How to: Make your own Screen-Printed T-shirts Kristy’s got a simple and cheap tutorial on how you can turn a full-color photo into a one-color screen print. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Must wait for Wii & PS3 OUTSIDE of Wal-Mart + PS3 Shortage Confirmation These posters were posted in our Wal-mart's Electronics section. The employees there said that the reason for the change was the chaos surrounding the Guitar Hero 2 release. They'll still be doing the same launch time, and the ticket hand-out at 10pm. (BTW: Employees say there are 4 PS3s, and 30 Wiis) From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Amazing new form of juggling. Greg Kanned had invented a very cool new technique to juggle. Looks very impressive when he juggles with 5 up to 7 balls. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Lamborghini Police Car - Dont even TRY TO RUN ! Some European highways are designed for speed and there is no speed limits in certain areas. This Lambordhini Police Car is probably the best way to discourage anyone from a police chase. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
UCLA library tasered: Community responds More information on the incident, from the UCLA school paper"...according to a study published in the Lancet Medical Journal in 2001, a charge of three to five seconds can result in immobilization for five to 15 minutes, which would mean that Tabatabainejad could have been physically unable to stand when the officers demanded that he do so. " From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
WiiSave.com : Share your Wii game saves Even though it's not been released yet, WiiSave.com already offers people the chance to upload and share their Wii game data, and download other people's data. Whilst it remains to be seen exactly what will be swappable, it's promising that a console which hasn't even been released already has a dedicated fanbase. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Many Wii online functions not ready for launch Nintendo announced today in a press release that many of the Wii's online functions would not be available when the system launches in North America on Sunday. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
PS3 doesn't do 1080i? Apparently if you're an early adopter with a 1080i TV you have more than HDMI - HDCP issues to worry about. You're stuck with 480p gaming too! From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Fanboy injures himself running for a spot in line at Wal-Mart This guy runs for a spot in line after hearing the Walmart store there was getting only ten units and hits a pole! Only here in Wisconsin, I swear. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Red Steel is a lot of fun. I honestly have to attribute this to the Wii’s controller. I can’t see the game being this much fun with a more traditional game controller. It seems to be a running theme with the Wii. Every game I play seems to make me burst out with audible joy. I can’t remember the last time I was so vocal while playing games. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
PS3 game cases. Why does Sony have to buck the system? Everyone else is fine with standard sized cases, why does Sony have to try to be special? I don't know what Sony is playing at here, but why do they constantly try to reinvent the wheel? From digg on November 16, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Apple's iPhone to arrive in early 2007 with 2MP camera Apple Computer's much anticipated iPod cell phone is due to arrive either late in the first quarter or early in second quarter of next year and will include a 2.0-megapixel digital camera. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Seriously? UCLA Police Officers Awarded For Use Of Tasers Earlier this month, the UC Police Department at UCLA held its first annual recognition event to hand out numerous awards including - get this - "The Meritorious Service/Taser Award". This event took place just several weeks before today's news and video of reportedly excessive use of tasers on a student at a UCLA library. 3rd award down on page. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Leopard vs Vista 3: A Risk Strategy PC enthusiasts like to scoff at the market share of Macs in comparison to worldwide computer sales. They view the worldwide PC market like a simple board game of Risk, where market leaders Dell and HP have more armies scattered over more territories, and Apple only has armies places in a few. Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine From digg on November 16, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Annan calls on educators and media to prevent spread of hatred and intolerance In a message marking the International Day for Tolerance, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed the key roles that education and a responsible media can play in preventing the spread of hatred. UN News, 16 November 2006 From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Teaching Australia - Teaching skills assessment Teaching Australia assesses teaching qualifications for applications for migration under the program of General Skilled Migartion and is designated by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs as the assessing authority for the teaching occupations of pre-primary school teacher, primary school teacher, and secondary teacher. Information is provided about the application process, the requirements for school teaching occupations, the supporting documents required and the assessment fee. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice was founded upon the ideals and theories of Nobel Laureate economist Milton Friedman and economist Rose D. Friedman. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Spam Act review When the Spam Act 2003 was introduced, it included a provision requiring a review be conducted within two years of its operations. In December 2005 the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, released an issues paper inviting public comment on the operation of the Spam Act. The period for comment closed on 1 February 2006. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Children and young people are key stakeholders Inaugural international conference addressing the issue of children and young people as key stakeholders in their world experience. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory The Initiative on Chicago Price Theory was established as a University-wide research centre housed in the Graduate Scool of Business. The Center builds on the rich tradition of Chicago Price Theory that emphasizes the fundamental role of markets and incentives in understanding and improving all aspects of modern life. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Links between industry and universities recognised Ten creative projects that are fostering collaboration between universities and industry have been recognised in this year's Business-Higher Education Round Table (B-HERT) Awards. All award recipients exemplify the benefits of collaboration in research and development, and education and training. Award recipients are described on the B-HERT website. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, is a public policy research centre devoted to advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy both domestic and foreign as well as international affairs. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Big Draw 2007 Drawing is a way of seeing and making meaning. In a world now dominated by visual concepts and communication, drawing can provide a dynamic language enabling everyone to participate in this visual culture. Drawing Australia explores ways in which people of all ages, cultures and abilities use drawing. We encourage everyone to draw by organising special drawing events. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
"Hey Vanilla Face!" What happened before, and after, Borat's check-in scene Well, it turns out that a long-time friend and sometime reader – one of you, that is – was in the movie! He’s an executive at a grand old Dallas Hotel, and is an exceptionally polite, shy, and hospitable soul. Those of you who have seen the movie will know him as “Vanilla Face.” From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Airport Arrest Turns Up Nuclear Info and a TON of cash. A man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after officials say they found him carrying more than $78,000 in cash and a laptop computer containing information about nuclear materials and cyanide. The U.S. citizen, who is from Dallas, arrived in Detroit from Nigeria by way of Amsterdam and was headed for Phoenix. Feds are analyzing his PC. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
How to free up space in Gmail You'd think almost 3 gigabytes would be more than enough space to store your email, but for the last two weeks my Gmail account has hovered ominously above 95% of the allowed storage quota. When it finally peaked at 98% (2725 MB of 2780 MB), I had to do something. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
For Sony, the PS3 is About More than Gaming For a company with almost $64 billion in annual sales, Sony has an awful lot at stake with the launch of its brand-new video game console, the PlayStation 3. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Tom Cruise Un-Invites Oprah Tom is apparently pissed at more anti-scientology comments, so no Oprah at his wedding... and after he busted up her couch... From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
The most disturbing midgit fight I've ever seen Video of good ol' Jerry Springer, funniest video I have ever seen From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Xbox 360 HD-DVD Players works on PC with NO DRIVERS This quick review of the HD-DVD drive that was released for the Xbox 360 this week shows it on the console, but more interestingly, working on an HTPC without the need for any drivers! Out of the box, this is the cheapest (and ONLY) HD-DVD drive for the PC! From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Jackson’s comeback wrecked by stage fright Mired in debt and tarnished by scandal, Michael Jackson, 48, chose the World Music awards at Earls Court in London to make his first public performance in nine years. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Cat gives birth to puppies Cat mates with dog... and gives birth to puppies. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Will It Blend? - Ballpoint Pens! Ever wonder what forty multi-colored pens being blended looks like? This should you give you a pretty good idea. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
World’s Worst Spammers Named and Shamed Ever wondered exactly who was sending you all that spam? Well now you can put a name to the anonymous scumbags who pollute your inbox as the spammers get named and shamed! From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Camping for a cause! Here's a nice story of some people who have decided to camp out for a PS3. They'll are auctioning everything they get (auction is at $2,000+), and will give 100% of the profits to Child's Play (http://www.childsplaycharity.org/). A direct link to the auction can be found in the first comment if you wish to skip the blog. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Xbox 360 left beaten, battered, but still playable after car wreck "360 had a tire mark on it. It had been ran over. Along with one of my wireless controllers and my remote and power brick. The power brick was ran over but shows no signs of damage. The games were ran over. Saints row and prey might be salvagable. The 360 Got ran over it was squished." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
CNN's Beck Compares Hitler to Hillary Clinton On the November 14 edition of his CNN Headline News program, Glenn Beck juxtaposed Adolf Hitler's "decree permitting euthanasia" with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) statement that "the whole issue of health care is coming back." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Top 10 Ridiculous Toys (Rich Brats Only) These toys are all the rage among children of the obscenely wealthy. First up: life-sized Batman statue made of legos, $27,000 from FAO Schwarz. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Hiring Homeless To Wait in Line for PS3 While a TV crew was outside a store a "truck used to transport the men from the homeless shelter returned with food for the men. Abdul Salem said he and a friend came up with the idea. They said they plan to pay the men $100 a day to stand in line for a ticket to purchase a PS3 unit that costs around $600." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Older gamer dissects the "Next-Gen" videogame offerings versus PC gaming Here's a hilarious & insightful breakdown of the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii versus PC gaming. It's a good read whether you agree or not, and keeps you chuckling the whole time. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
ThePirateBay Expands Lineup No slowdown in sight for public enemy number 1. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Step-by-Step IPP based Print Server using CUPS This tutorial describes how to install a Linux print server with CUPS. It also covers the installation and configuration of printer drivers on the print server as well as the printer setup on a Windows 2000 client. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Apple proposes ‘BLANK’ iPod/phone/MacBook....Just Add Buttons Apple has just filed a new patent application for the adding of physical controls (like buttons or slides etc) to the touch sensitive surfaces of electronic devices. Apple seems to propose that you take a ‘blank’ iPod and add a wheel for a standard iPod, add a keypad to make it a phone - add a joystick to make it a game machine... From digg on November 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
50 People Get Robbed Waiting for PS3 in New York A guy high on marijuana pulled out a Gun and robbed 50 something people waiting in line to buy a PS3! Police came too late and he got away with thousands of dollars and a laptop. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The Biggest Bed You'll Ever See! It doesn't get much bigger than this! The Extreme UltraKing measures an astonishing 12 feet wide by 10 feet long! Yes, that is a girl at the edge of the bed. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
PlayStation 3 can't hide its flaws CNN reviews the Playstation 3 From digg on November 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Jason Calacanis Resigns TechCrunch has reported that Jason Calacanis, everyone's favorite Digg basher, has resigned from AOL. His response at this time is "No Comment". From digg on November 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Libertarian economist Milton Friedman has died. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94, according to media reports Thursday. Friedman, one of the most influential economists of the past century, died last night, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site, citing an official at the Cato Institute in Washington. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Entire Music Video Shot on a Nokia N93! Here's the new video for "Oceans" from the "Fresh Wine for the Horses" album by former Catherine Wheel lead singer Rob Dickinson. Music video directed by Mike Hodgkinson and filmed on a Nokia N93 camera phone. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Completely mod Ubuntu to look like OS X An excellent guide on modding Ubuntu to completely look like Mac OS X. Dock, icons, fonts and all! By the designer of the Orange Look theme. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Supernova Remnant Acts as a Particle Accelerator Instead of investing in particle accelerators here on Earth, physicists might consider just blowing up a few stars. New images taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory show how supernova remnant Cassiopeia A acts as a natural particle accelerator, firing out cosmic rays. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
PS3 Fight SHUTS DOWN Wal-Mart!! According to a television station, a group of PS3 line-waiters got angry when they were told they could no longer wait inside a Wal-Mart for the PS3 and would have to go outside. The group ran through the store knocking everyone and everything in their path over.Sheriff's deputies were called and the store temporarily shut down to restore order. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
AMD Spins Up 65nm Production in 2006 AMD focused on their changing process announcing that they would certainly transition to 65nm in 2006 with full product conversion in 2007. AMD highlighted that they, as usual, would bring their next-gen process into existing architecture as that would allow them to more efficiently transition to Barcelona cores next year. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
The worst looking next gen launch game ever Look at the screen shots for Gt pro for Wii. We got the game in eb today. The screens on the back of the box were so bad I thought they were a miss print. The game looks worse than Ngage graphics. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Miyamoto: Wii supposed to be a sub-$100 console Price bumped up by expensive new technology (and the fact that its totally insane). From digg on November 16, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Gears of War to move 1 million units Looks like Microsoft is expecting Gears of War to move over 1 million units by the end of this holiday season, making it one of the fastest selling Xbox 360 titles ever. Well, until Halo 3 comes out and blows it out of the water. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Wikipedia unblocked in China after year-long ban Online enyclopediaWikipedia was accessible again in China on Thursday after being blocked for more than a year, a move hailed by free media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
$8000 worth of iTunes songs per month costs…1 Fiancée; Wedding Called Off In looking at his last bill (for one month) he had charged more than 8,000 iTunes at 99 cents each and had charges at places that sell music and movies, too. This guy made $45,000 a year. Called off the wedding. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Zune Can run Linux. The Zune uses a Freescale iMX31L processor which can run Linux it seems. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
AMD Fusion - CPU & GPU Integration A complete slide presentation on AMD Fusion: "AMD has given us some more specifics about Fusion, albeit still a little vague on specific as to exactly how a stream processing on the GPU would be leveraged. But if you thought CPU and GPU integration onto one die was just about low end computers, AMD is painting a different picture" From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Ubuntu spinoff distro adds codecs, plugins, more Linux Mint, which is based on Ubuntu 6.10 and uses the Ubuntu installer, adds browser plugins, mp3 and other media codecs, DVD playback, Java, and more. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Cyclist Landis's Drug Test Was Mislabeled by Lab, Le Monde Says Part of the urine sample that disqualified Tour de France cycling champion Floyd Landis for drug use was mislabeled by the lab, Le Monde reported. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
100 gigabit Ethernet transmission sets new record Researchers at a California company have conducted the first successful tests of 100 gigabit per second Ethernet. Using a 4,000km fiber network for a demonstration at the Super Computing Show in Tampa this week, Infinera transmitted a 100Gbps Ethernet signal from Tampa to Houston and back again. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
16,000 Firecrackers Gone in 60 Seconds Ever wonder how 16.000 firecrackers fired off at the same time would look like From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Amplitude Navigate the ball to the goal. Frustrating. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Valleywag Fired Nick Douglas For Saying 'Bring on the Lawsuits!' 10 Zen Monkeys apologizes for (at least partly) getting Nick Douglas to say stuff in an interview that led to him getting fired by Nick Denton and Gawker Media. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Penny Arcade tells EA how it is "Maybe there's someone else there willing to tell us what five seconds on GameFAQs could - that you unlock golfers and courses with a single code on the original Xbox, and on the 360 you also enter a code, except that code is your credit card number, at which point they take your money." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Wii Commercial becomes Most Viewed Video on YouTube "Looks like that front page post was worth it! Nintendo’s official Wii commercial received over 670,000 times in just one day. It looks like people couldn’t resist clicking over to check out what the Wii was." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Amazon to sell Xbox 360 for $100!! Well they are letting the customers vote on the deal, the Xbox deal is at more than 60% of the votes, the winning deal goes on sale at 11 AM PST Thursday! From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
How To Obtain Techmeme Blog Coverage Techmeme usually sends thousands of unique users per month to websites, dependent upon the percentage of breaking news stories and coverage. Loren Baker has a few words about it. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Budsmack! - Allows you to animate a picture you upload and make it talk. You upload a picture of a person, adjust several parameters that allow the app to animate properly, type a message up to 200 characters, select a voice and watch. It converts text to speech and animates the picture to match so it looks like the person is talking. It is a lot of fun and you can save and send them to people. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
PICTURE | The Original GOOGLE Computer Storage [Page and Brin] (1996) shown here - - - the original storage assembly, containing 10 4 Gigabyte disk drives, giving 40 Gbytes total. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9742 Powered by a core 2 duo processor and offering Nvidia's GeForce Go 7900 GTX GPU, and 512MB of dedicated graphics RAM, this notebook is targeted squarely at gamers. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on November 16, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
IGN Reviews Excite Truck for Wii - The Verdict? 8.0 Craig Harris of IGN reviews one Nintendo's launch titles. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Neanderthal: 99.5 Percent Human Two of the most detailed Neanderthal DNA sequencing projects ever performed are shedding new light on the shared evolutionary past of ourselves and our closest extinct relative. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Urinating in games - EA first on the scene Next year's Army of Two to feature actual in-game peeing. Wow. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
NFL defends TV policies before Senate Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., is concerned that new TV packages such as the one on the NFL Network and the league's Thursday-Saturday package of games will drive up cable prices. He also expressed concern over the NFL's decision to limit its Sunday Ticket package to satellite TV. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Agree to Standard Sitemaps Protocol In an encouraging act of collaboration, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft announced tonight that they will all begin using the same Sitemaps protocol to index sites around the web. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Tenacious D Perform with Gollum/Sméagol - You're the One That I Want (Live) Tenacious D perform You're the One That I Want (the song from the movie Grease) with Andy Serkis, the voice of Sméagol from Lord of the Rings. Filmed December 2004 in Wellington, New Zealand. In a word: hilarious! Gollum dropping a couple F-bombs with The D couldn't be anything less. : ) From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Extremely Positive Review by CNN for Nintendo Wii The reviewer is clearly impressed with Nintendo and its new console. He states, "The Wii is one of those rare video game machines that's worth trying to pick up during its first holiday season." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
SC: 16/11 Winzip 10 requires security update Winzip is a program which allows you to create compressed 'ZIP' archives of files, and it is used extensively by PC users; we've heard today that there's a free security patch for version 10 of the software (an older version) which has a 'Highly Critical' flaw in it which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
EU Pushes Microsoft on Documentation in Antitrust Case Microsoft faces the prospect of more fines from the European Union if the company can't get all of its documentation ducks in a row. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
South Park Ep. 1014 - Stanley's Cup Stan gets his bike towed and is forced to coach a pee wee hockey team. A kid on the team has cancer and will die if the team loses... playing against the Detroit Red Wings? - more Steve Erwin jokes in there as well. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Will Nintendo's Wii whip Sony's PlayStation 3? It certainly looks that way, based on the reactions of non-gamers who have been trying it out. In the US, reviewers have been raving about it: "The Wii is a fun, engaging, wildly innovative game console that's dramatically different from the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Democratic Plan for the First 100 Hours In Congress "Our New Direction begins with a commitment to integrity, civility, and fiscal responsibility. We will break the link between lobbyists and legislation... We will introduce this legislation on the first day of the new Congress, we will pass it within the first 100 legislative hours. This is our pledge to the American people." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Five simple rules for keeping an empty inbox If you're anything like me, your email volume approaches insane levels. How do I keep my head above water, stay productive and keep my focus from being drained by Gmail? Five simple (GTD inspired) rules that can keep you sane, tame your inbox and give you back the time your inbox is stealing away. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
PS3 Linux Addon CD out - One step away from Linux on the PS3! It's here guys! And it's a heck of a lot quicker than I had anticipated. Remember that mysterious Addon packages CD that we were talking about; the CD that supposedly contained the kboot image for the Fedora Core 5? Well, it's out, and you can download it right now!The only thing remaining right now is the OtherOS installer. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
How to Make Your Web Site Sing for You Your Web site is like a digital business card, designers say, the first online look at your company that a customer gets. With luck, it will not be the last. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Zune Only Finds 600 Music Files in Library of 3,000 Mp3s After installing the Zune software, Microsoft's attempt at competing with iTunes, only 600 of the user's 3000 mp3 files were imported. In one case noted, Zune imported 1 song but ignored 14 other songs in the exact same folder. These were all songs ripped from one CD the user had purchased and owns. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
The Coolest Chase Scene Ever Extreme running chase scene from the French movie "District 13" (dubbed in English). From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Xbox360 HD-DVD Player is Compatible with Mac Quite amazingly, the player is natively recognized by the Mac. It goes even beyond, once a DVD media inserted, DVD player is automatically launched and the movie displayed From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Japanese women are afflicted with orgasm disease A growing number of Japanese women are being afflicted by a disease that gives them orgasms virtually 24 hours a day. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Amazing Sorting Algorithm Comparison (With Code!) The animations on this website demonstrate how effective a good sorting algorithm can be. Source code in java is provided! Some more sorts to check out: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/spider/harrison/Java/sorting-demo.html . From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Japanese-American Magician Stuns Girls with Hand-thru-Aquarium Illusion (Video) You have to watch the whole thing to appreciate it. Very Unbelievable. If you know how it's done, please keep it to yourself. Showing off is the pits.... From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Student tasered at UCLA library for not having his ID 11-14-06 11:30pm Don't you hate it when you forget to bring your ID to Library... and the CSO or UCPD end up zapping you like five times with a stun gun? what is happening in todays universities now a days?UCLA library is a 24/7 library only for UCLA students... From digg on November 16, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Let the camping begin! PS3 campers all over are already lining up. We know that people started camping last week, but now that we are closer to the PS3 launch people are starting to camp all over. Even in places that are cold! Check out ConsoleCamp.com for the exclusive content. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Ars Technica Reviews The Zune "Even the current Zune could turn out to be something really special if updates are made to the firmware and software package on the PC. But if we have to judge the Zune as it exists today, it can only be in words more commonly used to describe Greek tragic heroes: flawed, but close to greatness." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
ATMs hacked using MP3 player A criminal gang in the U.K. was able to steal confidential banking data by bugging ATMs with an MP3 player, The Times of London reported in its online edition Thursday. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
(Pic) Huge tanker washed up on tourist beach in Goa, India. This ship (The River Princess) was washed up in a storm and has just been left there. Despite being a bit of an eyesore at first, it makes an interesting addition to the beach. You can practically walk up to it the sea is that shallow. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
CIA acknowledges Bush signed secret directive on secret prisons and torture The CIA has acknowledged for the first time the existence of two classified documents, including a directive signed by President George W. Bush, that have guided the agency's interrogation and detention of terror suspects. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Microsoft Jumps on Municipal WiFi Bandwagon Microsoft is initiating a push into municipal WiFi with a pilot program that aims to cover 95 percent of Portland, Oregon, by mid-2008. The software giant inked a deal with MetroFi, which will deploy the free, advertiser-supported service. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
How to Sharpen Your Senses We use all five of our senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch - to perceive and experience the world around us. Yet, as we age, these senses diminish at varying rates and to different degrees among individuals. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Wiinjuries: Getting Hurt Playing Nintendo Wii What's the worst that could happen playing Wii? From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
GamePro Says Gears > Resistance Rated on several categories, such as multiplayer, story & graphics. P.S. Resistance apparently looks like ass. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Joystiq Poll - No One Wants to Buy a PS3!! Joystiq decides to run a poll about people's plans to buy the new consoles. Look at the results of the Wii vs. the PS3. It's good for a laught. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
New Halo 3 Screens! 1UP's just added some hot Halo 3 screenies! From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Simple way to multiply big numbers this counting-based technique lets ANYONE multiply big numbers together without a Calculator. It uses lines with Representative multitudes of the value of the digits to criss-cross, forming a plaid-like pattern, one then adds the number of intersections in certain crossing points to get the product of two numbers, no matter how big...F'ing awesome! From digg on November 16, 2006 at 7:30 a.m..
Capital One - No hassle card is not for people with disabilities Jessica, who is deaf, emailed the Consumerist explaining how Capital One refused to deal with her because she was using a relay service to make the call. Jessica was routed from department to department, each saying they couldn't help her and would forward her to another until she ended up at the first again, in a circle of ADA noncompliance. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Soldier pleads guilty in Iraq killings "Soldier: I raped the Iraqi girl, then helped kill her" From digg on November 16, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Four People Shot While Waiting for PS3, Including Reporter Police are investigating a drive-by shooting involving people waiting in line for a PS3, including a Lexington, KY reporter at Best Buy. Police are now on 24 hour patrol. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
PS3 Downscales 720p on Incapable TVs IGN has posted an article detailing an issue with the way the PS3 handles the upscaling and downscaling of 720p titles. Specifically, if one's TV does not support 720p but does support 480i, 480p, and 1080i the PS3 will downscale to the lower resolution of 480p rather than upscaling. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Lotus unveils the world's fastest biofuel-powered car (w/ video) Not only is the Lotus Exige 265E the most powerful road version of the Exige ever, it runs on Bio Fuel. The 265E sports a supercharged, 1.8L inline-4 (2ZZ VVTL-i) that produces 264hp @ 8000rpm and 184 lb-ft torque @ 5500rpm — rocketing it from 0-60 in just 3.88-seconds. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:11 a.m..
GameBrink gives Twilight Princess 99 out of 100 "It truly is, in my opinion, the best and longest Zelda ever made". Taken with yesterday's perfect score from GameSpy, this looks to be an encouraging trend. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:11 a.m..
Why Do Asian Girls Fall in Love with White Guys ? A Student who does a research on why Asian Girls fall in Love with white guys From digg on November 16, 2006 at 3:11 a.m..
Group Training National Conference 2007 The 2007 Group Training National Conference brings Group Training Organisations (GTOs), government and the Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) sector together to exchange information, debate ideas, disseminate good practice and build relationships. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
Absolutely free plans An index of free woodworking plans and how to information including seasonal clip art to make your own patterns. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
Queensland Department of Education Training and the Arts - Course Search School leavers and individuals wanting to update their skills can search for a TAFE Queensland course by location, topic or keyword. There are also browseable lists of courses, TAFE institutes and locations, and skill areas. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
English Australia survey of major ELICOS regional markets in 2005: executive summary This report provides an overview of the number of overseas students and visitors who undertook English language studies in Australia in 2005. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
NetAlert Expo visits ACT Education about keeping chilren safe online is extremely important. Parents and teachers in the ACT have the opportunity to find out how by attending one of the free sessions being held. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
Gold Week - for schools Gold Week is an initiative of the Sydney Children's Hospital, a leader in high quality medical services and child health research that benefits the children and families of New South Wales and beyond. Gold Week For Schools was created to engage NSW school communities by providing positive health messages that can be presented in class while at the same time, conducting a fundraising activity that supports the Sydney Children's Hospital. The Gold Week website has more information. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
World congress in computer science, computer engineering, and applied computing (WORLDCOMP'07) WORLDCOMP'07 is the largest annual gathering of researchers in computer science, computer engineering and applied computing. It assembles a spectrum of affiliated research conferences, workshops, and symposiums into a coordinated research meeting held in a common place at a common time. This model facilitates communication among researchers in different fields of computer science and computer engineering. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
Bio-Farma Bio-Farma is an online resource for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and drug discovery industries. The site provides latest industry news, jobs, events, market reports, databases and directories, containing information on pharmaceutical, biotech and service companies. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
Power-up for learning The Northern Territory LearnScope e-learning showcase, Power up for learning, will present developments in e-learning in the Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) sector. Participants will see educational examples of technology and latest training resources. From EdNA Online on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
Ultimate Gaming Rig : Quad-Core Core 2 Extreme GeForce 8800 GTX SLI NF680i Dubbed "The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard" by Asus, the Asus Striker Extreme, built around NVIDIA's new 680i chipset is nothing short of impressive when you look at the build quality and feature integration Asus brought to the table. With a chipset heat-pipe cooling system that looks like something out of a distillery. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
In-Depth Nintendo Wii Review: Wii Could Spark a Revolution "A fantastic effort that you'll have to try firsthand to believe, the Wii finally sees Nintendo return to form. And, potentially, as the company's claimed it's planned on doing for quite some time now, light the spark that could ignite an entire game industry revolution." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Wii games already being ripped and ready to download Just days before the launch of the system, release groups are already claiming to have dumped a handful of Wii titles already. It maybe a while before anyone can put these dumped ISOs to use, but it looks like the pirates are getting a head start. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
UPDATE: WII DVD Playing Capability only to be released in Japan Phew.... I was afraid my wife would hog it watching season 99 of Buffy the Vampire slayer... From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Anne Frank's Tree To Be Cut Down The ancient chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland must be cut down, the Amsterdam city council said Tuesday. The chestnut is familiar to some 25 million readers of "The Diary of Anne Frank." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Apple iPhone to be sold 'UNLOCKED'(?)..Apple Marketing thinks Different One of the rather interesting marketing aspects I've read about is the idea that the iPhone won't be tied to any specific carrier. Instead, it will be sold "unlocked", requiring you to insert a GSM subscriber identity (SIM) card From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Pakistan Votes To Amend Strict Sharia Laws On Rape Until now rape victims had to have four male witnesses to the crime - if not they faced prosecution for adultery. The new bill allows prosecutions under secular rather than religious law. Religous parties boycotted the vote saying the bill encouraged "free sex". The reforms are being seen as a crucial test of President Musharraf... From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Go Fish! 4 New Zelda Fishing Videos on Wii.com Fishing in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is more than just a mini-game. Combine it with the motion-sensing aspect of the controllers, and you get an amazing experience. Check out the videos of people casting out the line, jerking the rod, and reeling in the fish. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
USB cable not included with retail SIXAXIS In a surprising move, Sony has opted not to include a USB cable with their retail SIXAXIS controllers. A USB cable is required to charge the controller's integrated battery, otherwise, the controller is rendered useless. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
720p PS3 Games Downscale on 1080i HDTVs For all of you considering getting a PS3, keep this in mind. If your HDTV does NOT support 720P, like many CRT HDTVs do, the PS3 will not upscale a 720p game to fit the 1080i resolution like the Xbox 360. The $600 PS3 will downscale the picture to 480p. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
Wil Wheaton's Geek In Review: Han Shoots First Wil Wheaton ponders why Star Wars is so important to a certain generation of geeks, and why they took it so personally that the new movies sucked so hard. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Leopard vs Vista 2: The Indirect Choice NEW EDITORIAL: Apple is strongest where Microsoft is weakest, and vice versa. Despite the intense interest in pitting Apple against Microsoft, Leopard and Vista simply aren't direct competitors. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
JibJab Music Video for 'Weird Al' Yankovic's "Do I Creep You Out" Hot off his online video "White & Nerdy", Al is back & working with the JibJab Brothers! They've transformed American Idol's Taylor Hicks into Al in the parody -- from Weird Al’s latest best-selling album “Straight Outta Lynwood,” and the video features a forlorn stalker (played in classic JibJab style by Al) chasing the woman of his dreams. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Why Intellectuals Still Support Socialism It's clear, writes Peter Klein, that academics benefit from living in a highly interventionist society. It should be no wonder, then, that academics tend to support those interventions. Economists, in particular, play active roles as government advisers, creating and sustaining the oppressive welfare state that now surrounds us. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Quite possibly the smallest USB flash drive on the market... Carrying your car keys around is twice as hard as carrying this six gram monster around. That is right, it weighs six grams which is lighter than a soda cracker. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Wii: Call of Duty 3 Review (IGN), 7.7/10 Call of Duty 3 for Wii is a bit of a mixed bag. For starters, the game’s control is pretty solid, and while there are a few issues with the battle actions, the pin-point aiming and Call of Duty driving feels great, adding a ton of immersion in to the game. ... [T]here’s no multiplayer, and the visuals are pretty weak. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
CNN's Beck to Muslim Rep. "prove you're not working with our enemies" On the November 14 edition of his CNN Headline News program, Glenn Beck interviewed Rep.-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN), who became the first Muslim ever elected to Congress on November 7, and asked Ellison if he could "have five minutes here where we're just politically incorrect and I play the cards up on the table." From digg on November 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
'Second Life' Faces Threat to its Virtual Economy A program making the rounds of the Linden Lab's digital world allows users to copy whatever they like, even if they're supposed to pay for it. Images: Storming the virtual gates From digg on November 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Zelda For Wii Receives A Full 10.0 From Gamerz-Edge (Excellent Review) Steve Schardein, Senior Editor at Gamerz-Edge, goes into 4 pages of extensive details (with spoilers marked) explaining why "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is one of the defining videogames of our time. It is unquestionably one of the finest games ever released, and it is one that any gamer should experience regardless of the circumstances. From digg on November 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Squeaky Hard Drive? Don't Spray WD40 on it! Top 10 data disasters revealed - In one case, a university professor needed help after he tried to fix a squeaky desktop computer by squirting it with WD-40 oil. From digg on November 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Seven Tips for Camping Out for a Wii or PS3 This little article made me chuckle. Half because of its insanity and half because of its truth! From digg on November 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
iPod manufacturer reportedly wins iPhone contract Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision, which has long manufactured a number of Apple products including the iPod, has reportedly won a contract to manufacture 12 million mobile phone handsets for Apple, The Commercial Times reports. From digg on November 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Nearby Stars Come Out of Hiding Astronomers have spotted 20 new star systems in our local solar neighborhood, adding to rapidly growing list of known stellar residents in our galaxy. From digg on November 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
One of the Frat boys suing 'Borat' Movie named Court documents named one of the drunken frat boys (who spewed forth racist remarks during from the Borat Movie) as a 24 yr old USC Grad. Article includes his real name and 10 of his MySpace pics--in which every single picture shows him...drinking. From digg on November 15, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
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