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Xbox 360's HD-DVD Addon Opened and tested on XP, Vista, Mac OSX Xbox 360's HD-DVD works with XP, Vista, and Mac OSX From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


8 Vista Mythbusters The goal is to debunk some of the nonsense (both from Microsoft and from its many detractors). From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Nintendo Wii Fits Economic Model of Disruptive Technology A very interesting read. Popularized in the book “The Innovator’s Dilemma”, the concept of disruptive technology states that when leading companies tend to increase product quality faster than the increase in demand, smaller companies will court niche markets with underpowered yet innovative products, and slowly wind up toppling the giants. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


My Half-Year of Hell With Christian Fundamentalists When Polish student Michael Gromek, 19, went to America on a student exchange, he found himself trapped in a host family of Christian fundamentalists. What followed was a six-month hell of dawn church visits and sex education talks as his new family tried to banish the devil from his soul. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


How to write Greasemonkey scripts Greasemonkey is a Mozilla Firefox extension that allows users to install scripts that make on-the-fly changes to specific web pages. Greasemonkey can be used for adding new functionality to pages. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


How To Get More Power From A Wireless Router Need more range out of your Linksys wireless router? Consider adding a WiFi Booster Antenna. We tested one with our Linksys WRT54GC mini wirelss router and the results were impressive! Check it out! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Dan Rather Returns to TV on Tiny HDNet Dan Rather has gone digital. Dan Rather has gone boutique. Returning to television with "Dan Rather Reports," his new weekly magazine, he will now be available in just the four million satellite and cable homes reached by media mogul Mark Cuban's high-definition channel HDNet. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


'My Dream App' favourite 'Hijack' to be developed! Many wanted Hijack to win the 'My Dream App' contest ahead of Atmosphere, Portal and Cookbook. The original contestant, Kevin Capizzi stays on as a 'director'! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


DRM Dumpster automates the iTunes DRM stripping process DRM Dumpster, from BurningThumb, isn't magic and it doesn't perform any new tricks. All it does is automate the task of burning a CD-RW and then importing your music back to iTunes. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Forget 'killer app', is Gears of Wars just a plain Xbox killer? Search any Xbox 360 message board and you will find multiple users having problems with their Gears of Wars discs. I myself am one of them. I played the campaign flawlessly until the end, then during the credits I got a 'disc unreadable' error. It has been popping up every since then even though the disc is flawless. Now, I'm getting this error.. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


XGL on Edgy in 9 steps! Great tutorial for noobs! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Ubuntu Developer Summit report: X.org improvements, driver controversy, and X.org received a lot of attention and discussion at UDS, which is appropriate for such a desktop-focused distro. Binary drivers were a hot topic at the summit. Ubuntu developers also discussed how to provide a more robust configuration system for X.org, and what to do when problems arise with X. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Sony Kills OPM!! In a brief statement just released by Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) it's been announced that they and Ziff Davis Group have agreed to terminate production of the Official U.S. Playstation Magazine - otherwise known as OPM - with the release of the January issue. Peter Dille, SVP of marketing for SCEA had this to say about the raw-deal. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Stephen Colberts Sigh: The Best Word Since Truthiness Absolutely hilarious. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon to be turned into anime/manga Blue Dragon is being turned into an anime/manga. This seems to be Microsoft's biggest push to get the Japanese to buy the 360. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Top Ten 007 Gadgets Seeing how Casino Royale — the 21st James Bond feature — opens this coming Friday, IGN Movies decided to celebrate the occasion with a weeklong series of features spotlighting the 007 franchise focusing on James Bond's gadgets — the vehicles, gizmos and weaponry. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Miss Rumphius Awards The Miss Rumphius Awards Research Website was created to increase the awareness of educators around the world of the many important people, resources, and tools available on the Internet. Links to websites, interviews, published articles, and research papers, internet tools for classroom learning such as list servs, collaborative projects, keypals, etc. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


The Teacher's Desk The Teacher's Desk is a resource designed for teachers of grades five and six. Contains a collection of lesson plan ideas and classroom activities for teaching reading, spelling, English, and writing. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Polar Bear Included in this site is facts about Polar Bears, the sounds they make and a collection of images. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Victorian Deaf Society Website Links Collection of links to Australian and international sites for deaf, and deaf and blind people. The site has a collection of links to national and state-by-state sites, as well as to projects, sport and recreation associations, schools, universities and training, and professional and research associations. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Adaptive Technology Links for People with Vision Impairments Information on adaptive equipment for people with retinal degeneration, other vision impairments or blindness. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 This specification provides guidelines for designing Web content authoring tools that are more accessible for people with disabilities. An authoring tool that conforms to these guidelines will promote accessibility by providing an accessible authoring interface to authors with disabilities as well as enabling, supporting, and promoting the production of accessible Web content by all authors. "Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0" (ATAG 2.0) is part of a series of accessibility guidelines published by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


MidLink Magazine: Language Arts & Literature Links to biographies, author pages, childrens literature, on-line translators & dictionaries for middle and high school students and teachers. MidLink Magazine highlights work from classrooms around the globe. The project is supported by North Carolina State University and the University of Central Florida. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Thinking Drinking II: From Problems to Solutions (ADF) Thinking Drinking II is the conference for those wanting to develop solutions to the risky drinking culture in Australasia. It will focus on how to change attitudes, customs and policies in order to create sustainable change. Thinking Drinking II is a major meeting for professionals interested in alcohol issues from the following fields: health, welfare and youth, community development, law enforcement, research, policy, local government, mental health, education. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Video: Einstein 'Hollow Face' Illusion....looks like it moves The Hollow Face Illusion is probably one of the most amazing optical illusions. The original head of Albert Einstein was created by the sculptor Bryan Parkes and the manufacturing process was done by David Burder. This is a 1.5 times life size version of Albert Einstein's face, since the illusion works best when the head is slightly larger than li From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Plutonium Found in Iran Waste Facility "International Atomic Energy experts have found unexplained plutonium and highly enriched uranium traces in a nuclear waste facility in Iran and have asked Tehran for an explanation, an IAEA report said Tuesday. Both highly enriched uranium and plutonium can be used to make the fissile core of nuclear warheads From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Yoshi's Island DS is Praised by Gamespot Yoshi's Island DS gets a 9.1! That's amazing! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


'Bloc Party' Cancel Entire US Tour After they canceled a number of shows last week, Bloc Party have now been forced to pull their entire US tour. The band have canceled 19 shows, which they would have been playing alongside Panic! At The Disco, after drummer Matt Tong was admitted to hospital with a collapsed lung. Ticket holders should get a refund now from point of purchase. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Dice Stacking - Insane Some people view Dice Stacking as magic. Others see it as more of a juggling skill. Dice stacking is the art of scooping up dice in a dice cup and setting the cup down to build a vertical column of dice. Most people's initial reaction, when first seeing the dice stacked, is astonishment. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Hack Attack: Set up and host a blog on your home computer If you want to host your own blog, you can purchase a plan at a web hosting provider for a few bucks a month - or you can set it up on your home computer for free. Today we'll set up a weblog on your Windows PC using the popular open source blogging software, WordPress. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Yet Another Girl Gamer Complains about the "Games 4 Girls" GameStop Display GameStop in their infinite wisdom decided to come up with this insulting game display for Games for girls. Containing games like Cooking Mama, Bratz, The Little Mermaid and My Little Pony, this glittering pink mass should really read "Games for little girls who love pink girlie stereotypes and worship Paris Hilton."I wouldn't buy these pieces of... From digg on November 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Remember the amazing E3 Killzone video? Can the real game look better? That's right, Phil Harrison is now saying that the game looks even better than the once thought to be Pre-Rendered Eye candy. Sit back and enjoy "Put your money where your mouth is" folks. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Full Wii Tech Specs Full Wii technical specifications which no one seems to have noticed. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


IGN's Wii Controller Strap Rips. IGN Wii's editor Matt Cassamasaasssasina though it would be cool to let a few non-gamer girls come in and play some Wii... but one of the girls got a little carried away. The strap rips off her arm and the remote flies across room and leaves and indent in the wall, yet still works fine. A+ for craftsmanship! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Full PS3 Manual Scanned, Revealed GamePro has uploaded the entirety of the 60 GB PlayStation 3 final retail manual. Interesting entries are highlighted in red. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Rights groups file war crimes suit against Rumsfeld Civil rights groups filed a suit with German prosecutors on Tuesday seeking war crimes charges against outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for the alleged abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo prisons. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Wil Wheaton reviews ST:TNG: Lonely Among Us Wil continues to crank out the episode reviews over on TV Squad. He's got some insightful stuff to say in his behind the scenes memories, even though they're not exactly those of this episode in particular. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The Pirate Bay has added a TV section. The Pirate Bay has added a TV section where it lists TV shows. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Twilight Princess receives a 9.9... Lawrence.com gives Twilight Princess a 9.9/10, stating it's one of the best videogame experiences of all time... From digg on November 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


An awesome Playstation 3 video you've never seen Play B3yond, fanboys. Play B3yond. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Google adds Skype to Google Pack Google has added skype to Google Pack From digg on November 14, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


PlayStation Network Store Pics and Impressions "I was expecting the worst. But, even in its infancy, the PlayStation store looks promising. The layout is slick, simple and easy to navigate. Obviously, there's not much content, and must of the extra content, such as movie stuff, is all Sony related. My concern: This won't be an outlet to shop, but to be fed company PR." From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Babylon 5 Movie Begins Production Today Warner Home Video (WHV) and Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) have announced the start of production of “Babylon 5: The Lost Tales,” a made-for-video movie that will be targeted towards the Babylon 5 loyal audience and science-fiction fans in general . From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Deal or No Deal Game Fantastic flash version or the hit TV game show deal or no deal. Can you win $1,000,000 ? From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


A List Apart: Articles: Super-Easy Blendy Backgrounds Create a PNG that’s blended from transparent to white, use it as a background image, and rely on the background-color style to provide the other half of the blend. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


OLPC nears low-cost Linux laptop production The One Laptop Per Child project's onsite supervisor, Mark Foster, reported from Shanghai on Sunday that the first 10 prototypes of the Linux-powered OLPC XO-1 are up and running. This marks a key milestone toward an upcoming build of 900 units. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


First Wii Reviews hit IGN Wii Sports and Trauma Center: Second opinion are the first games to show up on the Wii.IGN.com homepage. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Microsoft to Add Video Sharing to Zune, Ballmer Says Microsoft Corp. plans to add a video-sharing feature to its Zune player and will eventually sell a model that combines the device with a phone, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


SC: 14/11 Windows Updates for November contain 'Critical' patches. Microsoft has just issued patches for five 'critical' security problems in its Windows software; 'critical' is the highest level of threat and it is vital that Windows users apply the patches as soon as possible ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on November 14, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Residents speak out AGAINST Dateline's pedophile sting in their town A sharply divided crowd packed into a special Murphy City Council meeting Sat. to speak out about the recent sexual predator sting that has thrown the Texas suburb into the nat'l spotlight. Many were angry that the city joined w/ Dateline and the Internet group Perverted Justice to conduct the sting, saying it exposed their community to predators. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


The Seven Lessons School Teaches Us Teaching means different things in different places, but seven lessons are universally taught from Harlem to Hollywood Hills. They constitute a national curriculum you pay for in more ways than you can imagine, so you might as well know what it is. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


'Catch Me If You Can', Frank Abagnale Talks About Identity Theft Between the ages of 19 and 21, Abagnale cashed $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 foreign countries. He posed as a Pan Am airline pilot, an attorney, a college professor and a pediatrician. Abagnale is now a legitimate multi-millionaire through his legal fraud detection and avoidance consulting business. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


In Defense of Difficult Clients in Web Design There’s a certain breed of clients that lives in the past: Web 1.0 clients in a Web 2.0 world. They are a nightmare to work for, and they often end up commissioning horrendous sites that pollute our internet. It may be easy to pretend they don’t exist, or, worse still, to do as they ask. But these clients are the stepping stones to enlightenment. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Toilet tied to tale of Dead Sea Scrolls One of the less sanitary aspects of life in Jesus' day has come into play in the debate over who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, how they lived and how they died. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


KFC logo visible from Space - with cool pic KFC has become the first brand visible from outer space. The company has created a 87,500 square feet version of Colonel Sanders. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


It heats. It powers. Is it the future of home energy? Down in Bernard Malin's basement is a softly thrumming metal box that turns natural gas into hot water and generates $600 to $800 worth of electricity a year - a bonus byproduct of heating his home. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Global warming could wipe out most birds: World Wildlife Federation "Birds are the quintessential 'canaries in the coal mine' and are already responding to current levels of climate change," said the report, launched at a United Nations conference in Kenya on ways to slow warming. "Birds now indicate that global warming has set in motion a powerful chain of effects in ecosystems worldwide," WWF said. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Coolest Place in the World to Work Each office has an Xbox, Playstation, (soon Wii) not to mention a moat surrounding it. George Davison spent $$$$$ to create a "Wonkaland" for his employees, building the most creative work environment in the world. Unbelievable place. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Paint-on Polymer Kills Flu on Contact A surface coated in spiky polymer molecules destroys the flu virus at a touch, according to a new report. The experimental substance, which can be applied like paint, might complement other germ control methods used in public spaces such as hospitals and airplanes. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Sony admits PS3 "backwards compatibility" goal not met Sony has admitted that some games designed for older PlayStation consoles are not working properly on the newly released PlayStation 3 (PS3). The PS3 was supposed to be "backwards compatible", meaning it should run games written for PlayStation and PlayStation 2. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Rumor: Fry's FORCING Mega PS3/Wii Bundles In Store? Those of you looking to hit your local Fry's Electronics may want either pull a little extra out of savings or skip the store altogether, should you be looking for a PlayStation 3 or Wii this weekend. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Apple Partners with Airlines for iPod Integration Apple today announced it is teaming up with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to deliver the first seamless integration between iPod and in-flight entertainment systems. These six airlines will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections which allow the video content to be viewed on the their seat back displays! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


PS3 Campers Kicked off property by Best Buy! Everybody knows the story about those campers out in Burbank that have been waiting for days for the PS3...well it seems like it Best Buy wants to make this launch as painful for customers as the xbox 360 launch was a year ago. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


TOP 500 Most Powerful Computer Systems The TOP500 table shows the 500 most powerful commercially available computer systems known to us. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Zune installation screen ... Orgasmic approach? Article claims that the installation screen for Zune software is a girl having an orgasm... pictures are there, see what you think. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Beatles Finally Available Online (on Microsoft Zune Marketplace) The Beatles have finally allowed their music to be sold online -- they'll have 33 albums in the Zune Marketplace when it launches tomorrow. About time! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Tricks to Get Black Friday Deals Without Standing In Line Learn from a Black Friday expert how to get the deals without getting up early or waiting in line: "The problem is that most shoppers start in the wrong place. They make the assumption that the Black Friday deals are found in the Black Friday advertisements. That's not where they are..." From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Mac OS X 10.4.8 upgrade boosts Photoshop 35% on Mactel When's the last time you got a free update that made your machine 35% faster at something? Apple's recently released 10.4.8 system update includes a number of enhancements to the Rosetta processor emulation technology...a roughly 35% improvement running Photoshop CS2 on Intel-based Mac systems From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Find It! - Visual puzzle tests your observation skills Find It! is an online puzzle where you are presented with a photo that has some element in it that changes gradually. You have to click the changing element before the green timer bar runs out. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


How NOT to rob a convenience store... One of the most hilarious videos I've seen of someone trying to rob a store after it's closed...straight from the get go the guy has problems getting into the store...once he gets in though the video becomes priceless. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


TiVo to add peer-to-peer video sharing TiVo has several announcements planned for tomorrow. First, you'll be able to use the TiVo Desktop software to convert and transfer Internet video to your TiVo. Second, TiVo will be setting up "channels" so you can broad cast TiVo-to-TiVo. Third, CBS is adding video downloads to 'TiVoCast.' Sweet! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Bush Administration: Detainees have no rights The Bush administration said that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have no right to challenge their detentions in civilian courts and that lawsuits by hundreds of detainees should be dismissed. Meanwhile an innocent man was held for 5 years at Gitmo and released with no apology.http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20060819/innocent-man-detained-for-5-years From digg on November 14, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


George Bush used to be a fluent linguist! This video shows Bush speaking in a debate 10 years ago and man is he a good speaker! It then compares to his current bumbling rants and offers a unique explanation. For supporters and haters alike, this should give you some sense that Bush isn't a complete idiot, or at least at one time he wasn't. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Pakt CMS prize awarded; Joomla edges out Drupal in a tie-breaker The final result saw a tie for first place between Joomla! and Drupal. A fourth independent judge was be brought in. This crucial vote ended up with Joomla! triumphing over Drupal by one point. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


And the next-gen winner is ... IBM?! Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are all in a battle to get their product in your living room. Slice it how you may, there will be one definite winner in the next-gen marketplace; that winner is IBM, which designed and makes the microprocessors for all three units.Regardless of which console, IBM will be getting a cut of the profits. Read on... From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Google Closes YouTube Acquisition Google announced today that they have completed the previously announced acquisition of YouTube. The final price included $15 million in cash, 3,217,560 shares of Google Class A Common Stock, along with an additional 442,210 shares of restricted stock and warrants. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


From Rocketboom to ABC Congdon will regularly appear on the network's 24-hour digital channel ABC News Now and occasionally appear as a correspondent on the network's TV news broadcasts. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Why, Apple, why? Why won't you let me redownload my songs? Rumors are that the Zune Marketplace will let the user redownload songs up to five times without repurchasing. Helloooooo Apple, are you listening? From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Chess Makes Kids Smarter Chess lovers have long contended that chess should be a valuable classroom tool. It can provide an in­tellectually stimulating, rewarding activity, but it can also teach discipline, concentra­tion, planning and all the other good things that go into successful chess. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


It Takes 113 Servers To Run Google Calendar Apparently, it takes about 113 Servers To Run Google Calendar. Thanks to Tony Ruscoe who did some digging around Google Calendar, we have a "changes" file meant for internal eyes only. The file he posts is mirrored since Google removed the changes file soon after it was discovered. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


CNN does not like Zune, but loves the iPod Shuffle The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin visited CNN's "Amercian Morning" show earlier today to visit with Miles O'Brien and Soledad O'Brien to discuss to Microsoft Zune. What ensued was a comedy of sorts - unless you're Microsoft, then it's a tragedy.... From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Video: Rusty, the Narcoleptic Dog Poor thing....he runs around happily but suddenly falls asleep right on the spot From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


2nd Generation iPod Shuffle Review Ars reviews Apple's 2nd generation iPod shuffle. The review includes many pictures and a complete dis-assembly of the product. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


PHP v5.2 vs PHP v5.1 With the release of the latest version of PHP v5.2, they have made some changes to address and fine tune its performance. So I decided to benchmark v5.2 vs v5.1 to see the impact of the new changes since I think many are looking forward to this release. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Top 20 Hackers in Film History As with every "Top Whatever," there's bound to be disagreements. But overall, these hack0rz are great selections. See who made the cut! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


The Quickest Way to Kill the News -- Stop Publishing Online Should newspapers go on a 24 hour embaro from publishing online? "A temporary embargo, by depriving the Internet of free, trustworthy news in real-time, would...establish the true value of that information. Imagine the major Web portals — Yahoo, Google, AOL and MSN — with nothing to offer in except out of date news. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Apple releases EFI Firmware updates for Intel Macs The update fixes several Boot Camp, start up, and wake-from-sleep issues. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Principles of Freedom Colonial Williamsburg’s online exhibit here is an excellent place to learn about the Declaration of Independence: a hundred and ten words fatally undermined the political basis of the old order and proclaimed a new era in which free peoples would henceforth govern themselves. Government Declaration of Independence, freedom, history, liberty, Williamsburg From Golden Swamp on November 14, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


10 Best Wordpress Plugins for Google Adsense Powerful ways to integrate Google Adsense into Wordpress. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


19-Year-Old Nears $500,000 From Video Games If you're hearing something like, "You'll never get anywhere playing those video games" from your mom, try telling her about Tom Taylor. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


SC: 14/11 Apple issues update to all Intel Core Duo-based computers Apple has released an update for all Macintosh computers based around Intel Core Duo and Core Duo 2 processors ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on November 14, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..


Little Girl Owns Bill O'Reilly watch and learn From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


Nintendo's Wii Delivers a Ton of Fun PC Magazine Editor Jim Louderback's review states "The Nintendo Wii is a fun, engaging, wildly innovative game console that's dramatically different from the Xbox 360 and the Play-Station 3—and dramatically more affordable." From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


RIAA: we love fair use. No, really! The RIAA is a true champion of fair use. That's what RIAA president Cary Sherman wants you to believe. In an op-ed piece published by Cnet, Sherman champions the RIAA's unique understanding of fair use while taking digs at those who do not share the record industry's vision—like the Consumer Electronics Association. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


Newest Family Guy Episode - Whistle While Your Wife Works Newest (full) episode that just premiered last night. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


How To Compile A Kernel - The Fedora Way Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on Fedora systems. It describes how to build a custom kernel using the latest unmodified kernel sources from kernel.org (vanilla kernel) and also how to patch the kernel sources if you need features that are not in there. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


The A-Z of Skateboard Tricks You want to know what a "360 hospital flip" is, or a "casper 1 1/2 flip" ... ? The Web's interactive skate guide will be answered.Each trick with a video simulation to explain everything. 262 unique tricks displayed From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


Woman gets owned by trash bin during storm. Video of some lady getting mowed over by trash bin at Busch Stadium in St. Louis during the storm of 7/19/2006 From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:19 a.m..


Cartoon that SUMS up the Wii Experience This Cartoon strip pretty much sums up the "Wii experience!" From digg on November 14, 2006 at 11:19 a.m..


Find a USPS mailbox in your area Click on a state name or enter a zip code to see a list of US Postal Service collection stations (blue mailboxes) in that area. Every listing contains location information (most with maps) and scheduled pick-up times for that mailbox. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


The Real PlayStation 3 Launch Lineup Where'd all the launch games go? From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Review @ Gamespy Life for Link begins in his small rural hometown of Ordon. Spending his days as a ram wrangler, things begin to get a little weird when strange monsters are spotted on the borders of the village. Link is tasked with taking a journey to the main city in Hyrule to consult with the folks there about the recent troubles. As you'd expect, a series of... From digg on November 14, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


88,400 PS3s Sold in Japan in 2 Days Supplies of the PlayStation 3 are all but gone after retailers blew through their inventory in under a week, Japanese gaming magazine Enterbrain reported. 88,400 units were sold over the weekend, nearly all of the 100,000 units initially available. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


TDWTF: Fisher Price Technology Integration You know your tech-job sucks when you discover you've been replaced by a rocking chair... From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Reggie vs Sony Never one to pass up the chance to take names/kick ass, Reggie Fils-Aime sat down with Next-Gen and gave his thoughts on Sony's recent run of mishaps. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Sun Makes Java Source Code Available for Linux. Ubuntu First After last week’s announcement concerning the collaboration between Adobe and the Mozilla Foundation, and the surprising close-up between Novell and Microsoft, it seems the open source movement becomes more and more attractive. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Less than one game purchased for every PS3 sold in Japan The Japanese Weekly Famitsu magazine reported that Sony sold 88,400 PS3’s in the system’s first two days. The best selling game over the period was Bandai Namco’s Ridge Racer 7, which sold 30,300 copies. This was followed by Gundam Crossfire at 30,000 units and Resistance: Fall of Man, at 15,700 units. PS3 has a software-hardware tie ratio of 0.98. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Contact lenses that check blood sugar A scientist in Baltimore has developed a contact lens that can provide diabetics with a non-invasive way to monitor blood sugar. Instead of using blood, Dr. Chris Geddes of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute has produced contact lenses that change color in response to the glucose level in the wearer's tears. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Linus Torvalds officially a Hero According to TIME magazine, Linus Torvalds is one of the the greatest heroes of the last 60 years. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Complete PS3 Media Tour One of the major draws of both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles are their ability to play back media in addition to games. Here's a tour the PS3's media functionality. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


US: Immigrants May Be Held Indefinitely Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal front in the fight over the rights of detainees. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Wicked WordPress Archives in One Easy Step! If you’ve been blogging for any length of time, then odds are good that your archives are stuffed with posts that people might find interesting or useful. Problem is, when your best articles disappear from the home page, they descend into the depths of your site, landing in a lonely place known as the archives. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Scientists design simple dipstick test for cocaine Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple "dipstick" test for detecting cocaine and other drugs in saliva, urine or blood serum. The test is based upon DNA-gold nanoparticle technology, and can be packaged in user-friendly kits similar to those used for home pregnancy tests. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Amazing Flash Based Tool - Online Drawing & Chat QUEEKY - Draw and Chat Online! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


How to Build Triple Boot (XP, Vista, Ubuntu) with single Boot Screen wpics This is a tutorial with lots of screenshots on how to build a triple boot system (Windows XP, Windows Vista and Ubuntu Edgy Eft) with a single boot manager. + wiping HDD, installing, backing up GRUB's MBR, modifying boot.ini and Vista's bcdedit records. I hope you'll like it. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


How To Compress A Video File In this VirtualTweak Episode - you'll learn How To Compress A Video File without Losing Any video Quality. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..


Hacking the XBOX 360's HD-DVD for the PC "Seems like Microsoft has unwilling created a cheap HD-DVD drive, for any Windows user." From digg on November 14, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..


Zune Software Plays Nicely With iTunes After a relatively painless installation we set to work on the Zune software. We weren't exactly sure what Microsoft meant when they said that Zune Marketplace would import music automatically from iTunes, but we were guessing that meant they'd grab only the non-DRMed music, like MP3s you downloaded off the net. Well, we were right. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..


5 Toothpick And A Star... See 5 toothpicks moving without any help.... from nothing to a star... From digg on November 14, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


The Most Extreme Superyacht This wave-piercing luxury trimaran may look like something from a Star Trek movie, but it's no fantasy. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Draw bot! Take a picture, convert it to vector art, and BAM - draw bot draws it with any pen you place in it's grasp From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Scientific Proof That Nickelback Sucks Same beat, same breaks, same awful band.I submitted this story and it got buried. Shortly after it got 140 diggs. This is attempt #2. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Robotic machine guns Samsung has developed a robotic machine gun, using pattern recognition to separate humans from tree. No mention whether it can separate humans waving white flags from those who are not, and that is the problem. To be honest, I'd be surprised whether an infrared camera can even detect a white flag, since the concept of white is pure a construction of the wavelengths the human eye is sensitive to, and those wavelengths don't include infrared. Coverage on --> From StuartYeates's blog on November 14, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


PS3 Demo = Not good Here is a demo of the PS3 at best buy. You load up a game, this one is NBA Live '07. You get artifacts all over the screen but the game play is still going on even the sound and The ps3 is in an enclosed space but there is air flow through it. It happens about at least 4 times a day. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Whats a Hoe? short clip, funny. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


The PS3 Boomerang Controller LIVES! Once upon a time, Sony unveiled a new PS3 controller. It was a radical departure from the Dual Shock and had an unusual boomerang shape. Sony ditched the controller and reworked the Dual Shock for the PLAYSTATION 3. But, some of us, though, actually wanted to try out that silly looking contraption! Well, now we can. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Call of Duty 4 details emerge, awesome updates Supposedly Infinity Ward will be returning to make the 4th installment in the series. One of the awesome details mentioned was that while most shooting games has players and enemies heads with two or three critical points on the head, Call of Duty 4 has 16, which will let gamers be able to blow off pieces of the enemy's face one at a time. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


George Carlin on the Ten Commandments No one can put religion in perspective like George Carlin.A must-see classic! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


How Homing Pigeons Find Home Early Egyptians took advantage of messenger pigeons' homing abilities, yet the feat of the flying postmen remains a bit of a mystery. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


The 50 Most Influential People in VoIP The world of VoIP changes as fast as it grows. This comprehensive list represents the people, companies, and entities that Brian Provost believe will exert significant influence on IP Telephony in 2007. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Dry Ice The amazing things you can do with Dry Ice!!!!!!!! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Natural-born Painkiller Found in Human Saliva Saliva from humans has yielded a natural painkiller up to six times more powerful than morphine, researchers say. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Wikipedia closes Wii, PS3, Sony entries Virtual vandalism the latest weapon in the next-generation console wars. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Democrats Push for Troop Cuts Within Months "Democratic leaders in the Senate vowed on Sunday to use their new Congressional majority to press for troop reductions in Iraq within a matter of months..." "a phased redeployment of troops would be their top priority when the new Congress convenes in January, even before an investigation of the conduct of the war." From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Ridge Racer 6 & 7 comparisons One of the games Sony is depending on to demonstrate the superior graphical capabilities of the PS3 is Ridge Racer 7 by NAMCO BANDAI. So, how does Ridge Racer 7 for the PS3 hold up graphically against Ridge Racer 6 for the Xbox 360? Let's find out. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Photos: Japan's Long, Wet Wait for PlayStation 3s Long lines formed before dawn and diehards waited in the rain even though there weren't enough PlayStation 3s to go around. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre, a leading Aboriginal language centre, was officially established in 1987 when Aboriginal people of the Pilbara came together to discuss how they could save Aboriginal languages of the region and educate others about Aboriginal languages and culture. Wangka Maya manages a number of projects and language programs, provides a collection of Aboriginal language resources, and provides cultural awareness training. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Tasmanian teacher wins international innovation award Congratulations to Margaret Meijers from Tasmania, who is one of four teachers world wide to win an international innovative teaching award. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Information for Australian Apprenticeships Centres officers: the vocational education and training system in Queensland This document provides an overview that can be used in the induction of new Australian Apprenticeships Centres officers in Queensland. It provides background information about the Centres and their operation. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


MEtrics from scholarly usage of resources (MESUR) The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in support of a two-year project that will investigate metrics derived from the network-based usage of scholarly information. The Digital Library Research & Prototyping Team of the LANL Research Library will carry out the project. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Rusty loses his loop Rusty Loses His Loop is a water conservation book designed for children aged 4-8 years with an accompanying online booklet with teaching ideas and activities which is also suitable for parents and their children. The central theme of the book concerns the use of our water resources and the impact this has on the natural environment of the Coorong and River Murray. The freely downloadable resource booklet provides lesson ideas and activities including a zeotrope to make. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


VET-Connect - engaging older workers' symposium The VET-Connect 2006 Symposium Series is designed to provide opportunities for vocational education and training workers to engage with contemporary themes in teaching and learning including those arising from reform associated with the release of the Queensland Government's Queensland Skills Plan. The third symposium in the series - Engaging older workers - will examine the pressures the ageing workforce and growing skills shortage will place on the training sector. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Service Industries Training Advisory Council This Council works to enhance the provision and quality of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in the Retail, Wholesale, Finance, Property, Business Services and Information Technology industries. The Council aims to be the primary source of advice to industry, community, Government and training providers regarding training and skills development for these industries. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Australian Government endorses Research Quality Framework The Australian Government will implement a Research Quality Framework (RQF) which will strengthen the assessment of research carried out in Australia, the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, announced recently. The RQF, an Australian Government initiative to formulate a world's best practice framework for evaluating research quality and the impact of research, will ensure public funding is being invested in research which will deliver real benefits to the wider community. DEST Media release, 14 November 2006 From EdNA Online on November 14, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..


Vista, Office 2007 cracked. Kind of. Microsoft has had a long history of battling against piracy, ever since Bill Gates' Open Letter to Hobbyists in 1976, long before there was even a personal computer software industry to speak of. Now, Microsoft finds itself in its latest piratical engagement, with the recent cracks of Windows Vista and Office 2007 in the wild on pirate sites. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Halo 3 Multiplayer Games: Ziff Davis Vs. Bungie They've been making the game, could we possibly beat them? From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


PS3 Linux: Dual Boot Instructions & Blu-ray disc mounting supported! With the possibility of mounting Blu-ray discs on Linux, will it be possible to dump the PS3's game discs? It will be easier than Sony thinks...I can hazard a guess that the special Blu-ray drivers for Linux will not allow you to do so, but give it a few weeks and the hackers can easily come out with modified drivers. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Top 10 Family Guy Vids On YouTube Top 10 Family Guy Vids On YouTube. Someone spent hours scouring YouTube to find these hilarious clips. You gotta watch them all. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Awesome sci-fi inspired case mod This mod, called Cold Fusion, was inspired by the modder's passion for science fiction. He says it's his first mod and the results are pretty amazing! From digg on November 14, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Receive credits for already-purchased songs on iTunes? Apple is supposedly going to start crediting you for the individual tracks you've bought if you decide buy the whole album later. So, say you bought two tracks from an album at 99 cents apiece and the album is priced at $9.99. If you decided to buy the album later, Apple would charge you something like $8.01 instead. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


15 Instant Energy Boosters Researchers pinpoint 2:16 p.m. as the time where most people lose energy at work, recommend ways to perk up your day. Suggestion No. 9: "Have sex" From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


IRAQ: Despite Billions Spent, Rebuilding Incomplete This was not how the rebuilding of Iraq was supposed to go. In the fall of 2003, six months after the U.S. invasion, President Bush promised Iraq "the greatest financial commitment of its kind since the Marshall Plan." Top administration aides said they considered that plan, which helped rebuild Europe after World War II, to be a model for Iraq. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


YouTube Headed for User Revolt? Some of YouTube's more popular posters are starting to complain that they aren't benefiting from the video-sharing site's new big-money alliances with Google, NBC, Warner Music and others. The YouTube phenom known as "lonelygirl15" says she wants to see "some money." From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Dems: make student loans student friendly In the corporate world, there's a short list of obvious suspects who may face tougher times under a Democratic Congress, including Big Pharma and Big Oil. Then there are the not-so-obvious suspects - like what might be called Big Education. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


PlayStation 3 hits 'grey market' Used PlayStation 3 consoles appear for sale in Japan in shops and online auction websites. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


A Girl Gamer's response to "Games 4 Girls" GameStop Display A blog post from a girl gamer about the recently submitted "Games 4 Girls" GameStop display that stereotypes the female gamer. "Newsflash, almighty game gods: not every girl is a pink sugar magic princess." From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


President Bush - "I hear there's rumours on the uh... Internets" In case you've ever wondered where the fun twist of the "Internet" to "Internets" originated from, here is the original source of inspiration for Stephen Colbert and countless other parodies. Good ol' George Dubya himself. I found it using The Google. From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


African nomads to be first people wiped out by climate change Kenya's herdsmen are facing extinction as global warming destroys their lands . From digg on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Some Women Allergic to Sex One cure that works: therapy combined with regular sex. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Seattle Times Article: Reggie is Putting Nintendo Back in the Game Nintendo is tying Fils-Aime's star power to the console, to some extent. He'll be at the Toys R Us store in Manhattan early next Sunday handing out the first Wii units to consumers. But he's not going to become a celebrity spokesman; Fils-Aime is careful to note that he is just one executive in a large company, one collaborator in a group effort. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Hitchsters.com allows NYC users to share cabs to/from Airport Hitchsters.com is a new service that lets you sign up to share a cab to go to/from the airport in the NYC area. It just launched November 11, and you can use it for your upcoming thanksgiving travels. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Cingular to sell slim Samsung phone with keyboard Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. wireless service, said on Monday it would sell a slim cell phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. with a computer-like keyboard and a music and video player aimed at attracting both business and consumer customers. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Photoshop Tutorial >> Polished Text Make your text seem as if it is spankin' new, right out of the package From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Gerald Ford Becomes Longest-Living U.S. President Gerald R. Ford has surpassed Ronald Reagan to become the longest-living U.S. president. Ford, who turned 93 on July 14, 2006, became the oldest president Sunday by living to 93 years and 121 days. The milestone is based on full days. From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


How the Zune Will (Try To) Defeat the iPod; Not through Coolness Factor The way to dilute this is not to come out with a cool device. Rather, one wants to make the portable music player a humdrum commodity device. The same people who disparage Apple, its philosophy, and latest TV ads are the very same people who don't want to be cool. Microsoft knows how to appeal to the roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-to-work crowd From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Hilarious Video: Animals are Better than you! Example: This is the Cheetah. It could move up to speeds of 76 kmh, If a Human raced a Cheetah, the Cheetah would beat you....and then it would probably eat you. A Cheetah is Better than you.... From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Horrible Zune Setup Experience! We hoped installing the Zune software and getting our player running would be as seamless and painless as getting iTunes and an iPod running on your machine, since that is, after all, what it's up against. Unfortunately, the reality of our experience with the first version of the Zune software this afternoon is that is SUCKS! From digg on November 13, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


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