphics card - superfast, but don't bother if you don't have a 24" monitor. This review rounds up a bunch of real-world gameplay benchmarks and gives a low-down on the architectural changes. Is this the ultimate Christmas purchase? From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
FIRST Farcry Vengeance Wii video Check out the first ever video footage of the FarCry version for the Wii. What do you guys think of it? Do you think that it looks really good? Or that the graphics are only as good as Goldeneye for the N64? Watch it and decide. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
Has Your Web Designer Ever Heard of Contrast? "Recently another web design annoyance has emerged in the form of low-contrast text. Yes, you probably came across it already: I am talking about the gray text phenomenon. It seems that more and more web sites, and not just small personal web sites, are switching from black to gray text. It sounds crazy, doesn't it?" From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..
The Daily Show: Stewart Interviews Dan Rather Stewart ask Dan about his opinions of tonight’s elections and his out views. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:11 p.m..
How soon before your drive-through order is handled in India? When Jairo Moncada pulled up to the drive-through at Wendy's in Burbank, Calif., for his usual cheeseburger, fries, and soda, he knew things looked different. There was an extra lane. But the 25-year-old could not see the biggest change: The woman taking his lunch order was sitting 3,000 miles away at a computer terminal in Nashua. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:11 p.m..
Mash-Up: Michael and Dwight from The Office Bring SexyBack "A tribute to how great Michael and Dwight think they are, and uncool they really are. "SexyBack" is by Justin Timberlake and is terribly catchy." [via TV Squad] From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:11 p.m..
Democrats Win Majority Of Governorships Democrats won a majority of U.S. governors' offices for the first time since 1994, taking seats from Republicans in six states and scoring a potential advantage in 2008 presidential battlegrounds. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Windows Vista GOING GOLD TOMORROW! Tomorrow, tomorrow... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:15 p.m..
Do You Deserve A Raise? "It’s that time of year again. ‘Tis the season for annual job performance reviews when managers start checking their lists of employees who have been naughty or nice. But more to the point, they’re checking to see if you’re raise- or promotion-worthy." - Forbes From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:15 p.m..
Create secret user accounts in Windows XP A cool hack that allows you to keep a secret account within Windows XP. It shows you how to hide any account from the welcome screen, and the users list. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:15 p.m..
Election mess as Denver system is overwhelmed A Denver Election spokesman said the system's "e poll book" laptop computers--which were used to verify each voter--were bogged down early in the day, forcing election judges to manually call other election officials by telephone to certify the voters. The system became so bogged down by 1 p.m. that election officials were forced to shut down... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:15 p.m..
SOUTH PARK: Evolution Explained Mrs Garrison explains the intricacies of evolution. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:15 p.m..
Bush Admits He Lied About Rumsfeld For Political Purposes Last week, Bush unequivocally told a group of reporters that “Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney to remain with him until the end of his presidency. Today Bush admitted that he had talked to Rumsfeld about resigning and was actively searching for his replacement at the time. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:15 p.m..
The 5 deadly sins of blogging Blogging looks simple and many people think there is not much to it, but thousands of bloggers are making dumb mistakes everyday. Some of these mistakes seem obvious while others are not so obvious, if you are starting a new blog or even if you have been blogging for 3 years, here are 5 deadly mistakes to watch out for. An article by Neil Patel. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:15 p.m..
Software Piracy in 1985 "I found an interesting episode of the computer chronicles about software piracy back in 1985. A true classic!" From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Lies got us into this war. Only the truth will get us out. "We have met the enemy—and it's our own PR machine. One of the most tragic consequences of the Bush administration's reliance on spin, the authors argue, is its disdain for realistic planning." -The Best War Ever. You don't have to buy the book, but the video nails it on the head. One of the best I've seen about the mess in Iraq. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Wii Sports, Now Better Looking Than Ever Before [IMAGE] Kotaku has a nice comparison image showing what Wii Sports looked like at E3 and what the game looks like now - there's quite a bit of extra detail and it now looks to be a cut above the Gamecube level graphics that were previewed back in May. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
'Swear Bear' - This Teddy Bear Curses and Spews Profanities Instead of spewing out lovely messages, this twisted cousin of the Care Bear we all grew up on has suffered from an error in chip design, hence enabling him to churn out various profanities such as “Eat sh*t and die”, which is one of the tamer phrases to come out from him. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Just In: Democrat Wins Montana Seat, Ties Senate Republican Sen. Conrad Burns lost his job in a squeaker of a race Wednesday, thrust from office due to his own gaffes, his ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a determined campaign by Democrat Jon Tester, a farmer. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Is Big Bird Dead? Pictures of this strange creature were snapped on the coast of Russia by a couple of passers by. It is said that the creature was then taken by the Russian special services for further investigation, and it is as yet, still unidentified. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
The Best Linux Web Resources A list of the best Linux resources on the web. Very useful links that everyone should know. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
How to give your neighbor his dog crap back A really funny video from Haggar about two guys "Making Things Right." From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Vista networking icon pokes fun at Ted Stevens It's a series of tubes! From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Flickr Files a Patent for "Interestingness" See the patent here! From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Google CEO denies rumor of YouTube legal reserve Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt on Tuesday denied a widely circulated rumor that his company had set aside $500 million to settle copyright claims by media companies as part of its deal to acquire video-sharing site YouTube Inc. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
A Concrete Step Toward Cleaner Air Visitors to the Venice Biennale can check out the smog-eating cement that Italian inventors claim will help cities clean themselves... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Rumsfeld Resigns Republican officials say Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Pennsylvania: Faulty machines, closed polls in black neighborhoods An update on some of the polling problems being reported around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Tanya Clay House is the policy director for People For the American Way and the legal coordinator for the vote-monitoring From digg on November 8, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Bush's Worst Nightmare: Pelosi set to become first woman to lead House Nancy Pelosi spearheaded the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, positioning herself to become the first woman to lead the chamber -- and President George W. Bush's worst political nightmare From digg on November 8, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Exclusive Target Wii DVD for only a penny Joystiq was checking out the games section of Target today, and we stumbled across a massive display of these Wii DVDs, stuck in the middle of the Wii accessories rack. It looked like a freebie, but the cashier told us it was a penny... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
DS Lite leading in Time's Gadget of the Year race The lil' guy appeared out of its league in Time's Gadget of the Year race, but [at the time of this writing] DS Lite is leading the online ballot with 44% of the vote -- 27 percentage points ahead of Apple's MacBook Pro. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
How to make a computer controlled light show for less than 40$ Simple step by step instructions on how to make your ever own computer controlled light show (think Christmas and Halloween) for under 40$. Includes source for software to do it yourself as well as GUI software for those faint of heart with compilers. Linux source included! From digg on November 8, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Playstation 3 shipments cut in half? According to an anonymous employee who works at Best Buy, Best Buy will be getting just half of the originally quoted Sony numbers for PS3 units. Best Buy is now banking on Xbox 360, Wii and other consoles to drive sales this holiday season, and not the PS3. 200,000 US PS3's? Ouch. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Breaking News: Resounding Victories In All States, Counties, Cities, Towns After months of aggressive campaigning and with nearly 99 percent of ballots counted, politicians were the big winners in Tuesday's midterm election, taking all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, retaining a majority with 100 out of 100 seats in the Senate, and pushing political candidates to victory in each of the 36 gubernatorial races. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Top Individual Donors to 527's in 2006 Bob Perry (SwiftBoat Vets) $5.15M George Soros (MoveOn.org) $2.95M From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Canadian troops have the Taliban on the run in Afganistan. Go Canada!!! "We have already broken the back of the insurgency in the Kandahar area in the sense that they (the Taliban) are not prone to attacking us directly. They are going to have to revert to suicide bombings and IEDs (improvised explosive devices)," From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Can open source methodology make a movie? Linux and open source software have been used in rendering farms for major pictures like Shrek, Lord of the Rings, and many others. Earlier this year the Blender project released Elephants Dream, the first movie made entirely with open source graphics software. But can the open source methodology be used to create a movie? From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Hurricanes lineman shot, killed following practice University of Miami defensive end Bryan Pata was shot and killed Tuesday night, shortly after leaving the practice field, school officials said. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
What's true about the Wii? CNET checks in During an interview in New York, Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime tells CNET's Rich DeMuro that there will be no secret announcement before the launch date of the next-generation console. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Old Viruses Resurrected Through DNA Thanks to advances in DNA technology, scientists can now reconstruct new copies of old viruses. Last year United States government scientists reconstructed the virus that caused the influenza epidemic of 1918. Now a team of French scientists has rebuilt a virus that infected our apelike ancestors several million years ago. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
12-year old programmer creates a web browser This student is 12 but has already been programming for three years. Bill Gates started programming when he was 13 so this young student has a four year head start. Just imagine the possibilities. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Wii Enhancements Toons - Splinter Cell A comedic look at playing Splinter Cell on Wii... and getting a little too into it. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Australia Can Go Back To "Pre-Internet Era"; Warns Google AFP reports that Google has warned Australia that if they pass certain law that will make it easy for site owners and copyright owners to take "legal action against search engines for caching and archiving," it can set the country back to "the pre-Internet era." From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Macbook Core 2 Duo Is Finally here! W00t The new intel macbook up mto 25% faster! From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
More pot users getting their marijuana delivered to their door (pic) NEW YORK (AP) - In a city where you can get just about anything delivered to your door - groceries, dry cleaning, Chinese food - pot smokers are increasingly ordering takeout marijuana from drug rings that operate with remarkable corporate-style attention to customer satisfaction. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Atari Founder Bitchslaps PS3 For years and years Sony has been a very difficult company to deal with from a developer standpoint. They could get away with their arrogance and capriciousness because they had an installed base. They have also historically had horrible software tools. I think Sony shot themselves in the foot. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Cheap, hackable Linux smartphone due soon FIC will begin shipping a completely open, Linux-based, GPS-equipped, quad-band GSM/GPRS phone direct, worldwide, for $350 or less, in early 2007. The phone will also be the first to run a brand new, open-source Linux phone OS. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Google: We'll Begin Public Tests Of Google Audio Ads By Year's End Web search leader Google is hiring scores of radio sales people and is spending heavily in a bid to expand its position in the $20 billion radio industry. Google spokesman Michael Mayzel said this week that the company will begin a public test of Google Audio Ads by the end of the year. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Interview with Aaron Greenberg on new XBOX 360 Movie and TV Service Is the XBOX 360 Getting a bigger hard drive? What content can we keep? We get a minute with Aaron Greenberg, XBOX’s Group Product Marketing Manager to sort out some details about the new TV and Movie download service launching on XBOX Live marketplace in two weeks. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Homeless Bused in From Out of State to Pass Out Fake Ballots at Polls! Sample ballots/guides, provided by the Governor's wife and describing Republican candidates as Democrats, were handed to voters at polls in Maryland's black neighborhoods today by homeless people bused in from Pennsylvania. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
All vote machines crash in mostly black Ohio district, no paper ballots In one school in the predominently black district of East Cleveland, Ohio, all 12 machines went down when voting opened at 6:30 am, according to an AFP correspondent at the scene. The machines were not started up until two hours later and poll officials refused to hand out paper ballots until a lawyer for the watchdog group Election Protection came From digg on November 8, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Verizon near content deal with YouTube? "Verizon Communications, the No. 2 U.S. telecommunications company, is in advanced talks with YouTube to bring the Web site's videos to cell phones and television sets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday..." From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Disney Opens Nintendo-Only Game Studio Buena Vista Games -- the interactive arm of the Disney Corporation itself has just announced their intention to create a wholly new studio focused entirely around development for Nintendo-specific platforms. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
First ever socialist elected to US Senate He is also the only non Republican/Democrat *elected* to the Senate since the parties were created. He ran as an Independent against a rich opponent (Democrats gave up on nominating someone), and SLAUGHTERED him in the race. Vermont shows the country just how different and progressive they are. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
How strong is the Mafia Naples, Italy's third-biggest city, has been racked by a spasm of gang violence, with seven people killed in the space of a week. The attention of the Italian public was galvanised by the spectacle of one of Italy's most splendid cities, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, apparently sliding out of the state's control. Frequent and violent muggings... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
The highest railway in the world Beautiful photography of the Beijing-Lhasa Tibetan railway. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
The LSI Guide To Lockpicking "Locksport International is proud to provide a simple, visual guide to lock picking. It is our hope that beginners will find this useful in learning the basic skills of picking pin tumbler locks." From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
BREAKING: Bogus VA voter calls point to Allen campaign The Allen campaign is tied to DCI, whose operatives were convicted of phone jamming in NH this year, through a campaign staffer, Chris La Civita, and through payments to e-motive LLC of Arlington, Virginia, home of another DCI veteran, Matthew Dybwad. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 8:27 a.m..
Lucas killed Indiana Jones 4 If you wanna blame anyone for the tardiness of the fourth “Indiana Jones” film – a film many predict may never happen, if only because its been off and on more times than a kettle – you can probably take aim at George Lucas. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Sony Responds To Xbox 360's Digital Downloads Sony is not happy about Xbox 360’s digital download press release yesterday. And they are making their voices heard. Let’s look at the scoreboard. Microsoft is releasing one of the most anticipated games this year, Gears of War, on the launch of PS3 (Nov. 17). And 5 days after the PS3 is released, that is when they will be launching their digital From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Red Steel (Wii) US TV Advert Pretty funny commercial from Ubisoft for Red Steel, a Wii exclusive. "Enough, get the gun." From digg on November 8, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Microsoft to pay Novell $348 million under Linux pact Software maker Novell Corp. (Nasdaq:NOVL - news) said on Tuesday Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) will make two separate up-front payments totaling $348 million to the company under an agreement to allow Novell's open-source Linux software to work with Windows. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Finally - NVIDIA drivers for linux with AIGLX support released Added initial support for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap -- Added new "Display Configuration" page in nvidia-settings -- Improved workstation OpenGL performance in Xinerama -- Added support for NVIDIA Quadro Plex -- Added support for Quad SLI -- Improved X driver error recovery -- Added support for OpenGL 2.1 .... and more From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Flickr's Desktop Wallpaper Pool Over 1,800 Flickr users have posted their favorite wallpaper photos. Minimum 1024x768 resolution. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Borat vs. reality What does Borat get right and wrong about his native land? From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Laura Ingraham tells listeners to crank call voter protection hotline Laura Ingraham has asked her listeners to call the Dem Voter protection hotline -- and they are now being flooded with calls from crank callers. Please call Laura and tell her what you think about this: 800.876.4123. You can e-mail her here. Apparently, voter intimidation and fraud are a joke to Laura Ingraham. Let her know that it is no joke. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
SC: 08/11 New Phishing scam stops bank sites and sends spoof email A new tactic has been revealed whereby a malicious person sets up a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack on a bank site which stops it functioning; at the same time they send Spam emails in the name of the bank explaining that the e-banking system is unavailable and that an alternative to the main system is being set up whilst it is being fixed - this is intended to lure frustrated e-banking clients to a fake site ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on November 8, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
SC: 08/11 Mac OSX Virus proof of concept 'not regarded as threat' SophosLabs™ have advised Mac OS X users not to be concerned following the discovery of a new proof-of-concept virus called 'Macarena'; the worm has caused headlines in the press because new Macintosh Malware is so rarely encountered compared to malicious code designed for Windows PCs ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on November 8, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Dead or Alive Creator Sued for Sexual Harassment Tomonobu Itagaki, the creator of the DOA series who's known for his rock star-like appearance and attitude, is apparently on trial following a sexual harassment lawsuit levied against him by a former Tecmo employee. More within... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Uber Nerd Calls 911 Uber nerd calls the police because some guy spoils his nerd fantasy. This is absolutely hilarious From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Keith Olbermann Asks: Where Did the Checks & Balances Go, Mr. Bush? No one man could run the government the way he saw fit -- unless he, at the least, took into consideration what those he governed saw. A House of Representatives would be the people's eyes. A Senate would be the corrective force on that House. An executive would do the work, and hold the Constitution to his chest like his child. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Google Earth photo tour! Great overview of the best images on Google Earth - from Area 51, the GooglePlex and Microsoft's HQ, to topless sunbathers and some bizarre crop circles in the North of England. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Monitor your web addiction in Firefox PageAddict is a Firefox extension that gives you a summary of how much time you've spent visiting different sites. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Dan Rather back on the air with Jon Stewart and Colbert tonight Dan Rather had a rather impressive 43 year streak of covering elections. Scandal forced him out of the anchor chair and many thought it'd be the end of his run. Not so, for Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert are coming to the rescue! He'll be on with them for the Midterm Midtactular. Jon Stewart's my hero. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Why do birds fly in a V formation? " Why do birds fly in a V formation? I have been told that the bird in the front works the least because of upwash generated by the birds to his side. Is this true?" From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
REWARD: $250,000 for Evidence of Felony Vote Fraud/Suppression MoveOn blasted out a press release late afternoon on Election Day "offering a $250,000 reward for new material evidence leading to a felony conviction for an organized effort of partisan voter suppression or electronic voting fraud." Have evidence on the phony Republican robo-calls or the fake warnings from elections boards? Send it in. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Early Prototype of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Dumped drx, the same guy who not too long ago dumped the E3 build of Sonic 3D, has unearthed and dumped an early prototype of Sonic 2 for the Megadrive (Genesis in the US). There's major differences to both the final version and the prototype we already have - it's well worth a look. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
2g iPod Shuffle Contains a Major Defect!!! "Today I was wearing my iPod like the picture on Apple's [iPod] shuffle page. When I stood up, I heard something falling on the ground. It was my shiny new iPod," he wrote. "But no big deal I thought -- until I picked it up. The clip was bent like a piece of cardboard, and is impossible to get straight again." Rendering it impossible to Dock. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Give VLC for Mac a makeover The VLC Makeover Kit replaces all the stock icons with cool silver and black ones. Silly? Perhaps, but it sure looks much nicer in the Dock. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Remember the classic Where's Waldo books?! Play it online! Stumbled across this by accident. Was playing the game on the vNES online emulator and wondered if there were an actual online game for it. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Request for RTOs to participate in voucher programme The Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) is seeking submissions by 22 November 2006 from organisations wishing to participate in the Australian Skills Vouchers Programme (Work Skills Voucher and/or Business Skills Vouchers for Apprentices) from 1 January 2007. Organisations may make submissions to participate in the Australian Skills Vouchers Programme at any time after 17 November. However, if not received by 22 November 2006 their submission may not be processed in time for the Programme commencement date of 1 January 2007. Further details are available on the DEST website.EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Journal of academic language and learning (JALL) JALL is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, devoted to the interests of professionals who provide academic language and learning development to students and staff in tertiary education settings. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
My second university: memories from Romanian communist prisons The site adds to the body of evidence against the Red Holocaust. It is a documentary written in memory of all of the forgotten victims of Romania's Communist prisons, who never had the chance to tell their stories. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
16 Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers As well as being the largest gathering of education Ministers ever held, this unique conference will bring together Ministers, Directors-General, Permanent Secretaries and other senior officials from 53 countries, along with young people, teachers, teachers' unions and other key stakeholders to deliberate the theme of 'Access to Quality Education for the Good of All', which will have in particular a major focus on the role of the private sector in facilitating quality education across the Commonwealth. The Hosting Organisations and Steering Committee members include, among other From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Supporting success and productivity: practical tools for making your university a great place to work This conference is to be organised by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme of the OECD in conjunction with Universitas 21 and aims to bring together university leaders and those actively involved in university management from around the world to discuss ways to create and maintain attractive and successful academic workplaces. From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Birmingham University offers scholarships to U21 postgraduates The University of Birmingham launched its 2007/8 Queen Elizabeth II scholarships for non-UK graduates of U21 universities. The scholarships, each worth ��5,000, are offered as a symbol of Birmingham’s commitment to the network and the benefits of international educational co-operation. In order to be eligible for consideration, candidates must be in their final year of an undergraduate degree at a U21 institution, or have graduated from a U21 institution within the last 5 years. The candidates must be embarking on a Birmingham Masters’ degree programme in 2007 and must not be in receip From EdNA Online on November 8, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Democrats Win the Majority in The House! Democrats swept Republicans out of power in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, riding public doubts about the war in Iraq and President George W. Bush's leadership to victory. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
HOW TO - $15 Backlit photo and print display lamp See Your Favorite Photos and Pictures in an Entirely New Light From digg on November 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Leaked Wal Mart PS3 Training Website! Find out the spin Wal Mart is feeding it's employees for the PS3 Launch. Includes Videos and tests... "The Cell Processor is essentially as powerful as 3 Xbox 360 CPU’s or 35 PlayStation® 2 CPU’s"Access Code: 70949420 , Store Name: Dufferin , Store Number: 3106 From digg on November 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Wii's Virtual Console gets 8 more games (Pilotwings, Kid Icarus...) Eight more games confirmed for the Virtual Console! Pilotwings really sticks out for me, never got to play it. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Which Bond is the Best Bond? Since Casino Royale comes out in just under two weeks, it's about time to start the debate: Which Bond was the best Bond? Before blindly handing the crown to Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan was the most successful at the box office, and Roger Moore was pretty damn sexy. Oh, and what about George Lazenby? George who? Cast your vote now! From digg on November 8, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Halo Energy Sword (with pictures) This auction is for a 4 foot long replica of a halo plasma sword, starting at $230...Gotta love EBay From digg on November 8, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Voter smashes touch-screen machine with metal cat paperweight A man who reportedly believed Republicans were conspiring to steal today's election entered an Allentown polling site, signed in and proceeded to smash the screen of one of the electronic voting machines with a metal cat paperweight, poll volunteers said. "He smashed it with the cat's ears," said volunteer Jim Govostis, who watched the incident. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..
Stephen Colbert Defends Ted Haggard: I Buy Meth "All The Time" Stephen Colbert "defended" disgraced evangelical Ted Haggard on The Colbert Report Monday night. Watch Colbert's defense... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
BREAKING: Philly Fraud In precincts 7, 19, 51 in Philly, PA, the crowds are going wild. Inside several voting locations, individuals have poured white out onto the polling books and the poll workers are allowing voters to go into the polls and vote without first registering. Several individuals are on hand demanding that voters vote straight Democrat. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
True Stories by Rob Corddry: My Childhood with Kelly Ripa Rob Corddry waxes poetic on his longtime love of Kelly Ripa, Dance Party USA, and the Declaration of Independence. Oh, that Miss Ripa, with all the shampoo commercials and birthing fun ... From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
How to Report Voting Irregularities The last few national elections have been so closely contested and controversial that your average polling place has become about as warm and fuzzy as a Soviet reeducation camp circa 1934. So what do you do if you notice some electoral hanky-panky and want to alert the proper authorities? From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
What Wii are missing: Wii Play a collection of nine casual Wii games Wii Play is being released only in Japan and Europe and it comes with an extra Wii Remote controller. The hockey game and duck hunt game look awesome. I hope Nintendo releases this in America From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
HOW TO - Circuit bend a computer "Computer Bending Yes, it is possible. I always wondered what would happen if you start circuit bending a computer. The obvious answer is that it will crash. Indeed it is not very good to cross pins on the motherboard." From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Awesome new Samsung lappie redefines portable computer Think your cute little MacBook is a small computer? Please. That thing is a regular behemoth compared to Samsung's new SPH-P9000, From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
10 Ways To Tell If Someone Is Lying To You with Pictures In business, politics and romance, it would be nice to know when we’re being lied to. Unfortunately humans aren’t very good at detecting lies. Our natural tendency is to trust others, and low-stakes everyday interactions, that makes sense. We save time and energy by taking statements like “I saw that movie” or “I like your haircut” at face value. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Voters being turned away in New Mexico - no ballots left This should be an outrage to all Americans. From digg on November 8, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Breaking: CNN, Fox & MSNBC Report Problems At The Polls "CNN, FOX, and MSNBC are reporting that voting machines in three states (Ohio, Indiana, and Florida) have already been showing issues, both in the machines themselves and in the training of poll attendants, causing many districts to switch to paper ballots." From digg on November 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Tutorial: All You Ever Wanted to Know About PW Cracking and Rainbow Tables Security mentor, Chris Gates, completely rewrote his popular article on cracking Windows PWs. Starting with the basics and continuing all the way through the process of exactly how to do it, this impressive article has to be one of the definitive works on password cracking. Very well done. From digg on November 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Gamespot gives Gears of War a Spectacular 9.6 Title says all: Gears of War is an outstanding technical achievement, but in addition to looking and sounding amazing, it's a seriously awesome action game. From digg on November 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Mac OS X: Hacked to Run on White Box PCs? A computer researcher has reportedly 'unlocked' the protected binaries deep inside the core of Mac OS X that prevent the OS from running on non-Apple PCs...What's new about this is that researchers are beginning to let this knowledge loose in the wild. In theory, a hack could be written that allows OS X installation on any PC. From digg on November 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
CNN Chooses To Feature Britney Breakup As Breaking News On Election Day So I took a quick break to checkup on CNN's online election coverage. In doing so I was shocked to notice their breaking news in bold red. "Britney Spears files for divorce from her husband Kevin Federline, citing irreconcilable differences." Goes to show how mercantile America's news cycle is. From digg on November 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Let the Wii Controller Confusion Commence! And so it begins. The Wii controller confusion, that is. Looks like Fire Emblem will need you to grab the Classic Controller, as it won't work at all with the "standard" Wiimote. From digg on November 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Preorder Tubular (Fomerly InnerTube), the Mac app for YouTube Tubular, the sleek Mac app for YouTube is a lot closer to release, and is now taking preorders. It was initially named InnerTube, but the developer had to rebrand it when CBS threatened to sue. From digg on November 7, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Cartooning for kids This site lists web sites on cartooning and drawing for kids. Topics covered include drawing basics, clipart, advice from experts, online cartoon strips, cartoons in the classroom and resources for teachers on visual literacy. From Recent Items on November 7, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
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